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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 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: 000-30267

ORCHID CELLMARK INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		22-3392819
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4390 US Route One Princeton, NJ		08540
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 750-2200

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x 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 definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).

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

As of May 3, 2010, the registrant had 29,966,562 shares of common stock outstanding.

ORCHID CELLMARK INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009	2
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009	3
	Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income/Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010	4
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	5

ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	11

ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	16

ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	16
	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	19

ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	21

ITEM 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	21

ITEM 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	21

ITEM 4.	Reserved	21

ITEM 5.	Other Information	21

ITEM 6.	Exhibits	21

SIGNATURE		22

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ORCHID CELLMARK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	March 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,303		$	8,600
Available-for-sale securities		11,619			9,525
Accounts receivable, net		8,927			11,128
Inventory		1,792			1,542
Prepaid and other current assets		1,161			1,127

Total current assets		31,802			31,922
Fixed assets, net		4,876			4,803
Goodwill		9,372			9,423
Other intangibles, net		5,278			5,763
Other assets		907			931

Total assets	$	52,235		$	52,842

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,718		$	2,762
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		4,806			3,071
Deferred revenue		1,022			928

Total current liabilities		8,546			6,761
Other liabilities		471			432

Total liabilities		9,017			7,193

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock; $0.001 per share par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock; $0.001 per share par value; designated 5 shares; no shares issued or outstanding		—			—
Series A junior participating preferred stock; $0.001 per share par value; designated 1,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock; $0.001 per share par value; authorized 150,000,000 shares; issued 30,098,269 shares at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009		30			30
Additional paid-in capital		373,231			372,877
Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss		(407	)		343
Treasury stock at cost, 163,259 shares of common stock at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009		(1,587	)		(1,587	)
Accumulated deficit		(328,049	)		(326,014	)

Total stockholders’ equity		43,218			45,649

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	52,235		$	52,842

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ORCHID CELLMARK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)


	2010			2009
Revenues:
Service revenues	$	14,116		$	13,844
Other revenues		14			121

Total revenues		14,130			13,965


Operating expenses:
Cost of service revenues		9,380			9,180
Research and development		397			159
Marketing and sales		1,311			1,165
General and administrative		3,806			4,015
Restructuring		444			—
Amortization of intangible assets		463			462

Total operating expenses		15,801			14,981

Operating loss		(1,671	)		(1,016	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income		44			9
Interest expense		—			(3	)
Other (expense), net		(4	)		(19	)

Total other income (expense), net		40			(13	)

Loss before income tax expense		(1,631	)		(1,029	)
Income tax expense		404			143

Net loss	$	(2,035	)	$	(1,172	)

Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.04	)

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share		29,935			29,935

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ORCHID CELLMARK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	2010			2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(2,035	)	$	(1,172	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation		354			324
Depreciation and amortization		950			974
Bad debt expense		(15	)		52
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		2,160			(313	)
Inventory		(250	)		(27	)
Prepaids and other assets		(9	)		277
Accounts payable		(44	)		(819	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		1,411			245
Deferred revenue		94			139
Income taxes payable		324			11
Other liabilities		39			(15	)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		2,979			(324	)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(2,285	)		—
Capital expenditures		(678	)		(108	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(2,963	)		(108	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt		—			(36	)

Net cash used in financing activities		—			(36	)

Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents		(298	)		(124	)
Other non-cash activity		(15	)		—

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(297	)		(592	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		8,600			14,998

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	8,303		$	14,406

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ORCHID CELLMARK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income/Loss

Three months ended March 31, 2010

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/Loss			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Number of Shares	Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/Loss			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at January 1, 2010	30,098	$	30	$	372,877	$	343		$	(1,587	)	$	(326,014	)	$	45,649
Net loss	—		—		—		—			—			(2,035	)		(2,035	)
Gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities	—		—		—		(22	)		—			—			(22	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		—		(728	)		—			—			(728	)

Comprehensive loss																(2,785	)

Stock-based compensation expense	—		—		354		—			—			—			354

Balance at March 31, 2010	30,098	$	30	$	373,231	$	(407	)	$	(1,587	)	$	(328,049	)	$	43,218

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ORCHID CELLMARK INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Orchid Cellmark Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the US (GAAP) for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for a full year.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2009, as amended (the Annual Report) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

There have been no changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Annual Report.

(2) Net Loss per Share

Net loss per share is computed in accordance with FASB ASC 260-10,Earnings Per Shareby dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. During each period presented, the Company has certain options that have not been included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive. As such, the numerator and the denominator used in computing both basic and diluted net loss per share for each period are equal.

(3) Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Subtopic No. 820-10, which incorporates accounting literature formerly known as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” and FSP FAS 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,” defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). FASB ASC Section No. 820-10-35 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three tiers include:

(i) Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

(ii) Level 2—inputs other than quoted prices included within Level that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.

(iii) Level 3—unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, requiring management to develop its own assumptions.

