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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
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OR
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
For the transition period from __________________ to _____________________
Commission file number: 0-23562
MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California 94-3142624
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9577 Chesapeake Drive, San Diego, California 92123
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (619) 292-7000
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
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None None
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: Common Stock, no
par value.
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 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 a check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [_]
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the Registrant, as of March 25, 1998 was approximately $5,112,000 (based upon
the closing price for shares of the Registrant's Common Stock as quoted by the
OTC Bulletin Board for the last trading date prior to that date). Shares of
Common Stock held by each officer, director and holder of 5% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed
to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a
conclusive determination for other purposes.
On March 25, 1998, 10,793,279 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, no par
value, were outstanding.
Documents Incorporated By Reference.
Portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrant's
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Annual Meeting to be held on June 17, 1998, are incorporated by reference into
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Part III of this Report on Form 10-K.
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PART I
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
The following Business section contains forward-looking statements which
involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as
a result of certain factors, including those set forth under "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. ("MPI") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Company") is an electronic interconnect solutions company
with design, manufacturing, and sales services to support the requirements of
electronic systems and integrated circuit manufacturers ("IC" or "semiconductor"
manufacturers). MPI was incorporated in California in 1984. The Company
develops, manufactures, markets and sells multichip modules ("MCMs") and, until
July 1997, pressed ceramic packages, to customers in the IC, telecommunications,
automatic test equipment and other electronics related industries. In July
1997, one of the Company's creditors placed the Company's pressed ceramic
package operation into receivership in Singapore, thereby closing that
operation.
The Company maintains product development, manufacturing and sales facilities in
San Diego, California, where it produces MCMs, electronic subsystems comprised
of integrated circuits and passive components mounted on a printed circuit board
or ceramic substrate. Until July 1997, when one of Company's creditors placed
the Company's pressed ceramic package operation into receivership, the Company
also maintained product development, manufacturing and sales facilities in
Singapore, where the Company developed and manufactured a variety of electronic
packages that were used to enclose and protect ICs from corrosion, humidity,
shock, handling and other contaminants, and ceramic dual-in-line packages
("CERDIPs"), special CERDIPs used to house erasable programmable read only
memory chips ("EPROM CERDIPs"), cerquad and quad flat packages for various
applications.
MPI is primarily a holding company with seven wholly-owned consolidated
subsidiaries: CTM Electronics, Inc. ("CTM"), Microelectronic Packaging America
("MPA"), Microelectronic Packaging (S) Pte., Ltd. ("MPS"), MPC (S) Pte., Ltd.
("MPC"), Furnace Technology ("FT"), MPM (S) Pte., Ltd. ("MPM") and
Microelectronic Packaging Asia Pte. Ltd. ("MP Asia"). MPS and MPM are currently
being managed by a receiver and are in liquidation as described below. MPC has
ceased operations during 1997. FT is in liquidation. CTM, a California
corporation, was acquired by MPI in June 1993 and manufactures and sells MCMs.
MPA, a California corporation, is the successor-in-interest to the business of
the West Coast division of Cabot Ceramics, Inc., which was acquired by MPA in
1991, and manufactured advanced IC packaging products. Most of MPA's assets
were sold to Advanced Packaging Concepts, Inc. ("APC"), a California
corporation, on or about September 30, 1996. MPA's remaining assets were sold
in 1997 and MPA's remaining activities were transferred to CTM. MPS, a
Singapore company, manufactured and sold CERDIPs and EPROM CERDIPs. On July 10,
1997, The Development Bank of Singapore Limited, one of MPS' largest creditors,
placed MPS in receivership as defined under the laws of Singapore. All of MPS
sales ended as of the receivership date, and all MPS employees were terminated
on such date. MPS was subsequently placed into liquidation. MPC is a Singapore
company which was organized to manufacture and sell packaging products utilizing
aluminum nitride components ("AlNs") to The Carborundum Company ("Carborundum").
Due to a fire and the loss of its only customer in April 1997, MPC is being
liquidated by the Company. MPM is a Singapore company which was formed as a
result of a license obtained from IBM in 1994 to manufacture multilayer ceramic
packaging using "flip-chip" technology. The Company announced on March 3, 1997
the cessation of the development of the Company's multilayer ceramic operations
and the liquidation of MPM's assets. MPM is currently in receivership and
liquidation as defined under the laws of Singapore. The
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estimated loss recorded for disposal of the Singapore subsidiaries was $29.3
million in 1996 and a further loss of $11.8 million was recognized in 1997. MP
Asia was formed in 1997, has had no operating activities, and is being
liquidated. See "License and Other Significant Agreements" and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations --
Future Operating Results --Repayment of Debt Obligations by MPM and MPS--
Adverse Impact of MPM and MPS Liquidations on MPI -- Certain Obligations of
MPS -- High Leverage."
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
In recent years, advances in interconnection technology has allowed
semiconductor companies and systems designers to increase the speed and
complexity and reduce the size, power and prices of their products. Until
recently, interconnection technology has not been considered a limiting factor
in systems design and development. However, emerging electronic products such
as semiconductor related automatic test equipment and military aerospace
telecommunications equipment require designs that cannot always be done with
conventional interconnection technology. Recent developments in MCMs have
allowed the packaging and interconnect industry to become an enabling rather
than a limiting factor in both price and performance for advanced electronic
products.
The increased reliance by IC and systems designers on interconnection
solutions has created a new challenge and opportunity for the electronic
packaging and interconnection industry to develop products that can effectively
respond to customers' new requirements. Today's IC and system designers work
together with interconnection designers and manufacturers in the early stages of
product development. These products must accommodate constant reductions in
size, increases in speed and complexity and the ability to handle the increased
heat generated by more powerful systems.
Today's conventional electronic systems are comprised of printed circuit
boards ("PCBs") and single chip packages. The size, weight and speed of the
electronic system is a function of the size, weight and performance of the fully
assembled PCB. The PCB and the IC packages generally account for the majority
of the size, weight and the limitations on speed of the system. Efforts to
develop smaller, lighter and faster electronic assemblies have recently focused
on improvements in IC packaging and interconnection technology.
Conventional system architecture utilizing single chip packages and PCBs is
being replaced by MCMs for more advanced systems. MCMs can be used to
interconnect ICs for more advanced systems without the need for single chip
packages. With MCMs, multiple ICs are interconnected on a single high density
substrate. The substrate with the mounted ICs can be utilized as a replacement
for the PCB or the substrate can be enclosed in a high pin count package and
mounted onto a PCB. The advantage of MCMs is generally believed to be their
ability to interconnect ICs, which allows for much closer spacing between ICs.
Closer spacing between ICs facilitates smaller, lighter and faster overall
circuitry.
Manufacturers in the interconnection industry are evaluating technologies
to support market driven requirements for reduced size and increased
performance. Improvements in semiconductor and electronic interconnection
technologies enable this continued reduction in size and cost with increasing
performance for electronic systems.
THE MPI SOLUTION
The Company offers products and services to support the electronic
interconnection market, consisting primarily of MCMs and contract manufacturing
and design services. The Company's MCMs are designed to provide the higher
density interconnection that in turn facilitates smaller, lighter and faster
overall circuitry. The Company's design services consist of system packaging
and interconnection design on a turnkey basis.
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Multichip Modules. The Company provides MCMs to both the IC and electronic
systems markets. The Company designs and manufactures MCMs that replace entire
PCBs to reduce overall system size and increase performance. The Company also
designs and manufactures MCMs to interconnect multiple ICs, which the Company
encloses in an advanced IC package. The advanced IC package with the enclosed
MCM is then mounted onto a PCB. All of the Company's MCM products are designed
to provide its customers with increased speed and performance and decreased size
and weight.
Contract Manufacturing and Design Services. The Company offers design
services for both single chip packages and MCMs and can provide a complete
turnkey solution for interconnection of electronic systems. These services
provide customers with a cost-effective alternative to existing product design
processes.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MPI SOLUTION
The Company's strategy is to provide electronic interconnection products
and services that meet the performance, time to market and low cost needs of IC
and systems designers. The key elements of the Company's strategy include:
Performance. The Company's MCM products are designed to provide size,
weight and speed advantages as compared to conventional PCB interconnect
solutions.
Time to Market. To assist its customers in meeting time to market demands,
the Company provides design, prototyping and quick turn-around production of
MCMs at its San Diego, California facilities. Through its design expertise and
the close proximity of its design and prototype production facilities to the
design facilities of its primary customers located principally in California,
the Company is able to offer quick turn-around design and prototype production
of its MCM products.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Company's products and services consist primarily of MCMs and contract
manufacturing and design services.
Multichip Modules. The Company believes that MCMs bridge the gap between
conventional PCB assembly technology, which is not adequate for many of today's
advanced design requirements, and silicon integration, which is currently too
expensive or not currently available for many systems. By densely packaging
multiple die onto a substrate, distances between components are reduced, which
generally increases performance since signals do not have as far to travel
between components and results in cost savings through reduced materials
requirements.
Through internal development programs and its acquisition of CTM, the
Company is able to provide its customers with MCM products and services. The
Company believes that CTM was one of the first users of dense, high speed,
multichip wire bonding and chip-on-board assembly. The Company believes that
its MCM designs offer the heat dissipation, circuit density, and electrical
characteristics that permit VLSI, VHSIC, ASIC and other high performance
integrated circuits to operate at their highest rated specifications. CTM also
offers programs for the design and manufacture of MCMs that meet military
specifications.
Typical MCM products include commercial electronic products, such as
automatic test equipment ("ATE") products, and consumer electronic products,
such as video camcorders, cellular telephones and personal computers. Sales of
MCMs accounted for approximately 93%, 80% and 80% of the Company's net sales in
1997, 1996 and 1995 respectively. Sales of MCMs to Schlumberger Technologies,
Inc. ("Schlumberger") accounted for most of the Company's net sales of MCMs in
1997, 1996 and 1995. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations -Future Operating Results -- Technological
Change; Importance of Timely Product Introduction; Uncertainty of Market
Acceptance and Emerging Markets."
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Contract Manufacturing and Design Services. The Company offers design
services for both single chip packages and MCMs and can provide a complete turn
key solution for interconnection of electronic systems. These services provide
customers with a cost-effective alternative to existing product design
processes.
Industry Segments. The Company previously operated in multiple industry
segments. During 1997 and 1996 the Company discontinued its industry segments
which were located in Singapore. See Notes 15 and 16 to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
CUSTOMERS, APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
One of the Company's customers, Schlumberger, comprises most of the sales
of the Company. Sales to Schlumberger accounted for 89%, 76% and 76% of the
Company's net sales in 1997, 1996 and 1995 respectively. The Company furnishes
MCMs to this customer for automated test equipment usage. Amounts due from the
Company's major customer accounted for 81% and 22% of accounts receivable at
December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively. Effective July 25, 1997,
Schlumberger informed the Company that it would no longer sell die to the
Company, but instead would provide the die on consignment. The die supplied by
Schlumberger is used in the assembly of MCMs sold to Schlumberger. This change
to providing die on consignment has had the effect of reducing sales revenues to
Schlumberger by approximately 60% of the Company's sales for 1997. The change
to providing die on consignment has had no impact on the units sold by the
Company to Schlumberger. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources Reliance on
Schlumberger".
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, which comprised 34% of the sales of MPS in
1996, terminated its relationship with the Company as of February 1997.
Carborundum, the sole customer of MPC, terminated its relationship with the
Company in April 1997, as a result of Carbonundum's sale of its assets to a
third party.
During 1997, 1996 and 1995 the Company had foreign net sales of $90,000,
$1,785,000 and $0, respectively. The foreign sales were made to one customer
located in China. See Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company currently sells its products through a combination of fourteen
independent sales representatives. The Company can provide engineering, design
and technical support to its sales staff and potential customers.
LICENSE AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS
The Company seeks to obtain licenses to technologies that complement and
expand the current technologies that the Company owns. These agreements, along
with certain other significant agreements of the Company, are discussed below.
Schlumberger. In January 1998, the Company signed an agreement with
Schlumberger. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, MPI supplies MCM products
to Schlumberger. The agreement includes warranty provisions, protection for raw
materials purchased by MPI against production demand forecasts supplied by
Schlumberger but subsequently changed, certain guaranteed minimum allocations of
sales to MPI for the first quarter of 1998 and pricing provisions. After March
31, 1998, there is no commitment from Schlumberger to the Company for guaranteed
sales, other than outstanding purchase orders issued by Schlumberger in the
ordinary course of business to the Company. The pricing provisions of the
agreement provide for periodic review of the selling prices of the Company's
products. Such reviews can be requested by either the Company or Schlumberger.
Prices for the first quarter of 1998 were negotiated with Schlumberger in
January 1998 and resulted in the decline in unit selling prices for some
products. Schlumberger has requested a pricing review by March 31, to be
effective for pricing for the second quarter of 1998. The Company has agreed to
the requested pricing review and anticipates further declines in unit selling
prices of selected products provided by the Company to Schlumberger. The
agreement expires in October 2000. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources
Reliance on Schlumberger".
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Samsung Corning. In December 1994, MPS entered into a purchase agreement
with Samsung Corning Co., Ltd. ("Samsung Corning") for the purchase of certain
CERDIP manufacturing equipment and alumina powder equipment, including
production supplies and spare parts (collectively, the "Equipment"). In
conjunction with the purchase agreement, MPS obtained $12,000,000 principal
amount of financing to consummate its obligations under the purchase agreement
and to provide for its related working capital requirements from a consortium of
customers consisting of SGS-Thomson, Texas Instruments Singapore ("TI"), NS
Electronics Bangkok, Ltd. ("NSEB"), Motorola, Inc. ("Motorola") and Samsung
Corning, the terms of which are discussed below. Due to the loss of a
significant customer of MPS(SGS-Thomson) and a decline in the market for pressed
ceramics, much of this equipment represented excess capacity by the end of 1996.
As of December 31, 1996, MPS wrote-down the value of the equipment comprising
this excess capacity by $6.2 million. In July 1997, MPS wrote-off the remaining
equipment which was in excess of its estimated market value of $300,000.
In 1995, MPS borrowed $4,000,000 from SGS-Thompson at an interest rate of
7.25% per annum. The principal on the note is repayable in eight equal
quarterly installments that began in August 1996. MPS ceased making interest
payments due under the note as of December 31, 1996, and no principal payments
have been made. The note was fully guaranteed by MPI. The note is also secured
by the CERDIP manufacturing equipment owned by MPS. The Company is currently
attempting to renegotiate the terms of the agreement, including repayment terms.
In 1995, MPS borrowed $3,500,000 from TI at an interest rate of 7.25% per
annum and the principal on the note is repayable in eight quarterly installments
that began in November 1996 The note is fully guaranteed by MPI and is secured
by certain CERDIP manufacturing equipment. On April 2, 1997, MPS entered into
an Amended Loan and Security Agreement with TI pursuant to which TI agreed to
(i) waive its right to pursue a default remedy under the original loan
agreement, (ii) a lower interest rate on the outstanding balance of 3.5% per
annum on the outstanding balance and (iii) a revised (and extended) payment
schedule for the outstanding balance owed by MPS. MPI ceased to make principal
and interest payments under the Amended Loan in February 1998. The Company is
currently attempting to renegotiate the terms of the agreement, including
repayment terms.
In 1995, MPI borrowed $1,500,000 from NSEB at an interest rate of 14% per
annum and the principal is repayable in six quarterly installments that began in
September 1996. The Company has made no principal payments since September
1996. The NSEB note is secured by all of MPI's domestic equipment and trade
receivables that are not subject to liens or other encumbrances existing prior
to May 30, 1995. In March 1997, the Company entered into an Amended Loan and
Security Agreement and a Second Secured Promissory Note with NSEB pursuant to
which NSEB agreed to waive any breach of the covenants, terms and conditions of
the original Loan and Security Agreement and the original Secured Promissory
Note (both dated May 30, 1995) and agreed to a revised (and extended) payment
schedule. The interest rate on the outstanding balance, however, was raised
from 14% per annum to 18% per annum and MPI is currently in default under the
terms of the Second Secured Note. The Company is currently attempting to
renegotiate the terms of the agreement, including repayment terms.
In 1995, MPS borrowed $2,000,000 from Citibank N.A. at an interest rate of
7% per annum and the principal was repayable in twelve quarterly installments
commencing in March 1997. The loan has been guaranteed by Motorola. MPI, MPS,
MPA and CTM have agreed to indemnify and defend Motorola in any action taken by
Citibank to enforce its guarantee against Motorola. The obligation of
indemnification is secured by all of the assets of MPI, CTM and MPA not
previously pledged to NSEB, as well as all capital stock of MPS, CTM and MPA.
The first principal payment was not made when due in March 1997 and on May 13,
1997, the Company gave Citibank USA a short-term note to repay the principal and
accrued interest owed by MPS. MPI has made all interest payments when due. The
note became due on January 30, 1998. MPI informed Citibank and Motorola in
February 1998 of its intent to default under the note. Citibank orally
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informed the Company of its intent to call on the guarantee issued by Motorola.
No such action has yet occurred. The Company is currently attempting to
renegotiate the terms of the Citibank agreement, including repayment terms.
In 1996, MPS borrowed $1,000,000 from The Development Bank of Singapore
("DBS") at the Singapore Interbank offer interest rate plus 1.5%, repayable in
twelve monthly installments beginning in November 1996. The loan has been fully
guaranteed by Samsung Corning, and co-guaranteed by MPI. MPS made payments
under the note totaling approximately $417,000 during 1996 and 1997. The
remaining balance of approximately $583,000 was paid to DBS by Samsung Corning
after DBS had called upon the guarantee of Samsung Corning. Samsung Corning has
requested that MPI reimburse it for the amount paid under the guarantee. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations --Liquidity and Capital Resources and -- Future Operating Results".
Carborundum. In January 1993, MPC entered into exclusive manufacturing,
technology information exchange, and option (the "Option Agreement") which
permits Carborundum to acquire MPC under certain circumstances, and certain
other agreements with Carborundum, pursuant to which MPC manufactured aluminum
nitride microelectronic packages ("AlNs") exclusively for Carborundum. In April
1997, the parent company of Carborundum notified MPC that it had sold
Carborundum to another company and that it was terminating the contract with
MPC. The operations of Carborundum have since been relocated from Singapore to
Canada and have ceased to purchase products from MPC. Also in April 1997, a
fire caused significant damage to the MPC facilities. Due to these events, the
Company decided to liquidate MPC in 1997. The Company currently has insurance
claims outstanding which have fully-compensated MPC for losses incurred. In
addition, Carborundum has not notified the Company of its intent to exercise its
option to acquire MPC under the Option Agreement.
Innoventure. In July 1993, MPI entered into a preliminary subcontract
manufacturing agreement (the "Innoventure Agreement") with Innoventure (S) Pte.
Ltd., a Singapore company ("Innoventure") pursuant to which Innoventure
established a manufacturing facility in Indonesia to manufacture certain of
MPI's pressed ceramic products presently being manufactured by MPS in the
Company's Singapore facilities. Under the terms of the Innoventure Agreement,
MPI provided technical assistance, granted Innoventure a fully paid up, non-
exclusive license to technology relating to the manufacture of certain of its
pressed ceramic products and provided certain raw materials, production supplies
and equipment. MPI also agreed to purchase the entire output of the facility
subject to certain terms and conditions that are determined on an annual basis.
Innoventure agreed to finance the construction and operation of the facility,
and made a one-time non-refundable technology license fee payment of $500,000 in
December 1993. Concurrent with MPS being placed into receivership by DBS in
July 1997, an affiliate of Innoventure purchased many of the production assets
of MPS, occupied its former facilities and began production of products and
sales to former customers of MPS. The proceeds from the sale of such MPS
assets, and payments made to the receiver by the Innoventure affiliate for use
of the former MPS facilities, have been used by the receiver to retire a portion
of MPS's debts. The receiver is still marketing for sale two buildings owned by
MPS. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -Future Operating Results and -- Future Capital Needs;
Need for Additional Financing".
