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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 205491
 
 
 
 
Form 10-K
 
  þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
 
Commission File Number 000-50289
 
 
 
 
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
     
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  05-0567906
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  (602) 389-8888
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
  The Nasdaq Global Market
The Nasdaq Global Market
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No  þ
 
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 þ     No o.
 
Indicate by 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.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  o     Accelerated Filer  þ     Non-accelerated filer  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant (46,348,039 shares) based on the last reported sale price of the registrant’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on December 29, 2006, which was the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $400,910,537. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such officers, directors, or 10% beneficial owners are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.
 
As of September 6, 2007, there were outstanding 93,047,666 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.001 per share.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
 


 

 
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2007
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                 
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  Business   1
  Risk Factors   14
  Unresolved Staff Comments   26
  Properties   26
  Legal Proceedings   26
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   27
 
  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   27
  Selected Financial Data   30
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   31
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   45
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   46
  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   46
  Controls and Procedures   46
  Other Information   49
 
  Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance   49
  Executive Compensation   49
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   49
  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence   49
  Principal Accountant Fees and Services   49
 
  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules   50
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 EX-10.71
 EX-21
 EX-23.1
 EX-23.2
 EX-31.1
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
 
The statements and information contained in this report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated by reference in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our “expectations,” “anticipations,” “intentions,” “beliefs,” or “strategies” regarding the future. Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding revenue, margins, expenses, and earnings analysis for fiscal year 2008 and thereafter; technological innovations; future products or product development; product development strategies; beliefs regarding product and technology performance; potential acquisitions or strategic alliances; the success of particular product or marketing programs; and liquidity and anticipated cash needs and availability. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us as of the filing date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, by their very nature, include risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include those discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors, which include the following:
 
  •  the demand for our HDTV products;
 
  •  our ability to obtain sufficient capital to expand our business;
 
  •  our dependence on sales by various retailers and distributors;
 
  •  our ability to collect our accounts receivable;
 
  •  the competitive nature of the markets in which we compete;
 
  •  the ability of our contract manufacturers and assemblers to produce and deliver products in a timely manner;
 
  •  our ability to obtain sufficient levels of components necessary for the production of our products at satisfactory prices;
 
  •  our inability to maintain profitability;
 
  •  our ability to effectively manage our growth;
 
  •  our ability to realize the expected benefits of our acquisitions;
 
  •  our ability to effectively transact business in foreign countries;
 
  •  our ability to create and introduce new products and technologies;
 
  •  our ability to protect our intellectual property and avoid infringement of the intellectual property of others;
 
  •  the cyclical nature of the consumer electronics industry;
 
  •  our reliance on our executive officers and key personnel;
 
  •  our ability to successfully acquire companies or technologies that would complement our business;
 
  •  the effects of government regulation; and
 
  •  our ability to achieve and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.


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PART I
 
Item 1.   Business
 
Introduction
 
Syntax-Brillian Corporation is a leading designer, developer, and distributor of high-definition televisions, or HDTVs, utilizing liquid crystal display, or LCD, and liquid crystal on silicon, or LCoS, technologies. Under our Ölevia brand name, we sell our LCD HDTVs in a broad array of screen sizes as well as our LCoS HDTVs utilizing our proprietary LCoS microdisplay technology to international, national, regional, and online consumer electronics retailers and distributors. Through these sales channels, we sell HDTVs designed to meet the individual needs of a variety of end-user consumers, including consumers in the price-conscious, high-performance, and high-end home theater markets. In order to best address the price and performance requirements of our sales channel customers and end-user consumers, we have established a virtual manufacturing model utilizing components sourced in Asia, third-party contract manufacturers located in Asia, and third-party assemblers located in close proximity to end-user consumers to produce our HDTVs.
 
In November 21, 2006, we acquired Vivitar, a leading supplier of both digital and film cameras, providing us a broad line of digital imaging products, including digital cameras, point and shoot cameras, 35 millimeter single lens reflex cameras, auto focus cameras, digital video cameras, multimedia players, flash units, binoculars, projectors, and camera accessories. In addition, we offer a broad line of LCoS microdisplay products and subsystems, including LCoS imagers that original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, can integrate into proprietary HDTV products, projection applications, and near-to-eye applications, such as head-mounted monocular or binocular headsets and viewers, for industrial, medical, military, commercial, and consumer applications.
 
We have focused primarily on HDTV products, allowing us to gain market share by leveraging our close supplier relationships to create value for our sales channel customers and ultimately end-user consumers. In order to capture this value effectively, we have created a global virtual manufacturing model to reduce cost and capital expenses and enable us to concentrate on product design, marketing, research and development, and technological advances. In addition, we have developed a deep systems-level expertise, which allows us to deliver a high level of performance and reliability in our LCoS and LCD products. As a result of these factors, we believe our broad range of HDTVs provides an attractive balance of price and performance. To date, we have focused primarily on developing our market position in North America and China. According to DisplaySearch, our market share of LCD television shipments 20” and above in North America increased from 5.6% in the first quarter of 2007 to 6.3% in the second quarter of 2007.
 
We maintain our executive offices at 1600 N. Desert Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281, and our main office telephone number is (602) 389-8888. Our website is located at www.syntaxbrillian.com. Through our website, we make available free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, our proxy statements, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file those reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also post on our website the charters of the audit, compensation, and nominating committees; our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and any amendments or waivers thereto; and any other corporate governance materials contemplated by the SEC or The Nasdaq Stock Market regulations. These documents are also available in print to any stockholder requesting a copy from our corporate secretary at our principal executive offices.
 
Industry Factors
 
Industry Background
 
By providing a richer multimedia experience, the worldwide conversion of media content from analog to digital is a primary driver of the current wave of consumer electronics spending. With the advent of digital devices, such as HDTVs, digital cameras, portable media players, and digital video recorders, as well as the improvement in connectivity technologies, such as wireless networking, consumers now have greater access to improved content


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quality and are demanding more from their multimedia experience. As technologies improve and data transmission speeds increase, video is increasingly becoming the centerpiece of the multimedia experience. In addition, HDTVs have become more affordable to a broader range of end-user consumers as price points have declined. As a result, many consumers are no longer satisfied with televisions that simply display basic video. Instead, they are demanding televisions with larger screen sizes, higher definition, slimmer form factors, and greater functionality.
 
This consumer desire for a higher quality video experience is driving the rapid growth forecast of flat screen and HDTVs. Research data from DisplaySearch estimates that approximately 52 million HDTVs were shipped in 2006 and approximately 145 million will be shipped in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 29.1%. Overall penetration of HDTVs as a percentage of total televisions over the same period is expected to increase from 27.6% to 67.0%. LCD HDTVs are expected to increase from approximately 38 million units shipped in 2006 to approximately 122 million units shipped in 2010, representing a CAGR of 33.6%, while penetration of LCD HDTVs is expected to be 56.3% of worldwide television shipments and to be 84.1% of worldwide HDTV shipments in 2010, according to DisplaySearch. Larger screen sizes are also expected to drive growth. According to DisplaySearch research, LCD screens 35” and above are expected to increase from 22.0% of total LCD televisions shipped in 2006 to 43.5% of total LCD televisions shipped in 2010, representing a CAGR of 53.2%.
 
We believe that, in order to be a successful provider of digital television solutions, the digital television provider must be able to meet the increasingly demanding requirements of both the sales channel customer and the end-user consumer. While consumer preferences trend towards large screen, high-definition, slim form-factor digital televisions with increased functionality, price continues to be a primary driver in most consumers’ decision to purchase a digital television. For a given set of quality, performance, and functionality parameters, we believe most consumers will make their purchase decision based on their optimal balance between these parameters and the lowest cost. In addition, many sales channels for digital television providers, including the international, national, regional, and online consumer electronics distributors and retailers, require that their digital television suppliers provide both a broad product portfolio and timely, efficient, and dependable delivery of products. Furthermore, digital television providers will be required to scale production capacity to meet future supply demands.
 
Core Competencies
 
Key factors to our success include the following:
 
Focus on HDTV Solutions
 
We are focused on developing a market leadership position in HDTVs through close relationships with our suppliers to create value for our sales channel customers and ultimately the end-user consumer. Our strong focus on the HDTV market has allowed us to leverage our supply chain relationships to compete effectively on the basis of quality, performance, and reliability while offering HDTVs at lower price points than many of our competitors. To date, we have primarily focused on developing our market position in North America and China. According to DisplaySearch, our market share of LCD television shipments 20” and above in North America increased from 5.6% in the first quarter of 2007 to 6.3% in the second quarter of 2007.
 
Global Virtual Manufacturing Model
 
We have developed a global virtual manufacturing model that utilizes components sourced in Asia, third-party contract manufacturers located in Asia, and third-party assemblers located in close proximity to end-user consumers to produce our HDTVs. In order to execute on this model in an effective manner, we have developed strong relationships with our suppliers to virtually integrate the entire supply chain to enable us to provide a high level of visibility to our suppliers. In turn, through improved visibility, our suppliers are able to manage their businesses more efficiently, thereby reducing cost and allowing us to pass some or all of the savings back through the supply chain to our sales channel customers and ultimately to end-user consumers. The overall result is a scalable business model that reduces our capital expenses and enables us to concentrate on product design, marketing, research and development, and technological advances.


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Deep Systems-Level Expertise
 
Through our focus on research, development, and engineering capabilities in LCoS and LCD solutions, we have developed a deep systems-level expertise that we believe allows us to deliver a high level of performance, features, and reliability in our LCoS and LCD products. In the case of our LCoS technology, we believe we have been able to establish an industry-leading position in picture quality as a result of our technological expertise; our vertically integrated design and manufacturing capabilities of LCoS imagers, light engines, system electronics, and firmware development; and our overall system design and integration capabilities. By maintaining engineering control of the LCoS imager and light engine and utilizing our system electronics and firmware design expertise, we seek to optimize front-of-screen image and color performance with an architecture that takes advantage of the inherent capabilities and contributions of the imagers, the engine, the mirrors, and the screen.
 
Optimal Price and Performance
 
Through our broad array of HDTV models and screen sizes, our global virtual manufacturing model, and our deep systems-level expertise, we believe that we have been successful in effectively addressing the demand of end-user consumers for an optimal balance of price and performance in HDTVs. We provide a broad product portfolio that meets the needs of a variety of sales channels. For the online retailers, our 3-Series product line provides quality to those buyers who are most price conscious in a variety of screen sizes from 23” to 42”. For the national retailers, our 5-Series product line provides a high-performance product at a favorable price while spanning sizes from 27” to 65” and includes both LCD and LCoS technologies. For the regional and home theater retailers, our 7-Series product line provides studio quality performance for the high-end home theater market and currently focuses on 42” and 47” screen sizes.
 
Strategy
 
Our goal is to enhance our position in the global markets we address as well as to continue the significant growth we have experienced. Key elements of our HDTV strategy include the following:
 
Increase Consumer Awareness of Our Brands and Products
 
We plan to continue conducting a broad, high-visibility advertising campaign to further expand consumer awareness of our brand name, product quality, and competitive prices. Our marketing efforts center on our relationships with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), two of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. Under our recently renewed and expanded marketing relationship with ESPN, ESPN features our Ölevia HDTVs throughout ESPN’s media properties. AEG features our Ölevia HDTVs and Vivitar digital cameras through signage and other on-property brand exposure throughout a variety of prominent AEG developments, ventures, and venues. We also conduct an active marketing campaign through advertisements in the print media. We also plan to accelerate our efforts to promote our Ölevia HDTVs as a global brand in markets other than North America.
 
Expand Our Product Distribution Channels
 
We plan to attract additional retailers in order to reach a greater customer base. We recently established relationships with Circuit City, Target, and Sears Holdings (which owns Sears & K-mart) to increase our coverage of the U.S. market. We expanded our relationship with South China House of Technology, or SCHOT, to increase our coverage of the growing market in China. Our recent acquisition of Vivitar, with its brand name recognition and established distribution channels in Europe, is an important component of our strategy to penetrate the European Union market, where we plan to market our HDTVs under the name “Vivitar — Picture by Ölevia.”
 
Leverage Our Global Virtual Manufacturing Model
 
We plan to continue to leverage our global virtual manufacturing model as we expand our sales in domestic and international markets. For example, our relationship with Solar Link Technologies has led to the opening of a manufacturing facility in Ontario, California to service the growing demand for our HDTVs in North America. By sourcing components from Asia and completing final assembly near the end-user consumers, we are able to realize


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savings on both bill-of-material and transportation costs. As our sales continue to grow, we plan to use this global virtual manufacturing strategy to build production capacity in high-growth markets, such as in China, where we established a joint venture with Nanjing Huahai Display Technology which began production in late 2006.
 
Capitalize on Our LCoS Technological Expertise
 
We plan to capitalize on our expertise in LCoS technologies in order to offer cost-effective, innovative, high-quality products. We plan to utilize our technological expertise and patent portfolio to advance what we believe is our industry-leading position in terms of picture quality through increased resolution, higher contrast ratios, and greater pixel fill factors. We utilize our advanced manufacturing line and experienced manufacturing team at our Arizona facility to produce our LCoS microdisplays. To take advantage of anticipated demand, particularly in China, we have formed a joint venture with China South Industries Group, called Sino-Brillian, to produce LCoS light engines for sale to Chinese HDTV manufacturers.
 
Pursue Additional Strategic Acquisitions and Relationships
 
We intend to continue to pursue additional strategic acquisitions and relationships in order to increase our manufacturing and supply resources, expand our product offerings, enlarge our distribution channels, penetrate new markets, and enhance our competitive position. For example, on November 21, 2006, we acquired Vivitar in order to leverage its strong brand-name recognition and European distribution channels. Strategic acquisitions and relationships have been critical ingredients in the growth of our company to date and can be expected to be an important ingredient in our future development.
 
Products
 
High-Definition Televisions
 
Under our Ölevia brand name, we sell our LCD HDTVs in a broad array of screen sizes as well as our LCoS HDTVs utilizing our proprietary LCoS microdisplay technology in a 65” screen size. Our HDTVs are designed to meet the individual needs of a variety of end-user consumers, including consumers in the price-conscious, high-performance, and high-end home theater markets. We design our products to avoid sales channel conflict and to fulfill the different requirements for each particular channel in which we sell our products.
 
The following table sets forth information regarding our HDTV products.
 
             
   
3-Series
 
5-Series
 
7-Series
 
Screen Size
  23”, 26”, 32”, 37”, 42”   32”, 37”, 42”, 65”   42”, 47”
Display Technology
  LCD   LCD, LCoS   LCD
Video Processor
  Pixelworks   AMD and Media Tek   SiliconOptix HQV
Resolution
  720p, 1080i   720p, 1080i (LCoS 1080p)   1080p
Inputs
  1 HDMI   1 HDMI   2 HDMI
Tuner
  NTSC Tuner   Combo Tuner   Dual Tuner
HD Capabilities
  HDTV-Ready   HDTV Built-in   HDTV Built-in
Target Sales Channel
  Online   National   Specialty
 
We are currently offering our 65” LCoS HDTVs with 1080p resolution. The HDTV monitors in those products, which are based on our proprietary Gen II LCoS microdisplay technology, feature a six-megapixel light engine. We believe these products offer the highest commercially available on-screen native LCoS contrast ratio in a rear-projection HDTV, feature exceptional gray scale performance, deep black levels, high brightness, a 170-degree viewing angle, an ultra-fine pitch 16:9 widescreen, artifact-free full motion video, and excellent audio performance. Our LCoS HDTV products also provide software upgradeability and a wide range of calibration features designed to optimize the viewing performance for home theater and commercial applications.


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Digital Imaging Products
 
Through our recent acquisition of Vivitar, we are also a leading supplier of both digital and film cameras, offering a broad line of digital imaging products, including digital cameras, point and shoot cameras, 35 millimeter single lens reflex cameras, auto focus cameras, digital video cameras, multimedia players, flash units, binoculars, projectors, and camera accessories. We offer affordable, easy-to-use digital imaging products that provide families to advanced amateurs with exceptional value, high-quality products, and a wide range of features and benefits. We also have the exclusive right to sell Kodak-branded reusable film cameras in the United States and many other countries throughout the world.
 
We have six digital product categories: 10 megapixel (four models), 8 megapixel (four models), 7 megapixel (four models), 6 megapixel (three models), 5 megapixel (four models), and 3 megapixel (three models).
 
Our digital cameras offer the most popular features, such as color LCD display, optical and digital zooms, lithium-ion batteries, secure digital (SD) card storage, and an easy-to-use computer interface. We also offer a rubber armored, waterproof camera. Our digital cameras range from entry-level VGA cameras to 10-megapixel digital cameras with extended zoom optics. Our ViviCam series of digital cameras is one of the broadest product lines in the digital market, spanning interests from the novice user through to the serious-amateur digital photographer.
 
The following table sets forth information regarding certain of our digital imaging products.
 
             
    5 Megapixel
  7 Megapixel
  10 Megapixel
   
Cameras
 
Cameras
 
Cameras
 
Image Resolution
  Up to 2560 x 1920   Up to 3072 x 2304   Up to 3648 x 2736
Internal Memory
  16 MB   16 or 32 MB   32 MB
External Memory
  SD Cards to 1GB   SD Card to 1GB   SD Card to 2GB
Lens
  Optical Zooms to 3x   Optical Zooms to 4x   Optical Zooms to 6x
Digital Zoom
  4x   Up to 5x   Up to 10.4x
 
Microdisplay Products
 
We offer a broad line of LCoS microdisplay products and subsystems that OEMs can integrate into proprietary HDTV products, home theater projectors, and near-to-eye applications. Our microdisplay products include a line of LCoS display imagers and associated application specific integrated circuits, or ASICs that provide driver, controller, and converter functions that operate the imager. Our imager products have resolutions and sizes designed for specific market segment applications. We offer imager products of SXGA to 720p and 1080p resolutions in a variety of sizes designed for the specific market segment applications of our OEM customers.
 
Our product line also includes optical modules for near-to-eye applications. Optical modules include illumination, prisms, color separators and combiners, and lenses to provide complete display products. Our offerings also include development kits, schematic plans, and specifications, or reference designs, in order to accelerate time to market for our OEM customers.
 
Projection Applications
 
In addition to the rear-projection HDTV market and the front-projection home theater market, our microdisplay products address several smaller projection markets, including photo printers and digital cinema. For projection applications, we offer products with SXGA and HDTV1 resolutions and are developing products with HDTV2 resolution.
 
Near-to-Eye Applications
 
We produce products to serve the near-to-eye market, including SVGA imagers, display modules, and reference designs. Our display modules allow OEM customers to focus on end-product design and packaging, because they can use our full-color SVGA resolution microdisplay as a drop-in assembly.
 
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compact, lightweight, and highly energy efficient. With high resolution and small size, we believe LCoS microdisplays offer important advantages for these wearable and portable products. Products based on LCoS microdisplays have generally long lifetimes, can be made lightweight with low power requirements, and display sharp, bright images. Our LCoS microdisplays also withstand wide ambient temperature ranges, a feature that is important for industrial and portable applications. In addition, our associated ASICs enable fast rendering of images, an important attribute for viewing full-motion video.
 
