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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

OR

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

For the transition period from            to          

Commission File Number 0-25040

APPLIX, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
MASSACHUSETTS

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  04-2781676

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

289 Turnpike Road, Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
(Address of principal executive offices)

(508) 870-0300
(Registrant’s telephone number)

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

     Indicate by check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes [  ] No [X]

     As of August 11, 2004, the Registrant had 14,312,499 outstanding shares of common stock.

 


APPLIX, INC.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2004

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 Ex-10.20 Retention Agreement
 Ex-10.21 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 Ex-10.22 Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
 Ex-10.23 Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement
 Ex-31.1 Section 302 Certification of CEO
 Ex-31.2 Section 302 Certification of CFO
 Ex-32.1 Section 906 Certification of CEO
 Ex-32.2 Section 906 Certification of CFO

     Applix and TM1 are registered trademarks of Applix, Inc. TM1 Integra, Applix Interactive Planning, and TM1 Web are trademarks of Applix, Inc. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

     Certain information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is forward-looking in nature. All statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or made by management of Applix, Inc. (“Applix” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements regarding Applix’s future financial results, operating results, business strategies, projected costs, products, competitive positions and plans and objectives of management for future operations. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “ will”, “should”, “would”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipates”, “intend”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Any expectations based on these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other important factors, including those discussed in the section below entitled “Factors that May Affect Future Results”. These and many other factors could affect Applix’s future financial and operating results, and could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations based on forward-looking statements made in this document or elsewhere by Applix or on its behalf. Applix does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Applix, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)

                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2004
  2003
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,175     $ 9,241  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $226 and $252, respectively
    4,049       5,715  
Other current assets
    2,176       2,125  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    19,400       17,081  
Restricted cash
    400       817  
Property and equipment, at cost
    13,229       13,404  
Less: accumulated amortization and depreciation
    (12,492 )     (12,431 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net property and equipment
    737       973  
Capitalized software costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,840 and $1,575, respectively
          265  
Goodwill
    1,158       1,158  
Intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization of $813 and $688, respectively
    687       812  
Other assets
    648       843  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 23,030     $ 21,949  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,374     $ 1,083  
Accrued expenses
    5,471       6,657  
Accrued restructuring expenses
          3,400  
Deferred revenues
    7,225       8,060  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    14,070       19,200  
Long term liabilities
    230       494  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
           
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $.0025 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 14,600,147 and 13,272,379 shares issued, respectively
    36       33  
Additional paid-in capital
    55,346       50,497  
Accumulated deficit
    (44,186 )     (45,375 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,157 )     (1,539 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    10,039       3,616  
Less: treasury stock, 357,627 shares at cost
    (1,309 )     (1,361 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    8,730       2,255  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 23,030     $ 21,949  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Applix, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Revenues:
                               
Software license
  $ 3,692     $ 2,658     $ 7,459     $ 5,349  
Professional services and maintenance
    3,571       3,284       7,187       7,426  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total revenues
    7,263       5,942       14,646       12,775  
Cost of revenues:
                               
Software license
    178       420       384       832  
Professional services and maintenance
    950       1,191       1,973       2,925  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total cost of revenues
    1,128       1,611       2,357       3,757  
Gross margin
    6,135       4,331       12,289       9,018  
Operating expenses:
                               
Sales and marketing (includes $0 and $23 of stock-based compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively)
    2,645       2,773       5,158       5,480  
Product development
    1,229       1,353       2,555       2,890  
General and administrative (includes $15 and $103 of stock-based compensation for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $30 and $147 of stock-based compensation for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively)
    1,488       2,052       3,096       4,280  
Compensation expense related to acquisition
                      583  
Restructuring credit
    (27 )           (27 )      
Amortization of an acquired intangible asset
    62       62       125       125  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
    5,397       6,240       10,907       13,358  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating income (loss)
    738       (1,909 )     1,382       (4,340 )
Non-operating income (loss):
                               
Interest and other (loss) income, net
    (181 )     431       (34 )     605  
Net gain from sale of CRM business (Note 5)
          (78 )           7,922  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (loss) before taxes
    557       (1,556 )     1,348       4,187  
Provision for income taxes
    88       115       115       764  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    469       (1,671 )     1,233       3,423  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (18 )     (23 )     (44 )     (56 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 451     $ (1,694 )   $ 1,189     $ 3,367  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted:
                               
Continuing operations basic
  $ 0.03     $ (0.13 )   $ 0.09     $ 0.27  
Continuing operations diluted
  $ 0.03     $ (0.13 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.27  
Discontinued operations basic and diluted
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss) per share basic
  $ 0.03     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.09     $ 0.27  
Net income (loss) per share diluted
  $ 0.03     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.27  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    14,209       12,523       13,864       12,465  
Diluted
    15,776       12,523       15,434       12,688  

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Applix, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)

                 
    Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    2004
  2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 1,189     $ 3,367  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    340       493  
Amortization
    390       584  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    (26 )     93  
Gain on sale of CRM business
          (7,922 )
Deferred gain on sale of subsidiary
    (195 )      
Non-cash stock compensation expense
    30        
Non-cash restructuring credit
    (27 )      
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease in restricted cash
    417        
Decrease in accounts receivable
    1,476       1,784  
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other current assets
    132       (758 )
Decrease (increase) in accounts payable
    294       (182 )
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (861 )     (2,219 )
Decrease in accrued restructuring expenses
    (3,400 )      
Decrease in other liabilities
    (31 )      
(Decrease) increase in deferred revenues
    (733 )     1,009  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash used in operating activities
    (1,005 )     (3,751 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Property and equipment expenditures
    (173 )     (125 )
Net proceeds from sale of CRM business
            5,525  
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary
    195        
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash provided by investing activities
    22       5,400  
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of common stock to affiliate
    3,000        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under stock plans
    1,494       335  
Payment on short-term borrowing
          (237 )
Proceeds from notes receivable
    232        
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash provided by financing activities
    4,726       98  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    191       (577 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    3,934       1,170  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    9,241       8,389  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 13,175     $ 9,559  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
               
Cash paid for income tax
  $ 408     $ 402  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash paid for interest expense
  $ 98     $  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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APPLIX, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. The Company

     Applix, Inc. (the “Company”) is a global provider of Business Intelligence (“BI”) and Business Performance Management (“BPM”) solutions, focused on interactive planning, budgeting and analytics, as well as financial reporting, which includes Applix TM1 and related modules, such as Applix TM1 Web. The Company’s products represent one principal business segment, which the Company reports as its continuing operations.

     Historically, the Company also provided customer relationship management (“CRM”) software solutions. The Company sold certain assets relating to its CRM software solutions (the “CRM Business”) in the first quarter of 2003 (See Note 5). The Company’s operating results reflect the CRM Business up through the sale of the business, which occurred on January 21, 2003, followed by a March 17, 2003 closing of certain assets relating to the German CRM operations.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Reclassifications

     Certain prior year financial statement items have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates or assumptions. Estimates and assumptions in these financial statements relate to, among other items, the useful lives of fixed assets, capitalized software costs and their realizability, intangible assets, domestic and foreign income tax liabilities, valuation of deferred tax assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts, accrued expenses, deferred revenue and certain post-closing adjustments and transaction costs related to the sale of the Company’s CRM Business.

Revenue Recognition

     The Company generates revenues mainly from licensing the rights to use its software products and providing services. The Company sells products primarily through a direct sales force, indirect channel partners and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). The Company accounts for software revenue transactions in accordance with Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” as amended. Revenues from software arrangements are recognized when:

  Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, which is typically when a non-cancelable sales and software license agreement has been signed, or purchase order has been received;

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  Delivery has occurred. If the assumption by the customer of the risks and rewards of its licensing rights occurs upon the delivery to the carrier (FOB Shipping Point), then delivery occurs upon shipment (which is typically the case). If assumption of such risks and rewards occurs upon delivery to the customer (FOB Destination), then delivery occurs upon receipt by the customer. In all instances delivery includes electronic delivery of authorization keys to the customer;
 
  The customer’s fee is deemed to be fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant uncertainties;
 
  Collectibility is probable; and
 
  Vendor specific objective evidence of fair value exists for all undelivered elements, typically maintenance and professional services.

     The Company also uses the residual method under SOP 98-9, “Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions”. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered elements and is recognized as revenue, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition have been satisfied. Substantially all of the Company’s product revenue is recognized in this manner. If the Company cannot determine the fair value of any undelivered element included in an arrangement, the Company will defer revenue until all elements are delivered, until services are performed or until fair value of the undelivered elements can be objectively determined. In circumstances where the Company offers significant and incremental fair value discounts for future purchases of other software products or services to its customers as part of an arrangement, utilizing the residual method the Company defers the value of the discount and recognizes such discount to revenue as the related product or service is delivered.

     As part of an arrangement, end-user customers typically purchase maintenance contracts. Maintenance services include telephone and Web based support as well as rights to unspecified upgrades and enhancements, when and if the Company makes them generally available. Substantially all of the Company’s software license revenue is earned from perpetual licenses of off-the-shelf software requiring no modification or customization. Therefore, professional services are deemed to be non-essential to the functionality of the software and typically are for implementation planning, loading of software, training, building simple interfaces and running test data.

     In instances where the services are deemed to be essential to the functionality of the software, both license and service revenues are recognized together on a percentage of completion basis utilizing hours incurred to date as a percentage of total estimated hours to complete the project.

     Revenues from maintenance services are recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance contract period, which is typically one year, based on vendor specific objective evidence of fair value. Vendor specific objective evidence of fair value is based upon the amount charged when maintenance is purchased separately, which is typically the contract’s renewal rate.

     Revenues from professional services are generally recognized based on vendor specific objective evidence of fair value when: (1) a non-cancelable agreement for the services has been signed or a customer’s purchase order has been received; and (2) the professional services have been delivered. Vendor specific objective evidence of fair value is based upon the price charged when these services are sold separately and is typically an hourly rate for professional services and a per class rate for training. Revenues for consulting services are generally recognized on a time and material basis as services are delivered. Based upon the Company’s experience in completing product implementations, these services are typically delivered within three months or less subsequent to the contract signing.

     The Company’s license arrangements with its end-user customers and indirect channel partners do not include any rights of return or price protection, nor do arrangements with indirect channel partners typically include any sell-through contingencies. In those instances where the Company has granted a customer rights to when-and-if available additional products, the Company recognizes the arrangement fee ratably over the term of the agreement.

     Generally, the Company’s arrangements with end-user customers and indirect channel partners do not include any acceptance provisions. In those cases in which significant uncertainties exist with respect to customer acceptance or in which specific customer acceptance criteria are included in the arrangement, the Company defers the entire arrangement fee and recognizes revenue, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition have been satisfied, when the uncertainty regarding acceptance is resolved as generally evidenced by written acceptance by the customer. The Company’s arrangements with indirect channel partners and end-user customers do include a standard warranty provision whereby the Company will use reasonable efforts to cure material nonconformity or defects of the software from the Company’s published specifications. The standard warranty provision does not provide the indirect

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channel partners or end-user customer with the right of refund. In very limited instances, the Company has granted the right to refund for an extended period if the arrangement is terminated because the product does not meet the Company’s published technical specifications, and the Company is unable to reasonably cure the nonconformity or defect. Generally, the Company considers that this warranty provision is not an acceptance provision and therefore accounted for as a warranty in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies”.

