-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BlnBZ0SE3JIiJfvKrVhsIxWXAlIeuOIuRhqyAMUmmFYaJgpYJy4/IBAQBk8Ynr08 Xk56ZVt/kKsBGuwrHDnE6A== 0000720851-07-000036.txt : 20070731 0000720851-07-000036.hdr.sgml : 20070731 20070731172033 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000720851-07-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070727 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070731 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070731 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NESTOR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000720851 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 133163744 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12965 FILM NUMBER: 071013557 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 42 ORIENTAL STREET STREET 2: THIRD FLOOR CITY: PROVIDENCE STATE: RI ZIP: 02908 BUSINESS PHONE: 4012745658 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 42 ORIENTAL STREET STREET 2: THIRD FLOOR CITY: PROVIDENCE STATE: RI ZIP: 02908 10-Q 1 form10q.htm FORM 10Q (JUNE 30, 2007) form10q.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
   
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
   
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
     
   
OR
     
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
   
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
   
For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

Commission file number:  0-12965

NESTOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
13-3163744
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
42 Oriental Street; Providence, RI
 
02908
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

401-274-5658
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

[None]
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes:x
No: ¨

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

Large accelerated filer: ¨
Accelerated filer:    ¨
Non-accelerated filer:                                      x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes:¨
No: x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class
 
Outstanding at July 30, 2007
[Common Stock, $.01 par value per share]
 
28,954,219 shares



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NESTOR, INC.

FORM 10Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2007




     
Page Number
       
Part I
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
       
Item 1
 
Financial Statements:
 
       
   
 3
   
June 30, 2007 (Unaudited ) and December 31, 2006
 
       
   
 4
   
Three and Six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
 
       
   
 5
   
Six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
 
       
   
 6
       
       
Item 2
 
 16
   
 
 
       
Item 3
 
 28
       
       
Item 4
 
 28
       
       
Part II
   
       
Item 1
 
 29
       
Item 1A
 
30
       
Item 2
 
 30
       
Item 3
 
 30
       
Item 4
 
 30
       
Item 5
 
 30
       
Item 6
 
 31
       




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NESTOR, INC.
In Thousands, Except Share And Per Share Information


   
June 30,
2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
1,083
    $
2,952
 
Marketable securities
   
---
     
58
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
2,599
     
2,343
 
Inventory, net
   
1,346
     
1,950
 
Other current assets
   
283
     
197
 
Total current assets
   
5,311
     
7,500
 
Noncurrent assets
               
Capitalized system costs, net
   
9,742
     
8,185
 
Property and equipment, net
   
589
     
789
 
Goodwill
   
5,581
     
5,581
 
Patent development costs, net
   
134
     
125
 
Other long term assets
   
2,139
     
2,331
 
Total Assets
  $
23,496
    $
24,511
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $
931
    $
1,325
 
Accrued liabilities
   
1,290
     
1,493
 
Accrued employee compensation
   
335
     
351
 
Deferred revenue
   
1,478
     
712
 
Asset retirement obligation
   
279
     
186
 
Total current liabilities
   
4,313
     
4,067
 
Noncurrent Liabilities:
               
Senior convertible notes payable, net of discount
   
1,320
     
920
 
Senior secured convertible notes payable, net of discount
   
10,179
     
8,563
 
Variable rate senior notes payable
   
1,500
     
---
 
Derivative financial instruments – debt and warrants
   
3,105
     
4,971
 
Long term asset retirement obligation
   
736
     
488
 
Total liabilities
   
21,153
     
19,009
 
                 
Commitments and contingencies
           
---
 
                 
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares;
               
issued and outstanding: Series B – 180,000 shares at
               
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
   
180
     
180
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 50,000,000
               
shares issued and outstanding: 20,421,816 shares at
               
June 30, 2007 and 20,386,816 shares at December 31, 2006
   
204
     
204
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
73,907
     
73,597
 
Accumulated deficit
    (71,948 )     (68,479 )
Total stockholders’ equity
   
2,343
     
5,502
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $
23,496
    $
24,511
 
                 
The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
 


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NESTOR, INC.
In Thousands, Except Share And Per Share Information
(Unaudited)

 
   
    Quarter Ended June 30,
   
    Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
 2007
   
2006
   
 2007
   
 2006
 
Revenues:
                       
Lease and service fees
  $
3,061
    $
2,003
    $
5,442
    $
3,755
 
Total revenue
   
3,061
     
2,003
     
5,442
     
3,755
 
                                 
                                 
Cost of sales:
                               
Lease and service fees
   
1,756
     
1,704
     
3,221
     
3,055
 
Total cost of sales
   
1,756
     
1,704
     
3,221
     
3,055
 
                                 
                                 
Gross profit:
                               
Lease and service fees
   
1,305
     
299
     
2,221
     
700
 
Total gross profit
   
1,305
     
299
     
2,221
     
700
 
                                 
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Engineering and operations
   
1,004
     
1,103
     
2,093
     
2,301
 
Research and development
   
82
     
290
     
219
     
772
 
Selling and marketing
   
175
     
535
     
371
     
1,049
 
General and administrative
   
936
     
1,285
     
1,712
     
2,729
 
                                 
Total operating expenses
   
2,197
     
3,213
     
4,395
     
6,851
 
                                 
Loss from operations
    (892 )     (2,914 )     (2,174 )     (6,151 )
                                 
Derivative instrument income
   
537
     
2,415
     
1,866
     
2,967
 
Debt discount expense
    (1,008 )     (2,940 )     (2,016 )     (3,514 )
Other expense, net
    (596 )     (565 )     (1,145 )     (798 )
                                 
Net loss
  $ (1,959 )   $ (4,004 )   $ (3,469 )   $ (7,496 )
                                 
                                 
Loss per share:
                               
                                 
Loss per share, basic and diluted
  $ (0.10 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.37 )
                                 
Shares used in computing loss per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
   
20,421,816
     
20,365,812
     
20,415,983
     
20,172,796
 

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.


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NESTOR, INC.
In Thousands, Except Share And Per Share Information
(Unaudited)

   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (3,469 )   $ (7,496 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
               
cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,544
     
1,471
 
Asset impairment charge
   
---
     
175
 
Amortization and write off of deferred financing fees
   
278
     
236
 
Stock based compensation
   
309
     
1,321
 
Derivative instrument (income) expense
    (1,866 )     (2,967 )
Debt discount expense
   
2,016
     
3,514
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
   
11
     
63
 
Provision for inventory reserve
   
140
     
83
 
Increase (decrease) in cash arising from
               
changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (266 )    
437
 
Inventory
   
464
      (716 )
Other assets
    (89 )     (127 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (271 )     (120 )
Deferred revenue
   
766
     
329
 
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (433 )     (3,797 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Sale of marketable securities
   
60
     
---
 
Investment in capitalized systems
    (2,861 )     (1,614 )
Purchase of property and equipment
    (28 )     (97 )
Investment in patent development costs
    (22 )     (3 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (2,851 )     (1,714 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repayment of notes payable
   
---
      (10,850 )
Proceeds from notes payable, net
   
1,415
     
26,397
 
Cash restricted by notes payable
   
---
      (4,015 )
Proceeds from private stock placement
   
---
     
4,822
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
   
---
     
2
 
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
1,415
     
16,356
 
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (1,869 )    
10,845
 
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
   
2,952
     
1,224
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period
  $
1,083
    $
12,069
 
                 
Supplemental cash flows information:
               
Interest paid
  $
871
    $
799
 
                 
Income taxes paid
  $
---
    $
---
 
                 
The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
 


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NESTOR, INC.
In Thousands, Except Share And Per Share Information
(Unaudited)

Note 1
Nature of Operations:

A.
Organization

Nestor, Inc. was organized on March 21, 1983 in Delaware to develop and succeed to certain patent rights and know-how, which was acquired from its predecessor, Nestor Associates, a limited partnership.  Two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. (“NTS”) and Nestor Interactive, Inc. (“Interactive”), were formed effective January 1, 1997.  Effective November 7, 1998, Nestor, Inc. ceased further investment in the Interactive subsidiary.  CrossingGuard, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NTS, was formed July 18, 2003 in connection with a financing and is now inactive.  The condensed consolidated financials statements include the accounts of Nestor, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.  Our main offices are located in Providence, RI and Los Angeles, CA.

We are a leading provider of innovative, automated traffic enforcement systems and services to state and local governments throughout the United States and in Canada.  We provide a fully video-based automated red light enforcement system and a multi-lane, bi-directional scanning light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, speed enforcement system.  We also offer a new video-based ViDAR™ speed detection and imaging system as complement to our other systems or as a stand-alone speed enforcement system. CrossingGuard, our red light enforcement system, uses our patented image processing technology to predict and record the occurrence of a red light violation, and manages the process of issuing and processing a citation.  PoliScanSpeed™, one of our speed enforcement systems, uses LiDAR, a technology developed by Vitronic GmbH.  Although the Company is no longer the exclusive North America distributor of Vitronics PoliScanSpeed™, we remain a distributor and continue selling and supporting this highly effective speed system.  ViDAR™ uses average speed over distance calculations to detect and record evidence of speeding vehicles.  ViDAR™ uses non-detectable, passive video detection and enforces multiple, simultaneous violations bi-directionally.  Our suite of traffic safety solutions in combination with our advanced back-office software make customer-friendly, fully integrated and turnkey services available.

B.
Liquidity and management’s plans
 
On July 23, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors, including affiliates of the Company (the “Purchasers”) to sell 8,532,403 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share at a purchase price per share of $0.5802 (the “Purchase Price”) for an aggregate purchase price of $4,950,500 in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Transaction”).  The Transaction was closed on July 27, 2007.

As a predicate to the Transaction, the Company entered into separate agreements (“Waivers”) with holders of more that 75% of the outstanding principal amount of the Company’s Senior Secured Convertible Notes bearing interest at the rate of 7.0% (subject to adjustment) (the “7% Notes”) and holders of more than 66⅔% of holders of the Company’s 5% Senior Convertible Notes (the “5% Notes”) pursuant to which such holders (constituting holders of a sufficient amount of the 7% Notes and 5% Notes respectively) have waived the anti-dilution provisions associated with their respective Notes that would have been triggered by the transaction.  Had the Waivers not been entered into, the Company would have been subject to a substantial downward adjustment to the conversion price of the outstanding principal of the 7% Notes and the 5% Notes.   Waivers did not affect certain Warrants related to the 7% Notes, which were adjusted in accordance with their original terms.  As a result of the Transaction, Warrants to purchase 2,032,205 shares with an exercise price of $4.35 and 198,264 shares with an exercise price of $3.60 were modified to 2,611,750 warrants with an exercise price of $3.38 and 252,496 warrants with an exercise price of $2.82, respectively.
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In connection with the Transaction, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the Purchasers, pursuant to which we agreed to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 registering for resale the shares purchased in the Transaction.  The Registration Statement must be filed not later than 30 business days after the earlier of (a) the date the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 or (b) the last day on which the Company could timely file such Annual Report on Form 10-K in accordance with SEC rules, with penalties imposed on the Company if such filing deadline is not met, or if the registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 60 days of filing (or 90 days if subject to SEC review) in an amount equal to 0.0493% of the Purchase Price of each share held by the Purchaser for each day of any such failure.
 
On March 30, 2007, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, which became effective on April 1, 2007, pursuant to which accredited investors (some of whom are affiliates of the Company) agreed to purchase $1,500 of the Company’s Variable Rate Senior Notes due May 25, 2011 (the “Speed Notes”), which Speed Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets which are directly and exclusively used for the implementation and performance of existing (entered into after October 1, 2006) and future contracts for fixed and mobile automated speed enforcement units.  See Note 4 for further details.
 
We have incurred significant losses to date and at June 30, 2007, we have an accumulated deficit of $71,948. However, the Company has reduced its losses in the first half of 2007 and has reported positive modified EBITDA in the second quarter of 2007. Management believes that the significant financing obtained in 2007 mentioned above, our strong liquidity at July 27, 2007, and our current contracts with municipalities will enable us to continue with the development and delivery of our products and sustain operations through the next twelve months. There can be no assurance, however, that our operations will be sustained or be profitable in the future, that our product development and marketing efforts will be successful, or that if we have to raise additional funds to expand and sustain our operations, such funds will be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 
Note 2
Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial results have been included.  Operating results for the quarter and six months ending June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2007.  There were no material unusual charges or credits to operations during the recently completed fiscal quarter.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2006 is derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  The reclassifications had no net effect on the net loss previously reported.

Cash equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents.

Inventory – inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis, and consists primarily of component equipment considered to be finished goods and which are expected to be installed as roadside capitalized systems or speed enforcement units.
 
 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)
 
Capitalized system costs – material, labor and contractor costs incurred to build and install our equipment are capitalized and depreciated over the expected life of our contracts.  The Company's CrossingGuard red light enforcement business requires us to install our technology in the communities that we serve. To do this, the Company deploys internal and external resources to design, help install, and configure its software and equipment in those communities (i.e. buildout). Internal buildout costs are defined as directly related payroll, fringe, and travel related expenses. Those buildout costs are capitalizable as part of the cost of the system deployed under contract in a community we serve and depreciated over the expected life of the contract. The Company accumulates the amount of those internal buildout costs incurred on a quarterly basis and capitalizes them.  Internal buildout costs capitalized in the second quarter of 2007 and 2006 were approximately $107 and zero, respectfully, and $242 and zero for the six months ending June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Intangible assets – costs of acquired customer contracts are being amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the respective contracts, unless events or circumstances warrant a reduction to the remaining period of amortization.

Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired.  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Goodwill is reviewed for impairment using the Company’s quoted stock price as a measurement of the Company’s fair value of assets, including goodwill, and liabilities.  Any resulting goodwill impairment will be charged to operations.

Deferred revenue – certain customer contracts allow us to bill and/or collect payment prior to the performance of services, resulting in deferred revenue.
 
Derivative Instruments – In connection with the sale of debt or equity instruments, the Company may sell options or warrants to purchase our common stock.  In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as derivative liabilities, rather than as equity.  Additionally, the debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as variable conversion options, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument liability.

The identification of, and accounting for, derivative instruments is complex.  Derivative instruments are re-valued at the end of each reporting period, with changes in fair value of the derivatives recorded as charges or credits to income in the period in which the changes occur.  For options, warrants and bifurcated conversion options that are accounted for as derivative instruments, we determine the fair value of these instruments using the Black-Sholes option pricing model, binomial stock price probability trees, or other valuation techniques, sometimes with the assistance of a certified valuation expert. These models require assumptions related to the remaining term of the instruments and risk-free rates of return, our current common stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our common stock price based on not only the history of our stock price but also the experience of other entities considered comparable to us.  The identification of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the assumptions used to value them can significantly affect our financial statements.

