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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to                 

Commission File No. 0-21858

 


INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   77-0056625

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

546 Flynn Road

Camarillo, California

  93012
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(805) 484-8855

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes   x     No   ¨

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes   ¨     No   x

Shares of Common Stock Outstanding, at November 9, 2007: 13,749,310

 



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INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.

   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
   ITEM 1.   

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  
     

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets—September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

   3
     

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations—Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006

   4
     

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006

   5
     

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—September 30, 2007

   6
   ITEM 2.   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   18
   ITEM 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   27
   ITEM 4.   

Controls and Procedures

   27
PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION   
   ITEM 1.   

Legal Proceedings

   28
   ITEM 1A.   

Risk Factors

   28
   ITEM 4.   

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   34
   ITEM 5.   

Other Information

   34
   ITEM 6.   

Exhibits

   35
SIGNATURES    37

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PAR VALUE)

 

     September 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13,485     $ 1,344  

Restricted cash

     1,400       —    

Short-term investments, available for sale

     —         1,600  

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts and product returns of $392 and $1,131 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     2,958       2,321  

Inventories, net

     5,941       6,339  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,257       560  

Assets held for sale

     967       10,670  
                

Total current assets

     26,008       22,834  

Property and equipment, net

     1,025       1,096  

Patents and trademarks, net

     92       180  

Other assets

     354       245  
                

Total assets

   $ 27,479     $ 24,355  
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Notes payable

   $ 78     $ 152  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     1,658       3,107  

Accrued payroll and related expenses

     3,141       2,243  

Deferred revenue

     297       765  

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

     88       1,224  
                

Total current liabilities

     5,262       7,491  
                

Convertible note, net of discounts of $1,552

     3,520       —    

Warrants and embedded derivatives

     1,767       —    

Contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $5.00 par value (100 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding)

     —         —    

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value (50,000 shares authorized, 13,749 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively)

     57,992       54,946  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (425 )     (505 )

Accumulated deficit

     (40,637 )     (37,577 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     16,930       16,864  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 27,479     $ 24,355  
                

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

 

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INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

    

Three Month Period

Ended September 30,

   

Nine Month Period

Ended September 30,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 4,660     $ 3,723     $ 12,665     $ 10,148  

Cost of revenues

     3,610       1,855       8,497       5,598  
                                

Gross profit

     1,050       1,868       4,168       4,550  

Operating expenses:

        

Product development and research

     730       1,247       2,236       3,714  

Selling, general and administrative

     3,504       2,646       8,246       9,776  
                                

Total operating expenses

     4,234       3,893       10,482       13,490  
                                

Operating loss

     (3,184 )     (2,025 )     (6,314 )     (8,940 )
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income, net

     (238 )     61       (242 )     294  

Other expense, net

     (689 )     (14 )     (705 )     (52 )
                                

Total other income (expense), net

     (927 )     47       (947 )     242  
                                

Loss from continuing operations before provision for income taxes

     (4,111 )     (1,978 )     (7,261 )     (8,698 )

Provision for income taxes

     —         90       52       170  
                                

Loss from continuing operations, net of tax

     (4,111 )     (2,068 )     (7,313 )     (8,868 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (461 )     183       (1,957 )     759  

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

     6,210       —         6,210       —    
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,638     $ (1,885 )   $ (3,060 )   $ (8,109 )
                                

Loss per share from continuing operations, net of tax—basic and diluted

   $ (0.30 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.53 )   $ (0.65 )
                                

Gain (loss) per share on discontinued operations, net of tax:

        

Basic

   $ (0.03 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.06  
                                

Diluted

   $ (0.03 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.05  
                                

Gain per share on sale of assets, net of tax:

        

Basic

   $ 0.45     $ —       $ 0.45     $ —    
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.44     $ —       $ 0.43     $ —    
                                

Income (loss) per share

        

Basic

   $ 0.12     $ (0.14 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.59 )
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.12     $ (0.14 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.59 )
                                

Weighted average shares used for loss from continued operations, net of tax basic and diluted

     13,749       13,773       13,749       13,765  
                                

Weighted average shares used for income (loss) on discontinuing operations, net of tax:

        

Basic

     13,749       13,773       13,749       13,765  
                                

Diluted

     13,749       13,813       13,749       13,835  
                                

Weighted average shares used for gain on sale of assets, net of tax:

        

Basic

     13,749       13,773       13,749       13,765  
                                

Diluted

     14,099       13,773       14,343       13,765  
                                

Weighted average shares used for net income (loss)

        

Basic

     13,749       13,773       13,749       13,765  
                                

Diluted

     14,099       13,773       13,749       13,765  
                                

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

 

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INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

    

Nine Month Period

Ended September 30,

 
     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (3,060 )   $ (8,109 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (1,957 )     759  

Gain on sale of assets, net of tax

     6,210       —    
                

Net loss from continuing operations

     (7,313 )     (8,868 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Provision for (reduction in) allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and product returns

     (14 )     8  

Increase (decrease) in reserves for excess inventories

     (1,380 )     317  

Stock-based compensation

     2,567       3,209  

Depreciation and amortization

     412       270  

Write off of patents and trademarks

     39       —    

Warrants issued with convertible notes

     1,146       —    

Amortization of discounts on notes and warrants

     78       —    

Adjustments to fair value of warrant

     (751 )     —    

Adjustments to fair value of derivatives

     (109 )     —    

Beneficial conversion feature

     479       —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (623 )     85  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (697 )     (88 )

Inventories

     1,778       (3,736 )

Other assets

     (109 )     (180 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (1,449 )     (1,327 )

Deferred revenue

     (468 )     (320 )

Accrued payroll and other accrued expenses

     898       393  
                

Net cash used in operating activities – continuing operations

     (5,516 )     (10,237 )

Net cash provided from discontinued operations

     2,190       1,133  
                

Net cash used in operations

     (3,326 )     (9,104 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Sales of marketable securities, net

     1,600       8,000  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (271 )     (637 )

Costs of patents and trademarks

     (20 )     (35 )
                

Net cash provided by investing activities – continuing operations

     1,309       7,328  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities – discontinued operations

     —         —    
                

Net cash provided by investing activities

     1,309       7,328  
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from convertible note, net

     4,923       —    

Proceeds from exercise of employee/director stock options

     —         47  

Proceeds from payment of shareholder notes

     —         84  

Principal payments on notes payable

     (74 )     (78 )
                

Net cash provided by financing activities – continuing operations

     4,849       53  

Net cash provided by financing activities – discontinued operations

     10,630       —    
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     15,479       53  
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     79       6  
                

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     13,541       (1,717 )

Cash and cash equivalents:

    

Beginning of period

     1,344       3,938  
                

End of period

   $ 14,885     $ 2,221  
                

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Interest paid

   $ 58     $ 12  
                

Income taxes paid

   $ 53     $ 280  
                

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

 

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INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

AND DECEMBER 31, 2006 (UNAUDITED)

 

1. Basis of Presentation of Interim Financial Data

The financial information as of September 30, 2007, and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is unaudited. Such information does, however, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which are included in Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2007.

The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

On August 31, 2007, we completed the sale of our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments for an aggregate cash purchase price of $11,500,000, subject to certain post-closing price adjustments. In connection with the sale of these business segments, we paid cash fees to an investment bank of $760,000. Please see Note 3 for additional information regarding this sale. As a result of the sale, the financial information included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is presented in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 144 – Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”), which requires us to present the sale of these assets on a discontinued operations basis. The balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been adjusted to reflect the assets and liabilities of the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments as held for sale. Additionally, the statements of operations and cash flows have been adjusted to reflect the results of these segments as discontinued operations for the periods presented.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The raising of $5 million through a private placement of convertible notes and warrants with existing institutional shareholders on July 19, 2007, which is described more fully in Note 7, below and the sale of certain assets on August 31, 2007 for $11.5 million, which is described in the previous paragraph, will allow the Company to operate with existing funds for the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $14.9 million, which included $1.4 million of restricted cash, portions of which must be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the asset sale. On November 8, the Company restated and amended its line of credit to allow for borrowings up to $5 million based on eligible accounts receivable and certain other covenants. The Company had no borrowings on the line of credit as of September 30, 2007 and total indebtedness for money borrowed of $5,078,000.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition.” SAB No. 104 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services rendered; (3) a fee that is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility that is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) require management’s judgment regarding the fixed nature of the fee charged for services rendered and products delivered and the collectibility of those fees. To satisfy these criteria, the Company: (1) inputs orders based upon receipt of a customer purchase order; (2) records revenue upon shipment of goods and when risk of loss and title transfer; (3) confirms pricing through the customer purchase order; and (4) validates creditworthiness through past payment history, credit agency reports and other financial data. All customers have warranty rights and some customers also have explicit or implicit rights of return. The Company complies with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 48 with respect to sell-through and returns and the related recording of reserves for potential customer returns. Should changes in conditions cause management to determine the revenue recognition criteria are not met for certain future transactions, such as a determination that collectibility was not reasonably assured, revenue could be adversely affected.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable are unsecured and are at risk to the extent such amounts become uncollectible. The Company continually monitors individual account receivable balances, and provides for an allowance of doubtful accounts at the time collection may become questionable based on payment performance or age of the receivable and other factors related to the customer’s ability to pay. The Company generally offers 30-day payment terms, however, some distributors in the divested Branded Products business segment and some of our Japanese OEM customers require as long as 120-day payment terms.

 

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Reserve for Estimated Product Returns. While not an explicit part of the Company’s terms and conditions of product sales, the Company does, on a discretionary basis, grant product exchanges for its distribution and reseller customers in its divested Branded Products business segment for similar products of equal value if these exchanges meet certain other criteria. The Company estimates future product returns based on recent return history, inventory status and product “sell-through” statistics received from its major distributors, discussions regarding product sales activity with its major reseller customers, and current industry product and technology trends. Management judgment is required in evaluating the relative significance of the aforementioned data and in the determination of the estimated value of the returns reserve. If actual returns are greater than management’s estimate, revenues in the subsequent period will be adversely affected.

Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and include material, labor, and factory overhead. Cost is determined using the first in – first out cost method.

Inventory Reserve. At each balance sheet date the Company evaluates ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analyses of forecasted sales levels by product and historical demand. The Company writes off inventories that are considered obsolete. Remaining inventory balances are adjusted to approximate the lower of cost or market value and result in a new cost basis in such inventory until sold. If future demand or market conditions are less favorable than internal projections, additional inventory write-down may be required, and would be reflected in cost of sales in the period the revision is made.

Provision for Income Tax. As part of the process of preparing financial statements, as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109 “Accounting For Income Taxes”, the Company is required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it 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 accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The Company must then assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent it believes that recovery is not likely, must establish a valuation reserve. To the extent we establish a reserve or increase this reserve in a period, the Company must include an expense within the tax provision in the statements of operations.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, deferred tax asset and liabilities and any valuation reserve recorded against net deferred tax assets. Management continually evaluates its deferred tax asset as to whether it is likely that the deferred tax asset will be realized.

When tax returns are filed, it is highly likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest and other expense in the statement of income.

Foreign Exchange Exposure. The Company has established relationships with most of the major OEMs in the divested OEM Remotes market, and, to a lesser extent, in its retained Specialty Components business segment. Many of these OEMs are based in Japan and approximately 19%, 20% and 28% of the Company’s revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, came from Japanese customers. The Company expects its exposure to Asian currencies to continue to represent approximately 25% of its revenues after the divestiture of the OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments. Revenues from these customers are denominated in Japanese yen and as a result the Company is subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate. From time to time, the Company uses foreign currency forward and average rate option contracts to hedge this exposure. The Company uses revenue forecasts from its Japanese subsidiary to determine the amount of forward or option contracts to purchase and the Company attempts to enter into these contracts when it believes the yen value is relatively strong against the U.S. dollar. To

 

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the extent that the Company’s revenue forecast may be inaccurate or the timing of forecasting the yen’s strength is wrong, the Company’s actual hedge gains or losses may not necessarily correlate with the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on its revenues. The Company marks these contracts to market value and the gain or loss from these contracts is recorded in revenue of the related business segment. These hedge transactions are classified as economic hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 133”). In addition, because the Company’s Japanese subsidiary’s functional currency is the yen, the translation of the net assets of that subsidiary into the consolidated results will fluctuate with the yen/dollar exchange rate. During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company did not use foreign currency forward or average rate option contracts to hedge this exposure.

Valuation of Derivative Instruments. SFAS 133 requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments and measurement of fair value for accounting purposes. Derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as Adjustments to Fair Value of Derivatives. The effects of interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. In addition, the fair values of freestanding derivative instruments such as warrant derivatives are valued using Lattice models.

Stock-based Compensation. On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) for periods beginning in fiscal 2006. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”) relating to SFAS 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R).

The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006. The Company’s financial statements as of and for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R). Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for employees and directors for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $797,000 and $1,062,000 respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for employees and directors for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $2,567,000 and $3,209,000 respectively. The effect on basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $(0.06) and $(0.08) per share, respectively. The effect on basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $(0.19) and $(0.23) per share, respectively. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has $2,077,000 of unrecognized stock based compensation cost related to non-vested stock options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.75 years.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company granted options to acquire 45,000 and 942,375 shares, respectively of its Common Stock at an average exercise price of $1.65 and $2.41 per share, respectively. The estimated fair value of all awards granted during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $52,000 and $1,324,000, respectively of which $434,000 was recorded as of September 30, 2007. There were no stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. SFAS 123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards to employees and directors on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s Statement of Operations. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Statement of Operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123 and included compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). For stock-based awards issued to employees and directors, stock-based compensation is attributed to expense using the straight-line single option method, which is consistent with how the prior period pro forma information was provided. As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Statement of Operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 is based on awards that vest, SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, forfeitures for employees were calculated to be 12.34% while forfeitures for executives were estimated to be 3%, with the total forfeitures for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 totaling $81,000 and $195,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company has recorded the following charges within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for stock based compensation: $133,000 in cost of sales, $172,000 in product development and research expenses, and $492,000 in selling, general and administrative expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company has recorded the following charges within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for stock based compensation: $444,000 in cost of sales, $553,000 in product development and research expenses, and $1,569,000 in selling, general and administrative expenses.

The Company’s determination of fair value of share-based payment awards to employees and directors on the date of grant uses the Black-Scholes model, which is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the expected term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The Company estimates expected volatility using historical data. The expected term is estimated using the “safe harbor” provisions under SAB 107.

The weighted average fair value at the date of grant for stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2007 was $2.35 and $1.51 per option, respectively. The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006  

Expected life (years)

   5.7     5.5  

Interest rate

   4.3  %   4.6 %

Volatility

   72  %   90 %

Dividend yield

   %   0 %

A summary of the Company’s non-vested shares as of September 30, 2007 and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is presented below:

 

     Options    

Wgt. Avg.

Exercise Price

Nonvested as of December 31, 2006

   1,483     $ 4.33

Granted

   942       2.41

Vested

   (874 )     4.89

Forfeited or expired

   (297 )     3.11
            

Nonvested as of September 30, 2007

   1,254     $ 3.26
            

The Company has adopted the simplified method provided in SFAS 123(R) to use for calculating the beginning balance of the additional paid in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Statement of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS 123R. The Company has not recognized excess tax benefits related to employee stock based compensation and, therefore, does not currently have an APIC pool.

 

3. Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

As part of an overall strategy to focus our efforts on higher margin emerging markets, we sold (the “Sale”) our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments in August of 2007. The Company believes that Sale will provide the Company with the capital necessary to advance its strategic business initiatives and to allow the Company to focus on the two business segments it feels have the greatest potential for long-term profitable growth: E-transactions and Specialty Components. The Sale was an asset sale, and included the inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets, intangibles, accounts payable, related intellectual property rights and other assets that constituted the operations of the divested units.

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified for all periods presented to reflect the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS 144. Accordingly, the revenues, costs and expenses directly associated with the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments have been reclassified as discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. Additionally, assets and liabilities of the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments have been reclassified as held for sale on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented, and the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been reclassified to reflect the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Corporate expenses such as general corporate overhead and interest have not been allocated to discontinued operations.

