SWK (SWKH) 10-Q 2010 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission File number 000-27163

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SWK Holdings Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware	77-0435679
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5314 North River Run Drive, Suite 350

Provo, Utah 84604

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (801) 805-1301

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.    x  YES    ¨  NO

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    ¨  NO

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:

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨ Accelerated Filer  ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨ Smaller Reporting Company x

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

As of October 31, 2010, there were 41,247,394 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

SWK Holdings Corporation

Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 2010

Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets—September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations—Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)	5
	Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	17
Item 4T.	Controls and Procedures	17
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		18
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	18
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	18
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	18
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	18
Item 4.	Removed and Reserved	18
Item 5.	Other Information	18
Item 6.	Exhibits	18
	Signatures	19
	Certifications

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	38,971		$	38,608
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		49			1,471
Total current assets		39,020			40,079
Property and equipment, net		7			-
Total assets	$	39,027		$	40,079
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	105		$	-
Warrant liability		148			285
Total current liabilities		253			285
Other long-term liabilities		115			109
Total liabilities		368			394
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 41,237,394 and 41,215,041  shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively		41			41
Additional paid-in capital		4,320,517			4,320,505
Accumulated deficit		(4,281,899	)		(4,280,861	)
Total stockholders’ equity		38,659			39,685
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	39,027		$	40,079

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements.

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SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
Revenues:
License fees	$	-		$	2,357		$	-		$	5,074
Services		-			10,411			-			30,499
Total revenues		-			12,768			-			35,573
Costs and expenses:
Cost of license fees		-			734			-			1,109
Cost of services		-			3,695			-			11,779
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		-			125			-			375
Sales and marketing		-			2,140			-			7,377
Research and development		-			3,014			-			10,063
General and administrative		381			2,310			1,397			7,025
Restructuring		-			536			-			1,341
Transaction costs		-			745			-			745
Legal settlement		-			1,000			-			1,000
Total costs and expenses		381			14,299			1,397			40,814
Loss from operations		(381	)		(1,531	)		(1,397	)		(5,241	)
Interest and other income (expense), net		147			(210	)		365			(347	)
Loss before provision for income tax		(234	)		(1,741	)		(1,032	)		(5,588	)
Provision for income tax		(4	)		(31	)		(6	)		(57	)
Net loss	$	(238	)	$	(1,772	)	$	(1,038	)	$	(5,645	)
Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.14	)
Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share		41,237			41,215			41,232			41,215

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2010			2009
	(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(1,038	)	$	(5,645	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		-			951
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		-			375
Stock-based compensation		(6	)		1,234
Restructuring expense		-			542
Other non-cash charges		(137	)		119
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		-			1,081
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(26	)		420
Accounts payable and other liabilities		111			1,473
Accrued restructuring		-			(946	)
Deferred revenue		-			(1,550	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(1,096	)		(1,946	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from Asset Sale		1,448			-
Purchases of property and equipment		(7	)		(339	)
Decrease in restricted cash		-			446
Net cash provided by investing activities		1,441			107
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on line of credit, net		-			(2,440	)
Borrowings on notes payable		-			1,179
Repayments on notes payable		-			(2,028	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises		18			-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		18			(3,289	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		-			(76	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		363			(5,204	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		38,608			6,988
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	38,971		$	1,784

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. SWK Holdings Corporation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

SWK Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries (“the Company,” “SWK,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) were incorporated in July 1996 in California and reincorporated in Delaware in September 1999. Prior to December 23, 2009, the Company developed, marketed and supported customer communications software products. The Company sold its products primarily in North America, Europe and Asia, through its direct sales force and third party integrators. Since the completion of the Asset Sale (see Basis of Presentation below), the Company has been seeking to redeploy its cash to maximize value for its stockholders and is seeking, analyzing and evaluating potential acquisition candidates. The Company’s goal is to redeploy its existing assets to acquire, or invest in, one or more operating businesses with existing or prospective taxable income, or from which it can realize capital gains, that can be offset by use of its net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards. The Company is using a value-focused strategy and is focusing its acquisition search on U.S.-based businesses. As of the date hereof, the Company is in the process of indentifying candidates for acquisition or other investment. The Company is unable to assure that it will find suitable candidates or that it will be able to utilize its existing NOL carryforwards.