Our available-for-sale securities have been classified as Level 1. These investments have initially been valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued typically utilizing third party pricing services. The pricing validate the prices provided by our third party pricing services by reviewing their pricing methods and matrices, obtaining market values from other pricing sources and analyzing pricing data in certain instances. The unrealized gains and losses in such securities are reflected, net of tax, in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

(4) Inventory

Inventory is comprised of the following at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2010		December 31, 2009
Raw materials	$	1,040	$	1,001
Work in progress		738		533
Finished goods		14		8

	$	1,792	$	1,542

Raw materials consist mainly of reagents, enzymes, chemicals and plates used in DNA testing. Work in progress consists mainly of casework not yet completed and DNA testing kits that are being processed. Finished goods consist mainly of DNA testing kits that have not yet been shipped.

(5) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth the activity for goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2010 (in thousands):


Balance as of January 1, 2010	$	9,423
Effect of foreign currency translation		(51	)

Balance as of March 31, 2010	$	9,372

The following table sets forth the Company’s other intangible assets at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2010							December 31, 2009
	Cost(1)		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost(1)		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer list	$	7,215	$	(5,367	)	$	1,848	$	7,264	$	(5,262	)	$	2,002
Patents and know-how		4,896		(3,342	)		1,554		4,899		(3,240	)		1,659
Trademark/tradename		4,222		(3,189	)		1,033		4,263		(3,131	)		1,132
Base technology		5,995		(5,152	)		843		6,019		(5,049	)		970
Non-compete agreements		20		(20	)		—		20		(20	)		—

Totals	$	22,348	$	(17,070	)	$	5,278	$	22,465	$	(16,702	)	$	5,763

(1)

Cost includes the cumulative historical effect of foreign currency translation on intangible assets acquired in a prior business combination. This cumulative historical effect of foreign currency translation amounted to $85 thousand and $201 thousand as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

(6) Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are comprised of the following at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
Laboratory equipment	$	13,627		$	14,141
Leasehold improvements		6,930			6,628
Computers and software		5,045			5,223
Furniture and fixtures		1,756			1,702

		27,358			27,694
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(22,482	)		(22,891	)

	$	4,876		$	4,803

Depreciation expense for the Company’s fixed assets for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $ 487 thousand and $512 thousand, respectively.

(7) Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised of the following at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2010		December 31, 2009
VAT and other taxes	$	2,069	$	1,415
Professional fees		422		240
Employee compensation		699		475
Facility related accruals		417		380
Restructuring		389		142
Other		810		419

	$	4,806	$	3,071

(8) Restructuring

During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company recognized $444 thousand in restructuring expenses related to the consolidation of its East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into its Dayton, Ohio facility and the consolidation of its Nashville CODIS testing operation into its Dallas, Texas facility. The Company announced the East Lansing consolidation on October 20, 2009 and substantially completed this consolidation during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The Company announced the planned Nashville consolidation on January 14, 2010 and expects to complete this consolidation by August 31, 2010. The expenses in the first quarter of 2010 relate primarily to employee severance costs.

The Company currently expects to incur restructuring charges and cash expenditures in connection with these consolidations of $1.8 million to $2.3 million in the aggregate, which includes: severance and retention bonuses for employees in the range of $990 thousand to $1.2 million; relocation in the range of $135 thousand to $185 thousand; recruiting and training costs in connection with the transfer of work of approximately $100 thousand; lease termination costs in the range of $200 thousand to $300 thousand; and equipment relocation and reinstallation costs in the range of $375 thousand to $485 thousand. A substantial portion of these charges and expenditures are expected to be reported in the first three quarters of 2010. The Company currently expects to offset these restructuring charges and expenditures through annual cost savings of approximately $2.4 million from operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability.

As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $389 thousand and $142 thousand, respectively, in restructuring accruals outstanding that are related to severance and facility obligations.

A summary of the restructuring activity is as follows (in thousands):


	Workforce Reduction			Total
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2009	$	142		$	142
Charge recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2010		444			444
Cash payments in the three months ended March 31, 2010		(197	)		(197	)

Restructuring liability as of March 31, 2010	$	389		$	389

(9) Income Taxes

As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company has unrecognized income tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions of $225 in the UK. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The tax years 2007 through 2009 remain open to examination by the UK taxing authorities and the tax years 2006 through 2009 remain open to examination by the US taxing authorities. In addition, the US taxing authorities may examine the tax years from the Company’s inception in 1995 through 2005, but are barred from adjusting the tax liabilities in

excess of the net operating losses generated in any of those tax years. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate is $225 thousand. With respect to the Company’s UK subsidiary’s open tax years and based upon the filing of a UK tax return in October 2009, the Company recognized an income tax benefit in the fourth quarter of 2009 of approximately $385 thousand. The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 27% and 28%, respectively, related primarily to the Company’s foreign operations.

(10) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

With the exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Annual Report, that are of significance, or potential significance to the Company.

In December 2009, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises with Variable Interest Entities to incorporate the changes made by FASB Statement No. 167 into the FASB Codification. The guidance in this update is effective for periods beginning after November 15, 2009 and thus is effective for the Company’s first quarter reporting in 2010. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2009, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-02, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – A Scope Clarification, which expands the disclosure requirements about deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The guidance in this update is effective for periods beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009 and thus is effective for the Company’s first quarter reporting in 2010. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

(11) Comprehensive Income/Loss

Comprehensive income/loss is comprised of net earnings, foreign currency translation adjustments, and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities. Total comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $2.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The difference from net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 consists of foreign currency translation adjustments. Accumulated other comprehensive loss as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets consists of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.