 

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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
     2007     2006    2007     2006

Net revenue from discontinued operations

   $ 2,308     $ 5,311    $ 11,194     $ 15,934

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax benefit

     (461 )     183      (1,957 )     759

Income tax benefit, net of reserve

     —         —        —         —  
                             

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ (461 )   $ 183    $ (1,957 )   $ 759
                             

The gain, net of tax on the sale of the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments, as reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     August 31, 2007  
Proceeds from sale of net assets    $ 11,500  
        

Less:

  

Accounts receivable

     (1,453 )

Inventory

     (3,570 )

Fixed assets

     (508 )

Patents and trademarks

     (113 )

Miscellaneous

     65  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     1,159  
        
Total net assets sold      (4,420 )
        

Sub-total

     7,080  

Fees associated with transaction

     (870 )

Income taxes(1)

     —    
        

Gain on sale of assets, net of tax

   $ 6,210  
        

 

(1) Final determination of the income taxes associated with the transaction is anticipated to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2007. Changes or modifications, if any, will be reflected in the Company’s year end financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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Amounts on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 attributable to the discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

Assets

    

Accounts receivable

   $ 967     $ 5,713  

Inventory

     —         4,367  

Fixed assets, net

     —         498  

Patents and trademarks

     —         92  
                

Assets held for sale

     967       10,670  
Liabilities     

Accounts payable

     (88 )     (1,224 )
                

Liabilities held for sale

     (88 )     (1,224 )
                

Total net assets held for sale

   $ 879     $ 9,446  
                

 

4. Restricted Cash

As part of the Sale, the Company entered into an Escrow Agreement that required $1.4 million of the purchase price to be put into an escrow account to provide for, among other things, a source of recovery for any amounts owing to the purchaser from the Company pursuant to certain indemnification provisions and post-closing adjustment provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Escrow Agreement states that 70% and 30% of the $1.4 million, net of any disputed amounts, if any, will be released 12 months and 18 months from the date of the Sale, respectively.

 

5. Inventories

Net inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2007
   

December 31,

2006

 

Raw material

   $ 5,123     $ 5,576  

Work in process

     665       1,244  

Finished goods

     860       1,605  

Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory

     (707 )     (2,086 )
                

Total inventories

   $ 5,941     $ 6,339  
                

The change in the reserves for excess and obsolete inventory in primarily the result of inventory that was reserved for as of December 31, 2006 being scrapped during the nine month ended September 30, 2007.

 

6. Line of Credit

In December 2006, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a bank that provides for a line of credit with a maximum borrowing limit of $5 million. The line of credit is secured by the Company’s accounts receivable and other assets. Under the one-year term of the Agreement, which expires on December 18, 2007, the Company has the ability to draw cash borrowings against the line up to 80% of its eligible accounts receivable as defined in the Agreement. Payments against this line of credit are due upon demand if certain conditions in the Agreement are not met. On July 18, 2007, the line of credit was amended a second time (the “July Amendment”). The July Amendment amended certain definitions in the line of credit that governs the $5 million borrowing limit to allow for the sale of the convertible notes and warrants described below in Note 7. The July 2007 Amendment also reduced the Company’s borrowing limits

 

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under the Agreement as follows: for advances, $0, and for letters of credit, foreign exchange contract reserves and cash management services, $150,000 in the aggregate. On November 8, 2007, the line of credit was amended and restated to allow the Company to draw cash borrowings against the line up to 80% of its eligible accounts receivable through December 18, 2009.

 

7. Convertible Notes and Warrants

On July 19, 2007, we issued 8% Convertible Notes (each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000, and warrants (each a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”) exercisable for up to 1,984,125 shares of Common Stock in a private placement (the “Financing”) pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Regulation D under the Securities Act, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 thereunder. The Notes mature on July 19, 2010, and some or all of the outstanding principal balance and unpaid interest may be converted into Common Stock at any time before the maturity date at a conversion price of $1.26 per share (subject to adjustment). Interest on the Notes accrues and is payable semiannually on January 15th or July 15th of each year. The Warrants expire on July 19, 2012, and may be exercised at any time prior to expiration on a cash or cashless basis at an exercise price of $1.51 per share (subject to adjustment). The Company received net proceeds of approximately $4,923,153 from the sale of the Notes, which takes into account estimated legal and other fees of $76,847 incurred in connection with the Financing.

The conversion price under the Notes and the exercise price under the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events including the issuance of stock dividends to existing Common Stock holders, or a stock split. Also, the holders of Notes and Warrants are entitled to receive the economic benefit of any reorganization, consolidation or merger of Interlink which results in a payment in shares, other securities or property to our Common Stock holders.

In connection with the placement of the Notes and Warrants, we entered into a registration rights agreement dated July 19, 2007 with the selling securityholders under which we agreed to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the Common Stock underlying the Notes and Warrants for resale to the public. The registration rights agreement also provides for payment of liquidated damages by the Company if (i) the registration statement covering the shares to be registered pursuant to the registration rights agreement is not filed by August 20, 2007, (ii) after a registration statement is filed with the SEC such registration statement is not declared effective, except under certain conditions, on or prior to October 18, 2007 or (iii) after such registration statement has been declared effective, sales of Common Stock cannot be made pursuant to the registration statement, then in any of these and specified other circumstances enumerated in registration rights agreement, the Company must pay to each holder of the Notes, Warrants or shares of Common Stock required to be registered an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by each such investor for each 30 day period (or pro rata portion of such 30 day period) of such delinquency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the registration rights agreement provides that liquidated damages will not accrue (the “Damages Exception”) if the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the shares underlying the Notes and Warrants is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act. The registration statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company pursuant to the registration rights agreement has been filed, but has not yet become effective. The Company has received comments from the SEC, including a comment concerning the Company’s eligibility to register the securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Company is currently discussing with the investors whether the SEC’s comment with respect to Rule 415 falls within the provisions of the Damages Exception.

The Company evaluated the Warrants under EITF 00-19 and determined that the Warrants qualified for liability treatment and has recorded the warrants as a derivative liability under FAS 133. The initial fair value of the Warrants was $1,145,000 which has been recorded with an offset to discount on the convertible note payable. The Company determined that the conversion feature on the convertible notes qualified for exemption from bifurcation and liability treatment as it is considered a conventional convertible instrument under EITF 00-19. The Company calculated a beneficial conversion feature, resulting in a discount of $479,000 at the time of the transaction.

The original value of the Parisian feature of the derivative liabilities for the Notes and Warrants were $6,000 and 12,000 respectively on July 19, 2007. These amounts are being amortized and charged as interest expense over the three year term of the convertible notes. In addition, the adjustment to fair value of these Parisian features will be made each reporting period. Accordingly, $96,000 and $33,000 of increased fair value for the Notes and Warrants, respectively was recorded as interest charges for the period ended September 30, 2007 and included in the Net fair value of the notes.

The Company amortizes its discounts on the interest method which resulted in an interest expense of $220,000 for the period from July 19, 2007 to September 30, 2007.

The Warrants and embedded derivatives outstanding at September 30, 2007 were again valued at fair value using a Lattice fair value model, resulting in an increase in the fair value of the related liabilities of approximately $622,000 which was recorded through the results of operations as a charge to interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity of Notes, Warrants and discounts outstanding at September 30, 2007 (unaudited), (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2007
 

Notes at fair value, net of amortized origination costs

   $ 4,923  

Notes - derivative discounts, net

     (951 )

Notes - beneficial conversion feature discount

     (452 )
        

Net fair value of the notes

     3,520  

Warrants - at fair value

     1,767  
        

Notes and warrants fair value

     5,287  
        

Less current portion

     (—   )
        

Notes and warrants and embedded derivatives-long term

   $ 5,287  
        

 

8. Stock Options

Under the terms of the Company’s 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, officers and key employees may be granted non-qualified or incentive stock options and outside directors and independent contractors of the Company may be granted non-qualified stock options. The aggregate number of shares which may be issued under the Plan is 7,250,000. New options are granted at fair market value on the date of grant and generally vest ratably over 36 months and have a ten-year term but terminate earlier if employment is terminated. As of September 30, 2007, options for 6,517,000 shares of stock have been granted (3,615,000 are outstanding and 2,902,000 have been exercised, forfeited or expired) and 733,000 options were available for grant. Activity under the Plan for the first nine months of 2007 is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share information):

 

     Options    

Wgt. Avg.

Exercise Price

Outstanding—beginning of period – January 1, 2007

   3,666     $ 5.09

Granted

   942       2.41

Exercised

   —         —  

Forfeited or expired

   (992 )     4.81
            

Outstanding—end of period – September 30, 2007

   3,616     $ 4.47
            

Exercisable—end of period – September 30, 2007

   2,362     $ 5.29
            

 

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The vested and exercisable stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2007 have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 70 months and have no intrinsic value. The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding under the Plan as of September 30, 2007, (in thousands, except contractual life and exercise price per share information):

 

Exercise Price

Per Share

  

# of Options

Outstanding

  

Months

Remaining On

Contractual Life

  

Options

Exercisable

  

Options

Un-exercisable

$1.65    45    119    0    45
2.25    308    115    50    258
2.40    60    115    7    53
2.60    57    108    2    55
2.60    397    114    55    342
2.65    215    108    65    150
2.70    15    6    15    0
2.70    10    110    3    7
2.80    30    104    10    20
2.94    329    5    329    0
3.04    10    0    10    0
3.15    759    102    569    190
3.25    7    103    5    2
3.30    5    5    5    0
4.30    14    3    14    0
5.49    6    93    4    2
5.50    2    0    2    0
5.56    4    92    3    1
5.65    6    9    6    0
5.70    380    93    283    97
6.14    10    90    8    2
6.15    147    90    118    29
6.45    302    14    302    0
7.54    8    12    8    0
7.82    8    89    8    0
7.98    2    86    2    0
9.40    464    81    463    1
10.60    16    18    16    0
                 
Total    3,616       2,362    1,254
                 

 

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9. Income (Loss) Per Share

For all periods presented, per share information was computed pursuant to provisions of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). The computation of earnings per share basic is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Earnings per share diluted also includes the effect of common shares contingently issuable from options and warrants in periods in which they have a dilutive effect.

Common Stock equivalents are calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the proceeds from the assumed conversion of options and warrants are used to repurchase outstanding shares using the average market price for the period.

The following table contains information necessary to calculate loss per share (in thousands):

 

    

Three Months

Ended
September 30,

  

Nine Months

Ended
September 30,

     2007(1)    2006    2007    2006

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

   13,749    13,773    13,749    13,765

Effect of dilutive securities (employee/director stock options) (1)

   —      40    —      70

Effect on convertible notes and warrants

   350    —      594    —  
                   

Weighted average shares – diluted

   14,099    13,813    14,343    13,835
                   

 

(1)

For the three months ended September 30, 2007, $81,000 of interest expenses related to the convertible notes and warrants was added back to net income to calculate the diluted per share amount as required under Financial Accounting Standard 128 – Earnings Per Share

 

10. Comprehensive Loss

The following table provides the data required to calculate comprehensive loss (in thousands):

 

    

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

Loss

   

Comprehensive

Loss

 

Balance at December 31, 2005

   $ (490 )  

Translation adjustment

     6     $ 6  

Net loss

       (8,061 )
          

Balance at September 30, 2006

   $ (484 )   $ (8,055 )
                

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ (505 )  

Translation adjustment

     80     $ 80  
                

Net loss

       (3,060 )
          

Balance at September 30, 2007

   $ (425 )   $ (2,980 )
                

 

11. Segment Information

After the Asset Sale, the Company has two remaining business segments: E-transactions and Specialty Components. The Company evaluates the performance of these segments based on their revenue and gross profit. The Company does not consistently allocate any other income, expenses or assets to these segments nor does it track revenue by product. Reportable segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Nine months ended:

   E-transactions    Specialty
Components
   Total

September 30, 2007

        

Revenue

   $ 6,324    $ 6,341    $ 12,665

Gross profit

     3,224      944      4,168

September 30, 2006

        

Revenue

   $ 5,985    $ 4,163    $ 10,148

Gross profit

     2,939      1,611      4,550

 

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Geographic Information—The Company attributes revenues to different geographic areas on the basis of the location of the customer. The Company’s revenues and long-lived assets by geographic area for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

 

    

Nine months ended and as of

September 30,

     2007    2006
     Revenues   

Long Lived

Assets

   Revenues   

Long Lived

Assets

United States

   $ 6,380    $ 629    $ 3,004    $ 933

Japan

     1,698      121      421      71

Asia (other than Japan)

     2,288      367      3,692      306

Europe and other

     2,299      —        3,031      —  
                           
   $ 12,665    $ 1,117    $ 10,148    $ 1,310
                           

Major Customers—In the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, no customers represented 10% or more of total revenues. Two customers accounted for 27% and 19% of accounts receivable at September 30, 2007 while one of the same customers accounted for 15% and a different customer accounted for 11% of the accounts receivable at September 30, 2006.

Major Suppliers—The Company buys certain dies and adhesives, that are used in various products, from single source suppliers. Due to a limited number of suppliers for these items, a sudden change to a different supplier could cause delays in manufacturing.

 

12. Income Taxes –

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FAS 109”). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2000. As a result of the implementation of Interpretation No. 48, the Company did not recognize any increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. In addition, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Hong Kong commenced an examination of the Company’s Hong Kong income tax returns for 2003 through 2005 in the first quarter of 2007 that is anticipated to be completed in the 2007 fiscal year. Due to delinquencies in filing annual tax returns for the 2003, 2004 and 2005 fiscal years, the IRD has assessed certain adjustments to the Company’s overall reported losses in Hong Kong for those periods stated above. These adjustments have resulted in additional income tax assessments and cash payments that have been made for 2003, 2004 and 2005 totaling $456,000 as of the date of this filing. The Company does not anticipate any further adjustments will be made.

 

13. Subsequent Events

On November 8, 2007, the Loan and Security Agreement governing the Company’s existing $5 million line of credit was amended and restated to extend the term of the Loan and Security Agreement by two years and to allow for cash borrowings against the line up to $5 million up to based on 80% of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable (as defined in the security agreement) and other criteria. The Loan and Security Agreement, as amended, expires on November 8, 2009. As of November 13, 2007, the Company had no borrowings drawn against the line of credit.

 

14. Contingencies

Legal Matters—On November 15, 2005, a class action alleging violations of federal securities laws was filed against the Company and two of its current and former officers in the United States District Court for the Central District of

 

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California. The complaint alleges that, between April 24, 2003 and November 1, 2005, the Company and two of its current and former officers made false and misleading statements and failed to disclose material information regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The complaint includes claims under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and seeks unspecified damages and legal expenses.

On November 3, 2006, the Court appointed new lead plaintiffs. On January 16, 2007, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint also includes claims under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and seeks unspecified damages and legal expenses. On February 22, 2007, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On September 26, 2007, the Court issued an order granting defendants’ motion in part and denied it in part. The Court gave plaintiffs 21 days to amend the complaint. On October 11, 2007, the parties filed a stipulation requesting that the Court extend the deadline for the filing of an amended complaint by sixty (60) days so that the parties could pursue settlement discussions. On October 12, 2007, the Court signed the parties’ stipulation. Plaintiffs have until December 16, 2007 to file an amended complaint. The Company has recorded approximately $263,000 in expenses for 2006 and has incurred no costs to date in 2007 in connection with the class action proceeding. Because the case is at a preliminary stage, it is not possible to predict with reasonable certainty the final outcome of this matter.

On January 24, 2006, a shareholder’s derivative action was filed against two of the Company’s current and former officers and the members of its Board of Directors in the Central District of California. The derivative complaint contains the same factual allegations as the class action complaint and sought to recover unspecified damages from the defendants, as well as forfeiture of their equity-based compensation and contribution from them in the event that the Company is found to have violated the federal securities laws. Following a motion made by the defendants to dismiss, or in the alternative, stay the derivative action, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the derivative action without prejudice on June 14, 2006.

On August 17, 2006, the plaintiff re-filed the derivative action in California state court. The re-filed complaint alleges securities-related violations of the California Corporations Code, as well as various common law and Delaware corporate law claims. The members of the Company’s Board of Directors are no longer named as defendants. Plaintiffs seek treble damages based on the difference between the prices at which the named defendants sold their shares and the market value that those shares would have had at the time of such sales but for the allegedly false and misleading financial statements, as well as contribution from the defendants in the event that the Company is found to have violated the federal securities laws and other unspecified damages.

