-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ebd/06wBsIGByQ+eBg+mfk99enDRoSRrCD5YYDF1DXb2I/cYdReeL834MQKZ8DCd OTUzQBXt2EmaNgkREUVXTQ== 0001144204-08-025924.txt : 20080505 0001144204-08-025924.hdr.sgml : 20080505 20080505061722 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-025924 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONIC SOLUTIONS/CA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000916235 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 930925818 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23190 FILM NUMBER: 08800737 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 ROWLAND WAY STREET 2: STE 110 CITY: NOVATO STATE: CA ZIP: 94945 BUSINESS PHONE: 4158938000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 ROWLAND WAY STREET 2: STE 110 CITY: NOVATO STATE: CA ZIP: 94945 10-Q 1 v112238_10q.htm

 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One) 
x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2007
 
o
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from                      to                      
 
Commission File Number: 000-23190
 
SONIC SOLUTIONS 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
CALIFORNIA
 
93-0925818
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)
     
101 Rowland Way, Suite 110 Novato, CA
 
94945
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(zip code)
    
(415) 893-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   ¨    No   ý
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer    ¨        
Accelerated filer   ý
Non-accelerated filer   ¨ 
Smaller reporting company   ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   ¨    No   ý

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Class
 
Outstanding May 1, 2008
Common stock, no par value per share
 
26,383,277
 

 
SONIC SOLUTIONS

FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2007


   
Page
Other Information
 
3
     
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
4
     
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
4
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
4
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
5
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
6
     
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
7
     
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
19
     
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
30
     
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
31
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
33
     
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
33
     
ITEM1A. RISK FACTORS
 
34
     
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
37
     
SIGNATURES
 
38
 
2


Other Information
 
Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2007 (this “Quarterly Report”) includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements included or incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report, other than statements that are purely historical in nature, are forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” ‘‘intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “may” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not necessarily limited to, those relating to:
 
 
·
competing products that may, now or in the future, be available to consumers;
 
 
·
our plans to develop and market new products or services, including next-generation high definition products;
 
 
·
the demand for, trends regarding and the impact on our business of next-generation high definition formats;
 
 
·
the number or nature of potential licensees for our products;
 
 
·
the strategic benefits of our patent program;
 
 
·
the growth of our web-based retail channels and the decline of revenues from professional products and services;
 
 
·
our expectations regarding trends in the personal computer (“PC”) and consumer electronics (“CE”) industries;
 
 
·
our expectations regarding non-traditional bundling arrangements;
 
 
·
our expectations regarding the Qflix and technology licensing program;
 
 
·
availability of additional financing to satisfy our working capital and other requirements;
 
 
·
our ability to improve our financial performance;
 
 
·
other competitive pressures;
 
 
·
expenses associated with our stock option review, litigation defense and financial restatement;
 
 
·
changes to improve our controls relating to the process of granting stock option and other deferred compensation awards;
 
 
·
future acquisitions and other business combinations, if any, effected by us or our competitors;
 
 
·
the impact of our efforts to comply with laws and regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”);
 
 
·
potential remedial actions under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) ; and
 
 
·
estimated tax credits available to us and tax rates applicable to us.
 
Factors that could cause actual results or conditions to differ from those anticipated by these and other forward-looking statements include those more fully described under Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Except as required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances. You should assume that the information appearing in this Quarterly Report is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
 
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Sonic Solutions
(in thousands, except share amounts)

   
2007
 
   
December 31
 
March 31
 
 
 
(unaudited)
     
ASSETS
         
Current assets:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
54,301
 
$
17,090
 
Short term investments
   
10,450
   
47,250
 
Restricted cash and equivalents
   
451
   
-
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for returns and doubtful accounts of $5,288 and $2,526 at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively
   
13,125
   
20,107
 
Inventory
   
1,404
   
807
 
Deferred tax benefits
   
16,149
   
9,773
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
5,188
   
4,686
 
Total current assets
   
101,068
   
99,713
 
Fixed assets, net
   
2,955
   
3,241
 
Purchased and internally developed software costs, net
   
738
   
1,040
 
Goodwill
   
54,906
   
55,508
 
Acquired intangibles, net
   
36,584
   
40,172
 
Deferred tax benefit, net of current portion
   
14,962
   
15,489
 
Other assets
   
1,532
   
1,866
 
Total assets
 
$
212,745
 
$
217,029
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Current liabilities:
             
Accounts payable
 
$
6,366
 
$
5,926
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
32,363
   
32,440
 
Deferred revenue, current portion
   
6,450
   
5,558
 
Bank note payable
   
20,000
   
20,000
 
Total current liabilities
   
65,179
   
63,924
 
Other long term liabilities, net of current portion
   
3,497
   
2,248
 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
   
22
   
24
 
Total liabilities
   
68,698
   
66,196
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
             
Shareholders' equity:
             
               
Common stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 26,249,761 and 26,197,119 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively.
   
163,095
   
162,565
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(1,615
)
 
(917
)
Accumulated deficit
   
(17,433
)
 
(10,815
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
144,047
   
150,833
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
212,745
 
$
217,029
 

* The condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2007 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements on Form 10-K at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements 
 
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Sonic Solutions
(in thousands, except per share amounts — unaudited)  
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
                   
Net revenue
 
$
35,602
 
$
38,714
 
$
97,984
 
$
110,892
 
Cost of revenue
   
8,002
   
8,896
   
24,686
   
24,846
 
Gross profit
   
27,600
   
29,818
   
73,298
   
86,046
 
                           
Operating expenses:
                         
Marketing and sales
   
9,284
   
8,315
   
27,228
   
23,352
 
Research and development
   
10,868
   
11,076
   
34,165
   
31,870
 
General and administrative
   
8,015
   
5,325
   
20,623
   
13,300
 
Acquired in-process technology
   
-
   
3,400
   
-
   
3,400
 
Abandoned acquisition
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1,016
 
Restructuring
   
2,869
   
-
   
3,115
   
-
 
Total operating expenses
   
31,036
   
28,116
   
85,131
   
72,938
 
Operating income (loss)
   
(3,436
)
 
1,702
   
(11,833
)
 
13,108
 
Interest income
   
717
   
692
   
2,232
   
2,157
 
Interest expense
   
(400
)
 
(436
)
 
(1,109
)
 
(1,519
)
Other income (expense)
   
(23
)
 
15
   
201
   
(55
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
(3,142
)
 
1,973
   
(10,509
)
 
13,691
 
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes
   
(1,235
)
 
2,213
   
(4,492
)
 
6,624
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(1,907
)
$
(240
)
$
(6,017
)
$
7,067
 
                           
Net income (loss) per share:
                         
Basic
 
$
(0.07
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.23
)
$
0.27
 
Diluted
 
$
(0.07
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.23
)
$
0.26
 
                           
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:
                         
Basic
   
26,250
   
26,059
   
26,223
   
25,920
 
Diluted
   
26,250
   
26,059
   
26,223
   
27,378
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
 
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(in thousands — unaudited)
 
   
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
         
Net income (loss)
 
$
(6,017
)
$
7,067
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash generated by operating activities:
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
5,818
   
6,756
 
Deferred taxes
   
(5,496
)
 
3,444
 
Goodwill
   
714
   
-
 
Provision for returns and doubtful accounts, net of write-offs
   
2,891
   
(41
)
Loss on disposition of asset
   
(75
)
 
-
 
Share-based compensation
   
1,343
   
1,935
 
Increase in restricted cash
   
(451
)
 
-
 
Tax benefit from employee stock option plans
   
-
   
1,327
 
Excess tax benefits (expense) from share-based compensation
   
-
   
(1,318
)
Acquired in-process technology
   
-
   
3,400
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
             
Accounts receivable
   
4,091
   
403
 
Inventory
   
(598
)
 
178
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(502
)
 
(267
)
Other assets
   
334
   
(232
)
Accounts payable
   
80
   
(2,797
)
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
   
(491
)
 
(7,013
)
Deferred revenue
   
890
   
(3,070
)
Net cash generated by operating activities
   
2,531
   
9,772
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Purchase of fixed assets
   
(1,664
)
 
(1,035
)
Additions to purchased and internally developed software
   
(242
)
 
(207
)
Acquisition of SystemOK
   
-
   
(7,259
)
Purchase of short term investment instruments
   
(19,174
)
 
(28,875
)
Redemption of short term instruments
   
55,975
   
37,775
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
   
34,895
   
399
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
   
135
   
2,252
 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
   
-
   
1,318
 
Payments on bank credit facility
   
-
   
(10,000
)
Principal payments on capital leases
   
(2
)
 
(34
)
Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities
   
133
   
(6,464
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
(348
)
 
105
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
37,211
   
3,812
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
17,090
   
18,731
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
54,301
 
$
22,543
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
             
Interest paid
 
$
1,070
 
$
1,066
 
Income taxes paid
 
$
730
 
$
2,533
 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
             
Issuance of common stock for acquistion
 
$
-
 
$
489
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 
 
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Sonic Solutions
(unaudited)
 
Note 1 – Summary of Operations and Selected Significant Accounting Policies

Operations

We develop and market computer software related to digital media - that is, data, photographs, audio, interactive features and video in digital formats. Our products create, design and deliver digital media across a wide variety of playback platforms, including Internet, broadcast, mobile and optical disc formats such as Compact Audio Disc (“CD-Audio”), Digital Video Disc (“DVD”), and Blu-ray Disc (“BD”) as well as other formats.

