Servers and Storage Revenues.Revenues from the Servers and Storage segment for the three months ended April 30, 2009 increased $2.7 million or 24% compared to related revenues in the three months ended April 30, 2008. The increase in product revenues in the three months ended April 30, 2009 of $2.2 million compared to the same quarter in the previous year was primarily due to increased shipments of VOD servers of $2.9 million primarily to Verizon, and increased services revenues of $500,000 due to higher VOD server maintenance revenue which was partially offset by lower order driven Broadcast server revenue of $600,000 year over year.
Media Services.Revenues from Media Services increased by approximately $200,000 or 5% in the three months ended April 30, 2009 compared to the three months ended April 30, 2008. The increase in revenue was due primarily to recent contract wins in Greece and Turkey offset by the 27% year over year depreciation of the British pound compared to the U.S. dollar.
Product Gross Profit.Costs of product revenues consist primarily of the cost of purchased material components and subassemblies, labor and overhead relating to the final assembly and testing of complete systems and related expenses. The gross profit percentage for products increased from 60% in the three months ended April 30, 2008 to 62% in the three months ended April 30, 2009. The year over year increase in product gross profit percentages between years was due mainly to a favorable product mix of higher margin VOD server products combined with lower Broadcast server products, which typically carry lower margins.
Services Gross Profit. Cost of services revenues consist primarily of labor, materials and overhead relating to the installation, training, product maintenance and technical support, software development, and project management provided by us and costs associated with providing video content services. The gross profit percentage for services increased from 35% in the three months ended April 30, 2008 to 38% in the three months ended April 30, 2009. The increase was primarily due to increased VOD maintenance revenues due to a larger installed base year over year combined with a slower level of growth in services headcount costs compared to last year’s first quarter.
Software Revenues Gross Profit.Software gross margin of 58% for the three months ended April 30, 2009 was three percentage points higher compared to the three months ended April 30, 2008. The increase in software gross margins is due mainly to higher Software services maintenance revenue year over year with comparable headcount-related costs.
Servers and Storage Gross Profit.Servers and Storage segment gross margin of 49% in the three months ended April 30, 2009 was one point lower than in the three months ended April 30, 2008 due mainly to higher sales volume-related VOD server gross margins offset by lower service margins resulting from higher VOD headcount-related costs to service the larger install base.
Media Services Gross Profit.Media Services segment gross margin of 9% in the three months ended April 30, 2009 was eight points lower than gross margin for the three months ended April 30, 2008 due principally to the overlap of increased headcount related costs associated with bringing all content processing in-house combined with the continued third party costs as this transition is finalized.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of the compensation of development personnel, depreciation of development and test equipment and an allocation of related facilities expenses. Research and development expenses increased from $10.5 million, or 23% of total revenues, in the three months ended April 30, 2008, to $12.1 million or 25% of total revenues, in the three months ended April 30, 2009. The increase year over year is primarily due to lower absorption of research and development expenses to cost of revenues due to lower customer-funded development revenue and increased headcount costs related to the VOD and TV Navigator product lines.
Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation expenses, including sales commissions, travel expenses and certain promotional expenses. Selling and marketing expenses decreased from $6.4 million, or 14% of total revenues, in the three months ended April 30, 2008, to $6.3 million, or 13% of total revenues, in the three months ended April 30, 2009. This decrease is primarily due to lower travel expenses of $75,000 and lower marketing-related expenses of $100,000 offset by higher commission expense of $100,000 related to higher revenues.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of the compensation of executive, finance, human resource and administrative personnel, legal and accounting services and an allocation of related facilities expenses. In the three months ended April 30, 2009, general and administrative expenses decreased to $4.9 million, or 10% of total revenues, from $5.3 million, or 12% of total revenues, in the three months ended April 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to lower performance based compensation of $300,000 and lower contract labor of $100,000.