International Business Machines Corporation. In August 1994, the Company
entered into a multilayer technology transfer and licensing agreement with IBM
(the "IBM Agreement") pursuant to which the Company was granted a license to
specific technology developed by IBM for the manufacture of multilayer ceramic
products. Under the terms of the IBM Agreement, the Company and MPM acquired a
nonexclusive, nontransferable right to use the licensed technology to
manufacture and sell certain specified products on a worldwide basis. In
exchange for the license, the Company paid an up-front non-refundable royalty of
$2,000,000, and was obligated to pay additional royalties based on sales of
products incorporating the licensed technology during the term of the IBM
Agreement, which was to remain in effect for a period of
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ten years from the date of execution and thereafter from year to year unless
terminated by either party. Commencing in August 1996, the IBM Agreement was to
be terminable by either party without cause upon six months prior written
notice. Pursuant to an option agreement (the "IBM Option Agreement"), IBM was
also issued an option to purchase up to 51% of the capital stock of MPM, which
option was to be exercisable from and after the achievement of certain
production milestones by MPM as set forth in the IBM Option Agreement. The term
of the option, as well as the purchase price, are defined in the IBM Option
Agreement. MPM is also currently in possession of certain inventory that MPM had
ordered from IBM. IBM has not yet been paid for such inventory. The outstanding
debt from the inventory is less than $150,000. In connection with the IBM
transaction, MPM obtained a $3.2 million line of credit from DBS, which was
fully utilized during 1995 to finance equipment purchases.
In March 1997, the Company ceased its multilayer ceramic operations and
began the liquidation of MPM's assets. Changing market demand for multilayer
ceramic products and IBM's unwillingness to renegotiate the terms of the IBM
Agreement or to commit to purchasing multilayer ceramic products from the
Company were the principal reasons that the Company decided to liquidate MPM.
All of MPM's Singapore employees have been terminated. MPM is currently in
receivership, as defined under the laws of Singapore. The receiver for MPM has
completed the liquidation of all of the MPM assets, and the proceeds therefrom
have been used to retire a portion of MPM's debts. The Company anticipates
that the liquidation of MPM will be completed during 1998. Transpac. On March
27, 1996, the Company and MPM consummated a financing with Transpac Capital
Pte. Ltd. and other related investors (collectively, "Transpac") pursuant to
which the Company issued 842,013 shares of its Common Stock to Transpac for the
aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000 and MPM issued a debenture (the
"Debenture") to Transpac in the principal amount of $9.0 million. The Debenture
has a term of five years and bears interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum and is
guaranteed by MPI. Accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable in annual
installments at the end of each year of the term of the Debenture. The
principal outstanding under the Debenture will be due and payable in full at the
end of the five year term, however, from and after April 23, 1997 and through
the term of the Debenture, the Debenture will be convertible at Transpac's
option into shares of common stock of MPM or common stock of MPI. The Company
has not made any payments under the Debenture. See "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and
Capital Resources -- Future Operating Results -- Future Capital Needs; Need for
Additional Financing -- Repayment of Debt Obligations by MPM and MPS -- Adverse
Impact of MPM and MPS Liquidations on MPI -- High Leverage and -- Status as a
Going Concern."
Restructure of Debt Obligations. The Company is currently attempting to
renegotiate the terms of the debt obligations of its discontinued Singapore
operations. The obligations which have been guaranteed by MPI, and which are
the subject of the renegotiations, total approximately $27,000,000. See
"Liquidity and Capital Resources."
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The Company is a member of SEMI/SEMATECH, a consortium of United States
companies working to enhance cooperation and participation by United States
companies in assembly and packaging technology. The Company's strategy is to
develop new interconnection products in an evolutionary manner, progressively
upgrading from one level of technology to the next by making improvements upon
commercially available materials and technology. The Company works closely with
its customers to define new products and to develop new capabilities in a timely
and cost effective manner. The Company also uses outside services, such as ASIC
design, to supplement its internal capabilities. Engineering and product
development expenditures were approximately $760,000, $666,000 and $565,000 in
1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
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MANUFACTURING, SUPPLIERS AND TOTAL QUALITY PROGRAM
The Company believes that its ability to manufacture its products in a
timely and cost effective manner at the highest quality level is essential in
order to be competitive in its markets and achieve its growth objectives. The
Company's manufacturing facilities in San Diego, California include design and
prototype facilities and a production capability. The Company intends to support
high volume requirements for its MCM products partially through offshore
subcontract manufacturing and assembly agreements.
The Company believes that total quality management is a vital component of
customer satisfaction and internal productivity. The Company maintains a system
of quality control and documentation with respect to each of its manufacturing
processes.
The Company maintains a supplier quality program that includes
qualification, performance measurement and corrective action requirements. The
Company chooses its suppliers based on quality, delivery, service and price.
Certain raw materials essential for the manufacture of the Company's products
are obtained from a sole supplier or a limited group of suppliers. In
particular, MCMs that are provided to Schlumberger contain components which are
provided solely by Schlumberger to the Company on a consignment basis. Under
the Company's current arrangement with Schlumberger, the Company would be unable
to supply Schlumberger with MCMs if Schlumberger were to cease supplying the
Company with such components. In such event, the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern would be materially adversely affected. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations --
Future Operating Results and -- Sole or Limited Sources of Supply."
The Company is subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign
governmental regulations relating to the storage, discharge, handling, emission,
generation, manufacture and disposal of toxic or other hazardous substances used
to manufacture the Company's products. The Company believes that it is currently
in compliance in all material respects with such regulations and that it has
obtained all necessary environmental permits to conduct its business. To date,
compliance with such regulations has not had a material adverse effect on the
Company's capital expenditures or results of operations. The Company is
currently a party to certain ongoing environmental matters. See "Legal
Proceedings" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations -- Future Operating Results and -- Environmental
Regulations."
BACKLOG
As of December 31, 1997, the Company's backlog was approximately $11.3
million compared with approximately $13.1 million as of December 31, 1996. All
product orders are subject to cancellation or rescheduling by the customer with
limited or no penalties. Because the Company generally ships products within 60
to 120 days of receipt of the order, and because of possible changes in delivery
schedules, cancellations or rescheduling of orders and potential delays in
product shipments, the Company's backlog at any particular date is not
representative of actual sales for any succeeding period.
COMPETITION
The MCM market is highly competitive, and the Company faces intense
competition from a number of worldwide competitors. The Company's primary
competitors in North America are Maxtech, VLSI Packaging, Raytheon, Hewlett-
Packard, APTA and Micro-Module Systems. All of these competitors have
significantly greater resources and production, marketing and other capabilities
than the Company with which to develop, manufacture, market and sell MCMs. The
principal elements of competition in the MCM market are design expertise,
performance, size and cost. Although the Company believes that it competes
favorably with respect to each of these factors, product improvements,
technological advancements and new product introductions by the Company's
competitors or customers of the Company's competitors could cause a decline
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in sales of the Company's MCM products or prevent the Company from increasing
its market share of the MCM market. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis --
Future Operating Results -- Highly Competitive Industry; Significant Price
Competition."
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Company believes that the success of its business depends more on the
technical competence, creativity and marketing abilities of its employees,
rather than on patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
Nevertheless, the Company has a policy of seeking patents as appropriate on
inventions resulting from its ongoing engineering and product development
activities. In addition, the Company has acquired intellectual property rights
through business acquisitions and technology licenses. The Company owns five
United States patents. The Company has permitted two of these to lapse through
non-payment of renewal fees. The other three expire beginning in February 2002
through July 2010. In addition, the Company owns three foreign patents, which
expire beginning in May 1999 through March 2009, and eleven foreign patent
applications are currently pending. The Company owns one registered United
States trademark.
There can be no assurance that any of the Company's issued patents will
provide it with competitive advantages or will not be challenged by third
parties, or that the patents of others will not have an adverse effect on the
Company's ability to do business. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that
others will not independently develop similar products, duplicate the Company's
products or design around the patents issued to the Company. In addition, the
Company also relies upon trade secret protection for its confidential and
proprietary information. There can be no assurance that others will not
independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and
techniques or otherwise gain access to the Company's trade secrets or disclose
such technology or that the Company can meaningfully protect its trade secrets.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1997, the Company had a total of 157 employees,
including 129 engaged in manufacturing, 10 in engineering and product
development, and 18 in sales, marketing and administration (including its
executive officers). All of the Company's employees are located in the United
States. None of the Company's employees are represented by a labor union, and
the Company has not experienced any work stoppages. The Company considers its
employee relations to be good.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Company's executive officers and key employees, and their ages as of
March 23, 1998, are:
Name Age Position
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Andrew K. Wrobel 46 President and Chief Executive Officer
Denis J. Trafecanty 55 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Charles F. Wheatley 63 Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Timothy R. Sullivan 41 Vice President and Controller
Andrew K. Wrobel, age 46, has served as the President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director of the Company since November 1997. From 1988 to 1997, Mr.
Wrobel served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GIGATEK
Memory Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of computer disk drives. Prior to 1988,
Mr. Wrobel was Vice President of Technology for Carlisle Memory Products Group
and Vice President of Engineering for Data Electronics, and held various
management positions in Marketing and Engineering at Texas Instruments and BASF.
Mr. Wrobel holds Masters degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Denis J. Trafecanty, age 55, joined the Company in August 1996 as its Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. In March 1997, he was
promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Prior
to joining the Company, Mr. Trafecanty was the Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for Tandon Magnetics/Tandon USA, a manufacturer and
distributor of personal computers and a distributor of computer hard disk
drives, from September 1995 to August 1996. From December 1984 to August 1995,
he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Tandon Corporation
(renamed TSL Holdings, Inc. in 1993), a manufacturer and distributor of personal
computers and peripheral equipment. Mr. Trafecanty holds a B.A. degree in
Accounting from Loyola Marymount University.
Charles F. Wheatley, age 63, has served as Executive Vice President, Sales
and Marketing of the Company since November 1997. Previously, Mr. Wheatley was
Executive Vice President, Operations of the Company from November 1996 to
November 1997, and Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the Company from
January 1994 to October 1996. Prior to joining the Company, from May 1988 to
January 1994, Mr. Wheatley served as a financial planning independent contractor
for IDS/American Express Corp., a personal and business financial planning
company. Mr. Wheatley also has 23 years of electronics industry experience in a
variety of manufacturing, marketing and general management positions with
several companies. Mr. Wheatley holds a B.A. degree in political science from
Boston University.
Timothy R. Sullivan, age 41, has served as Vice President and Controller of
the Company since March 1997. Prior to joining the Company and since 1995, Mr.
Sullivan was Chief Financial Officer of InteleTravel International, a wholesale
provider of consumer travel-related products. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Sullivan
was Chief Financial Officer of Uni-Vite, Inc., a distributor of consumer
products. Mr. Sullivan holds a B.S. degree in business administration from
University of Southern California.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company maintains its corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.
This leased facility totals approximately 25,000 square feet and is used for
corporate administration, design, engineering, manufacturing and sales
operations. The lease on this facility expires in November 2002 and the Company
has an option to renew for five years at the then fair market rent. The
Company pays approximately $16,000 per month with respect to its facility in the
United States.
In addition to its facilities in the United States, the Company, through
its Singapore subsidiaries (which are currently in liquidation or receivership),
owns or leases facilities totaling 173,000 square feet in Singapore. The Company
formerly used these facilities for the design, manufacture and sale of certain
of the Company's products, including pressed ceramic packages. The Company owns
two facilities of 48,000 square feet, which are subject to mortgages in favor of
DBS, located on public land in Tuas, Singapore, which the Company is leasing
from a government agency under lease agreements that expire in December 2014 and
December 2024, respectively. On April 5, 1997, a fire partially destroyed one
of the Company's Tuas facilities. The insurance adjusters estimate the damage
to be over $3 million. MPS ceased during 1997 in making mortgage payments
relating to its two owned facilities. The receiver of MPS is currently
marketing for sale the two facilities owned by the Company. The proceeds from
such sale will be used to retire the mortgages and other debt owed to DBS. The
Company also leases two facilities, located in Bukit Merah, Singapore, under
leases that expire in October 1998 and three facilities, located in Tuas,
Singapore, occupied by MPM, under leases that expire between October 1997 and
April 1998. The receiver of MPS is presently controlling the disposition of the
two MPS leased facilities. A successor company has occupied the two facilities
and is paying sublease rental payments to the receiver. The MPS leases are not
guaranteed by the Company. The Company notified the landlord in March 1997 of
its intention to abandon the three MPM facilities pursuant to the cessation of
the Company's multilayer ceramic operations and the liquidation of MPM's assets.
The facilities were returned to the landlord by the receiver of MPM in June
1997. The MPM leases were not guaranteed by the Company. See "Business --
License and Other Significant Agreements" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and
Capital Resources."
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company previously shipped quantities of hazardous waste to a Whittier,
California hazardous waste treatment facility for recycling. The owner of that
facility allegedly failed to recycle or dispose of the various wastes shipped to
the site and has now filed for bankruptcy. The Company is one of more than four
thousand generators, including numerous Fortune 500 corporations, identified by
the State of California as having responsibility for cleanup at the site, and it
is not ranked as one of the generators that has shipped a significant amount of
hazardous waste. In May 1995, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA") issued written notice that it considers the Company to be a potentially
responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("CERCLA"). The EPA determined that there may be an
imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health, welfare, and
environment because of a release and/or threat of a release of hazardous
substances from the site located in Whittier, California. The notice requires
the Company to take immediate actions to contain and prevent any further release
of hazardous substances at the site. In response to the EPA notice, the Company
and approximately 100 of the other named generators provided the necessary
funding to effect the removal and destruction of the hazardous wastes stored at
this site. In addition, the Company and such generators have provided certain
funding to test the soil and groundwater at this site, which testing is
currently ongoing. Although the cost incurred by the Company to date of removing
and destroying the hazardous waste stored at this facility was not significant,
this effort does not address the cleanup of potential soil and/or ground-water
contamination present at this site. There can be no assurance, therefore, that
the costs and expenses associated with this action will not increase in the
future to a level that would have a material adverse effect upon the Company's
business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company also previously shipped small quantities of hazardous waste for
recycling to a San Diego hazardous waste treatment facility operated by a third
party operator ("Operator"). The owner of the facility and the State of
California have filed suits against the Operator and two of its officers and the
owner of the facility has obtained a mandatory injunction to compel the removal
of hazardous waste on site. If the Operator does not comply, it is possible that
the property owner or a government agency could also sue or bring enforcement
proceedings against approximately 100 hazardous waste generators, including the
Company, that shipped such wastes to the facility to pay for the removal and to
participate in site cleanup if any contamination is discovered. Based on its
limited investigation to date, the Company is unable to determine whether this
matter, if resolved adversely to the Company, would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or
cash flows.
Numerous creditors have filed or threatened lawsuits against MPI and its
subsidiaries for their respective various defaults and violations of certain
agreements including debt obligations entered into by MPI and its various
subsidiaries. If such creditors choose to enforce their claims and are
successful in doing so, the Company may be forced to seek protection under
Chapter 7 or 11 of Title 11 the United States Code.
The Company's MPM and MPS subsidiaries are currently in receivership and
liquidation in Singapore. The Company's MPC subsidiary is also currently in
liquidation in Singapore. Several unsecured creditors of MPM and MPS have filed
claims with the receiver, or obtained judgments against MPM and MPS.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS
The following items were submitted to Shareholders of record on December
31, 1997 for their approval, pursuant to a written consent solicitation approved
by the Board of Directors of the Company, which was mailed to Shareholders on or
about January 9, 1998. No meeting of Shareholders was held. Both of the items
subject to the written consent were approved by the Shareholders as of March 10,
1998.
Consents
Against or Abstained Broker
Matter Submitted to Shareholders Consents For Withheld Non-Votes
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase in the Company's authorized but unissued shares of
capital stock to consist of 35,000,000 additional shares
of Common Stock for a total of 50,000,000 shares of Common
Stock 9,307,750 564,978 71,802 --
Increase in the Company's authorized but unissued shares of
capital stock to consist of 10,000,000 shares of
undesignated Preferred Stock 6,528,673 718,239 238,492 2,571,551
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PART II
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS.
The Company's Common Stock was traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol MPIX from April 21, 1994 until March 12, 1997. On March 13, 1997,
the Company was delisted from the Nasdaq National Market; subsequently, the
Company's Common Stock has been quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The following
table sets forth the range of high and low per share bid information, as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market (through March 12, 1997) and the OTC
Bulletin Board (from March 12, 1997) for each quarter for the last two years
through December 31, 1997. On March 25, 1998, the average of the highest and
lowest trading price per share was $0.56. On March 25, 1998, the Company had
117 holders of record of its Common Stock and 10,793,279 shares outstanding.
Quarter Ended High Low
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March 31, 1996 $4.375 $2.000
June 30, 1996 $5.625 $2.750
September 30, 1996 $4.750 $3.250
December 31, 1996 $3.625 $0.688
March 31, 1997 $1.250 $0.280
June 30, 1997 $0.406 $0.156
September 30, 1997 $0.500 $0.156
December 31, 1997 $0.820 $0.360
During the past year, the Company did not declare or pay any cash dividends
on its Common Stock. The Company currently plans to retain all of its earnings
to support the development and expansion of its business and has no present
intention of paying any dividends on the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
The Company is prohibited by certain agreements from paying cash dividends. MPS
is a party to a line of credit facility with DBS that requires MPS to obtain the
consent of DBS prior to declaring dividends, repaying creditors or transferring
funds to MPI. In addition, an agreement relating to the guarantee by Motorola
of a bank loan to MPS grants Motorola the right to prohibit payment of dividends
on the stock of MPI, CTM and MPA. The Transpac agreements also contain similar
restrictions.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
Net sales........................................ $ 28,522 $ 19,044 $ 15,181 $ 10,445 $ 5,066
Cost of goods sold............................... 23,352 15,774 11,980 9,512 4,637
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Gross profit..................................... 5,170 3,270 3,201 933 429
Selling, general and administrative.............. 4,204 4,353 4,524 3,042 1,723
Engineering and product development.............. 760 666 565 406 193
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Income (loss) from operations.................... 206 (1,749) (1,888) (2,515) (1,487)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense.............................. (37) (787) (69) (90) (160)
Royalty revenue............................... -- -- -- 153 114
Other income.................................. 209 99 66 235 14
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes and the cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle....... 378 (2,437) (1,891) (2,217) (1,519)
Discontinued operations.......................... (11,874) (39,405) 505 (722) 1,373
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
Net income (loss) (1)(4)......................... $ (11,496) $ (41,842) $ (1,386) $ (2,939) $ (146)
============ ============ ============ ============ ===========
Net loss per common share:(2)
Historical.................................... $ 0.04 $ (0.45) $ (0.41) $ -- $ --
Pro forma before change in accounting
principle (unaudited - Note 1).............. -- -- -- (0.53) (0.50)
Pro forma cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle..................... -- -- -- -- 0.11
Discontinued operations....................... (1.15) (7.23) 0.11 (0.17) 0.34
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------
Net (loss).................................... $ (1.11) $ (7.68) $ (0.30) $ (0.70) $ (0.05)
============ ============ ============ ============ ==========
Shares used in pro forma per share calculation... 10,361 5,445 4,660 4,174 3,076
============ ============ ============ ============ ==========
December 31,
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1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
(In thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital (deficiency)..................... $(41,657) $(30,015) $(4,883) $ (368) $ (1,461)
Total assets..................................... 9,911 24,894 42,427 27,635 21,825
Current liabilities.............................. 50,074 50,726 25,438 16,603 14,836
Long-term debt, less current portion............. 69 4,782 9,573 2,230 1,154
Accumulated deficit (3) (80,248) (68,752) (26,910) (25,524) (22,585)
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)............. (40,232) (30,614) 7,416 8,802 5,835
_________
(1) See discussion of effects of income taxes in Note 9 to Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
(2) Historical net income (loss) per share has been omitted for 1993 through
1994 since it is not considered meaningful due to the automatic conversion
of all of the Company's outstanding shares of Preferred Stock into shares of
Common Stock upon the closing of the Company's initial public offering in
April 1994. The calculation of the number of shares used in computing pro
forma net income per share in 1993 and 1994 includes the effect of the
conversion of all Series A and B Preferred Stock into 1,774,808 shares of
Common Stock upon the closing of the Company's initial public offering as if
such Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on January 1,
1993.
(3) Includes stock dividends of $6,234,000 issued to the Company's preferred
shareholders in 1993. See Note 10 to Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
(4) See discussion of discontinued operations in Note 15 to Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of
Operations contains forward-looking statements which involve substantial risks
and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors, including those set forth in this section and elsewhere in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth certain consolidated statements of
operations data of the Company expressed as a percentage of net sales for the
periods indicated:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1997 1996 1995
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Net sales................................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of goods sold.......................... 81.9 82.8 78.9
Gross profit................................ 18.1 17.2 21.1
Selling, general and administrative......... 14.7 22.9 29.8
Engineering and product development......... 2.7 3.5 3.7
Income (loss) from operations............... 0.7 (9.2) (12.4)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense.......................... (0.1) (4.1) (0.5)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)..............
