0001387131-11-000616.txt : 20110418 0001387131-11-000616.hdr.sgml : 20110418 20110418134407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001387131-11-000616 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110304 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110418 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110418 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEGENER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000715073 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 810371341 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-11003 FILM NUMBER: 11765074 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11350 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE CITY: DULUTH STATE: GA ZIP: 30136-1528 BUSINESS PHONE: 4046230096 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11350 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE CITY: DULUTH STATE: GA ZIP: 30136-1528 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TELECRAFTER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890718 10-Q 1 wegener-10q_030411.htm QUARTERLY REPORT wegener-10q_030411.htm


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 
(Mark One)  
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
 
For the quarterly period ended March 4, 2011
   
 
OR
   
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________________________to_____________________________
 
Commission file No. 0-11003
 
WEGENER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
81-0371341
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


11350 Technology Circle,
Johns Creek, Georgia
 
30097-1502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (770) 623-0096
 
Registrant’s web site:  HTTP://WWW.WEGENER.COM
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:  Yes  x   No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company”  in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
 
Large accelerated filer
¨
 
Accelerated filer
¨
           
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨
 
Smaller reporting company
x
     
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o   No  x
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
 
 Common Stock, $.01 par value          13,147,051 Shares  
 Class        Outstanding at March 31, 2011
       
  


 
 
 
 

 
WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Form 10-Q For the Quarter Ended March 4, 2011


INDEX

 
PART I.
 
Financial Information
 
       
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
       
   
Introduction
3
       
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - Three and Six Months Ended
March 4, 2011 and February 26, 2010
4
       
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 4, 2011 (Unaudited) and September 3, 2010
5
 
 
   
   
Consolidated Statements of (Capital Deficit) Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) - Six Months Ended March 4,
2011 and February 26, 2010
6
       
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - Six Months Ended March 4, 2011 and February 26, 2010
  7
       
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 8
     
 
 
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
17
     
 
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
23
       
PART II.
 
Other Information
 
       
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
24
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
24
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
25
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
26
   
Signatures
27

 
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

INTRODUCTION - CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The consolidated financial statements of Wegenerä Corporation (the “Company”, “Wegener”, “we”, “our” or “us”) included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 4, 2011, and February 26, 2010; the consolidated balance sheet as of March 4, 2011; the consolidated statements of (capital deficit) shareholders' equity for the six months ended March 4, 2011, and February 26, 2010; and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended March 4, 2011, and February 26, 2010, have been prepared without audit.  The consolidated balance sheet as of September 3, 2010 has been audited by independent registered public accountants.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  It is suggested that these unaudited consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 3, 2010, File No. 0-11003.  These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Wegener Communications, Inc. (WCI), our wholly-owned subsidiary.

In the opinion of the Company, the statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments, which were of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present a fair statement of the results of such interim periods.  The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year. 

 
 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 
    Three months ended     Six Months ended  
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
 
Revenues, net
  $ 1,432,800     $ 2,351,146     $ 4,403,147     $ 4,268,931  
Operating costs and expenses
                               
Cost of product sold
    1,139,617       1,644,892       2,955,006       3,138,925  
Selling, general and administrative
    869,323       813,433       1,670,720       1,775,108  
Research and development
    303,152       287,053       594,949       661,120  
Operating costs and expenses
    2,312,092       2,745,378       5,220,675       5,575,153  
Operating loss
    (879,292 )     (394,232 )     (817,528 )     (1,306,222 )
Interest expense
    (91,292 )     (127,512 )     (178,832 )     (205,931 )
Net loss
  $ (970,584 )   $ (521,744 )   $ (996,360 )   $ (1,512,153 )
Net loss per share:
    Basic and diluted
  $ (0.07 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.12 )
Shares used in per share calculation
    Basic and diluted
    13,136,062       12,647,051       12,891,556       12,647,051  
                                 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 

   
March 4,
2011
(Unaudited)
   
September 3,
2010
 
 
 
Assets
           
Current assets 
           
    Cash   $ 422,657     $ 231,091  
    Accounts receivable, net     2,119,297       1,633,971  
    Inventories, net     2,120,950       3,145,090  
   Other     313,026       234,986  
 
          Total current assets
    4,975,930       5,245,138  
 
Property and equipment, net
    1,519,733       1,618,015  
Capitalized software costs, net     1,279,168       1,263,405  
Other assets     216,221       234,944  
Total assets
  $ 7,991,052     $ 8,361,502  
 
Liabilities and Capital Deficit                
               
                 
Current liabilities                   
     Line of credit-related party   $ 4,250,000     $ 3,850,000  
    Accounts payable     1,902,141       2,142,114  
    Accrued expenses     2,015,725       1,731,522  
    Deferred revenue     496,569       529,583  
    Customer deposits     343,790       239,971  
 
          Total current liabilities
    9,008,225       8,493,190  
                 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
Capital deficit
Preferred stock, $20.00 par value; 250,000 shares authorized;
        none issued and outstanding  
    -           -  
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares
        authorized; 13,147,051 and 12,647,051 shares issued
         and outstanding
     131,471        126,471   
    Additional paid-in capital     20,112,577       (20,006,702
    Accumulated deficit     (21,261,221     (20,264,861
 
          Total capital deficit
    (1,017,173 )     (131,688 )
 
Total liabilities and capital deficit
  $ 7,991,052     $ 8,361,502  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF (CAPITAL DEFICIT) SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
   
  Common Stock
Shares                          Amount
    Additional
Paid-in Capital
     Accumulated
Deficit
 
 
Balance at August 28, 2009
    12,647,051     $ 126,471     $ 20,006,702     $ (15,345,782 )
    Net loss for the six months     -       -       -       (1,512,153 )
 
BALANCE at February 26, 2010
    12,647,051     $ 126,471     $ 20,006,702     $ (19,463,634 )
 
Balance at September 3, 2010
    12,647,051     $ 126,471     $ 20,006,702     $ (20,264,861 )
     Common stock awards     500,000       5,000       57,500       -  
     Share-based compensation     -       -       48,375       -  
     Net loss for the six months     -       -       -       (996,360 )
 
BALANCE at March 4, 2011
    13,147,051     $ 131,471     $ 20,112,577     $ (21,261,221 )
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
    Six months ended    
   
March 4,
2011
 
February 26,
2010
   
 
Cash flows from operating activities
           
     Net loss   $ (996,360 ) $ (1,512,153 )  
     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
           cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
               
    Depreciation and amortization     552,727     588,730    
     Share-based compensation expense     110,875     -    
     Increase in provision for bad debts     75,000     15,000    
     Increase in provision for inventory reserves     60,000     40,000    
     Increase in provision for warranty reserves     72,000     -    
     Changes in assets and liabilities
               
     Account receivable     (560,326 )   112,199    
     Inventories     964,141     773,140    
     Other assets     (77,457   (59,813  )  
     Account payable     (239,973 )   (315,046  
     Accrued expenses     212,203     181,694    
     Deferred revenue     (33,014 )   (66,196 )  
     Customer deposits     103,819     (112,514  
                 
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities     243,635     (344,959  
                 
     Cash flows from investing activities                
     Property and equipment expenditures     (5,021 )   (6,593  
     Capitalized software additions     (447,048 )   (424,548  
             License agreement, patent, and trademark expenditures     -     (3,172  
                 
 Net cash used for investing activities     (452,069 )    (434,313 )  
                 
      Cash flows from financing activities                
     Change in borrowings under revolving line of credit     400,000     1,200,912    
     Proceeds from note payable     -     250,000    
                 
      Net cash  provided by financing activities     400,000     1,450,912    
                 
Increase in cash     191,566     671,640    
Cash, beginning of period     231,091     3,476    
                 
Cash, end of period   $ 422,657   $ 675,116    
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
 Cash paid for interest   $ 8,694   $ 18,166    

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 1   Liquidity and Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
 
We have experienced recurring net losses from operations, which have caused an accumulated deficit of approximately $21,261,000 at March 4, 2011.  We had a working capital deficit of approximately $4,032,000 at March 4, 2011 compared to working capital deficits of $3,248,000 at September 3, 2010 and $1,139,000 at August 28, 2009.
 
During the first and second quarters of fiscal 2011 bookings were approximately $3.2 and $0.7 million, respectively, compared to $1.8 and $2.1 million, respectively, in the same periods of fiscal 2010.  Subsequent to March 4, 2011, additional bookings through April 7, 2011, were approximately $941,000 which are scheduled to ship during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2011.  During fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 bookings were $8.3 million and $5.5 million, respectively.  These bookings, as well as our fiscal 2008 bookings, particularly during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, were well below our expectations primarily as a result of customer delays in purchasing decisions, deferral of project expenditures and general adverse economic and credit conditions.
 
Our backlog scheduled to ship within eighteen months was approximately $5.9 million at March 4, 2011, compared to $6.0 million at September 3, 2010, and $5.0 million at February 26, 2010.  The total multi-year backlog at March 4, 2011 was approximately $5.9 million, compared to $6.1 million at September 3, 2010 and $6.2 million at February 26, 2010.  Approximately $2.5 million of the March 4, 2011backlog is scheduled to ship during the remainder of fiscal 2011.
 
Our bookings and revenues to date in fiscal 2011 and during fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 have been insufficient to attain profitable operations and to provide adequate levels of cash flow from operations.  In addition, significant fiscal 2011 shippable bookings are currently required to meet our quarterly financial and cash flow projections for the remainder of fiscal 2011.
 
During the prior three fiscal years, we made reductions in headcount, engineering consulting, and other operating and overhead expenses.  Beginning in January 2009 and continuing throughout fiscal 2010, we reduced paid working hours Company-wide by approximately 10%.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, to increase engineering capacity, the 10% reduction in paid working hours was eliminated for engineering personnel.  During fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, as well as to date in fiscal 2011, due to insufficient cash flow from operations and borrowing limitations under our loan facility, we negotiated extended payment terms with our two offshore vendors and have been extending other vendors well beyond normal payment terms. Until such vendors are paid within normal payment terms, no assurances can be given that required services and materials needed to support operations will continue to be provided.  In addition, no assurances can be given that vendors will not pursue legal means to collect past due balances owed.  Any interruption of services or materials or initiation of legal means to collect balances owed would likely have an adverse impact on our operations and could impact our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
At March 4, 2011, our primary source of liquidity was a $4,250,000 loan facility, which initially matured on April 7, 2011.  The loan facility automatically renews for successive twelve (12) month periods provided, however, the lender may terminate the facility by providing a ninety (90) day written notice of termination at any time after April 7, 2011.  No assurances may be given that subsequent to April 7, 2011, our loan facility will continue for the duration of the twelve month renewal period.  In the event of a ninety day notice of termination of our loan facility, we would need to obtain additional credit facilities or raise additional capital to continue as a going concern and to execute our business plan.  There is no assurance that such financing would be available or, if available, that we would be able to complete financing on satisfactory terms.
 
Our cash flow requirements during the first six months of fiscal 2011 were financed by our line of credit borrowings and our working capital. Our net borrowings under our loan facility increased $400,000 to the maximum credit limit of $4,250,000 at March 4, 2011 from $3,850,000 at September 3, 2010.  At April 7, 2011, the outstanding balance on the line of credit remained at $4,250,000 and our cash balances were approximately $427,000.
 
With our line of credit currently at the maximum limit, our very near term liquidity is dependent on our working capital and primarily on the timely collection of accounts receivable balances and conversion of inventory into receivable balances. During the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and continuing to date, the days outstanding of our accounts receivable has increased beyond our expectations, primarily due to a delay in payment from one customer, which has adversely impacted our cash balances. Our low level of bookings has lengthened the cycle of conversion of inventory into receivable balances and then into cash balances.
 
 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Our near term liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to timely collect our existing accounts receivable balances and to generate sufficient new orders and revenues in the very near term to provide sufficient cash flow from operations to pay our current level of operating expenses, to provide for inventory purchases and to reduce past due amounts owed to vendors and service providers. No assurances may be given that the Company will be able to achieve sufficient levels of new orders in the near term to provide adequate levels of cash flow from operations.  Should we be unable to achieve near term profitability and generate sufficient cash flow from operations, we would need to raise additional capital or obtain additional borrowings beyond our existing loan facility. We currently have limited sources of capital, including the public and private placement of equity securities and additional debt financing. No assurances can be given that additional capital or borrowings would be available to allow us to continue as a going concern. If near term shippable bookings are insufficient to provide adequate levels of near term liquidity and any required additional capital or borrowings are unavailable we will likely be forced to enter into federal bankruptcy proceedings.
 
Note 2  Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 3, 2010. The following are updates to those policies.
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
 
On September 4, 2010, we adopted guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) on revenue recognition. Under the new guidance on arrangements that include software elements, tangible products that have software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product are no longer within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and software-enabled products are now subject to other relevant revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, the FASB issued guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence of the selling price for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. Adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or result in any change in our units of accounting or timing of revenue recognition and is not expected to have a material impact in subsequent periods.