Loss per share – loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted per share computations, which would include shares from the effect of common stock equivalents and other dilutive securities are not presented for the second quarter and six month periods of 2007 and 2006, since their effect would be antidilutive.
 
Note 3
-
Stock Based Compensation:

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) (“SFAS 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment,” which establishes accounting for equity instruments exchanged for employee services.  Under the provisions of SFAS 123(R), share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant). The Company elected to adopt the modified prospective transition method as provided by SFAS 123(R).  Under this application, we are required to record compensation cost for all share-based payments granted after the date of adoption based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R and for the unvested portion of all share-based payments previously granted that remain outstanding which were based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123.  The majority of our share-based compensation arrangements vest over either a four or five year graded vesting schedule.  The Company expenses its share-based compensation under the ratable method, which treats each vesting tranche as if it were an individual grant.

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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)
The following table presents share-based compensation expenses for continuing operations included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations:

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cost of sales
  $
4
    $
6
    $
10
    $
17
 
Engineering and operations
   
60
     
31
     
124
     
137
 
Research and development
   
9
     
19
     
18
     
63
 
Selling and marketing
   
2
     
31
     
6
     
78
 
General and administrative
   
95
     
494
     
151
     
1,026
 
Share-based compensation expense
before tax
  $
170
    $
581
    $
309
    $
1,321
 
Provision for income tax
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Net share-based compensation expense
  $
170
    $
581
    $
309
    $
1,321
 

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model.  Key input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the exercise price of the award, the expected option term, the expected volatility of the Company’s stock over the option’s expected term, the risk-free interest rate over the option’s expected term, and the Company’s expected annual dividend yield.  The Company believes that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair values of the Company’s stock options granted in the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.  Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events of the value ultimately realized by persons who receive equity awards.

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
2006
Expected option term (1)
 
5.25
 yrs.  
5.25
 yrs.  
 5.25 yrs.
 5.25 yrs.
Expected volatility factor (2)
    165
%
    168
%
 
 163 to 165 %
165 to 168  %
Risk-free interest rate (3)
    5.0
%
    5.0
%
 
  4.5 to  5.0 %
  4.5 to 5.0  %
Expected annual dividend yield (4)
    0
%
    0
%
 
 0 %
    0 %

(1)
The option life was determined using the simplified method for estimating expected option life, which qualify as “plain-vanilla” options.
(2)
The stock volatility for each grant is determined based on the review of the experience of the weighted average of historical weekly price changes of the Company’s common stock over the expected option term.
(3)
The risk-free interest rate for periods equal to the expected term of the share option is based on the U. S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
(4)
The Company has not paid a dividend historically nor plans to declare a dividend in the near future.

 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)

Stock incentive plans

On May 6, 1997, the Company adopted the 1997 Stock Option Plan under which the Board of Directors granted incentive or non-qualified stock options to employees, directors and consultants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the market price of the stock at the date of grant.  In June 2001, the 1997 Stock Option Plan was amended to increase the aggregate number of options authorized to 500,000 shares (post-reverse split) of the Company’s common stock.  Options vest over four years and are exercisable for up to ten years from the date of grant, although most options currently outstanding expire eight years from the date of grant.  The options are not transferable except by will or domestic relations order.  No further grants may be made under this Plan pursuant to the adoption of the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

On June 24, 2004, the Company adopted the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, which provides for the grant of awards to employees, officers and directors.  Subject to adjustments for changes in the Company’s common stock and other events, the stock plan is authorized to grant up to 4,500,000 shares, either in the form of options to purchase Nestor common stock or as restricted stock awards.  The Board of Directors determines the award amount, price usually equal to the market price of the stock on the date of the grant, vesting provisions and expiration period (not to exceed ten years) in each applicable agreement. The Board has authorized the Chief Executive Officer to award options to non-executive employees in an amount not to exceed 10,000 shares per employee and 200,000 in the aggregate on an annual basis.  All such grants must be approved by the Compensation Committee and be consistent with the Plan.  The awards are not transferable except by will or domestic relations order.


The following table presents the activity of the Company’s Stock Option Plans from December 31, 2006 through June 30, 2007.

   
2007
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
   
2,953,853
    $
4.55
 
Granted
   
207,000
     
0.98
 
Exercised
   
---
     
---
 
Canceled
   
296,300
     
3.96
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2007
   
2,864,553
     
4.35
 
                 
Options exercisable at June 30, 2007
   
1,945,878
    $
4.73
 


The following table presents weighted average price and life information about significant option groups outstanding at June 30, 2007:

Options Outstanding
   
Options Exercisable
 
Range of Ex. Price
   
Number of Outstanding at
June 30, 2007
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
   
Number Exercisable at
June 30, 2007
   
Weighted Averaged Exercisable Price
 
$
0.00
   
-
     
0.99
     
62,000
     
8.0
    $
0.54
     
12,500
    $
0.54
 
 
1.00
   
-
     
2.99
     
345,650
     
7.4
     
1.83
     
39,650
     
1.96
 
 
3.00
   
-
     
3.99
     
226,700
     
4.5
     
3.60
     
174,200
     
3.66
 
 
4.00
   
-
     
4.99
     
2,046,375
     
6.0
     
4.86
     
1,576,075
     
4.87
 
 
5.00
   
-
     
5.99
     
177,163
     
3.5
     
5.60
     
140,538
     
5.62
 
 
6.00
   
-
     
8.00
     
6,665
     
4.8
     
6.20
     
2,915
     
6.13
 
                       
2,864,553
     
6.0
     
4.35
     
1,945,878
     
4.73
 
 
 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)

 
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, and June 30, 2006, there were no intrinsic value of options exercised (i.e. the difference between the market price and the price paid by the employee to exercise the options) and no amount of cash was received from the exercise of options.

The total grant date fair value of stock options that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was approximately $218 with a weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.4 years.  The weighted average fair value of options, as determined under SFAS123(R), granted during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $0.38 and $3.25 per share, respectively.

As of June 30, 2007, there was $3,090 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Company’s stock option plans.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.  The Company amortizes stock-based compensation on the straight-line method.

The Company did not realize any actual tax benefit for tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements for the six months ended June 30, 2007 or 2006.


In our quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, we reported that at the April 11, 2007 Board of Directors Meeting, the Compensation Committee had recommended that the exercise price on 25% of certain fully vested options to purchase 500,000 shares of our Common Stock granted to our former Chief Executive Officer, William B. Danzell, on October 13, 2004 should be reduced from $4.95 per share to $2.00 per share.  We and Mr. Danzell did not finalize an amendment to Mr. Danzell’s option agreement effecting this modification.  Accordingly, there has been no change in Mr. Danzell’s stock options.  Mr. Danzell is no longer an executive or employee of the Company.

Warrants

The Company, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, has granted warrants from time to time, generally in conjunction with the sale of equities.  The Company issued 60,000 warrants in connection with the private placement in November 2004, 100,000 warrants in connection with the private placement in May 2005, 371,339 warrants in connection with the private stock placement in January 2006, and 2,394,262 warrants in connection with the 7% Senior Secured Notes placement in May 2006.

The following table presents warrants outstanding:
 
   
June 30, 2007
 
       
Eligible, end of quarter for exercise
   
2,925,601
 
         
Warrants issued in the quarter
   
---
 
         
Low exercise price
  $
3.60
 
High exercise price
  $
8.44
 

The warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2007 are currently exercisable and expire at various dates through May, 2011. The outstanding warrants entitle the owner to purchase one share of common stock for each warrant, at prices ranging from $3.60 to $8.44 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution rights.
 
 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)
 
Note 4
Long Term Financial Obligations

The Company considers its senior convertible notes payable, senior secured convertible notes payable, variable rate senior notes payable and derivative financial instruments, net of debt discounts, to be its long-term financial obligations.

Long-term financial obligations consisted of the following.

   
June 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
5% Senior Convertible Notes
           
Principal
  $
2,850
    $
2,850
 
Debt discount
    (1,530 )     (1,930 )
FMV of embedded derivatives
   
1
     
164
 
                 
7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes
               
Principal
   
22,840
     
22,840
 
Debt discount
    (12,661 )     (14,277 )
FMV of embedded derivatives, including warrants
   
3,104
     
4,807
 
                 
                 
10 % Variable Rate Senior Notes
   
1,500
     
---
 
    $
16,104
    $
14,454
 
Less current portion
   
---
     
---
 
Total
  $
16,104
    $
14,454
 



Aggregate maturities of long-term obligations for the years ending following June 30, 2007 are as follows:

   
2009
   
2011
   
Total
 
                   
7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes
  $
---
    $
22,840
    $
22,840
 
5% Senior Convertible Notes
   
2,850
     
---
     
2,850
 
10% variable rate senior notes payable
   
---
     
1,500
     
1,500
 
Total:
  $
2,850
    $
24,340
    $
27,190
 

In addition, the holders of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes have the right to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Secured Notes on May 25, 2009, if the Company’s modified EBITDA (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, any derivative instrument gain or loss or any employee stock option expense under SFAS 123R) for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008 as reported on the Form 10-K does not exceed $14.0 million.  

On March 30, 2007, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, which became effective on April 1, 2007, pursuant to which accredited investors (some of whom are affiliates of the Company) agreed to purchase $1,500 of the Company’s Variable Rate Senior Notes due May 25, 2011 (the “Speed Notes”), which Speed Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets which are directly and exclusively used for the implementation and performance of existing (entered into after October 1, 2006) and future contracts for fixed and mobile automated speed enforcement units.
 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)
 
Speed Note holders will receive interest payments equal to (a) $5.00 per paid citation issued with the Equipment (for “as issued” contracts), (b) $6.00 per paid citation (for “as paid” contracts) and (c) 17% of amounts collected (for “fixed fee” contracts), subject to a minimum return of 10% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears.  Payments will be made based upon citations issued up to 16 speed units per $1.5 million in aggregate outstanding principal on all Notes.  Once the Company has entered into contracts for the operation of a minimum of 16 speed units, the Company may, but is not obligated to, sell an additional $1.5 million of Speed Notes.  The effective interest rate for the second quarter of 2007 was 10%.

The Speed Notes will mature on May 25, 2011, at which time the Company will pay all unpaid principal together with all accrued but unpaid interest.  The Company may at any time redeem the Speed Notes at 110% of face value plus accumulated but unpaid interest.

The proceeds from the Speed Notes will be used, either prospectively or retrospectively, to fund the purchase price or cost of design, engineering, installation, construction, configuring, maintenance, or operation or improvement of property or equipment used in contracts signed after October 1, 2006 at a customer site, including without limitation, costs of site analysis and preparation.


Note 5
-
Income Taxes:

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” ("FIN No. 48"), on January 1, 2007. FIN No. 48 requires that the impact of tax positions be recognized in the financial statements if they are more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position.  As discussed in the consolidated financial statements in the 2006 Form 10-K, the Company has a valuation allowance against the full amount of its net deferred tax assets.   The Company currently provides a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets, will not be realized.
 
As a result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company reduced its deferred tax assets and the associated valuation allowance for gross unrecognized tax affected benefits of approximately $11,545.  There was no adjustment to accumulated deficit as a result of these unrecognized tax benefits, since there was a full valuation allowance against the related deferred tax assets.  If these unrecognized tax benefits are ultimately recognized, they would have no impact on the effective tax rate due to the existence of the valuation allowance.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of certain state jurisdictions. The periods from 1999-2006 remain open to examination by the I.R.S. and state authorities. The Company has not been audited by the I.R.S. or any states in connection with income taxes for this period of time.

We recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense, if any. Penalties, if incurred, are recognized as a component of income tax expense.


Note 6
-
Litigation:

On April 13, 2007, the Company filed suit against Place Motor, Inc. and Clair Ford, Lincoln Mercury, Inc.  (Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Place Motor, Inc., et al., Rhode Island Superior Court, C.A. No. PC-07-1963).  Place Motor, Inc. and Clair Ford, Lincoln Mercury, Inc. are in possession of title for eight vans for which Nestor has paid in full.  Nestor has alleged that it paid for these vans by making payment to the defendants’ agent, Northeast Conversions, LLC.  Although Northeast Conversions never forwarded our payment to the defendants, Nestor believes that it satisfied its obligation to pay for the vans when it delivered payment to the defendants’ agent.  Accordingly, Nestor seeks declaratory judgment in favor stating that the Defendants’ must take any action necessary to deliver the vans together with valid title certificates to Nestor Traffic Systems.  The defendants have answered the complaint with general denials of the basis for Nestor’s claims and asserting certain affirmative defenses.  Neither party asserted any counterclaims.  We intend to begin the discovery process shortly.
 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)
 
Two suits have been filed against us and the City of Akron seeking to enjoin the City of Akron speed program and damages.  These cases have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.  These cases are:

Mendenhall v. The City of Akron, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 5:06CV0139, in which plaintiff filed a complaint and class action for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and for a money judgment in an unspecified amount against City of Akron and all of its City Council members in their official capacity and us alleging federal and state constitutional violations.  The action was filed in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and was removed to federal court.  On February 17, 2006, we and the other defendants filed a joint motion for judgment on the pleadings.  Plaintiff filed an opposition to that motion on March 24, 2006.  On May 19, 2006, the court ruled that the Akron ordinance permitting photo enforcement of speeding laws was a proper exercise of municipal power under the Ohio Constitution, but deferred ruling on the alleged due process violations pending an opportunity for discovery by the plaintiff, which was completed on October 20, 2006.   The plaintiff amended her complaint on August 8, 2006 to include equal protection violations among her federal constitutional claims.  We filed an answer to that amended complaint on August 18, 2006.  Dispositive motions in the case were due by November 22, 2006.

Sipe, et al. v. Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc., et al., United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 5:06CV0139, in which plaintiffs filed a complaint and class action for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and for a money judgment in an unspecified amount against us, various past and present employees of ours and the City of Akron and alleging fraud, civil conspiracy, common plan to commit fraud, violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act, nuisance, conversion, invasion of privacy, negligence, and federal constitutional violation. The action was filed in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and was removed to federal court.  On February 17, 2006, we and the other defendants filed a joint motion for judgment on the pleadings.  Plaintiff filed an opposition to that motion on March 24, 2006.  On May 19, 2006, the court ruled that the Akron ordinance permitting photo enforcement of speeding laws was a proper exercise of municipal power under the Ohio Constitution, but deferred ruling on the alleged due process violations pending an opportunity for discovery by the plaintiff, which was completed on October 20, 2006.  Dispositive motions in the case were due by November 22, 2006.

