UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 20202021
OR
☐           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From __________ to __________

Commission File Number 1-09720
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PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware16-1434688
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
PAR Technology Park, 8383 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford, New York 13413-4991
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(315) 738-0600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.02 par valuePARNew York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T §232.405 of the Chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” , and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:
Large Accelerated Filer
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes  No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No þ
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting common stock held by non-affiliates (computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was last sold) was $499,049,498$1,795,577,453 on June 30, 2020.2021.
There were 21,964,15126,951,424 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 10, 2021.February 22, 2022.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.





PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Form 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 20202021
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“PAR” “Brink POS®TM,” “PixelPoint“Brink POS®,” “PAR EverServ“Punchh®,” “Data Central®,” “Restaurant Magic®,” and “Data Central“PAR PhaseTM,” “PixelPoint®areand other trademarks of PAR Technology Corporation.appearing in this Annual Report belong to us. This Annual Report may also containscontain trade names and trademarks of other companies. Our use of or reference to such other companies’ trade names or trademarks is not intended to imply any endorsement or sponsorship by these companies of PAR Technology Corporationus or itsour products or services.



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Forward Looking StatementsFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 (“Annual Report”) contains “forward-looking statements”forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature, but rather are predictive of ourPAR’s future operations, financial condition, financial results, business strategies and prospects. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “belief,”“can”, “could”, “continue,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “future”, “goal”, “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “should,” “target”, “will,” “would,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond ourPAR’s control, which could cause ourPAR’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements relating to ourand PAR’s expectations regarding the effects of COVID-19 on its business, financial condition, and results of operations and the mitigating or otherwise intended impact of PAR’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on our business,same; the timing and expected benefits of acquisitions, divestitures, and capital markets transactions; statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including PAR’s unified commerce cloud platform and its go-to-market strategy; statements concerning the expected development, demand, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to PAR’s products or services; projections of net revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, deferred taxes, or other financial items, or of PAR’s annual recurring revenue, active sites, and other key performance indicators and financial results. While we have taken precautionary measures intended to minimizemetrics; statements concerning potential supply constraints, component shortages, manufacturing disruptions or logistics challenges; statements about PAR’s human capital strategies and engagement; statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or geopolitical events and the impact of COVID-19 to our employeesthose trends and to our business, there can be no assurances that these actions are sufficientevents on PAR and that additional actions will not be required.its financial performance; statements regarding claims, disputes or other litigation matters; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Factors, that haverisks, trends, and may continue to adversely affect, anduncertainties that could subsequently adversely impact, ourcause PAR’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements include the effects of COVID-19 on PAR’s business, financial condition, and results of operations and financial results due to the COVID-19 pandemic include: customertiming and actions by PAR, as well as by governments, businesses, customers and consumers, including store closures; significant reductionsclosures (temporary or volatility in demand for our productspermanent), decreased or delayed product and services; delayed or canceled store implementations, decreased productservice adoptions and bookings; reduced orinstallations, delayed software or hardware deployments and a reprioritization of investments in technology or point-of-sale infrastructure; delayedpayments or payment defaults by customers; ourcustomers, and the health and safety of PAR’s employees; PAR’s ability to be agile in the execution of our businessretain and strategiesmanage third-party suppliers, secure alternative suppliers, and our management of business continuity risks, includingnavigate component shortages, shipping delays and increased exposure to potential cybersecurity breaches and attacks, disruptions or delays in product assembly and fulfillment and limitations on our selling and marketing efforts; ourcosts; PAR’s ability to successfully attract, hire and retain necessary qualified employees to develop and expand our business;its business, as exacerbated by the “Great Resignation” or “Big Quit”; the protection of PAR’s intellectual property; PAR’s ability to increase the number of integration partners, and possible impairmentacquire and/or develop relevant technology offerings for current, new, and potential customers for the build-out of goodwillits unified commerce cloud platform; the impact of macroeconomic trends and other intangible assetsgeopolitical events, including the effects of inflation; risks associated with PAR’s international operations; changes in estimates and assumptions PAR makes in connection with the eventpreparation of a significant declineits financial statements and in our financial performance. The extentbuilding business and operational plans and strategies; disruptions in operations from system security risks, data protection breaches, and cyberattacks; PAR’s agility to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact ourexecute its business operations, and financial results is uncertainstrategies and cannot be predicted,manage its business continuity risks, including disruptions or delays in product assembly and there can be no assurance that the COVID-19 pandemic will not continue to have a materialfulfillment and adverse effectlimitations on our business, operationsPAR’s selling and financial results during any quartermarketing efforts; potential impacts, liabilities and costs from pending or year in which we are affected. Otherpotential investigations, claims and disputes; and other factors, risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause ourPAR’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report, areincluding but not limited to, those described under “Part I, Item 1. Business”, “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC(the “SEC”). We undertakeThe forward-looking statements in this Annual Report are made as of the date of this filing and PAR assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise publicly anythese forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.statements.

PART I

Item 1.     BUSINESS

Corporate Information

PAR Technology Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries - ParTech, Inc. (“ParTech”) and PAR Government Systems Corporation (“ParPAR Government”) operates in two distinct reporting segments, Restaurant/Retail and Government. Our Restaurant/Retail segment provides point-of-sale (“POS”) software, hardware, back-office software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. Our Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions (“ISR”) and mission systems support to the Department of Defense (“DoD”) and other Federal agencies. We derived approximately 66.7% of our total consolidated revenues from our Restaurant/Retail segment in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
In this Annual Report, the terms “PAR,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to PAR Technology Corporation and our consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Restaurant/Retail Segment
We are a leading provider of POS software, systems, and services to the restaurant and retail industries. Our promise is to deliver the solutions that connect people to the restaurants, meals, and moments they love. We provide multi-unit and individual restaurants, franchisees, and enterprise customers in the three major restaurant categories: fast casual, quick serve, and table service, a fully integrated cloud solution, with our leading Brink POS cloud software and our point-of-sale hardware platforms for the front-of-house, our leading back-office cloud software - Data Central - for the back-of-house, and our wireless headsets for drive-thru order taking.

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Productsand retail industries. Our Government segment provides technical expertise and development of advanced systems and software solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”), the intelligence community and other federal agencies.


2021 Highlights

On April 8, 2021, we acquired Punchh Inc. (“Punchh”), a leader in software as a service (“SaaS”) customer loyalty and engagement solutions, launching our unified commerce cloud platform with Brink POS for front-of-house, Data Central for back-office, PAR Pay and PAR Payment Services for payments, and Punchh for customer loyalty and engagement.

On September 17, 2021, we sold 982,143 shares of common stock to the public at a price of $56.00 per share.

On September 17, 2021, we sold $265.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027.

In September 2021, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate awarded our Government segment a $490.4 million ceiling, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (the “IDIQ Contract”) with cost-plus-fixed-fee completion and firm-fixed-price type orders for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (“C-sUAS”) software, hardware, and technical documentation. The value of this contract is dependent on those amounts committed under the contract by government agencies, and as of December 31, 2021, $42.8 million was committed of which $5.8 million was funded, net of amounts relating to work performed to that date. See “Government Segment – Backlog” for additional information on backlog of contracts for our Government segment.

Restaurant/Retail Segment

We are a leading provider of software, hardware, and services to the restaurant and retail industries, with more than 500 customers currently using our software products and more than 50,000 active restaurant locations. Our mission is to enable personalized experiences that connect people to the brands, meals, and moments they love. We provide enterprise restaurants, franchisees, and other restaurant outlets in the three major restaurant categories, quick service, fast casual, and table service, with operational efficiencies by offering them a fully integrated cloud solution.

Our unified commerce cloud platform delivers a fully integrated suite of modern restaurant solutions that are extensible and built on open application programming interfaces (“API”) that retain flexibility and the market optionality of an open platform. More than 400 partners leverage our open platform to extend the reach and capabilities of their own solutions for the leading brands in our industry.

Our unified commerce cloud platform delivers four key capabilities to ensure brand success: elevated guest engagement, end-to-end ordering and fulfillment, optimized planning and operations, and sophisticated analytics and insights.

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Our unified data platform helps brands improve business performance by collecting insights across transactions and events. These advanced analytical capabilities span guest behaviors, operational metrics, channel performance and product mix, unlocking unique, real-time, end-to-end actionable insights.

Purpose built for restaurants, our unified commerce cloud platform integrates our products and those of our integration partners, and delivers guest engagement, operations and powerful, comprehensive data and insights to our customers and partners under one portfolio.

Point-of-Sale (“POS”) Software. Brink POS is an open cloud solution offering customers the opportunity to integrate with third partythird-party products and in-house systems. In support of our customerscustomers’ need to quickly adapt to changing market conditions, we claimoffer the largest integration ecosystem – 200+250+ partners across various product solution categories including: mobile/online ordering, self-ordering kiosks, loyalty programs, kitchen video systems, guest surveys, enterprise reporting, and other solutions relevant to our customers’ businesses, including Punchh, our cloud-basedcloud customer loyalty and engagement solution, and Data Central, our cloud back-office solution - Data Central.solution. These integration capabilities enablesenable restaurants to increase customer visits customerand check size, improve operational efficiency, and most importantly, position them to win in an ever changing and challengingcompetitive market. As of December 31, 2020,2021, Brink POS had an installed base of 11,72215,897 restaurants, compared to a Brink POS installed base of 9,79911,722 restaurants as of December 31, 2019.2020.

PixelPoint offersLoyalty and Engagement. Punchh is an on-premise integrated software solution that includes a POS software application, a self-service ordering function, back-office management, and an enterprise levelenterprise-grade customer loyalty and gift card information sharing application.engagement solution for restaurant and convenience store brands to build direct one-to-one customer relationships and to increase customer lifetime value and same-store sales. Punchh provides physical retailers comprehensive, AI-powered tools to deliver customer omnichannel loyalty experiences and campaigns to engage their customers, create real-time 360-degree insights and drive repeat purchases and higher average spend. The PixelPoint solution is primarily sold to quick serve restaurants and independent table service restaurants through channel partners.Punchh platform seamlessly integrates with customers’ existing systems.
PAR Payment Services, our merchant services offering, which we released in the third quarter of 2020, provides restaurants with card payment processing capabilities, which we service and support. Our entry point into the payments ecosystem - PAR Pay - an EMV payments solution, was introduced in 2018; since its launch, our customers have processed approximately $1.1 billion in sales and 68 million transactions. Consistent with our bold open approach, both PAR Payment Services and PAR Pay offers restaurants various choices including payment devices, gift card programs, and payment processors.
Back-office SaaS SoftwareSoftware.. Data Central, a cloudcloud-based software platformsolution of back-office applications, leverages business intelligence and automation technologies to decrease food costs, manage labor and improve overall customer service. Data Central provides restaurants with the necessary tools to achieve peak operational and financial efficiency; it serves as the central hub of restaurant intelligence by collecting information from POS, inventory, supply, payroll and accounting systems to provide a comprehensive view of a restaurant’s operations. Data Central integrates with Brink POS and third-party software products, and it is mobile-friendly, providing browser level access to all store level functions.

PAR Pay and Payment Services. PAR Payment Services, our merchant services offering, provides restaurants with card payment processing capabilities, which we service and support. PAR Pay, is an EMV payments solution. Both PAR Payment Services and PAR Pay offer restaurants various choices including payment devices, gift card programs, and payment processors.

Wireless Communications, Drive-Thru Systems. Our POS integrated solutions include a comprehensive offering of wireless headsets for drive-thru order-taking. This product offering provides our customers with another means to deliver their products and serve their customers.

POS Hardware. PAR EverServOur POS platforms are designed to reliably operate in harsh environments associated with food service. PAR platforms - the PAR InfinityTM, PAR PhaseTM, PAR HelixTM and the EverServ platforms® 8000 series - terminals, are durable and highly functioning, scalable, and easily integrated—integrated, offering customers competitive performance at a cost-conscious price. Our hardware platforms are compatible with popular third-party operating systems, support a distributed processing environment and are suitable for a broad range of use and functions within the markets served.

Our open architecture POS platforms are optimized to host our POS software applications, as well as many third-party POS software applications, and are compatible with a variety of peripheral devices. We partner with numerous vendors that offer complementary in-store peripherals, such as cash drawers, card readers, printers, and kitchen video systems, allowing us to deliver a completely integrated solution through one vendor.

Our hardware platform offerings are primarily comprised of three POS product lines: EverServ 600 Series, built with the rugged durability PAR is known for and is a value platform for operators that require reduced functionality. Its small ergonomic footprint is ideal for restaurants where space is at a premium. Its solid design is quiet, offers low power consumption, and minimizes maintenance; EverServ 8000 Series, designed and developed with Intel processor technology, boasts a modern design and, while it has one of the smallest footprints available in the market, it is built to operate in harsh environments and endure high customer traffic and transaction activities; and EverServ tablets, designed to operate in rugged environments and features handheld functionality with extended battery life. Our EverServ mobility family of hardware platforms also include a variety of docking and charging stations, the ability to use magnetic credit and debit cards associated with payment systems, hand and shoulder straps and holsters to support the variety of product applications.

Wireless Communications, Drive-Thru Systems. For drive-thru operations our primary solution is the G5 wireless headset. The G5’s unique modular design allows for easy in-field replacement of damaged components by the restaurant staff, allowing them to minimize downtime in the drive thru. The G5 is of particular relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic as it provides our customers with another means to deliver their products and serve their customers, even in these most uncertain times.solution.

Services. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of services to support our customers’ technology and hardware requirements, before, duringincluding training, installation, technical support and after software and/or hardware deployments. repair services.

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We offer complete application training to our customerscustomers’ in-store staff and provide technical training to our customers’ information systems personnel. We provide customers with installation, technical and life-cycle support for our products through support services, licenselicenses and/or subscription agreements. We also offer depot repair and overnightovernight–Advanced ExchangeExchange–services from our offices in San Diego, California, Mississauga, Ontario, and our corporate headquarters in New Hartford, New York. In North America, we offer 24-hour help desk support from our diagnostic service centers located in New Hartford, New York and Tampa, Florida, and on-site support through our field tech service network, which servicesserves the continental United States. Outside of the continental U.S., we similarly support our products by providing call center, installation, on-site, and/or depot repair services to our customersdirectly or through authorized providers.
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depending upon a customer’s geographic location. These services are delivered to our customers directly by us and by authorized third parties.
We believe our software, hardware and integrated solutions uniquely position us to be a leader in assisting customers to innovate and improve their in-store operations in a rapidly changing and challenging market, particularly in light of the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry. Our continued success and growth will depend upon our ability to advance and create new technology, products and services to meet customer demands, as well as deploy capital and resources that uniquely deliver customer value. This includes the development and introduction of new products and services, targeted acquisitions and a constant review of internal spend.
Sales, Marketing and DistributionDelivery

In the U.S.,North America, we market and sell our products through our dedicated sales teams and channel partners, which directly interface with our tier 1 customers (owner and/or operator of 2,000 or more sites), tier 2 customers (owner and/or operator of 500-2,000 sites), tier 3 customers (owner and/or operator of 5-500 sites) and tier 4 customers (owner and/or operator of 1-4 sites).partners. Our international direct sales teams and channel partners market and sell our products and services to tier 1 customers outside of the U.S., as well as to local/regional customers from in-country offices.

Our products are also offered and sold through sales representatives who enlist and support well-regarded value-added resellers serving multi-unit operators, the independent restaurant category, and the non-food service markets such as retail and convenience stores, amusement parks, movie theaters, cruise lines, spas, and other ticketing and entertainment venues.
PAR has
We have developed and nurtured long-term relationships with several of the largest brands in the Restaurant/Retail segment, including McDonald’s Corporation and Yum! Brands, Inc. PAR hasthree of which represent a signification portion of our total revenues. We have been an approved provider of restaurant technology systems and related support services to McDonald’s Corporation and their franchisees since 1980 and an approved supplier to Yum! Brands, Inc. since 1983. Other significant restaurant chains that use PAR POS products and related services include Dairy Queen, Arby's, the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. units of CKE Restaurants, Inc., and franchisees of these organizations.

Competition

Our software and hardware product offerings face stiff competition in the highly competitive and rapidly evolving restaurant and retail markets. Most of our significantlarger customers have several approved suppliers of software and/or hardware similar to one or more of our products. We compete in these markets directly with product offerings from Oracle Corporation, NCR Corporation and others. We compete on the basis of product delivery (cloud versus traditional on-premise software applications), existing and planned product design, features and functionality, software application and integration capabilities, quality and reliability, product development capabilities, price, and customer service. Our competitive advantages includeinclude: our unified commerce cloud platform, open solutions offerings, including our cloud-based software (SaaScloud delivery model), on-premise software, ergonomicmodel based on modern architecture, enterprise grade solutions, purpose-built hardware, advanced development capabilities, extensive domain knowledge and expertise, excellent product reliability, a customer-dedicated direct sales force organization, and world class responsive customer service and support. As relevant technologies evolve and customer demands and expectations increase, so do the competitive pressures in the market, with new companies entering and existing companies expanding their product and service portfolios. We expect competition in the restaurant marketand retail markets to continue to increase, including competition from both cloud and traditional on-premise POS software, customer loyalty and engagement software, back-office software, hardware providers and other business software and solution providers. With many of our product and service offerings, we face competition from companies who have access to significantly more financial and technical resources than we possess.

Research and Development

Continuous product research, innovation, and product development are an integral part of our business. We continuously evaluate customer needs and new technologies to enable us to develop innovative and relevant products, in addition to creating enhancements to our unified commerce cloud platform and existing products that improve and/or add to their functionality, performance, operation, and integration capabilities—capabilities–from leveraging the latest innovations in cloud computing to wireless headsets and other devices to advances in internet performance. Research and development expenses were $34.6 million, $19.3 million, ,and $13.4 million, in 2021, 2020, and $12.4 million in 2020, 2019 and 2018 respectively.

Manufacturing and Suppliers

We assemble our ES 8000 series platforms internally in the U.S. We source other hardware products and related materials, product assemblies, and components from third parties. Although weWe purchase most of the materials,
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product sub-assemblies and full assemblies from several suppliers, we do, however, rely on sole sources for certain of our assembly components and hardware products. As a result, weWe periodically review and evaluate potential risks of disruption to our supply chain operations in the
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event one or more of our suppliers should fail to perform. See “Risk Factors” for a discussion on risks related to our supply chain operations.

Government Segment

PAR’s Government segment provides technical expertise in contractand development of advanced systems and software solutions for the DoD, the intelligence community and other Federal agencies, as well asfederal agencies. Additionally, we provide support services for satellite command and control, communication, and IT mission systems support at a number of U.S. Governmentseveral DoD facilities both in the U.S. and worldwide. The Government segment is focused on twohas three principal offerings, intelligenceofferings: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions, and mission systems contract support, with additional revenue from a small number ofoperations and maintenance, and licensed software products for use in analytic and operational environments that leverage geospatial intelligence data.

Intelligence, SolutionsSurveillance, and Reconnaissance

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (“ISR”). We providePAR Government’s ISR group provides a variety of intelligence analysis, systems integration, and situational awareness solutions forsolutions. Our core competencies reside in mobile geospatial applications; counter, small, unmanned aircraft surveillance systems, or C-sUAS; and data centerscience offerings. Our substantive, in-depth expertise in these domains enables us to provide our government customers and large systems integratorsindustry partners with key technologies tothat support a variety of applications ranging from strategic enterprise systems to tactical in-the-field dismounted users. Additionally, we have developed a number of solutions relative to these advanced technologies and we provide integration, testing and trainingoperational readiness support in line with respect to these solutions.competencies. The ISR group also provides systems engineering support and software-based solutions to the DoD research and development laboratories, intelligence customers, and operational commands. Our internal expertise ranges from theoretical and experimental studies to development and fielding of operational capabilities. Our employeesteam members are:

experienced developers and subject-matter experts in the DoD full motion video;
developers of geospatial and imagery data management, visualization, and exploitation solutions;
designers and developers of very large-scale data science and multi-media analysis systems;
leading the development of technologies to train and test artificial intelligence systems;
designers of mobile computing applications for Android, iOS, and Windows;
architects and integrators of advanced C-sUAS systems-of-systems;
builders of solutions for privacy, compliance and governance for sensitive customer data; and
developers of geospatial information system solutions.

We are actively engaged in the development of mobility applications that support the needs of mobile teams with real-time situational awareness and distributed communications. PAR Government’s ISR group has a strong legacy in the advanced research, development, and productization of geospatial information assurance technology involving steganography, steganography analysis, digital watermarking, and digital media forensics. These enabling technologies have beenare used to provide increased protection and security of geospatial data. ISR also provides scientific and technical support to the U.S. intelligence community.

Systems EngineeringPAR Government’s ISR group integrates and Evaluation. We integrate and testtests a broad range of government and industry research and development solutions. WeOur team is expanding its scope through the development and implementation of counter, small unmanned aircraft surveillance systems, or UAS, technologies in support of force protection efforts. Additionally, we design, integrate, and operate antenna data collection solutions for experimentation, demonstration, and test support. We also provide technical engineering and analysis services to intelligence community customers, supporting development and deployment of advanced prototypes and quick reaction systems, including applications for high performance computing platforms (e.g., Cray exascale computers).

Mission Systems
Satellite and Telecommunications Support.
We provide
PAR Government’s mission systems (“MS”) group provides a wide range of technical and supportoperational services to sustain mission critical components of the Department of Defense Information Network (“DoDIN”(the “DoDIN”). These services include continuous 24/7/365 satellite and teleport facility operations and maintenance, engineering and installation services including inside and outside plant services, and maintenance of infrastructure and information systems for very low frequency, low frequency, high frequency, very high frequency and ground-based radio transmitter/receiver facilities, including high tower antennas up to 1200 feet. We operate and maintain satellite communications and teleport facilities with ultra-high frequency, super high frequency and extremely high frequency satellite communication earth terminals, and support telecommunications architectures such as fixed submarine
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broadcast systems and high-frequency global communications systems. The DoD communications earth stations operated by PAR GovernmentGovernment's MS group are the primary communications systems utilized by the national command authority and military services to exercise command and control of the nation’s air, land, and naval forces and to provide support to allied coalition forces.

Space and Satellite Support Services. We supportPAR Government’s MS group supports globally-deployed operational forces by providing reliable 24/7/365 support services for a variety of DoD satellite communication systems. We provide satellite control center operations and mission planning for DoD Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, or C4ISR, operations.
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We provide satellite ground system support, including operations and maintenance, sustainment, upgrades, communications security management, anomaly response/resolution, process improvement, emergency response and disaster recovery. Our experience also includes mission planning and operations training.

Information Systems Support. We providePAR Government’s MS group provides comprehensive, dependable, and secure information systems support services to the DoD and other federal agencies. These services include information technology infrastructure library based, tier 0 to 3 service desk operations for thousands of enterprise users, network system administration, database administration, information assurance/system security, information security training, and SIPRNet and NIPRNetgovernment network management. We also perform maintenance, auditing, monitoring, upgrades, planning, testing, and integration and configuration services, to include security systems including intrusion detection systems.

The mission systemsPAR Government MS group supports critical information systems which operate elements of the DoDIN to support the National Command Authority (President and Joint Chiefs of Staff), DoD, and other governmentfederal agencies. Our system troubleshooting and regulatory experts support the customer mission around the globe. Approximately 60% of our footprint is outside the continental U.S. with contracts in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, and U.S. commonwealths and territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.

PAR GovernmentGovernment’s MS group has strong and enduring relationships with a diverse set of customers throughout the U.S. DoD, intelligence community, and Federal government.other federal agencies. Our track record of delivering mission critical services to government customers spans decades, and includes contracts continuing 20 years or more, with an average contract duration of three to five years. We work closely with our customers, with many of our mission system employees co-located at customer sites. Our strong relationships and on-site presence with our customers enables PAR Government to develop substantive customer and technical domain knowledge, translate mission understanding into exemplary program execution, and create continued demand for PAR Government’s services.

Products Division

PAR Government’s software product business draws on decades of research and development (“R&D”), image processing and geospatial information system (“GIS”)systems, or GIS, experience. Licensable products focus on serving analysts and operators who seek highly accurate and timely information with both temporal and geospatial context. Product utility spans the modern battlefield from rear echelon analyst cell to the field Operations Centeroperations center to the mobile devices and displays carried by infantryman at the very forward edge of a battlespace. Currently we offer two types of software products. The geospatial visualization, (“GV”)or GV, image processing suite is used by the international defense and intelligence community to analyze still and video imagery. A second product line, “Sit(X)®”, provides situational awareness solutions used by government and private organizations to manage rapid response teams or deployed field units. Customers include global geospatial software providers, NATO partners, public safety organizations, and the U.S. senior intelligence agencies.

Marketing and Competition

We obtainThe PAR Government segment obtains contracts through a mix of competitive proposals and technical paper submissions in response to solicitations from government organizations and prime contractors. In addition, PAR Governmentwe often obtainsobtain contracts by submitting unsolicited proposals against publicly identified government requirements which can then beare selected on merit for further development and funding. Although well positioned in our business areas, competition for government contracts is intense. Many of our competitors are large corporations that have substantially greater financial resources and broader capabilities in management technology. Within our intel solutionsISR portfolio we compete based on the technical talent and accomplishments of our development staff, software support and program management teams who have earned a reputation for rapid solutioning, leading edge software solutions and technical talent with high security clearance and the background and appetite to tackle truly difficult problems. In our mission systemsMS contract portfolio, we also compete with many smaller, economically disadvantaged
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companies, many of which are designated by the government for preferential, “set aside”set aside, treatment that target segments of the government contract market. Here the principal competitive factors are past performance, the ability to perform the statement of work, price, technological capabilities, management capabilities, and service. Many of our DoD customers are migrating to price sensitive, best value procurements while leveraging commercial software standards, applications, and solutions.

Our strategy is to build upon ourPAR Government segment's sustained performance on existing service contracts, coupled with investments in enhanced business development capabilities. We believe we are well positioned to realize continued renewals of expiring contracts and extensions of existing contracts, and to secure service and solution contracts in expanded areas within the U.S. DoD and other Federalfederal agencies. We believe our highly relevant technical competencies, intellectual property, and investments in new technologies provide opportunities to offer systems integration, products, and highly-specialized service solutions to the U.S. DoD, intelligence community, and other Federalfederal agencies. The general uncertainty in U.S. defense total workforce policies
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(military, (military, civilian, and contract), procurement cycles, and spending levels for the next several years are factors we monitor as we develop and implement our business strategy for our Government segment.

Backlog

The value of existing PAR Government contracts at December 31, 2021, net of amounts relating to work performed to that date, was approximately $195.3 million, of which $38.6 million was funded and includes $5.8 million related to the IDIQ Contract. The value of existing PAR Government contracts at December 31, 2020, net of amounts relating to work performed to that date, was approximately $150.5 million, of which $27.8 million was funded. The value of existing PAR Government contracts at December 31, 2019, net of amounts relating to work performed to that date, was approximately $148.7 million, of which $32.8 million was funded. Funded amounts represent those amounts committed under contract by government agencies and prime contractors. Of the December 31, 20202021 PAR Government contract backlog of $150.5$195.3 million, approximately $74.0$87.0 million is expected to be completed in calendar year 2021.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused and continues to cause significant disruption to the U.S. and global economies, including the impact of government and company actions to reduce the spread of the virus and consumer behavior in response to the same; and, although the United States and other countries have begun to roll out vaccinations, it is uncertain how quickly and effectively such vaccinations will be distributed or help to control the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, we took a number of actions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on our employees and business. We implemented temporary cost saving measures, which resulted in over $10 million of savings to our 2020 operating plan, and we introduced new product offerings to promote social distancing, offered subscription discounts and deferred payment arrangements to customers and continued to invest in our software products. While our 2020 reported revenues increased year-over-year despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic did not have a material adverse impact on our Government business in 2020, we cannot know the extent COVID-19 actually impacted our business, results of operations, and financial condition in 2020; and the ultimate extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our business, results of operations and financial condition is uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence. See “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further discussion on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to actively manage our business to respond to the uncertainties and risks created by the pandemic throughout its duration, including evaluating our remote working plans on a regular basis and monitoring the health, safety, morale, and productivity of our employees. We believe the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digitizing the modern restaurant, and we believe that our cloud solutions, hardware offerings and services uniquely positions us to be a leader in digital technology offerings to restaurants. We will continue to invest in product offerings and solutions to meet the digital needs of our customers by offering transformative technologies.

Intellectual Property and Other Rights

A number of ourthe Company's products and components are developed and designed based on our existing copyrighted work and/or patents issued.issued or obtained through the acquisition of other businesses. Our other products include software or other intellectual property licensed from third parties. We establish, maintain, and protect our intellectual property rights and other proprietary information through the use of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws. We have a number of U.S. and foreign patents, and registered and common law trademarks, that protect our brand associations and symbolize our goodwill, as well as copyrights that relate to internally-developed software and various distinctive characteristics of our products. We also rely on a combination of confidentiality and assignment-of-invention agreements with our employees and consultants, and enter into confidentiality and licensing agreements with our customers and other third parties with whom we have strategic relationships. We believe our patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets have value, and we believe our use and reliance on the intellectual property laws of the U.S. and foreign countries, as well as our agreements and licenses, protect and maintain our rights in our intellectual property and other proprietary information. Despite our efforts unauthorized third parties may attempt to use, copy, or otherwise obtain and market or distribute our intellectual property and/or our other proprietary information; moreover, the rapidly changing technology in the Restaurant/Retail segment and the Government segment makes our future success dependent on the development skills, innovative designs, and technological expertise of our employees and consultants, as well as strategic technology acquisitions, rather than on the protection afforded by patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws.

Government Regulation

Our operations are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including with respect to data protection and privacy, import and export controls, trade restrictions, anti-corruption and bribery, and employee and labor relations. Please see our disclosure in “Risk Factors” for more details regarding laws and regulations governing our business.

Human Capital

We prioritize finding, developing and rewarding extraordinary talent. Our employee-first strategy is a priority designed to provide a diverse, inclusive and safe environment where our 1,477 full-time employees and 64 part-time employees across the Company enjoy coming to work each day to support our customers and grow our business.

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Human CapitalWe value speed, ownership, focus and winning together, which we consider to be the foundation for how we operate and make decisions.

As of December 31, 2020, we employed 1,008 full-time employees, including approximately 54.7% in our Restaurant/Retail segment, 39.6% in our Government segment (17.5% of which are covered by collective bargaining agreements), and 5.8% who are corporate employees. We also employed 45 part-time employees as of December 31, 2020. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

Leadership's Role:
Our senior management team is responsible for developing and executing our human capital strategy. We seek employees who share a passion for technology and its ability to improve our customers’ businesses, and thrive inbusinesses. Our mission is to create an environment that reflects our values of speed, ownership, focus and accountability.winning together where our employees thrive. Our goalstrategy is to hire the best people we can find,talent, give them the responsibility and authority they deserve, and let them make the decisions on how to best execute. We try to design our employee compensation and benefits programs to hold usbe competitive, reinforce our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”), and consistent with our values, while meeting the needs of our employees.to incentivize and reward outstanding performance. Our chief executive officer and chief human resources officer regularly update the compensation committee of our board of directors on key areas of our human capital strategy, including the following:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We encourageOur commitment to DEI is simple: it’s about community, belonging and fairness. Like our customers who bring people together through providing delicious and accessible food, we bring our employees to embrace different ideas, strengths, intereststogether by providing a work environment that understands and cultural backgrounds. Weintegrates our employees' unique perspectives and voices. This is essential for cultivating a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment for all, and we are committed to providingscale our DEI efforts to reflect the communities where our employees withlive and our customers operate. Through evolving our culture, talent and corporate deliverables we aim to set an environment freeexample that shows the impact of discrimination, harassment and workplace violence. We make all benefit and employment-related decisions in compliance with established equal employment opportunity statutes and without regard to religion, national origin, age, gender, race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizenship, pregnancy, medical condition or any other protected class status, as defined by local, state or federal laws. We strongly believe in buildingfostering a workforce that is diverse and equitable environment and how that can build strong working relationshipsdrives genuine employee experiences and innovation.

We made significant investments in our DEI program in 2021 including appointing a DEI Lead, increasing employee resource group programming such as speaker series events for our Women in Technology enterprise resource group, and investing in our policies including expanded parental leave and offering infertility benefits. Our 2022 strategy includes continued investments in DEI through data management and collection, corporate goal setting as well as increased education and inclusion initiatives such as DEI training/workshops and creating a more diverse employee pipeline. Our goal is to have an infrastructure where our diverse employee population thrives.

Our U.S. employee population consists of 27% ethnically diverse employees and 25% are women. Globally, our workforce consists of 26% women. 20% of our U.S. employee population is under the age of 30, with 50% between the ages of 30 and 50 and 30% over the age of 50. Globally, 24% of our customers.employees are under the age of 30, with 50% between the ages of 30 and 50 and 26% over the age of 50.

Employee Engagement:Engagement and Talent Management/Development: WeConsistent with our employee-first strategy, we believe that our employees should have the opportunity to voicehave a forum to communicate their feedback, concerns and suggestions. We conduct regular workforcequarterly employee net promoter surveys and monthly engagement surveys to takesurveys. Understanding the “pulse” of our employees and gather their insights. Being able to understand the needs, preferences and general feedback of our employeesthrough engagement surveys is critical to inform our actions with respect to integrating areas of opportunity in our employee engagement, retention and total rewards programs.

To support our meritocratic, pay-for-performance strategy, we execute annual performance reviews and bi-annual 360 performance reviews with the designintent to incentivize and motivate our employees. Talent assessments enable us to identify individuals that are ready for promotion and areas of development across our core competencies. In 2021, we invested in building our talent management systems. Our 2022 plans include a first quarter launch of a robust talent development platform to dramatically increase our investment in the core competency development for all of our employee benefits programs.employees.

Health and Safety: The health and safety of our employees in the workplace are importantis of utmost importance to us. We regularly assess our facilities to ensure compliance with our health and safety guidelines and regulatory requirements. The importance of keeping our employees safe and healthy has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, we have taken, and will continue to take, actions in accordancenovel coronavirus disease of 2019 (“COVID-19” or “pandemic” or “COVID-19 pandemic” ). Our operating policies are consistent with the guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect our employees so they can more safely and effectively perform their work, including limiting travel to essential-business only, implementing work-from-homefamilies and we actively reassess evolving policies and augmenting shifts forCOVID-19 trends which inform our production employees.policies and safe practices, including work-at-home policies, PPE requirements, limitation on visitors and our business-essential travel only policy.