Basis of Presentation

As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s only material asset was its cash. The Company no longer has any material operating business. Although the notes are given in the present tense and, in some cases, the future tense, some of the information and analysis included in the following notes may not be applicable for 2010. To distinguish the Company’s historical business, which was sold in the Asset Sale, throughout this report, (i) we refer to the Company as “KANA” with respect to historical business activities conducted prior to December 23, 2009, and (ii) we refer to the Company as “SWK” or the “Company” with respect to all other matters.

Following an extensive strategic process, on October 26, 2009, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Kay Technology Corp., Inc. ("Kay Technology"), an affiliate of Accel-KKR Capital Partners III, L.P. (“AKKR”). Pursuant to this agreement, on December 23, 2009, the Company sold substantially all of its assets to Kay Technology (the “Asset Sale”).

The consideration in the transaction was $40.6 million, of which $38.6 million in cash was paid to the Company at closing and $1.0 million was paid into escrow to satisfy the Company’s indemnification obligations for certain specified contingencies. An additional $1.0 million was paid into an escrow account to satisfy obligations of the Company under any potential downward “true-up” adjustments to the purchase price following the closing (the “Purchase Price Escrow”). The Company received the full $1.0 million from the Purchase Price Escrow on April 28, 2010.

The Asset Purchase Agreement provided for a reduction in the purchase price if certain customer and vendor consents were not received prior to the closing, but allowed the Company to recoup such reduction with respect to any consent received within 30 days of the closing. On February 22, 2010, Kay Technology paid to the Company approximately $0.4 million for customer and vendor consents received after the closing of the Asset Sale.

At the closing of the Asset Sale, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to change its name from KANA Software, Inc. to SWK Holdings Corporation.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SWK and its wholly-owned subsidiaries prior to December 23, 2009. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. As part of the Asset Sale on December 23, 2009, all subsidiaries were transferred to Kay Technology.

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Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and reflect all normal, recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the year ending December 31, 2010. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2010. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates estimates, including those related to stock-based compensation, warrant liability valuation, useful lives of property and equipment, income taxes and contingencies and litigation, among others. The Company bases estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual resu lts could differ materially from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity date of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. There were no such investments at September 30, 2010 and all cash was held in savings or checking accounts with financial institutions that the Company believes are creditworthy.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the Company’s current financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair values due to their relatively short maturities or payment terms.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

Financial instruments subjecting the Company to concentrations of credit risk have consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with financial institutions that management believes are creditworthy. Deposits in these institutions are in excess of federally insured amounts.

Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and, when dilutive, shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options and warrants deemed outstanding using the treasury stock method.

For each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock in an aggregate of approximately 2,250,000 and 9,228,000 shares, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as all such securities were anti-dilutive.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) on improving disclosures about fair value measurements, which amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification on Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures to add new requirements for disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. The ASU also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. We are required to comply with the requirements of this ASU commencing the first day of our 2010 fiscal year. This ASU did not have an impact to our financial statements except to require us to provide increased disclosu re.

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Note 2. Fair Value Measurement

The Company considers fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value are either observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect a reporting entity’s pricing based on their own market assumptions. The Company utilizes the following three-level fair value hierarchy to establish the priorities of the inputs used to measure fair value:

Level 1—instrument valuations are obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets.

Level 2—instrument valuations are obtained from sources other than quoted market prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3—instrument valuations are obtained without observable market values and require a high level of judgment to determine the fair value.

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2010 (in thousands):

	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities:
Warrant liability	$	148	$	-	$	-	$	148

The warrant liability decreased by $76,000 and $137,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, to $148,000, and these amounts were recognized as other income. The fair value was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. See Note 7 for Black-Scholes assumptions used to determine fair value.