HDTV Technologies
 
Currently, there are several leading technologies available for HDTVs, each having its own advantages and disadvantages with respect to the other formats. The direct view technologies are traditional cathode ray tube, plasma based panels, and LCD. The rear projection technologies are digital light processing, or DLP, high-temperature polysilicon, or HTPS, and LCoS.
 
Direct View Technologies
 
Traditional cathode ray tube, or CRT, televisions utilize a specialized vacuum tube in which images are produced when a moving electron beam strikes a phosphorescent surface.
 
Plasma technology is a direct-view display that has enabled the creation of large flat-panel televisions measuring less than six inches deep. In plasma televisions, the display itself consists of cells. Within each cell, two glass panels are separated by a narrow gap in which neon-xenon gas is injected and sealed in plasma form during the manufacturing process. The gas is electrically charged at specific intervals when the plasma set is in use. The charged gas then strikes red, green, and blue phosphors, thus creating a television image.
 
LCD televisions feature a matrix of thin film transistors that supply voltage to liquid crystal filled cells enclosed between two flat panel glass screens. When hit with an electrical charge, the crystals modulate light generated by a lamp behind the screen, reproducing colors by attenuating particular wavelengths from the spectrum of white light until the correct color is produced.
 
Rear Projection Technologies
 
Digital micromirror device, or DMD, is a proprietary product of Texas Instruments, which calls this device DLP. DLP technology is found widely in both front and rear projection televisions. At its heart is the digital micromirror device chip that contains a rectangular array of hinge-mounted individually movable microscopic mirrors, one for each pixel. The mirrors on a DLP chip can either tilt toward the light, creating a pixel of light, or swing away from the light, creating a dark pixel. Most DLP televisions and projectors use a one-chip design. In order to generate a color image on a one-chip television, the light passes through a spinning color wheel containing cyan, magenta, and yellow filters. This enables a one-chip DLP television to display 16.7 million different colors. In a three-chip design, the need for a color wheel is eliminated, and instead, the white light is divided into three colors through a prism with each of the three color beams focused onto its own dedicated chip.
 
High-temperature polysilicon, or HTPS, microdisplays use a transmissive technology and are available from only two large Japanese companies. HTPS displays sandwich liquid crystal material between two layers of high-temperature quartz glass. To produce images, light passes from a projection lamp into a color management and display system.
 
LCoS microdisplay technology uses a liquid crystal layer that sits on top of a pixelated, reflective mirror substrate. Beneath the substrate exists another layer containing individual transistors to activate each pixel. Light is projected at the reflective surface, but it must first pass through the liquid crystal layer. When a pixel is activated, it modulates the light reaching the reflective surface. Light that is reflected is then magnified and focused onto the screen through a series of lenses. Because integrated circuits form the basis of these displays, liquid crystal on silicon technology permits a very high-resolution, high-performance display.


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LCD and LCoS Technologies
 
We believe LCD HDTVs provide excellent picture quality with a very thin form factor. LCDs also have extreme brightness, have rapid response times, and exhibit superior bright room viewing properties.
 
We believe that liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, particularly our Gen II LCoS microdisplays, provide a superior alternative to existing technologies in the large screen HDTV market. We believe our Gen II LCoS technology provides significant advantages in terms of resolution, brightness, contrast ratio, grayscale performance, and lifetime, particularly in larger screen sizes. Given these advanced capabilities, our LCoS HDTVs compete in the premium segment of the large-screen HDTV market. Our proprietary Gen II LCoS products have a high contrast ratio and high pixel fill factor, and we believe that they provide superior performance to the liquid crystal on silicon technologies produced by our competitors.
 
We believe that LCD HDTVs will capture a majority of the flat panel HDTV market for screen sizes below 55” and that LCoS HDTVs will lead the high-end HDTV market for screen sizes of 55” and above. Industry sources indicate that LCD HDTVs have already overtaken plasma HDTVs at screen sizes of 37” or less and will overtake plasma at screen sizes of 42” and 50” within the next several years. According to DisplaySearch’s most recently reported quarter, we currently rank among the 10 largest suppliers of LCD HDTVs in North America. In addition, we currently sell a 65” 5-Series LCoS HDTV and are developing a 7-Series LCoS HDTV.
 
Manufacturing
 
We employ a virtual manufacturing model through third-party relationships for our HDTV products, light engines and our digital imaging products. We believe our virtual manufacturing strategy provides a scalable business model; enables us to concentrate on product design, product performance, marketing, supply-chain management, and technical know-how; and reduces our capital expenditures. In addition, this strategy significantly reduces our inventory costs because we do not pay many of our manufacturing costs until we have actually shipped our HDTVs to our sales channel customers and billed those customers for those products.
 
We have a manufacturing arrangement with Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., or Kolin, a provider of innovative and high-quality digital monitors, LCD and LCoS high-definition and high-resolution televisions, under which Kolin produces the electronic components and subassemblies of our LCD televisions. We perform final quality acceptance of our products. We jointly select and qualify with Kolin vendors for LCD panels, electronic components, and subassemblies that Kolin does not itself manufacture, and actively participate in discussions of terms and conditions with them. We have several alternative sources for each important component.
 
We do not have long-term agreements with any of our contract manufacturers or assemblers that guarantee production capacity, prices, lead times, or delivery schedules. The strategy of relying on those parties exposes us to vulnerability owing to our dependence on a few contract manufacturers or assemblers. We may establish relationships with other contract manufacturers or assemblers in order to reduce our dependence on any one source of supply.
 
Together with Kolin and its electronic research and development affiliate, DigiMedia Technology Co., Ltd., we maintain strategic relationships with Chi Mei Optoelectronic, AU Optronics, LG.Philips LCD, Samsung, and Sharp which are major manufacturers of LCD panels suitable for use in the manufacturing of our Ölevia LCD televisions.
 
We utilize an advanced manufacturing line in our Tempe, Arizona facility to manufacture and test our LCoS microdisplay imagers. The manufacturing facility is fully equipped in all areas of manufacturing, including front-end, back-end, packaging, and test. The front-end processes are conducted in side-by-side Class 100 and Class 1000 clean rooms. Back-end manufacturing, packaging, and test procedures are all conducted in a Class 1000 clean room. We have an extensive quality control program and maintain quality systems and processes that meet or exceed the demanding standards set by many leading OEMs in our targeted industries. We have received ISO 9001/2000 certification for our manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Arizona. We base our quality control program upon statistical process control, which advocates continual quantitative measurements of crucial parameters and uses those measurements in a closed-loop feedback system to control the manufacturing process. We perform product life testing to help ensure long-term product reliability. We analyze results of product life tests and take actions to refine the manufacturing process or enhance the product design.


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We have manufactured our LCoS microdisplays and our light engines at our Arizona facility. Our light engine combines our LCoS microdisplays with a lamp and an optical core or prism set. In April 2006, we entered into a strategic relationship with China South Industries Group Corporation, or China South, a state-owned enterprise directly under the administration of China’s central government. The strategic relationship resulted in our joint venture, Sino-Brillian. Sino-Brillian assembles and sells LCoS light engines to HDTV manufacturers’ currently in China and eventually throughout the rest of the world. A light engine is the device in a rear projection HDTV that converts the picture from an electronic signal and projects the image onto the screen. Sino-Brillian will also sell LCoS light engines to us for use in our LCoS HDTVs. Sino-Brillian will use our LCoS imagers exclusively in the light engines as well as China South’s optical components.
 
Separately, one of our contractors assembles a printed circuit board, or PCB, which contains the necessary electronics and color management systems. The light engine, the PCB, a screen, a case, and other necessary components are then shipped to our assemblers for final assembly into an HDTV.
 
Suppliers
 
We obtain the LCD panels for our LCD HDTVs from AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronic, LG.Philips LCD, Samsung, and Sharp and the electronic components and subassemblies for our LCD HDTVs from Kolin. With respect to our LCoS HDTVs, we obtain silicon wafers from SMIC; ASICs from UMC; video processing integrated circuits from Pixelworks, Silicon Optix, AMD, and Zoran; screens from Toppan; lamps from OSRAM; and printed circuit board assemblies and remote controls from various Asian suppliers. We rely primarily on Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. or Foxconn, to procure the materials used in the manufacture of our digital imaging products.
 
Components and raw materials constitute a substantial portion of our LCoS microdisplay costs. The principal components and raw materials we use in producing our LCoS microdisplays consist of specialized glass, silicon wafers, ASICs, liquid crystal, and packaging materials. We depend on the availability of lenses, sensors, LCDs, and digital signal processors to produce our digital imaging products. Most of these supplies are readily available from multiple sources. We typically do not maintain long-term contractual supply arrangements. Any difficulty in securing supplies and components to produce our products or increases in their costs could adversely affect our digital imaging business.
 
Our procurement strategy is to secure alternative sources of supply for the majority of these materials. Many of these materials, however, must be obtained from a sole or limited number of foreign suppliers, which subjects us to the risks inherent in obtaining materials from foreign sources, including supply interruptions and currency fluctuations. We have no short-, medium-, or long-term contracts with any of our suppliers. We purchase all of our components and raw materials on a purchase-order basis. To date, our suppliers generally have met their requirements, and we believe our strategic supplier alliances have further strengthened our relations with offshore suppliers.
 
Customers
 
We currently sell our Ölevia HDTV products in the United States directly to retailers and through distributors to leading national consumer electronics retailers, such as Circuit City, CompUSA, Fry’s Electronics, K-Mart, Office Depot, Sears, and Target; regional consumer electronics retailers, such as ABC Appliance and J&R Electronics; online/television retailers, such as Amazon.com and Buy.com; and high-end audio/video distributors, such as BDI Laguna and D&H Distributor Co. BDI Laguna distributes our products for resale through BuyRite Electronics, HSN LP (HSN), Radio Shack (RadioShack.com), Staples (Staples.com), and Tech Depot.com (C4Sure). We sell our Ölevia HDTV products in China through our distributor, South China House of Technology, to leading Chinese retailers such as Dazhong Electronics, Five Star Appliance, and Guangzhou Friendship Store.
 
We sell our digital imaging products worldwide through a wide variety of stores, merchants, and dealers. Our products can be purchased in specialty stores, including Adorama, B&H, Ritz Camera, and Samy’s Camera; mass merchants, including Brandsmart, CompUSA, Fry’s Electronics, QVC, Radio Shack, and Wal-Mart; drug store chains, including Fred Meyer, Longs Drug Store, and Meijer; and online merchants, including Overstock.com, Shopko.com, Target.com, and Wal-Mart.com.


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OEM customers in the projection market include SEOS, Kaiser Electronics, Zhejiang, and Rockwell. SEOS introduced a specialty rear-projection monitor for flight simulators with a 40,000:1 contrast ratio. Kaiser Electronics has announced the use of our microdisplays in its Joint Strike Force fighter and commercial aviation cockpit displays. Zhejiang utilizes our microdisplays in its consumer photo printers. Rockwell uses our microdisplays in aircraft heads-up displays.
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, sales to two customers, South China House of Technology and Circuit City, accounted for $335.9 million, or 48.2% and for $69.8 million, or 10.0%, respectively, of our net sales. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, sales to two customers, South China House of Technology accounted for $32.4 million, or 16.8% and CompUSA for $25.3 million, or 13.1%, respectively, of our net sales.
 
Sales and Marketing
 
We conduct a broad, high-visibility advertising campaign to expand consumer awareness of our brand name, product quality, and competitive prices. Our marketing efforts center on our relationships with ESPN and AEG, which is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. Under our recently renewed and expanded marketing relationship with ESPN, ESPN features our Ölevia HDTVs throughout ESPN’s media properties, including the ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN HD, ESPN 2 HD, and ESPNews TV networks, as well as ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, and ESPN the Magazine. Our Ölevia products are featured by way of sponsorship in a wide variety of sports programming, including the National Football League, Major League Baseball, NCAA football and basketball, EPSN’s College Game Day Tour, ESPN’s Sportscenter, and the network’s coverage of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and the Super Bowl. Under our sports and entertainment sponsorship agreement with AEG, AEG features our Ölevia HDTVs through signage and other on-property brand exposure throughout a variety of AEG developments, ventures, and venues, including The O2 in London opening in 2007, Kansas City’s Sprint Center opening in October 2007, Los Angeles Staples Center beginning in 2008, Harrison’s New Jersey’s Red Bull Park beginning in 2008, Citizen’s Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California beginning in 2008, and the L.A. Live 4,000,000 square foot Los Angeles development beginning with its opening. AEG also features our Vivitar digital camera products through signage on The O2 in London.
 
We also conduct an active marketing campaign through advertisements in the print media. An important element of our sales and marketing strategy is to continue to increase market awareness, demand, and acceptance of our products by attending and exhibiting at leading industry conferences and expositions, and implementing publicity campaigns via printed and online media and television shows.
 
In 2004, we began to promote our Ölevia LCD televisions as a global brand in markets other than North America. South China House of Technology distributes our products in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Northern China where they are sold to leading home electronics and appliance retailers, including Broadway Photo Supply Ltd., Da Zhong Electronics Co. Ltd. and Fortress Ltd. We plan to leverage the Vivitar name and existing distribution channels in Europe by marketing our HDTVs there under the name “Vivitar — Picture by Ölevia”. We have begun selling our HDTVs in Taiwan through Kolin and in Japan through a joint venture we formed.
 
On July 10, 2006, we established a 19.5% interest in Olevia Senna do Brazil, a joint venture company in Brazil to introduce our products in the Latin American markets.
 
We are marketing our LCoS HDTVs to various distributors for sale to their customers. These customers include high-end audio/video manufacturers, as well as distributors of high-end consumer electronics products and consumer electronics retailers. Our sales and marketing strategy is designed to enable consumer electronics resellers and consumer retail stores to address the premium portion of the LCoS HDTV market. Our strategy with high-end audio/video manufacturers is also designed to enable those manufacturers to bundle their electronics with our LCoS HDTVs into an integrated entertainment system. We are initially selling our LCoS HDTV products in the United States. We expect to capitalize on LCoS HDTV opportunities in the Asian market through strategic alliances and in the European market either directly or through strategic alliances.
 
We market our LCoS microdisplays to OEMs through a direct technical sales force, and through distributors. A staff of in-house engineering personnel directs and aids all sales personnel. Our approach is to become a critical partner to our OEM customers rather than simply a component supplier by playing an integral role in the design and


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development of their products. Potential OEM customers welcome our technological expertise and broad industry relationships because they do not always have the core competencies and relationships necessary to develop and commercialize products incorporating microdisplays.
 
We market our Vivitar brand digital imaging products through a direct sales force and through independent dealers and distributors. The United States, Brazil, Canada, France, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, currently constitute the principal markets for our digital imaging products. We maintain sales offices in the United States, France, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.
 
Competition
 
Our HDTVs encounter competition from a number of the world’s most recognized consumer electronics companies, such as JVC, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Thompson, and Toshiba. Other companies, such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, and ViewSonic, could directly or indirectly compete with our HDTVs. Our digital imaging products encounter competition from a number of the world’s largest suppliers of digital imaging products, including Canon, Casio, JVC, Kodak, Minolta, Nokia, Olympus, Panasonic, Sanyo, and Sony. All of these companies have greater market recognition, larger customer bases, and substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution, and other resources than we possess, which afford them competitive advantages over us.
 
For microdisplays used in third-party televisions, we believe that Texas Instruments, JVC, Hitachi, Epson, and Sony constitute our principal competitors. Texas Instruments has developed a digital micromirror device, which is referred to as DLP that competes with our LCoS technology. Sony, JVC, Hitachi, and Spatialight are developing or producing liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays based on their own technology that compete with our LCoS microdisplays. We expect the market participation of these companies to spur the market penetration of liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays. We believe that our proprietary Gen II LCoS products provide superior performance to the liquid crystal on silicon technologies produced by our competitors.
 
We believe that eMagin, Epson, and Sony constitute our principal competitors for microdisplays used in near-to-eye products. eMagin manufactures a product using OLED on silicon, while Epson and Sony manufacture transmissive HTPS microdisplays, which is a type of microdisplay that can be used in some of the same applications as liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays. Numerous other established and start-up companies are also pursuing similar and related technologies that may compete with our LCoS technology.
 
Our HDTVs compete on the basis of quality, features, performance, and price.
 
Research and Development
 
Our research and development programs focus on advancing technology, developing design and manufacturing processes, and expanding our technology to serve new markets. We have assembled an experienced research and development team by hiring personnel formerly employed by several of the pioneers in the microdisplay industry. In the HDTV product line, we are also researching system components and design platforms. Our engineers and scientists continue to investigate alternative combinations of materials to improve picture quality, cost, and manufacturability. Our research and development activities include the following:
 
  •  silicon backplane design to reduce size and cost, increase resolution and performance, decrease power consumption, and integrate driver functionality;
 
  •  video processing software development for HDTV picture quality;
 
  •  projection optics, color science, and display characterization to optimize the link between the science of LCoS and the end-user experience;
 
  •  ASIC design to combine and enhance functionality, reduce cost, and improve HDTV picture quality;
 
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  •  printed circuit board design; and
 
  •  LCoS package and test development programs.
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, we incurred research and development expenses of $6.2 million. During the period from November 30, 2005 to fiscal year end June 30, 2006, we incurred research and development expenses of $4.4 million. Before the merger with Syntax Groups, Brillian incurred research and development expenses of $4.0 million during the period from July 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005, and $8.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
We conduct ongoing research and development programs regarding digital imaging products that focus on advancing our technologies, developing new products, improving design and manufacturing processes, and enhancing the quality, performance, and cost-effectiveness of our products. Our goal is to provide our customers with high-performance products that offer value and quality.
 
Intellectual Property
 
We rely on a variety of intellectual property methods, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, confidentiality agreements, licensing agreements, and other forms of contractual provisions, to protect and advance our intellectual property. We hold patents in various technological arenas, including display technologies, optical system illumination technologies, and display drive electronics, and we own fully functioning reference designs. The patents enhance our ability to protect our unique technical developments.
 
We believe that many elements of our LCoS microdisplay manufacturing process involve proprietary know-how that is not covered by patents or patent applications, and we employ various methods to protect these elements. Examples of these methods include third-party nondisclosure agreements and employee nondisclosure and invention assignment agreements. Additionally, we believe that certain proprietary aspects of our LCoS microdisplays are not easily discovered or developed, even through reverse engineering.
 
We currently have trademarked three brand names. The LCoS trademark describes the technology that makes up the microdisplay. The Brillian trademark describes the microdisplay product itself. Both of these trademarks have recognition in the display community and are being promoted and used by us to gain product awareness. The Vivitar trademark is used in the digital imaging product market. We have pending trademark applications for IDEA, iDiva, Ölevia, and Syntax.
 
Government Regulation
 
Our operations are subject to certain federal, state, and local regulatory requirements relating to environmental, waste management, health, and safety matters. We could become subject to liabilities as a result of a failure to comply with applicable laws and incur substantial costs from complying with existing, new, modified, or more stringent requirements. For example, several states have either enacted (e.g. Minnesota, Washington and Maine) or are considering legislation to pass the cost of recycling various electronic devices/waste to the manufacturers that are currently selling televisions and other electronic products. These costs will impact us as these laws are implemented throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. In addition, the FCC has notified us that importation declarations indicate that we may have violated certain FCC rules with respect to the transition requirements for selling televisions containing high-definition tuners. In addition, our past, current, or future operations may give rise to claims of exposure by employees or the public or to other claims or liabilities relating to environmental, waste management, or health and safety concerns.
 
