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(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2000
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________ to _______________
Commission file number 0-21053
PROCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 33-0268063
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1821 East Dyer Road, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(949) 852-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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The number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding on
February 29, 2000, was 11,399,227.
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements.
PROCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
JANUARY 31, JULY 31,
2000 1999
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(UNAUDITED) (AUDITED)
Current assets:
Cash ............................................. $ 1,600,000 $ 227,000
Short-term marketable securities, held to maturity 18,132,000 22,206,000
Accounts receivable, less allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales
returns of $2,427,000 and
$2,461,000, respectively ....................... 5,633,000 8,648,000
Inventories, net ................................. 10,309,000 9,973,000
Income tax receivable ............................ 4,144,000 2,859,000
Deferred income taxes ............................ 1,293,000 1,833,000
Prepaid expenses ................................. 722,000 515,000
Other current assets ............................. 283,000 286,000
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Total current assets ..................... 42,116,000 46,547,000
Property and equipment, net ........................ 10,237,000 9,473,000
Other assets ....................................... 987,000 1,068,000
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Total assets ............................. $ 53,340,000 $ 57,088,000
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Line of credit ................................... $ 139,000 $ 254,000
Accounts payable ................................. 9,372,000 10,812,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ... 2,969,000 2,162,000
Accrued compensation ............................. 1,231,000 1,212,000
Deferred service revenues ........................ 513,000 844,000
Income taxes payable ............................. -- 18,000
Current portion of long-term debt................. 8,500,000 --
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Total current liabilities ................ 22,724,000 15,302,000
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Loan payable ..................................... -- 7,500,000
Total liabilities ........................ 22,724,000 22,802,000
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Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value;
10,000,000 shares authorized, no
shares issued and outstanding .................. -- --
Common stock, $.01 par value;
65,000,000 shares authorized,
11,398,227 and 11,227,041, shares
issued and outstanding,
respectively ................................... 114,000 112,000
Additional paid in capital ....................... 18,924,000 18,198,000
Retained earnings ................................ 11,734,000 15,991,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss.............. (156,000) (15,000)
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Total shareholders' equity ............... 30,616,000 34,286,000
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ... $ 53,340,000 $ 57,088,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated condensed balance sheets.
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PROCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
QUARTERS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
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JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
(RESTATED) (RESTATED)
Net sales ......................... $ 16,327,000 $ 23,929,000 $ 35,236,000 $ 54,330,000
Cost of sales ..................... 12,521,000 16,534,000 26,189,000 37,235,000
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Gross profit ................. 3,806,000 7,395,000 9,047,000 17,095,000
Selling, general and administrative
expenses ........................ 6,209,000 6,497,000 12,260,000 12,949,000
Research and development expenses . 1,742,000 1,280,000 3,387,000 2,565,000
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Operating income (loss)....... (4,145,000) (382,000) (6,600,000) 1,581,000
Other (income) expense
Interest income .................. 280,000 341,000 566,000 666,000
Interest (expense) ............... (7,000) (24,000) (8,000) (30,000)
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Income (loss) before income taxes.. (3,872,000) (65,000) (6,042,000) 2,217,000
Provision (benefit) for
income taxes .................... (1,191,000) (82,000) (1,785,000) 765,000
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Net income (loss)............. $ (2,681,000) $ 17,000 $ (4,257,000) $ 1,452,000
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Net income (loss) per share:
Basic ............................ $ (0.24) $ 0.00 $ (0.38) $ 0.13
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Diluted .......................... $ (0.24) $ 0.00 $ (0.38) $ 0.13
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Shares used in per share computation:
Basic ............................ 11,295,000 11,258,000 11,262,000 11,244,000
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Diluted .......................... 11,295,000 11,736,000 11,262,000 11,562,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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PROCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
COMMON STOCK ACCUM. OTHER
------------------------ PAID IN RETAINED COMPREHENSIVE
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS INCOME (LOSS) TOTAL
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Balance at July 26, 1996 ... 9,000,000 $ 3,000 $ -- $ 5,133,000 $ -- $ 5,136,000
Comprehensive income:
Net income ............... -- -- -- 8,447,000 -- 8,447,000
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Comprehensive income ..... 8,447,000
Change in par value to
$.01 per share ......... -- 87,000 3,000 (90,000) -- --
Public offering of
2,000,000 shares ....... 2,000,000 20,000 16,166,000 -- -- 16,186,000
Compensatory stock options -- -- 35,000 -- -- 35,000
Exercise of employee
