10-Q 1 hema_10q-093011.htm FORM 10-Q hema_10q-093011.htm


UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark one)
 
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
 
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: 0-15223
 
HEMACARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
California   95-3280412
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
15350 Sherman Way, Suite 350
Van Nuys, California
  91406
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
(818) 226-1968
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large Accelerated Filer o
Accelerated Filer o
Non-Accelerated Filer ¨
Smaller reporting company  T
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x
 
As of November 7, 2011, 10,331,519  shares of Common Stock of the registrant were issued and outstanding.
 


 
 

 

HEMACARE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
 
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
 
       
Page
       
Number
PART I
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements
       
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited)
    and December 31, 2010
   
2
 
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended
    September 30, 2011  and 2010 (unaudited)
   
3
 
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
    ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
   
4
 
   
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
   
5
 
Item 2.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
   
17
 
Item 3.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
   
29
 
Item 4T.
 
Controls and Procedures
   
29
 
PART II
 
OTHER INFORMATION
       
Item 1.
 
Legal Proceedings
   
30
 
Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
   
30
 
Item 2.
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
   
30
 
Item 3.
 
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
   
30
 
Item 4.
 
Removed and Reserved
   
30
 
Item 5.
 
Other Information
   
30
 
Item 6.
 
Exhibits
   
30
 
SIGNATURES
   
30
 
         
 
 
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 HEMACARE CORPORATION
 
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
             
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
 Assets
           
 Current assets:
           
 Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,680,000     $ 1,638,000  
 Restricted cash
    660,000       660,000  
 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
 doubtful accounts of $101,000 in 2011 and $91,000 in 2010
    2,209,000        2,780,000   
 Product inventories and supplies, net
    422,000       577,000  
 Prepaid expenses
    344,000       522,000  
 Assets held for sale
    270,000       463,000  
 Other receivables
    377,000       168,000  
 Total current assets
    6,962,000       6,808,000  
 Plant and equipment, net of accumulated
 depreciation and amortization of $6,390,000 in 2011 and
 $7,704,000 in 2010
    2,542,000        2,887,000   
 Other assets
    135,000       148,000  
 Total assets
  $ 9,639,000     $ 9,843,000  
                 
 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,255,000     $ 1,486,000  
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
    640,000       636,000  
Other accrued expenses
    201,000       319,000  
Current portion of capital lease
    18,000       16,000  
Liabilities related to assets held for sale
    2,190,000       2,094,000  
      Total current liabilities
    4,304,000       4,551,000  
Deferred rent
    480,000       533,000  
Long term portion of capital lease
    63,000       77,000  
                 
Shareholders' equity:
               
Common stock, no par value - 20,000,000 shares authorized,
10,331,519 issued and outstanding in 2011;  9,712,948 in 2010
    16,529,000        16,289,000   
Accumulated deficit
    (11,737,000 )     (11,607,000 )
Total shareholders' equity
    4,792,000       4,682,000  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 9,639,000     $ 9,843,000  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
 
 
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HEMACARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Revenue
                       
    Blood services   $ 1,561,000     $ 1,812,000     $ 5,289,000     $ 5,648,000  
    Therapeutic services     2,404,000       2,089,000       6,822,000       5,812,000  
       Total revenue     3,965,000       3,901,000       12,111,000       11,460,000  
                                 
Operating costs and expenses
                               
    Blood services     1,778,000       2,473,000       5,638,000       5,713,000  
    Therapeutic services     1,635,000       1,511,000       4,640,000       4,251,000  
       Total operating costs and expenses     3,413,000       3,984,000       10,278,000       9,964,000  
                                 
       Gross profit (loss)     552,000       (83,000 )     1,833,000       1,496,000  
                                 
General and administrative expenses
    1,130,000       1,266,000       3,520,000       3,807,000  
                                 
Loss from operations
    (578,000 )     (1,349,000 )     (1,687,000 )     (2,311,000 )
                                 
Gain on insurance settlement
    -       -       192,000       -  
                                 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax
    (578,000 )     (1,349,000 )     (1,495,000 )     (2,311,000 )
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes
    -       (70,000 )     10,000       (60,000 )
                                 
Loss from continuing operations, net of tax
    (578,000 )     (1,279,000 )     (1,505,000 )     (2,251,000 )
                                 
                                 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    1,090,000       653,000       1,375,000       1,645,000  
                                 
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 512,000     $ (626,000 )   $ (130,000 )   $ (606,000 )
                                 
Income (loss) per share
                               
    Basic
                               
       Continuing operations   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.22 )
       Discontinued operations   $ 0.11     $ 0.06     $ 0.14     $ 0.16  
       Total   $ 0.05     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.06 )
    Diluted
                               
       Continuing operations   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.22 )
       Discontinued operations   $ 0.11     $ 0.06     $ 0.14     $ 0.16  
       Total   $ 0.05     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.06 )
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic
    9,819,982       10,063,610       9,749,018       10,054,149  
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted
    9,895,763       10,222,572       9,874,380       10,258,392  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
 
 
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 HEMACARE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 (Unaudited)
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (130,000 )   $ (606,000 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities:
               
Income from discontinued operations
    (1,375,000 )     (1,645,000 )
Provision for bad debts
    10,000       9,000  
Depreciation and amortization
    688,000       779,000  
Gain on insurance settlement
    (192,000 )     -  
Loss on disposal of assets
    -       10,000  
Share-based compensation
    68,000       113,000  
Provision for inventory reserve
    32,000       -  
Impairment of capital asset in progress
    -       126,000  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease in accounts receivable
    561,000       957,000  
Decrease (increase) in inventories, supplies and prepaid expenses
    301,000       (349,000 )
Increase in other receivables
    (209,000 )     (29,000 )
Decrease in other assets
    13,000       16,000  
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued payroll,
accrued expenses and deferred rent
    (400,000 )     567,000  
Net cash used in operating activities
    (633,000 )     (52,000 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from the sale of plant and equipment
    223,000       214,000  
Purchases of plant and equipment
    (319,000 )     (338,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (96,000 )     (124,000 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repurchases of common stock
    -       (281,000 )
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
    -       6,000  
Proceeds from sale of stock
    173,000       83,000  
Principal payments on capital leases
    (12,000 )     -  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    161,000       (192,000 )
                 
Net cash used in continuing operations
    (568,000 )     (368,000 )
                 
Cash Flows - Discontinued Operations
               
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (1,331,000 )     1,507,000  
Cash provided by investing activities
    3,001,000       -  
Net cash provided by discontinued operations
    1,670,000       1,507,000  
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    1,102,000       1,139,000  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,848,000       1,222,000  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    2,950,000       2,361,000  
                 
Cash, cash equivalents - Continuing operations
    2,680,000       2,151,000  
Cash and cash equivalents - Assets held for sale
    270,000       210,000  
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,950,000     $ 2,361,000  
      -          
Supplemental disclosure:
               
Interest paid
  $ 7,000     $ -  
Income taxes paid (refunded)
  $ 18,000     $ (10,000 )
Capital lease addition for capital equipment
  $ -     $ 97,000  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Note 1—Basis of Presentation and General Information
 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
In the opinion of management, the accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and  2010, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which management considers necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
 
These financial statements have been prepared consistently with the accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 23, 2011, which should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The above unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.
 