Our microdisplay manufacturing operations create a small amount of hazardous waste, including various epoxies, gases, inks, solvents, and other wastes. The amount of hazardous waste we produce may increase in the future depending on changes in our operations. The general issue of the disposal of hazardous waste has received increasing focus from federal, state, local, and international governments and agencies and has been subject to increasing regulation.


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Backlog
 
The HDTV industry is characterized by rapid fulfillment. However, we had a backlog of orders of $42.4 million at fiscal year end June 30, 2007 as compared to no material backlog of orders at fiscal year end June 30, 2006. A backlog consists of orders for which purchase orders have been received and which are scheduled for shipment within six months. Most orders are subject to rescheduling or cancellation with limited penalties. Because of the possibility of customer changes in product shipments, our backlog as of a particular date may not be indicative of sales for any succeeding period.
 
Employees
 
At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we employed a total of 293 persons. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good, and none of our employees are represented by a union in collective bargaining with us. Competition for qualified personnel in our industry is very strong, particularly for engineering and other technical personnel. Our success depends in part on our continued ability to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel.
 
Executive Officers
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers:
 
         
Name
 
Age
 
Position
 
Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. 
  59   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
James Li
  40   President and Chief Operating Officer
Wayne A. Pratt
  46   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
Thomas Chow
  45   Executive Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Michael Chan
  38   Executive Vice President-LCD
Robert L. Melcher
  67   Chief Technology Officer
 
Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. has been the Chief Executive Officer of our company since June 2003. Mr. Sollitto served as President of our company from June 2003 until November 2005. Mr. Sollitto served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Photon Dynamics, Inc., a provider of yield management solutions for flat panel displays, from June 1996 until January 2003. From August 1993 to June 1996, Mr. Sollitto served as the General Manager of Business Unit Operations for Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc., a semiconductor and electronics company. From April 1991 to August 1993, Mr. Sollitto served as the Executive Vice President of Technical Operations at Supercomputer Systems, Incorporated. Prior to joining Supercomputer Systems, Incorporated, Mr. Sollitto spent 21 years in various management positions at International Business Machines Corporation, including Director of Technology and Process. Mr. Sollitto serves as a director of Applied Films Corporation, a thin film deposition equipment company, and Ultratech Stepper, Inc., a photolithography equipment company, each of which is a public company.
 
James Ching Hua Li has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of our company since November 2005. Mr. Li served as Syntax Groups Chief Executive Officer from July 1, 2003 until Syntax Groups’ merger with us in November 2005, and also co-founded Syntax Groups. Before joining Syntax Groups, Mr. Li was the Director of OEM/ODM Business and Executive Assistant to the Chairman and CEO from December 1998 to February 2003 at Elitegroup Computer Systems, a leading manufacturer of computer motherboards. From January 1997 to December 1998, he was General Manager at Chenbro America, Inc., a computer chassis manufacturer. From December 1989 to July 1996, he was the Senior Business Manager in the Global Procurement Office at Gateway Computer, a manufacturer of home and personal computers.
 
Wayne A. Pratt has been Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer of our company since our formation. Mr. Pratt served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Limelight Networks, LLC, a provider of outsourced e-business infrastructure and IP delivery services, from April 2002 until joining our company in April 2003. Mr. Pratt was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Axient Communications, Inc., a venture capital-backed telecommunications company, from February 2000 until January 2001; Senior Vice President-Operations of Verde Capital Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm, from November 1999 until


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January 2000; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Frontier Global Center, Inc., a web hosting company, from March 1998 until November 1999; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Global Center, Inc., a web hosting company, from January 1997 until its acquisition by Frontier Global Center, Inc. in February 1998; and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Primenet Services for the Internet, Inc., a nationwide ISP, from December 1995 until its acquisition by Global Center, Inc. in January 1997. Mr. Pratt was Director of Financial Reporting for Swift Transportation Co., Inc., a national publicly owned trucking company, from August 1994 until December 1995. From July 1986 until August 1994, Mr. Pratt held various positions with KPMG LLP, most recently as a Senior Manager.
 
Man Kit (Thomas) Chow has been Chief Procurement Officer of our company since November 2005. Mr. Chow served as Syntax Groups’ Chief Financial Officer from May 1, 2004 until Syntax Groups’ merger with us in November 2005. He co-founded Lasertech Computer Distributor, Inc. in October 1994, a distributor of computer equipment and formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Syntax Groups, and served as its Chief Operating Officer until 2004. In 1996, he co-founded Warpspeed, a manufacturer of graphic display adapters. From 1990 to 1996, he was President of the QDI Group, a manufacturer of personal computer motherboards and graphic display cards, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Legend Holding Group, Hong Kong. From 1989 to 1990, Mr. Chow was Sales Manager for Legend Holding Group, the largest personal computer manufacturing company in China.
 
Michael Chan has been the Executive Vice President-LCD of our company since November 2005. Mr. Chan served as Syntax Groups’ Chief Operating Officer from May 1, 2004 until Syntax Groups’ merger with us in November 2005. From June 2000 to April 2004, Mr. Chan was Vice President of Lasertech Computer Distributor, Inc., a distributor of computer equipment and formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Syntax Groups, with responsibility for sales and marketing. He co-founded NCX Corp., a wholesaler of computer peripherals, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from July 1997 to May 2000. From 1994 to 1997, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Shinho Technology and Communication, Inc., a manufacturer of monitors. Mr. Chan was financial controller at Infiniti Manufacturing and Microstar Computer, a system integrator and wholesaler of personal computer components, from 1992 to 1994.
 
Robert L. Melcher has been the Chief Technology Officer of our company since our formation. Dr. Melcher served as the Chief Technology Officer of TFS from October 1999 until our spin-off from TFS. Prior to joining TFS, Dr. Melcher was employed at IBM in a variety of management positions since 1970. He served as the Program Leader for Projection Displays from 1993 to 1999 and as Director of the Physical Sciences Department from 1990 to 1993.
 
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Item 1A.  Risk Factors
 
You should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this report in evaluating our company and our business.
 
Risks Related to Our Business
 
We derive a large percentage of our revenue from sales of HDTVs, particularly LCD HDTVs, and any decline in demand for these products could severely harm our ability to generate revenue.
 
We derive a large percentage of our revenue from HDTVs, particularly LCD HDTVs. As a result, we are particularly vulnerable to fluctuations in demand for these products, whether as a result of consumer preferences, market demand, competition, product obsolescence, technological change, budget constraints of consumers, or other factors. If our revenue derived from these products were to decline significantly, our business and operating results would be adversely affected.
 
We are also subject to competition from competing HDTV technologies, such as plasma, digital micromirror device, and high-temperature polysilicon technologies, as well as other emerging technologies or technologies that may be introduced in the future. The success of competing technologies could substantially reduce the demand for our products.
 
We will require significant additional capital to fund the expansion of our business.
 
To support our rapidly expanding business, we must have sufficient working capital to fund our receivables and inventory and continue to make significant investments in product design and development, marketing, research and development, equipment, and facilities. Additionally, our suppliers and contract manufacturers (collectively our “supply chain partners”) must have significant capital and credit availability to fund the procurement of key components in order to supply us with sufficient quantities of product. Our lack of capital and our supply chain partners’s lack of capital to date has constrained our business and negatively impacted our profitability. Recent credit market turmoil in Asia has significantly reduced the amount of credit available to our supply chain partners. If this market turmoil continues for an extended period and we are unable to compensate for its effects by adding new supply chain partners or obtaining other sources of product, we may be forced to curtail our growth.
 
We may need additional equity or debt financing to provide the funds required to expand our business. If such financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to expand our business or to develop new business at the rate desired and our operating results may suffer. Debt financing increases expenses, may contain covenants that restrict the operation of our business, and must be repaid regardless of operating results. Equity financing, or debt financing that is convertible into equity, could result in additional dilution to existing stockholders.
 
Our revenue depends on sales by various retailers and distributors, some of which account for a significant portion of our sales.
 
Our HDTV revenue depends on our sales through various leading national consumer electronics retailers, such as Circuit City, CompUSA, Fry’s Electronics, K-Mart, Office Depot, Sears, and Target; regional consumer electronics retailers, such as ABC Appliance and J&R Electronics; online/television retailers, such as Amazon.com and Buy.com; and high-end audio/video distributors, such as BDI Laguna and D&H Distributor Co. Our HDTV revenue in China depends on our Chinese distributor, South China House of Technology. Our digital imaging product revenue depends on our sales through specialty stores, including Adorama, B&H, Ritz Camera, and Samy’s Camera; mass merchants, including Brandsmart, CompUSA, Fry’s Electronics, QVC, Radio Shack, and Wal-Mart; drug store chains, including Fred Meyer, Longs Drug Store, and Meijer; and online merchants, including Overstock.com, Shopko.com, Target.com, and Wal-Mart.com.
 
These sales channels involve a number of special risks, including the following:
 
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  •  our retailers and distributors are not subject to minimum sales requirements or any obligation to market our products to their customers;
 
  •  our retailers and distributors may terminate their relationships with us at any time; and
 
  •  our retailers and distributors market and distribute competing products.
 
South China House of Technology, our HDTV distributor in China, accounted for $335.9 million, or 48.2%, of our net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. South China House of Technology and CompUSA accounted for $32.4 million, or 16.8%, and $25.3 million, or 13.1%, respectively, of our net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. Our revenue would likely decline if we lost one of these customers or if one of these customers were to significantly reduce its orders for any reason. Because our sales are made by means of standard purchase orders rather than long-term contracts, we cannot assure you that our customers will continue to purchase our products at current levels, or at all.
 
We have significant accounts receivable from our largest distributor.
 
We have significant accounts receivable from South China House of Technology, whom we provide with 120-day payment terms and typically extend these payment terms during peak selling periods in order to enable South China House of Technology to collect accounts receivable from the retailers of our products. Although we have never suffered a loss on any account receivable from South China House of Technology, our accounts receivable from South China House of Technology at times are substantial, representing $138.1 million, or approximately 65.7% of our net accounts receivable and due from factor, at fiscal year end June 30, 2007.
 
We face competition from a number of the world’s leading consumer electronics companies.
 
We compete with a number of the world’s leading HDTV suppliers, including JVC, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Phillips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Thompson, and Toshiba. Other companies, such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, and ViewSonic, could directly or indirectly compete with our HDTVs. We also compete with a number of the world’s largest suppliers of digital imaging products, including Canon, Casio, JVC, Kodak, Minolta, Nokia, Olympus, Panasonic, Sanyo, and Sony. Each of these and certain of our other competitors have greater brand name recognition and greater financial, technical, sales, marketing, and other resources than we possess, which afford them competitive advantages over us. Our competitors could introduce products with superior features and functionality at lower prices than our products and could also bundle existing or new products with other more established products in order to compete with us. Our competitors could also gain market share by acquiring or forming strategic alliances with other competitors. Finally, we may face additional sources of competition in the future because new distribution methods offered by the Internet and electronic commerce have removed many of the barriers to entry historically faced by start-up companies in the consumer electronics industry. Any of the foregoing effects could cause our revenue to decline, which would harm our financial position and results of operations.
 
Our ability to compete successfully in selling HDTVs depends on a number of factors, both within and outside our control. These factors include the following:
 
  •  our success in developing and producing new products;
 
  •  our ability to address the needs of our customers;
 
  •  the pricing, quality, performance, reliability, features, ease of use, and diversity of our products;
 
  •  our ability to effectively market our brands and products;
 
  •  the quality of our customer service;
 
  •  our efficiency of production;
 
  •  product or technology introductions by our competitors; and
 
  •  foreign currency devaluations, especially in Asian currencies, such as the Japanese yen, the Korean won, and the Taiwanese dollar, which may cause a foreign competitor’s products to be priced significantly lower than our products.


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Because we believe technological and functional distinctions among competing products in our markets are perceived by many end-user consumers to be relatively modest, effectiveness in marketing and manufacturing are particularly important competitive factors in our business.
 
We rely on contract manufacturers and assemblers for a portion of our production requirements, and any interruptions of these arrangements could increase our costs, disrupt our supply chain, and result in our inability to deliver our HDTV products, which would adversely affect our results of operations.
 
We outsource to various contract manufacturers and assemblers the production requirements for our HDTVs and digital imaging products. Kolin is our principal contract manufacturer and our primary source of the electronic components and subassemblies of our LCD HDTV products. Foxconn is our principal contract manufacturer of our digital imaging products. We rely on our contract manufacturers and assemblers to maintain high levels of productivity and satisfactory delivery schedules. The loss of our relationships with our contract manufacturers or assemblers, particularly Kolin or Foxconn, or their failure to conduct their manufacturing and assembly services for us as anticipated in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness, could adversely affect our ability to fill customer orders in accordance with required delivery, quality, and performance requirements. If this were to occur, the resulting decline in revenue and revenue potential would harm our business. Securing new contract manufacturers and assemblers is time-consuming and might result in unforeseen manufacturing, supply, and operational problems.
 
We do not have long-term arrangements with any of our contract manufacturers or assemblers that guarantee production capacity, prices, lead times, or delivery schedules. Our contract manufacturers and assemblers serve many other customers, including certain of our competitors, a number of which have greater production requirements than we do. As a result, our contract manufacturers and assemblers could determine to prioritize production capacity for other customers or reduce or eliminate services for us on short notice. Any such problems could result in our inability to deliver our products in a timely manner and adversely affect our operating results.
 
Shortages of components and materials necessary to the production of our products may delay or reduce our sales and increase our costs.
 
Our failure or the failure of our contract manufacturers and assemblers to obtain sufficient quantities of components and other materials necessary for the production of our products could result in delayed sales or lost orders, increased inventory, and underutilized manufacturing capacity. For example, we experienced production delays when our former supplier of light engines experienced quality and delivery issues. Many of the materials used in the production of our products are available only from a limited number of foreign suppliers. As a result, we are subject to increased costs, supply interruptions, and difficulties in obtaining materials. Materials and components for some of our major products may not be available in sufficient quantities to satisfy our needs because of shortages of these materials and components. Our OEM customers also may encounter difficulties or increased costs in obtaining from others the materials necessary to produce their products into which our LCoS microdisplays are incorporated.
 
We depend on AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronic, LG.Philips LCD, and Samsung for LCD panels and on Kolin for the electronic components and subassemblies for our LCD HDTV products. We depend on Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC, for the fabrication of silicon wafers; Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation, or UMC, for application specific integrated circuits, or ASICs; Pixelworks, Silicon Optix, AMD, and Zoran for video processing integrated circuits; OSRAM for lamps; Toppan for screens; and various Asian suppliers for printed circuit board assembly and remote controls for our HDTV products. We rely on Foxconn to procure the materials used in the manufacture of our digital imaging products. We also depend on UMC for the fabrication of silicon wafers and ASICs for our near-to-eye microdisplay products. We do not have long-term contracts with any of these suppliers. As a result, none of them is obligated to supply us for any specific period, in any specific quantity, or at any specific price, except as provided in purchase orders from time to time. The termination of our arrangements with any of these suppliers, or their inability or unwillingness to provide us with the necessary amount or quality of supplies on a timely basis or at appropriate prices, would adversely affect our ability to manufacture and ship our products until alternative sources of supply could be arranged. We may not be able to secure alternative arrangements.


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If we do not accurately forecast our needs for components and materials, we may be forced to make inventory adjustments, which may adversely affect our results of operations.
 
We place orders for components, determine production, and plan inventory in advance based on our forecast of consumer demand, which is highly volatile and difficult to predict. Inaccurate estimation of our requirements could lead to a surplus or shortage of components or finished inventory. We may experience a shortage of LCD panels, which may result in our inability to meet demand for our LCD HDTVs, or a surplus of LCD panels that may result in the recording of losses should LCD panel prices decline. We consume a large volume of parts and components for our products, and market fluctuations may cause a shortage of parts and components and may affect our production or the cost of goods sold. Our profitability may also be adversely affected by supply or inventory shortages or inventory adjustments that, as a result of efforts to reduce inventory by temporarily halting production or by reducing the price of goods, will lead to an increase in the ratio of cost of sales to sales. We write down the value of our inventory when components or products have become obsolete, when inventory exceeds the amount expected to be used, or when the value of the inventory is otherwise recorded at a higher value than net realizable value. Such inventory adjustments can have a material adverse effect on our operating results and profitability.
 
We have only recently achieved profitability, and we may be unable to sustain profitability in future periods.
 
We achieved profitability on an annual basis for the first time in fiscal year 2007. We had net income of $29.8 million in fiscal year 2007, but we may be unable to maintain profitability in future periods. We incurred net losses of $18.9 million in fiscal year 2006, and $17,000 in fiscal year 2005. Our ability to maintain profitability depends on a number of factors, including component pricing, market acceptance of our HDTVs, and other factors set forth elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section.
 
We must effectively manage our growth.
 
The failure to manage our growth effectively could adversely affect our operations. We have experienced rapid growth recently, and we expect our growth to continue in the near term. Our ability to manage our planned growth effectively will require us to do the following:
 
  •  enhance our operational, financial, and management systems;
 
  •  expand our international resources;
 
  •  expand our facilities and equipment; and
 
  •  successfully hire, train, and motivate additional employees, including the technical personnel necessary to operate our production facility in Arizona.
 
We may not realize the benefits we expected from the merger between Brillian Corporation and Syntax Groups Corporation or our acquisition of Vivitar.
 
The integration of the businesses of Brillian, Syntax Groups, and Vivitar will be complex, time-consuming, and expensive and may disrupt the combined business. We will need to overcome significant challenges in order to realize any benefits or synergies from the merger and the acquisition, including our planned revitalization of the Vivitar brand. These challenges include the timely, efficient, and successful execution of a number of factors, including the following:
 
  •  integrating the business, operations, and technologies of the companies;
 
  •  retaining and assimilating the key personnel of each company;
 
  •  retaining existing customers of each company and attracting additional customers;
 
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  •  meeting the challenges inherent in efficiently managing an increased number of employees over large geographic distances, including the need to implement appropriate systems, policies, benefits, and compliance programs.
 
The inability to manage successfully the substantially larger and internationally diverse organization, or any significant delay in achieving successful management, could have a material adverse effect on us and, as a result, on the market price of our common stock. Integration will involve considerable risks and may not be successful. These risks include the following:
 
  •  the potential disruption of ongoing business and distraction of our management;
 
  •  the potential strain on our financial and managerial controls and reporting systems and procedures;
 
  •  unanticipated expenses and potential delays related to integration of the operations, technology, and other resources of the two companies;
 
  •  our ability to leverage the Vivitar brand and distribution network;
 
  •  the impairment of relationships with employees, suppliers, and customers as a result of any integration of new management personnel;
 
  •  greater than anticipated costs and expenses related to the integration of our businesses; and
 
  •  potential unknown liabilities associated with the merger and the combined operations.
 