We sell our products to both consumer and professional end users. We also license the software technology underlying our products to other companies to incorporate into products they develop. Most of the software we sell is intended for use in the Windows and Macintosh operating system environments, but some operate in Linux environments or on proprietary platforms as well.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Sonic Solutions, referred to as “we,” “Sonic,” “our,” “us,” or “the Company,” have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and mean Sonic Solutions together with its subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments and restatements (as discussed below in this Note 1), necessary for their fair presentation. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for a full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (the “2007 Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2008. Certain prior year amounts in the Condensed Cosolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
Quantities or results referred to as “to date” or “as of this date” mean as of or to December 31, 2007, unless otherwise specifically noted. References to “FY” or “fiscal year” refer to our fiscal year ending on March 31 of the designated year. For example, “FY 2007” and “fiscal year 2007” each refer to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007. Other references to “years” mean calendar years.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) includes references to certain of our trademarks and registered trademarks. Products or service names of other companies mentioned in this Quarterly Report may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

There were no significant changes in our significant accounting policies during the three or nine months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the significant accounting policies described in our 2007 Form 10-K, other than the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Boards (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), discussed below.

Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements and Change in Accounting Policy

On February 1, 2007, we announced that we had commenced a voluntary review of our historical stock option grant practices and related accounting. The review was initiated by our management and was conducted by the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of our board of directors, comprised solely of independent directors, with the assistance of legal counsel and outside consultants.
 
The Audit Committee and its advisors conducted an extensive review of our historical stock option grant practices and related accounting, including an assessment and review of our options granting policies and procedures, internal records, supporting documentation and e-mail communications, as well as interviews of Company personnel. The review focused on the period from March 3, 1998, when we engaged in a general repricing of our then-outstanding underwater options, through December 31, 2006.
 
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Effective the third quarter ended December 31, 2006, we changed our policy on how we recognize original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) royalty revenue. We applied this change in accounting policy retrospectively to fiscal year 2006 and to the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006, but determined that it was not practicable to apply the change to prior periods.

On February 26, 2008, following the conclusion of our options review, we filed our 2007 Form 10-K as well as our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2006 (the “December 2006 Form 10-Q”). In the December 2006 Form 10-Q, we restated our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2006, condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2005, condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine month period ended December 31, 2005, and the related Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. In the 2007 Form 10-K, we restated our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2006, our consolidated statements of operations for our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, our consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, our consolidated statements of cash flows for our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, our quarterly financial data as of and for the quarters ended in fiscal year 2006, our selected financial data as of and for our 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, and our quarterly financial data as of and for the first two quarters in our 2007 fiscal year. The 2007 Form 10-K also included a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) section, which discussed our restated results and supersedes the MD&A section in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 as it related to our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years.

The restatements in the 2007 Form 10-K and the December 2006 Form 10-Q reflected (a) additional share-based compensation expense and the associated payroll tax and other expenses relating to employee stock option grants through the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, (b) adjustments to revenue and cost of revenue due to a voluntary change in revenue recognition policy, (c) other adjustments and (d) related tax adjustments. Total cumulative adjustments from these restatements decreased our previously reported net income by $27.4 million on a cumulative basis through March 31, 2006. For the six months ended September 30, 2006, these restatements increased previously reported net income by approximately $0.5 million. The fiscal year 2007 information included in the financial statements in this Quarterly Report reflects these restatements.

Income Taxes – Adoption of FIN 48

In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, which became effective for us as of April 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing rules for recognition, measurement and classification in our financial statements of tax positions taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.

For tax benefits to be recognized under FIN 48, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. See Note 10 “Income Taxes” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measures,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, expands disclosures about fair value measurements, and applies other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but may change current practice for some entities. The FASB has issued an interpretation that defers the implementation of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with the remainder of SFAS No. 157 effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. SFAS No. 157 is effective as of April 1, 2008 for our 2009 fiscal year, including interim periods within our 2009 fiscal year, with the exception of the one year deferral for non-financial assets and liabilities, which will be effective for our fiscal year 2010. We are currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial position or results of operations.
 
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In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS No. 159 are elective; however, the amendment to SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. The fair value option established by SFAS No. 159 permits all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity will report unrealized gains and losses, on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option (a) may be applied instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise accounted for by the equity method, (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs), and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We will adopt SFAS No. 159 in fiscal year 2009 and are currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial position or results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141R”). SFAS No. 141R changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the recognition of capitalized in-process research and development, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. SFAS No. 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. We will adopt SFAS No. 141R in fiscal year 2010 and are currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS No. 141R will have on our financial position or results of operations.

Note 2 - Inventory

The components of inventory consist of (in thousands):
 
   
2007
 
   
December 31
 
March 31
 
   
(unaudited)
     
Work in-process
 
$
-
 
$
25
 
Finished goods
   
1,404
   
782
 
   
$
1,404
 
$
807
 

Note 3 -  Purchased, Internally Developed Software, Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles

The components of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, consist of (in thousands):
 
Purchased and internally developed software:
 
       
December 31, 2007
 
March 31, 2007
 
   
Useful
Life in
Years
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Purchased software
   
3
 
$
6,608
   
$
(5,926
)  
$
682
   
$
3,055
   
$
(2,152
)  
$
903
 
Internally developed software
   
3
   
6,502
   
(6,446
)
 
56
   
9,812
   
(9,675
)
 
137
 
         
$
13,110
 
$
(12,372
)
$
738
 
$
12,867
 
$
(11,827
)
$
1,040
 

Amortization of internally developed software costs was $23,000 and $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. 
 
Acquired Intangibles:
 
       
December 31, 2007
 
March 31, 2007
 
   
Useful
Life in
Years
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Acquired technology
   
3-5
 
$
12,614
 
$
(8,885
)
$
3,729
 
$
12,614
 
$
(6,917
)
$
5,697
 
Customer lists
   
4-15
   
14,640
   
(7,485
)
 
7,155
   
14,640
   
(5,865
)
 
8,775
 
Trademarks
   
3
   
180
   
(180
)
 
-
   
180
   
(180
)
 
-
 
Brand name
   
Indefinite
   
25,700
   
-
   
25,700
   
25,700
   
-
   
25,700
 
         
$
53,134
 
$
(16,550
)
$
36,584
 
$
53,134
 
$
(12,962
)
$
40,172
 
 
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The acquired intangibles are being amortized using accelerated and straight-line methods over their estimated useful lives. Amortization of acquired intangibles was $1.2 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $3.6 million and $3.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The future annual amortization expense of these acquired intangibles is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
 
Years Ending March 31,
 
Amortization Expense
 
2008 (remaining three months)
 
$
1,196
 
2009
   
4,220
 
2010
   
2,064
 
2011
   
1,241
 
2012
   
896
 
Thereafter
   
1,267
 
   
$
10,884
 

We evaluate the remaining useful life of intangible assets not subject to amortization, such as brand names, each annual reporting period, or when events and circumstances indicate that impairment might have occurred, to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If it is determined the asset now has a definite useful life, that intangible asset is then amortized prospectively over its remaining useful life. In addition, we test goodwill and indefinite-lived assets for impairment at least annually. If impairment is found, the asset is reduced to its net fair value at date of impairment.

The following table presents the activity of goodwill and other acquired intangibles during the period from March 31, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (in thousands):
 
   
December 31, 2007
         
March 31, 2007
 
   
Net Carrying Amount
 
Adjustments (1)
 
Amortization (2)
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Goodwill
 
$
54,906
 
$
(602
)
$
-
 
$
55,508
 
Acquired technology
   
3,729
   
-
   
(1,968
)
 
5,697
 
Customer lists/contracts
   
7,155
   
-
   
(1,620
)
 
8,775
 
Trademarks/brand name
   
25,700
   
-
   
-
   
25,700
 
   
$
91,490
   
(602
)
$
(3,588
)
$
95,680
 

(1)  Adjustments include a decrease to goodwill of $0.7 million related to the utilization of Canadian pre-acquisition net operating losses in the third quarter and $0.1 million increase to goodwill related to the adoption of FIN 48 in the first quarter.
(2)  Amortization of intangibles is included in “Cost of Revenue” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
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Note 4 - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of (in thousands):
 
   
2007
 
   
December 31
 
March 31
 
           
Commissions payable
 
$
777
 
$
724
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
   
4,137
   
4,056
 
Accrued professional services
   
4,632
   
4,432
 
Accrued marketing costs
   
1,490
   
1,380
 
Accrued sales returns and discounts     2,381     2.252  
Accrued royalties
   
4,567
   
5,441
 
Accrued acquisition/restructuring costs
   
946
   
-
 
Income taxes payable and other tax liabilities
   
10,217
   
11,886
 
Accrued other expense
   
3,216
   
2,269
 
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
$
32,363
 
$
32,440
 
 
Note 5 - Contingencies, Commitments and Credit Facilities

Operating Leases
 
We lease certain facilities and equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases. Operating leases include leased facilities and capital leases include leased equipment. Rent expense under operating leases was approximately $1.1 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and approximately $3.3 million and $3.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
 
Years Ending March 31,
 
Lease
Obligations
 
2008 (remaining three months)
 
$
1,097
 
2009
   
3,821
 
2010
   
2,635
 
2011
   
1,286
 
Thereafter
   
-
 
   
$
8,839
 

Included in the future payments above is approximately $0.5 million associated with the lease for our Richmond Hill, Canada office, which was closed in December 2007. The Richmond Hill, Canada office lease is set to expire in December 2008.

Litigation Matters

From time to time, we (and our predecessors in interest, including Roxio, Inc., and MGI Software Corporation (“MGI”)) have been notified by companies that certain of our software products may infringe patents owned by those companies. In addition, we (and our predecessors in interest) have been notified by certain of our OEM customers that they, too, have been approached by certain companies claiming possible patent infringement by our products. At December 31, 2007 we had accruals of approximately $1.5 million on our balance sheet related to these infringement claims. The amount, if any, necessary to settle other patent claims cannot be determined at this time. There are no assurances that the amount we have accrued to settle these patent infringement claims is sufficient.

Between March and June 2007, we were notified that a total of five shareholder derivative lawsuits had been filed by persons identifying themselves as our shareholders and purporting to act on our behalf, naming us as a nominal defendant and naming some of our current and former officers and directors as defendants. Four of these actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and one was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of Marin.