With respect to both of the above cases, final resolution can be determined only after disposition of the Court’s certified question to the Ohio Supreme Court; namely:

Whether a municipality has the power under home rule to enact civil penalties for the offense of violating a traffic signal light or for the offense of speeding, both of which are criminal offenses under the Ohio Revised Code.

On February 7, 2007, the Ohio Supreme Court accepted the case for determination of the question presented.  The Ohio Supreme Court has received briefs from all parties, and we expect that the case will be scheduled for oral argument in the fall of 2007.  Although the Ohio Supreme Court is not bound to render a decision in a specific period of time, we anticipate that a decision will be rendered not later than December 2007.
 
With respect to the underlying actions, discovery was complete at the time the Court certified the question to the Ohio Supreme Court.

We do not currently have any pending material litigation other than that described above.
 
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NESTOR, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Information
(UNAUDITED)

Note 7
-
New Accounting Pronouncements:

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. This statement permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. Subsequent unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this statement.


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Forward Looking Statements

The following discussion includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by that section.  Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events.  All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or incorporated in this report regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements.  The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.  Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make.  Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in this section and in Part I – Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.   The following discussion should also be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes thereto.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these prospective statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  We undertake no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may subsequently arise.  Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make.  Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Executive Summary

We are a leading provider of innovative, automated traffic enforcement systems and services to state and local governments throughout the United States and in Canada.  We provide a fully video-based automated red light enforcement system and a multi-lane, bi-directional scanning light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, speed enforcement system.  We also offer a new video-based ViDAR™ speed detection and imaging system as complement to our other systems or as a stand-alone speed enforcement system. CrossingGuard, our red light enforcement system, uses our patented image processing technology to predict and record the occurrence of a red light violation, and manages the process of issuing and processing a citation.  PoliScanSpeed™, one of our speed enforcement systems, uses LiDAR, a technology developed by Vitronic GmbH.  Although the Company is no longer the exclusive North America distributor of Vitronics PoliScanSpeed™, we remain a distributor and continue selling and supporting this highly effective speed system.  ViDAR™ uses average speed over distance calculations to detect and record evidence of speeding vehicles.  ViDAR™ uses non-detectable, passive video detection and enforces multiple, simultaneous violations bi-directionally.  Our suite of traffic safety solutions in combination with our advanced back-office software make customer-friendly, fully integrated and turnkey services available.

Citation Composer software, the staple of our back-office citation processing service, is now supplemented by an Internet-based customer support application.  Our newly developed Internet-based I-Citation software application streamlines the officer review and approval process and also provides on-line court scheduling and reporting features that are offered as part of our standard service package.  I-Citation facilitates easy and fast officer review of events by transmitting on-demand event details including the evidence package and formatted citations.  Security is handled through complete data encryption and two factor authentication.  I-Citation not only eliminates the need for voluminous data transfers, but also works with existing high-speed internet connections and current web browsers.  I-Citation reduces operational costs, increases efficiency and facilitates rapid deployment in our service offerings.  I-Citation is now being used by a major customer and, although not required, will ultimately replace customer-facing Citation Composer functions as part of our planned roll out scheduled to begin in the second half of 2007.
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Our new video signal sensing technology or VSS has advanced non-invasive signal detection in the traffic enforcement industry.  VSS, also developed internally by our research and development team, is a new technology in our service offerings  that can detect the phase of the traffic signal day or night without a direct or indirect connection to the traffic signal controller box or wiring.  VSS easily integrates with commercially available cameras.  Additionally, VSS should reduce construction costs and permitting time.  VSS software testing and quality assurance will be completed in the fall 2007.

We generate recurring revenue through contracts that provide for equipment leasing and services on a fixed and/or per citation fee basis.  Essentially all of our revenue prior to September 30, 2005 was generated through contracts for our CrossingGuard red light system. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2005, we started generating revenue from our PoliScanspeed system.  The economics of products and services are tied to the number of operating systems in the field and in many cases the number of violations processed by such systems.  Customer pricing entails fixed monthly fees, variable per ticket fee pricing structures, or a combination of both.  A shift to monthly fixed fee contracts may result in a more stable revenue stream for installations.  Many of our initial red light and speed contracts, however, compensate us on a per ticket paid or issued basis in return for both equipment lease and maintenance and citation processing and customer support services.  Depending on the terms of each contract, we realize from $19 to $99 per citation issued or paid and/or fixed monthly fees ranging from $2,000 to $7,000 per approach for system delivery and processing services.

State statutes providing for automated enforcement may impose liability on either the driver or the registered owner of a vehicle for a violation.  Driver liability statutes require that the driver be identified, from the photographic evidence, and that the citation be issued and sent to the driver.  Registered owner statutes require that the vehicle’s owner be identified, through registration records, and that the citation be issued and sent to the registered owner.  Because only the license plate is required for identification under a registered owner statute, program operating efficiencies are higher, generally resulting in lower per citation costs and monthly fees for CrossingGuard systems installed in these jurisdictions. Of the nineteen jurisdictions that have active automated red light enforcement programs, four require that a driver be identified; the other states limit identification to the vehicle license plate and impose liability on the registered owner.  Driver identification states are generally in the western part of the US, and include California, Arizona, Oregon and Colorado.

Almost all of our contracts provide for the lease of equipment and the services as a bundled, turnkey program over three to five years.  The equipment leases are generally classified as operating leases under FAS 13 “Accounting for Leases” and the revenues are realized along with service revenues as services are delivered to a customer over the life of the contract.

Our existing contracts with government entities typically authorize the installation of systems at a specified number of approaches.  As of June 30, 2007, our active contracts had 251 installed approaches and speed units and authorized the installation of up to an additional 218 approaches and speed units.  Management believes the majority of the authorized approaches under existing active contracts will be installed, but no assurances can be given that all approaches under contract will ultimately be installed due to factors including locating qualifying intersections, budget or personnel considerations, etc.     

The following table provides summary information regarding our active contracts.

   
Quarter Ended June 30,
 
Number of Approaches and Units:
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Installed, operational and revenue-generating
           
CrossingGuard red light approaches
   
247
     
182
 
Poliscanspeed Units
   
4
     
3
 
Additional Authorized Approaches:
               
CrossingGuard red light approaches
   
207
     
200
 
Poliscanspeed Units
   
11
     
11
 
Total
   
469
     
396
 
 
 
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During the second quarter of 2007, the Company added 36 CrossingGuard red light approaches and decommissioned 6 approaches and added one PoliScanSpeed™ unit and decommissioned eight units.  Five speed units that operate in school zone speed enforcement contracts were shut down for the summer school vacation season 2007.  These units are included in the above table under Additional Authorized Poliscanspeed Units. Three speed units were decommissioned in Texas in the quarter as a result of the passing of state legislation making photo speed enforcement illegal.

The management team focus is to expand our market share in the emerging traffic safety market.  We plan to expand that market share by:

 
·
Continuing to aggressively market CrossingGuard video-based red light enforcement systems and services to targeted states and municipalities for red light enforcement and safety

 
·
Implementing a marketing program for speed enforcement systems and services to states and municipalities for speed enforcement and safety

 
·
Focusing our research and development team on streamlining our current technical offering and reducing cost and complexity.

 
·
Exploring new applications of our technology and new distribution centers

 
·
Participating in efforts to increase the public’s acceptance of, and state’s authorization of, automated traffic safety systems

 
·
Participating in industry standards setting bodies

 
·
Enhancing and seeking patents for our traffic safety technology to maintain or improve our position and competitive advantages in the industry

Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past and may fluctuate significantly in the future.  We may incur significant expenses in anticipation of revenue, which may not materialize and we may not be able to reduce spending quickly if our revenue is lower than expected.  In addition, our ability to forecast revenue, particularly with respect to our new speed products, is limited.  As a result, our operating results are volatile and difficult to predict and you should not rely on the results of one quarter as an indication of future performance.  Factors that may cause our operating results to fluctuate include, costs related to customization of our products and services; announcements or introductions of new products and services by our competitors; the failure of additional states to adopt or maintain legislation enabling the use of automated traffic enforcement systems or existing states that may prohibit it in the future; determinations by state and local government bodies to utilize our equipment without the additional processing services we provide; equipment defects and other product quality problems;  a shift towards fixed rate, as opposed to per ticket, compensation arrangements for our speed products, which could adversely affect revenues; the discretionary nature of our customers’ internal evaluation, approval and order processes; the varying size, timing and contractual terms of orders for our products and services; and the mix of revenue from our products and services.

During our first 25 years of operations, we developed a number of patented intelligent software solutions for decision and data-mining applications, including financial services, fraud detection and intelligent traffic-management systems.  In 2000, we made the strategic decision to concentrate on our traffic management technologies and began to dispose of our other product lines.  By 2003, we had exited our financial services, fraud detection and Rail CrossingGuard and TrafficVision business lines, and had refocused our resources on our traffic safety and enforcement systems such as CrossingGuard, our current primary source of revenue.   This transition involved a series of licensing arrangements and transfers of our rights.  In early 2001, we also entered into two separate source-code licensing agreements for our fraud detection product line appointing Applied Communications, Inc., or ACI, and Retail Decisions, Inc., or ReD, as co-exclusive resellers in the transaction processing industry.  Royalty revenues from ACI continued through June 2002 when the royalty stream was assigned to Churchill Lane Associates, or CLA.  We do not expect to receive future revenues from this license. Additionally, we transferred to ReD certain of our assets that supported the technology licensed under our license to ReD.  No ongoing revenues are expected to be realized from ReD.  The licensing, royalty and other payments we received under these licensing arrangements and other transfers of our property and technology financed our operations during 2001 and 2002 and enabled us to develop our traffic enforcement business.
 
 
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The following is a summary of key financial measurements monitored by management:
 
   
Quarter Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Financial
                       
Revenue
   
3,061,000
     
2,003,000
     
5,442,000
     
3,755,000
 
Loss from operations
    (892,000 )     (2,914,000 )     (2,174,000 )     (6,151,000 )
Net loss
    (1,959,000 )     (4,004,000 )     (3,469,000 )     (7,496,000 )
Modified EBITDA
   
117,000
      (1,462,000 )     (321,000 )     (3,184,000 )
Cash and marketable securities
   
1,083,000
     
16,138,000
                 
Investment in capitalized systems
   
2,861,000
     
1,614,000
                 
Working capital
   
998,000
     
15,170,000
                 
 
We are a capital-intensive business, so in addition to focusing on GAAP measures, we focus on modified EBITDA to measure our results. We calculate this number by first calculating EBITDA, which we define as net income before interest expense, debt restructuring or debt extinguishment costs (if any during the relevant measurement period), provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Then we exclude derivative instrument income or expense, debt discount expense, share-based compensation expense, and asset impairment charges   These measures eliminate the effect of financing transactions that we enter into on an irregular basis based on capital needs and market opportunities, and these measures provide us with a means to track internally generated cash from which we can fund our interest expense and our growth. In comparing modified EBITDA from period to period, we also ignore the effect of what we consider non-recurring events not related to our core business operations to arrive at what we define as modified EBITDA. Because modified EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, we include in the tables below reconciliations of modified EBITDA to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

We present modified EBITDA because we believe it provides useful information regarding our ability to meet our future debt payment requirements, capital expenditures and working capital requirements, and that it provides an overall evaluation of our financial condition. In addition, modified EBITDA is defined in certain financial covenants under our 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes and was used to adjust the interest rate on those notes to 9% at July 1, 2007 and will be used January 1, 2009 to determine whether the holders of those notes have a redemption right at May 25, 2009.

Modified EBITDA has certain limitations as an analytical tool and should not be used as a substitute for net income, cash flows or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States or as a measure of our profitability or our liquidity.

When evaluating modified EBITDA as a performance measure, and excluding the above-noted items, all of which have material limitations, investors should consider, among other factors, the following:

 
 
increasing or decreasing trends in modified EBITDA;
 
 
 
how modified EBITDA compares to levels of debt and interest expense.

Because modified EBITDA, as defined, excludes some but not all items that affect our net income, modified EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled performance measure presented by other companies.
 
 
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The table below is a reconciliation of modified EBITDA to net loss for the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2007 and 2006:
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
      Six Months Ended June 30,
 
     
2007 
     
2006 
     
2007 
     
2006 
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ (1,959,000 )   $ (4,004,000 )   $ (3,469,000 )   $ (7,496,000 )
Interest expense, net of interest income
   
596,000
     
565,000
     
1,145,000
     
798,000
 
Income tax expense
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
839,000
     
696,000
     
1,544,000
     
1,471,000
 
EBITDA
  $ (524,000 )   $ (2,743,000 )   $ (780,000 )   $ (5,227,000 )
Derivative instrument (income) expense
    (537,000 )     (2,415,000 )     (1,866,000 )     (2,967,000 )
Debt discount expense
   
1,008,000
     
2,940,000
     
2,016,000
     
3,514,000
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
170,000
     
581,000
     
309,000
     
1,321,000
 
Asset impairment charge
   
---
     
175,000
     
---
     
175,000
 
Modified EBITDA
  $
117,000
    $ (1,462,000 )   $ (321,000 )   $ (3,184,000 )

 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require us to make estimates and assumptions.  For more information, see Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.  We believe that of our significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

Revenue Recognition

In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 104 – Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements (“SAB 104”), revenue is generally recognized and earned when all of the following criteria are satisfied: (a) persuasive evidence of sales arrangements exist, (b) delivery has occurred, (c) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (d) collectability is reasonably assured.  In those cases where all four criteria are not met, we defer recognition of revenue until the period these criteria are satisfied.