Other income.............................. 0.7 0.5 0.4
Income (loss) from continuing operations.... 1.3 (12.8) (12.5)
Loss from discontinued operations......... (41.6) (206.9) 3.3
Net income (loss)........................... (40.3) (219.7) (9.1)
YEARS ENDED 1997, 1996 AND 1995
Net sales. For the year ended December 31, 1997 ("1997"), net sales were
$28,522,000, representing an increase of $9,478,000 or 50% over net sales of
$19,044,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996 ("1996"). Sales for 1996
increased by 25% from $15,181,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995 ("1995").
The increase in net sales from 1996 to 1997 is primarily attributable to an
increase in revenues from the sale of the Company's MCM products at CTM ,
partially offset by a reduction of $2,100,000 in revenues from MPA, as well as a
reduction of $1,694,000 in revenues derived under an equipment and technology
transfer agreement. Revenues derived under the equipment and technology
transfer agreement are classified as "other sales" in the Company's Consolidated
Statements of Operations. The increase in sales of MCMs for 1997 resulted from
a 136% increase in the number of units sold over 1996, partially offset by a 29%
decrease in average selling prices. The primary reason for the decrease in
average selling prices resulted from CTM's principal customer deciding,
effective July 25, 1997, to provide certain die on consignment, rather than
selling them to the Company (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements). This change to the provision of die on a consigned basis has
resulted in a permanent reduction in selling prices of products sold to this
customer. After removing the effect of the change to consignment basis, the
average selling price declined by 10% when comparing 1997 to 1996. This
reduction is due to changed product mix. The reduction in 1997 revenues at MPA
are the result of the Company's sale of the assets and closing of that business
in September 1996.
The increase in net sales of 1996 as compared to 1995 is principally due to
an increase in revenues from the sales of MCM products. The 1996 increase is
due to both an increase in units sold and higher average selling prices on new
components being produced, which corresponds to a higher raw material cost for
these new
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components. Additionally, a decrease in revenues of $2,568,000 from
MPA due to the sale of its assets and closing of that business in September
1996, was substantially offset by an increase of $1,785,000 in revenues derived
under an equipment and technology transfer agreement begun in 1996.
Cost of goods sold. For 1997, cost of goods were $23,352,000, representing
an increase of $7,578,000 or 48% over cost of goods for 1996. Cost of goods
sold for 1996 increased by $3,794,000 or 32% over cost of goods sold of
$11,980,000 for 1995. The increase in cost of goods sold for 1997 over 1996 is
the result of an increase of $10,136,000 for cost of MCM products sold at CTM,
offset by a reduction at MPA due to the sale and closure of the MPA operation in
September 1996. Additionally, cost of goods sold for "other sales" decreased by
$1,480,000 from 1996 to 1997 due to the completion in 1997 of an equipment and
technology transfer agreement. The increase in cost of goods sold of MCMs for
1997 resulted from a 136% increase in the number of units sold over 1996,
partially offset by a decrease in average per unit costs. The primary reason
for the decrease in average per unit costs resulted from CTM's principal
customer deciding, effective July 25, 1997, to provide certain die on
consignment, rather than selling them to the Company (see Note 5 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements). This change to the provision of die on a
consigned basis has resulted in a permanent reduction in unit costs of products
sold to this customer. Cost of goods sold in percentage terms decreased in 1997
as compared to 1996 from 83% to 82% due to the efficiencies of higher sales
volumes and improved overhead absorption at CTM.
Cost of goods sold includes the cost of certain customer-supplied material
through July 25, 1997, at which time the material was supplied by the customer
on consignment. If such change had been made effective as of the beginning of
each year and the cost of the customer-supplied material was eliminated from the
period, cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales would have been 71% for
1997, as compared to 70% for 1996. As noted above, the reduction in unit costs
of these products is permanent and will be reflected in future periods as lower
cost on a percentage basis.
The increase in cost of goods for 1996 as compared to 1995 is the result of
an increase of $4,021,000 in the cost of MCM products sold at CTM, which
increase is principally the result of an increase in the number of units sold of
the Company's MCMs. Cost of goods sold for "other sales" increased by
$1,523,000 for 1996 as compared to 1995 due to the commencement of an equipment
and technology transfer agreement. Cost of goods sold at MPA declined by
$1,751,000 due to a decrease in sales volume. Cost of goods sold in percentage
terms increased in 1996 over 1995 from 79% to 83% primarily due to lower overall
margins at CTM and increased gross margin degradation at MPA. If the effect of
the change to customer-supplied material as described above had been made
effective as of the beginning of each year and the cost of the customer-supplied
material was eliminated from the period, cost of goods sold as a percentage of
sales would have been 70% for 1996, as compared to 67% for 1995.
Gross profit. Gross profit for 1997 was $5,170,000, an increase of
$1,900,000 or 58% over 1996. Gross profit for 1996 increased by $69,000 or 2%
over gross profit of $3,201,000 in 1995. Gross profit for 1997 represents 18%
of net sales, as compared to 17% for 1996 and 21% for 1995. The increase in
gross profit for 1997 is principally the result of the increase in the Company's
sales for the same period. The increase in gross profit when expressed as a
percentage of sales for 1997 as compared to 1996 is primarily due to the
efficiencies of higher sales volumes and improved overhead absorption at CTM as
well as differing product mix. If the effect of the change to customer-supplied
material as described above had been made effective as of the beginning of each
year and the sales to, and attendant cost of, the customer-supplied material was
eliminated from the period, gross profit as a percentage of sales would have
been 29% for 1997, as compared to 30% for 1996.
The increase in gross profit for 1996 as compared to 1995 is principally
the result of the increase in the Company's sales for the same period. The
decrease in gross profit when expressed as a percentage of sales for 1996 as
compared to 1995 is primarily due to the lower overall margins at CTM and
increased gross margin
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degradation at MPA. If the effect of the change to customer-supplied material as
described above had been made effective as of the beginning of each year and the
sales to, and attendant cost of, the customer-supplied material was eliminated
from the period, gross profit as a percentage of sales would have been 30% for
1996, as compared to 33% for 1995.
With the combination of increasing demand for newer, lower-margin products,
and the increase in margins which results from the effect of eliminating die
cost from certain net sales and cost of goods sold (resulting from the change to
consigned die), it is difficult for the Company to predict gross profit levels
for 1998.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative
expenses were $4,204,000 for 1997, a decrease of $149,000 or 3% as compared to
1996. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $4,353,000 for 1996, a
decline of $171,000 or 4% as compared to 1995. Costs associated with MPA ,
which was active in 1995, declined throughout 1996 and ended when the subsidiary
was closed in September 1996. The administrative costs associated with this
separate operation were eliminated in the last quarter of 1996 and throughout
1997 after the subsidiary was closed.
Engineering and Product Development. Engineering and product development
expenses were $760,000 for 1997, an increase of $94,000 or 14% as compared to
1996. Engineering and product development expenses were $666,000 in 1996, an
increase of $101,000 or 18% as compared to 1995. Engineering and product
development expenses at MPA declined from $328,000 in 1995 to $149,000 in 1996
to zero in 1997, reflecting the closure of this subsidiary in September 1996.
Engineering and product development expenses at CTM increased by more than the
decline at MPA during the same periods. The increased expenses at CTM reflect
an increase in personnel costs and expenditures on materials used in product
development for both comparative periods.
Interest expense. Interest expense totaled $37,000 for 1997, a decrease of
$750,000 or 95% from 1996. Interest expense was $787,000 for 1996, an increase
of $718,000 from 1995. Interest expense for 1996 is higher as compared to 1997
and 1995 primarily due to the discount and interest on the convertible
debentures issued to offshore investors in 1996.
Other income. Other income was $209,000 for 1997, an increase of $110,000
or 111% as compared to 1996. Other income was $99,000 for 1996, an increase of
$33,000 or 50% as compared to 1995. Other income consists principally of
interest income and the sale of scrap in 1996 and 1995. In addition, other
income for 1997 includes the collection of $190,000 as partial collection of an
amount written off as uncollectible in 1995.
Effects of income taxes. During 1996, the Company's foreign and domestic
operations generated operating losses for both financial reporting and income
tax purposes. During 1997 and 1995, taxable income at the Company's domestic and
foreign operations was offset by the utilization of net operating loss and other
carryforwards. As of December 31, 1997, the Company had net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $11,445,000 for federal income tax purposes and
approximately $1,025,000 for California tax purposes. In addition, at December
31, 1997, the Company had $431,000 in federal research and development credits
and $37,000 in investment tax credits available for United States income tax
purposes. The Company believes it has incurred an ownership change pursuant to
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and, as a result, the Company believes
that its ability to utilize its current net operating loss and credit
carryforwards in subsequent periods will be subject to annual limitations. As of
December 31, 1997, the Company had capital allowance carryforwards of
approximately $5,700,000 for Singapore income tax purposes.
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, which requires recognition of
deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of
events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under
this
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method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the
difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year(s) in which the
differences are expected to reverse.
A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some
portion of all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As a result of
the Company's significant losses in 1997 and prior years and uncertainties
surrounding the realization of the net operating loss carryforward which was
generated during 1997 and prior years, management has determined that the
realization of deferred tax assets is not more likely than not. Accordingly, a
100% valuation allowance has been recorded as of December 31, 1997 and December
31, 1996 in the amounts of $7,452,000 and $7,355,000, respectively.
Discontinued operations. The income from discontinued operations, combined
with the estimated loss on disposal of the assets of those discontinued
operations, was a loss of $11,874,000 for 1997, as compared to a loss of
$39,405,000 for 1996, as compared to income of $505,000 for 1995. Discontinued
operations consist of the net activities of the Company's Singapore
subsidiaries: MPM, MPS, MPC, and FT.
In March 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to discontinue
the multilayer ceramic operations, MPM, and had recorded $29,345,000 of the
effect of this decision in 1996 and a further $1,413,000 in 1997. Changing
market demand for multilayer ceramic products and IBM's unwillingness to
renegotiate the terms of the IBM Agreement or to commit to purchase products
from the Company were the main reasons that the Board decided to discontinue the
multilayer ceramic operations. All of MPM's employees were terminated by April
1997. MPM is currently in receivership and liquidation as defined under the
laws of Singapore. The receiver for MPM has completed the liquidation of all of
the MPM assets, and the proceeds therefrom have been paid to retire a portion of
MPM's debts. The Company anticipates that the liquidation of MPM will be
completed during 1998.
On July 10, 1997, DBS, one of largest creditors of MPS, appointed a
Receiver and Manager to liquidate the assets of MPS, the Company's subsidiary
that manufactured pressed ceramic products. DBS exercised its option to appoint
a Receiver and Manager under the terms of a Deed of Debenture dated November 27,
1984 (as amended) between DBS and MPS. All of MPS's employees were terminated
on July 10, 1997 when MPS ceased operations. MPS has subsequently been placed
into liquidation. The Company has recorded reserves for $5,938,000 in 1997
relating to the closure and liquidation of MPS. The receiver for MPS has
liquidated most of the assets of MPS, except for two buildings located in Tuas,
Singapore owned by MPS. The buildings are expected to be sold during 1998 and
the proceeds therefrom used to retire indebtedness owed to DBS by MPS or MPM.
The proceeds from the liquidation of the assets have been paid to DBS to retire
a portion of MPS's debt.
In April 1997, MPC was informed that Carborundum , its sole customer, was
immediately cancelling the manufacturing and related agreements with MPC as a
result of Carborundum's sale of its assets to a third party. Also in April
1997, a fire at the MPC facility caused damage to the building and certain
equipment. The Company is insured against the fire. The Company has closed the
MPC operation and terminated all of its employees. The Company anticipates the
liquidation of MPC will be completed in 1998.
FT is a dormant subsidiary of the Company located in Singapore. FT is
being wound up and will be liquidated in 1998.
The net operating results of the activities of MPM, MPS, MPC and FT for
each of the years 1997, 1996 and 1995 have been included as income or loss from
discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Amounts
recorded as estimated losses on disposal of assets of the discontinued
operations reflect management's best estimates of the amounts expected to be
realized on the sale of the assets associated with these discontinued operations
and the expenses to be incurred through the disposal date. Such expenses
include
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$3.5 million of interest expense relating to the indebtedness of the
discontinued operations through the expected completion of the liquidation
process. The amounts the Company will ultimately realize and incur could be
materially different from the amounts assumed in arriving at the loss on
disposal of the discontinued operations.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
During 1997, the Company financed its operations from operating cash flow.
In 1996 and 1995, the Company financed its operations through a combination of
cash flow from operations, bank and other borrowings, equipment lease financings
and certain other debt and equity financings. During 1997, operating activities
of continuing operations provided $1,095,000, while discontinued operations
provided $3,200,000. Investing activities, consisting principally of sales of
assets of discontinued operations, provided $1,881,000, and financing activities
used $7,834,000 during 1997, primarily due to the repayment of long-term debt at
discontinued operations. At December 31, 1997, the Company had a working
capital deficiency of $41,657,000 and an accumulated deficit of $80,248,000.
The Company had outstanding at December 31, 1997 approximately $27,151,000 of
debt from its discontinued operations, which debt has been guaranteed by MPI,
the parent company, and most of which debt is in default and due on demand.
During 1997, the Company had no significant additions of liquidity from
outside the Company. During 1996, the Company completed two financings. The
Company completed in March 1996 an equity financing of $2,000,000 with Transpac
and also issued to Transpac $9,000,000 of convertible debentures. The Company
completed in October 1996 an additional $2,800,000 financing by issuing a series
of convertible debentures to various investors. During 1995, the Company
completed several borrowings with customers of its now-discontinued Singapore
operations, totaling approximately $11,000,000.
The Company's sole source of liquidity at December 31, 1997 consisted of
$1,296,000 of cash from operations. The Company has no borrowing arrangements
available to it.
The Company is currently in default on substantially all of its debt
obligations. It is currently attempting to negotiate more favorable repayment
terms for all of its debt obligations.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding borrowings due to DBS
totaling $3,955,000, excluding mortgages. The amount outstanding is the
remaining balance of various borrowings made by MPM, MPS and MPC under lines of
credit, overdraft facilities, and an accounts receivable financing line of
credit. This balance remains after the liquidation of assets of MPM and MPS by
the receivers and the application to these debts of the resulting proceeds from
those assets of those entities. All assets of MPM have been liquidated by the
receiver of MPM. Two buildings located in Tuas, Singapore and owned by MPS are
still owned by MPS. These buildings are currently being marketed by the
receiver of MPS and proceeds from the sale of those buildings will be utilized
first, to retire the two mortgages encumbering the properties (described below),
and any remaining proceeds will be used to retire these outstanding borrowings.
The receiver is additionally attempting to collect approximately $2,400,000
payable by a former customer of MPS. The amount has been unpaid since June 1997
and has been fully reserved for by MPS. If the receiver is successful in
collecting all or a portion of this receivable, the proceeds will be used to
retire these borrowings. These amounts are currently in default, payable upon
demand, and bear interest at the bank's prime rate plus 5%, which is equal to
the rate of 13.75% as of December 31, 1997. All of these amounts are secured by
the remaining assets of MPM and MPS and are guaranteed by MPI.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had borrowings of $9,000,000 under the
Transpac debentures (see Note 7 to Consolidated Financial Statements). The
debentures bear interest at the rate of 8.5%. As of December 31, 1997,
approximately $1,375,000 of accrued interest was due and payable under the
Transpac debentures. The debenture has been fully guaranteed by MPI. The
debentures are currently in default and payable upon demand.
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At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding a term note due to NS
Electronics, a former customer of MPS, a discontinued Singapore operation. The
note bears interest at 18% per annum. The balance due under the note is
$1,250,000 and approximately $172,000 of accrued interest was also due and
payable as of December 31, 1997. The note has been fully guaranteed by MPI and
is secured by certain assets of the Company. The note is currently in default
and payable upon demand.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding a term note due to TI, a
former customer of MPS. The note bears interest at the rate of 3.5% per annum.
The balance due under the note is $3,521,000 and approximately $69,000 of
accrued interest was due and payable as of December 31, 1997. The note has been
fully guaranteed by MPI. The note is currently in default and payable upon
demand.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding a term note due to SGS-
Thomson Microelectronics, a former customer of MPS. The note bears interest at
the rate of 7.25% per annum. The balance due under the note is $4,000,000 and
approximately $381,000 of accrued interest was due and payable as of December
31, 1997. The note has been fully guaranteed by MPI and is secured by certain
assets of the Company. The note is currently in default and payable upon
demand.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding a term note due to
Citibank N.A., which note is guaranteed by Motorola, a former customer of MPS.
The note bears interest at approximately 7% per annum. The balance due under
the note is $2,208,000 and approximately $10,000 of accrued interest was due and
payable as of December 31, 1997. The note has been guaranteed by MPI and is
secured by certain assets of the Company as well as all shares of CTM and MPA.
The note is currently in default and payable upon demand.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding an amount due to Samsung
Corning. Samsung Corning had guaranteed a $1,000,000 loan from DBS to MPS. The
remaining balance due to DBS under the loan, approximately $583,000, was paid by
Samsung Corning to DBS in December 1997. The Company has accordingly recorded
the $583,000 as a liability to Samsung Corning, as well as $43,000 of accrued
and unpaid interest as of December 31, 1997. The Company is currently
negotiating settlement of the amount paid by Samsung Corning to DBS.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding two mortgage notes due to
DBS, secured by two buildings located in Tuas, Singapore and owned by MPS. The
mortgage notes bear interest at 13.75%. The balance due under the mortgage
notes was $1,081,000 as of December 31, 1997. The notes are guaranteed by MPI.
The notes are currently in default and payable upon demand.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding a deficiency balance from
capital leases due to Orix Leasing totaling $1,601,000. The amount outstanding
is the remaining balance of various lease borrowings made by MPM and MPS. This
balance remains after the liquidation of the leased assets of MPM by Orix
Leasing and the application to these leases of the resulting proceeds from those
assets of those entities. The remaining amount outstanding is represented by a
note issued by MPI at an interest rate of 7.25%. The note is currently in
default and is payable upon demand.
The Company also has various capitalized leases for equipment utilized in
the US operations, with a total balance of approximately $91,000 as December 31,
1997. These lease obligations are being serviced currently by CTM.
The Company is currently attempting to renegotiate the terms of the debt
obligations of its discontinued Singapore operations. Certain obligations which
total approximately $27,000,000 have been guaranteed by MPI. The Company has
reached nonbinding oral agreements to restructure these guaranteed debts with
creditors comprising over 76% of the obligations. The Company has reached
preliminary, nonbinding written agreements with three of these creditors, whose
debts total approximately 58% of the total debt obligations of $27,000,000.
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The agreements reached with creditors principally involve MPI paying 30% of the
principal and accrued but unpaid interest owed to each creditor as of December
31, 1997, within six months of formal documents being agreed between the
parties. The remaining 70% would be forgiven by the creditors at the time of the
payment of the 30% portion. The Company intends to attempt to obtain financing
for the 30% portion to be paid by the Company. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be successful in its efforts to reduce the nonbinding
agreements reached with the creditors to binding written agreements. There can
also be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its efforts to
obtain the financing needed, on acceptable terms, in order to fulfill its
obligations under the agreements reached with creditors.
The Company previously purchased raw materials from its principal customer,
Schlumberger. As of July 25, 1997, the material was supplied by the customer on
consignment. As of December 31, 1997, the Company owes to that customer
approximately $4,959,000 from purchases previously made before the change to
consignment. The Company is making regular payments to Schlumberger under an
informal repayment plan.
In October 1996, the Company issued $2,800,000 of convertible debentures at
a per annum interest rate of 8% to a group of offshore investors. This offering
was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the
exemption provided by Regulation S promulgated thereunder. The Company also
issued to one of the offshore investors a warrant to purchase 75,421 shares of
the Company's Common Stock. The exercise price of the warrant is the lesser of
the average price at which the debentures are converted ($0.55 per share) or
110% of the closing bid price of the Company's Common Stock as reported by
Nasdaq National Market on October 23, 1996 (which was $2.75 per share). The
warrant became exercisable 45 days after October 23, 1996 and expired on
October 23, 1997. The debentures were converted beginning December 13, 1996 and
completely converted on February 20, 1997. The offshore investors were issued an
aggregate of 5,108,783 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The conversion of
these debentures significantly diluted any earnings per share amount and
significantly diluted the ownership interests of MPI's shareholders.