     At the time the Company enters into an arrangement, the Company assesses the probability of collection of the fee and the payment terms granted to the customer. For end-user customers and indirect channel partners, the Company’s typical payment terms are due within 30 days of invoice date. However, in those cases where payment terms are greater than 30 days, the Company does not recognize revenue from the arrangement fee unless the payment is due within 90 days. If the payment terms for the arrangement are considered extended (greater than 90 days), the Company defers revenue under these arrangements and such revenue is recognized, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition have been satisfied, when the payment of the arrangement fee becomes due.

     In some instances indirect channel partners provide first level maintenance services to the end-user customer and the Company provides second level maintenance support to the indirect channel partner. The Company accounts for amounts received in these arrangements in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force 99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent”. When the Company receives a net fee from the indirect channel partner to provide second level support to the indirect channel partner, this amount is recorded as revenue over the term of the maintenance period at the net amount received because the Company: (1) does not collect the fees from the end-user customer (2) does not have latitude in establishing the price paid by the end-user customer for maintenance services and (3) does not have the latitude to select the supplier providing first level support. However, in circumstances where the Company renews maintenance contracts directly with the end-user customers, receives payment for the gross amount of the maintenance fee, has the ability to select the supplier for first level support, and the Company believes that it is the primary obligor for first level support to the end customer, the Company records revenue for the gross amounts received. In such circumstances, the Company remits a portion of the payment received to the indirect channel partner to provide first level support to the end-user customer, and such amounts are capitalized and amortized over the maintenance period. Revenue recorded for amounts collected by the Company and remitted to the indirect channel partners for such renewals aggregated $258,000 and $171,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Revenue recorded for amounts collected by the Company and remitted to the indirect channel partners for such renewals aggregated $503,000 and $326,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Concentrations of Credit Risk, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and trade receivables. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality financial institutions and monitors the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.

     The Company extends credit to its customers in the normal course of business, resulting in trade receivables. The Company’s normal credit terms are 30 days.

     The Company performs continuing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition, and although the Company generally does not require collateral, letters of credit may be required from its customers in certain circumstances. An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided for accounts which management believes may not be collected due to a customer’s financial circumstance (e.g. bankruptcy), and for all accounts which are 180 days past due, absent evidence which supports their collectibility.

Stock-Based Compensation

     The Company periodically grants stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees and directors with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the shares at the date of the grant. The Company accounts for stock option grants to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method. Under the intrinsic value method, compensation associated with stock awards to employees and directors is determined as the difference, if any, between the current fair value of the underlying common stock on the date compensation is measured and the price the employee or director must pay to exercise the award. The measurement date for employee awards is generally the date of grant.

     If stock-based compensation expense had been recorded based on the fair value of stock awards at the date of grant, the Company’s net income would have been adjusted to the pro forma amounts presented below (in thousands, except for per share amounts):

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    Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net income (loss) as reported
  $ 451     $ (1,694 )   $ 1,189     $ 3,367  
Add: Total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects
    15       103       30       147  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense not included in reported net income (loss), determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (172 )     (379 )     (744 )     (1,126 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Pro forma net income (loss)
  $ 294     $ (1,970 )   $ 475     $ 2,388  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss) per share:
                               
Basic — as reported
  $ 0.03     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.09     $ 0.27  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted — as reported
  $ 0.03     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.27  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic — pro forma
  $ 0.02     $ (0.16 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.19  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted — pro forma
  $ 0.02     $ (0.16 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.19  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    14,209       12,523       13,864       12,465  
Diluted
    15,776       12,523       15,434       12,688  

     The fair value for stock option awards is estimated at the date of the grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, assuming no dividends and the following assumptions:

                 
    2004
  2003
Expected life (years)
    4       4  
Expected stock price volatility
    79.4 %     80.6 %
Risk free interest rate
    3.47 %     2.04 %

3. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

     Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect, if any, of potential common shares, which consists of stock options. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except for per share amounts):

                                 
    Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Numerator:
                               
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 469     $ (1,671 )   $ 1,233     $ 3,423  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (18 )     (23 )     (44 )     (56 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 451     $ (1,694 )   $ 1,189     $ 3,367  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Denominator:
                               
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share — weighted average number of shares outstanding
    14,209       12,523       13,864       12,465  
Dilutive effect of assumed exercises of stock options
    1,567             1,570       223  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share
    15,776       12,523       15,434       12,688  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

     The Company had an additional 632,020 and 2,287,277 and 630,042 and 2,284,160 of common stock equivalents (stock options) outstanding which would have been anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, which were not included in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share as the stock option exercise price exceeded the average market price for the respective periods.

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4. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     Components of comprehensive income (loss) include net income (loss) and certain transactions that have generally been reported in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity. Other comprehensive income (loss) includes gains and losses from foreign currency translation adjustments.

                                 
    Three Months Ended
  Six Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    (In thousands)
  (In thousands)
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net income (loss)
  $ 451     $ (1,694 )   $ 1,189     $ 3,367  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    443       (246 )     382       (601 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 894     $ (1,940 )   $ 1,571     $ 2,766  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

5. Net Gain from Sale of CRM Business

     In the first quarter of 2003, the Company completed the sale of the CRM Business to iET Acquisition, LLC (“iET”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Platinum Equity Holdings, LLC for $5,750,000 in cash consideration, of which $487,000 was paid to iET for net working capital adjustments and $3,552,000 in net assumed liabilities. The sale excluded approximately $2,800,000 in net accounts receivable generated from the sale of CRM products and services.

     iET paid $4,250,000 of the purchase price in cash at the initial closing and paid an additional $1,500,000 in cash on March 17, 2003 upon the completion of the closing of the sale of certain assets of the Company’s Germany subsidiary, Applix GmbH. During the period of the initial closing and completion of the Company’s Germany subsidiary asset sale closing, Applix GmbH continued to resell the CRM software products sold to iET, and to provide professional services and maintenance support under a reseller’s agreement between the Company and iET.

     The Company’s results for three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and the three months ended June 30, 2003 included no CRM revenues and for the six months ended June 30, 2003 included CRM license revenues of $253,000 and CRM professional services and maintenance revenues of $999,000.

     In the first quarter of 2003, the Company recorded a net gain before tax of $8,000,000, which includes net cash consideration of $5,525,000, which reflects $262,000 paid back to iET, and $3,552,000 of net liabilities assumed by iET less transaction costs of $1,077,000.

     In the second quarter of 2003, the Company recorded an adjustment to accrue for additional transactions costs, a change in estimates, of $78,000 to reduce the net gain from the sale of the CRM Business and paid back to iET an additional $225,000 of the total cash consideration received due to post-closing adjustments.

     The purchase price is subject to certain post closing adjustments relating to the net working capital as set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and iET, dated January 21, 2003 and therefore the net gain from the sale of the CRM business is subject to additional adjustments.

6. Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

     From time to time, the Company is a party to routine litigation and proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not aware of any current litigation to which the Company is or may be a party that the Company believes could materially adversely affect its consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

     On June 16, 2003, the Company announced that is was the subject of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the restatement of the Company’s financial statements for fiscal years 2001 and 2002. The Company is cooperating fully with the SEC in this matter.

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     The Company is currently undergoing an unclaimed abandoned property (“UAP”) audit by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The UAP audit is currently in a preliminary stage, and based on information to date, no provision has been made in the accompanying financial statements. However, it is possible that provisions may be required in future periods if it becomes probable that amounts could be assessed.

7. Restructuring Expenses

     In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company adopted a plan of restructuring to reduce operating costs. Under this plan, the Company had ceased to use and made the determination that it had no future use and benefit of certain space pertaining to its Westborough headquarters’ office lease. The Company also commenced negotiations with its landlord to settle amounts related to its lease in general and the abandoned space in particular. These negotiations were completed in January 2004, and as a result, the Company was able to estimate the cost to exit this facility. Additionally, the Company had determined that it would dispose of certain assets, which were removed from service shortly after the implementation of the plan. As a result of this restructuring plan, the Company recorded a restructuring expense for this space of $3,238,000. Restructuring expense included a $3,000,000 fee paid to the landlord for the abandoned space, an adjustment of $162,000 to reduce the Company’s deferred rent expense, adjusted transaction costs of $350,000 for professional service fees (brokerage and legal) and $50,000 in non-cash charges relating to the disposition of certain assets. In the second quarter of 2004, the Company recorded a credit to the restructuring charge of $27,000 as a change in estimates. The restructuring charge was fully paid as of June 30, 2004.

     The accrued restructuring expenses, as well as the Company’s 2004 adjustments and payments made against accruals are detailed as follows:

                                                         
    Balance at                   Balance at                   Balance at
    December 31,           Payments   March 31,           Payments   June 30,
    2003
  Adjustment
  Made
  2004
  Adjustment
  Made
  2004
Payment to landlord for abandoned space
  $ 3,000,000     $     $ (3,000,000 )   $     $     $     $  
Professional service fees
    400,000       (50,000 )     (46,000 )     304,000       (27,000 )     (277,000 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total cash components
  $ 3,400,000     $ (50,000 )   $ (3,046,000 )   $ 304,000     $ (27,000 )   $ (277,000 )   $  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

8. Discontinued Operations

     In December 2000, the Board of Directors committed to a plan to dispose of the operations of the Company’s VistaSource business, a discontinued operation. On March 31, 2001, the Company completed the sale of the VistaSource business unit. The Company’s results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 included costs of $18,000 and $23,000, and $44,000 and $56,000, respectively. These costs primarily relate to legal and accounting costs associated with winding down the VistaSource business in Europe.

9. Bank Credit Facilities

     On March 19, 2004, the Company entered into two credit facilities, providing for lines of credit, with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). The first facility, a domestic working capital line of credit, has an interest rate of prime plus 1.00% per annum and is in the aggregate principal amount of up to the lesser of (i) $2,000,000 or (ii) an amount based upon a percentage the Company’s qualifying domestic accounts receivable. The second facility, an equipment line of credit, has an interest rate of prime plus 1.50% per annum and is in the aggregate principal amount of up to $1,000,000. The obligations of the Company to SVB under the two credit facilities are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and such domestic subsidiaries. The two credit facilities will expire on March 18, 2005. As of June 30, 2004, there were no amounts outstanding under these two credit facilities.

10. Employee Termination Costs

     On February 27, 2003, the Company entered into a severance agreement with an executive of the Company. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the executive 15 months of salary and provide the executive certain medical benefits during the 15-month period after his termination. In addition, the Company forgave all outstanding principal and interest due under a

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secured promissory note dated July 30, 2000 in the principal amount of $225,000, executed pursuant to the Company’s Executive Stock Loan Purchase Program. Pursuant to the severance agreement, the executive transferred to the Company 51,429 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were held by the Company in treasury as of June 30, 2004 and which stock the executive had purchased using the funds loaned to the executive pursuant to the secured promissory note. During the first quarter of 2003, the Company recorded $356,000 in costs related to the termination of employment of the executive. The severance amounts were paid in 15 equal monthly installments and, as of June 30, 2004, the balance was paid in full.