On November 17, 2006, defendants removed the derivative action to federal court. On January 9, 2007, the court stayed the derivative action pending the defendants’ filing of an answer in the securities class action. That stay is still in effect as of the date of the filing of this Report. Because the case is at a preliminary stage, it is not possible to predict with reasonable certainty the final outcome.

In connection with the class action and the derivative proceedings described above, the Company voluntarily contacted the SEC in 2006 to inform the SEC of both proceedings. Soon thereafter, the SEC responded with several inquiries, to which the Company responded promptly. The Company has not received any further inquiries from the SEC, however, the SEC may at any time resume its inquiries into the basis of the class action and derivative proceedings. Other than the amounts described above, the Company cannot estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of the class action and derivative proceedings. While it intends to vigorously defend against these allegations, the Company cannot predict the final disposition of these matters or whether the Company will be liable for amounts not covered by insurance. There is no assurance that the ultimate resolutions of these matters will not result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

In addition to the matters identified above, from time to time, the Company is involved in various legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

We develop, manufacture, market and sell intuitive interface devices and components for a variety of business and home applications worldwide. We generate revenues from the sale of our hardware products, including pen input and signature pads, integrated cursor control devices and interactive remote input devices. Some of these products, particularly our E-transactions products, incorporate software that we have developed internally or that we license from third parties. To date, we have not had significant sales of software products that have not been incidental to the related hardware product.

On August 31, 2007, the Company sold its OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments for a purchase price of $11.5 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. Accordingly, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is a comparative discussion of the Company’s two continuing business segments: E-transactions and Specialty Components. We have addressed our Specialty Components market since our inception in 1985, and our E-transactions market since 1999.

Gross profit margins fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter due to various factors, including the allocation of unabsorbed overhead costs and the mix of products produced and sold. We expect quarterly gross profit margins to continue to fluctuate in the future.

The Company continues to incur losses as a result of various factors, including fluctuating quarterly sales levels due to market conditions and customer ordering patterns, fluctuations in gross profit margins due in part to the unabsorption of manufacturing costs, increases in operating costs, inventory reserve adjustments, and increased compliance and regulatory costs.

The relative revenue and gross profit contributions of our continuing business segments is provided below in Results of Operations-Business Segment Overview.

Current Opportunities and Challenges

As part of an overall strategy to deemphasize our declining margin businesses and focus our efforts on higher margin emerging markets, we sold our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments in August of 2007. The Company believes that sale of these business units will provide the Company with the capital necessary to advance its strategic business initiatives and to allow the Company to focus on the two business segments it feels have the greatest potential for long-term profitable growth: E-transactions and Specialty Components. While the higher margins in our retained businesses are anticipated to result in improved cash flow by the end of fiscal 2008 and into the future, we support a constant level of fixed general and administrative expenses with a revenue base that has been reduced by half, which is likely to result in continued net losses and may affect our ability to generate positive cash flow. Our principal challenge, therefore, is to grow our E-transactions and Specialty Components business segments to achieve the revenue levels, cost efficiencies and profitability that will sustain and justify our continued investments in these segments. Our ability to manage this challenge will define the level of our success over the next two to three years.

A considerable portion of our effort has been and will continue to be directed at emerging markets such as our E-transactions market where our success depends, in part, on our ability to accurately forecast the nature, amount and timing of market requirements in an environment in which historical precedent is limited or non-existent. We rely on information generated by our internal staff and industry partners and on independent market studies for forecasts of market demand in our focus areas, but these studies are themselves based on limited empirical data. An inaccurate forecast of market demand in any of our core market areas would impact our short-term performance and could impact our competitive position and, therefore, our long-term performance.

The Company is making significant efforts to provide our Specialty Components markets with products that use our proprietary FSR technology. Our strategy of becoming profitable in this business segment within the next year relies on the Company being able to create and timely deliver new products to key customers. The inability to timely develop and deliver these products to our customers will impact our ability to become profitable in our Specialty Components business segment in the timeframe we are anticipating.

Management faces the constant challenge of balancing the Company’s investment in new technology, product development and marketing initiatives against the objective of steady earnings growth. A decision to make a significant investment in a new technology, product or marketing effort may have a short-to-medium term negative impact on earnings even if the investment proves to be justified. Because we intend to pursue a growth strategy, it is probable that we will make investments in new business opportunities that will increase operating costs, decrease margins and negatively impact earnings until the investment produces significant revenue growth.

 

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Our revenue from continuing operations was $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $12.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The Company’s current projections show that we will see revenue growth in our two remaining business segments in comparable periods in 2008. The Company does not expect to see operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, to remain at the levels reflected in the condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We expect that certain operating expenses will increase, but we project that other operating expenses, like many general and administrative expenses, will remain relatively constant in 2008 or decline. If revenues grow as projected over the coming quarters, operating expenses will likely not experience the same relative growth rate, with the result that operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, should decrease.

Our quarterly results are often affected by volatility in orders for a particular product. Sales of our E-transactions products to large institutions are typically made pursuant to large purchase orders, which can be one-time events or can occur at widely-dispersed intervals. Other factors that could cause our estimates to be wrong or could result in trends that are not apparent from our financial statements are described under “Risk Factors” in Part II below.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The raising of $5 million through a private placement of convertible notes and warrants with existing institutional shareholders on July 19, 2007, which is described more fully in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the sale of certain assets on August 31, 2007 for $11.5 million, which is described in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, will allow the Company to operating with existing funds for the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $14.9 million, which included $1.4 million of restricted cash, portions of which must be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Asset Sale. On November 8, the Company restated and amended it line of credit to allow for borrowings up to $5 million based on eligible accounts receivable and certain other covenants. The Company had no borrowings on the line of credit as of September 30, 2007 and total indebtedness for money borrowed of $5,078,000.

Business Segment Overview – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared To Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006:

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, revenue and gross profit by market segment are shown in the following table:

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2007
    Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2006
   

Nine Months

Ended
September 30, 2007

   

Nine Months

Ended
September 30, 2006

 

Market Segment

   $000,s     Percent
of Total
Sales
    $000’s     Percent
of Total
Sales
    $000’s     Percent
of Total
Sales
    $000’s     Percent
of Total
Sales
 

E-transactions:

                

- Revenue

   $ 2,034     44 %   $ 2,168     58 %   $ 6,324     50 %   $ 5,985     59 %

- Gross Profit

     1,001         1,175         3,224         2,939    

- Gross Profit % of segment Revenue

     49 %       54 %       51 %       49 %  

Specialty Components:

                

- Revenue

   $ 2,626     56 %   $ 1,555     42 %   $ 6,341     50 %   $ 4,163     41 %

- Gross Profit

     49         693         944         1,611    

- Gross Profit % of Segment Revenue

     2 %       45 %       15 %       39 %  

All Segments:

                

- Revenue

   $ 4,660     100 %   $ 3,723     100 %   $ 12,665     100 %   $ 10,148     100 %

- Gross Profit

     1,050         1,868         4,168         4,550    

- Gross Profit %

     22 %       50 %       33 %       45 %  

 

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E-Transactions

In our E-transactions segment, we sell electronic signature capture devices and, depending on the customer requirement, signature-capture software. We offer annual software maintenance agreements and hardware upgrade programs to our existing customers; however, historically we have not recorded significant revenues from those types of sales.

For the three months ended September 30, 2007, our revenues declined 6% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006 while for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 our revenues increased 6% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. E-transactions revenues will continue to see significant changes from period to period based on the large transaction revenue size of many transactions. E-transaction gross profit margins for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were 49% and 51% respectively while our gross profit margins for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 were 54% and 49% respectively. Quarterly cost of sales is impacted by varying amounts of unabsorbed manufacturing costs, which will impact gross profit margins.

Our E-transactions revenues and gross margins may fluctuate significantly from period to period due to individually significant sales transactions, which are negotiated independently and by varying amounts of unabsorbed manufacturing costs.

Specialty Components

In our Specialty Components segment, we sell our MicroNav™ products and custom Force Sensing Resistors (“FSR”) and FSR-based subassemblies to many customers in several vertical markets, such as medical devices, industrial input and military input products.

Specialty Components revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased 69% and 52% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. These increases were primarily due to higher sales related to key customers added in the latter part of 2006. Specialty component gross profit margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were 2% and 15% compared to 45% and 39% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. These margin decreases were due primarily to the allocation of higher unabsorbed manufacturing costs in each of the 2007 three and nine month periods. As the Specialty Components business segment increases its revenue, scales its operations, reduces its manufacturing costs in the United States and builds its infrastructure in China, gross margins and gross profit should increase.

Operating Expenses From Continuing Operations

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2007 increased to $4,234,000, from $3,893,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. This $341,000 increase in operating expenses was due to a $643,000 severance charge in the third quarter of 2007 related to the planned resignations of certain members of the Company, including the CEO. Offsetting this charge, the Company’s non cash compensation costs was reduced by $302,000 from the third quarter of 2006.

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 decreased to $10,482,000, from $13,490,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $3,008,000 decrease in operating expenses was negatively affected by the $643,000 of severance discussed in the previous paragraph. Offsetting this charge, the Company reduced its operating expenses by $3,650,000 during this period due primarily to a $690,000 decrease in non-cash compensation costs related to SFAS 123(R); a reduction of $509,000 of consulting costs primarily related to the Company’s prior year financial statement restatement activities; $857,000 of costs associated with the an internal investigation and class action lawsuit occurring in the first nine months of 2006; a $327,000 reduction in Sarbanes-Oxley related costs; a $426,000 reduction in our product development outside development costs and lower advertising and related marketing costs.

Product development and research costs include internal engineering labor, contract engineering and outside processing costs for the design and development of our products and the research of our technologies. For the third quarter of 2007, our product development and research costs decreased 41% or $517,000 when compared to the third quarter of 2006. This decrease was due primarily to a $69,000 decrease in non-cash compensation costs related to SFAS 123(R); $170,000 of payroll costs reductions and a $177,000 reduction in outside development costs. $65,000 of the reduction of product development costs was attributable to a reclassification to costs of sales as the Company recognized customer revenue related to these amounts.

 

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For the first nine months of 2007, our product development and research costs decreased 40% or $1,478,000 when compared to the first nine months of 2006 which was due primarily to a $224,000 decrease in non-cash compensation costs related to SFAS 123(R); a $472,000 reduction in payroll costs; and a $487,000 reduction in outside development costs. $171,000 of the reduction of product development costs was also attributable to a reclassification to costs of sales as the Company recognized customer revenue related to these amounts. As a percentage of revenues, product developments expenses decreased to 16% and 18% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2007, respectively, compared to 33% and 37% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, respectively.

Selling, general & administrative (SG&A) costs include sales, marketing, legal, accounting and administrative labor, sales commissions, advertising, general marketing, and travel and entertainment costs. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, SG&A costs increased 32%, to $3,504,000 from $2,646,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The $858,000 increase was impacted by $643,000 of severance costs related primarily to the planned resignation of the Company’s CEO and by increases in other payroll and related charges of $429,000, inclusive of increased headcount and certain year-end management incentive bonuses. These amounts are offset by decreases in SG&A expenses attributable to a $103,000 decrease in non-cash compensation costs related to SFAS 123(R); a $159,000 decrease in audit, consulting and professional fees, and decreased advertising and marketing costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, SG&A costs decreased 16%, to $8,246,000 from $9,776,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $1,530,000 decrease was negatively impacted by $643,000 of severance costs related primarily to the planned resignation of the Company’s CEO and by increases in payroll and related charges of $416,000. These amounts were offset by decreases in SG&A expenses attributable to a $466,000 decrease in non-cash compensation costs related to SFAS 123(R); a $1,770,000 decrease in audit, internal control, legal, consulting and professional fees and costs associated with an internal investigation occurring in 2006; and $167,000 of decreased advertising and marketing costs. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses increased to 75% from 71% for the third quarter of 2007 compared to 2006 and decreased to 65% from 96% for the first nine months of 2007 compared to 2006.

Operating Results From Continuing Operations

In summary, the primary factors attributable to the $1,555,000 decrease in our operating loss from continuing operations, net of tax to $7,313,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, from $8,868,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, were:

 

   

A reduction of $642,000 in non-cash charge for stock-based compensation related to the SFAS 123(R), which was split among several expense line items in our Consolidated Statement of Operations including cost of sales ($351,000), product development and research ($224,000) and selling, general and administrative ($466,000);

 

   

A $2,517,000 or 25% increase in revenues for the first nine months of 2007 compared to the first nine months of 2006 resulting primarily from increases in our Specialty Components business segment;

 

   

A 12% decrease in the gross profit margin to 33% in the first nine months of 2007 compared to 45% in the first nine months of 2006. This decrease in gross profit margin was primarily attributable to unabsorbed manufacturing costs absorbed in our Specialty Components business segment; and

 

   

A $3,008,000 decrease in operating expenses compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due to lower consulting, audit and legal fees, no internal investigation fees in 2007, lower outside product development fees and lower payroll and related fees.

Total other expense, net was $947,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to total other income, net of $242,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This reduction is primarily due a $622,000 charge for the change in the fair value of the warrants from July 19, 2007, the date of the convertible note and warrant agreement and September 30, 2007; and to $220,000 of interest expense due to the amortization of the discount on the warrants and the increased value on the Parisian features of the convertible notes and warrants. In addition, the Company had higher interest expense on borrowed money during the first nine months of 2007 compared to 2006 and had lower interest income recognized in the first nine months of 2007 compared to 2006, which is the result of lower cash balances currently held by the Company during this period compared to the comparable nine month period in 2006.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 there was a $52,000 provision for income taxes from continuing operations as compared to a $170,000 provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. These amounts both relate to statutory tax filings of one of the Company’s international subsidiaries.

We have approximately $44.0 million in net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards available for U.S. federal tax purposes, of which $684,000 expire in 2007. In determining whether or not a valuation allowance is necessary against the deferred tax asset related to these NOL carryforwards, forecasts of future taxable income are not considered sufficient

 

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evidence to outweigh a history of losses. Accordingly, we have maintained the full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2007. This has no effect on the Company’s NOL carryforwards for tax purposes and they continue to be available for up to 20 years.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

As a result of the sale of our OEM Remote and Branded Products business segments, the Company has included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements financial information presented in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 144 – Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS144”) which requires us to present the sale of these assets on a discontinued operations basis. The Company recorded a net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $461,000 ($0.03 per share) and $1,957,000 ( $0.14 per share), respectively, compared to a net income of $183,000 ($0.01 per basic share) and $759,000 ($0.06 per basic share) from discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. The switch from net income from discontinued operations, net of tax to a net loss from continued operations, net of tax is attributable primarily to the OEM Remotes business segment experiencing declines in its revenues and gross margins, which was a significant factor in the company’s decision to sell this business segment.

Gain on Sale of Assets

In conjunction with the sale of assets on August 31, 2007, the Company recorded a net gain of $6.2 million. This gain was the result of the sale of certain assets including inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, plus certain patents and trademarks. Pursuant to the terms of the asset sale, the purchaser is responsible for apportioning the purchase price among the acquired assets, and the Company is waiting to receive this information from the purchaser before finalizing its tax position on the sale. Currently, the tax computation related to the sale of assets was based on a book allocation process of net assets sold in each of the Company’s tax jurisdictions. The final outcome of this apportionment should occur in the fourth quarter of 2007 at which time any modifications to may be made to amounts currently reflected in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working capital increased to $20.7 million at September 30, 2007 from $15.3 million at December 31, 2006. This $5.4 million increase is due primarily to (i) the receipt of $11.5 million in cash proceeds from the Company’s OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments, and (ii) $5 million raised through the private placement of convertible notes and warrants with existing shareholders on July 19, 2007. Offsetting these increases to working capital, the Company had a loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $7.3 million, which resulted in $5.5 million of cash used in continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Cash used from continuing operations was $5,516,000 for the first nine months of 2007 as compared to cash used in operations of $10,237 in the first nine months of 2006. This $4,721,000 improvement in cash used in continuing operations is due primarily to a lower operating loss from continuing operations, net of the non-cash stock compensation charge of $642,000 as well as improvements in our net changes in inventory. Our reduction in our inventory reserves was the result of scrapping many quantities of inventory that were reserved for at December 31, 2006. We spent $271,000 in the first nine months of 2007 to purchase additional manufacturing and computer equipment compared to $637,000 in the first nine months of 2006. We also invested $20,000 in acquiring new patents and trademarks in the first nine months of 2007 as compared to $35,000 in the first nine months of 2006. We wrote off $39,000 of non usable patents in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

We made $74,000 in payments on long-term debt during the first nine months of 2007 compared to $78,000 for the first nine months of 2006. There were no proceeds from the exercise of employee and director stock options during the first months of 2007, whereas the Company received $47,000 from the exercise of employee and director stock options in the first nine months of 2006.