stock options .......... 24,562 -- 62,000 -- -- 62,000
Tax benefit from exercise
of stock options ....... -- -- 201,000 -- -- 201,000
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Balance at July 31, 1997 ... 11,024,562 110,000 16,467,000 13,490,000 -- 30,067,000
Comprehensive income:
Net income ............... -- -- -- 5,376,000 -- 5,376,000
Foreign currency
translation ............ -- -- -- -- 3,000 3,000
Comprehensive income ..... 5,379,000
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Exercise of employee
stock options and
related tax benefit .... 50,036 1,000 143,000 -- -- 144,000
Tax benefit from exercise
of stock options ....... -- -- 242,000 -- -- 242,000
Acquisition of Megabyte .. 104,144 1,000 899,000 -- -- 900,000
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Balance at July 31, 1998 ... 11,178,742 $ 112,000 $ 17,751,000 $ 18,866,000 $ 3,000 $ 36,732,000
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss ................. -- -- -- (2,875,000) -- (2,875,000)
Foreign currency
translation ............ -- -- -- -- (18,000) (18,000)
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Comprehensive loss ....... (2,893,000)
Exercise of employee
stock options and
related tax benefit .... 41,013 -- 152,000 -- -- 152,000
Issuance of stock
to employees ........... 5,531 -- 39,000 -- -- 39,000
Tax benefit from exercise
of stock options........ -- -- 71,000 -- -- 71,000
Stock repurchases ........ (77,845) (1,000) (400,000) -- -- (401,000)
Acquisitions ............. 79,600 1,000 585,000 -- -- 586,000
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Balance at July 31, 1999 ... 11,227,041 $ 112,000 $ 18,198,000 $ 15,991,000 $ (15,000) $ 34,286,000
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss ................. -- -- -- (4,257,000) -- (4,257,000)
Foreign currency
translation ............ -- -- -- -- (141,000) (141,000)
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Comprehensive loss ....... (4,398,000)
Exercise of employee
stock options and
related tax benefit .... 153,810 2,000 584,000 -- -- 586,000
Issuance of stock
to employees ........... 17,329 -- 142,000 -- -- 142,000
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Balance at January 31, 2000 11,398,227 $ 114,000 $ 18,924,000 $ 11,734,000 $(156,000) $ 30,616,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED
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JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
2000 1999
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(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
(RESTATED)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income ..................................... $ (4,257,000) $ 1,452,000
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash
provided by (used in)
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ................ 449,000 617,000
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable ..................... 3,015,000 2,466,000
Inventories ............................. (336,000) 1,321,000
Deferred income taxes and income tax
receivable............................. (745,000) 25,000
Prepaid expenses ........................ (207,000) (682,000)
Other current assets .................... 3,000 (28,000)
Other assets ............................ (25,000) (37,000)
Accounts payable ........................ (1,440,000) (2,938,000)
Accrued expenses ........................ 807,000 (370,000)
Accrued compensation .................... 19,000 (237,000)
Deferred service revenue ................ (331,000) 461,000
Income taxes payable .................... (18,000) (824,000)
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Net cash provided (used)
by operating activities ............. (3,066,000) 1,226,000
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired ............. -- 149,000
Purchase of property and equipment ............. (1,107,000) (609,000)
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Net cash provided by
Investing activities .............. (1,107,000) (460,000)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Loan payable.................................... 1,000,000 --
Borrowings on line of credit ................... -- 41,000
Payments made on line of credit ................ (115,000) --
Repurchases of common stock .................... -- (92,000)
Issuance of common stock ....................... 142,000 1,000
Stock option exercises.......................... 586,000 141,000
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Net cash provided by
(used in) financing
activities ......................... 1,613,000 91,000
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Effect of exchange rate changes .............. (141,000) (22,000)
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Increase (decrease) in cash .................. (2,701,000) 835,000
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Cash and marketable commercial paper at
beginning of period ............................ 22,433,000 23,362,000
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Cash and marketable commercial paper at
end of period .................................. $ 19,732,000 $ 24,197,000
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the periods for:
Interest ..................................... $ 8,000 $ 30,000
Income taxes paid (refunded).................. $ (1,097,000) $ 3,312,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated condensed financial statements.
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PROCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2000 AND JANUARY 31, 1999
NOTE 1. GENERAL.
The accompanying financial information is unaudited, but in the opinion
of management, reflects all adjustments (which include only normally recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of Procom
Technology, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company") as of the
dates indicated and the results of operations for the periods then ended.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company believes that the
disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, the
financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements, and notes thereto for the three years ended July 31, 1999 included
in the Company's Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 1999. Results for the interim
periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire
year.
NOTE 2. ACQUISITION RESTATEMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS.