We may not succeed in addressing these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with the integration. The inability to integrate successfully the operations, technology, and personnel of our businesses, or any significant delay in achieving integration, could have a material adverse effect on us and on the market price of our common stock.
 
Our operations and sales in foreign countries expose us to a variety of risks.
 
Most of our contract manufacturers and assemblers are located abroad, and we and our contract manufacturers and assemblers purchase certain materials from international sources. Purchasing supplies and manufacturing and selling products internationally expose us to various economic, political, and other risks, including the following:
 
  •  difficulties in staffing, managing, and operating an international operation;
 
  •  longer payment cycles for sales in foreign countries and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;
 
  •  burdens and costs of compliance with multiple and sometimes conflicting laws and regulatory requirements as well as changes in those laws and requirements;
 
  •  imposition of governmental controls, including trade and employment restrictions and restrictions on currency conversion or the transfer of funds;
 
  •  transportation delays or interruptions and other effects of less developed infrastructures;
 
  •  fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and difficulties in hedging foreign currency transaction exposures;
 
  •  economic instability, such as higher interest rates and inflation, which could reduce our customers’ ability to obtain financing for consumer electronics products or which could make our products more expensive in those countries;
 
  •  employment and severance issues, including possible employee turnover or labor unrest;
 
  •  overlap or conflict of tax issues;
 
  •  tariffs and duties;
 
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  •  limitations on future growth or inability to maintain current levels of revenue from international operations if we do not invest sufficiently in our international operations;
 
  •  difficulties in coordinating the activities of our geographically dispersed and culturally diverse operations;
 
  •  seasonal reductions in business activity in the summer months in Asia and in other periods in other countries;
 
  •  costs and delays associated with developing our products in multiple languages; and
 
  •  political unrest, war, terrorism, or actual or perceived health risks in areas in which we do business.
 
Changes in policies by the United States or foreign governments resulting in, among other things, increased duties, changes in the current tariff structures, higher taxation, currency conversion limitations, restrictions on the transfer or repatriation of funds, limitations on imports or exports, or the expropriation of private enterprises could adversely affect our ability to manufacture or sell products in foreign markets and to purchase materials or equipment from foreign suppliers. In addition, U.S. trade policies, such as “most favored nation” status and trade preferences for certain Asian nations, could affect the attractiveness of our products to our U.S. customers.
 
While we transact business predominantly in U.S. dollars and bill and collect most of our sales in U.S. dollars, we collect a portion of our revenue in non-U.S. currencies including a majority of our revenue from digital imaging products. In the future, customers may increase their payments in non-U.S. currencies.
 
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could affect our cost of goods and operating margins and could result in exchange losses. In addition, currency devaluation can result in a loss to us if we hold deposits of that currency. Hedging foreign currencies can be difficult, especially if the currency is not freely traded. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our operating results.
 
Our business depends on new products and technologies.
 
We operate in rapidly changing industries. Technological advances, the introduction of new products, changing consumer tastes, and new design and manufacturing techniques could adversely affect our business unless we are able to adapt to the changing conditions. As a result, we will be required to expend substantial funds for and commit significant resources to the following:
 
  •  designing and developing new products and product enhancements that appeal to consumers;
 
  •  meeting the expectations of our sales channel customers and end-user consumers in terms of product design, product cost, performance, and service;
 
  •  responding to changing consumer tastes;
 
  •  expanding our manufacturing resources;
 
  •  continuing research and development activities on existing and potential products;
 
  •  engaging additional engineering and other technical personnel;
 
  •  purchasing advanced design, production, and test equipment; and
 
  •  maintaining and enhancing our technological capabilities.
 
We may be unable to recover any expenditures we make relating to one or more new products or technologies that ultimately prove to be unsuccessful for any reason. In addition, any investments or acquisitions made to enhance our products, sales channels, or technologies may prove to be unsuccessful.
 
Our future operating results will depend to a significant extent on our ability to provide new products that compare favorably on the basis of time to introduction, cost, and performance with the products of competitive suppliers and evolving technologies. Our success in attracting new customers and developing new business depends on various factors, including the following:
 
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  •  the acceptance of our products and technologies; and
 
  •  utilization of advances in technology.
 
Our future success depends on our ability to address the rapidly changing needs of our customers by developing, acquiring, and introducing new products and product updates on a timely basis. We must also extend the operation of our products to new formats and keep pace with technological developments and emerging industry standards. We intend to commit substantial resources to developing new products, product features, and technological advances in the HDTV market. This market is relatively new, and industry standards for the HDTV market are evolving and changing. If the HDTV market does not develop as anticipated, or if demand for our products in this market does not materialize or occurs more slowly than we expect, we will have expended substantial resources and capital without realizing sufficient revenue, and our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
 
We must protect our intellectual property and could be subject to infringement claims by others.
 
We believe that our success depends in part on protecting our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of patent, trade secret, and trademark laws, confidentiality procedures, and contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property. We seek to protect certain aspects of our technology under trade secret laws, which afford only limited protection. We face risks associated with our intellectual property, including the following:
 
  •  intellectual property laws may not protect our intellectual property rights;
 
  •  third parties may challenge, invalidate, or circumvent any patents issued to us;
 
  •  rights granted under patents issued to us may not provide competitive advantages to us;
 
  •  unauthorized parties may obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights;
 
  •  others may independently develop similar technology or design around any patents issued to us; and
 
  •  effective protection of intellectual property rights may be limited or unavailable in some foreign countries in which we operate.
 
We may not be able to obtain effective patent, trademark, service mark, copyright, and trade secret protection in every country in which our products are produced or sold. We may find it necessary to take legal action in the future to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights or to defend against claims of infringement and such action may be unsuccessful. In addition, we may not be able to obtain a favorable outcome in any intellectual property litigation.
 
Third parties could claim that we are infringing their patents or other intellectual property rights. We have been subject to such claims in the past, and we expect we will increasingly be subject to license offers and infringement claims if our sales and market share continue to grow. In the event that a third party alleges that we are infringing its rights, we may not be able to obtain licenses on commercially reasonable terms from the third party, if at all, or the third party may commence litigation against us. Litigation can be very expensive and can distract our management time and attention, which could adversely affect our business.
 
Any intellectual property litigation could compel us to do one or more of the following:
 
  •  pay damages (including the potential for treble damages), license fees, or royalties (including royalties for past periods) to the party claiming infringement;
 
  •  stop licensing products or providing services that use the challenged intellectual property;
 
  •  obtain a license from the owner of the infringed intellectual property to sell or use the relevant technology, which license may not be available on reasonable terms or at all; or
 
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The cyclical nature of the consumer electronics industry may cause substantial period-to-period fluctuations in our operating results.
 
The consumer electronics industry has experienced significant economic downturns at various times, characterized by diminished product demand, accelerated erosion of average selling prices, intense competition, and production overcapacity. In addition, the consumer electronics industry is cyclical in nature. We may experience substantial period-to-period fluctuations in our operating results, at least in part because of general industry conditions or events occurring in the general economy.
 
We make significant decisions, including production schedules, component procurement commitments, facility requirements, personnel needs, and other resource requirements, based on our estimates of our sales channel customers’ requirements. The short-term nature of our customers’ commitments and the possibility of rapid changes in demand for our products reduce our ability to estimate accurately the future requirements of those customers. Our operating results may be materially and adversely affected as a result of the failure to obtain anticipated orders and deferrals or cancellations of purchase commitments because of changes in customer requirements. Because many of our costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in customer demand can harm our gross margins and operating results.
 
On occasion, our sales channel customers may require rapid increases in the supply of our products, which can stress our resources and reduce operating margins. Although we have had a net increase in our manufacturing resources over the past few years, we may not have sufficient capacity at any given time to meet all of our customers’ demands or to meet the requirements for specific products.
 
Our operating results may have significant periodic and seasonal fluctuations.
 
In addition to the variability resulting from the short-term nature of the commitments of our customers, other factors may contribute to significant periodic and seasonal quarterly fluctuations in our results of operations. These factors include the following:
 
  •  market acceptance of our products;
 
  •  the seasonal nature of our sales;
 
  •  product introductions or enhancements by us and our competitors;
 
  •  pricing and availability of competitive products;
 
  •  effectiveness in managing manufacturing processes;
 
  •  changes in cost and availability of labor and components;
 
  •  the timing and volume of orders relative to our capacity;
 
  •  evolution in the life cycles of products;
 
  •  timing of expenditures in anticipation of future orders;
 
  •  product mix;
 
  •  changes or anticipated changes in economic conditions;
 
  •  the cancellation or deferral of product purchases as a result of weak or uncertain economic and industry conditions or the anticipation of new products or product updates by us or our competitors;
 
  •  changes in the competitive landscape as a result of mergers, acquisitions, or strategic alliances that could allow our competitors to gain market share;
 
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  •  changes in our pricing and distribution terms or those of our competitors; and
 
  •  the possibility that our business will be adversely affected as a result of the threat of terrorism or military actions taken by the United States or its allies.
 
You should not rely on the results of prior periods as an indication of our future performance. Our operating expense levels are based, in significant part, on our expectations of future revenue. If we have a shortfall in revenue or orders in any given quarter, we may not be able to reduce our operating expenses quickly in response. Therefore, any significant shortfall in revenue or orders could have an immediate adverse effect on our operating results for that quarter.
 
Our products are complex and may require modifications to resolve undetected errors or unforeseen failures, which could lead to an increase in our warranty claims and costs, a loss of customers, or a decline in market acceptance of our products.
 
Our products are complex and may contain undetected errors or experience unforeseen failures when first introduced or as new versions are released. These errors could cause us to incur significant warranty and re-engineering costs, divert the attention of our engineering personnel from product development efforts, and cause significant customer relations and business reputation problems. If we deliver products with defects, our credibility and the market acceptance and sales of our products could be harmed. Defects could also lead to liability for defective products as a result of lawsuits against us or against our customers. We also may agree to indemnify our customers in some circumstances against liability from defects in our products. A successful product liability claim could require us to make significant damage payments.
 
Our LCoS products may not achieve commercial success or widespread market acceptance.
 
A key element of our business involves the ongoing commercialization of our LCoS microdisplay technology. Our LCoS HDTVs have only recently become available to consumers and may not achieve widespread market acceptance or demand as a result of a variety of factors, including the following:
 
  •  larger form factor;
 
  •  consumer tastes;
 
  •  competition with products utilizing other technologies;
 
  •  technological complexities in terms of manufacturing processes;
 
  •  difficulties with other suppliers of components for the products;
 
  •  price considerations;
 
  •  lack of anticipated or actual market demand for the products; and
 
  •  unfavorable comparisons with products of others.
 
Various target markets for our LCoS microdisplays, including LCoS HDTVs, LCoS home theaters, and near-to-eye microdisplays, are uncertain, may be slow to develop, or could utilize competing technologies, especially high-temperature polysilicon and digital micromirror devices. Many manufacturers have well-established positions in these markets. Penetrating this market will require us to offer an improved value, higher performance proposition to existing technology. We must provide our OEM customers with lower cost, higher performance microdisplays for their products in these markets. The failure of any of our target markets to develop, or our failure to penetrate these markets, would impede our sales growth. Even if our LCoS HDTVs successfully meet their price and performance goals, our sales channel customers may not achieve success in selling our LCoS HDTVs.
 
We previously experienced low manufacturing yields in commencing production of LCoS microdisplays, and our business depends on our ability to maintain satisfactory manufacturing yields.
 
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materials used, and the performance of personnel and equipment. As a result of these factors, we have previously experienced low manufacturing yields in producing LCoS microdisplays. These issues could continue, and we may in the future encounter lower than desired manufacturing yields as we manufacture LCoS microdisplays in higher volumes, which could result in the delay of the ramp-up to high-volume LCoS manufacturing production. A return to lower than expected manufacturing yields could significantly and adversely affect our operating margins.
 
Although we added additional equipment to our Arizona manufacturing facility in the last several years for manufacturing LCoS microdisplays, the high-volume manufacture of LCoS microdisplays will require us to overcome numerous challenges, including the following:
 
  •  the availability of a sufficient quantity of quality materials;
 
  •  the implementation of new manufacturing techniques;
 
  •  the incorporation of new handling procedures;
 
  •  the maintenance of clean manufacturing environments; and
 
  •  the ability to master precise tolerances in the manufacturing process.
 
Our Arizona facility and its high-volume LCoS microdisplay manufacturing line are important to our LCoS success.
 
We currently produce all of our LCoS microdisplays on our high-volume manufacturing line at our Arizona facility. This facility also houses our principal research, development, engineering, design, and certain managerial operations. Any event that causes a disruption of the operation of this facility for even a relatively short period of time would adversely affect our ability to produce our LCoS microdisplays and to provide technical and manufacturing support for our customers.
 
Our executive officers and key personnel are critical to our business, and these officers and personnel may not remain with us in the future.
 
Our operations depend substantially on the efforts and abilities of our senior management, technical, and sales personnel, especially Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., our Chief Executive Officer, and James Ching Hua Li, our President and Chief Operating Officer. The loss of services of one or more of our key employees or the inability to add key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. Competition for qualified personnel in our industry is very strong, particularly for engineering and other technical personnel. Our success depends in part on our continued ability to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel. Although we maintain employment, non-competition, and nondisclosure covenants with certain key personnel, we do not currently have any key person life insurance covering any officer or employee or employment agreements with most of our employees.
 
Any acquisitions that we undertake could be difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and harm our operating results.
 
We plan to review opportunities to buy other businesses or technologies that would complement our current products, expand our product offerings, expand the breadth of our markets and sales channels, enhance our technical capabilities, or otherwise offer growth opportunities. If we make any future acquisitions, we could issue stock that would dilute existing stockholders’ percentage ownership, incur substantial debt, or assume contingent liabilities.
 
Our experience in acquiring other businesses and technologies is limited. Potential acquisitions also involve numerous risks, including the following:
 
  •  problems integrating the purchased operations, technologies, products, or services with our own;
 
  •  unanticipated costs associated with the acquisition;
 
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  •  risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;
 
  •  potential loss of key employees and customers of purchased organizations;
 
  •  increased costs and efforts in connection with compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and
 
  •  risk of impairment charges related to potential write-downs of acquired assets in future acquisitions.
 
These risks will be increased in connection with any foreign acquisitions that we may make as a result of, among other factors, language barriers, cultural differences, difficulties in conducting due diligence, differing management and accounting standards, and varying legal frameworks.
 
Our acquisition strategy entails reviewing and potentially reorganizing acquired business operations, corporate infrastructure and systems, and financial controls. Unforeseen expenses, difficulties, and delays frequently encountered in connection with rapid expansion through acquisitions could inhibit our growth and negatively impact our profitability. We may be unable to identify suitable acquisition candidates or to complete the acquisitions of candidates that we identify. Increased competition for acquisition candidates may increase purchase prices for acquisitions to levels beyond our financial capability or to levels that would not result in the returns required by our acquisition criteria. In addition, we may encounter difficulties in integrating the operations of acquired businesses with our own operations or managing acquired businesses profitably without substantial costs, delays, or other operational or financial problems.
 
Charges to earnings resulting from the application of the purchase method of accounting may adversely affect the market value of our common stock.
 
If the benefits of the merger with Syntax Groups and the acquisition of Vivitar are not achieved, our financial results could be adversely affected. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we are accounting for those transactions using the purchase method of accounting. As a result, we will incur additional amortization expense over the estimated useful lives of certain of the intangible assets acquired in those transactions. We had unamortized intangible assets acquired in those transactions of $36.4 million at fiscal year end June 30, 2007. We will incur amortization expense related to those assets of approximately $3.0 million per year for each of fiscal years 2008 thru 2012. In addition, to the extent the value of intangible assets or goodwill becomes impaired, we may be required to incur material charges relating to the impairment of those assets.
 
We are subject to governmental regulations.
 
Our operations are subject to certain federal, state, and local regulatory requirements relating to environmental, waste management, health, and safety matters. We could become subject to liabilities as a result of a failure to comply with applicable laws and incur substantial costs from complying with existing, new, modified, or more stringent requirements. For example, several states have either enacted (e.g. Minnesota, Washington and Maine) or are considering legislation to pass the cost of recycling various electronic devices/waste to the manufacturers that are currently selling televisions and other electronic products. These costs will impact us as these laws are implemented throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. In addition, the FCC has notified us that importation declarations indicate that we may have violated certain FCC rules with respect to the transition requirements for selling televisions containing high-definition tuners. In addition, our past, current, or future operations may give rise to claims of exposure by employees or the public or to other claims or liabilities relating to environmental, waste management, or health and safety concerns.
 
Our effective tax rate may increase or fluctuate, which could increase our income tax expense and reduce our net income.
 
Our effective tax rate could be adversely affected by various factors, many of which are outside of our control. Our effective tax rate is directly affected by the relative proportions of revenue and income before taxes in the various domestic and international jurisdictions in which we operate. We are also subject to changing tax laws, regulations, and interpretations in multiple jurisdictions in which we operate as well as the requirements of certain tax rulings. Our effective tax rate is also influenced by the tax effects of purchase accounting for acquisitions, non-recurring charges,


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and tax assessments against acquired entities with respect to tax periods prior to the acquisition. These matters may cause fluctuations between reporting periods in which the acquisition, assessment, or settlement takes place.
 
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
 
The market price for our common stock may be volatile, and many factors could cause the market price of our common stock to fall.
 
Many factors could cause the market price of our common stock to rise and fall, including the following:
 
  •  variations in our quarterly results;
 
  •  announcements of technological innovations by us or by our competitors;
 
  •  introductions of new products or new pricing policies by us or by our competitors;
 
  •  acquisitions or strategic alliances by us or by our competitors;
 
  •  recruitment or departure of key personnel;
 
  •  the gain or loss of significant orders;
 
  •  the gain or loss of significant customers;
 
  •  changes in the estimates of our operating performance or changes in recommendations by any securities analysts that follow our stock;
 
  •  changes in laws affecting HDTVs; and
 
  •  market conditions in our industry, the industries of our customers, and the economy as a whole.
 
In addition, stocks of technology companies have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to these companies’ operating performance. Public announcements by technology companies concerning, among other things, their performance, accounting practices, or legal problems could cause the market price of our common stock to decline regardless of our actual operating performance.
 
We have determined that our internal controls over financial reporting are currently ineffective. The lack of effective internal controls could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to carry out our strategic business plan.
 
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed. We have in our past, and may in the future discover, deficiencies in our internal controls. For example, as more fully described in Item 9A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management concluded that as of June 30, 2007 we did not maintain effective internal controls over our inventory process, revenue process, income tax provision process, and financial statement close procedures.
 
Our management determined these control deficiencies were considered a material weakness that could result in a material misstatement to annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. As a result, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of June 30, 2007 using the criteria set forth in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). We expect the remediation of these material weaknesses to occur during fiscal year 2008. A failure to implement and maintain effective internal control to correct the deficiencies identified above, could result in a material misstatement of our financial statements or otherwise cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations. This, in turn, could result in a loss of investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, and our stock price, and we could be subject to stockholder litigation.


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Provisions in our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, and Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, discourage a takeover, and adversely affect existing stockholders.
 