Note 3. Stockholders’ Equity

(a) Stock Compensation Plans

As part of the Asset Sale, the Company accelerated the vesting of all employee stock options. Any vested but unexercised employee stock options as of March 31, 2010 were cancelled on such date. In addition, Kay Technology withheld from the proceeds of the Asset Sale the amount representing the in-the-money option value of all employee options based on the Asset Sale’s purchase price per share. Kay Technology will pay these amounts with respect to each such former KANA employee either (i) as a bonus to each such KANA employee holding such options promptly following the Company’s notification to Kay Technology of the expiration or termination of such options in accordance with their terms and the option plans under which the options were granted, or (ii) in the event a former KANA employee elects to exercise such options following the closing but prior to their expiration or termination, to the Company following such time the Company notifies Kay Technology of any such exercise (in which case, no such bonus shall be payable to such employee).

The Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1999 Stock Incentive Plan”), as successor to the 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “1997 Stock Option Plan”), provided for options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to be granted to employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors. The plan expired in July 2009. Options were granted at an exercise price equivalent to the closing fair market value on the date of grant. All options were granted at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and had a term not greater than 10 years from the date of grant. Options are immediately exercisable when vested and generally vest monthly over four years. On December 23, 2009, in connection with the Asset Sale, all stock options, except those held by non-employee Directors, wer e accelerated to be fully vested and exercisable. As a result of the termination of all employees on December 23, 2009, all unexercised stock options held by employees were cancelled on March 31, 2010 in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement. The only remaining outstanding options as of September 30, 2010 were those held by the Company’s directors.

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The following table summarizes activities under the equity incentive plans for the indicated periods:

	Options Outstanding
	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Balances, December 31, 2009		6,403,048		$	3.50		0.7	$	163
Options cancelled and forfeited		(5,882,148	)		3.61
Options exercised		(21,733	)		0.71
Options granted		-			-
Balances, March 31, 2010		499,167		$	2.40		4.4	$	3
Options cancelled and forfeited		(164,167	)		2.73
Options exercised		-			-
Options granted		-			-
Balances, June 30, 2010		335,000		$	2.23		4.0	$	6
Options cancelled and forfeited		-
Options exercised		-
Options granted		-
Balances, September 30, 2010		335,000		$	2.23		3.7	$	6
Options vested and exercisable at September 30, 2010		335,000		$	2.23		3.7	$	6

At September 30, 2010, there were no options available for grant under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. At September 30, 2010, the Company had no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense.

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options as of September 30, 2010:

		Options Outstanding, Vested and Exercisable
Exercise Prices		Number Outstanding, Vested and Exercisable		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
$	0.70		30,000		5.9	$	0.70
$	1.24		30,000		5.5		1.24
$	1.70		100,000		0.1		1.70
$	2.65		15,000		5.0		2.65
$	2.67		30,000		4.8		2.67
$	2.95		100,000		5.4		2.95
$	3.50		30,000		4.6		3.50
Total			335,000		3.7	$	2.23

There were no options granted during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2010. 894,500 and 946,000 options were granted in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Employee stock-based compensation recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model for estimating the fair value of options granted under the Company’s equity incentive plans. The weighted average assumptions that were used to calculate the grant date fair value of the Company’s employee stock option grants for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were as follows:

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	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,
	2009			2009
Risk-free interest rate		1.89	%		1.86	%
Expected volatility		60	%		60	%
Expected life (in years)		4			4
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%

Risk-free interest rates for the options were taken from the Daily Federal Yield Curve Rates on the grant dates for the expected life of the options as published by the Federal Reserve. The expected volatility was based upon historical data and other relevant factors such as the Company’s changes in historical volatility and its capital structure, in addition to mean reversion. The expected forfeiture rate of employee stock options for 2009 was calculated using the Company’s historical terminations data.