In the financial statements included in the Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter and six month periods ended January 31, 1999, the Company reported the
acquisition of Gigatek as a pooling of interest, and therefore presented
consolidated results that included results of operations for periods prior to
the date of acquisition. At July 31, 1999, the Company determined it was
appropriate to treat the Gigatek acquisition as a purchase, and therefore, the
quarterly results, including those for the periods presented in the January 31,
1999 Report on Form 10-Q were adjusted to give effect to the change in
treatment. Accordingly, results for the three and six months ended January 31,
1999 have been restated to conform to such adjustments. The Company does not
believe that the adjustments, taken as a whole, have a material impact on the
company's results of operations or financial condition for any period presented.
NOTE 3. EARNINGS PER SHARE.
Net income (loss) per share has been computed using the weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. For the
periods presented, basic net income (loss) per share was based on the weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For the
same periods, diluted net income per share further included the effect of
dilutive stock options (computed using the treasury stock method) outstanding
during the periods where the Company realized net income, while no dilution is
computed for periods where the Company realized a net loss. The following table
sets forth the effects of such dilution for each period presented.
Quarter Ended Six-months Ended
January 31, January 31,
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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Weighted average shares outstanding 11,295,000 11,258,000 11,262,000 11,244,000
Dilutive effect of stock options --(A) 478,000 --(A) 318,000
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Total 11,295,000 11,736,000 11,262,000 11,562,000
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(A) Except for the net loss in the quarter and six months ended January 31,
2000, approximately 1,251,000 shares and 699,000 shares, respectively,
would have been included in the computation of weighted average shares
outstanding.
NOTE 4. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the quarters ended January 31, 2000 and 1999, the only differences
between reported net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) were foreign
currency translation adjustments of $(112,000) and $(49,000), respectively. For
the six-month periods ended January 31, 2000 and 1999, the only differences
between reported net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) were foreign
currency translation adjustments of $(141,000) and $(23,000), respectively.
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NOTE 5. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates in one industry segment: the design, manufacture
and marketing of data storage devices. The Company has two major distinct
product families: network attached storage products and other data storage
products. Net sales of network attached storage (NAS) products represented
approximately 23% and 20% of total product net sales for the quarter and
six-months ended January 31, 2000 and 5% and 7% of total product net sales for
the quarter and six-months ended January 31, 1999.
International sales as a percentage of net sales amounted to 48% and
44% for the quarter and six-months ended January 31, 2000 and 31% and 27% for
the quarter and six-months ended January 31, 1999. International sales
represented 33% of total net sales in the most recent fiscal year ended July
31, 1999. International sales were primarily to European customers and
secondarily Middle Eastern, Latin American and Pacific Rim customers.
Identifiable assets used in connection with the Company's foreign operations
have not changed materially since July 31, 1999.
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
General
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, comments regarding the Company's revenue, revenue mix,
product pricing, gross margins, increased promotional, advertising, research and
development spending, and the expanded marketing efforts of the Company. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements as a result of important factors including, without limitation,
competitive product introductions, price competition, any failure or delay in
the Company's ability to develop and introduce new products, the failure of any
significant customer, adverse economic conditions generally and other factors
set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Company's Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 1999.
OVERVIEW
The Company was formed in 1987. The Company develops, manufactures and
markets computer network attached storage ("NAS") appliances and other storage
upgrade devices for a wide range of computer networks and operating systems. The
Company is focused on the development of effective NAS appliances for cross-
platform, high performance network storage. In addition, the Company sells
value-added notebook storage upgrade subsystems and CD-ROM servers.
In the last two years, the Company has significantly increased its focus
on the development and sale of NAS appliances. These products provide for more
efficient service of data through simplified data management with improved
network performance at lower overall costs. The Company has continued to develop
more complex NAS products, and expects to continue to develop, market and ship
an increasing percentage of NAS products in future periods. In early December
1999, the Company executed an OEM agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP"),
under which the Company will supply a customized version of its mid-range NAS
Filer hardware and software currently under development. Under the agreement,
which has a five year term, and which has no minimum quantity commitments, the
Company expects that HP will market and support the NAS appliances through its
network of computer resellers. The Company currently anticipates that it will
commence shipments under the agreement in calendar 2000.
During the year ended July 31, 1998, the Company acquired two entities
who had distributed or sold storage application products: Megabyte
Computerhandels AG, a Munich, Germany based distributor of high end computer
storage products ("Megabyte"), and Invincible Technologies Corp., a
Massachusetts based reseller of high end storage application products
("Invincible"). In the year ended July 31, 1999, the Company also acquired two
European distributors, one in Italy and one in Switzerland.
The Company generally records sales upon product shipment. The Company
presently maintains agreements with many of its computer resellers, VARs and
distributors that allow limited returns (including stock balancing) and price
protection privileges. The Company has in the past experienced high return
rates. The Company maintains reserves for anticipated returns (including stock
balancing) and price protection privileges. These reserves are adjusted at each
financial reporting date to state fairly the anticipated returns (including
stock balancing) and price protection claims relating to each reporting period.
