424B4
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(B)(4)
Registration No. 333-132080
7,066,054 Shares
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
Common Stock
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. is offering 6,532,107 shares
of its common stock and the selling stockholders are offering
533,947 shares of common stock. We will not receive any
proceeds from the sale of shares by selling stockholders. This
is the initial public offering of our common stock.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the
common stock.
Our common stock has been approved for quotation on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol SNCR.
Investing in the common stock involves a high degree of risk.
Before buying any shares, you should carefully read the
discussion of material risks of investing in our common stock in
Risk Factors beginning on page 8 of this
prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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Per Share
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8.00 |
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0.56 |
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7.44 |
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7.44 |
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Total
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56,528,432 |
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3,956,990 |
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48,598,876 |
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3,972,566 |
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To the extent that the underwriters sell more than
7,066,054 shares of common stock, the underwriters have the
option to purchase up to an additional 1,059,908 shares
from Synchronoss and a selling stockholder at the initial public
offering price less the underwriting discount.
The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock on
or about June 20, 2006.
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Deutsche Bank Securities |
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
Prospectus dated June 15, 2006.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
You should read the following summary together with the more
detailed information regarding Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
and the common stock being sold in this offering in our
financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this
prospectus and our risk factors beginning on page 8.
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
Our Business
We are a leading provider of
e-commerce transaction
management solutions to the communications services marketplace
based on our penetration into key providers of communications
services. Our proprietary on-demand software platform enables
communications service providers, or CSPs, to take, manage and
provision orders and other customer-oriented transactions and
create complex service bundles. We target complex and
high-growth industry segments including wireless, Voice over
Internet Protocol, or VoIP, wireline and other markets. We have
designed our solution to be flexible, allowing us to meet the
rapidly changing and converging services offered by CSPs. By
simplifying technological complexities through the automation
and integration of disparate systems, we enable CSPs to acquire,
retain and service customers quickly, reliably and
cost-effectively. Our industry-leading customers, which we
believe are representative customers based on our past and
expected revenues and the types of CSPs we serve, include
Cingular Wireless, Vonage Holdings, Cablevision Systems,
Level 3 Communications, Verizon Business, Clearwire,
360networks, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T. In
particular, we have a long-standing relationship with Cingular
Wireless, from whom we currently derive a substantial portion of
our revenues. Cingular Wireless accounted for approximately 75%
of our revenues for the three months ended December 31,
2005, approximately 80% of our revenues during 2005 and
approximately 71% of our revenues for the three months ended
March 31, 2006. Our CSP customers use our platform and
technology to service both consumer and business customers,
including over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies.
Our CSP customers rely on our services to speed, simplify and
automate the process of activating their customers and
delivering communications services across interconnected
networks, focusing particularly on customers acquired through
Internet-based channels. In addition, we offer and are targeting
growth in services that automate other aspects of the CSPs
ongoing customer relationships, such as product upgrades and
customer care. Our
ActivationNow®
software platform provides seamless integration between
customer-facing CSP applications and back-office or
infrastructure-related systems and processes. Our platform
streamlines these business processes, enhancing the customer
experience and allowing us to offer reliable, guaranteed levels
of service, which we believe is an important differentiator of
our service offering.
The majority of our revenues are generated from fees earned on
each transaction processed utilizing our platform. We have
increased our revenues rapidly, growing at a compound annual
growth rate of 76% from 2001 to 2005. For 2005, we generated
revenues of $54.2 million, a 99.4% increase over 2004. Our
net income for the period was $12.4 million, versus a loss
of approximately $0.01 million for the prior year.
Demand Drivers for Our
E-Commerce Transaction
Management Solutions
Our services are capable of managing a wide variety of
transactions across multiple CSP delivery models, allowing us to
benefit from increased growth, complexity and technological
change in the communications industry. As communications
technology has evolved, new access networks, end-devices and
applications with multiple features have emerged. This
proliferation of services and advancement of technologies are
accelerating subscriber growth and increasing the number of
transactions between CSPs and their customers. Currently, growth
in wireless services, the adoption of VoIP and the increasing
importance of
e-commerce are strongly
driving demand for our
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transaction management solutions. In addition, we see an
opportunity to provide our services to the high-growth market of
bundled services (including voice, video, data and wireless)
resulting from converging technology markets. We support and
target transactions ranging from initial service activations to
ongoing customer lifecycle transactions, such as additions,
subtractions and changes to services. The need for CSPs to
deliver these transactions efficiently increases demand for our
on-demand software delivery model.
The rapid emergence of all-digital, Internet Protocol
(IP) based networks is causing the creation of
telecommunications services to be less dependent on particular
elements of network infrastructure. In this environment, CSPs
are increasingly relying on intelligent software platform
solutions such as our own to quickly develop new packages of
service offerings. The critical driver of adoption of our
services is shifting from cost reduction at CSPs to generating
new revenues via on-demand service creation. In this
environment, we believe our on-demand capabilities will be a
major value-added difference to our CSPs and their largest
customers.
Our Solution
Our
ActivationNow®
software platform provides comprehensive
e-commerce order
processing, transaction management and provisioning. We have
designed
ActivationNow®
to be a flexible, open and on-demand platform, offering a unique
solution for managing transactions relating to a wide range of
existing communications services as well as the rapid deployment
of new services. In addition to handling large volumes of
customer transactions quickly and efficiently, our solution is
designed to recognize, isolate and address transactions when
there is insufficient information or other erroneous process
elements. Our solution also offers a centralized reporting
platform that provides intelligent, real-time analytics around
the entire workflow related to an
e-commerce transaction.
Our platforms automation and ease of integration allows
CSPs to lower the cost of new customer acquisition, enhance the
accuracy and reliability of customer transactions and respond
rapidly to competitive market conditions. The following key
strengths differentiate us:
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Leading Provider of Transaction Management Solutions to
the Communications Services Market. We offer what we
believe to be the most advanced
e-commerce customer
transaction management solution to the communications market.
Our industry leading position is built upon the strength of our
platform and our extensive experience and expertise in
identifying and addressing the complex needs of leading CSPs. |
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Well Positioned to Benefit from High Industry Growth Areas
and E-Commerce.
We believe we are positioned to capitalize on the development,
proliferation and convergence of communications services,
including wireless and VoIP and the adoption of
e-commerce as a
critical customer channel. Our
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to be flexible and scalable to meet the
demanding requirements of the evolving communications services
industry, allowing us to participate in the highest growth and
most attractive industry segments. |
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Differentiated Approach to Non-Automated
Processes. Due to a variety of factors, CSP systems
frequently encounter customer transactions with insufficient
information or other erroneous process elements. These so-called
exceptions, which tend to be particularly common in the early
phases of a service roll-out, require non-automated, often
time-consuming handling. We believe our ability to address what
we refer to as exception handling is one of our key
differentiators. Our solution identifies, corrects and processes
non-automated transactions and exceptions in real-time.
Importantly, as exception handling matures within a service, an
increasing number of transactions can become automated, which
can result in increased operating leverage for our business. |
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Transaction-Based Model with High Revenue
Visibility. We believe the characteristics of our
business model enhance the predictability of our revenues. We
are generally the exclusive provider of the services we offer to
our customers and benefit from contracts of 12 to |
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48 months. The majority of our revenues are
transaction-based, allowing us to gauge future revenues against
patterns of transaction volumes and growth. |
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Trusted Partner, Deeply Embedded with Major, Influential
Customers. We provide our services to market-leading
wireline, wireless, cable, broadband and VoIP service providers
including Cingular Wireless, Vonage Holdings, Cablevision
Systems, Level 3 Communications, Verizon Business,
Clearwire, 360networks, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T.
The high value-added nature of our services and our proven
performance track record make us an attractive, valuable and
important partner for our customers. Our transaction management
solution is tightly integrated into our customers critical
infrastructure and embedded into their workflows, enabling us to
develop deep and collaborative relationships with them. |
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On-Demand Offering that Enables Rapid, Cost-Effective
Implementations. We provide our
e-commerce customer
transaction management solutions through an on-demand business
model, which enables us to deliver our proprietary technology
over the Internet as a service. Our customers do not have to
make large and risky upfront investments in software, additional
hardware, extensive implementation services and additional IT
staff at their sites. |
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Experienced Senior Management Team. Each member of
our senior management team has over 12 years of relevant
industry experience, including prior employment with companies
in the CSP, communications software and communications
infrastructure industries. |
Our Growth Strategy
Our growth strategy is to establish our
ActivationNow®
platform as the premium platform for leading providers of
communications services, while investing in extensions of the
services portfolio. Key elements of this strategy are:
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Expand Customer Base and Target New and Converged Industry
Segments. The
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to address service providers and business
models across the range of the communications services market, a
capability we intend to exploit by targeting new industry
segments such as cable operators, or MSOs, wireless broadband/
WiMAX operators and online content providers. Due to our deep
domain expertise and ability to integrate our services across a
variety of CSP networks, we believe we are well positioned to
provide services to converging technology markets, such as
providers offering integrated packages of voice, video, data
and/or wireless service. |
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Continue to Exploit VoIP Industry Opportunities.
We believe that customer demand for our existing VoIP services
will continue to grow. Continued rapid VoIP industry growth will
expand the market and demand for our services. Being the trusted
partner to VoIP industry leaders, including Vonage Holdings,
positions us well to benefit from the evolving needs,
requirements and opportunities of the VoIP industry. |
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Enhance Current Wireless Industry Leadership. We
currently process hundreds of thousands of wireless transactions
every month, which are driven by increasing wireless subscribers
and wireless subscriber churn resulting from local number
portability, or LNP, service provider competition and other
factors. Beyond traditional wireless service providers, we
believe the fast-growing mobile virtual network operator, or
MVNO, marketplace presents us with attractive growth
opportunities. |
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Further Penetrate our Existing Customer Base. We
derive significant growth from our existing customers as they
continue to expand into new distribution channels, require new
service offerings and increase transaction volumes. As CSPs
expand consumer, business and indirect distribution, they
require new transaction management solutions which drive
increasing amounts of transactions over our platform. Many
customers purchase multiple services from us, and we believe we
are well-positioned to cross-sell additional services to
customers who do not currently purchase our full services
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expansion of Internet-based
e-commerce has led to
increased focus by CSPs on their
e-channel distribution,
thus providing another opportunity for us to further penetrate
existing customers. |
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Expand Into New Geographic Markets. Our current
customers operate primarily in North America. We intend to
utilize our extensive experience and expertise in North America
to penetrate new geographic markets. |
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Maintain Technology Leadership. We intend to build
upon our technology leadership by continuing to invest in
research and development to increase the automation of processes
and workflows, thus driving increased interest in our solutions
by making it more economical for CSPs to use us as a third-party
solutions provider. |
Our Corporate Information
We were incorporated in Delaware in 2000. Our principal
executive offices are located at 750 Route 202 South,
Suite 600, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 and our telephone
number is
(866) 620-3940.
Our Web site address is www.synchronoss.com. The information on,
or that can be accessed through, our Web site is not part of
this prospectus.
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The Offering
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Common stock offered by us |
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6,532,107 shares. |
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Common stock offered by the selling stockholders |
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533,947 shares. |
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7,066,054 shares. |
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Over-allotment option offered by us |
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959,908 shares. |
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Over-allotment option offered by a selling stockholder |
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100,000 shares. |
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1,059,908 shares. |
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Use of proceeds |
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Working capital and general corporate purposes. See Use of
Proceeds. |
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Dividend policy |
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Currently, we do not anticipate paying cash dividends. |
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Risk factors |
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You should read the Risk Factors section of this
prospectus for a discussion of factors that you should consider
carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our common
stock. |
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Nasdaq National Market symbol |
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SNCR |
The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding
following this offering is based on 24,389,995 shares of
our common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2006 assuming
the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of our
preferred stock into 13,549,256 shares of our common stock
upon the closing of this offering, excluding:
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2,001,934 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options outstanding as of April 30, 2006 at a weighted
average exercise price of $5.86 per share; |
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2,254,502 shares of common stock reserved as of
April 30, 2006 for future issuance under our stock-based
compensation plans; and |
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94,828 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
a warrant, with an exercise price of $2.90 per share. |
Unless otherwise indicated, this prospectus reflects and assumes
the following:
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the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of our
preferred stock into 13,549,256 shares of common stock,
upon the closing of the offering; |
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the filing of our restated certificate of incorporation and the
adoption of our amended and restated bylaws immediately prior to
the effectiveness of this offering; and |
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no exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. |
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Summary Financial Data
The following selected financial data should be read in
conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to, the
financial statements and related notes and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations appearing elsewhere in
this prospectus.
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Statements of Operations
Data:
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Net revenues
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16,550 |
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27,191 |
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54,218 |
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11,350 |
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15,724 |
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Costs and expenses
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Cost of services ($9, $2,610,
$8,089, $1,532 and $2,136 were purchased from a related party in
2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months ended March 31,
2005 and 2006, respectively)*
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7,655 |
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17,688 |
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30,205 |
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6,281 |
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8,763 |
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Research and development
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3,160 |
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3,324 |
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5,689 |
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1,047 |
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1,685 |
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Selling, general and administrative
($0, $0, $120, $0 and $78 were related to stock-based
compensation in 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively)
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4,053 |
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4,340 |
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7,544 |
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1,796 |
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2,010 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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2,919 |
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2,127 |
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2,305 |
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510 |
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719 |
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Total costs and expenses
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27,479 |
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45,743 |
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9,634 |
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13,177 |
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(Loss) income from operations
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(1,237 |
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(288 |
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8,475 |
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1,716 |
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2,547 |
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Interest and other income
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321 |
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320 |
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258 |
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10 |
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Interest expense
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(128 |
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(Loss) income before income tax
benefit
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8,600 |
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1,692 |
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2,618 |
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3,829 |
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(7 |
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12,429 |
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1,692 |
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Preferred stock accretion
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Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders
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(1,079 |
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(42 |
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12,395 |
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1,684 |
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1,529 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders per common share
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Basic
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(0.11 |
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0.57 |
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0.08 |
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0.07 |
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Diluted
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(0.11 |
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0.50 |
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0.07 |
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0.06 |
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Cost of services excludes depreciation and amortization which is
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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2004 | |
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(in thousands, except per share data) | |
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding:**
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Basic
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9,838 |
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10,244 |
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21,916 |
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21,823 |
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22,053 |
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Diluted
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9,838 |
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10,244 |
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24,921 |
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24,437 |
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24,956 |
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Pro forma net income
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$ |
12,429 |
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$ |
1,529 |
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Pro forma net income per share:
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Basic
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0.52 |
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0.06 |
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Diluted
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$ |
0.50 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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Pro forma weighted-average shares
outstanding:
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Basic
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23,916 |
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24,053 |
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Diluted
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24,921 |
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24,956 |
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** |
See Note 2 in our audited financial statements for the
basis of our EPS presentation. |
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As of March 31, 2006 | |
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Pro Forma as | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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Actual | |
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Pro Forma | |
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adjusted | |
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(unaudited) | |
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities
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$ |
13,556 |
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$ |
10,521 |
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$ |
16,002 |
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$ |
14,435 |
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$ |
14,435 |
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$ |
61,244 |
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Working capital
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7,944 |
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8,077 |
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21,774 |
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24,188 |
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24,188 |
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70,997 |
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Total assets
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22,402 |
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22,784 |
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40,208 |
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41,311 |
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41,311 |
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87,073 |
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Total stockholders equity
(deficiency)
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(17,783 |
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(17,916 |
) |
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(4,864 |
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(2,209 |
) |
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32,728 |
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78,490 |
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The pro forma column in the balance sheet data table above
reflects the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of
our Series A and Series 1 convertible preferred stock
into an aggregate of 13,549,256 shares of common stock upon
completion of our initial public offering.
Pro forma net income per share is computed using the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding, including the
effects of the automatic conversion of all outstanding
Series A and Series 1 convertible preferred stock into
shares of the Companys common stock as if such conversion
had occurred on January 1, 2005.
The pro forma as adjusted column in the balance sheet data table
above reflects (i) the conversion of all outstanding shares
of preferred stock into common stock upon the effectiveness of
this offering and (ii) our sale of 6,532,107 shares of
common stock in this offering, at an initial public offering
price of $8.00 per share and after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses
payable by us and the application of our net proceeds from this
offering.
7
RISK FACTORS
This offering and an investment in our common stock involve a
high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following
risk factors and the other information in this prospectus before
investing in our common stock. Our business and results of
operations could be seriously harmed by any of the following
risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline due
to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We have Substantial Customer Concentration, with One
Customer Accounting for a Substantial Portion of our 2005
Revenues.
We currently derive a significant portion of our revenues from
one customer, Cingular Wireless. Our relationship with Cingular
Wireless dates back to January 2001 when we began providing
service to AT&T Wireless, which was subsequently acquired by
Cingular Wireless. For the three months ended March 31,
2006, Cingular Wireless accounted for approximately 71% of our
revenues, compared to 75% for the three months ended
December 31, 2005, 74% for the three months ended
September 30, 2005, 84% for the three months ended
June 30, 2005 and 89% for the three months ended
March 31, 2005.
Our three largest customers, Cingular Wireless, Vonage and
Cablevision, accounted for between approximately 94% and 98% of
our revenues in each of the quarters of 2005, and 94% of our
revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2006. For the
three months ended March 31, 2006, Vonage and Cablevision
together accounted for approximately 23% of our revenues. For
the three months ended December 31, 2005, and for the three
months ended September 30, 2005, Vonage and Cablevision
together accounted for approximately 20% of our revenues. For
the three months ended June 30, 2005, MCI and Cablevision
accounted for approximately 12% of our revenues and for the
three months ended March 31, 2005, MCI and Level 3
accounted for 9% of our revenues.
A Slow Down in Market Acceptance and Government Regulation
of Voice over Internet Protocol Technology Could Negatively
Impact Our Ability to Grow Our Revenues.
Serving providers of Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is
an important part of our business plan. A slow down in market
acceptance and increased government regulation of VoIP
technology could negatively impact our ability to achieve and
maintain profitability and grow our revenues. The success of one
key element of our growth strategy depends upon the success of
VoIP as an alternative to traditional forms of telephone
communication. We began targeting the VoIP market in 2004. VoIP
customers attributed approximately 26% or $4.1 million to
our total revenues for the three months ended March 31,
2006, 16.3% or $8.8 million to our total revenues in 2005
and $0 in 2004.
The regulatory status of VoIP is not clear and, in early 2004,
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened a
proceeding to establish the regulatory framework for Internet
Protocol-enabled services, including VoIP. In this proceeding,
the FCC will address various regulatory issues, including
universal service, intercarrier compensation, numbering,
disability access, consumer protection and customer access to
911 emergency services. The outcome that the FCC reaches on
these issues could have a material impact on our customers and
potential customers and an adverse effect on our business. In
addition, if access charges and tariffs are imposed on the use
of Internet Protocol-enabled service, including VoIP, the cost
of providing VoIP services would increase, which could have an
adverse effect on our business.
Market reluctance to embrace VoIP as an alternative to
traditional forms of telephone communication and limitations
and/or expenses incurred as a result of increased governmental
regulation could negatively impact the growth prospects of a key
target customer base, potentially impacting in a negative way
our ability to successfully market certain of our products and
services.
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If We Do Not Adapt to Rapid Technological Change in the
Communications Industry, We Could Lose Customers or Market
Share.
Our industry is characterized by rapid technological change and
frequent new service offerings. Significant technological
changes could make our technology and services obsolete, less
marketable or less competitive. We must adapt to our rapidly
changing market by continually improving the features,
functionality, reliability and responsiveness of our transaction
management services, and by developing new features, services
and applications to meet changing customer needs. We may not be
able to adapt to these challenges or respond successfully or in
a cost-effective way. Our failure to do so would adversely
affect our ability to compete and retain customers or market
share.
The Success of Our Business Depends on the Continued
Growth of Consumer and Business Transactions Related to
Communications Services on the Internet.
The future success of our business depends upon the continued
growth of consumer and business transactions on the Internet,
including attracting consumers who have historically purchased
wireless services and devices through traditional retail stores.
Specific factors that could deter consumers from purchasing
wireless services and devices on the Internet include concerns
about buying wireless devices without a
face-to-face
interaction with sales personnel and the ability to physically
handle and examine the devices.
Our business growth would be impeded if the performance or
perception of the Internet was harmed by security problems such
as viruses, worms and other malicious
programs, reliability issues arising from outages and damage to
Internet infrastructure, delays in development or adoption of
new standards and protocols to handle increased demands of
Internet activity, increased costs, decreased accessibility and
quality of service, or increased government regulation and
taxation of Internet activity. The Internet has experienced, and
is expected to continue to experience, significant user and
traffic growth, which has, at times, caused user frustration
with slow access and download times. If Internet activity grows
faster than Internet infrastructure or if the Internet
infrastructure is otherwise unable to support the demands placed
on it, or if hosting capacity becomes scarce, our business
growth may be adversely affected.
Compromises to Our Privacy Safeguards Could Impact Our
Reputation.
Names, addresses, telephone numbers, credit card data and other
personal identification information, or PII, is collected,
processed and stored in our systems. The steps we have taken to
protect PII may not be sufficient to prevent the
misappropriation or improper disclosure of such PII. If such
misappropriation or disclosure were to occur, our business could
be harmed through reputational injury, litigation and possible
damages claimed by the affected end customers. We do not
currently carry insurance to protect us against this risk.
Concerns about the security of online transactions and the
privacy of personal information could deter consumers from
transacting business with us on the Internet.
Fraudulent Internet Transactions Could Negatively Impact
Our Business.
Our business may be exposed to risks associated with Internet
credit card fraud and identity theft that could cause us to
incur unexpected expenditures and loss of revenues. Under
current credit card practices, a merchant is liable for
fraudulent credit card transactions when, as is the case with
the transactions we process, that merchant does not obtain a
cardholders signature. Although our CSP customers
currently bear the risk for a fraudulent credit card
transaction, in the future we may be forced to share some of
that risk and the associated costs with our CSP customers. To
the extent that technology upgrades or other expenditures are
required to prevent credit card fraud and identity theft, we may
be required to bear the costs associated with such expenditures.
In addition, to the extent that credit card fraud and/or
identity theft cause a decline in business transactions over the
Internet generally, both the business of the CSP and our
business could be adversely affected.
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If the Wireless Services Industry Experiences a Decline in
Subscribers, Our Business May Suffer.
The wireless services industry has faced an increasing number of
challenges, including a slowdown in new subscriber growth.
According to the Telephone Industry Associations 2005
Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast, because a
majority of the U.S. population is already subscribing to
mobile phone service, growth in the number of wireless
communications subscribers will begin to slow and drop to
single-digit increases beginning in 2005, with growth averaging
5.2% on a compound annual growth rate basis through 2008,
resulting in roughly 200 million wireless communications
subscribers in 2008. This reduction in the potential pool of
transactions to be handled by us is compounded by reduced
wireless industry churn rates, which translate into fewer
churn-related transactions for us to process. Revenues from
services performed for customers in the wireless services
industry accounted for 80% of our revenues in 2005 and 84% in
2004.
We Have a Short Operating History and Have Incurred Net
Losses and We May Not Be Profitable in the Future.
We have a limited operating history and have experienced net
losses through 2004. Although we were profitable in 2005 and in
the first quarter of 2006, as of March 31, 2006, we had an
accumulated deficit of $4.2 million. We may continue to
incur losses and we cannot assure you that we will be profitable
in future periods. We may not be able to adequately control
costs and expenses or achieve or maintain adequate operating
margins. As a result, our ability to achieve and sustain
profitability will depend on our ability to generate and sustain
substantially higher revenues while maintaining reasonable cost
and expense levels. If we fail to generate sufficient revenues
or achieve profitability, we will continue to incur significant
losses. We may then be forced to reduce operating expenses by
taking actions not contemplated in our business plan, such as
discontinuing sales of certain of our wireless services,
curtailing our marketing efforts or reducing the size of our
workforce.
If We are Unable to Expand Our Sales Capabilities, We May
Not Be Able to Generate Increased Revenues.
We must expand our sales force to generate increased revenues
from new customers. We currently have a very small team of
dedicated sales professionals. Our services require a
sophisticated sales effort targeted at the senior management of
our prospective customers. New hires will require training and
will take time to achieve full productivity. We cannot be
certain that new hires will become as productive as necessary or
that we will be able to hire enough qualified individuals in the
future. Failure to hire qualified sales personnel will preclude
us from expanding our business and growing our revenues.
The Consolidation in the Communications Industry Can
Reduce the Number of Customers and Adversely Affect Our
Business.
The communications industry continues to experience
consolidation and an increased formation of alliances among
communications service providers and between communications
service providers and other entities. Should one of our
significant customers consolidate or enter into an alliance with
an entity and decide to either use a different service provider
or to manage its transactions internally, this could have a
negative material impact on our business. These consolidations
and alliances may cause us to lose customers or require us to
reduce prices as a result of enhanced customer leverage, which
would have a material adverse effect on our business. We may not
be able to offset the effects of any price reductions. We may
not be able to expand our customer base to make up any revenue
declines if we lose customers or if our transaction volumes
decline.
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If We Fail to Compete Successfully With Existing or New
Competitors, Our Business Could Be Harmed.
If we fail to compete successfully with established or new
competitors, it could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition. The
communications industry is highly competitive and fragmented,
and we expect competition to increase. We compete with
independent providers of information systems and services and
with the in-house departments of communications services
companies. Rapid technological changes, such as advancements in
software integration across multiple and incompatible systems,
and economies of scale may make it more economical for CSPs to
develop their own in-house processes and systems, which may
render some of our products and services less valuable or
eventually obsolete. Our competitors include firms that provide
comprehensive information systems and managed services
solutions, systems integrators, clearinghouses and service
bureaus. Many of our competitors have long operating histories,
large customer bases, substantial financial, technical, sales,
marketing and other resources, and strong name recognition.
Current and potential competitors have established, and may
establish in the future, cooperative relationships among
themselves or with third parties to increase their ability to
address the needs of our prospective customers. In addition, our
competitors have acquired, and may continue to acquire in the
future, companies that may enhance their market offerings.
Accordingly, new competitors or alliances among competitors may
emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share. As a
result, our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly than
us to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer
requirements, and may be able to devote greater resources to the
promotion and sale of their products. These relationships and
alliances may also result in transaction pricing pressure which
could result in large reductions in the selling price of our
services. Our competitors or our customers in-house
solutions may also provide services at a lower cost,
significantly increasing pricing pressure on us. We may not be
able to offset the effects of this potential pricing pressure.
Our failure to adapt to changing market conditions and to
compete successfully with established or new competitors may
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition. In particular, a failure to offset
competitive pressures brought about by competitors or in-house
solutions developed by Cingular Wireless could result in a
substantial reduction in or the outright termination of our
contract with Cingular Wireless, which would have a significant
negative material impact on our business.
Failures or Interruptions of Our Systems and Services
Could Materially Harm Our Revenues, Impair Our Ability to
Conduct Our Operations and Damage Relationships with Our
Customers.
Our success depends on our ability to provide reliable services
to our customers and process a high volume of transactions in a
timely and effective manner. Although we are in the process of
constructing a disaster recovery facility, our network
operations are currently located in a single facility in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that is susceptible to damage or
interruption from human error, fire, flood, power loss,
telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks and similar
events. We could also experience failures or interruptions of
our systems and services, or other problems in connection with
our operations, as a result of:
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In addition, our business interruption insurance may be
insufficient to compensate us for losses that may occur. Any
interruptions in our systems or services could damage our
reputation and substantially harm our business and results of
operations.
If We Fail to Meet Our Service Level Obligations Under Our
Service Level Agreements, We Would Be Subject to Penalties and
Could Lose Customers.
We have service level agreements with many of our customers
under which we guarantee specified levels of service
availability. These arrangements involve the risk that we may
not have adequately estimated the level of service we will in
fact be able to provide. If we fail to meet our service level
obligations under these agreements, we would be subject to
penalties, which could result in higher than expected costs,
decreased revenues and decreased operating margins. We could
also lose customers.
The Financial and Operating Difficulties in the
Telecommunications Sector May Negatively Affect Our Customers
and Our Company.
Recently, the telecommunications sector has been facing
significant challenges resulting from excess capacity, poor
operating results and financing difficulties. The sectors
financial status has at times been uncertain and access to debt
and equity capital has been seriously limited. The impact of
these events on us could include slower collection on accounts
receivable, higher bad debt expense, uncertainties due to
possible customer bankruptcies, lower pricing on new customer
contracts, lower revenues due to lower usage by the end customer
and possible consolidation among our customers, which will put
our customers and operating performance at risk. In addition,
because we operate in the communications sector, we may also be
negatively impacted by limited access to debt and equity capital.
Our Reliance on Third-Party Providers for Communications
Software, Services, Hardware and Infrastructure Exposes Us to a
Variety of Risks We Cannot Control.
Our success depends on software, equipment, network connectivity
and infrastructure hosting services supplied by our vendors and
customers. In addition, we rely on third-party vendors to
perform a substantial portion of our exception handling
services. We may not be able to continue to purchase the
necessary software, equipment and services from vendors on
acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to maintain current
purchasing terms or ensure service availability with these
vendors and customers, we may lose customers and experience an
increase in costs in seeking alternative supplier services.
Our business also depends upon the capacity, reliability and
security of the infrastructure owned and managed by third
parties, including our vendors and customers, that is used by
our technology interoperability services, network services,
number portability services, call processed services and
enterprise solutions. We have no control over the operation,
quality or maintenance of a significant portion of that
infrastructure and whether those third parties will upgrade or
improve their software, equipment and services to meet our and
our customers evolving requirements. We depend on these
companies to maintain the operational integrity of our services.
If one or more of these companies is unable or unwilling to
supply or expand its levels of services to us in the future, our
operations could be severely interrupted. In addition, rapid
changes in the communications industry have led to industry
consolidation. This consolidation may cause the availability,
pricing and quality of the services we use to vary and could
lengthen the amount of time it takes to deliver the services
that we use.
Our Failure to Protect Confidential Information and Our
Network Against Security Breaches Could Damage Our Reputation
and Substantially Harm Our Business and Results of
Operations.
A significant barrier to online commerce is concern about the
secure transmission of confidential information over public
networks. The encryption and authentication technology licensed
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from third parties on which we rely to securely transmit
confidential information, including credit card numbers, may not
adequately protect customer transaction data. Any compromise of
our security could damage our reputation and expose us to risk
of loss or litigation and possible liability which could
substantially harm our business and results of operation.
Although we carry general liability insurance, our insurance may
not cover potential claims of this type or may not be adequate
to cover all costs incurred in defense of potential claims or to
indemnify us for all liability that may be imposed. In addition,
anyone who is able to circumvent our security measures could
misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions in
our operations. We may need to expend significant resources to
protect against security breaches or to address problems caused
by breaches.
If We Are Unable to Protect Our Intellectual Property
Rights, Our Competitive Position Could Be Harmed or We Could Be
Required to Incur Significant Expenses to Enforce Our
Rights.
Our success depends to a significant degree upon the protection
of our software and other proprietary technology rights,
particularly our
ActivationNow®
software platform. We rely on trade secret, copyright and
trademark laws and confidentiality agreements with employees and
third parties, all of which offer only limited protection. The
steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property may not
prevent misappropriation of our proprietary rights or the
reverse engineering of our solutions. Legal standards relating
to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of
intellectual property rights in other countries are uncertain
and may afford little or no effective protection of our
proprietary technology. Consequently, we may be unable to
prevent our proprietary technology from being exploited abroad,
which could require costly efforts to protect our technology.
Policing the unauthorized use of our products, trademarks and
other proprietary rights is expensive, difficult and, in some
cases, impossible. Litigation may be necessary in the future to
enforce or defend our intellectual property rights, to protect
our trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of the
proprietary rights of others. Such litigation could result in
substantial costs and diversion of management resources, either
of which could harm our business. Accordingly, despite our
efforts, we may not be able to prevent third parties from
infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property.
Claims By Others That We Infringe Their Proprietary
Technology Could Harm Our Business.
Third parties could claim that our current or future products or
technology infringe their proprietary rights. We expect that
software developers will increasingly be subject to infringement
claims as the number of products and competitors providing
software and services to the communications industry increases
and overlaps occur. Any claim of infringement by a third party,
even those without merit, could cause us to incur substantial
costs defending against the claim, and could distract our
management from our business. Furthermore, a party making such a
claim, if successful, could secure a judgment that requires us
to pay substantial damages. A judgment could also include an
injunction or other court order that could prevent us from
offering our services. Any of these events could seriously harm
our business. Third parties may also assert infringement claims
against our customers. These claims may require us to initiate
or defend protracted and costly litigation on behalf of our
customers, regardless of the merits of these claims. If any of
these claims succeed, we may be forced to pay damages on behalf
of our customers. We also generally indemnify our customers if
our services infringe the proprietary rights of third parties.
If anyone asserts a claim against us relating to proprietary
technology or information, while we might seek to license their
intellectual property, we might not be able to obtain a license
on commercially reasonable terms or on any terms. In addition,
any efforts to develop non-infringing technology could be
unsuccessful. Our failure to obtain the necessary licenses or
other rights or to develop non-infringing technology could
prevent us from offering our services and could therefore
seriously harm our business.
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We May Seek to Acquire Companies or Technologies, Which
Could Disrupt Our Ongoing Business, Disrupt Our Management and
Employees and Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations.
We may acquire companies where we believe we can acquire new
products or services or otherwise enhance our market position or
strategic strengths. We have not made any acquisitions to date,
and therefore our ability as an organization to make
acquisitions is unproven. We may not be able to find suitable
acquisition candidates and we may not be able to complete
acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all. If we do complete
acquisitions, we cannot be sure that they will ultimately
enhance our products or strengthen our competitive position. In
addition, any acquisitions that we make could lead to
difficulties in integrating personnel and operations from the
acquired businesses and in retaining and motivating key
personnel from these businesses. Acquisitions may disrupt our
ongoing operations, divert management from
day-to-day
responsibilities, increase our expenses and harm our results of
operations or financial condition. Future acquisitions could
result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities,
the incurrence of debt, which may reduce our cash available for
operations and other uses, an increase in contingent liabilities
or an increase in amortization expense related to identifiable
assets acquired, each of which could harm our business,
financial condition and results of operation.