The Company has outstanding indebtedness at December 31, 1997 denominated
in Singapore dollars of approximately Singapore $3,400,000 (U.S. equivalent
$2,144,000). Further, the Company has two buildings, also located in Singapore,
which are mortgaged as security for the Singapore loans and are anticipated to
be sold within the next year. All of the Company's other indebtedness is
denominated in U.S. dollars, and all other Singapore-based assets have been
liquidated by the receiver of MPM or MPS and used to retire outstanding
indebtedness. The Company believes that the value of the buildings located in
Singapore is at least equal to the amount of the Company's debt which is
denominated in Singapore dollars. Accordingly, the Company believes its
exposure to foreign currency rate movements is extremely limited since it has
matched the maturity and approximate amount of assets and liabilities
denominated in the Singapore dollar.
FUTURE OPERATIONS
Status as a Going Concern. The Company's independent certified public
accountants have included an explanatory paragraph in their audit report with
respect to the Company's 1997, 1996 and 1995 consolidated financial statements
related to a substantial doubt with respect to the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern. Absent outside debt or equity financing, and excluding
significant expenditures required for the Company's major projects and assuming
the Company is successful in restructuring its debt, the Company currently
anticipates that cash on hand and anticipated cash flow from operations may be
adequate to fund its operations in the ordinary course throughout 1998. Any
significant increase in planned capital expenditures or other costs or any
decrease in or elimination of anticipated sources of revenue or the inability of
the Company to restructure its debt could cause the Company to restrict its
business and product development efforts. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be successful in restructuring its debt on acceptable terms, or at
all. If adequate revenues are not available, the Company will be unable to
execute its business development efforts and may be unable to continue as a
going concern. There can be no assurance that the Company's future consolidated
financial statements will not include another going concern
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explanatory paragraph if the Company is unable to restructure its debt and
become profitable. The factors leading to and the existence of the explanatory
paragraph will have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to obtain
additional financing. See "Future Capital Needs; Need for Additional Financing
- -- Liquidity and Capital Resources -- Consolidated Financial Statements."
Risk of Bankruptcy. The Company may need to be reorganized under Chapter
11 of Title 11 of the United States Code or liquidated under Chapter 7 of Title
11 of the United States Code. There can be no assurance that if the Company
decides to reorganize under the applicable laws of the United States that such
reorganizational efforts would be successful or that shareholders would receive
any distribution on account of their ownership of shares of the Company's stock.
Similarly, there can be no assurances that if the Company decides to liquidate
under the applicable laws of the United States that such liquidation would
result in the shareholders receiving any distribution on account of their
ownership of shares of the Company's stock. In fact, if the Company were to be
reorganized or liquidated under the applicable laws of the United States, the
bankruptcy laws would require (with limited exceptions) that the creditors of
the Company be paid before any distribution is made to the shareholders.
Future Capital Needs; Need for Additional Financing. The Company's future
capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including the extent and
timing of acceptance of the Company's products in the market, requirements to
restructure and retire its substantial debt, requirements to construct,
transition and maintain existing or new manufacturing facilities, commitments to
third parties to develop, manufacture, license and sell products, the progress
of the Company's research and development efforts, the Company's operating
results and the status of competitive products. If the Company is successful in
restructuring its debt obligations, absent debt or equity financing and
excluding significant expenditures required for the Company's major projects,
the Company anticipates that cash on hand and anticipated cash flow from
operations may be adequate to fund its operations through 1998. There can be no
assurance, however, that the Company will not require additional financing prior
to such date to fund its operations. In addition, the Company may require
substantial additional financing to fund its operations in the ordinary course,
particularly if the Company is unable to restructure its debt obligations.
Furthermore, the Company may require additional financing to fund the
acquisition of selected assets needed in its production facilities. There can
be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such additional
financing on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
The Company is in breach of substantially all of its debt obligations and
is in default under each of such agreements. If the Company cannot reach an
agreement with its creditors to repay its obligations, the Company will not be
able to continue as a going concern. The Company's high level of outstanding
indebtedness and the numerous restrictive covenants set forth in the agreements
covering this indebtedness and its default position prohibit the Company from
obtaining additional bank lines of credit and from raising funds through the
issuance of debt or other securities without the prior consent of DBS and
Transpac. The Company is currently in default on its guarantee and loan
obligations to DBS as a result of the Company's decision to cease its multilayer
and pressed ceramics operations, and to liquidate the assets of MPM and MPS. The
liquidation of MPM and MPS have also resulted in the Company's default under a
number of other agreements, and certain creditors have informed the Company they
intend to accelerate outstanding payments due to them under various credit
agreements because of such defaults. There can be no assurance that other
creditors of the Company will not also choose to accelerate the Company's debt
obligations and the Company will not able to repay such accelerated obligations
as they become due and immediately payable. If either a sufficient number of
creditors or any of the substantial creditors choose to accelerate payments or
to place MPI or one or more of its subsidiaries under judicial reorganization,
the Company may be forced to seek protection under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the
United States Code or similar bankruptcy laws of Singapore. If the Company
were to seek additional financing, such additional financing may not be
available to the Company on acceptable terms, or at all. If additional funds are
raised by issuing equity or convertible securities, further dilution to the
existing shareholders will result. Since adequate funds are not currently
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available, the Company has been required to delay, scale back or eliminate
programs which could continue to have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. In addition,
the Company has been forced to delay, downsize or eliminate other research and
development, manufacturing, construction or transitioning programs or alliances
or obtain funds through arrangements with third parties pursuant to which the
Company has been forced to relinquish rights to certain of its technologies or
to other assets that the Company would not otherwise relinquish. The delay,
scaling back or elimination of any such programs or the relinquishment of any
such rights could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
prospects, financial condition and results of operations. See "Status as a
Going Concern", "Future Capital Needs; Need for Additional Financing" and
"Liquidity and Capital Resources".
Future Operating Results. The Company's operating results have fluctuated
significantly in the past and will continue to fluctuate significantly in the
future depending upon a variety of factors, including foreign currency losses,
corporate and debt restructurings, creditor relationships, conversions of
significant amounts of debt into a significant amount of equity, downward
pressure in gross margins, losses due to low shipping volume, delayed market
acceptance, if any, of new and enhanced versions of the Company's products,
delays, cancellations or reschedulings of orders, delays in product development,
defects in products, integration of acquired businesses, political and economic
instability, natural disasters, outbreaks of hostilities, variations in
manufacturing yields, changes in manufacturing capacity and variations in the
utilization of such capacity, changes in the length of the design-to-production
cycle, relationships with and conditions of customers, subcontractors, and
suppliers, receipt of raw materials, including consigned materials, customer
concentration, price competition, cyclicality in the semiconductor industry and
conditions in the personal computer industries. In addition, operating results
will fluctuate significantly based upon several other factors, including the
Company's ability to attract new customers, changes in pricing by the Company,
its competitors, subcontractors, customers or suppliers, and fluctuations in
manufacturing yields. The absence of significant backlog for an extended period
of time will also limit the Company's ability to plan production and inventory
levels, which could lead to substantial fluctuations in operating results.
Accordingly, the failure to receive anticipated orders or delays in shipments
due, for example, to unanticipated shipment reschedulings or defects or to
cancellations by customers, or to unexpected manufacturing problems may cause
net sales in a particular quarter to fall significantly below the Company's
expectations, which would materially adversely affect the Company's operating
results for such quarter. The impact of these and other factors on the Company's
net sales and operating results in any future period cannot be forecasted with
certainty. In addition, the significant fixed overhead costs at the Company's
facilities, the need for continued expenditures for research and development,
capital equipment and other commitments of the Company, among other factors,
will make it difficult for the Company to reduce its expenses in a particular
period if the Company's sales goals for such period are not met. A large portion
of the Company's operating expenses are fixed and are difficult to reduce or
modify should revenues not meet the Company's expectations, thus magnifying the
material adverse impact of any such revenue shortfall. Accordingly, there can be
no assurance that the Company will not incur losses in the future or that such
losses will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Repayment of Debt Obligations by MPM and MPS. As of December 31, 1997, MPM
and MPS had combined outstanding borrowings of approximately $27,151,000. Most
of the assets of MPM and MPS have been liquidated by receivers appointed by DBS.
The Company currently anticipates that the remaining proceeds from the
liquidation of assets will be insufficient to fully repay its outstanding debt.
Since the borrowings have been guaranteed by MPI, the Company is currently
attempting to negotiate more favorable terms for the repayment of the remaining
indebtedness. The failure of the Company to obtain favorable repayment terms
would materially adversely affect the Company's financial condition and the
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
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MPM is obligated, pursuant to its real property lease in Singapore with
Jurong Town Corporation ("JTC"), to return the facilities which it has been
leasing to their original state before returning the facilities to JTC.
Returning the facilities to their original state would require the expenditure
of a substantial amount of money. There can be no assurance that JTC will not
enforce this lease provision. If MPM were forced to return the facilities to
their original state, such actions could materially adversely affect any plans
to restructure MPM's debt obligations. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources".
Adverse Impact of MPM and MPS Liquidations on MPI. MPM and MPS are
currently being liquidated under the laws of Singapore. The liquidation of the
assets of MPM and MPS are expected to generate proceeds that total less than the
outstanding obligations of those entities guaranteed by MPI. If such shortfall
occurs, MPI may be forced to repay any outstanding debt because of its role as
guarantor of such debts. If MPI were unable to repay these debts, the Company
may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 of
Title 11 of the United States Code or similar bankruptcy laws of Singapore for
MPI and its subsidiaries.
Certain Obligations of MPS. At December 31, 1997, MPS had outstanding
borrowings of approximately $3,955,000 with DBS and had borrowed an aggregate of
approximately $11,354,000 from a consortium of customers to fund its purchase
of certain CERDIP manufacturing and alumina powder equipment from Samsung
Corning. All such amounts are in default. If any lender were to accelerate
the principal due as one of their remedies, such accelerations will materially
adversely affect the Company's ability to continue as an ongoing concern and may
force the Company to seek bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of
Title 11 of the United States Code or similar bankruptcy laws of Singapore. As a
part of the Consortium, Motorola guaranteed MPS' repayment of $2.0 million in
borrowings from a certain bank lender. Under the terms of the agreement relating
to Motorola's guarantee, MPI granted Motorola a security interest in all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of MPS, CTM and MPA. While in default,
Motorola may have the right to vote and give consents with respect to all of the
issued and outstanding capital of MPS, CTM and MPA . As a result, during the
continuation of any such event of default, MPI may be unable to control at the
shareholder level the direction of the subsidiaries that generate substantially
all of the Company's revenues and hold substantially all of the Company's
assets. Any such loss of control would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and
status as an ongoing concern and could force the Company to seek protection
under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code or similar
bankruptcy laws of Singapore. The agreements covering the Transpac Financing,
including the convertible debenture and MPI's guarantee of such MPM
indebtedness, contain numerous restrictions and events of default that have been
triggered by the aforementioned actions and would, if they became effective and
operative, materially adversely affect the Company's business, prospects,
results of operations, condition and status as an ongoing concern and could
force the Company to seek protection under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of Title 11
of the United States Code or similar bankruptcy laws of Singapore.
High Leverage. The Company is highly leveraged and has substantial debt
service requirements. The Company has $50,143,000 in liabilities as of December
31, 1997. On December 31, 1997, the Company had a total shareholders' deficit of
approximately $40,232,000. The Company's ability to meet its debt service
requirements will be dependent upon the Company's future performance, which will
be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting the operation of
the Company, many of which are beyond its control and on the willingness of the
Company's creditors to participate in restructuring the Company's debt. There
can be no assurance that the Company will be able to meet the capital
requirements described above or, if the Company is able to meet such
requirements, that the terms available will be favorable to the Company. See
"Liquidity and Capital Resources".
Highly Competitive Industry; Significant Price Competition. The electronic
interconnection technology industry is intensely competitive. The Company
experiences intense competition worldwide from
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a number of manufacturers, including Maxtek Components Corporation, VLSI
Packaging, Raytheon Electronic Systems, Hewlett-Packard Company, Advanced
Packaging Technology of America and MicroModule Systems, all of which have
substantially greater financial resources and production, marketing and other
capabilities than the Company with which to develop, manufacture, market and
sell their products. The Company faces competition from certain of its customers
that have the internal capability to produce products competitive with the
Company's products and may face competition from new market entrants in the
future. In addition, corporations with which the Company has agreements are
conducting independent research and development efforts in areas which are or
may be competitive with the Company. The Company expects its competitors to
continue to improve the performance of their current products and to introduce
new products or new technologies that provide improved performance
characteristics. New product introductions by the Company's competitors could
cause a significant decline in sales or loss of market acceptance of the
Company's existing products which could materially adversely affect the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company
is also experiencing significant price competition, which may materially
adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations. The Company believes that to remain competitive in the future it
will need to continue to develop new products and to invest significant
financial resources in new product development. There can be no assurance that
such new products will be developed or that sales of such new products will be
achieved. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete
successfully in the future.
Reliance on Schlumberger. Sales to one customer, Schlumberger, accounted
for 89% of the Company's net sales in 1997 and is expected to continue to
account for a significant part of the Company's net sales. Under the agreement
between Schlumberger and the Company entered into in January 1998, the Company
is obligated to provide Schlumberger with its requirements for MCM product.
Given the Company's anticipated continued reliance on its MCM business as a
percentage of overall net sales, the failure to meet Schlumberger's requirements
will materially adversely affect the Company's ability to continue as an ongoing
concern. In addition, under the terms of the agreement , Schlumberger is
entitled to request repricing of the Company's products. Schlumberger hs
requested repricing for the second quarter of 1998. Such repricing in the
future may result in the Company being unable to produce the products made for
Schlumberger with an adequate operating profit, and the Company may be unable to
compete with the prices of other vendors who supply the same or similar products
to Schlumberger. The failure to satify the terms of the agreement, or the
failure of the Company to achieve an operating profit under the contract, would
have a material adverse impact on the Company's business, financial condition,
and results of operation.
Significant Customer Concentration. Historically, the Company has sold its
products to a very limited number of customers. Any reduction in orders by any
of these customers, including reductions due to market, economic or competitive
conditions in the semiconductor, personal computer or electronic industries or
in other industries that manufacture products utilizing semiconductors or MCMs,
could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition
and results of operations. The supply agreements with certain of the Company's
customers do not obligate them to purchase products from the Company. The
Company's ability to increase its sales in the future will also depend in part
upon its ability to obtain orders from new customers. There can be no assurance
that the Company's sales will increase in the future or that the Company will be
able to retain existing customers or to attract new ones. Failure to develop
new customer relationships could materially adversely affect each such
subsidiary's results of operations and would materially adversely affect the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Dependence on Semiconductor and Personal Computer Industries. The
financial performance of the Company is dependent in large part upon the current
and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and products such as personal
computers that incorporate semiconductors. The semiconductor industry is highly
cyclical and historically has experienced recurring periods of oversupply The
Company believes that the markets for new generations of semiconductors will
also be subject to similar fluctuations. The semiconductor
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industry is currently experiencing rapid growth but lately has demonstrated a
slowdown in demand. There can be no assurance that such growth will return and
that the slowdown will not continue. A reduced rate of growth in the demand for
semiconductor component parts due, for example, to competitive factors,
technological change or otherwise, may materially adversely affect the markets
for the Company's products. From time to time, the personal computer industry,
like the semiconductor industry, has experienced significant downturns, often in
connection with, or in anticipation of, declines in general economic conditions.
Accordingly, any factor adversely affecting the semiconductor or the personal
computer industry or particular segments within the semiconductor or personal
computer industry may materially adversely affect the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that
the Company's net sales and results of operations will not be materially
adversely affected if downturns or slowdowns in the semiconductor, personal
computer industry or other industries utilizing the Company's products continue
or again occur in the future.
Technological Change; Importance of Timely Product Introduction;
Uncertainty of Market Acceptance and Emerging Markets. The markets for the
Company's products are subject to technological change and new product
introductions and enhancements. Customers in the Company's markets require
products embodying increasingly advanced electronics interconnection technology.
Accordingly, the Company must anticipate changes in technology and define,
develop and manufacture or acquire new products that meet its customers' needs
on a timely basis. The Company anticipates that technological changes could
cause the Company's net sales to decline in the future. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to identify, develop, manufacture,
market, support or acquire new products successfully, that any such new products
will gain market acceptance, or that the Company will be able to respond
effectively to technological changes. If the Company is unable for technological
or other reasons to develop products in a timely manner in response to changes
in technology, the Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations will be materially adversely affected. There can be no assurance that
the Company will not encounter technical or other difficulties that could in the
future delay the introduction of new products or product enhancements. In
addition, new product introductions by the Company's competitors could cause a
decline in sales or loss of market acceptance of the Company's products, which
could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition
and results of operations. Even if the Company develops and introduces new
products, such products must gain market acceptance and significant sales in
order for the Company to achieve its growth objectives. Furthermore, it is
essential that the Company develop business relationships with and supply
products to customers whose end-user products achieve and sustain market
penetration. There can be no assurance that the Company's products will achieve
widespread market acceptance or that the Company will successfully develop such
customer relationships. Failure by the Company to develop products that gain
widespread market acceptance and significant sales or to develop relationships
with customers whose end-user products achieve and sustain market penetration
will materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations. The Company's financial performance will depend in
significant part on the continued development of new and emerging markets such
as the market for MCMs. The Company is unable to predict with any certainty any
growth rate and potential size of emerging markets. Accordingly, there can be no
assurance that emerging markets targeted by the Company, such as the market for
MCMs, will develop or that the Company's products will achieve market acceptance
in such markets. The failure of emerging markets targeted by the Company to
develop or the failure by the Company's products to achieve acceptance in such
markets could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial
condition and results of operations.
Sole or Limited Sources of Supply. Certain raw materials essential for the
manufacture of the Company's products are obtained from a sole supplier or a
limited group of suppliers. There are a limited number of qualified suppliers
of laminate substrates and die which are of critical importance to the
production of the Company's MCM products. In the manufacturing process, the
Company also utilizes consigned materials supplied by certain of its customers.
The Company's reliance on sole or a limited group of
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suppliers and certain customers for consigned materials involves several risks,
including a potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of required
materials and reduced control over the price, timely delivery, and quality of
raw materials. There can be no assurance that problems with respect to yield and
quality of such materials and timeliness of deliveries will not continue to
occur. Disruption or termination of these sources could delay shipments of the
Company's products and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition and operating results. Such delays could also
damage relationships with current and prospective customers, including customers
that supply consigned materials.
Product Quality and Reliability; Need to Increase Production. The
Company's customers establish demanding and time-consuming specifications for
quality and reliability that must be met by the Company's products. From initial
customer contact to actual qualification for production, which may take as long
as three years, the Company typically expends significant resources. Although
the Company has generally met its customers' quality and reliability product
specifications, the Company has in the past experienced and is currently
experiencing difficulties in meeting some of these standards. Although the
Company has addressed past concerns and has resolved a number of quality and
reliability problems, there can be no assurance that such problems will not
continue or recur in the future. If such problems did continue or recur, the
Company could experience delays in shipments, increased costs, delays in or
cancellation of orders and product returns, any of which would have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of
operations. The manufacture of the Company's products is complex and subject to
a wide variety of factors, including the level of contaminants in the
manufacturing environment and the materials used and the performance of
personnel and equipment. The Company has in the past experienced lower than
anticipated production yields and written off defective inventory as a result of
such factors. The Company must also successfully increase production to support
anticipated sales volumes. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to do so or that it will not experience problems in increasing production
in the future. The Company's failure to adequately increase production or to
maintain high quality production standards would have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
Expansion of Operations. In order to be competitive, the Company must
implement a variety of systems, procedures and controls. The Company expects
its operating expenses to continue to increase. If orders received by the
Company do not result in sales or if the Company is unable to sustain net sales
at anticipated levels, the Company's operating results will be materially
adversely affected until operating expenses can be reduced. The Company's
expansion will also continue to cause a significant strain on the Company's
management, financial and other resources. If the Company is to grow, it must
expand its accounting and other internal management systems, and there can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in effecting such expansion. Any
failure to expand these areas in an efficient manner at a pace consistent with
the Company's business could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations. Moreover, there can be no assurance that net sales will
increase or remain at or above recent levels or that the Company's systems,
procedures and controls will be adequate to support the Company's operations.
The Company's financial performance will depend in part on its ability to
continue to improve its systems, procedures and controls.
Intellectual Property Matters. Although the Company attempts to protect
its intellectual property rights through patents, trade secrets and other
measures, it believes that its financial performance will depend more upon the
innovation, technological expertise, manufacturing efficiency and marketing and
sales abilities of its employees. There can be no assurance that others will not
independently develop similar proprietary information and techniques or gain
access to the Company's intellectual property rights or disclose such technology
or that the Company can meaningfully protect its intellectual property rights.
There can be no assurance that any patent owned by the Company will not be
invalidated, circumvented or challenged, that the rights granted thereunder will
provide competitive advantages to the Company or that any of the Company's
pending or future patent applications will be issued with the scope of the
claims sought by the Company, if at
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all. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that others will not develop similar
products, duplicate the Company's products or design around the patents owned by
the Company, or that third parties will not assert intellectual property
infringement claims against the Company. In addition there can be no assurance
that foreign intellectual property laws will protect the Company's intellectual
property rights.
Environmental Regulations. The Company is subject to a variety of local,
state, federal and foreign governmental regulations relating to the storage,
discharge, handling, emission, generation, manufacture and disposal of toxic or
other hazardous substances used to manufacture the Company's products. The
Company believes that it is currently in compliance in all material respects
with such regulations and that it has obtained all necessary environmental
permits to conduct its business. Nevertheless, the failure to comply with
current or future regulations could result in the imposition of substantial
fines on the Company, suspension of production, alteration of its manufacturing
processes or cessation of operations. Compliance with such regulations could
require the Company to acquire expensive remediation equipment or to incur
substantial expenses. Any failure by the Company to control the use, disposal,
removal or storage of, or to adequately restrict the discharge of, or assist in
the cleanup of, hazardous or toxic substances, could subject to the Company to
significant liabilities, including joint and several liability under certain
statutes. The imposition of such liabilities could materially adversely affect
the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. The
Company has been notified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
that it considers the Company to be a potentially responsible party under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. See "Legal
Proceedings."
Growth Strategy Through Acquisitions. As part of its growth strategy, the
Company has in the past sought and may in the future continue to seek to
increase sales and achieve growth through the acquisition of comparable or
complementary businesses or technologies. The implementation of this strategy
will depend on many factors, including the availability of acquisitions at
attractive prices and the ability of the Company to make acquisitions, the
integration of acquired businesses into existing operations, the expansion of
the Company's customer base and the availability of required capital.
Acquisitions by the Company may result in dilutive issuances of equity
securities, and in the incurrence of debt and the amortization of goodwill and
other intangible assets that could adversely affect the Company's profitability.
Any inability to control and manage growth effectively could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully expand
or that growth and expansion will result in profitability or that the Company's
growth plans through acquisitions will not be inhibited by the Company's current
lack of resources.
Dependence on Key Personnel. The Company's financial performance depends
in part upon its ability to attract and retain qualified management, technical,
and sales and support personnel for its operations. Competition for such
personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful in attracting or retaining such personnel. The loss of any key
employee, the failure of any key employee to perform in his current position or
the Company's inability to attract and retain skilled employees, as needed,
could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Nasdaq National Market Listing Requirements. The Company was delisted
from the Nasdaq National Market on March 13, 1997, at which date the Company's
Common Stock began trading on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board. The Company
will be subject to continuing requirements to be listed on the OTC Electronic
Bulletin Board. There can be no assurance that the Company can continue to meet
such requirements. The price and liquidity of the Common Stock may be materially
adversely affected if the Company is unable to meet such requirements in the
future. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to requalify
for listing on the Nasdaq National Market.
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Volatility of Stock Price. The Company believes that factors such as
announcements of developments related to the Company's business, fluctuations in
the Company's financial results, general conditions or developments in the
semiconductor and personal computer industry and the general economy, sales of
the Company's Common Stock into the marketplace, the ability of the Company to
sell its stock on an exchange or over-the-counter, an outbreak of hostilities,
natural disasters, announcements of technological innovations or new products or
enhancements by the Company or its competitors, developments in the Company's
relationships with its customers and suppliers, or a shortfall or changes in
revenue, gross margins or earnings or other financial results from analysts'
expectations could cause the price of the Company's Common Stock to fluctuate,
perhaps substantially. In recent years the stock market in general, and the
market for shares of small capitalization stocks in particular, including the
Company, have experienced extreme price fluctuations, which have often been
unrelated to the operating performance of affected companies. There can be no
assurance that the market price of the Company's Common Stock will not continue
to experience significant fluctuations in the future, including fluctuations
that are unrelated to the Company's performance.
Recurring net operating losses. The Company's decision to discontinue its
multilayer ceramic operations was the primary factor contributing to its 1996
net loss of $41,842,000. The decision by the principal secured creditors of the
Company's pressed ceramic operations to liquidate that operation's assets was
the primary factor contributing to the 1997 net loss of $11,496,000, as well as
additional loss provisions made in 1997 relating to the discontinuance of the
multilayer ceramic operations. At December 31, 1997, the Company had a working
capital deficiency of $41,657,000 and an accumulated deficit of $80,248,000.
The Company had outstanding at December 31, 1997 approximately $27,151,000 of
debt from its discontinued operations, which debt has been guaranteed by MPI,
the parent company, and most of which debt is in default and due on demand.
Year 2000 Compliance. Many currently installed computer systems and
software products are coded to accept only two digit entries in the date code
field. These date code fields will need to accept four digit entries to
distinguish 21st century dates from 20th century dates. As a result, in less
than three years, computer systems and/or software used by many companies may
need to be upgraded to comply with such "Year 2000" requirements. Significant
uncertainty exists in the software industry and in other industries concerning
the potential effects associated with such compliance. Although the Company
currently offers products that are designed to be Year 2000 compliant, there can
be no assurance that the Company's products and the software products used by
the Company contain all necessary date code changes. In addition, the Company
has not comprehensively tested all of its internal software systems, or the
third-party software it uses in its business, for Year 2000 problems. Year 2000
problems in the Company's internal software, or in the software of third parties
that the Company uses in its business, could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
The Company believes that the purchasing patterns of customers and
potential customers and the performance of vendors may be affected by Year 2000
issues in a variety of ways. Many companies are expending significant resources
to correct or patch their current software systems for Year 2000 compliance.
These expenditures may result in reduced funds available to purchase products
such as those offered by the Company or the inability to render services or
provide supplies to the Company. Year 2000 issues may cause other companies to
accelerate purchases, thereby causing an increase in short-term demand and a
consequent decrease in long-term demand for software products, and disruption of
supply patterns. Additionally, Year 2000 issues could cause a significant
number of companies, including current Company customers and vendors, to spend
significant resources upgrading their internal systems, and as a result consider
switching to other systems or suppliers. Any of the foregoing could result in a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition.
New Accounting Standards - The following accounting standards have been issued
during the last year:
SFAS No. 132 - In February, 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 132, Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other
Postretirement Benefits. This pronouncement revises employers' disclosures about
pension and other postretirement benefit plans. It does not change the
measurement or recognition of those plans. It standardizes the disclosure
requirements for pensions and other postretirement benefits to the extent
practicable, requires additional information on changes in the benefit
obligations and fair values of plan assets that will facilitate financial
analysis, and eliminates certain disclosures that are no longer considered
useful. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1997 and will require restatement of disclosures for earlier
periods provided for comparative purposes. The Company has not determined the
effect, if any, of adoption on its financial reporting.
SFAS No. 131 - In June, 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information. This pronouncement establishes standards for the way that public
business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual
financial statements and requires that those enterprises report selected
information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about
products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. This pronouncement
is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15,
1997. The Company has not determined the effect, if any, of adoption on its
financial reporting.
SFAS No. 130 - In June, 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. SFAS 130 establishes
standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, which includes
certain items which have historically been excluded from the income statement,
and instead charged directly to equity. The Company has not incurred any of the
specific items addressed in this pronouncement. As a result, management does not
believe that this pronouncement will have any impact on the Company's financial
reporting. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1997.
SFAS No. 129 - In February, 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 129, Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure.
This pronouncement establishes standards for disclosing information about the
capital structure for nonpublic entities which were previously exempt from
certain disclosure requirements. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal
years ending after December 15, 1997. Management does not believe that this
pronouncement will have any effect on the Company's financial reporting.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
See Item 14(a) for an index to the financial statements and supplementary
financial information which are attached hereto.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
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PART III
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
The information required by this item relating to the Company's directors
and nominees and disclosure relating to compliance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is included under the captions "Election of
Directors" and "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934" in the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required
by this item relating to the Company's executive officers and dey employees is
included under the caption "Executive Officers" in Part I of the Report on Form
10-K.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The information required by this item "Executive Compensation and Related
Information" in the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
The information required by this item is included under the caption "Stock
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" in the Registrant's Proxy
Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
The information required by this item is included under the caption
"Certain Transactions" in the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
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ITEM 14 EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) 1. Index to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Form 10K
Page Number
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants... F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996......................... F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three-year period ended
December 31, 1997.................................. F-3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
the three-year period ended
December 31, 1997.................................. F-4
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'
Equity (Deficit) for the three-year period
ended December 31, 1997............................ F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements........... F-6
2. Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules.
The following financial statement schedules of Microelectronic Packaging,
Inc. and its subsidiaries are included in this annual report on Form 10-K.
Form 10K
Page Number
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants on
Financial Statement Schedules...................... F-28
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and
Reserves........................................... F-29
Schedules other than those listed above have been omitted since they are either
not required, are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the
financial statements or related notes.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fourth quarter ended December 31,
1997.
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(c) Exhibits
The following exhibits are referenced or included in this report.
Exhibit Description
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3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed
March 23, 1998.
3.2(1) Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.
4.1(1) Specimen Certificate of Common Stock.
4.2(1) Form of Warrant to purchase 160,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Company issued by the Company to Thomas James Associates, Inc. entered
into upon the closing of the offering made pursuant to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1.
4.3(1) Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated August 31, 1993 issued
by the Company to certain investors.
4.4 Warrants issued to The Seidler Companies dated November 3, 1997.
4.5 Warrants issued to H.J. Meyers & Company, Inc. dated November 19,
1997.
10.1(1) Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, Waiver
Agreement and Conversion Agreement entered into among the Company and
certain investors named therein.
10.2(1) Employment Agreement dated June 15, 1993 between CTM Electronics, Inc.
and Mr. Waldemar Heeb.
10.3(1) Installment Insurance Agreement dated June 15, 1993 between the
Company and Mr. Waldemar Heeb.
10.4(1)+ License Agreement dated July 27, 1992 among the Company and Micro
Substrates, Inc. and Micro Substrates, L.P.
10.5(1) Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. Timothy da Silva.
10.6(1) Letter Agreement for General Banking Facilities dated October 9, 1993
between Microelectronic Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company
("MPS"), and Development Bank of Singapore, as revised by Letter
Agreement dated November 19, 1993.
10.7(1) Guaranty dated August 24, 1990 between the Company and Development
Bank of Singapore, as confirmed by Letter of Confirmation dated April
29, 1992.
10.8(1) Term Loan between MPS and Development Bank of Singapore.
10.9(1) Mortgages dated August 16, 1989 among MPS, DBS Finance Limited, a
Singapore company, and Development Bank of Singapore.
10.10(1) Escrow Agreement dated October 11, 1993 between the Company and
Innoventure (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company.
10.11(1) Collaborative Manufacturing Agreement dated July 29, 1993 between the
Company and Innoventure (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company.
10.12(1) Technical Information Agreement dated January 19, 1993 between The
Carborundum Company and MPC (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company.
10.13(1)+ Option Agreement dated January 19, 1992 among the Company, The
Carborundum Company and MPC (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company.
10.14(1)+ Technical License Agreement dated September 14, 1987 between the
Company and Samsung Corning Co. Ltd., a Korean company ("Samsung").
10.15(1) Agreement dated September 14, 1987 between the Company and Samsung.
10.16(1) Alumina Powder Agreement dated December 17, 1987 between the Company
and Samsung.
10.17(1) Investment Agreement dated September 14, 1987 between the Company and
Samsung.
10.18(1) Lease Agreement dated September 10, 1990, as amended February 20,
1991, between CTM Electronics, Inc. and Judd/King No. 1, a California
general partnership, for the San Diego office and industrial center at
9350 Trade Place, Suite A.
10.19(1) Lease Agreement dated February 6, 1991 between Microelectronic
Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company, and Jurong Town
Corporation for the industrial premises at 31 Tuas Avenue 8, Jurong
Town, Singapore, as renewed by a Lease Renewal Letter dated August 26,
1993.
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10.20(1) Lease Agreement dated February 11, 1993 between Microelectronic
Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company, and Jurong Town
Corporation for a portion of the premises at 1003 Bukit Merah Central,
Singapore.
10.21(1) Lease Agreement dated November 21, 1984 between Microelectronic
Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company, and Jurong Town
Corporation for the premises at 28 Tuss, Jurong Town, Singapore.
10.22(1) Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of its
officers and directors.
10.23(1) Letter Agreement dated December 21, 1993, by and between the Company
and Samsung.
10.24(1) Letter Agreement, dated December 16, 1993, by and between the Company
and Samsung.
10.25(1) Letter of Intent to Reach Cooperation Agreement dated February 7, 1994
between the Company and Schott Glaswerice, a Germany corporation.
10.26(1) Secondary Agreement dated January 7, 1994 between MPS and Schott Glass
Singapore Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company.
10.27(1) Tenancy dated January 7, 1994 between MPS and Schott Glass Singapore,
Pte. Ltd.
10.28(1) Agreement to Lease dated December 13, 1993 between MPS and Schott
Glass Singapore Pte, Ltd.
10.29(1) Consent to Certain Corporate Actions dated February 11, 1994 between
the Company and Development bank of Singapore.
10.30(1) Consent to Certain Corporate Actions dated April 12, 1994 between the
Company and Development Bank of Singapore.
10.31(3) Letter Agreement, dated May 27, 1994, by and between the Company and
Development Bank of Singapore.
10.32(3)+ Purchase Option Agreement dated August 4, 1994 by and between
International Business Machines ("IBM") and the Company.
10.33(3)+ Multilayer Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreement, dated August
4, 1994, by and between the Company and IBM.
10.34(3) Form of Promissory Note Issued by Contact International Corporation in
favor of the Company.
10.35(3) Form of Common Stock Option issued by CIC Holding, Inc. to the
Company.
10.36(3) Form of Common Stock Warrant issued by CIC Holding, Inc. to the
Company.
10.37(3) Form of Option to purchase the Common Stock of CIC Holding, Inc.
issued by D.G.D. Bucci to the Company.
10.38(3) Tenancy Agreement relating to Private Lot A14698 at 9 Tuas Basin Link
between Jurong Town Corporation and MPM Singapore Pte. Ltd. dated
November 18, 1994.
10.39(3) Offer of Tenancy for an Extended C8 Type Factory Building on Lot
A14698(A) at 5 Tuas Basin Link, Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore
2263 from Jurong Town Corporation dated December 2, 1994.
10.40(3) Offer of Tenancy for an Extended C8 Type Factory Building on Lot
A14698(B) at 7 Tuas Basin Link, Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore
2263 from Jurong Town Corporation dated January 26, 1995.
10.41(3) Offer Letter from DBS Bank of Term Loan/Short Term Advances Facilities
dated December 15, 1994.
10.42(3) Sale and Purchase Agreement for CERDIP Manufacturing Equipment and
Alumina Powder Equipment between the Company and Samsung Corning
Company, Ltd., dated December 19, 1994.
10.43(3) Letter dated march 31, 1995 from Development Bank of Singapore.
10.44(4) Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 16, 1995, between the Company,
MPS and Texas Instruments.
10.45(4) Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 30, 1995, between the Company,
and NSEB.
10.46(4) Supply Guarantee and Preferred Allocation Agreement dated August 17,
1995 between Registrant, MPS and SGS-Thomson Microelectronics Pte.
Ltd. (the "Supply Guarantee").
10.47(4) Agreement Relating to Guarantee among Registrant, MPA, CTM, MPS and
Motorola.
10.48(4) Supplemental Agreement to the Supply Guarantee dated October 19, 1995.
10.49(4) $1,000,000 Term Loan Financing between Citibank N.A. and MPS.
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10.50(7) Subscription Agreement by and among MPI, Transpac Capital Pte. Ltd.,
Transpac Industrial Holdings Ltd., Regional Investment Company Ltd.
and Natsteel Equity III Pte Ltd.
10.51(7) Convertible Loan Agreement by and among MPI, MPM, Transpac Capital Pte
Ltd., Transpac Industrial Holdings Ltd., Regional Investment Company
Ltd. and Natsteel Equity III Pte Ltd.
10.52(7) Guarantee issued by MPI.
10.53(5) Form of Offshore Securities Subscription Agreement dated October 22,
1996 by and among MPI, Purchaser and Loselle Greenawalt Kaplan Blair &
Adler.
10.54(5) Form of 8% Convertible Debenture issued to the Purchasers.
10.55(5) Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated October 22, 1995 issued by
MPI to Dusseldorf Securities Limited.
10.56(6) Form of Amendment to 8% Convertible Debenture.
10.57(8) Novation Agreement between Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. and
Innoventure (S) Pte. Ltd.
10.58(8) Agreement for Subcontract Manufacturing between Microelectronic
Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd. and PT Ironhill dated September 5, 1995.
10.59(8) Sub-Contract Manufacturing Agreement between Microelectronic
Packaging, Inc. and Innoventure (S) Pte. Ltd. dated July 29, 1993.
10.60(8) Sub-Contract Manufacturing Agreement between Microelectronic
Packaging, Inc. and PT Ironhill Micro Electronic Packaging Co. Ltd.
dated July 29, 1993.
10.61(8) Amended Loan and Security Agreement dated January 2, 1997 by and
between NS Electronics Bangkok (1993) Ltd. and Microelectronic
Packaging, Inc.
10.62(8) Second Secured Promissory Note dated January 2, 1997 by and between NS
Electronics Bangkok (1993) Ltd. and Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
10.63(8) Amended Loan and Security Agreement dated February 16, 1997 by and
between Texas Instruments Singapore (Pte) Limited and Microelectronic
Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd.
10.64(8) Consulting Agreement dated November 21, 1996, as amended, by and
between the Company and The Watley Group, LLC.
10.65(8) Consulting Agreement dated November 21, 1996, as amended, by and
between the Company and G&L Investments.
10.66(10) Loan and Security Agreement dated May 13, 1997, between the Company
and Texas Instruments (Pte) Limited.
10.67(10) Promissory Note dated May 13, 1997, between the Company and Citicorp
USA, Inc.
10.68(10) Amendment (to Promissory Note) dated July 11, 1997, between the
Company and Citicorp USA, Inc.
10.69(11) Building lease dated September 2, 1997.
10.70(11) Employment agreement with Andrew K. Wrobel, dated October 6, 1997.
10.71(11) Amendment dated September 9, 1997 to Promissory Note issued by
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. in favor of Citicorp USA.
10.72(11) Agreement dated October 8, 1997 between ORIX Leasing and
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
10.73 Amendment dated December 8, 1997 to Promissory Note issued by
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. in favor of Citicorp USA.
10.74 Amendment dated January 30, 1998 to Promissory Note issued by
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. in favor of Citicorp USA.
10.75+ Agreement among Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. ATE Division and
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. and CTM Electronics, Inc. effective
January 5, 1998.
16.1(4) Letter dated November 27, 1995 from Price, Waterhouse LLP to
Registrant.
21.1(3) Subsidiaries of the Company.
23.1 Consent of BDO Seidman LLP.
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 38).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule - 1997
27.2 Financial Data Schedule - 1996
27.3 Financial Data Schedule - 1995
99.1(12) Amended 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan dated April 10, 1997 and
filed in the state of California on March 23, 1998.
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99.2(2) Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Stock Option Agreement.
99.3(2) Addendum to Stock Option Agreement (Special Tax Elections).
99.4(2) Addendum to Stock Option Agreement (Financial Assistance).
99.5(2) Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option with Stock Option Agreement
(Non-Employee Director Automatic Grant).
99.6(2) Form of Stock Issuance Agreement.
99.7(2) Compensation Agreement between Timothy da Silva and the Company dated
April 12, 1994.
99.8(2) Stock Option Agreement between Timothy da Silva and the Company dated
October 22, 1992.
99.9(2) Compensation Agreement between Ernest J. Joly and the Company dated
April 12, 1994.
99.10(2) Stock Option Agreement between Ernest J. Joly and the Company dated
February 16, 1994.
99.11(2) Compensation Agreement between Charles F. Wheatley and the Company
dated April 12, 1994.
99.12(2) Stock Option Agreement between Charles F. Wheatley and the Company
dated February 16, 1994.
99.13(1) Form of Director Automatic Option Grant Agreement.
99.14(1) Option Agreement between the Company and Mr. Timothy da Silva.
_____________________
(1) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-72890) declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 1994.
(2) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-78452) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1994.
(3) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 17, 1995 as amended.
(4) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the 1995 fiscal year filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(5) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 28, 1996.
(6) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 15, 1997.
(7) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's current
report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 1996 and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 5, 1996.
(8) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the 1996 fiscal year filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 15, 1997, as amended.
(9) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's current
report on Form 8-K dated July 10, 1997 and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 23, 1997.
(10) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 14, 1997.
(11) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 12, 1997.
(12) Incorporated by reference from an exhibit filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 25, 1998.
+ Confidential Treatment has been granted for the deleted portions of this
document.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on March 30, 1998.
MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Andrew K. Wrobel
--------------------
Andrew K. Wrobel
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Andrew K. Wrobel and Denis Trafecanty, and each
of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Andrew K. Wrobel
----------------------------
Andrew K. Wrobel
President and Chief
Executive Officer, Director
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Denis J. Trafecanty
----------------------------
Denis J. Trafecanty
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Lewis Solomon
----------------------------
Lewis Solomon
Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Anthony J. A. Bryan
----------------------------
Anthony J. A. Bryan
Director of the Company
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Frank L. Howland
----------------------------
Frank L. Howland
Director of the Company
Date: March 30, 1998 By: /s/ Gary S. Stein
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Gary S. Stein
Director of the Company
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Board of Directors
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
San Diego, California
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Microelectronic
Packaging, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Microelectronic
Packaging, Inc. at December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company suffered a net loss in the amount
of $11,496,000 which included a loss from discontinued operations of $11,874,000
in 1997, has a working capital deficiency of $41,657,000 and an accumulated
deficiency of $80,248,000 as of December 31, 1997, is in default of most of its
loan agreements, is economically dependent on a single customer, has three
foreign subsidiaries in receivership and/or liquidation under Singapore law, has
various claims and lawsuits filed against the Company and its subsidiaries and
may be forced to seek protection for the Company and certain subsidiaries under
United States bankruptcy laws. These matters raise substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard
to these matters are described in Note 2. Continuation of the Company thereafter
is dependent on the Company's ability to negotiate arrangements with its
lenders, raise sufficient capital and achieve sufficient cash flow to meet its
restructured debt obligations. The accompanying consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Costa Mesa, California
March 16, 1998
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Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1997 1996
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Assets
Current Assets
Cash $ 1,296,000 $ 2,954,000
Accounts receivable, net 2,504,000 5,849,000
Inventories 4,230,000 10,072,000
Other current assets 387,000 1,836,000
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Total Current Assets 8,417,000 20,711,000
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Property, plant and equipment, net 1,212,000 3,479,000
Other non-current assets 282,000 704,000
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$ 9,911,000 $ 24,894,000
==================================================================================================================
Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt $ 22,000 $ 2,527,000
Line of credit borrowings, due on demand -- 5,201,000
Accounts payable 7,450,000 12,522,000
Accrued liabilities 1,711,000 2,626,000
Deferred revenue 265,000 503,000
Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand 27,151,000 8,084,000
Current liabilities of discontinued operations, net 13,475,000 19,263,000
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Total Current Liabilities 50,074,000 50,726,000
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Long-term debt, less current portion 69,000 4,782,000
Commitments, Contingencies and Subsequent Events
Shareholders' Deficit
Common stock, no par value:
Authorized shares - 50,000,000
Issued and outstanding - 10,793,279 at 1997 and
6,991,493 at 1996 40,016,000 38,138,000
Accumulated deficit (80,248,000) (68,752,000)
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(40,232,000) (30,614,000)
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$ 9,911,000 $ 24,894,000
==================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Year ended December 31, 1997 1996 1995
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Net Sales
Product sales $ 28,432,000 $ 17,259,000 $15,181,000
Other sales 90,000 1,785,000 --
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28,522,000 19,044,000 15,181,000
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Cost of goods sold
Product sales 23,309,000 14,251,000 11,980,000
Other sales 43,000 1,523,000 --
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23,352,000 15,774,000 11,980,000
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Gross profit 5,170,000 3,270,000 3,201,000
Selling, general and administrative 4,204,000 4,353,000 4,524,000
Engineering and product development 760,000 666,000 565,000
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Income (loss) from operations 206,000 (1,749,000) (1,888,000)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (37,000) (787,000) (69,000)
Other income, net 209,000 99,000 66,000
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Income (loss) from continuing operations 378,000 (2,437,000) (1,891,000)
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from operations, including a
1996 provision of $6,163,000 for impairment of
long-lived assets (4,523,000) (10,060,000) 505,000
Estimated loss on disposal of discontinued
operations, including provision of $3,500,000 in
1997 and $1,580,000 in 1996 for operating losses
through disposal date (7,351,000) (29,345,000) --
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Net loss $(11,496,000) $(41,842,000) $(1,386,000)
=====================================================================================================
Earnings per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.04 $ (0.45) $ (0.41)
Discontinued operations (1.15) (7.23) 0.11
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Net loss per common share $ (1.11) $ (7.68) $ (0.30)
=====================================================================================================
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 10,361,000 5,445,000 4,660,000
=====================================================================================================
Earnings per common share assuming dilution:
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.03 $ (0.45) $ (0.41)
Discontinued operations (1.09) (7.23) 0.11
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Net loss per share $ (1.06) $ (7.68) $ (0.30)
=====================================================================================================
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 10,886,000 5,445,000 4,660,000
=====================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year ended December 31, 1997 1996 1995
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $(11,496,000) $(41,842,000) $ (1,386,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 324,000 2,607,000 2,521,000
Discontinued operations 11,874,000 39,405,000 --
Provision for revaluation of long-lived assets -- 6,163,000 --
Non-employee stock-based compensation 177,000 332,000 --
Discount on conversion of debentures -- 700,000 --
Loss on sale of fixed assets 8,000 12,000 --
Write down for revaluation of subsidiary -- -- 1,000,000
Unrealized loss on borrowings denominated in foreign
currency and from forward foreign currency contracts -- -- 903,000
Realized benefit forward foreign currency contracts -- (292,000) (358,000)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of
discontinuance in 1997 and 1996:
Accounts receivable (1,066,000) 966,000 642,000
Inventories 375,000 (3,354,000) (2,148,000)
Other current assets (242,000) 1,731,000 (1,236,000)
Other non-current assets 108,000 1,303,000 (1,801,000)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deferred revenue 1,033,000 3,641,000 2,162,000
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Net cash provided (used) by operating activities of:
Continuing operations 1,095,000 11,372,000 299,000
Discontinued operations 3,200,000 (15,529,000) --
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Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 4,295,000 (4,157,000) 299,000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of fixed assets
Continuing operations (973,000) (1,284,000) (12,163,000)
Discontinued operations -- (8,852,000) --
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Continuing operations 49,000 310,000 --
Discontinued operations 2,805,000 -- --
Advances under notes receivable -- -- (30,000)
Realized benefit from forward foreign currency contracts -- 292,000 358,000
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Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 1,881,000 (9,534,000) (11,835,000)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term notes payable
Continuing operations -- (847,000) 3,405,000
Discontinued operations (6,500,000) 101,000 --
Borrowings under long-term debt and promissory notes
Continuing operations 109,000 5,128,000 10,599,000
Discontinued operations -- 9,000,000 --
Principal payments on long-term debt and promissory notes
Continuing operations (386,000) (1,200,000) (891,000)
Discontinued operations (1,057,000) (340,000) --
Issuance of common stock, net -- 1,880,000 --
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Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (7,834,000) 13,722,000 13,113,000
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Net increase (decrease) in cash (1,658,000) 31,000 1,577,000
Cash at beginning of year 2,954,000 2,923,000 1,346,000
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Cash at end of year $ 1,296,000 $ 2,954,000 $ 2,923,000
============================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes
in Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common Stock
------------------------ Accumulated
Shares Amount Deficit Total
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Balance,
January 1, 1995 4,660,093 $34,326,000 $(25,524,000) $ 8,802,000
Net loss -- -- (1,386,000) (1,386,000)
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Balance,
December 31, 1995 4,660,093 34,326,000 (26,910,000) 7,416,000
Common stock issued 2,331,400 3,480,000 -- 3,480,000
Non-employee stock compensation -- 332,000 -- 332,000
Net loss -- -- (41,842,000) (41,842,000)
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Balance,
December 31, 1996 6,991,493 38,138,000 (68,752,000) (30,614,000)
Common stock issued 3,801,786 1,701,000 -- 1,701,000
Non-employee stock compensation -- 177,000 -- 177,000
Net loss -- -- (11,496,000) (11,496,000)
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Balance,
December 31, 1997 10,793,279 $40,016,000 $(80,248,000) $(40,232,000)
===========================================================================================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 - Description of Company and Summary of Accounting Policies
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc. ("MPI" or the "Company") is an electronic
interconnect solutions company with design, manufacturing and sales services to
support the requirements of electronic systems companies. The Company develops,
manufactures, markets and sells multichip modules ("MCMs") and, until July 1997
pressed ceramic packages, to customers in the integrated circuit,
telecommunications, automatic test equipment and other electronics related
industries.
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of MPI and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CTM Electronics, Inc.
("CTM"), Microelectronic Packaging America ("MPA") which is dormant,
Microelectronic Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd. ("MPS") (including its wholly-owned
subsidiary Furnace Technology (S) Pte. Ltd.) which is in liquidation, MPC (S)
Pte. Ltd. ("MPC") which has ceased operations and MPM (S) Pte. Ltd. ("MPM")
which is in receivership. All significant intercompany accounts, transactions
and profits have been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, the
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined using the
first-in, first-out method) or market.
Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, plant and equipment are stated at
cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method over estimated useful lives generally ranging from three to
five years. Leasehold improvements and assets under capital leases are
amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the
life of the lease.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - As of January 1, 1996, the Company adopted
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of."
SFAS No. 121 prescribes that an impairment loss is recognized in the event that
facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable, and an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows is less than the
carrying amount of the asset. Impairment is recorded based on an estimate of
future discounted cash flows. Adoption of SFAS No. 121 did not have a material
impact on the Company's financial statements.
Long-Term Prepaid and Intangible Assets - Long-term prepaid and intangible
assets are comprised of prepaid royalties, deferred facility start-up costs and
certain other intangible assets. The amortization of such amounts is included
in the operating results of the period of expected benefit. The Company
periodically assesses the recoverability of these assets and records an
impairment of such assets when the projected gross cash flows are no longer
estimated to be sufficient to recover such assets.
Deferred Facility Start-up Costs - The Company has incurred costs associated
with establishing a production facility to manufacture product utilizing the
technology licensed from IBM (see Note 4). Such deferred facility start-up
costs primarily consisted of direct incremental employee and employee related
costs and pre-operating rent for new facilities which were included in other
non-current assets at December 31, 1995. These costs, which totaled
$8,921,000, were expensed in 1996 as a result of the discontinuance of the
multilayer ceramics operations.
Intangible Assets - Intangible assets consist of an acquired customer base and
purchased technology licenses and are classified as other non-current assets.
Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated
useful lives of 7 years. In 1996, the Company determined that
F-6
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
the purchased technology is of no further benefit to the Company, and wrote-
off the remaining net book value in 1996.
Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue from product sales at the
time of shipment. Non-refundable license fees are recognized as revenue when the
Company has no material remaining performance obligations under the associated
license agreement. Other sales in 1997 and 1996 include the revenue arising
from the resale of certain production equipment and related production supplies.
The equipment and supplies were purchased by the Company on behalf of, and sold
to, a third party pursuant to purchase orders. Revenues from these transactions
were recognized at the time the Company had satisfied all of its significant
performance obligations.
Income Taxes - The domestic parent Company and its U.S. subsidiaries file
consolidated returns for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For California
income tax purposes, the domestic parent company files on a unitary basis with
all foreign and domestic subsidiaries. The Singapore subsidiaries file income
tax returns in Singapore based upon their separate taxable income.
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109. SFAS 109 requires recognition of deferred
tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events
that have been included in the Company's financial statements or tax returns.
Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon
the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year(s) in which the
differences are expected to reverse. This requires that the Company record a
deferred tax asset related to the future income tax benefits associated with tax
loss and credit carryforwards, and certain temporary differences for which tax
benefits have not previously been recognized. Deferred tax assets are to be
reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that a portion
or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In addition, under SFAS
109, the tax benefit associated with the utilization of operating loss
carryforwards is included in the regular provision for income taxes.
Stock-Based Compensation - The Company applies APB Opinion 25, "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretations in accounting for its
stock-based compensation plans. Accordingly, no compensation cost is recognized
for its employee stock option plans, unless the exercise price of options
granted is less than fair market value on the date of grant. The Company has
adopted the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" (see Note 12).
Foreign Currency Transactions - The accounts of the Company's Singapore
subsidiaries are maintained in U.S. dollars and the U.S. dollar is considered to
be the functional currency of all consolidated subsidiaries. Transaction
gains/(losses) resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies
(primarily related to certain raw material purchases denominated in Japanese yen
and other costs of production and administration denominated in Singapore
dollars) are included in the results of operations for the period in which the
exchange rates change.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - Subject to bank financing and consent, the
Company enters into forward foreign currency contracts to minimize the short-
term impacts of exchange rate fluctuations related to certain raw material
purchases denominated in Japanese yen and other costs of production and
administration denominated in Singapore dollars. The cost of the contracts and
any resulting gains and losses on the contracts are included in the results of
operations in the period in which the exchange rates change.
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Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The carrying amount of cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of
their fair value because of the short maturity of these items. The carrying
amounts of the Company's short-term credit facilities and mortgage notes
approximate fair value because the interest rates on these instruments are
subject to change with market interest rates. As the majority of the Company's
long-term obligations are classified as current liabilities (due on demand, due
to defaults under debt covenants), the Company believes that their carrying
amounts approximate their fair value.
Engineering and Product Development Cost - Engineering and product development
costs are expensed as incurred.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, including the
inventory obsolescence provision, liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
New Accounting Standards - The following accounting standards have been issued
during 1997:
SFAS No. 131 - In June, 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information. This pronouncement establishes standards for the way
that public business enterprises report information about operating segments
in annual financial statements and requires that those enterprises report
selected information about operating segments in interim financial reports
issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for related disclosures
about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. This
pronouncement is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after December 15, 1997. The Company has not determined the effect, if any,
of adoption on its financial reporting.
SFAS No. 130 - In June, 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. SFAS 130
establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, which
includes certain items which have historically been excluded from the income
statement, and instead charged directly to equity. The Company has not
incurred any of the specific items addressed in this pronouncement. As a
result, management does not believe that this pronouncement will have any
impact on the Company's financial reporting. This pronouncement is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997.
SFAS No. 129 - In February, 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 129, Disclosure of Information about Capital
Structure. This pronouncement establishes standards for disclosing
information about the capital structure for nonpublic entities which were
previously exempt from certain disclosure requirements. This pronouncement is
effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 1997. Management does
not believe that this pronouncement will have any effect on the Company's
financial reporting.
Earnings per Share - As of December 31, 1997, the company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, "Earnings per Share." SFAS No.
128 prescribes a different method of calculating earnings per share than was
previously used in accordance with APB 15, Earnings per Share. Adoption of SFAS
No. 128 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
Reclassifications - Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform
to the current year presentation.
F-8
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 - Operating Results, Capital Resources and Going Concern
The Company's decision to discontinue its remaining operations in Singapore,
which produced pressed ceramic packages and aluminum nitride components, was the
primary cause of the 1997 net loss of $11.5 million. The discontinuation of
these operations resulted in a reduction in the carrying amount of inventories
by $2.3 million, production consumables by $0.8 million and property, plant and
equipment by $0.8 million and the accrual of interest expense through the
anticipated completion of the liquidation process (December 31, 1998) of $3.5
million. Other factors contributing to the Company's 1997 loss was the
operating loss of $4.1 million generated by the Company's Singapore operations
(primarily the MPS pressed ceramics operations) from the beginning of 1997 up
until the time they were discontinued in July 1997, and the Company incurring
significant overhead expenses in the US in connection with the restructuring of
the Company's operations.
The Company's decision to discontinue its multilayer ceramics operations was the
leading cause of the 1996 net loss of $41.8 million. The discontinuation of
this operation resulted in the write-off of $8.9 million of pre-production
costs, $2.0 million of prepaid royalties, a reduction in the carrying amount of
property, plant and equipment by $14.9 million, the accrual of certain
miscellaneous costs of $1.9 million, and the accrual of estimated losses to be
incurred through the disposal date totaling $1.6 million. Other factors
contributing to the Company's 1996 loss were: (1) a $6.2 million reduction in
the carrying amount of pressed ceramic equipment at the MPS facility in
Singapore and in Indonesia, and a $1.6 million allowance against MPS's
receivable for inventory advanced to the Company's joint venture partner in
Indonesia and (2) a significant decline in sales of pressed ceramic products by
MPS, due to an industry-wide over-supply of pressed ceramic products.
A receiver was appointed to handle the liquidation of the pressed ceramics
operations on July 10, 1997, and on March 18, 1997, a receiver was appointed to
handle the liquidation of the multilayer ceramics operations. Certain other
factors, including, but not limited to, the majority of the Company's debt which
is currently in default, cross default provisions specified in most of the
Company's borrowing arrangements, various claims and lawsuits filed against the
Company and its subsidiaries, dependence on primarily one customer who is also
the Company's major vendor, the high debt service costs of the Company, and the
Company's scarcity of working capital have the potential to have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company
(MPI along with its only operating subsidiary - CTM) will continue as a going
concern. A number of factors, including the Company's history of significant
losses, the debt service costs associated with the Company's high level of
existing indebtedness, the need to restructure debt which is currently in
default, various claims and lawsuits, and the Company's Singapore operations in
receivership and liquidation raise substantial doubts about the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 1997, the Company has
an accumulated deficiency of $80.2 million and a working capital deficiency of
$41.7 million, which includes $27.2 million of debt of discontinued operations,
due on demand and net current liabilities of discontinued operations of $13.5
million. The Company does not possess sufficient cash resources to repay these
obligations, and the Company would be unable to repay these loans in the event
that such demand was made by the Company's creditors (see Note 15).
The Company does not have the financial resources to meet its obligations or
guarantees for all of its debt obligations, and thus is in default on all of
these obligations. (See Note 7.) The Company is currently negotiating with
these lenders about a possible restructuring of these debt obligations. If the
Company is unsuccessful in its negotiations, the Company would not be able to
repay the amounts outstanding under these obligations. This failure would
materially adversely affect the Company's
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
financial condition and ability to continue as a going concern, and could, as is
the case with other debt defaults and failure to repay, require that the Company
seek bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the
United States Code for MPI and its U.S. subsidiaries.
Note 3 - Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions
December 31, 1997 1996
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Accounts receivable consist of:
Trade receivables................................ $2,739,000 $ 6,147,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts.................. (235,000) (298,000)
---------- ------------
$2,504,000 $ 5,849,000
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Inventories consist of:
Raw materials.................................... $2,689,000 $ 5,797,000
Work-in-progress................................. 1,654,000 2,977,000
Finished goods................................... 131,000 2,622,000
Obsolescence reserve............................. (244,000) (1,324,000)
---------- ------------
$4,230,000 $ 10,072,000
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Property, plant and equipment consist of:
Machinery and equipment.......................... $1,757,000 $ 14,098,000
Leasehold improvements........................... 263,000 1,701,000
Building......................................... -- 1,782,000
Furniture and fixtures........................... 41,000 242,000
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2,061,000 17,823,000
Accumulated depreciation.......................... (849,000) (14,344,000)
---------- ------------
$1,212,000 $ 3,479,000
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Accrued liabilities consist of:
Accrued employee compensation.................... $ 406,000 $ 1,150,000
Accrued interest................................. -- 641,000
Other............................................ 1,305,000 835,000
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$1,711,000 $ 2,626,000
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Note 4 - Significant Agreements
Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. ATE Division - In January 1998, the Company
signed an agreement with Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. The agreement
delineated the terms pursuant to which MPI supplies products to Schlumberger.
The agreement includes warranty provisions, protection for raw materials
purchased by MPI against changing production demand forecasts supplied by
Schlumberger, certain guaranteed minimum allocations of sales to MPI for the
first quarter of 1998, and pricing provisions. The agreement expires in October
2000.
Effective July 26, 1997, Schlumberger informed the Company that it would no
longer sell die to the Company, but instead would provide the die on
consignment. The die supplied by Schlumberger is used in the assembly of MCMs
sold to Schlumberger. This change to providing die on consignment has had the
effect of reducing sales revenue to Schlumberger by approximately 60%, although
the change has no impact on the units sold by the Company to Schlumberger.