Amortization of intangible assets. Amortization expense consists of the amortization of acquired intangible assets which are operating expenses and not considered costs of revenues. In the three months ended April 30, 2009 and 2008, amortization expense was $479,000 and $396,000, respectively. An additional $51,000 and $92,000 of amortization expense related to acquired technology was charged to cost of sales for the three months ended April 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Interest and Other Income, net. Interest and other income, net was $135,000 in the three months ended April 30, 2009, compared to $869,000 in the three months ended April 30, 2008. The decrease in interest and other income, net is primarily due to a $500,000 decrease in interest income resulting from lower investment yields and $74,000 of translation losses at our various foreign subsidiaries (where the functional currency is the US Dollar) derived from fluctuations in exchange rates between the various currencies and the U.S dollar.
Equity Loss in Earnings of Affiliates.Equity loss in earnings of affiliates was $197,000 in the three months ended April 30, 2009 in comparison to equity loss in earnings of affiliates of $283,000 in the three months ended April 30, 2008. For the three months ended April 30, 2009, $328,000 of equity loss was recognized from On Demand Deutschland, net of $131,000 in accreted gains related to customer contracts and content licensing agreements and a capital distribution related to reimbursement of previously incurred costs. For the three months ended April 30, 2008, the On Demand Deutschland loss was $462,000 net of $179,000 in accreted gains related to customer contracts and content licensing agreements and a capital distribution related to reimbursement of previously incurred costs.
Income Tax Provision and Benefit.For the three months ended April 30, 2009, we recorded an income tax provision of $244,000 on income before tax of $1.4 million resulting in an effective income tax provision rate of 17%. The income tax provision rate of 17% was primarily attributable to revenue in our foreign subsidiaries which are taxed at lower rates than in the U.S. For the three months ended April 30, 2008, we recorded an income tax provision of $425,000 on income before taxes of $1.1 million resulting in an effective income tax provision rate of 40%.
As of April 30, 2009, the Company has maintained the full valuation allowance against its net U.S. deferred tax assets primarily due to the uncertainties related to our ability to generate sufficient pre-tax income for fiscal 2010 and thereafter. If we generate sufficient pre-tax income in the future, some portion or all of the valuation allowance could be reversed and a corresponding increase in net income would be reported in future periods.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do 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. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, we have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily with cash on-hand and the proceeds from sales of our common stock. Cash and marketable securities increased $4.9 million from $85.8 million at January 31, 2009 to $90.7 million at April 30, 2009. Working capital, excluding long-term marketable securities, decreased from $89.5 million at January 31, 2009 to $89.1 million at April 30, 2009.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.9 million for the three months ended April 30, 2009 compared to net cash used by operating activities of $7.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2008. The net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended April 30, 2009 was primarily the result of an increase in net income and non-cash expenses of $4.3 million and an increase of $7.4 million of customer deposits, offset by a decrease of $1.7 million in accrued expenses and an increase of $1.8 million in inventories. The increase in customer deposits was from Comcast related to their payment for software subscription services for calendar 2009. The decrease in accrued expenses was a result of the payments of commissions and performance based compensation during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 that had been accrued as of January 31, 2009.
Net cash used by investing activities was $3.9 million for the three months ended April 30, 2009 compared to net cash used by investing activities of $2.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2008. Investment activity for the three months ended April 30, 2009 consisted primarily of the net purchase of $600,000 of marketable securities, the purchase of property and equipment of $2.4 million and a $700,000 payment to the former shareholders of Mobix due to Mobix meeting the first performance goal as part of the Share Purchase Agreement.
Net cash used by financing activities was $1.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2009 and net cash used by financing activities was $1.5 million for the three months ended April 30, 2008. In the three months ended April 30, 2009, the cash used by financing activities was due to the repurchase of $1.7 million of the Company’s stock.
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Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents of $127,000 was the result of the translation of ODG’s cash balance, which uses the British pound as the functional currency, to U.S. dollars at April 30, 2009.
In connection with our acquisition of Mobix Interactive Limited (“Mobix”), we deposited £1 million (approximately $1.5 million USD) in escrow to be released on May 19, 2009 if certain performance goals had been satisfied as part of the Share Purchase Agreement. We notified the former shareholders of Mobix that these targets had not been achieved and on May 28, 2009, the escrow balance was released back to us. In addition, we have agreed to make contingent earnout cash payments of approximately £8.3 million (approximately $12.4 million USD) upon the achievement of certain financial targets measured over defined periods through November 19, 2011. As of April 30, 2009, we have not recorded any obligation relative to this contingent consideration.