USE OF ESTIMATES
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Revenue and Accounts Receivable: Revenue is recognized upon acceptance of the blood products or the performance of therapeutic services. Occasionally the Company receives advance payment against future delivery of blood products or services. Until the related products or services are delivered, the Company records advance payments as deferred revenue, which appears as a current liability on the balance sheet. Therapeutic services revenue consists primarily of mobile therapeutic procedure fees, while blood services revenue consists primarily of sales of single donor platelets, whole blood components or other blood products collected for use by research and cellular therapy organizations.  Accounts receivable are reviewed periodically for collectability. The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based on balances owed that are 90 days or more past due from the invoice date, unless evidence exists, such as subsequent cash collections, that specific amounts are collectable. In addition, balances less than 90 days past due are reserved based on the Company’s recent bad debt experience.
 
Inventories and Supplies: Inventories for continuing operations consist of Company-manufactured platelets. Supplies consist primarily of medical supplies used to collect and manufacture platelets and to provide therapeutic services. Inventories included in assets held for sale consist of whole blood components and other blood products, as well as component blood products purchased for resale. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and are accounted for on a first-in, first-out basis. Management estimates the portion of inventory that might not have future value by analyzing historical sales for the twelve months prior to any balance sheet date. For each inventory type, management establishes an obsolescence reserve equal to the value of inventory quantity in excess of twelve months of historical sales quantity, using the first-in, first-out inventory valuation methodology.  In addition, the Company recorded a reserve of $32,000 as of September 30, 2011 for inventory that may become obsolete as a result of the Company’s sale of its red blood cell collection business assets to the American Red Cross in July 2011.  The Company had no reserve for obsolete inventory as of December 31, 2010.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
Financial Instruments:  On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted all of the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides guidance on how to measure assets and liabilities at fair value.  ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
 
Share-Based Compensation:  Pursuant to ASC Topics 505, Equity and 718, Stock Compensation, an entity shall account for share-based compensation transactions with employees in accordance with the fair-value-based method, that is, the cost of services received from employees in exchange for awards of share-based compensation generally shall be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued or on the fair value of the liabilities incurred.
 
The Company’s assessment of the estimated fair value of share-based payments is impacted by the price of the Company’s stock, as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables and the related tax impact. Management calculated fair value based on fair value of the stock at the date of issuance for restricted stock and restricted stock units. Management utilized the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of share-based payments granted. Valuation techniques used for employee share options and similar instruments estimate the fair value of those instruments at a single point in time (for example, at the grant date). The assumptions used in a fair value measurement are based on expectations at the time the measurement is made, and those expectations reflect the information that is available at the time of measurement.
 
The Black-Scholes valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. This model also requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including:
 
(a)
The expected volatility of the common stock price, which was determined based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock;
 
(b)
expected dividends, which are not anticipated;
 
(c)
expected life, which is estimated based on the historical exercise behavior of employees;
 
(d)
risk free interest rates; and
 
(e)
expected forfeitures.
 
In the future, management may elect to use different assumptions under the Black-Scholes valuation model or a different valuation model, which could result in a significantly different impact on earnings.
 
The Company currently uses the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (“2006 Plan”), approved by shareholders at the 2006 annual meeting, to grant stock options and other share-based payments.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
The Company recorded $7,000 and $24,000 of share-based compensation for the non-employee directors for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and $16,000 and $52,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 utilizing the Black-Scholes valuation model.
 
Income Taxes: The process of preparing the financial statements requires management estimates of income taxes in each of the jurisdictions that the Company operates. This process involves estimating current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the balance sheet. Pursuant to ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, the Company utilizes an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Management must assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets or liabilities will be realized for future periods, and to the extent management believes that realization is not likely, must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent a valuation allowance is created or adjusted in a period, the Company must include an expense or benefit within the tax provision in the statements of operations.
 
Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. It is possible that a selection of different input variables could produce a materially different estimate of the provision, asset, liability and valuation allowance.
 
Based on management’s analysis of the Company’s recent performance, management determined that there was insufficient evidence of future profitability to ensure that the Company would be more likely than not to realize any benefit from the deferred tax assets.  Therefore, as of September 30, 2011, the Company continued to record a 100% valuation reserve against all of the deferred tax assets.
 
Reclassification:  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  These reclassifications include the accounting for the Company’s red blood cell collection operation as discontinued operations as discussed in Note 4. As a result, the financial results for this operation have been reported as discontinued operations, and the assets and liabilities as held for sale, in the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2011. Since the consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 previously reported these operations as part of continuing operations, the financial results and cash flow statement have been reclassified to reflect the change in the status of the red blood cell portion of the business as discontinued operations.
 
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In May 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The amendments in the ASU change the wording used to describe requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In June 2011, FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. In this ASU an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
In September 2011, FASB issued ASU 2011-08, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment.  The amendments in the Update permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
 
The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions. Deposits not exceeding $250,000 for each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Act amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to include noninterest-bearing transaction accounts as a new temporary deposit insurance account category. All funds held in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will be fully insured, without limit, through December 31, 2012.
 
Note 2—Inventory
 
Inventories for continuing operations consist of Company-manufactured platelets. Supplies consist primarily of medical supplies used to collect and manufacture platelets and to provide therapeutic services.  Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and are accounted for on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventories for discontinued operations as of December 31, 2010 consist of whole blood components and other blood products, as well as component blood products purchased for resale.
 
Inventories are comprised of the following as of:
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Continuing Operations
           
Supplies
  $ 429,000     $ 461,000  
Blood products
    25,000       116,000  
Less: reserve
    (32,000 )     -  
Total
  $ 422,000     $ 577,000  
                 
Discontinued Operations
               
Blood Products
  $ -     $ 40,000  
Total
  $ -     $ 40,000  
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
Note 3 – Asset Sale to The American National Red Cross
 
On July 11, 2011, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coral Blood Services, Inc., completed the sale of the Company’s red blood cell collection operation assets in California and Maine to The American National Red Cross pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement entered into by the parties on July 11, 2011.  The assets included automobiles and equipment, finished goods and work-in-process inventory of blood products, a trademark and books and records relating to blood drive sponsors and blood donors.
 
In consideration for the assets, the buyer agreed to pay to the Company an aggregate of $3,051,000. Of the purchase price, $2,475,000 was paid on the closing date, $51,000 was paid on July 22, 2011, and $250,000 was to be paid in three equal monthly installments on the 30th, 60th and 90th days following the closing date, which amount was subsequently reduced to $200,000 in settlement of certain post-closing purchase price adjustments, all of which was paid as of October 31, 2011.  The remaining balance of $275,000 was paid into a one year escrow to satisfy the Company’s potential indemnification liabilities to the buyer.
 
As a result of the asset sale, in the third quarter we reduced our work force by 93 employees in California and Maine., which resulted in a third quarter charge of $891,000 in employment related expenses which is classified in discontinued operations. Additionally, officer bonuses and related payroll taxes of $124,000 were paid in the third quarter as a result of the sale and classified in discontinued operations.
 
In connection with the sale of assets, on July 11, 2011 the Company entered into a blood purchase agreement with the American Red Cross, pursuant to which the Company will sell to the American Red Cross on an exclusive basis, a minimum of 7,000 and a maximum of 12,000 units of ISBT labeled single donor platelets per year during the term of the agreement.  The platelets will be sold to the American Red Cross at a fixed price per unit during the first two years of the agreement, and at a price equal to a percentage of the American Red Cross’ National Average Selling Price of platelets over the immediately preceding calendar year for the remainder of the term.  The blood purchase agreement has an initial term expiring on September 30, 2016, and will be extended automatically for additional renewal periods unless either party elects to terminate the agreement upon expiration of the then-current term.
 