The majority of our revenue is derived from three types of customer arrangements:

a.
We provide hardware and equipment, and related third party embedded software (“roadside systems”). The third party embedded software is considered incidental to the system as a whole. In these arrangements, we typically sell or lease the system as a stand alone roadside system and account for it either as a direct sale, in one instance as a sales type lease, as it met the criteria of a sales type lease in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 13 – Accounting for Leases, or in most other cases as an operating lease accounted for on a monthly basis. For each arrangement, usually upon delivery for the sales type lease or monthly for operating type leases, revenue is recognized as there exists evidence that an arrangement exists, the system is delivered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured in accordance with SAB 104;

b.
We provide services, which typically include citation processing, back office and hosting services. Software is more than incidental to the services as a whole, but 1) is used by us to capture and internally process the violations and 2) customers do not have the right to and do not take possession of our detection and tracking, or our citation processing and back office software. For these services, we typically recognize revenue on a fixed monthly fee or a per citation fee basis. Revenue usually commences for these service arrangements, upon the first month after inception of operations, as there exists evidence that an arrangement exists, services have been rendered or delivered (citations and other services are delivered), the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured; and
 
 
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c.
For two current customers who want to process their own citations, we lease them our detection and tracking and citation processing and back office software and provide monthly customer support on the software. For this arrangement, we recognize revenue in accordance with Statement of Position 97 –2 Software Revenue Recognition. Although all software deliverables are complete in the initial month of operations, and the monthly customer support is the only undelivered element, we recognize revenue on a monthly basis as the citations are issued or paid.

Some contracts include penalty provisions relating to timely performance and delivery of systems and services by us. Penalties are charged to operations in the period the penalty is determinable.  In the first half of 2007 and 2006, four and two customers, respectively, each exceeded ten percent of revenue.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts is evaluated on a regular basis and adjusted based on management’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in receivables, based on historical experience.  Receivables are considered to be past due if they have not been paid by the payment due dates.  Debts are written off against the allowance when deemed to be uncollectible.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance when received.

Inventory Obsolescence

We evaluate our inventory for excess and obsolescence on a quarterly basis.  In preparing our evaluation, we look at the expected demand for our products for the next three to twelve months in order to determine whether or not such equipment to be installed requires a change in the inventory reserve in order to record the inventory at net realizable value.  Based upon the evaluation, a reserve is established so that inventory is appropriately stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Capitalization of Internal Buildout Costs

The Company's CrossingGuard red light enforcement business requires us to install our technology in the communities that we serve. To do this, the Company deploys internal and external resources to design, help install, and configure its software and equipment in those communities (i.e. buildout). Internal buildout costs are defined as directly related payroll, fringe, and travel and entertainment expense. Those buildout costs are capitalizable as part of the cost of the system deployed under contract in a community we serve and depreciated over the life of the contract. The Company accumulates the amount of those internal buildout costs incurred on a quarterly basis and capitalizes them.   Internal buildout costs capitalized in the second quarter of 2007 and 2006 were approximately $107,000 and zero, respectively, and $242,000 and zero for the six months ending June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Share-Based Compensation

In the first quarter of 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) "Share-Based Payments" ("SFAS 123(R)"), which required all share-based payments to employees to be recognized in our financial statements at their fair value. We have continued to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine fair value of options under SFAS 123(R) and have elected to use the modified-prospective transition method.

The calculation of stock-based compensation requires the use of a valuation model and related assumptions. The use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of subjective assumptions including an estimate of the volatility of our stock, the expected life of our share-based instruments, the expected forfeitures of share-based instruments, the expected dividend rate on our common stock, and the risk free interest rates that can materially affect our fair value estimate of our share-based instruments. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially impact the calculation of stock-based compensation.

 
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Derivative Instruments

In connection with the sale of debt or equity instruments, we may sell options or warrants to purchase our common stock.  In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as derivative liabilities, rather than as equity.  Additionally, the debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as variable conversion options, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument liability.

The identification of, and accounting for, derivative instruments is complex.  Derivative instruments are re-valued at the end of each reporting period, with changes in fair value of the derivatives recorded as charges or credits to income in the period in which the changes occur.  For options, warrants and bifurcated conversion options that are accounted for as derivative instruments, we determine the fair value of these instruments using the Black-Sholes option pricing model, binomial stock price probability trees, or other valuation techniques, sometimes with the assistance of a certified valuation expert. These models require assumptions related to the remaining term of the instruments and risk-free rates of return, our current common stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our common stock price based on not only the history of our stock price but also the experience of other entities considered comparable to us.  The identification of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the assumptions used to value them can significantly affect our financial statements.

Long-Term Asset Impairment

In assessing the recoverability of our long-term assets, including capitalized system costs, management must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows, contract renewal options and other factors to determine its fair value.  If these estimates change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges that were not previously recorded.

Concentrations of credit risk

Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable.  We place our cash and temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions.  At times such investments may be in excess of the FDIC limit.  However, senior management continually reviews the financial stability of these financial institutions.  We routinely assess the financial strength of our customers, most of which are municipalities, and, as a result, believe that our trade accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited.  We do not require collateral from our customers.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Position and Working Capital

We had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $1,083,000 at June 30, 2007 compared with $3,010,000 at December 31, 2006.  At June 30, 2007, we had working capital of $998,000 compared with  $3,433,000 at December 31, 2006. Our net worth at June 30, 2007 was $2,343,000 compared with $5,502,000 at December 31, 2006.

The decline in cash, working capital, and net worth is primarily due to (1) our net loss in the six months ending June 30, 2007 of $3,469,000 and (2) investment in capitalized systems of $2,861,000 which are expected to generate revenue in future quarters, offset by (3) proceeds of $1,415,000 net of expenses received from our placement of $1,500,000 in Variable Rate Senior Notes Payable.
 
On July 23, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors, including affiliates of the Company (the “Purchasers”) to sell 8,532,403 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share at a purchase price per share of $0.5802 (the “Purchase Price”) for an aggregate purchase price of $4,950,500 in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Transaction”).  The Transaction was closed on July 27, 2007.
 
 
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As a predicate to the Transaction, the Company entered into separate agreements (“Waivers”) with holders of more that 75% of the outstanding principal amount of the Company’s Senior Secured Convertible Notes bearing interest at the rate of 7.0% (subject to adjustment) (the “7% Notes”) and holders of more than 66⅔% of holders of the Company’s 5% Senior Convertible Notes (the “5% Notes”) pursuant to which such holders (constituting holders of a sufficient amount of the 7% Notes and 5% Notes respectively) have waived the anti-dilution provisions associated with their respective Notes that would have been triggered by the transaction.  Had the Waivers not been entered into, the Company would have been subject to a substantial downward adjustment to the conversion price of the outstanding principal of the 7% Notes and the 5% Notes.   Waivers did not affect certain Warrants related to the 7% Notes, which were adjusted in accordance with their original terms.  As a result of the Transaction, Warrants to purchase 2,032,205 shares with an exercise price of $4.35 and 198,264 shares with an exercise price of $3.60 were modified to 2,611,750 warrants with an exercise price of $3.38 and 252,496 warrants with an exercise price of $2.82, respectively.
 
In connection with the Transaction, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the Purchasers, pursuant to which we agreed to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 registering for resale the shares purchased in the Transaction.  The Registration Statement must be filed not later than 30 business days after the earlier of (a) the date the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 or (b) the last day on which the Company could timely file such Annual Report on Form 10-K in accordance with SEC rules, with penalties imposed on the Company if such filing deadline is not met, or if the registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 60 days of filing (or 90 days if subject to SEC review) in an amount equal to 0.0493% of the Purchase Price of each share held by the Purchaser for each day of any such failure.
 
On March 30, 2007, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, which became effective on April 1, 2007, pursuant to which accredited investors (some of whom are affiliates of the Company) agreed to purchase $1,500,000 of the Company’s Variable Rate Senior Notes due May 25, 2011 (the “Speed Notes”), which Speed Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets which are directly and exclusively used for the implementation and performance of existing (entered into after October 1, 2006) and future contracts for fixed and mobile automated speed enforcement units.

We continue to seek additional sources of equity and debt financing to fund operations and to position ourselves to capitalize on new market and growth opportunities; however, there can be no assurance that the funds will be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Commitments, Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations at June 30, 2007, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on its liquidity and cash flow in future periods:    (1)

Payments due in:
 
Operating Leases (1)
   
Senior Convertible Notes
   
Senior Secured Convertible Notes
   
Variable Rate Senior Notes Payable
   
Debt Interest
   
Total
 
2007
  $
202,000
    $
---
    $
---
    $
---
    $
1,175,000
    $
1,377,000
 
2008
   
403,000
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
2,348,000
     
2,751,000
 
2009
   
403,000
     
2,850,000
     
---
     
---
     
2,254,000
     
5,507,000
 
2010
   
344,000
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
2,206,000
     
2,550,000
 
2011
   
113,000
     
---
     
22,840,000
     
1,500,000
     
882,000
     
25,335,000
 
Thereafter
   
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
     
---
 
    $
1,465,000
    $
2,850,000
    $
22,840,000
    $
1,500,000
    $
8,865,000
    $
37,520,000
 

 (1)
Primarily facility lease obligations in Providence, RI and Los Angeles, CA.
 
 
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The interest rate on our 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes is subject to adjustment if certain targets in the Company’s modified EBITDA are or are not met.  As modified EBITDA reported on the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the current fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2007 is less than $1,250,000, the interest rate was increased to 9% effective July 1, 2007.  As a result, the above table reflects interest on the 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes at 9% for all future fiscal periods through maturity.  The effect of increasing the interest rate is an increase in interest expense by $114,000 quarterly beginning in the third quarter of 2007.

In addition, the holders of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes have the right to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Secured Notes on May 25, 2009, if the Company’s modified EBITDA (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, any derivative instrument gain or loss or any employee stock option expense under SFAS 123R) for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2008 as reported on the Form 10-K does not exceed $14.0 million.

On April 23, 2007, the Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that because the Company’s stock traded below $1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive business days, it did not comply with the minimum requirement for continued inclusion in Nasdaq under Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). Accordingly, the Company has been notified that it will have 180 calendar days or until October 22, 2007, to meet this compliance requirement. The Company must bring the bid price of its stock back above $1.00 per share for 10 or more consecutive business days by that time.
 
If compliance cannot be demonstrated by October 22, 2007, Nasdaq staff will determine whether the Company meets Nasdaq’s Capital Market initial listing criteria as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c) except for the 10-day bid price requirement. If the Company does not meet these other initial listing criteria, Nasdaq staff will provide written notification to the Company that its securities will be delisted. In that event, the Company may appeal the staff’s determination. If the Company meets the initial listing criteria except for the bid price requirement, then Nasdaq staff will notify the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days to fully comply. A delisting of the Company’s stock for more than five consecutive days or for more than an aggregate of 10 days in any 365-day period would constitute an event of default under the terms of the Company’s 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes dated May 25, 2006. A default under the 7% Notes would in turn be a default under the Company’s 5% Senior Convertible Notes due October 31, 2007.

It is our opinion that, given  that the Company can effect a reverse stock split to rectify the stock price deficiency, we believe it is likely that we will be able to cure our failure to meet the Nasdaq stock price continued listing requirement.  Accoringly, we believe it unlikely that we will default on our 7% Notes and 5% Senior Convertible Note.

As of June 30, 2007, we have no off balance sheet arrangements.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, we invested $2,861,000 in capitalized systems compared to $1,614,000 invested in capitalized systems costs in the same period last year.  Management expects that NTS will make substantial future commitments for systems related to our CrossingGuard contracts.
 
 
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Results of Operations

Revenues

Total revenues for the second quarter of 2007 were $3,061,000 as compared to $2,003,000 for the second quarter of 2006.  Total revenues for the six months ending June 30, 2007 were $5,442,000 as compared to $3,755,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006.  Lease and service fee revenue grew 53% in the second quarter and 45% in the first half of 2007 as our base of revenue-generating CrossingGuard red light approaches and Poliscan Speed Units increased. At the end of the second quarter of 2007 we had 247 revenue generating CrossingGuard approaches and 4 PoliScanspeed Units as compared to 182 revenue generating CrossingGuard approaches and 3 PoliScanspeed Units in the second quarter of 2006. The average per approach/unit revenue increased in the second quarter of 2007 due to the mix of CrossingGuard and speed units deployed. As more speed units are deployed, they generate higher per unit revenues than CrossingGuard approaches.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales for the second quarter of 2007 was $1,756,000 as compared to $1,704,000 for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of $52,000, or 3%. Cost of sales for the six months ending June 30, 2007 was $3,221,000 as compared to $3,055,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006, an increase of $166,000, or 5%. In both the quarter and the six months ending June 30, 2007, amortization of new capitalized systems and associated direct processing and support costs increased as a result of more revenue-generating red-light approaches in the quarter. However, these increases were offset by (1) cost reductions and efficiencies in our mature contracts, (2) the reduction of higher costs on our Transol contracts, which we acquired in September 2005. Most depreciable Transol assets were  written off as part of  the impairment charge taken in the fourth quarter of 2006 on underperforming Transol contracts, thereby reducing 2007 depreciation on ongoing Transol business, and (3) included in the second quarter of 2006 were charges totaling $325,000 for inventory and impairment charges that did not repeat in the second quarter of 2007.
 
Gross Profit

Gross Profit for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $1,305,000 or 43% as compared to $299,000 or 15% for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of $1,006,000 or 28 percentage points. Gross Profit for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $2,221,000 or 41% as compared to $700,000 or 19% for the six months ending June 30, 2006, an increase of $1,521,000 or 22 percentage points. The increase in gross profit in both the quarter and six months ending June 30, 2007 is primarily attributable to higher levels of revenue, the reduction in costs on our mature contracts and in one-time charges, and the favorable effect created in 2007 by the write-off of depreciable assets related to our Transol contracts in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Operating Expenses

In March 2006, the Company took steps to reduce costs including the reduction in salaries to most employees by 10% including management under employment contract, and terminated nine employees. The severance cost of this action was $102,000 and primarily affected our operating expenses. In November 2006, we instituted additional operational cost reductions in an internal reorganization intended to focus the Company's operations on program delivery and support and reduce current operating expense levels. The reorganization resulted in the reduction of 27 employees, or approximately 20% of the workforce, which is expected to result in an annual payroll reduction of over $1.5 million. The cost savings of the actions taken in the fourth quarter of 2006 began to affect our financial results in the first quarter of 2007.
 
 
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In addition, certain executive stock option vesting and associated non-cash stock compensation expense charges were completed in the fourth quarter of 2006.   These charges were approximately $400,000 on a quarterly basis in 2006. These charges do not reoccur in 2007.

Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $2,197,000 as compared to $3,213,000 for the second quarter of 2006, a decline of $1,016,000. Total operating expenses for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $4,395,000 as compared to $6,851,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006, a decline of $2,456,000. The decline in operating expenses for both periods was due to (1) the above-mentioned cost reduction actions taken by the Company in the first quarter and fourth quarters of 2006, and (2) the above-mentioned decline in the Company’s non-cash stock compensation charges. We will continue to pursue cost containment measures going forward.