(12) Legal Proceedings

On or about November 21, 2001, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York naming us as a defendant, along with certain of our former officers and underwriters. An amended complaint was filed on April 19, 2002. The complaint, as amended, purportedly was filed on behalf of persons purchasing our stock between May 4, 2000 and December 6, 2000, and alleges violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The amended complaint alleges that, in connection with our May 5, 2000 initial public offering, or IPO, the defendants failed to disclose additional and excessive commissions purportedly solicited by and paid to the underwriter defendants in exchange for allocating shares of our stock to preferred customers and alleged agreements among the underwriter defendants and preferred customers tying the allocation of IPO shares to agreements to make additional aftermarket purchases at pre-determined prices. Plaintiffs claim that the failure to disclose these alleged arrangements made our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC in May 2000 and the prospectus, a part of the registration statement, materially false and misleading. On or about July 15, 2002, we filed a motion to dismiss all of the claims against us and our former officers. On October 9, 2002, the Court dismissed without prejudice only our former officers, Dale R. Pfost and Donald R. Marvin, from the litigation in exchange for us entering into a tolling agreement with plaintiffs’ executive committee. On February 19, 2003, we received notice of the Court’s decision to dismiss the Section 10(b) claims against us. Plaintiffs and the defendant issuers involved in related IPO securities litigation, including us, have agreed in principal on a settlement that, upon a one-time surety payment by the defendant issuers’ insurers, would release the defendant issuers and the individual officers and directors from claims and any future payments or out-of-pocket costs. On March 10, 2005, the Court issued a memorandum and order (i) preliminarily approving the settlement, contingent on the parties’ agreement on modifications of the proposed bar order in the settlement documents, (ii) certifying the parties’ proposed settlement classes,

(iii) certifying the proposed class representatives for the purposes of the settlement only and (iv) setting a further hearing for the purposes of (a) making a final determination as to the form, substance and program of notice of proposed settlement and (b) scheduling a public fairness hearing in order to determine whether the settlement can be finally approved by the Court. On April 24, 2006, the Court held a fairness hearing and took the motion for final approval under advisement. On October 5, 2009, the Court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for an order of final approval of the settlement, plan of allocation and certification of the class. Such settlement does not require any payment by us to the plaintiffs. The issuers’ share of the settlement amount is funded by the insurers. Notices of appeal have been filed by six groups of appellants. None of the notices state the basis for appeal.

In related proceedings against the underwriters, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on December 5, 2006 that the certification by the District Court for the Southern District of New York of class actions against the underwriters in six “focus” cases was vacated and remanded for further proceedings. In so doing, the Second Circuit ruled that “the cases pending on this appeal may not be certified as class actions.” On April 6, 2007, the Second Circuit denied the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing, and no further appeals have been taken.

As a result of the Second Circuit’s ruling, the plaintiffs and the issuers stipulated on June 22, 2007 that the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with Defendant Issuers and Individuals, which was originally submitted to the Court on June 10, 2004, was terminated, which resolved the motion for final approval of the class action settlement with the issuers and individual defendants. The Court entered the parties’ stipulation as an Order on June 25, 2007. As a result of these developments, the plaintiffs have filed amended complaints against the underwriters and “focus case” issuers and individuals and are attempting to certify a class action.

In response to the amended complaints, the underwriters and “focus case” issuers moved to dismiss the amended complaints. On March 26, 2008, the motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part. As a result, the Court will proceed with the plaintiffs’ amended complaints against the underwriters and “focus case” issuers to determine whether class actions can be certified.

We are a defendant in litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled Enzo Biochem, Inc. et al. (Enzo) v. Amersham PLC, et al. (Amersham), filed in October 2002. By their complaint, plaintiffs allege that certain defendants (i) breached their distributorship agreements by selling certain products for commercial development (which they allege was not authorized), (ii) infringed plaintiffs’ patents through the sale and use of certain products, and (iii) are liable for unfair competition and tortious interference with contractual relations. We did not have a contractual relationship with plaintiffs, but we are alleged to have purchased the product at issue from one of the other defendants. We have sold the business unit that was allegedly engaged in the unlawful conduct. As a result, there is no relevant injunctive relief to be sought from us. The complaint seeks damages in an undisclosed amount. Most of the fact discovery in the case has been taken, and a Markman hearing to construe the patent claims was conducted in early July 2005. On July 17, 2006, the Court ruled in our favor on its construction of the patents asserted against us, and the co-defendants, including us, moved for summary judgment on all claims against us in January 2007. A hearing on the defendants’ motions for summary judgment occurred on July 17-18, 2007, and the Court reserved ruling on the motions, taking them under advisement. Such matter has been delayed due to the death of the judge and the assignment of a new judge.

In other litigation brought by Enzo against another defendant under the same patents asserted against us, a Connecticut Federal Court has invalidated the patents asserted there and asserted against us in the New York case. That decision was reversed in part by the Court of Appeals on March 26, 2010. As a result of these developments, a status conference has been scheduled for May 27, 2010 in the Enzo v. Amersham case.