Note 4 - Discontinued Operations
 
On July 11, 2011, the Company completed the sale of its red blood cell collection operation assets in California and Maine to The American National Red Cross. The financial results related to the red blood cell collection operations are shown as discontinued operations on the statement of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010.
 
On November 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, HemaCare BioScience, Inc. (“HemaBio”), in consultation with, and with the approval of, the Board of Directors of the Company, decided that it was in the best interest of HemaBio’s creditors to close all operations of HemaBio. On December 4, 2007, HemaBio executed an Assignment for Benefit of Creditors, under Florida Statutes Section 727.101 et seq. (“Assignment”), assigning all of its assets to an assignee, who is responsible for taking possession of, protecting, preserving, and liquidating such assets and ultimately distributing the proceeds to creditors of HemaBio according to their priorities as established by Florida law. The assignee continues to fulfill his obligations under the Assignment, but has not concluded his efforts to liquidate all of the assets or complete a final distribution of all proceeds to HemaBio’s creditors.
 
When the Company acquired HemaBio, two former HemaBio investors, Dr. Lawrence Feldman and Dr. Karen Raben, each held a $250,000 note from HemaBio.  Both of these notes require four equal annual installments of $62,500, plus accrued interest, commencing August 29, 2007, until paid and pay interest at 7% annually, and are secured by all of the assets of HemaBio.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
HemaBio failed to pay the first installments due to Drs. Feldman and Raben on August 29, 2007 of $160,000, which included $35,000 in accrued interest.  Under the terms of the promissory notes between HemaBio and Drs. Feldman and Raben, failure to pay any of the scheduled payments when due causes the entire unpaid balance, including unpaid interest, to become immediately due and payable, and causes the stated interest rate on both notes to increase to 10% per annum.  Therefore, since August 29, 2007, HemaBio, now shown as discontinued operations, recognized accrued interest expense on the outstanding balance on both notes at an interest rate of 10%, which totaled $12,000 and $37,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
As of September 30, 2011, HemaBio’s default on the notes to Drs. Feldman and Raben remains unresolved.
 
In accordance with GAAP, the results of operations of HemaBio, along with an estimate of all closure related costs were recorded in 2007.
 
When the Board of Directors of HemaBio authorized the execution of the Assignment, HemaBio conveyed all of its assets, defined as “all real property, fixtures, goods, stock inventory, equipment, furniture, furnishings, accounts receivable, bank deposits, cash, promissory notes, cash value and proceeds of insurance policies, claims and demands”, to the Assignee.  The Assignee is then responsible for liquidating any non-monetary assets, for the purpose of eventually satisfying any and all creditor claims against HemaBio.  Unlike a federal bankruptcy proceeding, the Florida Assignment process does not stay any legal action the creditors might choose to force HemaBio to pay claims.
 
Therefore, management concluded that given the liabilities remain outstanding throughout the Assignment, it was appropriate to keep these liabilities on the books of HemaBio as outstanding until such time as the Assignee pays these claims, or the claimants rights to pursue claims expires pursuant to the Florida statute of limitations.
 
Management analyzed all of the claims submitted to the Assignee, and after reviewing the applicable Florida statute of limitations, management determined that the claimant’s rights to pursue claims would not expire until November 2011 at the earliest. Therefore, management concluded that none of the claims against HemaBio can be removed as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
The following is the breakdown of the assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale for discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
 Discontinued Operations
 
             
   
September 30,
   
 December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
 Assets held for sale
           
 Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 270,000     $ 210,000  
 Inventory
    -       40,000  
 Fixed assets (net of accumulated depreciation
               
 of $0 on September 30, 2011 and $1,134,000 on December 31, 2010)
    -       213,000  
    $ 270,000     $ 463,000  
                 
 Liabilities related to assets held for sale
               
Accounts payable
  $ 833,000     $ 774,000  
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
    603,000       603,000  
Accrued interest
    254,000       217,000  
Notes payable
    500,000       500,000  
Total liabilities related to assets held for sale
  $ 2,190,000     $ 2,094,000  
 
The following are the components of income from discontinued operations.
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
                         
Revenue
  $ 326,000     $ 3,349,000     $ 6,152,000     $ 11,782,000  
                                 
Operating expenses
    709,000       2,675,000       6,120,000       9,848,000  
                                 
Gross (loss) profit
    (383,000 )     674,000       32,000       1,934,000  
                                 
General and administrative expenses
    1,329,000       21,000       1,459,000       289,000  
                                 
(Loss) income from operations
    (1,712,000 )     653,000       (1,427,000 )     1,645,000  
                                 
Gain on sale of assets
    2,802,000       -       2,802,000       -  
                                 
Income from discontinued operations
    1,090,000       653,000       1,375,000       1,645,000  
                                 
Provision for income tax
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
  $ 1,090,000     $ 653,000     $ 1,375,000     $ 1,645,000  
 
Note 5—Line of Credit and Notes Payable
 
On December 9, 2009, the Company, together with the Company’s subsidiary, Coral Blood Services, Inc., entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Wells Agreement”), and related security agreements, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.   The Wells Agreement provided that the Company could borrow the lesser of 80% of eligible accounts receivable or $5 million, had a maturity date of December 1, 2011, and provided for the monthly payment of interest at a rate of 0.25% above the bank’s prime rate.  The Wells Agreement also granted the bank a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Coral Blood Services, Inc.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Wells Agreement as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, except for a letter of credit issued by Wells Fargo as security for lease obligations associated with the Company’s Van Nuys facility. The Company is required to maintain a letter of credit under the lease, initially in the amount of $815,000 and reducing by 10% each year on August 14, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and 20% each year on August 14, 2013 and 2014.  At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the letter of credit was for $660,000.  No amounts have been drawn against the letter of credit.
 
The Wells Agreement also required that the Company maintain certain financial covenants which the Company had not maintained and the Company had been in default at December 31, 2010.
 
Effective as of January 15, 2011, in consideration of Wells Fargo waiving the Company’s existing defaults under the Wells Agreement, the Company agreed to amend the Wells Agreement to provide that outstanding borrowings, including outstanding advances and letters of credit, shall not at any time exceed the amount of cash collateral in a segregated, blocked deposit account maintained by the Company with Wells Fargo and with respect to which Wells Fargo has been granted a first priority security interest to secure all present and future indebtedness of the Company to Wells Fargo.  Pursuant to this arrangement, the Company has pledged $660,000 in cash to Wells Fargo, and the Company has an outstanding letter  of credit for an aggregate of $660,000 under the Wells Agreement.
 
On July 5, 2011, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Wells Agreement, pursuant to which the parties amended the Wells Agreement to (i) reduce outstanding borrowings, including outstanding advances and letters of credit, to $660,000, which is the amount of cash collateral the Company maintains in a segregated, blocked deposit account with Wells Fargo, (ii) provide for Wells Fargo’s release of its security interests on all assets of the Company and Coral Blood Services other than a security interest on the cash collateral the Company maintains in a segregated, blocked deposit account with the bank, and terminated certain ancillary agreements pursuant to which the bank perfected its security interest in certain assets of the Company and Coral Blood Services, and (iii) to modify and delete certain affirmative and negative covenants of the Company and Coral Blood Services.
 