Revenue Recognition
Our principal sources of revenue are from the sale of satellite communications equipment (“hardware products”) and network control software products (“software products”), and product repair services, extended maintenance contracts and installation and training services (“services”).  Historically, product repair services, maintenance contracts and installation and training services are less than 10% of our net revenues.  Our revenue recognition policies are in compliance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition.”  Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement with the customer exists, delivery has occurred or services have been provided, the sales price is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, and risk of loss and title have transferred to the customer.  Revenue from hardware product sales is recognized when risk of loss and title has transferred which is generally upon shipment.  In some cases, particularly with international shipments, customer contracts are fulfilled under terms known as ex-works, in accordance with international commercial terms.  In these instances, revenue is recognized upon delivery, which is the date that the goods are made available to the customer as requested by the customer and no further obligations of the Company remain.  Hardware products are typically sold on a stand-alone basis but may include hardware maintenance contracts.  Embedded in our hardware products is internally developed software of varying applications that function together with the hardware to deliver the product's essential functionality.  The embedded software is not sold separately, is not a significant focus of the marketing effort and we do not provide post-contract customer support specific to embedded software.  The functionality that the software provides is marketed as part of the overall product.  When arrangements contain multiple elements, the deliverables are separated into more than one unit of accounting when the following criteria are met: (i) the delivered element(s) has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, and (ii) if a general right of return exists relative to the delivered item, delivery or performance of the undelivered element(s) is probable and substantially in the control of the Company. We allocate revenue to all deliverables based on their relative selling prices. In such circumstances, we use a hierarchy to determine the selling price to be used for allocating revenue to deliverables: (i) vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”), and (iii) management’s best estimate of the selling price (“BESP”). VSOE generally exists only when we sell the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable. The objective of BESP is to determine the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a stand-alone basis. We determine the BESP for a product or service by considering multiple
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
factors including, but not limited to, geographies, market conditions, competitive landscape, internal costs, gross margin objectives, and pricing practices.  If a delivered element does not meet the criteria in the applicable accounting guidance to be considered a separate unit of accounting, revenue is deferred until the undelivered elements are fulfilled.  Accordingly, the determination of BESP can impact the timing of revenue recognition for an arrangement.

Service revenues are recognized at the time of performance.  Extended maintenance contract revenues are recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement, which is typically one year.  For network control software products we recognize revenue in accordance with the applicable software revenue recognition guidance as previously discussed in our most recent annual report on Form 10K.  Typical deliverables in a software arrangement may include network control software, extended software maintenance contracts, training and installation.  Provisions for returns, discounts and trade-ins, based on historical experience, have not been material.

We recognize revenue in certain circumstances before delivery has occurred (commonly referred to as “bill and hold” transactions).  In such circumstances, among other things, risk of ownership has passed to the buyer, the buyer has made a written fixed commitment to purchase the finished goods, the buyer has requested the finished goods to be held for future delivery as scheduled and designated by the buyer, and no additional performance obligations by the Company exist.  For these transactions, the finished goods are segregated from inventory and normal billing and credit terms are granted.  During the six months ended March 4, 2011, approximately $550,000 of revenues to one customer were recorded as bill and hold transactions.

We have included all shipping and handling billings to customers in revenues, and freight costs incurred for product shipments have been included in cost of products sold.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Examples include valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, and provisions for bad debts, inventory obsolescence and accrued expenses.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Fiscal Year
We use a fifty-two, fifty-three week year.  The fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to August 31.  The first six months of fiscal years 2011 and 2010 both contained twenty-six weeks.  Fiscal year 2011 contains fifty-two weeks while 2010 contained fifty-three weeks.

Note 3  Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are summarized as follows:

   
 March 4,
2011
(Unaudited)
   
September 3,
2010
 
 
             
Accounts receivable – trade
  $ 2,329,798     $ 1,743,411  
Other receivables     4,203       30,253  
      2,334,001       1,773,664  
 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
    (214,704 )     (139,693 )
 
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 2,119,297     $ 1,633,971  

Sales to a relatively small number of major customers have typically comprised a majority of our revenues and that trend is expected to continue throughout fiscal 2011 and beyond (see Note 11).  At March 4, 2011, three customers accounted for approximately 42.9%, 13.3% and 10.6%, respectively, of our accounts receivable, while at September 3, 2010, four customers accounted for approximately 24.2%, 18.1%, 14.1% and 10.7%, respectively, of our accounts receivable.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
Note 4  Inventories
Inventories are summarized as follows:

   
March 4,
2011
(Unaudited)
   
September 3,
 2010
 
 
                 
Raw materials
  $ 3,246,937     $ 3,641,664  
Work-in-process
    638,561       703,531  
Finished goods     2,714,114       3,275,183  
      6,599,612       7,620,378  
                 
Less inventory reserves     (4,478,662 )     (4,475,288)  
                 
Inventories, net   $ 2,120,950     $ 3,145,090  

Our inventory reserve is to provide for items that are potentially slow-moving, excess or obsolete.  Changes in market conditions, lower than expected customer demand and rapidly changing technology could result in additional slow moving, excess or obsolete inventory that is unsaleable or saleable at reduced prices.  No estimate can be made of a range of amounts of loss from obsolescence that are reasonably possible should our sales efforts not be successful.

Note 5     Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
 

   
March 4,
2011
(Unaudited)
   
September 3,
2010
 
 
Vacation
  $ 565,529     $ 538,268  
Interest
    607,317       436,490  
Payroll and related expenses
    85,221       101,939  
Royalties
    153,831       99,212  
Warranty
    205,547       136,448  
Taxes and insurance
    75,309       97,810  
Commissions
    23,414       23,413  
Professional fees
    124,559       155,238  
Other
    174,998       142,704  
    $ 2,015,725     $ 1,731,522  

Note 6    Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue consists of the unrecognized revenue portion of extended service maintenance contracts. Extended service maintenance contract revenues are recognized ratably over the maintenance contract term, which is typically one year.  At March 4, 2011, deferred extended service maintenance revenues were $486,000 and are expected to be recognized as revenue in varying amounts throughout fiscal 2011 and into fiscal 2012.
 
 
Note  7    Finance Arrangements
Revolving Line of Credit

WCI’s revolving line of credit (“loan facility”), amended and effective October 8, 2009, is provided by The David E. Chymiak Trust Dated December 15, 1999 (the “Trust”). The Trust is controlled by David E. Chymiak who is a beneficial owner of 8.8% of our outstanding common stock.  The loan facility provides a maximum credit limit of $4,250,000 excluding any accrued unpaid interest and bears interest at the rate of eight percent (8.0%) per annum.  The initial term of the amended loan facility matured on April 7, 2011.  The loan facility automatically renews for successive twelve (12) month periods provided, however, the Trust may terminate the
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
facility by providing a ninety (90) day written notice of termination at any time after April 7, 2011.  Principal and interest shall be payable upon the earlier of the maturity date, an event of default as provided by the loan facility, or 90 days  following the date on which the Trust provides written notice to terminate the agreement.  All principal and interest shall be payable in U.S. dollars or, upon mutual agreement of the parties decided in good faith at the time payment is due, other good and valuable consideration.

The loan facility is secured by a first lien on substantially all of WCI’s assets, including land and buildings, and is guaranteed by Wegener Corporation.  At March 4, 2011, the outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was at the maximum credit limit of $4,250,000 and accrued unpaid interest amounted to approximately $599,000.  At April 7, 2011, the outstanding balance on the line of credit remained at $4,250,000.

The amended loan facility required us to be in compliance with a solvency representation provision on the last day of our second quarter in fiscal 2011 (March 4, 2011).  The solvency representation provision was extended until the last day of our fiscal 2011 third quarter ending on June 3, 2011. This representation requires us to be able to pay our debts as they become due, have sufficient capital to carry on our business and own property at a fair saleable value greater than the amount required to pay our debts.  In addition, we are required to retain certain executive officers and are precluded from paying dividends.

No assurances may be given that subsequent to the maturity date of April 7, 2011 our loan facility will continue for the duration of the twelve month renewal period.  In the event of a ninety day notice of termination of our loan facility, we would need to obtain additional credit facilities or raise additional capital to continue as a going concern and to execute our business plan.  There is no assurance that such financing would be available or, if available, that we would be able to complete financing on satisfactory terms.

Note 8  Income Taxes
For the six months ended March 4, 2011, no income tax benefit was recorded due to an increase in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  The valuation allowance increased $359,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2011.  At March 4, 2011, net deferred tax assets of $7,809,000 were fully reserved by a valuation allowance.
 
At March 4, 2011, we had a federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $15,081,000, which expires beginning fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2031.  Additionally, we had an alternative minimum tax credit of $134,000 which was fully offset by the valuation allowance.

Note 9  Share-Based Compensation
2011 Incentive Plan.  On February 1, 2011, our stockholders approved the 2011 Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”).  The effective date of the 2011 Plan was January 1, 2011 and the 2011 Plan has a ten-year term.  The Plan provides for awards of up to an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of common stock which may be represented by (i) incentive or nonqualified stock options, (ii) stock appreciation rights (tandem and free-standing), (iii) restricted stock, (iv) deferred stock, or (v) performance units entitling the holder, upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria, to awards of common stock or cash.  The maximum total number of shares of Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and/or Performance Units that may be granted at full value shall not exceed 500,000 shares.  Eligible participants include officers and other key employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors to the Company.  The exercise price per share in the case of incentive stock options and any tandem stock appreciation rights may not be less than 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant or, in the case of an option granted to a 10% or greater stockholder, not less than 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant.  The exercise price for any other option and stock appreciation rights shall be at least 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant.  The exercise period for nonqualified stock options may not exceed ten years and one day from the date of the grant, and the exercise period for incentive stock options or stock appreciation rights shall not exceed ten years from the date of the grant (five years for a 10% or greater stockholder).  For the three months ended March 4, 2011 no awards were granted under the 2011 Plan.

On December 6, 2010, pursuant to the 2010 Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee authorized the issuance to all eligible employees of the Company common stock options to purchase an aggregate of 563,700 shares of common stock and issued equally to the four non-employee members of the Board of Directors common stock options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock. Stock options for 638,700 shares of common stock are exercisable at $0.125 and one stock option for 25,000 shares of common stock, issued to a 10% or greater stockholder and executive officer, is exercisable at $0.1375. The options vest upon issuance and expire five years from the date of issuance. In addition, 500,000 shares of restricted common stock were granted to two executive officers.  Such shares may not be sold until a six-month restricted period expires. The aggregate grant date fair value of the total awards was approximately $111,000 which was included in selling, general and administrative expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for the stock option grants were as follows: expected volatility - the Company’s stock began trading over-the-counter in April 2010, and we believe there is insufficient data to project the Company’s future volatility, as a result, the expected volatility of similar public entities in similar industries was considered in estimating our volatility of 100%; risk free interest rate - .75% based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of our employee stock options; expected life – 2.5 years because the Company has had minimal experience with the exercise of options for use in determining the expected life for each award, the simplified method was used to calculate an expected life based on the midpoint between the issue (vesting) date and the end of the contractual term of the stock award; expected dividend yield – none because the Company does not currently pay dividends.  In addition, tax reimbursement bonuses related to the restricted stock awards were granted in the amount of $32,319 which was recognized as selling, general and administrative expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Subsequent to these awards, 86,300 shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the 2010 Incentive Plan.
 
 
 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes stock option transactions under the predecessor 1998 Incentive Plan, which expired and terminated effective December 31, 2007 and for the 2010 Incentive Plan for the six months ended March 4, 2011:

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Range of
Exercise Prices
 
Weighted
 Average
Exercise Price
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at September 3, 2010   
    665,375     $ .63 – 2.50     $ 1.33      
    Forfeited or cancelled     (4,000 )     .63       .63      
    Granted     663,700       .125       .125      
Outstanding at March 4, 2011
    1,325,075     $ .125 – 2.50     $ .73     $ 22,917  
                                 
Options exercisable at
    March 4, 2011
    1,325,075     $ .125 – 2.50     $ .73       22,917  
    September 3, 2010
    665,375     $ .63 – 2.50     $ 1.33     $ -  

The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding and exercisable at March 4, 2011, was 3.6 years.  The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the first six months of fiscal 2011 was $0.073.  The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding and exercisable stock options was based on the closing market price of $0.16 at March 4, 2011.  The key terms of our 2010 and 1998 Incentive Plans are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 3, 2010.
 
 
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Note 10 Earnings Per Share
The following tables represent required disclosure of the reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net (loss) earnings per share computations.