On June 5, 2008, we and Beckman Coulter, Inc. filed suit against Sequenom, Inc. (Sequenom) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California alleging infringement of U.S. patent numbers 5,888,819, 6,004,744 and 6,537,748. This lawsuit seeks damages and injunctive relief. Sequenom filed an answer and counterclaims on August 15, 2008. A reply to the counterclaims was filed on August 29, 2008. On June 22, 2009, the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal which dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.

On February 12, 2010, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin by Genetic Technologies Limited naming us as a defendant, along with eight other companies. The complaint, entitled Genetic Technologies Limited v. Beckman Coulter, Inc., et al., alleges that the defendants infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,612,179 through the sale and use of certain products and services. There is no request for injunctive relief by the plaintiff. We have not been served with the complaint as of yet. We believe the allegations are without merit and intend to vigorously defend ourselves against such claims.

Additionally, we have certain other claims against us arising from the normal course of our business. The ultimate resolution of such matters, including those cases disclosed above, in the opinion of management, will not have a material

effect on our financial position and liquidity, but could have a material impact on our results of operations for any reporting period.

(13) Subsequent Event

In accordance with ASC 855-10, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued. No significant events occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to the filing of this report that would have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of March 31, 2010 and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

OVERVIEW

We are engaged in the provision of DNA testing services that generate genetic profile information by analyzing an organism’s unique genetic identity. We focus our business on DNA testing primarily for human identity and, to a lesser extent, agricultural applications. In the human identity area, we principally provide DNA testing services for forensic, family relationship and, to a lesser extent, security applications. Forensic DNA testing is primarily used to confirm that a suspect committed a particular crime, to exonerate an innocent person or to establish or maintain databases of individuals convicted of crimes or, in some instances, arrested in connection with crimes. We are also engaged in the provision of non-DNA forensic laboratory services. Family relationship DNA testing is used to establish whether two or more people are genetically related. DNA testing is used by individuals and employers in security applications to establish or store a person’s genetic profile for identification purposes in the event of an emergency or accident. In agricultural applications, we provide DNA testing services for selective trait breeding.

We have operations in the United States, or US, and in the United Kingdom, or UK, and the majority of our current customers are based in these two countries. Our forensic, family relationship and security DNA testing services are conducted in both the US and the UK, while all of our agricultural DNA testing services are conducted in the UK. Based on our review of publicly available information regarding contract sizes and competitor activity, supplemented by industry publications and third-party market assessment data, we believe that the US and UK are two of the largest existing markets for DNA testing services today. In the US and UK, a significant amount of our current testing activity is under established non-exclusive contracts with government agencies. These contracts are usually awarded through a sealed bid process and, when awarded, typically have a term from one to three years. We believe that our experience and reputation as a reliable provider of services to government agencies is a valued credential that can be used in securing both new contracts and renewing existing contracts.

Our operations in the US accounted for 40% and 54% of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We continue to experience significant price competition in our forensics and paternity testing businesses. We are focused on improving our operational execution to increase throughput in our laboratories and lower aggregate operating costs. In particular, in our forensics business we have reduced our sample processing time and decreased the number of samples that need to be retested. Additionally, we have increased the number of samples processed per analyst. We believe that our forensic and paternity laboratory testing volumes have increased our operational efficiencies. On October 20, 2009, we announced a consolidation of our East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into our Dayton, Ohio facility which was substantially completed during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. On January 14, 2010, we announced a planned consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility. We believe these consolidations may lead to additional operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability.

Our operations in the UK accounted for 60% and 46% of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Prior to 2009, a significant portion of our UK revenues were derived through our agreement with LGC Ltd., or LGC. LGC is a provider of analytical and diagnostic services and one of our competitors in providing DNA testing services in the UK. Our focus is on providing our services directly to UK police forces. In 2006, we were successful in winning forensic work directly with UK police forces and, in February 2008, we were awarded, overall, a significant portion of the service packages we bid on in the North West/South West and Wales regional tender. We were awarded work from nine of the fourteen police forces that participated in this tender. Under the terms of the award, we are providing forensic services, including DNA testing of database crime scene samples, forensic casework and database testing services under the UK’s Police and Criminal Evidence Act, or PACE, for multiple police forces that collectively tendered their work. This award followed a rigorous and competitive bidding process. We believe that the actions we have taken to date have enabled us to successfully transition from our prior reliance on revenues derived from LGC to directly providing these services to police forces in the UK. In addition, we expect the remaining police forces in the UK to solicit initial tenders for forensic services through the UK’s National Procurement Plan by the end of 2011.