Generally, the reserves will increase as sales and corresponding returns
increase. In addition, under a product evaluation program established by the
Company, computer resellers, VARs, distributors and end users generally are able
to purchase products on a trial basis and return the products within a specified
period if they are not satisfied. Evaluation units are not recorded as sales
until the customer has paid for such units.
A majority of the Company's sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. With
the acquisitions of companies in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, the Company
believes that
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adverse fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could, in the future, have a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations or financial
condition. While the Company has intercompany accounts and advances to its
European subsidiaries, it does not intend to require immediate repayment of its
initial investment or operating advances, and does not therefore charge or
credit income for any currency translation gain or loss in any particular
reporting period, but rather adjusts the foreign currency translation adjustment
account for such fluctuations. In addition, fluctuations in exchange rates could
cause the Company's products to become relatively more expensive to end users in
a particular country, leading to a reduction of sales in that country, and
foreign exchange rate fluctuations may cause the Company's assets, sales and
results of operations to be adversely impacted in the future.
Historically, the Company's gross margins have experienced significant
volatility. The Company's gross margins vary significantly by product line, and,
therefore, the Company's overall gross margin varies with the mix of products
sold by the Company. The Company's markets are also characterized by intense
competition and declining average unit selling prices as products mature over
the course of the relatively short life cycle of individual products, which have
often ranged from six to twelve months. In addition, the Company's gross margins
may be adversely affected by availability and price increases associated with
key products and components from the Company's suppliers, some of which have
been in the past, and may in the future be in short supply, and inventory
obsolescence resulting from older generation products or the unexpected
discontinuance of third party components. Finally, the Company's margins vary
with the mix of its distribution channels and with general economic conditions.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth the Company's statement of operations
data as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
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JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
Net sales ........................ 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales .................... 76.7 69.1 74.3 68.5
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Gross profit ................... 23.3 30.9 25.7 31.5
Selling, general and
administrative expenses ........ 38.0 27.2 34.8 23.1
Research and development expenses
10.7 5.3 9.6 4.7
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Operating income (loss) ........ (25.4) (1.6) (18.7) 2.9
Interest income and (expense), net 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.2
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Income (loss) before income
taxes ........................ (23.7) (0.3) (17.1) 4.1
Provision (benefit) for income
taxes .......................... (7.3) (0.4) (5.0) 1.4
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Net income (loss) ............ (16.4)% 0.1% (12.1)% 2.7%
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QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2000 COMPARED TO QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS
ENDED JANUARY 31, 1999
GENERAL COMMENTS
In the Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter and six month periods ended
January 31, 1999, the Company reported the acquisition of Gigatek as a pooling
of interest, and
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therefore presented consolidated results that included results of operations for
periods prior to the date of acquisition. At July 31, 1999, the Company
determined it was appropriate to treat the Gigatek acquisition as a purchase,
and therefore, the quarterly results, including those for the periods presented
in the January 31, 1999 Report on Form 10-Q were adjusted to give effect to the
change in treatment. Accordingly, results for the three and six months ended
January 31, 1999 have been restated to conform to such adjustments. The Company
does not believe that the adjustments, taken as a whole, have a material impact
on the company's results of operations or financial condition for any period
presented.
Net Sales
Net sales decreased 31.8% from $23.9 million for the quarter ended
January 31, 1999 to $16.3 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2000, and
declined 13.7% compared to net sales of $18.9 million for the most recent
quarter ended October 31, 1999. The decrease was the result of a significant
decrease in sales of CD servers and arrays and notebook computer upgrade
subsystems, combined with the effect of significant price erosion which occurred
during the quarter and the six months ended January 31, 2000. The Company
expects to see a continued weakness in the demand for its upgrade disk drive
storage products and CD-ROM Network Storage Solutions throughout the balance of
fiscal 2000. For the quarter ended January 31, 2000, sales of the Company's NAS
product were approximately $3.8 million, compared to $1.7 million for the
quarter ended January 31, 1999. International sales remained relatively equal in
absolute dollars, but increased as a percentage of total net sales, for the
first six months of fiscal 2000 compared to the first six months of fiscal 1999.
International sales increased from $15.4 million, or approximately 26.8% of net
sales, in the six months ended January 31, 1999 to $15.5 million, or
approximately 43.9% of net sales, for the six months ended January 31, 2000 due
primarily to the inclusion of the revenues of Megabyte, Pera and Gigatek and the
reduced US sales of Procom's CD servers and arrays. Net sales for the six months
ended January 31, 2000 decreased 35.2% to $35.2 million from $54.3 million for
the six months ended January 31, 1999. The reduction in sales for the current
six month period was caused by and affected by the factors set forth above.