On October 31, 2008, RBS Citizens (a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) extended our $15.0 million revolving line of credit from October 31, 2008 through October 31, 2010. Loans made under this revolving line of credit bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the bank’s prime rate. Borrowings under this line of credit are collateralized by substantially all of our assets. The loan agreement requires that we provide RBS Citizens with certain periodic financial reports and comply with certain financial ratios including a minimum level of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization on a trailing twelve month basis. As of April 30, 2009, we were in compliance with the financial covenants and there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving line of credit.
We are occasionally required to post letters of credit, issued by a financial institution, to secure certain sales contracts. Letters of credit generally authorize the financial institution to make a payment to the beneficiary upon the satisfaction of a certain event or the failure to satisfy an obligation. The letters of credit are generally posted for one-year terms and are usually automatically renewed upon maturity until such time as we have satisfied the commitment secured by the letter of credit. We are obligated to reimburse the issuer only if the beneficiary collects on the letter of credit. We believe that it is unlikely we will be required to fund a claim under our outstanding letters of credit. As of April 30, 2009, the full amount of the letters of credit of $537,000 was supported by our credit facility.
On March 11, 2009, SeaChange’s Board of Directors authorized through the repurchase of up to $20.0 million of its common stock, par value $.01 per share, through a share repurchase program. As authorized by the program, shares may be purchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in a manner consistent with applicable securities laws and regulations, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan maintained by the Company. This share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. All repurchases are expected to be funded from the Company’s current cash and investment balances. The timing and amount of the shares to be repurchased will be based on market conditions and other factors, including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and alternative investment opportunities. The repurchase program is scheduled to terminate on January 31, 2010. During the three months ended April 30, 2009, the Company repurchased 298,415 shares at a cost of $1.7 million.
On February 27, 2007, the On Demand Group Ltd. (“ODG”), a wholly-owned U.K. subsidiary of SeaChange, entered into an agreement with Tele-Munchen Fernseh GmbH & Co. Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG) to create a joint venture named On Demand Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. The Shareholder’s Agreement requires ODG to provide cash contributions up to $4.2 million (USD equivalent) upon the request of the joint venture’s management and approval by the shareholders of the joint venture. During the three months ended April 30, 2009, the Company contributed approximately $200,000.
On June 3, 2008 ODG purchased a 9,000 square foot facility in London, U.K. to be used as office space for ODG personnel as well as to house content preparation activities.The Company is in the process of building out the facility and estimates it will incur costs of approximately $3.4 million to complete this build out during our second quarter of fiscal 2010.
We believe that existing funds combined with available borrowings under the revolving line of credit and cash provided by future operating activities are adequate to satisfy our working capital, potential acquisitions and capital expenditure requirements and other contractual obligations for the foreseeable future, including at least the next 12 months.
Effects of Inflation
Management believes that financial results have not been significantly impacted by inflation and price changes in materials we use in manufacturing our products.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 157-4,Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly, to provide additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased. The FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The FSP emphasizes that, regardless of whether the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have decreased significantly and regardless of which valuation technique was used, the objective of a fair value measurement under FASB Statement 157,Fair Value Measurements, remains the same—to estimate the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The FSP also requires expanded disclosures. FSP SFAS 157-4 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009, and must be applied prospectively. If an entity adopts either FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2,Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, or FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1,Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for periods ending after March 15, 2009, then it must adopt this FSP at the same time. The Company intends to adopt FSP SFAS 157-4 effective July 31, 2009 and apply its provisions prospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact FSP SFAS 157-4 will have on valuing its financial assets and liabilities.
InApril 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2,Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, to make the guidance on other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities more operational and improve the financial statement disclosures related to other-than-temporary impairments for debt and equity securities. The FSP clarifies the interaction of the factors that should be considered when determining whether a debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired. To evaluate whether a debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired, an entity must first determine whether the fair value of the debt security is less than its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date. If the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis, then the entity must assess whether it intends to sell the security and whether it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If an entity determines that it will sell a debt security or that it more likely than not will be required to sell a debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, then it must recognize the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost basis of the debt security in earnings. Otherwise, the other-than-temporary impairment must be separated into two components: the amount related to the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount related to the credit loss must be recognized in earnings, while the other component must be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax. The portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings would decrease the amortized cost basis of the debt security, and subsequent recoveries in the fair value of the debt security would not result in a write-up of the amortized cost basis. FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. If an entity adopts either FSP SFAS 157-4 or FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 for periods ending after March 15, 2009, then it must adopt this FSP at the same time. The Company intends to adopt FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 effective July 31, 2009. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 will have on its financial statements.