Operating Highlights

Our revenues are predominately generated from DNA testing services provided to our customers. Our costs and expenses include costs of service revenues, research and development expenses, marketing and sales expenses, general and administrative expenses, amortization expense and other income and expense. Costs of service revenues consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs, laboratory supplies, fees paid for the collection of samples, depreciation and facility expenses. Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs, laboratory supplies and other expenses related to the design, development, testing and enhancement of our services. Marketing and sales expenses consist of salaries and benefits for marketing and sales personnel within our organization and all related costs of selling and marketing our services. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for executive, finance and administrative personnel, professional fees including legal expenses, insurance and other corporate expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, total revenues increased approximately 1%, while gross margin, as percentage of service revenues, remained consistent at approximately 34% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, our UK revenues increased by approximately 34% as a result of increased forensics, paternity and immigration revenues due to increased volume. In the US we experienced decreased revenues in our forensic casework testing services, in addition to decreases in testing services involving DNA profile uploads into the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, and individual state databases, as well as decreased revenues from paternity testing services. Gross margin, as a percentage of service revenue, remained flat as a result of increased efficiencies in our testing services in the US and UK, offset by pricing decreases in our US-based paternity testing services. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, our operating expenses, other than cost of service revenues, increased by approximately 11% as compared to the same period in 2009, as a result of restructuring expenses as well as the impact of the exchange rate movement of the British pound as compared to the US dollar.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth a quarter-over-quarter comparison of the components of our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:


	(In thousands)									% Change
	2010			2009			$ Change			% Change
Total revenues	$	14,130		$	13,965		$	165		1	%
Cost of service revenues		9,380			9,180			200		2
Research and development		397			159			238		>100
Marketing and sales		1,311			1,165			146		13
General and administrative		3,806			4,015			(209	)	(5	)
Restructuring expense		444			—			444		>100
Amortization of intangible assets		463			462			1		0
Total other income expense, net		40			(13	)		53		>100
Income tax expense		404			143			261		>(100	)
Net loss		(2,035	)		(1,172	)		(863	)	74

Revenues

Total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $14.1 million represented an increase of $165 thousand, or approximately 1%, as compared to revenues of $14.0 million for the comparable period in 2009.

Our US service revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $5.6 million decreased by approximately $1.9 million, or approximately 25%, as compared to $7.4 million for the comparable period in 2009, primarily due to a decrease in forensics casework testing services, as well as decreased revenues from CODIS and paternity testing services, due in part, to budgetary constraints at the state and local levels.

Revenues from our UK-based testing services of $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased by $2.1 million, or approximately 34%, as compared to $6.4 million for the comparable period in 2009. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the comparable period in 2009, our UK revenues were favorably impacted by approximately 8% as a result of the exchange rate movement of the British pound as compared to

the US dollar. Our UK-based revenue increase was driven by an increase in forensics revenues, as work awarded under the North West/South West and Wales’s regional tender and pilot work has replaced and surpassed revenues previously generated under our previous arrangements with LGC, as well as increases in our paternity and immigration businesses.

During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, we recognized $14 thousand and $121 thousand, respectively, in other revenues, specifically license revenues.

Cost of Service Revenues

Cost of service revenues were $9.4 million, or approximately 66% of service revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $9.2 million, or approximately 66% of service revenues, for three months ended March 31, 2009. For three months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the comparable period in 2009, our UK cost of service revenues were unfavorably impacted by approximately 8% as a result of the exchange rate movement of the British pound as compared to the US dollar. In the US, cost of service revenues for the three months ended March 31, as compared to the comparable period in 2009, decreased due to lower personnel costs and lower lab supply costs as a result of process improvements. Our gross margin percentage remained consistent as a result of increased efficiencies in our testing services in the US and UK, offset by pricing decreases in our US-based paternity testing services. On October 20, 2009, we announced a consolidation of our East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into our Dayton, Ohio facility which was substantially completed in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. On January 14, 2010, we announced a planned consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility. We believe these consolidations may lead to additional operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses for each of the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $397 thousand and $159 thousand, respectively. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to increased costs associated with the establishment of a CODIS laboratory at our Dallas, Texas testing facility.

Marketing and Sales

Marketing and sales expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The increase in marketing and sales expenses was primarily due to increased personnel and program costs in the UK, as well as an increase in the exchange rate between the British pound and the US dollar.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $3.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to decreased legal and professional fees.

Restructuring

During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we recognized $444 thousand in restructuring expenses related to the consolidation of our East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations our Dayton, Ohio facility and the consolidation of our Nashville CODIS testing operation into our Dallas, Texas facility. We announced the planned East Lansing consolidation on October 20, 2009 and substantially completed this consolidation during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. We announced the planned Nashville consolidation on January 14, 2010 and expect to complete this consolidation by August 31, 2010. The expenses in the first quarter of 2010 relate to employee severance costs.

We currently expect to incur restructuring charges and cash expenditures in connection with these consolidations of $1.8 million to $2.3 million in the aggregate, which includes: severance and retention bonuses for employees in the range of $990 thousand to $1.2 million; relocation in the range of $135 thousand to $185 thousand; recruiting and training costs in connection with the transfer of work of approximately $100 thousand; lease termination costs in the range of $200 thousand to $300 thousand; and equipment relocation and reinstallation costs in the range of $375 thousand to $485 thousand. A substantial portion of these charges and expenditures are expected to be reported in first, second and third quarters of 2010. We currently expect to offset these restructuring charges and expenditures through annual cost savings of approximately $2.4 million from operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability.

As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had approximately $389 thousand and $142 thousand, respectively, in restructuring accruals outstanding that are related to severance and facility obligations.