In these actions, the plaintiffs assert claims against the individual defendants for violations of the Exchange Act, violations of the California Corporations Code, breach of fiduciary duty and/or aiding and abetting, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, rescission, constructive fraud, and an accounting and a constructive trust. The plaintiffs’ claims concern the granting of stock options by us and the alleged filing of false and misleading financial statements. All of these claims are asserted derivatively on our behalf. The plaintiffs seek, among other relief, an indeterminate amount of damages from the individual defendants and a judgment directing us to reform our corporate governance.
 
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The federal cases were consolidated on August 2, 2007, into one action captioned Wilder v. Doris, et al (C07-1500) (N.D. Cal.). On September 19, 2007, the court in the state action granted our motion to stay that proceeding in its entirety until final resolution of the consolidated federal action. The court in the state action is scheduled to review the status of the stay on September 16, 2008.

In addition to the derivative actions, two putative shareholder class actions have been filed against us and various of our executive officers and directors. On October 4, 2007, a putative shareholder class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against us and various of our executive officers and directors on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs comprised of persons that purchased our shares between October 4, 2002 and May 17, 2007. On March 21, 2008, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint against us and various of our executive officers and directors on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs comprised of persons that purchased our shares between October 23, 2002 and May 17, 2007. This action alleges various violations of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, and is based on substantially similar factual allegations and claims as in the derivative actions.

On November 16, 2007, a putative shareholder class action was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of Marin, against us and various of our executive officers and directors on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs comprised of persons that purchased our shares between July 12, 2001 and May 17, 2007. This action alleges breach of fiduciary duties, and is based on substantially similar factual allegations and claims as in the other lawsuits. The court in the state putative shareholder class action sustained our demurrers to the complaint with leave to amend. On April 21, 2008, the plaintiffs in that action filed an amended complaint.

Credit Facilities

On December 13, 2004 we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with the Union Bank of California (“UBOC”) that provided for a three-year revolving credit facility (as subsequently amended, the “Amended Credit Facility”). The Amended Credit Facility provides for letters of credit up to $30 million and is guaranteed and secured by substantially all of our assets, including assets of our domestic subsidiaries, who are guarantors of the Amended Credit Facility. Under the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, we are subject to certain limitations, including limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, sell assets, make distributions, make investments, make acquisitions, and grant liens. The Amended Credit Facility also requires us to meet certain affirmative covenants, including requirements that we maintain specified financial ratios and a net profit for each quarter. The Amended Credit Facility is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which could lead to an acceleration of our obligations.

The interest rate charged on borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility can vary depending on the types of loans we select. Our options for the rate include (a) the Base Rate or (b) a LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin (the “LIBOR Option”). The Base Rate is defined as the higher of the Federal Funds rate as in effect from time to time plus 0.5% or the rate of interest most recently announced from time to time by UBOC as its United States Dollar “reference rate.” The applicable margin for LIBOR loans is 1.50%. As of December 31, 2007, the interest rate was 6.43%.

In recent periods, we have not been in compliance with certain of the financial ratio, net profit and other covenants under the Amended Credit Facility and, as a consequence have entered into amendments with UBOC that have modified certain financial covenants, waived certain covenant violations, and extended the term of the credit facility. Most recently, we entered into an amendment on March 31, 2008 that, among other things, waived certain defaults and extended the term of the facility through June 30, 2008. We are currently evaluating our options for either negotiating an additional extension of the term of the current facility or securing a new facility.

As of December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the Amended Credit Facility was $20.0 million and was classified as a current liability.

Indemnification Obligations

In the normal course of business, we provide indemnifications of varying scopes, including limited product warranties and indemnification of customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products or services. We accrue for known indemnification issues if a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Historically, costs related to these indemnifications have not been significant, but because potential future costs are highly variable, we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnifications on our future results of operations.
 
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We, as permitted under California law and in accordance with our Bylaws and certain other commitments and agreements, indemnify our officers, directors and members of our senior management against certain claims and liabilities, subject to certain limits, while they serve at our request in such capacity. In this regard, we have received, or expect to receive, requests for indemnification by certain current and former officers and directors in connection with our stock options review, shareholder derivative and class action litigation described herein. The maximum amount of potential indemnification is unknown and potentially unlimited; however, we have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies that enable us to recover a portion of future indemnification claims paid, subject to retentions, conditions and limitations of those policies.

Other 

We sponsor a 401(k) savings plan that covers most of our U.S. employees. Participants may contribute a portion of their compensation to the plan subject to IRS limits.  During the three months ended December 31, 2007, we made matching contributions of approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, we had accrued approximately $0.3 million for third quarter fiscal year 2008 matching amounts. As of December 31, 2006, we had accrued approximately $0.2 million for the third quarter fiscal year 2007 matching amounts.

Note 6 - Shareholders’ Equity

During the three months ended December 31, 2007 no options were granted or exercised. During the nine months ended December 31, 2007, no options were granted and 52,642 options were exercised.

Note 7 - Employee Share-Based Compensation
 

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Marketing and sales
 
$
243
 
$
250
 
$
655
 
$
885
 
Research and development
   
181
   
185
   
461
   
529
 
General and administrative
   
92
   
172
   
226
   
522
 
   
$
516
 
$
607
 
$
1,342
 
$
1,936
 
 
We recognize share-based compensation ratably over the vesting term of the underlying share-based awards.

Note 8 – Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, were as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(1,907
)
$
(240
)
$
(6,017
)
$
7,067
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                         
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
   
(17
)
 
182
   
(698
)
 
55
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(1,924
)
$
(58
)
$
(6,715
)
$
7,122
 
 
Note 9 – Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share data):

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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(1,907
)
$
(240
)
$
(6,017
)
$
7,067
 
Shares:
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)
   
26,250
   
26,059
   
26,223
   
25,920
 
Effect of dilutive common stock options and restricted stock units
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1,458
 
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)
   
26,250
   
26,059
   
26,223
   
27,378
 
Net income (loss) per share:
                         
Basic
 
$
(0.07
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.23
)
$
0.27
 
Diluted
 
$
(0.07
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.23
)
$
0.26
 

For the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, outstanding stock options and restricted stock units of 5.1 million and 3.1 million shares, respectively, and for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, outstanding stock options and restricted stock units of 4.8 million and 3.6 million shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, as the inclusion of such shares would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

Note 10 - Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The provision for income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. When we do not believe realization of a deferred tax asset is likely, we record a valuation allowance.

During the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2007, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively. We calculated our projected annual effective tax rate for the year ending March 31, 2008 to be 40.5%. After considering discrete items, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 is 42.7%. This rate differs from the statutory federal rate of 35% primarily due to state taxes, federal and California research and development tax credits, and a tax rate differential in certain foreign jurisdictions. We do not provide for U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings of our foreign operations that are intended to be invested indefinitely outside the U.S.

As of December 31, 2007, we maintained a valuation allowance of approximately $1.7 million against our InterActual Technologies subsidiary’s net operating losses due to the limitation on the utilization of these losses under Code Section 382. We have also established a full valuation allowance for our Canada subsidiary’s deferred tax assets as a result of the closure of its facilities in late 2007. We believe that due to this closure, we will more-likely-than-not be unable to realize these deferred tax assets.

We adopted FIN 48 on April 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing rules for recognition, measurement and classification in our financial statements of tax positions taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. For tax benefits to be recognized under FIN 48, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement

As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, we recorded cumulative adjustments to the beginning balances of Accumulated Deficit of $0.6 million, goodwill of $0.1 million and Additional Paid-in Capital of $0.8 million.

As of the date of adoption, we had $4.3 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $1.5 million of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized. There were no material changes to these amounts during the three months ended December 31, 2007.

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We file our income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2003. Foreign income tax matters for significant foreign jurisdictions have been concluded for years through 2002.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of April 1, 2007 we had accrued $0.1 million of interest and penalties. The amount of interest and penalties accrued during the three months ended December 31, 2007 was not material.

We estimate that there will be no material changes in our uncertain tax positions during our 2008 fiscal year.
 

Note 11 - Significant Customer Information and Segment Reporting
 
SFAS No. 131, ‘‘Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,’’ requires us to report certain information about our operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

Our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is our chief operating decision maker. For the purpose of allocating resources and assessing performance, the CEO reviews financial information allocated into our professional products segment and our consumer products segment. While certain financial information related to our consumer products segment is also presented separately for the Roxio Division and the Advanced Technology Group (“ATG”), it is difficult to draw a clear distinction between their business activities; both sell or license CD/DVD burning, CD/DVD playback and related digital media products ultimately targeted at consumers; ATG develops much of the core engine technology behind both its own and Roxio products; our engineers, sales staff and other personnel transfer and/or share responsibilities between the two units in order to efficiently manage business flow and meet client needs; the two units often share budget and management responsibilities for particular initiatives; and both units engage in similar sales processes targeted at similar potential customers. For these reasons, our CEO does not regularly review operating results broken out separately for the Roxio Division and ATG in deciding how to allocate resources or in assessing performance.

The consumer segment includes software-only DVD-Video creation tools and DVD-Video playback software products intended for use by lower end professionals, enthusiasts or “prosumers,” and consumers, and software-only CD-Audio, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM making tools, as well as data backup software. Included in this segment is also the software we acquired in connection with the Roxio CSD acquisition. Our consumer segment’s products also include software that we license to other companies for inclusion in their products.

Our professional products segment includes advanced creation tools for DVD-Video, Blu-ray Disc and other formats, which are intended for use by high-end technically-oriented customers and professional videographers who may offer media creation services for a fee.