In December 2006, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a bank, which provides for a line of credit with a maximum borrowing limit of $5 million. The line of credit is secured by the Company’s accounts receivable, as defined in the Agreement. Payments against this line of credit are due upon demand if certain conditions in the Agreement are not met. On July 18, 2007, the line of credit was amended a second time to amend certain definitions in the line of credit that governs the $5 million borrowing limit to allow for the sale of the convertible notes and warrants described above in Note 11 to the Company’s Condensed and Consolidated Financial Statements and in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007. The July Amendment reduced the Company’s borrowing limits under the Agreement as follows: for advances, $0, and for letters of credit, foreign exchange contract reserves and cash

 

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management services, $150,000 in the aggregate. On November 8, 2007, the line of credit was restated and amended to allow the ability to draw cash borrowings against the line up to 80% of its eligible accounts receivable as defined in the agreement and to extend the term an additional two years. Payments against this line of credit are due upon demand if certain conditions in the Agreement are not met. As of November 13, 2007, there were no borrowings under the line of credit.

We currently have certain commitments for capital expenditures to allow for the expansion of our Specialty Components infrastructure and certain commitments for material purchase obligations of inventory.

In February 2007, we signed a new software licensing agreement with a company for the continued use of software in certain of our products. This agreement supersedes a previous agreement with the same software company and became effective April 1, 2007. The agreement provides for payments of $15 per each seat of software sold packaged with certain products of the Company’s involving its electronic signature pads. Minimum payments under the agreement are $300,000 per quarter, and quarterly minimum amounts are permitted to be carried forward and applied to future product shipments. The agreement allows for the Company to purchase the software from the software company at any time during the agreement, which is effective through September 30, 2011. Our minimum long-term debt, licensing and operating lease obligations as of December 31, 2006, the last fiscal year-end date, were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Total   

Less than

One Year

  

1-3

Years

  

4th

Year

Long-term debt obligations

   $ 152    $ 152    $ —      $ —  

Software licensing

     4,650      1,050      2,400      1,200

Operating lease obligations

     1,514      509      940      65
                           

Total

   $ 6,316    $ 1,711    $ 3,340    $ 1,265
                           

These amounts may increase as we pursue our growth strategy but the amount of any such growth will depend on the particular requirements of any growth commitment, the availability and attractiveness of equity capital arrangements and our general liquidity position.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The raising of $5 million through a private placement of convertible notes and warrants with existing institutional shareholders on July 19, 2007, which is described more fully in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the sale of certain assets on August 31, 2007 for $11.5 million, which is described in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial statements, will allow the Company to operate with existing funds for the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $14.9 million, which included $1.4 million of restricted cash, portions of which will that must be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Asset Sale. On November 8, the Company restated and amended it line of credit to allow for borrowings up to $5 million based on eligible accounts receivable and certain other covenants. The Company has no borrowings on the line of credit as of September 30, 2007 and total indebtedness for money borrowed of $5,078,000.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties and which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical information and may include the words “expects”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “may”, “will”, “intends”, “estimates”, “continue” or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, items discussed under the headings “Overview”, “Current Opportunities and Challenges” and “Business Segment Overview – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006.” Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly release or update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Company’s Financial Condition and Results of Operations are based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Management evaluates estimates, including those related to the valuation of inventory and the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be 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. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition.” SAB No. 104 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services rendered; (3) the fee is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) require management’s judgments regarding the fixed nature of the fee charged for services rendered and products delivered and the collectibility of those fees. To satisfy the criteria, we: (1) input orders based upon receipt of a customer purchase order; (2) record revenue upon shipment of goods and when risk of loss and title has transferred; (3) confirm pricing through the customer purchase order; and (4) validate creditworthiness through past payment history, credit agency reports and other financial data. All customers have warranty rights and some customers also have explicit or implicit rights of return. We comply with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 48 with respect to sell-through and returns and the related recording of reserves for potential customer returns. Should changes in conditions cause management to determine the revenue recognition criteria are not met for certain future transactions, such as a determination that collectibility was not reasonably assured, revenue recognized for any reporting period could be adversely affected.

Disposal of Long Lived Assets - On August 31, 2007, we completed the sale of our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments. As a result of the sale, the financial information included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is presented in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 144 – Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”), which requires us to present the sale of these assets on a discontinued operations basis. The balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been adjusted to reflect the assets and liabilities of the OEM Remotes and Branded Products segments as held for sale. Additionally, the statements of operations and cash flows have been adjusted to reflect the results of these segments as discontinued operations for the periods presented.

Valuation of Derivative Instruments. On July 19, 2007, we issued Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000, and warrants exercisable for up to 1,984,125 shares of Common Stock in a private placement with existing institutional shareholders. The Notes and Warrants include certain embedded derivative instruments. SFAS 133 requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments and measurement of fair value for accounting purposes. Derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as Adjustments to Fair Value of Derivatives. The effects of interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. In addition, the fair values of freestanding derivative instruments such as warrant derivatives are valued using Lattice models.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Our accounts receivable are unsecured, and we are at risk to the extent such amounts become uncollectible. We continually monitor individual account receivable balances, and provide for an allowance of doubtful accounts at the time collection that may become questionable based on future payment performance or age of the receivable and other factors related to the customer’s ability to pay. We evaluate our aged receivables on a regular basis and adjust our allowance for doubtful accounts based on our estimates of the ultimate collectibility. However, some of our distributors in the Branded Products business segment and some of our Japanese OEM customers require as long as 120-day payment terms.

Inventory Reserve. At each balance sheet date, we evaluate our ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation includes analyses of forecast sales levels by product and historical demand. We write off inventories that are considered obsolete and reserve against inventories that may become obsolete. Remaining inventory balances are adjusted to approximate the lower of our cost or market value and result in a new cost basis in such inventory until sold. If future demand or market conditions are less favorable than our projections, additional inventory write-down may be required, and would be reflected in cost of sales in the period the revision is made.

 

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Stock-based compensation. We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (“SFAS 123(R)”), Share-Based Payment. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized as expense over the vesting period. Determining the fair value of share-based awards at the grant date requires judgment, including estimating expected dividends. In addition, judgment is also required in estimating the amount of share-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates, stock-based compensation expense and our results of operations could be materially impacted. For the year ended December 31, 2007, forfeitures for employees are estimated to be 12.34% while forfeitures for executives are estimated to be 3%, with the total forfeitures for the first nine months of 2007 totaling $195,000. Projected stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for employees and directors for the year ended December 31, 2007 is $3,362,000. The effect on basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $(0.19) per share. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has $2,077,000 of unrecognized stock based compensation cost related to non-vested stock options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.75 years.

Provision for Income Tax. As part of the process of preparing our financial statements, as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109 “Accounting For Income Taxes”, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our 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 our balance sheet. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation reserve. To the extent we establish a reserve or increase this reserve in a period, we must include an expense within the tax provision in the statements of operations. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax asset and liabilities and any valuation reserve recorded against our net deferred tax assets. Management continually evaluates the Company’s deferred tax asset as to whether it is likely that the deferred tax asset will be realized.

When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest and other expense in the statement of income.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company had NOL carryforwards for federal, state and foreign income tax purposes of $44.0 million, $27.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, which are available to offset future taxable income in those jurisdictions through 2026. Section 382 (“Section 382”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), places a limitation on the realizability of NOLs in future periods if the ownership of the company has changed more than 50% within a three-year period. Under Section 382, we have experienced an approximate 43% change in ownership for the three-year period ended December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2006, none of our NOLs has been limited by the Section 382 rules.

Foreign Exchange Exposure. We have established relationships with most of the major OEMs in the business communications market. Many of these OEMs are based in Japan and approximately 28%, 23% and 19% of our revenues for 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively, came from Japanese customers. Revenues from these customers are denominated in Japanese yen and as a result we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate. We may use foreign currency forward contracts to hedge this exposure. We use revenue forecasts from our Japanese subsidiary to determine the amount of our forward contracts to purchase and we attempt to enter into these contracts when we believe the yen value is relatively strong against the U.S. dollar. To the extent that our revenue forecast may be inaccurate or the timing of forecasting the yen’s strength is wrong, our actual hedge gains or losses may not necessarily correlate with the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on our revenues. Accordingly, we mark these contracts to market value and the gain or loss from these contracts is recorded as revenue. These hedge transactions are classified as economic hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS No.133 “Accounting For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. In addition, because our Japanese subsidiary’s functional currency is the yen, the translation of the net assets of that subsidiary into the consolidated results will fluctuate with the yen/dollar exchange rate.

 

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The following table illustrates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our yen-denominated revenues and the effectiveness of our foreign currency hedging activity (in thousands).

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
     2007    2006  

Increase (decrease) in revenues resulting from foreign currency fluctuations

   $ 90    $ —    

Hedging gains (losses)

     —        (1 )
               

Net revenue impact

   $ 90    $ (1 )
               

We calculate the “increase (decrease) in revenues resulting from foreign currency fluctuations” by calculating the U.S. dollar equivalent of our yen-denominated revenues for the year using the yen/dollar exchange rate at the beginning of the year. The resulting product is compared to our yen-denominated revenues converted to United States dollars according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the difference is shown in the table above.

Sale of Assets. On August 31, 2007, we completed the Asset Sale of our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments for an aggregate cash purchase price of $11,500,000, subject to certain post-closing price adjustments. As a result of this sale, the Company has included in these consolidated financial statements financial information presented in accordance with SFAS144 which requires us to present the sale of these assets on a discontinued operations basis.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108 “Quantifying Financial Statement Misstatements” (SAB 108). Due to diversity in practice among registrants, SAB 108 expresses SEC staff views regarding the process by which misstatements in financial statements are evaluated for purposes of determining whether financial statement restatement is necessary. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006, and early application is encouraged. SAB 108 has not had a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). This new standard provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Under SFAS 157, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the impact of this Statement.

In December 2006, FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. EITF 00-19-2 was posted. This FSP addresses an issuer’s accounting for registration payment arrangements. This FSP specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. This FSP further clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with other applicable generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) without regard to the contingent obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment arrangement. This SFP is effective for any registration payment arrangement entered into after the date of issuance of this FSP. The Company is evaluating this FSP to determine what, if any impact it may have on the Company’s results of operations.

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). This standard permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value, nor does it eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” and SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.”

 

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Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the entity makes that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 2007. The Company is currently evaluating whether the adoption of this statement will have a material effect on its financial conditions, its results of operations or its liquidity.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk. Our Japanese subsidiary, Interlink Electronics K.K., generally makes sales and collects its accounts receivable in Japanese yen. To hedge these revenues against future movements in exchange rates, we may purchase foreign exchange forward and average rate option contracts. When we do purchase foreign exchange forward and average rate option contracts, gains or losses are offset by gains or losses on the underlying revenue exposure and consequently a sudden or significant change of foreign exchange rates would not have a material impact on net income or cash flows to the extent future revenues are protected by forward currency contracts. These contracts, however, typically have a three month duration. Thus, yen/dollar fluctuations lasting more than three months will have an impact on our revenues. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, we did not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts in the normal course of business to manage our exposure against foreign currency fluctuations on revenues denominated in foreign currencies. The principal objective of such contracts is to minimize the risks and costs associated with financial and global operating activities. We do not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes. The fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts is estimated by obtaining quotes from bankers. During the first nine months of 2007, we recognized no gains on foreign currency exchange contracts which are reflected in revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Our hedging policies are designed to offset the effect of a yen devaluation on our revenues; thus, a hypothetical 10% devaluation of the yen would reduce our yen denominated revenues by 10%; but our theoretical hedging gains would offset that effect for a period of time, to the extent we have such foreign currency exchange contacts outstanding. As of September 30, 2007, we do not have any contracts outstanding to hedge our foreign exchange exposure and thus we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Interest Rate Exposure. Based on our overall interest rate exposure at September 30, 2007, a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates applied to our outstanding debt as of September 30, 2007, would have no material impact on earnings or cash flows over a one-year period.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (ii) information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, we continue to engage in efforts to improve our disclosure controls and procedures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues within a company are detected. The inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company continues to defend itself in a class action and a shareholder derivative action. Each of these proceedings alleges violations of federal and state securities laws, and the shareholders derivative action also involves common law and Delaware corporate law claims. See Note 14 to the Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q for more information about these legal proceedings and other legal maters concerning the Company.

 

Item 1(A). Risk Factors

We have incurred net losses and negative cash flow from operations for the past fourteen fiscal quarters and expect to experience future quarterly losses. Continued losses and negative cash flow would reduce our internal resources, limit our growth options, require additional cash infusions and could ultimately place our continued viability in question.

We have incurred losses and negative cash flow from operations in each of the previous fiscal three years and for the first two quarters of fiscal 2007. These losses resulted from various factors, including declining gross profit margins in our recently divested OEM Remotes business segment, increases in operating costs, inventory reserve adjustments, increased compliance and regulatory costs, and internal investigation costs, many of which will continue to affect future results.

As part of an overall strategy to deemphasize our declining margin businesses and focus our efforts on higher margin emerging markets, we sold our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments in August of 2007. While the higher margins in our retained businesses are anticipated to result of positive cash flow by the end of fiscal 2008, we support a constant level of fixed general and administrative expenses with a revenue base that has been reduced by half, which is likely to result in continued net losses and may affect our ability to generate positive cash flow. We also expect that the cash generated by the sale of these business units, combined with the proceeds of the convertible notes and warrants offered in July of 2007, will result in the elimination of the going concern qualification included by our accountants in our 2006 financial statements. However this conclusion by our accountants depends on their analysis of a number of factors and we cannot assure that doubt about the viability of our business will not continue to exist.

Despite our projections and best efforts, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flow. If we do not achieve profitability and positive cash flow, our financial resources will be adversely affected and we may be forced to curtail or discontinue certain operations, which could result in the allocation of fixed costs over an even smaller revenue base or affect our future competitiveness. If we were to require additional financing, such financing could prove dilutive to the interests of existing investors, or we may be required to divest additional business assets.

Our President and Chief Executive Officer has announced his retirement effective in January 2008. Our ability to execute our business strategy could be impaired if we are unable to find and retain a new President and Chief Executive Officer with comparable skills in a timely manner. The loss of the services of other key personnel, or if we are unable to recruit other qualified managers and key personnel in the future, may also impair our ability to operate effectively.

E. Michael Thoben, III, our President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire in January 2008. Mr. Thoben has been with Interlink for the past seventeen years and has substantial experience with our business and technology. Our Board of Directors is conducting a search for a replacement, but has not yet identified specific candidates. We cannot assure you that we will find a suitable replacement prior to Mr. Thoben’s retirement. If we are unable to find a replacement for Mr. Thoben with the combination of skills and industry experience necessary to execute our business plan and manage the Company, our business may suffer. We also may incur significant costs in identifying, hiring, training and retaining his replacement.

Our success also will depend, in part, on our ability to attract and retain additional qualified professional, technical, production, managerial and marketing personnel, both domestically and internationally. The loss of other key employees during this transition period would be particularly difficult and could cause significant delays in the implementation of our business plan and an adverse effect on our operations.

 

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Business divestitures, acquisitions and partnering arrangements may disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and distract management’s attention.

We recently completed the sale of our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments. As part of our business strategy to focus on higher margin emerging markets, we may consider additional divestitures or acquisitions or discontinue other aspects of our business. Such strategic decisions involve numerous risks, including:

 

   

unanticipated costs and liabilities;

 

   

difficulty of separating or combining the operations, products and personnel of the divested or acquired business;

 

   

difficulties in maintaining customer relationships and managing the strategic position of products and technologies;

 

   

diversion of management’s attention;

 

   

inability to maintain uniform standards, controls, policies and procedures;

 

   

accounting results that are unrelated to the performance of either business;

 

   

amortization of fixed costs over a smaller revenue base;

 

   

goodwill and other intangible assets that are subject to potential impairments in the future;

 

   

dilution of the ownership of existing shareholders, to the extent that acquisitions are financed with convertible debt or stock; and

 

   

other changes that consume resources and management’s attention.