A summary of the restructuring activity is as follows (in thousands):


	Workforce Reduction			Total
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2009	$	142		$	142
Charge recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2010		444			444
Cash payments in the three months ended March 31, 2010		(197	)		(197	)

Restructuring liability as of March 31, 2010	$	389		$	389

Amortization of Intangible Assets

During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded $463 thousand and $462 thousand of amortization expense, respectively.

Income Tax Expense

During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded income tax expense of $404 thousand and $143 thousand, respectively, primarily related to our UK business. No tax benefit was recorded relating to our US business’ losses as management deemed that it was not likely that such tax benefit would be realized. The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 27% and 28%, respectively, related primarily to our foreign operations.

Net Loss

For the three months ended March 31, 2010, we reported a net loss of $2.0 million, which represents an increase of 74% as compared to a net loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2010, we had $19.9 million in cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities, as compared to $18.1 million as of December 31, 2009. Working capital decreased to $23.3 million at March 31, 2010 from $25.2 million at December 31, 2009.

Sources of Liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity have been issuances of our securities and other capital raising activities.

The following table sets forth a comparison of the components of our liquidity and capital resources for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:


	(In thousands)									% Change
	2010			2009			$ Change			% Change
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	2,979		$	(324	)	$	3,303		>100	%
Investing activities		(2,963	)		(108	)		(2,855	)	>(100	)%
Financing activities		—			(36	)		36		100	%

Net cash provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $3.0 million, compared with net cash used in operations of approximately $324 thousand for the comparable period in the prior year. The change in operating cash flows was mainly a result of improved collections on receivables in the first quarter of 2010. Investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 consisted of the purchase of available-for-sale securities, as

well as capital expenditures, while financing activities during the three months 2009 primarily consisted of repayments of debt obligations. There were no financing activities for the first quarter of 2010.

ReliaGene Debt

As part of the acquisition of ReliaGene on October 31, 2007, we assumed $948 thousand in debt comprised of a line of credit and various notes payable with outstanding balances of $260 thousand and $688 thousand, respectively. The line of credit was fully paid off during 2008 with a then outstanding balance of $170 thousand. The notes payable, which were secured by ReliaGene’s equipment, had interest rates ranging from 4.50% to 8.50% and maturity dates ranging from June 30, 2009 through September 5, 2011. In April 2009, we fully paid off the ReliaGene notes payable, along with all accrued interest.

Expected Uses of Liquidity in 2010

Throughout 2010, we plan to continue making investments in our business. We expect the following to be significant uses of liquidity: cost of service revenues, salaries and related personnel costs, laboratory supplies, fees for the collection of samples, facility expenses, marketing expenses and general and administrative costs. Actual expenditures may vary substantially from our estimates. We also expect to make capital expenditures related to the expansion of our Dallas facility to build a new CODIS laboratory and the expansion of our UK facilities in Abingdon and Chorley. In addition, we may make additional investments in future acquisitions of businesses or technologies which would increase our capital expenditures.

We believe that our existing cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our operations at least through the next twelve months. We may need to raise additional capital through debt or equity financing to fund future growth opportunities or to operate our ongoing business activities if our future results of operations fall below our expectations. However, we may not be able to raise additional funds or raise funds on terms that are acceptable to us. If future financing is not available to us, or is not available on terms acceptable to us, we may not be able to fund our future needs. If we raise funds through equity or convertible securities, our stockholders may experience dilution and our stock price may decline.

We cannot assure you that our business or operations will not change in a manner that would consume available resources more rapidly than anticipated. We also cannot assure you that we will not require substantial additional funding before we can achieve profitable operations. We also may need additional capital if we seek to acquire other businesses or technologies.

Commitments and Contingencies

There were no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2010 to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as reported in the Annual Report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Critical Accounting Policies

There were no changes during the three months ended March 31, 2010 to our critical accounting policies as reported in our Annual Report.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

With the exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as amended, that are of significance, or potential significance to us.

effective for our first quarter reporting in 2010. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2009, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-02, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – A Scope Clarification, which expands the disclosure requirements about deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The guidance in this update is effective for periods beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009 and thus is effective for our first quarter reporting in 2010. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Sensitivity

Our exposure to market risk is principally confined to our cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities which are conservative in nature, with a focus on preservation of capital. Due to the short-term nature of our investments and the investment policies and procedures, we have determined that the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations related to these financial instruments are not material to our business. There has not been any significant change to the interest rate sensitivity analysis we performed as of December 31, 2009.

Foreign Currency Risk

Our business derives a substantial portion of its revenues from international operations. We record the majority of our foreign operational transactions, including all cash inflows and outflows, in the local currency, British pound. We record all of our US operational transactions, including cash inflows and outflows, in US dollars. We expect that international sales will continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues. The significant percentage of our revenues derived from our UK operations makes us vulnerable to future fluctuations in the exchange rate, and while there is currently no material adverse impact to our financial results, future material adverse exchange rate movements would have an unfavorable translation impact on our consolidated financial results. We are prepared to hedge against any fluctuations in foreign currencies should such fluctuations have a material economic impact on us, although we have not engaged in hedging activities to date. There has not been any significant change to the foreign currency sensitivity analysis we performed as of December 31, 2009.