   
Three months ended
   
March 4, 2011
   
February 26, 2010
   
Earnings
(Numerator)
   
Shares
(Denominator)
   
Per share
amount
 
Earnings
(Numerator)
   
Shares
(Denominator)
   
Per share
amount
 
 
Net loss
  $ (970,584 )             $ (521,744 )                
                                                 
Basic and diluted loss per share:
    Net loss available
        to common shareholders
  $ (970,584 )       13,136,062     $ (0.07 )   $ (521,744 )       12,647,051     $ (0.04 )
 
 
    Six months ended
    March 4, 2011     February 26, 2010  
   
Earnings
(Numerator)
   
Shares
(Denominator)
   
Per share
amount
   
Earnings
(Numerator)
   
Shares
(Denominator)
   
Per share
amount
 
Net loss   $ (996,360 )                 $ (1,512,153 )            
                                           
Basic and diluted loss per share:
    Net loss available
        to common shareholders
  $ (996,360 )     12,891,556     $ (0.08 )     (1,512,153 )     12,647,051     $ (0.12 )
 
Stock options excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation due to their anti-dilutive effect are as follows:
 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
 
Common stock options:                        
     Number of shares     1,325,075       665,375       1,325,075       665,375  
     Exercise price   $ .125 to $2.50     $ .63 to $2.50     $ .125 to $2.50     $ .63 to $2.50  
 
Note 11  Segment Information and Concentrations
In accordance with ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting,” we operate within a single reportable segment, the manufacture and sale of satellite communications equipment.

In this single operating segment we have two sources of revenues as follows:
 
 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
 
Product Line
                       
    Direct Broadcast Satellite   $
$1,352,822
    $
2,265,012
    $
4,206,788
    $
4,061,522
 
            Service    
79,978
      86,134      
196,359
     
207,409
 
    $
1,432,800
    $
2,351,146
    $
4,403,147
    $ 4,268,931   
 
 
 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
 
Concentration of revenues for the respective periods’ revenues are as follows:
 
 
  Three months ended  Six months ended
   
March 4,
2011
 
February 26,
2010
 
March 4,
2011
 
February 26,
2010
Product        
    iPump Media Servers  (a)  (a)  20.9%  20.9%
    Professional video receivers  (a)  15.6%  21.7%  21.7%
    Enterprise media receivers  (a)  14.7%  10.1%  10.1%
    Network control software products  (a)  (a)  12.5% (a)
    Audio broadcast receivers  37.3%  37.9%  31.4%  31.4%
    Product service repairs  (a)  (a)  (a)    (a)  
    Extended maintenance contracts  16.6%  10.8%  10.7%  12.5%
 
(a) Revenues for the period were less than 10% of total revenues.
 
Products representing 10% or more of annual revenues are subject to fluctuations from quarter to quarter as new products and technologies are introduced, new product features and enhancements are added and as customers upgrade or expand their network operations.

Revenues by geographic area are as follows:
 
 
   
Three months ended
   
Six months ended
 
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
 
                                 
Geographic Area                                
United States   $ 1,279,441     $ 1,774,469     $ 2,624,673     $ 3,489,525  
Latin America     77,030       34,118       1,274,974       59,875  
Canada     7,912       22,948       49,438       24,558  
Europe     41,894       512,310       415,669       611,877  
Other     26,523       7,301       38,393       83,096  
    $ 1,432,800     $ 2,351,146     $ 4,403,147     $ 4,268,931  
 
All of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the United States.

Customers representing 10% or more of the respective periods’ revenues are as follows:
 
  Three months ended  Six months ended
   
March 4,
2011
 
February 26,
2010
 
March 4,
2011
 
February 26,
2010
         
    Customer 1 36.7%  22.5% 27.3% 22.8%
    Customer 2
 (a)
17.5%
(a)
 (a)
    Customer 3  (a)  12.7%  (a)
(a)
    Customer 4  (a)  10.2%  (a)  10.1%
    Customer 5
10.1%
(a)
 (a)  (a)
    Customer 6  (a)  (a)  27.9%  (a)
         
 
(a) Revenues for the period were less than 10% of total revenues.
 
 
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WEGENER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 12    Commitments
We have one manufacturing and purchasing agreement for certain finished goods inventories. At March 4, 2011, outstanding purchase commitments under this agreement amounted to $663,000.

Note 13 Indemnifications
 
We routinely sell products with limited intellectual property indemnification included in the terms of sale or in certain contractual arrangements. The scope of these indemnities varies, but in some instances includes indemnification for costs, damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) finally awarded in any suit by a third party against the purchaser to the extent based upon a finding the design or manufacture of the purchased item infringes the proprietary rights of such third party. Certain requests for indemnification have been received by us pursuant to these arrangements.

On June 1, 2006, a complaint was filed by Rembrandt Technologies, LP (Rembrandt) against Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter), Cox Communications Inc. (Cox), CSC Holdings, Inc. (CSC) and Cablevisions Systems Corp. (Cablevision) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging patent infringement.  The complaint alleges that products and services sold by Charter infringe certain Rembrandt patents related to cable modem, voice-over internet, and video technology and applications.  The case may be expensive to defend and there may be substantial monetary exposure if Rembrandt is successful in its claim against Charter and then elects to pursue other cable operators that use the allegedly infringing products.  Wegener has not been named a party in the suit.  However, subsequent to December 1, 2006, Charter has requested us to defend and indemnify Charter to the extent that the Rembrandt allegations are premised upon Charter’s use of products that we have sold to Charter.  To date, we have not agreed to Charter’s request.

On June 1, 2006, a complaint substantially similar to the above described suit was filed by Rembrandt against Time Warner Cable (TWC) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.  Wegener has not been named a party in the suit, but TWC has requested us (as well as other equipment vendors) to contribute a portion of  the defense costs related to this matter as a result of the products that we and others have sold to TWC.  To date, we have not agreed to contribute to the payment of legal costs related to this case.

In addition, Cisco Systems, Inc. (Scientific Atlanta) has made indemnity demands against us, related to the fact that a number of Cisco’s customers that are defendants in the Rembrandt lawsuit have made indemnity demands against Cisco.  Cisco’s demands are based upon allegations that Wegener sold devices to these companies that are implicated by the patent infringement claims in the Rembrandt lawsuit.  To date, we have not agreed to Cisco’s demands.

These actions have been consolidated into a multi-district action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.  On October 23, 2009, the Delaware District Court issued an Order dismissing eight of the substantive patent claims embodied in the consolidated action, as well as all counterclaims. The parties also have agreed to summary judgment of non-infringement on a remaining patent claim, but the grounds for such summary judgment have not yet been finalized. The Court subsequently asked each of the parties to the consolidated lawsuits to submit any motions for fees and costs with respect to one another by November 16, 2009.  Parties have submitted briefs on that issue, which has yet to be decided by the Court.

On October 4, 2010, a Second Amended Complaint was filed by Multimedia Patent Trust (“MPT”) against Fox News Networks, LLC (“Fox News”) and other parties in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California for patent infringement.  The initial Complaint was filed on January 19, 2010.  The Second Amended Complaint asserts that Fox News has infringed upon certain MPT patents relating to video compression, encoding and decoding.  This litigation may be very expensive to defend and there could be significant financial exposure if MPT is successful in its claims. On November 3, 2010, however, Fox News wrote to Wegener, asking Wegener to fully indemnify, hold harmless and defend Fox News in connection with the litigation.  In its letter, Fox News states that it has identified Wegener as a vendor that provided Fox News with products and/or services relating to video compression.   Fox News states further that it believes that MPT’s claims give rise to indemnity obligations and other obligations for Wegener products obtained from Wegener by Fox News.  The November 3, 2010 letter asks Wegener to acknowledge such tender on or before November 24, 2010.  Wegener has not agreed to do so, nor has Wegener acknowledged or agreed that the specific claims against Fox News by MPT give rise to such obligations on the part of Wegener. At this point, we are unable to assess the impact of this litigation, if any, on Wegener.

To date, there have been no findings related to the above matters that our products and/or services have infringed upon the proprietary rights of others. Although it is reasonably possible a liability may be incurred in the future related to these indemnification claims, at this point, any possible range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
 
Additionally, we are obligated to indemnify our officers and the members of our Board of Directors pursuant to our bylaws and contractual indemnity agreements.
 
 
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ITEM 2.      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the year ended September 3, 2010 contained in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Certain statements contained in this filing are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "projects," "plans," "anticipates," and similar expressions, and include, for example, statements relating to expectations regarding  future sales, income and cash flows.  Forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to:  the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, customer acceptance and effectiveness of recently introduced products; development of additional business for the Company’s digital video and audio transmission product lines; effectiveness of the sales organization; the successful development and introduction of new products in the future; delays in the conversion by private and broadcast networks to next generation digital broadcast equipment; acceptance by various networks of standards for digital broadcasting; the Company’s liquidity position and capital resources; general market and industry conditions which may not improve during fiscal year 2011  and beyond; and success of the Company’s research and development efforts aimed at developing new products.  Additional potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, customer plans and commitments, product demand, government regulation, rapid technological developments and changes, intellectual property disputes, performance issues with key suppliers and subcontractors, delays in product development and testing, availability of raw materials, new and existing well-capitalized competitors, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors and are subject to change at any time, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made.
 
These risks were exacerbated by the 2008 crisis in national and international financial markets and the resulting global economic downturn, which has continued into 2011, and we are unable to predict with certainty what long-term effect these developments will continue to have on our Company.  During 2008 and into 2009, the capital and credit markets experienced extended volatility and disruption.  We believe that these unprecedented developments have adversely affected our business, financial condition and results of operations in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and into the first six months of fiscal 2011.
 
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
 
OVERVIEW

We design and manufacture satellite communications equipment through WCI, an international provider of digital video and audio solutions for broadcast television, radio, telco, private and cable networks. With over 30 years experience in optimizing point-to-multipoint multimedia distribution over satellite, fiber, and IP networks, WCI offers a comprehensive product line that handles the scheduling, management and delivery of media rich content to multiple devices, including video screens, computers and audio devices.  WCI focuses on long and short-term strategies for bandwidth savings, dynamic advertising, live events and affiliate management.
 
WCI’s product line includes: iPump® media servers for file-based and live broadcasts; Compel® Network Control and Compel® Conditional Access for dynamic command, monitoring and addressing of multi-site video, audio, and data networks; and the Unity® satellite media receivers for live radio and video broadcasts.  Applications served include:  digital signage, linear and file-based TV distribution, linear and file-based radio distribution, Nielsen rating information, broadcast news distribution, business music distribution, corporate communications, video and audio simulcasts.
 
Revenues for the three months ended March 4, 2011, decreased $918,000 or 39.1% to $1,433,000 from $2,351,000 for the same period in fiscal 2010.  Revenues for the six months ended March 4, 2011 increased $134,000 or 3.1% to $4,403,000 from $4,269,000 for the same period in fiscal 2010. The operating results for the three and six months ended March 4, 2011 were a net loss of $(971,000) or $(0.07) per share and a net loss of $(996,000) or $(0.08) per share, respectively, compared to a net loss of $(522,000) or $(0.04) per share and a net loss of $(1,512,000) or $(0.12) per share, respectively, for the three and six months ended February 26, 2010.
 
 
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.  The audit reports relating to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended September 3, 2010, August 28, 2009 and August 29, 2008 contained explanatory paragraphs regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. (See the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for further discussion.)

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 4, 2011 COMPARED TO THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the components of our results of operations as a percentage of net revenues:

     Three months ended    
Six months ended
   
   
March 4,
2011
   
February 26,
2010
   
March 4,
2011
February 26,
2010
 
 
Revenues, net
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Cost of products sold
    79.5       70.0       67.1       73.5  
Gross profit margin
    20.5       30.0       32.9       26.5  
Selling, general and administrative
    60.7       34.6       37.9       41.6  
Research and development
    21.2       12.2       13.5       15.5  
Operating loss
    (61.4 )     (16.8 )     (18.6 )     (30.6 )
Interest expense
    ( 6.4 )     ( 5.4 )     ( 4.1 )     ( 4.8 )
Net loss
    (67.8 )%     (22.2 )%     (22.7 )%     (35.4 )%
 
The operating results for the three and six months ended March 4, 2011 were a net loss of $(971,000) or $(0.07) per share and a net loss of $(996,000) or $(0.08) per share, respectively, compared to a net loss of $(522,000) or $(0.04) per share and a net loss of $(1,512,000) or $(0.12) per share, respectively, for the three and six months ended February 26, 2010.  The second quarter and first six month operating results of fiscal 2011 included non-cash share-based compensation expenses of approximately $111,000 for stock option and restricted stock awards and cash tax reimbursement expenses of approximately $32,000 compared to none in the same periods of fiscal 2010.

During the prior three fiscal years, we made reductions in headcount, engineering consulting and other operating and overhead expenses.  Beginning in January 2009 and continuing through fiscal 2010, we reduced paid working hours Company-wide by approximately 10%.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, in order to increase engineering capacity, the 10% reduction in paid working hours was eliminated for engineering personnel.  The operating results for the first six months of fiscal 2011 included severance costs of approximately $24,000 compared to $262,000 in the same period of fiscal 2010.

Revenues - Revenues for the three months ended March 4, 2011 decreased $918,000 or 39.1% to $1,433,000 from $2,351,000 for the same period in fiscal 2010.  Revenues for the six months ended March 4, 2011 increased $134,000 or 3.1% to $4,403,000 from $4,269,000 for the same period in fiscal 2010.