The following tables show the revenue attributable to the two components of our consumer products segment and by product line, operating results by segment, revenue by geographic location, long-lived assets and significant customer information:
Revenues by Segment (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Net revenues
         
Roxo Division
 
$
31,491
 
$
31,882
 
Advanced Technology Group
   
2,463
   
5,227
 
Total consumer products
   
33,954
   
37,109
 
Professional products
   
1,648
   
1,605
 
Total net revenues
 
$
35,602
 
$
38,714
 
 
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Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
Net revenues
         
Roxo Division
 
$
85,517
 
$
90,134
 
Advanced Technology Group
   
8,320
   
13,714
 
Total consumer products
   
93,837
   
103,848
 
Professional products
   
4,147
   
7,044
 
Total net revenues
 
$
97,984
 
$
110,892
 
 
Operating Income (Loss) by Segment (in thousands): 

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Operating income (loss)
 
 
     
 
     
Consumer products
 
$
8,415
 
$
12,948
 
$
16,506
 
$
36,287
 
Professional products
   
(853
)
 
(1,088
)
 
(4,471
)
 
(1,255
)
Unallocated operating expenses
   
(10,998
)
 
(10,158
)
 
(23,868
)
 
(21,924
)
Total operating income (loss)
 
$
(3,436
)
$
1,702
 
$
(11,833
)
$
13,108
 
 
Net Revenue by Geographic Location (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
Net Revenues
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
United States
 
$
29,159
 
$
30,758
 
$
80,854
 
$
86,539
 
Export
                         
Canada
   
576
   
86
   
1,084
   
588
 
France
   
193
   
227
   
819
   
988
 
Germany
   
586
   
877
   
2,257
   
2,120
 
United Kingdom
   
998
   
1,375
   
2,696
   
2,713
 
Other European
   
981
   
1,056
   
3,148
   
3,221
 
Japan
   
1,935
   
2,892
   
3,164
   
10,623
 
Singapore
   
783
   
1,031
   
2,489
   
2,646
 
Taiwan
   
14
   
23
   
37
   
49
 
Other Pacific Rim
   
278
   
307
   
1,069
   
1,223
 
Other international
   
99
   
82
   
367
   
182
 
Net revenues
 
$
35,602
 
$
38,714
 
$
97,984
 
$
110,892
 

We sell our products to customers categorized geographically by each customer’s country of domicile.

Long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and other intangible assets) by country (in thousands):
 
   
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2007
 
United States
 
$
1,966
 
$
2,153
 
Canada
   
264
   
351
 
China
   
469
   
500
 
Japan
   
137
   
168
 
Other International
   
119
   
69
 
Total long-lived assets
 
$
2,955
 
$
3,241
 
 
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Significant Customer Information:

   
Percent of Total Net Revenue
 
Percent of Total Accounts
Receivable
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Dell
   
24
%
 
23
%
 
24
%
 
23
%
 
9
%
 
8
%
Digital River
   
23
%
 
19
%
 
23
%
 
18
%
 
15
%
 
11
%
Ingram
   
10
%
 
6
%
 
10
%
 
9
%
 
13
%
 
8
%
Navarre
   
12
%
 
12
%
 
14
%
 
14
%
 
16
%
 
11
%
Hewlett-Packard
   
13
%
 
10
%
 
13
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
12
%
 
Revenue recognized from Dell and Hewlett-Packard is pursuant to development and licensing agreements; revenue recognized from Ingram and Navarre is pursuant to distributor agreements; and revenue recognized from Digital River is pursuant to a reseller agreement.
 
Note 12 – SystemOK, AB Acquisition (“SystemOK”)

On November 6, 2006, we acquired all of the shares of SystemOK, a software company based in Gotenburg, Sweden, for a total purchase price, net of cash acquired, of $9.3 million, comprised of $8.7 million in cash, $1.6 million of which is not payable until the resolution of certain pre-acquisition contingencies, 31,566 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $0.5 million and estimated transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million. The acquisition expands on our existing consumer product line of digital media management, creation, and enjoyment tools with the addition of comprehensive system protection, recovery, and backup applications.
 

Common stock issued
 
$
489
 
Cash
   
8,692
 
Estimated transaction costs
   
167
 
Total purchase price
 
$
9,348
 
         
Current assets, net
 
$
1,328
 
Core developed technology
   
1,500
 
Customer contracts
   
200
 
Acquired in process technology
   
3,400
 
Goodwill
   
4,497
 
Current liabilities, net
   
(623
)
Deferred tax liability
   
(954
)
Net assets acquired
 
$
9,348
 
 
The transaction costs above of approximately $0.1 million were for professional services, including legal, tax, audit and advisory services.
 
Results for SystemOK have been included in our consolidated results since the acquisiton on November 6, 2006.

Acquired in-process technology includes the value of products in the development stage that were not considered to have reached technological feasibility or have alternative future use at the time of acquisition. In connection with the SystemOK acquisition, we identified one research and development project involving the creation of the next generation version of their primary software product for which technological feasibility had not been established and no alternative future uses existed. The value of the acquired in-process technology was estimated by using the excess-earnings method of the income approach based on a discounted cash flow rate of 19%. This project was approximately 85% complete at the time of acquisition, and we anticipated that this project would have been completed and begun generating revenue by the end of fiscal year 2008. Accordingly, the acquired in-process technology was expensed upon consummation of the acquisition and is included as a separate line item on our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2006.

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Note 13 – Richmond Hill Canada Office Closure
 

   
Severance
Related
Costs
 
Other
Restructuring
Costs
 
Total
Costs
 
               
Liability recorded at date of reorganization
 
$
1,692
 
$
1,233
 
$
2,925
 
Payments
   
(1,554
)
 
(426
)
 
(1,980
)
Balance at December 31, 2007
 
$
138
 
$
807
 
$
945
 
 
 
Continued Nasdaq Listing

Because we were not able to timely file our Form 10-Qs for our fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2006, June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, did not timely file our 2007 Form 10-K, and did not timely solicit proxies and hold our annual meeting of shareholders for our 2006 fiscal year, we have received Nasdaq Staff Determination notices regarding our noncompliance with applicable Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. The notices, which we expected and which were issued in accordance with standard Nasdaq procedures, informed us that our common stock was subject to delisting from the Nasdaq Global Select Market if we did not regain compliance. As we have previously announced, our filings and the holding of our fiscal year 2006 annual meeting were delayed due to our voluntary review of our historical and current stock option grant practices and related accounting. Additionally, because we have not been able to timely file our periodic reports, we did not timely solicit proxies or hold our annual meeting of shareholders for our 2007 fiscal year.

Most recently, in a letter dated March 6, 2008, the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Board”) notified us that it was granting us an additional exception providing us until May 12, 2008 to file all delinquent periodic reports necessary to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s filing requirements. If we fail to meet this deadline and the Board does not allow us additional time, our shares would be subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Union Bank Credit Facility Amendment

As described above in Note 5, “Contingencies, Commitments and Credit Facilities - Credit Facilities,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report, on March 31, 2008 we entered into an amendment with UBOC that, among other things, waived certain defaults under the Amended Credit Facility and extended its term through June 30, 2008.

uMedia Digital Technology Corporation Acquisition

On February 29, 2008, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with uMedia Digital Technology Corporation, a Chinese software development company (“uMedia”) whereby we acquired substantially all the assets of uMedia for a purchase price of approximately $0.4 million. In connection with the acquisition we acquired seven employees.

Simple Star, Inc. Acquisition

On April 29, 2008, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Simple Star, Inc., a software development company (“Simple Star”) whereby we acquired substantially all the assets of Simple Star for a purchase price of approximately $6.0 million, with $5 million payable in cash at closing and the balance of $1 million plus accrued interest and less any indemnifiable amounts payable on the first anniversary of closing. In connection with the acquisition we acquired twenty-five employees.

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Certain Factors that Make Future Results Difficult to Predict; Certain Items to Remember When Reading Our Financial Statements

Our quarterly and annual operating results vary significantly depending on the timing of new product introductions, product enhancements by us and by our competitors, and the finalization of the terms and deliveries under our larger software license agreements. Our results also depend on the volume and timing of our professional customer orders and on shipments of our original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) partners, which are difficult to forecast. Because our OEM partners report shipments during or at the end of the period, we do not have an order backlog that can assist us in forecasting results. For these reasons, as well as those described under “Risk Factors,” in Item 1A below, our results of operations for any quarter or any year are a poor indicator of the results to be expected in any future quarter or year.

Our ongoing operating expenses are relatively fixed, and we plan our expenditures based primarily on sales forecasts. As a result, operating results can be negatively affected if OEM partner shipments do not meet our forecast or if large license agreements are not finalized when forecasted.

On February 26, 2008, following the conclusion of our options review, we filed our 2007 Form 10-K as well as our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2006 (the “December 2006 Form 10-Q”). In the 2007 Form 10-K, we restated our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2006, our consolidated statements of operations for our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, our consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, our consolidated statements of cash flows for our 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, our quarterly financial data as of and for the quarters ended in fiscal year 2006, our selected financial data as of and for our 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 fiscal years, and our quarterly financial data as of and for the first two quarters in our 2007 fiscal year. Please refer to our December 2006 Form 10-Q and our 2007 Form 10-K for additional information regarding the restatements.

Overview of Business

We develop and market computer software related to digital media - that is, data, photographs, audio, interactive features and video in digital formats. Our products create, design and deliver digital media across a wide variety of playback platforms, including Internet, broadcast, mobile and optical disc formats such as Compact Audio Disc (“CD-Audio”), Digital Video Disc (“DVD”), and Blu-ray Disc (“BD”) as well as other formats. Our software is used to accomplish a variety of tasks, including:
 
 
·
creating digital audio and video titles in the CD-Audio, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other formats;
 
 
·
recording data files on CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other recordable disc formats recordable discs;
 
 
·
editing digital audio, photos and video;
 
 
·
playing DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other disc formats, as well as digital content from other storage media and portable devices;
 
 
·
transferring digital media and data between computer and portable devices such as mobile phones, portable game players, and personal audio or video players;
 
 
·
managing digital media on computers and other consumer electronic devices;
 
 
·
securely burning CSS-encrypted DVDs using the Qflix standard; and
 
 
·
backing up the information contained on hard disks attached to PCs and CE devices.
 
We sell our products to both consumer and professional end users. We also license the software technology underlying our products to other companies to incorporate into products they develop. Most of the software we sell is intended for use in the Windows and Macintosh operating system environments, but some operate in Linux environments or on proprietary platforms as well.