Talent Acquisition and Attrition: We are aggressively managing headwinds created by the “Great Resignation” or “Big Quit” that are being experienced throughout the U.S. economy. Our objective of retaining talent is rooted in our employee-first strategy and includes investments in employee engagement and experience, DEI,
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talent management systems and talent development, which has contributed to our increased speed and volume of hiring to support our growth plans. We continue to make appropriate adjustments to ensure competitive compensation to attract and retain talent. We also implemented several benefit enhancements, including unlimited paid time off, adoption and infertility benefits, expanded parental leave and healthcare plan improvements. Our overall attrition rate in 2021 was 14%, and our attrition rate for who we consider top talent was 3.9%.

Available Information

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (our “SEC Filings”) are available, free of charge, on our website at www.partech.com “About—www.partech.com/ Investor Relations SEC Filings” as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish to, the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website that contains our SEC filings.reports filed or furnished with the SEC. The address of the SEC website is https://www.sec.gov/.www.sec.gov. The information posted on or accessible through our website is not incorporated into this Annual Report or in any other report or document we file with the SEC.

Item 1A.     RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those described below, each of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, prospects and the market price of our common stock.

Risks Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had and is expected to continue to have an adverse effect our business, operations, financial condition and financial results for the foreseeable future.

In late March 2020, we began seeing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our Restaurant/Retail segment, and beginning the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we began to experience the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. Since that time we have been actively managing our business to respond to the uncertainties and risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuously evolving science, government and consumer responses. Although countries, including the United States, have begun to roll out vaccinations, many countries are facing challenges in doing so and new variants of COVID-19 have been identified. It is uncertain how quickly and effectively such vaccinations will help to control the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our business, operations, financial condition and financial results depends on future developments that are uncertain and cannot be predicted,
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including the effectiveness of vaccinations against the new variants of COVID-19, the uncertainty around vaccine supply and distribution, the measures taken, or to be taken, by various governmental authorities in response to the ongoing pandemic (such as quarantines, capacity restrictions and limitations on travel), the duration and scope of the pandemic, including any recurrence, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions may resume. There can be no assurance that the COVID-19 pandemic will not continue to have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, duringand its impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations remains uncertain.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken by governmental authorities, businesses, and individuals in response have resulted in weakened economic conditions, supply constraints and shortages, manufacturing disruptions and logistic challenges, and volatility in the financial markets, both in the United States and other countries. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, and results of operations is dependent on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, the severity of COVID-19 variants and the actions, especially those taken by governmental authorities, to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the impact on the businesses of our customers, partners, and suppliers. Among the factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, are:

mandated business closures, or voluntary store closures or reduced services due to lower customer/guest demand or labor shortages;
decreased product adoptions and bookings by customers or potential customers because of reduced profits or investment capital;
delayed or canceled store implementations due to limited or no store access;
customer payment delays or defaults and bankruptcies;
supply shortages and/or disruptions in product manufacturing and distribution channels, which could severely restrict our access to source materials or component parts when required, expanding the impact of the supply shortage and possibly resulting in longer lead times for delivery, which could negatively impact our ability to satisfactorily and timely complete our customer obligations;
price increases for materials and component parts and shipping and transportation costs, which has caused, and may continue to result in increased prices of our products and services, which could make us less competitive, result in reduced sales, loss of potential new customers, and cause damage to our reputation and relationships with our current customers; and
operational challenges due to actions taken by us to support and protect our employees’ health and safety, including limiting employee travel, limiting access to facilities and offices, implementing remote work and flexible work policies, and implementing policies responsive to government vaccine, masking and/or testing mandates. Remote employee work arrangements pose challenges for our employees and our IT systems, and stresses our business continuity plans, introduce operational risk, including cybersecurity and IT systems management risks, and impair our ability to manage our business and execute our strategies. Additionally, our business is dependent on attracting and retaining highly skilled employees, and our ability
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to attract and retain such employees may be adversely impacted by limited access to our facilities/offices, our travel restrictions, or our policies responsive to government mandates, which could result in increased competition for skilled talent, and could adversely impact our ability to deliver our products and services to our customers.

Further, the worldwide uncertainty, volatility, and economic disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic, could exacerbate other risk factors that we identify in this Annual Report, any quarter or year inof which we are affected.could materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Risks Associated with the Operation of our Business

We have incurred losses in each of the last several years, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future.

We have incurred operating losses in each of the last several years, including for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in our Restaurant/Retail segment.segment by, among other things, making substantial investments to grow the Company through the acquisition of other businesses and enhancing our products and services through research and development. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in achieving or sustaining profitability in the future. If we are unable to generate sufficient revenue to become profitable, investors could lose their investment.

Our results of operations may fluctuate significantly due to the timing of our revenue recognition and our ability to accurately forecast sales, including subscription software sales and renewals.of SaaS revenues.
As revenues from our cloud offerings increase, we
We may experience volatility in our reported revenues and operating results due to the differences in timing of revenue recognition between our software as a service (“SaaS”)SaaS offerings and our traditional on-premise software and hardware sales. The SaaS delivery model is subscription based; accordingly, SaaS revenues are generally recognized ratably over the life of the subscriptions. In contrast, revenue from our on-premise software and hardware sales is generally recognized in full at the time of delivery. Accordingly, the SaaS delivery model creates risks related to the timing of revenue recognition not associated with our traditional on-premise software delivery model.model and hardware sales. A portion of our SaaS revenue results from the recognition of deferred revenue relating to subscription agreements entered into during prior reporting periods. A decline in new or renewed subscriptions in any period may not be immediately reflected in our reported financial results for that period, but may result in a decline in our revenue in future reporting periods. If any of our assumptions about revenue from our SaaS businessdelivery model prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected.

Our products might experience coding or configuration errors, which could damage our reputation and deter current and potential customers from purchasing our products.

Although we test our products and product updates prior to their release and throughout their intended life, our cloudcloud-based and on-premise software and hardware products sometimes contain coding or configuration errors that can negatively impact their functionality, performance, operation, and integration capabilities. Coding and configuration errors can expose us to product liability, performance issues, warranty claims, and harm to our reputation, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

If our technical and maintenance support services are not satisfactory to our customers, they may not renew their services agreements or buy future products, which could materially and adversely affect our futurefinancial condition and results of operations and financial condition.operations.
Our business relies on our customers’ satisfaction with the technical and maintenance support services we provide to support our products.
If we fail to provide technical and maintenance support services that are responsive, satisfy our customers’ expectations, and timely resolve issues that they encounter with our products or if there is a perception that we do not maintain high quality technical and maintenance support, then theyour customers may not purchase additional products or services from us in the future.future, negatively affecting our revenues, which would have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Three customers account for a significant portion of our revenues in the Restaurant/Retail segment. The loss of one of these customers, or a significant reduction, delay, or cancellation of purchases by one of these customers, would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Revenues from our Restaurant/Retail segment constituted 66.7%74.4% of our total consolidated revenues for 2020.the year ended December 31, 2021. Aggregate sales to our three largest customers (which include sales to those three customers’ respective franchisees) constituted consolidated revenues for 2020the year ended December 31, 2021 of 31.0%30.0%. Significant reductions, delays, or cancellation of orders by one of these customers, or the loss of one of these customers, would reduce our revenue and operating income and would materially and adversely affect our business, operating results of operations, and financial condition.
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There are risks related to our enterprise resource planning system (“ERP”).system.

We continue to integrate components onto our enterprise resource planning, or ERP, system which is intended to provide accurate, timely and reliable reports on our financial condition and operating results. Significant disruptionsresults operations. Delays in the operation offully integrating our ERP could have a material adverse effect onsystem can result in operational inefficiencies, including management and staff time to manage, coordinate, and execute unintegrated components, increased costs and can impair our ability to provide accurate, timely and reliable reports on our financial condition and operating results, or otherwise operatewhich in turn would negatively impact our business. Additionally, if the ERP does not operate as intended, the effectiveness ofcompetitive position and customer relationships and harm our internal control over financial reporting could be adversely affected or our ability to assess it adequately could be delayed.business.

Issues with product and component availability or supplier performance may affect our ability to manufacture and deliver our products.products, which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We depend on our suppliers to deliver hardware and related materials, product assemblies, and components in a timely and satisfactory manner and in full compliance with contract terms and applicable laws and regulations. In some instances, we are dependent on sole-source suppliers for certain of our assembly components and hardware products. If certain materials, componentsproducts, which may subject us to other significant risks, including higher prices, reduced control over inventory delivery schedules, or product assemblies are not available or if any of these suppliers otherwise fails to meet our needs or becomes insolvent, such risks being exacerbated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may not have readily available alternative sources for such materials, components or product assemblies.inadequate inventory. While we have entered into long-term or volume purchase agreements with some suppliers, have increased safety stock inventory and the use of alternative sources when possible, and have taken other actions to ensure the availability of needed materials, components, and products, we cannot be sure that thehardware and related materials, product assemblies or components will be available or in the needed quantities and quality or at favorable or competitive prices. If we experience a material supplier problem it could lead to a shortage of supplies and extended lead times for delivery, which could negatively impact our ability to satisfactorily and timely complete our customer obligations. We could also incur additional costs and delays in addressing this type of problem. This could result in reduced sales, breach or termination of contracts, and damage to our reputation and relationships with our customers, which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations

COVID-19 pandemic-related issues have created trade and shipping disruptions and port congestion, resulting in increased transportation costs for our hardware and related materials, product assemblies, and components. We continue to experience price increases for materials and component parts; while we have been able to obtain cost reductions and avoid unfavorable changes to terms with some of our suppliers, this is not the case with all of our suppliers, and we may not be successful in maintaining favorable terms or securing favorable terms from other suppliers in the future. To offset increased costs, we have and may in the future increase the prices of our products. These price increases could make us less competitive, result in reduced sales, loss of potential new customers, and cause damage to our reputation and relationships with our current customers, which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition.condition and results of operations.

Our information technology systems or those of our service providers could be subject to cyber-attacks or other security incidents, which could result in operational disruptions, costly governmental investigations or litigation and other adverse consequences that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have established practices, policies and procedures intended to protect our systems and information against cyber-attacks. We invest in the development and enhancement of our controls designed to prevent, detect, respond, and mitigate the risk of unauthorized access, misuse, computer viruses, and other events that could have a security impact. We also conduct security awareness trainings on at least an annual basis for our employees to educate them on how to identify and alert management to phishing emails, spoofed, or manipulated electronic
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communications, and other critical security threats. We also provide regular security bulletins to our employees, and we have policies and procedures in place designed to prevent cybersecurity attacks or identify threatened attacks. However, there can be no assurance that such measures will ultimately prevent or mitigate the impact of a cyber-attack on our systems or information. Our systems have and could in the future become subject to cyber-attacks, including computer viruses, dedicated denial of services attacks, malware, social engineering, and other means used to obtain unauthorized access to or disrupt the operation of our systems. We also rely on service providers, and we cannot guarantee that our service providers’ systems have not been breached or that they do not contain exploitable defects, bugs, or vulnerabilities that could result in a security incident, or other disruption to, our or our service providers’ systems. Our ability to monitor the security measures that our service providers have implemented is limited, and, in any event, malicious third parties may be able to circumvent those security measures.
Even though prior incidents did not have a material adverse effect on our systems and operations, there can be no assurance that the same will be the case in the future. In particular, the shift to widespread remote working conditions increases the opportunities available to cybersecurity criminals, and, as such, the risk of a cyber-attack potentially occurring is increased. A failure or interruption of our systems or those of our service providers could result in operational disruptions, costly governmental investigations or litigation, unauthorized access, or misappropriation of information, interruption of systems availability or denial of access to and misuse of applications or information required by our customers to conduct their businesses. The occurrence of any such incidents may harm our relationship with our customers and reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We rely on public cloud providers and a network infrastructure managed by third parties to deliver our cloud software solutions, and any interruptions or delays in their services could harm our business.

We rely on public cloud providers and a network infrastructure managed by third parties to deliver our cloud software solutions. Our ability to deliver our cloud software solutions in a timely and reliable manner to our customers depends on the protection of the information we store with these public cloud providers, as well as the maintenance of the network infrastructure. Any interruptions or delays in the services provided by these public cloud providers or third-party network infrastructure, whether caused by natural disasters or malicious actors, may result in substantial service disruptions, which could damage our reputation with potential and existing customers, cause us to lose existing customers, expose us to liability, or otherwise harm our business. We may also incur significant costs for using alternative equipment to deliver our cloud software solutions or taking other actions to mitigate any prolonged service disruptions. Any such alternatives could be more difficult or costly to replace than what we currently license, and integration of the alternatives into our network could require significant work and resources and delays.

A portion of our total assets consists of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, which are subject to a periodic impairment analysis. A significant impairment determination in any future period could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, even without a significant loss of revenue or increase in cash expenses attributable to such period.

Our goodwill was approximately $41.2 million and $41.4$457.3 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019,2021 and our intangibles were $33.1 million and $32.9$118.8 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.2021. Identifiable intangible assets are primarily a result of business acquisitions and internally developed capitalized software. We test our goodwill and identifiable intangible assets for impairment annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate possible impairment. We describe the impairment testing process and results of this testing more thoroughly in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.” Our estimates are subject to uncertainties including those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact these estimates is uncertain and cannot be predicted. Any of our estimates could be incorrect or misplaced, including our COVID-19 estimates.uncertainties. If we determine an impairment has occurred at any point in time, we will be required to reduce goodwill or identifiable intangible assets on our balance sheet, which could adversely impact our results of operations. Additional information about our impairment testing is contained in Note 1 –Summary– Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the notes to consolidated financial statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report).

If we are unable to recruit and retain qualified employees, our business may be harmed.
Our future success depends on
Competition for highly skilled employees in our abilityindustry is intense. In 2021, the labor market in the U.S. experienced a significant increase in workers leaving their positions, otherwise known as the “Great Resignation” or the “Big Quit,” which has made the market to hirereplace these individuals increasingly competitive and has resulted in
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significant wage inflation in response to labor shortages. If we are unable to attract and retain a sufficient numbersnumber of highly skilled individuals with software development, engineering,qualified employees, particularly senior management and technical skills. Competition is intense in the skill-sets we require. If we grow quickly without recruiting adequate personnel, we may not be able to keep up with the needs of our customers and our restaurant/retail business, including our Brink POS business,Restaurant/Retail segment and our reputation may be harmed. Moreover, many positions in our Government business require security clearances, which can be difficult and time-consuming to obtain, resulting in increased competition for such uniquely qualified individuals. Our failure to hire and retain qualified developers, engineers, and other technical and skilled employees to contribute to our business could adversely affect our ability to not only perform our current contract obligations, but to innovate and rapidly and effectively change and introduce new products and services, and our financial condition and results of operations may suffer.

We may be subject to claims by third-parties of intellectual property and/or proprietary rights infringement.

Third parties may assert claims that our software, hardware platforms,systems or technology infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate their intellectual property or other proprietary rights. Third parties may also assert that our sale of certain products require the payment of license fees to them. Such claims may be made by our competitors seeking to obtain a competitive
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advantage or by other parties, including existing licensors. The risk of claims may increase as the number of software products—in particular POS cloud software products—products that we offer, and competitors in our market increase and product technology and discovery overlaps occur. For example, in September 2020, we were notified by one of our business partners of a claim for non-payment of royalties due under an existing license agreement. We do not believe that this claim has any merit, but we allocated resources to resolve this claim. Any such claims, regardless of merit, resulting in litigation could result in substantial expenses, divert the attention of management, cause significant delays in introducing new or enhanced services or technology and materially disrupt the conduct of our business,business. We cannot assure you that litigation related to our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others can always be avoided or successfully concluded, and haveas a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In September 2020, we were notified by one of our business partners of a claim for non-payment of royalties due under an existing license agreement; while we believe we have paid all royalties due, we have allocated resources to resolve this claim.
Risks Associated with the Growth of our Business

Our inability to identify and complete future acquisitions and/or integrate acquired businessesresult any such litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We have achievedRisks Associated with the Growth of our Business

Acquisitions are an element of our growth organically andstrategy, which subject us to risks commonly associated with acquisitions of other business.

A component of our growth strategy is to continue to expand through acquisitions that complementwe believe add complementary companies, products, and expand our operations. Wetechnologies. Accordingly, we may not be ablesubject to risks that are commonly associated with the acquisition of other businesses, including:

the failure to identify or successfully negotiate suitable future acquisitions,acquisitions;
the failure to obtain financing on satisfactory terms, obtainterms;
difficulties in obtaining required regulatory or stakeholder approvals, or otherwise complete acquisitions in approvals;
the future; moreover, we may not be able to realize expected benefits of any acquisitions on our business or financial performance. Our ability to achieve the expected benefits of acquisitions will depend on, among other things, our abilityinability to effectively translate our strategies into revenue,revenue;
unforeseen costs or cost estimates that exceed our abilityexpectations in connection with integration of the acquired business;
the failure to retain and assimilate acquired business’ employees, our abilityemployees;
difficulties coordinating and managing geographically separate organizations;
the inability to retain existing customers and suppliers on terms similar to, or better than, those in place with the acquired business, our ability to attract new customers, business;
the adequacyinadequacy of our implementation plans, our abilityintegration plans;
difficulties entering geographic markets or new market segments in which we have no or limited experience; and
failure to maintain our financial and internal controls and systems as we expand our operations, and our abilityoperations.

If we fail to achieve desired operating efficiencies. The integration of acquired businesses might also cause us to incur unforeseen costs or exceed our cost estimates, which could lower our future earnings and could prevent us from realizing the expected benefits of acquisitions. Failure to achieve therealize anticipated benefits or synergies of the businesses we acquire, such as cost-savings and earnings accretion, or if we decrease our liquidity by using a significant portion of our available cash or borrowing capacity to finance acquisitions, could result in decreases inincur additional indebtedness or issue additional equity securities to finance acquisitions or incur or assume unanticipated liabilities, losses or costs associated with the amount of expected revenues and diversion of management’s time and energy and could adversely affectbusiness acquired, our business, financial condition and operating results including, ultimately, a reduction in our stock price.of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We face extensive competition in our markets, and our failure to compete effectively could result in price reductions and/or decreased demand for our products and services.

The markets for our software and hardware products are characterized by rapid technological advances, intense competition among existing and emerging competitors, evolving industry standards,practices, disruptive technology
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developments, and frequent new product introductions.

While we think our software and hardware products offer competitive, innovative features and functionality, any one of these factors could create downward pressure on pricing and gross margins and could adversely affect sales to our existing customers, as well as our ability to attract and sell to new customers. Our future success depends on our ability to anticipate and identify changes in customer needs and/or relevant technologies, quickly respond to customer requirements, and to rapidly and effectively introduce new and innovative products, features, and functions; it also depends on our ability to effectively communicate with our customers and quickly respond to our customers’ requirements.functions. If we fail in these efforts, our business, results of operations, and financial conditions could suffer. Any delay in the development, marketing, or launch of new products or enhancements to our existing products, or failure to effectively communicate or meet our customers’ requirements could result in reduced sales, performance penalties, or termination of contracts, and could damage our reputation and relationships with our customers and impede our ability to attract new customers, causing a decline in our revenue, earnings, or stock price and weakening our competitive position.
Part of our competitive strategy is to enter into new market segments and attract larger customers that operate in different Restaurant/Retail spaces, particularly in the table-service market. If we are not successful in penetrating markets that our competitors are already active in or in securing new customers, or if we lose current customers, our business, financial condition, and operating results may suffer.
Our government contracting businessGovernment segment has been focused on niche offerings reflecting ourits expertise, primarily in the areas of ISR, systems engineering and evaluation, satellite and telecommunications services, and management technology/systems services. Many of our competitors in the Government segment are larger and have substantially greater financial resources and broader capabilities in management technology. WeOur Government segment also competecompetes with smaller companies, many of which are designated by the government for preferential “set aside” treatment, that target particular segments of the government market and may have superior capabilities in a particular segment. These companies may be better positioned to obtain contracts through competitive proposals. Consequently, there are no assurances we will continue to win government contracts as a prime contractor or subcontractor, and our failure to do so would reduce our revenue and operating income and could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

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Risks Associated with our Convertible Senior Notes and Future Indebtedness
Servicing our debt may require a significant amount of cash, and we
We may not have sufficient cash flow from our operating subsidiaries to pay our debt.debt, which may seriously harm our business.
On February 10, 2020,
As of December 31, 2021, we sold $120.0had $398.8 million inof aggregate principal amount ofoutstanding under the 4.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”), 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). We received approximately $115.8 million of net proceeds from, and the sale of the 2026 Notes, and used a portion of the proceeds to repurchase $66.3 million of the $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 4.500%1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 that we sold on April 15, 20192027 (the “2024“2027 Notes”, and together with the 2024 Notes and 2026 Notes, the “Notes”“Senior Notes”). As of March 10, 2021, we had $133.8 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on the principal of, to pay interest on, or to refinance our debt, including the Senior Notes depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive, geopolitical, and other factors that may be beyond our control. Our operating subsidiaries may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our debt. If our operating subsidiaries are unable to generate suchsufficient cash flow from operations to service our debt under the Senior Notes, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives to secure cash flow, such as selling assets restructuring debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to raise funds through additional financing, such as the issuance ofdebt or equity or debt securities, refinancing our debt,issuances and otherwise accessingaccess the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, or at all, which could result in a default under the indentures governing the Senior Notes.

Our indebtedness under the Senior Notes, could, among other consequences:

increase the impact of adverse changes in the U.S. and global markets - generally, and in our industries, on our debt obligations,business, financial condition and operating results;
restrict or limit our agility to plan and react to changes in our business and our industries;
place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors who have less debt; and
limit our ability to borrow additional amounts to fund acquisitions, for working capital, and for other general corporate purposes.

A conversion of the Senior Notes, or a fundamental change under the Senior Notes, if triggered, may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and restrict ourresults of operations.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to pay interest on the Notes, to repurchase the Notes upon a fundamental change, or to settle conversions of the Notes in cash.
We are obligated to pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in cash and, in certain circumstances, we are obligated to pay additional interest or special interest on the Notes. If a fundamental change occurs, holders of the Senior Notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Senior Notes in cash. Furthermore, upon conversion of any Senior Notes, unless we elect to deliver solely shares of our common stock to settle the conversion (excluding cash in lieu of delivering fractional shares of our common stock), we must make cash payments in respect of the Senior Notes. Any of the cash payments described above could be significant, and we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing so that we can make such payments when due. If we fail to pay interest on the Notes, repurchase the Notes when required or deliver the consideration due upon conversion, we will be in default under both of the indentures governing the Notes, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and restrict our operations.
The conditional conversion feature of the Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.
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convert their Senior Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Senior Notes as a current rather than long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital.
Certain provisions Any of the cash payments described above could be significant, and if we fail to repurchase the Senior Notes when required or deliver the consideration due upon conversion, we will be in default under the indentures governing the Notes could delay or preventSenior Notes. In such an otherwise beneficial takeover or takeover attemptevent of us. For example, if a takeover would constitute a fundamental change,default, holders of the Senior Notes will havewith the right to require us to repurchase their Notes in cash. In addition, if a takeover constitutes a make-whole fundamental change, we may be required to increase the conversion rate for holders who convert their Notes in connection with such takeover. In either case, and in other cases, our obligations under the Notes and the indentures that govern the Notesdefaulted indebtedness could increase the cost of acquiring us or otherwise discourage a third party from acquiring us.
The conversion of the Notes could result in dilution of ownership to existing stockholders.
Holders of the 2024 Notes may elect to convert their Notes at any time on or after October 15, 2023declare all principal, together with accrued and holders of the 2026 Notes may elect to convert their Notes at any time on or after October 15, 2025unpaid interest, due and upon the occurrence of specified events, holders of the 2024 Notes may convert their Notes before October 15, 2023payable, which would materially and holders of the 2026 Notes may convert their Notes before October 15, 2025. We may satisfy our conversion obligation by paying or delivering cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares. The issuance of shares of our common stock upon conversion will result in dilution of ownership to existing stockholders.
Settlement method for convertible debt securities could have a material effect on our reported financial results.
In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued FASB Staff Position No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement), which has subsequently been codified as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options,
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ASC 470-20. ASC 470-20 requires an entity to separately account for the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments whose conversion may be settled entirely or partially in cash (such as the Notes) in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost for non-convertible debt. Initially, the liability component of the Notes is valued at the fair value of a similar debt instrument that does not have an associated equity component. The value of the equity component of the Notes is treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component. Original issue discount is amortized to non-cash interest expense over the term of the Notes, accordingly, we record a greater amount of non-cash interest expense in current periods as a result of the amortization of the Notes. As a result, we currently report lower net income in our financial results because ASC 470-20 requires the interest expense associated with the Notes to include both the current period’s amortization of the debt discount and the Notes’ coupon interest. Our reporting of lower net income could adversely affect our reported or future financial condition and results and the market price of our common stock.operations.

Risks Associated with the Regulation of our Business
We are subject to laws and regulations governing the protection of personally identifiable information; we are also subject to cyber-attacks.
A failure to comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws or a cyber-attack could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business.business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We
In connection with our services and products, we may collect, process, transmit, and/or store (on our systems and those of third partyservice providers) customer transactional data, as well as their and our customers’ and employees’ personally identifiable information and/or other data and information. Personally identifiable information is increasingly subject to legislation and regulations in numerous jurisdictions with regard to privacy and data security, including the California Consumer Privacy Act and the New York SHIELD Act, which provide for fines and potential liability to consumers. Likewise, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, the GDPR, imposes obligations and restrictions on the ability to collect, analyze, and transfer personal data. Moreover, what constitutes personally identifiable information and what other data and/or information is subject to the privacy laws varies by jurisdiction and continues to evolve, and the laws that do reference data privacy continue to be interpreted by the courts and their applicability and reach are therefore uncertain. ComplianceOngoing compliance with these laws and regulations orand additional efforts to ensure that our policies and procedures are updated to reflect changes in these laws and regulations may be onerous andare expensive and may be inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction,require significant resources. The lack of clarity and regulatory guidance on some issues further increasingincreases the cost of compliance. For example, Brexit, which took effect in January 2020, will lead to further legislative changes and reduced clarity as to whether data transfer to the United Kingdom will remain lawful in the long term, which may require us to expend additional resources to ensure that we are compliance with new rules or legislation. Our failure and/inability, or the failure of our customers, vendors, and service providersperceived inability, to comply with applicableadequately address privacy and data protection concerns, or comply with applicable laws, and regulations, policies, or other legal obligations could damage our reputation, discourage current and/or potential customers from using our products and services, and result in fines, governmental investigations and/or enforcement actions, complaints by private individuals, and/or the payment of penalties to consumers, any one or all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Illustrative of this risk, on March 21, 2019, a complaint was filed against PAR asserting that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. See “Note 14—Contingencies” of the notes to consolidated financial statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report) for additional information regarding this lawsuit.
We have established practices and procedures intended to protect our systems and information against cyber-attacks. However, there can be no assurance that such measures will prevent all cyber-attacks from impacting our systems and information. Our systems, and those of our third party providers, have and could in the future become subject to cyber-attacks, including using computer viruses, credential harvesting, dedicated denial of services attacks, malware, social engineering, and other means for obtaining unauthorized access to, or disrupting the operation of, our systems and those of our third party providers. Even though prior incidents did not have a material and adverse effect on our systems and operations, there can be no assurance that the same will be the case in the future. In particular, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread remote working conditions increases the opportunities available to criminals, and, as such, the risk of a cyber-attack potentially occurring is increased. A failure or interruption of our systems or those of our third party providers may, and could in the future, result in operational disruptions, costly governmental investigations, unauthorized access, or misappropriation of information, including interruption of systems availability or denial of access to and misuse of applications or information required by our customers to conduct their business. Any operational disruptions, unauthorized access, or misappropriation of information (including personally identifiable information or personal data) could harm our relationship with our customers and reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting which could, if not remediated, impair our ability to producereport accurate and timely financial statementsinformation and materiallyhave a material and adversely affectadverse effect on our financial condition andresults of operations.

Our managementAs discussed in Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures of this Annual Report, we reported that our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 20202021 due to material weaknesses related to the control activities component and monitoring controls that were not effective, as discussed in Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. We have startedactivities component of the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

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reporting is effective, we cannot provide assurances that our remediation efforts will be sufficient to address the material weaknesses our management has identified, or identify or prevent future material weaknesses. If additional material weaknesses, or significant deficiencies in ourif we are unable to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting are discovered or occurcontrols in the future, our ability to produce accuraterecord, process, summarize and timelyreport financial information accurately could be adversely affected. This could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and result in a restatement of our financial statements, may be impaired, which in turn could causelead to a loss of investor confidence, a decline in the price of our common stock, and subject us to investigation or sanctions by the SEC, DOJ, or other governmental agencies.SEC. Any such consequence or other negative effect could materiallyhave a material and adversely affectadverse effect our financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to risks associated with our international operations, including compliance with international laws, which may harm our business.

Although only 8.5%7.3%, 6.4%8.5%, and 6.6%6.4% of our total consolidated revenues were derived from sales outside of the U.S., in 2021, 2020, 2019, and 20182019 respectively, we have operations across the globe, and our international operations subject us to a variety of risks and challenges, including:
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compliance with foreign laws and regulations, including anti-corruption laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and the U.K. Bribery Act, of 2010, import and export control laws, tariffs, trade barriers, economic sanctions, and other regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to sell our software and hardware in certain foreign markets, and the risks and costs of non-compliance with such laws and regulations, including fines, penalties, criminal sanctions against us, our officers or employees, prohibitions on the conduct of our business, and damage to our reputation;
trade protection measures, including tariffs and sanctions (such as the higher tariffs on certain products imported from China enacted by the previous U.S. administration or U.S. sanctions against Russia as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict);
increased risks of unfair or corrupt business practices in certain geographies and of improper or fraudulent sales arrangements that may impact financial results and result in restatements of financial statements and irregularities in financial statements;
action by the Chinese authorities related to the 2016 internal investigation into conduct at our China office related to certain import/export and sales documentation activities;
reduced protection of our intellectual property rights in certain countries and practical difficulties and costs of enforcing those rights abroad;
difficulties in managing staffing and exposure to different employment practices and labor laws;
compliance with the laws of numerous foreign taxing jurisdictions and overlapping of different tax regimes;
uncertainty around international trade agreements and partnerships;
sales and customer service challenges associated with operating in different countries;
difficulties in receiving payments from different geographies, including difficulties associated with currency fluctuations, payment cycles, transfer of funds, or collecting accounts receivable, especially in emerging markets;
variations in economic or political conditions between each country or region;
widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, or other adverse public health issues or natural disasters in countries where we operate;receivable; and
increased infrastructure and legal compliance costs.
Significant changes
These risks and challenges could result in U.S.an increase in our cost of doing business internationally, hardware or component shortages, shipping delays, longer payment cycles, increased taxes, and international trade policies that restrict imports or increase tariffsrestrictions on the repatriation of funds to the U.S., any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
We depend on third party manufacturers and suppliers located outside of the United States, including in China, in connection with the manufacture of certain of our products and related components. Accordingly, our business is subject to risks associated with international manufacturing. For example, the former Trump Administration imposed significant increases in tariffs on goods imported into the United States from China and other countries. Increased tariffs, including on goods imported from China, or the institution of additional protectionist trade measures could adversely affect our manufacturing costs, and in turn,negatively impact our business, financial condition, operatingand results of operations. In addition, our business is exposed to health epidemics (like the COVID-19 pandemic), war, terrorism, civil insurrection or social unrest, and cash flows.other significant business interruptions that could lead to disruption, instability and volatility in the global economy and negatively impact us, and our suppliers, partners and customers. Further, we have employees in India and third-party consultants in Germany, Philippines, Ukraine, and other locations outside of the U.S. that provide software development and support services. A sustained loss of the software development services provided by international employees and third-party consultants could negatively impact our software development efforts, adversely affect our competitive position, harm our reputation, and negatively impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Risks Associated with our Government Segment

A portion of our Government segment revenue is derived from U.S. Government contracts, which contain provisions unique to public sector customers, including the U.S. Government’s right to modify or terminate these contracts at any time.

Total consolidated revenues of 33.0%, 34.0%, and 33.0%26% in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively,2021 were derived from contracts to provide technical expertise to government organizations and prime contractors. In any given year, the majority of our government contracting activity is associated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Contracts with the U.S. Government typically provide that such contracts are terminable, in whole or in part, at the convenience of the U.S. Government. If the U.S. Government terminates a contract on this basis, we would be entitled to receive payment for our allowable costs and, in general, a proportionate share of our fee or profit for work actually performed. Most U.S. Government contracts are also subject to modification or termination in the event of changes in funding. As such, we may perform work prior to formal authorization, or the contract prices may be adjusted for changes in scope of work. Termination or modification of a substantial number of our U.S. Government contracts could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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We perform work for various U.S. Government agencies and departments primarily pursuant to fixed-price, cost-plus fixed fee and time-and-material prime contracts and subcontracts. Approximately 50.1%The majority of revenues derived from government contracts for the year ended December 31, 20202021 were based on fixed-price or time and material contracts, andwith most of the remaining balance (approximately 49.9% of total government revenues) was based onderived from cost-plus fixed fee contracts. Approximately 59.8% of revenuescontracts and a small portion derived from government contracts for the year ended December 31, 2019 were based on fixed-price or time and material contracts, and the balance (approximately 40.2% of total government revenues) was based on cost-plus fixed fee contracts. Approximately 60.0% of revenues derived from government contracts for the year ended December 31, 2018 were based on fixed-price or time and material contracts, and the balance (approximately 40.0% of total government revenues) was based on cost-plus fixed fee contracts.commercialized product licensing.

While fixed-price contracts allow us to benefit from cost savings, they also expose us to the risk of cost overruns. If the initial estimates we use for calculating the contract price are incorrect, we can incur losses on those
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contracts. In addition, some of our governmental contracts have provisions relating to cost controls, and audit rights and if we fail to meet the terms specified in those contracts, then we may not realize the full benefit of the contracts. Lower earnings caused by cost overruns would have an adverse effect on our financial results.

Under time and materials contracts, we are paid for labor at negotiated hourly billing rates and for certain expenses. Under cost-plus fixed fee contracts, we are reimbursed for allowable costs and paid a fixed fee. If our costs under either of these types of contracts were to exceed the contract ceiling, or are not allowable under the provisions of the contract or applicable regulations, we may not be reimbursed for 100% of our associated costs. Our inability to control our costs under either a time-and-materials contract or a cost-plus fixed fee contract could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results. Cost overruns also may adversely affect our ability to sustain existing programs and obtain future contract awards.

Our Government segment could be adversely affected by changes in budgetary priorities of the U.S. Government, failure to approve U.S. Government budgets on a timely basis, or delays in contract awards and other procurement activities.

Our Government segment depends upon continued U.S. Government expenditures on defense, intelligence, homeland security, and other programs that we support. Changes in U.S. Government budgetary priorities, a significant decline in government expenditures, or a shift of expenditures away from programs that we support could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, in years when Congress does not complete our budget process before the end of our fiscal year (September 30), government operations are funded through a continuing resolution (“CR”) that temporarily funds federal agencies. Recent CRs have generally provided funding at the levels provided in the previous fiscal year. When the U.S. Government operates under a CR, it may delay funding we expect to receive from customers on work we are already performing and will likely result in new initiatives being delayed or in some cases canceled, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.

Failure to comply with a variety of complex procurement regulations could result in liability for various penalties or sanctions including termination of U.S. Government contracts, disqualification from bidding on future U.S. Government contracts, and suspension or debarment from U.S. Government contracting.

Our Government segment is subject to various laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration, and performance of U.S. Government contracts, which affect how we do business with our customers and increase our performance costs. Among the most significant laws and regulations are:

the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) and agency regulations supplemental to the FAR, which comprehensively regulate the formation, administration, and performance of U.S. Government contracts;
the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of all cost and pricing data in connection with contract negotiations;
the Cost Accounting Standards and Cost Principles, which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based U.S. Government contracts;
compliance with the FCPA or U.S. export control regulations, which apply when we engage in international work; and
laws, regulations, and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes and the export of certain products and technical data.

Failure to comply with these or other laws and regulations could result in contract termination, loss of security clearances, suspension or debarment from contracting with the U.S. Government, civil and/or criminal fines, and penalties. Any such consequences could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
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We cannot guarantee that our Government segment's estimated contract backlog will result in actual revenue.

Our backlog consists of funded backlog, which is based on amounts actually committed by a customer for payment for goods and services, and unfunded backlog, which is based upon contract revenue we have the potential to earn over the remaining life of the contracts. Our backlog may not result in actual revenue in any
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particular period, or at all, which could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated. There is a higher degree of risk with respect to unfunded backlog. The actual receipt and timing of any revenue is subject to various contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. The actual receipt of revenue on contracts included in backlog may never occur or may change because a program schedule could change; the program could be canceled; a contract could be reduced, modified, or terminated early; or an option that we had assumed could not be exercised. Further, while many of our U.S. Government contracts require performance over a period of years, Congress often appropriates funds for these contracts for only one year at a time. Consequently, our contracts typically are only partially funded at any point during their term, and all or some of the work intended to be performed under the contracts will remain unfunded pending subsequent Congressional appropriations and the obligation of additional funds to the contract by the procuring agency. Our estimates are based on our experience under such contracts and similar contracts. However, there can be no assurances that all, or any, of such estimated contract backlog will be recognized as revenue.

The U.S. Government may revise its procurement or other practices in a manner adverse to our Government segment.

The U.S. Government may revise its procurement practices or adopt new contracting rules and regulations, such as cost accounting standards. It could also adopt new contracting methods relating to General Services Administration (“GSA”)GSA contracts, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, or other multi-award contracts, or adopt new standards for contract awards intended to achieve certain social or other policy objectives. In addition, the U.S. Government may face restrictions from new legislation or regulations, as well as pressure from U.S. Government employees and their unions, on the nature and amount of services the U.S. Government may obtain from private contractors. These changes could impair our ability to obtain new contracts or contracts under which we currently perform when those contracts are up for recompete. Any new contracting methods could be costly or administratively difficult for us to implement, and as a result, could harm our financial condition and results of operations. A realignment of funds with changed U.S. Government priorities, including “insourcing” of previously contracted support services, and the realignment of funds to other non-defense-related programs may reduce the amount of funds available to defense-related and other programs in our core service areas.

Our Government segment is subject to reviews, audits, and cost adjustments by the U.S. Government, which, if unfavorably resolved to us, could adversely affect our profitability, cash flows, or growth prospects.

U.S. Government agencies, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency, or DCAA, and the Defense Contract Management Agency, or DCMA, routinely audit and investigate government contracts and government contractors’ administrative processes and systems. These agencies review our performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards. They also evaluate the adequacy of internal controls over our business systems, including our purchasing, accounting, estimating, earned value management, and government property systems. Any costs found to be improperly allocated or assigned to contracts will not be reimbursed, and any such costs already reimbursed must be refunded and certain penalties may be imposed. Moreover, if any of the administrative processes and systems are found not to comply with requirements, we may be subjected to increased government scrutiny and approval that could delay or otherwise adversely affect our ability to compete for or perform contracts or collect our revenue in a timely manner. Therefore, an unfavorable outcome of an audit by the DCAA or another U.S. Government agency could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated. If a government investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeitures of profits, suspension of payments, fines, and suspension or debarment from doing business with the federal government. In addition, we could suffer serious reputational harm if allegations of impropriety were made against us. Each of these results could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
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Risks Associated with Ownership of our Common Stock

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends.

We currently do not plan to declare dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Wefuture and plan to, instead, retain any earnings to finance our operations and growth. Because we have never paid cash dividends and do not paidanticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock and we presently intend to continue to retain earnings for reinvestment in growth opportunities. Future cash dividends, however, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and subject to the terms of future financings, and the amount of cash dividends per share will depend on, among other things, our future earnings, financial condition, results of operations, level of indebtedness, capital requirements and surplus, contractual restrictions, and the number of shares of common stock outstanding, as well as the legal requirements, regulatory constraints and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. It is anticipated that no cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.future, the only opportunity to achieve a return on an investor’s investment in our company will be if the market price of our common stock appreciates and the investor sells its shares at a profit. There is no guarantee that the price of our common stock that will prevail in the market will ever exceed the price that an investor pays.

Future sales of our common stock or other securities could depress the price of our common stock and could result in dilution to our existing security holders.

We may issue and sell additional shares of common stock or other securities in the future offerings to raise capital or issue securities for other purposes, including in connection with acquisitions of other businesses or other strategic transactions. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of equity securities, the size and terms of future issuances of debt instrumentsTransactions involving newly issued common stock or other securities convertible into equity securities or the effect,our common stock, if any, that future issuances and sales of our securities will have on the market price of the common stock. Transactions involving newly issued common stockconverted, could result in dilution, possibly substantial, to our existing security holders.

The price of our common stock may be negatively impacted by factors that are unrelated to our actual operating performance.
A number of factors can impact the market price of our common stock, many of which are outside our control.
The stock market in general is subject to fluctuations that affect the share prices and trading volumes of many companies, and these broad market fluctuations could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Factors that could affect our common stock price include but are not necessarily limited to the following:include:

uncertainties, volatility, and riskseconomic disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our customers, the restaurant industryrestaurant/retail industries generally, and the global economy;
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operatingfinancial condition and results and financial condition;of operations;
the performance and prospects of our major customers;
fluctuationsour quarterly or annual financial results or those of other companies in the trading volume of our common stock;
shareholder activism;restaurant/retail industries;
the lack of earnings guidance;
investor perception of us and the industries in which we operate;
uncertainty regarding domestic and international civil, political and economic conditions, including tax policies;war and terrorism; and
uncertainty regarding the prospects of domestic and foreign economies.

If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue unfavorable commentary or negative recommendations with respect to our common stock, the price of our common stock, and consequently the market price for the Notes, could decline.

The trading market for our common stock is influenced by the research and reports that equity research and other securities analysts publish about us, our business, and our industry.the industries in which we operate. We do not have control over these analysts. Analysts could issue negative recommendations with respect to our common stock or publish other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us,our common stock, our business, or our industry.the industries in which we operate. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us, we could lose visibility in the market. As a result of one or more of these factors, the market price of our common stock could decline rapidly and our common stock trading volume could be adversely affected.

Our bylaws designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could discourage lawsuits against us and our directors and officers.

Our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for:

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any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees, or agents to us or our stockholders;
any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the ‘‘DGCL’’) or our certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or
any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

This exclusive forum provision does not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. It could apply, however, to a suit that falls within one or more of the categories set forth in the exclusive forum provision and that also asserts claims under the Securities Act, inasmuch as Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. There is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce this provision with respect to claims under the Securities Act, and our stockholders cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law may discourage a takeover of our company.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain certain provisions that may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in our management or control over us. For example, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, collectively:

authorize the issuance of undesignated preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors to thwart a takeover attempt;
provide that vacancies on our board of directors, including vacancies resulting from an enlargement of our board of directors, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office;
permits only the board of directors, or the chairman of the board of directors or the president pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the then authorized number of our directors to call special meetings of stockholders;
prohibit stockholder action by written consent except by unanimous written consent of all stockholders; and
establish advance notice requirements for nominations of candidates for elections as directors or to bring other business before an annual meeting of our stockholders.

These provisions could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change in control, even though a majority of stockholders may consider such proposal, if effected, desirable. Such provisions could also make it more difficult for third parties to remove and replace the members of our board of directors. Moreover, these provisions may inhibit increases in the market price of our common stock that may result from takeover attempts or speculation.

General Risk Factors
Our business could be negatively impacted as a result of shareholder activism.
Shareholder activism can be disruptive to our business, divert the attention of our management and employees, and result in significant additional expense to us. In addition, any perceived uncertainties as to our future direction resulting from activists' demands or messaging could result in the loss of potential business opportunities, exploitation by our competitors, and concern to our current or potential customers, and could make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel and business partners, all of which could adversely affect our business. In addition, actions of activist shareholders may cause significant fluctuations in our stock price based on temporary or speculative market perceptions or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the underlying fundamentals and prospects of our business.
Item 1B.     1B.     UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not ApplicableNone

Item 2.     PROPERTIES
Item 2.     PROPERTIES
Our corporate headquarters is located at PAR Technology Park, 8383 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford, New York. We own our corporate headquarters – both the building and land. Weland, and we lease all our other properties for varying terms. We believe our existing properties, both owned and leased, are in good condition and are suitable for the conduct of our business for the foreseeable future.
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The following table sets forth the location, the operatingreporting segment (if applicable) that uses and the use of each of our principal properties, and each properties’ approximate square footage:
LocationOperatingReporting SegmentUseApproximate
Square Footage
New Hartford, NYRestaurant / Restaurant/RetailCorporate headquarters, assembly, R&D, sales, service (including call-center), and computing facilities180,900*
San Diego, CARestaurant / RetailBrink offices, sales, administration, and R&D9,500
Markham, OntarioRestaurant / RetailR&D11,100
Mississauga, OntarioRestaurant / RetailOrder fulfillment2,250
Tampa, FloridaRestaurant/RetailSales, administration, call-center, and R&D7,050
Rome, NYGovernmentPAR Government offices, sales, administration, and R&D30,800
Beavercreek, OHGovernmentContract support and R&D1,900
Cary, NCGovernmentContract support and R&D2,70031,900

*The square footage in the table above does not include Company owned space leased to third parties.

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In addition to the properties identified above, we have leasehold interests in small office spaces located in: Australia, Canada, Dubai, India, United Arab Emirates; Shanghai, China; Staines, United Kingdom;Emirates and Sydney, Australia (sales and service).other locations within the U.S.

Item 3.     3.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See “Note 14The information set forth in Note 13Contingencies”Commitments and Contingencies of the notes to consolidated financial statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report) for information regarding legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, and the status of the completed internal investigation into conduct at our China and Singapore offices, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 3.reference. We do not believe that we have any pending litigation that would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4:4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

PART II

Item 5.     MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY RELATED, STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Trading Market

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PAR”. According to the records of our transfer agent, as of March 10, 2021,February 22, 2022, there were 325370 holders of record of our common stock. A substantially greater number of holders of our common stock are held in “street name” or by beneficial holders whose shares of common stock of record are held by brokers, banks, and other financial institutions.

Dividend Policy

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings for use in the operation of our business and do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to the terms of any future financings and applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors considers relevant.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Recipients of stockequity awards may elect to have shares withheld to satisfy minimum statutory federal, state, and local tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of their shares.awards. When we withhold these shares, we are required to remit to the
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appropriate taxing authorities the market price of the sharesawards withheld, which could be deemed a purchase of shares by us on the date of withholding. For the year ended December 31, 2020, 47,3552021, 110,750 shares were withheld.

Stock Price The table below presents information regarding the Company’s purchases of its equity securities for the time periods presented.

PeriodTotal Number of Shares WithheldAverage Price Paid Per Share
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021— $— 
November 1, 2021 - November 30, 20215,497 $52.37 
December 1, 2021 - December 31, 202112,178 $52.77 
Total17,675 
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Performance Graph
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Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary in any of our previous or future filings with the SEC, the following information relating to the price performance graphof our common stock shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 ofor “soliciting material” under the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.such filings.

The graph below reflects the cumulative stockholder return on our common stock compared to the cumulative return of the Russell 2000 index and the Russell 2000 Technology index, a published peer industry group of 171175 companies on an annual basis.

The graph reflects the investment of $100 on December 31, 20152016 in our common stock, the Russell 2000 and the Russell 2000 Technology indices. The total cumulative dollar returns shown below represent the value that such investments would have had on December 31, 2020.2021. Historical stock price performance should not be relied upon as an indication of future stock price performance.
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Item 6.     SELECTED FINANCIAL DATARESERVED
This item is no longer required as we have elected to early adopt the changes to Item 301 of Regulation S-K contained in SEC Release No. 33-10890.
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Item 7.     MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included under Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements included in this discussion asdue to a resultnumber of certain factors, including but not limited to, those discussed inunder “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.Part I, Item 1A above.

Overview

We, through our wholly owned subsidiaries - ParTech, Inc. and PAR TechnologyGovernment Systems Corporation operates- operate in two distinct reporting segments, Restaurant/Retail and Government. Our Restaurant/Retail segment provides point-of-sale (“POS”) software, hardware, back-office software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. Our Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions (“ISR”) and mission systems support to the Department of Defense (“DoD”) and other Federal agencies.

Our Restaurant/Retail segment is a leading provider of POS software, systems,hardware, and services to the restaurant and retail industries. Our promise is to deliver the solutions that connect people to the restaurants, meals,industries, with more than 500 customers currently using our software products and moments they love.more than 50,000 active restaurant locations. We provide multi-unit and individualenterprise restaurants, franchisees, and enterprise customersother restaurant outlets in the three major restaurant categories:categories, quick service, fast casual, quick serve, and table service, with operational efficiencies, offering them a fully integrated cloud solution withby combining our leading Brink POS cloud software for front-of-house, our Data Central back-office cloud solution, our PAR Pay and PAR Payment Services for payment solutions, and our point-of-sale hardware forPunchh customer loyalty and engagement solution onto a unified commerce cloud platform. Our unified commerce cloud platform delivers an integrated suite of modern solutions that are extensible and built on open APIs that retain flexibility and the front-of-house, our leading back-office cloud software - Data Central - for the back-of-house, and our wireless headsets for drive-thru order taking.
The Brink POS ismarket optionality of an open solution offering customers the opportunity to integrate with third party products and in-house systems. In support of our customers need to quickly adapt to changing market conditions, we claim the largest integration ecosystem – 200+ partners across various product solution categories including: mobile/online ordering, self-ordering kiosks, loyalty programs, kitchen video systems, guest surveys, enterprise reporting, and other solutions relevant to our customers’ businesses, including our cloud-based back-office solution - Data Central. These integration capabilities enables restaurants to increase visits, customer check size, improve operational efficiency, and most importantly, position them to win in an ever changing and challenging market.platform.

Our open architecture POS platforms are optimized to host our POS software applications, as well as many third-party POS applications, and are compatible with a variety of peripheral devices. We partner with numerous vendors that offer complementary in-store peripherals, such as cash drawers, card readers and printers and kitchen video systems, allowing us to deliver a completely integrated solution through one vendor.
We believe our software, hardware and integrated solutions uniquely position us to be a leader in assisting customers to innovate and improve their in-store operations in a rapidly changing and challenging market, particularly in light of the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry. Our continued success and growth will depend upon our ability to advance and create new technology, products and services to meet customer demands, as well as deploy capital and resources that uniquely deliver customer value. This includes the development and introduction of new products and services, targeted acquisitions and a constant review of internal spend.
PAR’s Government segment provides technical expertise in contractand development of advanced systems and software solutions for the DoD and other Federalfederal agencies, as well as satellite command and control, communication, and IT mission systems support at a number of U.S. Governmentseveral DoD facilities both in the U.S. and worldwide. The Government segment is focused on twothree principal offerings, intelligenceISR solutions and mission systems contract support,operations and maintenance, with additional revenue from a small number of licensed software products for use in analytic and operational environments that leverage geospatial intelligence data. We believe our highly relevant technical competencies, intellectual property, and investments in new technologies provide opportunities to offer systems integration, products, and highly-specialized service solutions to the U.S. DoD, intelligence community, and other Federalfederal agencies. The general uncertainty in U.S. defense total workforce policies (military, civilian, and contract), procurement cycles, and spending levels for the next several years are factors we monitor as we develop and implement our business strategy for our Government segment.

COVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused and continues to cause significant disruption to the U.S.have widespread, rapidly evolving and unpredictable impacts on global economies, includinginflation, supply chains, work force participation and wages, and has created significant volatility and disruption in financial markets. Our focus remains on promoting employee health and safety, serving our customers and ensuring business continuity. We have taken actions by continuing our work from home policy, permitting only critical business travel, maintaining safety stock inventory and, when possible sourcing materials and components from multiple suppliers, and regularly monitor pricing of our services and products. We continue to actively monitor the impact of governmentsituation and company actionswill continue to reduce the spreadadapt our business operations as necessary.

Further discussion of the viruspotential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business can be found in the section titled "Risk Factors" included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report.

Business Highlights and consumer behavior in response toRecent Developments

Punchh Acquisition: On April 8, 2021, we acquired Punchh, Inc. (the “Punchh Acquisition”) for approximately $507.7 million (“Purchase Consideration”). We financed a portion of the same;Purchase Consideration through a combination of equity and althoughdebt, which included proceeds from the United Statessale of $160.0 million of our common stock and other countries have begun to roll out vaccinations, it is uncertain how quicklya $180.0 million term loan (the “Owl Rock Term Loan”) under a credit agreement with the lenders party thereto and effectively such vaccinations will be distributed or help to controlOwl Rock First Lien Master Fund, L.P., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Owl Rock Credit Agreement”). With the spreadextension of COVID-19Punchh®, a SaaS customer loyalty and its variants.engagement solution, we launched our unified commerce cloud platform.

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Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, we took a number of actions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on our employees and business. We implemented temporary cost saving measures, which resulted in over $10 million of savings to our 2020 operating plan, and we introduced new product offerings to promote social distancing, offered subscription discounts and deferred payment arrangements to customers and continued to invest in our software products. While our 2020 reported revenues increased year-over-year despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic did not have a material adverse impact on our Government business in 2020, we cannot know the extent COVID-19 actually impacted our business, results of operations, and financial condition in 2020; and the ultimate extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our business, results of operations and financial condition is uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence. See “Risk Factors” for further discussion on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to actively manage our business to respond to the uncertainties and risks created by the pandemic throughout its duration, including evaluating our remote working plans on a regular basis and monitoring the health, safety, morale, and productivity of our employees. We believe the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digitizing the modern restaurant, and we believe that our cloud solutions, hardware offerings and services uniquely positions us to be a leader in digital technology offerings to restaurants. We will continue to invest in product offerings and solutions to meet the digital needs of our customers by offering transformative technologies.
Recent Developments

20202021 Public Offering of Common Stock: On October 5, 2020,September 17, 2021, we completed an underwritten public offering of 3,350,000sold 982,143 shares of common stock to the public at a price to the public of $38.00$56.00 per share resulting in $121.8 millionand recorded net proceeds of proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company (the “Secondary Offering”). In connection with the Secondary Offering, on November 3, 2020, Jeffries, LLC, the underwriter, partially exercised its option and purchased 266,022 shares of common stock, resulting in an additional $9.6 million of proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us.$52.5 million.

2.875%1.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026:2027: On February 10, 2020,September 17, 2021, we sold an aggregate principal amount of $120.0$265.0 million of 2.875% Convertible Seniorthe 2027 Notes, due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and receivedrecorded net proceeds of approximately $256.8 million.

Use of Proceeds from the 2027 Notes and Sale of Common Stock: We used the net proceeds from our September 2021 sale of 2027 Notes and common stock to repay in full and terminate the Owl Rock Term Loan. We intend to use the balance of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including continued investment in the growth of our businesses, through the acquisition or investment in complementary businesses or assets, and for other working capital purposes.

The IDIQ Contract, the largest single contract award in PAR Government's History: In September 2021, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate awarded our Government segment a $490.4 million ceiling, single award, IDIQ contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee completion and firm-fixed-price type orders for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System software, hardware, and technical documentation. The value of this contract is dependent on those amounts committed under the contract by government agencies, and as of December 31, 2021, $42.8 million was committed of which $5.8 million was funded, net of offering expensesamounts relating to work performed to that date.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 and 2018 arewere as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
We reported revenues of $213.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of 14.2% from $187.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Our net loss was $36.6 million or $1.92 loss per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2020 versus a net loss of $15.6 million or $0.96 loss per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2019. Our year-over-year unfavorable performance was primarily driven by an $8.1 million increase in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, driven by increased costs related to the acquisition of AccSys, LLC in December 2019 (the “Restaurant Magic Acquisition”) and investments in Brink, a $5.9 million increase in research and development (“R&D”) mostly in Brink and Data Central and, a $3.7 million increase in interest expense, partially offset by a $1.9 million increase in margin and $3.3 million gain from the revaluation of contingent consideration liability.Consolidated Results

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Net revenues:
Product$105,014 $73,228 $66,329 37.2 %34.3 %35.5 %43.4 %10.4 %
Service105,337 69,284 56,978 37.2 %32.4 %30.4 %52.0 %21.6 %
Contract72,525 71,274 63,925 25.6 %33.3 %34.1 %1.8 %11.5 %
Total revenues, net$282,876 $213,786 $187,232 100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %32.3 %14.2 %
Gross margin
Product24,173 14,341 15,140 8.5 %6.7 %8.1 %68.6 %(5.3)%
Service32,111 19,351 16,589 11.4 %9.1 %8.9 %65.9 %16.6 %
Contract5,837 5,633 5,682 2.1 %2.6 %3.0 %3.6 %(0.9)%
Total gross margin62,121 39,325 37,411 22.0 %18.4 %20.0 %58.0 %5.1 %
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative83,998 46,196 38,068 29.7 %21.6 %20.3 %81.8 %21.4 %
Research and development34,579 19,252 13,372 12.2 %9.0 %7.1 %79.6 %44.0 %
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets1,825 1,163 156 0.6 %0.5 %0.1 %56.9 %>200 %
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability— (3,340)— — %(1.6)%— %(100.0)%N/A
Gain on insurance proceeds(4,400)— — (1.5)%— %— %N/AN/A
Total operating expenses116,002 63,271 51,596 41.0 %29.6 %27.6 %83.3 %22.6 %
Operating loss(53,881)(23,946)(14,185)(19.0)%(11.2)%(7.6)%125.0 %68.8 %
Other (expense) income, net(1,279)808 (449)(0.5)%0.4 %(0.2)%<(200)%<(200)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt(11,916)(8,123)— (4.2)%(3.8)%— %46.7 %N/A
Interest expense, net(18,147)(8,287)(4,571)(6.4)%(3.9)%(2.4)%119.0 %81.3 %
Loss before benefit from income taxes(85,223)(39,548)(19,205)(30.1)%(18.5)%(10.3)%115.5 %105.9 %
Benefit from income taxes9,424 2,986 3,634 3.3 %1.4 %1.9 %>200 %(17.8)%
Net loss$(75,799)$(36,562)$(15,571)(26.8)%(17.1)%(8.3)%107.3 %134.8 %

Revenues, Net

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of
total revenue
Increase (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Revenues, net:
Product$105,014 $73,228 $66,329 37.2 %34.3 %35.5 %43.4 %10.4 %
Service105,337 69,284 56,978 37.2 %32.4 %30.4 %52.0 %21.6 %
Contract72,525 71,274 63,925 25.6 %33.3 %34.1 %1.8 %11.5 %
Total revenues, net$282,876 $213,786 $187,232 100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %32.3 %14.2 %

For the Year Ended December 31, 20192021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20182020

We reportedTotal product, service and contract revenues of $187.2were $282.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease2021, an increase of 7.0% from $201.269.1 million or 32.3% compared to $213.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Our net loss was $15.62020.

Product revenues were $105.0 million or $0.96 loss per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2019 versus a net loss2021, an increase of $24.1$31.8 million or $1.50 loss per diluted share43.4% compared to $73.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Our year-over-year unfavorable performance2020. The increase was primarily driven by lower Restaurant/Retail hardware revenue and corresponding hardware support service revenue from our traditional tier 1 customers as one of these customers completed significant projects in 2018 which were not repeated in 2019. We partially offset these reductions with continued growth in Brink POS revenue, including related Software as a Service (“SaaS”), hardware and support services revenue. The 2018 net loss include a valuation allowance of $14.9 million to reduce the carrying valuerefresh purchases by some of our deferred tax assets.

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Segment Revenue by Product Line for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019refresh due to COVID-19) and 2018 are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,2019 to 20202018 to 2019
(in thousands)202020192018% Change% Change
Restaurant/Retail
Core*$79,192 $78,238 $102,877 1.2 %(23.9)%
Brink **63,316 41,689 25,189 51.9 %65.5 %
SureCheck3,380 6,003 (99.9)%(43.7)%
Total Restaurant Retail$142,512 $123,307 $134,069 15.6 %(8.0)%
Government
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance$37,448 $29,541 $30,888 26.8 %(4.4)%
Mission Systems32,947 33,513 35,082 (1.7)%(4.5)%
Product Sales879 871 1,207 0.9 %(27.8)%
Total Government$71,274 $63,925 $67,177 11.5 %(4.8)%
* Core includes $18.5 million and $3.2hardware revenue associated with our rollout of Brink POS to new customers. These hardware refreshes included $15.2 million of Drive-Thru product and service revenue for 2020 and 2019 respectively.
** Brink includes $8.4 million and $0.3growth in terminals, $12.1 million of Restaurant Magic revenuegrowth in kitchen display systems and $4.5 million in growth for 2020other hardware (mobile, kiosk, drive-thru) and 2019 respectively.Pixel Software licenses.

RevenueService revenues were $105.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $36.0 million or 52.0% compared to $69.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by revenues from Punchh operations of $27.2 million an increase of $7.2 million for other software and services revenue and $1.7 million for hardware repair services.

Product revenue:Contract revenues were $72.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $1.2 million or 1.8% compared to $71.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was driven by the Government segment's ISR solutions product line revenues.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Total revenues were $213.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $26.6 million or 14.2% compared $187.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Product revenues were $73.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $6.9 million or 10.4% fromcompared to $66.3 million recorded infor the year ended December 31, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by the acquisition of the assets of 3M Company's Drive-Thru product line and continuedCommunications Systems business (the “Drive-Thru Acquisition”) with revenues of $14.6 million. Brink growth. The Drive-Thru product line brought an additional $14.6 million in revenue in 2020 compared to partial year of performance in 2019 as we acquired the product line on September 30, 2019. BrinkPOS related hardware revenue saw an increase of $4.8 million compared to 2019.million. Partially offsetting these revenue gains were declines in other Core hardware revenue of $10.5 million, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic,pandemic. Other decreases included PixelPoint license sales declinereduction of $1.3 million and SureCheck, our food safety and workforce product solution we sold in 2019 (“SureCheck”), product revenue decrease of $0.7 million as the divestiture of thethat product line closed during the fourth quarter of 2019.

Service revenues were $69.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $12.3 million or 21.6% compared to $57.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in revenue of $8.1 million related to the acquisition of AccSys, LLC (“Restaurant Magic”) in December 2019 (the “Restaurant Magic Acquisition”), and $8.7 million of service revenues of which $4.1 million was attributable to Brink POS. Partially offsetting these gains were declines of $2.7 million in SureCheck, product revenue as that product line was divested in fourth quarter 2019 and $1.8 million decline of Drive-Thru product and service revenue.

Contract revenues were $71.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $7.4 million or 11.5% compared to $63.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was driven by a $7.9 million or a 26.8% increase in the Government segment's ISR solutions product line revenues.

Gross Margin

Year Ended
December 31,
Gross Margin PercentageIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Gross margin
Product$24,173 $14,341 $15,140 23.0 %19.6 %22.8 %68.6 %(5.3)%
Service32,111 19,351 16,589 30.5 %27.9 %29.1 %65.9 %16.6 %
Contract5,837 5,633 5,682 8.0 %7.9 %8.9 %3.6 %(0.9)%
Total gross margin$62,121 $39,325 $37,411 22.0 %18.4 %20.0 %58.0 %5.1 %

For the Year Ended December 31, 20192021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20182020
Product revenues were $66.3 million
Total gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease of 15.8% from $78.8 million reported2021 was 22.0% as compared to 18.4% for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Product margin for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased to 23.0% as compared to 19.6% for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in 2018. This decreasemargin was primarily due to favorable product mix and favorable
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absorption of overhead costs due to a general increase in product sales. The favorable impact from absorption was partially offset by higher material costs from the inflationary impact of COVID-19 to the overall economy. We implemented hardware price increases at the end of the second quarter of 2021 to mitigate the impact of increased material costs.

Service margin for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased to 30.5% as compared to 27.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was driven by lower revenuesa higher mix of SaaS software from our tier 1 customersthe Punchh Acquisition and by a decrease in our international business. Our hardware sales in the Restaurant/Retail segment were down versus prior year as we completed hardware project installationscost improvement initiatives with a large domestichosting costs and customer support service. Service margin during the first halfyear ended 2021 included $11.8 million of 2018 whichamortization of acquired developed technology compared to $3.3 million of amortization of acquired developed technology during the year ended December 31, 2020. Excluding the amortization of acquired developed technology, service margin was not recurring in 2019. Additionally, international sales were down in 201941.7% compared to 32.7% year-over-year for the years ended December 31, 2021 and SureCheck2020, respectively.

Contract margin for the year ended December 31, 2021 was divested. SureCheck product revenue was $0.7 million in 2019 versus $2.0 million in 2018.relatively unchanged at 8.0%, compared to 7.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Service revenue:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Service revenues were $69.3 million
Total gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 an increase of 21.6% from $57.0 million reportedwas 18.4% compared to 20.0% for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to an increase in revenue from Brink services of $8.7 million which includes an increase of $4.1 million in Brink SaaS service revenue, and $8.1 million revenue related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition. Partially offsetting these gains were declines of $2.7 million in SureCheck product revenue as the product line was divested in fourth quarter 2019 and $1.8 million decline of Core services.2019.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Service revenues were $57.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of 3.1% from $55.3 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily due to an increase in Brink services which includes a $3.9 million increase in
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Brink POS SaaS revenue and partially offset by reduction in services to our traditional tier 1 customers and SureCheck services. Surecheck service revenue was $2.7 million in 2019 versus $4.0 million in 2018.
Contract revenue:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Contract revenues were $71.3 millionProduct margin for the year ended December 31, 2020 an increase of 11.5%decreased to 19.6% from the $63.9 million reported22.8% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in contract revenue from our Government segment was driven by a $7.9 million or 27% increase in ISR product line revenues with several contracts benefitting from increased funding.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Contract revenues were $63.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $67.2 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of 4.8%. Thismargin decrease was drivencaused by a 4% decrease in our Mission Systems revenue due to reduction of revenue on contracts and a 4% reduction in ISR revenues due to ceiling limitations in a large customer's funding.
Gross Margins
Product margins:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Product margins for the year ended December 31, 2020, were 19.5%, compared to 22.8% for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was due to increased freight costs as we expedited procurementaccelerated the purchase of inventory in the early phase ofin the COVID-19 pandemic and a $0.9 million disposal of inventory related to the acquisition of the assets of 3M Company's Drive-Thru Communications Systems business that was effective in September 2019 (the “Drive-Thru Acquisition”).Acquisition.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Product margins for the year ended December 31, 2019, were 22.8%, in line with the 23.0% for the year ended December 31, 2018. 
Service margins:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Service marginsmargin for the year ended December 31, 2020 were 28.0%decreased to 27.9%, compared tofrom 29.1% recorded for the year ended December 31, 2019, a 1.1% decline2019. The decrease in service margin was primarily driven by our increased investments in customer service, $0.4 million disposal of service inventory related to the acquisition of the assets fromin the Drive-Thru Acquisition, partially offset by a favorable shift in sales mix that resulted from the Restaurant Magic Acquisition, the Drive-Thru Acquisition and our divestiture of Surecheck.SureCheck. Service margin during the year ended December 31, 2020 included $3.3 million of amortization of acquired developed technology compared to $1.0 million of amortization of acquired developed technology during the year ended December 31, 2019. Excluding the amortization of acquired developed technology, Service margin was 32.7% compared to 30.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020 versus the year ended December 31, 2019.

Contract margin for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to 7.9%, from 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to increased product services startup costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Selling, general and administrative$83,998 $46,196 $38,068 29.7 %21.6 %20.3 %81.8 %21.4 %

For the Year Ended December 31, 20192021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20182020
Service margins
SG&A expenses were 29.1%$84.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, compared to 22.1% recorded$46.2 million, an increase of 37.8 million or 81.8% for the year ended December 31, 2018. Service margins increased2020. The increase was primarily duedriven by $19.3 million of expenses excluding stock-based compensation incurred in the Punchh Acquisition. Other drivers were increases in stock-based compensation of $10.4 million of which $8.7 million was related to Brink POS SaaSthe Punchh Acquisition, $4.3 million in corporate expenses, $2.3 million in internal technology infrastructure costs, and the increase in profitability in our field service business. During 2018$1.5 million for sales and 2019, impairment charges were recorded for SureCheck capitalized softwaremarketing expenses.

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Contract margins:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Contract margins were 7.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to an increase in investment in product services startup costs.
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Contract margins were 8.9% for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to 10.7% for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in margin was primarily driven by decreased activity in Mission Systems' higher margin contracts.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
SGASG&A expenses were $46.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $38.1 million and increase of $8.1 million or 21.4% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by $3.9 million of expenses related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition and Drive-Thru Acquisition, a $2.5 million increase in equitystock-based and incentive compensation and a $1.9 million increasedincrease in internal technology infrastructure costs.

Research and Development Expenses

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Research and development$34,579 $19,252 $13,372 12.2 %9.0 %7.1 %79.6 %44.0 %

For the Year Ended December 31, 20192021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20182020
SGA
R&D expenses were $38.1 million for the year ending December 31, 2019, compared to $35.8$34.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The2021, compared to $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase was dueof $15.3 million or 79.6%. Primary drivers of the increase include $9.1 million for R&D expense related to Punchh, $4.7 million related to additional investments in Brink POS salesour existing software product development, and marketing and increased equity and incentive compensation, partially offset by savings in other departments. SG&A expenses associated with the internal investigation$1.5 million for 2019 were $0.6 million as compared to $1.1 million in 2018.product management.
Research and Development Expenses
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

R&D expenses were $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $13.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.2019 an increase of 5.9 million or 44.0%. The increase was driven by a $7.1$4.3 million gross increase in software development investments for Brink which includedPOS related R&D, $1.9 million for Restaurant Magic R&D,Data Central software development investment, $1.1 million for hardware development and investment, partially offset by our divestiture of SureCheck divestment and additional $2.7 millionin the fourth quarter of software capitalized.2019.

Other Operating Expenses: Amortization of Intangible Assets / Contingent Consideration / Insurance Proceeds

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets$1,825 $1,163 $156 0.6 %0.5 %0.1 %56.9 %>200 %
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability— (3,340)— — %(1.6)%— %(100.0)%N/A
Gain on insurance proceeds$(4,400)$— $— (1.6)%— %— %N/AN/A

For the Year Ended December 31, 20192021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20182020
R&D expenses were $13.4
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded $1.8 million of amortization expense associated with other intangible assets, compared to $1.2 million of amortization expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was driven by intangible assets from the Punchh Acquisition.

Also included in operating expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared2021 was a $4.4 million gain on insurance proceeds received in connection with our settlement of a legacy claim. There was no comparable reduction to $12.4 million recordedexpense for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase2020.

Also included in operating expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily relateda $3.3 million reduction to a $2.1 million increase in software development investmentsthe fair value of certain post-closing revenue focused milestones from the Restaurant Magic Acquisition. There was no comparable reduction to expense for Brink offset by decreases in other product lines.the year ended December 31, 2021.
Amortization of Identifiable Intangible assets
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $1.2 million of amortization expense associated with identifiable non-developed technology intangible assets acquired in the Drive-Thru Acquisition, Restaurant Magic Acquisition and our acquisition of Brink Software Inc. in September 2014 (the “Brink Acquisition”) compared to $0.2 million of amortization expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019 in connection to the same acquisitions.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2018
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded $0.2 million of amortization expense associated with acquired identifiable intangible assets in connection with the Drive-Thru Acquisition, Restaurant Magic Acquisition, and Brink Acquisition compared to $22.0 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2018 in connection with the Brink Acquisition.
Adjustment to Contingent Consideration Liability
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a $3.3 million reversal of the contingent liability in connection with the Restaurant Magic Acquisition compared to the $0.2 million expense recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019 related to the termination of the Brink Acquisition post-closing revenue focused milestones (“Earn-Out”) agreement.Acquisition.

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Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Other (expense) income, net$(1,279)$808 $(449)(0.5)%0.4 %(0.2)%<(200)%<(200)%

For the Year Ended December 31, 20192021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20182020
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded a $0.2 million expense for the termination of the Brink Acquisition Earn-Out agreement compared to 2018 when we recorded a $0.5 million reversal of the of contingent liability related to the Brink Acquisition.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
Loss on the extinguishment of debtOther (expense) income, net, was $8.1($1.3) million for the year ended December 31, 2020 related2021, as compared to the partial refinance of our 2024 Notes.
Other Income (Expense) Net
For$0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Other (expense) income, net primarily includes rental income, net of applicable expenses, foreign currency transactions gains and losses and other non-operating income (expense). The change year-over-year is primarily driven by sales and use tax expense and other miscellaneous expenses.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 comparedCompared to the year endedYear Ended December 31, 2019

Other income (expense), net, was $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to ($0.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Other income (expense), net primarily includes rental income, net of applicable expenses, foreign currency transactions gains and losses and other non-operating income/expenses. In 2020, we recorded $1.2 million in transaction gains.The change year-over-year is primarily driven by foreign exchange movements.

Interest Expense, Net

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Interest expense, net$(18,147)$(8,287)$(4,571)(6.4)%(3.9)%(2.4)%119.0 %81.3 %

For the year endedYear Ended December 31, 2019 compared2021 Compared to the year endedYear Ended December 31, 20182020
Other (expense) income –
Interest expense, net was ($0.4) million) for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to other income, net of $0.7$18.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Other income/expense primarily rental income, net of applicable expenses, foreign currency transactions gains and losses and other non-operating income/expense. In 2018, a $0.52021, as compared to $8.3 million gain was recorded for the sale of real estate.
Interest Expense
For the year ended December 31, 2020 compared2020. This increase was primarily driven by the payment of additional interest with respect to the Owl Rock Term Loan and the 2027 Notes. Interest expense, net includes $8.7 million of non-cash accretion of debt discount and amortization of issuance costs for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared with $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Interest expense, net was $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This increase was primarily driven by interest related to an increase in convertible debt as a result of the issuance of the 2026 Notes net of the partial repurchase of the 2024 Notes in the first quarter of 2020. Interest expense, net includes $4.4 million of non-cash accretion of debt discount and amortization of issuance costs for 2020, compared to $2.5 million for 2019.

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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Loss on extinguishment of debt$(11,916)$(8,123)$— (4.2)%(3.8)%— %46.7 %N/A

For the year endedYear Ended December 31, 2019 compared2021 Compared to the year endedYear Ended December 31, 20182020
Interest expense, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt was $4.6$11.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019,2021, related to the repayment of the Owl Rock Term Loan as compared to interest expense, netthe loss on extinguishment of $0.4debt of $8.1 million related to the repurchase of the 2024 Notes for the year ended December 31, 2020.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Loss on the extinguishment of debt was $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase reflects $2.6 million of interest expense2020 related to the salepartial refinance of our 2024 Notes.

Taxes
Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenueIncrease (decrease)
in thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Benefit from income taxes$9,424 $2,986 $3,634 3.3 %1.4 %1.9 %>200 %(17.8)%

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020

The net tax benefit of $9.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily due to a reduction of the 2024 Notes as well as $2.0 millionCompany’s deferred tax valuation allowance which resulted from the establishment of accretion of 2024 notes debt discount for 2019.
Income taxes
Netdeferred tax liabilities related to the Punchh Acquisition. The net tax benefit of $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 was driven by the $3.3 million deferred tax benefit impact of the 2026 Notes issuance in February 2020.


Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

We monitor certain operating data and non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation and management of our business; certain key operating data and non-GAAP financial measures are provided in this Annual Report as we believe they are useful in facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Operating data and non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect and should be viewed independently of our financial performance determined in accordance with GAAP. Operating data and non-GAAP financial measures are not forecasts or indicators of future or expected results and should not have undue reliance placed upon them by investors.

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)

Year Ended December 31,Increase (decrease)
In thousands2021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Brink POS*$32,120 $24,705 $19,220 30.0 %28.5 %
Data Central9,390 8,755 — 7.3 %N/A
Punchh46,686 — — N/AN/A
Total$88,196 $33,460 $19,220 163.6 %74.1 %
* Brink POS includes Par Payment Services

ARR is the annualized revenue from software as a service (“SaaS”) and related revenue of our software products. We calculate ARR by annualizing the monthly recurring revenue for all active sites as of the last day of
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each month for the respective reporting period. ARR also includes recurring payment processing services revenue, net of expenses. We charge a per-transaction fee each time a customer payment is processed electronically.

Active Sites

Year Ended December 31,Increase (decrease)
In thousands2021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Brink POS*15,897 11,722 9,537 35.6 %22.9 %
Data Central6,320 5,892 — 7.3 %N/A
Punchh56,096 — — N/AN/A
* Brink POS includes Par Payment Services

Active sites represent locations active on our SaaS software as of the last day of the respective reporting period.

Segment Revenue by Product Line as Percentage of Total Revenue

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenue
Increase (decrease)
In thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Hardware$102,066 $72,029 $63,811 36.1 %33.7 %34.1 %41.7 %12.9 %
Software57,854 26,384 16,820 20.5 %12.3 %9.0 %119.3 %56.9 %
Services50,431 44,099 42,676 17.8 %20.6 %22.8 %14.4 %3.3 %
Total Restaurant/Retail$210,351 $142,512 $123,307 74.4 %66.7 %65.9 %47.6 %15.6 %
ISR38,311 37,448 29,541 13.5 %17.5 %15.8 %2.3 %26.8 %
Mission systems33,188 32,947 33,513 11.7 %15.4 %17.9 %0.7 %(1.7)%
Product services1,026 879 871 0.4 %0.4 %0.5 %16.7 %0.9 %
Total Government$72,525 $71,274 $63,925 25.6 %33.3 %34.1 %1.8 %11.5 %
Total revenue$282,876 $213,786 $187,232 100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %32.3 %14.2 %
The net tax benefitabove table includes 2021 Punchh revenues of $3.6$23.9 million for software and $3.3 million for services within the yearRestaurant/Retail segment.

Recurring and Non-Recurring Revenue as Percentage of Total Revenue

Year Ended
December 31,
Percentage of total revenue
Increase (decrease)
In thousands2021202020192021202020192021 vs 20202020 vs 2019
Recurring revenue$88,937 $54,911 $42,809 31.4 %25.7 %22.9 %62.0 %28.3 %
Non-recurring revenue121,414 87,601 80,498 42.9 %41.0 %43.0 %38.6 %8.8 %
Total Restaurant/Retail$210,351 $142,512 $123,307 74.4 %66.7 %65.9 %47.6 %15.6 %
Total Government$72,525 $71,274 $63,925 25.6 %33.3 %34.1 %1.8 %11.5 %
Total revenue$282,876 $213,786 $187,232 100 %100 %100 %32.3 %14.2 %
The above table includes 2021 Punchh revenues of $26.3 million for recurring revenue and $0.9 million of non-recurring revenue within the Restaurant/Retail segment.

Recurring revenue represents all revenue from contracts where there is a predictable revenue pattern occurring in regular intervals with a relatively high degree of probability. This includes SaaS, hardware and software maintenance, and payment processing revenue and excludes the results from Punchh for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, was driven byrespectively.

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Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss/Adjusted Diluted Net Loss Per Share

We use the $4.1 million deferrednon-GAAP measures: EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net loss, and adjusted diluted net loss per share net of tax benefit impactbecause we believe they provide useful information to investors as an indicator of the 2024 Notes issuance in April 2019.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a tax provision of $14.1 million which was driven by the full valuation allowance of $14.9 million to reduce the carrying valuestrength and performance of our deferredongoing business operations and relative comparisons to prior periods.

As used in this Annual Report, EBITDA represents net loss before income taxes, interest expense and depreciation and amortization; Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as adjusted to exclude certain non-cash and non-recurring charges, including stock-based compensation, acquisition expenses, certain pending litigation expenses and other non-recurring charges that may not be indicative of our financial performance; and Adjusted net loss/adjusted diluted net loss per share, net of tax assets.represents the exclusion of amortization of acquired intangible assets, certain non-cash and non-recurring charges, including stock-based compensation, acquisition expense, certain pending litigation expenses and other non-recurring charges that may not be indicative of our financial performance.
Liquidity
EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net loss net of tax, and Capital Resourcesadjusted diluted net loss per share net of tax are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. Also, these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled captions of other companies.

The tables below provide reconciliations between net loss and EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss net of tax.

Year Ended
December 31,
202120202019
Reconciliation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA:
Net loss$(75,799)$(36,562)$(15,571)
Benefit from income taxes(9,424)(2,986)(3,634)
Interest expense18,147 8,287 4,571 
Depreciation and amortization21,421 10,097 4,726 
EBITDA$(45,655)$(21,164)$(9,908)
Stock-based compensation expense (1)14,615 4,251 2,706 
Regulatory matter (2)50 126 554 
Contingent Consideration (3)— (3,340)— 
Litigation expense (4)790 — — 
Acquisition costs (5)3,612 — 600 
Gain on insurance proceeds (6)(4,400)— — 
Severance (7)— 359 497 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (8)11,916 8,123 — 
SureCheck (9)— — 1,284 
Other expense – net (10)1,279 (808)449 
Adjusted EBITDA$(17,793)$(12,453)$(3,818)
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1Adjustments reflect stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expenses and cost of contracts for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 of $14.6 million, $4.3 million and $2.7 million respectively.
2Adjustment reflects the expenses related to our efforts to resolve a regulatory matter and other non-recurring charges of $0.1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
3Adjustment reflects the change to the fair market value of the contingent consideration liability related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition.
4Adjustment reflects expenses accrued for a legal matter of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021
5Adjustment reflects the expenses incurred in the acquisition of Punchh of $3.6 million and Restaurant Magic of $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively.
6Adjustment represents the gain on insurance stemming from a legacy claim of $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
7Adjustment reflects the severance included in gross margin, selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense of $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
8Adjustment reflects loss on extinguishment of debt of $11.9 million related to the settlement of debt for the year ended December 31, 2021, and $8.1 million to the repurchase of approximately $66.3 million of the 2024 Notes for the year ended December 31, 2020.
9Adjustment reflects the non-cash expenses related to the sale of SureCheck for the year ended December 31, 2019.
10Adjustment reflects foreign currency transaction gains and losses, rental income and losses, and other non-recurring expenses recorded in other expense, net in the accompanying statements of operations.

Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Reconciliation of adjusted net loss/diluted loss per share:
Net loss / diluted earnings per share$(75,799)$(3.02)$(36,562)$(1.92)$(15,571)$(0.96)
Benefit from income taxes (1)(10,417)(0.42)(3,265)(0.17)(4,065)(0.25)
Non-cash interest expense (2)8,727 0.35 4,355 0.23 2,528 0.16 
Acquired intangible assets amortization (3)13,802 0.55 4,558 0.24 1,280 0.08 
Stock-based compensation expense (4)14,615 0.58 4,251 0.22 2,706 0.17 
Regulatory matter (5)50 — 126 0.01 554 0.03 
Contingent Consideration (6)— — (3,340)(0.18)— — 
Pending litigation expense (7)790 0.03 — — — — 
Acquisition costs (8)3,612 0.14 — — 600 0.04 
Gain on insurance proceeds (9)(4,400)(0.18)— — — — 
Severance (10)— — 359 0.02 497 0.03 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (11)11,916 0.47 8,123 0.43 — — 
SureCheck (12)— — — — 1,284 0.08 
Other expense – net (13)1,279 0.05 (808)(0.04)449 0.03 
Adjusted net loss/diluted loss per share$(35,825)$(1.43)$(22,203)$(1.17)$(9,738)$(0.60)
Weighted average common shares outstanding25,088 19,014 16,223 
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1Adjustment reflects a partial release of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $10.4 million related to the Punchh Acquisition; and a reduction to the benefit of income taxes of $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 related to the issuance of the 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 and partial repurchase of the 4.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024. The income tax effect of the below adjustments were not tax-effected due to the valuation allowance on all of our net deferred tax assets.
2Adjustment reflects non-cash accretion of interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to the Senior Notes and the Owl Rock Term Loan of $8.7 million, $4.4 million, and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
3Adjustment reflects amortization expense of acquired developed technology within gross margin of $12.0 million, $3.5 million, and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively; and amortization expense of acquired intangible assets of $1.8 million, $1.1 million, and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
4Adjustments reflect stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expenses and cost of contracts for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 of $14.6 million, $4.3 million and $2.7 million respectively.
5Adjustment reflects the expenses related to our efforts to resolve a regulatory matter and other non-recurring charges of $0.1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
6Adjustment reflects the change to the fair market value of the contingent consideration liability related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition.
7Adjustment reflects expenses accrued for a legal matter of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021
8Adjustment reflects the expenses incurred in the acquisition of Punchh of $3.6 million and Restaurant Magic of $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively.
9Adjustment represents the gain on insurance stemming from a legacy claim of $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
10Adjustment reflects the severance included in gross margin, selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense of $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
11Adjustment reflects loss on extinguishment of debt of $11.9 million related to the settlement of debt for the year ended December 31, 2021, and $8.1 million to the repurchase of approximately $66.3 million of the 2024 Notes for the year ended December 31, 2020.
12Adjustment reflects the non-cash expenses related to the sale of the SureCheck for the year ended December 31, 2019.
13Adjustment reflects foreign currency transaction gains and losses, rental income and losses, and other non-recurring expenses recorded in other expense, net in the accompanying statements of operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

In 2020,2021, our primary source of liquidity was cash provided by financing activities. Cash used in operating activities was $53.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $20.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $16.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.2020. The increase in cash used in operating activities was driven by an increase in pre-tax net loss, net of non-cash charges and additional net working capital needs.requirements primarily because of an increase in inventory and an increase in both other assets and other current assets as a result of the Punchh Acquisition.

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cash consideration in connection with the Punchh Acquisition (net of cash acquired), $6.9 million in capitalization of developed technology costs associated with our Restaurant/Retail segment software platforms and $1.4 million in capital expenditures. Cash used in investing activities was $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 driven by $7.9 million in capitalization of developed technology costs associated with our Restaurant/Retail segment software platforms and $1.3 million in capital expenditures.

Cash used in investingprovided by financing activities was $23.9$443.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $6.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase was driven by business development activities in 2019 with $7.0 million in cash for the Drive-Thru Acquisition and $13 million in cash for the Restaurant Magic Acquisition partially offset by cash2021. On April 8, 2021, we received net proceeds of $2.5$155.7 million forfrom the divestitureprivate placement of SureCheck. Additional cash used for investing activities were capital expenditures of $2.5 millioncommon stock to PAR Act III, LLC and $3.9 million for 2019certain funds and 2018 respectively and capitalized software for developed technologyaccounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., in Restaurant/Retail software platforms of $4.1 million and $3.9 million for 2019 and 2018, respectively. During 2018, we also receivedaddition to net proceeds of $1.1$170.7 million related tofrom the Owl Rock Term Loan. On September 17, 2021, we received net proceeds of $256.8 million from the sale of rental property at our headquarters.
2027 Notes and $52.5 million from the sale of common stock. We used $183.6 million of the proceeds to repay the Owl Rock Term Loan in full. Cash provided by financing activities was $180.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, driven by net proceedsprimarily consisting of $131.4 million of net proceeds from the Secondary Offeringsale of common stock on October 5, 2020 and respective exercise of underwriter's option on November 3, 2020 in addition to net proceeds of $49.5 million from the sale of $120.0 million issuance of the 2026 Notes offset by the repurchase of a majority of the 2024 Notes.

Cash provided by financing activities was $65.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 versus $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily driven by the proceeds
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We expect our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our operating needs for the next 12 months. Over the next 12 months our total purchase commitments are $50.8 million including $28.1 million for normal operations (purchase of inventory, software licensing, and use of external labor), $11.6 million for third-party cloud services, debt payments of $8.7 million and facility leases of $2.4 million.

We expect our non-current purchase commitments to include the normal operational expenses indicated above as well as the payments to service our Senior Notes. See “Note 8 – Debt” of the notes to consolidated financial statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Report) for details.

Our actual cash needs will depend on many factors, including the timing and rate of revenue growth, including the growth of SaaS revenues, and the timing and necessary capital requirements to finance our development efforts, planned introduction of new and enhanced products and services, or acquisitions of complementary businesses, technologies, products, or services.

Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2020 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods.
Payments Due by Period
(in thousands)TotalLess than 1 year1 - 3 Years3 - 5 YearsMore than 5 Years
Operating lease obligations$2,772 $1,253 $1,519 $— $— 
Non-cancellable purchase obligations29,166 28,682 484 — — 
Debt obligations156,255 4,770 26,310 125,175 — 
$188,193 $34,705 $28,313 $125,175 $— 
The commitments in the table above consist of lease payments for our San Diego, California office, Ontario, Canada office, our other United States locations, and our international locations. The debt obligations include the payments to service the 2024 Notes, the 2026 Notes and the subordinated promissory note related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition. Debt obligations includes both principal and interest payments. Other purchase obligations are non-cancellable purchase orders outstanding. The contractual commitment amounts in the table above are associated with agreements that are enforceable and legally binding. Obligations under contracts that we can cancel without significant penalty are not included in the table above.CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are based on the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).America. GAAP requires the use of estimates, assumptions, judgments and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense amounts reported. We believe our use of estimates and underlying accounting assumptions adhere to GAAP and are consistently applied. Valuations based on estimates are reviewed for reasonableness and adequacy on a consistent basis. Primary areas where financial information isSignificant items subject to the use ofsuch estimates assumptions and the application of judgmentassumptions include revenue recognition, accounts receivable, inventories, accounting forstock-based compensation, the recognition and measurement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations contingent consideration, goodwillat fair value, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment including right-to-use assets and liabilities, identifiable intangible assets and taxes.goodwill, the measurement of liabilities and equity recognized for outstanding convertible notes, valuation allowances for receivables, inventories, and measurement of contingent consideration at fair value. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Our estimates are subject to uncertainties, including those associated with market conditions, risks and trends and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Convertible Senior Notes

In accounting for the issuance of our Notes, we separated each series of Notes into liability (debt) and equity components of the instrument. The carrying amount of the debt component was calculated by estimating the fair value of similar liabilities that do not have associated convertible features. The carrying amount of the equity component, representing the conversion option, was determined by deducting the fair value of the debt component from the principal amount. The difference between the principal amount of each series of our Notes and its respective fair value of the debt component are amortized to interest expense over its respective term using the effective interest method. The equity component, net of issuance costs and deferred tax effects, of each series of our Notes is presented within additional paid-in-capital, and will not be remeasured as long as it continues to meet the requirements for equity classification. These assumptions involve inherent uncertainties and management judgment. In accounting for the issuance costs related to our Notes, the allocation of issuance costs incurred between the debt and equity components was based on their relative values.

Revenue Recognition Policy
In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, codified as ASC Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). The FASB issued amendments to ASC 606 during 2016. ASC 606 requires additional disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and related cash flows arising from arrangements with customers. ASC 606 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

We adopted ASC 606 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. In evaluating the impact of adoption, we reviewed significant open arrangements with customers for each revenue source and adoption did not have a material impact.

Our revenue is derived from SaaS, hardware and software sales, software activation, hardware support, installations, maintenance and professional services. ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers requires us to distinguish and measure performance obligations under customer contracts. Contract consideration is allocated to all performance obligations within the arrangement or contract. Performance obligations that are determined not to be distinct are combined with other performance obligations until the combined unit is determined to be distinct and that combined unit is then recognized as revenue over time or at a point in time depending on when control is transferred.
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We evaluated the potential performance obligations within our Restaurant/Retail segment and evaluated whether each performance obligation met the ASC Topic 606 criteria to be considered distinct performance obligations. Revenue in the Restaurant/Retail segment is recognized at a point in time for licensed software, hardware and installations. Revenue on these items are recognized when the customer obtains control of the asset. This generally occurs upon delivery and acceptance by the customer or upon installation or delivery to a third partythird-party carrier for onward delivery to customer. Additionally, revenue in the Restaurant/Retail segment relating to SaaS, Advanced Exchange programs, on-site support and other services is recognized over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of our performance obligations. Our support services are stand-ready obligations that are provided over the life of the contract, generally 12 months. We offer installation services to our customers for hardware and software for which we primarily hire third partythird-party contractors to install the equipment on our behalf. We pay the third partythird-party contractors an installation service fee based on an hourly rate as agreed upon between us and contractor. When third partythird-party installers are used, we determine whether the nature of our performance obligations is to provide the specified goods or services ourselves (principal) or to arrange for the third partythird-party to provide the goods or services (agent). In our customer arrangements, we are primarily responsible for providing a good or service, we have inventory risk before the good or service is transferred to the customer, and we have discretion in establishing prices. As a result, we have concluded we are the principal in the arrangement and record installation revenue on a gross basis.

The support services associated with hardware and software sales are a “stand-ready obligation” satisfied over time on the basis that customer consumes and receives a benefit from having access to our support resources, when and as needed, throughout the contract term. For this reason, the support services are recognized ratably over the term since we satisfy our obligation to stand ready by performing these services each day.

Our contracts typically require payment within 30 to 90 days from the shipping date or installation date, depending on our terms with the customer. The primary method used to estimate stand-alone selling price is the price that we charge for that good or service when we sell it separately under similar circumstances to similar customers. We determine stand-alone selling price as follows: Hardware, software, and software activation (one-time fee at the initial offering of software or SaaS) performance obligations are recognized at a stand-alone selling price based on the price at which we sell the particular good or service separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. The stand-alone selling price for all other performance obligations, including pass-through hardware (such as terminals, printers, or card readers), hardware support (referred to as
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Advanced Exchange), installation, maintenance, software upgrades, and professional services (project management) is recognized by using an expected cost plus margin.

Our revenue in the Government segment is recognized over time as control is generally transferred continuously to our customers. Revenue generated by the Government segment is predominantly related to servicesservices; provided, however, revenue is also generated through the sale of materials, software, hardware, and maintenance. For the Government segment cost plus fixed fee contract portfolio, revenue is recognized over time using costs incurred to date to measure progress toward satisfying our performance obligations. Incurred cost represents work performed, which corresponds with, and thereby best depicts, the transfer of control to the customer. Contract costs include labor, material, overhead and general and administrative expenses. Profit is recognized on the fixed fee portion of the contract as costs are incurred and invoiced. Long-term fixed price contracts and programs involve the use of various techniquesjudgment to estimate the total contract revenue and costs. For long-term fixed price contracts, we estimate the profit on a contract as the difference between the total estimated revenue and expected costs to complete athe contract, and recognize that profit over the life of the contract. Contract estimates are based on various assumptions to project the outcome of future events. These assumptions include: labor productivity and availability; the complexity of the work to be performed; the cost and availability of materials; and the performance of subcontractors. Revenue and profit in future periods of contract performance are recognized using the aforesaid assumptions, and adjusting the estimate of costs to complete a contract. Once the services provided are determined to be distinct or not distinct, we evaluate how to allocate the transaction price. Generally, the Government segment does not sell the same good or service to similar customers and the contract performance obligations are unique to each government solicitation. The performance obligations are typically not distinct. In cases where there are distinct performance obligations, the transaction price would be allocated to each performance obligation on a ratable basis based upon the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Cost plus margin is used for the cost plus fixed fee contract portfolios as well as the fixed price and time and materials contracts portfolios to determine the stand-alone selling price.

In the Government segment, when determining when to recognize revenue recognition, we analyze whether our performance obligations in ourunder Government contracts are satisfied over a period of time or at a point in time. In general, our
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performance obligations are satisfied over a period of time. However,time; however, there may be circumstances where the latter or both scenarios could apply to a contract.

We usually expect payment within 30 to 90 days from the date of service, depending on our terms with the customer. None of our contracts as of December 31, 2020 contained a significant financing component.Inventories
Inventories
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, with cost determined using the weighted average cost method. We use certain estimates and judgments and considers several factors, including product demand, changes in customer requirements and changes in technology to provide for excess and obsolescence reserves to properly value inventory.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

We capitalize certain costs related to the development of our platform and other software applications for internal use in accordance with ASC Topic 350-40ASC 350-40,, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal - Use Software. We begin to capitalize our costs to develop software when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed, management has authorized and committed project funding, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. We stop capitalizing these costs when the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, including the completion of all significant testing. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related asset, generally estimated to be three to five years. We also capitalize costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditure will result in additional functionality and expense costs incurred for maintenance and minor upgrades and enhancements. Costs incurred prior to meeting these criteria together with costs incurred for training and maintenance are expensed as incurred and recorded within research and development expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

We exercise judgment in determining the point at which various projects may be capitalized, in assessing the ongoing value of the capitalized costs and in determining the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized. To the extent that we change the manner in which we develop and test new features and functionalities related to our platform, assess the ongoing value of capitalized assets or determine the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized, the amount of internal-use software development costs we capitalize and amortize could change in future periods
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Accounting for Business Combinations

We account for acquired businesses using the Acquisition Method,in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, which requires that acquired assets and assumed liabilities be recorded at their respective fair values on the date of acquisition. The fair value of the consideration paid is assigned to the underlying net assets of the acquired business based on their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded to goodwill. Intangible assets are amortized over the expected life of the asset. Fair value determinations and useful life estimates are based on, among other factors, estimates of expected future cash flows from revenues of the intangible assets acquired, estimates of appropriate discount rates used to present value expected future cash flows, estimated useful lives of the intangible assets acquired and other factors. Although we believe the assumptions and estimates it has made have been reasonable and appropriate, they are based, in part, on historical experience, information obtained from the management of the acquired companies and future expectations. For these and other reasons, actual results may vary significantly from estimated results.
Contingent Consideration
We determine the acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration using a discounted cash flow method, with significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 fair value measurement as defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. As it relates to the contingent consideration associated with the Restaurant Magic Acquisition we may use various valuation techniques depending on the terms and conditions of the contingent consideration, including a Monte-Carlo simulation. This simulation uses probability distribution for each significant input to produce hundreds or thousands of possible outcomes and the results are analyzed to determine probabilities of different outcomes occurring. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher or lower liability with a higher liability capped by the contractual maximum of the contingent Earn-Out obligation. Ultimately, the liability will be equivalent to the amount paid, and the difference between the fair value estimate and amount paid will be recorded in earnings. The amount paid that is less than or equal to the liability on the acquisition date is reflected as cash used in financing activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows. Any amount paid in excess of the liability on the acquisition date is reflected as cash used in operating activities. The Restaurant Magic Acquisition resulted in a liability for the contingent consideration being recorded in the amount of $3.3 million during 2019. The liability for the contingent consideration was established at the time of the acquisition and is evaluated quarterly based on additional information as it becomes available; any change in the fair value adjustment is recorded in the earnings of that period. During 2020, adjustments of $3.3 million were recorded to decrease the fair value of the contingent consideration related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition to zero as of December 31, 2020.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. It is not deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. Our impairment tests are based on two reportable operating segments and the identified reporting units within those operating segments used in the test for goodwill impairment. If the carrying value of either reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized for the excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit over its fair value.

Fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a weighted methodology considering the output from both the income and market approaches. The income approach incorporates the use of a discounted cash flow (“DCF”)DCF analysis. A number of significant assumptions and estimates are involved in the application of the DCF model to forecast operating cash
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flows, including revenue growth, operating income margin and discount rate. These assumptions vary between the reporting units. The market approach incorporates the use of the quoted price and public company methods utilizing public market data for our company and comparable companies for each of our two reporting segments.

We conducted our annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter of 20202021 and determined that the fair value for each of the reporting units significantly exceeded its respective carrying value. As such, goodwill was not impaired. No impairment charge was recorded in any of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Restaurants/Retail:

We performed a quantitative assessment to test our Restaurant/Retail reporting unit impairment as of October 1, 2021. The excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value (expressed as a percentage of carrying value) was in excess of its carrying value of $622 million by approximately 175% as of September 30, 2021.

In deriving our fair value estimates, we use key assumptions built on the current product portfolio mix adjusted to reflect continued revenue increases from our software products.

We use total annual revenue growth rates for the reporting unitsunit ranging between 3.0% and 23.0%56.3%. The high-end growth rate reflects our projected revenues from anticipated increases in installations of our software platforms at new and existing customer locations. These software platforms are expected to expand our capabilities into new markets. We believe these estimates are reasonable
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given the size of the overall market, combined with the projected market share we expect to achieve. Overall, the projected revenue growth rates ultimately trend to an estimated long term growth rate of 3.0%.

We use gross margin estimates that are reflective of expected increased recurring SaaS revenue from that is expected to exceed historical gross margins. Estimates of operating expenses, working capital requirements and depreciation and amortization expense used for the Restaurant/Retail reporting unit are generally consistent with actual historical amounts, adjusted to reflect our continued investment and projected revenue growth from our core technology platforms. We believe utilization of actual historical results adjusted to reflect our continued investment in our products is an appropriate basis supporting the fair value of the Restaurant/Retail reporting unit.

Finally, we use a discount rate of approximately 21.5%13.5% for the Restaurant/Retail reporting unit. This estimate was derived through a combination of current risk-free interest rate data, financial data from companies that PAR considers to be our competitors and was based on volatility between our historical financial projections and actual results achieved.

The current economic conditions and the continued volatility in the U.S. and in many other countries in which we operate could contribute to decreased consumer confidence and continued economic uncertainty which may adversely impact our operating performance. Although we have seen an improvement in the markets it serves, continued volatility in these markets could have an impact on purchases of our products, which could result in a reduction in sales, operating income and cash flows. Such reductions could have a material adverse impact on the underlying estimates used in deriving the fair value of our reporting units used to support our annual goodwill impairment test or could result in a triggering event requiring a fair value re-measurement, particularly if we are unable to achieve the estimates of revenue growth indicated in the preceding paragraphs. These conditions may result in an impairment charge in future periods.
Government:
The estimated fair value of the Government segment is substantially in excess of its carrying value. Consistent with prior year methodology, in deriving our fair value estimates, we have used key assumptions built on the current core business. These assumptions, specifically those included within the discounted cash flow estimate, are comprised of the revenue growth rate, gross margin, operating expenses, working capital requirements, and depreciation and amortization expense.
We reconciled the aggregate estimated fair value of the reporting units to our market capitalization noting no impairment as of December 31, 20202021 or December 31, 20192020 was recorded.

Deferred Taxes

Deferred tax assets are reviewed quarterly for recoverability and valued accordingly. The deferred tax assets are subject to a full valuation allowance. These deferred tax assets are evaluated by using estimates of future taxable income and the impact of tax planning strategies. Valuations related to tax accruals and deferred tax assets can be impacted by changes to tax codes, changes in statutory tax rates and our estimates of future taxable income levels.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

See “Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to consolidated financial statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Report) for details.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
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Item 7A.     7A.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The Company'sOur primary exposures relate to certain non-dollar denominated sales and operating expenses in Europe and Asia. These primary currencies are the Great British Pound, the Euro, the Australian dollar, the Singapore dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Indian Rupee and the Chinese Renminbi. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates may negatively affect our revenue and net income (loss) as expressed in U.S. dollars. We also have foreign currency risk related to foreign currency transactions and monetary assets and liabilities, including intercompany balances denominated in currencies that are not the functional currency. We have experienced and will continue to experience fluctuations in our net income (loss) as a result of gains (losses) on these foreign currency transactions and the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2020,2021, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes on our revenues and net income (loss) have not been material. The volatility of exchange rates depends on many factors that we cannot forecast with reliable accuracy.

Interest Rate Risk

On April 15, 2019,As of December 31, 2021, we sold $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes and on February 10, 2020, we sold $120 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes. We received approximately $115.8 million of net proceeds from the sale of the 2026 Notes, and used a portion of the proceeds to repurchase $66.3had $398.8 million aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes. As of March 10, 2021, we had $133.8 million aggregate principal amount ofSenior Notes outstanding. A hypothetical 10.0% increase or decreaseWe carry the Senior Notes at face value less amortized discount on the consolidated balance sheets. Since the Notes bear interest at fixed rates, we have no financial statement risk associated with changes in interest rates. However, the fair value of the Senior Notes changes when the market price of our stock fluctuates or interest rates paid on outstanding borrowings under the Notes would not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.change.
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Item 8.     8.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of PAR Technology Corporation

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetsheets of PAR Technology Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statementstatements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the yeartwo years in the period ended December 31, 2020,2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the yeareach of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020,2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America .

America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 16, 2021,1, 2022, expressed an adverse opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting because of material weaknesses.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 5 to the financial statements, effective on January 1, 2019, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Debt— Convertible Senior Notes due 2026—2027— Refer to Note 98 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

In February 2020,On September 17, 2021, the Company issued $120.0Msold $265.0M aggregate principle amount of 2.875% convertible senior notes1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 20262027 (the “2026“2027 Notes”). In accounting for the issuance of the 20262027 Notes, management allocated the total proceeds into liability and equity components. The carrying amount of the liability component was calculated by estimating the fair value of similar notes that do not have associated convertible features. The carrying amount of the equity component, representing the conversion option, was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the fair valueprincipal amount of the 20262027 Notes. The valuation model used in determining the fair value of the liability component for the 20262027 Notes includes inputs, such as the implied debt yield within the nonconvertible borrowing rate.
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Given the inherent complexity and significant judgments made by management in determining the implied debt yield within the nonconvertible borrowing rate, the related audit effort required a higher degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the implied debt yield input to the nonconvertible borrowing rate included the following, among others:

Testing the source information underlying the determination of the nonconvertible borrowing rate.rate.

With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we developed independent estimates of the implied debt yield input to the nonconvertible borrowing rate and compared our estimates to the Company’s estimates.

Revenue recognition— Long-term fixed price contracts—Acquisition — Punchh, Inc. — Developed Technology Intangible Asset — Refer to Note 4Notes 1 and 2 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company’s long-term fixed price contracts and programs involve the use of various techniques to estimate total contract revenue and costs. The Company estimatescompleted the profitacquisition of Punchh, Inc. for $507.7 million on April 8, 2021. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a contract asbusiness combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the difference betweenpurchase price was allocated to the totalassets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values, including the developed technology intangible asset of $84.6 million. Management estimated revenue and expected costs to complete the contract and recognizes that profit over the lifefair value of the contract as controldeveloped technology intangible asset using the multi-period excess earnings method, which is transferredpredicated upon the calculation of the net present value of after-tax net cash flows attributable to the customer. Contractintangible asset. The fair value determination of the developed technology intangible asset required management to make significant estimates are based on variousand assumptions related to project the outcomevaluation method, forecasts of future events, which include: labor productivityEBITDA margin, and availability; the complexityselection of the work to be performed; and the performance of subcontractors. Revenue and profit in future periods of contract performance are recognized using these assumptions and adjusting the estimate of costs to complete a contract.discount rate.

Given the fair value determination of the developed technology intangible asset requires management to use judgment necessaryin the selection of the valuation method, as well as make significant estimates and assumptions related to make reasonably dependable estimates regarding the revenueforecasts of future EBITDA margin, and costs associated with long-term fixed price contracts, auditingthe selection of the discount rate, performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of these estimates and assumptions required increased audit effort due to thea high degree of auditor judgment when performing audit procedures and evaluatingan increased extent of effort, including the results of those procedures.need to involve our fair value specialists.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the revenuevaluation method, forecasts of future EBITDA margin and cost estimatesthe selection of the discount rate for these long-term fixed price contractsthe developed technology intangible assets included the following, among others:

We selected a samplecompared the forecasts of long-term fixed-price contracts for testingfuture EBITDA margin to historical performance of the acquired business, to historical performance and performedfuture projected performance of other guideline companies within the following procedures:same industry, and to historical performance and future projected performance of overall industry trends.

With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the (1) valuation methodology and (2) discount rate by:

Evaluated whetherTesting the recognitionsource information underlying the determination of revenue over time on such contracts was appropriate based on the termsdiscount rate and conditionstesting the mathematical accuracy of each contract, including whether continuous transfer of control to the customer occurred as progress was made toward fulfilling the performance obligation.calculation.

Tested management’s determinationDeveloping a range of the transaction price based on the consideration expected to be received in accordance with the rightsindependent estimates and obligations established under the contracts and any contractual modifications.

Evaluated the estimates of total cost and revenue for the performance obligation by:

Comparing costs incurred to datecomparing those to the costs that management estimated to be incurred to date.

Evaluating management’s ability to achieve the estimates of total cost and revenuediscount rate selected by performing corroborating inquiries with the Company’s project and business management, and testing management’s process used to develop the estimates based on their labor plans, design specifications, and subcontractor performance.

Comparing management’s estimates for the selected contracts to costs and revenues of similar performance obligations, as well as lookback procedures against prior estimates, when applicable.


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Tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculation of revenue recognized during the period for the performance obligations.management.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Rochester, New York
March 16, 20211, 2022

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Shareholders and Board of Directors
PAR Technology Corporation
New Hartford, New York

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PAR Technology Corporation (the “Company”) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). of PAR Technology Corporation (the “Company”) and subsidiaries. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positionresults of operations and cash flows for period ended December 31, 2019 of the Company and subsidiaries at December 31, 2019, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 54 to the consolidated financial statements, effective on January 1, 2019, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOBPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

We served as the Company's auditor from 2012 to 2020.

New York, New York
March 16, 2020




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PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
December 31,
Assets20202019
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$180,686 $28,036 
Accounts receivable – net42,980 41,774 
Inventories – net21,638 19,326 
Other current assets3,625 4,427 
Total current assets248,929 93,563 
Property, plant and equipment – net13,856 14,351 
Goodwill41,214 41,386 
Intangible assets – net33,121 32,948 
Lease right-of-use assets2,569 3,017 
Other assets4,060 4,347 
Total assets$343,749 $189,612 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  
Current liabilities:  
Current portion of long-term debt$666 $630 
Accounts payable12,791 16,385 
Accrued salaries and benefits13,190 7,769 
Accrued expenses2,606 3,176 
Lease liabilities – current portion1,200 2,060 
Customer deposits and deferred service revenue9,506 12,084 
Total current liabilities39,959 42,104 
Lease liabilities – net of current portion1,462 1,021 
Long-term debt105,844 62,414 
Deferred service revenue – noncurrent3,082 3,916 
Other long-term liabilities4,997 7,310 
Total liabilities155,344 116,765 
Shareholders’ equity: 
Preferred stock, $.02 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, NaN outstanding
Common stock, $.02 par value, 58,000,000 and 29,000,000 shares authorized; 22,982,955 and 18,360,205 shares issued, 21,917,357 and 16,629,177 outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively459 367 
Additional paid in capital243,575 94,372 
Accumulated deficit(46,706)(10,144)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(3,936)(5,368)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,065,598 and 1,731,028 shares at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively(4,987)(6,380)
Total shareholders’ equity188,405 72,847 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$343,749 $189,612 

December 31,
Assets20212020
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$188,419 $180,686 
Accounts receivable, net49,978 42,980 
Inventories, net35,078 21,638 
Other current assets9,532 3,625 
Total current assets283,007 248,929 
Property, plant and equipment, net13,709 13,856 
Goodwill457,306 41,214 
Intangible assets, net118,763 33,121 
Lease right-of-use assets4,348 2,569 
Other assets11,016 4,060 
Total assets$888,149 $343,749 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  
Current liabilities:  
Current portion of long-term debt$705 $666 
Accounts payable20,845 12,791 
Accrued salaries and benefits17,265 13,190 
Accrued expenses5,042 2,606 
Lease liabilities – current portion2,266 1,200 
Customer deposits and deferred service revenue14,394 9,506 
Total current liabilities60,517 39,959 
Lease liabilities, net of current portion2,440 1,462 
Long-term debt305,845 105,844 
Deferred service revenue – noncurrent7,597 3,082 
Other long-term liabilities7,405 4,997 
Total liabilities383,804 155,344 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)00
Stockholders’ equity: 
Preferred stock, $.02 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding— — 
Common stock, $.02 par value, 58,000,000 shares authorized; 28,094,333 and 22,982,955 shares issued, 26,924,397 and 21,917,357 outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively562 459 
Additional paid in capital640,937 243,575 
Accumulated deficit(122,505)(46,706)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(3,704)(3,936)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,181,449 and 1,065,598 shares at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively(10,945)(4,987)
Total stockholders’ equity504,345 188,405 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity$888,149 $343,749 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202020192018202120202019
Net revenues:
Revenues, net:Revenues, net:
ProductProduct$73,228 $66,329 $78,787 Product$105,014 $73,228 $66,329 
ServiceService69,284 56,978 55,282 Service105,337 69,284 56,978 
ContractContract71,274 63,925 67,177 Contract72,525 71,274 63,925 
213,786 187,232 201,246 
Total revenues, netTotal revenues, net282,876 213,786 187,232 
Costs of sales:Costs of sales:Costs of sales:
ProductProduct58,887 51,189 60,694 Product80,841 58,887 51,189 
ServiceService49,933 40,389 43,051 Service73,226 49,933 40,389 
ContractContract65,641 58,243 59,982 Contract66,688 65,641 58,243 
174,461 149,821 163,727 
Total cost of salesTotal cost of sales220,755 174,461 149,821 
Gross marginGross margin39,325 37,411 37,519 Gross margin62,121 39,325 37,411 
Operating expenses:Operating expenses:Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative46,196 38,068 35,810 Selling, general and administrative83,998 46,196 38,068 
Research and developmentResearch and development19,252 13,372 12,412 Research and development34,579 19,252 13,372 
Amortization of identifiable intangible assetsAmortization of identifiable intangible assets1,163 156 22 Amortization of identifiable intangible assets1,825 1,163 156 
Adjustment to contingent consideration liabilityAdjustment to contingent consideration liability(3,340)(450)Adjustment to contingent consideration liability— (3,340)— 
63,271 51,596 47,794 
Gain on insurance proceedsGain on insurance proceeds(4,400)— — 
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses116,002 63,271 51,596 
Operating lossOperating loss(23,946)(14,185)(10,275)Operating loss(53,881)(23,946)(14,185)
Other income (expense) – net808 (449)683 
Other (expense) income, netOther (expense) income, net(1,279)808 (449)
Loss on extinguishment of debtLoss on extinguishment of debt(8,123)Loss on extinguishment of debt(11,916)(8,123)— 
Interest expense – net(8,287)(4,571)(387)
Loss before benefit from (provision for) income taxes(39,548)(19,205)(9,979)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes2,986 3,634 (14,143)
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net(18,147)(8,287)(4,571)
Loss before benefit from income taxesLoss before benefit from income taxes(85,223)(39,548)(19,205)
Benefit from income taxesBenefit from income taxes9,424 2,986 3,634 
Net lossNet loss$(36,562)$(15,571)$(24,122)Net loss$(75,799)$(36,562)$(15,571)
Net loss per share (basic and diluted)Net loss per share (basic and diluted)$(1.92)$(0.96)$(1.50)Net loss per share (basic and diluted)$(3.02)$(1.92)$(0.96)
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted)Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted)19,014 16,223 16,041 Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted)25,088 19,014 16,223 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202020192018202120202019
Net lossNet loss$(36,562)$(15,571)$(24,122)Net loss$(75,799)$(36,562)$(15,571)
Other comprehensive loss, net of applicable tax:Other comprehensive loss, net of applicable tax:Other comprehensive loss, net of applicable tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustmentsForeign currency translation adjustments1,432 (1,115)(823)Foreign currency translation adjustments232 1,432 (1,115)
Comprehensive lossComprehensive loss$(35,130)$(16,686)$(24,945)Comprehensive loss$(75,567)$(35,130)$(16,686)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
(in thousands)Common StockCapital in
excess of
Par Value
(Accumulated Deficit) Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Treasury StockTotal
Shareholders’
Equity
SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balances at December 31, 201717,677 $354 $48,349 $29,549 $(3,430)(1,708)$(5,836)$68,986 
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options168 863 — — — — 866 
Net issuance of restricted stock awards34 — — — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 1,039 — — — — 1,039 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — (823)— — (823)
Net loss— — — (24,122)— — — (24,122)
Balances at December 31, 201817,879 $357 $50,251 $5,427 $(4,253)(1,708)$(5,836)$45,946 
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options256 1,428 — — — — 1,433 
Net issuance of restricted stock awards225 (5)— — — — 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options— — — — — (23)(544)(544)
Stock-based compensation— — 2,706 — — — — 2,706 
Acquisition consideration— — 27,527 — — — — 27,527 
Equity component of issued 2024 convertible notes (net of deferred taxes of $4.1 million)— — 12,465 — — — — 12,465 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — (1,115)— — (1,115)
Net loss— — — (15,571)— — (15,571)
Balances at December 31, 201918,360 $367 $94,372 $(10,144)$(5,368)(1,731)$(6,380)$72,847 
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options47 674 — — — — 675 
Net issuance of restricted stock awards29 834 — — — — 835 
Net issuance of restricted stock units23 — — — — — — — 
Issuance of restricted stock for acquisition908 18 — — — — — 18 
Stock-based compensation— — 4,251 — — — — 4,251 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stock— — (143)— — (57)(1,043)(1,186)
Equity component of redeemed 2024 convertible notes (net of deferred taxes of $3.0 million)— — (6,808)— — 722 2,436 (4,372)
Equity component of issued 2026 convertible notes (net of deferred taxes of $6.2 million and issuance costs of $0.9 million)— — 19,060 — — — — 19,060 
Proceeds from public share offering, net of issuance costs of $6.0 million)3,616 72 131,335 — — — — 131,407 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — �� — 1,432 — — 1,432 
Net loss— — — (36,562)— — — (36,562)
Balances at December 31, 202022,983 $459 $243,575 $(46,706)$(3,936)(1,066)(4,987)$188,405 

(in thousands)Common StockCapital in
Excess of
Par Value
(Accumulated Deficit) Retained
Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossTreasury StockTotal
Stockholders’
Equity
SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balances at January 1, 201917,879 $357 $50,251 $5,427 $(4,253)(1,708)$(5,836)$45,946 
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options256 1,428 — — — — 1,433 
Net issuance of restricted stock awards225 (5)— — — — — 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options— — — — — (23)(544)(544)
Stock-based compensation— — 2,706 — — — — 2,706 
Acquisition consideration— — 27,527 — — — — 27,527 
Equity component of issued 2024 convertible notes (net of deferred taxes of $4.1 million)— — 12,465 — — — — 12,465 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — (1,115)— — (1,115)
Net loss— — — (15,571)— — — (15,571)
Balances at December 31, 201918,360 $367 $94,372 $(10,144)$(5,368)(1,731)$(6,380)$72,847 
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options47 674 — — — — 675 
Net issuance of restricted stock awards29 834 — — — — 835 
Net issuance of restricted stock units23 — — — — — — — 
Issuance of restricted stock for acquisition908 18 — — — — — 18 
Stock-based compensation— — 4,251 — — — — 4,251 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stock— — (143)— — (57)(1,043)(1,186)
Equity component of redeemed 2024 convertible notes (net of deferred taxes of $3.0 million)— — (6,808)— — 722 2,436 (4,372)
Equity component of issued 2026 convertible notes (net of deferred taxes of $6.2 million and issuance costs of $0.9 million)— — 19,060 — — — — 19,060 
Proceeds from public share offering, net of issuance costs of $6.0 million)3,616 72 131,335 — — — — 131,407 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — 1,432 — — 1,432 
Net loss— — — (36,562)— — — (36,562)
Balances at December 31, 202022,983 $459 $243,575 $(46,706)$(3,936)(1,066)$(4,987)$188,405 
Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options105 1,154 — — — — 1,156 
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $6.8 million3,335 67 208,105 — — — — 208,172 
Net issuance of restricted stock awards— — — — — — — 
Net issuance of restricted stock units176 368 — — — — 372 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stock— — — — — (115)(5,958)(5,958)
Stock-based compensation— — 14,615 — — — — 14,615 
Issuance of common stock for acquisition1,493 30 110,189 — — — — 110,219 
Equity component of issuance of 2027 convertible notes, net of deferred taxes of $0.7 million and issuance costs of $2.1 million— — 62,931 — — — — 62,931 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — 232 — — 232 
Net loss— — — (75,799)— — — (75,799)
Balances at December 31, 202128,094 $562 $640,937 $(122,505)$(3,704)(1,181)$(10,945)$504,345 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202020192018202120202019
Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:  Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net lossNet loss$(36,562)$(15,571)$(24,122)Net loss$(75,799)$(36,562)$(15,571)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion14,452 7,255 4,730 
Impairment loss1,585 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization21,421 10,097 4,726 
Debt-related accretion in interest expenseDebt-related accretion in interest expense8,725 4,355 2,529 
Current expected credit lossesCurrent expected credit losses540 830 805 Current expected credit losses1,290 540 830 
Provision for obsolete inventoryProvision for obsolete inventory2,256 597 845 Provision for obsolete inventory103 2,256 597 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation4,251 2,706 1,039 Stock-based compensation14,615 4,251 2,706 
Loss on debt extinguishmentLoss on debt extinguishment8,123 Loss on debt extinguishment11,916 8,123 — 
Adjustment to contingent consideration liabilityAdjustment to contingent consideration liability(3,340)(450)Adjustment to contingent consideration liability— (3,340)— 
Deferred income taxDeferred income tax(3,229)(4,002)13,809 Deferred income tax(10,417)(3,229)(4,002)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable(1,532)(15,640)3,053 Accounts receivable1,832 (1,532)(15,640)
InventoriesInventories(4,476)1,864 (1,836)Inventories(13,547)(4,476)1,864 
Other current assetsOther current assets809 (1,004)958 Other current assets(3,995)809 (1,004)
Other assetsOther assets326 436 (197)Other assets(4,001)326 436 
Accounts payableAccounts payable(4,176)3,741 (1,688)Accounts payable4,911 (4,176)3,741 
Accrued salaries and benefitsAccrued salaries and benefits5,327 1,829 (335)Accrued salaries and benefits(270)5,327 1,829 
Accrued expensesAccrued expenses(594)2,412 (2,939)Accrued expenses(6,096)(594)2,412 
Customer deposits and deferred service revenueCustomer deposits and deferred service revenue(3,445)1,243 1,349 Customer deposits and deferred service revenue(1,710)(3,445)1,243 
Other long-term liabilitiesOther long-term liabilities1,027 (2,825)(455)Other long-term liabilities(2,134)1,027 (2,825)
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities(20,243)(16,129)(3,849)Net cash used in operating activities(53,156)(20,243)(16,129)
Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:  Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(19,835)
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquiredCash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired(374,705)— (19,835)
Settlement of working capital for acquisitionSettlement of working capital for acquisition191 Settlement of working capital for acquisition— 191 — 
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(1,299)(2,462)(3,948)Capital expenditures(1,435)(1,299)(2,462)
Capitalization of software costsCapitalization of software costs(7,932)(4,068)(3,892)Capitalization of software costs(6,852)(7,932)(4,068)
Proceeds from sale of product lineProceeds from sale of product line2,482 1,126 Proceeds from sale of product line— — 2,482 
Net cash used in provided by investing activities(9,040)(23,883)(6,714)
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(382,992)(9,040)(23,883)
Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:  Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of long-term debt(629)(380)
Payment of contingent consideration(2,550)
Principal payments of long-term debtPrincipal payments of long-term debt(4,174)(629)— 
Payments for the extinguishment of notes payablePayments for the extinguishment of notes payable(183,618)(66,250)— 
Proceeds from common stock issuanceProceeds from common stock issuance215,000 131,407 — 
Payments for common stock issuance costsPayments for common stock issuance costs(6,828)— — 
Proceeds from debt issuance, net of original issue discountProceeds from debt issuance, net of original issue discount441,385 115,786 75,039 
Payments for debt issuance costsPayments for debt issuance costs(13,998)— — 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stockTreasury stock acquired from employees upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stock(5,315)(297)(544)
Proceeds from exercise of stock optionsProceeds from exercise of stock options1,156 675 1,433 
Payments of bank borrowingPayments of bank borrowing(17,459)(50,470)Payments of bank borrowing— — (17,459)
Proceeds from bank borrowingProceeds from bank borrowing9,640 57,339 Proceeds from bank borrowing— — 9,640 
Proceeds from stock issuance, net of issuance costs131,407 
Payments for the extinguishment of notes payable(66,250)
Proceeds from notes payable, net of issuance costs115,786 75,039 
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stock(297)(544)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options675 1,433 860 
Payment of contingent considerationPayment of contingent consideration— — (2,550)
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities180,692 65,559 7,349 Net cash provided by financing activities443,608 180,692 65,559 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalentsEffect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents1,241 (996)99 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents273 1,241 (996)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents152,650 24,551 (3,115)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalentsNet increase in cash and cash equivalents7,733 152,650 24,551 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periodCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period28,036 3,485 6,600 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period180,686 28,036 3,485 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periodCash and cash equivalents at end of period$180,686 $28,036 $3,485 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$188,419 $180,686 $28,036 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
202020192018202120202019
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing flow information:
Cash paid for interest$4,018 $1,293 $308 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:Cash paid during the period for:
InterestInterest$8,383 $4,018 $1,293 
Income taxes, net of refundsIncome taxes, net of refunds205 (321)285 Income taxes, net of refunds— 205 (321)
Capital expenditures recorded in accounts payable316 
Bonus accrual to be paid in common sharesBonus accrual to be paid in common shares— 620 833 
Capitalized software recorded in accounts payableCapitalized software recorded in accounts payable228 Capitalized software recorded in accounts payable48 316 — 
Bonus accrual to be paid in common shares620 833 
Capital expenditures in accounts payableCapital expenditures in accounts payable26 228 — 
Tax withholding in accrued salaries and benefits related to treasury stock acquired from employeesTax withholding in accrued salaries and benefits related to treasury stock acquired from employees643 — — 
Common stock issued for Punchh AcquisitionCommon stock issued for Punchh Acquisition110,219 — — 
Notes payable for AccSysNotes payable for AccSys2,000 Notes payable for AccSys— — 2,000 
Common stock to be issued for AccSysCommon stock to be issued for AccSys27,527 Common stock to be issued for AccSys— — 27,527 
Contingent consideration for AccSysContingent consideration for AccSys3,340 Contingent consideration for AccSys— — 3,340 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of business

PAR Technology Corporation (the “Company” or “PAR,” “we,” or “us”), through its consolidated subsidiaries, operates in 2 segments - the Restaurant/Retail segment and the Government segment. The Restaurant/Retail segment provides point-of-sale (POS)enterprise restaurants, franchisees, and other restaurant outlets in the three major restaurant categories, quick service, fast casual, and table service, with operational efficiencies, offering them a fully integrated cloud solution by combining Brink POS cloud software hardware,for front-of-house, Data Central back-office software,cloud solution, PAR Pay and integrated technical solutions to the restaurantPAR Payment Services for payments, and retail industries.Punchh loyalty and engagement solution on a unified commerce cloud platform. The Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance,technical expertise and reconnaissancedevelopment of advanced systems and software solutions for the DoD and other federal agencies, as well as satellite command and control, communication, and IT mission systems support to the United States Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.at several DoD facilities worldwide. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the Company's accounts and those of its consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Beginning in early March 2020, the global spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) createdCOVID-19 continued to create significant uncertainty and worldwide economic disruption. Specific impacts to thedisruption in 2021. The Company’s business include delayed or reducedcontinued to experience delays in customer orders and sales, restrictions on its employees ability to travel or work, delays in shipments toincreased costs for hardware, components and from certain countries,materials, and disruptions in its supply chain. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including, among others, the duration and scope of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerningCOVID-19 pandemic, the severity of COVID-19 variants and the actions, especially those taken by governmental authorities, to contain the pandemic or treatmitigate its impact.impact and the impact on the businesses of our customers, partners, and suppliers. As pandemic-related events continue to evolve, additional impacts may arise that the Company is not aware of currently. Any prolonged material disruption of the Company’s associates,business or the businesses of the Company's customers, partners, or suppliers manufacturing, or customers could materially impact its consolidatedthe Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Basis of presentation and use of estimates

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements and related notes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).America. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management of the Company to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, the recognition and measurement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations at fair value, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment including right-to-use assets and liabilities, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, the measurement of liabilities and equity recognized for outstanding convertible notes, credit losses for receivables, valuation of excess and obsolete inventories, and measurement of contingent consideration at fair value. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company's estimates are subject to uncertainties associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact these estimates is uncertain and cannot be predicted, and there can be no assurance that the COVID-19 pandemic will not have a material and adverse effect on these estimates.

The Company has recast certain costs, expenses and gains in the consolidated statements of operations for the years 2019 and 2018 to correct certain immaterial classification errors and conform those periods to current period presentation. These reclassifications did not change our reported net loss or comprehensive loss for the years 2019 and 2018. For the years 2019 and 2018, costs and expenses amounting to $1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, have been reclassified from amortization of identifiable intangible assets to cost of service for acquired developed technology intangibles; and, $1.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, have been reclassified from other (expense) income to selling, general and administrative expense for facility costs. Additionally, for the year 2019, expenses amounting to $0.1 million have been reclassified from amortization of identifiable intangible assets to cost of product.

The Company has also adjusted certain amounts within the prior year footnotes to the consolidated financial statements. Presentation of the Company's property, plant and equipment footnote disclosure at December 31, 2019 was recast to reduce $2.0 million of gross assets and a related $2.0 million of accumulated depreciation; the Company's footnote disclosure of inventory reserves as of December 31, 2019 increased by $0.6 million; and footnote disclosure of the amount and weighted average fair value of the Company’s outstanding non-vested restricted stock awards at December 31, 2019 was recast to 149,000 shares and $24.62, respectively.

For the year 2018, income amounting to $0.5 million was also reclassified from other (expense) income to adjustment to contingent consideration to conform with current year presentation.This reclass did not change our reported net loss or comprehensive loss for the year 2018.
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Business combinations

The Company accounts for business combinations pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC Topic805, Business Combinations, which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their respective fair values on the date of acquisition. The fair value of the consideration paid is assigned to the underlying net assets of the acquired business based on their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is allocated to goodwill. The purchase price allocation process requires the Company to make significant assumptions and estimates in determining the purchase price and the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The Company’s assumptions and estimates are subject to refinement and, as a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company records adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s consolidated financial statements and results of operations reflect an acquired business after the completion of the acquisition.
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Contingent consideration

The Company determinesdetermined the acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration associated with the Restaurant Magic Acquisition in December 2019 using a discounted cash flow method,Monte-Carlo simulation valuation techniques, with
significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 fair value measurement as defined in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. As it relatesMeasurement. This valuation technique is also used to determine current fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the acquisition of Brink Software, Inc. in September 2014 (the “Brink Acquisition”) and the acquisition of AccSys, LLC in December 2019 (the “Restaurant Magic Acquisition”), the Company uses discounted cash flow and Monte-Carlo simulation valuation techniques to determine the current fair value.consideration. The simulation uses probability distribution for each significant input to produce hundreds or thousands of possible outcomes and the results are analyzed to determine probabilities of different outcomes occurring. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher or lower liability with a higher liability capped by the contractual maximum of the contingent post-closing revenue focused milestones (“Earn-Out”) obligation. Ultimately, the liability will be equivalent to the amount paid, and the difference between the fair value estimate and amount paid will be recorded in earnings. The amount paid that is less than or equal to the liability on the acquisition date is reflected as cash used in financing activities in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows. Any amount paid in excess of the liability on the acquisition date is reflected as cash used in operating activities. The Restaurant Magic Acquisition resulted in a liability for the contingent consideration being recorded in the amount of $3.3 million during 2019. The liability for the contingent consideration was established at the time of the acquisition and is evaluated quarterly based on additional information as it becomes available; any change in the fair value adjustment is recorded in the earnings of that period. During 2020, the Company recorded a $3.3 million in adjustmentsadjustment to decrease the fair value of the contingent consideration related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition to 0zero as of December 31, 2020. During 2018,No additional adjustments were made by the Company recorded a $0.5 million adjustment to decrease the fair value of the contingent consideration related to the Brink Acquisition which was paid in full during the year ended December 31, 2019.2021.

Revenue recognition policy

See “Note 43 – Revenue Recognition” – for revenue recognition policy and disclosures.

Warranty provisions

Warranty provisions for product warranties are recorded in the period in which the Company becomes obligated to honor the warranty, which generally is the period in which the related product revenue is recognized. The Company accrues warranty reserves based upon historical factors such as labor rates, average repair time, travel time, number of service calls per machine and cost of replacement parts. When a sale is consummated, a warranty reserve is recorded based upon the estimated cost to provide the service over the warranty period which can range from 12 to 36 months and cost of replacement parts.
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Activity related to warranty claims are as follows:

December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Beginning balance$1,490 $239 
Provision for warranties(300)(39)
Warranty claims(196)(122)
Warranties acquired in business acquisition1,412 
Ending balance$994 $1,490 
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Beginning balance$994 $1,490 
Adjustments to reserve(10)(300)
Warranty claims settled(222)(196)
Ending balance$762 $994 

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments, purchased with a remaining maturity of three months or less, to be cash equivalents including money market funds.

The Company maintained bank balances that, at times, exceeded the federally insured limit during the years ended December 31, 20202021 and 2019.2020. The Company has not experienced losses relating to these deposits and management does not believe that the Company is exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to these amounts.

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Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following (in thousands):


December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents
CashCash$59,700 $5,617 Cash$69,249 $59,700 
Money market fundsMoney market funds120,986 22,419 Money market funds119,170 120,986 
Total cash and cash equivalentsTotal cash and cash equivalents$180,686 $28,036 Total cash and cash equivalents$188,419 $180,686 

Accounts receivable – allowance forcurrent expected credit losses

Allowances for credit losses are based on estimates of probable losses related to accounts receivable balances. The establishment of allowances requires the use of judgment and assumptions regarding probable losses on receivable balances. The Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains a provision for accounts receivables that it does not expect to collect. In accordance with ASC Topic 326 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, the Company accrues its estimated losses from uncollectable accounts receivable to the provision based upon recent historical experience, the length of time the receivable has been outstanding, other specific information as it becomes available, and reasonable and supportable forecasts not already reflected in the historical loss information. Provisions for current expected credit losses based on its historical experience and any specific customer collection issues thatare charged to current operating expenses. Actual losses are charged against the Company has identified. Thus, if the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, its actual losses may exceed its estimates, and additional allowances would be required.provision when incurred.

Inventories

The Company’s inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, with cost determined using the weighted average cost method. The Company uses certain estimates and judgments and considers several factors including product demand, changes in customer requirements and changes in technology to provide for excess and obsolescence reserves to properly value inventory.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to twenty-five years. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Other assets

Other assets primarily consist of cash surrender value of life insurance related to the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plandeferred compensation plan eligible to certain employees. The funded balance is reviewed on an annual basis. The balance of the life insurance policy was $3.7 million at December 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019.
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2020, respectively.

Income taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. State tax returns are filed on a combined or separate basis depending on the applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the tax returns are filed. The Company also files foreign tax returns on a separate company basis in the countries in which it operates. The provision for income taxes is based upon pretax loss with deferred income taxes provided for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The Company records a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to their net realizable amounts. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Other long-term liabilities

Other long-term liabilities represent amounts owed to employees that participate in the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, contingent liabilities related to the fair value of the Restaurant Magic Earn-Out in 2019,deferred compensation plan and the long-term portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES(“CARES Act”) deferred payroll taxes. Amounts owed to employees participating in the Deferred Compensation Plandeferred compensation plan at December 31, 20202021 were $2.8$2.4 million as compared to $3.2$2.8 million at December 31, 2019. The fair value of the contingent liability of the Restaurant Magic Earn-Out at December 31, 2020 was 0 as compared to $3.3 million at December 31, 2019.

2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments enacted or are contemplating measures to provide aid and economic stimulus. Thesestimulus; these measures may includeincluded the deferring the due dates of tax payments or other changes to their income and non-income-based tax laws.payments. The CARES Act enacted on March 27, 2020 in the U.S., includes measures to assist companies, including temporary changes to income and non-income-based tax laws. The CARES Act provides for deferred payment of the employer portion of social security taxes through the end of 2020, with 50% of the deferred
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amount due December 31, 2021 and the remaining 50% due December 31, 2022. As allowed under the CARES Act, the Company deferred payment of the employer portion of Social Securitysocial security taxes through the end of 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had deferred a total of $2.8 million of payroll taxes during 2020, of which $1.9 million was paid in December 2021 and the remaining balance to be paid equally in the fourth quarters of 2021 andDecember 2022. The current portion of the deferredDeferred payroll taxes were $1.4$1.9 million at December 31, 20202021 and were included within accrued salaries and benefits and $1.4 million in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheetsheet.

Foreign currency

The assets and liabilities for the Company’s international operations are translated into U.S. dollars using year-end exchange rates. Income statement items are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of shareholders’stockholders’ equity under the heading Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances of permanently invested long-term loans are also recorded as a translation adjustment and are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recorded in other income, net in the accompanying statements of operations.

Other income (expense), net

The Company's foreign currency transaction gains and losses and rental income and losses are recorded in other income, net in the accompanying statements of operations. Additionally, in the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of real estate.

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Identifiable intangible assets

The Company's identifiable intangible assets represent intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of Brink Acquisition,Software, Inc in September 2014 (“Brink Acquisition”), the Drive-Thru Acquisition, the Restaurant Magic Acquisition, the Punchh Acquisition, and software development costs.

The Company capitalizes certain costs related to the development of its platform and other software applications for internal use in accordance with ASC Topic 350-40,ASC 350-40, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal - Use Software. The Company begins to capitalize its costs to develop software when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed, management has authorized and committed project funding, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. The Company stops capitalizing these costs when the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, including the completion of all significant testing. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related asset, generally estimated to be three to fiveseven years. The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditure will result in additional functionality and expense costs incurred for maintenance and minor upgrades and enhancements. Costs incurred prior to meeting these criteria together with costs incurred for training and maintenance are expensed as incurred and recorded within research and development expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

The Company exercises judgment in determining the point at which various projects may be capitalized, in assessing the ongoing value of the capitalized costs and in determining the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized. To the extent that the Company can change the manner in which new features and functionalities are developed and tested related to its platform, assessing the ongoing value of capitalized assets or determining the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized, the amount of internal-use software development costs the Company capitalizes and amortizes could change in future periods.

Included in identifiable intangible assets are approximately $6.5$3.4 million and $2.5$6.5 million of costs related to software products that have not satisfied the general release threshold as of December 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. These software products are expected to satisfy the general release thresholdwill be ready for their intended use within the next 12 months. Software costs capitalizedplaced into service during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 were $3.8$9.3 million and $4.1$3.8 million, respectively. Annual amortization charged to cost of sales is computed using the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product, generally three years.
three
to five years.
Amortization expense for acquired developed technology and internally developed software was broken out as follows:

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(in thousands)202120202019
Amortization of acquired developed technology$11,978 $3,457 $1,061 
Amortization of internally developed software5,411 3,269 4,470 

The components of identifiable intangible assets are:
December 31,
(in thousands)20202019Estimated Useful Life
Acquired and internally developed software costs$40,170 $36,137 3 - 7 years
Customer relationships4,860 4,860 7 years
Trade names1,410 1,410 2 - 5 years
Non-compete agreements30 30 1 year
46,470 42,437 
Less accumulated amortization(20,265)(12,389)
$26,205 $30,048 
Internally developed software costs not meeting general release threshold6,516 2,500 
Trade names (non-amortizable)400 400 Indefinite
$33,121 $32,948  

December 31,
(in thousands)20212020Estimated Useful LifeWeighted-Average Amortization Period
Acquired developed technology$109,100 $24,500 3 - 7 years5.25 years
Internally developed software costs25,735 15,670 3 years2.90 years
Customer relationships12,360 4,860 7 years5.00 years
Trade names1,410 1,410 2 - 5 years3.00 years
Non-compete agreements30 30 1 year1.00 year
148,635 46,470 
Less accumulated amortization(39,479)(20,265)
$109,156 $26,205 
Internally developed software costs not meeting general release threshold3,407 6,516 
Trade names (non-amortizable)6,200 400 Indefinite
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The expected future amortization of intangible assets, assuming straight-line amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquisition related intangibles, excluding software costs not meeting the general release threshold, is as follows (in thousands):
2021$7,215 
20225,762 
20233,760 
20243,360 
20253,186 
Thereafter2,922 
Total$26,205 

2022$22,247 
202320,308 
202417,417 
202516,343 
202616,091 
Thereafter16,750 
Total$109,156 

The Company tested its indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year.years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. To value indefinite lived intangible assets, the Company utilizes the relief from royalty method to estimate the fair values of trade names. There was 0zero impairment to indefinite lived intangible assets in 20202021 or 2019. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.7 million on capitalized software related to its food safety software solution which had been included in costs of service for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020. 

In 2020, $6.2 million and $1.2 million of amortization ofAmortization expense for identifiable intangible assets was recorded in cost of service and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, compared to $4.3 million in cost of service and $0.1 million in amortization expense for 2019.allocated as follows:

(in thousands)202120202019
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets recorded in cost of service$17,389 $6,726 $5,531 
Amortization expense allocated to intangible assets1,825 1,150 156 

Stock-based compensation

The Company measures and records compensation expense for all stock-based compensation to employees, including awards of employee stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (both time-vested and performance awards,performance-based), in the financial statements as compensation cost over the applicable vesting
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periods using a straight-line expense recognition method, based on their fair value on the date of grant. The fair value of stock-based awards is determined by using the Black-Scholes option valuation model for option awards and closing price on the date of grant for restricted stock awards and restricted stock units. The Black-Scholes valuation model incorporates assumptions as to the fair value of stock price, volatility, the expected life of options or awards, a risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. In valuing the stock options, significant judgment is required in determining the expected volatility of the Company's common stock and the expected life that individuals will hold their stock options prior to exercising. Expected volatility is based on the historical and implied volatility of the Company's common stock. The expected life of stock-based compensation is derived from the historical actual term of option grants and an estimate of future exercises during the remaining contractual period of the option. While volatility and estimated life are assumptions that do not bear the risk of change subsequent to the grant date of stock options, these assumptions may be difficult to measure, as they represent future expectations based on historical experience. Further, expected volatility and the expected life of options and awards may change in the future, which could substantially change the grant-date fair value of future awards and, ultimately, the expense the Company records. The Company elects to account for forfeitures based on recognition in the reporting period incurred. Compensation expense for awards with performance conditions is reassessed each reporting period and recognized based upon the probability that the performance targets will be achieved.

We expenseThe Company expenses stock-based compensation for stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance awards over the requisite service period. For awards with only a service condition, we expensethe Company expenses stock-based compensation using the straight-line method over the requisite service period for the entire award. For awards with both performance and service conditions, we expensethe Company expenses the stock-based compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award, taking into account the probability that wethe Company will satisfy the performance condition.

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Net loss per share

Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 260: Earnings per Share, which specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for earnings per shareshares (“EPS”). It requires the presentation of basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS excludes all dilution and is based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if convertible securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised. At December 31, 2020,2021, there were 956,6271,305,881 anti-dilutive stock options outstanding compared to 956,627 as of December 31, 2020 and 383,000 as of December 31, 2019 and 750,000 as of December 31, 2018.2019. At December 31, 20202021 there were 426,632418,084 anti-dilutive restricted stock units compared to 67,000426,632 and 067,000 as of December 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. Due to their anti-dilutive nature, the potential effects of the 4.500% Convertible Senior2024 Notes, due 2024 (“2024 Notes”)2026 Notes, and the 2.875% Convertible Senior2027 Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes” and together with the 2024 Notes, (the “Notes”)) conversion features (See(refer to “Note 9 -8 – Debt”) for additional information) were excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation as of December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Potential shares resulting from 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes, and 20262027 Notes conversion features at respective maximum conversion rates of 46.4037 per share 30.8356 per share, and 30.835617.8571 per share are approximately 638,051, 3,700,272 and 3,700,272,4,732,132, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding for the basic and diluted loss per share computations (in thousands, except share and per share data):
December 31,December 31,
202020192018202120202019
Net Loss$(36,562)$(15,571)$(24,122)
Net lossNet loss$(75,799)$(36,562)$(15,571)
Basic:Basic:Basic:
Weighted average common sharesWeighted average common shares19,014 16,223 16,041 Weighted average common shares25,088 19,014 16,223 
Loss from per common share, basic$(1.92)$(0.96)$(1.50)
Loss per common share, basicLoss per common share, basic$(3.02)$(1.92)$(0.96)
Diluted:Diluted:Diluted:
Weighted average common sharesWeighted average common shares19,014 16,223 16,041 Weighted average common shares25,088 19,014 16,223 
Loss per common share, dilutedLoss per common share, diluted$(1.92)$(0.96)$(1.50)Loss per common share, diluted$(3.02)$(1.92)$(0.96)

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Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. The Company’sCompany's impairment tests are based on 2 reportablethe Company's identified reporting units within those operating segments and the reporting units used in the test for goodwill impairment. If the carrying value of either reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized for the excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit over its fair value.

The Company conducted its annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter of 20202021 and determined that the fair value for each of the reporting units significantly exceeded its respective carrying value. As such, goodwill was not impaired. No impairment charge was recorded in any of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents the goodwill activities for the periods presented (in thousands):

December 31, 20182019$11,051 
Acquisition of businesses30,335 
December 31, 201941,386 
Working capital adjustment(172)
December 31, 202041,214 
Punchh Acquisition417,559 
ASC 805 measurement period adjustment (Note 2)(1,467)
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Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company evaluates the accounting and reporting for the impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with the reporting requirements of ASC Topic 360-10,ASC 360-10, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The Company will recognize impairment of long-lived assets or asset groups if the net book value of such assets exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets. If the carrying value of a long-lived asset or asset group is considered impaired, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset or asset group for assets to be held and used, or the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value less cost to sell for assets to be sold. NaNNo impairment was recorded in 2021, 2020, or 2019.

Divestiture

Sale of SureCheck

In the second quarter of 2019, or 2018.ParTech sold substantially all of the assets relating to the SureCheck product line within the Company's Restaurant/Retail segment. The sale did not qualify for treatment as a discontinued operation, and therefore, the SureCheck product line is included in the Company’s operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Related Party Transactions

Act III Management LLC (“Act III Management”), a service company to the restaurant, hospitality, and entertainment industries, provides software development and restaurant technology consulting services to the Company pursuant to a master development agreement. Keith Pascal, a director of the Company, is an employee of Act III Management and serves as its vice president. In the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company paid Act III Management $1.3 million in consideration for services performed under the master development agreement; as of December 31, 2021, there were no accounts payable owed by the Company to Act III Management.

Recently IssuedAdopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016,December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2019-12, 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit LossesIncome Taxes (Topic 326)740): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, ASU 2016-13 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date, based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the2019-12 which is intended to simplify various requirements related to accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securitiesincome taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve
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consistent application. The Company adopted ASU 2016-132019-12 effective January 1, 2020, and the application of the standard had no material impact on the Company's financial results for2021. In the year ended December 31, 2020.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test which required entities to compute the implied fair value of goodwill. Under ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The Company adopted ASU 2017-04 effective January 1, 2020, and the2021, application of the standard had no material impact onto the Company's financial results forSeptember 2021 convertible note offering, the year ended December 31, 2020.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13,Disclosure Framework – Changes2027 Notes, resulted in classification to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 modifies the fair value measurements disclosures with the primary focus to improve effectivenessstockholders' equity of disclosures in the notes to the financial statements that is most important to the users. The new guidance modifies the required disclosures related to the valuation techniques and inputs used, uncertainty in measurement, and changes in measurements applied. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 effective January 1, 2020, and the applicationa $14.9 million partial release of the standard had no material impact on the Company's financial resultsdeferred tax asset valuation adjustment. Refer to “Note 8 – Debt” for the year ended December 31, 2020.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-15 provides guidance on the measurement of costs for internal-use software during the design, development, and implementation stages for customers in a cloud hosting arrangement. ASU 2018-15 also requires the capitalized costs associated with the design, development and implementation of cloud hosted arrangements to be amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement. ASU 2018-15 became effective January 1, 2020, and the application of the standard had no material impact on the Company's financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020.additional information.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. This ASU removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this standard on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06,, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), the new guidance is intended to simplify the accounting for certain convertible instruments with characteristics of both liability and equity. The guidance removes certain accounting models which separate the embedded conversion features from the host contract for convertible instruments. As a result, after the adoption of this guidance, an entity’s convertible debt instrument will be wholly accounted for as debt. The guidance also expands disclosure requirements for convertible instruments and simplifies areas of the guidance for diluted earnings-per-share calculations by requiring the use of the if-converted method. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and can be adopted on either a fully retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The Company adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2022 under the modified transition method and expects that the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. For example, the Company currently anticipates that the guidance will result in the removal of the equity component related to its Senior Notes of $87.8 million; decrease its interest expense due to the removal of the amortization component of the debt discount related to the equity component. The Company is still evaluating the cumulative effect of the change on retained earnings and other components of equity for its opening balance adjustment.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805), Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which is intended to reduce the number of accounting models for convertible debt instrumentsrequire acquiring entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and convertible preferred stock,measure contract assets and amend guidance for the derivatives scope exception for contractscontract liabilities in an entity’s own equity to reduce form-over-substance-based accounting conclusions.a business combination. ASU 2020-062021-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2021-08 in the first quarter of 2023.

With the exception of the standards discussed above, there were no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the year ended December 31, 2021 that are of significance or potential significance to the Company.

Note 2 — Acquisitions

Punchh Acquisition - 2021

On April 8, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, ParTech, Inc., and Sliver Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ParTech, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Punchh Inc. (“Punchh”), and Fortis Advisors LLC, solely in its capacity as the initial Stockholder Representative. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on April 8, 2021, Merger Sub merged with and into Punchh (the “Merger”), with Punchh surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Punchh is a leader in SaaS-based customer loyalty and engagement solutions.

In connection with the Merger, the Company paid former Punchh equity holders approximately $507.7 million (including holders of vested options and warrants) consisting of approximately (i) $397.5 million in cash (the “Cash Consideration”), and (ii) 1,493,130 shares of the Company's common stock for 100% of the equity interests in Punchh; Cash Consideration continues to be subject to adjustments for pending settlement of the indemnification escrow fund one year from the acquisition date. Consideration of common shares issued was determined using an average share price of $68.00, representing consideration paid of $101.5 million. An additional 112,204 shares of the Company's common stock are reserved for options granted as replacement awards for fully vested unexercised option awards assumed in connection with the Merger. The fair value of fully vested option awards was determined using a Black-Scholes model to be $8.7 million as of acquisition date. As a result, the total fair value of common shares issued and reserved of 1,594,202 (“Equity Consideration”) was determined to be $110.2 million. Further, the Company incurred acquisition related expenses of approximately $3.6 million.

In connection with, and to partially fund the Cash Consideration for, the Merger, on April 8, 2021, the Company, together with certain of its U.S. Subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a credit agreement with the
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early adoption permitted.lenders party thereto, and Owl Rock First Lien Master Fund, L.P., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Owl Rock Credit Agreement”), that provided for a term loan in an initial aggregate principal amount of $180.0 million (the “Owl Rock Term Loan”); and (ii) securities purchase agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with each of PAR Act III, LLC (“Act III”), and certain funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., acting as investment adviser (such funds and accounts being collectively referred to herein as “TRP”), to raise approximately $160.0 million through a private placement of the Company's common stock. The Company also issued to Act III a warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $76.50 and a five year exercise period (the “Warrant”). In connection with the Company's September 2021 public offering of its common stock, as a result of anti-dilution provisions of the Warrant, an additional 3,975 shares of common stock are available for purchase under the Warrant, at an exercise price of $75.90 per share. Refer to “Note 9 – Common Stock”, for additional information about the offering.

Additionally, on the Closing Date approximately $6.0 million of the Cash Consideration was deposited into a indemnification escrow fund, to be held for up to 18 months following the Closing Date, to fund (i) potential payment obligations of Punchh equity holders with respect to post-closing adjustments to the Cash and Equity Consideration and (ii) potential post-closing indemnification obligations of Punchh equity holders, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2021, $3.8 million was distributed from the escrow accounts, of which, $3.5 million was received by the Company from the settlement of post-closing obligations of the Punchh equity holders resulting in a reduction of the Cash Consideration paid for the acquisition, and $0.3 million was released to former Punchh shareholders. As of December 31, 2021, the Company recorded remaining indemnification assets and liabilities of approximately $2.2 million to other assets and other long-term liabilities, respectively, to account for amounts deposited into the third-party escrow fund that will be settled one year from the acquisition date.

Allocation of Acquisition Consideration

The Punchh Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Punchh Acquisition were accounted for at their preliminarily determined respective fair values as of April 8, 2021. The preliminary fair value determinations were based on management's best estimates and assumptions, and through the use of independent valuation and tax consultants. Identified preliminary fair values were subject to measurement period adjustments within the permitted measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date) as management finalized its procedures and net working capital adjustments were settled. The measurement period for the Punchh Acquisition remained open as of December 31, 2021 pending settlement of the third-party escrow fund one year from the acquisition date; management has otherwise completed its valuation procedures and settled net working capital adjustments.

During the year, the preliminary fair values of assets and liabilities as of April 8, 2021 were adjusted to reflect the ongoing acquisition valuation analysis procedures and agreed upon net working capital adjustments. These adjustments included a $3.5 million reduction of Cash Consideration paid due to the release from escrow accounts. Additionally, the fair value of Equity Consideration increased $1.6 million as a result of the finalization of the number of fully vested options granted as replacement awards for fully vested unexercised awards assumed in connection with the Merger. Further, the fair value of developed technology was reduced by $3.6 million to reflect changes in the underlying fair value assumptions. The related change to amortization expense was not material to the results for the year. The reduction to developed technology, along with identified increases to Punchh acquisition related tax deductible temporary differences, resulted in a $3.1 million reduction to the preliminary net deferred tax liability recorded in purchase accounting. These adjustments resulted in a combined reduction to goodwill of $1.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.

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The following table presents management's purchase price allocation:
(in thousands)Purchase price allocation
Cash$22,714 
Accounts receivable10,214 
Property and equipment592 
Lease right-of-use assets2,473 
Developed technology84,600 
Customer relationships7,500 
Trade name5,800 
Indemnification assets2,224 
Prepaid and other acquired assets2,764 
Goodwill416,092 
Total assets$554,973 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses15,827 
Deferred revenue11,125 
Loan payables3,508 
Lease liabilities2,787 
Indemnification liabilities2,224 
Deferred taxes11,794 
Consideration paid$507,708 

Intangible Assets

The Company identified 3 acquired intangible assets in the Punchh Acquisition: developed technology; customer relationships; and, the Punchh trade name. The fair value of developed technology and customer relationship intangible assets were determined utilizing the “multi-period excess earnings method”, which is currently assessingpredicated upon the calculation of the net present value of after-tax net cash flows respectively attributable to each asset. The Company applied a seven-year economic life and discount rate of 11.0% in determining the Punchh developed technology intangible fair value. The Company applied a 5.0% estimated annual attrition rate and discount rate of 11.0% in determining the Punchh customer relationships intangible fair value. The fair value of the Punchh trade name intangible was determined utilizing the “relief from royalty” approach, which is a form of the income approach that attributes savings incurred from not having to pay a royalty for the use of an asset. The Company applied a fair and reasonable royalty rate of 1.0% and discount rate of 11.0% in determining the Punchh trade name intangible fair value. of the Punchh trade name intangible fair value The estimated useful life of these identifiable intangible assets was preliminarily determined to be indefinite for the Punchh trade name and seven years for both the developed technology and customer relationships intangible assets.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of consideration transferred for the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired and is tested for impairment at least annually. It is not deductible for income tax purposes.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue acquired in the Punchh Acquisition was fair valued to determined allocation of consideration transferred to assume the liability. The preliminary fair value was determined utilizing the “bottom-up” approach, which is a form of the income approach that measures the liability as the direct, incremental costs to fulfill the legal obligation, plus a reasonable profit margin for the services being delivered.

Loans Payable

Loan liabilities assumed in the Punchh Acquisition were primarily comprised of Punchh's $3.3 million CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan. The Company extinguished all assumed loan payables, including the assumed CARES Act loan, through repayment of the loans on the Closing Date.
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Right-of-Use Lease Assets and Lease Liabilities

The Company assumed real property leases in the Punchh Acquisition related to office space in California, Texas and India and have accounted for these leases as Operating Leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases. The assumed leases have lease terms that run through 2021 to 2026. Valuation specialists were utilized by the Company to appraise the assumed leases against competitive market rates to determine the fair value of the lease liabilities assumed, which identified a $0.3 million unfavorable lease liability that the Company recognized as part of the lease right-of-use asset. The income approach was applied to value the identified unfavorable lease liability.

Deferred Taxes

The Company determined the deferred tax position to be recorded at the time of the Punchh Acquisition in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, resulting in recognition of deferred tax liabilities for future reversing of taxable temporary differences primarily for intangible assets and deferred tax assets primarily relating to net operating losses as of the Closing Date. A valuation allowance was also recorded against certain recognized deferred tax assets based on an evaluation of the realizability of the identified assets. These recognized deferred tax assets, liabilities and valuation allowance resulted in a preliminary net deferred tax liability of $11.8 million relating to the Punchh Acquisition.

The net deferred tax liability relating to the Punchh Acquisition was determined by the Company to provide future taxable temporary differences that allow for the Company to utilize certain previously fully reserved deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company recognized a reduction to its valuation allowance in the year ended December 31, 2021, resulting in a net tax benefit of $10.4 million for the period.

Pro Forma Financial Information - unaudited

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Punchh Acquisition resulted in additional revenues of $27.7 million. Punchh results are monitored by the Company as part of the broader Restaurant/Retail segment and as a result the Company determined it impractical to report net loss for the Punchh Acquisition for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the Punchh Acquisition been consummated at January 1, 2020, nor are they necessarily indicative of any future consolidated operating results.

The following table summarizes the Company's unaudited pro forma operating results:
Year Ended
December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Total revenue$291,596 $241,015 
Net loss(79,079)(49,370)
The unaudited pro forma results presented above are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect the realization of potential cost savings, and any related integration costs. Certain cost savings may result from the Punchh Acquisition; however, there can be no assurance that these cost savings will be achieved. These unaudited pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been obtained, or to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future. These unaudited pro forma results include certain adjustments, primarily due to increases in amortization expense due to the fair value adjustments of intangible assets, the increases to interest expense reflecting the amount borrowed in connection with the Punchh Acquisition, acquisition related costs and the impact of this standardincome taxes on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 — Acquisitions
Drive-Thru Acquisition

Effective September 30, 2019, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary ParTech, Inc. (“ParTech”), acquired assets of 3M Company's Drive-Thru Communications Systems business, including the XT-1 and G5 headset systems, contracts and intellectual property associated with the business, for a purchase price of $8.4 million (total fair value of assets were $8.4 million including approximately $1.2 million of developed technology,pro forma adjustments. $3.6 million of customer relationships, and $2.4 million of goodwill, net of warranty liability of $1.4 million, resultingacquisition costs have been reflected in cash paid of $7.0 million).the 2020 pro forma results.

Restaurant Magic Acquisition - 2019

Effective December 18, 2019, the Company, through ParTech, acquired 100% of the limited liability company interests of AccSys LLC (f/k/a AccSys, Inc., and otherwise known as Restaurant Magic) in base consideration of approximately $42.8 million, of which approximately $12.8 million was paid in cash, which reflects a $0.2 million favorable working capital adjustment recognized in the second quarter of 2020, $27.5 million was paid in restricted shares of Company common stock and $2.0 million was paid by delivery of a subordinated promissory note. The sellers of Restaurant Magic have the opportunity through 2022 to earn additional purchase price consideration subject to the achievement of certain post-closing revenue focused milestones.milestones (“Earn-Out”). The
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Earn-Out, if any, will be payable 50% in cash or subordinated promissory notes, or a combination of both, at the Company's election, and 50% in restricted shares of Company common stock; the equity component of the Earn-Out is classified as a liability on the Company's balance sheet as the quantity of restricted shares is variable subject to the final value of the Earn-out.Earn-Out. The Earn-Out has no maximum payment. As of December 31, 2019, the value of the Earn-Out based on the Monte Carlo simulation was $3.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2020, $3.3 million of fair-value adjustments were recorded to earnings to reflect a reduction in the fair value of the Earn-Out to 0;zero; see “Note 16 -15 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for additional information. The adjustment was recorded as a component of Operatingoperating expense for the year ended December 31, 2020.2020, and there were no further adjustments made during the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Company issued $2.0 million of restricted stock units (“RSUs”RSU”) in connection with its assumption of awards granted by Restaurant Magic to its employees and contractors prior to the closing of the acquisition. The cost of these RSUs are amortized over their vesting period and have been reflected in selling, general and administrative, (“SG&A”) expenses&A as part of stock-based compensation in the consolidated statements of operations.

Drive-Thru Acquisition - 2019

Effective September 30, 2019, the Company, through ParTech, acquired assets of 3M Company's Drive-Thru Communications Systems business, including the XT-1 and G5 headset systems, contracts and intellectual property associated with the business, for a purchase price of $8.4 million (total fair value of assets were $8.4 million including approximately $1.2 million of developed technology, $3.6 million of customer relationships, and $2.4 million of goodwill, net of warranty liability of $1.4 million, resulting in cash paid of $7.0 million).

The fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Drive-Thru Acquisition and the Restaurant Magic Acquisition and presented in the table below were based on management's best estimates and assumptions at the conclusion of the measurement period for each respective transaction:
(in thousands)Purchase Price Allocation
Drive-ThruRestaurant MagicTotal
Developed technology$1,200 $16,400 $17,600 
Customer relationships3,600 1,100 4,700 
Trade name900 900 
Trademark510 510 
Tangible assets1,344 1,344 
Goodwill2,390 27,773 30,163 
Property, plant, and equipment - net712 712 
Total assets8,412 47,517 55,929 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses629 629 
Warranty liability1,412 1,412 
Deferred revenue715 715 
Earn-Out liability3,340 3,340 
Consideration paid$7,000 $42,833 $49,833 

(in thousands)Purchase Price Allocation
Drive-ThruRestaurant MagicTotal
Developed technology$1,200 $16,400 $17,600 
Customer relationships3,600 1,100 4,700 
Trade name— 900 900 
Trademark510 — 510 
Tangible assets— 1,344 1,344 
Goodwill2,390 27,773 30,163 
Property, plant, and equipment - net712 — 712 
Total assets8,412 47,517 55,929 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses— 629 629 
Warranty liability1,412 — 1,412 
Deferred revenue— 715 715 
Earn-Out liability— 3,340 3,340 
Consideration paid$7,000 $42,833 $49,833 

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The estimated fair values of the developed technology, customer relationships, and trade names were all based on the income approach, which estimates fair value based upon the present value of cash flows that the assets are expected to generate. Amortization of identifiable finite-lived intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the asset. The acquired customer relationships, trade names, and developed technology assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from two to seven years, respectively.

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Pro Forma Financial Information (unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Drive-Thru Acquisition and the Restaurant Magic Acquisition resulted in additional revenues of $18.1 million and $9.4 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Drive-Thru Acquisition and the Restaurant Magic Acquisition resulted in additional revenues of $18.5 million and $8.4 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Drive-Thru Acquisition and the Restaurant Magic Acquisition resulted in additional revenues of $3.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The Company determined it is impractical to report net loss for the Drive-Thru Acquisition for years ended December 31, 2020 and
2019, and the Restaurant Magic Acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2020;2019, presentation of pro forma net loss has correspondingly been removedexcluded from the below table of pro forma results of operations and pro forma net income (loss) previously reported for the three, six and nine month periods ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively, were incorrect as such amounts are not determinable.. Presented pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the businesses acquired in 2019 been consummated at the beginning of the period presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of any future consolidated operating results. The following table summarizes the Company's unaudited pro forma operating results:results had the Restaurant Magic Acquisition and the Drive-Thru Acquisition each been consummated at January 1, 2019.

 (in thousands)Year Ended
December 31, 2019
Total revenue$208,802 

This pro forma financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies or cost savings or any integration costs related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition.
Note 3 — Divestiture
Sale of SureCheck
During the second quarter of 2019, ParTech entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell substantially all of the assets relating to the SureCheck product line within the Company's Restaurant/Retail segment. The sale did not qualify for treatment as a discontinued operation, and therefore, the SureCheck product line is included in the Company’s operations for all periods presented.
Note 43 - Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, codified as ASC Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). The FASB issued amendments to ASC 606 during 2016. ASC 606 requires additional disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and related cash flows arising from arrangements with customers. ASC 606 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

The Company adopted ASC 606 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. In evaluating the impact of adoption, the Company reviewed significant open arrangements with customers for each revenue source and adoption did not have a material impact.

Restaurant/Retail

The Company's revenue is derived from SaaS, hardware and software sales, software activation, hardware support, installations, maintenance and professional services. TheASC Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers requires the Company is required under ASC 606 to distinguish and measure performance obligations under customer contracts. Contract consideration is allocated to all performance obligations within the arrangement or contract. Performance obligations that are determined not to be distinct are combined with other performance obligations until the combined unit is determined to be distinct and that combined unit is then recognized as revenue over time or at a point in time depending on when control is transferred.

The Company evaluated the potential performance obligations within its Restaurant/Retail segment and evaluated whether each performance obligation met the ASC Topic 606 criteria to be considered a distinct performance obligations.obligation. Revenue in the Restaurant/
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Retail segment is recognized at a point in time for licensed software, hardware and installations. Revenue on these items are recognized when the customer obtains control of the asset. This generally occurs upon delivery and acceptance by the customer or upon installation or delivery to a third partythird-party carrier for onward delivery to customer. Additionally, revenue in the Restaurant/Retail segment relating to SaaS, the Company's Advanced Exchange hardware service programs, andprogram, its on-site support and other services is recognized over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the Company’s performance obligations. The Company'sCompany’s support services are stand-ready obligations that are provided over the life of the contract, generally 12 months. The Company offers installation services to its customers for hardware and software for which the Company primarily hires third partythird-party contractors to install the equipment on itsthe Company's behalf. The Company pays the third partythird-party contractors an installation service fee based on an hourly rate agreed to by the Company and contractor. When third partythird-party installers are used, the Company determines whether the nature of its performance obligations is to provide the specified goods or services itself (principal) or to arrange for the third partya third-party to provide the goods or services (agent). In the Company's customer arrangements, the Company is primarily responsible for providing a good or service, the Company has inventory risk before the good or service is transferred to the customer, and it has discretion in establishing prices. Asprices; as a result, the Company has concluded itsthat it is the principal in the arrangement and records installation revenue on a gross basis.

The support services associated with hardware and software sales are a “stand-ready obligation”obligations” satisfied over time on the basis that the customer consumes and receives a benefit from having access to the Company's support resources, when and as needed, throughout the contract term. For this reason, the support services are recognized ratably over the contract term since the Company satisfies its obligation to stand ready by performing these services each day.

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installation date, depending on the Company's terms with the customer. The primary method used to estimate a stand-alone selling price, is the price that the Company charges for the particular good or service sold by the Company separately under similar circumstances to similar customers. The Company determines stand-alone selling prices as follows: Hardware,hardware, software and software activation (one-time fee at the initial offering of software or SaaS) performance obligations are recognized at a stand-alone selling price based on the price at which the Company sells the particular good or service separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. The stand-alone selling price for all other performance obligations, includingincluding: pass-through hardware, (suchsuch as terminals, printers, or card readers),readers; hardware support (referred to as Advanced Exchange), installation, maintenance, licensed software upgrades, and professional services (project management) is recognized by using an expected cost plus margin.

Government

The Company's revenue in the Government segment is recognized over time as control is generally transferred continuously to its customers. Revenue generated by the Government segment is predominantly related to servicesservices; provided, however, revenue is also generated through the sale of materials, software, hardware, and maintenance. For the Government segment cost plus fixed fee contract portfolio, revenue is recognized over time using costs incurred to date to measure progress toward satisfying the Company's performance obligations. Incurred cost represents work performed, which corresponds with, and thereby best depicts, the transfer of control to the customer. Contract costs include labor, material, overhead and general and administrative expenses. Profit is recognized on the fixed fee portion of the contract as costs are incurred and invoiced. Long-term fixed price contracts and programs involve the use of judgment to estimate the total contract revenue and costs. For long-term fixed price contracts, the Company estimates the profit on a contract as the difference between the total estimated revenue and expected costs to complete athe contract, and recognize that profit over the life of the contract. Contract estimates are based on various assumptions to project the outcome of future events. These assumptions include: labor productivity and availability; the complexity of the work to be performed; and the performance of subcontractors. Revenue and profit in future periods of contract performance are recognized using the aforesaid assumptions, and adjusting the estimate of costs to complete a contract. Once the services provided are determined to be distinct or not distinct, the Company evaluates how to allocate the transaction price. Generally, the Government segment does not sell the same good or service to similar customers and the contract performance obligations are unique to each government solicitation. The performance obligations are typically not distinct. In cases where there are distinct performance obligations, the transaction price would be allocated to each performance obligation on a ratable basis based upon the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Cost plus margin is used for the cost plus fixed fee contract portfolios as well as the fixed price and time and materials contracts portfolios to determine the stand-alone selling price.

In the Government segment, when determining when to recognize revenue recognition, the Company analyzes whether its performance obligations in itsunder Government contracts are satisfied over a period of time or at a point in time. In general, itsthe Company's performance obligations are satisfied over a period of time. However,time; however, there may be circumstances where the latter or both scenarios could apply to a contract. The Company does not include backlog in amounts recorded as revenue as it may not result in actual revenue in any particular period, or at all.

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The Company usually expects payment within 30 to 90 days from the date of service, depending on its terms with the customer. None of its contracts as of December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020 contained a significant financing component.

Performance Obligations Outstanding

The Company's performance obligations outstanding represent the transaction price of firm, non-cancellable orders, with expected delivery dates to customers subsequent to December 31, 2020,2021, for which work has not yet been performed. The aggregate uncompleted performance obligations attributable to each of the Company's reporting segments is as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2020December 31, 2019December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Current
under one year
Non-current
over one year
Current
under one year
Non-current
over one year
Current
under one year
Non-current
over one year
Current
under one year
Non-current
over one year
Restaurant/RetailRestaurant/Retail$9,506 $3,082 $12,084 $3,916 Restaurant/Retail$12,449 $7,597 $8,000 $3,082 
GovernmentGovernmentGovernment— — — — 
TOTAL$9,506 $3,082 $12,084 $3,916 
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Most performance obligations greater than one year relate to service and support contracts, that the Company expects to fulfill within 36 months. Commissions related to service and support contracts are not significant.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Deferred revenue is recorded when cash payments are received or due in advance of revenue recognition from software licenses, professional services, and maintenance agreements. The timing of revenue recognition may differ from when customers are invoiced. The changes in deferred revenue, inclusive of both current and long-term, are as follows:

(in thousands)(in thousands)20202019(in thousands)20212020
Beginning balance - January 1Beginning balance - January 1$12,486 $12,813 Beginning balance - January 1$11,082 $12,486 
Acquired deferred revenue (Note 2)Acquired deferred revenue (Note 2)11,125 — 
Recognition of deferred revenueRecognition of deferred revenue(11,005)(7,800)Recognition of deferred revenue(19,229)(11,005)
Deferral of revenueDeferral of revenue9,601 7,473 Deferral of revenue17,068 9,601 
Ending balance - December 31Ending balance - December 31$11,082 $12,486 Ending balance - December 31$20,046 $11,082 

The above table excludes customer deposits of $1.5$1.9 million and $3.5$1.5 million as of December 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. The majority of the deferred revenue balances above relate to professional services, maintenance agreements, and software licenses. These are recognized straight-line over the life of the contract, with the majority of the balance being recognized within the next twelve months.

In the Restaurant/Retail segment most remaining performance obligations relate to service and support contracts, approximately 62% of which the Company expects to fulfill within one year. The Company expects to fulfill 100% of support and service contracts within 60 months. At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, transaction prices allocated to future performance obligations were $20.0 million and $11.1 million, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized revenue included in contract liabilities at the beginning of each respective period of $8.0 million and $11.0 million.

Disaggregated Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by major product line for each of its reporting segments because the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

Disaggregated revenue is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Restaurant/Retail
Point in Time
Restaurant/Retail
Over Time
Government
Over Time
Restaurant$73,228 $69,284 $
ISR Solutions38,327 
Mission Systems32,947 
TOTAL$73,228 $69,284 $71,274 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Restaurant/Retail Point in TimeRestaurant/Retail Over TimeGovernment Over Time
Hardware$102,066 $— $— 
Software1,131 56,723 — 
Service19,983 30,448 — 
Mission systems— — 38,311 
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions— — 33,188 
Product— — 1,026 
Total$123,180 $87,171 $72,525 

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Year Ended December 31, 2019
Restaurant/Retail
Point in Time
Restaurant/Retail
Over Time
Government
Over Time
Restaurant$92,702 $27,224 $
Grocery1,155 2,226 
ISR Solutions30,413 
Mission Systems33,512 
TOTAL$93,857 $29,450 $63,925 
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Restaurant/Retail Point in TimeRestaurant/Retail Over TimeGovernment Over Time
Hardware$72,029 $— $— 
Software668 25,716 — 
Service16,523 27,576 — 
Mission systems— — 37,448 
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions— — 32,947 
Product— — 879 
Total$89,220 $53,292 $71,274 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Restaurant/Retail
Point in Time
Restaurant/Retail
Over Time
Government
Over Time
Restaurant$98,353 $29,713 $
Grocery2,907 3,096 
ISR Solutions32,381 
Mission Systems34,796 
TOTAL$101,260 $32,809 $67,177 
Restaurant/Retail balances in the amount of $142.5 million presented across hardware, software and service was reclassified in the above table to conform with current year presentation.

Year Ended December 31, 2019
Restaurant/Retail Point in TimeRestaurant/Retail Over TimeGovernment Over Time
Hardware$63,811 $— $— 
Software3,143 13,677 — 
Service26,903 15,773 — 
Mission systems— — 29,541 
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions— — 33,513 
Product— — 871 
Total$93,857 $29,450 $63,925 
Restaurant/Retail balances in the amount of $123.3 million presented across hardware, software and service was reclassified in the above table to conform with current year presentation.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

The Company generally expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would be less than one year or the total amount of commissions would beare immaterial. Commissions are recorded in SG&A expenses. The Company elected to exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the Company from a customer (for example, sales, use, value added, and some excise taxes).

Note 54 — Leases

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard, ASC Topic 842,ASC 842, Leases, using the modified retrospective method of applying the new standard at the adoption date. In addition, the Company elected to apply the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard. This allowed the Company to carry forward historical lease classification. Adoption of the standard resulted in the recording of lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and corresponding lease liabilities of approximately $4.0 million. The Company's financial position for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new guidance, while prior periods amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with previous guidance. Operating lease expense for fiscal year 2018, under ASC 840, the predecessor to ASC 842, was $1.8 million.

A significant portion of the Company's operating lease portfolio includes office space, research and development facilities, information technology (“IT”)IT equipment, and automobiles. The majority of the Company's leases have remaining lease terms of one to four years. Substantially all lease expense is presented within SG&A in the consolidated statements of operations.
(in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
Total lease expense$1,358 $1,632 $1,798 

The number and corresponding value of operating leases increased in 2021 due to the Punchh Acquisition.

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(in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Total lease expense$2,350 $1,358 $1,632 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
December 31,December 31,
(in thousands) (in thousands)20202019 (in thousands)20212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from leasesOperating cash flows from leases$1,334 $1,978 Operating cash flows from leases$2,322 $1,334 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilitiesRight-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$801 $Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$3,250 $801 

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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
December 31,December 31,
(in thousands)(in thousands)20202019(in thousands)20212020
Operating leasesOperating leases Operating leases 
Total lease right-of-use assetsTotal lease right-of-use assets2,569 3,017 Total lease right-of-use assets$4,348 $2,569 
Lease liabilities - current portionLease liabilities - current portion1,200 2,060 Lease liabilities - current portion$2,266 $1,200 
Lease liabilities - net of current portionLease liabilities - net of current portion1,462 1,021 Lease liabilities - net of current portion2,440 1,462 
Total lease liabilitiesTotal lease liabilities2,662 3,081 Total lease liabilities$4,706 $2,662 
Weighted-average remaining lease termWeighted-average remaining lease termWeighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leasesOperating leases2.6 years3.3 yearsOperating leases2.7 years2.6 years
Weighted-average discount rateWeighted-average discount rateWeighted-average discount rate
Operating leasesOperating leases4.0 %4.0 %Operating leases4.0 %4.0 %

The following table summarizes future lease payments for operating leases at December 31, 2020
(in thousands)Operating leases
20211,253 
2022770 
2023684 
202465 
20250 
Thereafter
Total lease payments2,772 
Less: portion representing imputed interest(110)
Total$2,662 
2021:

(in thousands)Operating leases
2022$2,386 
20231,361 
2024630 
2025566 
2026120 
Thereafter— 
Total lease payments5,063 
Less: portion representing imputed interest(357)
Total$4,706 

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Note 65 — Accounts Receivable, netNet

The Company's net accounts receivables consist of:
20202019
Government segment:
Billed$11,225 $11,608 
Advanced billings(948)(608)
10,277 11,000 
Restaurant/Retail segment:
Accounts receivable - net32,703 30,774 
$42,980 $41,774 

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(in thousands)20212020
Government segment:
Billed$11,667 $11,225 
Advanced billings— (948)
11,667 10,277 
Restaurant/Retail segment:
Accounts receivable - net38,311 32,703 
$49,978 $42,980 

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At December 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, the Company had current, expected credit loss of $1.4$1.3 million and $1.8$1.4 million, respectively, against accounts receivable for the Restaurant/Retail segment. The following table presents changes in the current, expected credit loss during the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)20202019
Beginning balance - January 1$1,849 $1,351 
Provisions540 940 
Write-offs(969)(442)
Recoveries(4)
Ending balance - December 31$1,416 $1,849 

(in thousands)20212020
Beginning balance - January 1$1,416 $1,849 
Provisions1,290 540 
Write-offs(1,386)(969)
Recoveries(14)(4)
Ending balance - December 31$1,306 $1,416 

Receivables recorded as of December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 all represent unconditional rights to payments from customers.

Note 76 — Inventories, netNet

Inventories are used in the manufacture and service of Restaurant/Retail products. The components of inventory, net consist of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20202019
Finished goods$12,747 $8,320 
Work in process16 
Component parts6,105 6,768 
Service parts2,770 4,238 
$21,638 $19,326 

December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Finished goods$17,528 $12,747 
Work in process688 16 
Component parts14,880 6,105 
Service parts1,982 2,770 
$35,078 $21,638 

At December 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, the Company had excess and obsolescence reserves of $12.0$10.8 million and $10.2$12.0 million, respectively, against inventories.

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Note 87 — Property, Plant and Equipment, net    Net    

The components of property, plant and equipment, net, are:
December 31,December 31,
(in thousands)(in thousands)20202019(in thousands)20212020
LandLand$199 $199 Land$199 $199 
Building and improvementsBuilding and improvements7,805 6,983 Building and improvements7,822 7,805 
Rental propertyRental property2,749 2,749 Rental property2,749 2,749 
SoftwareSoftware12,099 12,099 Software12,100 12,099 
Furniture and equipmentFurniture and equipment10,198 9,675 Furniture and equipment12,816 10,198 
Construction in processConstruction in process670 504 Construction in process170 670 
33,720 32,209 35,856 33,720 
Less accumulated depreciationLess accumulated depreciation(19,864)(17,858)Less accumulated depreciation(22,147)(19,864)
$13,856 $14,351 $13,709 $13,856 

The estimated useful lives of buildings and improvements and rental property are 2015 to 2540 years. The estimated useful lives of furniture and equipment range from three to eight years. The estimated useful life on software is 10three to five years. Depreciation expense was $2.3 million and $2.0 million for 2021 and $1.5 million for 2020, and 2019, respectively.

The Company leases a portion of its headquarters facility to various tenants. Net rent received from these leases totaled $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.3 million for 2021, 2020, and $0.4 million for 2020, 2019 and 2018 respectively, and is recorded in other income (expense) – net.
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Note 98 — Debt

The following table summarizes information about the net carrying amounts of long-term debt as of December 31, 2021:

(in thousands)2024 Notes2026 Notes2027 NotesTotal
Principal amount of notes outstanding$13,750 $120,000 $265,000 $398,750 
Unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance cost(1,904)(21,853)(69,148)(92,905)
Total notes payable$11,846 $98,147 $195,852 $305,845 

The following table summarizes information about the net carrying amounts of long-term debt as of December 31, 2020:

(in thousands)2024 Notes2026 NotesTotal
Principal amount of notes outstanding$13,750 $120,000 $133,750 
Unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance cost(2,619)(25,986)(28,605)
Total notes payable$11,131 $94,014 $105,145 

Convertible Senior Notes

On April 15, 2019,September 17, 2021, the Company sold $80.0$265.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.500%1.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”).2027. The 20242027 Notes were soldissued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 15, 2019,September 17, 2021 (the “2027 Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “2024 Indenture”).Trustee. The 20242027 Notes paybear interest at a rate equal to 4.500%of 1.500% per year, which is payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning OctoberApril 15, 2019.2022. Interest accrues on the 20242027 Notes from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from April 15, 2019.September 17, 2021. Unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased, the 20242027 Notes mature on AprilOctober 15, 2024.2027. The Company used net proceeds from the offering, in conjunction with net proceeds from the September 2021 common stock offering (Refer to “Note 9 – Common Stock”), to repay in full the Owl Rock Term Loan, which
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had a principal amount of $180.0 million outstanding as of September 17, 2021. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including continued investment in the growth of the Company’s businesses and for other working capital needs. The Company may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in other assets complementary to the Company’s businesses or for repurchases of the Company’s other indebtedness.

On February 10, 2020, the Company sold $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes” and together with the 2024 Notes, (the “Notes”)).2026. The 2026 Notes were soldissued pursuant to an indenture, dated February 10, 2020 (the “2026 Indenture” and, together with the 2024 Indenture, the “Indentures”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. The 2026 Notes pay interest at a rate equal to 2.875% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2020. Interest accrues on the 2026 Notes from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from February 10, 2020. Unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased, the 2026 Notes mature on April 15, 2026.

On April 15, 2019, the Company sold $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024. The 2024 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 15, 2019, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “2024 Indenture” and, together with the 2026 Indenture and the 2027 Indenture, the “Indentures”). The 2024 Notes pay interest at a rate equal to 4.500% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2019. Interest accrues on the 2024 Notes from the last date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from April 15, 2019. Unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased, the 2024 Notes mature on April 15, 2024.

The Company used approximately $66.3 million (excluding cash payments relating to accrued interest and fractional shares) from its sale of the 2026 Notes and issued 722,423772,423 shares of common stock at $32.43 per share out of treasury stock with an average cost basis of $3.37 per share to repurchase approximately $66.3 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes through individually negotiated transactions. Of the total price paid for the 2024 Notes, $59.0 million was allocated to the 2024 Notes settlement, $30.8 million was allocated to the equity, component, and $1.0 million was used to pay off accrued interest on the 2024 Notes. The consideration transferred was allocated to the liability and equity components of the 2024 Notes using the equivalent rate that reflected the borrowing rate for a similar non-convertible debt instrument immediately prior to settlement. The transaction resulted in a loss on settlement of convertible notes of $8.1 million, which is recorded as a Lossloss on extinguishment of debt in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The loss represents the difference between (i) the fair value of the liability component and (ii) the sum of the carrying value of the debt component and any unamortized debt issuance costs at the time of settlement.

The carrying amount of the liability component of the Senior Notes was calculated by estimating the fair value of similar notes that do not have associated convertible features. The carrying amount of the equity component, representing the conversion option, was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the fair value amount of the Senior Notes. The valuation model used in determining the fair value of the liability component for the Senior Notes includes inputs, such as the implied debt yield within the nonconvertible borrowing rate. The implied estimated effective rate of the liability component of the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes, and 20262027 Notes was 10.2%, 7.3%, and 7.3%,6.5% respectively.

The Senior Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2024 Notes, the 2026 Notes, and the 20262027 Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder, upon the occurrence of specified events or certain fundamental changes set forth in the Indentures prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding October 15, 2023, and October 15, 2025, and April 15, 2027, respectively; and, thereafter, at any time until the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding maturity. The 2024 Notes are convertible into Company common stock at an initial conversion rate of 35.0217 shares per $1,000 principal amount, and the 2026 Notes are convertible into Company common stock at an initial conversion rate of 23.2722 shares per $1,000 principal amount, and the 2027 Notes are convertible into Company common stock at an initial conversion rate of 12.9870 shares per $1,000 principal amount. Upon conversion, the Company may elect to settle by paying or delivering either solely cash, shares of Company common stock or a combination of cash and shares of Company common stock.

In accordance with ASC Topic 470-20,ASC 470-20 Debt with Conversion and Other Options — Beneficial Conversion Features, the initial measurement of the 2024 Notes at fair value resulted in a liability of $62.4 million and as such, the calculated discount resulted in an implied value of the convertible feature recognized in Additional Paidadditional paid in Capital capital
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of $17.6 million; and the initial measurement of the 2026 Notes at fair value resulted in a liability of $93.8 million and as such, the calculated discount resulted in an implied value of the convertible feature recognized in Additional Paidadditional paid in Capitalcapital of $26.2 million; and the initial measurement of the 2027 Notes at fair value resulted in a liability of $199.2 million and as such, the calculated discount resulted in an implied value of the convertible feature recognized in additional paid in capital of $65.8 million. Issuance costs for the Notes amounted to $4.9 million, $4.2 million, and $4.2$8.3 million for the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes, and 20262027 Notes, respectively. These costs were allocated to debt and equity components on a ratable basis. For the 2024 Notes this amounted to $3.8 million and $1.1 million to the debt and equity components, respectively. For the 2026 Notes this amounted to $3.3 million and $0.9 million to the debt and equity components, respectively. For the 2027 Notes this amounted to $6.2 million and $2.1 million to the debt and equity components, respectively.

The Indentures contain covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to merge, consolidate or sell, or otherwise dispose of, substantially all of its assets and customary Events of Default (as defined in the Indentures).

59The Company recorded an income tax liability of $15.6 million during 2021 associated with the portion of the 2027 Notes that was classified within stockholders' equity. GAAP requires the offset of the deferred tax liability to be classified within stockholders' equity, consistent with the equity portion of the 2027 Notes. The creation of the deferred tax liability produced evidence of recoverability of the Company's net deferred tax assets, which resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, totaling $14.9 million, that was also classified within stockholders' equity pursuant to the adoption of ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021.

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Credit Facility

In connection with, and to partially fund the Cash Consideration for the Punchh Acquisition, on April 8, 2021, the Company entered into the Owl Rock Credit Agreement. The Owl Rock Credit Agreement provides for a term loan in the initial aggregate principal amount of $3.3$180.0 million, and $4.1the “Owl Rock Term Loan”. Issuance costs, which included a 2% Original Issue Discount, amounted to $9.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.with net proceeds amounting to $170.7 million.

The following table summarizes information about theCompany used net carrying amountsproceeds from its offering of the 2027 Notes and its concurrent common stock offering (refer to “Note 9 – Common Stock”) to repay in full the Owl Rock Term Loan, including $1.8 million accrued interest and $3.6 million prepayment premium, on September 17, 2021. Following its repayment, the Owl Rock Credit Agreement was terminated. The transaction resulted in a loss on settlement of notes of $11.9 million, which is recorded as a loss on extinguishment of December 31, 2020:
2024 Notes2026 Notes
Principal amount of Notes outstanding$13,750 $120,000 
Unamortized discount (including unamortized debt issuance cost)(2,619)(25,986)
Total notes payable$11,131 $94,014 

debt in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The following table summarizes information aboutloss represents the net carrying amountsdifference between (i) reacquisition price, including prepayment premium, and (ii) the sum of the 2024 notes ascarrying value of December 31, 2019:
2024 Notes
Principal amount of Notes outstanding$80,000 
Unamortized discount (including unamortized debt issuance cost)(18,955)
Total notes payable$61,045 
the debt component and any unamortized debt issuance costs at the time of settlement.

The following table summarizes interest expense recognized on the Senior Notes:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20202019
Contractual interest expense$4,026 $2,550 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount4,355 2,529 
Total notes payable$8,381 $5,079 

The following table summarizes the future principal payments for the Notes as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
2021$
2022
2023
202413,750 
2025
Thereafter120,000 
Total$133,750 

In connection with the sale of the 2024 notes, the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under, and terminated, its Credit Agreement, dated June 5, 2018, as amended March 4, 2019, with Citizens Bank, N.A. (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provided for revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million or, during any Borrowing Base Period (as defined in the Credit Agreement), up to the lesser of $25.0 million and the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Credit Agreement), less any principal amount outstanding. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement were scheduled to fully mature on June 5, 2021. 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Contractual interest expense$9,420 $4,026 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount8,726 4,355 
Total interest expense$18,146 $8,381 

In connection with the Restaurant Magic Acquisition see “Note 2 - Acquisitions”,in December 2019, the Company entered into a $2.0 million of the purchase price was paid by delivery of a subordinated promissory note. The note which bears interest at 5.75% per annum, with monthly payments of principal and interest in the amount of $0.1 million$60.6 thousand payable beginning January 15, 2020 through maturity on December 15, 2022. As of December 31, 2020,2021, the outstanding balance of the subordinated promissory note was $1.4 million of which $0.7 million was in the current portion of long-term debt. As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding balance of the subordinated promissory note was $2.0 million of which $0.7 million was in the current portion of long-term debt. The Company's future minimum principal payments are $0.7 million and $0.7 million for 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Note 10 — Common Stock
On October 5, 2020, the Company completed an underwritten public offering (the “Secondary Offering”), pursuant to the Company's universal shelf registration statement filed with the SEC on September 30, 2020 (Registration No. 333-249142), of 3,350,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $38.00 per share, resulting in $121.8 million of proceeds, net ofmillion.
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underwriting discounts
The following table summarizes the future principal payments for the subordinated promissory note and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. In connection with the Secondary Offering,Senior Notes as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

2022$705 
2023— 
202413,750 
2025— 
2026120,000 
Thereafter265,000 
Total$399,455 

Note 9 — Common Stock

On September 17, 2021, the Company granted Jeffries LLC,completed a public offering of its common stock in which the underwriter of the offering, a 30 day option to purchase up to an additional 502,500Company issued and sold 982,143 shares of common stock at the same public offeringa price lessof $56.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $52.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and commissions. On November 3, 2020, Jeffries, LLCother offering expenses.

In connection with, and to partially exercisedfund the Cash Consideration of the Punchh Acquisition, on April 8, 2021, the Company entered into Purchase Agreements with Act III and TRP to raise approximately $160.0 million through a private placement of the Company's common stock. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, the Company issued and sold (i) 73,530 shares of its optioncommon stock to Act III for a gross purchase price of approximately $5.0 million ($68.00 per share), and purchased 266,022(ii) 2,279,412 shares of common stock resultingto TRP for a gross purchase price of approximately $155.0 million ($68.00 per share) for an aggregate of 2,352,942 shares. The Company incurred $4.3 million of issuance costs in connection with the sale of its common stock. The Company also issued to Act III a fully-vested Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $76.50 per share and a five year exercise period. In connection with the Company's September 2021 public offering of its common stock, as a result of anti-dilution provisions within the Warrant, an additional $9.63,975 shares of the Company's common stock are available for purchase under the Warrant, at an exercise price of $75.90 per share. The Warrant is accounted for as an equity instrument pursuant to ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, due to the Warrant contractually permitting only settlement in non-redeemable common shares upon exercise. Refer to “Note 8 – Debt” for additional information about the Warrant.

Issuance date fair value of the Warrant was determined to be $14.3 million based on using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:


Expected term5.0 years
Risk free interest rate0.85 %
Expected volatility53.78 %
Expected dividend yieldNone
Fair value (per warrant)$28.65 

The Company also issued 1,493,130 of its common stock as part of the Equity Consideration of the Punchh Acquisition. Refer to “Note 2 – Acquisition” for additional information about the Punchh Acquisition.

On October 5, 2020, the Company completed a public offering of its common stock in which the Company issued and sold 3,616,022 shares of common stock at a price of $38.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds net of $131.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts, and commissions, and other offering expenses payable by the Company.expenses.

Note 1110 — Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes all stock-based compensation to employees and directors, including awards of stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or restricted stock awards, (“RSAs”), in the financial statements as compensation cost over the applicable vesting periods based on the fair value of the awards on the date of grant. 
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The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense to the following line items in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)202020192018
Cost of sales - contracts$367 $234 $90 
Selling, general and administrative3,884 2,472 949 
Total stock-based compensation expense$4,251 $2,706 $1,039 

(in thousands)202120202019
Cost of sales - contracts$340 $367 $234 
Selling, general and administrative14,275 3,884 2,472 
Total stock-based compensation expense$14,615 $4,251 $2,706 

As a result of forfeitures of unvestednon-vested stock awards prior to the completion of the requisite service period or failure to meet requisite performance targets, the Company recorded benefits for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, and 2018 of $226,000, $121,000, and $18,000$0.1 million respectively.

The Company has 2.7 million shares of common stock reserved for stock-based awards under its Amended and Restated PAR Technology Corporation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015(the “2015 Plan”). The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of several different forms of stock-based awards including stockincluding:

Stock optionsgranted under the 2015 Plan, which enable the recipient to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. Stock options granted under the 2015 Planstock may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options. Generally, stock options are nontransferable other than upon death. Stock options generally vest over a one to threefour year period and expire ten years after the date of the grant. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”) has authority to administer the 2015 Plan and determine the material terms of option and other awards under the 2015 Plan.

Restricted Stock Awards (RSA”) and Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) can have service-based and/or performance-based vesting. Grants of RSAs and RSUs with service-based vesting are subject to vesting periods ranging from one to three years. Grants of RSAs and RSUs with performance-based vesting are subject to a vesting period of one to four years and performance targets as defined by the Compensation Committee. The Company assesses the likelihood of achievement throughout the performance period and recognizes compensation expense associated with its performance awards based on this assessment in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation. Other terms and conditions applicable to any RSA or RSU award will be determined by the Compensation Committee and set forth in the agreement relating to that award.

Stock Options

The below tabletables presents information with respect to stock options:
(in thousands, except for exercise price)(in thousands, except for exercise price)Number of SharesWeighted
Average
Exercise Price
Aggregate
 Intrinsic Value
(in thousands, except for exercise price)Number of SharesWeighted
Average
Exercise Price
Aggregate
 Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2019400 $14.50 
Outstanding at Outstanding at December 31, 2020Outstanding at Outstanding at December 31, 2020957 $14.29 
Options grantedOptions granted619 13.82 Options granted564 7.88 
Options exercisedOptions exercised(47)10.90 Options exercised(104)11.01 
Options forfeitedOptions forfeited(15)11.36 Options forfeited(111)11.94 
Outstanding at December 31, 2020957 $14.29 $46,398 
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2020938 $14.27 
Total shares exercisable as of December 31, 2020222 $12.03 
Outstanding at Outstanding at December 31, 2021Outstanding at Outstanding at December 31, 20211,306 $11.95 $54,443 
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2021Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 20211,295 $11.95 $53,990 
Total shares exercisable at December 31, 2021Total shares exercisable at December 31, 2021799 $11.72 $33,486 
Shares remaining available for future grantShares remaining available for future grant601   Shares remaining available for future grant449 
The Company recorded option expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 of $1.4 million, $0.5 million, and $0.3 million respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $13.82, $24.87, and $19.36 respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $1.9 million, $5.4 million, and $1.6 million. New shares of the Company’s common stock were issued as a result of stock option exercises in 2020 and for options exercised in 2019 and 2018.
(in thousands, except for grant date fair value)202120202019
Option expense recorded, in thousands, for the year ended December 31,$9,585 $1,386 $456 
Weighted average grant date fair value$60.48 $13.82 $24.87 
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised, in thousands, for the year ended December 31,$6,000 $1,900 $5,400 
Cash received for options exercised$1,156 $675 $1,433 
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The fair value of options at the date of the grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions for the respective period ending December 31:
20202019
Expected option life4.4 years3.0 years
Weighted average risk-free interest rate0.4 %2.0 %
Weighted average expected volatility47.6 %35.0 %
Expected dividend yieldNaNNaN

202120202019
Expected option life3.1 years4.4 years3.0 years
Weighted average risk-free interest rate0.4 %0.4 %2.0 %
Weighted average expected volatility56.5 %47.6 %35.0 %
Expected dividend yieldNoneNoneNone

For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 the expected option life was based on the Company’s historical experience with similar type options. Expected volatility is based on historic volatility levels of the Company’s common stock over the preceding period of time consistent with the expected life. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life. Stock options outstanding at December 31, 20202021 are summarized as follows:
Range of
 Exercise Prices
Number
Outstanding
(in thousands)
Weighted
Average
 Remaining Life
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$4.72 - $35.17957 8.45 years$14.29 

Range of exercise pricesNumber outstanding (in thousands)Weighted average remaining lifeWeighted average exercise price
$0.73 - $35.171,306 7.68 years$11.95 

Restricted Stock Awards

Current year activity with respect to the Company’s non-vested RSAs is as follows:

Non-vested RSAsShares (in thousands)Weighted average grant-date fair value
Balance at January 1, 202161$25.62 
Granted222.30 
Vested(34)21.29
Forfeited(2)24.87
Balance at December 31, 20212725.42

The below table presents information with respect to RSA:

(in thousands)202120202019
Service-based RSA$62 $210 $213 
Performance-based RSA776 786 2,012 
Total stock-based compensation related to RSA$838 $996 $2,225 

For the periods ended 2021, 2020, and 2019 the Company recognized compensation expense related to performance awards based on its estimate of the probability of achievement in accordance with ASC Topic 718. In 2021, the Company determined the achievement of performance based awards to be probable for both segments. In 2020, the Company recorded $0.1 million in compensation expense associated with performance based RSAs, as the performance based awards were achieved for the Government segment, but not for the Restaurant/Retail segment. For the year ended December 31, 2019, performance based awards were achieved for both the Government and Restaurant/Retail segments.

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The fair value of RSAs is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The below table presents information with respect to RSAs:

(in thousands, except weighted average grant date fair value)202120202019
Weighted average grant date fair value of RSAs granted during the year$22.30 $30.96 $24.77 
Number of shares released during the year in accordance with the terms of the RSA agreements34 112 13 
Number of RSA shares canceled during the year53 
Number of above RSA shares canceled which were performance-based38 

Restricted Stock Units

Current year activity with respect to the Company’s non-vested RSUs is as follows:

Non-vested RSUsShares (in thousands)Weighted Average grant- date fair value
Balance at January 1, 2021427 $15.46 
Granted203 66.42 
Vested(176)18.71 
Forfeited(36)72.33 
Balance at December 31, 2021418 $34.08 

The below table presents information with respect to RSUs:

(in thousands)202120202019
Service-based RSU$3,353 $1,587 $25 
Performance-based RSU839 282 — 
Total stock-based compensation related to RSU$4,192 $1,869 $25 

At December 31, 2020,2021, the aggregate unrecognized compensation cost of unvested equity awards, as determined using a Black-Scholes option valuation model for option awards and the closing stock price on the date of grant for RSAs and RSUs was $11.6$26.6 million, which is expected to be recognized as compensation expense in fiscal years 2021 through 2024. The Company has not paid cash dividends on its common stock, and the Company presently intends2022 to continue to retain earnings for reinvestment in growth opportunities. Accordingly, it is anticipated no cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.
The 2015 Plan also provides for the issuance of RSAs and RSUs. These types of awards can have service-based and/or performance-based vesting. Grants of RSAs and RSUs with service-based vesting are subject to vesting periods ranging from 1 to 3 years. Grants of RSAs and RSUs with performance-based vesting are subject to a vesting period of 1 to 4 years and performance targets as defined by the Compensation Committee. The Company assesses the likelihood of achievement throughout the performance period and recognizes compensation expense associated with its performance awards based on this assessment in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Other terms and conditions applicable to any RSA or RSU award will be determined by the Compensation Committee and set forth in the agreement relating to that award.
Current year activity with respect to the Company’s non-vested RSAs is as follows:
Non-vested RSAs
Shares
(in thousands)
Weighted
Average grant-
date fair value
Balance at January 1, 2020149 $24.62 
Granted29 30.96 
Vested(112)26.36 
Forfeited(5)23.91 
Balance at December 31, 202061 $25.62 
Total stock-based compensation related to RSAs and RSUs includes $2.9 million, $2.2 million, and $0.7 million in 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively. During 2020, 2019, and 2018 the Company granted 29,000, 225,000, and 79,000 RSAs, respectively. For the periods ended 2020, 2019, and 2018 the Company recognized compensation expense related to performance awards based on its estimate of the probability of achievement in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For the ended December 31, 2020, the Company determined the achievement of performance based awards to be probable for the Government segment; the achievement of performance based awards was determined to not be probable for the Restaurant/Retail segment. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, performance based awards were achieved for both the2025.
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Government and Restaurant/Retail segments. In 2020, the Company recorded $0.1 million in compensation expense associated with performance based RSAs.
The fair value of RSAs is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSAs granted during the years 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $30.96, $24.77 and $17.08, respectively. In accordance with the terms of the RSA agreements, the Company released 112,000, 13,000, and 31,000 shares during 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively. During 2020, there were approximately 5,000 shares of RSA canceled, 4,000 of which were performance-based RSAs. During 2019, there were approximately 53,000 shares of RSA canceled, 38,000 of which were performance-based RSAs. During 2018, there were 13,000 shares of RSA canceled, of which 12,000 were performance-based RSAs.

Current year activity with respect to the Company’s non-vested RSUs is as follows:

Non-vested RSUs
Shares
(in thousands)
Weighted
Average grant-
date fair value
Balance at January 1, 202067 $29.73 
Granted383 13.80 
Vested(23)29.66 
Forfeited
Balance at December 31, 2020427 $15.46 

During 2020 and 2019, the Company granted 383,000 and 67,000 RSUs respectively. In accordance with ASC Topic 718, the Company recorded $0.1 million in compensation expense associated with performance based RSUs in 2020. There were 0 RSUs granted in 2018.

The fair value of RSUs is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the years 2020 and 2019 was $13.80 and $29.73, respectively. In accordance with the terms of the RSU agreements, the Company issued 23,000 and 0 shares during 2020 and 2019, respectively. There were 0 forfeited or canceled RSUs during the years 2020 or 2019.
Note 1211 — Income Taxes
The (benefit from) provisionbenefit from for income taxes consists of:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202020192018
Current income tax:
Federal$$$
State179 182 293 
Foreign(4)186 41 
175 368 334 
Deferred income tax:
Federal(3,265)(3,418)12,004 
State104 (584)1,805 
(3,161)(4,002)13,809 
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes$(2,986)$(3,634)$14,143 
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Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202120202019
Current income tax:
Federal$— $— $— 
State408 179 182 
Foreign585 (4)186 
993 175 368 
Deferred income tax:
Federal(9,001)(3,265)(3,418)
State(1,416)104 (584)
(10,417)(3,161)(4,002)
Benefit from income taxes$(9,424)$(2,986)$(3,634)
The components of net loss before income taxes for fiscal years 2021, 2020, 2019, and 20182019 consisted of the following:
202020192018202120202019
United StatesUnited States$(39,390)$(19,092)$(9,820)United States$(85,391)$(39,390)$(19,092)
InternationalInternational(158)(113)(159)International168 (158)(113)
Total net loss before income taxesTotal net loss before income taxes$(39,548)$(19,205)$(9,979)Total net loss before income taxes$(85,223)$(39,548)$(19,205)

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Deferred tax (liabilities) assets are comprised of the following at:
December 31,
20202019
Deferred tax liabilities:
Subordinated debt$(6,482)$(3,659)
Indefinite lived intangibles(168)(64)
Operating lease assets(1,208)(756)
Software development costs(2,814)(1,219)
Intangible assets(281)(446)
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment(931)(352)
Gross deferred tax liabilities(11,884)(6,496)
Deferred tax assets:
Allowances for bad debts and inventory3,392 3,013 
Capitalized inventory costs185 141 
Intangible asset117 
Employee benefit accruals2,783 2,427 
Interest expense limitation under section 163 (j)2,798 1,248 
Operating lease liabilities1,208 772 
Federal net operating loss carryforward15,719 8,563 
State net operating loss carryforward3,569 2,317 
Federal and state tax credit carryforwards7,549 5,777 
Other944 912 
Gross deferred tax assets38,147 25,287 
Less valuation allowance(26,431)(18,855)
Non-current net deferred tax liabilities$(168)$(64)
December 31,
20212020
Deferred tax liabilities:
Subordinated debt$(19,998)$(6,482)
Indefinite lived intangibles— (168)
Operating lease assets(1,067)(1,208)
Software development costs(2,978)(2,814)
Intangible assets(21,839)(281)
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment(1,490)(931)
Gross deferred tax liabilities(47,372)(11,884)
Deferred tax assets:
Allowances for bad debts and inventory3,038 3,392 
Capitalized inventory costs223 185 
Employee benefit accruals5,692 2,783 
Interest expense limitation under section 163 (j)4,812 2,798 
Operating lease liabilities1,155 1,208 
Federal net operating loss carryforward42,792 15,719 
State net operating loss carryforward10,353 3,569 
Federal and state tax credit carryforwards11,901 7,549 
Other2,246 944 
Gross deferred tax assets82,212 38,147 
Less valuation allowance(37,157)(26,431)
Non-current net deferred tax liabilities$(2,317)$(168)
The Company has Federal tax credit carryforwards of $7.2$10.4 million that expire in various tax years from 2028 to 2038.2041. The Company has a Federal operating loss carryforward of $24.5$36.2 million expiring from 2029 through 2037 and a Federal operating loss carryforward of $50.2$167.5 million with an unlimited carryforward period. The Company also has state tax creditcredits of $1.7 million and net
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operating loss carryforwards of $68.1 million; these carryforwardsthat vary by jurisdiction, ranging from $0.1 million$0 to $20.7$46.1 million, and expire in various tax years through 2039.2041. In assessing the ability to realize deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. A valuation allowance is required to the extent it is more likely than not that the future benefit associated with certain Federal and state tax loss carryforwards will not be realized

As a result of this analysis and based on the current year’s taxable income, and utilization of the Company's net deferred tax assets, management determined an increase in the valuation allowance in the current year to be appropriate.

In calculating the valuation allowance, the Company was not permitted to use its existing deferred tax liabilities related to its indefinite-lived intangible assets (i.e. “naked credit deferred tax liabilities”) as a source of taxable income to support the realization of its existing finite-lived deferred tax assets.

Due to the Tax Act, U.S. net operating losses (“NOLs”) arising in tax years ending after December 31, 2017 will no longer be subject to the limited 20-year carryforward period. Under the new law, these NOLs carry forward indefinitely, resulting in the creation of indefinite-lived deferred tax assets. Consequently, asassets; however, the Company schedulesis permitted to use its deferred taxes and considers the ability to realize its deferred tax assets in future periods, it needs to consider how existing deferred tax assets, other than historical NOLs, will reverse. If the reversal is expected to generate an indefinite carryforward NOL under the new law, this may impact the valuation allowance assessment. The indefinite carryforward period for NOLs also means that its deferred tax liabilities related to its indefinite-lived intangibles, commonly referredintangible assets as a source of taxable income to as “naked credits,” can be considered as support for realization. The adjustment for the income tax expense related to the 2020 naked credit resulted in a $0.2 millionrealization of its existing indefinite-lived deferred tax liability.assets.

In the current year, the income tax provision includes a reduction of the Company’s valuation allowance due to the establishment of a deferred tax liability in connection with the Punchh Acquisition. The establishment of that deferred tax liability created “future taxable income”, partially utilizing existing deferred tax assets of the Company
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and resulting in a $10.4 million reduction of the Company’s valuation allowance. The Punchh Acquisition resulted in a change in ownership for Punchh as defined by IRC Section 382; the Company determined the identified change in ownership should not limit the Company's ability to utilize Punchh net operating loss and credit carryforwards.
In 2020, the income tax provision included a reduction of the Company’s valuation allowance due to the establishment of a deferred tax liability in connection with the issuance of the 2026 Notes convertible debt. The establishment of that deferred tax liability created “future taxable income”, partially utilizationutilizing existing deferred tax assets of the Company and resulting in a $6.2 million reduction of the Company’s valuation allowance. In addition, the income tax provision includesincluded an increase of the Company’s valuation allowance due to the reversal of a deferred tax liability in connection with the current year retirement of a portion of the 2024 Notes issued in 2019. The reversal of that deferred tax liability eliminated future taxable income for the utilization of existing deferred tax assets of the Company, resulting in a $3.0 million increase to the Company’s valuation allowance.

In 2019, the income tax provision included a reduction of the Company’s valuation allowance due to the establishment of a deferred tax liability in connection with the issuance of the 2024 Notes. The establishment of that deferred tax liability created future"future taxable incomeincome" for the utilization of existing deferred tax assets of the Company, resulting in the $4.1 million reduction of the Company’s valuation allowance.

The Company records the benefits relating to uncertain tax positions only when it is more likely than not (likelihood of greater than 50%), based on technical merits, that the position would be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Tax positions that meet the more likely than not threshold are measured using a probability-weighted approach as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. At December 31, 2020,2021, the Company’sCompany had no reserve for uncertain tax positions is not material and the Company believes the Company has adequately provided for its tax-related liabilities. The Company is no longer subject to federal income tax audits for years before 2015.2018.

The following table reconciles the Company's effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% for each of 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018:2019:
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202120202019
Federal statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit1.3 2.8 (4.5)
Nondeductible expenses(0.8)(0.2)(0.3)
Tax credits (including R&D)1.7 4.5 4.0 
Foreign income tax rate differential(0.5)— — 
Expired tax credit— — (1.3)
Deferred tax adjustment— 0.6 (4.8)
Stock based compensation(0.7)0.4 1.9 
Redemption of notes— (2.9)— 
Valuation allowance(10.7)(19.6)3.2 
Other(0.3)1.0 (0.3)
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202020192018
State taxes, net of federal benefit2.8 (4.5)4.4 
Nondeductible expenses(0.2)(0.3)(0.6)
Tax credits (including R&D)4.5 4.0 4.6 
Expired tax credit(1.3)(3.9)
Deferred tax adjustment0.6 (4.8)
Stock based compensation0.4 1.9 0.8 
Redemption of notes(2.9)
Valuation allowance(19.6)3.2 (167.0)
Contingent purchase revaluation(1.0)
Other1.0 (0.3)(0.1)
7.6 %18.9 %(141.8)%
The effective income tax rate was 7.6%11.0%, 18.9%7.6% and (141.8)%18.9% during the years ended December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019 respectively. The decrease in 2021 compared to the statutory tax rate of 21.0% was primarily due to the valuation allowance and December 31, 2018 respectively.nondeductible acquisition expenses, which were partially offset by tax credits. The decrease in 2020 compared to the statutory tax rate of 21.0% was primarily due to the valuation allowance, and only partially offset by the tax credits. The decrease in 2019 compared to the statutory tax rate of 21.0% was primarily due to deferred tax adjustments related to state taxes, offset by changes in the valuation allowance and excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of non-qualified stock options. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31,2018 was significantly impacted by recording an increase in a valuation allowance on the entire deferred tax assets.

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Note 1312 — Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a deferred profit-sharing retirement plan that covers substantially all employees. The Company’s annual contribution to the plan is discretionary. The Company did not make a contribution in 2021, 2020, or 2019. The plan also contains a 401(k) provision that allows employees to contribute a percentage of their salary up to the statutory limitation. These contributions were matched by the Company at the rate of 10.0% of employee's contribution in 2018 continuing through JulyFrom January 1, 2019 whenthrough June 30, 2019. These contributions were matched by the Company at athe rate of 50.0% of employee's contributions from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021, up to 6.0% of employee's base salary. The Company’s matching contributions under the 401(k) component were $1.1 million, $0.9 million, and $0.8 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company maintains an incentive-compensation plan. Participants in the plan are key employees as determined by the Board of Directors and executive management. Compensation under the plan is based on the achievement of predetermined financial performance goals of the Company and its subsidiaries. Awards under the plan are payable in cash. Awards under the plan totaled $3.0 million and $2.6 million, in2021, 2020, and 2019 respectively.

The Company sponsors a deferred compensation plan for a select group of highly compensated employees. Participants may make elective deferrals of their salary to the plan in excess of tax code limitations that apply to the Company’s qualified plan. The Company invests the participants’ deferred amounts to fund these obligations. The Company has the sole discretion to make employer contributions to the plan on behalf of the participants. NaNNo employer contributions were made in 2021, 2020 or 2019.

Note 1413Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is party to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, U.S. Government contract costs are subject to periodic audit and adjustment. Based on information currently available, and based on its evaluation of such information, the Company believes the legal proceedings in which it is currently involved are not material or are not likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations, or cannot currently be estimated.

On March 21, 2019, Kandice Neals on behalf of herself and others similarly situated (the “Neals Plaintiff”Class”) filed a complaint against PAR Technology Corporation in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County Department, Chancery Division. The complaint asserted that PAR Technology Corporation violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act in the alleged collection, use, and storage of her and others' biometric data derived from fingerprint scans taken for authentication purposes on point-of-sale systems. The lawsuit was removed to the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “District
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Court”) and was subsequently dismissed on December 19, 2019 without prejudice. On January 15, 2020, the Neals PlaintiffClass filed an amended complaint against ParTech, Inc. with the Federal District Court. On January 29, 2020, ParTech, Inc. filed its answer and affirmative defenses toCourt of the amended complaint.Northern District of Illinois. The Company believes thatCompany’s accrued liability for this lawsuit is without merit. The Company does not currently believe an accrual is appropriate, but will continue to monitor the lawsuit to provide for probable and estimable losses.matter as of December 31, 2021 was $790 thousand.

In 2016, the Company's Audit Committee commenced an internal investigation into conduct at the Company's China and Singapore offices and voluntarily notified the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) of the internal investigation. Following the conclusion of the Audit Committee's internal investigation, the Company voluntarily reported the relevant findings of the investigation to the China and Singapore authorities. In early April 2019, the SEC notified the Company that based on current information, it did not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the Company; shortly thereafter, the DOJ advised that it did not intend to separately proceed. Based on discussions with the Singaporean authority, a penalty related to this matter is probable; the Company’s estimated liability for this penalty is not material and related contingencies are not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. We have cooperated with the Chinese authorities, but we are unable to predict what actions the Chinese agencies might take at this time.
Note 1514 — Segment and Related Information

The Company is organized in 2 segments: Restaurant/Retail and Government. Management views the Restaurant/Retail and Government segments separately in operating its business, as the products and services are different for each segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

The Restaurant/Retail segment is a provider of software, hardware and hardwareservices to the restaurant and retail industries. The Restaurant/Retail segment provides multi-unit and individual restaurants, franchisees, and enterprise customers in the three major restaurant categories (fast casual, quick serve, and table service), with operational efficiencies, offering them a fully integrated cloud solution with its Brink POS cloud software and POS hardware for the front-of-house, and itsData Central back-office cloud software Data Central.solution, PAR Pay and PAR Payment Services for payment solutions, and Punchh loyalty and engagement solution, all which are combined on our unified commerce cloud platform. This segment also offers customer support, including field service, installation, depot repair, and 24-hour telephone support. The Government segment performs complexprovides technical studies, analysis, experiments, develops innovative solutions,expertise and provides on-site engineering in supportdevelopment of advanced defense, securitysystems and aerospace systems.software solutions for the DoD, the intelligence community and other federal agencies. This segment also provides expert on-sitesupport services for operatingsatellite command and maintaining U.S. Government-ownedcontrol, communication, assets.and IT systems at several DoD facilities worldwide.

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Information as to the Company’s segments is set forth below: 
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)(in thousands)202020192018(in thousands)202120202019
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
Restaurant/RetailRestaurant/Retail$142,512 $123,307 $134,069 Restaurant/Retail$210,351 $142,512 $123,307 
GovernmentGovernment71,274 63,925 67,177 Government72,525 71,274 63,925 
TotalTotal$213,786 $187,232 $201,246 Total$282,876 $213,786 $187,232 
Operating (loss) income :Operating (loss) income :Operating (loss) income :
Restaurant/RetailRestaurant/Retail$(28,089)$(18,481)$(14,776)Restaurant/Retail$(58,262)$(28,089)$(18,481)
GovernmentGovernment5,644 5,463 6,886 Government5,801 5,644 5,463 
OtherOther(1,501)(1,167)(2,385)Other(1,420)(1,501)(1,167)
(23,946)(14,185)(10,275)(53,881)(23,946)(14,185)
Other income (expense) – netOther income (expense) – net808 (449)683 Other income (expense) – net(1,279)808 (449)
Loss on extinguishment of debtLoss on extinguishment of debt(8,123)Loss on extinguishment of debt(11,916)(8,123)— 
Interest expense – netInterest expense – net(8,287)(4,571)(387)Interest expense – net(18,147)(8,287)(4,571)
Loss before provision for income taxesLoss before provision for income taxes$(39,548)$(19,205)$(9,979)Loss before provision for income taxes$(85,223)$(39,548)$(19,205)
Identifiable assets:
Restaurant/Retail$140,606 $136,308 $68,004 
Government13,150 13,454 9,867 
Other189,993 39,850 16,810 
Total$343,749 $189,612 $94,681 
Goodwill:
Restaurant/Retail$40,478 $40,650 $10,315 
Government736 736 736 
Total$41,214 $41,386 $11,051 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion:Depreciation, amortization and accretion:Depreciation, amortization and accretion:
Restaurant/RetailRestaurant/Retail$8,158 $3,858 $4,109 Restaurant/Retail$19,656 $8,158 $3,858 
GovernmentGovernment590 67 32 Government380 590 67 
OtherOther5,704 3,330 589 Other10,110 5,704 3,330 
TotalTotal$14,452 $7,255 $4,730 Total$30,146 $14,452 $7,255 
Capital expenditures including software costs:Capital expenditures including software costs:Capital expenditures including software costs:
Restaurant/RetailRestaurant/Retail$7,245 $4,394 $4,307 Restaurant/Retail$6,848 $7,245 $4,394 
GovernmentGovernment1,239 258 124 Government711 1,239 258 
OtherOther747 1,878 3,409 Other728 747 1,878 
TotalTotal$9,231 $6,530 $7,840 Total$8,287 $9,231 $6,530 



Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Total assets:
Restaurant/Retail$674,032 $140,606 
Government14,831 13,150 
Other199,286 189,993 
Total$888,149 $343,749 
Goodwill:
Restaurant/Retail$456,570 $40,478 
Government736 736 
Total$457,306 $41,214 
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Revenues by country based on the location of the use of the product or services were: 
December 31,
202020192018
United States$195,660 $175,180 $188,026 
International18,126 12,052 13,220 
Total$213,786 $187,232 $201,246 

December 31,
202120202019
United States$262,164 $195,660 $175,180 
International20,712 18,126 12,052 
Total$282,876 $213,786 $187,232 

Assets by country based on the location of the asset were: 
December 31,December 31,
20202019201820212020
United StatesUnited States$322,065 $178,226 $84,652 United States$871,184 $322,065 
InternationalInternational21,684 11,386 10,029 International16,965 21,684 
TotalTotal$343,749 $189,612 $94,681 Total$888,149 $343,749 

Customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues are summarized as follows:
December 31,
202020192018
Restaurant and Retail segment:
Dairy Queen13 %%%
Yum! Brands, Inc.11 %16 %13 %
McDonald’s Corporation%10 %19 %
Government segment:
U.S. Department of Defense33 %34 %33 %
All Others36 %31 %32 %
100 %100 %100 %

December 31,
202120202019
Restaurant/Retail segment:
Dairy Queen%13 %%
Yum! Brands, Inc.11 %11 %16 %
McDonald’s Corporation12 %%10 %
Government segment:
U.S. Department of Defense26 %33 %34 %
All Others44 %36 %31 %
100 %100 %100 %

No other customer within “All Others” represented more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue for the years ended 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.2019.

Note 1615 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments have been recorded at fair value using available market information and valuation techniques. The fair value hierarchy is based upon three levels of input, which are:

Level 1 − quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (observable)

Level 2 − inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable market data for essentially the full term of the asset or liability (observable)

Level 3 − unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, but are significant to determining the fair value of the asset or liability (unobservable)

The Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, trade payables, debt instruments and deferred compensation assets and liabilities. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables as of December 31, 20202021 and December 31, 20192020 were considered representative of their fair values.values because of their short term nature. The estimated fair value of the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes, and 20262027 Notes at December 31, 2021 was $27.2 million, $175.5 million, and $267.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 the fair value of the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes was $30.6 million and $195.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 the fair value of 2024 Notes was $102.3 million. The valuation techniques used to determine the fair valuevalues of 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes, and 20262027 Notes are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The deferred compensation assets and liabilities primarily relate to the Company’s deferred compensation plan, which allows for pre-tax salary deferrals for certain key employees. Changes in the fair value of the deferred compensation liabilities are derived using quoted prices in active markets of the asset selections made by the participants. The deferred compensation liabilities are classified within Level 2, the fair value classification as defined under FASB ASC Topic 820:ASC 820: Fair Value Measurements, because their inputs are derived principally from observable market data by correlation to the hypothetical investments. The Company holds insurance investments to partially offset the Company’s liabilities under its deferred compensation plan, which are recorded at fair value each period using the cash surrender value of the insurance investments.

The amounts owed to employees participating in the deferred compensation plan at December 31, 20202021 was $2.8$2.4 million compared to $3.2$2.8 million at December 31, 20192020 and is included in other long-term liabilities on the balance sheets.

The Company usesused a Monte-Carlo simulation to determine the fair value of the Earn-Out liability associated with the Restaurant Magic Acquisition. This simulation usesused probability distribution for each significant input to produce hundreds or thousands of possible outcomes and the results are analyzed to determine probabilities of different outcomes occurring, as such it is classified as Level 3. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation could result in a significantly higher or lower liability. Ultimately, the liability will be equivalent to the amount paid, and the difference between the fair value estimate and amount paid will be recorded in earnings. The amount paid that is less than or equal to the liability on the acquisition date is reflected as cash used in financing activities in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows. Any amount paid in excess of the liability on the acquisition date is reflected as cash used in operating activities. The Restaurant Magic Acquisition resulted in a liability for the contingent consideration being recorded in the amount of $3.3 million during 2019. The liability for the contingent consideration was established at the time of the acquisition and is evaluated quarterly based on additional information as it becomes available. As a result, an adjustment of $3.3 million has been recorded during 2020 to reduce the liability to 0zero as of December 31, 2020. The fair value adjustment is recorded in the earnings as a component of operating expense in the consolidated financial statements. No additional adjustments were made by the Company during 2021. The contingent consideration expires on December 31, 2022.

The following table presents the changes in the estimated fair values of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for fiscal years 20202021 and 20192020 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2018$2,550 
New Restaurant Magic Acquisition contingent consideration3,340 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
Settlement of Brink Acquisition contingent consideration(2,550)
Balance at December 31, 2019$3,340 
New contingent consideration0 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration(3,340)
Settlement of contingent consideration0 
Balance at December 31, 2020$0— 
New contingent consideration— 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration— 
Settlement of contingent consideration— 
Balance at December 31, 2021$ 
The acquisition-related contingent consideration represents the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligations, under the interest purchase agreement, to make additional payments if certain post-closing revenue focused milestones are met. The Company estimated the original fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities for the Restaurant Magic Acquisition using a Monte Carlo valuation model to forecast the value of the potential future payment. The Company estimated the original fair value of the contingent consideration to be $3.3 million as of December 31, 2019. See Note 2 “Acquisitions” for additional information about this acquisition. The liability for the contingent consideration established at the time of the acquisition is evaluated quarterly based on additional information as it becomes available; changes to the fair value adjustment are recorded in the earnings of that period. During 2020, the Company recorded a $3.3 million adjustment to decrease the fair value of the contingent consideration to 0 as of December 31, 2020.
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The following tables provides quantitative information associated with the fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration:
December 31, 2020
Contingency Type
Maximum Payout1
(undiscounted) (in thousands)
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsWeighted Average or Range
Revenue-based payments$1,965 $Monte CarloRevenue volatility25.0 %
Discount rate14.0 %
Projected year(s) of payment2021-2022

December 31, 2019December 31, 2021
Contingency TypeContingency Type
Maximum Payout1
(undiscounted) (in thousands)
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsWeighted Average or RangeContingency TypeMaximum Payout (undiscounted) (in thousands)Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsWeighted Average or Range
Revenue-based paymentsRevenue-based payments$20,610 $3,340 Monte CarloRevenue volatility20.0 %Revenue-based payments$1,965 $— Monte CarloRevenue volatility25.0 %
Discount rate12.5 %Discount rate14.0 %
Projected year(s) of payment2021-2023Projected year of payment2022

December 31, 2020
Contingency TypeMaximum Payout (undiscounted) (in thousands)Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsWeighted Average or Range
Revenue-based payments$1,965 $— Monte CarloRevenue volatility25.0 %
Discount rate14.0 %
Projected years of payment2021-2022
(1) Maximum payout as determined by Monte Carlo valuation simulation; the disclosed contingency is not subject to a contractual maximum payout.

Item 9.     CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL     DISCLOSURE
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Item 9A.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as(as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)Act) as of December 31, 2020.2021. Based on that evaluation, our managementCEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such dateDecember 31, 2021 due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which are described below in “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”.

Our CEO and CFO, have certified that, based on their knowledge, our financial statements and other financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Overover Financial Reporting

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, evaluatedconducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 based on the framework and criteria established in the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).

We acquired Punchh Inc. on April 8, 2021. Accordingly, due to the timing and complexity of the acquisition, as permitted by SEC guidance, management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 excludes Punchh. Punchh's total assets constituted 3.6% and its total revenues constituted 9.8% of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations as of the year ended December 31, 2021. Our management is currently in the process of evaluating Punchh’s controls and procedures and integrating Punchh into our system of internal control over financial reporting.

As a result of management’s evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of December 31, 2021, the Company had material weaknesses related to two components of the COSO framework - control activities and monitoring activities, and, as a result, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2020 due to identified material weaknesses.2021. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Control systems, no matter how well conceived and operated, are designed to provide a reasonable, but not an absolute, levelAs of assurance thatDecember 31, 2021, management identified the objectivesfollowing material weaknesses in two components of theinternal control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in any control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.over financial reporting as defined by COSO.

Control activities:Management identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the control activities component of the COSO framework, which,framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, constitute a material weakness relating to: (i) performingdeveloping control activities in a timely mannerthat contribute to the mitigation of risks to the achievement of objectives to acceptable levels and (ii) deploying control activities through internal control policies that establish what is expected and procedures. In addition, managementprocedures that put policies into action.

Monitoring activities: Management identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the monitoring component of the COSO framework, which,framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, constitute a material weakness relating to:to (i) selecting, developing, and performing ongoing evaluation to ascertain whether the components of internal controls are present and functioning, and (ii) evaluating and communicating internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action.

The following were factors that contributed to the identified material weaknesses in the Company’s control activities and monitoring components described above:activities:

TurnoverThe Punchh Acquisition and capital markets transactions during the second and third quarters of finance2021 were non-recurring transactions that led to deficient control activities and accounting staff in 2020 coupled with the timingdelayed testing of transitioning new members of these departments.certain newly implemented or redesigned controls.

Inconsistent execution of controls surrounding the preparation and reviewThe Company’s redesign of certain reconciliations with appropriate documented support.controls in 2021 did not include all of the design elements of control activities to address the risks of material misstatement, including the timeliness of the performance of the controls, as well as the completeness and accuracy of the controls over the information used in those controls.
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As new controls were redesigned throughoutCertain control activities involving information obtained from a third-party specialist to the year, testing procedures were delayed, whichCompany and reviewed by management resulted in delayed and limited communication of control failureserrors; these errors were subsequently corrected by management without impact to process owners.Company’s financial statements.

Testing procedure delaysDelays in control testing negatively impacted the timing of identifying deficiencies, limiting management’s ability to effectively communicate relevant information and internal control deficiencies to our Audit Committee forprovide appropriate oversight, monitoring and enforcement of corrective action.actions.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20202021 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.Report. This report which appears herein, contains an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.


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Remediation Efforts to Address the Material Weaknesses

In late 2020, we startedWhile the Company has improved its organizational capabilities, the material weaknesses identified in the prior year remain unremediated as of December 31, 2021 and the Company’s remediation efforts will continue to take place in 2022.

In response to the following actions to remediate the deficienciesmaterial weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified above:as of December 31, 2020, our management, with the oversight of the audit committee of our Board of Directors, has dedicated resources and efforts to improve our internal controls over financial reporting and has taken action to remediate such material weaknesses. While certain remedial actions were completed, we continue to actively plan for and implement additional control procedures as described below.

The Company continues to strengthen its internal control over financial reporting and has made progress updating the design and implementation of its internal control over financial reporting to remediate the identified material weaknesses. Remediation activities include the following:

Hired accounting professionalsIn the quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Company hired an Internal Audit Director, with experience in managing the internal control over financial reporting process for public companies and plans to hire additional internal audit resources.

The Company will continue to evaluate the assignment of responsibilities, internal and external, associated with the appropriate knowledge and expertise to improve timely executionperformance of control activities and enhance policy and procedure documentationconsider hiring additional resources or providing additional training to existing resources.

Increased the specificityThe Company will continue to educate control owners and enhance policies to ensure that all design elements of control activities are addressed in the written documentationperformance of our control activitiesactivities.

AcceleratedThe Company plans to implement a cloud-based internal audit platform tool in 2022 for purposes of streamlining the timelinesinternal tracking of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting efforts, including real-time tracking of remediation efforts. This platform will also serve as the repository for the evidence necessary to execute assigneddemonstrate that control activities are operating as designed.

Increased responsibilityThe Company will enhance the design of senior membersits controls over non-routine, complex transactions, and control activities that involve the use of finance teamthird parties.

The Company will continue the process of implementing or enhancing control activities, including automating manual processes, which is expected to help increase the efficiency of processing transactions and produce accurate and timely information.

In addition, under the direction of the audit committee of the Board of Directors, management will continue to review and monitor control activity documentation for certain high risk controls
Established a monitoring plan to timely identifymake necessary changes to existing systemsthe overall design of the Company’s internal control environment, as well as to refine policies and processes andprocedures to improve evaluationthe overall effectiveness of internal control executionover financial reporting of the Company.

As we continue our evaluation and assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, management may modify the actions described above or identify and take additional measures to address control
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deficiencies. While we believe we are making progress toward achieving the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls, until our remediation efforts, including any additional measures management identifies as necessary, are complete and operate for a sufficient period of time, the material weaknesses described above will continue to exist and management will not be able to conclude that they are remediated.

Control systems, no matter how well conceived and operated, are designed to provide a reasonable, but not an absolute, level of assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and management must apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in any control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Except as noted above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended December 31, 20202021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of PAR Technology Corporation:

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of PAR Technology Corporation’s (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, of the Company and our report dated March 16, 2021,1, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

As described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at Punchh, Inc. and subsidiaries, which was acquired on April 8, 2021, and whose financial statements constitute, in aggregate, 3.6% of total assets and 9.8% of revenues of the consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at Punchh, Inc. and subsidiaries.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Material Weaknesses

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s assessment: deficiencies in the principles associated with the control activities component of the COSO framework, which, either individually or in the aggregate, constitute a material weakness relating to: (i) performingdeveloping control activities in a timely mannerthat contribute to the mitigation of risks to the achievement of objectives to acceptable levels and (ii) deploying control activities through internal control policies that establish what is expected and procedures.procedures that put policies into action. In addition, deficiencies in the principles associated with the monitoring component of the COSO framework, which, either individually or in the aggregate, constitute a
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material weakness relating to: (iii) selecting, developing, and performing ongoing evaluation to ascertain whether the components of internal controls are present and functioning, and (iv) evaluating and communicating internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action .action. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, of the Company, and this report does not affect our report on such financial statements.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Rochester, New York
March 16, 20211, 2022

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Item 9B.     OTHER INFORMATION

Not Applicable.

PART III

Item 10.     10.     DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for our 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference as it appears under the headings, “Proposal 1: Election of Directors, and Executive Officers,” “Directors,” “Executive Officers” “Corporate Governance - Code of Conduct,” and “Corporate Governance - Committees - Audit Committee.”


Item 11.     11.     EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for our 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference as it appears under the headings, “Director Compensation” and “Executive“Overview of Executive Compensation.”

Item 12.     12.     SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND     RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for our 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference as it appears under the headings, “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

Item 13.     13.     CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for our 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference as it appears under the headings, “Transactions with Related Persons” and “Corporate Governance – Director Independence.”

Item 14.     14.     PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for our 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference as it appears under the heading, “Principal AccountantAccounting Fees and Services.”
PART IV

Item 15.     15.     EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) 1. Financial Statements:

PAR's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.

(a) 2. Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules have been omitted, since the required information is not applicable or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Annual Report.
(a) 3. Exhibits

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Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed/Furnished
2.1Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)


2.111/7/2019
2.2 ***Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.311/14/2014
3.1Filed herewith
3.2Form 10-Q (File No.001-09720)35/11/2020
4.1Form S-2 (File No. 333-04077)45/20/1996
4.2Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)
4.12/10/2020
4.3Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)4.14/15/2019
4.4Filed herewith
10.1 ††
Form S-8 (File No. 333-187246)4.13/14/2013
10.2 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.18/8/2013
10.3 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.173/14/2014
10.4 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.213/31/2015
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Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed
10.5 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.233/31/2015
10.6 ††Form S-8 (File No. 333-208063)4.211/16/2015
10.7 ††Form S-8 (File No. 333-208063)4.311/16/2015
10.8 ††
Form S-8 (File No. 333-208063)4.411/16/2015
10.9 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.224/17/2017
10.10 ††
Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.163/16/2018
10.11 ††
Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.173/16/2018
10.12Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)10.14/15/2019
10.13 ††
Form S-8 (File No. 333-232589)99.17/9/2019
10.14 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.28/7/2019
10.15 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.38/7/2019
10.16 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.48/7/2019
(a) 3. Exhibits
Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed/Furnished
2.1Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)2.14/8/2021
2.2Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)2.111/17/2019
2.2 ***Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.311/14/2014
3.1Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)3.13/16/2021
3.2Form 10-Q (File No.001-09720)35/11/2020
4.1Form S-2 (File No. 333-04077)45/20/1996
4.2Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)
4.12/10/2020
4.3Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)4.19/17/2021
4.4Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)4.29/17/2021
4.5Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)4.14/15/2019
4.6Filed herewith
10.1 ††
Form S-8 (File No. 333-187246)4.13/14/2013
10.2 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.18/8/2013
10.3 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.173/14/2014
10.4 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.213/31/2015
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Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed
10.17Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)10.12/10/2020
10.18 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.153/16/2020
10.19 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.203/16/2020
10.20††Form S-8 (File No. 333-239230)99.16/17/2020
10.21 ††Form 10-Q (File
No. 00109720)
10.28/7/2020
10.22 ††Form 10-Q (File
No. 00109720)
10.38/7/2020
10.23Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
1.110/1/2020
10.24††Filed herewith
21Filed herewith
23.1Filed herewith
23.2Filed herewith
31.1Filed herewith
31.2Filed herewith
32.1Furnished herewith
32.2Furnished herewith

Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed
10.5 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.233/31/2015
10.6 ††Form S-8 (File No. 333-208063)4.211/16/2015
10.7 ††Form S-8 (File No. 333-208063)4.311/16/2015
10.8 ††
Form S-8 (File No. 333-208063)4.411/16/2015
10.9 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.224/17/2017
10.10 ††
Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.163/16/2018
10.11 ††
Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.173/16/2018
10.12Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)10.14/15/2019
10.13 ††
Form S-8 (File No. 333-232589)99.17/9/2019
10.14 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.28/7/2019
10.15 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.38/7/2019
10.16 ††Form 10-Q (File No. 001-09720)10.48/7/2019
10.17Form 8-K (File No. 001-09720)10.12/10/2020
10.18 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.153/16/2020
10.19 ††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.203/16/2020
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Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed
10.20††Form S-8 (File No. 333-239230)99.16/17/2020
10.21Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
1.110/1/2020
10.22††Form 10-K (File No. 001-09720)10.243/16/2021
10.23Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.14/8/2021
10.24Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.24/8/2021
10.25Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.34/8/2021
10.26Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.44/8/2021
10.27Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.54/8/2021
10.28Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.64/8/2021
10.29Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
10.74/8/2021
10.30Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
1.19/17/2021
10.31Form 8-K (File
No. 001-09720)
1.29/17/2021
10.32††Filed herewith
10.33††Filed herewith
10.34††Filed herewith
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Incorporated by reference into this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form (File No.)
 
Exhibit
Date Filed
21Filed herewith
23.1Filed herewith
23.2Filed herewith
31.1Filed herewith
31.2Filed herewith
32.1Furnished herewith
32.2Furnished herewith
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document  Filed herewith 
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document  Filed herewith 
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
  Filed herewith 
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document  Filed herewith 
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document  Filed herewith 
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Filed herewith 
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).Filed herewith
†† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
*** Portions of this Exhibit were omitted pursuant to a grant of confidential treatment. The omitted portions have been             separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
March 16, 20211, 2022/s/ Savneet Singh
Savneet Singh
Chief Executive Officer & President
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignaturesTitleDate
/s/ Savneet SinghChief Executive Officer, President & Director
Savneet Singh(Principal Executive Officer)March 16, 20211, 2022
/s/ Bryan A. MenarChief Financial and Accounting Officer
Bryan A. Menar(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)March 16, 20211, 2022
/s/ Cynthia A. Russo
Cynthia A. RussoDirectorMarch 16, 20211, 2022
/s/ Douglas G. Rauch
Douglas G. RauchDirectorMarch 16, 20211, 2022
/s/ John W. SammonKeith Pascal
John W. SammonKeith PascalDirectorMarch 16, 20211, 2022
/s/ Narinder Singh
Narinder SinghDirectorMarch 1, 2022
/s/ James C. Stoffel
James C. StoffelDirectorMarch 16, 20211, 2022
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