Gross Profit
The Company's gross margins decreased from 30.9% of net sales for the
quarter ended January 31, 1999 to 23.3% of net sales for the quarter ended
January 31, 2000, while gross margins decreased from 31.5% of net sales for the
six months ended January 31, 1999 to 25.7% of net sales for the six months ended
January 31, 2000. These decreases were primarily the result of the inclusion of
the revenues of Megabyte and Gigatek, which have historically experienced lower
margins, and to a lesser extent, reductions in sales of CD servers and arrays.
In addition, the Company realized reduced margins on lower sales of disk drive
upgrade products for notebook computers and RAID storage products, due to the
effect of competition and price erosion typical in the disk drive upgrade
industry. The Company expects that it will experience reduced gross margins in
the remainder of fiscal 2000 as it transitions to more complex value-added NAS
solutions, while seeing reductions in sales of some of its higher margin product
lines, such as CD servers and arrays.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from $6.5
million in the quarter ended January 31, 1999 to $6.1 million in the current
quarter but increased as a percentage of net sales from 27.2% to 38.0%.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from $12.9 million in the
six-months ended January 31, 1999 to $12.3 million in the six-months ended
January 31, 2000 but increased as a percentage of net sales from 23.9% to 34.8%.
The dollar decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses for the
second quarter and first half of fiscal 2000 compared to the same periods in
fiscal 1999 were primarily a result of reduced sales commissions, occasioned by
lower sales and gross profit, reduced advertising and marketing costs, and
reduced legal fees offset by
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increases in the cost of personnel necessary to support the Company's NAS
marketing efforts. During the quarter ended January 31, 2000, the Company
identified and reduced certain employees and functions not related to its core
NAS function, and the Company expects to see a slight reduction in selling,
general and administrative costs in the future, that may be offset, however, by
the cost of the Company's plans to heavily increase spending on efforts to
market the NAS products.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased from $1.3 million, or 5.3%
of net sales for the quarter ended January 31, 1999, to $1.7 million, or 10.7%
of net sales for the quarter ended January 31, 2000. Research and development
expenses increased from $2.6 million, or 4.7% of net sales for the six months
ended January 31, 1999 to $3.4 million, or 9.6% of net sales for the six months
ended January 31, 2000. The increases were primarily due to continued increases
in additional hardware developers and software programmers to develop additional
NAS and other products and to enhance existing product features. The Company
anticipates that the dollar amount of its research and development expenses will
continue to increase, and also may increase as a percentage of net sales, with
the expected addition of dedicated engineering resources to develop new NAS
products. These additions are being made to increase the likelihood that the
Company's products will be compatible with a wide range of hardware platforms
and network topologies and to further develop NetFORCE products, the Company's
proprietary client/server management storage architecture.
Interest Income and Expense
During each of the quarters and six month periods ending January 31,
1999 and January 31, 2000, the Company invested the majority of its available
cash in investment grade commercial paper with maturities of less than 90 days.
Because the Company's investable cash position decreased somewhat in the current
quarter and six month period compared to the same periods one year ago, even
though interest rates increased slightly in those same periods, net interest
income for the second quarter and six months of fiscal 2000 was $280,000 and
$566,000, respectively, compared to $341,000 and $666,000 for the same periods
in fiscal 1999. Interest expense for each of the applicable periods of fiscal
1999 and fiscal 2000 includes relatively small amounts of interest paid on lines
of credits maintained by the Company's foreign subsidiaries.
Income Taxes
The Company's effective tax benefit rates for each of the two quarters
ended January 31, 1999 and 2000 ranged between (126.2%) and (30.8%) of pretax
income. The fiscal 2000 benefit approximates the federal and state statutory
rates for the Company's US operating losses, but is reduced by unusable foreign
operating losses, and increased for reductions for benefits accruing from the
increases in research and development activity, causing increased research and
development credits. The fiscal 1999 tax rate results from unusable foreign
losses, offset somewhat by research and development tax credits.
General comments
The Company's results of operations have in the past varied
significantly and are likely in the future to vary significantly as a result of
a number of factors, including the mix of products sold, the volume and timing
of orders received during the period, the timing of new product introductions by
the Company and its competitors, product line maturation, the impact of price
competition on the Company's average selling prices, the availability and
pricing of components for the Company's products, changes in distribution
channel mix and product returns or price protection charges from customers. Many
of these factors are beyond the Company's control. Although the Company has
experienced growth in sales in some recent periods, there can be no assurance
that the Company will experience growth in the future or be profitable on an
operating basis in any future period. In addition, due to the short product life
cycles that characterize the Company's markets, a significant percentage of the
Company's sales each quarter may result from new products or product
enhancements introduced in that quarter. Since the Company relies on new
products
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and product enhancements for a significant percentage of sales, failure to
continue to develop and introduce new products and product enhancements or
failure of these products or product enhancements to achieve market acceptance
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial
condition and results of operations. Historically, as the Company has planned
and implemented new products, it has experienced reductions in sales and gross
profit of older generation products as customers have anticipated new products.
