In April 2003, Princeton announced an agreement with Financial Fusion, Inc. to provide the financial services industry with a complete end-to-end ASP solution for bill payment. The alliance combines Financial Fusion’s Payments Solution and Bill Payment Warehouse with Princeton eCom’s Remittance Processing ASP. Financial Fusion, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., provides integrated financial solutions to more than 200 of the world’s leading financial institutions. During the second half of this year, Princeton’s revenues will be adversely affected by the loss of certain customers. As a result, the management team of Princeton has intensified its new sales efforts and implemented a channel partner strategy with the goal of replacing the loss of revenues as quickly as possible. Additionally, Princeton believes the recently announced strategic partner alliances with Financial Fusion and Standard Register could contribute incremental revenues to the company during 2003. Discontinued Operations In February 2003, the Company sold its preferred stock in Tanisys to ATE Worldwide LLC, whose majority shareholder is a leader in the semiconductor testing equipment market. The Company received approximately $0.2 million in exchange for its preferred stock, which is reported as a gain on the disposal of discontinued operations during the six months ended March 31, 2003. In June 2002, the Company filed its federal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service for the tax fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 (which includes the Transaction completed in October 2000, as discussed in Note 1). The Company received a refund claim totaling $2.2 million in July 2002. The income tax refund is reflected as net income from disposal of discontinued operations in the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, as the refund relates to those companies sold in the Transaction. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company’s cash balance decreased to $7.6 million at June 30, 2003, from $8.7 million at December 31, 2002. This decrease relates to the receipt of $0.2 million from the sale of Tanisys’ preferred stock, offset by the $0.2 million invested in Sharps and the cash portion of corporate expenses. Capital expenditures totaled $3,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. The Company anticipates minimal capital expenditures before acquisitions, if any, during the six months ending December 31, 2003. The Company believes it will be able to fund future expenditures with cash on hand. Princeton During the year ended September 30, 1999, the Company entered into an agreement to guarantee the terms of Princeton’s lease for office space at 650 College Road East, Princeton, New Jersey. This guarantee terminates should Princeton raise $25.0 million of capital through an initial public offering. The landlord of the office space has agreed, subject to lender approval, to replace the Company’s guarantee with an alternative security equal to rent payments for approximately one year. Although no assurances can be made, it is Princeton’s intention to provide sufficient security in order to eliminate the need for the Company’s guarantee. The Company does not believe it is probable that it will be required to perform under the lease guarantee. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk The Company is exposed to interest rate risk primarily through its portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities. The Company does not believe that it has significant exposure to market risks associated with changing interest rates as of June 30, 2003, because the Company’s intention is to maintain a liquid portfolio to take advantage of investment opportunities. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments in its operations. Item 4. Controls and Procedures Within the ninety days prior to the date of this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings. 13
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