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Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
MPC (S) Pte. Ltd. - In January 1993, the Company formed a wholly-owned Singapore
subsidiary (MPC) to manufacture microelectronic packaging for the Carborundum
Company ("Carborundum"), a producer of products incorporating Aluminum Nitride
("AIN") and other thermal management materials. In connection with the
formation of MPC, MPC entered into several agreements with Carborundum which
covered, among other things, the purchase of raw materials by MPC, the sale of
finished products to Carborundum, and granted Carborundum the option to acquire,
for an agreed-upon price, up to 75% of the ownership of MPC or, under certain
circumstances, up to 100% of the ownership of MPC. In 1997, the company that
owned Carborundum completed the sale of the Carborundum Company to a third
party. Carborundum's operations have subsequently been relocated from
Singapore, and the new owners advised the Company in April 1997 that they have
no interest in continuing the relationship between MPC and Carborundum.
Innoventure Agreement - In July 1993, the Company entered into an agreement with
Innoventure (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company ("Innoventure") whereby
Innoventure agreed to establish a manufacturing facility in Indonesia in order
to manufacture certain pressed ceramic packages on a sub-contract basis for
purchase solely by MPI. Pursuant to the agreement, Innoventure entered into a
commitment to finance the construction and operations of the facility, while MPI
agreed to grant to Innoventure a non-exclusive technology license, agreed to
lease certain production equipment to Innoventure, and committed to purchase the
entire output of the facility subject to certain terms and conditions that are
determined on an annual basis.
In July 1997, an affiliate of Innoventure, Micropac Technology, Pte. Ltd.
("Micropac") entered into an agreement with the Receiver and Manager for MPS to
purchase a significant portion of the inventory and production equipment of MPS
for approximately $1.3 million. Micropac assumed operational control of the MPS
facilities in July 1997 and completed the purchase in August 1997. (See Note
5.)
International Business Machines Corporation - In August 1994, the Company
entered into a technology transfer and licensing agreement (the "IBM Agreement")
with International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") pursuant to which the
Company was granted a license to specific technology developed by IBM for the
manufacture of multilayer ceramic products. Under the terms of the IBM
Agreement, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, MPM, acquired a
nonexclusive, nontransferable right to use the licensed technology to
manufacture and sell certain specified products on a worldwide basis. In
exchange for the license, the Company paid an up-front non-refundable royalty of
$2,000,000, and is obligated to pay additional royalties based on sales of
products incorporating the licensed technology during the term of the IBM
Agreement, which shall remain in effect for a period of ten years from the date
of execution and thereafter from year to year unless terminated by either party.
The technology agreement also requires the Company to reach certain specified
production levels at specified dates. In the event the Company fails to achieve
these specified milestones, IBM has the right to terminate the technology
agreement. Commencing in August 1996, the IBM Agreement was terminable by
either party without cause upon six months prior written notice. Pursuant to an
option agreement (the "IBM Option Agreement"), IBM was also issued an option to
purchase up to 51% of the capital stock of MPM, which option is exercisable from
and after the achievement of certain production milestones by MPM as set forth
in the IBM Option Agreement. The term of the option, as well as the purchase
price, are defined in the IBM Option Agreement. The option was determined to
have an immaterial value at the time of issuance. MPM is also currently in
possession of certain inventory that MPM had ordered from IBM. IBM has not yet
been paid for such inventory. The outstanding debt from the inventory is less
than $150,000. In connection with the IBM transaction, MPM obtained a $3.2
million line of credit from DBS, which was fully utilized during 1995 to finance
equipment purchases.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
In March 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to discontinue the
multilayer ceramics operations. Changing market demand for multilayer ceramic
products and IBM's unwillingness to renegotiate the terms of the IBM Agreement
or to commit to purchasing multilayer ceramic products from the Company were the
main reasons that the Board decided to discontinue the multilayer ceramics
operations. All Singapore employees working on the multilayer ceramics
operations have since been terminated. MPM is currently in receivership and
liquidation, as defined under the laws of Singapore. The Company has assisted
the Receiver and Manager for MPM in selling off all of the remaining tangible
assets of MPM. The proceeds from the sale of MPM's assets have been used to
retire a portion of MPM's debts (the proceeds are not sufficient to retire all
outstanding MPM debt). The Company anticipates that the liquidation of MPM will
be completed by the end of 1998 (see Note 5).
Note 5 - Concentrations of Credit Risk and Sales to Major Customers
The Company operates in one reportable business segment with multiple product
lines within that segment, and primarily sells to a limited number of
semiconductor manufacturers and related suppliers which results in concentrated
credit risk with respect to the Company's accounts receivable. The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers but does not require
collateral for credit purchases. The Company maintains allowances for potential
credit losses, and such losses have been within management's expectations.
During 1997, 1996 and 1995, the Company had only one major customer (customers
accounting for 10% or more of total sales), which accounted for 89%, 76% and
76%, respectively, of the Company's total sales. Amounts due from this customer
comprised 81% and 71% of accounts receivable at December 31, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.
In February 1997, one of these customers ceased business with the Company, which
was a contributing factor to the liquidation of the pressed ceramics operations
of MPS.
The Company's CTM Electronics, Inc. subsidiary has purchased certain chips
("die") used in the assembly of multichip modules ("MCM's") sold to one of the
Company's significant customers from that same customer. Effective July 25,
1997, this customer notified the Company that it will no longer sell die to the
Company and instead is providing the die on consignment. The pro forma
presentation below gives effect to this change in operations on selected line
items from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, as if this change
had been put into effect on January 1, 1995.
Historical Pro Forma
Year Ended Pro Forma Year Ended
December 31, 1997 Adjustments December 31, 1997
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(unaudited)
Net sales $ 28,522,000 $(10,626,000) /(1)/ $ 17,896,000
Cost of goods sold 23,352,000 (10,942,000) /(2)/ 12,410,000
Gross profit 5,170,000 316,000 5,486,000
Net income (loss) $(11,496,000) 316,000 $(11,180,000)
================================================================================
Net income (loss) per
common share $ (1.06) $ -- $ (1.06)
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Historical Pro Forma
Year Ended Pro Forma Year Ended
December 31, 1996 Adjustments December 31, 1996
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(unaudited)
Net sales $ 19,044,000 $(8,266,000) /(1)/ $ 10,778,000
Cost of goods sold 15,774,000 (8,304,000) /(2)/ 7,470,000
Gross profit 3,270,000 38,000 3,308,000
Net income (loss) $(41,842,000) 38,000 $(41,804,000)
================================================================================
Net income (loss) per
common share $ (7.68) $ -- $ (7.68)
================================================================================
Historical Pro Forma
Year Ended Pro Forma Year Ended
December 31, 1995 Adjustments December 31, 1995
================================================================================
(unaudited)
Net sales $15,181,000 $(5,622,000) /(1)/ $ 9,559,000
Cost of goods sold 11,980,000 (5,622,000) /(2)/ 6,358,000
Gross profit 3,201,000 -- 3,201,000
Net income (loss) $(1,386,000) -- $(1,386,000)
================================================================================
Net income (loss) per
common share $ (0.30) $ -- $ (0.30)
================================================================================
(1) The cost of the die to be provided on consignment will be removed from the
selling price of the MCMs. The amount of the 2% prompt payment discount
offered to the customer, which is included in revenues, will be reduced by
the lower selling prices for these MCMs.
(2) The cost of the die to be provided on consignment will be removed from the
cost of goods sold, corresponding to the reduction in selling prices of
the MCM's.
Until July 1997, the Company had a foreign exchange line of credit with the
Development Bank of Singapore ("DBS") under which it may enter into forward
currency contracts of up to S$30,000,000 (U.S. $21,436,000 at December 31, 1996)
for contracts with a maturity of up to twelve months. Advances under the line
of credit are guaranteed by MPI and secured by all the assets of MPS, including
a second mortgage on MPS's leasehold land and facility. Subject to bank
financing and consent, the Company had entered into forward foreign currency
contracts to economically hedge foreign currency transactions on a continuing
basis for periods consistent with the underlying exposures, generally ranging
from one-to-nine months in duration. The Company does not engage in foreign
currency speculation; however, the Company's previous use of forward foreign
currency contracts does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, "Foreign Currency
Translation." The Company's objective in entering into forward contracts was to
minimize on a continuing basis the impact of foreign exchange rate movements on
the Company's operating results. This line of credit was terminated on July 9,
1997 when the Bank appointed a Receiver and Manager for MPS.
Note 6 - Notes Receivable
The Company had loaned an aggregate of $880,000 to Contact International
Corporation ("CIC"), a manufacturer of etched lead frames, in the form of short-
and long-term notes receivable. The notes
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
receivable are secured by certain assets of CIC and bear interest at the prime
rate plus 2%. During the fourth quarter of 1994, CIC defaulted on the above
notes by failing to make required principal and interest payments.
In August 1995, CIC filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection under
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. During the fourth quarter of 1995, the
Company fully-reserved this receivable. In 1996, the Company was permitted by
the Court to take possession of the equipment that CIC had provided as security
for the notes described above. In March 1997, the Company received $195,000
from the sale of the equipment, net of fees and expenses necessary for the sale
of the equipment.
Note 7 - Debt of Discontinued Operations, In Default, Due on Demand
December 31, 1997 1996
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Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand consists of:
Line of credit facilities and short-term borrowings of discontinued
operations, which are currently in default and accordingly included in
"Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand" for 1997 and
"Line of credit, due on demand" for 1996, bear interest at the bank's
prime rate plus 5% (total 13.75% at December 31, 1997) while in default,
secured by substantially all of the assets of MPS, and is guaranteed by
MPI $2,638,000 $5,201,000
Line of credit facilities and short-term borrowings of discontinued
operations, which are currently in default and accordingly included in
"Current liabilities of discontinued operations" for 1996, secured by
substantially all of the assets of MPM, with the balance being repaid
through the sale of collateral by the bank during 1997 1,317,000 3,298,000
8.5% debentures, related to discontinued operations, which are currently
in default and thus, due on demand and accordingly included in the
caption "Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand" for
1997 and "Current liabilities of discontinued operations" for 1996,
interest is due annually, principal due in March 2001, guaranteed by MPI 9,000,000 9,000,000
Term notes to, or guaranteed by, certain customers of discontinued
operations, which are currently in default and accordingly included in
"Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand" for 1997 and
"Long-term debt" for 1996, bearing interest at rates ranging from 3.5% to
18.0%, payable in quarterly installments commencing in March 1997,
principal due in quarterly installments over a four-year term commencing
in March 1998, secured by various assets including certain MPS production
equipment, guaranteed by MPI 4,771,000 4,750,000
Term notes to, or guaranteed by, certain customers of discontinued
operations, which are currently in default and accordingly included in
"Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand," originally
payable in various quarterly installments commencing in the second
quarter of 1996, plus interest at rates ranging from 6.7% to 8.75%,
secured by various assets including certain MPS production equipment, all
of the domestic assets of MPI, MPA and CTM and all of the outstanding
common stock of MPA, MPS and CTM 6,583,000 6,833,000
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 1997 1996
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Mortgage notes of discontinued operations due January 2000 and January
2005, which are currently in default and accordingly included in "Debt of
discontinued operations, in default, due on demand" for 1997 and "Line of
credit borrowings, due on demand" for 1996, payable in monthly
installments of S$22,000 (U.S. $14,000) plus interest, with interest at
variable rates (13.75% at December 31, 1997), secured by MPS buildings
and improvements, guaranteed by MPI 1,081,000 1,251,000
Note payable resulting from the deficiency balance of capital leases of
discontinued operations, which are currently in default and accordingly
included in "Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand"
for 1997 and "Current liabilities of discontinued operations" for 1996,
bears interest at 7.25% and is guaranteed by MPI 1,601,000 1,968,000
Capital lease obligations of discontinued operations, which are currently
in default and accordingly included in "Debt of discontinued operations,
in default, due on demand" for 1997 and "Long-term debt" for 1996,
consisting of various machinery and equipment financing agreements,
payable in monthly installments of $10,000, including interest at rates
ranging from 4% to 6% 160,000 289,000
Non interest bearing obligations, paid in July, 1997, secured by 121,372
shares of MPI common stock -- 291,000
8% convertible debentures, due October 1997, unsecured, converted during
the first quarter of 1997 -- 1,900,000
Equipment leases -- 1996 balance matured in October 1997 - 1997 balance
matures in January 2000 and July 2002, payable in monthly installments of
$4,000, including interest at rates ranging from 21.6% to 25.9%, secured
by various CTM production equipment and guaranteed by MPI 91,000 79,000
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27,242,000 34,860,000
Current portion of long-term debt (22,000) (2,527,000)
Line of credit borrowings, due on demand -- (5,201,000)
Long-term debt, less current portion (69,000) (4,782,000)
Included in Current liabilities of discontinued operations, net -- (14,266,000)
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Debt of discontinued operations, in default, due on demand $27,151,000 $ 8,084,000
==============================================
Certain of the above obligations are payable in Singapore dollars and the
balances have been translated at an exchange rate of U.S.$1.00 = S$1.6825 at
December 31, 1997 and U.S.$1.00 = S$1.4000 at December 31, 1996. Accordingly,
actual settlement amounts of such obligations are subject to variances caused by
changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Company does not have the financial resources to meet its obligations or
guarantees for most all of the above obligations, and thus is in default on all
of these obligations (except for the Term notes). As a result, these
obligations are due on demand and have been classified as current liabilities
within the caption "Debt of discontinued operations, due on demand." The
Company is currently negotiating with these lenders to discuss a possible
restructuring of these debt obligations. If the Company is unsuccessful in its
negotiations, the Company would not be able to repay the amounts outstanding
under these obligations. This failure would materially adversely affect the
Company's financial condition and
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
ability to continue as a going concern, and could, as is the case with other
debt defaults and failure to repay, require that the Company seek bankruptcy
protection under Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code
for MPI and its U.S. subsidiaries.
Maturities of principal balances are $22,000, $20,000, $16,000, $20,000 and
$13,000 in 1998 through 2002, respectively. See Note 16 for debt of
discontinued operations, due on demand.
MPA and CTM are prohibited from paying dividends to MPI under the provisions of
a term note that has been guaranteed by one of the Company's significant
customers.
MPI is directly liable, or is contingently liable based on guarantees of
repayment provided, for effectively all of the above obligations.
In October 1996, the Company issued $2.8 million in 8% convertible debentures to
a group of offshore investors (collectively "Purchasers"). As of December 31,
1996, $900,000 of these debentures had been converted. As of February 20, 1997,
holders of the remaining $1.9 million of debentures had elected to convert,
resulting in the issuance of an additional 3,801,787 shares (see Note 10).
Note 8 - Commitments And Contingencies
Following is a schedule by year of estimated future minimum lease payments under
capital and operating lease agreements.
Year ended Capital Operating
December 31, Leases Leases
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1998 $ 40,000 $ 214,000
1999 33,000 229,000
2000 25,000 231,000
2001 25,000 241,000
2002 14,000 211,000
Thereafter -- 1,125,000
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Total minimum lease payments 137,000 $2,251,000
==========
Amount representing interest 46,000
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Present value of net minimum lease payments 91,000
Current portion 22,000
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Long-term portion $ 69,000
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Certain machinery and equipment are subject to leases which are classified as
capital leases for financial reporting purposes. At December 31, 1997 and 1996
$155,000 ($128,000 net) and $706,000 ($357,000 net) of such leased equipment are
included in property, plant and equipment. Amortization expense related to
assets under capital leases, for continuing operations was $83,000, $58,000 and
$58,000 in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company is also committed under noncancelable operating agreements for the
lease of buildings, machinery and equipment. Rent expense for continuing
operations in 1997, 1996 and 1995 was approximately $336,000, $364,000 and
$301,000, respectively.
Certain of the Company's shareholders have been granted certain registration
rights; the costs of any such offering, exclusive of any underwriting discount,
would be borne by the Company.
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company previously shipped quantities of hazardous waste to a Whittier,
California, hazardous waste treatment facility for recycling. The owner of that
facility allegedly failed to recycle or dispose of the various wastes shipped to
the site and has now filed for bankruptcy. The Company is one of more than four
thousand generators, including numerous Fortune 500 corporations, identified by
the State of California as having responsibility for cleanup at the site, and it
is not ranked as one of the generators that has shipped a significant amount of
hazardous waste. In May 1995, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA") issued written notice that it considers the Company to be a potentially
responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("CERCLA"). The EPA determined that there may be an
imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health, welfare, and
environment because of a release and/or threat of a release of hazardous
substances from the site located in Whittier, California. The notice requires
the Company to take immediate actions to contain and prevent any further release
of hazardous substances at the site. In response to the EPA notice, the Company
and approximately 100 of the other named generators provided the necessary
funding to effect the removal and destruction of the hazardous wastes stored at
this site. In addition, the Company and such generators have provided the
necessary funding to test the soil and ground water at this site, which testing
is currently ongoing. Although the cost incurred by the Company to date of
removing and destroying the hazardous waste stored at this facility was not
significant, this effort does not address the cleanup of potential soil and/or
ground-water contamination present at this site. There can be no assurance,
therefore, that the costs and expenses associated with this action will not
increase in the future to a level that would have material adverse effect upon
the Company's operations. Based upon the Company's investigation to date, the
Company is not able to determine whether this matter, if resolved adversely to
the Company, would have a material adverse effect upon the Company's financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company has also previously shipped small quantities of hazardous waste for
recycling to a San Diego hazardous waste treatment facility operated by a third
party operator ("Operator"). The owner of the property and the State of
California have filed suits against the Operator and two of its officers and the
owner of the property has obtained a mandatory injunction to compel the removal
of hazardous waste on site. If the Operator does not comply, it is possible
that the property owner or a government agency could also sue or bring
enforcement proceedings against approximately 100 hazardous waste generators,
including the Company, that shipped such wastes to the facility to pay for the
removal and to participate in site cleanup if any contamination is discovered.
Based upon the Company's investigation to date, the Company is not able to
determine whether this matter, if resolved adversely to the Company, would have
a material adverse effect upon the Company's financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In November 1995, the Company reached an agreement to settle a consolidated
class action lawsuit in exchange for $950,000. The settlement required the
Company to contribute $525,000, with the remainder paid by the Company's
insurance carrier. Final approval was received in May 1996, by the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of California. The Company provided
for the full cost of the settlement of such litigation during 1995.
Pursuant to the Company's decision to cease its multilayer and pressed ceramic
operations and to liquidate MPM's and MPS's assets, MPM is currently in
liquidation and MPS is in receivership in Singapore. "Current liabilities of
discontinued operations, net" includes $15,446,000 of amounts due to unsecured
creditors and $1,971,000 of assets which, if realized, will be used to reduce,
but not eliminate, the amounts owing to secured creditors (see Note 15). As a
result, management believes that there will be no funds available to repay
unsecured creditors. Upon completion of the liquidation of MPM and MPS, the
amounts owing to unsecured creditors may be relieved through the liquidation
proceedings which has the potential of generating a significant gain. Since
there can be no assurance that this gain
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
will be recognized, and if recognized, the final amount could be different from
the amount shown above, no accrual for this gain has been recorded in the
consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K. This gain, if
recorded, will not result in any cash payment to MPI from the discontinued
operations. There may, however, be some future U.S. Federal income tax benefits
resulting from the Company's payments under its loan guarantees to these
Singapore subsidiaries.
Numerous creditors have filed or threatened lawsuits against MPI and its
subsidiaries for various defaults and violations of certain agreements entered
into by MPI and its various subsidiaries. As a result of DBS Bank's decision to
enforce its claims, MPM and MPS are in liquidation and receivership,
respectively in Singapore. Should MPI be unable to restructure its debt
obligations incurred through guarantees of MPM's and MPS's debts, MPI may be
forced to seek protection under Chapter 7 or 11 of Title 11 the United States
Code.
On April 10, 1997, DBS sent to MPS a written demand for payment of the
outstanding debt owed to DBS by MPM. In addition to demanding payment, DBS
imposed the default interest rate (an additional 3% interest rate) on the
outstanding debt, which has been accrued through December 31, 1998.
The Company is involved in various other claims arising in the ordinary course
of business; none of these other claims, in the opinion of management, is
expected to have a material adverse impact on the financial position, cash flows
or overall trends in the results of operations of the Company.
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, which requires recognition of deferred
tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events
that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under the
SFAS 109 asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based upon the difference between the financial statement and tax
bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the
year(s) in which the differences are expected to reverse.