Revenues for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011 were adversely affected by lower than expected shippable bookings primarily as a result of customer delays in purchasing decisions and deferral of project expenditures.  Fiscal 2011 second quarter revenues included continued shipments of Encompass LE2 audio receivers to business music provider, Muzak LLC, and shipments of Nave IIc® encoders. Revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2011 included ipump® 562 enterprise media receivers for an international satellite digital signage project, ipump® 6400 media server equipment for an international health and education network as well as continued shipments of Encompass LE2 audio receivers to Muzak LLC.

Fiscal 2010 second quarter and first six month revenues included continued shipments of Encompass LE2 audio receivers to Muzak LLC, Unity® 4600, Unity® 550 and Unity® 4650 receivers to Roberts Communications Network for network upgrades, shipments of our Unity® 550 for network upgrades to a faith based private network and shipments to MegaHertz for distribution of our products to the U.S. cable market. In addition, revenues included shipments of our Compel® network control system and Unity® 202 enterprise audio receivers to a new customer for upgrades to its existing background music network.
 
 
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Our revenues and bookings are subject to the timing of significant orders from customers and new product introductions, and as a result revenue levels may fluctuate from quarter to quarter.  For the three months ended March 4, 2011, two customers accounted for 36.7% and 10.1% of revenues, respectively.  For the six months ended March 4, 2011, one of these customers accounted for 27.3% of revenues and one other customer accounted for 27.9% of revenues.  For the three months ended February 26, 2010, four customers accounted for 22.5%, 17.5%, 12.7% and 10.2% of revenues, respectively.  For the six months ended February 26, 2010, two of these customers accounted for 22.8% and 10.1% of revenues, respectively.  Sales to a relatively small number of major customers have typically comprised a majority of our revenues and that trend is expected to continue throughout fiscal 2011 and beyond.

Our backlog is comprised of undelivered, firm customer orders which are scheduled to ship within eighteen months.  The backlog was approximately $5.9 million at March 4, 2011 compared to $6.0 million at September 3, 2010, and $5.0 million at February 26, 2010.  Two customers accounted for approximately 35.1% and 34.5%, respectively, of the backlog at March 4, 2011.  The total multi-year backlog at March 4, 2011, was approximately $5.9 million compared to $6.1 million at September 3, 2010 and $6.2 million at February 26, 2010.  Approximately $2.5 million of the March 4, 2011backlog is scheduled to ship during the remainder of fiscal 2011.

Gross Profit Margin - The Company's gross profit margin percentages were 20.5% and 32.9 % for the three and six month periods ended March 4, 2011, compared to 30.0% and 26.5 % for the three and six month periods ended February 26, 2010.  Gross profit margin dollars decreased $413,000 for the three months ended March 4, 2011, compared to the same period in fiscal 2010.  The decreases in margin percentages and dollars were mainly due to the decrease in revenues which resulted in higher unit fixed costs. For the first six months of fiscal 2011 gross profit margin dollars increased $318,000 compared to the same period in fiscal 2010. The increases in margin percentages and dollars were mainly due to product mix and the increase in revenues.

Cost of products sold in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011 included inventory reserve charges of $25,000 and $60,000, respectively, compared to $25,000 and $40,000, respectively, for the same periods in fiscal 2010. Warranty provisions included in cost of products sold in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011 were $52,000 and $72,000, respectively, compared to none in the same periods of fiscal 2010. Capitalized software amortization expenses included in cost of products sold for the three and six months ended March 4, 2011, were $207,000 and $431,000, respectively, compared to $212,000 and $423,000, respectively, for the same periods in fiscal 2010.

Selling, General and Administrative - Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased $56,000, or 6.9%, to $869,000 for the three months ended March 4, 2011, from $813,000 for the three months ended February 26, 2010.  For the six months ended March 4, 2011, SG&A expenses decreased $104,000, or 5.9%, to $1,671,000 from $1,775,000 for the same period ended February 26, 2010.  Corporate SG&A expenses in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 increased $93,000, or 52.1%, to $272,000 from $179,000 for the same period in fiscal 2010. For the six months ended March 4, 2011, corporate SG&A expenses increased $59,000, or 18.6%, to $380,000 from $321,000 in the same period in fiscal 2010. Corporate SG&A expenses in the three and six months ended March 4, 2011 included non-cash share-based compensation expenses of approximately $111,000 for stock option and restricted stock awards compared to none in the same periods of fiscal 2010.  The increases in share-based compensation expenses were offset by decreases in professional fees of $13,000 and $46,000 for the three and six months ended March 4, 2011, respectively. WCI’s SG&A expenses for the three months ended March 4, 2011 decreased $38,000, or 5.9%, to $597,000 from $635,000 and for the six months ended March 4, 2011, decreased $164,000, or 11.3%, to $1,290,000 from $1,454,000 compared to the same periods in fiscal 2010.  The decrease in WCI’s SG&A expenses for the three months ended March 4, 2011 was mainly due to decreases in (i) sales commissions of $16,000  due to the low level of bookings and revenue for the period, (ii) general overhead costs of $28,000 due to overall cost reduction efforts of overhead expenses and (iii) professional fees of $15,000.  These decreases were offset by an increase in bad debt provisions of $20,000.  WCI’s SG&A severance expenses in the first six months of fiscal 2011 decreased $147,000 to $24,000 from $171,000 in the same period of fiscal 2010.  Additional decreases in SG&A expenses in the first six months of fiscal 2011 included (i) salaries and related payroll costs of $23,000 due a reduction in headcount, (ii) general overhead costs of $64,000 due to the cost reduction efforts of overhead expenses and (iii) professional fees of $40,000. These decreases were offset by an increase in bad debt provisions of $60,000 and travel expenses of $54,000.  As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses were 60.7% and 37.9% for the three and six month periods ended March 4, 2011, compared to 34.6% and 41.6% in the same periods in fiscal 2010.

Research and Development - Research and development (R&D) expenditures, including capitalized software development costs, increased $29,000, or 5.7%, to $528,000 for the three months ended March 4, 2011, from $499,000 for the three months ended February 26, 2010.  For the six months ended March 4, 2011, R&D expenditures decreased $44,000, or 4.0%, to $1,042,000 from $1,086,000 for the same period in fiscal 2010.  
 
 
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During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, to increase engineering capacity, the 10% reduction in paid working hours was eliminated for engineering personnel.  The increase in expenditures in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to the same period in fiscal 2010 was due to the increase in working hours. The decrease in expenditures in the six months ended March 4, 2011, compared to the same period of fiscal 2010, was mainly due to lower salaries and related personnel costs as a result of reduced head count which was partially offset by the elimination of the 10% reduction in paid working hours.  Capitalized software development costs amounted to $224,000 and $447,000 for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011 compared to $212,000 and $425,000 for the same periods in fiscal 2010.  R&D expenses, excluding capitalized software expenditures, were $303,000, or 21.2% of revenues, and $595,000, or 13.5% of revenues, for the three and six months ended March 4, 2011, compared to $287,000, or 12.2% of revenues, and $661,000, or 15.5%, of revenues, in the same periods of fiscal 2010.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2011 we added two additional engineers and anticipate one additional hire during the remainder of fiscal 2011 to accomplish research and development activities scheduled during fiscal 2011 and beyond.

Interest Expense - Interest expense decreased $37,000 to $91,000 for the three months ended March 4, 2011, from $128,000 for the three months ended February 26, 2010.  For the six months ended March 4, 2011, interest expense decreased $27,000 to $179,000 from $206,000 for the same period ended February 26, 2010.  The decreases were primarily due to a reduction in the annual interest from 12% to 8% rate effective at the beginning of fiscal 2011.

Income Tax Expenses - For the six months ended March 4, 2011, no income tax benefit was recorded due to an increase in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  The valuation allowance increased $359,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2011.  At March 4, 2011, net deferred tax assets of $7,809,000 were fully reserved by a valuation allowance.  At March 4, 2011, we had a federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $15,081,000, which expires beginning fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2031.  Additionally, we had an alternative minimum tax credit of $134,000 which was fully offset by the valuation allowance.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 4, 2011
 
We have experienced recurring net losses from operations, which have caused an accumulated deficit of approximately $21,261,000 at March 4, 2011.  We had a working capital deficit of approximately $4,032,000 at March 4, 2011 compared to working capital deficits of $3,248,000 at September 3, 2010 and $1,139,000 at August 28, 2009.
 
During the first and second quarters of fiscal 2011 bookings were approximately $3.2 and $0.7 million, respectively, compared to $1.8 and $2.1 million, respectively, in the same periods of fiscal 2010. Subsequent to March 4, 2011, additional bookings through April 7, 2011, were approximately $941,000 which are scheduled to ship during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2011. During fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 bookings were $8.3 million and $5.5 million, respectively.  These bookings were well below our expectations primarily as a result of customer delays in purchasing decisions, deferral of project expenditures and general adverse economic and credit conditions.
 
Our backlog scheduled to ship within eighteen months was approximately $5.9 million at March 4, 2011, compared to $6.0 million at September 3, 2010, and $5.0 million at February 26, 2010.  The total multi-year backlog at March 4, 2011 was approximately $5.9 million, compared to $6.1 million at September 3, 2010 and $6.2 million at February 26, 2010. Approximately $2.5 million of the March 4, 2011backlog is scheduled to ship during the remainder of fiscal 2011.
 
Our bookings and revenues to date in fiscal 2011 and during fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 have been insufficient to attain profitable operations and to provide adequate levels of cash flow from operations.  In addition, significant fiscal 2011 shippable bookings are currently required to meet our quarterly financial and cash flow projections for the remainder of fiscal 2011.
 
During the prior three fiscal years, we made reductions in headcount, engineering consulting and other operating and overhead expenses.  Beginning in January 2009 and continuing throughout fiscal 2010, we reduced paid working hours Company-wide by approximately 10%.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, to increase engineering capacity, the 10% reduction in paid working hours was eliminated for engineering personnel.  During fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, as well as to date in fiscal 2011, due to insufficient cash flow from operations and borrowing limitations under our loan facility, we negotiated extended payment terms with our two offshore vendors and have been extending other vendors well beyond normal payment terms. Until such vendors are paid within normal payment terms, no assurances can be given that required services and materials needed to support operations will continue to be provided.  In addition, no assurances can be given that vendors will not pursue legal means to collect past due balances owed. Any interruption of services or materials or initiation of legal means to collect balances owed would likely have an adverse impact on our operations and could impact our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
 
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At March 4, 2011, our primary source of liquidity was a $4,250,000 loan facility, which initially matured on April 7, 2011.  The loan facility automatically renews for successive twelve (12) month periods provided, however, the lender may terminate the facility by providing a ninety (90) day written notice of termination at any time after April 7, 2011.  No assurances may be given that subsequent to April 7, 2011 our loan facility will continue for the duration of the twelve month renewal period.  In the event of a ninety day notice of termination of our loan facility, we would need to obtain additional credit facilities or raise additional capital to continue as a going concern and to execute our business plan.  There is no assurance that such financing would be available or, if available, that we would be able to complete financing on satisfactory terms. The loan facility required us to be in compliance with a solvency representation provision on the last day of our second quarter in fiscal 2011 (March 4, 2011). The solvency representation provision was extended until the last day of our fiscal 2011 third quarter ending on June 3, 2011.  This representation requires us to be able to pay our debts as they become due, have sufficient capital to carry on our business and own property at a fair saleable value greater than the amount required to pay our debts.  In addition, we are required to retain certain executive officers and are precluded from paying dividends.
 
During the first six months of fiscal 2011, our line of credit net borrowings increased $400,000 to the maximum limit of $4,250,000 at March 4, 2011, from $3,850,000 at September 3, 2010.  At April 7, 2011, the outstanding balance on the line of credit remained at $4,250,000 and our cash balances were approximately $427,000. Our cash flow requirements during the first six months of fiscal 2011 were financed by our line of credit borrowings and our working capital.
 
With our line of credit currently at the maximum limit, our very near term liquidity is dependent on our working capital and primarily on the timely collection of accounts receivable balances and conversion of inventory into receivable balances. During the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and continuing to date, the days outstanding of our accounts receivable has increased beyond our expectations, primarily due to a delay in payment from one customer, which has adversely impacted our cash balances. Our low level of bookings has lengthened the cycle of conversion of inventory into receivable balances and then into cash balances.
 
Our near term liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to timely collect our existing accounts receivable balances and to generate sufficient new orders and revenues in the near term to provide sufficient cash flow from operations to pay our operating expenses, to provide for inventory purchases and to reduce past due amounts owed to vendors and service providers.  No assurances may be given that the Company will be able to achieve sufficient levels of new orders in the near term to provide adequate levels of cash flow from operations.  If we are unable to achieve near term profitability and generate sufficient cash flow from operations we would need to raise additional capital or obtain additional borrowings beyond our existing loan facility.  We currently have limited sources of capital, including the public and private placement of equity securities and additional debt financing.  No assurances can be given that additional capital or borrowings would be available to allow us to continue as a going concern. If near term shippable bookings are insufficient to provide adequate levels of near term liquidity and any required additional capital or borrowings are unavailable we will likely be forced to enter into federal bankruptcy proceedings.