In calculating the expected life of stock options, the Company determines the amount of time from grant date to exercise date for exercised options and adjusts this number for the expected time to exercise for unexercised options. The expected time to exercise for unexercised options is calculated from grant as the midpoint between the expiration date of the option and the later of the measurement date or the vesting date. In developing the expected life assumption, all amounts of time are weighted by the number of underlying options.

No options were granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2010; the weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $0.33 per share. None of these options were granted with an exercise price below the fair market value.

The intrinsic value of options exercised in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $0 and $2,600, respectively.

Note 4. Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments. The total comprehensive losses during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Net loss	$	(238	)	$	(1,772	)	$	(1,038	)	$	(5,645	)
Foreign currency translation loss		-			(110	)		-			(227	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(238	)	$	(1,882	)	$	(1,038	)	$	(5,872	)

Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Litigation

In July 2001, the Company, its underwriters, and certain officers and directors were named as defendants in a securities class action lawsuit. This case is one of several hundred similar cases that have been consolidated into a single action. The complaint alleges misstatements and omissions concerning underwriters’ compensation in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. In February 2003, the Court denied a motion to dismiss that would have disposed of the claims against the Company. A settlement proposal, which did not admit wrongdoing, had been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and preliminarily approved by the Court. While the parties’ request for court approval of the settlement was pending, in December 2006 the Court of Appeals reversed the District Court’s finding that six foc us cases could be certified as class actions. In April 2007, the Court of Appeals denied the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing, but acknowledged that the District Court might certify a more limited class. At a June 26, 2007 status conference, the Court terminated the proposed settlement as stipulated among the parties. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on August 14, 2007. On September 27, 2007, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification in the six focus cases, which was withdrawn on October 10, 2008. On November 13, 2007, defendants in the six focus cases filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, which the Court denied in March 2008. Plaintiffs, the issuer defendants (including the Company), the underwriter defendants, and the insurance carriers for the defendants, engaged in mediation and settlement negotiations. They reached a settlement agreement, which was submitted to the District Court for preliminary approval on April 2, 2009. As part of this settlement, t he Company’s insurance carrier agreed to assume the Company’s entire payment obligation under the terms of the settlement. On June 10, 2009, the District Court granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement agreement. After a September 10, 2009 hearing, the District Court gave final approval to the settlement on October 5, 2009. Several objectors have filed notices of appeal to the United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit from the District Court’s order granting final approval of the settlement. Although the District Court has granted final approval of the settlement agreement, there can be no guarantee that it will not be reversed on appeal. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to these claims. If the settlement is not implemented and the litigation continues against the Company, the Company would continue to defend against this action vigorously.

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In October 2007, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington by Ms. Vanessa Simmonds against certain of the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering. The plaintiff alleges that the underwriters violated section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by engaging in short-swing trades, and seeks disgorgement of profits from the underwriters in amounts to be proven at trial. On February 28, 2008, Ms. Simmonds filed an amended complaint. The suit names the Company as a nominal defendant, contains no claims against the Company and seeks no relief from the Company. This lawsuit is one of more than fifty similar actions filed in the same court. On July 25, 2008, the underwriter defendants in the various actions filed a joint motion to dismiss the complaints for failure to state a claim. In addition, certain issuer defendants in the various actions filed a joint motion to dismiss the complaints for failure to state a claim. The Company entered into a stipulation with the plaintiff, entered as an order by the Court, that the Company is not required to answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint. Accordingly, the Company did not join the motion to dismiss filed by certain issuers. On March 12, 2009, the Court dismissed the complaint in this lawsuit with prejudice. On April 10, 2009, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the District Court’s order, and thereafter the underwriter defendants filed a cross appeal to a portion of the District Court’s order that dismissed thirty of the cases without prejudice following the moving issuers’ motion to dismiss. On May 27, 2009, the Ninth Circuit issued an order stating that the cases were not selected for inclusion in the mediation program, and on May 22, 2009 issued an order granting the par ties’ joint motion filed on May 22, 2009 to consolidate the 54 appeals and 30 cross-appeals. Under the current briefing schedule, the briefing was completed on November 17, 2009. The Ninth Circuit heard the oral argument on October 5, 2010.  The matter awaits issuance of the court’s decision.