Our certificate of incorporation and the Delaware General Corporation Law contain provisions that may have the effect of making more difficult or delaying attempts by others to obtain control of us, even when these attempts may be in the best interests of stockholders. These include provisions limiting the stockholders’ powers to remove directors or take action by written consent instead of at a stockholders’ meeting. Our certificate of incorporation also authorizes our board of directors, without stockholder approval, to issue one or more series of preferred stock, which could have voting and conversion rights that adversely affect or dilute the voting power of the holders of common stock. Delaware law also imposes conditions on certain business combination transactions with “interested stockholders.”
 
We have also adopted a stockholder rights plan intended to encourage anyone seeking to acquire us to negotiate with our board of directors prior to attempting a takeover. While the plan was designed to guard against coercive or unfair tactics to gain control of us, the plan may have the effect of making more difficult or delaying any attempts by others to obtain control of us.
 
These provisions and others that could be adopted in the future could deter unsolicited takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control or management of our company, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices. These provisions may also limit the ability of stockholders to approve transactions that they may deem to be in their best interests.
 
Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 2.   Properties
 
We occupy approximately 58,125 square feet in a facility in Tempe, Arizona, which houses our corporate headquarters, our LCoS imager manufacturing operations, and our principal research, development, and engineering activities. We lease this facility under an agreement that extends through December 2010. We have leased two facilities located in City of Industry, California, one facility consisting of approximately 100,000 square feet of office, warehouse, and distribution space under a lease expiring in November 2012 and the other facility consisting of 350,000 square feet of office, warehouse and distribution space under a lease expiring in April 2008. Kolin maintains a small liaison office in this facility and reimburses us for 10% of our total occupancy expense. We have entered into a lease for a third facility located in the City of Industry consisting of approximately 250,000 square feet of office, warehouse, and distribution space. This lease period is November 2007 through May 2013. We lease space at a facility in Boulder, Colorado on a month-to-month basis, where we conduct sales, marketing, and research and development activities. We also lease 5,000 square feet of warehouse space in Canada for Canadian fulfillment. Our Vivitar international offices lease office spaces ranging from 2,500 to 8,532 square feet with leases expiring in 2008, 2011 and 2015. We believe our existing facilities will be sufficient for our needs for at least the next 12 months.
 
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings
 
On January 31, 2007, the FCC notified us that importation declarations indicate that we may have violated certain FCC rules with respect to the transition requirements for selling televisions containing high-definition tuners. We responded to their inquiry on a timely basis. On April 30, 2007, we entered into a Tolling Agreement with the FCC based on the FCC’s representation that the FCC would proceed by way of a voluntary compliance plan and contribution by us. Nevertheless, without notice and in complete disregard of the Tolling Agreement, the FCC, on May 30, 2007, issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) imposing a proposed penalty of $2,889,575 against us. We have responded on a timely basis to the NAL with detailed corrections significantly reducing the number of the FCC’s claimed violations as well as raising numerous legal and procedural challenges to the NAL. The FCC has responded by indicating a desire to resolve this matter through a negotiated Consent Order settlement involving a voluntary contribution by us. Negotiations are continuing at this time with the expectation of a


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reasonable settlement. While we cannot predict the outcome of the matter, we have accrued an amount in our financial statements we believe approximates our potential exposure in such a settlement.
 
On March 7, 2007, Funai Electric Co., Ltd. initiated a lawsuit against us and several other digital television manufacturers in U.S. Federal District Court, Central District of California. Funai is currently seeking to consolidate this lawsuit with two other lawsuits making similar claims against other Parties unrelated to us. The complaint alleges that we infringed on a patent exclusively licensed to Funai by conducting the manufacture and distribution of our Ölevia television models. While we cannot predict the outcome of the matter, we do not anticipate that the result will have any material effect on our business.
 
On June 6, 2005, Kolin, our principal source of LCD television products and components, received a notice from Sony Corporation asserting two alleged patent infringements. We are assisting Kolin in evaluating the assertions made as well as the potential impact, if any, on our business. Based upon information received to date, we do not believe that these assertions will have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations and cash flows.
 
On April 15, 2005, the United States Customs and Border Protection, or Customs, has issued increased duty bills against us for the periods March 2004 through May 2006 in excess of $3.47 million stemming from a dispute with Customs regarding the tariff classification of imported multipurpose monitors under the rules of tariff construction. We believe Customs has improperly classified and valued the merchandise imported by us. Accordingly, we have filed detailed protests seeking to have the duty bills cancelled. We believe the claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend our position regarding this matter. Kolin, which shipped the monitors to us, has affirmed in writing its agreement to indemnify us for all costs of delivery, including any additional duty that may be deemed due and payable by Customs. While we cannot predict the outcome of the matter, we do not anticipate that the result will have any material effect on our business.
 
From time to time, we are involved in other legal proceedings incidental to our business. We currently are not, however, involved in any legal proceeding that we believe would have any material adverse effect on our business.
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Not applicable.
 
PART II
 
Item 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Our common stock has been traded on the Nasdaq Global Market (formerly on the Nasdaq National Market) under the symbol “BRLC” since September 16, 2003. The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices of our common stock for each fiscal quarter indicated as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market.
 
                 
    High     Low  
 
Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2006
               
First quarter
  $ 3.86     $ 2.37  
Second quarter
  $ 7.21     $ 3.02  
Third quarter
  $ 5.75     $ 3.35  
Fourth quarter
  $ 4.50     $ 2.02  
Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2007
               
First quarter
  $ 5.05     $ 2.20  
Second quarter
  $ 9.95     $ 4.08  
Third quarter
  $ 11.70     $ 6.81  
Fourth quarter
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On September 6, 2007, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $6.64 per share. On September 6, 2007, there were 481 record holders of our common stock.
 
Dividends
 
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently plan to retain any earnings to finance the growth of our business rather than to pay cash dividends on our common stock. Payments of any cash dividends on our common stock in the future will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, and capital requirements as well as other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. Our current debt agreements prohibit us from paying dividends on our common stock without the consent of our lenders.
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information
 
The following table sets forth information with respect to our common stock that may be issued from both stockholder approved and unapproved plans upon delivery of shares for restricted stock units, exercise of outstanding stock options, the weighted average exercise price of outstanding stock options, and the number of securities available for future issuance under our various equity compensation plans.
 
                         
                (c)
 
                Number of Securities
 
                Remaining Available
 
                for Future Issuance
 
    (a)
    (b)
    Under Share-Based
 
    Number of Securities
    Weighted-Average
    Compensation Plans
 
    to be Issued Upon
    Exercise Price of
    [Excluding Securities
 
    Exercise of
    Outstanding
    Reflected in Column
 
Plan Category
  Outstanding Options     Options     (a)]  
 
Share-Based Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders
    4,122,296     $ 3.49       517,252  
Share-Based Compensation Plans Not Approved By Stockholders
                 
                         
Total
    4,122,296     $ 3.49       517,252  
                         


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Performance Graph
 
The following line graph compares cumulative total stockholder returns for the period from September 16, 2003 through fiscal year end June 30, 2007 for (1) our common stock; (2) the Nasdaq Composite Index; and (3) the Nasdaq Electronic Components Index. The graph assumes an investment of $100 on September 16, 2003, which was the first day on which our stock was listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The calculations of cumulative stockholder return on the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Nasdaq Electronic Components Index include reinvestment of dividends, but the calculation of cumulative stockholder return on our common stock does not include reinvestment of dividends because we did not pay dividends during the measurement period. The performance shown is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
 
COMPARISON OF 45 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, The NASDAQ Composite Index
And The NASDAQ Electronic Components Index
 
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
 
* $100 invested on 9/16/03 in stock or on 8/31/03 in index-including reinvestment of dividends.
 
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Item 6.   Selected Financial Data
 
The following table contains selected financial information and is supplemented by the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The merger of Brillian Corporation and Syntax Groups Corporation was completed on November 30, 2005. The financial information subsequent to November 30, 2005 reflects the results of the combined company, and the financial information prior to November 30, 2005 reflects the results of Syntax Groups Corporation. The information presented below should be read in conjunction with Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our financial statements and related notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this report.
 
                                         
    Fiscal Year End June 30,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
 
Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Net sales
  $ 697,620     $ 192,990     $ 82,586     $ 30,616     $ 2,428  
                                         
Cost of sales
    573,155       169,096       71,825       28,351       2,690  
                                         
Gross margin
    124,465       23,894       10,761       2,265       (262 )
                                         
Expenses:
                                       
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    19,796       8,320       2,801       842       6  
General and administrative
    32,464       18,123       7,616       2,167       103  
Research and development
    6,225       4,416                    
                                         
Operating income (loss)
    65,980       (6,965 )     344       (744 )     (371 )
Other expense
    (18,373 )     (11,914 )     (283 )     (218 )     (16 )
                                         
Income (loss) before taxes
    47,607       (18,879 )     61       (962 )     (387 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    17,815             78       (357 )     (152 )
                                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 29,792     $ (18,879 )   $ (17 )   $ (605 )   $ (235 )
                                         
Income (loss) per common share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.51     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.01 )
                                         
Diluted
  $ .49     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.01 )
                                         
 
                                         
    June 30,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 28,679     $ 7,375     $ 1,804     $ 769     $ $297  
Total assets
  $ 514,665     $ 127,656     $ 37,634     $ 14,038     $ 5,045  
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 315,516     $ 64,802     $ 8,234     $ 585     $ 98  
Long-term debt
  $     $ 3,758     $     $     $  
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
  $     $ 3,432     $     $     $  


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Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth under Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
Overview
 
Syntax-Brillian Corporation is a leading designer, developer, and distributor of high-definition televisions, or HDTVs, utilizing liquid crystal display, or LCD, and liquid crystal on silicon, or LCoS, technologies. Under our Ölevia brand name, we sell our LCD HDTVs in a broad array of screen sizes as well as our LCoS HDTVs utilizing our proprietary LCoS microdisplay technology to international, national, regional, and online consumer electronics retailers and distributors. Through these sales channels, we sell HDTVs designed to meet the individual needs of a variety of end-user consumers, including consumers in the price-conscious, high-performance, and high-end home theater markets. In order to best address the price and performance requirements of our sales channel customers and end-user consumers, we have established a virtual manufacturing model utilizing components sourced in Asia, third-party contract manufacturers located in Asia, and third-party assemblers located in close proximity to end-user consumers to produce our HDTVs.
 
In November 21, 2006, we acquired Vivitar, a leading supplier of both digital and film cameras, providing us a broad line of digital imaging products, including digital cameras, point and shoot cameras, 35 millimeter single lens reflex cameras, auto focus cameras, digital video cameras, multimedia players, flash units, binoculars, projectors, and camera accessories. In addition, we offer a broad line of LCoS microdisplay products and subsystems, including LCoS imagers that original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, can integrate into proprietary HDTV products, projection applications, and near-to-eye applications, such as head-mounted monocular or binocular headsets and viewers, for industrial, medical, military, commercial, and consumer applications.
 
We have focused primarily on HDTV products, allowing us to gain market share by leveraging our close supplier relationships to create value for our sales channel customers and ultimately end-user consumers. In order to capture this value effectively, we have created a global virtual manufacturing model to reduce cost and capital expenses and enable us to concentrate on product design, marketing, research and development, and technological advances. In addition, we have developed a deep systems-level expertise, which allows us to deliver a high level of performance and reliability in our LCoS and LCD products. As a result of these factors, we believe our broad range of HDTVs provides an attractive balance of price and performance. To date, we have focused primarily on developing our market position in North America and China. According to DisplaySearch, our market share of LCD television shipments 20” and above in North America increased from 5.6% in the first quarter of 2007 to 6.3% in the second quarter of 2007.
 
Net Sales.  Our sales result primarily from the sale of LCD HDTVs and digital cameras. We anticipate that in future periods, net sales of digital cameras will represent a smaller percentage of our total net sales on an annualized basis. We also sell LCoS HDTVs and LCoS microdisplays for near-to-eye and projection devices to OEM customers.
 
Cost of Sales.  Our gross margins for our LCD and LCoS HDTVs and our digital cameras are influenced by various factors, including manufacturing efficiencies, manufacturing yields, manufacturing absorption rates, product mix, product differentiation, product uniqueness, inventory management, and volume pricing. To date, our manufacturing capacity for LCoS imagers has exceeded our manufacturing volume, resulting in the inability to fully absorb the cost of our manufacturing infrastructure. LCoS imager margins will not improve significantly until we run higher volumes.
 
Selling, Distribution, and Marketing Expense.  Selling, distribution, and marketing expense consists of salaries, commissions, and benefits to sales and marketing personnel; co-op advertising allowances to our customers; and advertising, warehouse, and shipping costs.


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General and Administrative Expense.  General and administrative expense consists principally of salaries and benefits to administrative personnel, insurance expense, legal fees, audit and accounting fees, and facilities costs.
 
Research and Development Expense.  Research and development expense consists principally of salaries and benefits to scientists, engineers, and other technical personnel; related facilities costs; process development costs; and various expenses for projects, including new product development. Research and development expense continues to be very high as we continue to develop our LCoS technology and manufacturing processes and refine our HDTV products.
 
Related Party Transactions.  On March 9, 2004, in conjunction with our plans to expand our product lines to include home entertainment products, including LCD HDTVs, we entered into a Manufacturing Agreement with Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., or Kolin. This Manufacturing Agreement had an initial term of one year and could be extended for up to five additional one-year periods at our option. We elected to extend this Manufacturing Agreement to March 2008. In conjunction with the execution of this Manufacturing Agreement, we also entered into an additional agreement intended to govern the terms pursuant to which we, Kolin, and DigiMedia Technology Co., Ltd., or DigiMedia, the product research and development subsidiary of Kolin, would form a strategic alliance through the acquisition by Kolin of up to 10% of our common stock and the acquisition by us of up to 10% of the common stock of DigiMedia. On March 29, 2006, we sold Kolin 3.0 million shares of our common stock and a warrant to purchase 750,000 shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $15.0 million. As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, Kolin and one of its subsidiaries owned a total of 5.1 million shares of our common stock, representing approximately 5.7% of our total outstanding common stock. As a result of the foregoing, Kolin and DigiMedia are considered related parties.
 
In March 2004, we commenced an arrangement with Kolin that provides us credits on purchases from Kolin. Under the arrangement, we receive vendor allowances from Kolin up to 2.75% of purchases for volume rebates, 3.0% of purchases for providing technical know-how to Kolin and 2.5% of purchases for market development funds. We also receive a 1.0% credit from Kolin for any unfinished products shipped to Nanjing Huahai Display Technology that need further assembly and a per unit credit for the assumption of warranty obligations. These vendor allowances are issued by Kolin monthly based upon units shipped from Kolin. In accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor,” we record these vendor allowances as a reduction to the price of the products purchased. These vendor allowances and credits are recorded upon receipt of the credit given the arrangement is not legally binding. We allocate these vendor allowances to inventory and cost of sales based upon the proportion of units purchased from Kolin that we have sold to our customers and units still in our inventory. Rebates granted by Kolin applicable to goods in transit are recorded as amounts outstanding to Kolin until such goods are received.
 
Kolin also grants us price protection credits pursuant to which we receive a portion of any credits or rebates that Kolin receives from the suppliers of components incorporated into our HDTVs. Such amounts are recorded when the credits are received because the amounts are unknown until receipt.
 
As of fiscal year end June 30, 2004, we entered into an agreement with Kolin for reimbursement of warranty costs for units we sold. Since January 2005, we have provided on-site warranty service to consumers through a third party. The cost for this service is billed to us on a case-by-case basis. Kolin has agreed to pay us a pre-determined amount ranging from $10 to $100 per unit to assume the obligation for warranty services, as well as our costs in administering the program and servicing units that cannot be serviced by the on-site warranty service provider. Kolin provides these per-unit credits at the time it ships products to us. We record these reimbursements of warranty credits received from Kolin for units that we have sold to our customers as a reduction to cost of goods sold. We record reimbursements received from Kolin for units that have not been shipped to customers as accrued warranty.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
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that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to sales allowances, bad debts, inventories, investments, fixed assets, intangible assets, income taxes, and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The results form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
 
We recognize revenue from product sales when persuasive evidence of a sale exists; that is, a product is shipped under an agreement with a customer, risk of loss and title has passed to the customer, the fee is fixed and determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Sales allowances are estimated based upon historical experience of sales returns and are recorded at time of sale.
 
We record estimated reductions at time of sale to revenue for customer and distributor programs and allowances offerings, including price markdowns, promotions, other volume-based allowances, and expected returns. All discounts and mark-downs are fixed and determinable at time of sale. Future market conditions and product transitions may require us to take actions to increase customer allowances, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of revenue at the time the allowance is offered. Additionally, certain allowance programs require us to estimate, based on industry experience, the number of customers that will redeem the allowance. We also record estimated reductions to cost of goods sold for end-user rebate programs, returns, and for reimbursement of warranty costs we sold in excess of warranty credit received from our principal manufacturer, Kolin.
 
We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of our customers to make required payments. We determine the adequacy of this allowance based on our historical level of write-offs and by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, payment history, credit history, and current economic conditions. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, additional allowances could be required.
 
We write down inventories for estimated obsolescence to estimated market value based on assumptions about future demand and market conditions. In general we write down products in excess of six months of forecasted usage. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by us, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
 
In March 2004, we commenced an arrangement with Kolin that provides us credits on purchases from Kolin. Under the arrangement, we receive vendor allowances from Kolin up to 2.75% of purchases for volume rebates, 3.0% of purchases for providing technical know-how to Kolin, and 2.5% of purchases for market development funds. We also receive a 1.0% credit from Kolin for any unfinished products shipped to Nanjing Huahai Display Technology that need further assembly and a per unit credit for the assumption of warranty obligations. These vendor allowances are issued by Kolin monthly based upon units shipped from Kolin. In accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor,” we record these vendor allowances as a reduction to the price of the products purchased. These vendor allowances and credits are recorded upon receipt of the credit given that the arrangement is not legally binding and we allocate these vendor allowances to inventory and cost of sales based upon the proportion of units purchased from Kolin that we have sold to our customers and units still in our inventory. Rebates granted by Kolin applicable to goods in transit are recorded as amounts outstanding to Kolin until such goods are received.
 
We assess recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which requires goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives to be tested annually for impairment, unless an event occurs or circumstances change during the year that reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its book value, in which event, an impairment charge may be required during the year. We have no indefinite lived intangible assets. The annual test requires estimates and judgments by management to determine valuations for each business unit. We have selected June 30 as the date on which we will perform our


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annual impairment test. We performed our annual impairment test as of June 30, 2007, and concluded that no impairment charge was required. Although we believe our assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate, different assumptions and estimates could materially affect our reported financial results. Different assumptions related to future cash flows, operating margins, growth rates, and discount rates could result in an impairment charge, which would be recognized as a non-cash charge to operating income and a reduction in asset values on the balance sheet. At fiscal year end June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, total goodwill was $27.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively.
 
Other intangible assets other than goodwill represent acquired customer bases and are amortized over the respective contract terms or estimated life of the customer base, ranging from 4 to 19 years. At fiscal year end June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, net intangible assets were $36.4 million and $20.7 million, respectively. We evaluate the nature of each separately identified intangible for both impairment and the term of the estimated life annually unless impairment indicators arise.
 