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We organize our business into two reportable operating segments: professional and consumer. These segments reflect our internal organization and the processes by which our management makes operating decisions, allocates resources and assesses performance.

Professional

Our professional segment consists of one component, our Professional Products Group (“PPG”). PPG develops, sells, and provides technical support for a range of comprehensive authoring solutions that enable commercial content owners such as major Hollywood motion picture studios to create and distribute high-end commercially released packaged media DVD-Video, Blu-ray Disc and other titles to mass consumer markets worldwide. 

Intended for use by highly skilled content creation customers, high-end authoring houses, major motion picture studios and disc replicators, our professional solutions are marketed and sold under the Scenarist®, CineVision™, and DVDit® product names and Sonic® and Roxio Professional™ brands. We also sell content development technology, products and services under the InterActual® brand name, enabling professional DVD-ROM publishers to create advanced interactivity and seamless Internet connectivity for DVD-Video titles. Additionally, we license and/or bundle some of our professional authoring products to third-party companies. Our InterActual-enabled software DVD player is licensed to Hollywood studios for inclusion on motion picture packaged media releases to consumers who view DVD-Video discs on PCs. Our professional products and services are offered to our customers through a worldwide sales force augmented with a specialized dealer network. Our professional products and services accounted for approximately 5% and 4%, respectively, of our net revenue for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007.

Consumer

Our consumer segment consists of components that share similar technologies, products, services, production processes, customers, and distribution methods: the Roxio Division and the Advanced Technology Group (“ATG”).
 
 
·
Roxio Division - The Roxio Division offers a number of consumer digital media software products under the Roxio® brand name. Our applications include BackonTrack™, Backup MyPC®, CinePlayer®, Crunch™, Just!Burn™, MyDVD®, MyTV To Go™, PhotoSuite®, Popcorn, RecordNow®, Roxio Copy & Convert™, Roxio Easy Media Creator®, Toast®, VideoWave®, WinOnCD®, and others. We sell and market these products through four primary channels: (1) product bundling arrangements with OEM suppliers of related products, (2) volume licensing programs (“VLP”) to corporate purchasers, (3) direct-to-consumer sales on our web store and (4) retail resellers (both online and “bricks and mortar”).
 
 
·
Advanced Technology Group - ATG develops software and software components that it supplies to the other two operating units and that it licenses to PC and CE application developers. We market much of this software under the Roxio, AuthorScript®, CinePlayer, and Qflix™ brand names. ATG customers include OEM suppliers who wish to integrate our technology into products similar to the ones we distribute directly to end users through our Roxio Division. ATG also collaborates with our corporate strategy group in the management of our patent program, under which we develop, acquire, license and sell patents.
 
 We group the Roxio Division and ATG into a single segment since it is difficult to draw a clear distinction between their business activities: both sell or license CD/DVD burning, CD/DVD playback and related digital media products ultimately targeted at consumers; the Advanced Technology Group develops much of the core engine technology behind both its own and Roxio products; our engineers, sales staff and other personnel transfer and/or share responsibilities between the two units in order to efficiently manage business flow and meet client needs; the two units often share budget and management responsibilities for particular initiatives; and both units engage in similar sales processes targeted at similar potential customers. For these reasons, our management, including our CEO, does not regularly review operating results broken out separately for the Roxio Division and ATG in deciding how to allocate resources or in assessing performance. Our consumer segment accounted for approximately 95% and 96%, respectively, of our net revenue for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007. See Note 11, “Significant Customer Information and Segment Reporting” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for a summary of our financial data by business segment.

On October 25, 2007, we initiated a restructuring plan to reorganize our operations, optimize our engineering and development efforts, and reduce our workforce by closing our Richmond Hill Canada office. In December 2007, we eliminated approximately 84 positions in connection with the office closure and incurred severance-related costs of approximately $1.7 million and other one-time restructuring charges of approximately $1.2 million.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that can significantly affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. We regularly evaluate our estimates, judgments, and assumptions and make changes accordingly.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the three months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the critical accounting policies described in our 2007 Form 10-K other than the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Boards (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), discussed below.

Income Taxes - Adoption of FIN 48

In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, which became effective for us as of April 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing rules for recognition, measurement and classification in our financial statements of tax positions taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.

For tax benefits to be recognized under FIN 48, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. See Note 10 “Income Taxes” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

Other Disclosures

Contingencies


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth certain items from our statements of operations as a percentage of net revenue for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively (in percentages):

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Net revenue
   
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Cost of revenue
   
22
%
 
23
%
 
25
%
 
22
%
Gross profit
   
78
%
 
77
%
 
75
%
 
78
%
                           
Operating expenses:
                         
Marketing and sales
   
26
%
 
21
%
 
28
%
 
21
%
Research and development
   
31
%
 
29
%
 
35
%
 
29
%
General and administrative
   
23
%
 
14
%
 
21
%
 
12
%
Acquired in-process technology
   
0
%
 
9
%
 
0
%
 
3
%
Abandoned acquisition
   
0
%
 
0
%
 
0
%
 
1
%
Restructuring
   
8
%
 
0
%
 
3
%
 
0
%
Total operating expenses
   
88
%
 
73
%
 
87
%
 
66
%
Operating income (loss)
   
(10
)%
 
4
%
 
(12
)%
 
11
%
Other income
   
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Income before income taxes
   
(9
)%
 
5
%
 
(11
)%
 
12
%
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes
   
(4
)%
 
6
%
 
(5
)%
 
6
%
Net income (loss)
   
(5
)%
 
(1
)%
 
(6
)%
 
6
%
 
Comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

The following table is a comparison of net revenue by division:

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
Inc (Dec)
 
% Inc (Dec)
 
Net revenues
                 
Roxo Division
 
$
31,491
 
$
31,882
 
$
(391
)
 
(1
)%
Advanced Technology Group
   
2,463
   
5,227
   
(2,764
)
 
(53
)%
Total consumer products
   
33,954
   
37,109
   
(3,155
)
 
(9
)%
Professional products
   
1,648
   
1,605
   
43
   
3
%
Total net revenues
 
$
35,602
 
$
38,714
 
$
(3,112
)
 
(8
)%


   
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Inc (Dec)
 
% Inc (Dec)
 
Net revenues
                 
Roxo Division
 
$
85,517
 
$
90,134
 
$
(4,617
)
 
(5
)%
Advanced Technology Group
   
8,320
   
13,714
   
(5,394
)
 
(39
)%
Total consumer products
   
93,837
   
103,848
   
(10,011
)
 
(10
)%
Professional products
   
4,147
   
7,044
   
(2,897
)
 
(41
)%
Total net revenues
 
$
97,984
 
$
110,892
 
$
(12,908
)
 
(12
)%
 
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Net revenue was $35.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $3.1 million or 8% from $38.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Net revenue was $98.0 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $12.9 million or 12% from $110.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2006. The decrease in net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to a decrease in consumer product revenue of 9% offset in part with an increase in professional products revenue of 3%. The decrease in net revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to a decrease in consumer product revenue of 10% and a decrease in professional products revenue of 41%. The decrease in consumer product revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was due, in part, to overall consumer software market softness and lower licensing revenue from our ATG products as a result of fewer license sales and renewals. The decrease in consumer revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 also resulted from a decrease of $1.6 million in revenue from Dell, a $1.2 million reduction in revenue due to increased reserves established for slow moving inventory in Japan and anticipated returns from a former Japanese web store reseller with which we terminated our relationship at the end of June 2007 and overall softness in the consumer software market. Additionally, our ATG revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 included a multi-year license extension fee of approximately $1.7 million from a Japanese customer, for which there was no corresponding amount during the nine months ended December 31, 2007. Professional products revenue of $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was relatively consistent with the three months ended December 31, 2006. The decrease in professional products revenue of $2.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to a change in our revenue recognized for sales of professional software licenses when bundled with maintenance and support agreements. Under our revenue recognition policies covering bundled deals, we defer revenue associated with professional product software licenses when sold with bundled maintenance and support services whenever we lack vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of the fair value of such maintenance and support services. Beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2006, certain of our PPG bundled deals did not support VSOE for maintenance and support and, accordingly, we recognize the revenue over the maintenance and support period which is generally one year.  

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Net Revenues
 
2007
 
2006
 
Inc (Dec)
 
% Inc (Dec)
 
United States
 
$
29,159
 
$
30,758
 
$
(1,599
)
 
(5
)%
Export
                         
Canada
   
576
   
86
   
490
   
570
%
France
   
193
   
227
   
(34
)
 
(15
)%
Germany
   
586
   
877
   
(291
)
 
(33
)%
United Kingdom
   
998
   
1,375
   
(377
)
 
(27
)%
Other European
   
981
   
1,056
   
(75
)
 
(7
)%
Japan
   
1,935
   
2,892
   
(957
)
 
(33
)%
Singapore
   
783
   
1,031
   
(248
)
 
(24
)%
Taiwan
   
14
   
23
   
(9
)
 
(39
)%
Other Pacific Rim
   
278
   
307
   
(29
)
 
(9
)%
Other International
   
99
   
82
   
17
   
21
%
Total net revenues
 
$
35,602
 
$
38,714
 
$
(3,112
)
 
(8
)%
 
   
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
Net Revenues
 
2007
 
2006
 
Inc (Dec)
 
% Inc (Dec)
 
United States
 
$
80,854
 
$
86,539
 
$
(5,685
)
 
(7
)%
Export
                         
Canada
   
1,084
   
588
   
496
   
84
%
France
   
819
   
988
   
(169
)
 
(17
)%
Germany
   
2,257
   
2,120
   
137
   
6
%
United Kingdom
   
2,696
   
2,713
   
(17
)
 
(1
)%
Other European
   
3,148
   
3,221
   
(73
)
 
(2
)%
Japan
   
3,164
   
10,623
   
(7,459
)
 
(70
)%
Singapore
   
2,489
   
2,646
   
(157
)
 
(6
)%
Taiwan
   
37
   
49
   
(12
)
 
(24
)%
Other Pacific Rim
   
1,069
   
1,223
   
(154
)
 
(13
)%
Other International
   
367
   
182
   
185
   
102
%
Total net revenue
 
$
97,984
 
$
110,892
 
$
(12,908
)
 
(12
)%
 
International sales accounted for $6.4 million and $8.0 million, or 18% and 21% of our net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. International sales accounted for $17.1 million and $24.4 million, or 17% and 22% of our net revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in international sales is primarily due to lower revenue from Japan, as described above. International sales historically have ranged from somewhat less than 20% to slightly less than 50% of our total sales, and we expect that they will continue to represent a significant but variable percentage of future revenue.