Item 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of March 31, 2010, we conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of March 31, 2010 that our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

(c) Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and effective at that reasonable assurance level. However, our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within an organization have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving our stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements. These statements address or may address the following subjects:

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our expectation of the amount and timing of future revenues, expenses and other items affecting the results of our operations;

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our expectation that, with the increasing availability of non-human genomic data, improved characteristics in livestock or crops will be produced to protect humans against animal-borne diseases;

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our belief that scientists hope to understand and use DNA molecular level knowledge to transform traditional approaches to medicine, agriculture and other fields;

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our belief that our forensic and paternity laboratory testing volumes have increased our operational efficiencies;

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our expectation to complete the consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility by August 31, 2010;

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our belief that the consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility may lead to additional operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability;

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our belief that the consolidation of East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into our Dayton, Ohio facility may lead to additional operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability;

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our expectation that we will incur restructuring charges and cash expenditures in connection with the consolidation of our East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into our Dayton, Ohio facility of $775 thousand to $1.0 million in the aggregate, which includes: severance and retention bonuses for employees in the range of $450 thousand to $550 thousand; relocation costs for employees relocating from the East Lansing facility in the range of $50 thousand to $75 thousand; recruiting and training costs for the Dayton facility in connection with the transfer of work from the East Lansing facility of approximately $50 thousand; lease termination costs in the range of $150 thousand to $200 thousand; and equipment relocation and reinstallation costs in the range of $75 thousand to $125 thousand;

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our expectation that a substantial portion of the restructuring charges and expenditures in connection with the consolidation of our East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into our Dayton, Ohio facility will be reported in second quarter of 2010;

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our expectation that we will offset the restructuring charges and expenditures in connection with the consolidation of our East Lansing, Michigan paternity testing operations into our Dayton, Ohio facility through future annual cost savings of approximately $1 million from operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability;

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our expectation that we will incur restructuring charges and cash expenditures in connection with the consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility of $1.0 million to $1.3 million in the aggregate, which includes: severance and retention bonuses for employees in the range of $540 thousand to $680 thousand; relocation costs for employees relocating from the Nashville facility in the range of $85 thousand to $110 thousand; recruiting and training costs in our Dallas facility in connection with the transfer of work from the Nashville facility of approximately $50 thousand; lease termination costs in the range of $50 thousand to $100 thousand; and equipment relocation and reinstallation costs in the range of $300 thousand to $360 thousand;

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our expectation that a substantial portion of the restructuring charges and expenditures in connection with the consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility will be reported in second, third and fourth quarters of 2010;

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our expectation that we will offset the restructuring charges and expenditures in connection with the consolidation of our Nashville, Tennessee forensic DNA testing facility into our Dallas, Texas facility through future annual cost savings of approximately $1.4 million from operational efficiencies, plant and equipment cost reductions and increased scalability;

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our belief that the UK government and police forces will continue to support the use of DNA testing in forensic cases;

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our belief that DNA testing of non-violent or property crime evidence is a growth area for our forensics business;

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our expectation that the competition for DNA testing services will intensify in the future;

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our belief that states are building up their backlogs of DNA samples and that such states will eventually move to administer the awards in order to bring down the backlog;

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our belief that excess capacity in the private sector may affect pricing in the future;

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our belief that our experience and reputation as a reliable provider of services to government agencies is a valued credential that can be used in securing both new contracts and renewing existing contracts;

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our expectation that the police forces in the UK who have not yet done so will solicit initial tenders for forensic services through the UK’s National Procurement Plan by the end of 2011;

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our expectation that our future agricultural testing services revenues will not be significant to our operating results;

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our intention to develop and evaluate new technologies to enhance our laboratory processes, including instrumentation, automation and new testing methodologies;

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our expectation that our instrumentation, automation and new testing methodologies will enable us to reduce our costs for and improve the quality of our service offerings;

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our anticipation that the volume of CODIS testing will grow in the US and that volume of work related to the UK National DNA Database will be relatively stable;

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our anticipation that our current facilities should serve our near term capacity needs;

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our anticipation that federal and state governments in the US will allocate greater resources to support wider use of DNA testing;

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our expectation that our award under the North West/South West and Wales regional tender in the UK will continue to result in significant revenues;

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our intention to seek and continue to seek patent protection for novel uses of SNPs in the genetic testing field;

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our intention to continue to concentrate on protection of our intellectual property as it relates to our DNA testing services;

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our expectation that we will continue to receive substantial discounts based upon reaching a specific threshold of purchases per year of reagents and other components from our current supplier;

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our anticipation that our existing cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our operations at least through the next twelve months;

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our anticipation that a portion of our future growth may be accomplished either by acquiring or merging with existing businesses;

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our plan to continue to market our services to governments, commercial companies and private individuals;

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our belief that litigation claims arising against us from the normal course of business will not have a material effect on our financial position and liquidity, but could have a material impact on our results of operations for any reporting period;

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our expectation to not pay any dividends in the foreseeable future;

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our intention to retain earnings, if any, to finance our growth;

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our plan to continue to make investments in our business;

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our expectation about our significant uses of liquidity;

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our expectation that the adoption of various recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements;

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our belief that the probability of us incurring a material restoration expense upon exiting our operating leases is minimal; and

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our expectation that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will not prevent all error and all fraud.