Engineering and operations expense for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $1,004,000 as compared to $1,103,000 in the second quarter of 2006, a decline of $99,000. Engineering and operations expense for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $2,093,000 as compared to $2,301,000 in the six months ending June 30, 2006, a decline of $208,000. These costs include the salaries and related costs of field and office personnel, as well as, operating expenses related to delivery, configuration, maintenance and service of our installed base.  The decline for both periods is primarily attributable to the cost reduction actions taken in 2006 as mentioned above.

Research and development expenses for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $82,000 as compared to $290,000 in the second quarter of 2006, a decline of $208,000. Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $219,000 as compared to $772,000 in the six months ending June 30, 2006, a decline of $553,000. The reduction in research and development expenses for both periods is primarily due to the successful completion of our transition to digital technology in 2006 for our CrossingGuard products and the need for lower development costs with our speed enforcement technology.

Selling and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $175,000 as compared to $535,000 in the second quarter of 2006, a decline of $360,000. Selling and marketing expenses for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $371,000 as compared to $1,049,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006, a decline of $678,000. The decline is primarily due to the cost reduction actions taken as mentioned above.  The Company is in the process of implementing a new sales and marketing strategy and expects its costs in future quarters to increase as a result.
 
General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $936,000 as compared to $1,285,000 in the second quarter of 2006, a decline of $349,000. General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $1,712,000 as compared to $2,729,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006, a decline of $1,017,000. The decline is primarily attributable to the above-mentioned decline in our non-cash stock compensation charges offset by an increase in legal and corporate governance costs.

Derivative instrument income (expense), net

Derivative instrument income for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $537,000 as compared to $2,415,000 for the second quarter of 2006.  Derivative instrument income for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $1,866,000 as compared to $2,967,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006.

The changes were attributable to changes in the fair market value of embedded derivatives issued with our convertible debt.  The fair value of the derivatives will fluctuate based on: our stock price at particular points in time, the debt conversion price, the volatility of our stock price over a period of time, changes in the value of the risk free interest rate, and the remaining time to maturity of the outstanding debt.

The major factors contributing to the change for the second quarter and six months ending June 30, 2007 was due  to the passage of time and a decline in our stock price.
 
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Debt discount expense

Debt discount expense for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $1,008,000 as compared to an expense of $2,940,000 for the second quarter of 2006.  Debt discount expense for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $2,016,000 as compared to an expense of $3,514,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006.

The decline in both the quarter and six months ending June 30, 2007 is primarily attributable to a write-off of debt discounts associated with the repayment of the Fourth Laurus Note in the second quarter of 2006. This charge was partially offset by higher debt discounts associated with the sale of our 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes, and higher debt discounts on the extension of our 5% Senior Convertible Notes in May 2006.  These debt discounts are established at the time a derivative instrument is bifurcated from the host debt agreement (at issuance) and amortized over the life of the note.
 
Other Expense, net

Other expense, net for the second quarter of 2007 totaled $596,000 as compared to $565,000 in the second quarter of 2006. Other expense, net for the six months ending June 30, 2007 totaled $1,145,000 as compared to $798,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2006. The increase in both periods is primarily attributable to interest on higher levels of debt and higher interest rates.

The interest rate on our 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes is subject to adjustment if certain targets in the Company’s modified EBITDA are or are not met.  As modified EBITDA reported on the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the current fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2007 is less than $1,250,000, the interest rate was increased to 9% effective July 1, 2007.   The effect of increasing the interest rate is an increase in interest expense by $114,000 quarterly beginning in the third quarter of 2007.
 
Net Loss

Net loss for the second quarter of 2007 was $1,959,000 or ten cents per share as compared to a net loss of $4,004,000 or 20 cents per share for the second quarter of 2006, a decline in the loss of $2,045,000 or ten cents per share. Net loss for the six months ending June 30, 2007 was $3,469,000 or seventeen cents per share as compared to a net loss of $7,496,000 or 37 cents per share for the six months ending June 30, 2006, a decline in the loss of $4,027,000 or 20 cents per share. The reduction in both periods was primarily attributable to (1) the increase in revenues, (2) the cost reduction actions taken in the fourth quarter of 2006, and January 2007, (3) the reduction in our non-cash stock compensation costs beginning in the first quarter of 2007, (4) the reduction in depreciation related to our Transol contracts, and (5) the reduction in debt discount expense, offset by (6) the decline in non-cash derivative instrument income, and (7) interest costs related to our debt arrangements.

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The following discussion of our market risk includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Market risk represents risk of changes in value of a financial instrument caused by fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity and bond prices.

Interest Rates
We have a senior convertible note payable with interest fixed at 5% and 7% through their maturity in May 2011.  Interest on the 7% Senior Convertible Notes was changed based on the financial performance of the Company starting in the third quarter of 2007.  The effect of increasing the interest rate for future quarters from 7% to 9% is an increase in interest expense by $114,000 quarterly.

Variable Rate Senior Note holders will receive interest payments equal to (a) $5.00 per paid citation issued with the Equipment (for “as issued” contracts), (b) $6.00 per paid citation (for “as paid” contracts) and (c) 17% of amounts collected (for “fixed fee” contracts), subject to a minimum return of 10% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears.  Payments will be made based upon citations issued from up to 16 speed units per $1.5 million in aggregate outstanding principal on all Notes.  Once the Company has entered into contracts for the operation of a minimum of 16 speed units, the Company may, but is not obligated to sell an additional $1.5 million of Speed Notes.  The effective interest rate for the second quarter of 2007 was 10%.

Management assesses the exposure to market risk for these obligations as minimal.




The management of Nestor, Inc., including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) as of June 30, 2007.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure (i) that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Item 1.

On April 13, 2007, the Company filed suit against Place Motor, Inc. and Clair Ford, Lincoln Mercury, Inc.  (Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Place Motor, Inc., et al., Rhode Island Superior Court, C.A. No. PC-07-1963).  Place Motor, Inc. and Clair Ford, Lincoln Mercury, Inc. are in possession of title for eight vans for which Nestor has paid in full.  Nestor has alleged that it paid for these vans by making payment to the defendants’ agent, Northeast Conversions, LLC.  Although Northeast Conversions never forwarded our payment to the defendants, Nestor believes that it satisfied its obligation to pay for the vans when it delivered payment to the defendants’ agent.  Accordingly, Nestor seeks declaratory judgment in favor stating that the Defendants’ must take any action necessary to deliver the vans together with valid title certificates to Nestor Traffic Systems.  The defendants have answered the complaint with general denials of the basis for Nestor’s claims and asserting certain affirmative defenses.  Neither party asserted any counterclaims.  We intend to begin the discovery process shortly.

Two suits have been filed against us and the City of Akron seeking to enjoin the City of Akron speed program and damages.  These cases have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.  These cases are:

Mendenhall v. The City of Akron, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 5:06CV0139, in which plaintiff filed a complaint and class action for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and for a money judgment in an unspecified amount against City of Akron and all of its City Council members in their official capacity and us alleging federal and state constitutional violations.  The action was filed in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and was removed to federal court.  On February 17, 2006, we and the other defendants filed a joint motion for judgment on the pleadings.  Plaintiff filed an opposition to that motion on March 24, 2006.   On May 19, 2006, the court ruled that the Akron ordinance permitting photo enforcement of speeding laws was a proper exercise of municipal power under the Ohio Constitution, but deferred ruling on the alleged due process violations pending an opportunity for discovery by the plaintiff, which was completed on October 20, 2006.   The plaintiff amended her complaint on August 8, 2006 to include equal protection violations among her federal constitutional claims.  We filed an answer to that amended complaint on August 18, 2006.  Dispositive motions in the case were due by November 22, 2006.

Sipe, et al. v. Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc., et al., United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 5:06CV0139, in which plaintiffs filed a complaint and class action for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and for a money judgment in an unspecified amount against us, various past and present employees of ours and the City of Akron and alleging fraud, civil conspiracy, common plan to commit fraud, violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act, nuisance, conversion, invasion of privacy, negligence, and federal constitutional violation. The action was filed in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and was removed to federal court.  On February 17, 2006, we and the other defendants filed a joint motion for judgment on the pleadings.  Plaintiff filed an opposition to that motion on March 24, 2006.   On May 19, 2006, the court ruled that the Akron ordinance permitting photo enforcement of speeding laws was a proper exercise of municipal power under the Ohio Constitution, but deferred ruling on the alleged due process violations pending an opportunity for discovery by the plaintiff, which was completed on October 20, 2006.   Dispositive motions in the case were due by November 22, 2006.

With respect to both of the above cases, final resolution can be determined only after disposition of the Court’s certified question to the Ohio Supreme Court; namely:

Whether a municipality has the power under home rule to enact civil penalties for the offense of violating a traffic signal light or for the offense of speeding, both of which are criminal offenses under the Ohio Revised Code.

On February 7, 2007, the Ohio Supreme Court accepted the case for determination of the question presented.  The Ohio Supreme Court has received briefs from all parties, and we expect that the case will be scheduled for oral argument in the fall of 2007.  Although the Ohio Supreme Court is not bound to render a decision in a specific period of time, we anticipate that a decision will be rendered not later than December 2007.
 
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With respect to the underlying actions, discovery was complete at the time the Court certified the question to the Ohio Supreme Court.

We do not currently have any pending material litigation other than that described above.


Risk Factors

Information regarding risk factors appears in “MD&A — Forward-Looking Statements” in Part I — Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I — Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.


Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 
None.


Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 
None


Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None
 


Other Information

 
None


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Exhibits

Exhibit Number                                      Description
 
 
31.1
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
 
31.2
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
 
32
Statement Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350
 
 
99.1
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 23, 2007
 

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FORM 10-Q


NESTOR, INC.


SIGNATURE


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


Date:  July 31, 2007
NESTOR, INC.
 
(REGISTRANT)
   
   
   
   
 
/s/  Nigel P. Hebborn
 
Nigel P. Hebborn
 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer



 
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EX-31.1 2 ex31_1.htm CEO CERTIFICATION ex31_1.htm
Exhibit 31.1
 
 
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A),
 
 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 
 
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 

 
I, Clarence Davis, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nestor, Inc.;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
 
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the 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 quarterly report is being prepared;
 
 
 
b)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
 
c)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer 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 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 data; 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:
July 31, 2007
 
   
/s/ Clarence A. Davis
 
Clarence A. Davis, Interim Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 




EX-31.2 3 ex31_2.htm CFO CERTIFICATION ex31_2.htm
Exhibit 31.2
 
 
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A),
 
 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 
 
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 

 
I, Nigel P. Hebborn, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nestor, Inc.;
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
 
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the 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 quarterly report is being prepared;
 
 
 
b)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
 
c)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer 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 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 data; 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:
July 31, 2007
 
   
/s/ Nigel P. Hebborn
 
Nigel P. Hebborn, Chief Financial Officer
 




EX-32 4 ex32.htm CERTIFICATION ex32.htm
Exhibit 32
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
 
 
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
 
 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 
 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 


 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nestor, Inc. (the  "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof  (the  "Report"), the undersigned, Clarence A. Davis, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Nigel P. Hebborn, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to their knowledge:
 
 
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company
 

Date:
July 31, 2007
 
   
   
/s/ Clarence A. Davis
 
Clarence A. Davis, Interim Chief Executive Officer
 
   
   
   
Date:
July 31, 2007
 
   
   
/s/ Nigel P. Hebborn
 
Nigel P. Hebborn, Chief Financial Officer
 
   
 

 



EX-10.1 5 ex10_1.htm SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT ex10_1.htm
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Nestor, Inc.
 

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Nestor, Inc.
 
Securities Purchase Agreement
 
This Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 23, 2007, by and between Nestor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the Investors set forth on the signature page hereof (the “Investors”).
 
Recitals
 
Whereas, the Company has authorized the sale to the Investors of up to $6 million aggregate purchase price of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”);
 
Whereas, Investors desire to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
 
Whereas, the Company desires to issue and sell the Shares to Investors on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Offering”).
 
Agreement
 
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises, representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
 
Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3), the Company agrees to sell to each Investor, and each Investor hereby agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Shares of Common Stock set forth immediately next to such Investor’s name on the signature page hereto at a price per share of $0.5802, for an aggregate purchase price in an amount equal to the figure immediately next to such Investor’s name on Exhibit A hereto (the “Purchase Price”) and  the Shares are sometimes referred to as the “Securities”.
 
 
Each party hereto shall be responsible for its own costs, fees and expenses with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.  The Company shall be responsible for all filing and similar fees related to the Offering.
 



 
 
3.1
 
Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”), shall take place on the date hereof, at such time or place as the Company and Investors may mutually agree (such date is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”).  The Closing shall occur, if at all, on or prior to July 31, 2007 (the “Outside Closing Date”) unless the parties mutually agree in writing to a later Closing.
 
 
3.2
 
At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company will deliver to each Investor a certificate for the Shares purchased by such Investor against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.  Payment of the Purchase Price for the Shares purchased by each Investor shall be made by such Investor to the Company in federal or other funds immediately available in U.S. dollars and shall be made by wire transfer to the Company.  The certificate for the Shares shall be registered in the name of each Investor or, if so indicated on the signature page hereto, in the name of a nominee designed by such Investor.
 
 
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors as of the date of this Agreement as set forth below which disclosures are supplemented by, and subject to the Company’s filings and other filings identifying the Company as issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the “Exchange Act Filings”).
 
 
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Company has the corporate power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to execute and deliver this Agreement, and all other documents to be issued in connection with this Agreement and all other agreements referred to herein (collectively, the “Related Agreements”), to issue and sell the Shares, to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to carry on its business as presently conducted.  The Company is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to do so has not, or could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken individually and as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
 



 
4.2
 
Except as disclosed in its Exchange Act Filings, the Company does not own or control any equity security or other interest of any other corporation, limited partnership or other business entity.
 
 
(a)           The authorized capital stock of the Company, as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the consummation of the Offering, consists of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 20,421,816 are issued and outstanding and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which 180,000 shares are outstanding.
 
(b)           Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.3, other than (i) the shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s stock option plans; and (ii) shares which may be issued pursuant to this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), proxy or stockholder agreements, or arrangements or agreements of any kind for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any of its securities.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.3, neither the offer, issuance or sale of any of the Shares, nor the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby will result in a change in the price or number of any securities of the Company outstanding, under anti-dilution or other similar provisions contained in or affecting any such securities.
 
(c)           All issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities.
 