Financing Agreements

WCI’s revolving line of credit (“loan facility”), amended and effective October 8, 2009, is provided by The David E. Chymiak Trust Dated December 15, 1999 (the “Trust”). The Trust is controlled by David E. Chymiak who is a beneficial owner of 8.8% of our outstanding common stock.  The loan facility provides a maximum credit limit of $4,250,000 excluding any accrued unpaid interest and bears interest at the rate of eight percent (8.0%) per annum.  The initial term of the amended loan facility matured on April 7, 2011. The loan facility automatically renews for successive twelve (12) month periods provided, however, the Trust may terminate the facility by providing a ninety (90) day written notice of termination at any time after April 7, 2011.  Principal and interest shall be payable upon the earlier of the maturity date, an event of default as provided by the loan facility, or 90 days  following the date on which the Trust provides written notice to terminate the agreement.  All principal and interest shall be payable in U.S. dollars or, upon mutual agreement of the parties decided in good faith at the time payment is due, other good and valuable consideration.

The loan facility is secured by a first lien on substantially all of WCI’s assets, including land and buildings, and is guaranteed by Wegener Corporation.  At March 4, 2011, balances outstanding on the revolving line of credit amounted to $4,250,000 and accrued unpaid interest amounted to approximately $599,000.  At April 7, 2011, the outstanding balance on the line of credit remained at the maximum credit limit of $4,250,000.
 
 
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Cash Flows

During the first six months of fiscal 2011, operating activities provided $244,000 of cash.  Net loss adjusted for expense provisions and depreciation and amortization (before working capital changes) used cash of $126,000, while changes in accounts receivable, deferred revenue and customer deposit balances used $490,000 of cash.  Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses used $27,000 of cash, while changes in inventories and other assets provided $887,000 of cash.  Cash used by investing activities was $452,000, which consisted of capitalized software additions of $447,000 and equipment additions of $5,000. Financing activities provided $400,000 of cash from line of credit borrowings.

Contractual Obligations

We have one manufacturing and purchasing agreement for certain finished goods inventories. At March 4, 2011, outstanding purchase commitments under this agreement amounted to $663,000.

The Company’s long-term contractual obligations as of March 4, 2011 consisted of:
 

   
Payments Due by Period
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
   
Fiscal
2011
   
Fiscal
2012-2013
   
Fiscal
2014-2015
 
Operating leases
  $ 122,000     $ 32,000     $ 90,000     $ -  
Line of credit-related party
    4,250,000       4,250,000       -       -  
Purchase commitments
    663,000       663,000       -       -  
Total
  $ 5,035,000     $ 4,945,000     $ 90,000     $ -  

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies and related estimates that we believe are the most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements, financial condition and results of operations and those that require management judgment and assumptions, or involve uncertainties are as follows:

Revenue Recognition – Our principal sources of revenue are from the sale of satellite communications equipment and network control software products and product repair services, extended maintenance contracts and installation and training services.  Historically, product repair services, maintenance contracts and installation and training services are less than 10% of our net revenues.  Our revenue recognition policies are in compliance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition.”  Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement with the customer exists, delivery has occurred or services have been provided, the sales price is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, and risk of loss and title have transferred to the customer.  Revenue from hardware product sales is recognized when risk of loss and title has transferred which is generally upon shipment.   In some cases, particularly with international shipments, customer contracts are fulfilled under terms known as ex-works, in accordance with international commercial terms.  In these instances, revenue is recognized upon delivery, which is the date that the goods are made available to the customer as requested by the customer and no further obligations of the Company remain.  Hardware products are typically sold on a stand-alone basis but may include hardware maintenance contracts.  Embedded in our hardware products is internally developed software of varying applications that function together with the hardware to deliver the product's essential functionality.  The embedded software is not sold separately, is not a significant focus of the marketing effort and we do not provide post-contract customer support specific to embedded software.  The functionality that the software provides is marketed as part of the overall product.  Service revenues are recognized at the time of performance.  Extended maintenance contract revenues are recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement, which is typically one year.  For network control software products we recognize revenue in accordance with the applicable software revenue recognition guidance.  Typical deliverables in a software arrangement may include network control software, extended software maintenance contracts, training and installation.  Provisions for returns, discounts and trade-ins, based on historical experience, have not been material.

When arrangements contain multiple elements, the deliverables are separated into more than one unit of accounting when the following criteria are met: (i) the delivered element(s) has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, and (ii) if a general right of return exists relative to the delivered item, delivery or performance of the undelivered element(s) is probable and substantially in the control of the Company. We allocate revenue to all deliverables based on their relative selling prices. In such circumstances, we use a hierarchy to determine the selling price to be used for allocating revenue to deliverables:
 
 
 
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(i) vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”), and (iii) management’s best estimate of the selling price (“BESP”). VSOE generally exists only when we sell the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable. The objective of BESP is to determine the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a stand-alone basis. We determine the BESP for a product or service by considering multiple factors including, but not limited to, geographies, market conditions, competitive landscape, internal costs, gross margin objectives, and pricing practices.  If a delivered element does not meet the criteria in the applicable accounting guidance to be considered a separate unit of accounting, revenue is deferred until the undelivered elements are fulfilled.  Accordingly, the determination of BESP can impact the timing of revenue recognition for an arrangement.
 
 
We recognize revenue in certain circumstances before delivery has occurred (commonly referred to as “bill and hold” transactions).  In such circumstances, among other things, risk of ownership has passed to the buyer, the buyer has made a written fixed commitment to purchase the finished goods, the buyer has requested the finished goods to be held for future delivery as scheduled and designated by the buyer, and no additional performance obligations by the Company exist.  For these transactions, the finished goods are segregated from inventory and normal billing and credit terms are granted.  During the six months ended March 4, 2011, approximately $550,000 of revenues to one customer were recorded as bill and hold transactions.

These policies require management, at the time of the transaction, to assess whether the amounts due are fixed or determinable, collection is reasonably assured, and to perform an evaluation of arrangements containing multiple elements, including management’s estimate of the selling price.  These assessments are based on the terms of the arrangement with the customer, past history and creditworthiness of the customer.  If management determines that collection is not reasonably assured or undelivered elements are unfulfilled, revenue recognition is deferred until these conditions are satisfied.

Inventory Reserves - Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (at standard cost, which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or market.  Inventories include the cost of raw materials, labor and manufacturing overhead.  We make inventory reserve provisions for obsolete or slow-moving inventories as necessary to properly reflect inventory value.  These reserves are to provide for items that are potentially slow-moving, excess or obsolete.  Changes in market conditions, lower than expected customer demand and rapidly changing technology could result in additional obsolete and slow-moving inventory that is unsaleable or saleable at reduced prices, which could require additional inventory reserve provisions.  At March 4, 2011, inventories, net of reserve provisions, amounted to $2,121,000.

Capitalized Software Costs - Software development costs are capitalized subsequent to establishing technological feasibility.  Capitalized costs are amortized based on the larger of the amounts computed using (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for each product bears to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product, or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product.  Expected future revenues and estimated economic lives are subject to revisions due to market conditions, technology changes and other factors resulting in shortfalls of expected revenues or reduced economic lives, which could result in additional amortization expense or write-offs.  At March 4, 2011, capitalized software costs, net of accumulated amortization, amounted to $1,279,000.

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance – Deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards, and credit carryforwards if it is more likely than not that the tax benefits will be realized.  Realization of our deferred tax assets depends on generating sufficient future taxable income prior to the expiration of the loss and credit carryforwards.  At March 4, 2011, net deferred tax assets of $7,809,000 were fully reserved by a valuation allowance. For the six months ended March 4, 2011, the valuation allowance was increased by $359,000.

Accounts Receivable Valuation – We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments.  If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required.  At March 4, 2011, accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, amounted to $2,119,000.

ITEM 4.                   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report (March 4, 2011).  Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective. There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the market price for our Common Stock. Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 3, 2010, includes a detailed discussion of these factors which have not changed materially from those included in the Form 10-K, other than as set forth below.
 
Our line of credit balance at March 4, 2011 has reached the maximum available credit limit of $4,250,000, as a result, our near term liquidity is dependent on our working capital. Additional capital or borrowings, if needed, may not be available to continue as a going concern.
 
With our line of credit currently at the maximum limit, our very near term liquidity is dependent on our working capital and primarily on the timely collection of accounts receivable balances and conversion of inventory into receivable balances. During the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and continuing to date, the days outstanding of our accounts receivable has increased beyond our expectations, primarily due to a delay in payment from one customer, which has adversely impacted our cash balances. Our low level of bookings has lengthened the cycle of conversion of inventory into receivable balances and then into cash balances.
 
Our near term liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to timely collect our existing accounts receivable balances and to generate sufficient new orders and revenues in the very near term to provide sufficient cash flow from operations to pay our current level of operating expenses, to provide for inventory purchases and to reduce past due amounts owed to vendors and service providers. No assurances may be given that the Company will be able to achieve sufficient levels of new orders in the near term to provide adequate levels of cash flow from operations.  Should we be unable to achieve near term profitability and generate sufficient cash flow from operations, we would need to raise additional capital or obtain additional borrowings beyond our existing loan facility. We currently have limited sources of capital, including the public and private placement of equity securities and additional debt financing. No assurances can be given that additional capital or borrowings would be available to allow us to continue as a going concern. See also Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “MD&A- Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On December 6, 2010, pursuant to our 2010 Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee authorized the issuance to all eligible employees of the Company common stock options to purchase an aggregate of 563,700 shares of common stock and issued equally to the four non-employee members of the Board common stock options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock. Stock options for 638,700 shares of common stock are exercisable at $0.125 and one stock option for 25,000 shares of common stock, issued to a 10% or greater stockholder and executive officer, is exercisable at $0.1375. The options vest upon issuance and expire five years from the date of issuance. In addition, 500,000 shares of restricted common stock were granted to two executive officers.  Such shares may not be sold until a six-month restricted period expires. The issuances of the restricted stock were made in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
 
As of April 18, 2011, a registration statement for the 2010 Incentive Plan has not been filed, although the Company currently intends to file a Form S-8 Registration Statement. Therefore, all of the foregoing securities are deemed restricted securities for purposes of the Securities Act.
 
 
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ITEM 4.                       SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
The annual meeting of stockholders of Wegener Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was held on February 1, 2011.  Matters voted upon and the final voting results were as follows:

(1.)
The shareholders approved the election of the following class I director nominees to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified with the voting as follows:

Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker non-votes
C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
6,947,715
129,449
5,076,249
Phylis A. Eagle-Oldson
6,827,061
250,103
5,076,249
 
  (2.)     
 The Company’s 2011 Incentive Plan was approved with the voting as follows:
                  
 For
Against
Abstain
Broker non-votes
6,408,690
665,004
3,470
        5,076,249

(3.)
An amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation that authorizes shares of preferred stock and grants to the board of directors the authority to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to determine the terms and conditions thereof was approved with the voting as follows:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker non-votes
6,380,555
684,883
11,726
5,076,249

(4.)
The proposal to hold an advisory (nonbinding) vote on executive compensation was approved with the voting as follows:

 For
Against
Abstain
Broker non-votes
6,982,452
74,707
19,830
         5,076,249
 
 
(5.)
The shareholders voted to hold the advisory (nonbinding) vote on executive compensation on an annual basis as follows:

 1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker non-votes
6,737,148
56,361
229,973
        53,507
        5,076,249

(6.)
The appointment of Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011 was ratified with the voting as follows:
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
11,982,098
157,831
13,484


 
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ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report.  An asterisk identifies those exhibits previously filed and incorporated herein by reference.  For each such asterisked exhibit there is shown below the description of the prior filing.  Exhibits which are not required for this report are omitted.

Exhibit No.
     
Description of Exhibit
         
3.1
*
   
Certificate of Incorporation as amended through May 4, 1989. (1)
         
3.1.1
*
   
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation. (2)
         
3.1.2
*
   
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation effective January 27, 2009 (4)
         
     
         
3.2
*
   
By-laws of the Company, as Amended and Restated May 17, 2006. (3)
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
 
(1)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 1, 1989, as filed with the Commission on November 30, 1989.+
(2)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 30, 1997, as filed with the Commission on June 30, 1997.+
(3)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 17, 2006, as filed with the Commission on May 22, 2006.+
(4)
 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 28, 2009, as filed with the Commission on November 25, 2009.+
 +   SEC file No. 0-11003

 
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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
   
WEGENER CORPORATION
 
                  (Registrant)  
         
 Date:  April 18, 2011  
By:
/s/C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
 
   
Name:
C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
 
   
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer)  

         
 Date:  April 18, 2011  
By:
/s/James Traicoff
 
   
Name:
James Traicoff
 
   
Title:
 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 

 
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EX-3.1.3 2 ex3-1_3.htm AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ex3-1_3.htm


 

 
 Exhibit 3.1.3
 
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
WEGENER CORPORATION
 
Wegener Corporation (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:
 
 
1.
The name of the corporation is Wegener Corporation (the “Corporation”).
 
 
2.
The Corporation’s Board of Directors has passed a resolution that the Certificate of Incorporation be hereby amended by amending Article Fourth of the Certificate of Incorporation, so that it reads in its entirety:
 
“RESOLVED that effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date that this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), Article Fourth of the Certificate of Incorporation is amended and restated as follows:
 
FOURTH:  CAPITAL STOCK.  The total number of shares of capital stock of all classes that the Company shall have authority to issue is 30,250,000 shares. The authorized capital stock is divided into 250,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $20 per share (hereinafter the "Preferred Stock"), and 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $.01 per share (hereinafter the "Common Stock").
 