Our Potential Expansion into International Markets May Be
Subject to Uncertainties That Could Increase Our Costs to Comply
with Regulatory Requirements in Foreign Jurisdictions, Disrupt
Our Operations and Require Increased Focus from Our
Management.
Our growth strategy involves the growth of our operations in
foreign jurisdictions. International operations and business
expansion plans are subject to numerous additional risks,
including economic and political risks in foreign jurisdictions
in which we operate or seek to operate, the difficulty of
enforcing contracts and collecting receivables through some
foreign legal systems, unexpected changes in regulatory
requirements, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, potential
difficulties in enforcing intellectual property rights in
foreign countries and the difficulties associated with managing
a large organization spread throughout various countries. If we
continue to expand our business globally, our success will
depend, in large part, on our ability to anticipate and
effectively manage these and other risks associated with our
international operations. However, any of these factors could
adversely affect our international operations and, consequently,
our operating results.
We May Need Additional Capital in the Future and it May
Not Be Available on Acceptable Terms.
We have historically relied on outside financing and cash flow
from operations to fund our operations, capital expenditures and
expansion. However, we may require additional capital in the
future to fund our operations, finance investments in equipment
or infrastructure, or respond to competitive pressures or
strategic opportunities. We cannot assure you that additional
financing will be available on terms favorable to us, or at all.
In addition, the terms of available financing may place limits
on our financial and operating flexibility. If we are unable to
obtain sufficient capital in the future, we may not be able to
continue to meet customer demand for service quality,
availability and competitive pricing. We also may be forced to
reduce our operations or may not be able to expand or acquire
complementary businesses or be able to develop new services or
otherwise respond to changing business conditions or competitive
pressures.
All of Our Assets Serve as Collateral to Secure Loan
Obligations.
We are a party to a Loan and Security Agreement with a bank in
which we granted a first priority security interest in all of
our assets to the bank. Should we default on our loan
obligations, the bank may control some or all of our assets.
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Our Senior Management is Important to Our Customer
Relationships, and the Loss of One or More of Our Senior
Managers Could Have a Negative Impact on Our Business.
We believe that our success depends in part on the continued
contributions of our Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen G. Waldis, and
other members of our senior management. We rely on our executive
officers and senior management to generate business and execute
programs successfully. In addition, the relationships and
reputation that members of our management team have established
and maintain with our customers and our regulators contribute to
our ability to maintain good customer relations. The loss of
Mr. Waldis or any other members of senior management could
impair our ability to identify and secure new contracts and
otherwise manage our business.
If We Are Unable to Manage Our Growth, Our Revenues and
Profits Could Be Adversely Affected.
Sustaining our growth will place significant demands on our
management as well as on our administrative, operational and
financial resources. For us to continue to manage our growth, we
must continue to improve our operational, financial and
management information systems and expand, motivate and manage
our workforce. If we are unable to manage our growth
successfully without compromising our quality of service and our
profit margins, or if new systems that we implement to assist in
managing our growth do not produce the expected benefits, our
revenues and profits could be adversely affected.
We Will Incur Significant Increased Costs as a Result of
Operating as a Public Company, and Our Management Will Be
Required to Devote Substantial Time to New Compliance
Initiatives.
We have never operated as a public company. As a public company,
we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses
that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules subsequently
implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Nasdaq Stock Markets National Market, have imposed various
new requirements on public companies, including requiring
changes in corporate governance practices. Our management and
other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time
to these new compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and
regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance
costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and
costly. For example, we expect these new rules and regulations
to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain
director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required
to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur
substantial costs to maintain the same or similar coverage.
These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult
for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our
board of directors, our board committees or as executive
officers.
In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other
things, that we report on the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and
procedures. In particular, for the year ending on
December 31, 2007, we must perform system and process
evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial
reporting to allow management and our independent registered
public accounting firm to report on the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting, as required by
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Our testing, or the
subsequent testing by our independent registered public
accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our internal control
over financial reporting that are deemed to be material
weaknesses. Our compliance with Section 404 will require
that we incur substantial accounting expense and expend
significant management time on compliance related issues. We
currently do not have an internal audit group and we will
evaluate the need to hire additional accounting and financial
staff with appropriate public company experience and technical
accounting knowledge. Moreover, if we are not able to comply
with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, or
if we or our independent registered public accounting firm
identifies deficiencies in our internal control over financial
reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, the market
price of our stock could decline and we
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could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the Nasdaq
Stock Markets National Market, the Securities and Exchange
Commission or other regulatory authorities, which would require
additional financial and management resources.
Government Regulation of the Internet and
e-commerce is Evolving
and Unfavorable Changes Could Substantially Harm Our Business
and Results of Operations.
We and our customers are subject to general business regulations
and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing
the Internet and
e-commerce. Existing
and future laws and regulations may impede the growth of the
Internet and other online services. These regulations and laws
may cover taxation, restrictions on imports and exports,
customs, tariffs, user privacy, data protection, pricing,
content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts and
other communications, consumer protection, the provision of
online payment services, broadband residential Internet access
and the characteristics and quality of products and services. It
is not clear how existing laws governing issues such as property
ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy
apply to the Internet and
e-commerce. Unfavorable
resolution of these issues may cause the demand for our services
to change in ways that we cannot easily predict and our revenues
could decline.
Changes in the Accounting Treatment of Stock Options Could
Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has recently made stock
option expensing mandatory in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, for financial
reporting purposes, effective in 2006
(SFAS 123(R)). Such stock option expensing
would require us to value our employee stock option grants and
then amortize that value against our reported earnings over the
vesting period in effect for those options. We have not been
required to fair value our stock options through
December 31, 2005. When we are required to expense employee
stock options, this change in accounting treatment could
materially and adversely affect our reported results of
operations as the stock-based compensation expense would be
charged directly against our reported earnings.
Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common
Stock
The Trading Price of Our Common Stock is Likely to Be
Volatile, and You Might Not Be Able to Sell Your Shares at or
Above the Initial Public Offering Price.
The trading prices of the securities of technology companies
have been highly volatile. Accordingly, the trading price of our
common stock is likely to be subject to wide fluctuations.
Further, our common stock has no prior trading history. Factors
affecting the trading price of our common stock will include:
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announcements of technological innovations, new services or
service enhancements, strategic alliances or significant
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the gain or loss of significant customers; |
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recruitment or departure of key personnel; |
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changes in the estimates of our operating results or changes in
recommendations by any securities analysts that elect to follow
our common stock; |
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market conditions in our industry, the industries of our
customers and the economy as a whole; and |
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In addition, if the market for technology stocks or the stock
market in general experiences continued or greater loss of
investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could
decline for reasons unrelated to our business, operating results
or financial condition. The trading price of our common stock
might also decline in reaction to events that affect other
companies in our industry even if these events do not directly
affect us. Each of these factors among others, could have a
material adverse effect on your investment in our common stock.
Some companies that have had volatile market prices for their
securities have had securities class actions filed against them.
If a suit were filed against us, regardless of the outcome, it
could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our
managements attention and resources. This could have a
material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial
condition and results of operations.
Our Securities Have No Prior Market and We Cannot Assure
You That Our Stock Price Will Not Decline After the
Offering.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for
shares of our common stock. Although our common stock has been
approved for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market, an active
public trading market for our common stock may not develop or,
if it develops, may not be maintained after this offering, and
the market price could fall below the initial public offering
price. Factors such as quarterly variations in our financial
results, announcements by us or others, developments affecting
us, our customers and our suppliers, acquisition of products or
businesses by us or our competitors, and general market
volatility could cause the market price of our common stock to
fluctuate significantly. As a result, you could lose all or part
of your investment. Our company, the selling stockholders, and
the representatives of the underwriters have negotiated to
determine the initial public offering price. The initial public
offering price may be higher than the trading price of our
common stock following this offering.
As a New Investor, You Will Experience Substantial
Dilution as a Result of This Offering and Future Equity
Issuances.
The initial public offering price per share is substantially
higher than the current/pro forma net tangible book value per
share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. As
a result, investors purchasing common stock in this offering
will experience immediate substantial dilution of $5.57 a
share. In addition, we have issued options to acquire common
stock at prices significantly below the initial public offering
price. To the extent outstanding options are ultimately
exercised, there will be further dilution to investors in this
offering. This dilution is due in large part to the fact that
our earlier investors paid substantially less than the initial
public offering price when they purchased their shares of common
stock. In addition, if the underwriters exercise their
over-allotment option, or if outstanding options and warrants to
purchase our common stock are exercised, you will experience
additional dilution.
Future Sales of Shares By Existing Stockholders Could
Cause Our Stock Price to Decline.
If our existing stockholders sell, or indicate an intention to
sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public
market after the
180-day contractual
lock-up and other legal
restrictions on resale discussed in this prospectus lapse, the
trading price of our common stock could decline below the
initial public offering price. Based on shares outstanding as of
April 30, 2006, upon completion of this offering, we will
have outstanding 30,922,102 shares of common stock,
assuming no exercise of the underwriters over-allotment
option. Of these shares, only the 7,066,054 shares of
common stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable,
without restriction, in the public market. Goldman,
Sachs & Co. may, in its sole discretion, permit our
officers, directors, employees and current stockholders who are
subject to the 180-day
contractual lock-up to
sell shares prior to the expiration of the
lock-up agreements.
After the lock-up
agreements pertaining to this offering expire 180 days from
the date of this prospectus, up to an additional
23,437,704 shares will be eligible for sale in the public
market,
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17,934,928 of which are held by directors, executive officers
and other affiliates and will be subject to volume limitations
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and various vesting
agreements. In addition, the 94,828 shares subject to
outstanding warrants and the 4,256,436 shares that are
either subject to outstanding options or reserved for future
issuance under our 2000 Stock Option Plan and 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan will become eligible for sale in the public
market to the extent permitted by the provisions of various
vesting agreements, the
lock-up agreements and
Rules 144 and 701 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act. If these additional shares are
sold, or if it is perceived that they will be sold, in the
public market, the trading price of our common stock could
decline.
Some of our existing stockholders have demand and piggyback
rights to require us to register with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC, up to 11,015,309 shares of our
common stock that they own. In addition, our existing warrant
holders have piggyback rights to require us to register with the
SEC up to 94,828 shares of our common stock that they
acquire upon exercise of their warrants. If we register these
shares of common stock, the stockholders can freely sell the
shares in the public market. All of these shares are subject to
lock-up agreements
restricting their sale for 180 days after the date of this
prospectus.
After this offering, we intend to register approximately
2,254,502 shares of our common stock that we may issue
under our equity plans. Once we register these shares, they can
be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to
the lock-up agreements,
if applicable, described above.
Our Management Will Have Broad Discretion Over the Use of
the Proceeds We Receive in This Offering and Might Not Apply the
Proceeds in Ways That Increase the Value of Your
Investment.
Our management will have broad discretion to use the net
proceeds from this offering, and you will be relying on the
judgment of our management regarding the application of these
proceeds. They might not apply the net proceeds of this offering
in ways that increase the value of your investment. We expect to
use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate
purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures,
and for possible investments in, or acquisitions of,
complementary businesses, services or technologies. We have not
allocated these net proceeds for any specific purposes. Our
management might not be able to yield a significant return, if
any, on any investment of these net proceeds. You will not have
the opportunity to influence our decisions on how to use the
proceeds.
If Securities or Industry Analysts Do Not Publish Research
or Reports or Publish Unfavorable Research About Our Business,
Our Stock Price and Trading Volume Could Decline.
The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on
the research and reports that securities or industry analysts
publish about us or our business. We do not currently have and
may never obtain research coverage by securities and industry
analysts. If no securities or industry analysts commence
coverage of our company, the trading price for our stock would
be negatively impacted. In the event we obtain securities or
industry analyst coverage, if one or more of the analysts who
covers us downgrades our stock, our stock price would likely
decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our
company or fails to regularly publish reports on us, interest in
the purchase of our stock could decrease, which could cause our
stock price or trading volume to decline.
Existing Stockholders Significantly Influence Us and Could
Delay or Prevent an Acquisition By a Third Party.
Upon completion of this offering, executive officers, key
employees and directors and their affiliates will beneficially
own, in the aggregate, approximately 56% of our outstanding
common stock, assuming no exercise of the underwriters
over-allotment option. As a result, these stockholders will be
able to exercise significant influence over all matters
requiring stockholder
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approval, including the election of directors and approval of
significant corporate transactions, which could have the effect
of delaying or preventing a third party from acquiring control
over us. For information regarding the ownership of our
outstanding stock by our executive officers and directors and
their affiliates, please see Principal Stockholders.
Delaware Law and Provisions in Our Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws Could Make a Merger,
Tender Offer or Proxy Contest Difficult, Therefore Depressing
the Trading Price of Our Common Stock.
We are a Delaware corporation and the anti-takeover provisions
of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay or
prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a
business combination with an interested stockholder for a period
of three years after the person becomes an interested
stockholder, even if a change of control would be beneficial to
our existing stockholders. For more information, see
Description of Capital Stock Anti-Takeover
Effects of Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws and Delaware Law. In addition, our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws may
discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or
control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws:
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authorize the issuance of blank check preferred
stock that could be issued by our board of directors to thwart a
takeover attempt; |
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prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors, which
would otherwise allow holders of less than a majority of the
stock to elect some directors; |
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establish a classified board of directors, as a result of which
the successors to the directors whose terms have expired will be
elected to serve from the time of election and qualification
until the third annual meeting following election; |
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require that directors only be removed from office for cause; |
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provide that vacancies on the board of directors, including
newly-created directorships, may be filled only by a majority
vote of directors then in office; |
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limit who may call special meetings of stockholders; |
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prohibit stockholder action by written consent, requiring all
actions to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders; and |
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establish advance notice requirements for nominating candidates
for election to the board of directors or for proposing matters
that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings. |
For information regarding these and other provisions, please see
Description of Capital Stock. We are also currently
considering other anti-takeover measures, including a
stockholders rights plan.
Completion of This Offering May Limit Our Ability to Use Our
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards.
As of December 31, 2005, we had substantial federal and
state net operating loss carryforwards. Under the provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code, substantial changes in our ownership
may limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that
can be utilized annually in the future to offset taxable income.
We believe that, as a result of this offering, it is possible
that a change in our ownership will be deemed to have occurred.
If such a change in our ownership occurs, our ability to use our
net operating loss carryforwards in any fiscal year may be
limited under these provisions.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus includes forward-looking statements,
as defined by federal securities laws, with respect to our
financial condition, results of operations and business, and our
expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including
increases in operating margins. Words such as, but not limited
to, believe, expect,
anticipate, estimate,
intend, plan, targets,
likely, will, would,
could, and similar expressions or phrases identify
forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.
The occurrence of the events described, and the achievement of
the expected results, depend on many events, some or all of
which are not predictable or within our control. Actual results
may differ materially from expected results.
Factors that may cause actual results to differ from expected
results include, among others:
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loss of customers; |
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lack of market acceptance of VoIP and/or government regulation
of VoIP; |
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our failure to anticipate and adapt to future changes in our
industry; |
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a lack of growth in communications services transactions on the
Internet; |
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compromises to our privacy safeguards; |
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the occurrence of fraudulent internet transactions; |
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a decline in subscribers in the wireless industry; |
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our inability to stay profitable; |
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our inability to expand our sales capabilities; |
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consolidation in the communications services industry; |
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competition in our industry and innovation by our competitors; |
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failures and/or interruptions of our systems and services; |
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failure to meet obligations under service level agreements; |
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financial and operating difficulties in the telecommunications
sector; |
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failure of our third-party providers of software, services,
hardware and infrastructure to provide such items; |
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our failure to protect confidential information; |
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our inability to protect our intellectual property rights; |
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claims by others that we infringe their proprietary technology; |
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our inability to successfully identify and manage our
acquisitions; |
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our inability to manage expansion into international markets; |
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our inability to obtain capital in the future on acceptable
terms; |
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the loss of key personnel or qualified technical staff; |
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our inability to manage growth; |
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the increased expenses and administrative workload associated
with being a public company; |
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government regulation of the Internet and
e-commerce; and |
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All future written and verbal forward-looking statements
attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary
statements contained or referred to in this section. We
undertake no obligation, and specifically decline any
obligation, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this
prospectus might not occur.
See the section entitled Risk Factors for a more
complete discussion of these risks and uncertainties and for
other risks and uncertainties. These factors and the other risk
factors described in this prospectus are not necessarily all of
the important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking
statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could
harm our results. Consequently, there can be no assurance that
the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be
realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have
the expected consequences to, or effects on, us. Given these
uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Synchronoss®,
ActivationNow®
and
PerformancePartner®
are trademarks of Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. FORTUNE
500®
is a registered trademark of Time Inc. This prospectus also
includes other registered and unregistered trademarks of
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. and other persons.
Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms
Synchronoss, the Company,
we, us and our in this
prospectus to refer to Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds to us of the sale of the
common stock that we are offering will be approximately
$46.8 million, based on the initial public offering price
of $8.00 per share and after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses that we must pay. We will not receive any of the
proceeds of the sale of shares of common stock by the selling
stockholders.
The primary purposes of the offering are to fund the expansion
of our business and to create a public market for our common
stock. Part of our current growth strategy is to further
penetrate the North American markets and to possibly expand our
customer base internationally. We anticipate that a portion of
the proceeds of this offering will enable us to finance this
expansion. In addition, we could use a portion of the proceeds
of this offering to make strategic investments in, or pursue
acquisitions of, other businesses, products or technologies. We
do not presently have any plans, proposals or arrangements,
written or otherwise, to acquire companies or technologies, nor
are we currently contemplating any significant capital
expenditures. Our management will have broad discretion in the
allocation of the net proceeds of this offering. The amounts
actually expended and the timing of such expenditures will
depend on a number of factors, including our realization of the
different elements of our growth strategy and the amount of cash
generated by our operations.
Pending use of proceeds from this offering, we intend to invest
the proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments,
including short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing
instruments.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common or
preferred equity. We currently intend to retain all available
funds and any future earnings for use in the operation of our
business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash
dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of
directors, subject to compliance with certain covenants under
our credit facilities, which restrict or limit our ability to
declare or pay dividends, and will depend on our financial
condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general
business conditions and other factors that our board of
directors may deem relevant.
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CAPITALIZATION
(in thousands, except per share data)
The table below sets forth the following information:
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our actual capitalization as of March 31, 2006; |
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our pro forma capitalization after giving effect to the
conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into
common stock upon the effectiveness of this offering; and |
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our pro forma capitalization as adjusted to reflect (i) the
conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into
common stock upon the effectiveness of this offering and
(ii) the receipt of the estimated net proceeds from our
sale of 6,532,107 shares of common stock at an offering price of
$8.00 per share in this offering and the filing of a new
certificate of incorporation after the closing of this offering. |
The table below excludes the following shares:
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1,154,059 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2006 at a
weighted average exercise price of $2.86 per share; and |
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681,877 shares of common stock available for issuance under
our 2000 Stock Plan. |
See Management Employee Benefit Plans,
and Note 8 of Notes to Financial Statements for
a description of our equity plans.
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Equipment loan payable
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1,167 |
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$ |
1,167 |
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$ |
1,167 |
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Series A, redeemable
convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value,
13,103 shares authorized, 11,549 shares issued and
outstanding actual; 13,103 shares authorized, no shares
outstanding pro forma and pro forma as adjusted
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33,493 |
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Series 1, convertible
preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 2,000 shares
authorized, issued and outstanding actual; 2,000 shares
authorized, no shares outstanding pro forma and pro forma as
adjusted
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1,444 |
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Stockholders (deficiency)
equity:
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Common stock, $0.0001 par
value, 100,000 shares authorized, 10,742 shares issued
and 10,646 shares outstanding actual,
24,195 pro forma shares outstanding,
30,728 pro forma as adjusted shares outstanding
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3 |
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Treasury stock, at cost,
96 shares
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(19 |
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Additional paid-in capital
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2,070 |
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37,006 |
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82,767 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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Accumulated deficit
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(4,162 |
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Total stockholders
(deficiency) equity
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32,728 |
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78,490 |
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Total capitalization
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33,895 |
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$ |
33,895 |
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79,657 |
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DILUTION
Our pro forma net tangible book value as of March 31, 2006,
prior to this offering, was $27.4 million, or approximately
$1.13 per share. Net tangible book value per share represents
the amount of stockholders equity, divided by shares of
common stock outstanding after giving effect to the conversion
of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into shares of
common stock upon completion of this offering.
Net tangible book value dilution per share to new investors
represents the difference between the amount per share paid by
purchasers of shares of common stock in this offering and the
net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately
after completion of this offering. After giving effect to our
sale of 6.5 million shares of common stock in this offering
at an initial public offering price of $8.00 per share and
after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses, our pro forma net tangible book
value as of March 31, 2006 would have been
$74.6 million or $2.43 per share. This represents an
immediate increase in net tangible book value of $1.30 per
share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net
tangible book value of $5.57 per share to purchasers of
common stock in the offering, as illustrated in the following
table:
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Initial public offering price per
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Increase attributable to the
conversion of the convertible preferred stock
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1.83 |
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Pro forma net tangible book value
per share before this offering
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1.13 |
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Increase per share attributable to
new investors
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1.30 |
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Pro forma net tangible book value
per share after the offering
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2.43 |
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Dilution per share to new investors
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional
shares of our common stock in full in this offering, the pro
forma net tangible book value per share after the offering would
be $2.58 per share, the increase in pro forma net tangible
book value per share to existing stockholders would be
$0.15 per share and the dilution to new investors
purchasing shares in this offering would be $5.42 per share.
The following table presents on a pro forma basis as of
March 31, 2006, after giving effect to the conversion of
all outstanding shares of preferred stock into common stock upon
completion of this offering, the differences between the
existing stockholders and the purchasers of shares in the
offering with respect to the number of shares purchased from us,
the total consideration paid and the average price paid per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Consideration | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Shares Purchased | |
|
(in thousands, except | |
|
Average | |
|
|
| |
|
per share data) | |
|
Price Per | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Percent | |
|
Amount | |
|
Percent | |
|
Share | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Existing stockholders
|
|
|
24,196,118 |
|
|
|
78.7 |
% |
|
$ |
36,809,000 |
* |
|
|
41.3 |
% |
|
$ |
1.52 |
|
New stockholders
|
|
|
6,532,107 |
|
|
|
21.3 |
|
|
|
52,256,856 |
|
|
|
58.7 |
|
|
$ |
8.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
30,728,225 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
89,065,856 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
2.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Consideration included proceeds allocated to the Series 1
shareholders. |
As of March 31, 2006, there were options outstanding to
purchase a total of 1,154,059 shares of common stock at a
weighted average exercise price of $2.86 per share. In
addition, as of March 31, 2006 there were warrants
outstanding to purchase 94,828 shares of preferred
stock at a weighted average exercise price of $2.90 per
share. To the extent outstanding options or warrants are
exercised, there will be further dilution to new investors. For
a description of our equity plans, please see
Management Employee Benefit Plans and
Note 8 of Notes to the Financial Statements.
24
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial
data should be read in conjunction with our financial statements
and related notes and the Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
and other financial data included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The selected statement of operations data for 2003, 2004 and
2005 and the selected balance sheet data as of December 31,
2004 and 2005 are derived from our audited financial statements
and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The
selected statement of operations data for 2001 and 2002 and the
selected balance sheet data as of December 31, 2001, 2002
and 2003 are derived from our audited financial statements and
related notes not included in this prospectus. The selected
statement of operations data for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006 and the selected balance sheet data
as of March 31, 2006 have been derived from our unaudited
interim financial statements included elsewhere in this
prospectus. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which
include only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary
to present fairly the financial condition and results of
operations as of March 31, 2006 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 have been made. The results
of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the full year ending December 31, 2006.
25
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(in thousands except per share data) | |
Statements of Operations
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$ |
5,621 |
|
|
$ |
8,185 |
|
|
$ |
16,550 |
|
|
$ |
27,191 |
|
|
$ |
54,218 |
|
|
$ |
11,350 |
|
|
$ |
15,724 |
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services ($2,072, $100, $9,
$2,610 $8,089, $1,532 and $2,136 were purchased from a related
party in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively)*
|
|
|
4,876 |
|
|
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
7,655 |
|
|
|
17,688 |
|
|
|
30,205 |
|
|
|
6,281 |
|
|
|
8,763 |
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
3,923 |
|
|
|
3,029 |
|
|
|
3,160 |
|
|
|
3,324 |
|
|
|
5,689 |
|
|
|
1,047 |
|
|
|
1,685 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
($0, $0, $0, $0, $120, $0 and $78 were related to stock-based
compensation in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three
months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
5,308 |
|
|
|
5,169 |
|
|
|
4,053 |
|
|
|
4,340 |
|
|
|
7,544 |
|
|
|
1,796 |
|
|
|
2,010 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2,138 |
|
|
|
2,726 |
|
|
|
2,919 |
|
|
|
2,127 |
|
|
|
2,305 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
16,245 |
|
|
|
14,639 |
|
|
|
17,787 |
|
|
|
27,479 |
|
|
|
45,743 |
|
|
|
9,634 |
|
|
|
13,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from operations
|
|
|
(10,624 |
) |
|
|
(6,454 |
) |
|
|
(1,237 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
8,475 |
|
|
|
1,716 |
|
|
|
2,547 |
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(184 |
) |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income before income tax
benefit
|
|
|
(9,792 |
) |
|
|
(6,054 |
) |
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
8,600 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
2,618 |
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,089 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(9,792 |
) |
|
|
(6,054 |
) |
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
12,429 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
1,529 |
|
|
Preferred stock accretion
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(9,825 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,089 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,079 |
) |
|
$ |
(42 |
) |
|
$ |
12,395 |
|
|
$ |
1,684 |
|
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.68 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
(1.29 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.68 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding:**
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
7,594 |
|
|
|
8,932 |
|
|
|
9,838 |
|
|
|
10,244 |
|
|
|
21,916 |
|
|
|
21,823 |
|
|
|
22,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
7,594 |
|
|
|
8,932 |
|
|
|
9,838 |
|
|
|
10,244 |
|
|
|
24,921 |
|
|
|
24,437 |
|
|
|
24,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
12,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted-average shares
outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Cost of services excludes depreciation and amortization which is
shown separately. |
|
** |
See Note 2 in our audited financial statements for the
basis of our EPS presentation. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2006 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
Actual | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
as Adjusted | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities
|
|
$ |
20,071 |
|
|
$ |
16,620 |
|
|
$ |
13,556 |
|
|
$ |
10,521 |
|
|
$ |
16,002 |
|
|
$ |
14,435 |
|
|
$ |
14,435 |
|
|
$ |
61,244 |
|
Working Capital
|
|
|
12,960 |
|
|
|
3,802 |
|
|
|
7,944 |
|
|
|
8,077 |
|
|
|
21,774 |
|
|
|
24,188 |
|
|
|
24,188 |
|
|
|
70,997 |
|
Total assets
|
|
|
30,041 |
|
|
|
22,255 |
|
|
|
22,402 |
|
|
|
22,784 |
|
|
|
40,208 |
|
|
|
41,311 |
|
|
|
41,311 |
|
|
|
87,073 |
|
Total stockholders equity
(deficiency)
|
|
|
(10,787 |
) |
|
|
(16,752 |
) |
|
|
(17,783 |
) |
|
|
(17,916 |
) |
|
|
(4,864 |
) |
|
|
(2,209 |
) |
|
|
32,728 |
|
|
|
78,490 |
|
26
The pro forma column in the balance sheet data table above
reflects the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of
our Series A and Series 1 convertible preferred stock
into an aggregate of 13,549,256 shares of common stock upon
completion of this offering.
Pro forma net income per share is computed using the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding, including the
effects of the automatic conversion of all outstanding
Series A and Series 1 convertible preferred stock into
shares of the Companys common stock as if such conversion
had occurred on January 1, 2005.
The pro forma as adjusted column in the balance sheet data table
above reflects (i) the conversion of all outstanding shares
of preferred stock into common stock upon the effectiveness of
this offering and (ii) our sale of 6,532,107 shares of
common stock in this offering, at an initial public offering
price of $8.00 per share and after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses
payable by us and the application of our net proceeds from this
offering.
27
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis in
conjunction with the information set forth under Selected
Financial Data and our financial statements and related
notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. All numbers are
expressed in thousands unless otherwise stated. The statements
in this discussion regarding our expectations of our future
performance, liquidity and capital resources, and other
non-historical statements in this discussion, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not
limited to, the risks and uncertainties described under
Risk Factors and elsewhere in the prospectus. Our
actual results may differ materially from those contained in or
implied by any forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are a leading provider of
e-commerce transaction
management solutions to the communications services marketplace
based on our penetration with key CSPs. Our proprietary
on-demand software platform enables communications service
providers, or CSPs, to take, manage and provision orders and
other customer-oriented transactions and create complex service
bundles. We target complex and high-growth industry segments
including wireless, Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP,
wireline and other markets. We have designed our solution to be
flexible, allowing us to meet the rapidly changing and
converging services offered by CSPs. By simplifying
technological complexities through the automation and
integration of disparate systems, we enable CSPs to acquire,
retain and service customers quickly, reliably and
cost-effectively. Our industry-leading customers include
Cingular Wireless, Vonage Holdings, Cablevision Systems, Level 3
Communications, Verizon Business, Clearwire, 360networks, Time
Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T. Our CSP customers use our
platform and technology to service both consumer and business
customers, including over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies.
We were formed on September 19, 2000 as a spin off from
Vertek Corporation. During 2001, we completed a private
placement of our Series A convertible preferred stock. The
net proceeds received from our Series A round of financing
totaled approximately $34 million. There have been no
subsequent rounds of financing. Our revenue stream has grown as
demand in the telecommunications and other related emerging
markets has continued to evolve. In 2001, we expanded our
revenue base from wireline to wireless services. In 2003, we
began to offer a more
end-to-end
solution in the wireless markets for our customers. During the
third quarter of 2003, we expanded our services to include
exception handling services. The addition of this service has
allowed us to focus on our customers entire business
processes. In 2004, we further expanded our offerings to include
local number portability services for broadband companies and in
2005 we added customers in the VoIP markets. As our services
have evolved, we have been able to offer these services bundled
in a transactional price.
We generate a substantial portion of our revenues on a
per-transaction basis, most of which is derived from long-term
contracts. We have increased our revenues rapidly, growing at a
compound annual growth rate of 76% from 2001 to 2005. Over the
last three years we have derived an increasing percentage of our
revenues from transactions. For 2003, we derived approximately
47% of our revenues from transactions processed; and for 2004,
we derived approximately 63% of our revenues from transactions
processed. For 2005, we derived approximately 83% of our
revenues from transactions processed. For the three months ended
March 31, 2006, we derived approximately 87% of our
revenues from transactions processed. The remainder of our
revenues were generated by professional services and
subscription revenues, which have been decreasing as a
percentage of our net revenues. We expect that this trend will
continue and that we will derive an increasing percentage of our
net revenues from transaction processing in future years.
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Our costs and expenses consist of cost of services, research and
development, selling, general and administrative and
depreciation and amortization.
Cost of services includes all direct materials, direct labor and
those indirect costs related to revenues such as indirect labor,
materials and supplies. Our primary cost of services is related
to our information technology and systems department, including
network costs, data center maintenance, database management and
data processing costs, as well as personnel costs associated
with service implementation, customer deployment and customer
care. Also included in cost of services are costs associated
with our exception handling centers and the maintenance of those
centers. Currently, we utilize a combination of employees and
third-party providers to process transactions through these
centers.
Research and development expense consists primarily of costs
related to personnel, including salaries and other personnel
related expense, consulting fees and the costs of facilities,
computer and support services used in service and technology
development. We also expense costs relating to developing
modifications and enhancements of our existing technology and
services.
Selling, general and administrative expense consists of
personnel costs including salaries, sales commissions, sales
operations and other personnel-related expense, travel and
related expense, trade shows, costs of communications equipment
and support services, facilities costs, consulting fees and
costs of marketing programs, such as Internet and print. General
and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries and
other personnel-related expense for our executive,
administrative, legal, finance and human resources functions,
facilities, professional services fees, certain audit, tax and
license fees and bad debt expense.
Depreciation and amortization relates primarily to our property
and equipment and includes our network infrastructure and
facilities related to our services.
Current Trends Affecting Our Results of Operations
We have experienced increased demand for our services, which has
been driven by market trends such as local number portability,
the implementation of new technologies, such as Voice over
Internet Protocol, or VoIP, subscriber growth, competitive
churn, network changes and consolidations. In particular, the
emergence of VoIP and local number portability has increased the
need for our services and will continue to be a factor
contributing to competitive churn. As a result of market trends,
our revenue stream has expanded from primarily wireline
customers to the addition of wireless customers and services. In
2004, local number portability services were added and in 2005
we further expanded into the VoIP markets.
To support the growth driven by the favorable industry trends
mentioned above, we continue to look for opportunities to
improve our operating efficiencies, such as the utilization of
offshore technical and non-technical resources for our exception
handling center management. We believe that this program will
continue to provide future benefits and position us to support
revenue growth. In addition, we anticipate further automation of
the transactions generated by our more mature customers and
additional transaction types. These development efforts are
expected to reduce exception handling costs.
Upon becoming a public company, we will experience increases in
certain general and administrative expenses to comply with the
laws and regulations applicable to public companies. These laws
and regulations include the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the Nasdaq Stock Markets National Market. To comply
with the corporate governance and operating requirements of
being a public company, we will incur increases in such items as
personnel costs, professional services fees, fees for
independent directors and the cost of directors and officers
liability insurance. We believe that these costs will
approximate $1.8 million to $2.5 million annually. As
we continue to grow, we do not anticipate future revenue growth
to continue at the same pace as historical results.