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Significant Customers. The following table reflects sales to significant customers as a percentage of total sales and the related accounts receivable as a percentage of total receivables.

   
Percent of Total Net Revenue
 
Percent of Total Accounts
Receivable
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
Dell
   
24
%
 
23
%
 
24
%
 
23
%
 
9
%
 
8
%
Digital River
   
23
%
 
19
%
 
23
%
 
18
%
 
15
%
 
11
%
Ingram
   
10
%
 
6
%
 
10
%
 
9
%
 
13
%
 
8
%
Navarre
   
12
%
 
12
%
 
14
%
 
14
%
 
16
%
 
11
%
Hewlett-Packard
   
13
%
 
10
%
 
13
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
12
%
 
No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenue for the periods presented. Revenue recognized from Dell and Hewlett-Packard was pursuant to various development and licensing agreements. Revenue recognized from Digital River was pursuant to a reseller agreement. Revenue recognized from Ingram and Navarre was pursuant to distributor agreements. The loss of any one of these customers and our inability to obtain new customers to replace the lost revenue in a timely manner would have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
  
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists mainly of third party licensing expenses, employee salaries and benefits for personnel directly involved in the production and support of revenue-generating products, packaging and distribution costs, if applicable, and amortization of acquired and internally-developed software and intangible assets. In the case of consumer software distributed in retail channels, cost of revenue also includes the cost of packaging, if any, and certain distribution costs. Our cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue decreased 1% to 22% for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and increased 3% to 25% for the nine months ended December 31, 2007. The decrease in cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to lower third-party royalty expense. Included in the three months ended December 31, 2006 was a consumer products sale that carried a large third-party royalty expense of approximately $0.4 million for which there was no comparable deal in the current period. The increase in cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to the following:

 
·
Approximately 10% of the increase was due to higher third-party licensing costs as a percentage of net revenue. Certain of our third party licensing expenses are fixed and these fixed expenses represent a higher percentage of lower net revenue. Additionally, we added more third-party royalty-bearing features to recent versions of our consumer products, although this general trend was counterbalanced by the lower third-party royalty expense for the three months ended December 31, 2007, discussed above.

 
·
Approximately 50% of the increase was due to higher product costs, primarily for the consumer products. This increase in product costs was also due to the impact of fixed period expenses against lower net revenues. Additionally, consumer product costs increased due to changes in retail packaging and the bundling of certain promotional items with our products, in particular, with the release of Easy Media Creator 10.


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Gross Profit
 
   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Inc (Dec)
 
 
   
 
             
Gross profit
 
$
27,600
 
$
29,818
 
$
(2,218
)
 
(7
)%
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
   
78
%
 
77
%
 
1
%
     

   
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Inc (Dec)
 
%
 
   
 
             
Gross profit
 
$
73,298
 
$
86,046
 
$
(12,748
)
 
(15
)%
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
   
75
%
 
78
%
 
(3
)%
     
 
Our gross profit as a percentage of net revenue increased slightly to 78% for the three months ended December 31, 2007 from 77% for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 75% for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 from 78% for the nine months ended December 31, 2006. The changes in our gross profit for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007 were primarily due to changes in cost of revenue as discussed above.
 
Marketing and Sales. Marketing and sales expenses consist mainly of employee salaries and benefits, travel, marketing, and other promotional expenses, facilities expense and dealer and employee sales commissions. Our marketing and sales expenses increased 12% to $9.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 from $8.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Marketing and sales expenses represented 26% and 21% of net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Marketing and sales expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2007 increased primarily due to an increase in advertising and promotional expense of approximately $0.2 million associated with overall increase of spending on broadcast creative production, OEM brand marketing and packaging development related to the launch of Easy Media Creator 10. Personnel-related costs increased approximately $0.7 million due to an increase in headcount. Share-based compensation expense decreased $0.1 million to $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 from $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006.

Our marketing and sales expenses increased 17% to $27.2 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 from $23.4 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2006. Marketing and sales expenses represented 28% and 21% of net revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Marketing and sales expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 increased primarily due to an increase in advertising and promotional expense of approximately $1.5 million associated with the overall spending increase on creative productions, OEM brand marketing and packaging, some related to the launch of Easy Media Creator 10, launched during the three months ended September 30, 2007. Included in marketing and sales expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 was the reversal of a marketing expense accrual related to expired retail market development fund (“MDF”) claim liabilities of approximately $0.5 million. Personnel-related costs for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 increased approximately $2.3 million from the corresponding nine month period ended December 31, 2006, due, in part, to the increase in headcount. Headcount increased to 126 at December 31, 2007 from 122 at December 31, 2006. The increase was also due to higher travel and entertainment expenses of approximately $0.2 million attributable to increases in travel costs and the increase in headcount. These increases were offset in part by a reduction in share-based compensation expense of approximately $0.2 million. Share-based compensation expense was $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Research and Development   Research and development expenses consist mainly of employee salaries and benefits, facilities, travel and consulting expenses incurred in the development of new products. Our research and development expenses decreased 2% to $10.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 from $11.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Research and development expenses represented 31% and 29% of net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Research and development expenses increased for the three months ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to higher personnel-related expense of approximately $0.3 million. This increase was offset in part by a decrease in depreciation expense of $0.2 million due to reduced capital spending and certain assets reaching their end of their depreciable lives. Share-based compensation expense was $0.2 million for each of the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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Our research and development expenses increased 7% to $34.2 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 from $31.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2006. Research and development expenses represented 35% and 29% of net revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Research and development expenses increased for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to higher personnel-related expense of approximately $2.5 million due to merit increases and the timing and shift in headcount. Headcount decreased to 451 at December 31, 2007 from 458 at December 31, 2006. Headcount decreased by 84 employees associated with the Richmond Hill Canada office closure in December 2007. Due to our continued expansion of our Chinese research and development capabilities, headcount in China increased by 65 employees to 244 at December 31, 2007 from 179 at December 31, 2006. The increase in research and development expenses was also due to increased travel and entertainment expenses resulting from increased airfare costs and increase in foreign travel of $0.1 million attributable to increased international facilities. These increases were offset in part by a decrease in depreciation expense of $0.5 million due to reduced capital spending and certain assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives. Share-based compensation expense was $0.5 million for each of the nine month periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

General and Administrative.   General and administrative expenses consist mainly of employee salaries and benefits, travel, overhead, corporate facilities expense, legal, accounting and other professional services expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased 51% to $8.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 from $5.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. General and administrative expenses represented 23% and 14% of net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in professional services of $2.9 million associated with our options review. The increase was offset in part by lower share-based compensation expense of $0.1 million. Share-based compensation expense was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in professional services fees of $6.6 million, driven largely by $6.7 million of expense incurred in connection with our options review. The increase was also due to increase in personnel-related expense of $0.5 million associated with our expanded locations. The remaining increase was primarily associated with our overall increase in facilities. These increases were offset in part by a decrease in share-based compensation expense of $0.3 million. Share-based compensation expense was $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Overall headcount was 682 at December 31, 2007 down from 711 at December 31, 2006. Headcount decreased by 84 associated with the Richmond Hill Canada office closure.

Acquired In-Process Technology Expense. Acquired in-process technology expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 consisted of an allocation of the purchase price of the SystemOK acquisition for technology not yet viable at the acquisition date.

Abandoned Acquisition Expense. Abandoned acquisition expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 consisted primarily of third party legal, accounting and other professional service fees in connection with an abandoned potential acquisition.
 
Restructuring Expense. Restructuring expenses incurred during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007 consisted primarily of expenses associated with the closure of our Richmond Hill Canada office facility in December 2007.
 
Interest Income, Interest Expense and Other Expenses, Net. Interest income included the interest we earned on cash balances and short-term investments. Interest income was approximately $0.7 million for each the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and approximately $2.2 million for each of the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest expense was approximately $0.4 million for each of the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and was approximately $1.1 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest expense, related to the Union Bank of California N.A. (“UBOC”) Amended Credit Facility described under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below decreased for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to our payment of $10.0 million on the Amended Credit Facility. Other expenses, net, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 included foreign currency transaction gains and losses. Other expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 also included a write-down of an investment in another entity, which totaled approximately $75,000.

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Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007, we recorded income tax benefits of $1.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively. We calculated our projected annual effective tax rate for the year ending March 31, 2008 to be 40.5%. After considering discrete items, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 is 42.7%. This rate differs from the statutory federal rate of 35% primarily due to state taxes, federal and California research and development tax credits and a tax rate differential in certain foreign jurisdictions. We do not provide for U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings of our foreign operations that are intended to be invested indefinitely outside the U.S.

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2006, we recorded income tax expense of $2.2 million and $6.6 million.

As of December 31, 2007, we maintained a valuation allowance of approximately $1.7 million against our InterActual Technologies subsidiary’s net operating losses due to the limitation on the utilization of these losses under Code Section 382. We have also established a full valuation allowance for our Canada subsidiary’s deferred tax assets as a result of the closure of its facilities in late 2007. We believe that due to this closure and scale down of operations, we will more-likely-than-not be unable to realize these deferred tax assets.

We adopted FIN 48 on April 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing rules for recognition, measurement and classification in our financial statements of tax positions taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. For tax benefits to be recognized under FIN 48, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, we recorded cumulative adjustments to the beginning balances of Accumulated Deficit of $0.6 million, Goodwill of $0.1 million and Additional Paid-in Capital of $0.8 million.