Section 1 - Preferred Stock.
 
(a)           The shares of Preferred Stock of the Company may be issued from time to time in one or more series, the shares of each series to have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as are stated and expressed herein or in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series, adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided.
 
(b)            Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to the provisions of this Article Fourth and to the limitations prescribed by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, to authorize the issue of one or more series of Preferred Stock and with respect to each such series to fix by resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series the voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, the determination or fixing of the following:
 
(1)           The designation of such series;

(2)           The dividend rate of such series, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes of stock or any other series of any class of stock of the Company, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative;

(3)           Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Company and, if made subject to such redemption, the times, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption;

(4)           The terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series;

(5)           Whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or classes of any stock or any other series of any class of stock of the Company, and, if provision is made for conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments, and other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchanges;

(6)           The extent, if any, to which the holders of shares of such series shall be entitled to vote with respect to the election of directors or otherwise;

(7)           The restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional Preferred Stock; and

(8)           The rights of the holders of the shares of such series upon the dissolution of, or upon the distribution of assets of, the Company.
 
Section 2 - Common Stock.
 
The shares of Common Stock of the Company shall be of one and the same class. Subject to all of the rights of the Preferred Stock provided for by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article Fourth or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of Common Stock shall have full voting powers on all matters requiring stockholder action, each share of such Common Stock being entitled to one vote and having equal rights of participation in the dividends and assets of the Company.”
 
 
 
3.
Said amendment was duly adopted by the Shareholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 211 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the duly elected officer of the Corporation, has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed as of this 1st day of February, 2011.
 
   
 
WEGENER CORPORATION
 
/s/ C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
 
 /s/ James Traicoff
 
 
C.Troy Wooodbury, Jr . CEO
James T. Traicoff, Secretary
EX-10.1 3 ex-10_1.htm 2011 INCENTIVE PLAN ex-10_1.htm


 
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit 10.1
 
WEGENER CORPORATION
 
2011 INCENTIVE PLAN
 
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 1, 2011
 

 
 

 





 
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WEGENER CORPORATION
 
2011 INCENTIVE PLAN
 
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1, 2011
 
Table of Contents
 
         
 
Section
 
   
  
Page
1.
 
Purpose
  
A-3
     
2.
 
Definitions
  
A-3
     
3.
 
Shares Subject to the Plan
  
A-5
     
4.
 
Grant of Awards and Award Agreements
  
A-6
     
5.
 
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
  
A-6
     
6.
 
Performance Units
  
A-8
     
7.
 
Restricted Stock
  
A-9
     
8.
 
Deferred Stock
  
A-9
     
9.
 
Certificates for Awards of Stock
  
A-10
     
10.
 
Beneficiary
  
A-11
     
11.
 
Administration of the Plan
  
A-11
     
12.
 
Amendment or Discontinuance
  
A-12
     
13.
 
Adjustments in Event of Change in Common Stock
  
A-12
     
14.
 
Change in Control Event
  
A-12
     
15.
 
Miscellaneous
  
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WEGENER CORPORATION
2011 INCENTIVE PLAN
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 1, 2011
 
1.
Purpose.
 
The Wegener Corporation 2011 Incentive Plan has been adopted for the purpose of attracting and retaining persons of ability as directors, employees or consultants or advisors of Wegener Corporation and its subsidiaries, motivate and reward good performance, encourage such employees to continue to exert their best efforts on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries and provide opportunities for stock ownership by such employees in order to increase their proprietary interest in the Company by providing incentive awards to Key Employees (as hereinafter defined), whose responsibilities and decisions directly affect the performance of the Company and its subsidiaries. Such incentive awards may, in the discretion of the Board or Committee, consist of common stock of the Company (subject to such restrictions as the Board or Committee may determine or as provided herein), performance units or stock appreciation rights payable in such stock or cash, or incentive or nonqualified stock options to purchase such stock, or any combination of the foregoing, all as the Board or Committee may determine.
 
2.
Definitions.
 
When used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
“Award” means an award granted to any Eligible Participant or Key Employee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan in the form of Options, SARS, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock or Performance Units, or any combination of the foregoing.

“Beneficiary” means the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated pursuant to Section 10 to receive the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon the death of an Eligible Participant or Key Employee.
 
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Change in Control Event” shall be as defined in Code §409A (as such Section shall be amended and further explained from time to time), which generally provides as set forth below.
 
(a) Change in Ownership. The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (a “Person”) of ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company. However, if any Person is considered to own more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same Person is not considered to cause a change in ownership of the Company (or to cause a change in the effective control of the Company). An increase in the percentage of stock owned by any one Person as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this paragraph. This paragraph applies only when there is a transfer of stock of the Company (or issuance of stock of the Company) and stock in the Company remains outstanding after the transaction.
 
(b) Change in Effective Control. (i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person, of ownership of stock of the Company possessing 35% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; or (ii) the replacement of a majority of members of the Board during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by two-thirds ( 2/3) of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election.
 
A change in effective control also may occur in any transaction in which either of the two corporations involved in the transaction has a “Change in Ownership” or “Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets.” If any one Person is considered to effectively control the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person is not considered to cause a change in the effective control of the Company (or to cause a “Change in Ownership” of the Company within the meaning of this Section).
 
 
 
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(c) Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of Assets. The acquisition by any Person during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person, of assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition(s). For this purpose, “gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
 
In the event of any conflict between the summary contained in this Section and the definition of “Change in Control” as defined in Code Section 409A, Code Section 409A shall govern. No Change in Control Event shall be deemed to have occurred in the event of a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the shareholders of the transferring corporation immediately after the transfer, within the meaning of IRS Notice 2005-1, Q&A-14(b).
 
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended (All citations to sections of the Code are to such sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered).
 
“Committee” means the Committee, if any, appointed by the Board pursuant to Section 11. If no Committee is appointed by the Board, the Board shall function as and in place of the Committee.
 
“Company” means Wegener Corporation and its successors and assigns.
 
“Deferred Stock” means Stock credited to an Eligible Participant or Key Employee under the Plan subject to the requirements of Section 8 and such other restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate or desirable.
 
“Eligible Participant(s)” shall mean directors, officers, Key Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, consultants, advisors and other persons who may not otherwise be eligible to receive qualified incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code.
 
“Fair Market Value” shall mean:
 
(a) if the Stock is actively traded on any national securities exchange, the closing price at which sales of Stock shall have been sold on the most recent trading date immediately prior to the date of determination, as reported by any such exchange selected by the Committee on which the shares of Stock are then traded; or
 
(b) if the shares of Stock are not actively traded on any such national securities exchange, the average of the closing high “bid” and low “asked” prices for the shares of Stock on the over-the-counter market on the most recent trading date immediately prior to the determination date as determined by the Committee and reported by such system; or
 
 (c) if there are no “bid” and “asked” prices available or if the shares of Stock are not traded on the over-the-counter market, the fair market value of a share of Stock as determined in good faith by the Committee in compliance with Code Section 409A taking into account such relevant facts and circumstances deemed by the Committee to be material to the value of the Stock in the hands of the Eligible Participant or Key Employee, which may include opinions or reports prepared by independent experts; provided, however, that at the time of grant of any Award other than an incentive stock option, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may elect to, and if it so elects, shall irrevocably specify its commitment to, determine Fair Market Value for all purposes under the Plan with respect to such Award, based on the “average selling price” of the Stock, within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as of the date of determination and a period of up to nine trading days immediately preceding such date, which period must be specified in the Award.
 
Notwithstanding the above, Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be determined in accordance with all applicable laws, including in the case of incentive stock options the valuation principles described in Code Section 422 and in all cases in accordance with Code Section 409A.
 
 
 
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“Key Employee” means an officer or other key employee of any Participating Company who, in the judgment of the Committee, is responsible for or contributes to the management, growth or profitability of the business of any Participating Company.
 
 “Option” means an option to purchase Stock, including Restricted Stock but not Deferred Stock, if the Committee so determines, subject to the applicable provisions of Section 5 and awarded in accordance with the terms of the Plan and which may be an incentive stock option qualified under Section 422 of the Code or a nonqualified stock option.
 
“Participating Company” means the Company or any subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company; provided, however, for incentive stock options only, “Participating Company” means the Company or any corporation which at the time such option is granted under the Plan qualifies as a subsidiary of the Company under the definition of “subsidiary corporation” contained in Section 425(f) of the Code; and provided further, for nonqualified stock options only, “Participating Company” means the Company or any other corporation if the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E) with respect to the Eligible Participants and/or Key Employees of such corporation.
 
“Non-Employee Director” shall mean each such person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company but who is not a full-time employee of the Company.
 
“Performance Unit” means a performance unit subject to the requirements of Section 6 and awarded in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
 
“Plan” means the Wegener Corporation 2011 Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, administered or interpreted from time to time.
 
“Restricted Stock” means Stock delivered under the Plan subject to the requirements of Section 7 and such other restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate or desirable; provided, however, in all events, restrictions placed on such Restricted Stock shall result in the Restricted Stock being substantially nonvested within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-3(b).

 “SAR” means a stock appreciation right subject to the appropriate requirements under Section 5 and awarded in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
 
“Stock” means the $.01 par value common stock of the Company.
 
“Total Disability” means an Eligible Participant or Key Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company.
 
3.
Shares Subject to the Plan.
 
The aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be awarded under the Plan or subject to purchase by exercising an Option shall not exceed one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) shares. The maximum total number of shares of Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and/or Performance Units that may be granted at full value shall not exceed five hundred thousand (500,000) shares. Such shares shall be made available from authorized and unissued shares. No repurchased shares may be issued or delivered under the Plan. The Committee may, in its discretion, decide to award other securities issued by the Company that are convertible into Stock or make such other securities subject to purchase by an Option, in which event the maximum number of shares of Stock into which such other securities may be converted shall be used in applying the aggregate share limit under this Section 3 and all provisions of the Plan relating to Stock shall apply with full force and effect with respect to such convertible securities. If any shares of Stock awarded or subject to purchase by exercising an Option under the Plan are not delivered or are reacquired by the Company, for reasons including, but not limited to, a forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock or termination, expiration or a cancellation with the consent of a participant of an Option, SAR or a Performance Unit, such shares of Stock shall again become available for award under the Plan; provided, however, that if the Option price of any Option granted under the Plan is satisfied by tendering shares of the Company’s Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation) or if shares of the Company’s Stock are tendered or are withheld upon the exercise of the Option to satisfy any applicable tax withholding, such tendered or withheld Stock will not be available for re-issuance under the Plan.
 
 
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4.
Grant of Awards and Award Agreements.
 
(a) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and compliance with Code Section 409A, the Committee shall, (i) determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Participants and Key Employees or groups of Eligible Participants and Key Employees to whom Awards are to be granted; (ii) determine the form or forms of Award to be granted to any Eligible Participant or Key Employee; (iii) determine the amount or number of shares of Stock, including Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock if the Committee so determines, subject to each Award; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of each Award; (v) determine whether and to what extent Eligible Participants and Key Employees shall be allowed or required to defer receipt of any Awards or other amounts payable under the Plan to the occurrence of a specified date or event; provided, however, that no Award shall be granted after the expiration of ten years from the effective date of the Plan.
 
(b) Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement, in a form approved by the Committee. Such agreement shall be subject to and incorporate the express terms and conditions, if any, required under the Plan or as required by the Committee for the form of Award granted and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may specify.

5.
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
 
(a) With respect to Options and SARS, the Committee shall (i) authorize the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, SARs or a combination of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and SARS; (ii) determine the number of shares of Stock subject to each Option or the number of shares of Stock that shall be used to determine the value of an SAR; (iii) determine whether such Stock shall be Restricted Stock (but not Deferred Stock), in the Committee’s discretion; (iv) determine the time or times when and the manner in which each Option shall be exercisable and the duration of the exercise period; and (v) determine whether or not all or part of each Option may be canceled by the exercise of an SAR; provided, however, that (A) no Option shall be granted after the expiration of ten years from the effective date of the Plan and (B) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an Option is granted) of the Stock (disregarding any restrictions in the case of Restricted Stock) for which incentive stock options granted to any Key Employee under this Plan may first become exercisable in any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. The Committee’s determinations made pursuant to (ii) through (v) of this paragraph shall be set forth in the Award Agreement granting any Option.
 
 (b) The exercise period for a nonqualified stock option shall not exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant, and the exercise period for an incentive stock option or SAR, including any extension which the Committee may from time to time decide to grant, shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant; provided, however, that, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a Key Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (a “Ten Percent Stockholder”), such period, including extensions, shall not exceed five years from the date of grant.
 
(c) The Option or SAR exercise price per share shall be determined by the Committee at the time any Option is granted and set forth in the Award Agreement granting such Option and shall be not less than (i) in the case of incentive stock options and any tandem SARs, 100% of the Fair Market Value, or in the case of an incentive stock option and any tandem SARs granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, 110% of the Fair Market Value, on the date the Option and any tandem SARs are granted; or (ii) in the case of any other Options or SARS, at least 100% of Fair Market Value, disregarding any restrictions in the case of Restricted Stock, on the date the Option or SAR is granted.
 
(d) No part of any Option or SAR may be exercised until (i) the Eligible Participant or Key Employee who has been granted the Award shall have remained in the employ or service of a Participating Company for such period, if any, after the date on which the Option or SAR is granted, as the Committee may specify, or (ii) achievement of such performance or other criteria, if any, by the Eligible Participant or Key Employee, the Company or any subsidiary, affiliate or division of the Company, as the Committee may specify, and the Committee may further require exercisability in installments.
 
 
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(e) Subject to Section 10(c), except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the purchase price of the shares as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be paid to the Company at the time of exercise in the form specified in the Award Agreement covering such Option, which may provide for payment either in cash or in such other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate, including Stock, or, with respect to nonqualified options, Restricted Stock (but not Deferred Stock), already owned by the optionee, having a total Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price, or a combination of cash and such other consideration having a total Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price; provided, however, that if payment of the exercise price is made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted Stock, the Stock received upon the exercise of the Option shall be Restricted Stock, as the case may be, at least with respect to the same number of shares and subject to the same restrictions or other limitations as the Restricted Stock paid on the exercise of the Option.
 
 (f) (i) If a Key Employee who has been granted an Option or SAR dies (A) while an employee of any Participating Company, or (B) within three months after termination of his or her employment because of his or her Total Disability, his or her Options or SARs may be exercised, to the extent that the Key Employee shall have been entitled to do so on the date of his or her death or such termination of employment, by the person or persons to whom the rights under the option or SAR pass by will, or if no such person has such right, by his or her executors or administrators, at any time, or from time to time, within 12 months after the date of death or within such other period, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify, but not later than the expiration date specified in Section 5(b) above.
 
(ii) If the Key Employee’s employment by any Participating Company terminates because of his or her Total Disability and such participant has not died within the following three months, he or she may exercise his or her Options or SARS, to the extent that he or she shall have been entitled to do so at the date of the termination of his or her employment, at any time, or from time to time, within 12 months after the date of the termination of his or her employment within such other period, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify, but not later than the expiration date specified in Section 5(b) above.
 
(iii) If the Key Employee’s employment terminates for any other reason, he or she may exercise his or her Options or SARs to the extent that he or she shall have been entitled to do so at the date of the termination of his or her employment, at any time, or from time to time, within three months after the date of the termination of his or her employment or within such other period, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify, but not later than the expiration date specified in Section 5(b) above.
 
 (g) No Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the optionee, an Option shall be exercisable only by him or her.
 
(h) With respect to an incentive stock option, the Committee shall specify such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine to be necessary or desirable in order to qualify such Option as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
 
(i) Upon exercise of an SAR, the Eligible Participant or Key Employee shall be entitled, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify, to receive upon exercise thereof the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Stock at the time of exercise, as determined by the Committee, over (ii) a specified amount set forth in the Award Agreement granting such SAR which shall not, subject to Section 5(j), be less than the Fair Market Value of such specified number of shares of Stock at the time the SAR is granted. Upon exercise of an SAR, payment of such excess shall be made as the Committee shall specify in the Award Agreement at the time of the grant of the SAR (A) in cash, (B) through the issuance or transfer of whole shares of Stock, including Restricted Stock (but not Deferred Stock), with a Fair Market Value, disregarding any restrictions in the case of Restricted Stock, at such time equal to any such excess, or (C) a combination of cash and shares of Stock with a combined Fair Market Value at such time equal to any such excess, all as determined by the Committee; provided, however, a fractional share of Stock shall be paid in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the fractional share of Stock, disregarding any restrictions in the case of Restricted Stock, at such time. If the full amount of such value is not paid in Stock, then the shares of Stock representing such portion of the value of the SAR not paid in Stock shall again become available for award under the Plan.
 
 
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 (j) If the Award granted to an Eligible Participant or Key Employee allows such person to elect to cancel all or any portion of an unexercised option by exercising a related SAR, then the Option price per share of Stock shall be used as the specified price in Section 5(i), to determine the value of the SAR upon such exercise, and, in the event of the exercise of such SAR, the Company’s obligation in respect of such Option or such portion thereof will be discharged by payment of the SAR so exercised. Any shares of Stock reserved but not required for such exercise shall be cancelled and shall not be added back into the total shares available for Awards under the Plan. Any such SAR shall be transferable only by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the optionee, such SAR shall be exercisable only by him or her.

6.
Performance Units.
 
(a) Upon the Award of a Performance Unit to an Eligible Participant or a Key Employee, the Committee shall determine a performance period (the “Performance Period”) of one or more years and shall determine the performance objectives for such Award of a Performance Unit. Performance objectives may vary from Eligible Participant/Key Employee to Eligible Participant/Key Employee and shall be based upon such performance criteria or combination of factors as the Committee may deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, minimum earnings per share, return on equity or performance by a subsidiary or division of the Company; provided, however, in all events such performance criteria shall constitute a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Performance Periods may overlap and Eligible Participants and/or Key Employees may participate simultaneously with respect to Performance Units for which different Performance Periods are prescribed. The applicable Performance Period and performance objectives for such Award shall be specified in the written Award Agreement granting such Performance Unit.
 
(b) Upon the Award of a Performance Unit to an Eligible Participant or a Key Employee at the beginning of a Performance Period, the Committee shall determine for each Eligible Participant or Key Employee or group of Eligible Participants and/or Key Employees eligible for Performance Units with respect to that Performance Period the range of dollar values, if any, which may be fixed or may vary in accordance with such performance or other criteria specified by the Committee, which shall be paid to an Eligible Participant or Key Employee with respect to such Performance Unit if the relevant measure of Company performance for the Performance Period is met. Such range of dollar values shall be set forth in the Award Agreement granting such Performance Unit.
 
 (c) If during the course of a Performance Period there shall occur a significant event or events (a “Significant Event”) as determined by the Committee, including, but not limited to, a reorganization of the Company, which the Committee expects to have a substantial effect on a performance objective during such Performance Period, the Committee may revise such objective; provided, however, in all events such revised objective shall constitute a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
 
(d) If an Eligible Participant or Key Employee terminates service with all Participating Companies during a Performance Period because of death, Total Disability, retirement on or after age 65, or at an earlier age with the consent of the Company, or a Significant Event, as determined by the Committee, that Eligible Participant or Key Employee shall be entitled, at the end of such Performance Period, to payment in settlement of each Performance Unit awarded to such Eligible Participant or Key Employee for such Performance Period (i) based upon the performance objectives satisfied at the end of such Performance Period and (ii) prorated for the portion of the Performance Period during which the Eligible Participant or Key Employee was employed or retained by any Participating Company. If an Eligible Participant or Key Employee terminates service with all Participating Companies during a Performance Period for any other reason, such Eligible Participant or Key Employee shall not be entitled to any payment with respect to that Performance Period unless the Committee shall otherwise provide at the time of the Award of such Eligible Participant’s or Key Employee’s Performance Unit for such Performance Period.
 
 
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 (e) Each Performance Unit may be paid as specified in the Award Agreement granting such Performance Unit, which may provide for payment (i) all in cash, (ii) in Stock, not including Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock, (together with any cash representing fractional shares of Stock,) with a combined Fair Market Value at such time equal to the dollar value of such Performance Unit except that any fractional share of Stock payable shall be paid in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the fractional Share of Stock, or (iii) a combination of Stock and cash, and either as a lump sum payment or in annual installments, each commencing as soon as practicable after the end of the relevant Performance Period. If and to the extent the full value of a Performance Unit is not paid in Stock, then the shares of Stock representing the portion of the value of the Performance Unit not paid in Stock shall again become available for award under the Plan.
 
7.
Restricted Stock.
 
(a) Restricted Stock may be received by an Eligible Participant or Key Employee either as an Award or, if the Award Agreement granting an Option or SAR so specifies, as the result of an exercise of an Option or SAR. Restricted Stock shall be subject to a restriction period (after which restrictions shall lapse) which shall mean a period commencing on the date the Award is granted and ending on such date or upon the achievement of such performance or other criteria as the Committee shall determine (the “Restriction Period”). The Committee may provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments where deemed appropriate.
 
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7, no shares of Restricted Stock received by an Eligible Participant or Key Employee shall be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of during the Restriction Period; provided, however, the Restriction Period for any recipient of Restricted Stock shall expire and all restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse upon the recipient’s death, Total Disability, retirement on or after age 65 or an earlier age specified in the Award Agreement granting such Restricted Stock.
 
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 7(b) above, if an Eligible Participant or Key Employee terminates employment or service with all Participating Companies for any reason before the expiration of the Restriction Period, all shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall, unless the Committee otherwise determines, be forfeited by the recipient and shall be reacquired by the Company, and, in the case of Restricted Stock purchased through the exercise of an Option, the Company shall refund the purchase price paid on the exercise of the Option. Upon such forfeiture, such forfeited shares of Restricted Stock shall again become available for award under the Plan.
 
(d) The Committee may require, under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate or desirable, that the certificates for Restricted Stock delivered under the Plan be held in custody by a bank or other institution, or that the Company may itself hold such shares in custody until the Restriction Period expires or until restrictions thereon otherwise lapse, and may require, as a condition of any receipt of Restricted Stock, that the recipient shall have delivered a stock power endorsed in blank relating to the Restricted Stock.
 
(e) Nothing in this Section 7 shall preclude a recipient of Restricted Stock from exchanging any shares of Restricted Stock subject to the restrictions contained herein for any other shares of Stock that are similarly restricted.
 
8.
Deferred Stock.
 
(a) Deferred Stock may be credited to an Eligible Participant or Key Employee as an Award. Deferred Stock shall be subject to a deferral period set forth in the Award Agreement granting such Deferred Stock, which period shall commence on the date the Award is granted and end on such date or upon the achievement of such performance or other criteria as the Committee shall determine (the “Deferral Period”); provided, however, in all events such performance or other criteria shall constitute a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Code Section 409A. The Committee may provide in the Award Agreement at the time of the Award of Deferred Stock for the expiration of the Deferral Period in installments where deemed appropriate.
 
 
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 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8, no Deferred Stock awarded hereunder shall be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of during the Deferral Period; provided, however, the Deferral Period shall expire upon the recipient’s death, Total Disability, retirement on or after age 65 or an earlier age specified in the Award Agreement at the time the Deferred Stock is awarded or on a date or dates that are nondiscretionary and objectively determinable that is/are set forth in the Award Agreement at the time the Deferred Stock is Awarded.
 
(c) At the expiration of the Deferral Period, the recipient of Deferred Stock shall be entitled to receive a certificate pursuant to Section 9 for the number of shares of Stock equal to the number of shares of Deferred Stock credited on his or her behalf.
 
(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8(b), if an Eligible Participant or Key Employee terminates employment or service with all Participating Companies for any reason before the expiration of the Deferral Period, all shares of Deferred Stock shall, unless the Committee otherwise determines, be forfeited by the Key Employee or Eligible Participant. Upon such forfeiture, such forfeited shares of Deferred Stock shall again become available for award under the Plan.
 
9.
Certificates for Awards of Stock; Uncertificated Shares.
 
(a) Subject to Section 7(d), each Eligible Participant or Key Employee entitled to receive shares of Stock under the Plan shall be issued a certificate for such shares. Such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Eligible Participant or Key Employee and shall bear an appropriate legend reciting the terms, conditions and restrictions, if any, applicable to such shares and shall be subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders.
 
(b) The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for shares of Stock prior to (i) the listing of such shares on any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed and (ii) the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any Federal or state law, or any ruling or regulation of any government body which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable.
 
(c) All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall also be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed and any applicable Federal or state securities laws; and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. The foregoing provisions of this Section 9(c) shall not be effective if and to the extent that the shares of Stock delivered under the Plan are covered by an effective and current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, or if and so long as the Committee determines that application of such provisions is no longer required or desirable. In making such determination, the Committee may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company.
 
(d) Except for the restrictions on Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock under Sections 7 and 8, each Eligible Participant or Key Employee who receives an Award of Stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Stock, including the right to vote the Stock and receive dividends and other distributions; provided, however, no Eligible Participant or Key Employee awarded an Option, an SAR, Performance Unit or Deferred Stock shall have any right as a stockholder with respect to any shares subject to such Award prior to the date of issuance to him or her of a certificate or certificates for such shares.
 
 (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Company may, in its sole discretion, issue shares of Stock or Restricted Stock upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of an Award pursuant to the direct registration system, and, in lieu of the issuance of certificated shares, may issue uncertificated shares, to the account of the Eligible Participant or Key Employee. Any prior references in this Section 9 to share certificates shall, in such event, be deemed to refer to uncertificated shares.
 
 
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 10.
Beneficiary.
 
(a) Each Eligible Participant or Key Employee, as the case may be, shall file with the Committee a written designation, signed by the Eligible Participant or Key Employee, of one or more persons as the Beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive the Award, if any, payable under the Plan upon his or her death, and the designation may name one or more persons as contingent Beneficiaries. An Eligible Participant or Key Employee may from time to time revoke or change his or her Beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior Beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Eligible Participant’s or Key Employee’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. Any such designation, or revocation or change of such designation, shall be in such form and manner as the Committee shall determine.
 
 (b) If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of an Eligible Participant’s or Key Employee’s death, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Eligible Participant or Key Employee or if such Beneficiary is not located by the Committee within one year of the death of the Eligible Participant or Key Employee or if such designation conflicts with law, such person’s estate shall be entitled to receive the Award, if any, payable under the Plan upon his or her death. If the Committee is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such Award, the Company may retain such Award, without liability for any interest thereon, until the Committee determines the rights thereto, or the Company may pay such Award into any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Company therefore.
 
(c) Wherever in this Plan the Committee is directed or authorized to pay an Award to an estate of a deceased participant, the Committee shall pay such Award to the personal representative of such estate, if any has qualified within 12 months of death, and if not, then to the persons who would be entitled to receive the Award under the laws of descent and distribution of the State of Georgia in effect at the date of death of the participant if he or she had died intestate owning such property in fee simple. The determination by the Committee shall be final and the Committee shall be fully protected in paying the Award to the person or persons determined by the Committee in good faith to be entitled thereto irrespective of whether such payments are made to the person or persons who are in fact entitled to receive such Award.

11.
Administration of the Plan.
 
(a) The Plan shall be administered by a Committee composed of two or more persons, as appointed by the Board and serving at the Board’s pleasure, but unless and until the Committee is actually appointed by the Board, the Board shall function as and in place of the Committee. Each member of the Committee shall be a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or successor rule or regulation.
 
 (b) All decisions, determinations or actions of the Committee made or taken pursuant to grants of authority under the Plan shall be made or taken in the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons for all purposes.
 
(c) The Committee shall have full power, discretion and authority to interpret, construe, act and administer the Plan and any part thereof, and its interpretations and constructions thereof and actions taken thereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons for all purposes.
 
(d) The Committee’s decisions and determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among participants in the Plan, whether or not such participants are similarly situated.
 
(e) The Committee shall keep minutes of its actions under the Plan. The act of a majority of the members present at a meeting duly called and held shall be the act of the Committee. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by all members of the Committee shall be fully as effective as if made by unanimous vote at a meeting duly called and held.
 
 
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(f) The Committee may employ such legal counsel, including, without limitation, independent legal counsel and counsel regularly employed by the Company, consultants and agents as the Committee may deem appropriate for the administration of the Plan and may rely upon any opinion received from any such counsel or consultant and any computations received from any such consultant or agent. All expenses incurred by the Committee in interpreting and administering the Plan, including, without limitation, meeting fees and expenses and professional fees, shall be paid by the Company.
 
(g) No member or former member of the Committee or the Board shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted under it. Each member or former member of the Committee or the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against all costs or expenses (including counsel fees) or liabilities (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Board) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such member’s own fraud or bad faith. The Company shall pay any member or former member of the Committee or the Board who is entitled to indemnification under this section the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in defending any such action taken against him or her in advance of its final disposition (“hereinafter an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, an Advancement of Expenses to any current Committee or Board member shall be paid only upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such person, to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses pursuant to this section. Such indemnification shall be in addition to any rights of indemnification the members or former members may have as Directors or under the Bylaws of the Company
 
12.
Amendment or Discontinuance.
 
The Board may at any time amend or terminate the Plan. The Plan may also be amended by the Committee, provided that all such amendments shall be reported to the Board. No amendment shall, without being approved by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares voted on such amendment at a meeting of the stockholders at which a quorum is present, (i) alter the group of persons eligible for qualified incentive stock options under the Plan, or (ii) increase the maximum number of shares of Stock which are available for Awards under the Plan. Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs or cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for cash, other awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs without shareholder approval. No amendment or termination shall retroactively impair the rights of any person with respect to an Award. On or after the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, the Plan may not be amended or terminated until all payments required by Section 14 are made. All such amendments shall be made in compliance with Code Section 409A.
 
13.
Adjustments in Event of Change in Common Stock.
 
Subject to compliance with Code Section 409A, in the event of any recapitalization, reclassification, split-up or consolidation of shares of Stock, merger or consolidation of the Company or sale by the Company of all or a substantial portion of its assets, or other event which could distort the implementation of the Plan or the realization of its objectives, the Committee may make such appropriate adjustments in the Stock subject to Awards, including Stock subject to purchase by an Option, or the terms, conditions or restrictions on Stock or Awards as the Committee deems equitable; provided, however, that no such adjustments shall be made on or after the occurrence of a Change in Control Event without the affected participant’s consent.
 
14.
Change in Control Event.
 
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Committee may in its discretion take any of the following actions with respect to the occurrence of a Change in Control Event:
 
 
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(a) All or any portion of any Option or SAR that has not expired and has not otherwise been exercised shall be cashed out in a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value determined on the date of the Change in Control Event of the shares of Stock, including Restricted Stock, subject to the Option or SAR that is to be cashed out over the exercise price for such shares subject to the Option or SAR as specified in the respective Award Agreement.
 
(b) The Performance Period applicable to any Performance Unit shall end and the Company shall pay the participant in full settlement of such participant’s Performance Unit a lump sum amount in cash equal to the dollar value of such participant’s Performance Unit; provided, however, if the Committee elects to so provide, the Committee must so specify in the Award Agreement awarding the Performance Unit at the time of grant.
 
(c) All Restriction Periods applicable to any outstanding Restricted Stock shall end and the Company shall pay the holder of such Restricted Stock a lump sum amount in cash equal to the Current Market Value of the Restricted Stock held by, or on behalf of, the participant in exchange for such Restricted Stock.
 
(d) All Deferral Periods applicable to any Deferred Stock credited to a participant shall end and the Company shall pay to such participant an amount in cash equal to the Current Market Value of the number of shares of Deferred Stock credited to such participant in full settlement of such Deferred Stock; provided, however, if the Committee elects to so provide, the Committee must so specify in the Award Agreement awarding the Deferred Stock at the time of grant.
 
 (e) For purposes of this Section 14, “Current Market Value” means the highest Closing Price (defined below) during the period (the “Reference Period”) commencing 30 days prior to the Change in Control Event and ending 30 days after the Change in Control Event; provided, that if the Change in Control Event occurs as a result of a tender offer or exchange offer, or a merger, purchase of assets or stock or other transaction approved by stockholders of the Company, Current Market Value shall mean the higher of (i) the highest Closing Price during the Reference Period or (ii) the highest price paid per share pursuant to such tender offer, exchange offer or transaction. The “Closing Price” on any day during the Reference Period means: (i) if the Stock is actively traded on any national securities exchange, the closing price at which sales of Stock shall have been sold on the most recent trading date immediately prior to the date of determination, as reported by any such exchange selected by the Committee on which the shares of Stock are then traded; or (ii) if the shares of Stock are not actively traded on any such exchange, the average of the closing high “bid” and low “asked” prices for the shares of Stock on the over-the-counter market on the most recent trading date immediately prior to the determination date as determined by the Committee and reported by such system; or (iii) if there are no “bid” and “asked” prices available or if the shares of Stock are not traded on the over-the-counter market, the fair market value of a share of Stock as determined in good faith by the Committee in compliance with Code Section 409A taking into account such relevant facts and circumstances deemed by the Committee to be material to the value of the Stock in the hands of the Eligible Participant or Key Employee, which may include opinions or reports prepared by independent experts.
 
(f) Any payment arising pursuant to this Section 14 shall be made as soon as practicable after the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, but in no event later than the close of the calendar year during which the Change in Control Event occurs.
 
15.
Miscellaneous.
 
(a) Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted hereunder shall confer upon any employee any right to continue in the employ of any Participating Company or interfere in any way with the right of any Participating Company to terminate his or her employment at any time.
 
(b) No Award payable under the Plan shall be deemed salary or compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan or other arrangement of any Participating Company for the benefit of its employees unless the Company shall determine otherwise.
 
 
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(c) No participant shall have any claim to an Award until it is actually granted under the Plan. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments of awards provided for under the Plan shall be paid in cash from the general funds of the Company; provided, however, that such payments shall be reduced by the amount of any payments made to the participant or his or her dependents, beneficiaries or estate from any trust or special or separate fund established by the Company to assure such payments. The Company shall not be required to establish a special or separate fund or other segregation of assets to assure such payments, and, if the Company shall make any investments to aid it in meeting its obligations hereunder, the participant shall have no right, title or interest whatever in or to any such investments except as may otherwise be expressly provided in a separate written instrument relating to such investments. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind between the Company and any participant. To the extent that any participant acquires a right to receive payments from the Company hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Company.
 
 (d) Absence on leave approved by a duly constituted officer of the Company shall not be considered interruption or termination of employment for any purposes of the Plan; provided, however, (i) such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the individual retains a right to reemployment with the Participating Company under an applicable statute or by contract, and (ii) that no Award may be granted to an employee while he or she is absent on leave.
 
 (e) If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any Award, or portion thereof, is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, then any payment due him or her (unless a prior claim therefore has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to his or her spouse, a child, a relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Company therefor.
 
(f) The right of any person to any Award payable under the Plan may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except as provided in Section 10 with respect to the designation of a Beneficiary or as may otherwise be required by law. If, by reason of any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance or any bankruptcy or other event happening at any time, any amount payable under the Plan would be made subject to the debts or liabilities of the participant or his or her Beneficiary or would otherwise devolve upon anyone else and not be enjoyed by the participant or his or her Beneficiary, then the Committee may terminate such person’s interest in any such payment and direct that the same be held and applied to or for the benefit of the participant, his or her Beneficiary or any other persons deemed to be the natural objects of his or her bounty, taking into account the expressed wishes of the participant (or, in the event of his or her death, those of his or her Beneficiary) in such manner as the Committee may deem proper.
 
(g) Copies of the Plan and all amendments, administrative rules and procedures and interpretations shall be made available to all participants’ at all reasonable times at the Company’s headquarters.
 
(h) The Committee may cause to be made, as a condition precedent to the payment of any Award, or otherwise, appropriate arrangements with the participant or his or her Beneficiary, for the withholding of any federal, state, local or foreign taxes.
 
(i) The Plan and the grant of Awards shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required.
 
 (j) All elections, designations, requests, notices, instructions and other communications from an Eligible Participant or Key Employee, Beneficiary or other person to the Committee, required or permitted under the Plan, shall be in such form as is prescribed from time to time by the Committee and shall be mailed by first class mail or delivered to such location as shall be specified by the Committee.
 
(k) The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.
 
(l)  Captions preceding the sections hereof are inserted solely as a matter of convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision hereof.
 
 
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(m) The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder shall comply at all times with all laws and regulations of any governmental authority which may be applicable thereto (including Code Section 409A). To the extent that an award granted hereunder is designated as an incentive stock option, it shall comply with Code Section 422, and all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement for such Option shall be construed in such manner as to effectuate that intent. Any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement notwithstanding, a participant shall not be entitled to receive the benefits of Awards and the Company shall not be obligated to pay any benefits to such participant if such exercise, delivery, receipt or payment of benefits would constitute a violation by such individual or the Company of any provision of any such law or regulation. Any reference herein to “compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A” or words of similar import shall be interpreted to mean application of the terms of the Plan or any Award, or administration of the Plan or any Award, as the case may be, in such a manner that no additional income tax is imposed on a participant pursuant to Code Section 409A(1)(a); provided, however, that this provision shall not limit the application of the $100,000 limit on incentive stock options set forth in Section 5(a). If additional guidance is issued under or modifications are made to Code Section 409A or any other law affecting the awards issued hereunder, the Committee shall take such actions (including amending the Plan or any Award Agreement without the necessity of obtaining the participant’s consent) as it deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to ensure continued compliance with Code Section 409A.
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, C. Troy Woodbury, Jr., certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wegener Corporation;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

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

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

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

(a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
      Date:   April 18, 2011
       
 
/s/ C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
     
Name:
C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
     
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, James Traicoff, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wegener Corporation;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

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

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

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

(a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
      Date:   April 18, 2011
       
 
/s/ James Traicoff
     
Name:
James Traicoff
     
Title:
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Regarding Periodic Report Containing
 Financial Statements Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, C. Troy Woodbury, Jr., the Chief Executive Officer of Wegener Corporation (the “Company”), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 4, 2011 (the “Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
 
 
 
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

       
       
 
/s/ C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
 
             
       
Name:
C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
 
       
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
       
Date:
April 18, 2011
 


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EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Regarding Periodic Report Containing
Financial Statements Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, James Traicoff, the Chief Financial Officer of Wegener Corporation (the “Company”), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 4, 2011 (the “Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
 
 
 
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

         
       
 
/s/ James Traicoff
     
Name:
James Traicoff
     
Title:
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
     
Date:
April 18, 2011