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In 2005, we were able to utilize net operating loss
carryforwards from previous years to offset taxable income and
income tax expense related to U.S. federal income taxes.
These carryforwards have been reflected as a benefit in our 2005
tax provision and will reduce taxes payable in the future.
Beginning in 2006, we expect our profits to be subject to
U.S. federal income taxes at the statutory rates.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations are based on our financial statements,
which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. The
preparation of these financial statements in accordance with
U.S. GAAP requires us to utilize accounting policies and
make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expense during a fiscal period.
The Securities and Exchange Commission considers an accounting
policy to be critical if it is important to a companys
financial condition and results of operations, and if it
requires significant judgment and estimates on the part of
management in its application. We have discussed the selection
and development of the critical accounting policies with the
audit committee of our board of directors, and the audit
committee has reviewed our related disclosures in this
prospectus. Although we believe that our judgments and estimates
are appropriate and correct, actual results may differ from
those estimates.
We believe the following to be our critical accounting policies
because they are important to the portrayal of our financial
condition and results of operations and they require critical
management judgments and estimates about matters that are
uncertain. If actual results or events differ materially from
those contemplated by us in making these estimates, our reported
financial condition and results of operations for future periods
could be materially affected. See Risk Factors for
certain matters bearing risks on our future results of
operations.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
We provide services principally on a transactional basis or, at
times, on a fixed fee basis and recognize the revenues as the
services are performed or delivered as discussed below:
Transactional service arrangements: Transaction
service revenues consist of revenues derived from the processing
of transactions through our service platform and represented
approximately 83% of our net revenues for 2005 and 87% for the
three months ended March 31, 2006. Transaction service
arrangements include services such as equipment orders, new
account setup, number port requests, credit checks and inventory
management.
Transaction revenues are principally based on a set price per
transaction and revenues are recognized based on the number of
transactions processed during each reporting period. For these
contracts, revenues are recorded based on the total number of
transactions processed at the applicable price established in
the contract. The total amount of revenues recognized is based
primarily on the volume of transactions. At times, transaction
revenues may also include billings to customers based on the
number of individuals dedicated to processing transactions. For
these contracts we record revenues based on the applicable
hourly rate per employee for each reporting period.
Many of our contracts have guaranteed minimum volume
transactions from our customers. In these instances, if the
customers total transaction volume for the period is less
than the contractual amount, we record revenues at the minimum
guaranteed amount.
Set up fees for transactional service arrangements are deferred
and recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the
contract since these amounts would not have been paid by the
customer without the related transactional service arrangement.
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Revenue is presented net of a provision for discounts, which are
customer volume level driven, or credits, which are performance
driven, and are determined in the period in which the volume
thresholds are met or the services are provided.
Deferred revenues represent billings to customers for services
in advance of the performance of services, with revenues
recognized as the services are rendered.
Subscription Service Arrangements: Subscription
service arrangements represented approximately 6% of our net
revenues for 2005 and 2% for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and related principally to our
ActivationNow®
platform service which the customer accesses through a graphical
user interface. We record revenues on a straight-line basis over
the life of the contract for our subscription service contracts.
Professional Service and Other Service
Arrangements: Professional services and other service
revenues represented approximately 11% of our net revenues for
each of 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2006.
Professional services, when sold with transactional service
arrangements, are accounted for separately when these services
have value to the customer on a standalone basis and there is
objective and reliable evidence of fair value of each
deliverable. When accounted for separately, professional service
(i.e. consulting services) revenues are recognized as the
services are rendered for time and material contracts. The
majority of our consulting contracts are billed monthly and
revenues are recognized as our services are performed.
In determining whether professional services can be accounted
for separately from transaction support revenues, we consider
the following factors for each professional services agreement:
availability of the consulting services from other vendors,
whether objective and reliable evidence for fair value exists of
the undelivered elements, the nature of the consulting services,
the timing of when the consulting contract was signed in
comparison to the transaction service start date and the
contractual dependence of the transactional service on the
customers satisfaction with the consulting work.
If a professional service arrangement does not qualify for
separate accounting, we would recognize the professional service
revenues ratably over the remaining term of the transaction
contract. There were no such arrangements for 2003, 2004 and
2005, or for any other period presented.
Service Level Standards
Pursuant to certain contracts, we are subject to service level
standards and to corresponding penalties for failure to meet
those standards. We record a provision for those
performance-related penalties for failure to meet those
standards. All performance-related penalties are reflected as a
corresponding reduction of our revenues. These penalties, if
applicable, are recorded in the month incurred.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated
losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make
required payments. The amount of the allowance account is based
on historical experience and our analysis of the accounts
receivable balance outstanding. While credit losses have
historically been within our expectations and the provisions
established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to
experience the same credit losses that we have in the past. If
the financial condition of one of our customers were to
deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments,
additional allowances may be required which would result in an
additional expense in the period that this determination was
made.
Valuation Allowance
We record a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets when
it is more likely than not that an asset will not be realized.
Determining when we will recognize our deferred tax assets is a
matter of judgment based on facts and circumstances. We
determined that it was appropriate to record our
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deferred tax assets at full value during the fourth quarter of
2005 as well as the first quarter of 2006, based on our recent
cumulative earnings history and our expected future earnings.
However, if there were a significant change in facts, such as a
loss of a significant customer, we may determine that a
valuation allowance is appropriate.
Adoption of SFAS No. 123(R)
Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)), which
requires compensation costs related to share-based transactions,
including employee stock options, to be recognized in the
financial statements based on fair value. SFAS 123(R)
revises SFAS 123, as amended, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123), and
supersedes Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion
No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees (APB 25). We adopted SFAS 123(R) using
the prospective method. Under this method, compensation cost is
recognized for all share-based payments granted subsequent to
December 31, 2005. Prior to January 1, 2006, we used
the minimum value method to determine values of our pro forma
stock-based compensation disclosures.
Stock Based Compensation
At December 31, 2005, we had one stock-based employee
compensation plan, which is described more fully in Note 8
to the financial statements appearing elsewhere in this
prospectus. Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for this
plan under the recognition and measurement provisions of
APB 25 and related interpretations, as permitted by
SFAS 123. Stock-based employee compensation cost was
recognized in the statement of operations for 2003, 2004 and
2005, to the extent options granted under the plan had an
exercise price that was less than the fair market value of the
underlying common stock on the date of grant. Under the
prospective transition method, compensation cost recognized for
all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1,
2006 is based on the grant-date fair value estimated in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). Results for
prior periods have not been restated. As a result of adopting
SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, our net income for the
period ended March 31, 2006 was $0.08 million less
than had we continued to account for share-based compensation
under APB Opinion 25.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), we presented our
unamortized portion of deferred compensation cost for nonvested
stock options in the statement of changes in shareholders
deficiency with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in
capital. Upon the adoption of SFAS 123(R), these amounts
were offset against each other as SFAS 123(R) prohibits the
gross-up of stockholders equity. Under
SFAS 123(R), an equity instrument is not considered to be
issued until the instrument vests. As a result, compensation
cost is recognized over the requisite service period with an
offsetting credit to additional paid-in capital.
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The following table illustrates the effect on net income and
earnings per share if we had applied the provisions of
SFAS 123 to options granted under our stock option plan for
all periods presented prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R).
For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the
options is estimated using a minimum value option-pricing
formula and amortized to expense over the options vesting
periods.
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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2005 | |
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Numerator (in thousands): |
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Unaudited | |
Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders, as reported
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$ |
(1,079 |
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$ |
(42 |
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$ |
12,395 |
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$ |
1,684 |
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Add non-cash employee compensation
and preferred stock accretion, as reported
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155 |
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8 |
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Less total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under the minimum value method
for all awards
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(4 |
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(7 |
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(139 |
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(4 |
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Pro forma net (loss) income
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$ |
(1,083 |
) |
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$ |
(49 |
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$ |
12,411 |
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$ |
1,688 |
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Net income (loss) per common
share:
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Basic:
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As reported
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$ |
(0.11 |
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$ |
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$ |
0.57 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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Pro forma
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$ |
(0.11 |
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$ |
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$ |
0.57 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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Diluted:
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As reported
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$ |
(0.11 |
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$ |
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$ |
0.50 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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Pro forma
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(0.11 |
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$ |
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$ |
0.50 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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For the year ended December 31, 2005, we accounted for our
employee stock-based compensation in accordance with the
provisions of APB 25 and related interpretations,
which required us to recognize compensation cost for the excess
of the fair value of the stock at the grant date over the
exercise price, if any, and to recognize that cost over the
vesting period of the option. Approximately $0.1 million,
$0.0 million and $0.08 million relating to stock-based
employee compensation cost for stock options is reflected in net
income for year ended December 31, 2005 and for the three
months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. In
addition, the remaining $0.7 million of deferred
compensation is anticipated to be expensed as follows:
$0.2 million in 2006, $0.2 million in 2007,
$0.2 million in 2008 and $0.1 million in 2009.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), we selected the Black-Scholes
option pricing model as the most appropriate model for
determining the estimated fair value for stock-based awards. The
fair value of stock option awards subsequent to
December 31, 2005 is amortized on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is
generally the vesting period. Use of a valuation model requires
management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected
model inputs. Expected volatility was calculated based on a
blended weighted average of historical information of our stock
and the weighted average of historical information of similar
public entities for which historical information was available.
We will continue to use a blended weighted average approach
using our own historical volatility and other similar public
entity volatility information until our historical volatility is
relevant to measure expected volatility for future option
grants. The average expected life was determined according to
the SEC shortcut approach as described in SAB 107,
Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,
which is the mid-point between the vesting date and the end of
the contractual term. The risk-free interest rate is based on
U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term
equal to the expected life assumed at the date of grant.
Forfeitures are estimated based on voluntary termination
behavior, as well as a historical analysis of
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actual option forfeitures. The weighted-average assumptions used
in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
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Incentive Stock Options
(ISOs)
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Expected stock price volatility
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42 |
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Risk free interest rate
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4.875 |
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Expected life of options (years)
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6.25 |
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Expected annual dividend per share
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$ |
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Non-Qualified Stock Options
(NSOs)
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Expected stock price volatility
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42 |
% |
Risk free interest rate
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4.875 |
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Expected life of options (years)
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6 |
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Expected annual dividend per share
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$ |
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The weighted-average fair value (as of the date of grant) of the
options granted during the three months ended March 31,
2006 is $4.40 and $4.31 per share for ISOs and NSOs,
respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006, we recorded
pretax compensation expense of $0.08 million
($0.05 million, net of tax) related to expensing our stock
options during the quarter. Beginning in 2006, in certain cases,
we granted members of our board of directors and certain
employees NSOs in addition to ISOs. The total compensation cost
related to non-vested stock option awards not yet recognized as
of March 31, 2006 was approximately $0.2 million for
the ISOs and approximately $0.3 million for the NSOs. The
ISOs are expected to be recognized over 4 years and the
NSOs are expected to be recognized over 3 years.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006 we granted
stock options with exercise prices as follows:
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February 10, 2006 (ISOs)
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104 |
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$ |
8.98 |
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$ |
8.98 |
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4.40 |
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100 |
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$ |
8.98 |
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$ |
8.98 |
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4.31 |
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The exercise prices for options granted in 2005 were set by our
board of directors, with input from our management, based on our
determination of the fair market value of our common stock at
the time of the grants. During 2003, 2004 and part of 2005, we
estimated the value of our stock options using a simple
enterprise value allocation method that is similar to the
current value method described in the AICPA Technical
Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity
Securities Issued as Compensation (Practice Aid) since we
believe this allocation method was consistent with most
similarly-situated private technology companies. However, as we
moved closer to a possible initial public offering, we
determined in the fourth quarter of 2005 that it was more
appropriate to use more sophisticated models to estimate
enterprise value and that various enterprise allocation methods
should also be evaluated. We believe that all options issued
prior to 2005 were issued with exercise prices that equaled at
least fair value at the time of the grants. In
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establishing the retrospective estimates of fair value of our
common stock related to stock options issued in 2005, we
considered the guidance set forth in the Practice Aid, and
performed a retrospective determination of the fair value of our
common stock, utilizing a combination of valuation methods.
Information on stock option grants during 2005 is as follows:
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April 12, 2005
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207 |
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0.45 |
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$ |
1.84 |
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1.39 |
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July 14, 2005
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98 |
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0.45 |
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6.19 |
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5.74 |
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120 |
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10.00 |
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7.85 |
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0.00 |
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Determining the fair value of the common stock of a private
enterprise requires complex and subjective judgments. Our
estimates of our enterprise value at each of the grant dates
during 2005 used the weighted results from both the income
approach and the market approach.
Under the income approach, our enterprise value was based on the
present value of our forecasted operating results. Our revenue
forecasts were based on expected annual growth rates while our
cost of services, although expected to remain fairly consistent
with current results, are expected to decrease as a percentage
of revenues as our revenues grow. The assumptions underlying the
estimates are consistent with our business plan, which
anticipates that as the base upon which growth rates are
calculated increases, the growth rates themselves will moderate.
The risks associated with achieving our forecasts were assessed
in selecting the appropriate discount rates, which were
approximately 18% to 19%, as well as the timing of a new VoIP
contract and the renewal of a significant customer agreement.
Under the market approach, we were compared to a peer group and
an estimated enterprise value was developed based on multiples
of revenues and earnings from companies in that peer group. When
we achieved or exceeded a significant milestone, a premium or
discount was applied to determine our enterprise value.
Once our enterprise value was established, an allocation method
was used to allocate the enterprise value to the different
classes of equity instruments. During our retrospective review,
we used the probability weighted expected returns (PWER) method
to allocate our enterprise value to our common stock. Under the
PWER method, the value of common stock is estimated based upon
an analysis of future values for the enterprise assuming various
future outcomes. In our specific fact pattern, the future
outcomes included two scenarios: (i) we become a public
company and; (ii) we remain a private company. In general,
the closer a company gets to an initial public offering
scenario, the higher the probability assessment weighting is for
that scenario. We used a 25% probability assumption for our
April 2005 grants and this percentage increased as discussions
with our investment bankers began and continued to increase
through the drafting of our registration statement. An increase
in the probability assessment for an initial public offering has
a significant increase in value ascribed to our common stock.
For each of the two scenarios, estimated future and present
value for the common shares were calculated using assumptions
including:
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A risk-adjusted discount rate associated with the
IPO scenario |
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As if conversion values for the Series A and
Series 1 shares |
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Appropriate discount for lack of marketability under both
scenarios for each valuation date given the length of time until
expected IPO |
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A minority interest discount associated to be applied to the
private company scenario |
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The expected probability of achieving IPO versus remaining a
private company |
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Upon the completion of the re-valuation performed in connection
with the grants above, our management presented its findings to
our board of directors, who then approved the retrospectively
determined fair values. Our board of directors considered
various actions in response to the retrospectively determined
fair value, including actions to reduce potential adverse tax
consequences to employees who were granted options to purchase
our common stock at exercise prices below the fair value at the
time of grant. In April 2006, our board of directors offered
such employees the opportunity to exchange their options for new
options with exercise prices equal to fair value at the time of
grant and a number of shares of restricted common stock having a
value (as of April 2006) equal to the amount by which the
aggregate exercise price of the new stock options exceeded the
aggregate exercise price of the exchanged stock options.
The increase in the fair value of our common stock during 2005
principally reflects a significant increase in our probability
weighting for an initial public offering scenario and the
continued growth of our revenues and income, which resulted in
an increase in our projections of future earnings. The following
is a summary of the factors that led us to determine that there
had been an increase in the value of our common stock at each
grant date:
Options Granted on April 12, 2005
The fair value of the common stock underlying 207,000 options
granted to employees on April 12, 2005 was determined by us
to be $1.84 per share. The principal factors we considered
in determining the increase in fair value of our common stock as
compared to the December 31, 2004 value were as follows:
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Although our revenues and operating income for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 exceeded forecasts in our business
plan, we were uncertain whether the growth was a one-time effect
resulting from the migration of transactions from AT&T
Wireless to Cingular Wireless following the merger of the
companies, and consequently we maintained operating income
estimates in accordance with our original business plan; |
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We achieved our third consecutive quarter of profitability; and |
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The possibility of an initial public offering remained
consistent with our business plan and a relatively low
probability estimate (25%) for the IPO scenario was assumed
under the PWER (probability weighted expected returns) method. |
Options Granted on July 14, 2005
The fair value of the common stock underlying 98,000 options
granted to employees on July 14, 2005 was determined by us
to be $6.19 per share. The principal factors we considered in
determining the increase in fair value of our common stock were
as follows:
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For the six months ended June 30, 2005, revenues and net
income exceeded forecasts in our business plan, which caused us
to adjust our forecasts; |
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Discussions began with our investment bankers around the
possibility of an initial public offering earlier than
anticipated in our business plan; in light of these discussions,
a higher probability (60%) was assumed under the PWER method; and |
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We signed a leading VoIP provider as a new customer. |
Options Granted on October 21, 2005
Although we had originally determined the fair value of the
common stock underlying 120,000 options granted to employees on
October 21, 2005 to be $10.00 at the time, based upon a
contemporaneous sale of common stock to an unrelated third party
by certain stockholders of the Company, including Stephen G.
Waldis and James McCormick, we determined that the value of the
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common stock was $7.85 per share. The principal factors we
considered in determining the increase in fair value of our
common stock over the July determination were as follows:
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, revenues and
net income exceeded forecasts in our original business plan but
were consistent with our adjusted forecasts; |
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During the third quarter we initiated the process of an initial
public offering and began drafting a registration statement; as
a result we increased the probability used under the PWER method
to 75%; and |
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Anticipated renewal of a contract with a large customer for an
additional two years. |
Results of Operations
Three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to the
three months ended March 31, 2005
The following table presents an overview of our results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and
2006.
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Three Months Ended March 31, | |
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Three Months Ended | |
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2005 | |
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2006 | |
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March 31, | |
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2005 vs 2006 | |
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% of | |
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% of | |
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$ | |
|
Revenue | |
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$ | |
|
Revenue | |
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$ Change | |
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% Change | |
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(in thousands) | |
Net Revenue
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$ |
11,350 |
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100.0 |
% |
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$ |
15,724 |
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100.0 |
% |
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$ |
4,374 |
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38.5 |
% |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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Cost of services (excluding
depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
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6,281 |
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55.3 |
% |
|
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8,763 |
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|
55.7 |
% |
|
|
2,482 |
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|
|
39.5 |
% |
Research and development
|
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|
1,047 |
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9.2 |
% |
|
|
1,685 |
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|
|
10.7 |
% |
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
60.9 |
% |
Selling, general and administrative
|
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|
1,796 |
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|
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15.8 |
% |
|
|
2,010 |
|
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
11.9 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
209 |
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|
|
41.0 |
% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,634 |
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|
|
84.9 |
% |
|
|
13,177 |
|
|
|
83.8 |
% |
|
|
3,543 |
|
|
|
36.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations
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|
$ |
1,716 |
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|
|
15.1 |
% |
|
$ |
2,547 |
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|
|
16.2 |
% |
|
$ |
831 |
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|
|
48.4 |
% |
Net Revenue. Net revenues increased
$4.4 million to $15.7 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2006, compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2005. This increase includes the following:
$2.3 million of additional revenues from existing customers
and $2.1 million of additional revenues generated by new
CSP customers added since 2005. The increase in revenues for
2006 is primarily related to the additional transaction revenues
recognized in the current period. Transaction revenues
recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2006
represented 87% of net revenues compared to 76% for the same
period in 2005. This increase accounts for $5.0 million in
revenues for the current period, offset by some decreases in
subscription revenues. For the three months ended March 31,
2006, LNP and VoIP transactions added $4.2 million to our
revenues, as compared to $0.4 for the three months ended
March 31, 2005. These additional revenues were offset by
decreases in revenues from wireline customers.
Expense
Cost of Services. Cost of services increased
$2.5 million to $8.8 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2006, compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2005, due to growth in
third-party costs
required to support higher transaction volumes submitted to us
by our customers and due to increases in telecommunication
costs. In particular, third-party costs increased
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$2.3 million to manage exception handling. Approximately
$0.6 million of the increase in third-party costs was due
to services provided from a related party. Also, additional
telecommunication expense in our data facilities contributed
approximately $0.2 million to the increase in cost of
services. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues increased
to 55.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2006, as
compared to 55.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Research and Development. Research and development
expense increased $0.6 million to $1.7 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to the three
months ended March 31, 2005, due to the further development
of the
ActivationNow®
platform to enhance our service offerings, particularly
regarding VoIP services and increases in automation that have
continued to allow us to gain operational efficiencies. Research
and development expense as a percentage of revenues increased to
10.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2006, as
compared to 9.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling,
general and administrative expense increased $0.2 million
to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005,
due to increases in personnel and related costs totaling
$0.2 million and rent expense totaling $0.06 million.
These costs were attributable to increases in the sales and
marketing staff and an addition in office space. Selling,
general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenues
decreased to 12.8% for the three months ended March 31,
2006, as compared to 15.8% for the three months ended
March 31, 2005.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased $0.2 million to
$0.7 million due to fixed asset additions for the three
months ended March 31, 2006.
Income Tax. Our effective tax rate was 41.6% and
0% during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. The increase in the effective rate is primarily
due to the reversal of our deferred tax asset valuation
allowance, which occurred during the fourth quarter of 2005. In
addition, we review the expected annual effective income tax
rates and make changes on a quarterly basis as necessary based
on certain factors such as changes in forecasted annual
operating income, changes to the actual and forecasted permanent
book to tax differences, or changes from the impact of a tax law
change. During the three months ended March 31, 2005 and
2006, we recognized approximately $0.0 and $1.1 million in
related tax expense, respectively.
Year ended December 31, 2005, compared to the Year
ended December 31, 2004
The following table presents an overview of our results of
operations for 2004 and 2005.
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|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 vs 2004 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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% of | |
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% of | |
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|
$ | |
|
Revenue | |
|
$ | |
|
Revenue | |
|
$ Change | |
|
% Change | |
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| |
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| |
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(in thousands) | |
Net Revenue
|
|
$ |
27,191 |
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|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
54,218 |
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|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
27,027 |
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|
|
99.4 |
% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
Cost of services ($2,610 and
$8,089 were purchased from a related party in 2004 and 2005,
respectively)*
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|
17,688 |
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|
65.1 |
% |
|
|
30,205 |
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|
|
55.7 |
% |
|
|
12,517 |
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|
70.8 |
% |
Research and development
|
|
|
3,324 |
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|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
5,689 |
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|
|
10.5 |
% |
|
|
2,365 |
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|
|
71.2 |
% |
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
4,340 |
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|
|
16.0 |
% |
|
|
7,544 |
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|
|
13.9 |
% |
|
|
3,204 |
|
|
|
73.8 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2,127 |
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|
|
7.8 |
% |
|
|
2,305 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
8.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,479 |
|
|
|
101.1 |
% |
|
|
45,743 |
|
|
|
84.4 |
% |
|
|
18,264 |
|
|
|
66.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) Income from
operations
|
|
$ |
(288 |
) |
|
|
(1.1 |
)% |
|
$ |
8,475 |
|
|
|
15.6 |
% |
|
$ |
8,763 |
|
|
|
NM |
** |
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|
|
* |
Cost of services excludes depreciation and amortization which is
shown separately. |
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Net Revenue. Net revenues increased
$27.0 million for 2005, compared to 2004. This increase was
made up of the following: $24.0 million of additional
revenues from our existing customer base and $3.0 million
of additional revenues generated by new CSP customers. The
increase in revenues for 2005 was primarily related to the
additional transaction revenues recognized in the period.
Transaction revenues recognized for the year represented 83% of
net revenues, compared to 63% for the same period in 2004. In
2005, we expanded our transaction types to include LNP and VoIP
transactions; the increases in these areas have added
$5.6 million and $2.9 million in revenues,
respectively. We also began processing additional wireless
transactions; these transactions accounted for
$20.4 million in additional revenues for 2005.
Cost of Services. Cost of service increased
$12.5 million to $30.2 million for 2005, as compared
to 2004, due to growth in third-party costs required to support
higher transaction volumes submitted to us by our customers and
due to increases in personnel and related costs. In particular,
third-party costs increased $9.6 million to manage
exception handling. Approximately $5.9 million of the
increase in third-party
costs was due to services provided from a related party. Also,
additional personnel and employee related expense in our managed
data facility, service implementation and customer deployment
areas contributed $1.0 million to the increase in cost of
services as well. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues
decreased to 55.7% for 2005, as compared to 65.1% for 2004. This
decrease in cost of services as a percentage of revenues is
attributable to operating efficiencies, which has allowed us to
increase the number of transactions we processed without
proportional increases in personnel costs.
Research and Development. Research and development
expense increased $2.4 million to $5.7 million for
2005, as compared to 2004, due to the further development of the
ActivationNow®
platform to enhance our service offerings and increases in
automation that have allowed us to gain operational
efficiencies. Research and development expense as a percentage
of revenues decreased to 10.5% for 2005, as compared to 12.2%
for 2004.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling,
general and administrative expense increased $3.2 million
to $7.5 million for 2005, as compared to 2004, due to
increases in personnel and related costs totaling
$1.9 million. These costs were attributable to increases in
the sales and marketing staff and increases in incentive
compensation. Selling, general and administrative expense as a
percentage of revenues decreased to 13.9% for 2005, as compared
to 16% for 2004.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased $0.2 million to
$2.3 million due to fixed asset additions in 2005.
Income Tax. In years prior to 2005, we recorded a
full valuation allowance for temporary differences, as we
believed it was more likely than not that our deferred tax
assets would not be realized. During 2005, we generated
substantial taxable income and expect to continue to generate
taxable income for the foreseeable future. As such, we
determined that it was more likely than not that we would
realize our future tax benefits and reduced the valuation
allowance to zero during the fourth quarter of 2005. The effect
of this reduction was an increase in net income of
$4.6 million. This income tax benefit was offset by our
income tax provision of $0.8 million. We did not need to
provide for income taxes in 2004.
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Year ended December 31, 2004, compared to the Year
ended December 31, 2003
The following table presents an overview of our results of
operations for 2003 and 2004.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2004 vs 2003 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
|
$ | |
|
Revenue | |
|
$ | |
|
Revenue | |
|
$ Change | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands) | |
Net Revenue
|
|
$ |
16,550 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
27,191 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
10,641 |
|
|
|
64.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services ($9 and $2,610
were purchased from a related party in 2003 and 2004,
respectively)*
|
|
|
7,655 |
|
|
|
46.3 |
% |
|
|
17,688 |
|
|
|
65.1 |
% |
|
|
10,033 |
|
|
|
131.1 |
% |
Research and development
|
|
|
3,160 |
|
|
|
19.1 |
% |
|
|
3,324 |
|
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
4,053 |
|
|
|
24.5 |
% |
|
|
4,340 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
% |
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2,919 |
|
|
|
17.6 |
% |
|
|
2,127 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
% |
|
|
(792 |
) |
|
|
(27.1 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,787 |
|
|
|
107.5 |
% |
|
|
27,479 |
|
|
|
101.1 |
% |
|
|
9,692 |
|
|
|
54.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
$ |
(1,237 |
) |
|
|
(7.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
(288 |
) |
|
|
(1.1 |
)% |
|
$ |
949 |
|
|
|
NM |
** |
|
|
|
*
|
|
Cost of services excludes
depreciation and amortization which is shown separately.
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**
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Not Meaningful.
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Net Revenue. Net revenues increased
$10.6 million to $27.2 million for 2004, as compared
to 2003, due to the continued expansion of our service offerings
through our
ActivationNow®
platform, additional customers and the increase in the
transactions processed. Transaction revenues recognized in 2004
represented 63% of net revenues compared to 47% in 2003. This
increase was due to the addition of our exception handling
centers which began in late 2003. The addition of these centers
further enhanced our transactional service offerings,
particularly in the wireless market. Further addition of local
number portability transactions and the addition of a CSP
provider in 2004 also contributed to the increase in
transactional revenues in 2004. Our customers continued to add
feature functionality, increase their competitive churn, further
develop new technologies and consolidate; all of which
contributed to the increases in revenues for 2004, as compared
to 2003.
Cost of Services. Cost of service increased
$10.0 million to $17.7 million for 2004, as compared
to 2003, due to growth in third-party costs related to the
exception handling processing required to support higher
transaction volumes received from our customers. Costs
associated with exception handling performed by third parties
increased $7.3 million due to increased transactions
volumes. Approximately $2.6 million of the increase in
third-party costs was due to services provided from a related
party. Personnel and employee related expense in our managed
data facility, service implementation and customer deployment
areas increased $2.0 million. Cost of services as a
percentage of revenues increased to 65.1% for 2004, as compared
to 46.3% for 2003. This increase in cost of services as a
percentage of revenues was attributable to the addition of
several CSPs and the addition of new transactions processed
through our gateway and exception handling centers, particularly
in the LNP and wireless markets.
Research and Development. Research and development
expense increased $0.2 million to $3.3 million for
2004, as compared to 2003, due to the further development of the
ActivationNow®
platform to develop and enhance our service offerings. Research
and development expense as a percentage of revenues decreased to
12.2% for 2004, as compared to 19.1% for 2003.
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Selling, General and Administrative. Selling,
general and administrative expense increased $0.3 million
to $4.3 million for 2004, as compared to 2003, due to the
addition of a Redmond, Washington office and a New Jersey office
(both leased facilities) totaling $0.2 million. Selling,
general and administrative expense as percentage of revenues
decreased to 16.0% for 2004, as compared to 24.5% for 2003.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and
amortization expense decreased $0.8 million to
$2.1 million for 2004, as compared to 2003, due to a large
portion of assets becoming fully depreciated throughout 2004. It
is our policy to depreciate all software and hardware over a
three year period. Depreciation and amortization expense as a
percentage of revenues decreased to 7.8% of revenues for 2004,
as compared to 17.6% for 2003.
Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations
The following tables set forth our statements of operations data
for the thirteen quarters ended March 31, 2006 and also
express the data as a percentage of our net revenues represented
by each item. We believe this information has been prepared on
the same basis as the audited financial statements appearing
elsewhere in this prospectus and believe that all necessary
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
have been included in the amounts stated below and present
fairly the results of such periods when read in conjunction with
the audited financial statement and notes thereto.
Selected Quarterly Data
(in thousands)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
31-Mar | |
|
30-Jun | |
|
30-Sep | |
|
31-Dec | |
|
31-Mar | |
|
30-Jun | |
|
30-Sep | |
|
31-Dec | |
|
31-Mar | |
|
30-Jun | |
|
30-Sep | |
|
31-Dec | |
|
31-Mar | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net Revenues
|
|
$ |
3,007 |
|
|
$ |
3,623 |
|
|
$ |
4,102 |
|
|
$ |
5,818 |
|
|
$ |
5,819 |
|
|
$ |
6,265 |
|
|
$ |
6,381 |
|
|
$ |
8,726 |
|
|
$ |
11,350 |
|
|
$ |
13,776 |
|
|
$ |
14,115 |
|
|
$ |
14,977 |
|
|
$ |
15,724 |
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services*
|
|
|
1,098 |
|
|
|
1,288 |
|
|
|
1,946 |
|
|
|
3,323 |
|
|
|
3,768 |
|
|
|
4,313 |
|
|
|
4,141 |
|
|
|
5,466 |
|
|
|
6,281 |
|
|
|
7,947 |
|
|
|
7,976 |
|
|
|
8,001 |
|
|
|
8,763 |
|
Research and development
|
|
|
668 |
|
|
|
818 |
|
|
|
881 |
|
|
|
793 |
|
|
|
877 |
|
|
|
847 |
|
|
|
779 |
|
|
|
821 |
|
|
|
1,047 |
|
|
|
1,358 |
|
|
|
1,614 |
|
|
|
1,670 |
|
|
|
1,685 |
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
979 |
|
|
|
1,121 |
|
|
|
915 |
|
|
|
1,038 |
|
|
|
982 |
|
|
|
866 |
|
|
|
922 |
|
|
|
1,570 |
|
|
|
1,796 |
|
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
|
1,716 |
|
|
|
2,153 |
|
|
|
2,010 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
668 |
|
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
488 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
645 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
3,445 |
|
|
|
3,972 |
|
|
|
4,548 |
|
|
|
5,822 |
|
|
|
6,211 |
|
|
|
6,568 |
|
|
|
6,330 |
|
|
|
8,370 |
|
|
|
9,634 |
|
|
|
11,710 |
|
|
|
11,930 |
|
|
|
12,469 |
|
|
|
13,177 |
|
|
(Loss) Income from
operations
|
|
$ |
(438 |
) |
|
$ |
(349 |
) |
|
$ |
(446 |
) |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
|
$ |
(392 |
) |
|
$ |
(303 |
) |
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
356 |
|
|
$ |
1,716 |
|
|
$ |
2,066 |
|
|
$ |
2,185 |
|
|
$ |
2,508 |
|
|
$ |
2,547 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
31-Mar | |
|
30-Jun | |
|
30-Sep | |
|
31-Dec | |
|
31-Mar | |
|
30-Jun | |
|
30-Sep | |
|
31-Dec | |
|
31-Mar | |
|
30-Jun | |
|
30-Sep | |
|
31-Dec | |
|
31-Mar | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net Revenues
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services*
|
|
|
36.5 |
% |
|
|
35.6 |
% |
|
|
47.4 |
% |
|
|
57.1 |
% |
|
|
64.8 |
% |
|
|
68.8 |
% |
|
|
64.9 |
% |
|
|
62.6 |
% |
|
|
55.3 |
% |
|
|
57.7 |
% |
|
|
56.5 |
% |
|
|
53.4 |
% |
|
|
55.7 |
% |
Research and development
|
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
|
22.6 |
% |
|
|
21.5 |
% |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
|
15.1 |
% |
|
|
13.5 |
% |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
9.4 |
% |
|
|
9.2 |
% |
|
|
9.9 |
% |
|
|
11.4 |
% |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
Selling, general and
administrative
|
|
|
32.6 |
% |
|
|
30.9 |
% |
|
|
22.3 |
% |
|
|
17.8 |
% |
|
|
16.9 |
% |
|
|
13.8 |
% |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
|
|
18.0 |
% |
|
|
15.8 |
% |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
14.4 |
% |
|
|
12.8 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
23.3 |
% |
|
|
20.6 |
% |
|
|
19.6 |
% |
|
|
11.5 |
% |
|
|
10.0 |
% |
|
|
8.7 |
% |
|
|
7.6 |
% |
|
|
5.9 |
% |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
114.6 |
% |
|
|
109.6 |
% |
|
|
110.9 |
% |
|
|
100.1 |
% |
|
|
106.8 |
% |
|
|
104.8 |
% |
|
|
99.2 |
% |
|
|
95.9 |
% |
|
|
84.9 |
% |
|
|
85.0 |
% |
|
|
84.5 |
% |
|
|
83.3 |
% |
|
|
83.8 |
% |
|
(Loss) Income from
operations
|
|
|
(14.6 |
)% |
|
|
(9.6 |
)% |
|
|
(10.9 |
)% |
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
(6.7 |
)% |
|
|
(4.8 |
)% |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
4.1 |
% |
|
|
15.1 |
% |
|
|
15.0 |
% |
|
|
15.5 |
% |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
|
|
16.2 |
% |
|
|
* |
Exclusive of depreciation and amortization. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal source of liquidity has been through our
Series A convertible preferred stock financing, which
closed in 2001, and financing for certain equipment purchases.