As of the date of adoption, we had $4.3 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $1.5 million of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized. There were no material changes to these amounts during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007.

We file our income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2003. Foreign income tax matters for significant foreign jurisdictions have been concluded for years through 2002.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of April 1, 2007 we had accrued $0.1 million of interest and penalties. The amount of interest and penalties accrued during the three months ended December 31, 2007 was not material.

We estimate that there will be no material changes in our uncertain tax positions during our 2008 fiscal year.

Acquisitions. On November 6, 2006, we acquired all of the shares of SystemOK, a software company based in Gotenburg, Sweden, for a total purchase price, net of cash acquired, of $9.3 million, comprised of $8.7 million in cash, $1.6 million of which is not payable until the resolution of certain pre-acquisition contingencies, 31,566 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $0.5 million and estimated transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million. The acquisition expanded our existing Roxio product line of digital media management, creation, and enjoyment tools with the addition of comprehensive system protection, recovery, and backup applications.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Our primary source of cash is from sales of our products. Our primary use of cash is for the payment of our operating expenses. Our principal source of liquidity is cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. As of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007, we had cash, cash equivalents and short term investments of $64.8 million and $64.3 million, respectively. We believe that existing cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for at least the next 12 months.
 
Our operating activities generated cash of $2.5 million and $9.8 for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. By increasing our collections efforts, we were able to reduce our accounts receivable by $4.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007. During this same period, significant uses of cash included purchase of inventory of approximately $0.6 million, an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of approximately $0.5 million, and a reduction in accrued liabilities and other current liabilities of approximately $0.5 million. These uses of cash were incurred during the normal course of business.

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For the nine months ended December 31, 2006, our most significant source of cash was our net income of $7.1 million. During this same period, significant uses of cash included our making payments to decrease our accounts payable of $2.8 million, and our reduction of accrued liabilities by $7.0 million as a result of the timing of payments on various payables and liabilities incurred during the normal course of business.
 
Our investing activities generated cash of $34.9 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, our net redemptions of short term investments totaled $36.8 million and we used $1.7 million to purchase various fixed assets. For the nine months ended December 31, 2006, our net redemptions of short term investments totaled $8.9 million and we used $1.0 million to purchase various fixed assets.
 
We generated $0.1 million and used $6.5 million in cash from financing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Proceeds from the exercise of stock options generated cash of $2.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2006. During the nine months ended December 31, 2006, $10.0 million was used to pay down the UBOC credit facility.
 
Our working capital increased $0.1 million to $35.9 million at December 31, 2007 from $35.8 million at March 31, 2007. The increase in working capital was primarily due to the increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets as discussed above. Our ratio of current assets to current liabilities remained consistent at 1.6:1 at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
On December 13, 2004 we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with UBOC that provided for a three-year revolving credit facility (as subsequently amended, the “Amended Credit Facility”). The Amended Credit Facility provides for letters of credit up to $30 million and is guaranteed and secured by substantially all of our assets, including assets of our domestic subsidiaries, who are guarantors of the Amended Credit Facility. Under the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, we are subject to certain limitations, including limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, sell assets, make distributions, make investments, make acquisitions, and grant liens. The Amended Credit Facility also requires us to meet certain affirmative covenants, including requirements that we maintain specified financial ratios and a net profit for each quarter. The Amended Credit Facility is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which could lead to an acceleration of our obligations.

The interest rate charged on borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility can vary depending on the types of loans we select. Our options for the rate include (a) the Base Rate or (b) a LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin (the “LIBOR Option”). The Base Rate is defined as the higher of the Federal Funds rate as in effect from time to time plus 0.5% or the rate of interest most recently announced from time to time by UBOC as its United States Dollar “reference rate.” The applicable margin for LIBOR loans is 1.50%. As of December 31, 2007, the interest rate was 6.43%.

In recent periods, we have not been in compliance with certain of the financial ratio, net profit and other covenants under the Amended Credit Facility and, as a consequence have entered into amendments with UBOC that have modified certain financial covenants, waived certain covenant violations, and extended the term of the credit facility. Most recently, we entered into an amendment on March 31, 2008 that, among other things, waived certain defaults and extended the term of the facility through June 30, 2008. We are currently evaluating our options for either negotiating an additional extension of the term of the current facility or securing a new facility.

As of December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the Amended Credit Facility was $20.0 million and was classified as a current liability.

As part of our business strategy, we regularly evaluate potential acquisitions of businesses, products and technologies. Accordingly, a portion of our available cash may be used at any time for the acquisition of complementary products or businesses. Such potential transactions may require substantial capital resources, which may require us to seek additional debt or equity financing. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our current shareholders will be reduced, shareholders may experience additional dilution or such equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions, integrate acquired products or businesses into our current operations, or expand into new markets. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us in any required time frame and on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to continue operations, develop our products, take advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as such term is defined by applicable SEC rules, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measures,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, expands disclosures about fair value measurements, and applies other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but may change current practice for some entities. The FASB has issued an interpretation that defers the implementation of SFAS No. 157 effective for non-financial assets and liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with the remainder of SFAS No. 157 effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. SFAS No. 157 is effective as of April 1, 2008 for our 2009 fiscal year, including interim periods within our 2009 fiscal year, with the exception of the one year deferral for non-financial assets and liabilities, which will be effective for our fiscal year 2010. We are currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial position or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS No. 159 are elective; however, the amendment to SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. The fair value option established by SFAS No. 159 permits all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity will report unrealized gains and losses, on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option (a) may be applied instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise accounted for by the equity method, (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs), and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We will adopt SFAS No. 159 in fiscal year 2009 and are currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial position or results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141R”). SFAS No. 141R changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the recognition of capitalized in-process research and development, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. SFAS No. 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. We will adopt SFAS No. 141R in fiscal year 2010 and are currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS No. 141R will have on our financial position or results of operations.
 
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Our market risk disclosures set forth in Item 7A of our 2007 Form 10-K have not changed materially. Most of our international sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, although we are experiencing an increase in some of our sales and development contracts which are denominated in foreign currencies. We do not engage in any hedging activities.
 
We do not use derivatives or equity investments for cash investment purposes.
 
Cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly-liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are stated at cost which approximates market value. Cash equivalents consist of money market funds.
 
As of December 31, 2007, we held $10.5 million of investments in highly-rated (AAA/Aaa) auction rate securities which are classified as short-term investments in our balance sheet. Our auction rate securities are variable-rate debt instruments with longer stated maturities whose interest rates are reset at predetermined intervals of less than one year through a Dutch auction system. Although our auction rate securities have been readily marketable, if an auction were to fail, our ability to liquidate our investment and fully recover the carrying value of our investment in the near term may not exist.
 
As of March 1, 2008, we had liquidated all but $ 1.1 million of our auction rate security investments and invested the proceeds in money market accounts.
 
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates to our cash equivalents, short-term debt obligations and auction rate securities.
 
As of December 31, 2007, all borrowings under our Amended Credit Facility bear interest at 6.43%, which represents the Base Rate, or LIBOR, plus the applicable margin, as defined. Interest is payable in accordance with the Amended Credit Facility.
 
The following table estimates the changes to cash flow from operations as of December 31, 2007 if interest rates were to fluctuate by 100 or 50 basis points, or bps (where 100 basis points represents one percentage point), for a twelve-month period:

Interest Rate Decrease
 
No Change to 
 
Interest Rate Increase
 
100 bps
 
50 bps
 
Interest Rate
 
50 bps
 
100 bps
 
                   
$
1,486
 
$
1,386
 
$
1,286
 
$
1,186
 
$
1,086
 
 
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Due to the fact that the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in our 2007 Form 10-K, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2007.

The material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that was identified in our 2007 Form 10-K is as follows:

We lacked sufficient qualified personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge and experience in the application of GAAP, to exercise proper oversight over our financial reporting function and address the requirements of our normal financial accounting and reporting needs while we were simultaneously engaged in a restatement and re-audit of prior financial statements in connection with our stock option review. Our financial and accounting organization was not adequately staffed to support our financial accounting and reporting needs during our year-end close while also supporting the significant additional work associated with the stock option review and related restatement and a re-audit of our fiscal year 2005. Moreover, due to our lack of sufficient internal staffing, we had to rely too heavily on external consultants to assist in the financial reporting and close process and the calculation of share-based compensation and associated payroll tax and other expenses associated with our stock option review and were unable to perform adequate and timely reviews of staff work and account reconciliations. These issues resulted in various adjustments, including adjustments to our calculations of share-based compensation associated with the restatement, an adjustment based upon a sales transaction that we subsequently learned had additional terms, and an adjustment to our calculations of amortization of acquired intangibles. These adjustments were identified by management and our independent registered public accountants and were recorded prior to the filing of our 2007 Form 10-K.

Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Remediation Plans

Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2007, our management has commenced a number of steps designed to remediate the fiscal year 2007 material weakness. Management believes that, upon our completion of the options review, restatement and re-auditing process and as we are able to become current in our periodic SEC filings, we will have resolved many of the underlying conditions giving rise to this material weakness. We currently have an interim chief financial officer, and , in addition to considering the various options relating to the permanent chief financial officer position, we are now in the process of searching for a permanent financial controller with significant accounting experience. In addition, management intends to engage in an increased effort to fill open positions with permanent staff with the appropriate training, experience, and knowledge of GAAP as necessary to enable us to maintain internal control over financial reporting. In addition, we will augment the strength of our accounting function by having members of our senior management and board of directors attend a Sonic-sponsored training program (including the services of outside experts as appropriate) concerning corporate governance and including discussions of public company accounting. As of March 31, 2008, our chief executive officer has attended a training program in this area, and we have made several specific training program options available to our senior management and board of directors.

Options Administration and Options Restatement

As disclosed in the 2007 Form 10-K, we commenced a voluntary review of our historical stock option grant practices and related accounting. We recently completed this review and concluded that a substantial number of stock options granted from early 1998 through mid 2006 were not correctly accounted for in accordance with GAAP, and have restated our historical financial statements based on our conclusions.