On December 20, 2009, the Company, then known as KANA Software, Inc., filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against several defendants: Versata Enterprises, Inc., Gensym Corp., Clear Technology, Inc., Versata Development Group, Inc., Tenfold Corp., and Versata, Inc. In the litigation, the Company sought a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe several patents. The Company also sought a declaratory judgment of invalidity of all of the patents-in-suit. On December 21, 2009, the Company, then known as KANA Software, Inc., also filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Versata Enterprises, Inc. and Everest Software, Inc. alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,941,304 by defendants' making, selling, offering to sell and/or importing certain em ail communication software solutions. On December 23, 2009, the Company completed the Asset Sale, pursuant to which (i) the Company sold its operating business, including substantially all of its intellectual property, including all patents, to Kay Technology and (ii) Kay Technology assumed substantially all liabilities relating to the Company’s operating business and agreed to indemnify the Company for losses incurred with respect thereto. On April 14, 2010, the Company was dismissed as a party to these lawsuits.

The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain, and either unfavorable or favorable outcomes could have a material negative impact on the Company’s results of operations, balance sheets and cash flows due to defense costs, and divert management resources.

(b)  Escrow

Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company delivered to Kay Technology prior to closing an estimated purchase price certificate setting forth the Company’s good faith estimates of the Company’s net working capital, net debt and transaction expenses as of the closing date. The gross purchase price was adjusted for certain items, based on changes in financial condition and certain other matters occurring between the signing of the Asset Purchase Agreement and the closing of the Asset Sale. The adjustments included (i) a downward adjustment for transaction expenses, as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement, which included certain other charges not included in transaction expenses on our statement of operations, (ii) a downward adjustment in the case that any required vendor and customer consents were not obtaine d, (iii) an excess net debt adjustment, as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement, for net debt in excess of certain preset levels and (iv) a working capital adjustment for any deficiency of adjusted working capital, as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement, as compared to certain preset levels. At the closing, $1.0 million of consideration was paid into the Purchase Price Escrow to satisfy any obligations of the Company under any potential downward “true-up” adjustments to the purchase price following the closing. On April 28, 2010, the Company received the full $1.0 million from the Purchase Price Escrow.

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Note 6. Information About Geographic Areas

KANA considered itself to be in a single industry segment, specifically the licensing and support of its software applications, and SWK currently considers itself to be in a single industry segment. KANA’s revenue classification was based upon customer location. There were no sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Geographic information on revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2009		2009
North America	$	10,185	$	27,491
Europe		2,355		7,391
Asia Pacific		228		691
Total	$	12,768	$	35,573

The Company had no long-lived assets as of December 31, 2009 as all such assets were sold in the Asset Sale. All long-lived assets as of September 30, 2010 were based in the United States.

Note 7. Warrant Liability

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted authoritative guidance issued by the FASB eliminating an exemption to derivative treatment for certain financial instruments. As a result of adopting this guidance, warrants to purchase 1,914,586 shares of the Company’s common stock previously treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption were no longer afforded equity treatment. These warrants have exercise prices ranging from $1.97 to $2.45 and expire in September or October 2012. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified the fair value of these warrants to purchase common stock from equity to a liability, as if these warrants were a derivative liability since their date of issue. On January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified the effects of prior accounting for the warrants in the amount of $1.8 million from additional paid-in capital to accumulated deficit, and $0.1 million from additional paid-in capital to warrant liability. The fair value is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions that were used to calculate fair value as of September 30, 2010 were as follows:

	Expiration Date
	September 2012			October 2012
Risk-free interest rate		0.41	%		0.41	%
Expected volatility		57	%		59	%
Expected life (in years)		2.0			2.1
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%