Total net proceeds from the Series A financing were
approximately $34 million. There have been no subsequent
rounds of equity financing.
On October 6, 2004, we entered into a Loan and Security
Agreement with a bank which expires on December 1, 2007.
The Agreement includes a Revolving Promissory Note for up to
$2.0 million
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and an Equipment Term Note for up to $3.0 million. This
replaced a previous loan which was fully paid in 2004.
Availability under the Agreement for the Revolving Promissory
Note is based on defined percentages of eligible accounts
receivable. Borrowings on the revolving credit agreement bear
interest at the prime rate plus 1.25% (6.5% and 8.5% at
December 31, 2004 and 2005 and 9% at March 31, 2006)
payable monthly. Interest only on the unpaid principal amount is
due and payable monthly in arrears, commencing January 1,
2005 and continuing on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter until maturity, at which point all unpaid principal
and interest related to the revolving advances will be payable
in full. There were no draws against the Revolving Promissory
Note as of December 31, 2004 or 2005 and for the three
months ended March 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2004,
2005 and March 31, 2006, we had outstanding borrowings of
$2.0 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million
respectively, against the Equipment Term Note to fund purchases
of eligible equipment. Borrowings on the equipment line bear
interest at the prime rate plus 1.75% (7% and 9% at
December 31, 2004 and 2005 and 9.5% at March 31, 2006)
and principal and interest is payable monthly. The Loan and
Security Agreement requires us to meet one liquidity financial
covenant that must be maintained as of the last day of each
month. The covenant requires us to maintain a ratio of current
assets to current liabilities of 2:1. This calculation and a
certification of compliance, along with our monthly financial
statements are reported to the bank on a monthly basis. We were
in compliance with the covenant at December 31, 2004, 2005
and at March 31, 2006 and borrowings under the Loan and
Security Agreement are collateralized by all of our assets.
We anticipate that our principal uses of cash in the future will
be facility expansion, capital expenditures and working capital.
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable
securities were $14.4 million at March 31, 2006, as
compared to $10.0 million at March 31, 2005. As of
March 31, 2006, we had $2.0 million available under
the revolving promissory note of our bank, subject to the terms
and conditions of that facility.
Discussion of Cash Flows
Cash flows from operations. Net cash used in
operating activities for the three months ended March 31,
2006, was $1.0 million, compared to net cash used of
$0.3 million for the three months ended March 31,
2005. The increase of $0.7 million in cash used for
operating activities is primarily due to an increase in cash
used by working capital and other activities of
$1.5 million with a decrease in net income of
$0.2 million which was offset by an increase in positive
adjustments for non-cash items of $1.0 million. Adjustments
for non-cash items consisted primarily of depreciation and
amortization, stock option compensation and deferred income
taxes. The increase in cash used by working capital was
primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in net cash used
for payments of accounts payable and accrued expenses relating
to the annual payout of cash bonuses in the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 for performance in the prior year. This was
offset by a decrease in the build up of accounts receivable of
$1.0 million which is primarily due to a reduction in our
days sales outstanding from 87 days for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 to 82 days for the three months ended
March 31, 2006.
Net cash provided by operating activities for 2005 was
$8.0 million, compared to net cash used of
$1.6 million for 2004. The increase of $9.6 million in
cash provided by operating activities is primarily due to a
decrease in cash used for working capital and other activities
of $1.4 million along with an increase in net income of
$12.4 million, which was offset by an increase in negative
adjustments for non-cash items of $4.2 million. Adjustments
for non-cash items consisted primarily of depreciation and
amortization, deferred income taxes and interest expense. The
decrease in cash used by working capital was primarily due to a
$5.5 million build up of accounts payable and accrued
expenses in 2005 for the payment of incentive compensation,
commissions and third-party exception handling centers in 2006.
This was offset by an increase in the build up of accounts
receivable of $4.1 million which is primarily due to an
increase in volume during 2005. The increase in volume is
partially offset by a decrease in days sales outstanding from 97
days in 2004 to 87 days in 2005. These factors had a net
negative impact on our cash flows.
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Net cash used in operating activities for 2004 was
$1.6 million compared to net cash used of
$0.06 million for 2003. The increase of $1.6 million
in cash used in operating activities is primarily due to an
increase in cash used for working capital and other activities
of $1.5 million with a decrease in positive adjustments for
non-cash items of $1.1 million, which was offset by a
decrease in net loss of $1.0 million. Adjustments for
non-cash items consisted primarily of depreciation and
amortization and interest expense. The increase in cash used by
working capital was primarily due to a $3.1 million
increase in net cash used for payment of accounts payable and
accrued expenses for exception handling centers. The collection
in 2003 of all amounts due from a stockholder also impacted the
comparability of the two periods. These were offset by a
decrease in the build up of accounts receivable of
$2.9 million which is primarily due to a decrease in days
sales outstanding from 116 days in 2003 to 97 days in 2004.
Cash flows from investing. Net cash used in
investing activities for the three months ended March 31,
2006, was $1.3 million, compared to net cash used of
$0.06 million for the three months March 31, 2005. The
increase of $1.2 million was due to the increased purchase
of fixed assets of $1.4 million offset by net sales of
marketable securities.
Net cash used in investing activities for 2005 was
$2.0 million, compared to net cash used of
$1.8 million for 2004. Our decreased spending of fixed
assets in 2005 was offset by a comparable decrease in net cash
provided from sales of marketable securities.
Net cash used in investing activities for 2004 was
$1.8 million, compared to $0.2 million for 2003. The
increase of $1.6 million was due to the increased purchase
of fixed assets of $0.9 million offset by less sales of
marketable securities.
Cash flows from financing. Net cash provided by
financing activities for the three months ended March 31,
2006 was $0.9 million, compared to net cash used of
$0.2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2005. The increase of $1.0 million in net cash provided by
financing activities was principally due to proceeds received
from the issuance of common stock.
Net cash used in financing activities for 2005 was
$0.6 million, compared to $2.0 million for 2004. This
$2.6 million decrease in net cash used in financing
activities was principally due to $2.0 million of equipment
loan proceeds in 2004 and none in 2005.
Net cash provided in financing activities for 2004 was
$2.0 million, compared to $0.6 million net cash used
for 2003. This $2.6 million increase in net cash provided
in financing activities was principally due to proceeds from an
equipment loan.
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents,
short-term investments and cash from operations will be
sufficient to fund our operations for the next 12 months.
Contractual Obligations
Our commitments consist of obligations under leases for office
space, computer equipment and furniture and fixtures. The
following table summarizes our long-term contractual obligations
as of March 31, 2006 (in thousands).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments Due by Period | |
|
|
|
|
Less than | |
|
|
|
More than | |
|
|
Total | |
|
1 year | |
|
1-3 years | |
|
4-5 years | |
|
5 Years | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Operating lease obligations
|
|
$ |
5,588 |
|
|
$ |
1,363 |
|
|
$ |
3,167 |
|
|
$ |
529 |
|
|
$ |
529 |
|
Equipment loan
|
|
|
1,242 |
|
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase obligation*
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
7,005 |
|
|
$ |
2,265 |
|
|
$ |
3,682 |
|
|
$ |
529 |
|
|
$ |
529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*As of March 31, 2006, we had an agreement with Omniglobe
International, L.L.C. (for more details regarding Omniglobe
see Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions). One of these agreements provides for
minimum levels of staffing at a specific price level resulting
in an overall minimum commitment of $0.3 million over the next
three months. Fees paid for services
43
rendered related to these agreements were $2.1 million,
$8.0 million and $2.2 million for three months ended
March 31, 2006 and for 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Services provided by Omniglobe include data entry and related
services, as well as development and testing services. The
current agreements may be terminated by either party without
cause with 30 or 60 days written notice prior to the end of
the term. Unless terminated, the agreements will automatically
renew in six month increments. As of March 31, 2006,
we do not intend to terminate our arrangements with Omniglobe.
Effect of Inflation
Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor
and equipment. We do not believe that inflation has had any
material effect on our results of operations during 2003, 2004
and 2005 or for the three months ended March 31, 2006.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The primary objective of our investment activities is to
preserve our capital for the purpose of funding operations,
while at the same time maximizing the income we receive from our
investments without significantly increasing risk. To achieve
these objectives, our investment policy allows us to maintain a
portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments in a
variety of securities, including commercial paper, money market
funds and corporate debt securities. Our cash and cash
equivalents at December 31, 2004 and 2005, and
March 31, 2006 included liquid money market accounts.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or
FASB, issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain
Hybrid Financial Instruments (SFAS No. 155).
SFAS No. 155 allows financial instruments that have
embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating
the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the
holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair
value basis. This statement is effective for all financial
instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an
entitys first fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS
No. 155 will impact our financial statements.
In May 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting
for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both
Liabilities and Equity (SFAS No. 150).
SFAS No. 150 requires that an issuer classify certain
financial instruments as a liability because they embody an
obligation of the issuer. The remaining provisions of
SFAS No. 150 revise the definition of a liability to
encompass certain obligations that a reporting entity can or
must settle by issuing its own equity shares, depending on the
nature of the relationship established between the holder and
the issuer. The provisions of SFAS No. 150 require that any
financial instruments that are mandatorily redeemable on a fixed
or determinable date or upon an event certain to occur be
classified as liabilities. Our convertible preferred stock may
be converted into common stock at the option of the stockholder,
and therefore, it is not classified as a liability under the
provisions of SFAS No. 150.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31,
2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006.
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BUSINESS
Overview
We are a leading provider of
e-commerce transaction
management solutions to the communications services marketplace
based on our penetration with key CSPs. Our proprietary
on-demand software platform enables communications service
providers, or CSPs, to take, manage and provision orders and
other customer-oriented transactions and create complex service
bundles. We target complex and high-growth industry segments
including wireless, Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP,
wireline and other markets. We have designed our solution to be
flexible, allowing us to meet the rapidly changing and
converging services offered by CSPs. By simplifying
technological complexities through the automation and
integration of disparate systems, we enable CSPs to acquire,
retain and service customers quickly, reliably and
cost-effectively. Our industry-leading customers include
Cingular Wireless, Vonage Holdings, Cablevision Systems,
Level 3 Communications, Verizon Business, Clearwire,
360networks, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T. Our CSP
customers use our platform and technology to service both
consumer and business customers, including over 300 of the
Fortune 500 companies.
Our CSP customers rely on our services to speed, simplify and
automate the process of activating their customers and
delivering communications services across interconnected
networks, focusing particularly on customers acquired through
Internet-based channels. In addition, we offer and are targeting
growth in services that automate other aspects of the CSPs
ongoing customer relationships, such as product upgrades and
customer care. Our
ActivationNow®
software platform provides seamless integration between
customer-facing CSP applications and back-office or
infrastructure-related systems and processes. Our platform
streamlines these business processes, enhancing the customer
experience and allowing us to offer reliable, guaranteed levels
of service, which we believe is an important differentiator of
our service offering.
The majority of our revenues is generated from fees earned on
each transaction processed utilizing our platform. We have
increased our revenues rapidly, growing at a compound annual
growth rate of 76% from 2001 to 2005. For 2005, we generated
revenues of $54.2 million, a 99.4% increase over 2004. Our
net income for that period was $12.4 million, versus a loss
of approximately $0.01 million for the prior year.
Industry Background
Communications Market
The communications industry has undergone substantial
regulatory, technological and competitive changes in recent
years. Beginning with the court-ordered divestiture of the Bell
Operating System in the 1980s and increasing with the
implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, government
regulation has encouraged the proliferation of service providers
and service delivery models. The opportunity created by opening
the communications services market has encouraged new
participants to enter and incumbent service providers to expand
into new geographies and segments, thereby increasing overall
competitive intensity. As a result, CSPs are facing significant
operational and business opportunities and challenges as they
are increasingly required to interoperate and share network
resources. In addition, technological developments have
increased the range of communications standards and protocols.
These changes are causing CSPs to integrate multiple and often
incompatible and complex processes and systems that make it
difficult to provide a seamless end-user experience.
Transactions, such as provisioning new services and porting
customers between CSPs, present significant technological and
operational challenges. Many CSPs have responded by developing
their own in-house processes and systems which are frequently
manual, time-consuming, costly and inflexible.
These changes in the communications industry present
particularly acute challenges and complexities in high-growth
market segments such as wireless and VoIP.
45
|
|
|
Wireless The wireless communications
industry has grown rapidly over the past decade due to the
increasing demand from businesses and consumers for mobile and
high-speed or broadband wireless voice and data
systems. The expanding subscriber base and the corresponding
growth in industry revenues have been driven by improved service
quality, greater national and international roaming coverage,
lower prices and the introduction of new messaging, data and
content services. Wireless carriers face increasing competition
and costs to acquire and retain subscribers. For CSPs to remain
competitive and minimize customer churn, transactions such as
activations, number porting, technology migrations, service plan
changes, new feature requests and many others must be made
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Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP is
realizing dramatic growth as a leading alternative to
traditional voice services. VoIP enables voice information to be
sent in digital form in discrete packets rather than in the
traditional circuit-committed protocols of the public switched
telephone network, or PSTN. VoIP offers numerous benefits to
both enterprises and consumers, including lower cost than
traditional voice services, a common transmission medium for
voice and data (e.g. via broadband subscription to the home) and
integrated applications such as unified messaging. The rapid
growth in VoIP has attracted numerous CSP participants,
including both next-generation service providers with
packet-based networks and existing telecom service providers
with circuit-switched networks. This combination of traditional
switched and packet-based network technologies is driving the
development of hybrid and converged networks that create new
operational challenges. VoIP service providers are faced with a
highly competitive environment for customer acquisition and
challenges associated with provisioning new services efficiently
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E-commerce
The growth of the Internet is changing the way businesses and
individuals use the telecommunications network. For example,
Internet-based e-commerce has expanded the role of
the telecommunications network from a transportation system for
communications traffic to a medium for conducting business
transactions. The broader role for the network creates new
opportunities for both established and new CSPs. In addition,
e-commerce is becoming
an important tool for CSP customer acquisition and ongoing
service delivery, such as ongoing additions and changes to
services, allowing CSPs to connect with end-users over the
course of the customer lifecycle.
On-demand software delivery
CSPs have historically used significant amounts of costly IT
infrastructure and software to manage complex transactions and
streamline workflows. Although many businesses have invested
heavily in a wide range of enterprise software applications, the
challenges associated with implementing and maintaining these
applications have delayed or reduced the benefits of ownership.
Challenges such as the difficulty of deploying complex
applications across a distributed, heterogeneous IT
infrastructure and the high cost of ownership of software
licenses and support have motivated enterprises to seek out
alternative application usage models. On-demand software is
delivery of software as a service over the Internet or a private
network, enabling a vendor to host and provide the application
to multiple customers. CSPs are increasingly leveraging
on-demand software to simplify their IT infrastructure and
streamline complex workflows in a cost-effective manner.
On-demand software typically eliminates large upfront license
costs and requires little or no hardware or IT personnel to
install, configure or maintain at the customer site and is
growing in popularity among large corporations and small
businesses alike.
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The substantial regulatory, technological and competitive
changes in the communications industry, combined with the growth
of e-commerce and the
emergence of on-demand software delivery as a valuable
application usage model have created a significant market
opportunity for third-party solutions vendors. CSPs can reduce
costs and increase customer satisfaction with cost-effective,
automated and scalable third-party customer transaction
management solutions that have guaranteed levels of service
delivery.
The Synchronoss Solution
Our
ActivationNow®
software platform provides comprehensive
e-commerce order
processing, transaction management and service provisioning. We
have designed
ActivationNow®
to be a flexible, open and on-demand platform, offering a unique
solution for managing transactions relating to a wide range of
existing communications services as well as the rapid deployment
of new services. In addition to handling large volumes of
customer transactions quickly and efficiently, our solution is
designed to recognize, isolate and address transactions when
there is insufficient information or other erroneous process
elements. Our solution also offers a centralized reporting
platform that provides intelligent, real-time analytics around
the entire workflow related to an
e-commerce transaction.
Our platforms automation and ease of integration allows
CSPs to lower the cost of new customer acquisition, enhance the
accuracy and reliability of customer transactions and respond
rapidly to competitive market conditions.
Examples of customer-oriented transactions we automate and
manage include:
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Our solution is also designed to recognize, isolate and address
transactions when there is insufficient information or other
erroneous process elements, through a suite of capabilities we
refer to as exception handling. Our exception
handling service is designed to consistently meet service level
agreements, or SLAs, for transactions that are not fully
automated or have erroneous process elements. Our exception
handling service utilizes two tiers of our platform, the
Workflow Manager and the Real-Time Visibility Manager, to
identify, correct and process non-automated transactions and
exceptions in real-time. Critical functions provided by our
exception handling service center include streamlining
operations by reducing the number of transactions processed with
human intervention.
Our flexible solution can manage transactions relating to a wide
range of existing communications services across the many
segments of CSPs. For example, we enable wireless providers to
conduct
business-to-consumer,
or B2C, and
business-to-business,
or B2B, e-commerce
transactions. We also furnish VoIP providers with
customer-branded portals, as well as the gateway to service
their retail customers and subscribers. The capabilities of our
ActivationNow®
platform allow CSPs to improve operational performance and
efficiencies and rapidly deploy new services.
Our solution is designed to be:
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ActivationNow®
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reducing costs. By tracking every order and identifying those
that are not provisioned properly, we substantially reduce the
need for manual intervention. Our technology automatically
guides a customers request for service through the entire
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Reliable: We are committed to providing
high-quality, dependable services to our customers. To ensure
reliability, system uptime and other service offerings are
guaranteed through our commitment to service level agreements,
or SLAs. Our product is a complete customer management solution,
including exception handling, which we believe is one of the
main factors that differentiates us from our competitors. In
performing exception handling, our software platform recognizes
and isolates transaction orders that are not configured to
specifications, processes them in a timely manner and
communicates these orders back to our customers, thereby
improving efficiency and reducing backlog. If manual
intervention is required, our exception handling is outsourced
to centers located in India, Canada and the United States. In
addition, our database design preserves data integrity while
ensuring fast, efficient, transaction-oriented data retrieval
methods. As a demonstration of resilience, the database design
has remained constant during the life and evolution of other
components of the software platform. This stability provides
reusability of the business functionality as new, updated
graphical user interfaces are developed. |
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Seamless: Our
ActivationNow®
platform integrates information across the service
providers entire operation, including customer
information, order information, product and service information,
network inventory and workflow information. We have built our
ActivationNow®
platform using an open design with fully-documented software
interfaces, commonly referred to as application programming
interfaces, or APIs. Our APIs make it easier for our customers,
partners and other third parties to integrate the
ActivationNow®
platform with other software applications and to build Web-based
applications incorporating third-party or CSP designed
capabilities. Through our open design and alliance program, we
provide our customers with superior solutions that combine
best-of-breed
applications with the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
commercial, packaged interfaces. |
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Scalable: Our
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to process expanding transaction volumes
reliably and cost-effectively. Transaction volume has increased
rapidly since our inception. For 2005, we managed
5.3 million transactions, compared to 1.6 million for
the same period in 2004. We anticipate substantial future growth
in transaction volumes and believe our platform is capable of
scaling its output commensurately, requiring principally routine
computer hardware and software updates. In addition, our
platform enables service providers to offer a variety of
services more quickly and to package and price their services
cost-effectively by integrating them with available network
capacity and resources. |
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Value-added: Our
ActivationNow®
platform attributes are tightly integrated into the critical
workflows of our customers. The
ActivationNow®
platform has analytical reporting capabilities that provide
real-time information for every step of the relevant transaction
processes. In addition to improving end-user customer
satisfaction, these capabilities provide our customers with
value-added insights into historical and current transaction
trends. We also offer mobile reporting capabilities for key
users to receive critical data about their
e-commerce transactions
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Our platforms capabilities combine to provide what we
believe to be a more cost-effective, efficient and productive
approach to e-commerce.
Our solutions allow our customers to reduce overhead costs
associated with building and operating their own
e-commerce and customer
transaction management infrastructure. We also provide our
customers with the information and tools to more efficiently
manage marketing and operational aspects of their business. In
addition, the automation and ease of integration of our
on-demand software allows CSPs to accelerate the deployment of
their services and new service offerings by shortening the time
between a customers order and the provisioning of service.
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Demand Drivers for Our
E-Commerce Transaction
Management Solutions
Our services are capable of managing a wide variety of
transactions across multiple CSP delivery models, allowing us to
benefit from increased growth, complexity and technological
change in the communications industry. As communications
technology has evolved, new access networks, end-devices and
applications with multiple features have emerged. This
proliferation of services and advancement of technologies are
accelerating subscriber growth and increasing the number of
transactions between CSPs and their customers. Currently, growth
in wireless services, the adoption of VoIP and the increasing
importance of
e-commerce are strongly
driving demand for our transaction management solutions. In
addition, we see an opportunity to provide our services to the
high-growth market of bundled services (including voice, video,
data and wireless) resulting from converging technology markets.
We support and target transactions ranging from initial service
activations to ongoing customer lifecycle transactions, such as
additions, subtractions and changes to services. The need for
CSPs to deliver these transactions efficiently increases demand
for our on-demand software delivery model. The rapid emergence
of all-digital,
IP-based networks is
causing the creation of telecommunications services to be less
dependent on particular elements of network infrastructure. In
this environment, CSPs are increasingly relying on intelligent
software platform solutions such as our own in order to quickly
develop new packages of service offerings. The critical driver
of adoption of our services is shifting from cost reduction at
CSPs to generating new revenues via on-demand service creation.
In this environment, we believe that our on-demand capabilities
will be a major value-added difference to our CSPs and their
largest customers.
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Growth in wireless services. Wireless subscribers
and services have grown rapidly in recent years. As an indicator
of the overall health of the wireless services market,
In-Stat/MDR reports that the global wireless market is expected
to add an average of 186 million new subscribers each year,
resulting in a total wireless population of more than
2 billion by 2007. Not only are more people using wireless
phones, but there are entirely new kinds of wireless service
providers entering the market, such as mobile virtual network
operators (MVNO). An MVNO is a mobile operator that does not own
its own spectrum and usually does not have its own network
infrastructure, instead relying on business arrangements with
traditional mobile operators. We believe that the
next-generation of wireless services and the emerging MVNO
marketplace present us with excellent growth opportunities in
the United States and new geographic markets into which we may
expand. According to the Yankee Group, by 2010 the MVNO market
will comprise more than 10 million subscribers with
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Adoption of VoIP. Internet Protocol-based network
technologies are transforming the communications marketplace and
VoIP applications are just starting to be deployed. The total
number of residential US VoIP customers is expected to grow from
3 million in 2005 to 27 million in 2009, representing
a compound annual growth rate of 173% according to IDC. This
forecast is further supported by Gartner, who predicts that
consumer VoIP services spending in the United States will jump
from $1.9 billion in 2005 to $9.5 billion in 2008. Our
strong 2005 market capture across new entrants, cable companies
and traditional communications providers positions us well to
leverage our existing base and maximize capture of new
transaction types. |
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Continued growth of
e-commerce.
Internet-based commerce provides CSPs with the opportunity to
cost-effectively gain new customers, provide service and
interact more effectively. Forrester Research projects
e-commerce sales in the United States to grow from $172 billion
in 2005 to $329 billion in 2010. With the dramatic increase in
Internet usage and desire to directly connect with end-users
over the course of the customer lifecycle, CSPs are increasingly
focusing on e-commerce
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Growth in on-demand software delivery model. Our
on-demand business model enables delivery of proprietary
software solutions over the Internet as a service. Customers do
not have to make large and risky upfront investments in
software, additional hardware, extensive implementation services
and additional IT staff. Because we implement all upgrades to
software on our servers, they automatically become part of our
service and available to benefit all customers immediately.
According to International Data Corporation, or IDC, the
on-demand software market in the United States is expected to
grow from $3 billion in 2003 to $9 billion by 2008, a
compound annual rate of 25%. |
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Pressure on CSPs to improve efficiency. Increased
competition and excess network capacity have placed significant
pressure on CSPs to reduce costs and increase revenues. At the
same time, due to deregulation, the emergence of new network
technologies and the proliferation of services, the complexity
of back-office operations has increased significantly. As a
result, CSPs are looking for ways to offer new communications
services more rapidly and efficiently to existing and new
customers. CSPs are increasingly turning to transaction-based,
cost-effective, scalable and automated third-party solutions
that can offer guaranteed levels of service delivery. |
Our Strengths
We believe the following key strengths differentiate us:
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Leading Provider of Transaction Management Solutions to
the Communications Services Market. We offer what we
believe to be the most advanced
e-commerce customer
transaction management solution to the communications markets.
Our industry leading position is built upon the strength of our
platform and our extensive experience and expertise in
identifying and addressing the complex needs of leading CSPs. We
believe our customer transaction management solution is uniquely
effective in enabling service providers to offer B2C and B2B
e-commerce provisioning
solutions and rapidly deploy new services, which many of our
competitors are unable to offer or offer as efficiently or
cost-effectively. We also provide customers with real-time
workflow information at every step of the transaction process,
allowing visibility into the entire customer experience. Our
established and collaborative relationships with respected and
innovative service providers such as Cingular Wireless and
Vonage Holdings are indicators of, and contributors to, our
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Well Positioned to Benefit from High Industry Growth Areas
and E-Commerce.
We believe we are positioned to capitalize on the development,
proliferation and convergence of communications services,
including wireless and VoIP and the adoption of
e-commerce as a
critical customer channel. Our
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to be flexible and scalable to meet the
demanding requirements of the evolving communications services
industry, allowing us to participate in the highest growth and
most attractive industry segments. We intend to leverage the
flexibility and scalability of the platform and our track record
of serving existing customers to extend our services in pursuit
of opportunities arising from additional technologies and
business models, including cable operators (MSOs), WiMAX
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Differentiated Approach to Non-Automated
Processes. Due to a variety of factors, CSP systems
frequently encounter customer transactions with insufficient
information or other erroneous process elements. These so-called
exceptions, which tend to be particularly common in the early
phases of a service roll-out, require non-automated, often time
consuming handling. We believe our ability to address what we
refer to as exception handling is one of our key
differentiators. Our solution identifies, corrects and processes
non-automated transactions and exceptions in real-time. Our
exception handling service is designed to consistently meet SLAs
for transactions that are not fully automated. Critical
functions provided by our exception handling service center
include streamlining operations by reducing the number of
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an increasing number of transactions can become automated, which
can result in increased operating leverage for our business. |
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Transaction-Based Model with High Revenue
Visibility. We believe the characteristics of our
business model enhance the predictability of our revenues. We
are generally the exclusive provider of the services we offer to
our customers and benefit from contracts of 12 to
48 months. All of our significant customers may terminate
their contracts for convenience upon written notice and payment
of contractual penalties. The majority of our revenues is
transaction-based, allowing us to gauge future revenues against
patterns of transaction volumes and growth. In addition, our
customers provide us monthly rolling transaction forecasts and
our contracts guarantee us the higher of (i) a percentage
ranging from 75%-90% of these forecasts and (ii) certain
specified monthly minimum revenue levels. We have also grown our
revenues rapidly, at a 76% compound annual growth rate from
2001-2005. Our platform and systems are designed to accommodate
further substantial increases in transaction volumes and
transaction types. Our ability to leverage our technology to
serve additional customers and develop new product offerings has
enabled us to reduce costs and increase operating margins, a
trend which we expect to continue. |
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Trusted Partner, Deeply Embedded with Major, Influential
Customers. We provide our services to market-leading
wireline, wireless, cable, broadband and VoIP service providers
including Cingular Wireless, Vonage Holdings, Cablevision
Systems, Level 3 Communications, Verizon Business,
Clearwire, 360networks, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T.
The high value-added nature of our services and our proven
performance track record make us an attractive, valuable and
important partner for our customers. Our transaction management
solution is tightly integrated into our customers critical
infrastructure and embedded into their workflows, enabling us to
develop deep and collaborative relationships with them. We
believe this leads to higher reliability and more tailored
product offerings with reduced development times and decreases
the risk of our customers defecting to competing platforms. We
work to deepen our customer relationships through ongoing
consultation, including quarterly customer advisory councils or
discussion groups. This helps us to deliver higher quality
services to our existing customers and anticipate the evolving
requirements of the industry as a whole. |
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On-Demand Offering that Enables Rapid, Cost-Effective
Implementations. We provide our
e-commerce customer
transaction management solutions through an on-demand business
model, which enables us to deliver our proprietary technology
over the Internet as a service. Our customers do not have to
make large and risky upfront investments in software, additional
hardware, extensive implementation services and additional IT
staff at the their sites. This increases the attractiveness of
our transaction management solution to CSPs. Our expertise in
the CSP marketplace coupled with our open, scalable and secure
multi-tenant application architecture enables rapid
implementations and allows us to serve customers
cost-effectively. In addition, because all upgrades to our
software technology are implemented by us on our servers, they
automatically become part of our service and therefore benefit
all of our customers immediately. This typically results in a
lower total cost of ownership and increased return on investment
for our customers, as well as an infrastructure that can easily
be manipulated to provide our customers a rapid time to market
with new services by leveraging our interfaces to a plethora of
operational support systems (OSS) and business support systems
(BSS) of CSPs. An operational support system is a suite of
programs that enables an enterprise to monitor, analyze and
manage a network system. A business support system is a suite of
programs that manages the customer experience, including product
management and billing. |
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Experienced Senior Management Team. Each member of
our senior management team has over 12 years of relevant
industry experience, including prior employment with companies
in the CSP, communications software and communications
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management team has been working together for the last three to
seven years, with Messrs. Waldis, Berry and Garcia having
worked together at Vertek Corporation prior to joining
Synchronoss. The collective experience of the Synchronoss
management team has also resulted in the receipt of various
awards, the most recent of which include the New Jersey
Technology Council 2005 Software/ Information Technology Company
of the Year and the naming of Synchronoss as one of the 50
fastest growing companies in New Jersey for 2005 by NJBiz. In
addition, Mr. Waldis was named as the Ernst &Young
Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004 in Pennsylvania. |
Our Growth Strategy
Our growth strategy is to establish our
ActivationNow®
platform as the premium platform for leading providers of
communications services, while investing in extensions of the
services portfolio. Key elements of this strategy are:
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Expand Customer Base and Target New and Converged Industry
Segments. The
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to address service providers and business
models across the range of the communications services market, a
capability we intend to exploit by targeting new industry
segments such as cable operators (MSOs), wireless broadband/
WiMAX operators and online content providers. Due to our deep
domain expertise and ability to integrate our services across a
variety of CSP networks, we believe we are well positioned to
provide services to converging technology markets, such as
providers offering integrated packages of voice, video, data
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Continue to Exploit VoIP Industry Opportunities.
Continued rapid VoIP industry growth will expand the market and
demand for our services. Being the trusted partner to VoIP
industry leaders, including Vonage Holdings, Time Warner Cable
and Cablevision, positions us well to benefit from the evolving
needs, requirements and opportunities of the VoIP industry.
TeleGeographys VoIP 2005 Second Quarter Market Update
reported that the number of voice-over-broadband subscribers
increased 40% in the second quarter of 2005, from
1.9 million to 2.7 million. Voice-over-Broadband, or
VoB, is a relatively new service offering based on VoIP
technology. According to the same source, VoB subscribers have
grown 600% since the second quarter of 2004, when only 440,000
VoIP lines were in service. Quarterly voice-over-broadband
revenues grew from $151 million in the first quarter of
2005 to $220 million in the second quarter of 2005 and
revenues have grown 655% since the second quarter of 2004, when
voice-over-broadband subscribers generated just
$33 million. This information is consistent with the
Infonetics Research projection of VoIP subscribers in the North
American market growing to over 24 million subscribers in
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Enhance Current Wireless Industry Leadership.
Spending in the global wireless industry has grown significantly
in recent years. A Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
report states that spending in the US wireless market grew at a
double-digit growth rate in 2004. By 2008, the sector is
expected to have revenues of $212.5 billion, representing a
10 percent compound annual growth rate from 2005 to 2008.