In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require, on an interim basis, disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for public entities. FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. An entity may early adopt this FSP only if it concurrently adopts both FSP SFAS 157-4,Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly, and FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2,Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment. The Company intends to adopt FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 effective July 31, 2009.
Impact of the Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement 141 (“FASB 141” revised 2007),Business Combinations (“SFAS 141R”), to change how an entity accounts for the acquisition of a business. SFAS 141R replaces existing SFAS 141 in its entirety for business combinations. SFAS 141R carries forward the existing requirements to account for all business combinations using the acquisition method (formerly called the purchase method). In general, SFAS 141R requires acquisition-date fair value measurement of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests in the acquiree. SFAS 141R eliminates the current cost-based purchase method under SFAS 141.
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The new measurement requirements result in the recognition of the full amount of acquisition-date goodwill, which includes amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests. The acquirer recognizes in income any gain or loss on the remeasurement to acquisition-date fair value of consideration transferred or of previously acquired equity interests in the acquiree. Neither the direct costs incurred to effect a business combination nor the costs the acquirer expects to incur under a plan to restructure an acquired business may be included as part of the business combination accounting. As a result, those costs are charged to expense when incurred, except for debt or equity issuance costs, which are accounted for in accordance with other generally accepted accounting principles. SFAS 141R also changes the accounting for contingent consideration, in process research and development, and restructuring costs. In addition, after SFAS 141R is adopted, changes in uncertain tax positions or valuation allowances for deferred tax assets acquired in a business combination are recognized as adjustments to income tax expense or contributed capital, as appropriate, even if the deferred tax asset or tax position was initially acquired prior to the effective date of SFAS 141R. The Company adopted SFAS 141R as of the required effective date of February 1, 2009 and applies its provisions prospectively to business combinations that occur after adoption. The Company did not have any business combinations during the three months ended April 30, 2009 and thus the adoption of SFAS 141R did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements. Additionally, there were no changes in the Company’s previously acquired deferred tax assets or uncertain tax positions.
On December 12, 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-01,Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements (“EITF 07-01”). EITF 07-01 defines collaborative arrangements and establishes reporting requirements for transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement and between participants in the arrangement and third parties. EITF 07-01 also establishes the appropriate income statement presentation and classification for joint operating activities and payments between participants, as well as the sufficiency of the disclosures related to these arrangements. EITF 07-01 became effective for the Company beginning February 1, 2009. Companies are required to apply EITF 07-01 using a modified version of retrospective transition for those arrangements in place at the effective date. In addition, companies are required to report the effects of the application of EITF 07-01 as a change in accounting principle through retrospective application to all prior periods presented for all arrangements existing as of the effective date, unless it is impracticable to apply the effects of the change retrospectively. The Company does not currently have any collaborative arrangements. The adoption of EITF 07-01 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial position.
In April 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 142-3,Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets, to provide guidance for determining the useful life of recognized intangible assets and to improve consistency between the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of a recognized intangible asset and the useful life of the intangible asset as determined under FASB Statement 142 (“SFAS 142”),Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The FSP requires that an entity consider its own historical experience in renewing or extending similar arrangements. However, the entity must adjust that experience based on entity-specific factors included in SFAS 142. If the company lacks historical experience to consider for similar arrangements, it would consider assumptions that market participants would use about renewal or extension, as adjusted for the entity-specific factors under SFAS 142. The Company adopted FSP FAS 142-3 as of the required effective date of February 1, 2009. The Company did not acquire any intangible assets during the three months ended April 30, 2009 nor did it have intangible assets with implicit or explicit renewal or extension terms. As a result, the adoption of FSP SFAS 142-3 did not have a significant effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial position.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We face exposure to financial market risks, including adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates. These exposures may change over time as business practices evolve and could have a material adverse impact on our financial results. Our foreign currency exchange exposure is primarily associated with product sales arrangements, European and Asian repatriation or settlement of intercompany payables and receivables among subsidiaries and its parent company, and/or investment/equity contingency considerations denominated in the local currency where the functional currency of the foreign subsidiary is the U.S. dollar. Substantially all of our international product sales are payable in United States Dollars (USD) or in the case of our Media Services operations in the United Kingdom service sales, payable in GBP, providing a natural hedge for receipts and local payments. In light of the high proportion of our international businesses, we expect the risk of any adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates could have an impact on our translated results within the Combined Statements of Financial Position and Operations. In addition, for the three months ended April 30, 2009 the Company’s Media Services operations in the United Kingdom generated a foreign currency translation gain of $835,000 which was recorded as accumulated other comprehensive gain increasing the Company’s equity section of the balance sheet over the prior period.