Note 8. Income Taxes

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in other long-term liabilities in the balance sheet as of September 30, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

Beginning balance at January 1, 2010	$	109
Additions for tax positions related to the current period		6
Ending balance at September 30, 2010	$	115

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Note 9. Restructuring Costs

The following table provides a summary of restructuring activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (in thousands):

	Facilities			Severance and Related			Total
Restructuring accruals:
Accrual as of December 31, 2008	$	1,180		$	-		$	1,180
Restructuring expense		311			1,030			1,341
Payments made		(1,212	)		(828	)		(2,040	)
Sublease payments received		295			-			295
Accrual as of September 30, 2009	$	574		$	202		$	776

In April 2009, KANA signed a Settlement and Release Agreement with RMJM Group, Inc. (“RMJM”), the sub landlord for one of the properties included in the restructuring accrual that provided for RMJM to draw down a letter of credit held by RMJM as security for RMJM’s lease. The proceeds of the draw down and current cash deposit held by RMJM was be applied to all remaining lease payments and estimated additional operating costs for the remainder of the lease that expired in January 2010.

In April 2009, the Company implemented various cost reduction activities to reduce operating costs. The expense related to reduction in workforce was approximately $532,000 and the expense related to the Settlement and Release Agreement with RMJM was approximately $167,000. Additionally, in June 2009, the Company had another facility settlement for one of its European offices and the related expense was approximately $106,000.

Upon closing of the Asset Sale on December 23, 2009, all restructuring obligations were assumed by Kay Technology.

Note 10. Subsequent Events

On October 24, 2010, Michael Fields, a former member of our Board of Directors and the former Chairman and CEO of KANA, passed away due to complications from leukemia. Mike was a colleague and a friend, and we send our sympathies and condolences to his family.

On November 8, 2010, the Board of Directors approved the 2010 SWK Holdings Corporation Equity Incentive Plan. In addition, the Board approved non-executive director grants of restricted stock for 200,000, 100,000, 100,000 shares to Michael Weinberg, William Clifford, and Michael Margolis, respectively.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and industry, and our beliefs and assumptions. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “plan,” “will” and variations of these words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, a re difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. Forward-looking statements that were believed to be true at the time made may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2010, and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

Overview

SWK Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “SWK”), was known until December 23, 2009 as KANA Software, Inc. (“KANA”) and was headquartered in Menlo Park, California. As used in this report, “we,” “us,” “our,” and words of similar meaning refer to SWK Holdings Corporation.

From 1996 to December 23, 2009, the Company engaged in the development, marketing and support of customer communications software products.  

Following an extensive strategic process, on October 26, 2009, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Kay Technology Corp., Inc. (“Kay Technology”), an affiliate of Accel-KKR Capital Partners III, L.P. (“AKKR”). Pursuant to this agreement, on December 23, 2009, the Company sold substantially all of its assets to Kay Technology (the “Asset Sale”) in exchange for cash consideration of $40.6 million. In addition, Kay Technology assumed certain of KANA’s liabilities in the transaction. Of the $40.6 million in consideration, $38.6 million was paid in cash to the Company at closing and $1.0 million was paid into escrow to satisfy SWK’s indemnification obligations for certain specified contingencies. An additional $1.0 million was paid into escrow to satisfy our obligations under any potential downward “true-up” adjustments to the purchase price following the closing (the “Purchase Price Escrow”). On February 22, 2010, Kay Technology paid the Company approximately $0.4 million for customer and vendor consents received after the closing of the Asset Sale. On April 28, 2010, we received the full $1.0 million from the Purchase Price Escrow. On May 18, 2010, the Company was paid approximately $83,000 for additional post-closing adjustments to the Asset Sale consideration.