(d)           The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of the Common Stock are as stated in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”).  The Shares have been duly authorized by the Company.  When issued in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Company’s Charter, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances; provided, however, that the Securities may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws as set forth herein or as otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is proposed.
 
 
All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers and directors necessary for the authorization of this Agreement and the Related Agreements, the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder at the Closing and, the authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Shares has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.  The Agreement and the Related Agreements, when executed and delivered and to the extent it is a party thereto, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights, and (b) general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable or legal remedies.  The sale of the Shares will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with.
 
 
 
 
 
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Except as set forth in its Exchange Act Filings, the Company, to the best of its knowledge, knows of no material contingent liabilities, except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
 
Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings:
 
(a)           There are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts, proposed transactions, judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which the Company is a party or to its knowledge by which it is bound which may involve (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company in excess of $50,000 (other than obligations of, or payments to, the Company arising from purchase or sale agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business), or (ii) the transfer or license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right to or from the Company (other than licenses arising from the purchase or sale of “off the shelf” or other standard products), or (iii) provisions restricting the development, manufacture or distribution of the Company’s products or services, or (iv) indemnification by the Company with respect to infringements of proprietary rights (other than obligations of the Company arising from purchase or sale agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business).
 
(b)           The Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock, (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or any other liabilities individually in excess of $50,000 or, in the case of indebtedness and/or liabilities individually less than $50,000, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any person not in excess, individually or in the aggregate, of $100,000, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of business.
 
(c)           For the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) above, all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions involving the same person or entity (including persons or entities the Company has reason to believe are affiliated therewith) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsections.
 
(d)           The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
 



(e)           The Company makes and keeps books, records, and accounts, that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets.  The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (“Financial Reporting Controls”) designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, and effected by the Company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel, 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 (“GAAP”), including that:
 
i)           transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization;
 
ii)           unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements are prevented or timely detected;
 
iii)           transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and board of directors;
 
iv)           transactions are recorded as necessary to maintain accountability for assets; and
 
v)           the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals, and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
 
(f)           There is no material weakness in any of the Company’s Disclosure Controls or Financial Reporting Controls that is required to be disclosed in any of the Exchange Act Filings, except as so disclosed.
 
 
There are no obligations of the Company to officers, directors, stockholders or employees of the Company other than (a) for payment of salary for services rendered and for bonus payments, (b) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, (c) for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Company) and (d) obligations listed in the Company’s financial statements or disclosed in any of its Exchange Act Filings.  Except as described above or disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings, none of the officers, directors or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, key employees or stockholders of the Company or any members of their immediate families, are indebted to the Company, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $50,000 or have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with the Company, other than passive investments in publicly traded companies (representing less than 1% of such company) which may compete with the Company. Except as described above, no officer, director or stockholder, or any member of their immediate families, is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract with the Company and no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions are contemplated between the Company and any such person.  Except as set forth in any Exchange Act Filings, the Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation.
 
 
 
 
 
4.8
 
Since March 31, 2007, except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filing or in any Schedule to this Agreement or to any of the Related Agreements, there has not been:
 
(a)           Any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, prospects or operations of the Company, other than changes in the ordinary course of business, none of which individually or in the aggregate has had or is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(b)           Any resignation or termination of any officer, key employee or group of employees of the Company;
 
(c)           Any material change, except in the ordinary course of business, in the contingent obligations of the Company by way of guaranty, endorsement, indemnity, warranty or otherwise;
 
(d)           Any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the properties, business or prospects or financial condition of the Company;
 
(e)           Any waiver by the Company of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;
 
(f)           Any direct or indirect material loans made by the Company to any stockholder, employee, officer or director of the Company, other than advances made in the ordinary course of business;
 
(g)           Any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any executive employee, officer, director or stockholder;
 
(h)           Any declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution of the assets of the Company;
 
(i)           Any labor organization activity related to the Company;
 
(j)           Any debt, obligation or liability incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Company, except those for immaterial amounts and for current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 
(k)           Any sale, assignment or transfer of any patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets;
 



(l)           Any change in any material agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound which may materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects of the Company;
 
(m)           Any other event or condition of any character that, either individually or cumulatively, has or may materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, prospects or operations of the Company; or
 
(n)           Any arrangement or commitment by the Company to do any of the acts described in subsection (a) through (m) above.
 
 
Except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings, the Company has good and marketable title to its properties and assets, and good title to its leasehold estates, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease, encumbrance or charge, other than (a) those resulting from taxes which have not yet become delinquent, (b) minor liens and encumbrances which do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company, and (c) those that have otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of business.  All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures, vehicles and other properties owned, leased or used by the Company are in good operating condition and repair and are reasonably fit and usable for the purposes for which they are being used.  Except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings, the Company is in compliance with all material terms of each lease to which it is a party or is otherwise bound.
 
 
(a)           The Company owns or possesses sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information and other proprietary rights and processes necessary for its business as now conducted and to the Company’s knowledge as presently proposed to be conducted (the “Intellectual Property”), without any known infringement of the rights of others.  Except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings, there are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating to the foregoing proprietary rights, nor is the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information and other proprietary rights and processes of any other person or entity other than such licenses or agreements arising from the purchase of “off the shelf” or standard products.
 
(b)           Except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings, the Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company has violated any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other proprietary rights of any other person or entity, nor is the Company aware of any basis therefor.
 



(c)           The Company does not believe it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees made prior to their employment by the Company, except for inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information that have been rightfully assigned to the Company.
 
 
The Company is not in violation or default of any term of its Charter or Bylaws, or of any material provision of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, instrument or contract to which it is party or by which it is bound or of any judgment, decree, order or writ.  The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party, and the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company each pursuant hereto, will not, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, result in any such material violation, or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any such term or provision, or result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to the Company, its business or operations or any of its assets or properties.
 
 
4.12
 
Except as set forth  in the Exchange Act Filings, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened against the Company that prevents the Company to enter into this Agreement or the Related Agreements, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or which might have or result, in a Material Adverse Effect, or any change in the current equity ownership of the Company, nor is the Company aware that there is any basis for any of the foregoing. The Company is not a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality.  Except as set forth in the Exchange Act Filings, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
 
 
The Company has timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed by it.  All taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, any assessments imposed, and to the Company’s knowledge all other taxes due and payable by the Company on or before the Closing, have been paid or will be paid prior to the time they become delinquent. The Company has not been advised (a) that any of its returns, federal, state or other, have been or are being audited as of the date hereof, or (b) of any deficiency in assessment or proposed judgment to its federal, state or other taxes.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, the Company has no knowledge of any liability of any tax to be imposed upon its properties or assets as of the date of this Agreement that is not adequately provided for.
 



 
4.14
 
The Company has no collective bargaining agreements with any of its employees.  There is no labor union organizing activity pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company. Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Filings, the Company is not a party to or bound by any currently effective employment contract, deferred compensation arrangement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit sharing plan, retirement agreement or other employee compensation plan or agreement.  To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company, nor any consultant with whom the Company has contracted, is in violation of any term of any employment contract, proprietary information agreement or any other agreement relating to the right of any such individual to be employed by, or to contract with, the Company because of the nature of the business to be conducted by the Company; and to the Company’s knowledge the continued employment by the Company of its present employees, and the performance of the Company’s contracts with its independent contractors, will not result in any such violation.  The Company is not aware that any of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with their duties to the Company.  The Company has not received any notice alleging that any such violation has occurred.  Except for employees who have a current effective employment agreement with the Company, no employee of the Company has been granted the right to continued employment by the Company or to any material compensation following termination of employment with the Company.  The Company is not aware that any officer, key employee or group of employees intends to terminate his, her or their employment with the Company.
 
 
Except as disclosed in Exchange Act Filings, the Company is presently not under any obligation, and has not granted any rights, to register any of the Company’s presently outstanding securities or any of its securities that may hereafter be issued.  To the Company’s knowledge, no stockholder of the Company has entered into any agreement with respect to the voting of equity securities of the Company.
 
 
To its knowledge, the Company is not in violation in any material respect of any applicable statute, rule, regulation, order or restriction of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof in respect of the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties which violation would materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects of the Company.  No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or authorizations are required to be obtained and no registrations or declarations are required to be filed in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of any of the Securities, except such as has been duly and validly obtained or filed, or with respect to any filings that must be made after the Closing, as will be filed in a timely manner.  The Company has all material franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it, the lack of which would materially and adversely affect the business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
The Company is not in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, except for any violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected materially and adversely affect the business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company, and to its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing statute, law or regulation.  No Hazardous Materials (as defined below) are used or have been used, stored, or disposed of by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, by any other person or entity on any property owned, leased or used by the Company, except for any use, storage or disposal that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected materially and adversely affect the business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company.  For the purposes of the preceding sentence, “Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) materials which are listed or otherwise defined as “hazardous” or “toxic” under any applicable local, state, federal and/or foreign laws and regulations that govern the existence and/or remedy of contamination on property, the protection of the environment from contamination, the control of hazardous wastes, or other activities involving hazardous substances, including building materials, or (b) any petroleum products or nuclear materials.
 
 
4.18
 
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and will have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
 
 
All disclosure concerning the Company contained in this Agreement, including the Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
 
4.20
 
The Company has general commercial, product liability, fire and casualty insurance policies with coverage customary for companies similarly situated to the Company in the same or similar business.
 



 
4.21
 
The Company has filed all proxy statements, reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act (the “SEC Reports”).  Each SEC Report was, at the time of its filing, in substantial compliance with the requirements of its respective form and none of the SEC Reports, nor the financial statements (and the notes thereto) included in the SEC Reports, as of their respective filing dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
 
4.22
 
The outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock are listed for quotation on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the trading symbol “NEST”.  The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from Nasdaq, nor, except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Filings, has the Company received any notification that the SEC or the Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.  The issuance of the Shares does not require stockholder approval, including, without limitation, pursuant to the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”).
 
 
Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would prevent the Company from selling the Securities pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of the Securities to be so integrated with other offerings.
 
 
4.24
 
The Securities are restricted securities as of the date of this Agreement.  The Company will not issue any stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale and delivery of any of the Securities at such time as the Securities are registered for public sale or an exemption from registration is available, except as required by federal securities laws.
 
 
Each Investor, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
 



 
The Investor has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to carry out their provisions.  All corporate action on Investor’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements have been or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing.  Upon their execution and delivery, this Agreement and the Related Agreements will be valid and binding obligations of Investor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights, and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable and legal remedies.
 
 
The Investor understands that the Securities are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon the Investor’s representations contained in the Agreement, including, without limitation, that the Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.  The Investor has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Shares to be purchased by it under this Agreement. The Investor further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company’s business, management and financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the Offering, and the Securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to the Investor or to which the Investor had access.  The Investor has, in connection with its decision to purchase the number of Shares set forth on the signature page hereto, (i) relied only upon the Exchange Act Filings, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and any other information received from the Company pursuant to this Section 5.2; (ii) has not relied on any information or advice furnished by or on behalf of any other person.
 
 
Investor has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests.  Investor must bear the economic risk of this investment until the Securities are sold pursuant to (i) an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) an exemption from registration.  At no time was the Investor presented with or solicited by any publicly issued or circulated newspaper, mail, radio, television or, to the Investor’s knowledge, any other form of general advertising or solicitation in connection with the offer, sale and purchase of the Securities.
 



 
Investor is acquiring the Shares for Investor’s own account for investment only, and not as a nominee or agent and with no present intention of distributing any Shares, or any arrangement or understanding with any other person regarding the distribution thereof.  
 
 
Investor represents that by reason of its, or of its management’s, business and financial experience, Investor has the capacity to evaluate the merits and risks of its investment in the Securities and to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Related Agreements.  The Investor understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented to the Investor in connection with the purchase and sale of Securities constitutes legal, tax, accounting or investment advice.  The Investor has consulted such legal, tax, accounting and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities.
 
 
Investor represents that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
 
 
5.7
 
The Investor acknowledges the following:
 
(a)           The certificate evidencing the Shares shall bear substantially the following legend:
 
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR, IF APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO SUCH SHARES UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO NESTOR, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”



(b)            The Company shall, immediately prior to a registration statement covering the resale of the Securities being declared effective, deliver to its transfer agent an opinion letter of counsel, opining that at any time such registration statement is effective, the transfer agent shall issue, in connection with the issuance of the Shares, certificates representing such Conversion Shares and Shares without the restrictive legend above.  Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company shall cause the transfer agent to confirm, for the benefit of the holders, that no further opinion of counsel is required in order to issue such shares without such restrictive legend.
 
(c)           The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at DTC, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) the sale of such Security is registered under the Securities Act (including registration pursuant to Rule 416 thereunder);  (ii) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the Securities Act; or (iii) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such Security can be sold under Rule 144(k) or has been, or is to be otherwise, sold under Rule 144.  In the event the above legend is removed from any Security and thereafter the effectiveness of a registration statement covering such Security is suspended or the Company determines that a supplement or amendment thereto is required by applicable securities laws, then upon reasonable advance written notice to such Investor the Company may require that the above legend be placed on any such Security that cannot then be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or under Rule 144 and such Investor shall cooperate in the replacement of such legend.  Such legend shall thereafter be removed when such Security may again be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or under Rule 144.

(d)           The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at Depository Trust Company, registered in the name of each Investor or its respective nominee(s), for the Shares issued at the Closing in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”).  The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5.7(d), will be given by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement.

 
The Company confirms that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Investors or their respective agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information other than the materials terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Company agrees to timely file a Current Report on Form 8-K in compliance with its obligations under the Exchange Act, describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Company agrees that, after the filing of such Form 8-K, none of the Company’s communications to any Investor will include material, nonpublic information, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and such Investor in accordance with law.
 



 
5.9
 
Other than the transaction contemplated hereunder, the Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, executed any disposition, including Short Sales (but not including the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), in the securities of the Company during the period commencing from the time that such Investor first received a term sheet from the Company or any other person setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder until the date hereof (“Discussion Time”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.  Other than to other persons party to this Agreement, such Investor has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby (including the existence and terms of the transaction contemplated hereby).
 
6.           Covenants of the Company.
 
The Company covenants and agrees with each Investor as follows:
 
 
6.1
 
The Company shall maintain the listing of the Shares (subject to official notice of issuance, if applicable) on Nasdaq so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed or traded and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the NASD and Nasdaq, as applicable.
 
 
The Company shall notify the SEC, NASD and applicable state authorities, in accordance with their requirements, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Securities to the Investors.
 