Prior to fiscal year 2006, we accounted for stock-based compensation plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”). Effective January 2, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R) using the modified-prospective transition method. SFAS 123(R) requires companies to recognize the fair value of stock-based compensation transactions in the statement of operations. The fair value of our stock-based awards is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes valuation calculation requires us to estimate key assumptions such as future stock price volatility, expected terms, risk-free rates, and dividend yield. Due to the limited trading history of our common stock following the merger with Syntax Groups, expected stock volatility is based on an analysis of the actual realized historical volatility of our common stock as well as that of our peers. We use historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted is derived from an analysis of historical exercises and remaining contractual life of stock options, and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. We have never paid cash dividends, and do not currently intend to pay cash dividends, and thus have assumed a 0% dividend yield. If our actual experience differs significantly from the assumptions used to compute our stock-based compensation cost, or if different assumptions had been used, we may have recorded too much or too little stock-based compensation cost. For stock options and nonvested share awards subject solely to service conditions, we recognize expense using the straight-line attribution method. For nonvested share awards subject to service and performance conditions, we are required to assess the probability that such performance conditions will be met. If the likelihood of the performance condition being met is deemed probable, we will recognize the expense using the straight-line attribution method. In addition, for both stock options and nonvested share awards, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate of our stock grants and only recognize the expense for those shares expected to vest. If the actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different. We had approximately $3.0 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options at fiscal year end June 30, 2007 that are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
 
We follow the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Our deferred tax asset is offset with a valuation allowance to the extent the more-likely-than-not criteria for recovery is not met. In addition, the future reversal of our entire valuation allowance will offset goodwill because it relates to deferred tax assets that were acquired.
 
We record an income tax valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will not be realized. These deferred tax items represent expenses or operating losses recognized for financial reporting purposes, which will result in tax deductions over varying future periods. The judgments, assumptions and estimates that may affect the amount of the valuation allowance include estimates of future taxable income, timing or amount of future reversals of existing deferred tax liabilities and other tax planning strategies that may be available to us. At June 30, 2007, we provided a valuation allowance for acquired net operating losses that cannot be used during the next three years, based on the annual section 382 limitations.


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We record an estimated tax liability or tax benefit for income and other taxes based on what we determine will likely be paid in the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. We use our best judgment in the determination of these amounts. However, the liabilities ultimately realized and paid are dependent upon various matters, including resolution of tax audits, and may differ from amounts recorded. An adjustment to the estimated liability would be recorded as a provision or benefit to income tax expense in the period in which it becomes probable that the amount of the actual liability or benefit differs from the recorded amount.
 
Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, we are subject to the examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.
 
We typically warrant our products against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from purchase with on-site service provided for certain of our products. The accrued warranty is adjusted to reflect the amount of estimated future cost of providing warranty service on units that have been sold based upon our assessment of the expected future costs of servicing products sold. In developing this estimate we utilize historic cost information applied to units under warranty.
 
We account for our investments in which we have less than a 20% ownership interest at cost if we do not have control of the board or influence over the operations and annually review such investments for impairment. We account for our investments in which we have a greater than 20% but less than 50% ownership interest under the equity method as long as we do not have the ability to control the operations through voting control or board majority influence. We currently have the following investments:
 
                 
    % Owned
    Method of
 
Name
  By Syntax-Brillian     Accounting  
 
Sino Brillian Display Technology
    49.0 %     Equity  
Olevia Senna do Brazil
    19.5 %     Cost  
Olevia Japan
    16.7 %     Cost  
Nanjing Huahai Display Technology
    16.0 %     Cost  
 
Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage of net sales of certain items in our financial statements.
 
                                 
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Net sales
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
Cost of sales
    82.2       87.6       87.0       92.6  
                                 
Gross profit
    17.8       12.4       13.0       7.4  
Expenses:
                               
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    2.8       4.3       3.4       2.8  
General and administrative
    4.7       9.4       9.2       7.1  
Research and development
    0.9       2.3              
                                 
      8.4       16.0       12.6       9.9  
                                 
Operating income (loss)
    9.4       (3.6 )     0.4       (2.5 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (2.6 )           (0.1 )     1.2  
Net income (loss)
    4.3 %     (9.8 )%     %     (2.0 )%
                                 


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Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 compared with fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
 
Net Sales.  Net sales increased 261% to $697.6 million in fiscal year 2007 from $193.0 million in fiscal year 2006. Net sales consisted of LCD HDTV sales of $650.5 million, LCoS product sales of $5.6 million, and digital camera sales of $41.5 million.
 
LCD HDTV revenue of $650.5 million represented an increase of 240% from $191.2 million for the previous fiscal year. The increase in LCD HDTV revenue was a result of increased unit shipments. During fiscal year 2007, we shipped approximately 1,007,000 units compared with approximately 304,000 units in fiscal year 2006.
 
Average selling prices for LCD HDTVs increased 4.3% to $641 per unit for the fiscal year 2007 from $627 per unit for the previous fiscal year. The weighted average screen size of units sold for fiscal year 2007 increased to 32.45 inches from 27.74 inches for the previous fiscal year. The average selling price per diagonal inch of screen size was $21.48 and $22.61 for fiscal years 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
LCoS revenue for fiscal year 2007 increased 211% to $5.6 million compared with $1.8 million for fiscal year 2006. Fiscal year 2006 only had seven months of LCoS revenue.
 
Digital camera revenue for fiscal year 2007 was $41.5 million. The acquisition of Vivitar was completed on November 21, 2006; therefore, Vivitar’s sales activity was included in our results only from November 21, 2006 through fiscal year end June 30, 2007.
 
Net sales in North America totaled $319.4 million, or 45.8% of total net sales, in fiscal year 2007 compared with $157.0 million, or 81.3% of total net sales for, fiscal year 2006. Net sales in Asia totaled $351.0 million, or 50.3% of total net sales, for fiscal year 2007 compared with $35.7 million, or 18.5% of total net sales, for fiscal year 2006. Net sales in Europe totaled $27.2 million, or 3.9% of net sales, for fiscal year 2007 compared with $321,000, or less than 0.2% of net sales, for fiscal year 2006.
 
Cost of Sales.  Cost of sales was $573.2 million, or 82.2% of net sales, for fiscal year 2007 compared with $169.1 million, or 87.6% of net sales, for fiscal year 2006.
 
LCD HDTV cost of sales totaled $515.2 million, or 79.2% of LCD HDTV net sales, for fiscal year 2007 compared with $160.0 million, or 83.7% of LCD HDTV net sales, for fiscal year 2006. Cost of sales per diagonal inch of screen size decreased 15.8% to $15.91 for fiscal year 2007 compared with $18.90 for fiscal year 2006. Cost of LCD HDTV sales for fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2006 included purchases from Kolin, net of rebates and price protection, totaling $457.5 million and $125.3 million, respectively.
 
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we received vendor allowances for price protection from Kolin of $55.9 million and $61.0 million, respectively, representing 10.9% and 38.1% of LCD HDTV cost of sales, respectively, which were credited to cost of sales in the period received, as these price protection grants related to inventory purchased from Kolin that had been sold to our customers during the respective periods.
 
For fiscal year 2007, we recorded cost of sales for LCoS products totaling $19.8 million, or 354% of LCoS net sales, compared with $9.1 million, or 506% of LCoS net sales, for fiscal year 2006. The large negative gross margin in both periods resulted primarily from the low volume of shipments. To date, our LCoS manufacturing capacity has exceeded our manufacturing volume, resulting in the inability to fully absorb the cost of our manufacturing infrastructure. A significant portion of our manufacturing costs are fixed in nature and consist of items such as utilities, depreciation, and amortization. The amounts of these costs do not vary period to period based on the number of units produced and the amounts of these costs cannot be adjusted in the short term. Therefore, in periods of lower production volume, these fixed costs are absorbed by a lower number of units, thus increasing the cost per unit. As a result, we expect it will be difficult to attain significant improvements in gross margins until we can operate at higher production volumes. However we do not believe the production assets are impaired because we continue to increase our sales volume in fiscal 2008, and more fully absorb our fixed manufacturing costs.
 
Digital camera cost of sales totaled $38.1 million, or 91.8% of digital camera net sales, in fiscal year 2007.
 
Selling, Distribution, and Marketing Expense.  Selling, distribution, and marketing expenses totaled $19.8 million, or 2.8% of net sales, in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 compared with $8.3 million, or 4.3% of net sales, in the previous fiscal year. Selling, distribution, and marketing expense for fiscal year 2007


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included $3.4 million of Vivitar expenses. The remainder of the increase in selling, distribution, and marketing expenses for fiscal year 2007 was primarily related to additional headcount resulting from the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian, advertising expenses, and marketing costs necessary to develop our distribution channel. Advertising expense was $10.6 million and $5.3 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
General and Administrative Expense.  General and administrative expense totaled $32.5 million, or 4.7% of net sales, for year 2007 compared with $18.1 million, or 9.4% of net sales, for fiscal year 2006. General and administrative expense of Vivitar totaled $6.0 million from the date of acquisition, November 21, 2006, through fiscal year end June 30, 2007. The remainder of the increase related to salaries and wages, depreciation, bad debt, and legal and accounting expenses.
 
Research and Development Expense.  Research and development expense totaled $6.2 million for fiscal year 2007 compared with $4.4 million for fiscal year 2006. Research and development costs for fiscal year 2006 only included seven months as research and development expense only began to be incurred upon completion of the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian on November 30, 2005.
 
Interest Expense.  In fiscal year 2007, we recorded net interest expense of $18.4 million compared with $11.9 million for fiscal year 2006. In fiscal year 2007, we incurred interest expense related to our credit facility with Preferred Bank and CIT totaling approximately $5.2 million, cash interest expense related to our 9% senior secured debentures of approximately $184,000, and non- cash interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to our convertible debentures, senior secured debentures, and redeemable convertible preferred stock of approximately $12.9 million. Under generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to measure the value of the warrants issued with debentures and redeemable convertible preferred stock issued and the beneficial conversion feature of the convertible debentures and redeemable convertible preferred stock issued. The resulting values are recorded as a discount to the debentures and redeemable convertible preferred stock with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital. The original discount to the convertible debentures was equal to their face value of $7.5 million and the original discount to the senior secured debentures was $1.4 million. The original discount and beneficial conversion feature to the redeemable convertible preferred stock was $11.6 million. At June 30 2007, all convertible debentures, senior secured debentures, and redeemable preferred stock had been extinguished through conversion.
 
Income Taxes.  We record income taxes under the liability method as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. We recognize income tax expense as we recognize taxable net income on a financial reporting basis, to the extent net income exceeds our tax loss carryforwards.
 
We recorded income tax expense of $17.8 million for fiscal year 2007, compared to $0 for fiscal year 2006. Our effective tax rate was 37.4% for fiscal year 2007 and was lower than the typical blended federal and state rate of 40% due to changes in our valuation allowance on deferred tax assets that were reduced due to current year profits. The benefit was largely offset by the negative impact on non-deductible interest costs on our redeemable convertible preferred stock. Fiscal year 2006 had a net operating loss and no tax expense was recorded. At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we had a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets of $14.2 million compared to $21.4 million at fiscal year end June 30, 2006. All of this amount is related to net operating losses incurred by Brillian prior to the merger with Syntax Groups and by Vivitar prior to its acquisition by Syntax-Brillian.
 
Net Income (Loss).  Net income was $29.8 million in fiscal year 2007 compared with a net loss of $18.9 million in fiscal year 2006. The increase for the current period was due primarily to increased shipments of LCD HDTV’s with higher gross margins.
 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 compared with fiscal year ended June 30, 2005
 
Net Sales.  Net sales were $193.0 million for fiscal year 2006 compared with $82.6 million for fiscal year 2005. Net sales for fiscal year 2006 consisted of LCD HDTV sales of $191.2 million and LCoS sales of $1.8 million. All sales for fiscal year 2005 consisted of LCD HDTV sales. The increase in LCD HDTV revenue was a result of


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increased unit shipments. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, we shipped approximately 304,000 units compared with 120,000 units for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. The merger with Syntax Groups was completed on November 30, 2005 and, therefore, the LCoS revenue was only included from December l, 2005 onward.
 
Average selling prices for LCD HDTVs decreased 8.6% to $627 per unit for fiscal year 2006 from $686 per unit for fiscal year 2005. The weighted average screen size of units sold for fiscal year 2006 increased to 27.74 inches from 25.4 inches for fiscal year 2005. The average selling price per diagonal inch of screen size decreased 16% to $22.61 per inch for fiscal year 2006 from $27.00 per inch for fiscal year 2005.
 
Cost of Sales.  Total cost of sales was $169.1 million, or 87.6% of net sales, for fiscal year 2006 compared with $71.8 million, or 87.0% of net sales, for fiscal year 2005.
 
Cost of LCD HDTV sales was $160.0 million, or 83.7% of LCD HDTV sales, for fiscal year 2006 compared with $71.8 million, or 87% of LCD HDTV sales, for fiscal year 2005. The increase in LCD HDTV gross margins was a result of higher selling volumes, increased brand awareness, and dramatic cost reductions in the components used to assemble LCD HDTVs, including LCD panels. Cost of sales per unit decreased 12.1% to $524 for fiscal year 2006 from $596 for fiscal year 2005. Cost of sales per diagonal inch of screen size decreased 19.5% to $18.90 for fiscal year 2006 from $23.48 for fiscal year 2005. Cost of sales includes purchases from Kolin, net of rebates, totaling $125.3 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and $55.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
Cost of LCoS net sales was $9.1 million, or 503% of LCoS sales, for fiscal year 2006. Cost of LCoS net sales was included from December 1, 2005 onward as the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian closed on November 30, 2005. There were no LCoS net sales for fiscal year 2005. The large negative gross margin in the period resulted primarily from the low volume of shipments and low manufacturing yields in the shipped products.
 
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, we received credits for price protection from Kolin of $61.0 million and $27.9 million, representing 27.2% and 25.4% of actual purchases from Kolin, respectively, which were credited to cost of sales in the period received as these price protection grants related to inventory purchased from Kolin that had been sold to our customers during the respective periods. As of the fiscal year end June 30, 2006, the amount of the reduction in the value of inventory purchased from Kolin and the corresponding reduction in the accounts payable balance due to Kolin was $2.1 million.
 
As of the fiscal year end June 30, 2006, accrued warranty was $4.8 million. Recognized reimbursements for warranty expenses, which are recorded as a reduction in cost of sales, totaled $4.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 compared with $1.1 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
Between May 2005 and September 2005, we purchased tuners and AV module components used in the assembly of LCD HDTVs from the Riking Group, a Hong Kong-based exporter and a related party. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, purchases from Riking totaled $885,000.
 
Selling, Distribution, and Marketing Expense.  Selling, distribution, and marketing expenses totaled $8.3 million, or 4.3% of net sales, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 compared with $2.8 million, or 3.4% of net sales, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. The increase in selling, distribution, and marketing expenses for fiscal 2006 was primarily related to increased advertising expenses and other marketing costs necessary to develop our distribution channel and additional personnel costs resulting from the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian. Advertising expense totaled $5.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 compared with $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
General and Administrative Expense.  General and administrative expense totaled $18.1 million for fiscal year 2006 compared with $7.6 million for fiscal year 2005. The increase was a result of additional personnel costs resulting from the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian, recognition of stock-based compensation expense related to the adoption of SFAS 123R, and increased costs associated with being a public company, including directors’ and officers’ insurance and legal and accounting fees.
 
Research and Development Expense.  Research and development expense totaled $4.4 million for fiscal year 2006. Research and development expense began to be incurred upon completion of the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian on November 30, 2005. There was no such expense for the previous fiscal year.


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Interest Expense.  For fiscal year 2006, we recorded net interest expense of $11.9 million compared with $283,000 for fiscal year 2005. For fiscal year 2006, we incurred interest expense related to our credit facility with Preferred Bank totaling approximately $1.4 million, cash interest expense related to our 9% senior secured debentures of approximately $216,000, and non-cash interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to our convertible debentures, senior secured debentures, and redeemable convertible preferred stock of approximately $10.0 million.
 
Income Taxes.  Since completion of the merger between Syntax Groups and Brillian on November 30, 2006, through fiscal year end June 30, 2006, we have not reached profitability on an annual basis. Therefore, on fiscal year end June 30, 2006, we established a valuation allowance of approximately $21.4 million against the deferred tax assets as of fiscal year end June 30, 2006. When it becomes more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized, we will reduce the valuation allowance and begin to recognize the deferred tax asset as a tax benefit in our statement of operations.
 
There were approximately $59.8 million and $30.4 million of federal and state net operating loss carryovers, respectively, as of fiscal year June 30, 2006. The usage of these losses may be subject to an annual Section 382 limitation since Brillian went through an ownership change as a result of the merger with Syntax Groups. Because of continuing losses and failure to reach profitable operations, we have established reserves against deferred tax assets.
 
Net Loss.  Net loss was $18.9 million for fiscal year 2006 compared with a net loss of $17,000 for fiscal year 2005.


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Quarterly Results of Operations
 
In September 2007 the Company announced that in conjunction with its fiscal 2007 year-end closing certain items were identified which required an adjustment on a year to date basis. The effect of these adjustments when applied to the previously reported quarterly results of operations for fiscal 2007 are set forth below. See Note T to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. The following table summarizes the unaudited consolidated fiscal year end results of operations as originally reported and restated the fiscal year ended 2007 as well as quarterly results for 2006 (in thousands): We believe that all necessary adjustments have been included to present fairly the quarterly information when read in conjunction with our annual financial statements and related notes thereto, which are incorporated by reference in this report. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent quarter.
 
                                                                 
    Quarters Ended  
    2007     2006  
    Jun. 30     Mar. 31     Dec. 31     Sep. 30     Jun. 30     Mar. 31     Dec. 31     Sep. 30  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
 
Net sales
  $ 205,262     $ 162,880     $ 242,458     $ 87,020     $ 59,807     $ 45,671     $ 60,155     $ 27,357  
Cost of sales
    171,260       132,964       200,379       68,552       52,523       41,514       53,321       21,738  
                                                                 
Gross profit
    34,002       29,916       42,079       18,468       7,284       4,157       6,834       5,619  
Expenses:
                                                               
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    5,160       5,652       5,853       3,131       2,867       2,527       1,988       937  
General and administrative
    11,596       9,229       7,521       4,117       4,477       4,060       4,460       5,127  
Research and development
    1,398       1,475       1,950       1,402       1,853       1,936       627        
                                                                 
      18,154       16,356       15,324       8,650       9,197       8,523       7,075       6,064  
                                                                 
Operating income (loss)
    15,848       13,560       26,755       9,818       (1,913 )     (4,366 )     (241 )     (445 )
Other income (expense)
    (2,898 )     (4,949 )     (7,297 )     (3,230 )     (3,585 )     (7,046 )     (991 )     (292 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (4,926 )     (3,584 )     (7,111 )     (2,194 )                 (79 )     79  
                                                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 8,024     $ 5,027     $ 12,347     $ 4,394     $ (5,498 )   $ (11,412 )   $ (1,311 )   $ (658 )
                                                                 
Net income (loss) per common share:
                                                               
Basic
  $ 0.11     $ 0.08     $ 0.23     $ 0.09     $ (0.11 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )
                                                                 
Diluted
  $ 0.11     $ 0.08     $ 0.21     $ 0.08     $ (0.11 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )
                                                                 


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The following table presents the percentage of net sales of certain items in our financial statements for each of the eight quarters in the period ended June 30, 2007.
 