Net loss is comprised of the following:
Year ended December 31, 1997 1996 1995
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Domestic operations $ 378,000 $ (1,631,000) $(1,640,000)
Singapore operations (11,874,000) (40,211,000) 254,000
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Total $(11,496,000) $(41,842,000) $(1,386,000)
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A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by
applying the statutory Federal income tax rate to income before income taxes
follows:
Year ended December 31, 1997 1996 1995
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Amounts computed at Federal statutory rate $(3,909,000) $(14,295,000) $(485,000)
Foreign losses with no benefit 3,121,000 10,910,000 15,000
Taxes below the Federal rate
on undistributed foreign earnings 831,000 2,829,000 20,000
Amortization of non-deductible intangible assets 37,000 38,000 43,000
Non-deductible expenses 6,000 247,000 184,000
Losses for which no current benefits are available - 271,000 223,000
Utilization of NOL carryforward (86,000) - -
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Provision for income taxes $ - $ - $ -
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
The components of deferred income taxes:
Year ended December 31, 1997 1996
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Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 3,951,000 $ 4,077,000
Accrued liabilities and reserves 2,804,000 2,644,000
Tax credit carryforwards 499,000 466,000
Deferred income 106,000 166,000
Book and tax depreciation differences 92,000 -
Unrealized foreign exchange loss - 29,000
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7,452,000 7,382,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Book and tax depreciation differences - (27,000)
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7,452,000 7,355,000
Valuation allowance (7,452,000) (7,355,000)
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Deferred taxes $ - $ -
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At December 31, 1997 and 1996, a 100% valuation allowance has been provided on
the total deferred income tax assets as they are not more likely than not to be
realized.
The Company has not recorded provisions for any United States income taxes in
1997, 1996 and 1995. During 1995, taxable income at the Company's domestic
operations was offset by the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had Federal net operating loss carryforwards
of approximately $11,445,000 for Federal tax reporting purposes and
approximately $1,025,000 for California tax purposes. The net operating loss
carryforwards for tax purposes expire between 2000 and 2013.
As of December 31, 1997, the Company also has approximately $431,000 and $37,000
in Federal and state research and development credit carryforwards,
respectively. These credits expire between 2000 to 2008. Additionally, the
Company has approximately $31,000 of investment tax credits which expire in
2001. The Company believes that it has incurred an ownership change pursuant to
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and, as a result, the Company believes
that its ability to utilize its current net operating loss and credit
carryforwards in subsequent periods will be subject to annual limitations.
During 1997 and 1996, the Company's Singapore operations generated operating
losses for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. During 1995,
taxable income at the Company's Singapore operations was offset by the
utilization of net operating loss and capital allowance carryforwards.
NOTE 10 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
In October 1996, the Company issued $2.8 million in 8% convertible debentures
(see Note 7). As of December 31, 1996, holders of $900,000 of these debentures
had elected to convert, under the terms of the debentures, into 1,306,996 shares
of common stock. As of February 20, 1997, holders of the remaining $1.9 million
of debentures had elected to convert, resulting in the issuance of an additional
3,801,787 shares.
Under the terms of two non-interest bearing obligations, the Company was
required to issue and place into escrow 121,372 shares of common stock as
collateral to ensure the Company's performance under
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
those obligations (see Note 7). Upon the Company's successful performance under
those obligations, the shares are to be returned to the Company.
During 1996, employees exercised options to purchase 61,019 shares of the
Company's common stock.
In March 1996, the Company and MPM consummated the Transpac Financing, in which
the Company issued 842,013 shares of its Common Stock for $2,000,000.
In order to provide for the convertibility of the Transpac Debenture, the
Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of Common Stock from
10 million shares to 15 million shares at a Special Meeting on May 29, 1996.
In order to permit the Company to issue additional options to employees, the
Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock
Issuance Plan, which reserved an additional 4 million shares for the plan (see
Note 12) on August 21, 1997.
As of March 10, 1998, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares
of Common Stock from 15 million shares to 50 million shares and to add 10
million shares of undesignated preferred stock, pursuant to a written consent
solicitation (see Note 7).
NOTE 11 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
The Company maintains a defined contribution retirement savings plan which is
intended to qualify under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan
covers substantially all full-time U.S. employees. Participants may contribute
a percentage of their salaries subject to statutory annual limitations. The
Company matches a percentage of the employee contributions as specified in the
plan agreement. Contributions by the Company totaled $48,000, $65,000 and
$54,000 in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
NOTE 12 - STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN AND STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS
Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan - The Company maintains a stock option/stock
issuance plan under which incentive stock options may be granted to employees of
the Company and nonqualified stock options may be granted to consultants and
non-employee directors of the Company. Under the terms of the plan,
nontransferable options may be granted for terms of up to 10 years and are
generally exercisable at the rate of 33% per year, although vesting terms are
determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Options are generally
granted with an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the common
stock shares at the date of grant. A total of 4,690,632 shares of common stock
have been reserved for issuance under the plan. The plan expires in December
2000.
On August 21, 1997, the Company cancelled and regranted substantially all
existing options (other than options granted pursuant to the Automatic Option
Grant Program). Based in part upon the delisting of the Company's Common Stock
from the Nasdaq National Market, the financial condition of the Company, the
stock price and the necessity of retaining its employees, the Company believes
that this program would be in the best interests of the shareholders. As such,
the Board of Directors and the Stock Option Plan Administration Committee
cancelled and regranted substantially all options outstanding under the
Discretionary Option Grant Program of the Plan (and grant additional options to
persons who have received options under the Automatic Option Grant Program) with
an exercise price in excess of the fair market value of the Common Stock of the
Company as traded on the OTC Bulletin Board on the Grant Date. Pursuant to such
program, each such outstanding option was cancelled and a new replacement option
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
granted for the same number of shares, with an exercise price of $0.19875 (the
fair market value of the Common Stock on the new grant date).
The Company applies APB Opinion 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,"
and related Interpretations in accounting for this plan. Under APB Opinion 25,
when the exercise price of options granted under the Company's plan is equal to
the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation
cost is recognized.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 ("SFAS 123"), "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation," requires the Company to provide pro forma
information regarding net income and earnings per share as if such compensation
cost for the Company's stock option and issuance plans had been determined in
accordance with the fair value based method prescribed in SFAS 123. The Company
estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions used for grants in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively: 0% dividend
yield; expected volatility of 19% - 23%%, 16% and 11%, risk free interest rates
of 5.75% - 6.22%, 6.10% and 5.85%; and expected lives of 3 to 6 years
(determined on an option-by-option basis).
Under the accounting provisions of SFAS 123, the Company's net loss per share
would have been increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
1997 1996 1995
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Net loss:
As reported................................... $(11,496,000) $(41,842,000) $(1,386,000)
Proforma...................................... (11,583,000) (41,858,000) (1,392,000)
Earnings per common share:
As reported................................... (1.11) (7.68) (0.30)
Proforma...................................... (1.12) (7.69) (0.30)
Earnings per common share assuming dilution:
As reported................................... (1.06) (7.68) (0.30)
Proforma...................................... (1.07) (7.69) (0.30)
A summary of the status of the Company's stock option plan as of December 31,
1997 and 1996, and changes during the years ending on those dates is presented
below:
1997 1996 1995
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Weighted- Weighted- Weighted-
Shares Average Shares Average Shares Average
(000) Exercise Price (000) Exercise Price (000) Exercise Price
------------------------ ---------------------- ----------------------
Outstanding at beginning of year 1,547 $2.22 550 $2.62 386 $3.30
Granted 4,264 0.32 1,117 2.03 188 1.87
Exercised - - (61) 1.35 - -
Forfeited (1,941) 1.75 (59) 3.28 (23) 7.90
Outstanding at end of year 3,870 0.36 1,547 2.22 551 2.62
Options exercisable at year-end 1,202 0.37 867 2.14 255 2.23
Weighted-average fair value of
options granted during the year $0.10 $0.53 $0.21
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding
at December 31, 1997.
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
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Number Weighted-Average Weighted- Number Weighted-
Range of Exercise Outstanding at Remaining Average Exercisable at Average
Prices 12/31/97 Contractual Life Exercise Price 12/31/96 Exercise Price
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
$ 0.20 to $ 0.26 2,039,187 9.6 years $0.20 700,000 $0.20
$ 0.43 to $ 0.51 1,775,000 9.9 $0.48 483,335 $0.50
$ 1.75 to $ 1.91 45,900 8.9 $1.90 11,700 $1.90
$ 4.19 to $ 5.13 9,900 6.6 $5.04 6,975 $5.09
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$ 0.20 to $ 5.13 3,869,987 1,202,010
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Stock Purchase Warrants - On November 19, 1997, the Company entered into an
Investment Banking Agreement for a term of two years. Pursuant to the
Investment Banking Agreement, the Company is to receive business development
services including the review of the Company's managerial and financial
requirements, review of the Company's budgets and business plans, analysis of
alternative methods by which the Company can raise capital and certain other
related services in exchange for the issuance of 1,000,000 common stock purchase
warrants. This warrant has a term of five years, an exercise price of $1.00 per
share, and has certain registration rights. The fair market value of the
Company's Common Stock on the grant date was $0.625. The exercise of the
warrant was contingent on shareholder approval of an increase in the number of
authorized shares necessary to provide a sufficient number of shares underlying
the warrant. Shareholders subsequently granted such approval effective March
10, 1998. The Company issued 50,000 common stock purchase warrants at an
exercise price of $1.00 per share in November 1997, pursuant to an agreement
whereby the Company will receive investment consulting services for a period of
two years. The warrants become exercisable over the first two years of the
agreement and expire in November 2002.
In connection with the issuance of $2.8 million of convertible debentures on
October 23, 1996 (see Note 7) the Company issued 75,421 common stock purchase
warrants to the lead investor at an exercise price of $0.55 (the average
conversion price of the debentures). These warrants, which were exercisable 45
days after issuance, expired on October 23, 1997. In connection with its IPO
(see Note 10), the Company issued 160,000 common stock purchase warrants to its
underwriter at an exercise price of $6.50. These warrants, which were
exercisable upon issuance, expire in April 1999. The Company issued 17,693
common stock purchase warrants at an exercise price of $5.63 per share in August
1993. These warrants expire in August 1998.
No stock purchase warrants have been exercised during the three years ended
December 31, 1997.
NOTE 13 - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash paid for interest during 1997, 1996 and 1995 totaled $688,000, $1,731,000
and $1,034,000, respectively. In 1996, the Company entered into capital lease
obligations to acquire property, plant and equipment totaling $1,784,000. As
discussed in Notes 7 and 10, holders of $1,900,000 and $900,000 of convertible
debentures had elected to convert their debentures into 1,306,926 shares of
common stock, as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
NOTE 14 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In exchange for management, marketing, advisory, strategic planning and
technical services, the Company paid $626,000 and $91,000 in 1997 and 1996 to
the Company's Board Members or entities which are affiliated with three of the
Company's Board members.
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 15 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On July 10, 1997, The Development Bank of Singapore Limited, one of the
Company's and its subsidiaries largest creditors ("DBS"), appointed a Receiver
and Manager to liquidate the assets of Microelectronic Packaging (S) Pte. Ltd.
("MPS"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company which manufactured
primarily pressed ceramics products. DBS exercised its option to appoint a
Receiver and Manger under the terms of a Deed of Debenture dated November 27,
1984 (as amended) between DBS and MPS. The Company anticipates that the
Receiver and Manager will complete the liquidation of MPS by December 31, 1998.
The Company has guaranteed all of MPS's obligations to DBS of which
approximately $2.6 million was outstanding as of December 31, 1997. These loans
which are included in the caption "Debt of discontinued operations, due on
demand" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. There can be no assurance that such
debt will be fully paid through the liquidation of the assets of MPS. If
insufficient , DBS could demand repayment of the shortfall from the Company
through the guarantee. The Company does not have adequate resources to repay
such debt if the guarantee is called.
The Company recorded the effect of the receivership as of June 30, 1997, and the
results of operations of MPS have been classified as "Loss from discontinued
operations" on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995. As a result of the appointment of a Receiver
and Manager, MPS is no longer able to manufacture its pressed ceramic products
and has ceased generating revenue since July 10, 1997.
The Company has also evaluated the net realizable value of the assets of its MPS
subsidiary. The effect of this is to reduce the carrying value of certain
assets by $6.4 million in 1997 and $6.2 million in 1996. These charges are
included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the caption "Estimated
loss on disposal of pressed ceramics operations."
On March 18, 1997, a Receiver was appointed to handle the liquidation of the
multilayer ceramics operations of MPM (S) Pte. Ltd. As of December 31, 1997,
essentially all of the assets of MPM had been sold. Final resolution of the
remaining liabilities will come only after the liquidation of MPS, since MPS has
guaranteed the DBS bank loan and the equipment leases entered into by MPM. The
portion of these liabilities remaining after any reduction available from the
sale of MPS and MPM assets will then be transferred to MPI, as MPI also
guaranteed these loans and leases. As of October 8, 1997, the Company (as
guarantor) reached an agreement with MPM's lessor for the repayment of the
balance remaining after the sale of the leased equipment, over a five-year term
(interest only during the first year, with principal due quarterly thereafter).
The loan balance will be reduced by excess funds available from the liquidation
of MPS, in the event that any funds are available. The holders of the
debentures issued to Transpac and related parties still retain $9.0 million of
debt securities issued by MPM which are guaranteed by the Company. The Company
and MPM are in default thereunder.
The Company's MPC subsidiary was informed in April 1997 that Carborundum
Corporation ("Carborundum"), its sole customer, was immediately cancelling the
manufacturing and related agreements with MPC as a result of Carborundum's sale
of its assets to a third party.
On April 5, 1997, a fire at the Company's MPC facility caused damage to the
building and certain equipment. The Company is insured against the fire, and
believes that it will incur minimal losses from the fire. The Company has
closed the MPC operation and has terminated all of its MPC employees. The
Company expects that there will be minimal impact from the disposition of the
assets of MPC. Most costs of closure of the MPC operations will be borne by the
former customer or the Company's business interruption insurance. The Company
has recorded the effect of the closure of this business as of
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 1997, and the results of operations of MPC have been classified as
"Loss from discontinued operations" in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Based on the information above, the results of operations of the MPS, MPC and
MPM segments have been reported separately as discontinued operations as of
December 31, 1997, and for the year then ended. Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 have been restated to
present MPS, MPC and MPM segments as discontinued operations.
Discontinued operations include management's best estimates of the amounts
expected to be realized on the sale of its assets associated with these
discontinued operations and the expenses to be incurred through the disposal
date. The amounts the Company will ultimately realize and incur could differ
materially in the near term from the amounts assumed in arriving at the loss on
disposal of the discontinued operation. Management anticipates that the foreign
operations will be fully dissolved in 1998.
The components of "Current liabilities of discontinued operations, net" included
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (only MPM was included in net
liabilities of discontinued operations as of December 31, 1996 - MPS and MPC are
included, along with MPM, as of December 31, 1997). Consistent with the 1997
presentation, all debt obligations have been reclassified to the caption "Debt
of discontinued operations, due on demand" and are included in the discussion at
Note 7.
December 31, 1997 1996
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Cash $ 572,000 $ 391,000
Other current assets - 225,000
Property, net 1,399,000 1,500,000
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Total restricted assets, held by Receiver 1,971,000 2,116,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 15,446,000 7,113,000
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations, net $(13,475,000) $(19,263,000)
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NOTE 16 - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Year ended December 31, 1997 1996 1995
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Net sales to unaffiliated customers:
United States $28,522,000 $19,044,000 $ 15,181,000
Singapore -- -- --
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Net sales as reported in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations $28,522,000 $19,044,000 $ 15,181,000
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Income (loss) from operations:
United States $ 206,000 $(1,749,000) $ (1,888,000)
Singapore -- -- --
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Income (loss) from operations as reported in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations $ 206,000 $(1,749,000) $ (1,888,000)
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 1997 1996
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Identifiable assets:
United States $ 9,911,000 $ 9,640,000
Singapore and Indonesia -- 15,254,000
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Total assets as reported in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets $ 9,911,000 $24,894,000
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Identifiable liabilities:
United States $ 9,517,000 $11,912,000
Singapore 40,626,000 43,596,000
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Total liabilities as reported in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets $50,143,000 $55,508,000
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NOTE 17 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the Year Ended December 31, 1997
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Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
------------------- -------------------- ---------------
Income from continuing operations $378,000
BASIC EPS
Income available to common stockholders 378,000 10,360,841 $0.04
===============
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Stock Options -- 525,478
Warrants -- --
------------------- --------------------
Diluted EPS
Income available to common
stockholders + assumed conversions $378,000 10,886,319 $0.03
=================== ==================== ===============
Options to purchase 55,800 shares and warrants to purchase 1,227,693 shares of
common stock at prices ranging from $1.75 to $6.50 were outstanding during the
second half of 1997 but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS
because the options' and warrants' exercise prices were greater than the average
market price of the common shares. The options and warrants, which expire
between August 1998 and November 2006 were still outstanding as of December 31,
1997.
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Year Ended December 31, 1996
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Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
------------------- -------------------- --------------
Loss from continuing operations $(2,437,000)
BASIC EPS
Income available to common stockholders (2,437,000) 5,445,380 $(0.45)
==============
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Stock Options -- --
Warrants -- --
------------------- --------------------
DILUTED EPS
Income available to common
stockholders + assumed conversions $(2,437,000) 5,445,380 $(0.45)
=================== ==================== ==============
Options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock which outstanding during
the second half of 1996 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS
because the options' and warrants' effect on EPS would be anti-dilutive.
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995
---------------------------------------------------------
Income Shares Per-Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
------------------- -------------------- --------------
Loss from continuing operations $(1,891,000)
BASIC EPS
Income available to common stockholders (1,891,000) 4,660,000 $(0.41)
==============
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Stock Options -- --
Warrants -- --
------------------- --------------------
DILUTED EPS
Income available to common
stockholders + assumed conversions $(1,891,000) 4,660,000 $(0.41)
=================== ==================== ==============
Options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock which outstanding during
the second half of 1995 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS
because the options' and warrants' effect on EPS would be anti-dilutive.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES
Board of Directors
Microelectronic Packaging, Inc.
San Diego, California
The audits referred to in our report dated March 16, 1998 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Microelectronic Packaging, Inc., which is
contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K included the audit of the financial
statement schedule listed in the accompanying index. The financial statement
schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on the financial statement schedule based upon our
audits.
In our opinion, such financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company suffered a net loss in the amount
of $11,496,000 which included a loss from discontinued operations of $11,874,000
in 1997, has a working capital deficiency of $41,657,000 and an accumulated
deficiency of $80,248,000 as of December 31, 1997, is in default of most of its
loan agreements, is economically dependent on a single customer, has three
foreign subsidiaries in receivership and/or liquidation under Singapore law, has
various claims and lawsuits filed against the Company and its subsidiaries and
may be forced to seek protection for the Company and certain subsidiaries under
United States bankruptcy law. These matters raise substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard
to these matters are also described in Note 2. Continuation of the Company
thereafter is dependent on the Company's ability to negotiate arrangements with
its lenders, raise sufficient capital and achieve sufficient cash flow to meet
its restructured debt obligations. The accompanying consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Costa Mesa, California
March 16, 1997
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MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGING, INC.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
SCHEDULE II
Balance At Additions Transfers to
Beginning Of Charged To Costs Discontinued Balance At End
Period And Expenses Operations Deductions Of Period
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Allowance For Doubtful Accounts
for the Year Ended:
December 31, 1995 $ 136,000 $ 77,000 $ -- $ (14,000) $ 199,000
December 31, 1996 199,000 99,000 -- -- 298,000
December 31, 1997 298,000 -- -- (63,000) 235,000
Inventory Valuation Reserves for
the Year Ended:
December 31, 1995 $ 663,000 $ 460,000 $ -- $ (93,000) $ 1,030,000
December 31, 1996 1,030,000 606,000 -- (312,000) 1,324,000
December 31, 1997 1,324,000 49,000 (909,000) (220,000) 244,000
Other Valuation Reserves (1)
for the Year Ended:
December 31, 1995 $ 157,000 $ 916,000 $ -- $ (90,000) $ 983,000
December 31, 1996 983,000 1,817,000 -- -- 2,800,000
December 31, 1997 2,800,000 -- (2,526,000) -- 274,000
Property, Plant And Equipment -
Continuing Operations
for the Year Ended:
December 31, 1996 $ -- $ 6,163,000 $ -- $ -- $ 6,163,000
December 31, 1997 6,163,000 -- (6,163,000) -- --
Property, Plant And Equipment -
Discontinued Operations
for the Year Ended:
December 31, 1996 $ -- $14,943,000 $ -- $ -- $14,943,000
December 31, 1997 14,943,000 755,000 6,163,000 -- 21,861,000
(1) Pertains To Other Receivables, Including Innoventure Receivable for 1996.
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