The up-tick in spending is happening because myriad advanced
applications are being offered, including wireless Internet
access, multimedia messaging, games and Wi-Fi. These
applications translate into new transaction types that we can
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We currently process hundreds of thousands of wireless
transactions every month, which are driven by increasing
wireless subscribers and wireless subscriber churn resulting
from local number portability, service provider competition and
other factors. Beyond traditional wireless service providers, we
believe the fast-growing mobile virtual network operator, or
MVNO, marketplace presents us with attractive growth
opportunities. We believe that our ability to enable rapid
time-to-market through
deep domain expertise sets us apart from our competition in
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Further Penetrate our Existing Customer Base. We
derive significant growth from our existing customers as they
continue to expand into new distribution channels, require new
service offerings and increase transaction volumes. As CSPs
expand consumer, business and indirect distribution, they
require new transaction management solutions which drive
increasing amounts of transactions over our platform. Many
customers purchase multiple services from us, and we believe we
are well-positioned to cross-sell additional services to
customers who do not currently purchase our full services
portfolio. In addition, the increasing importance and expansion
of Internet-based
e-commerce has led to
increased focus by CSPs on their
e-channel distribution,
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Expand Into New Geographic Markets. Our current
customers operate primarily in North America. We believe there
is an opportunity for us to obtain new customers outside of
North America. We currently intend to take our business global
by penetrating new geographic markets within the next two years,
particularly Europe, Asia/ Pacific and Latin America, as these
markets experience similar trends to those that have driven
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Maintain Technology Leadership. Our proprietary
technology allows CSPs to bring together disparate systems and
manage the ordering, activation and provisioning of
communications services, allowing them to lower the cost of new
customer acquisition and product lifecycle management. We intend
to build upon our technology leadership by continuing to invest
in research and development to increase the automation of
processes and workflows, thus driving increased interest in our
solutions by making it more economical for CSPs to use us as a
third-party solutions provider. In addition, we believe our
close relationships with our tier-one CSPs will continue to
provide us with valuable insights into the challenges that are
creating demand for next-generation solutions. |
Products and Services
We are a leading provider of
e-commerce transaction
management solutions to the communications services marketplace
based on our penetration with key CSPs. Our offerings are
designed to allow our customers to respond to market demand
quickly and efficiently, to optimize service offerings and to
build stronger relationships with their customers. In addition,
we offer process and workflow consulting services, development
services and enterprise portal management services. From time to
time, the Company will provide these services for a fee as part
of the process of transitioning new customers onto our platform
and integrating our platform with the customers back
office systems. These services enable our customers to realize
the benefits of our transaction management solution.
ActivationNow®
Software Platform
Our
ActivationNow®
software platform addresses a service providers needs and
requirements with a flexible design which can scale with their
expanding business operations. The
ActivationNow®
platform is engineered to meet volume, speed to market and
service guarantees which are important differentiators of the
Synchronoss transaction management solution. The
ActivationNow®
platform is a fully hosted service delivered over the Internet
or a dedicated communication channel. Each new customer addition
comes with a fixed operation cost and with guaranteed service
levels. In addition,
ActivationNow®
provides complete work flow management, including exception
handling. Our
ActivationNow®
software platform:
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Provides what we believe to be one of the lowest cost per gross
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Handles extraordinary transaction volumes with our scalable
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The
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to integrate with back-office systems,
allowing work to flow electronically across the service
providers organization while providing ready access to
performance and resource usage information. Our integrated
approach provides comprehensive support for current and emerging
services, network technologies and evolving business processes.
The
ActivationNow®
software platform is comprised of four distinct tiers, each
providing solutions to the most common and critical needs of our
customers.
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Our
PerformancePartner®
portal, the first tier of the
ActivationNow®
platform, is a graphical user interface that allows entry of
transaction data into the gateway. Through the
PerformancePartner®
portal, the CSPs can set up accounts, renew contracts and update
and submit new transactions for transaction management
processing.
Our gateways, the service provisioning subsystems and second
tier of the
ActivationNow®
platform, provide the capability to fulfill multiple
transactions. These gateways are the engines that support our
clients front-end portals, handling hundreds of thousands
of transactions on a monthly basis. Our gateways deliver
flexible architecture, supporting seamless entry and rapid time
to market for our CSP customers. In addition, these gateways
contain business rules to interact with the CSPs
back-office and third-party trading partners.
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Our WorkFlow Manager provides a seamless interaction with all
third-party relationships and enables CSPs to have a single
transaction view, including all relevant data from third-party
systems. The Workflow Manager is designed to ensure that each
customer transaction is fulfilled accurately. The third tier of
our
ActivationNow®
platform, the WorkFlow Manager, offers:
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By streamlining all procurement processes from pre-order through
service activation and billing, our WorkFlow Manager reduces
many costs and time impediments that often delay the process of
delivering products and services to end-users.
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Our Real-Time Visibility Manager provides historical trending
and mobile reporting to our CSP customers. The fourth tier of
our
ActivationNow®
platform supports best business practices and processes and
allows CSPs to assess whether daily metrics are met or exceeded.
The Real-Time Visibility Manager offers:
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The Gateway Manager, WorkFlow Manager and Real-Time Visibility
Manager tiers are typically deployed by all of our customers.
The
PerformancePartner®
portal is deployed only if our customer does not have a
front-end portal to interact with end-user customers. All of our
four tiers are designed to be open and flexible to enable rapid
deployments. One critical function provided by our
ActivationNow®
platform design is information management. By making information
more accessible and useful, our
ActivationNow®
platform enables a service provider to manage its business more
efficiently, to provide more services with the highest possible
quality and to deliver superior customer care.
Our
ActivationNow®
platform is designed to recognize, isolate and address
transactions when there is insufficient information or other
erroneous process elements, through a suite of capabilities we
refer to as exception handling. Our solution offers
a centralized reporting platform that provides intelligent,
real-time analytics around the entire workflow related to an
e-commerce transaction.
The two tiers of our platform, the Workflow Manager and the
Real-Time Visibility Manager, identify, correct and process
non-automated transactions and exceptions in real-time, which we
believe are key differentiators for our solution.
Customers
Our typical customers are providers of communications services,
from traditional local and long-distance services to
Internet-based services. We serve wireless service providers,
such as Cingular Wireless; providers of VoIP services, such as
Vonage Holdings and Cablevision Systems; VoIP enablers, such as
Level 3 Communications and long distance carriers, such as
Verizon Business. We also serve emerging CSPs, such as
Clearwire. We maintain strong and collaborative relationships
with our customers, which we believe to be one of our core
competencies and critical
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to our success. We are generally the only provider of the
services we offer to our customers. Our contracts typically
extend from 12 to 48 months in length and include minimum
transaction or revenues commitments from our customers. All of
our significant customers may terminate their contracts for
convenience upon written notice and payment of contractual
penalties. We have a long-standing relationship with Cingular
Wireless dating back to January 25, 2001 when we began
providing service to AT&T Wireless, which was subsequently
acquired by Cingular Wireless. In addition to other ongoing
arrangements with Cingular Wireless, we are the primary provider
of e-commerce transaction management solutions for Cingular
Wireless under an agreement which was renewed and is effective
as of September 1, 2005 and runs through January of 2008.
Under the terms of this agreement, Cingular Wireless may
terminate its relationship with us for convenience, although we
believe it would encounter substantial costs in replacing our
transaction management solution.
For 2004, we received 82% of our revenues from AT&T
Wireless. Following the merger of AT&T Wireless and Cingular
Wireless on November 15, 2004, we received 80% of our
revenues from Cingular Wireless in 2005. Our three largest
customers, Cingular Wireless, Vonage and Cablevision, accounted
for between approximately 94% and 98% of our revenues in each of
the quarters of 2005.
Sales and Marketing
Sales
We market and sell our services primarily through a direct sales
force. To date, we have concentrated our sales efforts on a
range of CSPs that offer wireless, broadband, VoIP and wireline
services.
Following each sale, we assign account managers to provide
ongoing support and to identify additional sales opportunities.
We generate leads from contacts made through trade shows,
seminars, conferences, market research, our Web site, customers,
partners and our ongoing public relations program.
Our sales effort has thus far been focused on North American
customers. However, because of ongoing privatization and the
increasing competition among CSPs in international markets, we
intend to expand our sales and marketing efforts outside of
North America, through a combination of direct sales in selected
markets; continued partnerships; and the extension of our
relationships with existing customers as they expand into
international markets.
Marketing
We focus our marketing efforts on product initiatives, creating
awareness of our services and generating new sales
opportunities. We base our product management strategy on an
analysis of market requirements, competitive offerings and
projected cost savings. Our product managers are active in
numerous technology and industry forums at which we demonstrate
our e-commerce
transaction management solutions.
In addition, through our product marketing and marketing
communications functions, we manage and maintain our Web site,
publish product-related communications and educational white
papers and conduct seminars and user-group meetings. We also
have an active public-relations program and maintain
relationships with recognized industry analysts. We also
actively sponsor technology-related conferences and demonstrate
our solution at trade shows targeted at providers of
communications services.
Operations and Technology
We leverage a common, proprietary
e-commerce information
technology platform, to deliver carrier-grade services to our
customers across communication market segments. Constructed
using a combination of internally developed and licensed
technologies, our
e-commerce platform
integrates our order management, gateway, workflow and reporting
into a unified system. The platform is a
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secure foundation on which to build and offer additional
services and maximize performance, scalability and reliability.
Exception Handling Services
We differentiate our services from both the internal and
competitive offerings by handling exceptions through both our
technology and human touch solutions, a substantial portion of
which is provided by third-party vendors. Our business process
engineers optimize each workflow; however, there are exceptions
and we handle these to ensure the highest quality customer
experience at the lowest cost. Our exception handling services
handle the customer communication touchpoints including
provisioning orders, inbound calls, automated IVR responses
(e.g., order status, address changes), web forums, inbound and
outbound email, proactive outbound calls (e.g., out of stock,
backorders, exceptions) and self-correct order tools. These
services are continuously reviewed for improved workflow and
automation. The primary third-party vendors providing exception
handling services are Omniglobe International, L.L.C. and
HelpDesk Now, both of whom provide services under automatically
renewable contracts.
Data Center Facilities
For over five years, we have operated and maintained a data
center in Bethlehem, PA, and have consistently focused on the
security, technology, maintenance, staffing and reliability of
the data center facility. This secure facility houses all
customer-facing, production, test and development systems that
are the backbone of the services delivered to our customers. The
facility and all systems are monitored 7 days a week,
24 hours a day, and are protected via multiple layers of
physical and electronic security measures. In addition, a
redundant power supply ensures constant, regulated power into
the Managed Data Facility and a back-up generator system
provides power indefinitely to the facility in the event of a
utility power failure. All systems in the Managed Data Facility
are monitored for availability and performance using industry
standard tools such as HP
OpenView®,
Big
Brother®,
Oracle Enterprise
Manager®,
CiscoWorks®
and Empirix
OneSight®.
To ensure customer responsiveness, Synchronoss technical
staff members are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year to ensure the continuous availability
of our systems.
Disaster Recovery Facility
Construction has begun on a second data center facility at the
companys corporate headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey
and will be completed in the end of June 2006. Physical
construction of the facility is nearly complete, and we have
begun the process of installing critical hardware and
back-up equipment. This
facility will be used to provide a hot site for disaster
recovery purposes. In the event of a major service disruption at
our primary facility, production application services will be
activated at the secondary facility and services will be
restored in a period of time required to meet all customer
facing service level agreements (SLAs) for availability and
service delivery.
Network
We use AT&T, a tier-one service provider, to provide a
managed, fully-redundant network solution to deliver enterprise
scale services to its customers. Specifically, we have two OC-3
fiber optic rings, delivering 115MB/sec of highly redundant
bandwidth to the Bethlehem and Bridgewater facilities. We are in
the final phases of implementing a significant upgrade to our
wide area network infrastructure that will support future
business growth and strategy. This fiber optic based solution
will be fully operational in the first quarter of 2006.
Customer Support
Our Customer Service Center (CSC) acts as an initial point
of contact for all customer related issues and requests. The CSC
staff is available 7 days a week via phone, email or pager
to facilitate the diagnosis and resolution of application and
service related issues with which they are presented. Issues
that require further investigation are immediately escalated to
our product and infrastructure
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support teams on behalf of the customer to provide the greatest
speed of problem resolution and highest levels of customer
service.
Competition
Competition in our markets is intense and involves
rapidly-changing technologies and customer requirements, as well
as evolving industry standards and frequent product
introductions. We compete primarily on the basis of the breadth
of our domain expertise and our proprietary exception handling,
as well as on the basis of price,
time-to-market,
functionality, quality and breadth of product and service
offerings. We believe the most important factors making us a
strong competitor include:
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The following summarizes the principal products and services
that compete with our solutions:
Our solutions compete with CSPs internally developed IT
systems. While many CSPs continue to rely upon their internal
solutions, we believe that due to the complexity of
telecommunications networking infrastructure, systems developed
in-house are often inefficient, costly and provide unreliable
results. We believe our solutions provide a lower total cost of
ownership, faster
time-to-market and the
ability to scale more rapidly based on end-user demand than
internally developed solutions.
Our solutions compete with gateway systems vendors such as
Neustar and VeriSign, which offer clearinghouse-type services
such as managing area codes and phone numbers, routing telephone
calls, managing Internet domain directories and securing
electronic commerce and communications. We do not currently
provide such services and therefore do not directly compete with
the clearinghouse-type services offered by gateway systems
vendors. In areas where we compete with gateway systems vendors,
we believe we differentiate ourselves by deploying exception
handling and managing transactions ranging from initial
subscription to customer lifecycle transactions, such as ongoing
additions, subtractions and changes to services. We believe our
expertise and proprietary technology enable CSPs to rely on us
for complete transaction management solutions.
Our solutions also compete with systems integrators such as
Accenture. These vendors develop customized solutions for CSPs,
which typically involves building and operating a custom
e-commerce transaction
management solution. We believe our solutions provide lower
startup and ongoing maintenance costs, faster
time-to-market and
better economies of scale versus these vendors. In addition, we
differentiate ourselves with our ability to deploy exception
handling and manage transactions ranging from initial
subscription to customer lifecycle transactions.
We are aware of other software developers and smaller
entrepreneurial companies that are focusing significant
resources on developing and marketing products and services that
will compete with our
ActivationNow®
platform. We anticipate continued growth in the communications
industry and the entrance of new competitors in the order
processing and transaction management solution market and that
the market for our products and services will remain intensely
competitive.
Government Regulation
We are not currently subject to direct federal, state or local
government regulation, other than regulations that apply to
businesses generally. Our CSP customers are subject to
regulation by the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC.
Changes in FCC regulations that affect our existing
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or potential customers could lead them to spend less on
e-commerce transaction
management solutions, which would reduce our revenues and could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or results of operations.
Intellectual Property
To establish and protect our intellectual property, we rely on a
combination of copyright, trade secret and trademark laws, as
well as confidentiality procedures and contractual restrictions.
Synchronoss®,
the Synchronoss logo,
PerformancePartner®
and
ActivationNow®
are registered trademarks of Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. In
addition to legal protections, we rely on the technical and
creative skills of our employees, frequent product enhancements
and improved product quality to maintain a technology-leadership
position. We cannot be certain that others will not develop
technologies that are similar or superior to our technology.
We generally enter into confidentiality and invention assignment
agreements with our employees and confidentiality agreements
with our alliance partners and customers, and we generally
control access to and distribution of our software,
documentation and other proprietary information.
Employees
We believe that our growth and success is attributable in large
part to our employees and an experienced management team, many
members of which have years of industry experience in building,
implementing, marketing and selling transaction management
solutions critical to business operations. We intend to continue
training our employees as well as developing and promoting our
culture and believe such efforts provide us with a sustainable
competitive advantage. We offer a work environment that enables
employees to make meaningful contributions, as well as incentive
programs to continue to motivate and reward our employees.
As of April 30, 2006, we had 134 full-time employees
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None of our employees are covered by any collective bargaining
agreements.
Facilities
We lease approximately 21,150 square feet of office space
in Bridgewater, New Jersey. In addition to our principal office
space in Bridgewater, New Jersey, we lease facilities and
offices in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Edison, New Jersey and
Redmond, Washington. Lease terms for these locations expire
between 2006 and 2009. We believe that the facilities we now
lease are sufficient to meet our needs through at least the next
12 months. However, we may require additional office space
after that time, and we now are evaluating expansion
possibilities.
Legal Proceedings
We are not currently subject to any legal proceedings; however,
we may from time to time become a party to various legal
proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.
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MANAGEMENT
Executive Officers and Directors
Our executive officers and directors, and their ages as of a
recent date, are as follows:
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Stephen G. Waldis
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Lawrence R. Irving
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David E. Berry
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Thomas J. Hopkins(2)(3)
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James McCormick(3)(4)
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Mr. Hoffman will become a director upon the closing of this
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Stephen G. Waldis has served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Synchronoss since founding the
company in 2000 and has served as Chairman of the Board of
Directors since February of 2001. Before founding Synchronoss,
from 1994 to 2000, Mr. Waldis served as Chief Operating
Officer at Vertek Corporation, a privately held professional
services company serving the telecommunications industry. From
1992 to 1994, Mr. Waldis served as Vice President of Sales
and Marketing of Logical Design Solutions, a provider of telecom
and interactive solutions. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Waldis
worked in various technical and product management roles at
AT&T. Mr. Waldis received a degree in corporate
communications from Seton Hall University.
Lawrence R. Irving has served as Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Synchronoss since July 2001. Before
joining Synchronoss, from 1998 to 2001, Mr. Irving served
as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at CommTech
Corporation, a telecommunications software provider that was
acquired by ADC Telecommunications. From 1995 to 1998,
Mr. Irving served as Chief Financial Officer of Holmes
Protection Group, a publicly traded company which was acquired
by Tyco International. Mr. Irving is a certified public
accountant and a member of the New York State Society of
Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Irving received a degree
in accounting from Pace University.
David E. Berry has served as Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer of Synchronoss since 2000. Before
joining Synchronoss, Mr. Berry served as both technical
sales support and lead architect at Vertek Corporation from 1995
to 1998, where he developed the first generation of online
technologies for
e-commerce customers.
Mr. Berry received a bachelor of science degree in
mathematics and computer science from Fairfield University.
Robert Garcia has served as Executive Vice
President of Product Management and Service Delivery and General
Manager of the western office of Synchronoss since August 2000.
Before joining Synchronoss, Mr. Garcia was a Senior
Business Consultant with Vertek Corporation from January 1999 to
August 2000. Mr. Garcia has also held senior management
positions with Philips
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Lighting Company and Johnson & Johnson Company.
Mr. Garcia received a bachelor of science degree in
logistics and economics from St. Johns University in
New York.
Peter Halis has served as Executive Vice President
of Operations of Synchronoss since 2002. Before joining
Synchronoss, from 2000 to 2002, Mr. Halis was a worldwide
partner and practice leader of the Northeast Technology, Media
and Communications Practice of Arthur Andersen LLP, an
accounting and consulting company. Mr. Halis received a
bachelor of science degree in computer science and master of
business administration degree in corporate finance both from
New York University.
Chris Putnam has been with Synchronoss since
January 2004 and has served as Executive Vice President of Sales
of Synchronoss since April 2005. Mr. Putnam leads the
Companys new business initiatives and sales teams, and he
is responsible for strategic account acquisitions such as Vonage
and Level 3 Communications. His background includes
supporting both the service provider and manufacturer
communities in sales, sales management and business development
capacities. Prior to joining Synchronoss, from 1999 to 2004,
Mr. Putnam served as Director of Sales for Perot
Systems Telecommunications business unit.
William Cadogan has been a member of our board of
directors since October 2005. In April of 2001, Mr. Cadogan
began serving as a Senior Managing Director with Vesbridge
Partners, LLC, formerly St. Paul Venture Capital, a venture
capital firm. Mr. Cadogan served as Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the board of directors of Mahi Networks, Inc., a
leading supplier of multi-service optical transport and
switching solutions, from November 2004 until its merger with
Meriton Networks in October 2005. Prior to joining St. Paul
Venture Capital in April 2001, Mr. Cadogan was Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Minnesota-based ADC, Inc., a leading
global supplier of telecommunications infrastructure products
and services. Mr. Cadogan received a bachelors degree
in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and a
master in business administration degree from the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania.
Charles E. Hoffman will join our board of
directors upon the closing of this offering. Mr. Hoffman
has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Covad
Communications Group, Inc. since joining Covad in 2001. Prior to
2001, Mr. Hoffman was President and Chief Executive Officer
of Rogers AT&T. Prior to his time with Rogers,
Mr. Hoffman served as President, Northeast Region, for
Sprint PCS. Preceding his time with Sprint PCS,
Mr. Hoffman spent 16 years at SBC Communications in
various senior management positions, including Managing
Director-Wireless for SBC International. Mr. Hoffman
received a bachelor of science degree and a master in business
administration degree from the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
Thomas J. Hopkins is a Managing Director of
Colchester Capital, LLC, an investment and advisory firm. Prior
to Colchester Capital, Mr. Hopkins was involved in
investment banking for over 17 years, principally at
Deutsche Bank (and its predecessor Alex, Brown & Sons),
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Bear Stearns. He began his
investment banking career at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Prior to
investment banking, Mr. Hopkins was a lawyer for several
years. Mr. Hopkins received a bachelor of arts degree from
Dartmouth College, a juris doctorate from Villanova University
School of Law and a master in business administration degree
from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
James McCormick is a founder of Synchronoss, has
been a member of our board of directors since the companys
inception and served as our Treasurer from September 2000 until
December 2001. Mr. McCormick is founder and Chief Executive
Officer of Vertek Corporation. Prior to founding Vertek in 1988,
Mr. McCormick was a member of the Technical Staff at
AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mr. McCormick was also a
founding member and director of Formity Systems, a provider of
telecommunications asset management software. Mr. McCormick
received a bachelor of science in computer science from the
University of Vermont and a master of science degree in computer
science from the University of California Berkeley.
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Scott Yaphe has been a member of our board of
directors since July 2003. Mr. Yaphe is a Partner at ABS
Ventures, a venture capital firm. Prior to joining ABS Ventures,
from June 1999 to October 2000, Mr. Yaphe was Director of
Corporate Development at Saraide, a wireless software developer
that was acquired by Infospace Inc. Prior to 2000,
Mr. Yaphe was a management consultant at A.T. Kearney,
Inc., a consulting firm. Mr. Yaphe received a master in
business administration degree from the Harvard Business School
and a bachelor of commerce degree from McGill University.
Corporate Governance and Board Composition
Corporate governance is a system that allocates duties and
authority among a companys stockholders, board of
directors and management. The stockholders elect the board and
vote on extraordinary matters; the board is the companys
governing body, responsible for hiring, overseeing and
evaluating management, including the Chief Executive Officer,
and management runs the companys
day-to-day operations.
Our board of directors is comprised of at least a majority of
independent directors and believes that it is useful and
appropriate to have our Chief Executive Officer also serve as
the chairman of our board of directors.
Classification of Directors. Upon the closing of
this offering we will have six directors, several of whom were
elected as directors under the board composition provisions of a
stockholders agreement and our restated certificate of
incorporation. The board composition provisions of the
stockholders agreement and our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation will be terminated upon the closing of this
offering. Upon the termination of these provisions, there will
be no further contractual obligations regarding the election of
our directors. Our directors hold office until their successors
have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their
resignation or removal.
Following the offering, the board of directors will be divided
into three classes with members of each class of directors
serving for staggered three year terms. The board of directors
will consist initially of two Class I directors
(Mr. Hoffman and Mr. McCormick), two Class II
directors (Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Yaphe) and two
Class III directors (Mr. Cadogan and Mr. Waldis),
whose initial terms will expire at the annual meetings of
stockholders held in 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Our
classified board could have the effect of making it more
difficult for a third party to acquire control of us. For more
information on the classified board, see Description of
Capital Stock.
Mr. Waldis, our President and Chief Executive Officer,
currently serves as the chairman of our board of directors and
will continue to do so following the offering.
Independent Directors. Each of our directors other
than Mr. Waldis and Mr. McCormick qualifies as an
independent director in accordance with the published listing
requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq. The Nasdaq
independence definition includes a series of objective tests,
such as that the director is not also one of our employees and
has not engaged in various types of business dealings with us.
In addition, as further required by the Nasdaq rules, our board
of directors has made a subjective determination as to each
independent director that no relationships exist which, in the
opinion of our board of directors, would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the
responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations,
our directors reviewed and discussed information provided by the
directors and us with regard to each directors business
and personal activities as they may relate to us and our
management.
Board Structure and Committees. Our board of
directors has established an audit committee, a compensation
committee and a nomination and corporate governance committee.
Our board of directors and its committees set schedules to meet
throughout the year and also can hold special meetings and act
by written consent from time to time as appropriate. The
independent directors of our board of directors also will hold
separate regularly scheduled executive session meetings at least
twice a year at which only independent directors are present.
Our board of directors has delegated various responsibilities
and authority to its committees as generally described below.
The committees will regularly report on their activities and
actions to the full board
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of directors. With the exception of James McCormick, each member
of each committee of our board of directors qualifies as an
independent director in accordance with the Nasdaq standards
described above. Each committee of our board of directors has a
written charter approved by our board of directors. Upon the
effectiveness of the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part, copies of each charter will be posted
on our Web site at http://www.synchronoss.com under the Investor
Relations section. The inclusion of our Web site address in this
prospectus does not include or incorporate by reference the
information on our Web site into this prospectus.
Audit Committee. The audit committee of our board
of directors reviews and monitors our corporate financial
statements and reporting and our external audits, including,
among other things, our internal controls and audit functions,
the results and scope of the annual audit and other services
provided by our independent registered public accounting firm
and our compliance with legal matters that have a significant
impact on our financial statements. Our audit committee also
consults with our management and our independent registered
public accounting firm prior to the presentation of financial
statements to stockholders and, as appropriate, initiates
inquiries into aspects of our financial affairs. Our audit
committee is responsible for establishing procedures for the
receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding
accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters,
and for the confidential, anonymous submission by our employees
of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters, and has established such procedures to become effective
upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which
this prospectus forms a part. In addition, our audit committee
is directly responsible for the appointment, retention,
compensation and oversight of the work of our independent
auditors, including approving services and fee arrangements. All
related party transactions will be approved by our audit
committee before we enter into them. The current members of our
audit committee are Thomas J. Hopkins, William Cadogan and Scott
Yaphe.
In addition to qualifying as independent under the Nasdaq rules,
each member of our audit committee can read and has an
understanding of fundamental financial statements.
Our audit committee includes at least one member who has been
determined by our board of directors to meet the qualifications
of an audit committee financial expert in accordance with SEC
rules. Mr. Hopkins is the independent director who has been
determined to be an audit committee financial expert. This
designation is a disclosure requirement of the SEC related to
Mr. Hopkins experience and understanding with respect
to certain accounting and auditing matters. The designation does
not impose on Mr. Hopkins any duties, obligations or
liability that are greater than are generally imposed on him as
a member of our audit committee and our board of directors, and
his designation as an audit committee financial expert pursuant
to this SEC requirement does not affect the duties, obligations
or liability of any other member of our audit committee or board
of directors.
Compensation Committee. The compensation committee
of our board of directors reviews, makes recommendations to the
board and approves our compensation policies and all forms of
compensation to be provided to our executive officers and
directors, including, among other things, annual salaries,
bonuses, stock options and other incentive compensation
arrangements. In addition, our compensation committee will
administer our stock option plans, including reviewing and
granting stock options, with respect to our executive officers
and directors, and may from time to time assist our board of
directors in administering our stock option plans with respect
to all of our other employees. Our compensation committee also
reviews and approves other aspects of our compensation policies
and matters. The current members of our compensation committee
are William Cadogan, Thomas J. Hopkins and James McCormick.
Nomination and Governance Committee. The
nomination and governance committee of our board of directors
will review and report to our board of directors on a periodic
basis with regard to matters of corporate governance, and will
review, assess and make recommendations on the effectiveness of
our corporate governance policies. In addition, our nomination
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committee will review and make recommendations to our board of
directors regarding the size and composition of our board of
directors and the appropriate qualities and skills required of
our directors in the context of the then current
make-up of our board of
directors. This will include an assessment of each
candidates independence, personal and professional
integrity, financial literacy or other professional or business
experience relevant to an understanding of our business, ability
to think and act independently and with sound judgment and
ability to serve our stockholders long-term interests.
These factors, and others as considered useful by our nomination
and governance committee, will be reviewed in the context of an
assessment of the perceived needs of our board of directors at a
particular point in time. As a result, the priorities and
emphasis of our nomination and governance committee and of our
board of directors may change from time to time to take into
account changes in business and other trends, and the portfolio
of skills and experience of current and prospective directors.
Our nomination and governance committee will establish
procedures for the nomination process and lead the search for,
select and recommend candidates for election to our board of
directors (subject to legal rights, if any, of third parties to
nominate or appoint directors). Consideration of new director
candidates typically will involve a series of committee
discussions, review of information concerning candidates and
interviews with selected candidates. Candidates for nomination
to our board of directors typically have been suggested by other
members of our board of directors or by our executive officers.
From time to time, our nomination and governance committee may
engage the services of a third-party search firm to identify
director candidates. After this offering, our nomination and
governance committee will select the candidates for election to
our board of directors. Our nomination and governance committee
will consider candidates proposed in writing by stockholders,
provided such proposal meets the eligibility requirements for
submitting stockholder proposals for inclusion in our next proxy
statement and is accompanied by certain required information
about the candidate. Candidates proposed by stockholders will be
evaluated by our nomination and governance committee using the
same criteria as for all other candidates. The members of our
nomination and governance committee are William Cadogan, James
McCormick and Scott Yaphe.
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Our board of
directors has adopted a code of ethics and business conduct that
will become effective upon the effectiveness of the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and that will
apply to all of our employees, officers (including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions) and directors. Upon the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part,
the full text of our code of ethics and business conduct will be
posted on our Web site at http://www.synchronoss.com under the
Investor Relations section. We intend to disclose future
amendments to certain provisions of our code of ethics and
business conduct, or waivers of such provisions, applicable to
our directors and executive officers (including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions), at the same location on our Web site identified
above and also in a Current Report on
Form 8-K within
four business days following the date of such amendment or
waiver. The inclusion of our Web site address in this prospectus
does not include or incorporate by reference the information on
our Web site into this prospectus.
Director Compensation
Effective January 1, 2006, each non-employee member of our
board of directors is entitled to receive an annual retainer of
$25,000. In addition, each non-employee director serving on our
audit committee, compensation committee and nomination and
governance committee is entitled to an annual retainer of
$7,500, $5,000 and $5,000, respectively, and the chair of each
such committee is entitled to an additional annual retainer of
$15,000, $10,000 and $10,000, respectively. The retainer fees
will be paid in four quarterly payments on the first day of each
calendar quarter.
Non-employee directors are also entitled to an initial stock
option award to purchase 35,000 shares of our common stock
upon such directors election to our board of directors. The
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option will become exercisable for 33% of the shares after one
year of service as a director, with the balance vesting in equal
monthly installments over the remaining two years. Each
year thereafter, beginning in January of 2007, each non-employee
director will receive an annual stock option award to
purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock, which will
vest in equal monthly installments over the following year. All
such options will be granted at the fair market value on the
date of the award. For further information regarding the equity
compensation of our non-employee directors, see
Management Automatic Option Grant
Program.
We currently have a policy to reimburse directors for travel,
lodging and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with their attendance at board and committee meetings.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
The compensation committee of the board of directors currently
consists of William Cadogan, Thomas J. Hopkins and James
McCormick. None of our executive officers has ever served as a
member of the board of directors or compensation committee of
any other entity that has or has had one or more executive
officers serving as a member of our board of directors or our
compensation committee.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
Prior to the effective date of this offering, we will enter into
indemnification agreements with each of our directors. The form
of agreement provides that we will indemnify each of our
directors against any and all expenses incurred by that director
because of his or her status as one of our directors, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws. In
addition, the form agreement provides that, to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law, but subject to various
exceptions, we will advance all expenses incurred by our
directors in connection with a legal proceeding.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws
contain provisions relating to the limitation of liability and
indemnification of directors. The amended and restated
certificate of incorporation provides that our directors will
not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary
damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except
for liability:
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
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in respect of unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law; or |
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personal benefit. |
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also
provides that if Delaware law is amended after the approval by
our stockholders of the certificate of incorporation to
authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the
personal liability of directors, then the liability of our
directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent
permitted by Delaware law. The foregoing provisions of the
amended and restated certificate of incorporation are not
intended to limit the liability of directors or officers for any
violation of applicable federal securities laws. As permitted by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that
we may indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted
by Delaware law and the restated certificate of incorporation
provisions relating to indemnity may not be retroactively
repealed or modified so as to adversely affect the protection of
our directors.
In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, our bylaws provide that we are
authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with our
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officers and we are authorized to purchase directors and
officers liability insurance, which we currently maintain
to cover our directors and executive officers.
Executive Compensation
Compensation Earned
The following summarizes the compensation earned during 2005 by
our chief executive officer and our four other most highly
compensated executive officers who were serving as executive
officers on April 30, 2006. We refer to these individuals
as our named executive officers. In accordance with
SEC rules, the compensation in this table does not include
certain perquisites and other personal benefits received by the
named executive officers that did not exceed the lesser of
$50,000 or 10% of any officers aggregate salary and bonus
reported in this table.
Summary Compensation Table
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Stephen G. Waldis
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Lawrence R. Irving(2)
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210,000 |
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David E. Berry
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200,000 |
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Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer
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Robert Garcia
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President of Product Management and
Service Delivery
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The amount shown under All Other Compensation in the table above
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No restricted stock grants were made to our named officers
during the year. As of December 31, 2005, Mr. Irving
held 6,452 restricted shares of our common stock, which had a
value as of that date of $57,942, based on the determination by
our board of directors of fair market value of our common stock
as of December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005,
Mr. Halis held 48,772 restricted shares of our common
stock, which had a value as of that date of $437,975. In each
case, the purchaser shall vest with respect to the number of
shares that would vest over a 12 month period if
Synchronoss is subject to a change in control before the
purchasers service terminates and the purchaser is subject
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The amount shown under Other Annual Compensation in the table
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Stock Options
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
The table below provides information regarding the stock options
granted to our named executive officers in 2005. Each option
represents the right to purchase one share of our common stock.
The potential realizable values are based on an assumption that
the stock price of our common stock will appreciate at the
annual rate shown (compounded annually) from the date of grant
until the end of the option term. These values do not take into
account amounts required to be paid as income taxes under the
Internal Revenue Code and any applicable state laws or option
provisions providing for termination of an option following
termination of employment, non-transferability or vesting. These
amounts are calculated for illustration purposes only and do not
reflect our estimate of future stock price growth of the shares
of our common stock.