We may fail to replace divested operations with new business segments that contribute to our financial health and strategic objectives. If we fail to properly evaluate and execute acquisitions, investments or divestitures, we may not achieve the anticipated additional benefit to our business and we may incur costs in excess of what we anticipate, which could damage the viability of our ongoing operations.

We are a public company and are therefore required to incur costs and to disclose information that private companies are not required to incur or disclose.

As a public company, we are required to comply with complex and costly accounting and disclosure requirements that do not apply to foreign companies that are not public in the United States, private companies or to subsidiaries or divisions of very large companies for whom the results of the subsidiary or division are not material. The costs that we are required to incur have recently increased dramatically, especially in connection with our reporting obligations under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and these expenses may continue to be incurred at historically unprecedented levels for the foreseeable future. These costs impact our profitability and therefore constitute a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis much of our competition, especially in light of the recent divestiture of two of our four business segments. These requirements also can prevent our management from focusing on other areas of our business. In addition, our public status requires us to disclose publicly information that can afford a competitor a competitive advantage. If we are unable to maintain costs associated with our public company status within reasonable parameters, or if we are required to disclose information that our competitors can use to compete with us, our ability to remain competitive in our markets could be adversely affected.

A limited number of investors own a majority of our stock and, working together, could control us.

The selling securityholders, which consist of institutions managed by a small number of fund managers, own, collectively, a majority of our stock. To our best knowledge, neither the selling securityholders nor their fund managers have any agreement or understanding under which they have agreed to act together with respect to the voting of our stock. However, they have expressed common views with respect to various matters relating to our management and governance and these views have influenced related decisions of our Board of Directors. If they were to act together as a group, these fund managers would have the ability to control various aspects of our business and governance, including the replacement of our Board of Directors. Accordingly, other investors may not have the practical ability to oppose management and/or governance decisions that have the support of the selling securityholders.

We are emphasizing new markets and if we fail to accurately predict the growth of these new markets, we may suffer reduced earnings.

Historically, the largest contributor to our consolidated sales was our OEM Remotes business segment. In late 2005, we deemphasized and reorganized segments of this business, and in August 2007 we sold this business, together with our Branded Products business. During this time, we have devoted significant resources to the development of products and the support of marketing and sales efforts in new markets, such as the MicroNav™ family of file navigation products in our Specialty Components business, and the biometric input pads in our E-transactions business. As we transition to becoming a Company with two, rather than four, business units and focus on our remaining businesses, we expect to continue to identify and develop products for new markets. These markets change rapidly and may not all be successful. We cannot assure you

 

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that they will grow or that we will be able to accurately forecast market demand in time to respond appropriately. Our investment of resources in these markets may either be insufficient to meet actual demand or result in expenses that are excessive in light of actual sales volumes. Failure to accurately predict successful new products and markets and the growth and demand in new markets may cause us to suffer substantial losses or reduced earnings.

Failure to increase market awareness and acceptance of E-transactions and our E-transaction products may cause our revenues in this market to fall short of our expectations.

We are focusing considerable resources on developing our E-transactions market. The prospects for growth of our E-transactions business depend in part on the acceptance by our target markets of electronic signatures as a replacement for traditional pen and ink signatures. The market for E-transactions is new and emerging and we cannot be certain that it will continue to develop or grow or that businesses will elect to adopt our products rather than competitive products or to continue to rely on traditional pen and ink signatures. Businesses that have invested substantial resources in traditional infrastructures may be reluctant to adopt an electronic approach to replace their existing systems. Concerns about privacy and fraud may cause businesses not to adopt E-transactions or our E-transaction products. We expect that we will need to continue to pursue intensive marketing and sales efforts to educate prospective customers about the benefits of E-transactions and our E-transaction products. If market awareness and acceptance of E-transactions do not occur, our revenues and profitability in this market will fall short of our expectations.

Managing our changing markets successfully will require us to plan and manage our infrastructure efficiently.

The ability to adapt our business to rapidly evolving markets and to take advantage of strategic opportunities requires an effective planning and management process. We expect that responding to changes in our business will place a significant strain on our personnel, management systems, infrastructure and other resources. Our ability to manage change effectively will require us to manage and reallocate human and other resources to support new undertakings and to structure our operations effectively and reliably. If we are unable to respond nimbly to rapidly changing markets and opportunities, we will lose any competitive advantages we may enjoy and our business could be impaired.

If we are unable to keep pace with rapid technological developments, we may not be able to compete effectively.

Technology in our target markets is undergoing rapid change. In order to maintain our position in our existing markets and succeed in new markets, we will have to develop and support innovative technologies. Doing so will require, among other things, that we accomplish the following:

 

   

accurately predict customer needs and develop, in a timely manner, the technology required to support those needs;

 

   

provide products that are not only technologically sophisticated and well supported but are also available at a price within market tolerances and competitive with comparable products;

 

   

establish and effectively defend our ownership of the intellectual property supporting our products; and

 

   

enter into relationships with other companies that have developed complementary technology on which our products also depend.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to achieve any of these objectives.

If our products do not support evolving industry standards, they may not achieve or maintain market acceptance and our revenues may decline.

Our E-transactions business customers expect our products to enable them to comply with applicable requirements relating to electronic signatures, such as the Electronic Signatures in Global Commerce Act and procedures adopted by the National Notary Association. If our E-transactions products do not support these requirements, they will not be competitive and will not be adopted by the market.

We rely on others for aspects of our technology development.

Our in-house research and development expertise is focused on our sensor and communication technologies. We do not have broadly based expertise in software development, chip design or other critical technological aspects of a complete product. We rely on other companies with whom we may contract or enter into joint development agreements to provide these aspects of our product technologies. We cannot assure you that we will be able to contract or otherwise arrange for these services in the future or on a consistent basis. We also cannot assure you that a developer with whom we contract for technology will not use or permit others to use similar technology in competition with us.

 

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Performance, reliability or quality problems with our products may cause our customers to reduce or cancel orders which would harm our operating results.

We regularly introduce new products with new technologies or manufacturing processes. Our products have in the past contained, and may in the future contain, errors or defects that may be detected at any point in the life of the product. Detection of such errors could result in delays in shipping and sales during the period required to correct such errors. Defects may also result in product returns, loss of sales and cancelled orders, delays in market acceptance, injury to our reputation, injury to customer relationships and increased warranty costs, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

If we are not able to protect our intellectual property or if we infringe on the intellectual property of others, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

We consider our intellectual property to be a key element of our ability to compete in our chosen markets. We rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets and proprietary software to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that patents will be issued from any of our pending applications or that any claims allowed from existing or pending patents will be sufficiently broad to protect our technology. We also cannot assure you that any patents issued to us will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that the rights granted will provide proprietary protection. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business, regardless of the final outcome of the litigation.

We are not currently engaged in any patent infringement suits but we have been threatened with one such suit in recent years. Despite our efforts to maintain and safeguard our proprietary rights, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in doing so or that our competitors will not independently develop or patent technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technologies. If any of the holders of these patents assert claims that we are infringing on them, we could be forced to incur substantial litigation expenses, and if we were found to have infringed a third-party patent, we could be required to pay substantial damages, pay royalties in the future or be enjoined from infringing in the future.

Sales of simple signature capture devices are growing rapidly and the manufacturers of these devices could broaden their product range to include products that compete with our ePad.

Simple signature capture devices, distinct from our more sophisticated ePad products, have recently become a common sight at retail checkout counters and a number of companies manufacture and sell these devices. While our ePad product is targeted at a more advanced market, signature capture device manufacturers could elect to expand their existing product lines in an effort to compete in our markets. Such competition could reduce margins or otherwise adversely affect our prospects in our E-transactions market.

Our markets are intensely competitive and many of our potential competitors have resources that we lack.

Our markets are competitive and we expect competition in our newer markets to increase. Our competitors include companies with similar products or technologies and companies that sell complementary products to our target markets. Our competitors and potential competitors may have established business relationships that afford them a competitive advantage or may create technologies that are superior to ours or that set a new industry standard that will define the successful product for that market. If any of our competitors establish a close working relationship with our customers, they may obtain advance knowledge of our customers’ technology choices or may be afforded an opportunity to work in partnership to develop compatible technologies and may therefore achieve a competitive advantage. We may be unable to compete successfully against current and future competitors.

We are facing litigation based on our restatements of historical financial statements, which may have a material adverse impact on our cash reserves and may impair our ability to achieve our business objectives.

Certain former Interlink stockholders have filed a class action lawsuit claiming damages under various federal securities laws based on our restatement of historical financial statements. Other stockholders have brought a derivative action against our Chief Executive Officer and our former Chief Financial Officer that alleges, among other things, securities-related violations of the California Corporations Code. These actions will require a vigorous defense and could result in a settlement or adverse award that is not covered by insurance or that exceeds applicable insurance limits. The time and expense required to defend these claims may also affect our ability to pursue our business strategy. There is also no assurance that additional lawsuits will not be filed or that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

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We identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in prior fiscal periods and have been required to restate our historical financial statements.

In our Annual Reports for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, we reported material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result of these material weaknesses, we were required to restate our historical financial statements for the fiscal years 2001 through 2004, as well as for the first and second quarters of fiscal 2005. We have taken significant measures to improve our financial reporting process and as of September 30, 2007, no material weaknesses remained to be remediated. These measures are more fully described in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 under the caption “Item 4—Controls and Procedures.”

Despite our substantial efforts to ensure the integrity of our financial reporting process, we cannot guarantee that we will not identify additional weaknesses as we continue to work with the new systems that we have implemented over the past year and a half. Any continuing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting could result in errors in our financial statements. Such errors could cause our internal planning and assessment of our business to be based on false information and could cause our published financial statements to fail to fairly present our financial condition and results of operations, which could erode market confidence in our company, cause the price of our stock to be based on false or misleading information and result in litigation based on such false or misleading information.

We rely on third parties for the materials that we use to manufacture our products and a shortage of supply could adversely affect our revenues, operating results and customer relationships.

We rely on third-party suppliers for the raw material components of our products. We cannot assure you that our suppliers will be able to maintain an adequate supply of these raw materials to enable us to fulfill all of our customers’ orders on a timely basis. A failure to obtain an adequate supply of the materials for our products could increase our costs of goods sold, cause us to fail to meet delivery commitments and cause our customers to purchase from our competitors, which could adversely affect our operating results and customer relationships. In some situations, we rely on a single supplier for raw material components of our products. Any disruption in these supplier relationships could prevent us from maintaining an adequate supply of materials and could adversely affect our results of operation and financial position.

Disruptions in our manufacturing facilities or arrangements could cause our revenues and operating results to decline.

We currently manufacture all of our FSR sensors at our Camarillo, California facility. This facility is vulnerable to damage from earthquakes, floods, fires, power loss and similar events. It could also be subject to break-ins, sabotage and intentional acts of vandalism. Our insurance may not cover such events and, if the event is covered, our insurance may not be sufficient to compensate us for any losses that may occur. Despite any precautions we may take, the occurrence of a natural disaster or other unanticipated problem at our manufacturing facility could result in delayed shipment of products, missed delivery deadlines and harm to our reputation, which may cause our revenues and operating results to decline.

All of our non-FSR product manufacturing is currently done by third parties in China that are identified and managed through our Hong Kong and China subsidiaries. We rely on our subsidiaries to select and contract with contract manufacturers with suitable manufacturing facilities and appropriately trained employees. An interruption in our current manufacturing arrangements could adversely affect our revenues, operating results and customer relationships.

International sales and manufacturing risks could adversely affect our operating results.

Our revenue from international sales accounted for approximately 45%, 55% and 60% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. This proportion of international to domestic sales has not changed significantly after the divestiture of our OEM Remotes and Branded Products business segments. We believe that international sales will represent a substantial portion of our sales for the foreseeable future. Our manufacturing is currently performed in China and Camarillo. Our international operations involve a number of risks, including:

 

   

import-export license requirements, tariffs, taxes and other trade barriers;

 

   

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;

 

   

ability to secure credit and funding;

 

   

difficulty in maintaining an effective system of internal controls at our foreign manufacturing facility;

 

   

foreign collection problems;

 

   

foreign exchange exposure

 

   

reduced protection of intellectual property rights;

 

   

international unrest and terrorism;

 

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political and economic instability; and

 

   

transportation risks.

Any of the above factors could adversely affect our operating results..

Our operating results could be adversely affected by fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies.

International sales made through our Japanese subsidiary are generally denominated in yen. A weak yen would materially affect total revenue and could result in a decrease in dollar revenue even though sales remained constant or increased. We also contract for most of our large-volume, non-technical manufacturing in China. Although we contract in U.S. dollars, a weakening of the dollar could cause existing contracts to be uneconomic to the vendor and therefore require a renegotiation. Over the past two years, the valuations of many foreign currencies have fluctuated significantly relative to the U.S. dollar. The Japanese yen, in particular, has fluctuated in value due in part to the economic problems experienced by Asian countries and the depreciation of the U.S. dollar. Although we at times engage in currency hedging transactions in order to protect ourselves from risks of Japanese yen currency fluctuations, we cannot assure you that these activities will protect us from such risks.

Newly adopted environmental directives could increase our costs and/or require us to reserve against inventory.

The Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive (“ROHS”) went into effect in the European Union on July 1, 2006. ROHS limits the use of nine hazardous raw materials in the production of electronic and electrical goods that are sold in the European Union and certain other European countries. Many of these restricted materials are found in our products and in the components we have in our inventory. Many of our OEM customers have implemented ROHS restrictions and are requiring our products to be ROHS-compliant. While we currently believe our inventory reserve is adequate, we may have additional inventory write downs due to ROHS or other similar restrictions implemented by other markets.

A separate EU Directive, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the “WEEE Directive”), became effective in January of 2007. Under the WEEE Directive, companies that put electrical and electronic equipment on the EU market must register with individual member states, mark their products, submit annual reports, provide recyclers with information about product recycling, and either recycle their products or participate in or fund mandatory recycling schemes. In addition, some EU member states require recycling fees to be paid in advance to ensure funds are available for product recycling at the end of the product’s useful life or de-installation. We have begun to mark our products as required by the WEEE Directive and are actively monitoring initial implementation of the WEEE Directive by the member states. We are responsible for WEEE compliance in the case of direct sales of our products in the EU. Compliance with the WEEE Directive may increase our costs and any failure to comply with the WEEE Directive for which we are responsible could lead to monetary penalties.

Failure to maintain, develop and expand our OEM relationships could cause demand for our products to decrease.

Our Specialty Components products are sold to OEM customers. If we fail to maintain, develop and expand our relationships with our OEM customers or if those customers are not successful in their marketing and sales efforts, demand for our products may decrease.

Our ability to generate increased revenues also depends significantly on the extent to which our OEM customers develop, promote and sell products that incorporate our technology and products. If our OEM customers do not successfully develop and market products that incorporate our products, sales of our products to our OEM customers would be adversely affected. The extent to which our OEM customers develop, promote and sell our products is based on a number of factors that are largely beyond our ability to control.

Some of our OEM and major retail customers order from us on a “just in time” basis, which requires us to estimate demand for particular products, and many of these products are customer specific.

The agreements or understandings that we reach with some OEM customers specify various terms such as product design and price, but do not constitute firm purchase orders for a specific number of products or components. Some of our OEM and major retail customers place firm purchase orders on a “just in time” basis and expect products or components to be shipped to them as soon as they can be made. Accordingly, our backlog of firm orders can be small in relation to the volume of our sales. In anticipation of customer demand, we may be required to purchase raw materials and components based on estimates of customer demand derived from non-binding information furnished by the customer. If customer purchase orders differ substantially from our estimates, we may accumulate excess inventory that has to be written off. If we underestimate demand, we may be unable to meet customer needs, which could harm our relationship with the customer.

 

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The loss of any significant customer or any cancellation, reduction or delay of a large purchase by a significant customer could reduce our revenue and require us to write down inventory.