At the closing of the Asset Sale, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to change its name from KANA Software, Inc. to SWK Holdings Corporation and relocated its headquarters to Provo, Utah. To distinguish the historical business, which is no longer conducted by the Company, throughout this report (i) we refer to the Company as KANA with respect to historical business activities conducted prior to December 23, 2009, and (ii) we refer to the Company as SWK or the Company with respect to all other matters.

Since the completion of the Asset Sale, we have been seeking to redeploy our cash to maximize value for our stockholders and are seeking, analyzing and evaluating potential acquisition candidates. Our goal is to redeploy our existing assets to acquire or invest in one or more operating businesses with existing or prospective taxable income, or from which we can realize capital gains, that can be offset by use of our NOL carryforwards. We are using a value-focused strategy and are focusing our acquisition search on U.S.-based businesses. As of the date hereof, we are in the process of identifying and reviewing candidates for acquisition or other investment. We are unable to assure that we will find suitable candidates or that we will be able to utilize our existing NOL carryforwards. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are described in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010. We believe there have been no new critical accounting policies or material changes to our existing critical accounting policies and estimates during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Information with respect to Recent Accounting Pronouncements may be found in Note 1 to the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in “Part I. Financial Information — Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Revenues

Total revenues decreased from $12.8 million and $35.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, to $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as a result of the Asset Sale.

License revenues included licensing fees only, and exclude associated support and consulting revenue. The majority of KANA’s licenses to customers were perpetual and associated revenues were recognized upon delivery provided that all revenue recognition criteria were met. License revenues were $2.4 million and $5.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. KANA’s services revenues consisted of support revenues and professional services fees. Services revenues were $10.4 million and $30.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 respectively.

Costs and Expenses

Total cost of revenues was $4.6 million and $13.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Due to the Asset Sale, no cost of revenues was incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

License Fees. Cost of license fees consisted of KANA’s third-party software royalties, referral fees, and costs of documentation. Cost of license fees as a percentage of license fees was 31% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 22% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Services. Cost of services consisted primarily of compensation and related expenses for KANA’s customer support, consulting and training and enterprise on-demand services organizations, and allocation of facility costs and system costs incurred in providing customer support. Cost of services was $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $11.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets. Amortization of acquired intangible assets recorded in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 related to $2.5 million of identifiable intangibles purchased in connection with the eVergance acquisition in June 2007. Acquired intangible assets were carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization was computed over the estimated useful lives of the assets (five years). Intangible assets were written off in 2009 as a result of the Asset Sale and as such there was no amortization of acquired intangible assets in the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2010.

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consisted primarily of compensation and related costs for sales and marketing personnel and promotional expenditures, including public relations, advertising, trade shows and marketing materials. Sales and marketing expenses were $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $7.3 million for the nine months in the prior year. Due to the Asset Sale, no sales and marketing expenses were incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Research and Development. Research and development expenses consisted primarily of compensation and related costs for research and development employees and contractors and enhancement of existing products and quality assurance activities. Research and development expenses were $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $10.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Due to the Asset Sale, no research and development expenses were incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for finance, legal, human resources, and corporate governance. Information technology and facilities costs were allocated among all operating departments in 2009. General and administrative expenses decreased by 84% to $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 due to the Asset Sale. Expenses increased in the three months ended September 30, 2010 from the three months ended June 30, 2010 due to the annual shareholders meeting and tax filing expenses incurred in the third quarter. General and administrative expenses decreased by 80% to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20 10 from $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As of September 30, 2010, we had 3 general and administrative employees compared to 29 such employees as of September 30, 2009, a 90% decrease.

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Restructuring Expense. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 we recorded $536,000 and $1.3 million of restructuring expense related to a reduction in workforce and the adjustment of rent related to facilities included in our restructuring accrual. There was no restructuring activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

Interest and other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest income, interest expense and the change in fair value of warrant liability. Income from the decrease in the fair value of our warrants was approximately $76,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to income of $37,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Income from the decrease in the fair value of our warrants was approximately $137,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to income of $41,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Net interest income (expense) and other income (expense) consists of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents, net of interest expense from KANA’s former line of credit and notes payable. Net interest and other income (expense) was approximately $71,000 for the three months e nded September 30, 2010 and $(210,000) for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Net interest and other income (expense) was approximately $208,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and $(306,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in net interest income was due to higher cash and cash equivalents balances in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, as well as the elimination of debt obligations prior to 2010.