With the exception of ODG and Mobix, the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency for our international subsidiaries. All foreign currency gains and losses are included in interest and other income, net, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, the Company recorded approximately $74,000 in losses to interest and other income, net, due to international subsidiary translations and cash settlements of revenues and expenses.
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The carrying amounts reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheet of cash and cash equivalents, short-term marketable securities, trade receivables and trade payables approximate fair value at April 30, 2009 due to the short maturities of these instruments. We maintain investment portfolio holdings of various issuers, types, and maturities. Our cash and marketable securities include cash equivalents, which we consider to be investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less. Given the short maturities and investment grade quality of the portfolio holdings at April 30, 2009, a sharp rise in interest rates should not have a material adverse impact on the fair value of our investment portfolio.Additionally, our long term marketable investments, which are carried at the lower of cost or market, have fixed interest rates, and therefore are subject to changes in fair value. As a result, we do not currently hedge these market risk exposures.
At April 30, 2009, we had $9.0 million in short-term marketable securities and $13.4 million in long-term marketable securities. Of the $22.4 million in available-for-sale securities at April 30, 2009, the Company holds $1.0 million in auction rate securities ("ARS") that were intended to provide liquidity via an auction process that resets the applicable interest rate in the event there is no new investment in these securities. Due to the uncertainty in the credit markets, this $1.0 million ARS holding in our investment portfolio has failed to settle on its respective settlement date resulting in the illiquidity of this investment. Consequently, we have not been able to access these funds and do not expect to do so until a future auction of these investments is successful or a buyer is found outside the auction process. Although the maturity date of the underlying security of our ARS investment is twenty-three years, we currently have sufficient cash and cash equivalents, cash from operations and access to unused credit facilities to meet our short term liquidity requirements and do not anticipate that we will need to access our ARS investment. Accordingly, the Company has classified this investment as long-term and its fair value equals par at maturity.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. William C. Styslinger, III, our Chief Executive Officer, and Kevin M. Bisson, our Chief Financial Officer, reviewed and participated in this evaluation. Based upon that evaluation, Messrs. Styslinger and Bisson concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report and as of the date of the evaluation.
(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting As a result of the evaluation completed by the Company, and in which Messrs. Styslinger and Bisson participated, the Company has concluded that there were no changes during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009 in its internal controls over financial reporting, which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
Litigation
None.
Other Matters
SeaChange provides indemnification, to the extent permitted by law, to its officers, directors, employees and agents for liabilities arising from certain events or occurrences while the officer, director, employee, or agent is or was serving at SeaChange’s request in such capacity. With respect to acquisitions, SeaChange provides indemnification to or assumes indemnification obligations for the current and former directors, officers and employees of the acquired companies in accordance with the acquired companies’ bylaws and charter. As a matter of practice, SeaChange has maintained directors and officers’ liability insurance including coverage for directors and officers of acquired companies.