Our Specialty Components OEM customers accounted for approximately 41% of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 . Although we have been deemphasizing segments of our OEM Remote business, especially as a result of recent divestitures, the loss of a key Specialty Component OEM customer could significantly reduce our revenue below anticipated levels. Specialty Components OEM sales tend to be related to specific products offered by our customers and therefore fluctuate significantly as such products are introduced and discontinued. From time to time, we expect to lose significant revenue streams as the result of Specialty Components OEM product discontinuances and will be required constantly to seek new opportunities with new and existing customers in those segments that we choose to continue to pursue. Because our expense levels are based on our expectations as to future revenue and are, to a large extent, fixed in the short term, a substantial reduction or delay in sales of our products to an OEM customer, the unexpected loss of any significant OEM or other customer, or unexpected returns from customers, could harm our business.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on September 19, 2007, the holders of our outstanding Common Stock took actions described below. At July 23, 2007, the record date, 13,749,310 shares of Common Stock were outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The only matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote was the election of two nominees to serve as directors. By the votes indicated below, the stockholders voted to re-elect Messrs. Edward Hamburg and Tom Thimot to the Board of Directors:

 

     Edward
Hamburg
   Tom Thimot

Shares in favor:

   11,848,877    11,950,577

Shares against:

   —      —  

Shares withheld:

   258,970    157,270

Eugene F. Hovanec did not stand for re-election as a director and his term as director expired at the close of the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. George Gu, E. Michael Thoben, III, Lawrence S. Barker, John A. Buckett, II and Merritt M. Lutz continued to serve as directors after the meeting.

 

Item 5. Other Information

On November 8, 2007, Interlink Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”). The Amended Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Loan and Security Agreement between the Company and SVB dated as of December 19, 2006, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 6, 2007, that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 18, 2007 and that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007. The effect of the amendment and restatement is to (i) reduce the interest payable on advances under the $5 million line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), (ii) extend the maturity date of the Line of Credit by two years from its original expiry date, and (iii) eliminate the restrictions on borrowing limits imposed by the Second Amendment. Under the terms of the Amended Agreement, the Company has the ability to draw against the Line of Credit up to 80% of the value of its eligible accounts receivable. The Line of Credit is secured by the Company’s accounts receivable, intellectual property and other assets, and terminates on November 7, 2009. A copy of the Amended Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.22 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated below:

 

  3.1      Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
  3.2      Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 26, 2007).
  4.1      Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).
10.1*    1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
10.2*    Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).
10.3*    Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).
10.4      Lease Agreement dated August 15, 1998 to lease premises in Camarillo, California (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998), as amended by the First Amendment to Lease dated July 23, 2003 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant, as amended by the Second Amendment to Lease dated January 23, 2004 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003), as amended by the Third Amendment to Lease dated October 14, 2004 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004), as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Lease dated March 24, 2005 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant.
10.5      Pledge Agreement between Paul D. Meyer and the Registrant dated May 1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.6      Secured Promissory Note of Paul D. Meyer, as Borrower, in the amount of $42,892 dated as of May 1, 2001, in favor of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.7      First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note dated June 11, 2002 between the Registrant Paul D. Meyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.8      Pledge Agreement between Paul D. Meyer and the Registrant dated June 11, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.9      Secured Promissory Note of Paul D. Meyer, as Borrower, in the amount of $132,109 dated as of June 11, 2001, in favor of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.10    First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note dated June 11, 2002 between the Registrant, E. Paul D. Meyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.11    Agreement, dated October 4, 2006, by and between the Registrant, Steven R. Becker, BC Advisors, LLC, SRB Management, L.P., SRB Greenway Capital, L.P., SRB Greenway Capital (Q.P.), L.P., SRB Greenway Offshore Operating Fund, L.P., Tom Thimot and Lawrence S. Barker (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2006).
10.12    Form of Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).
10.13    Form of 8% Convertible Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).
10.14    Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).

 

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10.15      Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 19, 2006, by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (previously filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2007).
10.16      First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 6, 2007, by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (previously filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2007).
10.17      Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 18, 2007, by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (previously filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2007).
10.18      Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated August 15, 2007, by and between Silicon Valley Bank and Interlink, Electronics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 16, 2007).
10.19*    Transition Letter Agreement by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and E. Michael Thoben, III, dated September 28, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2007).
10.20*    Employment and Severance Agreement by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and E. Michael Thoben, III, dated September 28, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2007).
10.21*    Change in Control Agreement by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Charles C. Best, dated September 28, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2007).
10.22      Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 8, 2007, by and between Silicon Valley Bank and Interlink, Electronics, Inc.
21.1        Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1        Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
24.1        Power of Attorney (see signature page).
31.1        Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Registrant Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2        Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Registrant Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1        Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Registrant Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2        Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Registrant Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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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.

 

    INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.
DATE: November 14, 2007     /s/ Charles C. Best
   

Charles C. Best

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index.

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated below:

 

  3.1      Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
  3.2      Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 26, 2007).
  4.1      Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).
10.1*    1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
10.2*    Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).
10.3*    Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).
10.4      Lease Agreement dated August 15, 1998 to lease premises in Camarillo, California (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998), as amended by the First Amendment to Lease dated July 23, 2003 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant, as amended by the Second Amendment to Lease dated January 23, 2004 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003), as amended by the Third Amendment to Lease dated October 14, 2004 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004), as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Lease dated March 24, 2005 between Mobile Park Investment, Inc. and the Registrant.
10.5      Pledge Agreement between Paul D. Meyer and the Registrant dated May 1, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.6      Secured Promissory Note of Paul D. Meyer, as Borrower, in the amount of $42,892 dated as of May 1, 2001, in favor of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.7      First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note dated June 11, 2002 between the Registrant Paul D. Meyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.8      Pledge Agreement between Paul D. Meyer and the Registrant dated June 11, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.9      Secured Promissory Note of Paul D. Meyer, as Borrower, in the amount of $132,109 dated as of June 11, 2001, in favor of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.10    First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note dated June 11, 2002 between the Registrant, E. Paul D. Meyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).
10.11    Agreement, dated October 4, 2006, by and between the Registrant, Steven R. Becker, BC Advisors, LLC, SRB Management, L.P., SRB Greenway Capital, L.P., SRB Greenway Capital (Q.P.), L.P., SRB Greenway Offshore Operating Fund, L.P., Tom Thimot and Lawrence S. Barker (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2006).
10.12    Form of Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).
10.13    Form of 8% Convertible Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).
10.14    Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2007).

 

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10.15      Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 19, 2006, by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (previously filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2007).
10.16      First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 6, 2007, by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (previously filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2007).
10.17      Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 18, 2007, by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (previously filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2007).
10.18      Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated August 15, 2007, by and between Silicon Valley Bank and Interlink, Electronics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 16, 2007).
10.19*    Transition Letter Agreement by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and E. Michael Thoben, III, dated September 28, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2007).
10.20*    Employment and Severance Agreement by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and E. Michael Thoben, III, dated September 28, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2007).
10.21*    Change in Control Agreement by and between Interlink Electronics, Inc. and Charles C. Best, dated September 28, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 4, 2007).
10.22      Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 8, 2007, by and between Silicon Valley Bank and Interlink, Electronics, Inc.
21.1        Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1        Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
24.1        Power of Attorney (see signature page).
31.1        Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Registrant Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2        Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Registrant Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1        Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Registrant Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2        Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Registrant Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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EX-10.22 2 dex1022.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.22

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of the Effective Date between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation (“Bank”), and INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank. Bank and Borrower are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2006 as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 6, 2007, that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 18, 2007 and that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 (the “Original Agreement”). Bank and Borrower wish to amend and restate the Original Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof. The parties agree as follows:

 

  1 ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.

 

  2 LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

2.1 Promise to Pay. Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Bank the outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.

2.1.1 Revolving Advances.

(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall make Advances not exceeding the Availability Amount. Each Advance shall be in an amount not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).

(b) Termination; Repayment. The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.

2.1.2 Letters of Credit Sublimit.

(a) As part of the Revolving Line, Bank shall issue or have issued Letters of Credit for Borrower’s account. The face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve) may not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Such aggregate amounts utilized hereunder shall at all times reduce the amount otherwise available for Advances under the Revolving Line. If, on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, there are any outstanding Letters of Credit, then on such date Borrower shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to said Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be in form and substance acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bank’s standard Application and Letter of Credit Agreement (the “Letter of Credit Application”). Borrower agrees to execute any further documentation in connection with the Letters of Credit as Bank may reasonably request. Borrower further agrees to be bound by the regulations and interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Bank and opened for Borrower’s account or by Bank’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued by Bank for Borrower’s account, and Borrower understands and agrees that Bank shall not be liable for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto.

 

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(b) The obligation of Borrower to immediately reimburse Bank for drawings made under Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Letters of Credit, and the Letter of Credit Application.

(c) Borrower may request that Bank issue a Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency. If a demand for payment is made under any such Letter of Credit, Bank shall treat such demand as an Advance to Borrower of the equivalent of the amount thereof (plus fees and charges in connection therewith such as wire, cable, SWIFT or similar charges) in Dollars at the then-prevailing rate of exchange in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to the country issuing such Foreign Currency.

(d) To guard against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency, Bank shall create a reserve (the “Letter of Credit Reserve”) under the Revolving Line in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the face amount of such Letter of Credit. The amount of the Letter of Credit Reserve may be adjusted by Bank from time to time to account for fluctuations in the exchange rate. The availability of funds under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by the amount of such Letter of Credit Reserve for as long as such Letter of Credit remains outstanding.

2.1.3 Foreign Exchange Sublimit. As part of the Revolving Line, Borrower may enter into foreign exchange contracts with Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Bank a specific amount of Foreign Currency (each, an “FX Forward Contract”) on a specified date (the “Settlement Date”). FX Forward Contracts shall have a Settlement Date of at least one (1) FX Business Day after the contract date and shall be subject to a reserve of ten percent (10%) of each outstanding FX Forward Contract in a maximum aggregate amount not to exceed the FX Reserve. The aggregate amount of FX Forward Contracts at any one time may not exceed ten (10) times the amount of the FX Reserve.

2.1.4 Cash Management Services Sublimit. Borrower may use up to the amount of the Cash Management Services Sublimit for Bank’s cash management services which may include merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services identified in Bank’s various cash management services agreements (collectively, the “Cash Management Services”). Any amounts Bank pays on behalf of Borrower or any amounts that are not paid by Borrower for any Cash Management Services will be treated as Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the interest rate applicable to Advances.

2.2 Overadvances. If, at any time, the Credit Extensions under Sections 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and 2.1.4 exceed the lesser of either (a) the Revolving Line or (b) the Borrowing Base (an “Overadvance”), Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such excess, without notice or demand. Without limiting Borrower’s obligation to repay to Bank the amount of any Overadvance, Borrower agrees to pay Bank interest on the outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at the Default Rate.

2.3 Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.

(a) Interest Rate. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal one quarter of one percentage point (0.25%) above the Prime Rate, which interest shall be payable monthly in accordance with Section 2.3(f) below.

(b) Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is five (5) percentage points above the rate effective immediately before the Event of Default (the “Default Rate”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.

 

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(c) Adjustment to Interest Rate. Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the Prime Rate and to the extent of any such change.

(d) 360-Day Year. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.

(e) Debit of Accounts. Bank may debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts, including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts Borrower owes Bank when due. These debits shall not constitute a set-off.

(f) Payment; Interest Computation; Float Charge. Interest is payable monthly on the last calendar day of each month. In computing interest on the Obligations, all Payments received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on any day shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. In addition, so long as any principal or interest with respect to any Credit Extension remains outstanding, Bank shall be entitled to charge Borrower a “float” charge in an amount equal to three (3) Business Days interest, at the interest rate applicable to the Credit Extensions, on all Payments received by Bank. The float charge for each month shall be payable on the last day of the month. Bank shall not, however, be required to credit Borrower’s account for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Bank in its good faith business judgment, and Bank may charge Borrower’s Designated Deposit Account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned to Bank unpaid.

2.4 Fees. Borrower shall pay to Bank:

(a) Loan Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500) on the Effective Date and on each anniversary of the Effective Date; and

(b) Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, plus expenses, for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due.

 

  3 CONDITIONS OF LOANS

3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance. Bank’s obligation to make the initial Advance is subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:

(a) Borrower shall have delivered duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(b) Borrower shall have delivered a duly executed Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement;

(c) Borrower shall have delivered its Operating Documents and a good standing certificate of Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the States of California and Delaware as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

(d) Borrower shall have delivered duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for Borrower;

(e) Bank shall have received certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Advance, will be terminated or released;

 

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(f) Borrower shall have delivered the Perfection Certificate executed by Borrower;

(g) Borrower shall have delivered evidence satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies required by Section 6.5 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender’s loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank; and

(h) Borrower shall have paid the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4 hereof.

3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions. Bank’s obligations to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following:

(a) except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, timely receipt of an executed Payment/Advance Form;

(b) the representations and warranties in Section 5 shall be true in all material respects on the date of the Payment/Advance Form and on the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in Section 5 remain true in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; and

(c) in Bank’s sole discretion, there has not been a Material Adverse Change.

3.3 Covenant to Deliver. Borrower agrees to deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition to any Credit Extension. Borrower expressly agrees that the extension of a Credit Extension prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and any such extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Bank’s sole discretion.

3.4 Procedures for Borrowing. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, to obtain an Advance (other than Advances under Sections 2.1.2 or 2.1.4), Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone by 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Funding Date of the Advance. Together with such notification, Borrower must promptly deliver to Bank by electronic mail or facsimile a completed Transaction Report executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Bank shall credit Advances to the Designated Deposit Account. Bank may make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from a Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or designee.

 

  4 CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

4.1 Grant of Security Interest. Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof. Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien under this Agreement). If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to

 

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Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Revolving Maturity Date by Borrower, effective three (3) Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Bank or if Bank’s obligation to fund Credit Extensions terminates pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1.1(b). Notwithstanding any such termination, Bank’s lien and security interest in the Collateral shall continue until Borrower fully satisfies its Obligations. Upon payment in full of the Obligations and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, release its liens and security interests in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower.

4.2 Authorization to File Financing Statements. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either Borrower or by any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code.

 

  5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

5.1 Due Organization and Authorization. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are duly existing and in good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and are qualified and licensed to do business and are in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of their business or their ownership of property requires that they be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. In connection with this Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Bank a completed certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C signed by Borrower, entitled “Perfection Certificate”. Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that (a) Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately states that Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete. If Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with Borrower’s organizational identification number.

The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized, and do not conflict with Borrower’s organizational documents, nor constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.

5.2 Collateral. Borrower has good title to, has rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens. Borrower has no deposit accounts other than the deposit accounts with Bank, the deposit accounts, if any, described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection herewith. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the Account Debtors.

The Collateral is not in the possession of any third-party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate. None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as Borrower has given Bank notice pursuant to Section 7.2. In the event that Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to store or otherwise deliver any portion of the Collateral to a bailee, then Borrower will first receive the written consent of Bank and such bailee must execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion.

 

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All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

Borrower is the sole owner of its intellectual property, except for non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business. Each patent is valid and enforceable, and no part of the intellectual property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of the intellectual property violates the rights of any third-party except to the extent such claim could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. Except as noted on the Perfection Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is bound by, any material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower is the licensee that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any other property. Borrower shall provide written notice to Bank within thirty (30) days of entering or becoming bound by any such license or agreement which is reasonably likely to have a material impact on Borrower’s business or financial condition (other than over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public). Borrower shall take such steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for all such licenses or contract rights to be deemed “Collateral” and for Bank to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such license or agreement (such consent or authorization may include a licensor’s agreement to a contingent assignment of the license to Bank if Bank determines that is necessary in its good faith judgment), whether now existing or entered into in the future.

5.3 Accounts Receivable. For any Eligible Account and Eligible Foreign Account in any Transaction Report, all statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing such Eligible Accounts and Eligible Foreign Accounts are and shall be true and correct and all such invoices, instruments and other documents, and all of Borrower’s Books are genuine and in all respects what they purport to be. All sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Eligible Account and Eligible Foreign Account shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. Borrower has no knowledge of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any Account Debtor whose accounts are an Eligible Account and Eligible Foreign Account in any Transaction Report. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Eligible Accounts and Eligible Foreign Accounts are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.

5.4 Litigation. There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).

5.5 No Material Deviation in Financial Statements. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated results of operations. There has not been any material deterioration in Borrower’s consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to Bank.

5.6 Solvency. The fair salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.

5.7 Regulatory Compliance. Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act. Borrower is not engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower has complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. None of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than legally. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all government authorities that are necessary to continue its business as currently conducted.

 

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5.8 Subsidiaries; Investments. Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.

5.9 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions. Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower. Borrower may defer payment of any contested taxes, provided that Borrower (a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to prevent the governmental authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien”. Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower’s prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

5.10 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital and to fund its general business requirements and not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

5.11 Full Disclosure. No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the date such representations, warranties, or other statements were made, taken together with all such written certificates and written statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the certificates or statements not misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results).