In considering the implications of this review on our internal control over financial reporting, our management noted that: (a) in 2005, as part of our efforts to improve internal control compliance and reporting as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we commenced a process of formalizing and improving our stock option granting and administration processes and hired a certified equity professional with experience managing stock award plans and implemented E*Trade’s Equity Edge software program to track and manage our stock award program; (b) in 2006, we adopted policies relating to granting employees restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which do not raise certain of the measurement date issues that exist for stock options, and in November 2006 made a grant of RSUs to employees as the general form of deferred equity compensation to these employees; and (c) during the pendency of our options review and restatement process, we did not issue any stock options. We are currently in the process of searching for a qualified employee to manage our stock award plans and the Equity Edge program.
 
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In addition, as discussed in the 2007 Form 10-K (see Explanatory Note and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”), we are implementing significant additional revisions to our internal control structure surrounding our stock option grant practices, including the formalization of documentation with respect to appropriate approvals for stock option grants and additional levels of review with respect to stock option grant terms, which management believes should facilitate the prevention and/or detection of material errors in future periods. As such, management concluded that the previous control deficiencies which resulted in a restatement of prior financial statements have been remediated and did not constitute a material weakness as of March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, September 30, or December 31, 2007.

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
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Between March and June 2007, we were notified that a total of five shareholder derivative lawsuits had been filed by persons identifying themselves as our shareholders and purporting to act on our behalf, naming us as a nominal defendant and naming some of our current and former officers and directors as defendants. Four of these actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and one was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of Marin.
 
In these actions, the plaintiffs assert claims against the individual defendants for violations of the Exchange Act, violations of the California Corporations Code, breach of fiduciary duty and/or aiding and abetting, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, rescission, constructive fraud, and an accounting and a constructive trust. The plaintiffs’ claims concern the granting of stock options by us and the alleged filing of false and misleading financial statements. All of these claims are asserted derivatively on our behalf. The plaintiffs seek, among other relief, an indeterminate amount of damages from the individual defendants and a judgment directing us to reform our corporate governance.
 
The federal cases were consolidated on August 2, 2007, into one action captioned Wilder v. Doris, et al (C07-1500) (N.D. Cal.). On September 19, 2007, the court in the state action granted our motion to stay that proceeding in its entirety until final resolution of the consolidated federal action. The court in the state action is scheduled to review the status of the stay on September 16, 2008.
 
In addition to the derivative actions, two putative shareholder class actions have been filed against us and various of our executive officers and directors. On October 4, 2007, a putative shareholder class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against us and various of our executive officers and directors on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs comprised of persons that purchased our shares between October 4, 2002 and May 17, 2007. On March 21, 2008, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint against us and various of our executive officers and directors on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs comprised of persons that purchased our shares between October 23, 2002 and May 17, 2007. This action alleges various violations of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, and is based on substantially similar factual allegations and claims as in the derivative actions.

On November 16, 2007, a putative shareholder class action was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of Marin, against us and various of our executive officers and directors on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs comprised of persons that purchased our shares between July 12, 2001 and May 17, 2007. This action alleges breach of fiduciary duties, and is based on substantially similar factual allegations and claims as in the other lawsuits. The court in the state putative shareholder class action sustained our demurrers to the complaint with leave to amend. On April 21, 2008, the plaintiffs in that action filed an amended complaint.
 
We may become subject to additional private or government actions. The expense of defending such litigation may be significant. In addition, an unfavorable outcome in such litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial statements.
 
In addition to the legal proceedings identified above, from time to time we are subject to legal proceedings, claims, investigations and proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights, commercial, employment and other matters. As noted, we have made a provision for various legal proceedings. This provision is reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to particular cases. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, we believe that we have valid defenses with respect to the legal matters pending against us. It is possible, nevertheless, that our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations could be affected by the resolution of one or more of such matters.
 
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Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our business, financial conditions, results of operations and the trading price of our common stock. We continue to face numerous risks and challenges in the execution of our business strategy. The risks and uncertainties described below and in other documents we have filed with the SEC are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. The risks identified below and in other documents we have filed with the SEC could harm our business and cause the value of our shares to decline. We cannot, however, estimate the likelihood that our shares may decline in value or the amount by which they may decline.

Our 2007 Form 10-K identifies important risk factors facing our business in Part I, Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors,” under the headings listed below. There are no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in our 2007 Form 10-K, and, we encourage you to read the information included under “Risk Factors’ in the 2007 Form 10-K.
 
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Matters relating to or arising from our stock option review, including litigation and potential additional expenses, may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
 
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If we do not regain and maintain compliance with the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Global Select Market, our common stock could be delisted, which could, among other things, reduce the price of our common stock and the levels of liquidity available to our shareholders.
 
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As a result of review of our historical stock option granting practices and related restatements, we could be investigated by the SEC, the Department of Justice, the IRS or other governmental authority.
 
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We may experience potential fluctuations in our quarterly operating results, face unpredictability of future revenue and incur losses in the future.
 
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Changes in our product and service offerings could cause us to defer the recognition of revenue, which could harm our operating results and adversely impact our ability to forecast revenue.
 
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Failure to successfully integrate any business we have acquired or may acquire in the future could negatively impact our results of operations, financial condition and business.
 
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Our failure to manage our expansion may adversely affect us.
 
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We need to develop and introduce new and enhanced products in a timely manner to remain competitive.
 
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We depend on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue, and the loss of one or more of these customers could materially harm our operating results, business and financial condition.
 
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We are subject to risks associated with international operations that may harm our business.
 
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We may incur losses associated with currency fluctuations and may not effectively reduce our exposure.
 
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We invest in highly-rated (AAA/Aaa) auction rate securities which are subject to risks that may cause losses and affect our liquidity.
 
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We may engage in future acquisitions that could dilute our existing shareholders’ ownership and harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
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Our product prices may decline, which could harm our operating results.
 
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Our reliance on a limited number of suppliers for our manufacturing makes us vulnerable to supplier operational problems.
 
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Because a large portion of our net revenue is from OEM customers, the potential success of our products is tied to the success of their product sales.
 
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Changes in requirements or business models of our OEM customers may affect negatively our financial results.
 
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We rely on distributors, resellers and retailers to sell our products, and disruptions to these channels would affect adversely our ability to generate revenues from the sale of our products.
 
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If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights we may not be able to market our products successfully.
 
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Other companies’ intellectual property rights may interfere with our current or future product development and sales.
 
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We may become involved in costly and time-consuming patent litigation.
 
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We may be liable to some of our customers for damages that they incur in connection with intellectual property claims.
 
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Some of our competitors possess greater technological and financial resources than we do, may produce better or more cost-effective products than ours and may be more effective than we are in marketing and promoting their products.
 
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Because our products are designed to comply with industry standards, to the extent that we cannot distinguish our products from those produced by our competitors, our current distributors and customers may choose alternate products or choose to purchase products from multiple vendors. We may be unable to compete effectively if we cannot produce products more quickly or at lower cost than our competitors.
 
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Revenue derived from our professional products and services has declined in recent years and may continue to decline.
 
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We may encounter significant challenges as our business depends increasingly on sales of consumer products.
 
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With the growth in the Internet as a medium to download and purchase software, we expect to face increasing competition from smaller software providers.
 
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Our revolving credit facility imposes significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent us from capitalizing on business opportunities and taking some actions.
 
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We may be unable to utilize loss carry forwards in the future.
 
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Our web store makes us vulnerable to third party operational problems and other risks.
 
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Undetected errors or failures found in our products may result in loss of or delay in market acceptance, which could seriously harm our reputation and business.
 
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Our executive officers and other key personnel are critical to our business, and because there is significant competition for personnel in our industry, we may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel.
 
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Our stock price has been volatile, is likely to continue to be volatile, and could decline substantially.
 
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Failure to comply with internal control attestation requirements could lead to loss of public confidence in our financial statements and negatively impact our stock price.
 
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Changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and affect our reported results of operations.
 
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Qualifying and supporting our products on multiple computer platforms is time consuming and expensive.
 
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We are vulnerable to earthquakes, labor issues and other unexpected events.
 
This list does not include all risks that could affect our business and if these or any other risks or uncertainties materialize, or in our underlying assumptions are inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past and from our expected future results.
 
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31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
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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, in the City of Novato, State of California, on the 2nd day of May, 2008.
 
SONIC SOLUTIONS

/s/ David C. Habiger
 
May 2, 2008 
     
David C. Habiger
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
 
 
 
/s/ Paul F. Norris
 
May 2, 2008 
     
Paul F. Norris
Executive Vice President and
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial/Accounting Officer)
   
 
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EX-31.1 2 v112238_ex31-1.htm
 
EXHIBIT 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION
 
I, David C. Habiger, certify that:
 
1.      I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sonic Solutions;
 
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 quarterly report;
 
3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
4.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) 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 quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

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

5.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

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

May 2, 2008
 
/s/ David C. Habiger  
 
David C. Habiger
President and Chief Executive Officer
 

EX-31.2 3 v112238_ex31-2.htm
 
EXHIBIT 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION

I,   Paul F. Norris, certify that:
 
1.      I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sonic Solutions;
 
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 quarterly report;
 
3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
4.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) 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 quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

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

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

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
May 2, 2008
 
/s/ Paul F. Norris  
 
Paul F. Norris
Executive Vice President and
Interim Chief Financial Officer
 

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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 Sonic Solutions (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David C. Habiger, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, 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 result of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.
 
This certification has not been, and shall not be deemed, “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
By:
/s/ David C. Habiger
 
Name: David C. Habiger
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 

EX-32.2 5 v112238_ex32-2.htm
 
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 Sonic Solutions (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Paul F. Norris, Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, 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 result of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.
 
This certification has not been, and shall not be deemed, “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Date: May 2, 2008

By:
/s/ Paul F. Norris
 
Name: Paul F. Norris
Title: Executive Vice President and
Interim Chief Financial Officer
 

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