These reductions have in the past given and could continue to give rise to
charges for obsolete or excess inventory, returns of older generation products
by computer resellers, VARs and distributors or substantial price protection
charges. From time to time, the Company has experienced and may in the future
experience inventory obsolescence resulting from the unexpected discontinuance
of third party components, such as disk drives, included in the Company's
products. To the extent the Company is unsuccessful in managing product
transitions, the Company may experience a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company also has seen significant reduced demand and revenues for
its CD servers and some notebook upgrade disk drive products during the quarter
ended January 31, 2000, and is currently analyzing the market demands and
opportunities for those products in the future while transitioning existing
users to more complex NAS solutions such as CD-FORCE and NetFORCE.
The Company has embarked on a strategy to acquire other entities that it
believes are complementary to the Company's products, markets or services. The
Company does not have significant experience in managing the acquisition process
or the operations of newly acquired acquisition targets. While the Company
believes that its recent acquisitions have helped position the Company for
long-term growth, especially in Europe, each of the acquisitions brings unique
and sometimes costly challenges to resolve or overcome. There can be no
assurance that the Company's acquisition strategy will be successful, or that
the Company will be successful in managing the acquisition target after the
acquisition is completed. To the extent the Company is unsuccessful in either
the acquisition process or in managing the acquisition target, there could be a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
In November 1994, the Company instituted a revolving line of credit with
Finova Capital ("Finova"). The facility was amended in November 1996 to provide
the Company with up to $20.0 million in working capital loans, based upon the
Company's accounts receivable and inventory levels. The line of credit accrues
certain commitment fees, unused facility fees and interest on outstanding
amounts at the lender's prime rate (8.5% at January 31, 2000) plus 1.5%. Finova
also makes available to the Company various flooring commitments pursuant to
which the Company may finance the purchase of up to $13.0 million in inventory
(less any amounts outstanding in working capital loans) from certain of the
Company's vendors who have credit arrangements with Finova. As of January 31,
2000, there was no balance outstanding under the credit facility, and $2.1
million outstanding under the flooring arrangements. The agreement governing the
credit facility requires the Company to maintain certain financial covenants,
including the maintenance of net working capital of at least $20,000,000,
minimum levels of tangible net worth and minimum levels of liquidity. At January
31, 2000, the Company's net working capital was approximately $18.3 million. As
of January 31, 2000, the Company was in compliance with the covenants, except
the net working capital covenant, of the Finova line of credit and Finova has
waived compliance of the net working capital covenant at such date. The initial
term of the line of credit expired on November 29, 1997, but automatically
renews for successive one year periods unless terminated by either party within
a specified period in advance of the automatic renewal date. In addition, the
Company maintains a small line of credit for Megabyte's and Gigatek's cash
management needs.
In addition to the credit facilities noted above, the Company
established, in March 1999, a line of credit secured by approximately $10
million of the Company's cash and commercial paper. Under the terms of the line,
which must be repaid on or before September 17, 2000, the Company may borrow up
to 85% of the total commercial paper account balance at attractive interest
rates. The Company borrowed $7.5 million in March 1999
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which bears interest at 6.125%, and the Company further borrowed $1.0 million in
January 2000 which bears interest at 6.75%. The interest expended under the line
is being capitalized as a cost of construction of the Company's new facility
(see below). The Company intends to replace this current short-term line of
credit, see below, with a long-term real estate mortgage, prior to September 15,
2000, if such financing is available on reasonable terms at such time.
Subsequent to July 31, 1998, the Company's Board of Directors approved
an open market stock repurchase program. Pursuant to the program, the Company is
authorized to effect repurchases of up to $2 million in shares of its common
stock. The Company expects that it will make such repurchases from time to time,
when it determines that such repurchases are the best available use of the
Company's available cash, given the price of the Company's stock and the
interest income the Company would otherwise earn on the Company's available
cash. The Company intends to make any repurchases subject to an ongoing buyback
program, and currently does not intend to repurchase more shares than the number
of shares which are issued pursuant to employee stock option exercises or other
employee stock purchase programs. No repurchases were made during the quarter
ended January 31, 2000.
The Company has purchased an 8.5 acre parcel of land in Irvine,
California, where it will develop a corporate headquarters facility, which the
Company expects will be ready for occupancy in the year 2000. The cost of the
land, together with the currently estimated cost to construct the facility,
would approximate $14-16 million. The Company closed the purchase of the land in
March 1999, and commenced construction in late 1999. The Company is considering
various development and financing options, and believes that it will have the
capital resources available to it to finance and complete the building. The
total costs expended at January 31, 2000 was approximately $8.7 million, while
the Company had increased its borrowing under the commercial line of credit to
$8.5 million.