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In connection with our option exchange program initiated in
April, 2006 as described in Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, Mr. Garcias option was amended to
increase the exercise price per share of such option, from $0.45
to $1.84. In addition, Mr. Garcia received a restricted
stock grant of 12,383 shares in connection with such option
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The amounts listed under potential realizable value represent
assumed rates of appreciation in the value of our common stock
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The following table presents for our named executive officers
the number and value of securities underlying unexercised
options that are held by these executive officers as of
December 31, 2005. No stock appreciation rights were
granted to, and no options were exercised by, these executive
officers in the last fiscal year, and no stock appreciation
rights were outstanding at the end of that year.
Options granted to the named executive officers before
September 30, 2003 were immediately exercisable with the
underlying shares subject to our right of repurchase in the
event that the optionees employment terminated prior to
full vesting. Options granted after that date become exercisable
upon vesting. The options vest as to 25% of the shares subject
to the option on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant
and an additional 2.0833% each month thereafter.
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The figures in the value of unexercised
in-the-money options at
fiscal year end column are based on our initial public
offering price of $8.00 per share, less the exercise price paid
or payable for these shares.
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Employment Agreements
In connection with this offering, we will enter into employment
agreements with each of Stephen G. Waldis, our President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman, Lawrence R. Irving, our Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer, David E. Berry, our Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer, and Robert Garcia, our
Executive Vice President of Product Management and Service
Delivery. Each of the employment agreements provides a
three year term with annual renewals thereafter. In each of
the employment agreements, the executive provides customary
non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
Stephen G. Waldis. The employment agreement with
Mr. Waldis will provide for an annual base salary of
$375,000 and eligibility for an annual target bonus of up to 65%
of his annual base salary upon achievement of performance goals
to be established by our board of directors or its compensation
committee. If prior to, or more than 12 months following,
the occurrence of a change in control of Synchronoss, the
employment of Mr. Waldis is terminated for reasons other
than cause or permanent disability, Mr. Waldis shall
receive a lump sum severance payment equal to two times his base
salary, plus two times his average bonus received in the
immediately preceding two years and, if Mr. Waldis resigns
for good reason, the severance payment will be one and one-half
times his base salary and average bonus. If within
12 months following a change in control, the employment of
Mr. Waldis is terminated for reasons other than cause or
permanent disability, or Mr. Waldis terminates his
employment for good reason, Mr. Waldis shall receive a lump
sum severance payment equal to 2.99 times his base salary in
effect at the time, plus two times his average bonus received in
the immediately preceding two years.
Lawrence R. Irving, David E. Berry and Robert Garcia. The
employment agreements with each of Mr. Irving, Mr. Berry and Mr.
Garcia will provide for an annual base salary for
Mr. Irving, Mr. Berry and Mr. Garcia of $225,000,
$200,000 and $225,000, respectively, and eligibility for an
annual target bonus of up to 50% of each such individuals
base salary, upon achievement of performance goals to be
established by our board of directors or its compensation
committee. If prior to, or more than 12 months following,
the occurrence of a change in control of Synchronoss, the
employment of such executive is terminated for reasons other
than cause or permanent disability, each such executive shall
receive a lump sum severance payment equal to one and one-half
times his base salary, plus one and one-half times his average
bonus received in the immediately preceding two years and, if
such executive resigns for good reason, the severance payment
will be one times his base salary and average bonus. If within
12 months following a change in control, the employment of
such executive is terminated for reasons other than cause or
permanent disability, or such executive terminates his
employment for good reason, such executive shall receive a lump
sum severance payment equal to two times his base salary in
effect at the time, plus two times his average bonus received in
the immediately preceding two years.
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Employee Benefit Plans
2006 Equity Incentive Plan
Our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan was adopted by our board of
directors on April 25, 2006 and is expected to be approved
by our stockholders. The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan will become
effective on the effective date of the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part. Our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
replaces our 2000 Stock Plan, our prior plan. No further option
grants will be made under our 2000 Stock Plan after this
offering. The options outstanding after this offering under the
2000 Stock Plan will continue to be governed by their existing
terms.
Share Reserve. We have reserved
2,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan, plus the number of shares remaining
available for issuance under our 2000 Stock Plan.
In general, if options or shares awarded under the 2000 Stock
Plan or the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan are forfeited or
repurchased, then those options or shares will again become
available for awards under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
Administration. The compensation committee of our
board of directors administers the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
The committee has discretion to make decisions relating to our
2006 Equity Incentive Plan, subject in certain cases to the
approval of our board of directors. The compensation committee
may also reprice outstanding options and modify outstanding
awards in other ways.
Eligibility. Employees, members of our board of
directors who are not employees and consultants are eligible to
participate in our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
Types of Award. Our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
provides for the following types of awards:
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stock appreciation rights and stock units. |
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. The
exercise price for options granted under the 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan may not be less than 100% of the fair market
value of our common stock on the option grant date. Optionees
may pay the exercise price by using:
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A participant who exercises a stock appreciation right receives
the increase in value of our common stock over the base price.
The base price for stock appreciation rights granted under the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan shall be determined by the
compensation committee. The settlement value of the stock
appreciation right may be paid in cash or shares of common
stock. Options and stock appreciation rights vest at the times
determined by the compensation committee. In most cases, our
options and stock appreciation rights will vest over a four year
period following the date of grant. Options and stock
appreciation rights generally expire 10 years after they
are granted. The compensation committee may provide for a longer
term except that options and stock appreciation rights generally
expire earlier if the participants service terminates
earlier. No participant may
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receive options or stock appreciation rights under the 2006
Equity Incentive Plan covering more than 2,000,000 shares
in one calendar year, except that a newly hired employee may
receive options or stock appreciation rights covering up to
3,000,000 shares in the first year of employment.
Restricted Shares and Stock Units. Restricted shares may
be awarded under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan in return for:
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Restricted shares vest at the times determined by the
compensation committee. Stock units may be awarded under the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan. No cash consideration shall be
required of the award recipients. Stock units may be granted in
consideration of a reduction in the recipients other
compensation or in consideration of services rendered. Each
award of stock units may or may not be subject to vesting and
vesting, if any, shall occur upon satisfaction of the conditions
specified by the compensation committee. Settlement of vested
stock units may be made in the form of cash, shares of common
stock or a combination of both.
Change in Control Arrangements. The compensation
committee of the board of directors, as plan administrator of
the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, has the authority to provide for
accelerated vesting of the shares of common stock subject to
outstanding options held by the officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table and any other person in connection with
certain changes in control of Synchronoss. For options granted
and awards issued under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, upon a
change in control of Synchronoss, the option or award will
generally not accelerate vesting unless the surviving
corporation does not assume the option or award or replace it
with a comparable award. If the surviving corporation does not
assume the option or award or replace it with a comparable
award, then vesting will accelerate as to all of the shares of
common stock subject to such award.
In April 2006, the compensation committee of our board of
directors approved entering into agreements with each of Stephen
G. Waldis, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman,
Lawrence R. Irving, our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer,
David E. Berry, our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
and Robert Garcia, our Executive Vice President of Product
Management and Service Delivery, to modify their outstanding
options effective upon the closing of this offering. The
agreements will provide that each option will vest and become
exercisable in full if the officers employment is
involuntarily terminated following a change in control.
Involuntary termination includes a discharge without cause or
resignation following a change in position that materially
reduces the optionees level of authority or
responsibility, a reduction in compensation or benefits, or
relocation of the optionees workplace. A change in control
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Automatic Option Grant Program. On
October 21, 2005, our board of directors approved a program
of automatic option grants for non-employee directors on the
terms specified below:
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25,000 shares. The initial grant of this option will occur
when the director takes office. The option will vest in three
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Each January beginning with January of 2007, each non-employee
director who will continue to be a director will automatically
be granted an option for 10,000 shares of our common stock.
However, a new non-employee director who is receiving the
initial option will not receive this option in the same calendar
year. The option will vest in equal monthly installments over
the one year period following the option grant. |
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A non-employee directors option granted under this program
will become fully vested upon a change in control of Synchronoss. |
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The exercise price of each non-employee directors option
will be equal to the fair market value of our common stock on
the option grant date. A director may pay the exercise price by
using cash, shares of common stock that the director already
owns, or an immediate sale of the option shares through a broker
designated by us. The non-employee directors options have
a 10 year term, except that they expire one year after the
director leaves the board of directors. |
Amendments or Termination. Our board of directors
may amend or terminate the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan at any
time. If our board of directors amends the plan, it does not
need to ask for stockholder approval of the amendment unless
applicable law requires it. The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan will
continue in effect indefinitely, unless the board of directors
decides to terminate the plan.
As of April 30, 2006, we had outstanding options under the
2000 Stock Plan to purchase an aggregate of
2,001,934 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging
from $0.29 to $10.00 per share, or a weighted average per
share exercise price of $5.86. A total of 2,000,000 shares
of common stock are available for future issuance under the 2006
Equity Incentive Plan.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Since January 1, 2003, there has not been, nor is there
currently proposed, any transaction or series of similar
transactions to which we were or are a party in which the amount
involved exceeded or exceeds $60,000 and in which any of our
directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of any
class of our voting securities, or any member of the immediate
family of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a
direct or indirect material interest, other than:
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compensation arrangements, which are described where required
under Management; and |
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the transactions described below. |
We believe that we have executed all of the transactions set
forth below on terms no less favorable to us than we could have
obtained from unaffiliated third parties. It is our intention to
ensure that all future transactions between us and our officers,
directors and principal stockholders and their affiliates, are
approved by a majority of the board of directors, including a
majority of the independent and disinterested members of the
board of directors, and are on terms no less favorable to us
than those that we could obtain from unaffiliated third parties.
Registration Rights Agreement
In November 2000, we entered into a registration rights
agreement with certain of our Series A stockholders
pursuant to which we granted such stockholders certain
registration rights with respect to shares of our common stock
issuable upon conversion of the shares of our Series A
convertible preferred stock held by them. The agreement was
approved by a majority of our board of directors, including a
majority of the independent and disinterested members of the
board of directors. For more information regarding this
agreement, see Description of Capital Stock
Registration Rights.
Investors Rights Agreement
In December 2000, we entered into an amended and restated
investors rights agreement with certain holders of our common
stock, Series 1 convertible preferred stock and
Series A convertible preferred stock. The agreement was
approved by a majority of our board of directors, including a
majority of the independent and disinterested members of the
board of directors. Pursuant to the agreement, certain
restrictions have been placed upon the sale of shares of common
stock by James McCormick and Stephen G. Waldis. The agreement
also provides for the election of certain stockholder-designated
directors to our board of directors and requires that we provide
certain information rights to selected stockholders of the
Company. The agreement will terminate upon the closing of this
offering.
Transactions with our Executive Officers and Directors
Prior to the completion of this offering, we intend to enter
into indemnification agreements with each of our directors,
providing for indemnification against expenses and liabilities
reasonably incurred in connection with their service for us on
our behalf. For more information regarding these agreements, see
Management Limitation of Liability and
Indemnification.
Loans to Executive Officers.
We provided loans to the employees specified below for the
purpose of their exercise of options to purchase shares of our
common stock. Each loan was approved by a majority of our board
of directors, including a majority of the independent and
disinterested members of the board of directors. The loans bore
interest at rates ranging from 2.8% to 6.3%. The shares acquired
under the loan were pledged as security for the promissory note
evidencing such loan. All of the loans were repaid by
June 30, 2005.
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Number of | |
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Indebtedness | |
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Principal | |
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Shares Acquired | |
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as of | |
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with Loan | |
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Loan | |
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5/31/05* | |
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Stephen G. Waldis
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$ |
325,003 |
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1,120,700 |
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1/26/01 |
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$ |
195,701 |
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$ 0 |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Lawrence R. Irving
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$ |
68,078 |
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234,750 |
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6/1/01 |
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$ |
81,758 |
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$ 0 |
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Chief Financial Officer and
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$ |
22,454 |
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77,428 |
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7/9/02 |
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$ |
24,311 |
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$ 0 |
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Treasurer
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David E. Berry
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$ |
31,000 |
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155,000 |
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10/27/00 |
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$ |
39,979 |
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$ 0 |
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Vice President and Chief
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$ |
5,800 |
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20,000 |
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1/26/01 |
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$ |
7,288 |
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$ 0 |
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Technology Officer
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Peter Halis
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$ |
113,152 |
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390,178 |
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7/9/02 |
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$ |
122,512 |
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$ 0 |
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Executive Vice President of
Operations
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Robert Garcia
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$ |
6,200 |
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31,000 |
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10/27/00 |
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$ |
7,996 |
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$ 0 |
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Executive Vice President of Product
Management and Service Delivery
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Such amount is the largest aggregate indebtedness outstanding to
the Registrant during 2005, the last fiscal year. |
Stock Option Awards
For information regarding stock options and stock awards granted
to our named executive officers and directors, see
Management Director Compensation and
Management Executive Compensation.
Omniglobe International, L.L.C.
Omniglobe International, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company with operations in India, provides data entry services
relating to our exception handling management. We pay Omniglobe
an hourly rate for each hour worked by one of its data entry
agents. For these services, we paid Omniglobe $2.2 million
and $8.1 million during 2004 and 2005, respectively. For
information regarding minimum contractual commitments to
Omniglobe, see Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Contractual Obligations.
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On March 12, 2004, certain of our executive officers and
their family members acquired indirect equity interests in
Omniglobe by purchasing an ownership interest in Rumson Hitters,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as follows:
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L.L.C. | |
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Stephen G. Waldis
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Chairman of the Board
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12.23 |
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95,000 |
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of Directors, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Lawrence R. Irving
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Chief Financial Officer
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2.58 |
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20,000 |
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and Treasurer
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David E. Berry
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Vice President and Chief
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2.58 |
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20,000 |
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Technology Officer
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Robert Garcia
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Executive Vice President
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1.29 |
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10,000 |
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of Product Management and Service
Delivery
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Since the date that our officers and their family members
acquired their interests in Rumson Hitters, Omniglobe has paid
an aggregate of $1.3 million in distributions to all of its
interest holders, including Rumson Hitters. In turn, Rumson
Hitters has paid an aggregate of $0.7 million in
distributions to its interest holders, including $153,655 in
distributions to Stephen G. Waldis and his family members,
$32,348 in distributions to Lawrence R. Irving, $32,348 in
distributions to David E. Berry and his family members and
$16,174 in distributions to Robert Garcia.
Synchronoss considered making an investment in Omniglobe but
elected not to pursue the opportunity based on the
recommendation of our independent directors. Only after
Synchronoss declined to pursue the opportunity did members of
our management team make their investments. None of the members
of our management team devotes time to the management of
Omniglobe.
Upon completion of this offering, Rumson Hitters will
repurchase, at the original purchase price, the equity interests
in Rumson Hitters held by each of our employees and their family
members, such that no employee of Synchronoss or family member
of such employee will have any interest in Rumson Hitters or
Omniglobe after this offering. Neither Synchronoss nor any of
its employees will provide any of the funds to be used by Rumson
Hitters in repurchasing such equity interests.
Vertek Corporation
Vertek Corporation, a New Jersey corporation with principal
offices in New Jersey and Vermont, is a solutions provider to
the communications services industry. On October 2, 2000,
Vertek contributed to Synchronoss all of its application service
provider business (including rights to the intellectual
property, all current contracts and licenses related to that
business) and tangible assets with a book value of approximately
$2.1 million. In exchange, we issued to Vertek
2 million shares of our Series 1 convertible preferred
stock and 8 million shares of our common stock. Vertek
subsequently distributed its 8 million shares of our common
stock to its stockholders. Synchronoss also assumed and agreed
to perform, pay and discharge certain liabilities of Vertek
relating to the application service provider business, which
included a software contract payable over 30 monthly
installments totaling approximately $0.5 million and a
lease for office space. At the time that Vertek contributed its
application service provider business and tangible assets to
Synchronoss, Vertek was held 84% by James McCormick, a member of
our board of directors, and 16% by Stephen G. Waldis, our
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer. However, pursuant to a subsequent agreement
between Vertek and Messrs. McCormick and Waldis, Vertek
repurchased all of the outstanding Vertek shares held by
Mr. Waldis, such that Mr. McCormick is now the sole
stockholder of Vertek. For various consulting services, we paid
Vertek $0.01 million in 2003 and $0.4 million in 2004.
We made no payments to Vertek in 2005 or during the first
quarter of 2006.
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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table provides information concerning beneficial
ownership of our capital stock as of May 31, 2006, and as
adjusted to reflect the sale of the common stock being sold in
this offering, by:
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each stockholder, or group of affiliated stockholders, that we
know owns more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock; |
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each of our named executive officers; |
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each of our directors; |
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each selling stockholder. |
The following table lists the number of shares and percentage of
shares beneficially owned based on 24,404,058 shares of
common stock outstanding as of May 31, 2006, as adjusted to
reflect the conversion of the outstanding shares of preferred
stock upon completion of this offering. The table also lists the
applicable percentage beneficial ownership based on
30,936,165 shares of common stock outstanding upon
completion of this offering, assuming no exercise of the
underwriters over-allotment option to purchase up to an
aggregate of 959,908 shares of our common stock.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally
includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to
the securities held. Shares of common stock subject to options
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of
May 31, 2006, are deemed outstanding and beneficially owned
by the person holding such options for purposes of computing the
number of shares and percentage beneficially owned by such
person, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing
the percentage beneficially owned by any other person. Except as
indicated in the footnotes to this table, and subject to
applicable community property laws, the persons or entities
named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares of our common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
Unless otherwise indicated, the principal address of each of the
stockholders below is c/o Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.,
750 Route 202 South, Suite 600, Bridgewater, New
Jersey 08807.
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5% Stockholders
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ABS Ventures
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3,793,104 |
(2) |
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15.54 |
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3,793,104 |
(2) |
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Suite 225
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Waltham, MA 02451
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Vertek Corporation
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2,000,000 |
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463 Mountain View Drive
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Colchester, VT 05446
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Rosewood Capital
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257,960 |
(5) |
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One Maritime Plaza,
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Suite 1401
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San Francisco, CA 94111
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Ascent Venture
Partners III, L.P.
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(7) |
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(7) |
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255 State Street, 5th Floor
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Boston, MA 02109
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James M. McCormick
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(8) |
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19.88 |
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(8) |
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% |
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Shares Beneficially | |
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Stephen G. Waldis
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(10) |
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(11) |
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% |
Directors and Named Executive
Officers
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(8) |
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4,852,086 |
(8) |
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15.68 |
% |
Scott Yaphe
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3,793,104 |
(2) |
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15.54 |
% |
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3,793,104 |
(2) |
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12.26 |
% |
Stephen G. Waldis
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(9) |
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% |
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100,000 |
(10) |
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2,252,624 |
(11) |
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7.28 |
% |
Peter Halis
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390,178 |
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1.60 |
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390,178 |
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% |
Lawrence R. Irving
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282,178 |
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1.16 |
% |
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282,178 |
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% |
David E. Berry
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205,000 |
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% |
Robert Garcia
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(12) |
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Chris Putnam
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19,896 |
(13) |
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19,896 |
(13) |
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0.06 |
% |
Thomas J. Hopkins
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William Cadogan
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111,359 |
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Charles Hoffman
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All directors and executive
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(10) |
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(14) |
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39.01 |
% |
Other Selling
Stockholders
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Liberty Ventures
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517,242 |
(15) |
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2.12 |
% |
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137,931 |
(16) |
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379,311 |
(17) |
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1.23 |
% |
Kent Mathy
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50,000 |
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0.20 |
% |
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25,000 |
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25,000 |
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0.08 |
% |
John M. Pratt
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34,483 |
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0.14 |
% |
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5,000 |
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29,483 |
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0.10 |
% |
Bloody Forland, LP
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86,207 |
(18) |
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0.35 |
% |
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8,500 |
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77,707 |
(18) |
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0.25 |
% |
Richard J. Connaughton
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12,069 |
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0.05 |
% |
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6,035 |
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6,034 |
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0.02 |
% |
The Narotam S. Grewal Trust
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51,725 |
(19) |
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0.21 |
% |
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12,931 |
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38,794 |
(19) |
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0.13 |
% |
K Rosey Limited Family Partnership
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17,241 |
(20) |
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0.07 |
% |
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8,621 |
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8,620 |
(20) |
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0.03 |
% |
Howard Nadel and Cynthia P.
Nadel
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34,483 |
|
|
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0.14 |
% |
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|
5,000 |
|
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|
29,483 |
|
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0.10 |
% |
The John J. Rogers, Jr.
Revocable Trust of 1999
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34,483 |
(21) |
|
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0.14 |
% |
|
|
3,750 |
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|
|
30,733 |
(21) |
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0.10 |
% |
George Navarro
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|
|
8,621 |
(22) |
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|
0.04 |
% |
|
|
1,310 |
|
|
|
7,311 |
(22) |
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|
0.02 |
% |
Christopher W. White
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|
|
13,793 |
(23) |
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|
0.06 |
% |
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|
3,250 |
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|
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10,543 |
(23) |
|
|
0.03 |
% |
Other Selling Stockholders
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|
|
214,428 |
(24) |
|
|
0.88 |
% |
|
|
58,659 |
(24) |
|
|
155,769 |
(24) |
|
|
0.50 |
% |
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(1) |
Unless otherwise indicated, does not include shares subject to
the underwriters over-allotment option. |
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(2) |
Consists of 3,751,830 shares held by ABS Ventures VI
L.L.C., and 41,274 shares held by ABS Investors L.L.C.
Individuals who exercise voting and dispositive control over the
shares held by ABS Ventures VI LLC are Bruns Grayson and R.
William Burgess, Jr. The only individual who exercises voting
and dispositive control over the shares held by ABS Investors
LLC is Bruns Grayson. Mr. Yaphe, one of our directors, is a
member of Calvert Capital IV, LLC which holds voting and
dispositive power for the shares held of record by ABS
Ventures VI L.L.C. He is also a member of ABS Investors
L.L.C. Mr. Yaphe disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares held |
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by each of the ABS Venture funds, except to the extent of his
pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Yaphe has no voting or
dispositive control in either of the ABS Ventures funds. |
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(3) |
Mr. McCormick, one of our directors, is the Chief Executive
Officer and the sole stockholder of Vertek Corporation.
Mr. McCormick exercises sole voting and dispositive power
with respect to such shares. |
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(4) |
Consists of 2,138,295 shares held by Rosewood
Capital IV, L.P., 420,970 shares held by Rosewood
Capital III, L.P. and 20,233 shares held by Rosewood
Capital Associates IV, L.P. Rosewood Capital
Associates IV, LLC is the general partner of Rosewood Capital
IV, L.P. and Rosewood Capital IV Associates, L.P. Byron K.
Adams, Jr., Kyle A. Anderson and Peter B. Breck are the managing
members of Rosewood Capital Associates IV, LLC, share voting and
dispositive powers over the shares and each of them disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his
pecuniary interest therein. Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC is
the general partner of Rosewood Capital III, L.P. Byron K.
Adams, Jr. and Kyle A. Anderson are the managing members of
Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC, share voting and dispositive
powers over the shares and each of them disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest therein. |
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(5) |
Consists of 2,034 shares held by Rosewood Capital
Associates IV, L.P., 42,097 shares held by Rosewood
Capital III, L.P., and 213,829 shares held by Rosewood
Capital IV, L.P. Rosewood Capital Associates IV, LLC is the
general partner of Rosewood Capital IV, L.P. and Rosewood
Capital IV Associates, L.P. Byron K. Adams, Jr., Kyle A.
Anderson and Peter B. Breck are the managing members of Rosewood
Capital Associates IV, LLC, share voting and dispositive powers
over the shares and each of them disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest
therein. Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC is the general partner
of Rosewood Capital III, L.P. Byron K. Adams, Jr. and Kyle A.
Anderson are the managing members of Rosewood Capital
Associates, LLC, share voting and dispositive powers over the
shares and each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
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(6) |
Consists of 18,199 shares held by Rosewood Capital
Associates IV, L.P., 378,873 shares held by Rosewood
Capital III, L.P. and 1,924,466 shares held by
Rosewood Capital IV, L.P. Rosewood Capital Associates IV,
LLC is the general partner of Rosewood Capital IV, L.P. and
Rosewood Capital IV Associates, L.P. Byron K. Adams, Jr., Kyle
A. Anderson and Peter B. Breck are the managing members of
Rosewood Capital Associates IV, LLC, share voting and
dispositive powers over the shares and each of them disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his
pecuniary interest therein. Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC is
the general partner of Rosewood Capital III, L.P. Byron K.
Adams, Jr. and Kyle A. Anderson are the managing members of
Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC, share voting and dispositive
powers over the shares and each of them disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest therein. |
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(7) |
Ascent Venture Management III, L.L.C. is the managing partner of
Ascent Venture Partners III, L.P. The managing members of Ascent
Venture Management III, L.L.C. are Christopher W. Dick and
Christopher W. Lynch, who have shared voting and dispositive
control over the shares held by Ascent Venture Partners III, L.P. |
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(8) |
Excludes 889,000 shares held in two separate trusts for the
benefit of certain of his family members, as to which he has no
voting or investment power and disclaims beneficial ownership. |
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(9) |
Includes 413,448 shares held by the Waldis Family
Partnership, L.P. |
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(10) |
Such shares to be sold by the Waldis Family Partnership, L.P.
upon the exercise of the underwriters over-allotment
option. |
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(11) |
Includes 313,448 shares held by the Waldis Family
Partnership, L.P. |
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(12) |
Includes 50,104 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of
May 31, 2006. |
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(13) |
Includes 767 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise
of options exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2006. |
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(14) |
Includes 50,871 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of
May 31, 2006. |
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(15) |
Consists of 172,414 shares held by Liberty Ventures I,
L.P. and 344,828 shares held by Liberty Ventures II,
L.P. Thomas R. Morse, as managing director, exercises sole
voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by
Liberty Ventures I, L.P. Mr. Morse, David J. Robkin, Carl
Kopfinger and William L. Rulon-Miller, the managing directors,
share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares
held by Liberty Ventures II, L.P. All investment decisions have
to be approved by three of the four managing directors of
Liberty Ventures II, L.P. |
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(16) |
Consists of 86,207 shares held by Liberty Ventures I,
L.P. and 51,724 shares held by Liberty Ventures II,
L.P. Mr. Morse, as managing director, exercises sole voting
and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Liberty
Ventures I, L.P. Mr. Morse, David J. Robkin, Carl Kopfinger
and William L. Rulon-Miller, the managing directors, share
voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by
Liberty Ventures II, L.P. All investment decisions have to be
approved by three of the four managing directors of Liberty
Ventures II, L.P. |
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(17) |
Consists of 86,207 shares held by Liberty Ventures I, L.P.
and 293,104 shares held by Liberty Ventures II, L.P. Such shares
held by Liberty Ventures II, L.P. Mr. Morse, David J.
Robkin, Carl Kopfinger and William L. Rulon-Miller, the managing
directors, share voting and dispositive power with respect to
the shares held by Liberty Ventures II, L.P. All investment
decisions have to be approved by three of the four managing
directors of Liberty Ventures II, L.P. |
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(18) |
Thomas J. Sharkey holds voting and dispositive control over
the shares held by Bloody Forland, LP. |
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(19) |
Narotam S. Grewal holds voting and dispositive control over
the shares held by the Narotam S. Grewal Trust. |
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(20) |
Kent Mathy holds voting and dispositive control over the shares
held by the K. Rosey Limited Family Partnership. |
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(21) |
John Rogers holds voting and dispositive control over the shares
held by the John J. Rogers, Jr. Revocable Trust of 1999. |
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(22) |
The selling stockholder is employed by the Company in the
position of Vice-President, Service Delivery. |
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(23) |
The selling stockholder is employed by the Company in the
position of Program Manager. |
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(24) |
The aggregate holding of the group is less than 1% of the shares
of common stock outstanding as of May 31, 2006. |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
Following the closing of this offering, our authorized capital
stock will consist of 100,000,000 shares of common stock,
par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. The following
summary of our capital stock and certain provisions of our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws do
not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety
by the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, copies of which have been filed as
exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part.
Common Stock
As of April 30, 2006 there were 24,389,995 shares of
common stock outstanding, as adjusted to reflect the conversion
of 11,549,256 shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock into 11,549,256 shares of common stock and
2,000,000 shares of Series 1 convertible preferred
stock into 2,000,000 shares of common stock upon the
closing of this offering, that were held of record by
approximately 185 stockholders. There will be
30,922,102 shares of common stock outstanding, assuming no
exercise of the underwriters over-allotment option and
assuming no exercise after April 30, 2006 of outstanding
options or warrants, after giving effect to the sale of the
shares of common stock to the public offered in this prospectus.
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share
on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Subject to
preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred
stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive
ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to
time by the board of directors out of funds legally available.
See Dividend Policy. In the event of our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common
stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining
after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution
rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. The common
stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other
subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding
shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable, and the
shares of common stock to be issued upon completion of this
offering will be fully paid and nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
Upon the closing of this offering, outstanding shares of
Series A convertible preferred stock will be converted into
11,549,256 shares of common stock and outstanding shares of
Series 1 convertible preferred stock will be converted into
2,000,000 shares of common stock.
The board of directors has the authority to issue the preferred
stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights,
dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of
redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences and the
number of shares constituting any series or the designation of
such series, without further vote or action by the stockholders.
The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of Synchronoss
without further action by the stockholders and may adversely
affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common
stock. The issuance of preferred stock with voting and
conversion rights may adversely affect the voting power of the
holders of common stock, including the loss of voting control to
others. At present, we have no plans to issue any of the
preferred stock.
Warrants
As of December 31, 2005 there were outstanding warrants to
purchase up to 94,828 shares of preferred stock at exercise
prices of $2.90 per share, up to 94,828 of which will be
exercised prior to
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the closing of this offering. Upon the closing of this offering,
warrants to purchase shares of preferred stock will be converted
into warrants to purchase shares of common stock.
Registration Rights
After this offering, the holders of approximately
11,110,137 shares of common stock will be entitled to
rights with respect to the registration of those shares under
the Securities Act. Under the terms of the agreement between us
and the holders of these registrable securities, if we propose
to register any of our securities under the Securities Act,
either for our own account or for the account of other security
holders exercising registration rights, these holders are
entitled to notice of registration and are entitled to include
their shares of common stock in the registration. Holders of
11,110,137 shares of the registrable securities are also
entitled to specified demand registration rights under which
they may require us to file a registration statement under the
Securities Act at our expense with respect to our shares of
common stock, and we are required to use our best efforts to
effect this registration. Further, the holders of these demand
rights may require us to file additional registration statements
on Form S-3. All
of these registration rights are subject to conditions and
limitations, among them the right of the underwriters of an
offering to limit the number of shares included in the
registration and our right not to effect a requested
registration within six months following the initial offering of
our securities, including this offering.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Our Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, Bylaws and Delaware Law
Some provisions of Delaware law and our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make the following
transactions more difficult:
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our acquisition by means of a tender offer; |
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our acquisition by means of a proxy contest or
otherwise; or |
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removal of our incumbent officers and directors. |
These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage
and prevent coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover
bids. These provisions are designed to encourage persons seeking
to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of
directors, and also are intended to provide management with
flexibility to enhance the likelihood of continuity and
stability in our composition if our board of directors
determines that a takeover is not in our best interests or the
best interests of our stockholders. These provisions, however,
could have the effect of discouraging attempts to acquire us,
which could deprive our stockholders of opportunities to sell
their shares of common stock at prices higher than prevailing
market prices. We believe that the benefits of these provisions,
including increased protection of our potential ability to
negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited
proposal to acquire or restructure us, outweigh the
disadvantages of discouraging takeover proposals because
negotiation of takeover proposals could result in an improvement
of their terms.
Election and Removal of Directors. Our board of
directors is divided into three classes serving staggered three
year terms. This system of electing directors may tend to
discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise
attempting to obtain control of us because generally at least
two stockholders meetings will be required for
stockholders to effect a change in control of the board of
directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
and our bylaws contain provisions that establish specific
procedures for appointing and removing members of the board of
directors. Under our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships on the
board of directors may be filled only by a majority of the
directors then serving on the board, and under our bylaws,
directors may be removed by the stockholders only for cause.
Stockholder Meetings. Under our bylaws, only the
board of directors, the Chairman of the board or our Chief
Executive Officer may call special meetings of stockholders.
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Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder
Nominations and Proposals. Our bylaws establish advance
notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the
nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than
nominations made by or at the direction of the board of
directors or a committee of the board of directors.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Law. We are subject to
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an
anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a
publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business
combination with an interested stockholder for a period of
three years following the date the person became an
interested stockholder, unless the business combination or the
transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder
is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a business
combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or another
transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested
stockholder. Generally, an interested stockholder is a person
who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within
three years prior to the date of determination of
interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the
corporations voting stock. The existence of this provision
may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions
that are not approved in advance by our board of directors,
including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium
over the market price for the shares of common stock held by
stockholders.
Elimination of Stockholder Action by Written
Consent. Our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation eliminates the right of stockholders to act by
written consent without a meeting after this offering.
No Cumulative Voting. Our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not provide for
cumulative voting in the election of directors. Cumulative
voting allows a minority stockholder to vote a portion or all of
its shares for one or more candidates for seats on the board of
directors. Without cumulative voting, a minority stockholder
will not be able to gain as many seats on our board of directors
based on the number of shares of our stock the stockholder holds
as the stockholder would be able to gain if cumulative voting
were permitted. The absence of cumulative voting makes it more
difficult for a minority stockholder to gain a seat on our board
of directors to influence our boards decision regarding a
takeover.
Undesignated Preferred Stock. The authorization of
undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of
directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights
or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to
change control of us.
Amendment of Charter Provisions. The amendment of
certain of the above provisions in our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation requires approval by holders of at
least two-thirds of our outstanding common stock.
These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring
hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Its telephone
number is
(212) 936-5100.