While management makes its best efforts to be accurate in making forward-looking statements, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially, including the risks and uncertainties discussed throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the cautionary information set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” appearing in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as amended. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On or about November 21, 2001, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York naming the Company as a defendant, along with certain of the Company’s former officers and underwriters. An amended complaint was filed on April 19, 2002. The complaint, as amended, purportedly was filed on behalf of persons purchasing the Company’s stock between May 4, 2000 and December 6, 2000, and alleges violations

of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The amended complaint alleges that, in connection with the Company’s May 5, 2000 initial public offering, or IPO, the defendants failed to disclose additional and excessive commissions purportedly solicited by and paid to the underwriter defendants in exchange for allocating shares of the Company’s stock to preferred customers and alleged agreements among the underwriter defendants and preferred customers tying the allocation of IPO shares to agreements to make additional aftermarket purchases at pre-determined prices. Plaintiffs claim that the failure to disclose these alleged arrangements made the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC in May 2000 and the prospectus, a part of the registration statement, materially false and misleading. On or about July 15, 2002, the Company filed a motion to dismiss all of the claims against the Company and the Company’s former officers. On October 9, 2002, the Court dismissed without prejudice only the Company’s former officers, Dale R. Pfost and Donald R. Marvin, from the litigation in exchange for the Company entering into a tolling agreement with plaintiffs’ executive committee. On February 19, 2003, the Company received notice of the Court’s decision to dismiss the Section 10(b) claims against the Company. Plaintiffs and the defendant issuers involved in related IPO securities litigation, including us, have agreed in principal on a settlement that, upon a one-time surety payment by the defendant issuers’ insurers, would release the defendant issuers and the individual officers and directors from claims and any future payments or out-of-pocket costs. On March 10, 2005, the Court issued a memorandum and order (i) preliminarily approving the settlement, contingent on the parties’ agreement on modifications of the proposed bar order in the settlement documents, (ii) certifying the parties’ proposed settlement classes, (iii) certifying the proposed class representatives for the purposes of the settlement only and (iv) setting a further hearing for the purposes of (a) making a final determination as to the form, substance and program of notice of proposed settlement and (b) scheduling a public fairness hearing in order to determine whether the settlement can be finally approved by the Court. On April 24, 2006, the Court held a fairness hearing and took the motion for final approval under advisement. On October 5, 2009, the Court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for an order of final approval of the settlement, plan of allocation and certification of the class. Such settlement does not require any payment by the Company to the plaintiffs. The issuers’ share of the settlement amount is funded by the insurers. Notices of appeal have been filed by six groups of appellants. None of the notices state the basis for appeal.

The Company is a defendant in litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled Enzo Biochem, Inc. et al. (Enzo) v. Amersham PLC, et al. (Amersham), filed in October 2002. By their complaint, plaintiffs allege that certain defendants (i) breached their distributorship agreements by selling certain products for commercial development (which they allege was not authorized), (ii) infringed plaintiffs’ patents through the sale and use of certain products, and (iii) are liable for unfair competition and tortious interference with contractual relations. The Company did not have a contractual relationship with plaintiffs, but the Company is alleged to have purchased the product at issue from one of the other defendants. The Company sold the business unit that was allegedly engaged in the unlawful conduct. As a result, there is no relevant injunctive relief to be sought from the Company. The complaint seeks damages in an undisclosed amount. Most of the fact discovery in the case has been taken, and a Markman hearing to construe the patent claims was conducted in early July 2005. On July 17, 2006, the Court ruled in the Company’s favor on its construction of the patents asserted against the Company, and the co-defendants, including the Company, moved for summary judgment on all claims against the Company in January 2007. A hearing on the defendants’ motions for summary judgment occurred on July 17-18, 2007, and the Court reserved ruling on the motions,

taking them under advisement. Such matter has been delayed due to the death of the judge and the assignment of a new judge.

On June 5, 2008, the Company and Beckman Coulter, Inc. filed suit against Sequenom, Inc, or.Sequenom, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California alleging infringement of U.S. patent numbers 5,888,819, 6,004,744 and 6,537,748. This lawsuit seeks damages and injunctive relief. Sequenom filed an answer and counterclaims on August 15, 2008. A reply to the counterclaims was filed on August 29, 2008. On June 22, 2009, the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal which dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.

On February 12, 2010, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin by Genetic Technologies Limited naming the Company as a defendant, along with eight other companies. The complaint, entitled Genetic Technologies Limited v. Beckman Coulter, Inc., et al., alleges that the defendants infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,612,179 through the sale and use of certain products and services. There is no request for injunctive relief by the plaintiff. The Company has not been served with the complaint as of yet. The Company believes the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the Company against such claims.

Additionally, the Company has certain other claims against us arising from the normal course of our business. The ultimate resolution of such matters, including those cases disclosed above, in the opinion of management, will not have a material effect on our financial position and liquidity, but could have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations for any reporting period.

Item 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have not been any material changes to the risk factors disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” appearing in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as amended.

Item 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

Item 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

Item 4.

[RESERVED.]

Item 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

Item 6.

EXHIBITS

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Exhibit Number		Description

31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32		Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURE

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.

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