 

  6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Borrower shall do all of the following:

6.1 Government Compliance. Maintain its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations. Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which could have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.

6.2 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.

(a) Deliver to Bank: (i) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and income statement covering Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiary’s operations during the period certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank; (ii) as soon as available, but no later than one hundred fifty (150) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year, and only if Borrower is not publicly reporting, audited consolidated and consolidating financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion; (iii) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made available to Borrower’s security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt; (iv) five (5) days of the filing due date, all reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a link thereto on Borrower’s or another website on the Internet); (iv) a prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or more; (v) prompt notice of an event that materially and adversely affects the value of the intellectual property; and (vi) budgets, sales projections, operating plans and other financial information

 

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reasonably requested by Bank, including annual Board of Directors-approved financial projections no later than thirty (30) days after the start of each fiscal year.

(b) Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a Transaction Report;

(c) within twenty (20) days after the last day of each month, aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts payable (both aged by invoice date);

(d) Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, deliver to Bank with the monthly financial statements, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer setting forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement.

(e) Allow Bank to audit Borrower’s Collateral at Borrower’s expense. Such audits shall be conducted no more often than once every six (6) months unless a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

6.3 Accounts Receivable.

(a) Schedules and Documents Relating to Accounts. Borrower shall deliver to Bank transaction reports and schedules of collections, as provided in Section 6.2, on Bank’s standard forms; provided, however, that Borrower’s failure to execute and deliver the same shall not affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other rights in all of Borrower’s Accounts, nor shall Bank’s failure to advance or lend against a specific Account affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other rights therein. If requested by Bank, Borrower shall furnish Bank with copies (or, at Bank’s request, originals) of all contracts, orders, invoices, and other similar documents, and all shipping instructions, delivery receipts, bills of lading, and other evidence of delivery, for any goods the sale or disposition of which gave rise to such Accounts. In addition, Borrower shall deliver to Bank, on its request, the originals of all instruments, chattel paper, security agreements, guarantees and other documents and property evidencing or securing any Accounts, in the same form as received, with all necessary endorsements, and copies of all credit memos.

(b) Disputes. Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of all disputes or claims relating to Accounts. Borrower may forgive (completely or partially), compromise, or settle any Account for less than payment in full, or agree to do any of the foregoing so long as (i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially reasonable manner, in the ordinary course of business, in arm’s-length transactions, and reports the same to Bank in the regular reports provided to Bank; (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) after taking into account all such discounts, settlements and forgiveness, the total outstanding Advances will not exceed the lesser of the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base.

(c) Collection of Accounts. All proceeds of Accounts be deposited by Borrower into a lockbox account, or such other “blocked account” as Bank may specify, pursuant to a blocked account agreement in such form as Bank may specify in its good faith business judgment. Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall hold all payments on, and proceeds of, Accounts in trust for Bank, and Borrower shall immediately deliver all such payments and proceeds to Bank in their original form, duly endorsed, to be applied to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of Section 9.5 hereof.

(d) Returns. Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if any Account Debtor returns any Inventory to Borrower, Borrower shall promptly (i) determine the reason for such return, (ii) issue a credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount, and (iii) provide a copy of such credit memorandum to Bank, upon request from Bank. In the event any attempted return occurs after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Borrower shall hold the returned Inventory in trust for Bank, and immediately notify Bank of the return of the Inventory.

(e) Verification. Bank may, from time to time, verify directly with the respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to the Accounts, either in the name of Borrower or Bank or such other name as Bank may choose.

 

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(f) No Liability. Bank shall not be responsible or liable for any shortage or discrepancy in, damage to, or loss or destruction of, any goods, the sale or other disposition of which gives rise to an Account, or for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any Account, or for settling any Account in good faith for less than the full amount thereof, nor shall Bank be deemed to be responsible for any of Borrower’s obligations under any contract or agreement giving rise to an Account. Nothing herein shall, however, relieve Bank from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

6.4 Remittance of Proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3(c), deliver, in kind, all proceeds arising from the disposition of any Collateral to Bank in the original form in which received by Borrower not later than the following Business Day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of Section 9.5 hereof; provided that, if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be obligated to remit to Bank the proceeds of the sale of worn out or obsolete Equipment disposed of by Borrower in good faith in an arm’s length transaction for an aggregate purchase price of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal year). Borrower agrees that it will not commingle proceeds of Collateral with any of Borrower’s other funds or property, but will hold such proceeds separate and apart from such other funds and property and in an express trust for Bank. Nothing in this Section limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.

6.5 Taxes; Pensions. Timely file all required tax returns and reports and timely pay all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.

6.6 Access to Collateral; Books and Records. At reasonable times, on one (1) Business Day’s notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), Bank, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s Books. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrower’s expense, and the charge therefor shall be Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In the event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedules the audit with less than ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall pay Bank a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.

6.7 Insurance. Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in Borrower’s industry and location and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee and waive subrogation against Bank, and all liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. All policies (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer must give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy. At Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable under any policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.

6.8 Operating Accounts.

(a) Maintain its and its Subsidiaries’ primary depository and operating accounts and securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s affiliates which accounts shall represent at least eighty five percent (85%) of the dollar value of Borrower’s and such Subsidiaries’ domestic accounts at all financial institutions.

(b) Provide Bank five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or its Affiliates. In addition, for each Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral

 

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Account in accordance with the terms hereunder. The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Borrower’s employees and identified to Bank by Borrower as such.

6.9 Financial Covenants.

Borrower shall maintain at all times, to be tested as of the last day of each month, unless otherwise noted, on a consolidated basis with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the following covenants:

(a) Adjusted Quick Ratio. A ratio of Quick Assets to Current Liabilities of at least 1.50 to 1.00.

(b) Tangible Net Worth. A Tangible Net Worth of at least Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), increasing by fifty percent (50%) of issuances of equity after the Effective Date.

6.10 Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights. Borrower shall: (a) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its intellectual property; (b) promptly advise Bank in writing of material infringements of its intellectual property; and (c) not allow any intellectual property material to Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Bank’s written consent. If Borrower decides to register any copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of its intent to register such copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property security agreement or such other documents as Bank may reasonably request to maintain the perfection and priority of Bank’s security interest in the copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office. Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank a copy of the application(s) filed with the United States Copyright Office together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement necessary for Bank to maintain the perfection and priority of its security interest in such copyrights or mask works. Borrower shall provide written notice to Bank of any application filed by Borrower in the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent or to register a trademark or service mark within 30 days after any such filing.

6.11 Litigation Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Bank, without expense to Bank, Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.

6.12 Further Assurances. Borrower shall execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

 

  7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Borrower shall not do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent:

7.1 Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; and (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments.

7.2 Changes in Business, Management, Ownership, Control, or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; or (c) (i) have a

 

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change in management or (ii) permit or suffer any Change in Control. Borrower shall not, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in Borrower’s assets or property), (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization.

7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into Borrower.

7.4 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

7.5 Encumbrance. Create, incur, or allow any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, permit any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein, or enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement (except with or in favor of Bank) with any Person which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting Borrower or any Subsidiary from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or encumbering any of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s intellectual property, except as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and the definition of “Permitted Lien” herein.

7.6 Maintenance of Collateral Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 6.6(b) hereof.

7.7 Distributions; Investments. (a) Directly or indirectly make any Investment other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; or (b) pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock provided that (i) Borrower may convert any of its convertible securities into other securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange thereof, (ii) Borrower may pay dividends solely in common stock; and (iii) Borrower may repurchase the stock of former employees or consultants pursuant to stock repurchase agreements so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such repurchase and would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, provided such repurchase does not exceed in the aggregate of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per fiscal year.

7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.

7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Bank.

7.10 Compliance. Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

 

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  8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

8.1 Payment Default. Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable. During the cure period, the failure to cure the payment default is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);

8.2 Covenant Default.

(a) Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Section 6 or violates any covenant in Section 7; or

(b) Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in Section 8 below) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period). Grace periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other covenants set forth in subsection (a) above;

8.3 Material Adverse Change. A Material Adverse Change occurs;

8.4 Attachment. (a) Any material portion of Borrower’s assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver and the attachment, seizure or levy is not removed in ten (10) days; (b) the service of process upon Bank seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of Borrower or of any entity under control of Borrower (including subsidiary) on deposit with Bank, or any entity under control of Bank (including a subsidiary); (c) Borrower is enjoined, restrained, or prevented by court order from conducting a material part of its business; (d) a judgment or other claim in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) becomes a Lien on any of Borrower’s assets; or (e) a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed against any of Borrower’s assets by any government agency and not paid within ten (10) days after Borrower receives notice. These are not Events of Default if stayed or if a bond is posted pending contest by Borrower (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during the cure period);

8.5 Insolvency. Borrower is unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; (b) Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not dismissed or stayed within thirty (30) days (but no Credit Extensions shall be made while of any of the conditions described in clause (a) exist and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);

8.6 Other Agreements. There is a default in any agreement to which Borrower is a party with a third-party or parties resulting in a right by such third-party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or that could have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business;

8.7 Judgments. A judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) (not covered by independent third-party insurance) shall be rendered against Borrower and shall remain unsatisfied and unstayed for a period of ten (10) days after the entry thereof (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the satisfaction or stay of such judgment);

 

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8.8 Misrepresentations. Borrower or any Person acting for Borrower makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to Bank or to induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;

8.9 Subordinated Debt. A default or breach occurs under any agreement between Borrower and any creditor of Borrower that signed a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement with Bank, or any creditor that has signed such an agreement with Bank breaches any terms of such agreement; or

 

  9 BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

9.1 Rights and Remedies. While an Event of Default occurs and continues Bank may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:

(a) declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);

(b) stop advancing money or extending credit for Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;

(c) demand that Borrower (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of any Letters of Credit remaining undrawn, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and Borrower shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all Letter of Credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit;

(d) terminate any FX Contracts;

(e) settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable, notify any Person owing Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds, and verify the amount of such account;

(f) make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower shall assemble the Collateral if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies;

(g) apply to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of Borrower it holds, or (ii) any amount held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower;

(h) ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section, Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank’s benefit;

(i) place a “hold” on any account maintained with Bank and/or deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;

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(k) exercise all rights and remedies available to Bank under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).

9.2 Power of Attorney. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to: (a) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (c) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and on terms Bank determines reasonable; (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower’s insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, and adverse claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third-party as the Code permits. Borrower hereby appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and Bank is under no further obligation to make Credit Extensions hereunder. Bank’s foregoing appointment as Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and Bank’s obligation to provide Credit Extensions terminates.

9.3 Accounts Verification; Collection. Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may notify any Person owing Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds and verify the amount of such account. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, any amounts received by Borrower shall be held in trust by Borrower for Bank, and, if requested by Bank, Borrower shall immediately deliver such receipts to Bank in the form received from the Account Debtor, with proper endorsements for deposit.

9.4 Protective Payments. If Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.5 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrower is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Bank may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest applicable rate, and secured by the Collateral. Bank will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Bank obtaining such insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default.

9.5 Application of Payments and Proceeds. Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank shall apply any funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances, payments, or proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the Collateral, first, to the principal of the Obligations; second, to Bank Expenses, including without limitation, the reasonable costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and attorneys’ fees incurred by Bank in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement; third, to the interest due upon any of the Obligations; and finally, to any applicable fees and other charges, in such order as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion. Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower by credit to the Designated Deposit Account or other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. In all other cases when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the proceeds of collections shall be deposited in Designated Deposit Account. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may apply any funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances, payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations in such order as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion. Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower by credit to the Designated Deposit Account or to other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. If Bank, in its good faith business judgment, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Bank shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Bank of cash therefor.

9.6 Bank’s Liability for Collateral. So long as Bank complies with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of Bank, Bank shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in

 

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the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Borrower bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral

9.7 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Bank’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Bank thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by Bank and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given. Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Bank has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank’s exercise of one right or remedy is not an election, and Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Bank’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.

9.8 Demand Waiver. Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Bank on which Borrower is liable.

 

  10 NOTICES

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication (collectively, “Communication”), other than Advance requests made pursuant to Section 3.4, by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and be delivered or sent by facsimile at the addresses or facsimile numbers listed below. Bank or Borrower may change its notice address by giving the other party written notice thereof. Each such Communication shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by facsimile transmission (with such facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10); (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated below. Advance requests made pursuant to Section 3.4 must be in writing and may be in the form of electronic mail, delivered to Bank by Borrower at the e-mail address of Bank provided below and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered when sent (with such electronic mail promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10). Bank or Borrower may change its address, facsimile number, or electronic mail address by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.

 

If to Borrower:

  

Interlink Electronics, Inc.

546 Flynn Road

Camarillo, CA 93012

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: (805) 484-8989

Email: cbest@interlinkelec.com

If to Bank:

  

Silicon Valley Bank

5820 Canoga Ave., Suite 210

Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Attn: Vicky Regan

Fax: (818) 340-0395

Email: vregan@svb.com

 

  11 CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER

California law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit

 

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or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

 

  12 GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.1 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s discretion). Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

12.2 Indemnification. Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Bank harmless against: (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities (collectively, “Claims”) asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or Bank Expenses incurred, or paid by Bank from, following, or arising from transactions between Bank and Borrower (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), except for Claims and/or losses directly caused by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

12.3 Limitation of Actions. Any claim or cause of action by Borrower against Bank, its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Bank based upon, arising from, or relating to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever, occurred, done, omitted or suffered to be done by Bank, its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants or attorneys, shall be barred unless asserted by Borrower by the commencement of an action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction by the filing of a complaint within one year after the first act, occurrence or omission upon which such claim or cause of action, or any part thereof, is based, and the service of a summons and complaint on an officer of Bank, or on any other person authorized to accept service on behalf of Bank, within thirty (30) days thereafter. Borrower agrees that such one-year period is a reasonable and sufficient time for Borrower to investigate and act upon any such claim or cause of action. The one-year period provided herein shall not be waived, tolled, or extended except by the written consent of Bank in its sole discretion. This provision shall survive any termination of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

12.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.

12.5 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

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this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Agreement and the Loan Documents merge into this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

12.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, are an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

12.8 Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) have been satisfied. The obligation of Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify Bank shall survive until the statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.

12.9 Confidentiality. In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; and (e) as Bank considers appropriate in exercising remedies under this Agreement. Confidential information does not include information that either: (i) is in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) is disclosed to Bank by a third-party, if Bank does not know that the third-party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

12.10 Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Expenses. In any action or proceeding between Borrower and Bank arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

12.11 Effect of Amendment and Restatement. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement is intended to and does completely amend and restate, without novation, the Original Agreement. All security interests granted under the Original Agreement are hereby confirmed and ratified and shall continue to secure all Obligations under this Agreement.

 

  13 DEFINITIONS

13.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

Account” is any “account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to Borrower.

Account Debtor” is any “account debtor” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Advance” or “Advances” means an advance (or advances) under the Revolving Line.

Affiliate” of any Person is a Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.

Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.

Availability Amount” is (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolving Line or (ii) the Borrowing Base minus (b) the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) plus an amount

 

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equal to the Letter of Credit Reserves, minus (c) the FX Reserve, and minus (d) the outstanding principal balance of any Advances (including any amounts used for Cash Management Services); provided, however, that the first Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of Credit Extensions under the Revolving Line shall be available without regard to the Borrowing Base; provided further, however, that once Advances and utilizations under the sublimits exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), all Advances and sublimit utilizations shall be subject to the Borrowing Base.

Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.

Bank Expenses” are all audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to Borrower.

Borrower” is defined in the preamble hereof

Borrower’s Books” are all Borrower’s books and records including ledgers, federal and state tax returns, records regarding Borrower’s assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.

Borrowing Base” is (a) eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Accounts, as determined by Bank from Borrower’s most recent Transaction Report; provided, however, that Bank may decrease the foregoing percentages in its good faith business judgment based on events, conditions, contingencies, or risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect Collateral.

Borrowing Resolutions” are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Bank is closed.

Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (c) Bank’s certificates of deposit issued maturing no more than one (1) year after issue; and (d) money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.

Cash Management Services” is defined in Section 2.1.4.

Cash Management Services Sublimit” means One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (based upon product commitments, not actual usage), minus (a) all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) plus an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Reserves, minus (b) the FX Reserve.