Nasdaq National Market Listing
We have applied to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Stock
Markets National Market under the symbol SNCR.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our
common stock, and we cannot assure you that a significant public
market for our common stock will develop or be sustained after
this offering. As described below, no shares currently
outstanding will be available for sale immediately after this
offering due to certain contractual and securities law
restrictions on resale. Sales of substantial amounts of our
common stock in the public market after the restrictions lapse
could cause the prevailing market price to decline and limit our
ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Upon completion of this offering, we will have outstanding an
aggregate of 30,922,102 shares of common stock, assuming no
exercise of the underwriters over-allotment option and no
exercise of options or warrants to purchase common stock that
were outstanding as of April 30, 2006. The shares of common
stock being sold in this offering will be freely tradable
without restriction or further registration under the Securities
Act unless purchased by our affiliates.
The remaining 24,389,995 shares of common stock held by
existing stockholders are restricted securities as that term is
defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Restricted
securities may be sold in the public market only if registered
or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under
Section 4(1) or Rules 144, 144(k) or 701 promulgated
under the Securities Act, which rules are summarized below.
The following table shows approximately when the
23,856,048 shares of our common stock that are not being
sold in this offering, but which will be outstanding when this
offering is complete, will be eligible for sale in the public
market:
Eligibility of Restricted Shares for Sale in the Public
Market
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Shares Eligible for | |
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Days After Date of this Prospectus |
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Sale | |
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Comment |
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Upon Effectiveness
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7,066,054 |
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Shares sold in the offering
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Upon Effectiveness
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Freely tradable shares saleable
under Rule 144(k) that are not subject to the lock-up
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90 Days
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Shares saleable under
Rules 144 and 701 that are not subject to a lock-up
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180 Days
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23,437,704 |
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Lock-up released, subject to
extension; shares saleable under Rules 144 and 701
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Thereafter
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418,344 |
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Restricted securities held for one
year or less
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Resale of 17,934,928 of the restricted shares that will become
available for sale in the public market starting 180 days
after the effective date will be limited by volume and other
resale restrictions under Rule 144 because the holders are
our affiliates.
Lock-up
Agreements
Our officers, directors and substantially all of our
stockholders have agreed not to transfer or dispose of, directly
or indirectly, any shares of our common stock, or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of
our common stock, for a period of 180 days after the date
of this prospectus, without the prior written consent of
Goldman, Sachs & Co., which period of restriction may
be extended for up to an additional 34 days under certain
limited circumstances. Goldman, Sachs & Co. currently
does not anticipate shortening or waiving any of the
lock-up agreements and
does not have any pre-established conditions for such
modifications or waivers.
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However, Goldman, Sachs & Co. may, in its sole
discretion, at any time, and without notice, release for sale in
the public market all or any portion of the shares subject to
the lock-up agreement.
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect,
beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a
person who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least
one year including the holding period of any prior owner except
an affiliate would be entitled to sell within any three month
period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:
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1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding
which will equal approximately 309,362 shares immediately
after this offering; or |
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the average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the
four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a Form 144 with
respect to such sale. |
Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain manner of
sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability
of current public information about us. Under Rule 144(k),
a person who is not and has not been an affiliate of us at any
time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has
beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for a least
two years including the holding period of any prior owner except
an affiliate, is entitled to sell such shares without complying
with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation
or notice provisions of Rule 144.
Rule 701
Rule 701, as currently in effect, permits resales of shares
in reliance upon Rule 144 but without compliance with
certain restrictions, including the holding period requirement,
of Rule 144. Any employee, officer or director of or
consultant to us who purchased shares under a written
compensatory plan or contract may be entitled to rely on the
resale provisions of Rule 701. Rule 701 permits
affiliates to sell their Rule 701 shares under
Rule 144 without complying with the holding period
requirements of Rule 144. Rule 701 further provides
that nonaffiliates may sell such shares in reliance on
Rule 144 without having to comply with the holding period,
public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of
Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 shares are
required to wait until 90 days after the date of this
prospectus before selling such shares. However, all
Rule 701 shares are subject to
lock-up agreements and
will only become eligible for sale upon the expiration of the
180-day
lock-up agreements.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. may, in its sole discretion and at
any time without notice, release all or any portion of the
securities subject to
lock-up agreements.
Within 90 days following the effectiveness of this
offering, we will file a Registration Statement on
Form S-8
registering 2,254,502 shares of common stock subject to
outstanding options or reserved for future issuance under our
stock plans. As of April 30, 2006, options to purchase a
total of 2,001,934 shares were outstanding and
2,254,502 shares were reserved for future issuance under
our stock plans.
Registration Rights
Upon completion of this offering, the holders of
11,015,309 shares of our common stock and the holders of
warrants to purchase 94,828 shares of our common stock
have the right to have their shares registered under the
Securities Act. See Description of Capital
Stock Registration Rights. All such shares are
covered by lock-up
agreements; following the expiration of the
lock-up period,
registration of these shares under the Securities Act would
result in the shares becoming freely tradable without
restriction under the Securities Act immediately upon the
effectiveness of the registration, except for shares purchased
by our affiliates.
We have agreed not to file any registration statements during
the 180-day period
after the date of this prospectus with respect to the
registration of any shares of common stock or any securities
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convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable into common
stock, other than one or more registration statements on
Form S-8 covering
securities issuable under our 2000 Stock Plan and 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan, without the prior written consent of Goldman,
Sachs & Co.
Form S-8
Registration Statements
Prior to the expiration of the
lock-up period, we
intend to file one or more registration statements on
Form S-8 under the
Securities Act to register the shares of our common stock that
are issuable pursuant to our 2000 Stock Plan and 2006 Equity
Incentive Plan. See Management Employee
Benefit Plans. Subject to the
lock-up agreements
described above and any applicable vesting restrictions, shares
registered under these registration statements will be available
for resale in the public market immediately upon the
effectiveness of these registration statements, except with
respect to Rule 144 volume limitations that apply to our
affiliates.
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UNDERWRITING
We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters named below
have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the
shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, each
underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of
shares indicated in the following table. Goldman,
Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Thomas
Weisel Partners LLC are the representatives of the underwriters.
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Underwriters |
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Goldman, Sachs &
Co.
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3,533,027 |
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Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc.
|
|
|
2,119,816 |
|
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
|
|
|
1,413,211 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
7,066,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the
shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares
covered by the option described below unless and until this
option is exercised.
If the underwriters sell more shares than the total number set
forth in the table above, the underwriters have an option to buy
up to an additional 959,908 shares from us and
100,000 shares from the Waldis Family Partnership, LP to
cover such sales. They may exercise that option for
30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this
option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in
approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table
above. In the event that this option is not fully exercised,
such option will first be exercised with respect to the shares
to be purchased from the Waldis Family Partnership and then with
respect to the shares to be purchased from us.
The following tables show the per share and total underwriting
discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by us
and the selling stockholders. Such amounts are shown assuming
both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters
option to purchase 1,059,908 additional shares.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid by the Company |
|
No Exercise | |
|
Full Exercise | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Per Share
|
|
$ |
0.56 |
|
|
$ |
0.56 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
3,657,980 |
|
|
$ |
4,196,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid by the Selling Stockholders |
|
No Exercise | |
|
Full Exercise | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Per Share
|
|
$ |
0.56 |
|
|
$ |
0.56 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
299,010 |
|
|
$ |
355,010 |
|
Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be
offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the
cover of this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to
securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to
$0.336 per share from the initial public offering price.
Any such securities dealers may resell any shares purchased from
the underwriters to certain other brokers or dealers at a
discount of up to $0.10 per share from the initial public
offering price. If all the shares are not sold at the initial
public offering price, the representatives may change the
offering price and the other selling terms.
We and our directors, officers and holders of substantially all
of our common stock, including the selling stockholders, have
agreed, subject to certain exceptions, with the underwriters not
to dispose of or hedge any of our and their common stock or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common
stock during the period from the date of this prospectus
continuing through the date 180 days after the date of this
prospectus, except with the prior written consent of Goldman,
Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. has advised
us that they have no current intent or arrangement to release
any of the shares subject to the
lock-up agreements
prior to the
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expiration of the
lock-up period. There
are no contractually specified conditions for the waiver of
lock-up restrictions
and any waiver is at the sole discretion of Goldman,
Sachs & Co. See Shares Available for Future
Sale for a discussion of certain transfer restrictions.
The 180-day restricted
period described in the preceding paragraph will be
automatically extended if: (1) during the last 17 days
of the 180-day
restricted period we issue an earnings release or announce
material news or a material event; or (2) prior to the
expiration of the
180-day restricted
period, we announce that we will release earnings results during
the 15-day period
following the last day of the
180-day period, in
which case the restrictions described in the preceding paragraph
will continue to apply until the expiration of the
18-day period beginning
on the issuance of the earnings release of the announcement of
the material news or material event.
At the request of Synchronoss, the underwriters have reserved
for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to
760,000 shares offered in this prospectus for directors,
officers, employees, business associates and other persons with
whom we have a relationship. The number of shares of common
stock available for sale to the general public will be reduced
to the extent these persons purchase reserved shares. Any
reserved shares that are not purchased will be offered by the
underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the
other shares offered by this prospectus.
Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for the
shares. The initial public offering price has been negotiated
among us and the representatives of the underwriters. Among the
factors considered in determining the initial public offering
price of the shares, in addition to prevailing market
conditions, were the companys historical performance,
estimates of the business potential and earnings prospects of
the company, an assessment of the companys management and
the consideration of the above factors in relation to market
valuation of companies in related businesses.
Our common stock has been approved for quotation on The Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol SNCR.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase
and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These
transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions
and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short
sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number
of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering.
Covered short sales are sales made in an amount not
greater than the underwriters option to purchase
additional shares from us or the selling stockholders in the
offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short
position by either exercising their option to purchase
additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In
determining the source of shares to close out the covered short
position, the underwriters will consider, among other things,
the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as
compared to the price at which they may purchase additional
shares pursuant to the option granted to them. Naked
short sales are any sales in excess of such option. The
underwriters must close out any naked short position by
purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is
more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that
there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock
in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect
investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions
consist of various bids for or purchases of common stock made by
the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of
the offering.
The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
the underwriting discount received by it because the
representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the
account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering
transactions.
Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing
transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for
their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or
retarding a decline in the market price of the companys
stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may
stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the
common stock. As a result, the price of
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the common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise
might exist in the open market. If these activities are
commenced, they may be discontinued at any time. These
transactions may be effected on The Nasdaq Stock Markets
National Market, in the
over-the-counter market
or otherwise.
Each of the underwriters has represented and agreed that:
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(a) it has not made or will not make an offer of shares to
the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of
section 102B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(as amended) (FSMA) except to legal entities which are
authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or,
if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is
solely to invest in securities or otherwise in circumstances
which do not require the publication by the company of a
prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Rules of the Financial
Services Authority (FSA); |
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(b) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated
and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an
invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) to persons who
have professional experience in matters relating to investments
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or in
circumstances in which section 21 of FSMA does not apply to
the Issuer; and |
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(c) it has complied with, and will comply with all
applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by
it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the
United Kingdom. |
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant
Member State), each Underwriter has represented and agreed that
with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus
Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the
Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make
an offer of Shares to the public in that Relevant Member State
prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the
Shares which has been approved by the competent authority in
that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in
another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent
authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with
the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from
and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of
Shares to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
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(a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to
operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or
regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
securities; |
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(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of
(1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last
financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
43,000,000 and
(3) an annual net turnover of more than
50,000,000, as shown
in its last annual or accounts; or |
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(c) in any other circumstances which do not require the
publication by the Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to
Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. |
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an
offer of Shares to the public in relation to any
Shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in
any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the Shares to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Shares, as the
same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure
implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member
State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive
2003/71/ EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in
each Relevant Member State.
The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document
other than to persons whose ordinary business is to buy or sell
shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent, or in
circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public
within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of
Hong Kong, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating
to the
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shares may be issued, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which
is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be
accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if
permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other
than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be
disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to
professional investors within the meaning of the
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any
rules made thereunder.
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus
and any other document or material in connection with the offer
or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the
shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares
be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional
investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures
Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the SFA),
(ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise
pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other
applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under
Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a
corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
business of which is to hold investments and the entire share
capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,
shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that
corporation or the beneficiaries rights and interest in
that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after
that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under
Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor
under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or
any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance
with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
(2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or
(3) by operation of law.
The securities have not been and will not be registered under
the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and
Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
offer or sell any shares, directly or indirectly, in Japan or
to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as
used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any
corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan),
or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly,
in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any
other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of
Japan.
The underwriters do not expect sales to discretionary accounts
to exceed five percent of the total number of shares offered.
We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately
$2.8 million.
If you purchase shares of common stock offered in this
prospectus, you may be required to pay stamp taxes and other
charges under the laws and practices of the country of purchase,
in addition to the offering price listed on the cover page of
this prospectus.
We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the
several underwriters against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates
have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future
perform, various financial advisory and investment banking
services for us, for which they received or will receive
customary fees and expenses.
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INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA
We obtained the industry, market and competitive position data
throughout this prospectus from our own internal estimates and
research as well as from industry and general publications and
research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the common stock being offered will be passed
upon for Synchronoss by Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve
Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, Waltham, Massachusetts. As
of the date of this prospectus, certain partners and employees
of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin &
Hachigian, LLP beneficially owned an aggregate of
51,725 shares of our common stock. The underwriters are
represented by Ropes & Gray LLP.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, has audited our financial statements and
schedule at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, as set
forth in their report. We have included our financial statements
and schedule in the prospectus and elsewhere in the registration
statement in reliance on Ernst & Young LLPs
report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
Form S-1 under the
Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock we are
offering. This prospectus contains all information about us and
our common stock that may be material to an investor in this
offering. The registration statement includes exhibits to which
you should refer for additional information about us.
You may inspect a copy of the registration statement and the
exhibits and schedules to the registration statement without
charge at the offices of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain copies of all or any
part of the registration statement from the Public Reference
Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549 upon the payment of the prescribed fees. You may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by
calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
maintains a Web site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding
registrants like us that file electronically with the SEC. You
can also inspect our registration statement on this Web site.
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005, and the three
months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006
(Unaudited)
Contents
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
We have audited the balance sheets of Synchronoss Technologies,
Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 and the related
statements of operations, changes in stockholders
deficiency and cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an
audit of the Companys internal control over financial
reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 2004
and 2005 and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
MetroPark, NJ
February 17, 2006
F-2
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
3,404 |
|
|
$ |
8,786 |
|
|
$ |
7,293 |
|
|
$ |
7,293 |
|
|
Investments in marketable securities
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
|
4,152 |
|
|
|
4,972 |
|
|
|
4,972 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts of $200, $221 and $260 at
December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006,
respectively
|
|
|
7,245 |
|
|
|
13,092 |
|
|
|
15,238 |
|
|
|
15,238 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,024 |
|
|
|
3,553 |
|
|
|
3,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
12,541 |
|
|
|
31,243 |
|
|
|
32,271 |
|
|
|
32,271 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
4,098 |
|
|
|
4,207 |
|
|
|
4,917 |
|
|
|
4,917 |
|
Investments in marketable securities
|
|
|
5,924 |
|
|
|
3,064 |
|
|
|
2,170 |
|
|
|
2,170 |
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
1,074 |
|
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
22,784 |
|
|
$ |
40,208 |
|
|
$ |
41,311 |
|
|
$ |
41,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities, redeemable
convertible preferred stock and stockholders
deficiency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
999 |
|
|
$ |
1,822 |
|
|
$ |
2,874 |
|
|
$ |
2,874 |
|
|
Accrued expenses ($399, $577 and
$728 was due to a related party at December 31, 2004, 2005
and March 31, 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
2,167 |
|
|
|
6,187 |
|
|
|
3,638 |
|
|
|
3,638 |
|
|
Short-term portion of equipment
loan payable
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
Deferred revenues
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
793 |
|
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
4,464 |
|
|
|
9,469 |
|
|
|
8,083 |
|
|
|
8,083 |
|
Equipment loan payable, less
current portion
|
|
|
1,333 |
|
|
|
666 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A redeemable
convertible preferred stock, $.0001 par value;
13,103 shares authorized, 11,549 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31,
2006 (aggregate liquidation preference of $66,985 at
December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006), zero
pro-forma shares outstanding
|
|
|
33,459 |
|
|
|
33,493 |
|
|
|
33,493 |
|
|
|
|
|
Series 1 convertible preferred
stock, $.0001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2004, 2005 and
March 31, 2006 (aggregate liquidation preference of $12,000
at December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006), zero
pro-forma shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders
(deficiency)/equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.0001 par
value; 30,000 shares authorized, 10,503, 10,518 and
10,742 shares issued; 10,407, 10,422 and
10,646 outstanding at December 31, 2004, 2005 and
March 31, 2006; 24,195 pro-forma shares outstanding
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Treasury stock, at cost
(96 shares at December 31, 2004, 2005 and
March 31, 2006)
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
869 |
|
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
2,070 |
|
|
|
37,006 |
|
|
Deferred stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(702 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock subscription notes from
stockholders
|
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(18,120 |
) |
|
|
(5,691 |
) |
|
|
(4,162 |
) |
|
|
(4,162 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders
(deficiency)/equity
|
|
|
(17,916 |
) |
|
|
(4,864 |
) |
|
|
(2,209 |
) |
|
|
32,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders (deficiency)/equity
|
|
$ |
22,784 |
|
|
$ |
40,208 |
|
|
$ |
41,311 |
|
|
$ |
41,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-3
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and
the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and March 31,
2006
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited | |
Net revenues
|
|
$ |
16,550 |
|
|
$ |
27,191 |
|
|
$ |
54,218 |
|
|
$ |
11,350 |
|
|
$ |
15,724 |
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services ($9, $2,610,
$8,089, $1,532 and $2,136 were purchased from a related party
during 2003, 2004, 2005 and in the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively)*
|
|
|
7,655 |
|
|
|
17,688 |
|
|
|
30,205 |
|
|
|
6,281 |
|
|
|
8,763 |
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
3,160 |
|
|
|
3,324 |
|
|
|
5,689 |
|
|
|
1,047 |
|
|
|
1,685 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
($0, $0, $120, $0 and $78 were related to stock-based
compensation during 2003, 2004, 2005 and in the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively)
|
|
|
4,053 |
|
|
|
4,340 |
|
|
|
7,544 |
|
|
|
1,796 |
|
|
|
2,010 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2,919 |
|
|
|
2,127 |
|
|
|
2,305 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
17,787 |
|
|
|
27,479 |
|
|
|
45,743 |
|
|
|
9,634 |
|
|
|
13,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from operations
|
|
|
(1,237 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
8,475 |
|
|
|
1,716 |
|
|
|
2,547 |
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income before income tax
benefit
|
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
8,600 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
2,618 |
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,089 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
12,429 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
1,529 |
|
|
Preferred stock accretion
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders:
|
|
$ |
(1,079 |
) |
|
$ |
(42 |
) |
|
$ |
12,395 |
|
|
$ |
1,684 |
|
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
9,838 |
|
|
|
10,244 |
|
|
|
21,916 |
|
|
|
21,823 |
|
|
|
22,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
9,838 |
|
|
|
10,244 |
|
|
|
24,921 |
|
|
|
24,437 |
|
|
|
24,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
12,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted-average shares
outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Cost of services excludes depreciation and amortization which is
shown separately. |
See accompanying notes.
F-4
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIENCY
Years ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock | |
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
Treasury Stock | |
|
Additional | |
|
Subscription | |
|
Deferred Stock | |
|
Other | |
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Paid-In | |
|
Notes from | |
|
Based | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
Compensation | |
|
Loss | |
|
Deficit | |
|
Deficiency | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance December 31, 2002
|
|
|
10,501 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
$ |
(19 |
) |
|
$ |
939 |
|
|
$ |
(602 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(17,069 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,750 |
) |
|
Interest on notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
Accretion of Series A
redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
Employees repayment of notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2003
|
|
|
10,501 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
(556 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,113 |
) |
|
|
(17,783 |
) |
|
Interest on notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
Accretion of Series A
redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
Employees repayment of notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
Issuance of common stock on
exercise of employee options
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
Unrealized loss on investments in
marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2004
|
|
|
10,503 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
869 |
|
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
(18,120 |
) |
|
|
(17,916 |
) |
|
Interest on notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
Deferred stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(847 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
Reversal of deferred compensation
due to employee termination
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion of Series A
redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
Employees repayment of notes
and interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
545 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
545 |
|
|
Issuance of common stock on
exercise of employee options
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,429 |
|
|
|
12,429 |
|
|
|
Unrealized loss on investments in
marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2005
|
|
|
10,518 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(702 |
) |
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
(5,691 |
) |
|
|
(4,864 |
) |
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
Reversal of deferred compensation
in accordance with SFAS 123(R)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(702 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
Issuance of common stock on
exercise of employee options
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
Comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,529 |
|
|
|
1,529 |
|
|
|
Unrealized loss on investments in
marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net total comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance March 31, 2006
(unaudited)
|
|
|
10,742 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
$ |
(19 |
) |
|
$ |
2,070 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(99 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,162 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,209 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-5
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2006
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
$ |
(1,044 |
) |
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
12,429 |
|
|
$ |
1,692 |
|
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
expense
|
|
|
2,919 |
|
|
|
2,127 |
|
|
|
2,305 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,644 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
743 |
|
|
Provision for (reversal of)
doubtful accounts
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
(123 |
) |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
Amortization of deferred
stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash interest expense
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash interest income
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(4,658 |
) |
|
|
(1,790 |
) |
|
|
(5,868 |
) |
|
|
(3,236 |
) |
|
|
(2,185 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
|
|
(333 |
) |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
(490 |
) |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
(853 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(531 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
1,237 |
|
|
|
(579 |
) |
|
|
823 |
|
|
|
(565 |
) |
|
|
1,052 |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
988 |
|
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
|
3,842 |
|
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
(2,700 |
) |
|
|
Due to a related party
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
Amounts due from stockholder
|
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenues
|
|
|
(427 |
) |
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
(1,648 |
) |
|
|
8,025 |
|
|
|
(315 |
) |
|
|
(1,020 |
) |
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of fixed assets
|
|
|
(2,419 |
) |
|
|
(3,282 |
) |
|
|
(2,414 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
(1,429 |
) |
Employees repayment of notes
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
545 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of marketable securities
available for sale
|
|
|
(778 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,959 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(820 |
) |
Sale of marketable securities
available for sale
|
|
|
2,961 |
|
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
|
2,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in by investing
activities
|
|
|
(161 |
) |
|
|
(1,836 |
) |
|
|
(1,980 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(1,340 |
) |
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from equipment loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common
stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,033 |
|
Repayments of equipment loan
|
|
|
(663 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(667 |
) |
|
|
(167 |
) |
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
|
|
|
(663 |
) |
|
|
1,958 |
|
|
|
(663 |
) |
|
|
(167 |
) |
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
|
(881 |
) |
|
|
(1,526 |
) |
|
|
5,382 |
|
|
|
(544 |
) |
|
|
(1,493 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year
|
|
|
5,811 |
|
|
|
4,930 |
|
|
|
3,404 |
|
|
|
3,404 |
|
|
|
8,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
|
|
$ |
4,930 |
|
|
$ |
3,404 |
|
|
$ |
8,786 |
|
|
$ |
2,860 |
|
|
$ |
7,293 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash
flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$ |
81 |
|
|
$ |
39 |
|
|
$ |
133 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion of redeemable preferred
stock
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
F-6
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2006
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
1. |
Description of Business |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (the Company, or Synchronoss) is
a leading provider of
e-commerce transaction
management solutions to the communications services marketplace
based on its penetration into key providers of communications
services. The Company conducts its business operations primarily
in the United States of America, with some aspects of its
operations being outsourced to entities located in India and
Canada. The Companys proprietary on-demand software
platform enables communications service providers, or CSPs, to
take, manage and provision orders and other customer-oriented
transactions and perform related critical service tasks. The
Company targets complex and high-growth industry segments
including wireless, Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP,
wireline and other markets. By simplifying technological
complexities through the automation and integration of disparate
systems, the Company enables CSPs to acquire, retain and service
customers quickly, reliably and cost-effectively.
|
|
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
The financial statements as of March 31, 2006 and for the
three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 have been
prepared by the Company without an audit. All disclosures as of
March 31, 2006, and for the three month period ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006 presented in the notes to the
financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly the
financial condition and results of operations and cash flows as
of March 31, 2006 and for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006 have been made. The results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the full year ended December 31, 2006.
Unaudited Pro Forma Information
The unaudited pro forma balance sheet data as of March 31,
2006, reflects the automatic conversion of all outstanding
shares of the Companys Series A and Series 1
convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of
13,549 shares of common stock upon completion of the
Companys initial public offering.
Unaudited pro forma net income per share is computed using the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, including
the pro forma effects of the automatic conversion of all
outstanding Series A and Series 1 convertible
preferred stock into shares of the Companys common stock
effective upon the assumed closing of the Companys
proposed initial public offering, as if such conversion had
occurred on January 1, 2005.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, 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 periods. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
F-7
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
The Company provides services principally on a transaction fee
basis or, at times, on a fixed fee basis and recognizes the
revenues as the services are performed or delivered as described
below:
Transaction service arrangements: Transaction
service revenues consists of revenues derived from the
processing of transactions through the Companys service
platform and represents approximately 47%, 63% and 83% of net
revenues during the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005, respectively. For the three months ended March 31,
2005 and 2006, transaction service revenue represents
approximately 76% and 87%, respectively, of net revenues.
Transaction service arrangements include services such as
equipment orders, new account setup, number port requests,
credit checks and inventory management.
Transaction revenues are principally based on a contractual
price per transaction and revenues are recognized based on the
number of transactions processed during each reporting period.
For these arrangements, revenues are recorded based on the total
number of transactions processed at the applicable price
established in the relevant contract. The total amount of
revenues recognized is based primarily on the volume of
transactions. At times, transaction revenues may also include
billings to customers that reimburse the Company based on the
number of individuals dedicated to processing transactions. The
Company records revenues based on the applicable hourly rate per
employee for each reporting period.
Some of the Companys contracts have guaranteed minimum
volume transactions from its customers. In these instances, if
the customers total transaction volume for the period is
less than the contractual amount, the Company records revenues
at the minimum guaranteed amount.
Revenue is presented net of a provision for discounts, which are
customer volume level driven, or credits, which are performance
driven, and are determined in the period in which the volume
thresholds are met or the services are provided.
Set-up fees for transactional service arrangements are deferred
and recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the
contract since these amounts would not have been paid by the
customer without the related transactional service arrangement.
The amount of set-up fees amortized in revenues during the years
ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three
months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 were $661, $650, $363,
$125 and $69, respectively. Deferred revenues principally
represent set-up fees.
Subscription Service Arrangements: Subscription
service arrangements which are generally based upon fixed fees,
represent approximately 27%, 17%, 6%, 9% and 2% of the
Companys net revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively, and relate
principally to the Companys enterprise portal management
services. The Company records revenues on a straight line basis
over the life of the contract for its subscription service
contracts.
Professional Service and Other Service
Arrangements: Professional services and other services
arrangements represent approximately 26%, 20%, 11%, 15% and 11%
of the Companys net revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Professional
services include process and workflow consulting services and
development services. Professional services, when sold with
transactional service arrangements, are accounted for separately
when these services have value to the customer on a standalone
basis and there is objective and reliable evidence of fair value
of each deliverable.
F-8
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
When accounted for separately, professional service (i.e.
consulting services) revenues are recognized on a monthly basis,
as services are performed and billed, according to the terms of
the contract.
In addition, in determining whether professional services can be
accounted for separately from transaction service revenues, the
Company considers the following factors for each professional
services agreement: availability of the consulting services from
other vendors, whether objective and reliable evidence of fair
value exists for these services and the undelivered transaction
service revenue, the nature of the consulting services, the
timing of when the consulting contract was signed in comparison
to the transaction service start date, and the contractual
dependence of the transactional service on the customers
satisfaction with the consulting work.
If a professional service arrangement does not qualify for
separate accounting, the Company would recognize the
professional service revenues ratably over the remaining term of
the transaction contract. For the three months ended
March 31, 2006, and for the three years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, all professional services
have been accounted for separately.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Companys financial instruments that are exposed to
concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash
equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. The
Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in bank
accounts, which, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The
Company invests in high-quality financial instruments, primarily
certificates of deposits and United States bonds. The Company
has not recognized any losses in such accounts. The Company
believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk on cash
and cash equivalents. Concentration of credit risks with respect
to accounts receivable are limited because of the
creditworthiness of the Companys major customers.
One customer accounted for 41%, 82%, 80%, 89% and 71% of
revenues in 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three month period
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. One customer
accounted for 65%, 92%, 76%, 91% and 70% of accounts receivable
at December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2005
and 2006, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments, requires disclosures of fair value
information about financial instruments, whether or not
recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to
estimate that value. Due to their short-term nature, the
carrying amounts reported in the financial statements
approximate the fair value for cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. As
of December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006,
the Company believes the carrying amount of its equipment loan
approximates its fair value since the interest rate of the
equipment loan approximates a market rate. The fair value of the
Companys convertible preferred stock is not practicable to
determine, as no quoted market price exists for the convertible
preferred stock nor have there been any recent transactions in
the Companys convertible preferred stock. The convertible
preferred stock will be converted into common stock of the
Company upon consummation of a qualified initial public offering.
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased
with a maturity of three months or less at the date of
acquisition, to be cash equivalents.
Investments in Marketable Securities
Marketable securities consist of fixed income investments with a
maturity of greater than three months and other highly liquid
investments that can be readily purchased or sold using
established markets. In accordance with SFAS No. 115,
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities, these investments are classified as
available-for-sale and are reported at fair value on the
Companys balance sheet. The Company classifies its
securities with maturity dates of 12 months or more as long
term. Unrealized holding gains and losses are reported within
accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component
of stockholders deficiency. Unrealized holding gains and
losses were not material in 2003. If a decline in the fair value
of a marketable security below the Companys cost basis is
determined to be other than temporary, such marketable security
is written down to its estimated fair value as a new cost basis
and the amount of the write-down is included in earnings as an
impairment charge. No other than temporary impairment charges
have been recorded in any of the years presented herein.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Accounts receivable consist of amounts due to the company from
normal business activities. The Company maintains an allowance
for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its
customers to make required payments. The Company estimates
uncollectible amounts based upon historical bad debts, current
customer receivable balances, age of customer receivable
balances, the customers financial condition and current
economic trends.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at
cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation and amortization are computed using the
straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful
lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 5 years, or the
lesser of the related initial term of the lease or useful life
for leasehold improvements.
Expenditures for routine maintenance and repairs are charged
against operations. Major replacements, improvements and
additions are capitalized in accordance with Company policy.
Deferred Offering Costs
Costs directly attributable to the Companys offering of
its equity securities have been deferred and capitalized as part
of Other Assets. These costs will be charged against the
proceeds of the offering once completed. The total amount
deferred as of December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006
was approximately $850 and $1,381, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, a review of
long-lived assets for impairment is performed when events or
changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of such
assets may not be recoverable. If an indication of impairment is
present, the Company compares the estimated undiscounted future
cash flows to be generated by the asset to its carrying amount.
If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than
F-10
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
the carrying amount of the asset, the Company records an
impairment loss equal to the excess of the assets carrying
amount over its fair value. The fair value is determined based
on valuation techniques such as a comparison to fair values of
similar assets or using a discounted cash flow analysis. There
were no impairment charges recognized during the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2006.
Cost of Services
Cost of Services includes all direct materials, direct labor and
those indirect costs related to revenues such as indirect labor,
materials and supplies and facilities cost, exclusive of
depreciation expense.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Research and development expense consists primarily of costs
related to personnel, including salaries and other
personnel-related expenses, consulting fees and the cost of
facilities, computer and support services used in service
technology development. The Company also expense costs relating
to developing modifications and enhancements of our existing
technology and services.
Advertising
The Company expenses advertising as incurred. Advertising
expenses were $2, $1, $40, $5 and $0 for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109
(SFAS No. 109), Accounting for Income
Taxes. Under SFAS No. 109, the liability method is
used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method deferred
income tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the
difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and
tax basis of assets and liabilities and for operating losses and
tax credit carryforwards, using enacted tax rates in effect in
the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A
valuation allowance is recorded if it is more likely than
not that a portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not
be realized.
Comprehensive Loss
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130,
Reporting Comprehensive Income, requires components of
other comprehensive loss, including unrealized gains and losses
on available-for-sale securities, to be included as part of
total comprehensive loss. The components of comprehensive loss
are included in the statements of changes in stockholders
deficiency.
Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Common
Stockholders per
Common Share
The Company calculates net income (loss) per share in accordance
with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. The
Company has determined that its Series A Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock represents a participating security.
Because the Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
participates equally with common stock in dividends and
unallocated income, the
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Company calculated basic earnings per share when the Company
reports net income using the
if-converted method,
which in the Companys circumstances is equivalent to the
two class approach required by
EITF 03-6
Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB
Statement No. 128. Net losses are not allocated to the
Series A Redeemable Convertible Series A Preferred
Stockholders. The Series I convertible preferred stock,
stock options and warrants are not considered for diluted
earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2003
and 2004 as their effect is anti-dilutive for such periods.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator
and denominator used in computing basic and diluted net income
(loss) attributable to common stockholders per common share and
pro forma net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
per common share.