As of January 31, 2000, the Company had cash and short-term marketable
securities balances of $ 19.7 million and $ 10.9 million of availability under
its line of credit (although $10.8 million of the short-term marketable
securities are pledged as collateral for the real estate loan noted above). The
Company believes that these cash and short-term marketable securities balances
and available credit under its existing lines of credit will be sufficient to
meet anticipated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months. The
Company will continue to acquire fixed assets and make expenditures to support
its growth. In addition, in fiscal 1998, the Company completed two acquisitions
utilizing its own cash and common stock, and in the quarter ended January 31,
1999, the Company completed two additional acquisitions utilizing its own cash
and common stock. The Company has made cash advances to continue the operations
of the entities acquired during fiscal 1998 and during the six months ended July
31, 2000, of approximately $5 million. Additional advances may be necessary in
the future in order to continue the orderly operation of the entities acquired.
The Company has had discussions concerning potential acquisitions with various
businesses which have or offer products and technologies that are complementary
to those of the Company. The Company may acquire additional businesses in the
future. There can be no assurance that any such potential acquisitions could or
will be completed. In the event the Company's plans, including the development
of the corporate headquarters or the funds expended in the stock buyback
program, require more capital than is presently anticipated, the Company's
remaining cash balances may be consumed and additional sources of liquidity such
as debt or equity financings may be required to meet working capital needs.
There can be no assurance that additional capital beyond the amounts currently
forecast by the Company will not be required nor that any such required
additional capital will be available on reasonable terms, if at all, at such
time or times as required by the Company.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISKS
INTEREST RATE RISK
The Company's exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates
relates primarily to the increase or decrease in the amount of interest income
the Company can earn on its investment portfolio. The Company does not use
derivative financial instruments in its investment portfolio. The Company
invests in high-credit quality issuers and, by policy, limits the amount of
credit exposure to any one issuer. As stated in its policy, the Company ensures
the safety and preservation of its invested principal funds by limiting
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default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. The Company mitigates default
risk by investing in safe and high-credit quality securities and by constantly
positioning its portfolio to respond appropriately to a significant reduction in
a credit rating of any investment issuer, guarantor or depository. The portfolio
includes only marketable securities with active secondary or resale markets to
ensure portfolio liquidity.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK
The Company transacts business in various foreign countries, but only
has significant assets deployed outside the United States in Germany. The
Company has sold goods to Megabyte denominated in U.S. dollars, and those
amounts are subject to currency fluctuation, and require constant revaluation on
the Company's financial statements. The Company does not operate a hedging
program to mitigate the effect of a significant rapid change in the value of the
German mark compared to the U.S. dollar. If such a change did occur, the Company
may have to take into account a currency exchange gain or loss in the amount of
the change in the U.S. dollar denominated balance of the amounts for which the
Company intended to seek repayment outstanding at the time of such change. While
the Company does not believe such a gain or loss is likely, and would not likely
be material, there can be no assurance that such a loss would not have an
adverse material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial
condition. In addition, the Company has advanced approximately $2.0 million to
Megabyte and Gigatek and does not intend to seek or effect a repayment of those
sums, but to use those amounts for the working capital of Megabyte or Gigatek.
While the Company includes any translation gain or loss on such sums in its
accumulated other comprehensive loss, it may, in the future, if it chose to
effect repayment of such amounts, realize a significant transactional gain or
loss.
YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
The Year 2000 issue is the result of computer programs, microprocessors,
and embedded date reliant systems using two digits rather than four to define
the applicable year. If such programs are not corrected, date data concerning
the Year 2000 could cause many systems to fail, lock up or generate erroneous
results. As of the date of this filing, we have not incurred any significant
business disruptions nor any significant product issues as a result of Year 2000
issues. However, while no such occurrence has developed as of the date of this
filing to our knowledge, Year 2000 issues may not become apparent as of this
date and therefore, there is no assurance that the Company will not be affected
by future disruptions. The Company will continue to monitor the issue vigilantly
and work to remediate any issues that arise.