Note 6—Shareholders’ Equity
 
Pursuant to ASC Topics 505, Equity and 718, Stock Compensation, the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions must be recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  For 2011, the Company recognizes compensation expense related to stock options granted to employees based on compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to September 30, 2011, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with ASC Topics 505, Equity and 718, Stock Compensation.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized $18,000 and $68,000 in share-based compensation costs, respectively, including $7,000 and $24,000 of share-based compensation for non-employee director options. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 the Company recognized $29,000 and $113,000 in share-based compensation costs, including $16,000 and $52,000 of share-based compensation for non-employee director options. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
The following summarizes the activity of the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
   
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
 
Number of shares under option:
                       
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
    1,569,000     $ 1.05           $ 1,770  
Granted
    440,000       0.29             1,250  
Exercised
    -       -                
Cancelled or expired
    (124,000 )     1.41             ( 20 )
Forfeited
    (63,000 )     0.50             (80 )
Outstanding at September 30, 2011
    1,822,000     $ 0.86       6.3     $ 2,920  
Exercisable at September 30, 2011
    1,272,500     $ 1.07       5.1     $ 1,550  
 
The following summarizes the activity of the Company’s stock options that have not yet vested as of September 30, 2011:
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted
Average Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Nonvested at January 1, 2011
    317,000     $ 0.53  
Granted
    440,000       0.25  
Vested
    (144,500 )     0.40  
Forfeited
    (63,000 )     0.46  
Nonvested at September 30, 2011
    549,500     $ 0.34  
 
As of September 30, 2011, there was $119,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under existing share-based payments. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.1 years. The total measurement fair value of shares vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $24,000 and $58,000.
 
The Black-Scholes option pricing model is used by the Company to determine the weighted average fair value of share-based payments. The fair value at date of grant and the assumptions utilized to determine such values are indicated in the following table:
 

 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
   
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 
Weighted average fair value for options exercised
During the period
    N/A       N/A  
Weighted average fair value at date of grant for share-based payments vested during the period
  $ 0.39     $ 0.40  
Risk-free interest rates
    3.1 %     2.8 %
Expected stock price volatility
    135.7 %     130.3 %
Expected dividend yield
  $ 0     $ 0  
Expected forfeitures
    29.57 %     29.57 %
 
The Company does not assume a forfeiture rate when assessing value for options held by independent members of the Board of Directors.  Since options issued to independent board members are not forfeited upon separation from the Company, management has determined it is inappropriate to assign a forfeiture rate to these options.
 
The Company uses the 2006 Plan to encourage ownership in the Company by key personnel whose long-term service is considered essential to the Company’s continued progress, thereby linking these employees directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership.  A total of 2,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2006 Plan. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had utilized 1,514,835 of the shares reserved under the 2006 Plan, and 685,165 shares remain available.  Awards may be granted to any employee, director or consultant, or those of the Company’s affiliates.
 
Prior to the 2006 Plan, the Company utilized the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (“1996 Plan”).  The 1996 Plan expired on July 19, 2006, although options remain outstanding that were originally issued under this plan.
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company maintains the 2004 Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”).  On August 19, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of shares which may be issued and sold under the ESPP from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 (subject to adjustment), and on September 9, 2011, the Company registered with the SEC the 1,000,000 additional shares of the Company's Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the ESPP.
 
Seven purchases were made from the ESPP during the third quarter of 2011, for an aggregate of 618,571 shares of common stock at $0.28 per share, for aggregate proceeds to the Company of $173,000.  As of September 30, 2011, there were 800,520 remaining shares in the ESPP.
 
Note 7—Earnings per Share
 
The following table provides the calculation methodology for the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
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HemaCare Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -- continued
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
 Net loss from continuing operations
  $ (578,000 )   $ (1,279,000 )   $ (1,505,000 )   $ (2,251,000 )
                                 
 Weighted average shares outstanding
    9,819,982       10,063,610       9,749,018       10,054,149  
 Net effect of dilutive options
    75,781       158,962       125,362       204,243  
 Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
    9,895,763       10,222,572       9,874,380       10,258,392  
                                 
Loss per share from continuing operations - diluted
  $ (0.06 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.22 )
                                 
Net income from discontinued operations
  $ 1,090,000     $ 653,000     $ 1,375,000     $ 1,645,000  
                                 
Income per share from discontinued operations - diluted
  $ 0.11     $ 0.06     $ 0.14     $ 0.16  
                                 
 Net income (loss)
  $ 512,000     $ (626,000 )   $ (130,000 )   $ (606,000 )
                                 
Income (loss) per share - diluted
  $ 0.05     $ (0.06 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.06 )
 
Options outstanding for 1,102,000 and 1,092,000 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 have been excluded from the above calculation because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
 
Options outstanding for 1,954,000 and 1,174,000 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, have been excluded from the above calculation because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
 
Note 8—Provision for Income Taxes
 
The process of preparing the financial statements includes estimating income taxes in each of the jurisdictions that the Company operates. This process involves estimating actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the balance sheet. Under the provisions of ASC 740-10, the Company must utilize an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Management must assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets or liabilities will be realized for future periods, and to the extent management believes that realization is not likely, must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent a valuation allowance is created or adjusted in a period, the Company must include an expense, or benefit, within the tax provision in the statements of operations. Significant management judgment is required to determine the provision for income taxes, deferred tax asset and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets.
 
Based on management’s analysis of the Company’s recent performance, management determined that there was insufficient evidence of guaranteed future profitability to ensure that the Company would realize any benefit from the deferred tax assets.  Therefore, as of September 30, 2011, the Company continued to record a 100% valuation reserve against all of the deferred tax assets.
 
Note 9—Business Segments
 
HemaCare operates in two business segments as follows:
 
·
Blood Services—Includes sales of apheresis platelets exclusively to the American Red Cross, and other blood products to research, cellular therapy and other biotech and health related organizations.
 
 
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·
Therapeutic Services—Provides therapeutic apheresis, stem cell collection procedures and other therapeutic services to patients.
 
There were no intersegment revenues for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011.
 
Note 10 —Commitments and Contingencies
 
State and federal laws set forth anti-kickback and self-referral prohibitions and otherwise regulate financial relationships between blood banks and hospitals, physicians and other persons who refer business to them. While the Company believes its present operations comply with applicable regulations, there can be no assurance that future legislation or rule making, or the interpretation of existing laws and regulations, will not prohibit or adversely impact the delivery by HemaCare of its services and products.
 
Healthcare reform became law in March 2010; however, reconciliation and implementation of the law continues to be under consideration by lawmakers, and it is not certain as to what changes may be made in the future regarding health care policies; however policies regarding reimbursement, universal health insurance and managed competition may materially impact the Company’s operations.
 
The Company is party to various claims, actions and proceedings incidental to its normal business operations. The Company believes the outcome of such claims, actions and proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business and financial condition of the Company.
 
Note 11—Subsequent Events
 
In accordance with the provisions of ASC 855-10, management evaluated all material events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date through the time of filing of this Form 10-Q for events requiring disclosure or recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Management determined that there were no subsequent events requiring disclosure or recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The information contained in this Form 10-Q is intended to update the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and presumes that readers have access to, and will have read, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other information contained in such Form 10-K.  The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the related notes provided under “Item 1-Financial Statements” above.
 
The matters discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical are forward-looking statements. These statements may also be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, its management and its industry. Investors and prospective investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those described in this report because of numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. These factors include, without limitation, those described under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements to reflect later events and circumstances or actual outcomes.
 
General
 
HemaCare operates in two primary business segments.  The blood services segment includes sales of apheresis platelets on an exclusive basis to the American Red Cross, and sales of other blood products to research, cellular therapy and other health and biotech related organizations. Prior to the sale of our red blood cell collection operation assets in July 2011, the Company also sold blood products to hospitals, operated and managed donor centers and mobile donor vehicles to collect blood products from donors, and purchased blood products from other suppliers for resale to customers.  Revenues from research projects and cellular therapy collections are included in the blood services segment.
 
Additionally, the Company operates a therapeutic services segment, wherein the Company performs therapeutic apheresis procedures, stem cell collection and other blood treatments on patients with a variety of disorders.  Therapeutic services are usually provided under contract with hospitals as an outside purchased service.
 
The Company’s current strategy is to expand efforts utilizing the Company’s exemplary customer service, expertise, and infrastructure to support developing cellular therapy technologies and research organizations. This infrastructure and expertise enable the Company to collect various cellular components for cellular therapy manufacturing and future personalized patient therapies. The continuing collections of apheresis platelets will allow the Company to maintain access to its pedigree donor pool facilitating the availability of product to the research community.  Ultimately, the Company believes these specialized collections will generate high margin revenue through the support of advanced therapies and research activities.
 
The Company was incorporated in the state of California in 1978 and has operated in Southern California since 1979.  In 1998, the Company expanded operations to include portions of the eastern United States.  In August 2006, the Company acquired Florida based Teragenix Corporation, subsequently renamed HemaCare BioScience, Inc. (“HemaBio”), The Company closed all operations of HemaBio, effective November 5, 2007.  See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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Recent Developments
 
On July 11, 2011, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coral Blood Services, Inc., completed the sale of the Company’s red blood cell collection operation assets in California and Maine to The American National Red Cross pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement entered into by the parties on July 11, 2011.  The assets included automobiles and equipment, finished goods and work-in-process inventory of blood products, a trademark, and books and records relating to blood drive sponsors and blood donors.
 
In consideration for the assets, the buyer agreed to pay to the Company an aggregate of $3,051,000. Of the purchase price, $2,475,000 was paid on the closing date, $51,000 was paid on July 22, 2011, and $250,000 was to be paid in three equal monthly installments on the 30th, 60th and 90th days following the closing date, which amount was subsequently reduced to $200,000 in settlement of certain post-closing purchase price adjustments, all of which was paid as of October 31, 2011.  The remaining balance of $275,000 was paid into a one year escrow to satisfy the Company’s potential indemnification liabilities to the buyer.
 
This resulted in a third quarter charge of $891,000 in employment related expenses to discontinued operations.  Additionally, officer bonuses of $124,000 were paid in the third quarter as a result of the sale.
 
In connection with the sale of assets, on July 11, 2011 the Company entered into a blood purchase agreement with the American Red Cross, pursuant to which the Company will sell to the American Red Cross on an exclusive basis, a minimum of 7,000 and a maximum of 12,000 units of ISBT labeled single donor platelets per year during the term of the agreement.  The platelets will be sold to the American Red Cross at a fixed price per unit during the first two years of the agreement, and at a price equal to a percentage of the American Red Cross’ National Average Selling Price of platelets over the immediately preceding calendar year for the remainder of the term.  The blood purchase agreement has an initial term expiring on June 30, 2016, and will be extended automatically for additional renewal periods unless either party elects to terminate the agreement upon expiration of the then-current term.
 

 
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The following is a summary of the transaction with the American Red Cross:
 
Asset purchase agreement price
  $ 3,051,000  
         
Cost of assets
       
   Inventories
    40,000  
   Fixed assets, net
    159,000  
   Closing purchase price adjustments
    50,000  
Total cost of assets sold
    249,000  
         
   Gain on asset sale
    2,802,000  
         
Additional expenses related to asset sale
       
   Legal fees
    57,000  
   Executive bonuses
    124,000  
   Inventory reserve
    32,000  
   Employee termination costs
    891,000  
   Cost of building leases
    124,000  
   Accounting fees
    13,000  
   Contract termination fee
    64,000  
Total additional expenses related to asset sale
    1,305,000  
         
Income after expenses from asset sale
  $ 1,497,000  
 
 
Specialty Collection Services:  HemaCare leverages its expertise in automated cell collection (apheresis) and processing of blood products to provide specialty collection services to organizations conducting cell therapy research and clinical trials. In May 2010, HemaCare entered into an agreement with Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) to provide cellular collection services in Los Angeles and Maine for their new autologous cellular immunotherapy, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T).  This personalized medicine for the treatment of prostate cancer is Dendreon’s lead product and is the first autologous cellular immunotherapy specifically designed to engage patients’ own immune systems to treat cancer.  In February 2011, HemaCare and Dendreon amended their agreement to expand HemaCare’s footprint of collection services for Dendreon to additional cities during the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2011. HemaCare subsequently opened a site in San Francisco, California in June 2011 and in Memphis, Tennessee and Cincinnati, Ohio in the third quarter of 2011. In August, 2011, Dendreon withdrew its sales forecasts for the remainder of the year.  Because of the lower than expected volume of Dendreon patients at our facilities and because Dendreon changed its sales forecasts, management determined it would be prudent to close the San Francisco site in the third quarter and the Cincinnati site in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Memphis site remains open and the Company plans to expand into additional cellular therapy and research areas in that location.
 
Blood Management Software Project:  On February 18, 2011, HemaCare entered into a Software License and Support Services Agreement with Haemonetics Corporation, pursuant to which Haemonetics licensed to us its ElDorado Donor Software and agreed to maintain and support the software.  We received a perpetual and non-exclusive license to the ElDorado Donor Software and related documentation, and Haemonetics agreed to maintain and support the software through March 15, 2015, for consideration consisting of amounts previously paid to Haemonetics in connection with our license and implementation of the IDM Software, which is a predecessor to the El Dorado software presently used by the Company,  Implementation of the El Dorado Software System was expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2011, but has been postponed until sometime in 2012.
 
 
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Results of Operations
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010
 
 
Overview
 
The Company’s continuing operations generated $3,965,000 in revenue in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $3,901,000 in the same quarter of 2010, representing an increase of $64,000, or 2%.  Blood services revenue decreased $251,000, or 14%, while therapeutic services revenue increased $315,000, or 15%.
 
Gross profit from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2011 increased by $635,000 to $552,000 as compared to the prior year period.  This increase is comprised of a $444,000 increase in gross profit for the blood services business segment, and a $191,000 increase in gross profit for the therapeutic services business segment.
 
General and administrative expenses decreased by $136,000 to $1,130,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared with $1,266,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2010.
 
The Company reported a loss of $578,000 from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2011, compared to a loss of $1,279,000 for the same period of 2010.
 
Discontinued operations generated net income of $1,090,000 in the third quarter of 2011, including the gain on the sale of the red blood cell collection business, compared to income of $653,000 in the third quarter of 2010.
 
The Company recorded no tax provision for the third quarter of 2011 and a $70,000 benefit in the third quarter of 2010.
 
The Company generated net income of $512,000 for the third quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $626,000 for the third quarter of 2010.
 
Blood Services
 
For the blood services segment, the following table summarizes the revenue and gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
Blood Services
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
Variance $
   
Variance %
 
Revenues . . . . . . . .
  $ 1,561,000     $ 1,812,000     $ (251,000 )     -14 %
Gross Profit . . . . . .
  $ (217,000 )   $ (661,000 )   $ 444,000       67 %
Gross Profit % . . . .
    -14 %     -36 %                
 
 
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This business segment, shown here net of discontinued operations, includes platelet collections and sales as well as cellular therapy and research related sales.  Included in the operating costs of this segment is the cost of training nurses for expansion sites during the third quarter of 2011 of $269,000.
 
Platelet unit sales increased by 15% in the third quarter of 2011 as compared to the third quarter of 2010.  The increase is the result of ramping up operations to meet our obligations under the exclusive supply agreement we entered into with the American Red Cross in July 2011.  Although volume increased, revenue decreased by 14% in the third quarter 2011 as compared to the prior year period.  The negotiated sales price with the American Red Cross is lower than the average sales price we charged to hospitals prior to the July 11, 2011 asset sale.  Although the revenue is lower, the gross profit percentage on platelets has not decreased since we no longer incur the cost of expired products, distribution and shipping.
 
Included in this segment is the research products/cellular therapy business, which increased in revenue by 58% during the third quarter of 2011 as compared to the prior year period.  Revenue was $303,000 in the third quarter of 2011 compared with $192,000 in the third quarter of 2010. We have been focused on growing this part of our business and continue to sign new agreements with biotech and research organizations. The revenue from this business is typically higher margin revenue, and we anticipate that these specialized collections will generate high margin revenue through the support of advanced therapies and research activities.  Management is developing relationships with biotech companies and research organizations, both nationally and globally, to position the Company to become the supplier of choice for these customers based on our reputation for compassionate patient care and excellent service.
 
Gross profit for the blood services business segment is negative for both the third quarter of 2011 and the third quarter of 2010.  While we sold our whole blood business in July 2011, we have maintained a substantial portion of our overhead to service our platelet business with the American Red Cross and to meet the projected growth in our research products and cellular therapy business.   Management plans to increase our platelet production as well as market our strong reputation in apheresis collections to grow revenue while keeping our infrastructure intact. We anticipate an improvement in gross profit for our blood services segment early in 2012.
 
Therapeutic Services
 
For the therapeutic services business segment, the following table summarizes the revenue and gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
Therapeutic Services
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
Variance $
   
Variance %
 
Revenue... . . . . . . .
  $ 2,404,000     $ 2,089,000     $ 315,000       15 %
Gross Profit . . . . . .
  $ 769,000     $ 578,000     $ 191,000       33 %
Gross Profit % . . . .
    32 %     28 %                
 
The therapeutic services business segment has continued to experience considerable growth in 2011.  During the third quarter of 2011, the volume of therapeutic procedures increased by 23% and revenue by 14% in Southern California as compared to the same quarter last year.  In the Mid-Atlantic region, in the 2011 third quarter the number of procedures increased by 11% and revenue by 21% as compared to the 2010 third quarter.
 
 
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The gross profit percentage during the third quarter of 2011 for this segment was 32% compared to 28% for the third quarter of 2010. This increase in gross profit, coupled with increased volume indicates that the Company has been able to effectively keep costs down while increasing revenue.
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized on the following table:
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
                   
2011
 
2010
   
Variance $
   
Variance %
 
$
 1,130,000
  $ 1,266,000     $ (136,000 )     -11 %
 
During the third quarter of 2011, general and administrative expenses decreased in almost every area as compared to the third quarter of 2010.  General and administrative expense reductions remain an ongoing focus.  As compared to the 2010 third quarter, insurance expense decreased by $55,000 as a result of lower premiums following the sale of assets to The American Red Cross, tools and supplies expenses decreased by $13,000, and office salaries were $12,000 lower.
 
For the third quarter of 2011, general and administrative expenses represented 28% of continuing operations revenue, compared to 32% of continuing operations revenue for the third quarter of 2010.
 
Gain on Sale of Assets
 
The asset sale on July 11, 2011 to the American Red Cross resulted in a gain of $2,802,000. Most of the assets sold were fully depreciated.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Company recorded no provision for income taxes for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to a $70,000 benefit in the same period of 2010.
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010
 
 
Overview
 
The Company’s continuing operations generated $12,111,000 in revenue in the first nine months of 2011, compared to $11,460,000 in the same period of 2010, representing an increase of $651,000, or 6%.  Blood services revenue decreased $359,000, or 6%, while therapeutic services revenue increased $1,010,000, or 17%.
 
Gross profit from continuing operations in the first nine months of 2011 increased $337,000 or 23%, to $1,833,000 compared to $1,496,000 for the same period of 2010.  This decrease is comprised of a $284,000 decrease in gross profit for the blood services business segment, offset by a $621,000 increase in gross profit for the therapeutic services business segment.
 
General and administrative expenses decreased by $287,000 to $3,520,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared with $3,807,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
 
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An insurance settlement for damaged equipment that had been fully depreciated, net of an immaterial loss from the sale of an asset, resulted in a gain on asset disposal of $192,000 during the first nine months of 2011.

The Company recorded a $10,000 tax provision for the first nine months of 2011 compared with a $60,000 tax benefit for the same period of 2010.
 
The Company reported a loss of $1,687,000 from continuing operations before the gain on asset sales and insurance settlement for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to a loss of $2,311,000 for the same period of 2010.
 
Discontinued operations generated net income of $1,375,000 during the first nine months of 2011, which included the gain on the sale of the red blood cell collection business, compared to net income of $1,645,000 for the first nine months of 2010.
 
The company generated a net loss of $130,000 for the first nine months of 2011, compared to a net loss of $606,000 for the first nine months of 2010.
 
Blood Services
 
For the blood services segment, the following table summarizes the revenue and gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
Blood Services
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
Variance $
   
Variance %
 
Revenues . . . . . . . .
  $ 5,289,000     $ 5,648,000     $ (359,000 )     -6 %
Gross Profit . . . . . .
  $ (349,000 )   $ (65,000 )   $ (284,000 )     -437 %
Gross Profit % . . . .
    -7 %     -1 %                
 
This business segment, shown here net of discontinued operations, includes platelet collections and sales as well as cellular therapy and research related sales.  Included in the operating costs of this segment is the cost of training nurses for expansion sites as well as travel and labor costs to set up the new sites.  During the first nine months of 2011, the cost of the nurses related to the expansion sites was $513,000.
 
Included in this segment is the research products/cellular therapy business which increased in revenue by 140% during the first nine months of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  Revenue for the research products/cellular therapy business was $1,345,000 in the first nine months of 2011 compared with $546,000 in the first nine months of 2010.
 
Platelet sales decreased by 36% in the first nine months of 2011 as compared to the first nine months of 2010, as the weaknesses in the economy severely impacted the blood banking business.  Price continued to be a major concern to hospitals, causing extreme competition in the marketplace.  These pricing pressures have been mitigated by our exclusive supply agreement with the American Red Cross, which provides for the sale of platelets to the American Red Cross at a fixed price per unit during the first two years of the agreement, and at a price equal to a percentage of the American Red Cross’ National Average Selling Price of platelets over the immediately preceding calendar year for the remainder of the term.
 