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Three Months | |
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Ended | |
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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March 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2005 | |
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2005 | |
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2006 | |
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(Unaudited) | |
Historical
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Numerator:
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Net (loss) income
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$ |
(1,044 |
) |
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$ |
(7 |
) |
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$ |
12,429 |
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$ |
1,692 |
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$ |
1,529 |
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Accretion of convertible preferred
stock
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(35 |
) |
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(35 |
) |
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(34 |
) |
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(8 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders
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$ |
(1,079 |
) |
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$ |
(42 |
) |
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$ |
12,395 |
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$ |
1,684 |
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1,529 |
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Denominator:
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding
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9,838 |
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10,244 |
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10,367 |
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10,274 |
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10,504 |
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Assumed conversion of Series A
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
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11,549 |
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11,549 |
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11,549 |
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding basic
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9,838 |
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10,244 |
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21,916 |
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21,823 |
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22,053 |
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Dilutive effect of:
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Unvested restricted shares
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46 |
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133 |
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16 |
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Stock options and warrants for the
purchase of common stock
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959 |
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481 |
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887 |
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Conversion of Series 1
convertible preferred stock into common stock
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2,000 |
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2,000 |
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2,000 |
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding diluted
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9,838 |
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10,244 |
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24,921 |
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24,437 |
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24,956 |
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Pro forma
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Numerator:
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Net income
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$ |
12,429 |
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$ |
1,529 |
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Denominator:
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Historical weighted average common
shares outstanding basic
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21,916 |
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22,053 |
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Assumed conversion of preferred
stock into common stock
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2,000 |
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2,000 |
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Pro forma weighted average common
shares outstanding basic
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23,916 |
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24,053 |
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Dilutive effect of:
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Unvested restricted shares
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46 |
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16 |
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Stock options and warrants for the
purchase of common stock
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959 |
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887 |
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Pro forma weighted average common
shares outstanding diluted
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24,921 |
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24,956 |
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F-12
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Stock Based Compensation
At December 31, 2005, the Company had one stock-based
employee compensation plan, which is described more fully in
Note 8. Prior to December 31, 2005, the Company
accounted for this plan under the recognition and measurement
provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations, as
permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, (SFAS
123), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.
Stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized in the
Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004, and 2005, to the extent the options granted under
the plan had an exercise price that was less than the fair
market value of the underlying common stock on the date of
grant. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the
fair value recognition provisions of SFAS Statement
No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment,
(SFAS 123(R)) using the prospective method.
Under that transition method, compensation cost is recognized
for all share-based payments granted subsequent to
January 1, 2006 and is based on the grant-date fair value
estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R).
Results for prior periods have not been restated. As a result of
adopting SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, the
Companys net income is $0.08 million less than if it had
it continued to account for share-based compensation under
Opinion 25.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company presented
its unamortized portion of deferred compensation cost for
nonvested stock options in the statement of changes in
shareholders deficiency with a corresponding credit to
additional paid-in capital. Upon the adoption of
SFAS 123(R), these amounts were offset against each other
as SFAS 123(R) prohibits the gross-up of
stockholders equity. Under SFAS 123(R), an equity
instrument is not considered to be issued until the instrument
vests. As a result, compensation cost is recognized over the
requisite service period with an offsetting credit to additional
paid-in capital.
F-13
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and
earnings per share if the Company had applied the provisions of
SFAS 123 to options granted under the companys stock
option plans for all periods presented prior to the adoption of
SFAS 123(R). For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the
value of the options is estimated using a minimum value
option-pricing formula and amortized to expense over the
options vesting periods.
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Three Months | |
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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Ended | |
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March 31, | |
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2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
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(Unaudited) | |
Numerator:
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Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders, as reported
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$ |
(1,079 |
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$ |
(42 |
) |
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$ |
12,395 |
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$ |
1,684 |
|
Add non-cash employee compensation
and preferred stock accretion as reported
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155 |
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8 |
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Less total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under the minimum value method
for all awards
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(4 |
) |
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(7 |
) |
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(139 |
) |
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(4 |
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Pro forma net (loss) income
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$ |
(1,083 |
) |
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$ |
(49 |
) |
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$ |
12,411 |
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$ |
1,688 |
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Net income (loss) per common
share:
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Basic:
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As reported
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$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
0.57 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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Pro forma
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$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
0.57 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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Diluted:
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As reported
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$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
0.50 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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Pro forma
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$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
0.50 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company selected the
Black-Scholes option pricing model as the most appropriate model
for determining the estimated fair value for stock-based awards.
The fair value of stock option awards subsequent to
December 31, 2005 is amortized on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is
generally the vesting period. Use of a valuation model requires
management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected
model inputs. Expected volatility was calculated based on a
blended weighted average of historical information of the
Companys stock and the weighted average of historical
information of similar public entities for which historical
information was available. The Company will continue to use a
weighted average approach using its own historical volatility
and other similar public entity volatility information until
historical volatility of the Company is relevant to measure
expected volatility for future option grants. The average
expected life was determined according to the SEC shortcut
approach as described in SAB 107, Disclosure about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments, which is the mid-point
between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term.
The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury
zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected
life assumed at the date of grant. Forfeitures are estimated
based on voluntary termination behavior, as
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
well as an historical analysis of actual option forfeitures. The
weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option
pricing model are as follows:
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Ended |
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March 31, 2006 |
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Incentive Stock Options
(ISOs)
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Expected stock price volatility
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42 |
% |
Risk free interest rate
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4.875 |
% |
Expected life of options (years)
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6.25 |
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Expected annual dividend per share
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$ |
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Non-Qualified Stock Options
(NSOs)
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Expected stock price volatility
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42 |
% |
Risk free interest rate
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4.875 |
% |
Expected life of options (years)
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6 |
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Expected annual dividend per share
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$ |
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The weighted-average grant date fair values options granted
during the three months ended March 31, 2006 is $4.40 and
$4.31 per share for ISOs and NSOs, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company
recorded pretax compensation expense of $78 ($46, net of tax, or
($0.001) per diluted share) related to the expensing of the
Companys incentive stock options (ISOs) and
nonqualified stock options (NSOs) during the
quarter. Beginning in 2006, in certain cases, the Company grants
members of the board and certain employees NSOs in addition to
ISOs. The total compensation cost related to non-vested
restricted stock and stock option awards not yet recognized as
of March 31, 2006, was approximately $197 for the incentive
stock options and approximately $297 for the nonqualified stock
options, respectively. The ISOs are expected to be recognized
over 4 years and the NSOs are expected to be recognized
over 3 years.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or
FASB, issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain
Hybrid Financial Instruments (SFAS No. 155).
SFAS No. 155 allows financial instruments that have
embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating
the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the
holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair
value basis. This statement is effective for all financial
instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an
entitys first fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006. We do not expect the adoption of this
Statement will impact the Companys financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB, issued SFAS No. 150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with
Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity
(SFAS No. 150). SFAS No. 150 requires
that an issuer classify certain financial instruments as a
liability because they embody an obligation of the issuer. The
remaining provisions of SFAS No. 150 revise the
definition of a liability to encompass certain obligations that
a reporting entity can or must settle by issuing its own equity
shares, depending on the nature of the relationship established
between the holder and the issuer. The provisions of this
statement require that any financial instruments that are
mandatorily redeemable
F-15
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
on a fixed or determinable date or upon an event certain to
occur be classified as liabilities. Since the Companys
convertible preferred stock may be converted into common stock
at the option of the stockholder, it is not classified as a
liability under the provisions of SFAS No. 150.
Segment Information
The Company currently operates in one business segment providing
critical technology services to the communications industry. The
Company is not organized by market and is managed and operated
as one business. A single management team reports to the chief
operating decision maker who comprehensively manages the entire
business. The Company does not operate any material separate
lines of business or separate business entities with respect to
its services. Accordingly, the Company does not accumulate
discrete financial information with respect to separate service
lines and does not have separately reportable segments as
defined by SFAS No. 131, Disclosure About Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information.
|
|
3. |
Investments in Marketable Securities |
The following is a summary of available for sale securities held
by the Company:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
Unrealized | |
|
Fair | |
|
|
Cost | |
|
Gains |
|
Losses | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
$ |
3,231 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(53 |
) |
|
$ |
3,178 |
|
Government bonds
|
|
|
4,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
3,964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,241 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(99 |
) |
|
$ |
7,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
$ |
3,416 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(60 |
) |
|
$ |
3,356 |
|
Government bonds
|
|
|
3,914 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
3,860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,330 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(114 |
) |
|
$ |
7,216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
$ |
3,916 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
3,839 |
|
Government bonds
|
|
|
3,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
3,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,228 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(111 |
) |
|
$ |
7,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Companys available for sale investments have the
following maturities at:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Due in one year or less
|
|
$ |
1,193 |
|
|
$ |
4,152 |
|
|
$ |
4,972 |
|
Due after one year, less than five
years
|
|
|
5,924 |
|
|
|
3,064 |
|
|
|
2,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,117 |
|
|
$ |
7,216 |
|
|
$ |
7,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains and losses are reported as a component of
accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders
deficiency. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004,
2005 and the three
F-16
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, realized losses were
$9, $17, $39, $0 and $2, respectively. The cost of securities
sold is based on specific identification method.
Unrealized loss positions for which other than temporary
impairments have not been recognized at December 31, 2004
and 2005 and as of March 31, 2006, are summarized as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Less than 12 months
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
66 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
|
Greater than 12 months
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains and losses were not material in 2003.
Unrealized losses in the Companys portfolio relate
primarily to fixed income debt securities. For these securities,
the unrealized losses are due to increases in interest rates and
not changes in credit risk. The Company has concluded that the
unrealized losses in its marketable securities are not
other-than-temporary as the Company has the ability to hold the
securities to maturity or a planned forecasted recovery.
|
|
4. |
Property and Equipment |
Property and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Computer hardware
|
|
$ |
6,888 |
|
|
$ |
7,928 |
|
|
$ |
9,152 |
|
Computer software
|
|
|
6,070 |
|
|
|
5,882 |
|
|
|
5,956 |
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
481 |
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,189 |
|
|
|
15,212 |
|
|
|
16,583 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
(10,091 |
) |
|
|
(11,005 |
) |
|
|
(11,666 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,098 |
|
|
$ |
4,207 |
|
|
$ |
4,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Accrued compensation and benefits
|
|
$ |
926 |
|
|
$ |
2,635 |
|
|
$ |
583 |
|
Accrued other
|
|
|
1,241 |
|
|
|
2,737 |
|
|
|
2,802 |
|
Income tax payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,167 |
|
|
$ |
6,187 |
|
|
$ |
3,638 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-17
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
6. |
Financing Arrangements |
On October 6, 2004, the Company entered into a Loan and
Security Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank which
expires on December 1, 2007. The Agreement includes a
Revolving Promissory Note for up to $2,000 and an Equipment Term
Note for up to $3,000. This replaced a previous loan which was
fully paid in 2004.
Availability under the Agreement for the Revolving Promissory
Note is based on defined percentages of eligible accounts
receivable. Borrowings on the revolving credit agreement bear
interest at the prime rate plus 1.25% (6.5% and 8.5% at
December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and 9% at
March 31, 2006) payable monthly. Interest only on the
unpaid principal amount is due and payable monthly in arrears,
commencing January 1, 2005 and continuing on the first day
of each calendar month thereafter until maturity, at which point
all unpaid principal and interest related to the revolving
advances will be payable in full. There were no draws against
the Revolving Promissory Note as of December 31, 2005 and
March 31, 2006.
As of December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006, the
Company had outstanding borrowings of $2,000, $1,333 and $1,167,
respectively, against the Equipment Term Note to fund purchases
of eligible equipment. Borrowings on the equipment line bear
interest at the prime rate plus 1.75% (7% and 9% at
December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and 9.5% at
March 31, 2006) and principal and interest is payable
monthly.
The Company paid a facility fee and certain other bank fees in
connection with the financing arrangement. The agreement
requires the Company to meet certain financial covenants. The
Company was in compliance with the covenants at
December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006. Borrowings
are collateralized by all of the assets of the Company.
Principal payments due on the outstanding Equipment Term Note at
March 31, 2006 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
667 |
|
2007
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,167 |
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006, the
Companys authorized capital stock was 45,103 shares
of stock with a par value of $0.0001 of which 30,000 shares
were designated Common Stock and 15,103 shares were
designated Preferred Stock (Series A and Series 1).
Common Stock
Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to vote on all matters
and is entitled to one vote for each share held. Dividends on
Common Stock will be paid when, as and if declared by the Board
of Directors. No dividends have ever been declared or paid by
the Company. At December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31,
2006, there were 13,549 shares of Common Stock reserved for
the conversion of the Series 1 and Series A Preferred
Stock and 4,483 shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance under the 2000 Stock Plan.
F-18
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Preferred Stock
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more
series. The Company designated 2,000 shares as
Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock
(Series 1) and 13,103 as Series A
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
(Series A) as of December 31, 2004, 2005
and March 31, 2006. The Series A Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series 1 Convertible
Preferred Stock are automatically convertible into common stock
on a one-for-one basis in the event of an underwritten public
offering (or a combination of offerings) of common stock with
gross proceeds to the Company of not less than $20 million
(Qualified IPO) and a per share price of at least $8.70, or on
such date as the holders of a majority of outstanding shares of
Series A may specify.
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock
The holders of Series A have the right, at their option, at
any time, to convert their shares into fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the conversion price of
$2.90 per share, adjusted for events as defined in the
Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and restated). The
holders of Series A are entitled to one vote for each share
of Common Stock into which the Series A could then be
converted. In the event the Company declares or pays dividends
to the holders of the Common Stock, the holders of Series A
are entitled to such dividends, based on the number of shares of
Common Stock into which the Series A could then be
converted. Upon any liquidation, sale, merger, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Series A are
entitled to receive, in preference to Series 1, Common
Stock and any other series of Preferred Stock, an amount equal
to $5.80 per share, plus any accrued or declared but unpaid
dividends with any remaining assets being distributed ratably to
the holders of Series 1 and Common Stock.
The holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock
had the right to require the Company to redeem all shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock at the initial purchase price plus
any declared but unpaid dividends in three equal installments
beginning on the date which is five years after the first
issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
(November 13, 2005). The redemption right was exercisable
by the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred
Stock by providing written notice to the Company at least
30 days prior to November 13, 2005. Notice of exercise
was not provided to the Company at least 30 days prior to
November 13, 2005, resulting in termination of the
redemption right as of October 14, 2005 (the date
30 days prior to November 13, 2005). The Series A
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock continues to be
classified in the mezzanine section of the Balance
Sheet as the security has certain change in control provisions
that warrant such a classification.
The carrying value of the Series A Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock was increased by periodic accretions so that the
carrying amount was equal to the redemption amount at the
redemption date. These increases were effected through charges
to additional paid-in capital. At December 31, 2005, the
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock amount was
fully accreted to its redemption value of $33.5 million.
Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock
The holders of Series 1 have the right, at their option, at
any time, to convert their shares into fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock by dividing the
liquidation preference ($12 million) by the conversion
price of $6.00 per share, adjusted for events as defined in
the Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and restated). The
holders of Series 1 are entitled to one vote for each share
of Common Stock into which the Series 1 could then be
converted. The Series 1 holders are not entitled to
dividends. Upon any liquidation, sale, merger, dissolution or
winding up of
F-19
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
the Corporation, the holders of Series 1 are entitled to
receive, in preference to Common Stock, an amount equal to
$6.00 per share, plus any accrued or declared but unpaid
dividends, with any remaining assets being distributed ratably
to the holders of Common Stock.
The Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock is classified in
the mezzanine section of the balance sheet because
the security has certain change in control provisions that
warrant such a classification. However, the Series 1
Convertible Preferred Stock is not being accreted because as of
December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006; it is not
probable that a change in control would require a payment to the
Series 1 shareholder.
Warrants
Prior to 2003, the Company issued Series A Preferred Stock
warrants to a bank as part of a loan and security agreement. The
Company has 95 of these warrant shares outstanding for each of
the years ended 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months ended
March 31, 2006. The warrants have an exercise price of
$2.90 per share (adjusted for stock splits, stock
dividends, etc.). The value of the warrants was capitalized as
debt issuance cost and amortized to interest expense over the
term of the loans. The total charge to interest expense was not
material for the periods presented herein. The warrants may be
exercised at any time, in whole or in part, during the exercise
period, which expires on May 20, 2008. No warrants were
issued or exercised in 2003, 2004 and 2005 or during the three
months ended March 31, 2006. The warrants will
automatically become exercisable for shares of common stock upon
the closing of a qualified public offering.
Registration Rights
Holders of 11,549 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
and holders of warrants for the purchase of 95 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to have their shares
registered under the Securities Act. Under the terms of an
agreement between the Company and the holders of these
registrable securities, if the Company proposes to register any
of its securities under the Securities Act, either for its own
account or for the account of others, these stockholders are
entitled to notice of such registration and are entitled to
include their shares in such registration.
On October 27, 2000, the Board of Directors approved the
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan (the Stock
Plan) to provide employees, outside directors and
consultants an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in
the success of the Company or to increase such interest, by
receiving options or purchasing shares of the Companys
stock at a price not less than the fair market value at the date
of grant for incentive stock options and a price not
less than 30% of the fair market value at the date of grant for
non-qualified options. No option will have a term in
excess of 10 years. The Company has reserved up to
4,483 shares for issuance under the Stock Plan.
The Stock Plan is administered by the Board and is responsible
for determining the individuals to be granted options or shares,
the number each individual will receive, the price per share,
and the exercise period of each option. In establishing its
estimates of fair value of our common stock, the Company
considered the guidance set forth in the AICPA Practice Aid,
Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued
as Compensation, and performed a retrospective determination
of the fair value of its common stock for the year ended
December 31, 2005, utilizing a combination of valuation
methods.
F-20
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123(R), which
requires compensation costs related to share-based transactions,
including employee share options, to be recognized in the
financial statements based on fair value. SFAS 123(R)
revises SFAS No. 123, as amended, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees (APB
No. 25).
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R)
using the prospective method. Under SFAS 123(R), the
Company elected to recognize the compensation cost of all
share-based awards on a straight-line basis over the vesting
period of the award. Benefits of tax deductions (if any) in
excess of recognized compensation expense are now reported as a
financing cash flow, rather than an operating cash flow as
prescribed under the prior accounting rules. Compensation
expense of $120 was recognized in 2005 before adoption of
SFAS 123(R) for options issued with grant prices below the
deemed fair value of the common stock in accordance with
APB 25.
Stock Options
The following table summarizes information about stock options
outstanding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option | |
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Shares | |
|
Number | |
|
Price Per | |
|
Average | |
|
Aggregate | |
|
|
Available | |
|
of | |
|
Share | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Intrinsic | |
|
|
for Grant | |
|
Shares | |
|
Range | |
|
Price | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
(278 |
) |
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
1,669 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
(562 |
) |
|
|
562 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
(179 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
1,286 |
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
0.45 - 10.00 |
|
|
|
3.15 |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
0.29 - 10.00 |
|
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
981 |
|
|
|
1,079 |
|
|
|
0.29 - 10.00 |
|
|
|
1.40 |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
(204 |
) |
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
8.98 |
|
|
|
8.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
029 - 0.45 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock purchased from the
2000 Stock Plan
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.98 |
|
|
|
8.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2006
|
|
|
682 |
|
|
|
1,154 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 - 10.00 |
|
|
$ |
2.86 |
|
|
$ |
850 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected to vest at March 31,
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
0.29 - 10.00 |
|
|
|
2.91 |
|
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31,
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31,
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-21
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
A summary of the Companys nonvested options at
March 31, 2006, and changes during the three months ended
March 31, 2006, is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested Options |
|
Options | |
|
|
| |
Nonvested at January 1, 2006
|
|
|
966 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
204 |
|
Vested
|
|
|
(345 |
) |
Forfeited
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Nonvested at March 31, 2006
|
|
|
809 |
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2006, there was $1.1 million of total
unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based
compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. Of the
$1.1 million unrecognized compensation, approximately $651
is related to 2005 stock option grants and approximately $494 is
related to 2006 stock option grants. That cost is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.24 and 3.37 for
2005 and 2006, respectively.
As of December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, the
average remaining contractual life of outstanding options was
approximately 8.4 and 8.5 years, respectively. The
weighted-average fair value of options granted during 2003, 2004
and 2005 was approximately $0.07, $0.07 and $5.11, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years
ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, was $0, $0 and
$850, respectively, and $0 and $0 for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006. The fair value of the options
granted, based upon the Black-Scholes calculation was
$4.40 per share for ISOs and $4.31 per share for NSOs
for the three months ended Mach 31, 2006.
The aggregate intrinsic value of shares vested as of
March 31, 2006 is $84.
The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was $3, $12 and $19,
respectively, and $4 and $77 for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively.
Options may be exercised in whole or in part for 100% of the
shares subject to vesting at any time after the date of grant.
Options generally vest 25% on the first year anniversary date of
grant plus an additional 1/48 for each month thereafter. If an
option is exercised prior to vesting, the underlying shares are
subject to a right of repurchase at the exercise price paid by
the option holder. The right of repurchase shall lapse with
respect to the first 25% of the purchased shares when the
purchaser completes 12 months of continuous service and
shall lapse an additional 1/48 of the purchased shares when the
purchaser completes each month of continuous service thereafter.
There were no options exercised prior to vesting during 2003,
2004 and 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006.
F-22
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
The Company performed a retrospective determination of the fair
value of the Companys common stock for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and granted stock options with exercise
prices as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retrospective |
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
Determination of |
|
|
Grant Date |
|
Options Granted |
|
Exercise Price |
|
Fair Value |
|
Intrinsic Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 12, 2005
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
1.84 |
|
|
$ |
1.39 |
|
July 14, 2005
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
6.19 |
|
|
$ |
5.74 |
|
October 21, 2005
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
$ |
10.00 |
|
|
$ |
7.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Company recorded approximately $847 in gross deferred
compensation expense and recognized compensation expense of
approximately $120 during the year ended December 31, 2005
in connection with these stock grants. The Company reversed
deferred compensation of approximately $25 related to employee
terminations during the year ended December 31, 2005.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company
granted stock options with exercise prices as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value of |
|
Black-Scholes |
Grant Date |
|
Options Granted |
|
Exercise Price |
|
Underlying Stock |
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 10, 2006
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
$ |
8.98 |
|
|
$ |
8.98 |
|
|
$ |
4.40 |
|
February 10, 2006
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
8.98 |
|
|
$ |
8.98 |
|
|
$ |
4.31 |
|
The following table summarizes information about vested stock
options at March 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
Vested Stock Options
|
|
|
345 |
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Life
|
|
|
7.62 |
|
The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and
exercisable at March 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding |
|
Exercisable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Weighted Average |
|
Remaining |
|
Number of |
|
Weighted Average |
Exercise Price |
|
Options |
|
Exercise Price |
|
Contractual Life |
|
Options |
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
552 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
7.65 |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
|
8.99 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
$ |
8.98 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
$ |
8.98 |
|
|
|
9.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10.00 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
$ |
10.00 |
|
|
|
9.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,154 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock Purchases
Under the Stock Plan, certain eligible individuals may be given
the opportunity to purchase the Companys Common Stock at a
price not less than the par value of the shares. The Board of
Directors determines the purchase price at its sole discretion.
The purchase price paid for restricted stock awards granted to
date has been equal to the fair market value at the date of
grant. Shares awarded or sold under the Stock Plan are subject
to certain special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase,
rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the
Board of Directors may
F-23
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
determine. Under most circumstances, the right of repurchase
shall lapse with respect to the first 25% of the purchased
shares when the purchaser completes 12 months of continuous
service and shall lapse an additional 1/48 of the purchased
shares when the purchaser completes each month of continuous
service thereafter. Unless otherwise provided in the stock
purchase agreement, any right to repurchase the shares at the
original purchase price upon termination of the purchasers
service shall lapse with respect to the number of shares that
would vest over a 12 month period or shall lapse to all
remaining shares if the Company is subject to a change of
control before the purchasers service terminates or if the
purchaser is subject to an involuntary termination within
12 months following a change of control. No restricted
shares were purchased or granted during 2004 and 2005. In March
2006, 111 shares of restricted stock were purchased by a
board member. The purchase price of these shares was
$8.98 per share. The shares are not subject to any vesting
schedule. As of December 31, 2004, 2005 and for the three
months ended March 31, 2006, approximately $47
(162 shares), $13 (45 shares), and $5
(16 shares), respectively, of restricted stock is unvested
and subject to repurchase rights. The weighted average grant
date fair value of these shares is not significant.
Stock Subscription Notes
As permitted under the Stock Plan, the purchasers of restricted
stock signed full recourse promissory notes for the value of
their shares at the date of grant and interest rates range from
5.5% to 6.3%. The notes were collateralized by a first-priority
interest in all of the shares and the purchaser is personally
liable for full payment of the principal and interest, with the
Company having full recourse against the borrowers
personal assets. At December 31, 2004, notes and accrued
interest receivable of $536 remain outstanding and was
classified in stockholders deficiency. As of
December 31, 2005, all loans were fully repaid and there
are no further loans outstanding.
9. 401(k) Plan
The Company has a 401(k) plan (the Plan) covering
all eligible employees. The Plan allows for a discretionary
employer match. The Company incurred and expensed $54, $38, $71,
21 and $26 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004,
2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and
2006, respectively, in 401(k) contributions during the year.
F-24
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts
used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the
Companys deferred tax asset are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current deferred tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued vacation
|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
|
Accrued miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bad debts reserve
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,799 |
|
|
|
3,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
4,024 |
|
|
|
3,553 |
|
Non-current deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
|
|
6,646 |
|
|
|
6,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
Charitable contributions
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMT credit carryover
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross deferred tax assets
|
|
|
7,285 |
|
|
|
7,175 |
|
|
|
4,644 |
|
|
|
3,901 |
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(7,285 |
) |
|
|
(7,175 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred income taxes
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,644 |
|
|
$ |
3,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company records a valuation allowance for temporary
differences for which it is more likely than not that the
Company will not receive future tax benefits. At
December 31, 2003 and 2004, the Company recorded valuation
allowances of $7,285, and $7,175, respectively, representing a
change in the valuation allowance of $110 for the two previous
fiscal year-ends. Due to the uncertainty regarding the
realization of such deferred tax assets, to offset the benefits
of net operating losses generated during those years. However,
during 2005 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, the
Company generated taxable income and expects and to continue to
generate taxable income for the foreseeable future. As such,
during the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company determined that
it is more likely than not that it will realize its future tax
benefits and reduced the valuation allowance to zero.
At December 31, 2005 and for the three months ended
March 31, 2006, the Company has approximately $8,400 and
$8,318 of Federal and $14,500 and $12,500 of state net operating
loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income,
respectively. The federal and state net operating loss
carryforwards will begin expiring in 2021 and 2011,
respectively, if not utilized. In addition, the utilization of
the state net operating loss carryforwards is subject to a
$2,000 annual limitation. The Company has determined that
substantially all of its net operating losses are available for
future use since it has not had a change in
ownership, as defined by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, since
2000. The Company believes that it is possible that a change in
ownership could occur if the Company completes its initial
public offering as a result of the issuance of new shares of
Common Stock in the initial public offering. If such a change in
ownership occurs, its ability to use the net operating loss
carryforwards may be limited.
F-25
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
A reconciliation of the statutory tax rates and the effective
tax rates for the three years ended December 31, 2003,
2004, 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three | |
|
|
|
|
Months | |
|
|
Year Ended | |
|
Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited | |
Statutory rate
|
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
35 |
% |
State taxes, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
Permanent adjustments
|
|
|
(1 |
)% |
|
|
(631 |
)% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(33 |
)% |
|
|
597 |
% |
|
|
(84 |
)% |
|
|
(39 |
)% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
(45 |
)% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following
components:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Months | |
|
|
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 |
|
2006 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited | |
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
164 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
145 |
|
|
State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
201 |
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,579 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
State
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1,065 |
) |
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|
33 |
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Income tax benefit
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$ |
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|
$ |
|
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|
$ |
(3,829 |
) |
|
$ |
|
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|
$ |
1,089 |
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|
11. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Leases
The Company leases office space, automobiles and office
equipment under noncancelable operating lease agreements, which
expire through March 2012. Aggregate annual future minimum lease
payments under these noncancelable leases are as follows at
March 31, 2006:
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Period ended March 31:
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|
|
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|
2006
|
|
$ |
1,021 |
|
|
2007
|
|
|
1,373 |
|
|
2008
|
|
|
1,102 |
|
|
2009
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
2010
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
2011 and thereafter
|
|
|
661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,588 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004,
2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2006
was $619, $873, $1,353, $318 and $357, respectively.
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Omniglobe International, L.L.C.
Omniglobe International, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company with operations in India, provides data entry services
relating to the Companys exception handling management.
The Company pays Omniglobe an hourly rate for each hour worked
by each of its data entry agents. For these services, the
Company has paid Omniglobe $0, $2,211 and $8,089 in 2003, 2004
and 2005 and $1,532 and $2,136 for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. At December 31,
2004, 2005 and at March 31, 2006, amounts due to Omniglobe
were $399, $577, and $728, respectively.
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had agreements with
Omniglobe. One of the Companys agreements with Omniglobe
provides for minimum levels of staffing at a specific price
level resulting in an overall minimum commitment of $350 over
the next six months, of which $175 has been recognized as
expense during the three months ended March 31, 2006.
Services provided include data entry and related services as
well as development and testing services. The current agreements
may be terminated by either party without cause with 30 or
60 days written notice prior to the end of the term. Unless
terminated, the agreement will automatically renew in
six month increments. As of March 31, 2006 the Company
does not intend to terminate its arrangements with Omniglobe.
On March 12, 2004, certain of the Companys executive
officers and their family members acquired indirect equity
interests in Omniglobe by purchasing an ownership interest in
Rumson Hitters, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as
follows:
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Purchase |
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Price of |
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Interest in |
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Position with |
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Equity Interest |
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Rumson |
Name |
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Synchronoss |
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in Omniglobe |
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Hitters, L.L.C. |
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Stephen G. Waldis
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Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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12.23 |
% |
|
$ |
95,000 |
|
Lawrence R. Irving
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|
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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2.58 |
% |
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
David E. Berry
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|
Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer
|
|
|
2.58 |
% |
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
Robert Garcia
|
|
Executive Vice President of Product
Management and Service Delivery
|
|
|
1.29 |
% |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
Since the date that the Companys officers and their family
members acquired their interests in Rumson Hitters, Omniglobe
has paid an aggregate of $1.3 million in distributions to
all of its interest holders, including, Rumson Hitters. In turn,
Rumson Hitters has paid an aggregate of $0.7 million in
distributions to its interest holders, including $153,655 in
distributions to Stephen G. Waldis and his family members,
$32,348 in distributions to Lawrence R. Irving, $32,348 in
distributions to David E. Berry and his family members and
$16,174 in distributions to Robert Garcia.
Synchronoss considered making an investment in Omniglobe but
elected not to pursue the opportunity based on the
recommendation of the Companys independent directors. Only
after Synchronoss declined to pursue the opportunity did members
of the Companys management team
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
make their investments. None of the members of the management
team devotes time to the management of Omniglobe.
Upon completion of the Companys initial public offering,
Rumson Hitters will repurchase, at the original purchase price,
the equity interests in Rumson Hitters held by each of the
Companys employees and their family members, such that no
employee of the Company or family member of such employee will
have any interest in Rumson Hitters or Omniglobe after this
offering. Neither the Company nor any of its employees will
provide any of the funds to be used by Rumson Hitters in
repurchasing such equity interests.
Vertek Corporation
Vertek Corporation, a New Jersey corporation with principal
offices in New Jersey and Vermont, is a solutions provider to
the communications services industry and at March 31, 2006
is 100% owned by one of the Companys directors, James
McCormick.
For various consulting services, the Company paid Vertek $9,
$399, $0, $0 and $0 in 2003, 2004, 2005 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. At
December 31, 2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006, there
were no amounts due to or from Vertek.
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13. |
Subsequent Events (Unaudited) |
In April 2006, the Companys board of directors initiated
an exchange offer to certain employees who received options with
an exercise price less than the fair market value the
opportunity to exchange their options for new options with
exercise prices equal to fair value at the time of grant. In
addition, these employees would also receive a number of shares
of restricted common stock having a value (as of April 2006)
equal to the amount by which the aggregate exercise price of the
new stock options exceeded the aggregate exercise price of the
exchanged stock options. The Company is currently evaluating and
recalculating the incremental compensation expense associated
with this modification. The incremental cost associated with the
exchange offer will reduce earnings in the future; however, the
amount has not been finalized.
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14. |
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) |
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Quarter Ended |
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|
|
March 31 |
|
June 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
December 31 |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
2004
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Net Revenues
|
|
$ |
5,819 |
|
|
$ |
6,265 |
|
|
$ |
6,381 |
|
|
$ |
8,726 |
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
2,051 |
|
|
|
1,952 |
|
|
|
2,240 |
|
|
|
3,260 |
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
|
(204 |
) |
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
398 |
|
Net (loss) income attributable to
common stockholders
|
|
|
(329 |
) |
|
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
Basic net (loss) income per common
share(1)
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
Diluted net income per common
share(1)
|
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands, except per share data)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
March 31 |
|
June 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Revenues
|
|
$ |
11,350 |
|
|
$ |
13,776 |
|
|
$ |
14,115 |
|
|
$ |
14,977 |
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
5,069 |
|
|
|
5,829 |
|
|
|
6,139 |
|
|
|
6,976 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
2,127 |
|
|
|
2,209 |
|
|
|
6,401 |
(2) |
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
|
|
|
1,684 |
|
|
|
2,119 |
|
|
|
2,198 |
|
|
|
6,393 |
|
Basic net (loss) income per common
share(1)
|
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
Diluted net income per common
share(1)
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Per common share amounts for the quarters and full years have
been calculated separately. Accordingly, quarterly amounts do
not add to the annual amount because of differences in the
weighted-average common shares outstanding during each period
principally due to the effect of the Companys issuing
shares of its common stock during the year. |
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(2) |
Includes the impact of a reduction of the Companys
deferred tax valuation allowance of $4.6 million. |
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No dealer, salesperson or
other person is authorized to give any information or to
represent anything not contained in the prospectus. You must not
rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This
prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby,
but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is
lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is
current only as of the date.
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Through and including July
10, 2006 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all
dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or
not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a
prospectus. This is in addition to a dealers obligation to
deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with
respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.
7,066,054
Synchronoss
Technologies, Inc.
Common Stock
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Deutsche Bank Securities
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC