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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 _______________________________
FORM 10-Q

 _______________________________

(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2011

Or

¨
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____

For the transition period fromto

Commission file number:File Number: 000-30975

 _______________________________
TRANSGENOMIC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 _______________________________

Delaware 911789357

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

12325 Emmet Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68164
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(402) 452-5400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 _______________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   xNo   ¨o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). )    Yes   ¨x No   ¨o

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

Large accelerated filer ¨oAccelerated filer ¨
x
Non-accelerated filer 
o¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company Smaller Reporting Companyxo

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

As of May 13, 2011,8, 2012, the number of shares of common stock outstanding was 49,299,672.

71,645,725.



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TRANSGENOMIC, INC.

INDEX

        Page No.    
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONPage No.    
 3

Item 1.

PART I.
 

Item 1.
 3
 

 3
 

 4
 

 5
 

 6
 
 7
Item 2. 
 22
Item 4.3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4.
 27
PART II. 
 28
Item 1. 
 28
Item 1A. 
 28
Item 6. 
 29
30


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

   March 31,  2011
(unaudited)
  December 31,
2010
 
ASSETS   

CURRENT ASSETS:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $3,170   $3,454  

Accounts receivable (net of allowances for bad debts of $716 and $334, respectively)

   7,551    7,601  

Inventories (net of allowances for obsolescence of $520 and $518, respectively)

   3,163    3,344  

Other current assets

   762    635  
         

Total current assets

   14,646    15,034  

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

   

Equipment

   9,839    9,820  

Furniture, fixtures & leasehold improvements

   3,707    3,479  
         
   13,546    13,299  

Less: accumulated depreciation

   (11,885  (11,697
         
   1,661    1,602  

OTHER ASSETS:

   

Goodwill

   6,275    6,275  

Intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $817 and $519, respectively)

   8,664    8,962  

Other assets

   152    154  
         
  $31,398   $32,027  
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

   

Accounts payable

  $813   $1,360  

Accrued compensation

   1,015    875  

Short term debt

   741    989  

Accrued liabilities

   4,017    3,231  

Contractual obligation

   1,572    1,628  

Current portion of lease obligations

   182    170  
         

Total current liabilities

   8,340    8,253  

Long term debt less current maturities

   8,640    8,640  

Redeemable Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.1 par value, 3,879,307 shares authorized, 2,586,205 shares issued and outstanding

   1,553    1,457  

Preferred stock conversion feature

   5,078    1,983  

Warrant liability

   1,283    2,351  

Other long-term liabilities

   918    843  
         

Total liabilities

   25,812    23,527  

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

   

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 2,586,205 shares issued and outstanding

         

Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 49,299,672 and 49,289,672 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

   498    498  

Additional paid-in capital

   139,746    139,730  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   1,697    1,589  

Accumulated deficit

   (136,355  (133,317
         

Total stockholders’ equity

   5,586    8,500  
         
  $31,398   $32,027  
         

 March 31,  
 2012 December 31,
 (unaudited) 2011
ASSETS   
CURRENT ASSETS:   
Cash and cash equivalents$19,291
 $4,946
Accounts receivable, net6,704
 7,573
Inventories, net4,014
 3,859
Other current assets1,028
 820
Total current assets31,037
 17,198
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:   
Equipment10,277
 10,143
Furniture, fixtures & leasehold improvements3,711
 3,682
 13,988
 13,825
Less: accumulated depreciation(12,112) (11,969)
 1,876
 1,856
OTHER ASSETS:   
Goodwill6,440
 6,440
Intangibles, net7,691
 7,966
Other assets140
 102
 $47,184
 $33,562
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
CURRENT LIABILITIES:   
Accounts payable$1,567
 $2,609
Accrued compensation1,047
 1,133
Short term debt
 3,082
Current maturities of long term debt7,294
 3,703
Accrued expenses3,593
 3,839
Other Liabilities1,042
 1,042
Current portion of lease obligations316
 320
Accrued preferred stock dividend765
 600
Total current liabilities15,624
 16,328
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:   
Long term debt less current maturities1,345
 4,937
Common stock warrant liability3,100
 
Other long-term liabilities1,211
 1,249
Total liabilities21,280
 22,514
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:   
Series A preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 2,586,205 shares issued and outstanding26
 26
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 71,645,725 and 49,625,725 shares issued and outstanding, respectively721
 501
Additional paid-in capital170,423
 152,987
Accumulated other comprehensive income397
 336
Accumulated deficit(145,663) (142,802)
Total stockholders’ equity25,904
 11,048
 $47,184
 $33,562
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2011  2010 

NET SALES

  $7,480   $5,442  

COST OF GOODS SOLD

   3,326    2,558  
         

Gross profit

   4,154    2,884  

OPERATING EXPENSES:

   

Selling, general and administrative

   4,323    2,432  

Research and development

   557    827  

Restructuring Charges

   24      
         
   4,904    3,259  
         

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

   (750  (375

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

   

Interest expense

   (238    

Expense on preferred stock

   (2,027    

Other, net

   231      
         
   (2,034    
         

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   (2,784  (375

INCOME TAX BENEFIT

   (6  (51
         

NET LOSS

  $(2,778 $(324
         

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS AND ACCRETION

   (260    
         

NET LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

  $(3,038 $(324
         

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

  $(0.06 $(0.01
         

BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING

   49,293,005    49,189,672  
         

 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2012 2011
NET SALES$7,206
 $7,480
COST OF GOODS SOLD4,102
 3,326
Gross profit3,104
 4,154
OPERATING EXPENSES:   
Selling, general and administrative4,994
 4,323
Research and development549
 557
Restructuring charges
 24
 5,543
 4,904
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS(2,439) (750)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):   
Interest income (expense), net(273) (238)
Expense on preferred stock
 (2,027)
Other, net20
 231
 (253) (2,034)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES(2,692) (2,784)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)4
 (6)
NET LOSS$(2,696) $(2,778)
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS AND ACCRETION(165) (260)
NET LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS$(2,861) $(3,038)
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE$(0.05) $(0.06)
BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING62,683,527
 49,293,005
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

   Common Stock               
   Outstanding
Shares
   Par
Value
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total 

Balance, January 1, 2011

   49,289,672    $498    $139,730    $(133,317 $1,589   $8,500  

Net loss

                  (2,888  (2,888  (2,888

Other comprehensive income (loss):

          

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

                      107    107  
             

Comprehensive loss

          (2,781 
             

Non-cash stock-based compensation

             9             9  

Issuance of shares for employee stock options

   10,000          7             7  

Dividends on preferred stock

                  (150)      (150
                            

Balance, March 31, 2011

   49,299,672    $498    $139,746    $(136,355 $1,697   $5,586  
                            

thousands)


 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2012 2011
Net Loss$(2,696) $(2,778)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax61
 107
Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax61
 107
Comprehensive Loss$(2,635) $(2,671)
    

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.




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TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three Months Ended

March 31, 2012

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2011  2010 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

   

Net loss

  $(2,778 $(324

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided (used in) by operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   494    165  

Non-cash, stock based compensation

   9    1  

Loss on sale assets

       1  

Provision for losses on doubtful accounts

   448    (27

Provision for losses on inventory obsolescence

   7    (1

Preferred stock revaluation

   2,027      

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

Accounts receivable

   (350  (56

Inventories

   210    (18

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   316    (220

Accounts payable

   (780  247  

Accrued liabilities

   471    684  

Other long term liabilities

   (29  (67

Long term deferred income taxes

   6    7  
         

Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

   51   392 
         

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

   

Purchase of property and equipment

   (86  (47

Change in other assets

   (1    
         

Net cash flows used in investing activities

   (87  (47
         

CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

   

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

   (66    

Issuance of common stock

   7      

Principal payment on note payable

   (248    
         

Net cash flows used in financing activities

   (307    
         

EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

   59    (89
         

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   (284  256  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   3,454    5,642  
         

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

  $3,170   $5,898  
         

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

   

Cash paid during the period for:

   

Interest

  $238   $  

Income taxes, net

   13    1  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION

   

Acquisition of equipment through capital leases

  $147   $  

Dividends payable on preferred stock

   150      

thousands except per share data)

 Preferred Stock Common Stock        
 Outstanding
Shares
 Par
Value
 
Outstanding
Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 Total
Balance, January 1, 20122,586,205
 26
 49,625,725
 $501
 $152,987
 $(142,802) $336
 $11,048
Net loss    
 
 
 (2,696) 
 (2,696)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax    
 
 
 
 61
 61
Non-cash stock-based compensation    
 
 273
 
 
 273
Private Placement, net    22,000,000
 220
 17,153
     17,373
Issuance of shares of stock    20,000
 
 10
 
 
 10
Dividends on preferred stock    
 
 
 (165) 
 (165)
Balance, March 31, 20122,586,205
 26
 71,645,725
 721
 170,423
 (145,663) $397
 $25,904
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2012 2011
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net loss$(2,696) $(2,778)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization513
 494
Non-cash, stock based compensation273
 9
Provision for losses on doubtful accounts474
 448
Provision for losses on inventory obsolescence1
 7
Preferred stock revaluation
 2,027
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable448
 (350)
Inventories(128) 210
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(204) 316
Accounts payable(1,057) (780)
Accrued liabilities(292) 471
Other long term liabilities(97) (29)
Long term deferred income taxes5
 6
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities(2,760) 51
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Purchases of property and equipment(198) (86)
Change in other assets(67) (1)
Net cash flows used in investing activities(265) (87)
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Principal payments on capital lease obligations(52) (66)
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net17,483
 7
Principal payment on note payable(82) (248)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities17,349
 (307)
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH21
 59
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS14,345
 (284)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD4,946
 3,454
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD$19,291
 $3,170
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION   
Cash paid during the period for:   
Interest$495
 $238
Income taxes, net2
 13
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INFORMATION   
Acquisition of equipment through capital leases$12
 $147
Dividends accrued on preferred stock165
 150
Note Payable converted to Equity3,000
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010

A. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

2011





A.BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Business Description.

Transgenomic, Inc. is a global biotechnology company specializingadvancing personalized medicine in high sensitivity genetic variation and mutation analysis, providing products and services in DNA mutationthe detection and discovery fortreatment of cancer and inherited diseases through its proprietary molecular technologies and world-class clinical and research services. We have three complementary business segments.
Clinical Laboratories. Our clinical molecular diagnostics and pharmacogenomics analyses.

Laboratory Services:

Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory. The molecular clinical reference laboratory specializeslaboratories specialize in genetic testing for oncology, hematologycardiology, neurology, mitochondrial disorders, and inherited disorders.oncology. Located in New Haven, Connecticut and Omaha, Nebraska, the molecular clinical reference laboratories are certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) as high complexity labs and our Omaha facility is also accredited by CAP (Collegethe College of American Pathologists)Pathologists (CAP).

Pharmacogenomics Research Services. Pharmacogenomics research services are provided by ourOur Contract Research Organization located in Omaha, Nebraska.Nebraska provides pharmacogenomics research services supporting Phase II and Phase III clinical trials conducted by our pharmaceutical customers. This lab specializes in pharmacogenomic, biomarker and mutation discovery research serving the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries world-wide for disease research, drug and diagnostic development and clinical trial support.

Instrument Related Business:

Bioinstruments.Diagnostic Tools. Our proprietary product is the WAVE® System which has broad applicability to genetic variation detection in both molecular genetic research and molecular diagnostics. There is a worldwide installed base of over 1,5001,525 WAVE Systems as of March 31, 2011.2012. We also distribute bioinstruments produced by other manufacturers (“OEM Equipment”) through our sales and distribution network. Service contracts to maintain installed systems are sold and supported by our technical support personnel.

Bioconsumables. The installed WAVE base and some OEM Equipment platforms generate a demand for consumables that are required for the continued operation of the bioinstruments. We develop, manufacture and sell these consumable products. In addition, we manufacture and sell consumable products that can be used on multiple, independent platforms. These products include SURVEYOR® Nuclease and a range of chromatography columns.

B. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES



B.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Transgenomic, Inc. and its wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary. All intercompanyinter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Risks and Uncertainties.

Certain risks and uncertainties are inherent in our day-to-day operations and to the process of preparing our financial statements. The more significant of those risks are presented below and throughout the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

1.Use of Estimates.

Use of Estimates.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting period. In addition, estimates and assumptions associated with the determination of the fair value of certain assets and related impairments require considerable judgment by management. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used in preparing these consolidated financial statements.

TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

2.Concentration of Revenue Risk.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales during

Reclassifications.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 no customers made up more than 10% of the Laboratory Services revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2010 one customer made up more than 10% of the Laboratory Services net sales. This customer represented 16% of the Laboratory Services net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

current year presentation regarding segment reporting.

Fair Value.

Unless otherwise specified, book value approximates fair market value. The preferredcommon stock conversion feature and warrant liability areis recorded at fair value. See Footnote L

H - Fair Value.

Basis of Presentation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 20102011 was derived from our audited balance sheet as of that date. The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 20102011 are unaudited and reflect all adjustments whichthat are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results for the interim periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 20102011 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and investments with original maturities at the date of acquisition of three months or less. Such investments presently consist of temporary overnight investments.

Concentrations of Cash.

From time to time, we may maintain a cash position with financial institutions in amounts that exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses on such accounts as of March 31, 2011.

2012.

Accounts Receivable.

The following is a summary of activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Beginning
Balance
   Provision  Write Offs  Ending
Balance
 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

  $334    $448   $(66 $716  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

  $310    $(27 $(4 $279  

2011:

 Dollars in Thousands
 
Beginning
Balance
 Provision Write Offs 
Ending
Balance
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012$1,088
 $474
 $(483) $1,079
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011$334
 $448
 $(66) $716
While payment terms are generally 30 days, we have also provided extended payment terms of up to 90 days in certain cases. We operate globally and some of the international payment terms may be greater than 90 days. Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount and shown net of allowance for doubtful accounts and contractual allowances. The estimate made for doubtful accounts is based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a quarterly basis. We determine the allowance for doubtful accounts and contractual allowances by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written off are recorded when received.

Inventories.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market net of allowance for obsolete inventory. Cost is computed using standard costs for finished goods and average or latest actual cost for raw materials and work in process, which approximates the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

TRANSGENOMIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

The following is a summary of activity for the allowance for obsolete inventory during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Beginning
Balance
   Provision  Write Offs  Ending
Balance
 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

  $518    $7   $(5 $520  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

  $507    $(1 $(28 $478  

2011:


 Dollars in Thousands
 
Beginning
Balance
 Provision Write Offs 
Ending
Balance
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012$511
 $1
 $(3) $509
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011$518
 $7
 $(5) $520
We determine the allowance for obsolete inventoryobsolescence by evaluating inventory quarterly the inventory for items deemed to be slow moving or obsolete. Included in our provision is the foreign currency impact of the consolidation of our subsidiary.

Property and Equipment.

Property and equipment are carried at cost.cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

Leasehold improvements

1 to 10 years

Furniture and fixtures

3 to 7 years

Production equipment

3 to 7 years

Computer equipment

3 to 7 years

Research and development equipment

2 to 7 years

Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $0.2 million during each of the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010 was $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.2011. Included in depreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2011each period was less than $0.1 million related to equipment acquired under capital leases. We did not have any capital leases in the first quarter of 2010.

Goodwill.
Goodwill.

Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over fair value of assets acquired and is not amortized. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually. We perform this impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each year or when a significant event occurs whichthat may impact goodwill. Impairment occurs when the carrying value is determined to be not recoverable thereby causing the carrying value of the goodwill to exceed its fair value. If impaired, the asset’s carrying value is reduced to its fair value. We recorded no impairment charges related to goodwill as of December 31, 2010. No events have transpired in the three months ended March 31, 20112012 that would require revaluation of this conclusion.

Intangibles.

Intangibles include intellectual property, patents and acquired products.

1.Intellectual Property.

Initial costs paidan impairment analysis prior to license intellectual property from independent third parties are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the license period. Ongoing royalties related to such licenses are expensed as incurred.

2.Patents.

We capitalize legal costs, filing fees and other expenses associated with obtaining patents on new discoveries and amortize these costs using the straight-line method over the shorter of the legal life of the patent or its economic life beginning on the date the patent is issued.

3.Acquired Products.

As a part of the FAMILION acquisition we acquired technology, in process technology, trademarks/tradenames and third party relationships. These costs will be amortized straight line over their estimated economic life of seven to eight years. See Footnote E.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

These assets are treated as long-lived assets. Long-lived assets will be tested for impairment on an annual basis or when a significant event occurs, which may impact impairment. We quarterly review the carrying value of our long-lived assets to assess recoverability and impairment. We recorded no impairments as of December 31, 2010. No events have transpired in the three months ended March 31, 2011 that would require a revaluation of this conclusion.

Other Long Term Assets.scheduled review.

Other long term assets include US security deposits and deferred tax assets.

Stock Based Compensation.

All stock options awarded to date have exercise prices equal to the market price of our common stock on the date of grant and have ten-year contractual terms. Unvested options as of March 31, 20112012 had vesting periods of one or three years from date of grant. None of the stock options outstanding at March 31, 20112012 are subject to performance or market-based vesting conditions.

We measure and recognize compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors, including stock options. Compensation expense is based on the calculated fair value of the awards as measured at the grant date and is expensed ratably over the service period of the awards (generally the vesting period).

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we recorded compensation expense of $0.3 million within selling, general and administrative expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we recorded compensation expense of less than $0.1 million within the selling, general and administrative expense as a resultexpense. As of the vesting of options exercisable for the purchase of 1.4 million shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we recorded compensation expenses of less than $0.1 million within selling, general and administrative expense as a result of the vesting of options exercisable for the purchase of 1.7 million shares. As of March 31, 2011,2012, there was $0.1$0.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted averageweighted-average period of nearly three years.

We granted 100,000 stock options during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The fair value of the options granted during the quarterthree months ended March 31, 20112012 was estimated on theirthe respective grant dates using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model was used with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 0.81% based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant; dividend yields of zero percent; expected lives of eight years, based on expected exercise activity behavior; and volatility of 109% based on the historical volatility of our stock over a time that is consistent with the expected life of the option. A small group of senior executives holds the majority of the stock options and such senior executives are expected to hold the options for five years. Forfeitures of 1.64 % have been assumed.
There were 130,000 stock options granted during the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The Black-Scholes model was used with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 2.16% based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant; dividend yields of zero percent; expected liveslife of six years, based on historical exercise activity behavior; and volatility of 107% based on the historical volatility of our stock over a time that is consistent with the expected life of the option.past five years. A small group of senior executives holdheld the majority of the stock options and such senior executives are expected to hold the options until they are vested. Forfeitures of 3.6% have been assumed.

There were no stock options granted during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Income Taxes.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities at each balance sheet date using tax rates expected to be in effectassumed in the year the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will not be realized.

calculation.

Net Sales Recognition.

Revenue is realized and earned when all of the following criteria are met:

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists

Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered

The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and

Collectability is reasonably assured.


Net sales from our Clinical Laboratories segment are recognized on an individual test basis and takes place when the test report is completed, reviewed and sent to the client less the reserve for insurance, Medicare and Medicaid contractual adjustments. There are no deferred net sales associated with our Clinical Laboratories segment. Adjustments to the allowances, based on actual receipts from third party payers, are recorded upon settlement.
In our Pharmacogenomics Services segment, we perform services on a project by project basis. When we receive payment in advance, we recognize revenue when we deliver the service. These projects typically do not extend beyond one year. At March 31, 2012 and 2011, deferred net sales associated with pharmacogenomics research projects, included in the balance sheet in other accrued liabilities, was $0.1 million in each period.
Net sales of products in our Diagnostic Tools segment are recognized in accordance with the terms of the sales arrangement. Such recognition is based on receipt of an unconditional customer order and transfer of title and risk of ownership to the customer, typically upon shipment of the product under a purchase order. Our sales terms do not provide for the right of return unless the product is damaged or defective. Net sales from certain services associated with the analytical instruments, to be performed subsequent to shipment of the products, is deferred and recognized when the services are provided. Such services, mainly limited to installation and training services that are not essential to the functionality of the instruments, typically are performed in a timely manner subsequent to shipment of the instrument. We also enter into various service contracts that cover installed instruments. These contracts cover specific time periods and net sales associated with these contracts are deferred and recognized ratably over the service period. At March 31, 20112012 and March 31, 2010,2011, deferred net sales, mainly associated with our service contracts, included in the balance sheet in other accrued expenses, was approximately$1.3 million and $1.5 million, and $1.4 million, respectively.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

Net sales from our Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory Services are recognized on an individual test basis and takes place when the test report is completed, reviewed and sent to the client less the reserve for insurance, Medicare and Medicaid contractual adjustments. There are no deferred net sales associated with our Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory. Adjustments to the allowances, based on actual receipts from third party payers, are recorded upon settlement.

In our Pharmacogenomics Research Services Group, we perform services on a project by project basis. When we get payment in advance we recognize revenue when we deliver the service. These projects typically do not extend beyond one year. At March 31, 2011 and 2010, deferred net sales associated with the pharmacogenomics research projects included in the balance sheet in other accrued liabilities, was $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively.

Taxes collected from customers and remitted to government agencies for specific net sales producing transactions are recorded net with no effect on the income statement.

Research and Development.

Research and development and various collaboration costs are charged to expense when incurred.

Preferred Stock.

We entered into a Series A Convertible Preferred

Common Stock Purchase Agreement on December 29, 2010, as discussed in Note L, selling shares of preferred stock and issuing warrants to purchase a certain number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock.Warrants.
 The Series A PreferredCommon Stock meets the definition of mandatorily redeemable stock as it is preferred capital stock which is redeemable at the option of the holder and should be reported outside of equity. Preferred stock is accreted to its redemption value. The warrantsWarrants do not qualify to be treated as equity, and accordingly, are recorded as a liability. A preferred stock conversion feature is embedded within the Series A PreferredThe Common Stock that meets the definition of a derivative. The preferred stock, warrantWarrant liability and preferred stock conversion feature are all recorded separately and werewas initially recorded at fair value using the Black Scholesa Monte Carlo simulation model. We arewere required to record these instrumentsthis instrument at fair value at each reporting date and changes will beare recorded as an adjustment to earnings. The warrantCommon Stock Warrant liability and preferred stock conversion feature areis considered a level three financial instruments. See Footnote L.

instrument.

Translation of Foreign Currency.

Our foreign subsidiary uses the local currency of the country in which it is located as theirits functional currency. Its assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. CumulativeA cumulative translation gain of approximately $0.1$0.1 million is reported as accumulated other comprehensive gainincome on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2011. Cumulative2012. A cumulative translation gainsgain of $0.2$0.1 million were was reported as accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended as of March 31, 2010.2011. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rates during the period. For transactions that are not denominated in the functional currency, we recognized aless than $0.1 million as foreign currency transaction loss in the determination of net gain ofloss for the three months ending March 31, 2012 and $0.1 million as foreign currency transaction gain in the determination of net loss for the three months ending March 31, 2011 and a net loss of $0.1 million as foreign currency transaction loss in the determination of net loss for the three months ending March 31, 2010.

Other Income..

Other income consists primarily of interest income from cash and cash equivalents invested in overnight instruments. Other income in the three months ended March 31, 2011 includes an award of a federal grant under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project related to COLD-PCR, Surveyor Scan kit development for key cancer pathway gene mutations and mtDNA damage assays. Other income related to this federal grant was $0.2 million, net of consulting fees. Other income for the three months ending March 31, 2010 was less than $0.1 million.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

Comprehensive Income.

Accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of applicable tax of zero. We deem our foreign investments to be permanent in nature and do not provide for taxes on currency translation adjustments arising from converting investments in a foreign currency to U.S. dollars.

Earnings

Earnings(Loss) Per Share.

Basic earningsearnings(loss) per share is calculated based on the weighted averageweighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share include shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants or conversion rights that have exercise or conversion prices below the market value of our common stock. Options, warrants and conversion rights pertaining to 18,095,89428,741,938 and 10,611,26318,095,894 shares of our common stock have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share at March 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, respectively. The options, warrants and conversion rights that were exercisable in 2011 and 2010 were not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss. As a result, none of our outstanding options, warrants or conversion rights affect the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13,Revenue Recognition (ASC 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force); effective for years beginning after June 15, 2010. Vendors often provide multiple products and/or services to their customers as part of a single arrangement. These deliverables may be provided at different points in time or over different time periods. The existing guidance regarding how and whether to separate these deliverables and how to allocate the overall arrangement consideration to each was originally captured in EITF Issue No. 00-21,Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, which is now codified at ASC 605-25,Revenue Recognition – Multiple-Element Arrangements. The issuance of ASU 2009-13 amends ASC 605-25 and represents a significant shift from the existing guidance that was considered abuse-preventative and heavily geared toward ensuring that revenue recognition was not accelerated. The application of this new guidance is expected to result inadopted accounting for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements that better reflects their economics as more arrangements will be separated into individual units of accounting. Our adoption of ASU No. 2009-13 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-14,Software (ASC 985): Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force); effective for years beginning after June 15, 2010. ASU 2009-14 modifies the existing scope guidance in ASC 985-605,Software Revenue Recognition, for revenue arrangements with tangible products that include software elements. This modification was made primarily due to the changes in ASC 605-25 noted previously, which further differentiated the separation and allocation guidance applicable to non-software arrangements as compared to software arrangements. Prior to the modification of ASC 605-25, the separation and allocation guidance for software and non-software arrangements was more similar. Under ASC 985-605, which was originally issued as AICPA Statement of position 97-2,Software Revenue Recognition, an arrangement to sell a tangible product along with software was considered to be in its scope if the software was more than incidental to the product as a whole. Our adoption of ASU No. 2009-14 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

pronouncements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements, effective for years beginning after December 15, 2010. The guidance requires the disclosure of roll forward activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level Three fair value measurements). We adopted the new disclosure provisions with the filing of our Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

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Three Months Ended

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. The new guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Instead, an entity will be required to present either a continuous statement of net income and other comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company elected to report other comprehensive income and its components in a separate statement of comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.
In July 2011, the FASB issued guidance on the presentation of net patient service revenue. The new guidance requires a change in presentation of the statement of operations by reclassifying the provision for bad debts associated with patient service revenue from an operating expense to a deduction from patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and 2010

discounts). Additionally, enhanced disclosure about policies for recognizing revenue and assessing bad debts are required. Disclosures of patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and discounts) as well as qualitative and quantitative information about changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts will be required. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance on Intangibles including goodwill and other intangibles. The new guidance will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will follow this guidance in our fourth quarter 2012 testing of goodwill and other intangibles.

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820 to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amended guidance requires information disclosure regarding transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, information disclosure regarding sensitivity of a fair value measurement categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those unobservable inputs, and the categorization by level of the fair value hierarchy for items that are not measured at fair value. The amended guidance was effective for financial periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-04 did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.


C.RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
C.INVENTORIES

In the third quarter of 2010 we made a decision to consolidate our research and development activities in Omaha, Nebraska. We have recognized expenses for restructuring, including but not limited to, severance, facility costs and costs to move equipment from Gaithersburg, Maryland to Omaha, Nebraska. The facility has been closed at March 31, 2011. These restructuring charges are attributable to our Lab Services and Instrument Related Business.

Restructuring charges include:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Costs Incurred in  the
Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2011
   Cumulative Costs
Incurred at

March 31, 2011
   Total
Expected  Costs
 

Severance and related costs

  $    $53    $53  

Facility closure costs

   14     59     59  

Other

   10     50     54  
               

Restructuring charges

  $24    $162    $166  
               

D.INVENTORIES

Inventories (net of allowancesallowance for obsolescence) consisted of the following:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   March 31,
2011
  December 31,
2010
 

Finished goods

  $1,933   $2,119  

Raw materials and work in process

   1,549    1,531  

Demonstration inventory

   201    212  
         
  $3,683   $3,862  

Less allowance for obsolescence

   (520  (518
         

Total

  $3,163   $3,344  
         

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

 Dollars in Thousands
 
March 31,
2012

 
December 31,
2011

Finished goods$2,911
 $2,608
Raw materials and work in process1,481
 1,485
Demonstration inventory131
 277
 $4,523
 $4,370
Less allowance for obsolescence(509) (511)
Total$4,014
 $3,859


E.
D.INTANGIBLES AND OTHER ASSETS

Long Lived

Long-lived intangible assets and other assets consisted of the following:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010 
   Cost   Accumulated
Amortization
   Net Book
Value
   Cost   Accumulated
Amortization
   Net Book
Value
 

Intangibles—acquired technology

  $6,535    $228    $6,307    $6,535    $    $6,535  

Intangibles—assay royalties

   1,434     51     1,383     1,434          1,434  

Intangibles—third party payor relationships

   367          367     367          367  

Intangibles—tradenames and trademarks

   344     12     332     344          344  

Patents

   511     252     259     511     245     266  

Intellectual property

   290     274     16     290     274     16  
                              
  $9,481    $817    $8,664    $9,481    $519    $8,962  
                              

 Dollars in Thousands
 March 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
 Cost 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
 Cost 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
Intangibles—acquired technology$6,535
 $1,138
 $5,397
 $6,535
 $911
 $5,624
Intangibles—assay royalties1,434
 256
 1,178
 1,434
 205
 1,229
Intangibles—third party payor relationships367
 
 367
 367
 
 367
Intangibles—tradenames and trademarks344
 61
 283
 344
 49
 295
Patents726
 274
 452
 703
 267
 436
Intellectual property20
 6
 14
 20
 5
 15
 $9,426
 $1,735
 $7,691
 $9,403
 $1,437
 $7,966
  
Estimated Useful Life

Intellectual property

10 years

Patents

7 years

Intangibles—acquired technology

7 – 8 years

Intangibles—third party payor relationships

Indefinite

Intangibles—assay royalties

7 years

Intangibles—tradenames and trademarks

7 years

Other assets include USU.S. security deposits and deferred tax assets, net of applicable valuation allowances.

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.3 million and $0.1 million during each of the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010, respectively.2011. Amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to be $1.2 million in each of the years 20112012 through 2017.


F.DEBT

   Dollars in Thousands 
   March 31,
2011
   December 31,
2010
 

PGxHealth note payable (1)

  $8,640    $8,640  

PGxHealth note payable (2)

   741     989  
          
  $9,381    $9,629  
          

(1)E.The First Note is a three year senior secured promissory note to PGxHealth, LLC entered into on December 29, 2010 in conjunction with our acquisition of the FAMILION family of genetic tests from PGxHealth. Interest is payable at 10% per year with quarterly interest payments through March 29, 2012. Thereafter, quarterly installments will include both principal and interest through December 30, 2013.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

(2)The Second Note is a one year senior secured promissory note to PGxHealth, LLC entered into on December 31, 2010 for facility improvements made to the CLIA certified laboratory in New Haven, Connecticut. Interest is payable at 6.5% per year with the principal and interest payable in twelve monthly installments with the final payment due on December 31, 2011.

The entire unpaid balance of the Notes will become immediately due and payable if: (i) we fail to make timely payments under the Notes; (ii) we make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iii) we file for bankruptcy; or (iv) upon any event of default under the Security Agreement. Additionally, under the terms of the First Note, if we consummate an equity financing that involves the receipt by us of net proceeds of not less than $6,000,000, then we shall, upon the consummation of such equity financing, pay to PGxHealth the lesser of: (i) 25% of the gross proceeds received from such financing; and (ii) the then-outstanding balance under the First Note. Under the terms of the Second Note, in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, we shall pay PGxHealth the lesser of: (i) 100% of the proceeds, less certain fees, received pursuant to such sale; and (ii) the then-outstanding balance under the Second Note.

The Notes are secured by the assets of Transgenomic.

The aggregate minimum principal maturities of the debt for each of the three fiscal years following December 31, 2010 are as follows:

2011

  $741  

2012

   3,703  

2013

   4,937  
     
   $9,381  
     

G.CAPITAL LEASES

The following is an analysis of the leased property under capital leases.

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Asset Balances at 

Classes of Property

  March 31,
2011
  December 31,
2010
 

Equipment

  $541   $394  

Less: Accumulated amortization

   (39  (13
         

Total

  $502   $381  
         

The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2011.

Year ending December 31:

   Dollars in Thousands 

2011

  $177  

2012

   140  

2013

   124  

2014

   8  
     

Total minimum lease payments

  $449  

Less: Amount representing interest

   (48
     

Present value of net minimum lease payments

  $401  
     

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H.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are subject to a number of claims of various amounts, which arise out of the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of pending claims will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

We lease certain equipment, vehicles and operating facilities under non-cancellable operating leases that expire on various dates through 2016.2022. The future minimum lease payments required under these leases are approximately $0.8 million in 2012, $1.1 million in 2013, $1.0 million in 2014, $0.9 million in 2011, $1.02015. $0.9 million in 2012, $0.42016 and $0.6 million in 2013, $0.2 million in 2014 and $0.2 million in 2015.2017. Rent expense for each of the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 20102011 was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, and $0.2 million, respectively.

We have entered into an employment agreement with Craig J. Tuttle, our President and Chief Executive Officer. The current term of Mr. Tuttle’s employment agreement ends on July 12, 2011. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Tuttle will be entitled to receive a severance payment from the Company if his employment is terminated involuntarily except if such termination is based on “just cause”, as that term is defined in his employment agreement. The severance payment payable in the event of involuntary termination without just cause is equal to his annual base salary at the time of termination and will be paid over a twelve-month period. The employment agreement provides that the severance payment provision will be honored if the Company is acquired by, or merged into, another company and his position is eliminated as a result of such acquisition or merger. In addition we have one employee who is entitled to a severance payment of less than $0.1 million if the employee’s position is eliminated prior to July 2012.

At March 31, 2011,2012, firm commitments to vendors to purchase components used in WAVE Systems and instruments manufactured by others totaled $0.1$2.3 million.


I.
F.INCOME TAXES

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state jurisdictions and various foreign jurisdictions. We have statutes of limitation open for Federalfederal income tax returns related to tax years 20072008 through 2010.2011. We have state income tax returns subject to examination primarily for tax years 20072008 through 2010.2011. Open tax years related to foreign jurisdictions, primarily the United Kingdom, remain subject to examination. Our primary foreign jurisdiction isexamination for the United Kingdom which has open tax years for 20072008 through 2010.

2011.

Income tax benefitexpense for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 was a benefit of less than $0.1 million.nominal. This is the result of the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. We believe the tax benefitexpense recorded will be offset in future periods by a tax expense related to income reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. Income tax benefitexpense for the three months ended March 31, 20102011 was less than $0.1 million. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 is 1.0%0.14%, which is primarily the result of valuation allowances against the Net Operating Lossesnet operating losses for the U.S. partially offset by permanent differences related to intercompany foreign currency exchange of our subsidiary outside the U.S.

During the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, there were no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions.


J.EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
G.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

We maintain an employee 401(k) retirement savings plan that allows for voluntary contributions into designated investment funds by eligible employees. We match the employee’s contributions at the rate of 50% on the first 6% of contributions. We may, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, make additional contributions on behalf of the Plan’s participants. Contributions to the 401(k) plan were less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. No contributions were made in the three months ended March 31, 2011 due to cost saving initiatives.

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K.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock.

The Company’s

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, from time to time, as provided in a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors.

On February 7, 2012 we entered into definitive agreements with institutional and other accredited investors and raised approximately $22.0 million in a private placement financing ("Private Placement"), which includes an aggregate of $3.0 million in convertible notes issued in December 2011 to entities associated with Third Security, LLC, a related party, that automatically convert into shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase such common stock on the same terms as all investors in the Private Placement. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, we issued an aggregate of 19,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price per share of $1.00, as well as five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.25 per share. In connection with the conversion of the convertible notes issued by us to the entities associated with Third Security, LLC, the entities received an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,500,000 warrants on the same terms as all investors in the Private Placement. The costs incurred to complete the Private Placement were recorded as a reduction in equity in the amount of $1.5 million. Net proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate and working capital purposes, primarily to accelerate development of several of our key initiatives.

Pursuant to the Company's equity financing completed on February 2, 2012, the Company is obligated to pay PGxHealth, LLC (“PGx”) an aggregate of $5.5 million as a prepayment under the senior secured promissory note (the “Note”). The Company has accounted for the full prepayment amount as a current liability as of March 31, 2012. The Company has contacted PGx on numerous occasions to make arrangements for having the Company make the prepayment to PGx in accordance with the terms of the Note, as well as to coordinate the timing of the prepayment. However, PGx has not responded to any of the Company's outreach efforts. The Company intends to continue to comply with the original terms of the Note.
Common Stock Warrants.
11,000,000 common stock warrants were issued during the

three months ended March 31, 2012. No common stock warrants were issued or exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2011 or 2010. At March 31, 2011, there were warrants outstanding which were exercisable. Warrants to purchase 5,572,408an aggregate of 16,172,408 shares of common stock.

Warrant Holder

  Issue Year   Expiration
Year
   Underlying
Shares
   Exercise
Price
 

Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (1)

   2004     2011     400,000    $1.13  

Affiliates of Third Security, LLC (2)

   2010     2015     5,172,408    $.58  
           

Total

       5,572,408    
           

stock were outstanding at
March 31, 2012.
Warrant Holder Issue Year Expiration 
Underlying
Shares
 
Exercise
Price
Affiliates of Third Security, LLC(1)
 2010 December 2015 5,172,408 $0.58
Various Institutional Holders(2)
 2012 February 2017 9,500,000 $1.25
Affiliates of Third Security, LLC(2)
 2012 February 2017 1,500,000 $1.25
      16,172,408  
(1)These warrants wereThis Warrant was issued in conjunction with two loans that had been made to us by Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Laurus Loans”), and subsequent modifications of these loans. In conjunctionconnection with the 2005 private placement, the exercise prices of these warrants were adjusted according to repricing provisions contained in the original warrant agreements. While the Laurus Loans have been terminated, the warrants remain outstanding. Due to the repricing provision, these warrants are considered liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

(2)These warrants were issued in conjunction with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock financing (the “Financing”) with certain entities affiliated with Third Security, LLC (the “Investors”).Financing. The number of underlying shares shown reflects the postnumber of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion shares.of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which this Warrant is currently exercisable.

Preferred Stock.

The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, from time to time, with such designations, powers, preferences and rights and such qualifications, limitations and restrictions as may be provided in a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. The authority of the Board of Directors includes, but is not limited to, the determination or fixing of the following with respect to shares of such class or any series thereof: (i) the number of shares; (ii) the dividend rate, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date; (iii) whether shares are to be redeemable and, if so, the terms and amount of any sinking fund providing for the purchase or redemption of such shares; (iv) whether shares shall be convertible and, if so, the terms and provisions thereof; (v) what restrictions are to apply, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional preferred stock; and (vi) whether shares have voting rights. The preferred stock may be issued with a preference over the common stock as to the payment of dividends. The Company has no current plans to issue any series of preferred stock. Classes of stock such as the preferred stock may be used, in certain circumstances, to create voting impediments on extraordinary corporate transactions or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a merger or otherwise to gain control of the Company. For the foregoing reasons, any preferred stock issued by the Company could have an adverse effect on the rights of the holders of the common stock.

On December 29, 2010, we entered into a Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (“Series A Purchase Agreement”) with Third Security, LLC pursuant to which we: (i) sold an aggregate of 2,586,205 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; and (ii) issued warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,293,102 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with an exercise price of $2.32 per share. The Warrants may be exercised at any time from December 29, 2010 until December 28, 2015 and contain a “cashless exercise” feature. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement and upon exercise of the Warrants are initially convertible into shares of our common stock at a rate of 4-for-1, which conversion rate is subject to further adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designation. The aggregate gross proceeds from the issuance were $6.0 million.

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock meets the definition of mandatorily redeemable stock as it is preferred capital stock which is redeemable at the option of the holder and should be reported outside of equity. Preferred stock is accreted to its redemption value. The warrants do not qualify to be treated as equity, and accordingly, are recorded as a liability. A preferred stock conversion feature is embedded within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that meets the definition of a derivative.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

The costs to secure the preferred stock were taken against the preferred stock. For the year ended December 31, 2010 these costs were $0.2 million.

We used the net proceeds from the financing to acquire the FAMILION family of genetic tests from PGxHealth, a subsidiary of Clinical Data.

In connection with the Financing, we filed a Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, designating 3,879,307 shares of our Preferred Stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Certain rights of the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are senior to the rights of the holders of Common Stock. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to its original price per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock accrues cumulative dividends at the rate of 10.0% of the original price per share per annum.

Generally, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, as a single group, on an as-converted basis. However, the Certificate of Designation provides that we shall not perform some activities, subject to certain exceptions, without the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock also are entitled to elect or appoint, as a single group, two (2) of the five (5) directors of the Company.

In connection with the Financing, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with the Investors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has granted the Investors certain demand, “piggyback” and S-3 registration rights covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and all shares of Common Stock issuable upon any dividend or other distribution with respect thereto. The holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive quarterly dividends which will accrue whether or not declared, shall compound annually and shall be cumulative. In any calendar quarter we shall be required to pay from funds legally available a cash dividend in the amount of 50% of the distributable cash flow or aggregate amount of dividends accrued on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. During the first quarter of 2011 we recorded $0.2 million in dividends payable which were not distributed.

L.
(2)These Warrants were issued in connection with the Private Placement in February 2012.

H.FAIR VALUE


Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance on fair value measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements for our financial assets and liabilities, as well as for other assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in our consolidated financial statements.

FASB guidance establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price assets or liabilities. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities,

Level 2—Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets, and

Level 3—Unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions and best estimate of what inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The preferredcommon stock warrant liability and preferred stock conversion feature are all recorded separately and areis recorded at fair value. We are required to record these instrumentsthis instrument at fair value at each reporting date and changes are recorded as an adjustment to earnings. The warrant liability and preferred stock conversion feature are considered Level 3 financial instruments which are valued using the Black Scholes call option pricing formula.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the changes in the fair value of the liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were comprised of the following:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   For the three months ended
March 31, 2011
 
   Preferred
Stock

Conversion
Feature
   Warrants  Total 

Beginning balance at January 1

  $1,983    $2,351   $4,334  

Total gains or losses:

     

Recognized in earnings

   3,095     (1,068  2,027  
              

Balance at March 31

  $5,078    $1,283   $6,361  
              

We had no Level 3 liabilities at March 31, 2010. There were no purchases, sales, issuances or settlements in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The gains or losses included in earnings are reported in other income (expense) in our Statement of Operations.

The common stock warrant liability is considered a Level 3 financial instrument and is valued using a Monte Carlo simulation. This method is well suited to value options with non-standard features, such as anti-dilution protection. A Monte Carlo simulation model uses repeated random sampling to simulate significant uncertainty in inputs. Assumptions and inputs used in the valuation of the commons stock warrants are broken down into four sections: Static Business Inputs; Static Technical Inputs; Simulated Business Inputs: and Simulated Technical Inputs.
Static Business Inputs include: Our equity value which is was estimated using our stock price at the Valuation Date of $1.20; the amount of down-round financing, the timing of the down-round financing, the expected exercise period was 4.86 years from the valuation date and no other potential fundamental transactions are expected during the term of the common stock warrants.
Static Technical Inputs include: volatility of 55% and the risk-free interest rate of 1.04% based on the 5-year U.S. Treasury bond.
Simulated Business Inputs include the probability of down-round financing which was estimated to be 10% for simulated equity values below the down-round financing cut-off point.
Simulated Technical Inputs include: Our equity value in periods 1 -10 follows a geometric Brownian motion and is simulated over 10 independent six-month periods; a down-round financing event was randomly simulated in an iteration based on the 10% discrete probability of a down-round financing for those iterations where our simulated equity value at the expected timing of down-round financing was below the down-round financing cut-off point.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the changes in the fair value of the liability measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) was comprised of the following:
  Dollars in Thousands
  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2012
Balance at March 31, 2012 $3,100


We had no Level 3 liabilities at December 31, 2011. The change in unrealized gains or losses of Level 3 liabilities are included in earnings are reported in other income (expense) in our Statement of Operations.

M.
I.STOCK OPTIONS

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2011:

   Number of
Options
  Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 

Balance at January 1, 2011

   2,565,001   $2.08  

Granted

   130,000   .74  

Exercised

   (10,000  (.70)

Forfeited

   (219,668  (2.48
         

Balance at March 31, 2011

   2,465,333   $2.02  
         

Exercisable at March 31, 2011

   2,178,666   $2.20  
         

2012
:
 
Number of
Options
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Balance at January 1, 20124,172,000
 $1.10
Granted100,000
 1.45
Exercised(20,000) (0.50)
Forfeited(39,998) 2.80
Cancelled(18,001) (4.89)
Balance at March 31, 20124,194,001
 $1.09
Exercisable at March 31, 20122,224,710
 $1.01
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we granted options exercisable to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $1.45 per share under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. Options to purchase an aggregate of 130,000 shares of common stock were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

N.
J.OPERATING SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Our company’s chief operating decision-maker is theour Chief Executive Officer, who regularly evaluates our performance based on net sales and gross profit. The preparation of this segment analysis requires management to make estimates and assumptions around expenseexpenses below the gross profit level. While we believe the segment information to be directionally correct, actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used in preparing this information.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as the policies discussed in Footnote B – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

We have twothree reportable operating segments, LabClinical Laboratories, Pharmacogenomic Services and Instrument Business.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31,Diagnostic Tools. During the third quarter of 2011, we changed the manner in which we report segment results internally. Accordingly, segment results of the prior period have been reclassified to reflect these changes. Beginning with the third quarter of 2011, our chief operating decision-maker reviews our business as having three segments. The change in segments was driven by our corporate strategy to advance personalized medicine through proprietary molecular technologies and 2010

world-class clinical and research services. These lines of business are complementary with the Pharmacogenomics Services driving innovation and leading to kit production in our Diagnostic Tools segment and new tests in our Clinical Laboratories.

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 20102011 is as follows:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   2011  2010 
   Lab
Services
  Instrument
Business
  Total  Lab
Services
  Instrument
Business
  Total 

Net Sales

  $3,757   $3,723   $7,480   $1,271   $4,171   $5,442  

Gross Profit

   1,787    2,367    4,154    483    2,401    2,884  

Net Income/(Loss) before Taxes

   (3,536  752    (2,784  (613  238    (375

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

       (6  (6      (51  (51
                         

Net Income/(Loss)

  $(3,536 $758   $(2,778 $(613 $289   $(324
                         

Depreciation/Amortization

   428    49    477    79    56    135  

Restructure

       24    24              

Interest Income (Expense)

   (233)  (5  (238      1    1  
   3/31/2011  12/31/10 

Total Assets

  $21,817   $9,581   $31,398   $24,631   $7,396   $32,027  

Net sales by product were as follows:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2011   2010 

Laboratory Services:

    

Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory

  $3,487    $942  

Pharmacogenomics Research Services

   270     329  
          
   3,757     1,271  

Instrument Related Business:

    

Bioinstruments

   1,837     2,352  

Bioconsumables

   1,886     1,819  
          
   3,723     4,171  
          

Total Net Sales

  $7,480    $5,442  
          

Net cost of goods sold was as follows:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2011   2010 

Laboratory Services:

    

Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory

  $1,587    $462  

Pharmacogenomics Research Services

   383     326  
          
   1,970     788  

Instrument Related Business:

    

Bioinstruments

   522     932  

Bioconsumables

   834     838  
          
   1,356     1,770  
          

Total Cost of Goods Sold

  $3,326    $2,558  
          

 Dollars in Thousands
 2012
 Clinical Laboratories Pharmacogenomic Services Diagnostic
Tools
 Total
Net Sales$3,371
 $630
 $3,205
 $7,206
Gross Profit1,274
 374
 1,456
 3,104
Net Income (Loss) before Taxes(2,168) 81
 (605) (2,692)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
 4
 4
Net Income (Loss)$(2,168) $81
 $(609) $(2,696)
Depreciation/Amortization416
 32
 47
 495
Interest Income (Expense)(247) (5) (21) (273)
        
 March 31, 2012
Total Assets27,118
 3,477
 16,589
 47,184

        
 Dollars in Thousands
 2011
 Clinical Laboratories Pharmacogenomic Services Diagnostic
Tools
 Total
Net Sales$3,487
 $270
 $3,723
 $7,480
Gross Profit1,900
 (113) 2,367
 4,154
Net Loss before Taxes(3,289) (247) 752
 (2,784)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
 (6) (6)
Net Loss$(3,289) $(247) $758
 $(2,778)
Depreciation/Amortization394
 34
 49
 477
Restructure
 
 24
 24
Interest Income (Expense)(233) 
 (5) (238)
        
 March 31, 2011
Total Assets19,853
 1,964
 9,581
 31,398

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 20102011 by country were as follows:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
   2011   2010 

United States

  $5,036    $2,330  

Italy

   826     766  

United Kingdom

   258     568  

Germany

   211     560  

All Other Countries

   1,149     1,218  
          

Total

  $7,480    $5,442  
          

 Dollars in Thousands
 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2012 2011
United States$4,724
 $5,036
Italy799
 826
United Kingdom336
 258
All Other Countries1,347
 1,360
Total$7,206
 $7,480
No other country individually accounted for more than 5% of total net sales.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 no customers made up more than 10% of Laboratory Services net sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2010 one customer made up more than 10% of the Laboratory Services net sales. This customer represented 16% of the Laboratory Services net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010.


More than 95% of our long-lived assets are located within the United States. Substantially all of the remaining long-lived assets are located within Europe.


O.
K.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are complete, are reviewed to determine if they should be recognized. We have no material subsequent events to be disclosed.

disclose.




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


Forward-Looking Information

This report, including Management’s Discussion & Analysis, contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current views, assumptions or beliefs of future events and financial performance and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Readers of this report should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect our actual financial results and cause them to vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things: our expected revenue, income (loss), receivables, operating expenses, supplier pricing, availability and prices of raw materials, Medicare/Medicaid/Insurance reimbursements, product pricing, foreign currency exchange rates, sources of funding operations and acquisitions, our ability to raise funds, sufficiency of available liquidity, future interest costs, future economic circumstances, industry conditions, our ability to execute our operating plans, the success of our cost savings initiatives, competitive environment and related market conditions, actions of governments and regulatory factors affecting our business and other risks as described in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases these statements are identifiable through the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “target,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements we make are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various assumptions, risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements that we make for a number of reasons including those described in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this report.

report and in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,2011, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012.

We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

The following discussion should be read together with our financial statements and related notes contained in this report and with the financial statements, related notes, and Management’s Discussion & Analysis included in our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.2011, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012. Results for the quarter ended March 31, 20112012 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be attained in the future.


Overview

Transgenomic, Inc. is a global biotechnology company specializingadvancing personalized medicine in high sensitivity genetic variation and mutation analysis, providing products and services in DNA mutationthe detection and discovery fortreatment of cancer and inherited diseases through its proprietary molecular technologies and world-class clinical and research services. We have three complementary business segments.
Clinical Laboratories. Our clinical molecular diagnostics and pharmacogenomics analyses.

Laboratory Services:

Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory. The molecular clinical reference laboratory specializeslaboratories specialize in genetic testing for oncology, hematologycardiology, neurology, mitochondrial disorders, and inherited disorders.oncology. Located in New Haven, Connecticut and Omaha, Nebraska the molecular clinical reference laboratories are certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) as high complexity labs and our Omaha facility is also accredited by CAP (Collegethe College of American Pathologists)Pathologists (CAP).

Pharmacogenomics Research Services. Pharmacogenomics research services are provided by ourOur Contract Research Organization located in Omaha, Nebraska.Nebraska provides pharmacogenomics research services supporting Phase II and Phase III clinical trials conducted by our pharmaceutical customers. This lab specializes in pharmacogenomic, biomarker and mutation discovery research serving the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries world-wide for disease research, drug and diagnostic development and clinical trial support.

Instrument Related Business:

Bioinstruments.Diagnostic Tools. Our proprietary product is the WAVE® System which has broad applicability to genetic variation detection in both molecular genetic research and molecular diagnostics. There is a worldwide installed base of over 1,5001,525 WAVE Systems as of DecemberMarch 31, 2010.2012. We also distribute bioinstruments produced by other manufacturers (“OEM Equipment”) through our sales and distribution network. Service contracts to maintain installed systems are sold and supported by our technical support personnel.

Bioconsumables. The installed WAVE base and some OEM Equipment platforms generate a demand for consumables that are required for the continued operation of the bioinstruments. We develop, manufacture and sell these consumable products. In addition, we manufacture and sell consumable products that can be used on multiple, independent platforms. These products include SURVEYOR® Nuclease and a range of chromatography columns.




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Executive Summary

Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011 increased2012 decreased by $2.0$0.3 million or 37%4% compared to the same period in 2010. The first quarter of 2011 included the results of the FAMILION acquisition in our Laboratory Services segment.. During the three months ended March 31, 2011,2012, net sales from Laboratory Services increasedour Clinical Laboratories segment decreased by $2.5$0.1 million compared to the same three month period in 2010. The Clinical Reference Laboratory increase is2011. Our laboratory information management system (LIMS) installed at our New Haven, Connecticut laboratory testing facility experienced a resultsoftware failure that resulted in reduced sample processing capacity which impacted revenue for the first quarter of the revenue of $2.7 million related to the FAMILION acquisition.2012. Net sales from our Pharmacogenomics Research Services decreasedsegment increased by less than $0.1 million. Net sales in our Instrument Related Business were up 11% or $0.4$0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 compared to the same period in 2010.2011. Net sales from bioinstrumentsin our Diagnostic Tools segment were down 22% and net sales of consumables were up 4%$0.5 million or 14% for the comparable three month periods. months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Our gross profit margin increaseddecreased from 53%56% for the three months ended March 31, 20102011 to 56%43% for the same period in 2011. Laboratory Services gross margin increased from 38% in the three months ended March 31, 2010 to 48% for the same period in 2011.2011. Loss from operations was $0.8$2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended .
As of March 31, 2010.

As of March 31, 2011,2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3.2 million.

$19.3 million.


Outlook

We continue to leverage our core instrument business for on-going instrument sales worldwide as well as employing our instrument technology and related expertise in our two laboratory services businesses.


We anticipate strengtheningcontinued growth in both2012 in all three of our laboratory services businessesbusiness units, Clinical Labs, Pharmacogenomic Services and Diagnostic Tools, as we continue to seek outcommercialize new assay technologies and tests we have developed internally or in-licensed, and as we expand into other markets and regions worldwide.
Our FAMILION franchise, which we acquired in December 2010, includes eleven tests for inherited cardiac disorders.  We continue to license or develop internallybelieve that there is significant opportunity to expand this business based on increased use of existing tests and the launch of new products into the marketplace.  In May, the Heart Rhythm Society issued new diagnostic guidelines supporting the use of some of our menu offeringskey cardiac tests. In November 2011, we launched two new genetic tests at the annual American Heart Association meeting. These include our PGxPredict:CLOPIDOGREL Panel, a uniquely comprehensive test to predict a patient's response to clopidogrel (Plavix®), the most widely prescribed antiplatelet drug used to reduce the risks of death, stroke and heart attack, and a test for bothfamilial atrial fibrillation.
The clopidogrel response test, in particular, is a significant opportunity for Transgenomic, as it is the only test which analyzes the genes CYP2C19 and ABCB1 to help predict a patient's ability to absorb and metabolize clopidogrel. Clopidogrel is taken in an inactive form, known as a prodrug, and must be absorbed through the intestine and then metabolized by the liver to form the active drug in a process controlled by these genes. Patients with dysfunctional or lower functioning ABCB1 or CYP2C19 are at heightened risk for cardiovascular events than patients with normal protein function due to poorer availability of these service businesses. the active drug. The risk associated with dysfunctional or lower functioning CYP2C19 prompted the FDA in 2010 to add a black box warning to the clopidogrel label.
In particular, we have substantially increased our footprintMarch of 2012, Transgenomic announced the publication of a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University in the molecular diagnostics laboratory market throughjournal “Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.” This large, independent study, the third such study examining CYP2C19 and ABCB1, demonstrated the importance of both genes in determining which patients would benefit from treatment with clopidogrel and which should pursue alternative treatment. ABCB1 is proprietary to Transgenomic, protected by an issued patent in Europe and pending patent in the US. There are approximately 6 million new patients prescribed Plavix each year, of which about 47% will not fully benefit from their therapy because of genetic variations in either CYP2C19 or ABCB1. This highlights a need for broad-based testing, and represents a potential multi-billion dollar opportunity for Transgenomic's Clinical Laboratories division.
In June 2011, we launched our recent acquisitionNuclear Mitome Test, which employs next-generation sequencing technology to identify mutations in 448 genes, and represents the most comprehensive genetic test available for mitochondrial disorders to date. We recently presented clinical findings from 78 patients tested for nuclear mitochondrial disorders using this test 2012 Annual Meeting of the Clinical Data FAMILION laboratory testing business. This acquisition brings us approximately $13.0 million in new annual revenues and a much larger presenceAmerican College of Medical Genetics. The findings, presented by Dr. Jeana DaRe, Assistant CLIA Laboratory Director at Transgenomic, included details of both with insurers and patients. This acquisition also provides us access to higher throughput technologies and an expert staff to aid us in growing our reference laboratory businessthe technical performance of the Nuclear Mitome Test as well as consolidation opportunitiesthe wide variety of clinically revealing results discovered through its use. In addition, Dr. DaRe highlighted two case studies. In both cases, patients achieved a definitive diagnosis through the identification of genetic mutations far outside the normal spectrum of genetic testing. These results concluded the patients' diagnostic odysseys, which had encompassed wide-ranging genetic and non-genetic tests as well as consultation with various medical specialties, all of which had failed to pinpoint the underlying disease. These results are a typical occurrence in patients sent for laboratory operations, billing and sales and marketing.

NuclearMitome testing.

In our Pharmacogenomics Lab,Services Unit, we continue to perform cancer pathway gene mutation projectsanalysis and other associated genomics service testing for a number of high visibility pharmaceutical companiescompanies: both for pre-clinical drug discovery projects and drugphase II and III clinical trials.  EmployingAlthough we may experience variability in quarter-to-quarter revenues based on the timing of projects or when specimens may arrive, we continue to experience growth in this area of the business.  We can now analyze a patient's blood serum

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rather than a tumor to detect DNA mutations, using our recently licensed ultra sensitiveultra-sensitive DNA mutation detection technology, termed Cold-PCR, and a significant improvement to COLD-PCR termed Ice COLD-PCR, we have added the significant addition of utilizing blood as a mutation detection sample source rather than just testing patients’ tumors.“ICE COLD-PCR”. This is a significant achievement, and should, we believe it should lead to much faster expansiongrowth of our service testing forpharmacogenomics research services as pharmaceutical partners as theycompanies adopt this novel approach for both drug and disease research.
In additionFebruary, we announced our collaboration with MD Anderson in a study to Ice Cold-PCR, which offersevaluate the use of our high sensitivity improvements as much as 10,000 times higher than routineICE COLD-PCR mutation detection technology in analysis of DNA testingisolated from circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples from patients with advanced cancer. CTC's are very rare in blood and difficult to analyze using traditional genomic methods. Our ICE COLD PCR is a simple assay technology that has the ability to enrich very low levels of mutant DNA, allowing for the detection of tumor biomarkers using standard DNA sequencing techniques. With this technology, we have recently discoveredthe potential to determine the best therapeutic options for patients. CTC analysis may also be feasible when there is no solid tumor to biopsy. Since the analysis is done in blood, the procedure is also much easier and safer than a technique to further improve mutation detection sensitivity of standard Sanger sequencing. We have termed this new discovery BLOCker-Sequencingtumor biopsy.
For our instruments and consumables business, we are combining this new discovery with our Ice Cold-PCR program to bring what we believe to be the most accurate and sensitive mutation detection technology availableexperienced an increase in the market today. We believe that this combinationnumber of technologies will offer usunits sold as compared to a year ago, although the abilitymix of instruments sold resulted in a lower average sales prices. As a reminder, our instrument sales translate into incremental revenue from consumables and service contract sales, providing compounded and repeating revenue growth. During the first quarter, we began delivering instruments to develop tests for earlier cancer detection using blood or even saliva, to measure recurrence for a very early warning to better manage patients suffering from cancerour European distribution partner, A. Menarini Diagnostics, one of the leading diagnostic distribution companies in Europe. Our agreement with Menarini, which was signed last November, covers the sale and marketing of our newly-licensed WAVE® MCE instruments and consumables, as well as support earlier drug selection or drug resistance determinations for these patients.

Although the WAVE System is a fully matured technology, and both it and its corresponding consumable sales growth in our traditional markets are shrinking, we are expanding our opportunities by selling systems into new geographic areas, including the Middle East and Asia, to continue the revenue from our instrument related business segment. We also continue to sell OEM instruments worldwide for pre-analytical karyotyping automation. We have launched our CE IVD labeled K-RASSURVERYOR® Scan mutation detection kit into Europe and the U.S. and have released two follow on kits for detecting mutations in key cancer pathway genes BRAF and PIK3CA. These are key cancer pathway mutation assessment tools and, through our proprietary technologies, bring noteworthy improvements in sensitivity and cost efficiency to the market compared to competing technologies.European Union. We intend to continue to look for opportunities to diversify into new markets, includingbelieve this partnership has significant revenue potential over the personalized medicine market, particularly in oncology, where the sensitivitiesnext several years.

It terms of our technologies are essential. We have also embarked on several academic collaborationsLaboratory Services Unit, our New Haven, Connecticut laboratory testing facility experienced a software failure in the first quarter that resulted in reduced sample processing capacity. The Company has reviewed and improved its internal procedures to further validate our newest technologiessecure proper function of the laboratory information management system (LIMS). The Company believes that full sample processing capacity has been restored and better determine how they can and will be used in clinical settings for patients undergoing treatment for cancer.

expects to complete the sample backlog caused by the LIMS failure by June 2012.

Uncertainties
Uncertainties

We have historically operated at a loss and have not consistently generated sufficient cash from operating activities to cover our operating and other cash expenses. While weWe have been able to historically finance our operating losses through borrowings or from the issuance of additional equity, we may not be able to obtain such funding due to the tightened credit markets.equity. At March 31, 20112012 we had cash and cash equivalents of $3.2 million.$19.3 million. We believe that existing sources of liquidity are sufficient to meet expected cash needs during 2011.

2012 and beyond.

The uncertainty of the current general economic conditions could negatively impact our business in the future. There are many factors that affect the market demand for our products and services that we cannot control. Demand for our Instrument Related BusinessDiagnostic Tools business is affected by the needs and budgetary resources of research institutions, universities and hospitals. The instrument purchase represents a significant expenditure by these types of customers and often requires a long sales cycle. These customers may not have the funding available to purchase our instruments. Competition and new instruments in the marketplace also may impact our sales.

We have revaluationtranslation risk whichthat occurs when transactions are doneconsummated in a currency other than British Pound Sterling, which is the functional currency of our foreign subsidiary. These transactions, which are most often consummated in Euros, must be translated into British Pound Sterling. These transactions must be revalued withinIn addition, results of operations and the Transgenomic, Limited ledger, whose functionalbalance sheet of our foreign subsidiary are translated from British Pound Sterling to our reporting currency, which is the British Pound Sterling. The majority of the transactions on this ledger are in Euro.U.S. Dollar. As a result we are subject to exchange rate risk. Fluctuations in the foreign exchange rates could causeimpact our business to be impacted.

and financial results.



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Results of Continuing Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010

2011

Net Sales. Net sales consisted of the following:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   Change 
       2011           2010           $      % 

Laboratory Services:

       

Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory

  $3,487    $942    $2,545    270

Pharmacogenomics Research Services

   270     329     (59  (18)% 
                   
   3,757     1,271     2,486    196

Instrument Related Business:

       

Bioinstruments

   1,837     2,352     (515  (22)% 

Bioconsumables

   1,886     1,819     67    4
                   
   3,723     4,171     (448  (11)% 
                   

Total Net sales

  $7,480    $5,442    $2,038    37
                   

Net


 Dollars in Thousands
 Three Months Ended  
 March 31, Change
 2012 2011 $     %
Clinical Laboratories$3,371
 $3,487
 $(116) (3)%
Pharmacogenomics Services630
 270
 360
 133 %
Diagnostic Tools3,205
 3,723
 (518) (14)%
Total Net sales$7,206
 $7,480
 $(274) (4)%
Clinical Laboratories net sales of Laboratory Services increased $2.5decreased $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 compared to the same period in 2010. Laboratory Services sales includes both2011. Our laboratory information management system (LIMS) installed at our New Haven, Connecticut laboratory testing facility experienced a software failure that temporarily resulted in reduced sample processing capacity which impacted revenue for the Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory Services and the Pharmacogenomics Research Services. The Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory Services net sales were up $2.5 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory revenue is due to our acquisitionfirst quarter of the FAMILION family of genetic tests on December 29, 2010.

The 2012.

Pharmacogenomics Research Services net sales of $0.3$0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 decreased $0.12012 increased by $0.4 million compared to the first quartersame period of 2010. We had three more customers2011 due to the volume of genetic testing performed in 2011 which was offsetconnection with various clinical trials at various stages by lower average revenue per customer. Theour pharmaceutical company clients. Pharmacogenomics Research Services net sales have peaks due to the nature of projectpatient enrollment patterns and the timing of clinical trials. While the revenue generated from genetic testing related business. Eachto clinical trials is significant, it is usually earned over the duration of the trial. Therefore, each period for Pharmacogenomics Research Services should be considered on a stand alonestandalone basis and is not indicative of future net sales.

Bioinstrument sales consist of


Diagnostic Tools net sales of our WAVE System and associated equipment that we manufacture$3.2 million decreased $0.5 million, or assemble, net sales from service contracts that we enter into with purchasers of our instruments, as well as sales of instruments we distribute for other manufacturers (“OEM equipment”). We also sell refurbished WAVE Systems in order to access additional customers. Bioinstrument net sales decreased $0.5 million, or 22%14%, during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 as compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease2011. We sold more instruments in bioinstrument netthe first quarter of 2012 but they had a lower average sales wasprice due to fewerthe mix of instruments sold. We sold two OEM Equipment instruments in each of the first quarters of 2012 and 2011. We sold nine WAVE instruments in the first quarter of 2012 compared to four in the first quarter of 2011. In the first quarter of 2011. There were two OEM2012, we began delivering instruments soldfor our exclusive distribution agreement with A. Menarini Diagnostics for our SURVEYOR® Scan and WAVE MCE (Micro-Capillary Electrophoresis) Mutation Detection system which accounted for the increase in 2011 compared to five in the first quarter of 2010 each of which was offset by a higher average sales price in the first quarter of 2011. We sold four WAVE instruments in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010. The average sales price was higher in 2011. Demand for WAVE Systems has been affected by significant competitive challenges from traditional (i.e. sequencing) and evolving technologies.

system sales. Net sales of bioconsumables were up 4% or $0.1down $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 compared to 2010. The volume soldthe same period in2011. Bioconsumable sales volumes in both the United States increased by $0.3 million which was offset byand Europe were lower volumes in Europethe first quarter of $0.2 million.

Costs2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011.

Cost of Goods Sold.Costs of goods sold include material costs for the products that we sell and substantially all other costs associated with our manufacturing facilities (primarily personnel costs, rent and depreciation). It also includes direct costs (primarily personnel costs, rent, supplies and depreciation) associated with our LaboratoryClinical Laboratories and Pharmacogenomics Services operations. Cost
Gross Profit. Gross profit and gross margins for each of goods sold consisted of the following:our business segments were as follows:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   Change 
       2011           2010       $  % 

Laboratory Services:

       

Molecular Clinical Reference Laboratory

  $1,587    $462    $1,125    244

Pharmacogenomics Research Services

   383     326     57    (17)% 
                   
   1,970     788     1,182    150

Instrument Related Business:

       

Bioinstruments

   522     932     (410  (44)% 

Bioconsumables

   834     838     (4  0
                   
   1,356     1,770     (414  (23)% 
                   

Cost of goods sold

  $3,326    $2,558    $768    30
                   


 Dollars in Thousands
 Three Months Ended  
 March 31, Margin %
 2012 2011 2012 2011
Clinical Laboratories$1,274
 $1,900
 38% 54 %
Pharmacogenomics Services374
 (113) 59% (42)%
Diagnostic Tools1,456
 2,367
 45% 64 %
Gross Profit$3,104
 $4,154
 43% 56 %
Gross profit was $4.2$3.1 million or 56%43% of total net sales during the first quarter of 2011,2012, compared to $2.9$4.2 million, or 53%56% of total net sales during the same period of 2010.2011. During the three months ended March 31, 2011,2012, the gross margin for the Laboratory ServicesClinical

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Laboratories was 48%38% as compared to 38%54% in the same period of 2010. The2011. Our laboratory information management system (LIMS) installed at our New Haven, Connecticut laboratory testing facility experienced a software failure that resulted in reduced sample processing capacity which impacted revenue and gross margin on the Clinical Reference Laboratory was 54%profit for the first quarter of 2011 compared to 51% for the first quarter of 2010. The three months ended March 31, 2011 include the business acquired2012. Clinical Laboratories has a relatively fixed-cost base so any decrease in the acquisition of the FAMILION family of genetic tests.revenue directly impacts gross margins. Pharmacogenomics Services gross margin decreasedincreased from 1%negative 42% for the three months ended March 31, 20102011 to negative 42%59% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This2012. Pharmacogenomics Services has a relatively fixed-cost base and any increase or decrease is due to staff added along with higher operating supplies cost. The bioinstrumentin revenue directly impacts gross margins. Diagnostic Tools gross margin increaseddecreased from 60%64% in the three months ended March 31, 20102011 to 72%45% in the same period of 2011. This increase is primarily driven by2011 due to the compositionmix of products sold. Margins oninstruments sold and lower bioconsumables increased from 54% to 56% in 2011.

sales which also have a relatively fixed-cost base.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, marketing, travel and entertainment costs, professional fees, and facility costs. In addition, the effects of foreign currency revaluation isare included here.in selling, general and administrative expenses. Our selling, general and administrative costs increased $1.9$0.7 million from $2.4$4.3 million to $4.3$5.0 million during the three month period ended March 31, 20112012 compared to the same period in 2010. The primary increase in our selling, general2011. In addition, we had bad debt charges of $0.5 million, and administrative costs is due to the acquisitionstock option expense of the FAMILION family of genetic tests. Foreign currency revaluation gains for$0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $0.1 million compared to $0.1 million in2012. Foreign currency revaluation loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010.2012

was nominal compared to $0.1 million in revaluation gain for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Research and Development Expenses.Research and development expenses primarily include personnel costs, legal fees, outside services, collaboration expenses, supplies, and facility costs and are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. For the first quarter of 2011three months ended March 31, 2012 and 20102011, these costs totaled $0.6$0.5 million and $0.8$0.6 million, respectively. Research and development expenses totaled 7%8% and 15%7% of net sales during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, respectively. Decrease is due primarily to the consolidation of our research and development activities in Omaha, Nebraska.

Other Income (Expense).Other incomeexpense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 includes an award of a federal grant under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project of $0.2 million, net of consulting fees. The expense on preferred stock is due to the increase in fair value of the Preferred Stock conversion feature and warrants. This is a non-cash item.interest expense.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income tax benefitexpense for the three months ended March 31, 20112012 was a benefit of less than $0.1 million.nominal.  This is the result of the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities reported in the financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S.foreign subsidiary.  This tax benefitexpense is partially offset bydue to tax expense related to state and franchise taxes as well as reserves for uncertain income taxes. We believe the tax benefit recorded will be offset in future periods by a tax expense, related to income reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. Income tax benefitexpense for the three months ended March 31, 20102011 was less than $0.1 million.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our working capital positions at March 31, 20112012 and December 31, 20102011 were as follows:

   Dollars in Thousands 
   March 31,
2011
   December 31,
2010
   Change 

Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $3,170 and $3,454, respectively)

  $14,646    $15,034    $(388

Current liabilities

   8,340     8,253     (87
               

Working capital

  $6,306    $6,781    $(475
               

 Dollars in Thousands
 March 31,
2012
 
December 31,
2011

 Change
Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $19,291 and $4,946, respectively)$31,037
 $17,198
 $13,839
Current liabilities15,624
 16,328
 (704)
Working capital$15,413
 $870
 $14,543

In February 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with institutional and other accredited investors and raised approximately $22.0 million in a Private Placement financing which included $3.0 million in convertible notes issued in December 2011 that were converted into shares of our common stock as part of the Private Placement financing. Net proceeds of the Private Placement were $17.4 million.
Pursuant to the Company's equity financing completed on February 2, 2012, the Company is obligated to pay PGxHealth, LLC (“PGx”) an aggregate of $5.5 million as a prepayment under the senior secured promissory note (the “Note”). The working capital decrease is primarilyCompany has accounted for the full prepayment amount as a resultcurrent liability as of increased accrued expenses and compensation at March 31, 2011 compared2012. The Company has contacted PGx on numerous occasions to December 31, 2010.

make arrangements for having the Company make the prepayment to PGx in accordance with the terms of the Note, as well as to coordinate the timing of the prepayment. However, PGx has not responded to any of the Company's outreach efforts. The Company intends to continue to comply with the original terms of the Note.

We have historically operated at a loss and have not consistently generated sufficient cash from operating activities to cover our operating and other cash expenses. WhileHistorically we have been able to historically finance our operating losses through borrowings or from the issuance of additional equity, we currently have no borrowings and have no plans to issue additional equity securities for this purpose.equity. At March 31, 20112012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3.2 million.$19.3 million. We believe that existing sources of liquidity are sufficient to meet expected cash needs during 2011, we will need to increase our net sales,in 2012 and focus on the integration of the FAMILION acquisition to reduce our operating expenses in order to be assured of meeting our liquidity needs on a long-term basis.beyond. However, we cannot assure yoube certain that we will be able to increase our net sales, or further reduce our expenses or raise further capital or equity and, accordingly,additional capital. Accordingly, we may not have sufficient sources of liquidity to continue our operations indefinitely. We continue to explore additional sources

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Analysis of Cash Flows

Three Months EndedMarch 31, 20112012 and 2010

2011

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents.Cash and cash equivalents decreasedincreased by $0.3$14.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to a decrease of $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 we used cash of $2.8 million in operating activities, $0.3 million in investing activities, which was offset by cash provided by financing activities of $17.3 million . In the three months ended March 31,2011 compared to an increase of $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 we used cash in operating, investing and financing activities which was offset by foreign currency exchange revaluation. In 2010, net cash provided by operating activities was $0.4$0.1 million offset by less than $0.1, $0.1 million of net cash flow was used in investing activities and $0.1$0.3 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates.

was used in financing activities.

Cash Flows Provided byBy or Used In Operating Activities. Cash flows provided byused in operating activities totaled $0.1$2.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011,2012 and compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $0.4$0.1 million during the same period of 2010.three months ended 2011. The cash flows used in operating activities in 2012 include the net loss and decrease in accounts payable, offset by non-cash items including the provision for losses on doubtful accounts, stock option expense and depreciation and amortization. The cash flows provided by operating activities in 2011 include the net loss and decrease in accounts payable, offset by the non-cash items which include revaluation of the preferred stock conversion feature and warrant liability, depreciation and amortization. The cash flows provided by operating activities in 2010 relate to the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $0.9 million offset by the decrease in prepaid expenses of $0.2 million and the net loss of $0.3 million.

Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities. Cash flows used in investing activities totaled $0.1$0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 compared to cash flows used in investing activities of less than $0.1$0.1 million during the same period of 2010.2011. Cash flows used in investing activities in 20112012 include purchases of property and 2010equipment of $0.2 million and additions to our patents of $0.1 million. Cash flows used in investing activities in 2011 consisted primarily of purchases of property and equipment.

Cash Flows Provided by or Used in Financing Activities. Cash flows used inprovided by financing activities were $0.3$17.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.2012. Cash provided by financing activities during the first quarter of 2012 included the proceeds from the issuance of 19,000,000 million shares of our common stock and from the issuance of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options for 20,000 shares. Cash flows used in financing activities were for payments on debt and capital lease obligations. Cash flows used in financing activities were $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Cash flows used in financing activities were for principal payments on debt and capital lease obligations offset by the cash received from issuance of common stock due toin connection with the exercise of stock options for 10,000 shares during the first quarter of 2011. There were no cash flows provided by or used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

2011.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At March 31, 20112012 and December 31, 2010,2011, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements that have or other contractually narroware reasonably likely to have a current or limited purposes.

future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements may involve the use of management judgments and estimates. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical as they are both important to the portrayal of our financial statements and they require significant or complex judgments on the part of management. Our judgments and estimates are based on experience and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Further, we evaluate our judgments and estimates from time to time as circumstances change. Actual financial results based on judgments or estimates may vary under different assumptions or circumstances. Our critical accounting policies are discussed in our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012.


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Please refer to our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012. There have been no changes to those accounting pronouncements listed except as noted in noteFootnote B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report.



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Impact of Inflation

We do not believe that price inflation or deflation had a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations during the periods presented.


Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency Translation Risk

Sales of products in foreign countries are mainly completed in either British Pounds Sterling or the Euro. Additionally, the British Pound Sterling is the functional currency of our wholly owned subsidiary, Transgenomic Limited. Results of operations and the Balance Sheet are translated from the functional currency of the subsidiary to our reporting currency of the U.S. Dollar. Results of operations for our foreign subsidiary are translated using the average exchange rate during the period. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. In addition, we have revaluation risk which occurs when the transaction is consummated in a currency other than the Bristish Pound Sterling. This transaction must be revalued within the Transgenomic Limited ledger, whose functional currency is the British Pound Sterling. The majority of the transactions on this ledger are in Euro. As a result we are subject to exchange rate risk and we do not currently engage in foreign currency hedging activities. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates could have a meterial effect on our future operating results.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Management performed, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act.Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assuranceensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’sSecurities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on the evaluation, the Company’sour Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2011, Transgenomic’s2012, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

We have evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 20112012 and concluded that there have not been any changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

We are subject to a number of claims of various amounts which arise out of the normal course of our business. In our opinion, the disposition of pending claims will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

An investment

We may experience temporary disruptions and delays in processing tissue samples at our facilities.
We may experience delays in processing tissue samples caused by software and other errors. Recently, our laboratory information management system (LIMS) installed in our common stock involvesNew Haven, Connecticut laboratory testing facility experienced a number of risks. You should carefully consider eachsoftware failure that resulted in reduced sample processing capacity. Although we have reviewed and improved our internal procedures to secure proper function of the risks describedLIMS and we believe that the full sample processing capacity has been restored, there are no assurances that we will not experience future temporary delays or disruptions in processing samples at our New Haven, Connecticut facility or at our other facilities. Any delay in processing samples could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
Except as set forth above, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from those previously disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A of our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 before deciding to invest in our common stock. If any2011 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012.

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Table of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected, the market price of our common stock or other securities could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

ContentsNote Regarding Risk Factors

The risk factors presented above and in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 are all of the ones that we currently consider material. However, they are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks not presently known to us, or which we currently consider immaterial, may also adversely affect us. There may be risks that a particular investor views differently from us, and our analysis might be wrong. If any of the risks that we face actually occur, our business, financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected and could differ materially from any possible results suggested by any forward-looking statements that we have made or might make. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


Item 6.Exhibits


(a)Exhibits

3.1
  3.1
  Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on November 14, 2005)
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Registrant’sExhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on May 25, 2007)
3.3
  Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dated as of December 28, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
4.1
  Form of Certificate of the Registrant’sRegistrant's Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-32174) filed on March 10, 2000)
4.2
Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between the Registrant and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., dated December 3, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-111442) filed on December 22, 2003)
 4.2 
4.3
Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Registrant and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., dated December 3, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-111442) filed on December 22, 2003)
4.4
Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between the Registrant and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., dated February 19, 2004, as amended on April 15, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-114661) filed on April 21, 2004)
4.5
Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Registrant and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., dated February 19, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-114661) filed on April 21, 2004)
4.6
Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between the Registrant and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., dated August 31, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-118970) filed on September 14, 2004)
4.7
Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between the Registrant and Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. dated October 27, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2006)
4.8
Form of Series A convertibleConvertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 2010, by and among Transgenomic, Inc.,Warrant issued to Third Security Senior Staff 2008 LLC, Third Security Staff 2010 LLC, and Third Security Incentive 2010 LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14.2 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
  4.3 Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
4.9
  4.4
 Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 29, 2010, by and among Transgenomic, Inc.,the Registrant, Third Security Senior Staff 2008 LLC, Third Security Staff 2010 LLC, and Third Security Incentive 2010 LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
4.10
First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement dated November 8, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2011)
 4.5
4.11
 Secured Promissory Note, issued December 29, 2010 by Transgenomic, Inc.the Registrant in favor of PGxHealth, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
  4.64.12
 Secured Promissory Note, issued December 29, 2010 by Transgenomic, Inc.the Registrant in favor of PGxHealth, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
4.13
Convertible Promissory Note by and between the Registrant and Third Security Senior Staff 2008 LLC dated December 30, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2012)
4.14
Convertible Promissory Note by and between the Registrant and Third Security Staff 2010 LLC dated December 30, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2012)
4.15
Convertible Promissory Note by and between the Registrant and Third Security Incentive 2010 LLC dated December 30, 2011(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2012)

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4.16
Form of Warrant issued by the Registrant to the Third Security Entities on February 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2012)
4.17
Form of Warrant issued by the Registrant to the Investors on February 7, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2012)
4.18
Form of Registration Rights Agreement entered into by and among the Registrant, the Third Security Entities and the Investors dated February 2, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2012)
10.1
SubleaseSecurities Purchase Agreement dated December 29, 2010,entered into by and between Transgenomic, Inc.among the Registrant and Clinical Data, Inc.the Investors dated February 2, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’sthe Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)February 7, 2012)
10.2 Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreement, dated December 29, 2010 by and among PGxHealth, LLC, Clinical Data, Inc. and Transgenomic, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
31.1
10.3
 Security Agreement, dated December 29, 2010, byCertification of Craig J. Tuttle, President and between PGxHealth, LLC and Transgenomic, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K (Registration No. 000-30975) filed on January 4, 2011)
31CertificationsChief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended
32 Certifications
31.2
Certification of Brett L. Frevert, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended
32.1
Certification of Craig J. Tuttle, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended
32.2
Certification of Brett L. Frevert, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
*
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is otherwise not subject to liability under these sections.


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SIGNATURES

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

    
  TRANSGENOMIC, INC.
Date:May 13, 20119, 2012By:
/S/ CRAIG J. TUTTLE
 

Craig J. Tuttle

President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/

S/ BRETT L. FREVERT
Brett L. Frevert
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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