 
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Gross profit for this business segment was negative for both the 2011 and 2010 periods.  The Company has retained the overhead and infrastructure necessary to service growth in its research products/cellular therapy business, and will continue to operate with negative gross profit until revenues in this business increase to offset these expenses.  Management continues to develop and nurture relationships with biotech and research organizations, and is positioning the Company as the supplier of choice to these organizations.  The Company anticipates that specialized collections for these organizations ultimately will generate high margin revenue.
 
 
Therapeutic Services
 
For the therapeutic services segment, the following table summarizes the revenue and gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
Therapeutic Services
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
Variance $
   
Variance %
 
Revenue... . . . . . . .
  $ 6,822,000     $ 5,812,000     $ 1,010,000       17 %
Gross Profit . . . . . .
  $ 2,182,000     $ 1,561,000     $ 621,000       40 %
Gross Profit % . . . .
    32 %     27 %                

Our therapeutic services operations have continued to grow significantly.  The volume of procedures performed increased by 40% in California and 2% in the Mid-Atlantic region in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 versus the same period of 2010.
Revenue increased in California by 30% while revenue in the Mid-Atlantic region increased by 4% in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 versus the same period of 2010.

The 40% increase in gross profit highlights the fact that the Company has been able to effectively keep costs down while increasing volume.  The gross profit percentage during the first nine months of 2011 for this segment was 32% compared to 27% for the same period in 2010, further demonstrating that the Company has been able to leverage expenses while growing volume.
 
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized on the following table:
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
                   
2011
 
2010
   
Variance $
   
Variance %
 
 $     3,520,000
  $ 3,807,000     $ (287,000 )     -8 %
 
During the first nine months of 2011, general and administrative expenses decreased as compared to the same period of 2010.    During the first nine months of 2011 as compared to the first nine months of 2010, officer salaries decreased by $137,000 as a result of having paid severance to former officers in 2010 with no corresponding amount in 2011; insurance expense decreased by $94,000 as a result of lower premiums after the sale of assets to The American Red Cross; investor relations costs were reduced by $23,000; stock based compensation decreased by $49,000; and there has been no accrual for a 401(k) matching contribution in 2011 as compared to an accrual of $65,000 in the 2010 period.
 
 
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For the first nine months of 2011, general and administrative expenses represented 29% of total revenue compared to 33% of revenue for the same period of 2010.
 
Gain on Sale of Assets and Asset Disposal
 
The asset sale on July 11, 2011 to the American Red Cross resulted in a gain of $2,802,000. Most of the assets sold were fully depreciated.
 
An insurance settlement for damaged equipment that had been fully depreciated, net of an immaterial loss from the sale of an asset, resulted in a gain on asset disposal of $192,000 during the first nine months of 2011.  There was no corresponding item for the same period in 2010.

Income Taxes
 
The Company recorded a $10,000 provision for income taxes for estimated alternative minimum tax for the first nine months of 2011 and a $60,000 tax benefit for the same period in 2010.
 
Discontinued Operations
 
On July 11, 2011, the Company completed the sale of its red blood cell collection operation assets in California and Maine to The American National Red Cross.  See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.  As a result, the financial results for this operation have been reported as discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011 and 2010, and the assets and liabilities as held for sale in the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2010.
 
Income from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $1,090,000  compared with income from discontinued operations of $653,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  Income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $1,375,000 compared with income from discontinued operations of $1,645,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.The income from discontinued operations was due to the gain on the sale of the assets to The American National Red Cross.
 
In addition, on December 4, 2007, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, HemaCare BioScience, Inc. (“HemaBio”) executed an Assignment for Benefit of Creditors, under Florida Statutes Section 727.101 et seq. (“Assignment”), assigning all of its assets to an assignee, who is responsible for taking possession of, protecting, preserving, and liquidating such assets and ultimately distributing the proceeds to creditors of HemaBio according to their priorities as established by Florida law. The assignee continues to fulfill his obligations under the Assignment, but has not concluded his efforts to liquidate all of the assets or complete a final distribution of all proceeds to HemaBio’s creditors. The Company recorded a $12,000 and a $37,000 loss in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 representing interest expense in both periods.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
At September 30, 2011, the Company did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance, variable interest or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.  As such, the Company is not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if it had engaged in such relationships.
 
 
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
 
Use of Estimates
 
The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to valuation reserves and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
 
Accounting for Share-Based Incentive Programs
 
Share-Based Compensation: As per the ASC Topics 505, Equity and 718, Stock Compensation, an entity shall account for share-based compensation transactions with employees in accordance with the fair-value-based method, that is, the cost of services received from employees in exchange for awards of share-based compensation generally shall be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued or on the fair value of the liabilities incurred.  The Company’s assessment of the estimated fair value of share-based payments is impacted by the price of the Company’s stock, as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables and the related tax impact. Management calculated fair value based on fair value of the stock at the date of issuance for restricted stock and restricted stock units.
 
Management utilized the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of share-based payments granted. Valuation techniques used for employee share options and similar instruments estimate the fair value of those instruments at a single point in time (for example, at the grant date). The assumptions used in a fair value measurement are based on expectations at the time the measurement is made, and those expectations reflect the information that is available at the time of measurement.
 
The Black-Scholes valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. This model also requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including:
 
(a)   The expected volatility of the common stock price, which was determined based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock;
 
(b)           expected dividends, which are not anticipated;
 
(c)   expected life of the stock option, which is estimated based on the historical stock option exercise behavior of employees;
 
(d)           risk free interest rate; and
 
(e)           expected forfeitures.
 
The Company does not assume a forfeiture rate when assessing value for options held by independent members of the Board of Directors.  Since options issued to independent board members are not forfeited upon separation from the Company, management determined it was inappropriate to assign a forfeiture rate to these options.
 
 
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In the future, management may elect to use different assumptions under the Black-Scholes valuation model or a different valuation model, which could result in a significantly different impact on net income or loss.
 
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
The Company makes ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintains a reserve for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to meet their financial obligations to the Company. In determining the amount of the reserve, management considers the historical level of credit losses and makes judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Since management cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from the estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve may be required. In the event it was determined that a smaller or larger reserve was appropriate, the Company would record a credit or a charge to general and administrative expense in the period in which such a determination was made.
 
 
Inventory
 
Inventories for continuing operations consist of Company-manufactured platelets. Supplies consist primarily of medical supplies used to collect and manufacture platelets and to provide therapeutic services.  Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and are accounted for on a first-in, first-out basis. Management estimates the portion of inventory that might not have future value by analyzing historical sales for the twelve months prior to any balance sheet date. For each inventory type, management establishes an obsolescence reserve equal to the value of inventory quantity in excess of twelve months of historical sales quantity, using the first-in, first-out inventory valuation methodology.
 
 
Income Taxes
 
The process of preparing the financial statements requires management estimates of income taxes in each of the jurisdictions that the Company operates. This process involves estimating current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the balance sheet. As per ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, the Company utilizes an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Management must assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets or liabilities will be realized for future periods, and to the extent management believes that realization is not likely, must establish a valuation allowance.   To the extent a valuation allowance is created or adjusted in a period, the Company must include an expense, or benefit, within the tax provision in the statements of income.
 
Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. Management continually evaluates whether or not the deferred tax asset is likely to be realized. If management determines that the deferred tax asset is not likely to be realized, a write-down of that asset would be required and would be reflected in the provision for taxes in the accompanying period.
 