 
6.3
 
The Company agrees that it will use the proceeds of the sale of the Shares for general working capital.
 



 
The Company agrees to reissue certificates representing the Securities without the legends set forth in Section 5.7 above at such time as (a) the holder thereof is permitted to dispose of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, or (b) upon resale subject to an effective Registration Statement after such Securities are registered under the Securities Act.  The Company agrees to cooperate with an Investor in connection with all resales pursuant to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary to allow such resales provided the Company and its counsel receive reasonably requested representations from the selling Investor and broker, if any.
 
 
6.5
 
On the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to each Investor an opinion from the Company’s legal counsel substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
 
 
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by any Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities.  The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.  The Company shall execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor, provided that any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any such request shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Investor making such request.
 
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed a restriction on any Investor’s right or ability to transfer the Securities in a private placement to an accredited investor in a manner consistent with federal and state securities laws.  The Company will take such actions as are reasonably necessary to assist any investor in any such private placement.
 
 
The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for purposes of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
 



 
The Company shall conduct its business and the business of its Subsidiaries in compliance with all laws, ordinances or regulations of governmental entities applicable to such businesses, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
7.           Covenants of the Investors.
 
Each Investor, severally and not jointly, covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
 
 
The Investor agrees that it will not disclose the existence, nature, terms, conditions or status of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and will not include in any public announcement, the name of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless expressly agreed to by the Company or unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement.
 
 
The Investor shall not disclose to any other person (other than to its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or representatives to the extent necessary or advisable in connection with the investment decision to purchase Securities hereunder) any information concerning this Agreement or the placement of Securities under this Agreement or any nonpublic information disclosed to the Investor by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the offer and sale of Shares under this Agreement, until the Company shall have made a public announcement of such information as described in Section 5.8 above.  The Investor agrees not to effect any sales in the shares of the Company’s Common Stock while in possession of material, non-public information regarding the Company.
 
 
The Investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Securities, except in compliance with the Securities Act, applicable state and other securities laws and the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  The Investor will deliver a prospectus upon any resale of Shares whenever such delivery is required by law.
 

 
The Investor will have, on or prior to the Closing Date, furnished to the Company a fully completed Investor Questionnaire substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, and all of the information contained therein will be true and correct in all material respects as of such date and as of the Closing Date.
 



 
Neither the Investor nor any of the Investor’s affiliates acting on such Investor’s behalf or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor will execute any Short Sales during the period after the Discussion Time and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 5.8 above.  Each Investor understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other Investor, that the Commission currently takes the position that entering into a short sale of the Common Stock “against the box” while holding unregistered shares of the Common Stock, followed by coverage of the short sale with such shares after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Investor makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 5.8 or until the Outside Closing Date if the Closing has not occurred by such Outside Closing Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
 
 
 
The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend each Investor, each of such Investor’s officers, directors, agents, affiliates, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Investor which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any misrepresentation by Company or breach of any warranty by Company in this Agreement or in any exhibits or schedules attached hereto or any Related Agreement, or (ii) any breach or default in performance by Company of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by Company hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and such Investor relating hereto.
 
 
8.2
 
The procedures and limitations set forth in Section 9.4 shall apply to the indemnifications set forth in Sections 8.1 above.
 



9.           Registration Rights.
 
 
The Company hereby grants the following registration rights to the Investors.  The Company shall:
 
(a)           prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the date that is thirty (30) business days after the earlier of (a) the date the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 or (b) the last day on which the Company could timely file such Annual Report on Form 10-K in accordance with SEC rules (such date, the “Filing Deadline Date”), a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) to enable the resale of Shares (the “Registrable Securities”) by the Investors from time-to-time under the Securities Act (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith);
 
(b)           use its best efforts, subject to receipt of information from the Investors set forth in Exhibit C, to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable but in no event later than the date (the “Effectiveness Deadline Date”) that is 60 calendar days after the Filing Deadline;
 
(c)           during the period from the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective until the earlier of (i) such time as all Investors may immediately sell all of the Shares purchased under this Agreement under Rule 144(b) (without giving effect to the volume limitations of Rule 144(e)) and (ii) such time as all Investors have sold all of the Registrable Securities that the Investors purchased under this Agreement (such period, the “Effectiveness Period”), the Company shall: (A) use its best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement as may be necessary or appropriate to keep such Registration Statement current and continuously effective (including any amendment or supplement through incorporation by reference of any report filed under the Exchange Act); (B) cause the Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act; and (C) use its best efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement, as so amended, or such Prospectus, as so supplemented;
 
(d)           as soon as practicable, but in any event within three business days, give notice to each Investor when any Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, or the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has been declared effective;
 



(e)           furnish to each Investor such number of copies of the Registration Statement, Prospectuses (including Prospectus supplements) and preliminary versions of the Prospectus filed with the Commission (“Preliminary Prospectuses”) in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Investor may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Shares by such Investor;
 
(f)           file documents required of the Company for normal blue sky clearance in all states requiring blue sky clearance; provided that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in suits or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
 
(g)           if NASD Rule 2710 requires any broker-dealer to make a filing prior to executing a sale of Shares by an Investor, make an Issuer Filing with the NASD Corporate Financing Department pursuant to NASD Rule 2710(b)(10)(A)(i) and respond within five trading days to any comments received from NASD in connection therewith, and pay the filing fee required in connection therewith;
 
(h)           request that the Registration Statement be declared effective by the SEC within five (5) days after receiving a “no comment” letter from the SEC;
 
(i)           advise the Investors at the earliest possible moment after the Company shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of (i) the issuance of any stop order by the Commission delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale, or, in each case, the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose; and promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or suspension or obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued or suspension levied; and
 
bear all fees and expenses (other than fees and expenses of each Investor’s legal counsel or other advisers, and underwriting discounts, brokerage fees and commissions, if any) incurred in connection with the performance by the Company of its obligations under paragraphs (a) through (g) and the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, whether or not the Registration Statement is declared effective.
 




 
 
(a)           If the Registration Statement is not filed by the Company with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, then for each day following the Filing Deadline Date, until but excluding the date the Registration Statement is filed, or if the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC by the Effectiveness Deadline Date, then for each day following the Effectiveness Deadline Date, until but excluding the date the SEC declares the Registration Statement effective (or if such Registration Statement is declared effective the Company thereafter fails to maintain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement), the Company shall, for each such day, pay each Investor in cash (“Registration Delay Payments”) as reasonable compensation and not as a penalty, an amount equal to 0.0493% of the Purchase Price of each Share held by such Investor with respect to any such failure and for any such day.  Such payment shall be made no later than the fifth business day of the calendar month next succeeding the month in which such day occurs.  Such Registration Delay Payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive remedy for monetary damages at law, but not in equity, for such events.  Nothing herein shall diminish or limit any Investor’s rights to seek equitable relief, including the remedy of specific performance.
 
(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Delay Payments shall be due or payable hereunder if the Company has filed the Registration Statement with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, has received a “comment letter” from the SEC and has responded within ten (10) days following the Company’s receipt of such comment letter, provided that the Company has communicated the SEC’s comments to the Investors within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt thereof in a professional and businesslike manner consistent with best practices before the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Investors shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7 hereof) with respect to any and all non-public information communicated to them pursuant to this Section 0.  Furthermore, commencing on the date that that is one-year after the Closing Date, no Registration Delay Payments shall be due or payable if all of an Investor’s Registrable Securities can be immediately sold without restriction in reliance on Rule 144(k).
 
 
(a)           Each Investor agrees that it will not effect any disposition of the Shares, or its right to purchase Shares, that would constitute a sale within the meaning of the Securities Act except as contemplated in the Registration Statement referred to in Section 9 of this Agreement or, in accordance with Section 6.4 of this Agreement or as otherwise permitted by law.
 
(b)           Except in the event that paragraph (c) below applies, the Company shall:
 



 
(1)           if it deems necessary, prepare and file from time to time with the SEC one or more post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement or supplements to the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (including any amendment or supplement through incorporation by reference of any report filed under the Exchange Act); and
 
(2)           as soon as practicable provide to each Investor copies of any documents filed pursuant to the preceding Section 9.3(b)(i) (other than any amendment or supplement through incorporation by reference of any report filed under the Exchange Act).
 
(c)           Subject to paragraph (d) below, in the event of:
 
(3)           any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the Effectiveness Period for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information;
 
(4)           the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
 
(5)           the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; or
 
(6)           any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
 



 
the Company shall promptly deliver a certificate in writing to each Investor (the “Suspension Notice”) to the effect of the foregoing and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, such Investor will refrain from selling any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement (a “Suspension”) until such Investor receives from the Company copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus prepared and filed by the Company, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the current Prospectus may be used.  In the event of any Suspension, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as practicable after delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Investor, and the Company shall as soon as practicable provide each Investor with copies of any supplemented or amended Prospectus or, as the case may be, advise each Investor in writing that the current Prospectus may be used.
 
(d)           In addition, subject to compliance with applicable law, the Company shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Company’s transfer agent expeditiously effects all sales of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement that the Investor may have from time to time, including the prompt removal of any restrictive legends.
 
 
(a)           In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor, and its officers, directors and each other person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act (each, a “Selling Stockholder”), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which each Selling Stockholder may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Selling Stockholder, and each such person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by the Selling Stockholder or any such person in writing specifically for use in any such document or the failure of such Selling Stockholder to comply with its covenants and agreements contained herein.
 



(b)           In the event of a registration of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, each Investor will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and its officers, directors and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or the failure of such Selling Stockholder to comply with its covenants and agreements contained herein, and will reimburse the Company and each such person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however, that such Selling Stockholder will be liable in any such case if and only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Selling Stockholder specifically for use in any such document or the failure of such Selling Stockholder to comply with its covenants and agreements contained herein; provided, further, however, that the Selling Stockholder shall be liable under Section 9.4(b) for only that amount of a loss, claim, damage or liability as does not exceed the net proceeds received by such Selling Stockholder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
 
(c)           Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party other than under this Section 9.4(c) and shall only relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under this Section 9.4(c) if and to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 9.4(c) for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof; if the indemnified party retains its own counsel, then the indemnified party shall pay all fees, costs and expenses of such counsel, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, the indemnified parties shall have the right to select one separate counsel and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred.
 
 
 
 
(d)           In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in the event of joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) the Selling Stockholder makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.4 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 9.4 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of the Selling Stockholder in circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Section 9.4; then, and in each such case, the Company and the Selling Stockholder will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that the Selling Stockholder is responsible only for the portion represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its securities offered by the Registration Statement bears to the public offering price of all securities offered by such Registration Statement, provided, however, that, in any such case, (A) the Selling Stockholder will not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities  pursuant to such Registration Statement; and (B) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10 of the Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
 
In any proceeding relating to the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 9, each party against whom contribution may be sought under this Section 9.4 hereby consents to the jurisdiction of any court having jurisdiction over any other contributing party, agrees that process issuing from such court may be served upon him or it by any other contributing party and consents to the service of such process and agrees that any other contributing party may join him or it as an additional defendant in any such proceeding in which such other contributing party is a party.
 
 
Each Investor represents and warrants that no current directors and executive officers of the Company (“Company Affiliates”) have any interest as a member and/or manager of such Investor or is participating in the transactions contemplated hereby indirectly through such Investor.
 



 
 
The obligations of each Investor under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under this Agreement.  The decision of each Investor to purchase the Securities under this Agreement has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that may have been made or given by any other Investor or by any agent or employee of any other Investor, other than with respect to investment advisors who provide discretionary investment services to more than one Investor, and no Investor or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions.  Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no other Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment hereunder.  Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
 
12.           Miscellaneous.
 
 
12.1
 
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.  Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or Rhode Island or in the federal courts located in the State of Delaware or State of Rhode Island.  Both parties and the individuals executing this Agreement and other agreements on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive trial by jury.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law.  Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.
 



 
12.2
 
The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein shall survive any investigation made by the Investors and the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent provided therein. All statements as to factual matters contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be representations and warranties by the Company hereunder solely as of the date of such certificate or instrument.
 
 
This Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, the Related Agreements and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants and agreements except as specifically set forth herein and therein.
 
 
12.4
 
In case any provision of the Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
 
12.5
 
The rights and obligations of each Investor under this Agreement shall be automatically assigned by such Investor to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Securities in any private transfer of such Securities; provided, however, that within two business days prior to the transfer, (a) such Investor provides the Company notice of the transfer, including the name and address of the transferee and the number of Securities transferred; and (b) that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.  Upon any transfer permitted by this Section 12.5, the Company shall be obligated to such transferee to perform all of its covenants under this Agreement as if such transferee were the Investor.
 
 
(a)           This Agreement may be amended or modified only upon the written consent of the Company and each Investor.
 
(b)           The obligations of the Company and the rights of an Investor under this Agreement may be waived only with the written consent of such Investor.
 
(c)           The obligations of an Investor and the rights of the Company under this Agreement may be waived only with the written consent of the Company.
 



 
It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default or noncompliance by another party under this Agreement or the Related Agreements, shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring.  All remedies, either under this Agreement or the Related Agreements, by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
 
 
12.8
 
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by telephonically confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.  All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address as set forth on the signature page hereof, to the Investor at the address set forth on the signature page hereto for such Investor, with a copy in the case of the Company to Brian R. Haskell, Esq., at the address of the Company or at such other address as the Company or the Investor may designate by ten days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
 
 
The titles of the sections and subsections of the Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
 
 
This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
 
 
12.11
 
The Company represents and warrants that any agent, broker, investment banker, person or firm acting on behalf of or under the authority of the Company that is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission directly or indirectly in connection with the transactions contemplated herein will be paid by the Company.  The Company further agrees to indemnify each Investor for any claims, losses or expenses incurred by it as a result of the representation in this Section 12.11 being untrue. Each Investor represents and warrants that, no agent, broker, investment banker, person or firm acting on behalf of or under the authority of such Investor is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission directly or indirectly in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.  Each Investor further agrees to indemnify each other party for any claims, losses or expenses incurred by such other party as a result of the representation in this Section 12.11 being untrue.
 
 
 
 
 
12.12
 
Each party acknowledges that its legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Agreement and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Agreement to favor any party against the other.
 



In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed the Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
 
 
COMPANY:
   
 
NESTOR, INC.
   
By:
/s/Nigel P. Hebborn
Name:
Nigel P. Hebborn
Title:
Executive Vice President and CFO
Address:
Nestor, Inc.
 