     In the second quarter of 2004, the Company entered into several Severance Agreements with certain employees. Pursuant to their agreements, the Company has agreed to pay the salary and provide certain benefits including medical, during their severance period. During the second quarter of 2004, the Company recorded $115,000 in costs related to these employee terminations. The severance amounts are to be paid until the end of the severance period. As of June 30, 2004, there was a remaining unpaid balance of $102,000.

11. Stockholders’ Equity

     On May 27, 2004, the stockholders approved the 2004 Plan previously adopted by the Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2004. Under the 2004 Plan, up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits and other similar events) may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2004 Plan. The 2004 Plan is intended to replace the 1994 Plan, which expired by its terms on April 10, 2004. No additional stock awards were issued under the 1994 Plan after its expiration.

     On May 27, 2004, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, previously adopted by the Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2004, increasing the total number of shares reserved for issuance by an additional 500,000 shares of common stock to an aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of common stock.

12. Deferred Gain

     In the second quarter of 2004, the Company recorded a gain in other income of approximately $195,000 relating to the sale of its French subsidiary which occurred in the second quarter of 2001. The Company received $195,000 from the buyer, which was held in escrow pending the outcome of a tax audit.

13. Subsequent Events

     In June 2004, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a subtenant for a portion of the Company’s UK office lease. As of June 30, 2004, the Company continued to use the subleased office space and anticipated exit of the facility in July 2004. At the time of the exit in the third quarter of 2004, the Company anticipates it will record a loss on the exit of the space of approximately $570,000, which represents the difference between the Company’s contractual lease rate for the subleased space and the sublease rate over the remaining term of the original lease, discounted by a credit adjusted risk rate of 8%.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview of the Company’s Operations

     The Company is a global provider of business intelligence (“BI”) and business performance management (“BPM”) solutions, focused on interactive planning, budgeting, forecasting and analytics as well as financial reporting. These solutions enable customers to continuously manage and monitor performance across financial and operational functions within the enterprise, with the views of past performance, the current state of business, and future opportunities.

     The Company sells its products through both a direct sales force and an expanding network of partners, both domestically and internationally. These partners provide additional implementation resources, domain expertise and complementary applications using the Company’s software products. The Company continues to focus its efforts selling and marketing the licensing and maintenance of its products while increasing the engagement of partners to provide consulting services on the implementation and integration of its product.

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and BPM products. In the first quarter of 2003, the Company sold its customer relationship management business (“CRM Business”) (see Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company’s operating results reflect the operations of the CRM Business up through its sale, which occurred on January 21, 2003, followed by a March 17, 2003 closing relating to the German component of the CRM Business. The Company is currently only selling BPM and BI products and related services. The Company’s 2004 revenues are solely comprised of sales from its BI/BPM products. This is the first quarter-to-quarter comparison, since the sale of its CRM Business, in which the Company’s quarterly revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 are derived exclusively from its BI/BPM products.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

     This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on expected or known trends or events, historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

     Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, involve the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

  Revenue Recognition
 
  Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt
 
  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Related Impairment
 
  Restructuring
 
  Deferred Income Taxes

     These policies are unchanged from those used to prepare the 2003 annual financial statements. For more information regarding our critical accounting policies, we refer the reader to the discussion contained in Item 7 under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, contained within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and to Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

Revenues

                                                                 
    (in thousands except percentages)
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
            Percent of           Percent of           Percent of           Percent of
    2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
  2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
BI/BPM
  $ 3,692       100 %   $ 2,658       100 %   $ 7,459       100 %   $ 5,096       95 %
CRM
          %           %           %     253       5 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Software License Revenues
    3,692       51 %     2,658       45 %     7,459       51 %     5,349       42 %

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    (in thousands except percentages)
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
            Percent of           Percent of           Percent of           Percent of
    2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
  2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
BI/BPM
    123       100 %     82       100 %     304       100 %     137       75 %
CRM
          %           %           %     46       25 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Training Revenues
    123       2 %     82       1 %     304       2 %     183       2 %
 
BI/BPM
    233       100 %     635       100 %     517       100 %     1,309       77 %
CRM
          %           %           %     394       23 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Consulting Revenues
    233       3 %     635       11 %     517       4 %     1,703       13 %
 
BI/BPM
    3,215       100 %     2,567       100 %     6,366       100 %     4,981       90 %
CRM
          %           %           %     559       10 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Maintenance Revenues
    3,215       44 %     2,567       43 %     6,366       43 %     5,540       43 %
 
BI/BPM
    3,571       100 %     3,284       100 %     7,187       100 %     6,427       87 %
CRM
          %           %           %     999       13 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Professional Services and Maintenance Revenues
    3,571       49 %     3,284       55 %     7,187       49 %     7,426       58 %
 
Total Revenues
  $ 7,263       100 %   $ 5,942       100 %   $ 14,646       100 %   $ 12,775       100 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

     Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 were $7,263,000, compared to $5,942,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in total revenues was primarily due to an increase of $1,034,000 in the Company’s software license revenues and an increase of $648,000 in the Company’s maintenance revenues, which was partially offset by a decrease of $361,000 in professional services revenues. Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $14,646,000, compared to $12,775,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Total revenues for three and six months ended June 30, 2004, increased 22% and 15%, which includes the favorable impacts of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, from the same periods in prior year. However, total revenues increased approximately 14% and 6%, respectively, when expressed at constant foreign currency exchange rates.

Software License Revenues

     Software license revenues increased by $1,034,000 to $3,692,000, or 51% of total revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2004, from $2,658,000, or 45% of total revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Software license revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 were solely from BI/BPM products. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, software license revenues increased by $2,110,000 to $7,459,000 or 51% of total revenues from $5,349,000, or 42% of total revenues, respectively. The increase was partially due to favorable impacts as the result of the increased strength of the U.S. dollar against the British pound, Euro and Australian dollar in 2004 versus the same periods in 2003, of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the weighted average values of the British pound, Euro and Australian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar. The net effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations was an increase to software license revenues of approximately $250,000 and $600,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. The increase in software license revenues was also due to two and eight software license orders greater than $100,000 totaling $903,000 and $1,240,000 in the three and six months ended 2004, respectively. This is compared to three and six software license deals greater than $100,000 totaling $394,000 and $795,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.

     Domestic license revenues increased by $471,000 to $1,164,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $693,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. International license revenues increased by $563,000 to $2,528,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $1,965,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Domestic license revenues increased by $978,000 to $2,402,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from $1,424,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. International license revenues increased by $1,132,000 to $5,057,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from $3,925,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

     The Company markets its products through its direct sales force and indirect partners. The Company continues to focus on complementing its direct sales force with indirect channel partners, which consist of original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), value added resellers (“VARs”), independent distributors and sales agents.

     Software license revenues as a percentage of total revenues mix was 51% and 45% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company continues to make progress towards its target revenue mix of 60%/40%.

Professional Services (Consulting and Training) and Maintenance Revenues

     Professional services and maintenance revenues decreased to 49% of total revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2004, compared to 55% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

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professional services and maintenance revenues were 49% of total revenues and 58% of total revenues, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2004, maintenance revenues increased $648,000 to $3,215,000, compared to $2,567,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, and professional services decreased $361,000 to $356,000, compared to $717,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 maintenance revenues increased $826,000 to $6,366,000, compared to $5,540,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2003, and professional services decreased $1,065,000 to $821,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to $1,886,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in maintenance revenues was partially due to favorable impacts of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the weighted average values of the British pound, Euro and Australian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar. The net effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations was an increase to professional service and maintenance revenues of approximately $200,000 and $490,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. The Company expects maintenance revenues to continue to increase due to strong customer maintenance renewal rates. The decreases in professional services revenues was primarily due to the Company’s greater reliance on its partners to perform these services, including its 2004 transition of Pacific Rim professional services, previously performed by the Company, to its Australian reseller. The Company will continue to rely primarily on its partners to provide consulting services, including BI/BPM product implementations, as the Company focuses on maintenance services, which includes telephonic support, unspecified product upgrades and bug fixes and patches.

Cost of Revenues

                                                                 
    (in thousands except percentages)
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
    2004
          2003
          2004
          2003
       
Cost of Software License Revenues
  $ 178             $ 420             $ 384             $ 832          
Cost of Professional Services Revenues
    234               533               581               1,516          
Cost of Maintenance Revenues
    716               658               1,392               1,409          
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         
Total Cost of Service Revenues
    950               1,191               1,973               2,925          
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         
Total Cost of Revenues
  $ 1,128             $ 1,611             $ 2,357             $ 3,757          
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         
Gross Margin:
            (A )             (A )             (A )             (A )
 
           
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
 
Software License
  $ 3,514       95 %   $ 2,238       84 %   $ 7,075       95 %   $ 4,517       84 %
Professional Services
    122       34 %     184       26 %     240       29 %     370       20 %
Maintenance
    2,499       78 %     1,909       74 %     4,974       78 %     4,131       75 %
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         
Total Gross Margin
  $ 6,135       84 %   $ 4,331       73 %   $ 12,289       84 %   $ 9,018       71 %
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         

(A) Gross margins calculated as a percentage of related revenues.

Cost of Software License Revenues

     Cost of software license revenues consists primarily of third-party software royalties, cost of product packaging and documentation materials, and amortization of capitalized software costs. Cost of software license revenues as a percentage of software license revenues was 5% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to 16% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. The decrease in percentages above and corresponding improvement in software gross margin was primarily due to a decrease in the amortization of capitalized software development costs and a decrease in third-party software royalties. Capitalized software development costs were fully amortized in the second quarter of 2004.

Cost of Professional Services and Maintenance Revenues

     The cost of professional services and maintenance revenues consists primarily of personnel salaries and benefits, facilities and information system costs incurred to provide consulting, training and customer support and payments to indirect channel partners to provide first level support to end-user customers. These payments to indirect channel partners to provide first level support are generally amortized over the 12-month maintenance support period of the underlying contract with the end-user customer. Cost of professional services and maintenance revenues decreased by $241,000 to $950,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $1,191,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months

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ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 cost of professional services and maintenance revenues was $1,973,000 and $2,925,000, respectively. The decreases in the cost of professional services and maintenance revenues is primarily due to the Company’s decrease in the number of professional service employees transferred in conjunction with the sale of the CRM Business in the first quarter of 2003. The decreases also reflects a decreases in professional service employees in general as the Company focuses on the utilization of partners for consulting services relating to its product. As a percentage of professional services and maintenance revenues, cost of professional services and maintenance revenues improved to 27% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to 36% for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, costs of professional services and maintenance revenues improved to 27% from 39%, respectively. The improvements in gross margins was primarily due to a change in revenue mix from lower margin consulting revenues to higher margin maintenance revenues. The Company will continue to focus on the utilization of partners to deliver consulting services for product implementations and customization of its products.