Provision for Income Taxes

We have a history of net operating losses on a consolidated basis from inception through September 30, 2010. Accordingly, we have recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of our gross deferred tax assets, as the future realization of the tax benefit for accounting purposes is not currently more likely than not. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, certain of KANA’s foreign subsidiaries were profitable, based upon application of intercompany transfer pricing agreements. The Company thus reported income tax expense totaling approximately $31,000 and $57,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 in those foreign jurisdictions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2010, we had $39.0 million in cash, compared to $38.6 million in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2009. As of September 30, 2010, we had working capital of $38.8 million, compared to working capital of $39.8 million as of December 31, 2009.

Primary Driver of Cash Flow

Our ability to generate cash in the future depends primarily upon our success in acquiring one or more businesses. Since the timing of any acquisition is difficult to predict, we may not be able to generate positive cash flow in any particular future period. In addition, the interest rate that we receive on our cash will affect our ability to cover our administrative expenses. Given low current interest rates, we do not anticipate that our interest income will be sufficient to cover our administrative expenses for the foreseeable future.

Operating Cash Flow

We had negative cash flow from operating activities of $1.1 million for the first nine months of 2010, which included a $1.0 million net loss, a $0.1 million increase in payables and a $0.1 million decrease in non-cash liabilities, which was partially offset by a small decrease in prepaid expenses. KANA’s operating activities used $1.9 million of cash for the first nine months of 2009, which included a $5.6 million net loss, a $1.6 million decrease in deferred revenue, and net payments of $0.9 million against accrued restructuring, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in accounts receivable, a $0.4 million decrease in prepaid expenses, a $1.5 million increase in payables and accrued expenses, non-cash charges of $1.2 million for stock-based compensation expense, and $1.3 million of depreciation and amortization.

Investing Cash Flow

The Company’s investing activities provided $1.4 million and $0.1 million of cash for the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively, which consisted of collections on Asset Sale receivables partially offset by purchases of property and equipment in 2010, and the release of restricted cash in 2009 partially offset by purchases of property and equipment.

Financing Cash Flow

Our financing activities generated $18,000 for the first nine months of 2010 and KANA used $3.3 million of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Financing activities consisted of proceeds from stock option exercises in 2010 and payments on the line of credit and notes payable in 2009, partially offset by borrowings on notes payable.

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Existence and Timing of Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had no outstanding debt commitments.

The Company subleases approximately 2,300 square feet on a month-to-month basis for our executive offices under an agreement with Nightwatch Capital Advisors, LLC, a company of which John Nemelka, our Interim Chief Executive Officer is the Managing Principal, and Paul Burgon, our Interim Chief Financial Officer, is a Principal and the Chief Financial Officer. The rent under this sublease is approximately $4,100 per month.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2010, the Company did not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Outlook

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had no operating business. The Company does not expect to generate any income other than interest income until it consummates a business combination or develops other sources of income. The Company estimates that its capital resources are adequate to fund its limited operating activities for twelve months from the balance sheet date.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Interim Chief Executive Officer and the Interim Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

In connection with the preparation of this report, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Information regarding the Company’s risk factors appears in “Part I. – Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2010. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4.

REMOVED AND RESERVED.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

		Incorporated by Reference
ExhibitNumber	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Provided Herewith
10.01	SWK Holdings Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan					X
10.02	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement					X
31.01	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					X
31.02	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					X
32.01	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*					X
32.02	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*					X

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*   These certifications accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. They are not deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of SWK Holdings Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

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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.

November 8, 2010

SWK Holdings Corporation

/s/ John F. Nemelka

John F. Nemelka

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Paul Burgon

Paul Burgon

Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

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