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity include cash on hand and cash generated from operations.  Liquidity depends, in part, on timely collections of accounts receivable. Any significant delays in customer payments could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity. Presently, HemaBio is in default on two notes related to the HemaBio acquisition.  See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents for continuing operations was $2,680,000, and the Company’s working capital was $4,578,000.
 
Management anticipates that cash on hand and cash generated by operations will be sufficient to provide funding for the Company’s needs during the next year, including working capital requirements, equipment purchases, operating lease commitments and to fund the Company’s anticipated capital expenditures.
 
On December 9, 2009, the Company, together with the Company’s subsidiary, Coral Blood Services, Inc., entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Wells Agreement”), and related security agreements, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.   The Wells Agreement provided that the Company could borrow the lesser of 80% of eligible accounts receivable or $5 million, had a maturity date of December 1, 2011, and provided for the monthly payment of interest at a rate of 0.25% above the bank’s prime rate.  The Wells Agreement also granted the bank a first priority security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Coral Blood Services, Inc.
 
The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Wells Agreement as of September 30, 2011, except for a letter of credit issued by Wells Fargo as security for lease obligations associated with the Company’s Van Nuys facility.  The Company is required to maintain a letter of credit under the lease, initially in the amount of $815,000 and reducing by 10% each year on August 14, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and 20% each year on August 14, 2013 and 2014.  At September 30, 2011, the letter of credit was for $660,000. No amounts have been drawn against the letter of credit.
 
The Wells Agreement also required that the Company maintain certain financial covenants which the Company had not maintained and was in default at December 31, 2010.
 
Effective as of January 15, 2011, in consideration of Wells Fargo waiving the Company’s existing defaults under the Wells Agreement, the Company agreed to amend the Wells Agreement to provide that outstanding borrowings, including outstanding advances and letters of credit, shall not at any time exceed the amount of cash collateral in a segregated, blocked deposit account maintained by the Company with Wells Fargo and with respect to which Wells Fargo has been granted a first priority security interest to secure all present and future indebtedness of the Company to Wells Fargo.  Pursuant to this arrangement, the Company has pledged $660,000 in cash to Wells Fargo, and the Company has outstanding letters of credit for an aggregate of $660,000 under the Wells Agreement.
 
On July 5, 2011, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Wells Agreement, pursuant to which the parties amended the Wells Agreement to (i) reduce outstanding borrowings, including outstanding advances and letters of credit, to $660,000 which is the amount of cash collateral the Company maintains in a segregated, blocked deposit account with Wells Fargo, (ii) provide for Wells Fargo’s release of its security interests on all assets of the Company and Coral Blood Services other than a security interest on the cash collateral the Company maintains in a segregated, blocked deposit account with the bank, and terminated certain ancillary agreements pursuant to which the bank perfected its security interest in certain assets of the Company and Coral Blood Services, and (iii) to modify and delete certain affirmative and negative covenants of the Company and Coral Blood Services.
 
 
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Future minimum payments under operating leases and notes payable are as follows: (The $500,000 Notes Payable are included in the liabilities related to assets held for sale on the balance sheet).
 
   
Total
   
Less than 1 Year
   
1 - 3 Years
   
3 - 5 Years
   
More than 5 Years
 
Operating leases
  $ 4,443,000     $ 752,000     $ 1,566,000     $ 1,489,000     $ 636,000  
Capital lease
  $ 81,000     $ 16,000     $ 43,000     $ 22,000     $ -  
Notes Payable
    500,000       500,000       -       -       -  
                                         
Totals
  $ 5,024,000     $
 1,268,000
    $ 1,609,000     $ 1,511,000     $ 636,000  
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash used in operating activities was $633,000 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $52,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase of $581,000 in cash used between the two periods was due in part to a $400,000 decrease in accounts payable, accrued payroll and deferred rent in the first nine months of 2011 compared with an increase in this category of $567,000 during the same period in 2010.  This is offset by a $561,000 decrease in accounts receivable during the current period compared to a $957,000 decrease in the same period in 2010 and a $209,000 increase in other receivables in the first nine months of 2011 compared with an increase of $29,000 during the first nine months in 2010. HemaCare’s days sales outstanding stood at 47 on September 30, 2011 and 37 on December 31, 2010.  This increase is due to the change in the mix of customers due to the asset sale to the American Red Cross.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash used in investing activities was $96,000 compared to net cash used of $124,000 for the same period in 2010.  This decrease in cash used of $28,000 was primarily made up of purchases of plant and equipment of $319,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared with $338,000 in the same period of 2010.  In 2011, equipment was purchased to replace equipment that was damaged and taken out of service
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash provided by financing activities was $161,000 compared with net cash used in financing activities of $192,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Sales to officers and directors of stock from the employee stock purchase plan accounted for $173,000 of the cash provided in 2011, which was partially offset by payments the Company made on its capital equipment lease totaling $12,000 in 2011.  The Company repurchased stock in the amount of $281,000 during the first nine months of 2010, which use of cash was partially offset by $83,000 in proceeds the Company received from purchases made under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan in 2010.
 
For discontinued operations, net cash provided by discontinued operations was $1,670,000 in the first nine months of 2011, compared with cash provided of $1,507,000 in the first nine months of 2010 primarily due to the inclusion of the asset sale in discontinued operations in 2011
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Intentionally Omitted
 
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Controls and Procedures
 
Members of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined by paragraph (e) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15, as of September 30, 2011, the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2011.
 
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or in other factors identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
From time to time, the Company is involved in various routine legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of its business. Management does not believe that any of these legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company, either due to the nature of the claims, or because management believes that such claims should not exceed the limits of the Company’s insurance coverage.
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no material changes to such risk factors during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
None.
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
Item 4.
Removed and Reserved
 
Item 5.
Other Information
 
None.
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
       
3.1
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2002.
 
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on March 28, 2007.
 
4.1
 
Rights Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation dated March 3, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K of the Registrant dated March 5, 1998.
 
4.1.1
 
Amendment and Extension of Rights Agreement dated as of March 3, 1998, between HemaCare Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2008.
 
4.2
 
Form of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form S-8 of the Registrant dated July 10, 2006.
 
10.1*
 
Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on September 14, 2011.
 
31.1
 
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act.
 
31.2
 
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act.
 
32.1
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and Rule 13a-14(b) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
101.INS**
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
101.SCH**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
101.CAL**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
101.DEF**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
101.LAB**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
101.PRE**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
   
*
Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements.
 
**
XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:
November 14, 2011
 
Hemacare Corporation
     
(Registrant)
     
By:
/s/ Peter van der Wal
       
Peter van der Wal, Chief Executive Officer
     
By:
/s/ Lisa Bacerra
       
Lisa Bacerra, Chief Financial Officer

 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
       
3.1
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2002.
 
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on March 28, 2007.
 
4.1
 
Rights Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation dated March 3, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K of the Registrant dated March 5, 1998.
 
4.1.1
 
Amendment and Extension of Rights Agreement dated as of March 3, 1998, between HemaCare Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2008.
 
4.2
 
Form of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form S-8 of the Registrant dated July 10, 2006.
 
10.1*
 
Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on September 14, 2011.
 
31.1
 
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act.
 
31.2
 
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act.
 
32.1
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and Rule 13a-14(b) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
101.INS**
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
101.SCH**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
101.CAL**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
101.DEF**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
101.LAB**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
101.PRE**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
   
*
Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements.
 
**
XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
 
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