Operating Expenses

                                                                 
    (in thousands except percentages)
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
            As a           As a           As a           As a
            Percent of           Percent of           Percent of           Percent of
            Total           Total           Total           Total
    2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
  2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
Sales and marketing
  $ 2,645       36 %   $ 2,773       47 %   $ 5,158       35 %   $ 5,480       43 %
Product development
    1,229       17 %     1,353       23 %     2,555       17 %     2,890       23 %
General and administrative
    1,488       20 %     2,052       34 %     3,096       21 %     4,280       33 %
Compensation expenses related to an acquisition
                                              583       5 %
Restructuring credit
    (27 )     %           %     (27 )     %           %
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
Amortization of acquired intangible asset
    62       1 %     62       1 %     125       1 %     125       1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
  $ 5,397       74 %   $ 6,240       105 %   $ 10,907       74 %   $ 13,358       105 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

     Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, commissions and bonuses for the Company’s sales and marketing personnel, field office expenses, travel and entertainment, promotional and advertising expenses and the cost of the Company’s international operations, which are sales operations. Sales and marketing expenses decreased $128,000 to $2,645,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $2,773,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Sales and marketing expenses decreased as a percentage of total revenue to 36% for three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 47% for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 sales and marketing expenses decreased $322,000 to $5,158,000, or 35% of total revenue, from $5,480,000, or 43% of total revenue, respectively. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses were primarily due to a decrease in sales and marketing costs relating to the Company’s CRM product and decreases in sales and marketing employees and their related salaries transferred in-conjunction with the sale of the CRM Business in the first quarter of 2003. The decrease was partially offset by unfavorable impacts of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations due to the weakness of the foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar in the applicable periods in 2004 versus the same periods 2003 and the related effects on the weighted average values of the British pound, Euro and Australian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar. The net effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations was an increase to sales and marketing expenses of approximately $150,000 and $345,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. The Company anticipates increasing its staffing in sales and marketing, including its direct sales force and presales technical staff, and making investments in securing new partner relationships, including OEM relationships. As a result, there may be an increase in sales and marketing costs in 2004 as compared to 2003. The Company will, however, continue to closely monitor discretionary costs.

Product Development Expenses

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and quality assurance activities, and consist primarily of employee salaries and benefits, consulting costs and the cost of software development tools. The Company capitalizes product development costs during the required capitalization period once the Company has reached technological feasibility through general release of its software products. The Company considers technological feasibility to be achieved when a product design and working model of the software product have been completed and the software product is ready for initial customer testing. Capitalized software development costs are then amortized on a product-by-product basis over the estimated product life of between one to two years and are included in the cost of software license revenue. Product development costs not meeting the requirements of capitalization are expensed as incurred.

     Product development expenses decreased $124,000 to $1,229,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $1,353,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. These expenses represent 17% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to 23% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 product development expenses decreased $335,000 to $2,555,000, or 17% of total revenue, from $2,890,000, or 23% of total revenue, respectively. The decrease in product development expenses was primarily due to the transfer of product development employees in-conjunction with the sale of the CRM Business in the first quarter of 2003 The Company anticipates that it will continue to devote substantial resources to the development of new products, new versions of its existing products, including Applix TM1, and related applications.

General and Administrative Expenses

     General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and occupancy costs for executive, administrative, finance, information technology and human resource personnel, and accounting and legal costs. General and administrative expenses also include legal costs associated with the Company’s investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the Company’s financial restatements for the fiscal years 2001 and 2002. General and administrative expenses decreased $564,000, to $1,488,000, or 20% of total revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $2,052,000, or 34% of total revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 general and administrative expenses decreased $1,184,000 to $3,096,000, or 21% of total revenue, from $4,280,000, or 33% of total revenue, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower executive severance costs, stock-based compensation expenses related to certain executive stock options and costs associated with the Company’s two financial restatements and related SEC investigation. The decrease was also attributable to a reduction in rent expense in the second quarter of 2004 of $225,000, or $900,000 on an annualized basis, resulting from the Company’s restructured headquarters’ lease. The Company will continue to closely monitor general and administrative costs.

Compensation Expenses Related to An Acquisition

     Compensation expenses related to an acquisition and amortization of acquired intangibles consists primarily of contingent cash consideration relating to the Company’s March 2001 acquisition of Dynamic Decisions and the amortization of identified intangible assets, consisting of customer relationships, associated with the acquisition. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded $0 and $583,000, respectively, for compensation expenses related to the acquisition of Dynamic Decisions, which includes the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of translating the Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar. All contingent amounts relating to the Dynamic Decisions acquisition were paid in 2003 and no further amounts are due.

Restructuring Credit

     In the second quarter of 2004, the Company recorded a restructuring credit to its fourth quarter 2003 restructuring charge of its Westborough headquarters office lease of $27,000, as a change in estimate.

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Asset

     Amortization expense for the customer relationships associated with the Dynamic Decisions acquisition were $62,000 and $125,000 for each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The amortization expense will continue to be ratably amortized through the first quarter of 2007.

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    (in thousands except percentages)
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
            Percent of           Percent of           Percent of           Percent of
    2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
  2004
  Revenues
  2003
  Revenues
Interest and other income, net
  $ (181 )     -2 %   $ 431       7 %   $ (34 )     0 %   $ 605       5 %
Net gain from sale of CRM business
          %     (78 )     -1 %           %     7,922       62 %
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         
Total
  $ (181 )     -2 %   $ 353       6 %   $ (34 )     0 %   $ 8,574       67 %
 
   
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
         

Interest and Other (Loss) Income, Net

     Interest and other (loss) income, net decreased to a loss of $181,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to income of $431,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Interest and other (loss) income, net decreased to a loss of $34,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to income of $605,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The decrease is primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances denominated in the Company’s foreign subsidiaries’ local currencies. In particular, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $385,000 and $300,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 due to an unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation of the Australian dollar and its related effect on the Company’s Australian intercompany balance.

     The net loss was partially offset in the second quarter of 2004, by a gain of approximately $195,000 relating to the sale of its French subsidiary in second quarter of 2001. The Company received $195,000 from the buyer which had been held in escrow pending the outcome of a tax audit.

Net Gain from Sale of CRM Business

     In the first quarter of 2003, the Company completed the sale of the CRM Business to iET Acquisition, LLC (“iET”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Platinum Equity Holdings, LLC for $5,750,000 in cash consideration, of which $487,000 was paid to iET for net working capital adjustments and $3,552,000 in net assumed liabilities. The sale excluded approximately $2,800,000 in net accounts receivable generated from the sale of CRM products and services.

     iET paid $4,250,000 of the purchase price in cash at the initial closing and paid an additional $1,500,000 in cash on March 17, 2003 upon the completion of the closing of the sale of certain assets of the Company’s Germany subsidiary, Applix GmbH. During the period of the initial closing and completion of the Company’s Germany subsidiary asset sale closing, Applix GmbH continued to resell the CRM software products sold to iET, and to provide professional services and maintenance support under a reseller’s agreement between the Company and iET.

     The Company’s results for three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and the three months ended June 30, 2003 included no CRM revenues and for the six months ended June 30, 2003 included CRM license revenues of $253,000 and CRM professional services and maintenance revenues of $999,000.

     In the first quarter of 2003, the Company recorded a net gain before tax of $8,000,000, which includes net cash consideration of $5,525,000, which reflects $262,000 paid back to iET and $3,552,000 of net liabilities assumed by iET less transaction costs of $1,077,000. The purchase price is subject to certain post closing adjustments relating to the net working capital as set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and iET, dated January 21, 2003 and therefore the net gain from the sale of the CRM business is subject to additional adjustments.

     In the second quarter of 2003, the Company recorded an adjustment to accrue for additional transactions costs, a change in estimate, of $78,000 to reduce the net gain from the sale of the CRM Business and paid back to iET an additional $225,000 of the total cash consideration received due to post-closing adjustments.

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     The provision for income taxes represents the Company’s state and foreign income tax obligations and amortization of a deferred tax liability related to the Company’s acquisition of Dynamic Decisions. The Company’s provision for income taxes was $88,000 and $115,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to $115,000 and $764,000 for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2003. The provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2003 includes $355,000 in foreign income taxes related to the Company’s sale of its CRM Business. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 decreased to 9% from 18%, respectively, which is primarily due to the additional provision for income taxes recorded as a result of the sale of the CRM Business and higher taxable income in a foreign jurisdiction.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company currently derives its liquidity and capital resources primarily from the Company’s cash flow from operations. In addition, the Company sold $3 million, at fair market value, of its common stock in February 2004 to a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, along with another investor, who is related to the Board member, and increased its cash balance by $1.5 million from the issuance of the Company’s common stock under its stock plans in the six months ended June 30, 2004. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balances were $13,575,000 and $10,058,000 as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, which includes restricted cash of $400,000 and $817,000, respectively. The Company’s day’s sales outstanding (“DSO”) in accounts receivable was 50 days as of June 30, 2004, compared with 63 days as of December 31, 2003.

     Cash used in the Company’s operating activities was $1,005,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to cash used in operating activities of $3,751,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The decrease in cash used in operating activities is primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable collections as a result of higher revenues, a reduction in expenditures as a result of reduced expenses from the Company’s cost containment efforts and a reduction in expenses due to the sale of the CRM Business, including reduced salaries from transferred employees.

     Cash provided by investing activities totaled $22,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to cash provided by investing activities of $5,400,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The decrease in cash provided by investing activities is primarily a result of the net cash proceeds of $5,525,000 from the sale of the CRM Business in the first quarter of 2003.

     Cash provided by financing activities totaled $4,726,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004, which consisted of proceeds of $3,000,000 from the sale of common stock to two investors described above, $1,494,000 from issuance of stock under the Company’s stock plans and $232,000 from the repayment of notes receivable. This compares to total cash provided in financing activities of $98,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003, which consisted of proceeds of $335,000 from the issuance of stock under the Company’s stock plans, offset by net payment of $237,000 owed to a certain bank from the accounts receivable factoring arrangement.

     Cash paid for income taxes by the Company of $408,000 and $402,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in cash was primarily due an increase in foreign income taxes paid by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

     In January 2004, the Company entered into a lease amendment of its original lease with its landlord for its Westborough, MA headquarters. The amendment required the payment of a $3,000,000 restructuring fee to the landlord, which was paid on January 22, 2004. Per terms of the amendment, the original lease was amended as follows: 1) a reduction in the amount of space leased from 49,960 square feet to 24,376 square feet, 2) a reduction in annual rental payments from approximately $1,400,000 to $550,000, 3) a reduction in the remaining term of the lease from 9 3/4 years to 7 years, and 4) a reduction in the amount of the required irrevocable standby letter of credit from $817,000 to $400,000. The payment required pursuant to the release of excess space was expensed in 2003 as part of the accrued restructuring expenses.

     In February 2004, a member of the Company’s board of directors, along with another investor, who is related to the Board member, purchased 657,894 shares of common stock from the Company for $3 million.

     On March 19, 2004, the Company entered into two credit facilities, providing for loans, with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). The first facility, a domestic working capital line of credit, has an interest rate of prime plus 1.00% per annum and provides for borrowings of up to the lesser of (i) $2,000,000 or (ii) an amount based upon a percentage of the Company’s qualifying domestic accounts receivable. The second facility, an equipment line of credit, has an interest rate of prime plus 1.50% per annum and provides for borrowings of up to $1,000,000. The obligations of the Company to SVB under the two credit facilities are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and such domestic subsidiaries. The two credit facilities will expire on March 18, 2005. As of June 30, 2004, there were no amounts outstanding under these two credit facilities.