42 Oriental Street
 
Providence, RI  02908

 


INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
By executing this page in the space provided, the undersigned hereby agrees that (a) the undersigned is a party, for all purposes, to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and among Nestor, Inc. and the persons and entities listed as signatories thereto, and (b) upon becoming a party thereto, the undersigned will be deemed an “Investor” thereunder and shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the rights and restrictions contained in said Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
   
Edward F. Heil
   
Investor Name
     
By:
 
/s/Edward F. Heil
     
Name:
 
Edward F. Heil
     
Title:
   
     
Address:
   
     
     
     
     
     
Number of Shares:
 
4,739,745
     
Aggregate Purchase Price:
 
$2,750,000
     
Tax Identification Number:
   
     
Contact Name:
   
     
Telephone:
   
     
Name in which the Shares should be registered (if different):
   
     
Relationship between Investor and the person in whose name the Shares should be registered (if different):
   

 



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INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
By executing this page in the space provided, the undersigned hereby agrees that (a) the undersigned is a party, for all purposes, to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and among Nestor, Inc. and the persons and entities listed as signatories thereto, and (b) upon becoming a party thereto, the undersigned will be deemed an “Investor” thereunder and shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the rights and restrictions contained in said Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
   
Sanders Morris Harris Group Accredited Investors
   
Investor Name
     
By:
 
/s/Don Weir
     
Name:
 
Don Weir
     
Title:
   
     
Address:
   
     
     
     
     
     
Number of Shares:
 
2,500,000
     
Aggregate Purchase Price:
 
$1,450,500
     
Tax Identification Number:
   
     
Contact Name:
   
     
Telephone:
   
     
Name in which the Shares should be registered (if different):
   
     
Relationship between Investor and the person in whose name the Shares should be registered (if different):
   

 



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INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
By executing this page in the space provided, the undersigned hereby agrees that (a) the undersigned is a party, for all purposes, to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and among Nestor, Inc. and the persons and entities listed as signatories thereto, and (b) upon becoming a party thereto, the undersigned will be deemed an “Investor” thereunder and shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the rights and restrictions contained in said Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
   
L-J Holding, Inc.
   
Investor Name
     
By:
 
/s/David N. Jordan
     
Name:
 
David N. Jordan
     
Title:
   
     
Address:
   
     
     
     
     
     
Number of Shares:
 
646,329
     
Aggregate Purchase Price:
 
$375,000
     
Tax Identification Number:
   
     
Contact Name:
   
     
Telephone:
   
     
Name in which the Shares should be registered (if different):
   
     
Relationship between Investor and the person in whose name the Shares should be registered (if different):
   

 



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INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
By executing this page in the space provided, the undersigned hereby agrees that (a) the undersigned is a party, for all purposes, to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and among Nestor, Inc. and the persons and entities listed as signatories thereto, and (b) upon becoming a party thereto, the undersigned will be deemed an “Investor” thereunder and shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the rights and restrictions contained in said Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
   
Kuekenhof Equity Fund, L.P.
   
Investor Name
     
By:
 
/s/Michael C. James
     
Name:
 
Michael C. James
     
Title:
   
     
Address:
   
     
     
     
     
     
Number of Shares:
 
430,886
     
Aggregate Purchase Price:
 
$250,000
     
Tax Identification Number:
   
     
Contact Name:
   
     
Telephone:
   
     
Name in which the Shares should be registered (if different):
   
     
Relationship between Investor and the person in whose name the Shares should be registered (if different):
   

 



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INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
By executing this page in the space provided, the undersigned hereby agrees that (a) the undersigned is a party, for all purposes, to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and among Nestor, Inc. and the persons and entities listed as signatories thereto, and (b) upon becoming a party thereto, the undersigned will be deemed an “Investor” thereunder and shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the rights and restrictions contained in said Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
   
W.L. Mossop, Jr. NC Wennerstrom Trustees for the
W. L. Mossop Trust U/A 5/9/74
   
Investor Name
     
By:
 
/s/W. L. Mossop, Jr. and /s/NC Wennerstrom
     
Name:
 
W. L. Mossop, Jr. and NC Wennerstrom
     
Title:
 
Trustees
     
Address:
   
     
     
     
     
     
Number of Shares:
 
43,089
     
Aggregate Purchase Price:
 
$25,000
     
Tax Identification Number:
   
     
Contact Name:
   
     
Telephone:
   
     
Name in which the Shares should be registered (if different):
   
     
Relationship between Investor and the person in whose name the Shares should be registered (if different):
   

 



[Securities Purchase Agreement Signature Page]


INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
By executing this page in the space provided, the undersigned hereby agrees that (a) the undersigned is a party, for all purposes, to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 by and among Nestor, Inc. and the persons and entities listed as signatories thereto, and (b) upon becoming a party thereto, the undersigned will be deemed an “Investor” thereunder and shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the rights and restrictions contained in said Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
   
Terry U. Mossop
   
Investor Name
     
By:
 
/s/Terry U. Mossop
     
Name:
   
     
Title:
   
     
Address:
   
     
     
     
     
     
Number of Shares:
 
172,354
     
Aggregate Purchase Price:
 
$100,000
     
Tax Identification Number:
   
     
Contact Name:
   
     
Telephone:
   
     
Name in which the Shares should be registered (if different):
   
     
Relationship between Investor and the person in whose name the Shares should be registered (if different):
   

 



[Securities Purchase Agreement Signature Page]


EXHIBIT A

Name of Purchaser
Principal Amounts of Notes to be Purchased
Number of Shares
Edward F. Heil
$2,750,000
4,739,745
 
Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc.
$1,450,500
2,500,000
 
L-J Holding, Inc.
$375,000
646,329
 
Kuekenhof Equity Fund, L.P.
$250,000
430,886
 
W. L. Mossop, Jr. NC Wennerstrom Trustees for the W. L. Mossop Trust U/A 5/9/74
$25,000
43,089
Terry U. Mossop
$100,000
172,354
 





Schedule 4.3

Schedule of Convertible Common Stock Instruments & Rights

 
Security
 
Shares Reserved
   
Post-Deal
Ex. Price
 
7% Senior Convertible Notes Principal ($3.60)
    6,344,444 (a)   $ 3.60 (b)
                 
7% Senior Convertible Notes Warrants ($4.35)
   
1,982,639
    $
3.49
 
                 
5% Senior Convertible Notes Principal ($3.60)
   
791,667
    $ 3.60 (b)
                 
5% Senior Convertible Notes Warrants ($4.35)
   
163,793
    $
4.35
 
                 
Cohen Warrants ($3.60)
   
198,264
    $
2.93
 
                 
Cohen Warrants ($4.35)
   
49,566
    $
3.49
 
                 
January 2006 Warrants ($4.91)
   
371,339
    $
4.91
 
                 
November 2004 Note Warrant ($5.21)
   
60,000
    $
5.21
 
                 
Laurus May 2005 Note Warrant ($6.69)
   
60,000
    $
6.69
 
Laurus May 2005 Note Warrant ($7.28)
   
23,000
    $
7.28
 
Laurus May 2005 Note Warrant ($8.44)
   
17,000
    $
8.44
 
                 
Series B Preferred Stock conversion right
   
18,000
    $
10.00
 


Anti-Dilution Provisions:
1.
Senior Convertible Notes – Full Ratchet adjustment right through May 25, 2009, weighted average dilution adjustment thereafter.

2.
Warrants – Weighted Average anti-dilution adjustment rights.

 
(a)
Pursuant to the 7% Senior Secured Convertible Notes, the company is required to reserve 120% of shares for issuance on conversion of the Notes & Warrants.  Based on the current conversion rate on the Notes & Warrants, an additional 1,747,741 shares are reserved.
 
(b)
Waiver of anti-dilution rights on Senior Note principal obtained for current transaction.

 

Schedule 4.3


SCHEDULE 4.13
 
TAX RETURNS AND PAYMENTS
 
The Company has received notice from the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor’s office that the office calculated the value of all equipment, leaseholds and inventory located in Los Angeles County from 2003 through 2006.  The Company estimates that its tax exposure to Los Angeles County may be as high as $100,000.00, though the Company believes that the liability will be lower.  The Company has reserved $30,000.00 in the second quarter of 2007 against this potential exposure.


Schedule 4.13


EXHIBIT B to Securities Purchase
Agreement

 
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY
 
The opinion of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, counsel to the Company, to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.5 of this Agreement shall be substantially to the effect that:

1.           The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the Exchange Act Filings, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Warrants.

2.           The Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Company, and each has been executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

3.           The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share.

4.           The Shares to be received by the Investors pursuant to the Agreement have been duly authorized and, upon issuance and delivery against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

5.           To the knowledge of such counsel, except as set forth in the Agreement or in Exchange Act Filings, the sale of the Shares is not subject to any preemptive right or right of first refusal that has not been properly waived or with which the Company has not complied.

6.           The execution and delivery of the Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (including, but not limited to, the issuance of the Shares, the sale of the Securities and the fulfillment of the terms of the Agreement) will not (a) violate or conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or violate any statute, rule or regulation normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Agreement or, to such counsel’s knowledge, violate any order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body applicable to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.




7.           To the knowledge of such counsel, there is no approval, consent, order, authorization, designation, declaration or filing by or with any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby that has not been obtained and is not in full force and effect, except any such approval, consent, authorization, designation, declaration, or filing required by any securities or Blue Sky statute of any state in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities, or by any U.S. federal or securities statute with respect to the Company’s obligations under Section 9 of the Agreement.

8.           Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in the Agreement and the proper filing by the Company with the SEC of Form D describing the sale of the Securities, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities by the Company to the Investors pursuant to the Agreement will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

9.           To such counsel’s knowledge, there is not pending against the Company before any court or administrative agency or overtly threatened in writing any action, proceeding or investigation that questions the validity of the Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

10.           To such counsel’s knowledge and except as set forth in Schedules to the Agreement or the Exchange Act Filings, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings, pending or threatened, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 


EXHIBIT C to
Securities Purchase Agreement

 
NESTOR, INC.
 
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
 

 
This Questionnaire requests information necessary to prepare a Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of certain shares of common stock of Nestor, Inc. (the “Company”), par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Securityholder”) of shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Shares” or the “Registrable Securities”).  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
 
In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, you generally will be required to be named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus, deliver a prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities and be bound by the provisions of the Purchase Agreement (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below).  If you do not complete this Questionnaire and deliver it to the Company as provided below you will not be named as a selling securityholder in the prospectus and therefore will not be permitted to sell any Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement.  Please complete and deliver this Questionnaire to Brian R. Haskell, Esq., General Counsel of the Company, as soon as possible and in any event no later than Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
 
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.  Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Shares are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
 
The Selling Securityholder, by signing and returning this Questionnaire, understands that it will be bound by the terms and conditions of this Questionnaire and the Purchase Agreement.
 
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the undersigned has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against certain losses arising in connection with statements concerning the undersigned made in the Registration Statement or the related prospectus in reliance upon the information provided in this Questionnaire.
 
 
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and complete:
 
QUESTIONNAIRE
 
 
1.
(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder:1
 
 (b)  Except as set forth below in this Item 1(b), the undersigned does not hold any or all of the Shares on behalf of another person or entity.
 
State any exceptions here:
 

 
 
2.
Beneficial Ownership:
 
Immediately after the Closing, there will be no equity securities of the Company of which the undersigned will be the “beneficial owner”2, except as set forth below in this Item 2.  The disclosure indicates the amount of equity securities which the undersigned beneficially owns, which it has a right to acquire within 60 days after the Closing Date, and as to which it has sole voting power, shared voting power, sole investment power or shared investment power.
 
 
 
 
3.
Except as set forth below in this Item 3, the undersigned wishes that all of the _________ Shares that the undersigned purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement are to be offered for the account of the undersigned in the Registration Statement.
 
State any exceptions here:
 
 
 

 
1
If this Questionnaire is being completed by or on behalf of a person other than an individual, the entity on whose behalf the Questionnaire is being completed should be stated.
 
2
Defined in Appendix A to this questionnaire.

 
 
 
 
 
4.
Relationships with the Company:
 
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or more) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
 
State any exceptions here:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.
Plan of Distribution:
 
Except as set forth below, the undersigned (including its donees or pledgees) intends to distribute the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement only as follows (if at all):  Such Registrable Securities may be sold from time to time directly by the undersigned or, alternatively, through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents.  If the Registrable Securities are sold through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, the Selling Securityholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions.  Such Registrable Securities may be sold in one more or transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.  Such sales may be effected in transactions (which may involve block transactions) (a) on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the Registrable Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (b) in the over-the-counter market, (c) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market, or (d) through the writing of options.  Under the Purchase Agreement the undersigned may not sell Registrable Securities short.
 
State any exceptions here:
 

 

 

 
Note: In no event will such method(s) of distribution take the form of an underwritten offering of the Shares without the prior agreement of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
 
The undersigned acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder relating to stock manipulation, particularly Regulation M thereunder (or any successor rules or regulations), in connection with any offering of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement.  The undersigned agrees that neither it nor any person acting on its behalf will engage in any transaction in violation of such provisions.
 
In accordance with the undersigned’s obligation under the Purchase Agreement, the undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
 
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 above and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.  The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
 

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
 
Dated:  _____________, 2007
 

 
 
Name of Selling Securityholder:
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
   

 

 
 



Appendix A to EXHIBIT C

You are the “beneficial owner” of a security if you directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, have or share: (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security, or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security.  You are deemed the beneficial owner of a security if you, directly or indirectly, create or use a trust, proxy, power of attorney, pooling arrangement or any other contract, arrangement, or device with the purpose or effect of divesting yourself of beneficial ownership of a security or preventing the vesting of such beneficial ownership.  Finally, you are deemed to be the beneficial owner of a security if you have the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security at any time within sixty days, including but not limited to any right to acquire (a) through the exercise of any option, warrant or right, or (b) through the conversion of a security, or (c) pursuant to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account, or similar arrangement, or (d) pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.  If you have acquired any security or power specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above, with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer, or in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect, then immediately upon such acquisition you are deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities which may be acquired through the exercise or conversion of such security or power.

All securities of the same class that are beneficially owned by you, regardless of the form which such beneficial ownership takes, must be aggregated in calculating the number of shares beneficially owned by you.

The above definition is broad and although you may not actually have or share voting or investment power with respect to securities owned by persons in your family or living in your home, you should include such shares in your beneficial ownership disclosure, and then, as appropriate, disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities.

 




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