Change in Control” means any event, transaction, or occurrence as a result of which (a) any “person” (as such term is defined in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as an amended (the “Exchange Act”)), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Borrower, is or becomes a beneficial owner (within the meaning Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Borrower, representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of Borrower’s then outstanding securities; or (b) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of Borrower (together with any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors of Borrower was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directions at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in office.

 

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Code” is the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of California; provided, that, to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Bank’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of California, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes on the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

Collateral” is any and all properties, rights and assets of Borrower described on Exhibit A.

Collateral Account” is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

Commodity Account” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Communication” is defined in Section 10.

Compliance Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

Contingent Obligation” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.

Control Agreement” is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity account, Borrower, and Bank pursuant to which Bank obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

Credit Extension” is any Advance, Letter of Credit, FX Forward Contract, amount utilized for Cash Management Services, or any other extension of credit by Bank for Borrower’s benefit.

Current Liabilities” are all obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Bank, plus, without duplication, the aggregate amount of Borrower’s Total Liabilities that mature within one (1) year.

Default” means any event which with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate” is defined in Section 2.3(b).

Deposit Account” is any “deposit account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Designated Deposit Account” is Borrower’s deposit account, account number _____________, maintained with Bank.

 

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Dollars,” “dollars” and “$” each mean lawful money of the United States.

Effective Date” is the date Bank executes this Agreement and as indicated on the signature page hereof.

Eligible Accounts” are Accounts which arise in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3. Bank reserves the right, upon prior written notice to Borrower at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date, to adjust any of the criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria in its good faith business judgment. Unless Bank agrees otherwise in writing, Eligible Accounts shall not include:

(a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has not paid within ninety (90) days of invoice date (120 days in the case of Ingram Micro and Tech Data);

(b) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, fifty percent (50%) or more of whose Accounts have not been paid within ninety (90) days of invoice date;

(c) Credit balances over ninety (90) days from invoice date (120 days in the case of Ingram Micro and Tech Data);

(d) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, including Affiliates, whose total obligations to Borrower exceed twenty-five (25%) of Eligible Accounts, for the amounts that exceed that percentage, unless Bank approves in writing;

(e) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor which does not have its principal place of business in the United States or Canada except for Eligible Foreign Accounts;

(f) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor which is a federal, state or local government entity or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof except for Accounts of the United States if Borrower has assigned its payment rights to Bank and the assignment has been acknowledged under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (31 U.S.C. 3727);

(g) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor to the extent that Borrower is indebted or obligated in any manner to the Account Debtor (as creditor, lessor, supplier or otherwise—sometimes called “contra” accounts, accounts payable, customer deposits or credit accounts), with the exception of customary credits, adjustments and/or discounts given to an Account Debtor by Borrower in the ordinary course of its business;

(h) Accounts for demonstration or promotional equipment, or in which goods are consigned, or sold on a “sale guaranteed”, “sale or return”, “sale on approval”, “bill and hold”, or other terms if Account Debtor’s payment may be conditional;

(i) Accounts related to RMA returns;

(j) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is Borrower’s Affiliate, officer, employee, or agent;

(k) Accounts in which the Account Debtor disputes liability or makes any claim (but only up to the disputed or claimed amount), or if the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, or becomes insolvent, or goes out of business;

(l) Accounts for which Bank in its good faith business judgment determines collection to be doubtful; and

(m) other Accounts Bank deems ineligible in the exercise of its good faith business judgment.

Eligible Foreign Accounts” are Accounts for which the Account Debtor does not have its principal place of business in the United States but are otherwise Eligible Accounts that are (a) covered by credit insurance satisfactory to Bank, less any deductible; (b) supported by letter(s) of credit acceptable to Bank; or (c) that Bank approves in writing.

 

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Equipment” is all “equipment” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.

ERISA” is the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.

Event of Default” is defined in Section 8.

Foreign Currency” means lawful money of a country other than the United States.

Funding Date” is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or on account of Borrower which shall be a Business Day.

FX Business Day” is any day when (a) Bank’s Foreign Exchange Department is conducting its normal business and (b) the Foreign Currency being purchased or sold by Borrower is available to Bank from the entity from which Bank shall buy or sell such Foreign Currency.

FX Forward Contract” is defined in Section 2.1.3.

FX Reserve” means One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), minus (a) all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) plus an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Reserves, minus (b) any amounts used for Cash Management Services.

GAAP” is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

General Intangibles” is all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation, all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, trademarks, service marks and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor, whether registered or not, any trade secret rights, including any rights to unpatented inventions, payment intangibles, royalties, contract rights, goodwill, franchise agreements, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, telephone numbers, domain names, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

Indebtedness” is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.

Insolvency Proceeding” is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.

Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ending on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to any Credit Extension and other Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation or duplication, all commissions, discounts, or related amortization and other fees and charges with respect

 

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to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and the net costs associated with interest rate swap, cap, and similar arrangements, and the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation (including leases of all types).

Inventory” is all “inventory” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products, including without limitation such inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower’s custody or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the above.

Investment” is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership interest or other securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.

IP Agreement” is that certain Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement executed and delivered by Borrower to Bank dated as of the Effective Date.

Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit issued by Bank or another institution based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity or similar agreement on the part of Bank as set forth in Section 2.1.2.

Letter of Credit Application” is defined in Section 2.1.2(a).

Letter of Credit Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2(d).

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), minus (a) all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) plus an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Reserves, minus (b) the FX Reserve, and minus (c) any amounts used for Cash Management Services.

Lien” is a mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.

Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, the IP Agreement, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower or any guarantor, and any other present or future agreement between Borrower any guarantor and/or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.

Material Adverse Change” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower; (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations or (d) Bank determines, based upon information available to it and in its reasonable judgment, that there is a reasonable likelihood that Borrower shall fail to comply with one or more of the financial covenants in Section 6 during the next succeeding financial reporting period.

Net Income” means, as calculated on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period as at any date of determination, the net profit (or loss), after provision for taxes, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period taken as a single accounting period.

Obligations” are Borrower’s obligation to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, whether under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit, cash management services, and foreign exchange contracts, if any, and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank, and the performance of Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.

Operating Documents” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified with the Secretary of State of such Person’s state of formation on a date that is no earlier than 30 days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.

 

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Perfection Certificate” is defined in Section 5.1.

Permitted Indebtedness” is:

(a) Borrower’s Indebtedness to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;

(c) Subordinated Debt;

(d) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors and with respect to surety bonds and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;

(f) unsecured Indebtedness to the PIPE Investors in an amount not to exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000);

(g) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) secured by Permitted Liens; and

(h) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (f) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

Permitted Investments” are:

(a) Investments shown on the Perfection Certificate and existing on the Effective Date;

(b) Cash Equivalents;

(c) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrower;

(d) Investments consisting of deposit accounts in which Bank has a perfected security interest;

(e) Investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 7.1;

(f) Investments of Subsidiaries in or to other Subsidiaries or Borrower and Investments by Borrower in Subsidiaries not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year;

(g) Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors;

(h) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(i) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business; provided that this paragraph (i) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any Subsidiary.

Permitted Liens” are:

(a) Liens existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves on its Books, if they have no priority over any of Bank’s Liens;

(c) purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower incurred for financing the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing on Equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the Equipment;

(d) statutory Liens securing claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other Persons imposed without action of such parties, provided, they have no priority over any of Bank’s Lien and the aggregate amount of such Liens does not at any time exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000);

(e) Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided, they have no priority over any of Bank’s Liens and the aggregate amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not at any time exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000);

(f) Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;

(g) leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of business, and leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of property (other than real property or intellectual property) granted in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, if the leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Bank a security interest;

(h) non-exclusive license of intellectual property granted to third-parties in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.4 or 8.7; and

(j) Subject to Section 6.6 hereof, Liens in favor of other financial institutions arising in connection with Borrower’s deposit and/or securities accounts held at such institutions, provided that Bank has a perfected security interest in the amounts held in such deposit and/or securities accounts.

Person” is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.

PIPE Investors” is Special Situations Fund, III Q.P., L.P., Special Situations Fund III, L.P., Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P., Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P., SRB Greenway Capital, L.P., SRB Greenway Capital (Q.P.), L.P. SRB Greenway Offshore Operating Fund, L.P., Harvest Small Capital Partners, L.P., Harvest Technology Partners, L.P., Potomac Capital Partners, LP, Potomac Capital International Ltd. and Pleiades Investment Partners-R, LP.

 

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Prime Rate” is Bank’s most recently announced “prime rate,” even if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.

Quick Assets” is, on any date, Borrower’s unrestricted cash at Bank (which must be at least Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) at all times) plus Cash Equivalents at Bank.

and Cash Equivalents maintained with Bank, plus Borrower’s net trade Accounts receivable (all as determined according to GAAP).

Registered Organization” is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Responsible Officer” is any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Borrower.

Revolving Line” is an Advance or Advances in an aggregate amount of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) outstanding at any time.

Revolving Line Maturity Date” is December 18, 2009.

Securities Account” is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Subordinated Debt” is indebtedness incurred by Borrower subordinated to all of Borrower’s now or hereafter indebtedness to Bank (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank entered into between Bank and the other creditor), on terms acceptable to Bank.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Person of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other equity interests is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Affiliates of such Person.

Tangible Net Worth” is, on any date, the net worth of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with GAAP) minus intangible assets.

Total Liabilities” is on any day, obligations that should, under GAAP, be classified as liabilities on Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet, including all Indebtedness, and current portion of Subordinated Debt permitted by Bank to be paid by Borrower, but excluding all other Subordinated Debt.

Transaction Report” is that certain report of transactions and schedule of collections in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Transfer” is defined in Section 7.1.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

BORROWER:
INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.
By   /s/ Charles Best
Name:   Charles Best
Title:   CFO

 

BANK:
SILICON VALLEY BANK
By   /s/ Mark Turk
Name:   Mark Turk
Title:   Senior Relationship Manager

Effective Date: November 8, 2007

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

The Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal property:

All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles, commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and

all Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing.

 

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EXHIBIT B

TRANSACTION REPORT

 

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EXHIBIT C

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

 

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EXHIBIT D

BORROWING RESOLUTIONS

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CORPORATE BORROWING CERTIFICATE

 

BORROWER:    INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.    DATE:                                                         
BANK:    Silicon Valley Bank   

I hereby certify as follows, as of the date set forth above:

1. I am the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other officer of the Borrower. My title is as set forth below.

2. Borrower’s exact legal name is set forth above. Borrower is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

3. Attached hereto are true, correct and complete copies of Borrower’s Articles/Certificate of Incorporation (including amendments), as filed with the Secretary of State of the state in which Borrower is incorporated as set forth in paragraph 1 above. Such Articles/Certificate of Incorporation have not been amended, annulled, rescinded, revoked or supplemented, and remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

4. The following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by Borrower’s Board of Directors at a duly held meeting of such directors (or pursuant to a unanimous written consent or other authorized corporate action). Such resolutions are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and have not been in any way modified, repealed, rescinded, amended or revoked, and Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of revocation from Borrower.

RESOLVED, that any one of the following officers or employees of Borrower, whose names, titles and signatures are below, may act on behalf of Borrower:

 

Name    Title    Signature    Authorized to
Add or Remove
Signatories
____________________    ________________    ____________________    ¨
____________________    ________________    ____________________    ¨
____________________    ________________    ____________________    ¨
____________________    ________________    ____________________    ¨

RESOLVED FURTHER, that any one of the persons designated above with a checked box beside his or her name may, from time to time, add or remove any individuals to and from the above list of persons authorized to act on behalf of Borrower.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that such individuals may, on behalf of Borrower:

Borrow Money. Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”).

Execute Loan Documents. Execute any loan documents Bank requires.

Grant Security. Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrower’s assets.

Negotiate Items. Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the proceeds.

 

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Letters of Credit. Apply for letters of credit from Bank.

Foreign Exchange Contracts. Execute spot or forward foreign exchange contracts.

Further Acts. Designate other individuals to request advances, pay fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial) they believe to be necessary to effectuate such resolutions.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that all acts authorized by the above resolutions and any prior acts relating thereto are ratified.

5. The persons listed above are Borrower’s officers or employees with their titles and signatures shown next to their names.

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

*** If the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other certifying officer executing above is designated by the resolutions set forth in paragraph 4 as one of the authorized signing officers, this Certificate must also be signed by a second authorized officer or director of Borrower.

 

I, the                                          of Borrower, hereby certify as to paragraphs 1 through 5 above, as

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of the date set forth above.

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT E

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

TO:    SILICON VALLEY BANK    Date:                                                         
FROM:    INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.   

The undersigned authorized officer of Interlink Electronics, Inc. (“Borrower”) certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the “Agreement”), (1) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending                          with all required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Events of Default, (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, (4) Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 of the Agreement, and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower has not previously provided written notification to Bank. Attached are the required documents supporting the certification. The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with generally GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column

 

Reporting Covenant

  

Required

   Complies
Monthly financial statements with Compliance Certificate    Monthly within 30 days    Yes     No

Annual financial statement (CPA Audited)

   FYE within 150 days if not publicly reporting    Yes     No
10-Q, 10-K and 8-K    5 days after filing due date with SEC    Yes     No
Transaction Report    Monthly within 30 days    Yes     No
A/R & A/P Agings    Monthly within 20 days    Yes     No
Annual Board Projections    Annually within 30 days from the beginning of each fiscal year    Yes     No
The following Intellectual Property was registered after the Effective Date (if no registrations, state “None”)   

 

Financial Covenant

  

Required

   Actual    Complies

Maintain on a Monthly Basis:

        

Minimum Adjusted Quick Ratio

   1:50 : 1.00              :1.00    Yes     No

Minimum Tangible Net Worth

   $10,000,000 plus 50% of new equity    $                 Yes     No

 

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The following financial covenant analyses and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate.

The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state “No exceptions to note.”)

 


 


 


 

INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.     BANK USE ONLY
By:         Received by:    
Name:           AUTHORIZED SIGNER
Title:         Date:    
      Verified:    
        AUTHORIZED SIGNER
      Date:    
      Compliance Status:        Yes    No

 

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Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate

Financial Covenants of Borrower

Dated:                                         

 

I. Adjusted Quick Ratio (Section 6.7(a))

 

Required: 1.50 :1.00

Actual:

 

A.

   Aggregate value of the unrestricted cash at Bank (which must be at least $6,000,000 at all times) and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries held at Bank    $         

B.

   Aggregate value of the net trade accounts receivable of Borrower and its Subsidiaries    $         

C.

   Quick Assets (the sum of lines A and B)    $         

D.

   Aggregate value of Obligations to Bank    $         

E.

  

Aggregate value of liabilities of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including all Indebtedness)

that matures within one (1) year

   $         

F.

   Current Liabilities (the sum of lines D and E)    $         

G.

   Adjusted Quick Ratio (line C divided by line F)   

Is line G equal to or greater than 1.50:1:00

            No, not in compliance                                                              Yes, in compliance

 

II. Tangible Net Worth (Section 6.7(b))

 

Required: $10,000,000 plus 50% of new equity

Actual:

 

A.

   Aggregate GAAP Net Worth of Borrower and its Subsidiaries    $         

B.

   Aggregate value of intangible assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries    $         

C.

   Tangible Net Worth (line A minus line B)    $         

D.

   Proceeds of New Equity since Effective Date    $         

E.

   50% of line D    $         

Is line C equal to or greater than $10,000,000 plus line E?

            No, not in compliance                                                              Yes, in compliance

 

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EX-31.1 3 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.1

I, E. Michael Thoben, III, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Interlink Electronics, Inc.;

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

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

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

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

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

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

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

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

a) all significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

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

Date: November 14, 2007

 

/s/ E. Michael Thoben, III

E. Michael Thoben, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 4 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.2

I, Charles C. Best, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Interlink Electronics, Inc.;

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

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

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

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

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

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

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

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

a) all significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

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

Date: November 14, 2007

 

/s/ Charles C. Best

Charles C. Best

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1 5 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Interlink Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, E. Michael Thoben, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

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

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

 

/s/ E. Michael Thoben, III

E. Michael Thoben, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

November 14, 2007

EX-32.2 6 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Interlink Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Charles C. Best, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

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

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

 

/s/ Charles C. Best

Charles C. Best

Chief Financial Officer

November 14, 2007

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