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     In June 2004, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a subtenant for a portion of the Company’s UK office lease. As of June 30, 2004, the Company continued to use the subleased office space and anticipated exit of the facility in July 2004. At the time of exit in the third quarter of 2004, the Company anticipates it will record a loss on the exit of the space of approximately $570,000, which represents the difference between the Company’s contractual lease rate for the subleased space and the sublease rate over the remaining term of the original lease, discounted by a credit adjusted risk rate of 8%.

     As of June 30, 2004, the Company had the following future contractual commitments:

                                         
    Total   Less Than   1 - 3   4 - 5   After
    Years
  1 year
  Years
  Years
  5 Years
Non-cancelable operating leases
  $ 5,040,000     $ 918,000     $ 1,540,000     $ 1,502,000     $ 1,080,000  
Non-cancelable capital leases
    57,000       34,000       23,000              
Purchase obligations
    185,000       185,000                    
Long-term debt obligations
                             
Other long-term obligations
                             
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total contractual cash obligations
  $ 5,282,000     $ 1,137,000     $ 1,563,000     $ 1,502,000     $ 1,080,000  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

     The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or related parties, and as such, the Company’s liquidity and capital resources are not subject to off-balance-sheet risks from unconsolidated entities.

     The Company has plans for approximately $275,000 in capital expenditures for the remainder of 2004, including hardware, software, upgrades and replacements. The Company may finance these purchases through use of third-party financing arrangements including its equipment line of credit.

     For the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company achieved operating profitability and generated positive operating cash flow, before the payment of previously accrued restructuring expenses relating to its Westborough headquarters office lease. The Company has, however, historically incurred operating losses and negative cash flows for the last several years. As of June 30, 2004, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $44.2 million. Management’s plans include increasing revenues and generating positive cash flows from operations. The Company currently expects that the principal sources of funding for its operating expenses, capital expenditures and other liquidity needs will be a combination of its available cash balances, funds expected to be generated from operations, and the two SVB credit facilities. The availability of borrowings under the Company’s two credit facilities are subject to the maintenance of certain financial covenants and the borrowing limits described above. The Company believes that its currently available sources of funds will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months. However, there are a number of factors that may negatively impact the Company’s available sources of funds. The amount of cash generated from or used by operations will be dependent primarily upon the successful execution of the Company’s business plan, including increasing revenues and reinvesting into its sales and marketing and field operations. If the Company does not meet its plans to generate sufficient revenue or positive cash flows, it may need to raise additional capital or reduce spending.

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FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

OUR STOCK PRICE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR QUARTERLY RESULTS.

     We may experience significant fluctuations in our future results of operations due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, including:

  demand for and market acceptance of our products and services;
 
  the size and timing of customer orders, particularly large orders, during a particular quarter;
 
  introduction of products and services or enhancements by us and our competitors;
 
  competitive factors that affect our pricing;
 
  the mix of products and services we sell;
 
  the hiring and retention of key personnel;
 
  our expansion into international markets;
 
  the timing and magnitude of our capital expenditures, including costs relating to the expansion of our operations;
 
  the acquisition and retention of key partners;
 
  changes in generally accepted accounting policies, especially those related to the recognition of software revenue; and
 
  new government legislation or regulation.

     We typically receive a majority of our orders in the last month of each fiscal quarter because our customers often delay purchases of products until the end of the quarter as our sales organization and our individual sales representatives strive to meet quarterly sales targets. As a result, any delay in anticipated sales is likely to result in the deferral of the associated revenue beyond the end of a particular quarter, which would have a significant effect on our operating results for that quarter. In addition, most of our operating expenses do not vary directly with net sales and are difficult to adjust in the short term. As a result, if net sales for a particular quarter were below expectations, we could not proportionately reduce operating expenses for that quarter, and, therefore, that revenue shortfall would have a disproportionate adverse effect on our operating results for that quarter. If our operating results are below the expectations of public market analysts and investors, the price of our common stock may fall significantly.

     WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FULFILL ANY FUTURE CAPITAL NEEDS.

     We achieved operating profitability for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and generated positive cash flow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004. The Company has, however, historically incurred losses from continuing operations for the last several years. Additionally, we could incur operating losses and negative cash flows in the future because of costs and expenses relating to brand development, marketing and other promotional activities, continued development of our information technology infrastructure, expansion of product offerings and development of relationships with other businesses. Although we achieved profitability in the first two quarters of 2004, there can be no assurance that we will achieve a profitable level of operations in the future.

     We believe, based upon our current business plan, that our current cash and cash equivalents, funds expected to be generated from operations and available credit lines should be sufficient to fund our operations as planned for at least the next twelve months. However, we may need additional funds sooner than anticipated if our performance deviates significantly from our current business plan or if there are significant changes in competitive or other market factors. If we elect to raise additional operating funds, such funds, whether from equity or debt financing or other sources, may not be available, or available on terms acceptable to us.

IF WE DO NOT INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN A TIMELY MANNER, OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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     WILL BECOME OBSOLETE, AND OUR OPERATING RESULTS WILL SUFFER.

     The business performance management and business intelligence markets, including in interactive planning, budgeting and analytics are characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product enhancements, uncertain product life cycles, changes in customer demands and evolving industry standards. Our products could be rendered obsolete if products based on new technologies are introduced or new industry standards emerge.

     Enterprise computing environments are inherently complex. As a result, we cannot accurately estimate the life cycles of our products. New products and product enhancements can require long development and testing periods, which requires us to hire and retain technically competent personnel. Significant delays in new product releases or significant problems in installing or implementing new products could seriously damage our business. We have, on occasion, experienced delays in the scheduled introduction of new and enhanced products and may experience similar delays in the future.

     Our future success depends upon our ability to enhance existing products, develop and introduce new products, satisfy customer requirements and achieve market acceptance. We may not successfully identify new product opportunities and develop and bring new products to market in a timely and cost-effective manner.

ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND BY MEANS OF BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL AND MAY DISRUPT OUR OPERATIONS OR HARM OUR REVENUES.

     We have in the past, and may in the future, buy businesses, products or technologies. In the event of any future purchases, we will face additional financial and operational risks, including:

  difficulty in assimilating the operations, technology and personnel of acquired companies;
 
  disruption in our business because of the allocation of resources to consummate these transactions and the diversion of management’s attention from our core business;
 
  difficulty in retaining key technical and managerial personnel from acquired companies;
 
  dilution of our stockholders, if we issue equity to fund these transactions;
 
  assumption of increased expenses and liabilities;
 
  our relationships with existing employees, customers and business partners may be weakened or terminated as a result of these transactions; and
 
  additional ongoing expenses associated with write-downs of goodwill and other purchased intangible assets.

     WE RELY HEAVILY ON KEY PERSONNEL.

     The loss of any of our members of management, or any of our staff of sales and development professionals, could prevent us from successfully executing our business strategies. Any such loss of technical knowledge and industry expertise could negatively impact our success. Moreover, the loss of any critical employees or a group thereof, particularly to a competing organization, could cause us to lose market share, and the Applix brand could be diminished.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT WE ENCOUNTER IN OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS.

     Due to the Company’s significant international operations, we face a number of additional challenges associated with the conduct of business overseas. For example:

  we may have difficulty managing and administering a globally-dispersed business;
 
  fluctuations in exchange rates may negatively affect our operating results;

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  we may not be able to repatriate the earnings of our foreign operations;
 
  we have to comply with a wide variety of foreign laws;
 
  we may not be able to adequately protect our trademarks overseas due to the uncertainty of laws and enforcement in certain countries relating to the protection of intellectual property rights;
 
  reductions in business activity during the summer months in Europe and certain other parts of the world could negatively impact the operating results of our foreign operations;
 
  export controls could prevent us from shipping our products into and from some markets;
 
  multiple and possibly overlapping tax structures could significantly reduce the financial performance of our foreign operations;
 
  changes in import/export duties and quotas could affect the competitive pricing of our products and services and reduce our market share in some countries; and
 
  economic or political instability in some international markets could result in the forfeiture of some foreign assets and the loss of sums spent developing and marketing those assets.

BECAUSE THE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE MARKETS ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCEED.

     If we fail to compete successfully in the highly competitive and rapidly changing business performance management and business intelligence markets, we may not be able to succeed. We face competition primarily from business intelligence firms. We also face competition from large enterprise application software vendors, independent systems integrators, consulting firms and in-house IT departments. Because barriers to entry into the software market are relatively low, we expect to face additional competition in the future.

     Many of our competitors can devote significantly more resources to the development, promotion and sale of products than we can, and many of them can respond to new technologies and changes in customer preferences more quickly than we can. Further, other companies with resources greater than ours may attempt to gain market share in the customer analytics and business planning markets by acquiring or forming strategic alliances with our competitors.

BECAUSE WE DEPEND IN PART ON THIRD-PARTY SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS, OUR OPERATING RESULTS WILL LIKELY SUFFER IF WE DO NOT DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THESE RELATIONSHIPS.

     We rely in part on systems integrators to promote, sell and implement our solutions. If we fail to maintain and develop relationships with systems integrators, our operating results will likely suffer. In addition, if we are unable to rely on systems integrators to install and implement our products, we will likely have to provide these services ourselves, resulting in increased costs. As a result, our results of operation may be harmed. In addition, systems integrators may develop, market or recommend products that compete with our products. Further, if these systems integrators fail to implement our products successfully, our reputation may be harmed.

BECAUSE THE SALES CYCLE FOR OUR PRODUCTS CAN BE LENGTHY, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO PREDICT WHEN OR WHETHER A SALE WILL BE MADE.

     The timing of our revenue is difficult to predict in large part due to the length and variability of the sales cycle for our products. Companies often view the purchase of our products as a significant and strategic decision. As a result, companies tend to take significant time and effort evaluating our products. The amount of time and effort depends in part on the size and the complexity of the deployment. This evaluation process frequently results in a lengthy sales cycle, typically ranging from three to six months. During this time we may incur substantial sales and marketing expenses and expend significant management efforts. We do not recoup these investments if the prospective customer does not ultimately license our product.

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OUR BUSINESS WILL BE HARMED IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PROTECT OUR TRADEMARKS FROM MISUSE BY THIRD PARTIES.

     Our collection of trademarks is important to our business. The protective steps we take or have taken may be inadequate to deter misappropriation of our trademark rights. We have filed applications for registration of some of our trademarks in the United States. Effective trademark protection may not be available in every country in which we offer or intend to offer our products and services. Failure to protect our trademark rights adequately could damage our brand identity and impair our ability to compete effectively. Furthermore, defending or enforcing our trademark rights could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.

OUR PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN DEFECTS THAT MAY BE COSTLY TO CORRECT, DELAY MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRODUCTS AND EXPOSE US TO LITIGATION.