Our Products. The Company considers a product to be "Year 2000
compliant" if the product's performance and functionality are unaffected by
processing of dates prior to, during and after the Year 2000, but only if all
products (for example hardware, software and firmware) used with the product
properly exchange accurate date data with it. The Company believes that as data
storage devices, its hard drive products are transparent to Year 2000
requirements, and rely primarily on software found in operating systems and
applications to function properly. After significant testing, the Company
believes its current hard drive and CD-ROM products are Year 2000 compliant,
although other products previously sold by the Company may not be Year 2000
compliant. In September 1998, the Company began to offer a limited Year 2000
warranty on products sold by the Company after that date. Previous to September
1998, the Company did not offer any such warranty on any of its products. The
Company believes that it may be possible that litigation may be brought against
vendors, including the Company, of all component products of systems that are
unable to properly manage data related to the Year 2000. The Company's
agreements with customers and end users, both for products sold before and after
September 1998, typically contain provisions designed to limit the Company's
liability for such claims. It is possible, however, that these measures will not
provide protection from liability claims, as a result of existing or future
federal, state or local laws or ordinances or unfavorable judicial decisions.
Any such claims, with or without merit, could result in a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations,
customer satisfaction issues and potential lawsuits.
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Our systems. The Company believes it has identified Year 2000
dependencies in its primary accounting software, and other systems, equipment,
and processes and made changes to such systems, updated or replaced such
equipment, and modified such processes to make them Year 2000 compliant. The
Company has also initiated formal communications with many of its significant
suppliers and financial institutions and believes that by and large their
systems are Year 2000 compliant. As a general matter, the Company is vulnerable
to any failure by its key suppliers to remedy their own Year 2000 issues, which
could delay shipments of essential components, thereby disrupting or halting the
Company's manufacturing operations. Further, the Company also relies, both
domestically and internationally, upon governmental agencies, utility companies,
telecommunication service companies and other service providers outside of the
Company's control. There is no assurance that such suppliers, governmental
agencies, financial institutions, or other third parties will not suffer
business disruption caused by a Year 2000 issue, and there is little practical
opportunity for the Company to test or require Year 2000 compliance from many of
those large agencies, companies or providers. Such failures could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations. Additionally, the Company has not seen that its major
customers have suffered any Year 2000 system failures.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The Company is from time to time involved in litigation related to its
ordinary operations, such as collection actions and vendor disputes. The Company
does not believe that the resolution of any such other existing claim or lawsuit
will have a material adverse affect on the Company's business, results of
operations or financial condition.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of shareholders was held on January 27, 2000. The
shareholders elected the following six directors to hold office until the next
annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified:
NUMBER OF VOTES
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FOR AGAINST
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Alex Razmjoo............................ 9,652,798 283,925
Nick Shahrestany........................ 9,652,798 283,925
Frank Alaghband......................... 9,652,798 283,925
Dom Genovese............................ 9,652,798 283,925
Alex Aydin.............................. 9,652,798 283,925
David Blake............................. 9,652,798 283,925
In addition, the shareholders approved the following proposals:
NUMBER OF VOTES
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER
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An Amendment of the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan to
increase the number of shares reserved for issuance
thereunder by 1,000,000 shares to an aggregate of
2,440,000 shares. 6,984,843 611,835 9,100 2,331,546
To ratify the appointment of KPMG as the independent
auditors of the Company for the year ending July 31, 2000. 9,928,028 4,870 3,825 0
Item 5. Other Information.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) See Exhibit Index. No Statement re Computation of Per Share
Earnings is included, because the computation can be clearly
determined from material contained in this Report. See the
Consolidated Statements of Operations, and the Notes thereto.
(b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended January
31, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, County of
Orange, State of California, on the 13th day of March, 2000.
PROCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Alex Razmjoo
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Alex Razmjoo
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, this Report on Form 10-Q has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Alex Razmjoo Chairman of the Board, President March 13, 2000
- ---------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Alex Razmjoo Executive Officer)
/s/ Alex Aydin Executive Vice President, Finance March 13, 2000
- ------------------------- and Administration (Principal
Alex Aydin Financial Officer)
/s/ Frederick Judd Vice President, Finance and March 13, 2000
- ---------------------------- General Counsel (Principal
Frederick Judd Accounting Officer)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT NUMBERED
NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
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3.1+ Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company......
3.2+ Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.........................
10.1+ Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and each of its
executive officers and directors...................................
10.2+ Form of Amended and Restated Procom Technology, Inc. 1995 Stock
Option Plan........................................................
10.3+ Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of
October 28, 1996, between the Company and Alex Razmjoo.............
10.4+ Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of
October 28, 1996, between the Company and Frank Alaghband..........
10.5+ Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of
October 28, 1996, between the Company and Alex Aydin...............
10.6+ Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of
October 28, 1996, between the Company and Nick Shahrestany.........
10.7+ Form of Registration Rights Agreement..............................
10.8+ Lease, dated February 10, 1992, between 2181 Dupont Associates and
the Company, as amended............................................
10.9+ Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 18, 1994, by and between
the Company and FINOVA Capital Corporation, as amended.............
21.1+ List of Subsidiaries...............................................
27.1 Financial Data Schedule............................................
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+ Previously filed