SeaChange enters into agreements in the ordinary course of business with customers, resellers, distributors, integrators and suppliers. Most of these agreements require SeaChange to defend and/or indemnify the other party against intellectual property infringement claims brought by a third party with respect to SeaChange’s products. From time to time, SeaChange also indemnifies customers and business partners for damages, losses and liabilities they may suffer or incur relating to personal injury, personal property damage, product liability, and environmental claims relating to the use of SeaChange’s products and services or resulting from the acts or omissions of SeaChange, its employees, authorized agents or subcontractors. For example, SeaChange has received requests from several of its customers for indemnification of patent litigation claims asserted by Acacia Media Technologies, USA Video Technology Corporation, Multimedia Patent Trust, and VTran Media Technologies. Management performed an analysis of all requests under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5,Accounting for Contingencies (“SFAS 5”) as interpreted by FASB Interpretation No. 45,Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others(“FIN45”).
SeaChange warrants that its products, including software products, will substantially perform in accordance with its standard published specifications in effect at the time of delivery. Most warranties have at least a one year duration that generally commence upon installation. In addition, SeaChange provides maintenance support to customers and therefore allocates a portion of the product purchase price to the initial warranty period and recognizes revenue on a straight line basis over that warranty period related to both the warranty obligation and the maintenance support agreement. When SeaChange receives revenue for extended warranties beyond the standard duration, it is deferred and recognized on a straight line basis over the contract period. Related costs are expensed as incurred.
In the ordinary course of business, SeaChange provides minimum purchase guarantees to certain of its vendors to ensure continuity of supply against the market demand. Although some of these guarantees provide penalties for cancellations and/or modifications to the purchase commitments as the market demand decreases, most of the guarantees do not. Therefore, as the market demand decreases, SeaChange re-evaluates the accounting implications of guarantees and determines what charges, if any, should be recorded.
With respect to its agreements covering product, business or entity divestitures and acquisitions, SeaChange provides certain representations and warranties and agrees to indemnify and hold such purchasers harmless against breaches of such representations, warranties and covenants. With respect to its acquisitions, SeaChange may, from time to time, assume the liability for certain events or occurrences that took place prior to the date of acquisition.
SeaChange provides such guarantees and indemnification obligations after considering the economics of the transaction and other factors including but not limited to the liquidity and credit risk of the other party in the transaction. SeaChange believes that the likelihood is remote that any such arrangement could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operation or liquidity. SeaChange records liabilities, as disclosed above, for such guarantees based on the Company’s best estimate of probable losses which considers amounts recoverable under any recourse provisions.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2009, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.
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ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Repurchase of the Company’s Equity Securities
On March 11, 2009, SeaChange’s Board of Directors authorized through the repurchase of up to $20.0 million of its common stock, par value $.01 per share, through a share repurchase program. As authorized by the program, shares may be purchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in a manner consistent with applicable securities laws and regulations, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan maintained by the Company. This share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. All repurchases are expected to be funded from the Company’s current cash and investment balances. The timing and amount of the shares to be repurchased will be based on market conditions and other factors, including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and alternative investment opportunities.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period | Total Number of Shares | Average Price Paid per | Total Number of Shares | Maximum Number (or |
| (or Units) Purchased | Share (Or Units) (1) | (Or Units) Purchased as | Approximate Dollar |
| | | | Part of Publicly Announced | Value) of Shares (Or |
| | | | Plans or Programs | Units) that May Yet |
| | | | | Be Purchased Under |
| | | | | the Plans or Programs |
February 1, 2009 to | | | | | | |
February 28, 2009 | | | | | | |
| - | $ | - | - | $ | 20,000,000 |
March 1, 2009 to | | | | | | |
March 31, 2009 | 298,415 | | 5.73 | 298,415 | | 18,279,693 |
April 1, 2009 to | | | | | | |
April 30, 2009 | - | | - | - | $ | 18,279,693 |
Total | 298,415 | $ | 5.73 | 298,415 | | |
(1)net of broker fees.
The repurchase program is scheduled to terminate on January 31, 2010. During the three months ended April 30, 2009, the Company repurchased 298,415 shares for $1.7 million.
ITEM 6. Exhibits
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31.1 | | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
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31.2 | | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
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32.1 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
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32.2 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SeaChange International, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 9, 2009 | | |
| SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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| by: | /S/ KEVINM. BISSON |
| | Kevin M. Bisson |
| | Chief Financial Officer, |
| | Senior Vice President, Finance and |
| | Administration, Treasurer and Secretary |
Index to Exhibits
No. | | Description |
31.1 | | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
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31.2 | | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
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32.1 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
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32.2 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
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