     Despite testing by Applix and our customers, errors may be found in our products after commencement of commercial shipments. If errors are discovered, we may have to make significant expenditures of capital to eliminate them and yet may not be able to successfully correct them in a timely manner or at all. Errors and failures in our products could result in a loss of, or delay in, market acceptance of our products and could damage our reputation and our ability to convince commercial users of the benefits of our products.

     In addition, failures in our products could cause system failures for our customers who may assert warranty and other claims for substantial damages against us. Although our license agreements with our customers typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential product liability claims, it is possible that these provisions may not be effective or enforceable under the laws of some jurisdictions. Our insurance policies may not adequately limit our exposure to this type of claim. These claims, even if unsuccessful, could be costly and time-consuming to defend.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     As a multinational corporation, the Company is exposed to market risk, primarily from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, in particular the British pound, Euro and Australian dollar. These exposures may change over time and could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial results. Most of the Company’s international sales through its subsidiaries are denominated in foreign currencies. Although foreign currency exchange rates have fluctuated significantly in recent years, the Company’s exposure to changes in net income, due to foreign currency exchange rates fluctuations, in the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is mitigated to some extent by expenses incurred by the foreign subsidiary in the same currency. The exchange rate at June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 was 0.55 British pound, 0.82 Euro, 0.70 Australian dollar and 0.60 British pound, 0.87 Euro, 0.67 Australian dollar respectively. The weighted average exchange rate per $1.00 U.S. dollar for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was 0.55 British pound, 0.83 Euro and 0.71 Australian dollars. As compared to the weighted average dollar for three months ended June 30, 2003 which was 0.62 British pound, 0.88 Euro and 0.64 Australian dollar. The Company’s primary foreign currency exposures relate to its short-term intercompany balances with its foreign subsidiaries, primarily the Australian dollar. Our foreign subsidiaries have functional currencies denominated in the Euro, Australian dollar, British pound and Swiss franc. Intercompany transactions denominated in these currencies are remeasured at each period end with any exchange gains or losses recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. During 2004, the Company has reported significant losses of approximately $300,000 in its Consolidated Financial Statements of Operations due to unfavorable movements in the Australian dollar exchange rate. Based on foreign currency exposures existing at June 30, 2004, a 10% unfavorable movement in foreign exchange rates related to the British pound, Euro, Australian dollar, and Swiss franc would result in approximately a $512,000 loss to earnings. The Company has currently not engaged in activities to hedge these exposures.

     At June 30, 2004, the Company held $13,175,000 in cash equivalents, excluding $400,000 of restricted cash, consisting primarily of money market funds and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents are classified as available for sale and carried at fair value, which approximates cost. A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair market value of these instruments due to their short maturity and the Company’s intention that all the securities will be sold within one year.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of June 30, 2004. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2004, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were (1) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was being prepared and (2) effective, in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

     No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 27, 2004, the following proposals were adopted by the votes specified below:

1)   Election of two Class I Directors for a term of three years:

                 
    FOR
  WITHHELD
Bradley D. Fire
    12,848,952       438,504  
John D. Loewenberg
    13,229,760       57,696  

    Each of the following directors who were not up for reelection at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders continue to serve as directors since the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
 
    Peter Gyenes, Alain J. Hanover, Charles F. Kane and David C. Mahoney.

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2)   Approval of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan:

                 
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
4,332,839
    1,511,344       52,263  

3)   Amend the Company’s 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 800,000 to 1,300,000 shares:

                 
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
5,028,912
    829,521       38,013  

4)   Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004:

                 
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
13,227,794
    39,957       19,705  

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description
3.2*
  Amended and Restated By-Laws
 
   
10.20
  Retention Agreement between the Registrant and Michael Morrison, dated as of June 1, 2004
 
   
10.21
  2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
10.22
  Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
10.23
  Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement for the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
  *Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-117762), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2004

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

1.   On April 29, 2004, the Company furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K under item 12 containing a press release relating to the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     
  APPLIX, INC.
 
   
Date: August 13, 2004
  /s/ Milton A. Alpern
 
  Milton A. Alpern
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Duly Authorized
  Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description
3.2*
  Amended and Restated By-Laws
 
   
10.20
  Retention Agreement between the Registrant and Michael Morrison, dated as of June 1, 2004
 
   
10.21
  2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
10.22
  Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
10.23
  Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement for the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
  *Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-117762), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2004

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EX-10.20 2 b51111axexv10w20.txt EX-10.20 RETENTION AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.20 Retention Agreement THIS AGREEMENT by and between Applix, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and Michael A. Morrison (the "Employee") is made as of June 1, 2004 (the "Effective Date"). WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the possibility of a change in control of the Company exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise, may result in the departure or distraction of the Employee to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders, and WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that the possibility of a termination without cause or for good reason may also result in the departure or distraction of the Employee to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders, and WHEREAS, the Company has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued employment and dedication of the Employee without distraction from the possibility of a termination upon change in control of the Company and related events and circumstances, or a termination without cause or for good reason. NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement for and in consideration of the Employee remaining in its employ, the Company agrees that the Employee shall receive the severance benefits set forth in this Agreement in the event the Employee's employment with the Company is terminated under the circumstances described below: 1. Key Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: 1.1 "Change in Control" means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such subsection): (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) of this Section 1.1; or (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term "Continuing Director" means at any date a member of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board on the date of the execution of this Agreement or (ii) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (ii) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a "Business Combination"), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the "Acquiring Corporation") in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or (d) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 1.2 "Change in Control Date" means the first date during the Term (as defined in Section 2) on which a Change in Control occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary 2 notwithstanding, if (a) a Change in Control occurs, (b) the Employee's employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on which the Change in Control occurs, and (c) it is reasonably demonstrated by the Employee that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the "Change in Control Date" shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment. 1.3 "Cause" means: (a) the Employee's willful and continued failure to substantially perform his reasonable assigned duties as an employee of the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any failure after the Employee gives notice of termination for Good Reason), which failure is not cured within 30 days after a written demand for substantial performance is received by the Employee from the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Employee has not substantially performed the Employee's duties; or (b) the Employee's willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. For purposes of this Section 1.3, no act or failure to act by the Employee shall be considered "willful" unless it is done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. 1.4 "Good Reason" means the occurrence, without the Employee's written consent, of any of the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (a) through (g) below. Notwithstanding the occurrence of any such event or circumstance, such occurrence shall not be deemed to constitute Good Reason if, prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination (each as defined in Section 3.2(a)) given by the Employee in respect thereof, such event or circumstance has been fully corrected and the Employee has been reasonably compensated for any losses or damages resulting therefrom (provided that such right of correction by the Company shall only apply to the first Notice of Termination for Good Reason given by the Employee). (a) the assignment to the Employee of duties inconsistent in any material respect with the Employee's position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority or responsibilities in effect, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 4.1 below, immediately prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the Change in Control Date, (ii) the date of the execution by the Company of the initial written agreement or instrument providing for the Change in Control or (iii) the date of the adoption by the Board of Directors of a resolution providing for the Change in Control, or, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 4.2 below, six months prior to the Date of Termination (in each case, the earliest to occur of such dates referred to herein as the "Measurement Date"), or any other action or omission by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority or responsibilities; provided, however, that if the Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason pursuant to this paragraph, he must provide to the Company or the acquiring entity (if 3 applicable), during the three month period following the Change in Control Date, or, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 4.2 below, the Date of Termination, such cooperation as the Company or acquiring entity (if applicable) may reasonably request with respect to transition matters, which cooperation shall not entail a commitment by the Employee of more than 20 hours per month; (b) a reduction in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the Change in Control Date, or, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 4.2 below, a reduction of more than 10% in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date six months prior to the Date of Termination, or, in either case, as the same was or may be increased thereafter from time to time; (c) the failure by the Company to (i) continue in effect any material compensation or benefit plan or program (including without limitation any life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plan and any vacation or automobile program or policy) (a "Benefit Plan") in which the Employee participates or which is applicable to the Employee immediately prior to the Measurement Date, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan or program, (ii) continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, than the basis existing immediately prior to the Measurement Date or (iii) award cash bonuses to the Employee in amounts and in a manner substantially consistent with past practice in light of the Company's financial performance; (d) a change by the Company in the location at which the Employee performs his principal duties for the Company to a new location that is both (i) outside a radius of 35 miles from the Employee's principal residence immediately prior to the Measurement Date and (ii) more than 20 miles from the location at which the Employee performed his principal duties for the Company immediately prior to the Measurement Date; or a requirement by the Company that the Employee travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Measurement Date; (e) the failure of the Company to obtain the agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as required by Section 6.1; (f) any failure of the Company to pay or provide to the Employee any portion of the Employee's compensation or benefits due under any Benefit Plan within seven days of the date such compensation or benefits are due, or any material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any employment agreement with the Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, any good faith determination of "Good Reason" made by the Employee following a Change in Control shall be conclusive, binding and final. The Employee's right to terminate his employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by his incapacity due to physical or mental illness. 4 1.5 "Disability" means the Employee's absence from the full-time performance of the Employee's duties with the Company for 180 consecutive calendar days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Employee or the Employee's legal representative. 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, shall take effect upon the Effective Date and shall expire upon the first to occur of (a) the expiration of the Term (as defined below) if a Change in Control has not occurred during the Term or (b) the fulfillment by the Company of all of its obligations under Sections 4 and 5.2 if the Employee's employment with the Company terminates during the Term or within 12 months following the Change in Control Date. "Term" shall mean the period commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing in effect through December 31, 2004; provided, however, that commencing on January 1, 2005 and each January 1 thereafter, the Term shall be automatically extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to the scheduled expiration of the Term (or any extension thereof), the Company shall have given the Employee written notice that the Term will not be extended. 3. Employment Status; Notice of Termination of Employment. 3.1 Not an Employment Contract. The Employee acknowledges that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Employee as an employee and that this Agreement does not prevent the Employee from terminating employment at any time. 3.2 Notice of Termination of Employment. (a) Any termination of the Employee's employment by the Company or by the Employee (other than due to the death of the Employee) shall be communicated by a written notice to the other party hereto (the "Notice of Termination"), given in accordance with Section 7. Any Notice of Termination shall: (i) indicate the specific termination provision (if any) of this Agreement relied upon by the party giving such notice, (ii) to the extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) specify the Date of Termination (as defined below). The effective date of an employment termination (the "Date of Termination") shall be the close of business on the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which date may not be less than 15 days or more than 120 days after the date of delivery of such Notice of Termination), in the case of a termination other than one due to the Employee's death, or the date of the Employee's death, as the case may be. (b) The failure by the Employee or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Employee or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Employee or the Company, respectively, from asserting any such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Employee's or the Company's rights hereunder. 5 (c) Any Notice of Termination for Cause given by the Company must be given within 90 days of the occurrence of the event(s) or circumstance(s) which constitute(s) Cause. 4. Benefits to Employee. 4.1 Compensation upon Termination after a Change in Control. If a Change in Control Date occurs during the Term and the Employee's employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or death) or by the Employee for Good Reason within 12 months following the Change in Control Date, then the Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits: (a) the Company shall pay to the Employee in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination the sum of (i) the Employee's base salary through the Date of Termination, (ii) any accrued bonus which the Employee is entitled to receive as of the Date of Termination, (iii) the amount of any compensation previously deferred by the Employee (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent not previously paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"); (b) for six months after the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to pay to the Employee his highest annual base salary during the three-year period prior to the Date of Termination; and (c) for six months after the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to provide to the Employee medical, health and accident or disability benefits on substantially the same terms as were provided to the Employee on the Date of Termination. 4.2 Compensation upon Termination other than after a Change in Control. Except as set forth in Section 4.1 above, in which case the terms of Section 4.1 shall apply, if the Employee's employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or death) or by the Employee for Good Reason, then the Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits: (a) the Company shall pay to the Employee in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination the Accrued Obligations; (b) for six months after the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to pay to the Employee his highest annual base salary during the three-year period prior to the Date of Termination; and (c) for six months after the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to provide to the Employee medical and dental benefits on substantially the same terms as were provided to the Employee on the Date of Termination. 4.3 Resignation without Good Reason; Termination for Cause or for Death or Disability. If, at any time, the Employee voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company, excluding a termination for Good Reason, or the Employee's employment with the 6 Company is terminated by the Company for Cause or by reason of the Employee's death or Disability, then the Company shall pay the Employee (or his estate, if applicable), in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, the Accrued Obligations. 4.4 Treatment of Stock Options. (a) Upon a Change of Control. If a Change in Control Date occurs during the Term, then, effective upon the Change in Control Date, each outstanding option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company held by the Employee shall become immediately exercisable in full and will no longer be subject to a right of repurchase by the Company. (b) Upon Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. Except as set forth in Section 4.4(a) above, in which case the terms of Section 4.4(a) shall apply, if the Employee's employment is terminated during the Term by the Company without Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason, then, with respect to each outstanding option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company held by the Employee on the Date of Termination, (i) the vested portion of such option shall remain exercisable during the six month period following the Date of Termination, (ii) the unvested portion of such option shall continue to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule of such option during the one year period following the Date of Termination, and (iii) such option shall expire on the date that is six months after the Date of Termination. 5. Disputes. 5.1 Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration. All claims by the Employee for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of Directors of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Employee in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board of Directors shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Employee for a review of the decision denying a claim. Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction. 5.2 Expenses. The Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal, accounting and other fees and expenses which the Employee may reasonably incur as a result of any claim or contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Employee or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Employee regarding the amount of any payment or benefits pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. 6. Successors. 7 6.1 Successor to Company. The Company shall require any person or entity that purchases all or substantially all of the assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such purchase had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor to its business or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. 6.2 Successor to Employee. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to the Employee or his family hereunder if the Employee had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Employee's estate. 7. Notice. All notices, instructions and other communications given hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in writing. Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be sent either (i) by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (ii) prepaid via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case addressed to the Company, at 289 Turnpike Road, Westboro, Massachusetts 01581, and to the Employee at the address set forth below his name on the signature page hereto (or to such other address as either the Company or the Employee may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith). Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered five business days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one business day after it is sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service. Either party may give any notice, instruction or other communication hereunder using any other means, but no such notice, instruction or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly delivered unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is intended. 8. Miscellaneous. 8.1 Employment by Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee's employment with the Company shall not be deemed to have terminated solely as a result of the Employee continuing to be employed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. 8.2 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 8.3 Injunctive Relief. The Company and the Employee agree that any breach of this Agreement by the Company is likely to cause the Employee substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Employee shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive relief. 8 8.4 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflicts of law principles. 8.5 Waivers. No waiver by the Employee at any time of any breach of, or compliance with, any provision of this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall be deemed a waiver of that or any other provision at any subsequent time. 8.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 8.7 Tax Withholding. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable tax withholding required under federal, state or local law. 8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements (including but not limited to any stock option acceleration agreement between the Company and the Employee), promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein; and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein is hereby terminated and cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that this Agreement is terminated as a result of (a) the expiration of the Term prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or (b) the termination of the Employee's employment by the Company prior to the Change in Control Date, any such stock option acceleration agreement shall not be superseded and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. 8.9 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Employee. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank.] 9 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above. Applix, Inc. By: /s/ David C. Mahoney --------------------------------- David C. Mahoney President and CEO /s/ Michael A. Morrison - ------------------------------------ Michael A. Morrison Address: 7 Overlook Drive Groton, MA 01450 10 EX-10.21 3 b51111axexv10w21.txt EX-10.21 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN EXHIBIT 10.21 APPLIX, INC. 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 1. Purpose The purpose of this 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of Applix, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), is to advance the interests of the Company's stockholders by enhancing the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives and thereby better aligning the interests of such persons with those of the Company's stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term "Company" shall include any of the Company's present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code") and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). 2. Eligibility All of the Company's employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to be granted options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based awards (each, an "Award") under the Plan. Each person who has been granted an Award under the Plan shall be deemed a "Participant". 3. Administration and Delegation (a) Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in good faith. (b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a "Committee"). All references in the Plan to the "Board" shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board to the extent that the Board's powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or executive officers. -1- 4. Stock Available for Awards (a) Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, Awards may be made under the Plan for up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0025 par value per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"). If any Award expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or results in any Common Stock not being issued, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options (as hereinafter defined), to any limitations under the Code. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. (b) Sub-limits. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, the following sub-limits on the number of shares subject to Awards shall apply: (1) Per-Participant Limit. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 750,000 shares of Common Stock per calendar year. The per-Participant limit described in this Section 4(b)(1) shall be construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder ("Section 162(m)"). (2) Limit on Awards other than Options and SARS. The maximum number of shares with respect to which Awards other than Options and SARs may be granted shall be 750,000. 5. Stock Options (a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an "Option") and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or advisable. An Option which is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a "Nonstatutory Stock Option". (b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an "incentive stock option" as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an "Incentive Stock Option") shall only be granted to employees of the Company, any of the Company's present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option. -2- (c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price at the time each Option is granted and specify it in the applicable option agreement; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by the Board at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted. (d) Duration of Options. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement, except that such date in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall in no case be later than 10 years after the date on which the option is granted. (e) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised. (f) Payment Upon Exercise. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows: (1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company; (2) except as the Board may, in its sole discretion, otherwise provide in an option agreement, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding; (3) when the Common Stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board in good faith ("Fair Market Value"), provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law and (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from the Company was owned by the Participant at least six months prior to such delivery and (iii) such Common Stock is not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements; (4) to the extent permitted by applicable law and by the Board, in its sole discretion by (i) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or (5) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. (g) Substitute Options. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may -3- grant Options in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof. Substitute Options may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Options contained in the other sections of this Section 5 or in Section 2. 6. Stock Appreciation Rights (a) General. A Stock Appreciation Right, or SAR, is an Award entitling the holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount in cash or Common Stock or a combination thereof (such form to be determined by the Board) determined in whole or in part by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the fair market value of a share of Common Stock. SARs may be based solely on appreciation in the fair market value of Common Stock or on a comparison of such appreciation with some other measure of market growth such as (but not limited to) appreciation in a recognized market index. The date as of which such appreciation or other measure is determined shall be the exercise date unless another date is specified by the Board in the SAR Award. (b) Grants. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with, or independently of, Options granted under the Plan. (1) Tandem Awards. When Stock Appreciation Rights are expressly granted in tandem with Options, (i) the Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable only at such time or times, and to the extent, that the related Option is exercisable and will be exercisable in accordance with the procedure required for exercise of the related Option; (ii) the Stock Appreciation Right will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option, except that a Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to less than the full number of shares covered by an Option will not be reduced until the number of shares as to which the related Option has been exercised or has terminated exceeds the number of shares not covered by the Stock Appreciation Right; (iii) the Option will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the exercise of the related Stock Appreciation Right; and (iv) the Stock Appreciation Right will be transferable only with the related Option. (2) Independent SARs. A Stock Appreciation Right not expressly granted in tandem with an Option will become exercisable at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board may specify in the SAR Award. (c) Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board, together with any other documents required by the Board. 7. Restricted Stock (a) Grants. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued -4- at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods established by the Board for such Award (each, a "Restricted Stock Award"). (b) Terms and Conditions. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. (c) Stock Certificates. Any stock certificates issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant's death (the "Designated Beneficiary"). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the Participant's estate. 8. Other Stock-Based Awards Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property, may be granted hereunder to Participants ("Other Stock Unit Awards"), including without limitation Awards entitling recipients to receive shares of Common Stock to be delivered in the future. Such Other Stock Unit Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock Unit Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the conditions of each Other Stock Unit Awards, including any purchase price applicable thereto. At the time any Award is granted, the Board may provide that, at the time Common Stock would otherwise be delivered pursuant to the Award, the Participant will instead receive an instrument evidencing the Participant's right to future delivery of the Common Stock. 9. Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events (a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the sub-limits set forth in Section 4(b), (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share subject to each outstanding Option, and (iv) the share- and per-share provisions of each Stock Appreciation Right, (v) the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award and (vi) the share- and per-share-related provisions of each outstanding Other Stock Unit Award, shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) to the extent determined by the Board. -5- (b) Reorganization Events (1) Definition. A "Reorganization Event" shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or (b) any exchange of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company. (2) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Awards Other than Restricted Stock Awards. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board shall take any one or more of the following actions as to all or any outstanding Awards on such terms as the Board determines: (i) provide that Awards shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, provide that the Participant's unexercised Options or other unexercised Awards shall become exercisable in full and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event unless exercised by the Participant within a specified period following the date of such notice, (iii) provide that outstanding Awards shall become realizable or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an Award shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the "Acquisition Price"), make or provide for a cash payment to a Participant equal to (A) the Acquisition Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Participant's Options or other Awards (to the extent the exercise price does not exceed the Acquisition Price) minus (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding Options or other Awards, in exchange for the termination of such Options or other Awards, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise price thereof) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing. For purposes of clause (i) above, an Option shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Option confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event. -6- To the extent all or any portion of an Option becomes exercisable solely as a result of clause (ii) above, the Board may provide that upon exercise of such Option the Participant shall receive shares subject to a right of repurchase by the Company or its successor at the Option exercise price; such repurchase right (x) shall lapse at the same rate as the Option would have become exercisable under its terms and (y) shall not apply to any shares subject to the Option that were exercisable under its terms without regard to clause (ii) above. (3) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Restricted Stock Awards. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event other than a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the repurchase and other rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock Award shall inure to the benefit of the Company's successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Award. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event involving the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock Award or any other agreement between a Participant and the Company, all restrictions and conditions on all Restricted Stock Awards then outstanding shall automatically be deemed terminated or satisfied. 10. General Provisions Applicable to Awards (a) Transferability of Awards. Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees. (b) Documentation. Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan. (c) Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly. (d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant's legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award. (e) Withholding. Each Participant shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in -7- connection with Awards to such Participant no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability. Except as the Board may otherwise provide in an Award, when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, Participants may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value; provided, however, that the total tax withholding where stock is being used to satisfy such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company's minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). Shares surrendered to satisfy tax withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant. (f) Amendment of Award. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided that the Participant's consent to such action shall be required unless the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant. (g) Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company's counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. (h) Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be. (i) Deferred Delivery of Shares Issuable Pursuant to an Award. The Board may, at the time any Award is granted, provide that, at the time Common Stock would otherwise be delivered pursuant to the Award, the Participant shall instead receive an instrument evidencing the right to future delivery of Common Stock at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board shall specify. The Board may at any time accelerate the time at which delivery of all or any part of the Common Stock shall take place. (j) Performance Conditions. (1) This Section 11(i) shall be administered by a Committee approved by the Board, all of the members of which are "outside directors" as defined by Section 162(m) (the "Section 162(m) Committee"). -8- (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Section 162(m) Committee determines at the time a Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award is granted to a Participant who is then an officer, that such Participant is, or is likely to be as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee (as defined in Section 162(m)), then the Section 162(m) Committee may provide that this Section 11(i) is applicable to such Award. (3) If a Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award is subject to this Section 11(i), than the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash or Shares pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Section 162(m) Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one or any combination of the following: (a) earnings per share, (b) return on average equity or average assets with respect to a pre-determined peer group, (c) earnings, (d) earnings growth, (e) revenues, (f) expenses, (g) stock price, (h) market share, (i) return on sales, assets, equity or investment, (j) regulatory compliance, (k) improvement of financial ratings, (l) achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives, (m) total shareholder return, (n) net operating profit after tax, (o) pre-tax or after-tax income, (p) cash flow, or (q) such other objective goals established by the Board, and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. Such performance goals may be adjusted to exclude any one or more of (i) extraordinary items, (ii) gains or losses on the dispositions of discontinued operations, (iii) the cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, (iv) the writedown of any asset, and (v) charges for restructuring and rationalization programs. Such performance goals may vary by Participant and may be different for different Awards. Such performance goals shall be set by the Section 162(m) Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m). (4) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, with respect to any Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award that is subject to this Section 11(i), the Section 162(m) Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the cash or number of Shares payable pursuant to such Award, and the Section 162(m) Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals except in the case of the death or disability of the Participant. (5) The Section 162(m) Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Section 11(i) as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. 11. Miscellaneous (a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award. -9- (b) No Rights As Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to such Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend. (c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board, but no Award granted to a Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) shall become exercisable, vested or realizable, as applicable to such Award, unless and until the Plan has been approved by the Company's stockholders to the extent stockholder approval is required by Section 162(m) in the manner required under Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)). No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the completion of ten years from the earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company's stockholders, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. (d) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, provided that to the extent required by Section 162(m), no Award granted to a Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) after the date of such amendment shall become exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award, unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by the Company's stockholders if required by Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)). (e) Provisions for Foreign Participants. The Board may modify Awards or Options granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under the Plan to recognize differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters. (f) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law. -10- EX-10.22 4 b51111axexv10w22.txt EX-10.22 FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.22 APPLIX, INC. Incentive Stock Option Agreement Granted Under 2004 Equity Incentive Plan 1. Grant of Option. This agreement evidences the grant by Applix, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), on _____________ , 200__ (the "Grant Date") to ____________________, an employee of the Company (the "Participant"), of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a total of ___________ shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $0.0025 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") at $__________ per Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date seven years after the Grant Date (the "Final Exercise Date"). It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code"). Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term "Participant", as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms. 2. Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this option may be exercised prior to the Final Exercise Date as to not more than the percentage of shares subject to this option set forth in the table below during the respective periods set forth in the table below.
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3. Exercise of Option. (a) Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this option shall be in writing, signed by the Participant, and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement, and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. An example of an exercise notice is attached to this agreement as Exhibit A. Payment of the purchase price for shares purchased upon exercise of this option shall be made: (1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company; (2) by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding; (3) by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith, provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law and (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from the Company was owned by the Participant at least six months prior to such delivery; or (4) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share or for fewer than ten whole shares. (b) Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company as defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the Code (an "Eligible Participant"). (c) Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate ninety days after such cessation (but in no event after -2- the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon written notice to the Participant from the Company describing such violation. (d) Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for "cause" as specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date. (e) Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is discharged by the Company for "cause" (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. "Cause" shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for "Cause" if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant's resignation, that discharge for cause was warranted. 4. Tax Matters. (a) Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option. (b) Disqualifying Disposition. If the Participant disposes of Shares acquired upon exercise of this option within two years from the Grant Date or one year after such Shares were acquired pursuant to exercise of this option, the Participant shall notify the Company in writing of such disposition. 5. Nontransferability of Option. This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. -3- 6. Provisions of the Plan. This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this option. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect as a sealed instrument. APPLIX, INC. Dated: _________ By: ________________________________ Name: _________________________ Title: _________________________ -4- PARTICIPANT'S ACCEPTANCE The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. PARTICIPANT: _____________________________ Address: ____________________ ____________________ -5- EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE Date: ______________________(1) Applix, Inc. 289 Turnpike Road Westborough, MA 01581 Attention: Treasurer Dear Sir or Madam: I am the holder of an Incentive Stock Option granted to me under the Applix, Inc. (the "Company") 2004 Equity Incentive Plan on __________(2) for the purchase of _____________(3) shares of Common Stock of the Company at a purchase price of $_____________(4) per share. I hereby exercise my option to purchase _____________(5) shares of Common Stock (the "Shares"), for which I have enclosed _______________(6) in the amount of ________(7). Please register my stock certificate as follows: Name(s): _______________________(8) _______________________ Address: _______________________ Tax I.D. #: _______________________(9) Very truly yours, _____________________________ (Signature) - ---------- (1) Enter the date of exercise. (2) Enter the date of grant. (3) Enter the total number of shares of Common Stock for which the option was granted. (4) Enter the option exercise price per share of Common Stock. (5) Enter the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased upon exercise of all or part of the option. (6) Enter "cash", "personal check" or if permitted by the option or Plan, "stock certificates No. XXXX and XXXX". (7) Enter the dollar amount (price per share of Common Stock times the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased), or the number of shares tendered. Fair market value of shares tendered, together with cash or check, must cover the purchase price of the shares issued upon exercise. (8) Enter name(s) to appear on stock certificate: (a) Your name only or (b) Your name and other name (i.e., John Doe and Jane Doe, Joint Tenants With Right of Survivorship) (9) Social Security Number of Holder(s). -6-
EX-10.23 5 b51111axexv10w23.txt EX-10.23 FORM OF NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.23 APPLIX, INC. Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement Granted Under 2004 Equity Incentive Plan 1. Grant of Option. This agreement evidences the grant by Applix, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), on ______________ , 200__ (the "Grant Date") to ____________________, an employee, consultant or director of the Company (the "Participant"), of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a total of ___________ shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $0.0025 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") at $__________ per Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date seven years after the Grant Date (the "Final Exercise Date"). It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall not be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code"). Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term "Participant", as used in this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to exercise this option validly under its terms. 2. Vesting Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this option may be exercised prior to the Final Exercise Date as to not more than the percentage of shares subject to this option set forth in the table below during the respective periods set forth in the table below.
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3. Exercise of Option. (a) Form of Exercise. Each election to exercise this option shall be in writing, signed by the Participant, and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement, and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. An example of an exercise notice is attached to this agreement as Exhibit A. Payment of the purchase price for shares purchased upon exercise of this option shall be made: (1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company; (2) by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding; (3) by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith, provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law and (ii) such Common Stock, if acquired directly from the Company was owned by the Participant at least six months prior to such delivery; or (4) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. The Participant may purchase less than the number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this option may be for any fractional share or for fewer than ten whole shares. (b) Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees, officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive option grants under the Plan (an "Eligible Participant"). (c) Termination of Relationship with the Company. If the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the -2- right to exercise this option shall terminate ninety days after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon written notice to the Participant from the Company describing such violation. (d) Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability. If the Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for "cause" as specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date. (e) Discharge for Cause. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise Date, is discharged by the Company for "cause" (as defined below), the right to exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such discharge. "Cause" shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for "Cause" if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant's resignation, that discharge for cause was warranted. 4. Tax Withholding. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option. 5. Nontransferability of Option. This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. 6. Provisions of the Plan. This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to the Participant with this option. -3- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect as a sealed instrument. APPLIX, INC. Dated: _________ By: ____________________________________ Name: ____________________________ Title: ____________________________ -4- PARTICIPANT'S ACCEPTANCE The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. PARTICIPANT: ____________________________ Address: ___________________ ___________________ -5- EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE Date: ______________________(1) Applix, Inc. 289 Turnpike Road Westborough, MA 01581 Attention: Treasurer Dear Sir or Madam: I am the holder of a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted to me under the Applix, Inc. (the "Company") 2004 Equity Incentive Plan on __________(2) for the purchase of _____________(3) shares of Common Stock of the Company at a purchase price of $_____________(4) per share. I hereby exercise my option to purchase _____________(5) shares of Common Stock (the "Shares"), for which I have enclosed _______________(6) in the amount of ________(7). Please register my stock certificate as follows: Name(s): _______________________(8) _______________________ Address: _______________________ Tax I.D. #: _______________________(9) Very truly yours, _____________________________ (Signature) - ---------- (1) Enter the date of exercise. (2) Enter the date of grant. (3) Enter the total number of shares of Common Stock for which the option was granted. (4) Enter the option exercise price per share of Common Stock. (5) Enter the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased upon exercise of all or part of the option. (6) Enter "cash", "personal check" or if permitted by the option or Plan, "stock certificates No. XXXX and XXXX". (7) Enter the dollar amount (price per share of Common Stock times the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased), or the number of shares tendered. Fair market value of shares tendered, together with cash or check, must cover the purchase price of the shares issued upon exercise. (8) Enter name(s) to appear on stock certificate: (a) Your name only; (b) Your name and other name (i.e., John Doe and Jane Doe, Joint Tenants With Right of Survivorship); or (c) a Child's name, with you as custodian (i.e., Jane Doe, Custodian for Tommy Doe). Note: There may be income and/or gift tax consequences of registering shares in a Child's name. (9) Social Security Number of Holder(s). -6-
EX-31.1 6 b51111axexv31w1.txt EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CEO EXHIBIT 31.1 CERTIFICATIONS I, David C. Mahoney, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Applix, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) [Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986] c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material 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. Dated: August 13, 2004 /s/ David C. Mahoney ------------------------------------------ David C. Mahoney Chief Executive Officer EX-31.2 7 b51111axexv31w2.txt EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CFO EXHIBIT 31.2 CERTIFICATIONS I, Milton A. Alpern, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Applix, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) [Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986] c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material 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. Dated: August 13, 2004 /s/ Milton A. Alpern ------------------------------------------------ Milton A. Alpern Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer EX-32.1 8 b51111axexv32w1.txt EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CEO 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 on Form 10-Q of Applix, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended June 30, 2004 (the "Report"), the undersigned, David C. Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Dated: August 13, 2004 /s/ David C. Mahoney ----------------------------------------- David C. Mahoney Chief Executive Officer EX-32.2 9 b51111axexv32w2.txt EX-32.2 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CFO 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 on Form 10-Q of Applix, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended June 30, 2004 (the "Report"), the undersigned, Milton A. Alpern, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Dated: August 13, 2004 /s/ Milton A. Alpern ------------------------------------------- Milton A. Alpern Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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