                                                                 
    Quarters Ended  
    2007     2006  
    Jun. 30     Mar. 31     Dec. 31     Sep. 30     Jun. 30     Mar. 31     Dec. 31     Sep. 30  
 
Net sales
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Cost of sales
    83.4       81.6       82.7       78.8       87.8       90.9       88.6       79.5  
                                                                 
Gross profit
    16.6       18.4       17.3       21.2       12.2       9.1       11.4       20.5  
Expenses:
                                                               
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    2.5       3.5       2.4       3.6       4.8       5.5       3.3       3.4  
General and administrative
    5.6       5.7       3.1       4.7       7.5       8.9       7.5       18.7  
Research and development
    0.7       0.9       0.8       1.6       3.1       4.3       1.0        
                                                                 
      8.9       10.1       6.3       9.9       15.4       18.7       11.8       22.1  
                                                                 
Operating income (loss)
    7.7       8.3       11.0       11.3       (3.2 )     (9.6 )     (0.4 )     (1.6 )
Other income (expense)
    (1.4 )     (3.0 )     (3.0 )     (3.7 )     (6.0 )     (15.4 )     (1.7 )     (1.1 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (2.4 )     (2.2 )     (2.9 )     (2.5 )                 (0.1 )     0.3  
                                                                 
Net income (loss)
    3.9 %     3.1 %     5.1 %     5.1 %     (9.2 )%     (25.0 )%     (2.2 )%     (2.4 )%
                                                                 
 
Like many businesses in the consumer electronics industry, our business experiences seasonality in both our revenue and cost of sales. A large percentage of our annual sales volume occurs during the year-end holiday season and during the Chinese New Year. As a result of the effects of seasonality, our inventory levels and other working capital requirements generally begin to increase beginning in the second annual quarter and into the third annual quarter of each fiscal year. Since our sales peak in the fourth annual calendar quarter, our accounts receivable are highest at the end of the calendar year and into the first calendar quarter. We anticipate that this seasonal impact on our business is likely to continue.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we had $28.7 million of cash and cash equivalents compared with $7.4 million of cash and cash equivalents at fiscal year end June 30, 2006.
 
Net cash used by operating activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 was $194.1 million, compared with $38.8 million net cash used by operating activities for the prior fiscal year. The operating cash outflow for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 was primarily a result of increases in accounts receivable, inventory, and deposits made for both inventory and tooling, which were partially offset by increases in accounts payable, income taxes payable, for accrued warranty, and net income. The operating cash outflow for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 was primarily a result of the net loss and increases in accounts receivable and due from factor, inventory, and supplier deposits, and decreases in payables. The large increase in accounts receivable for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 was primarily a result of the significant increase in net sales to SCHOT during fiscal year 2007. We grant payment terms to SCHOT of net 120 days, which is customary in the region. As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, accounts receivable from SCHOT totaled $138.1 million, all of which were current. From July 1, 2007 through September 11, 2007, we collected an additional $26.5 million of these accounts receivable, but as of September 4, 2007, $14.8 million of the accounts receivable from SCHOT were past due.
 
Net cash used by investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2007 was $832,000 compared with $9.8 million for the comparable period of the prior year. Net cash used by investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2007 included the purchase of a manufacturing license for $5.6 million, purchases of equipment of $844,000, and investments in a joint venture of $1.1 million. Offsetting these investments were the sales of investments and fixed assets totaling $625,000 and cash received from the acquisition of Vivitar of $6.0 million. Net cash used by investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2006 included merger costs of $2.0 million, purchases of equipment of $6.8 million, and investments of $883,000.


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Net cash provided by financing activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 was $215.8 million compared with $54.1 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. Net cash provided by financing activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 consisted primarily of the proceeds of a public offering in May 2007 of our common stock, private placements of our common stock, stock purchases under our employee stock purchase plan, and the exercise of options and warrants, which provided a total of $173.2 million. In addition, bank loans provided $307.1 million, and repayments of bank loans used $259.7 million. We used $4.8 million to repay notes payable and long-term debt. Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year 2006 consisted primarily of net cash proceeds from the issuance of our 6% redeemable convertible preferred stock of $14.6 million, net cash proceeds from our issuance of common stock of $14.8 million, and proceeds from bank loans of $18.8 million. Warrant exercises, stock option exercises, and shares issued pursuant to our Employee Stock Purchase plan provided a total of $1.6 million; net transfers from Syntax Groups Corporation provided $4.2 million; and the net of issuances and repayments of notes payable and other long-term debt provided $189,000.
 
We have historically funded our operations and operating cash outflows through the use of notes payable and bank lines of credit with a borrowing base calculated as a percentage of eligible accounts receivable as explained below, and through the issuance of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common stock.
 
We believe the cash from operations and our credit facilities will be sufficient to sustain our operations at the current level for the next 12 months. However, if we continue to experience rapid revenue growth, especially in Asia where collection cycles are longer, additional capacity under accounts receivable lines of credit or other sources of financing, such as long-term debt or equity financing, will be necessary. We are currently negotiating with multiple financing sources for lines of credit with significantly increased borrowing capacity. Although there can be no assurance that the desired financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all, we believe that we will be able to obtain the desired financing to continue to fund our business, including the anticipated growth, for at least the next 12 months. If sufficient additional financing is not available, we would need to curtail our growth rate in order to have sufficient cash to continue our operations.
 
In addition to financing our operations and growth, our suppliers and contract manufacturers, including Kolin, will need access to working capital in increasing amounts in order to finance the purchase of components and manufacturing operations to support our anticipated growth. We refer to this financing need as supply chain financing. We believe that our suppliers and contract manufacturers, including Kolin, have access to sufficient working capital financing, including significant bank lines of credit, to support our anticipated growth. However, if demand for our products continues to exceed the financial capacity of our supply chain partners and if sufficient supply chain financing is not available to our suppliers and contract manufacturers, we would need to curtail our growth rate in order to have access to sufficient supply of product.
 
As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we were party to business loan agreements with various financial institutions as follows:
 
Preferred Bank
 
On December 1, 2006, we entered into two loans with Preferred Bank providing for an aggregate of $12.0 million. The Amended and Restated Promissory Note — Variable Rate in the principal amount of $10.0 million is secured by a cash collateral account maintained by Kolin, one of our stockholders and our principal contract manufacturer and primary source of electronic components and subassemblies for our LCD HDTVs. This note bears interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% and matures on November 5, 2007.
 
We also entered into a second note, the Promissory Note — Variable Rate, in the principal amount of $2.0 million that is secured by personal guarantees of three of our directors and/or executive officers and by the Vice Chairman of Kolin. This note bears interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% and matures on November 5, 2007.
 
On June 26, 2007, these two notes were replaced by a new promissory note in favor of Preferred Bank in the total amount of $17.8 million. This new promissory note bears interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% and matures on January 7, 2008. This promissory note is secured by a cash collateral account maintained by Kolin in


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the amount of $15.8 million and $2.0 million of the amount is secured by personal guarantees of three of our directors and/or executive officers and by the Vice Chairman of Kolin.
 
On December 13, 2006, we entered into an amended and restated business loan and security agreement with Preferred Bank and Third Amended and Restated Promissory Note — Variable Rate primarily to increase our existing credit line to the lesser of $55.0 million or our Borrowing Base (as defined in the amended loan agreement) until February 28, 2007. The expiration date of this loan and security agreement was subsequently extended until March 5, 2008. The total amount of borrowings permitted under the amended loan agreement is subject to the following limitations: (a) $5.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit, and (b) up to $50.0 million for general working capital. The borrowings under the facility continue to bear interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50%.
 
On July 26, 2007, we entered into an amended and restated business loan and security agreement with Preferred Bank and Fifth Amended and Restated Promissory Note — Variable Rate to increase our existing credit line to the lesser of $75 million or our Borrowing Base (as defined in the amended loan agreement). The expiration date of this loan and security agreement is December 5, 2008. The total amount of borrowings permitted under the amended loan agreement is subject to the following limitations: (a) $10 million for the issuance of letters of credit, and (b) up to $65 million for general working capital. The borrowings under the facility continue to bear interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50%.
 
On July 26, 2007, we also amended $2.0 million of the $17.8 million promissory note that is secured by the personal guarantees of certain of our directors and/or executive officers and by the Vice Chairman of Kolin. The amount of borrowings permitted under this note subject to the personal guarantees was increased from $2.0 million to $4.0 million and matures on December 5, 2008.
 
CIT Group/Commercial Services
 
On November 22, 2006, we entered into an amended and restated factoring agreement with The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., or CIT. Under the factoring agreement, we sell and assign collection of our accounts receivable to CIT, subject to CIT’s approval, and CIT assumes the credit risk for all accounts approved by CIT. We pay fees to CIT of 0.30% or 0.20% of gross invoice amounts, depending on whether CIT assumes credit risk, plus 0.25% for each 30-day period in which invoices are outstanding, subject to a minimum fee per calendar quarter of $112,500. Of these factored accounts, 60% of all proceeds received from CIT for factored accounts are applied to advances under our credit facility with Preferred Bank. In addition, we may request that CIT advance us up to $15.0 million based on the accounts receivable of two of our customers. We granted a security interest in our accounts receivable to CIT to secure our obligations to CIT under the factoring agreement.
 
On April 26, 2007, we entered into a term loan agreement with CIT for a loan in the principal amount of $20 million. The loan bears interest at prime plus 0.5% with interest paid monthly. All amounts outstanding under this loan mature on the earliest to occur of (i) September 30, 2007, (ii) the closing of a financing with CIT or other third party, or (iii) the date of any new equity financing. This loan is secured by CIT’s existing lien on our accounts receivable and other assets under our factoring agreement and is also personally guaranteed by two of our directors and executive officers and the Vice Chairman of Kolin. This loan was repaid in May 2007 from the proceeds of our public offering.
 
DBS Bank, Ltd.
 
On December 26, 2006, our wholly owned subsidiary, Vivitar, entered into a business loan agreement with DBS Bank, Ltd., or DBS. The loan agreement provided for a credit facility to Vivitar of up to $20.0 million, depending on various factors. The DBS loan was paid off and the credit agreement was terminated by us on May 4, 2007.


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Amounts outstanding under the various credit agreements described above were as follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    June 30,
    June 30,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Preferred Bank $55 million promissory note
  $ 49,276     $  
Preferred Bank $17.8 million promissory note
    17,800        
CIT $15 million credit facility
    11,063        
Previous Preferred Bank credit facility
          30,800  
                 
Total
  $ 78,139     $ 30,800  
                 
 
Aggregate Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
 
The following table lists our contractual commitments as of fiscal year end June 30, 2007 (in thousands):
 
                                         
          Less than 1
                More than
 
    Total     Year     1-3 Years     4-5 Years     5 Years  
 
Loans payable — bank
    78,139       78,139                    
Advertising commitments
    41,249       16,466       24,783              
Purchase orders
    22,999       22,999                    
Facilities leases
    16,767       4,039       9,843       2,885        
                                         
                                         
Total
    159,154       121,643       34,626       2,885       0  
                                         
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Impact of Recently Issued Standards
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements.  In April 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FIN 46(R)-6, “Determining the Variability to be Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),” that became effective beginning July 2006. FSP FIN No. 46(R)-6 clarifies that the variability to be considered in applying Interpretation 46(R) will be based on an analysis of the design of the variable interest entity. The adoption of this FSP did not affect our consolidated financial statements and is not expected to have a material effect in the future on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” which is an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109 and prescribes a recognition and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on our financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and, accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires that public companies utilize a “dual approach” to assessing the quantitative effects of financial misstatements. This dual approach includes both an income statement focused assessment and a balance sheet focused assessment. The


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guidance in SAB 108 must be applied to annual financial statements for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. We adopted SFAS 108 in our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. The adoption of this Statement did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of FASB Statement 157.” We will adopt SFAS 159 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on our financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires that public companies utilize a “dual approach” to assessing the quantitative effects of financial misstatements. This dual approach includes both an income statement focused assessment and a balance sheet focused assessment. The guidance in SAB 108 must be applied to annual financial statements for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. We will adopt SFAS 108 in our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of FASB Statement 157.” We will adopt SFAS 159 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
 
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Derivative Financial Instruments, Other Financial Instruments, and Derivative Commodity Instruments
 
At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we did not participate in any derivative financial instruments or other financial or commodity instruments for which fair value disclosure would be required under SFAS No. 107. We hold no investment securities that would require disclosure of market risk.
 
Primary Market Risk Exposures
 
We are subject to market risk associated with changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, credit risks, and our equity investments, as discussed more fully below. In order to manage the volatility relating to our more significant market risks, we may enter into hedging arrangements. We do not execute transactions or hold derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. We do not anticipate any material changes in our primary market risk exposures in fiscal year 2008.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
At fiscal year end June 30 2007, we had outstanding balances under our lines of credit of approximately $78.1 million. These credit facilities bear interest at the prime rate (8.25% at June 30, 2007) plus 0.5%. On fiscal year end June 30, 2007, our credit limit under this facility was $87.8 million. If we were to borrow the full $87.8 million, a 1% increase in the prime rate would result in incremental estimated annual interest expense of $878,000 annually.
 
Foreign Currency Risk
 
We recorded approximately $3.9 million of revenue denominated in Canadian dollars for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. We recorded a $51,323 foreign currency exchange loss for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. We will be exposed to foreign currency exchange gains and losses with our international Vivitar offices, which are located in France and the United Kingdom, and to a lesser extent, in Hong Kong.
 
Credit Risk
 
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receivable is limited due to the nature of our customer base. Our accounts receivable from SCHOT totaled $138.1 million at fiscal year end June 30, 2007. We currently believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is sufficient to cover customer credit risk.
 
Equity Price Risk
 
We hold investments in capital stock of privately held companies. We recognize impairment losses on our strategic investments when we determine that there has been a decline in the fair value of the investment that is other-than-temporary. From inception through fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we have not recorded any impairment losses on strategic investments. As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, our strategic investments had a carrying value of $1.5 million, and we determined that there was no impairment in these investments at that date. We cannot assure you that our investments will have the above-mentioned results, or that we will not lose all or any part of these investments.
 
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
Reference is made to the financial statements, the notes thereto, and the report thereon, commencing on page F-1 of this report, which financial statements, notes, and report are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
 
An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of June 30, 2007. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the material weaknesses set forth below, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of June 30, 2007.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our management is required to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of each fiscal year and report, based on that assessment, whether our internal control over financial reporting is effective.
 
Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted a review, evaluation, and assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007 based upon the criteria set forth in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).


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Based on these review activities, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of June 30, 2007 because of the following material weaknesses:
 
Inventory Process — Controls over physical inventory receiving, counting and movement as well as inventory cut-off, and valuation were inadequate.
 
Revenue Process — Controls over the revenue recognition cut-off were inadequate. Our revenue cut-off procedures at June 30, 2007 improperly reversed product in transit that should have been recorded as sales in the appropriate accounting period.
 
Income Tax Provision Process — Controls over the review and preparation of our income tax provision were inadequate. Our provision improperly understated our income taxes payable balance by a material amount.
 
Financial Statement Close Procedures — Our independent registered public accounting firm identified a number of adjustments which were in addition to those relating to the material weaknesses identified above. This has caused us to conclude that controls related to our analysis, evaluation, and review of the Company’s 2007 financial information which gave rise to the adjustments has resulted in a material weakness. The specific control deficiencies consisted of:
 
  •  The review and analysis of the subjective areas of reserves and allowances has insufficient controls over certain subjective estimates in evaluating the propriety of the related ending balances. The review control did not call for a critical evaluation of the inputs that should be used in the estimation process to evaluate the propriety of the period ending balances which weakness resulted in material reductions to the related allowance for doubtful accounts and warranty reserve in the Company’s 2007 financial statements.
 
  •  An inappropriate level of review of certain significant financial statement accounts and financial statement disclosures in non-subjective areas to verify the propriety of the recorded and reported amounts; insufficient analysis, documentation, review, and oversight of the financial statements of foreign subsidiary financial information during consolidation; and
 
  •  Insufficient staffing of the accounting and financial reporting function.
 
In aggregate, these control deficiencies result in a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement to our annual or interim consolidated financial statements could occur and not be prevented or detected in a timely manner. The foregoing material weakness resulted in adjustments to certain accounts in the Company’s 2007 financial statements, including fixed assets, other current and long-term assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other operating expenses.
 
Because of the material weaknesses described above, management’s assessment is a conclusion that, as of June 30, 2007, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the COSO criteria. The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. Ernst & Young’s attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is included on page F-4 of this report.
 
On November 21, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Vivitar, Inc. The 2007 consolidated financial statements of Vivitar constituted $39.3 million and $20.7 million of total assets and net assets, respectively, as of June 30, 2007 and $41.4 million and $3.7 million of revenues and net loss, respectively for the year ended June 30, 2007. We have not yet completed our evaluation of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures for this consolidated subsidiary as of June 30, 2007. We did not assess the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting at this entity because we delayed our assessment based on time and resource constraints until our internal audit of the documented controls is completed as allowed by Securities and Exchange Commission rules. We expect to complete such evaluation fiscal 2008.


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Remediation of Material Weaknesses
 
Management considers the outstanding material weaknesses, as well as the overall control environment, seriously and is in the process of implementing remediation plans to address our material weaknesses. Management is in the process of taking the following actions to improve our internal controls over financial reporting:
 
  1.  Inventory remediation includes the following changes to our inventory receiving, physical counting and cut-off procedures:
 
  a.  New senior management has been hired to control inventory and warehousing, including contract manufacturers who utilize our inventories; and
 
  b.  Written confirmations are being obtained from contract manufacturers disclosing all 3rd party owned inventory locations; and
 
  c.  Senior management has implemented new policies and procedures for receiving and recording all inbound inventory receipts; and
 
  d.  Senior management is confirming overseas supplier shipments-in-transit monthly.
 
  2.  Revenue remediation includes the following changes to our revenue cut-off procedures:
 
  a.  Management has implemented new cut-off testing procedures based on recommendations by our independent registered public accounting firm; and
 
  b.  Management plans to independently verify receipt dates for material shipments.
 
  3.  Income tax provision process remediation will include:
 
  a.  Management has hired a third party firm to assist us with provision preparation; and
 
  b.  Processes are being implemented to determine appropriate tax considerations are included in the tax provision preparation.
 
  4.  Financial close procedure remediation includes the following changes to our processes and controls:
 
  a.  Reserves and Allowances Process remediation will include:
 
   i.  Management is re-evaluating methodologies used to compute judgmental reserves and allowances and their related assumptions. The basis for the assumptions is being reviewed and consideration is being given to the way data is accumulated; and
 
  ii.  Management’s review process of the judgmental reserves is being evaluated as is the appropriateness of review levels.
 
  b.  Management is implementing enhanced account reconciliation and review disciplines; and
 
  c.  Management will be enhancing our closing procedures by assigning responsibilities for the accumulation and review of information; and
 
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Item 9B.   Other Information.
 
Not applicable.
 
PART III
 
Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
 
The information required by this Item relating to our directors is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The information required by this Item relating to our executive officers is included in Item 1. “Business — Executive Officers” of this report.
 
Item 11.   Executive Compensation
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
Item 13.   Certain Relationships, Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
Item 14.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.


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PART IV
 
Item 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
(a) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
 
(1) Financial Statements are listed in the Index to Financial Statements on page F-1 of this report.
 
(2) See Index to Financial Statements for financial statement schedules.
 
(b) Exhibits
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  2 .1   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and among the Registrant, BRMC Corporation, and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  2 .2   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 27, 2006, among the Registrant, SBV-AC Corporation, Vivitar Corporation, and Great Step Co., Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 27, 2006, as filed with the SEC on November 1, 2006)
  3 .1   Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 1) as filed with the SEC on June 27, 2003)
  3 .2   Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 4) as filed with the SEC on September 3, 2003)
  3 .3   Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 1) as filed with the SEC on June 27, 2003)
  3 .4   Certificate of Designation of 6% Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  3 .5   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 17, 2006, as filed with the SEC on March 21, 2006)
  4 .1   Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2005, as filed with the SEC on December 6, 2005)
  4 .2   Rights Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent, including Form of Right Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 4) as filed with the SEC on September 3, 2003)
  4 .5   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2005, by and among the Registrant, Gamma Opportunity Capital Partners, LP, Enable Growth Partners, LP, Enable Opportunity Partners, LP, Bushido Capital Master Fund LP, SRG Capital LLC, and Regenmacher Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2005, as filed with the SEC on April 26, 2005)
  4 .6   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and among the Registrant, Enable Growth Partners LP, Enable Opportunity Partners LP, Bushido Capital Master Fund LP, SRG Capital LLC, Gryphon Master Fund, L.P., GSSF Master Fund, L.P., and Regenmacher Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  4 .8   Form of Warrant issued on July 12, 2005 to Enable Growth Partners, LP, Enable Opportunity Partners LP, Bushido Capital Master Fund LP, SRG Capital LLC, Gryphon Master Fund, L.P., GSSF Master Fund, L.P., and Regenmacher Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  4 .12   Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2005, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 8, 2005, as filed with the SEC on November 10, 2005)


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  4 .13   Form of warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 28, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  4 .14   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2005, by and among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  4 .15   Specimen of 6% Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  4 .16   Warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 29, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006)
  4 .17   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2006, between the Registrant and Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006)
  4 .18   Form of warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006)
  4 .19   Form of warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 27, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007)
  10 .4   Amended and Restated Lease, effective as of January 1, 2007, between Papago Paragon Partners, L.L.C. and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 19, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 25, 2007)
  10 .6   2003 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended through March 1, 2007*
  10 .7   Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 4) as filed with the SEC on September 3, 2003)
  10 .8   2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-108363) as filed with the SEC on August 29, 2003)
  10 .9   Form of Indemnity Agreement for directors and executive officers (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 1) as filed with the SEC on June 27, 2003)
  10 .24   Stockholders’ Voting Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and among the Registrant, Vincent Sollitto, Wayne Pratt, Ching Hua Li, Man Kit Chow, Roger Kao, Tzu Ping Ho, Lily Lay Taiwan Kolin Company Limited, Lin-Li Wu, and Michael Chan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .25   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Vincent Sollitto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .26   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Wayne Pratt (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .27   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and James Li (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .28   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Thomas Chow (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .29   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Michael Chan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .30   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert Melcher (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .36   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2005, among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  10 .37   Syntax Groups Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan 2005 Deferred and Restricted Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-132479) as filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006)
  10 .38   Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2006 and as amended February 21, 2007, by and among Preferred Bank, the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2007)
  10 .38(a)   Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2007, by and among Preferred Bank, the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2007)
  10 .39   Change in Terms Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2005, among Preferred Bank, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  10 .40   Second Amendment to Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, among Preferred Bank, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  10 .41   Form of Continuing Guaranty entered into in connection with Exhibit 10.40, and schedule listing signatories (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  10 .42   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2006, between the Registrant and Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006)
  10 .43   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006, between the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006)
  10 .44   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2006, between the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006)
  10 .45   Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2006, between The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006)
  10 .46   Amended and Restated Promissory Note-Variable Rate issued on December 1, 2006 by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006)
  10 .47   Amended Promissory Note-Variable Rate issued on July 26, 2007 by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2007)
  10 .48   Form of Continuing Guaranty between Preferred Bank and each of James Ching Hua Li, Roger Kao, Thomas Man Kit Chow, and Michael K. Chan, each dated December 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006)
  10 .49   Fifth Amended and Restated Promissory Note-Variable Rate issued on July 26, 2007 by the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2007)

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .50   Business Loan Agreement (Asset Based), dated December 26, 2006, between Vivitar Corporation and DBS Bank Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2006, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007)
  10 .51   Promissory Note dated December 26, 2006 by Vivitar Corporation in favor of DBS Bank Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2006, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007)
  10 .52   Commercial Security Agreement, dated December 26, 2006, between Vivitar Corporation and DBS Bank Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2006, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007)
  10 .53   Manufacturing Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Syntax Groups Corporation and Taiwan Kolin Company Limited as amended on March 12, 2004, February 1, 2005, and May 7, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2007)
  10 .54   Distribution Agreement, dated September 8, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .55   Price Protection for Channels Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation, as amended on December 31, 2004 and July 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .56   Volume Incentive Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .57   Letter Agreements re shipment terms and duty payments, dated June 16, 2005 and June 20, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .58   Warranty and Repair Services Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation, as amended on January 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)**
  10 .59   Marketing Development Agreement, dated March 1, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .60   Technology Research and Development Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .61   Property Disbursement Sharing Agreement, dated June 14, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .62   Property Disbursement Sharing Agreement, dated March 1, 2006, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .63   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2007, among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated march 27, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007)
  10 .64   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2007, among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated march 27, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007)
  10 .65   Term Loan Agreement, dated April 26, 2007, among The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007)

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .66   Term Loan Promissory Note dated April 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007)
  10 .67   Form of Guaranty in favor of The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. by each of James Ching Hua Li, Thomas Man Kit Chow, The 1999 Chow Family Trust, and Roger Kao, each dated April 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007)
  10 .68   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2007, between the Registrant and TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 23, 2007, as filed with the SEC on August 29, 2007)
  10 .69   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2007, between the Registrant and TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 23, 2007, as filed with the SEC on August 29, 2007)
  10 .70   Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2007, among Preferred Bank, the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation*
  10 .71   Promissory Note issued on June 26, 2007 by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank*
  21     Subsidiaries*
  23 .1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
  23 .2   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
  31 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a)/15d-14 (a)*
  31 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)*
  32 .1   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
  32 .2   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
 
 
* Filed herewith.
 
** Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request that was granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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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.
 
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
  By: 
/s/  Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.
Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: September 13, 2007
 
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.
 
             
Signature
 
Capacity
 
Date
 
         
/s/  Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.

Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  James Ching Hua Li

James Ching Hua Li
  President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  Wayne A. Pratt

Wayne A. Pratt
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting and
Financial Officer)
  September 13, 2007
         
/s/  Man Kit (Thomas) Chow

Man Kit (Thomas) Chow
  Chief Procurement Officer and Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  David P. Chavoustie

David P. Chavoustie
  Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  Yasushi Chikagami

Yasushi Chikagami
  Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  Shih-Jye Cheng

Shih-Jye Cheng
  Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  Max Fang

Max Fang
  Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  John S. Hodgson

John S. Hodgson
  Director   September 13, 2007
         
/s/  Christopher C.L. Liu

Christopher C.L. Liu
  Director   September 13, 2007


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Syntax-Brillian Corporation:
 
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Syntax-Brillian Corporation as of June 30, 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a) for the year ended June 30, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audit. The financial statements of Syntax-Brillian Corporation for the years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were audited by other auditors whose report dated September 8, 2006, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the 2007 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Syntax-Brillian Corporation at June 30, 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the year ended June 30, 2007, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Syntax-Brillian Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated September 7, 2007 expressed an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
September 12, 2007


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Syntax-Brillian Corporation
 
We have audited Syntax-Brillian Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Syntax-Brillian Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of Vivitar, Inc., which is included in the 2007 consolidated financial statements of Syntax-Brillian Corporation and constituted $39.3 million and $20.7 million of total assets and net assets, respectively, as of June 30, 2007 and $41.4 million and $3.7 million of revenues and net loss, respectively for the year ended June 30, 2007. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of Syntax-Brillian Corporation also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Vivitar.
 
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s assessment. Management has identified a material weakness in controls related to the company’s inventory process, revenue process, reserves and allowances process, income tax provision process and financial statement close procedures. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2007 financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated September 7, 2007 on those financial statements.
 
In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, Syntax-Brillian Corporation has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
September 12, 2007


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Syntax-Brillian Corporation:
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Syntax-Brillian Corporation (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2006 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2006. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a) for the two-year period ended June 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal controls over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal controls over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated 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 consolidated financial position of Syntax-Brillian Corporation as of June 30, 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the two-year period ended June 30, 2006, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
/s/ GROBSTEIN, HORWATH & COMPANY LLP
 
Sherman Oaks, California
September 8, 2006


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
ASSETS
 
                 
    June 30,
    June 30,
 
    2007     2006  
Current Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 28,679     $ 7,375  
Accounts receivable and due from factor, net
    210,115       50,829  
Inventories
    34,499       13,151  
Inventory deposit with Kolin (a related party)
    70,000       5,067  
Inventory deposits with vendor
    8,253        
Tooling deposit with Kolin
    65,253        
Deferred tax asset
    12,491       2,666  
Prepaid expenses
    2,578        
Other current assets
          1,370  
                 
Total Current Assets
    431,868       80,458  
Property and equipment, net
    13,921       16,703  
Investments
    1,540       1,307  
Intangible assets, net
    36,413       20,737  
Goodwill
    30,546       6,990  
Other assets
    377       1,461  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 514,665     $ 127,656  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
               
Loans payable, bank
  $ 78,139     $ 30,800  
Notes payable
          650  
Accounts payable
    31,035       3,924  
Accounts payable with Kolin
    40,528        
Accrued rebates payable
          4,043  
Accrued warranty
    12,492       4,551  
Income taxes payable
    18,460       96  
Other current liabilities
    13,903       5,540  
Current portion of redeemable convertible preferred stock (net of $3,390 discount)
          3,432  
                 
Total Current Liabilities
    194,557       53,036  
                 
Long-term debt (net of $2,635 discount in 2006)
          3,758  
Redeemable convertible preferred stock (net of $3,390 discount in 2006)
          3,432  
Deferred tax liability
    4,592       2,628  
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Common stock, $.001 par value; 120,000,000 and 60,000,000 shares authorized, 89,882,414 and 48,845,912 shares issued at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively
    90       49  
Additional paid-in capital
    304,929       84,489  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    441        
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    10,056       (19,736 )
                 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    315,516       64,802  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 514,665     $ 127,656  
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Net sales
  $ 697,620     $ 192,990     $ 82,586  
Cost of sales
    573,155       169,096       71,825  
                         
      124,465       23,894       10,761  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    19,796       8,320       2,801  
General and administrative
    32,464       18,123       7,616  
Research and development
    6,225       4,416        
                         
      58,485       30,859       10,417  
                         
Operating income (loss)
    65,980       (6,965 )     344  
                         
Other income (expense):
                       
Interest expense
    (18,352 )     (11,914 )     (326 )
Other income (expense)
    (21 )           43  
                         
      (18,373 )     (11,914 )     (283 )
                         
Income (loss) before income taxes:
    47,607       (18,879 )     61  
Income tax expense
    17,815             78  
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 29,792     $ (18,879 )   $ (17 )
                         
Income (loss) per common share:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.51     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.00 )
                         
Diluted
  $ 0.49     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.00 )
                         
Weighted average number of common shares:
                       
Basic
    58,685       40,978       30,013  
                         
Diluted
    60,980       40,978       30,013  
                         
 
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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Fiscal Years Ended June, 2007, 2006, and 2005
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
                                                         
                                  Retained
       
    Common
          Additional
          Accumulated
    Earnings
    Total
 
    Shares
    Common
    Paid-In
    Deferred
    Comprehensive
    (Accumulated
    Stockholders’
 
    Issued     Stock     Capital     Compensation     Income     Deficit)     Equity  
 
Balance at June 30, 2004
    6,907,734     $ 7     $ 1,418     $     $     $ (840 )   $ 585  
Employee stock purchase plan shares issued
    65,292               275                               275  
Stock options exercised and restricted stock grants
    24,999               22                               22  
Conversion of debt to equity
    74,483               173                               173  
Deferred compensation on employee awards
                            649                       649  
Net loss of Syntax
                                            (17 )     (17 )
Equity adjustment to conform to Syntax presentation
                    7,196       (649 )                     6,547  
                                                         
Balance at June 30, 2005
    7,072,508       7       9,084                   (857 )     8,234  
Shares issued to acquire Syntax
    33,590,628       34       32,887                               32,921  
Issuance of common stock
    2,153,780       2       4,200                               4,202  
Conversion of debt to equity
    1,631,294       2       4,052                               4,054  
Conversion of preferred shares to common shares
    200,000               1,000                               1,000  
Shares issued in offering to Kolin, net of issuance costs
    3,000,000       3       14,730                               14,733  
Discount on preferred stock issuance
                    11,572                               11,572  
Shares issued upon option exercises
    76,703               150                               150  
Restricted shares issued
    100,000                                                
Stock based compensation
                    4,360                               4,360  
Shares issued to pay interest
    75,250               312                               312  
Shares issued for preferred stock dividends
    186,664               564                               564  
Shares issued pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    39,928               85                               85  
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants
    719,157       1       1,367                               1,368  
Warrant issued for commission
                    126                               126  
Net loss
                                            (18,879 )     (18,879 )
                                                         
Balance at June 30, 2006
    48,845,912       49       84,489                   (19,736 )     64,802  
Shares issued to acquire Vivitar
    4,565,141       5       25,995                               26,000  
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
    29,861,833       30       167,955                               167,985  
Conversion of debt to common stock
    1,121,684       1       2,284                               2,285  
Conversion of preferred shares to common shares
    3,018,087       3       14,997                               15,000  
Shares issued upon option exercises
    359,567               738                               738  
Stock based compensation
    110,145               3,247                               3,247  
Shares issued to pay interest
    18,091               94                               94  
Shares issued for preferred stock dividends
    105,312               635                               635  
Shares issued pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    168,536               362                               362  
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants
    1,708,106       2       4,133                               4,135  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                            441               441  
Net income
                                    29,792       29,792  
                                                         
Balance at June 30, 2007
    89,882,414     $ 90     $ 304,929     $     $ 441     $ 10,056     $ 315,516  
                                                         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 29,792     $ (18,879 )   $ (17 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    6,376       2,474       186  
Provision for inventory losses
    13,058       2,876       726  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,918       49       117  
Write-off of non-cash deferred offering costs
                415  
Amortization of debenture discount and offering costs
    3,016       5,303        
Amortization of convertible preferred stock discount and costs
    9,122       3,781        
Gain on sale of assets
    (6 )            
Gain on sale of investment
    (176 )            
Joint venture loss
    429              
Deferred income taxes, net
    (7,861 )           (1,429 )
Stock compensation expense
    3,247       4,360        
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Increase in accounts receivable and due from factor
    (141,965 )     (35,028 )     (11,518 )
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    (14,600 )     3,584       (8,782 )
Increase in deposit with Kolin
    (70,000 )            
Increase in tooling deposit with Kolin
    (65,253 )            
Increase in other current assets
    (2,365 )     (3,975 )     (1,522 )
Decrease (increase) in other assets
    (212 )     69        
Increase (decrease) in accrued rebates payable
    (4,043 )     2,661       300  
Increase in accrued warranty
    7,941       2,556       1,717  
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable
    15,334       (1,414 )     1,436  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
    17,948       (8,207 )     1,396  
Increase in other accrued liabilities
    4,196       1,007       1,404  
                         
Net cash used in operating activities
    (194,104 )     (38,783 )     (15,571 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
                       
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment
    (844 )     (6,823 )     (817 )
Sale of fixed assets
    25              
Sale of long-term investments
    600              
Cash acquired in acquisition of Vivitar
    6,024              
Merger costs
          (2,081 )      
Investment in joint venture
    (1,086 )     (883 )      
License purchased
    (5,551 )            
Restricted cash
                500  
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (832 )     (9,787 )     (317 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
                       
Proceeds of redeemable convertible preferred stock offering
          14,614        
Proceeds of stock offerings
    167,985       14,750        
Stock issued pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    362       85        
Proceeds from bank loans
    307,052       18,786       12,049  
Repayments of bank loans
    (259,713 )            
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and notes payable
          850       600  
Repayments of long-term debt and notes payable
    (4,760 )     (661 )     (2,977 )
Net transfers from Syntax Groups Corporation
          4,200       7,251  
Warrants exercised
    4,135       1,367        
Stock options exercised
    738       150        
                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    215,799       54,141       16,923  
Effect of exchange rates on cash
    441              
                         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    21,304       5,571       1,035  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    7,375       1,804       769  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 28,679     $ 7,375     $ 1,804  
                         
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 5,485     $ 1,953     $ 310  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 10,111     $ 1,645     $ 70  
 
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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note A   Organization:
 
Syntax-Brillian Corporation is a Delaware corporation and is a leading designer, developer, and distributor of high-definition televisions, or HDTVs, utilizing liquid crystal display, or LCD, and liquid crystal on silicon, or LCoS, technologies. Under our Ölevia brand name, we sell our LCD HDTVs in a broad array of screen sizes as well as our LCoS HDTVs utilizing our proprietary LCoS microdisplay technology to international, national, regional, and online consumer electronics retailers and distributors. Through these sales channels, we sell HDTVs designed to meet the individual needs of a variety of end-user consumers, including consumers in the price-conscious, high-performance, and high-end home theater markets. In order to best address the price and performance requirements of our sales channel customers and end-user consumers, we have established a virtual manufacturing model utilizing components sourced in Asia, third-party contract manufacturers located in Asia, and third-party assemblers located in close proximity to end-user consumers to produce our HDTVs.
 
On November 21, 2006, we acquired Vivitar Corporation, a leading supplier of both digital and film cameras, providing us a broad line of digital imaging products, including digital cameras, point and shoot cameras, 35 millimeter single lens reflex cameras, auto focus cameras, digital video cameras, multimedia players, flash units, binoculars, projectors, and camera accessories. In addition, we offer a broad line of LCoS microdisplay products and subsystems, including LCoS imagers that original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, can integrate into proprietary HDTV products, projection applications, and near-to-eye applications, such as head-mounted monocular or binocular headsets and viewers, for industrial, medical, military, commercial, and consumer applications.
 
Note B   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
 
Basis of Presentation.  The consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 include the financial statements of Syntax-Brillian Corporation and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements presented for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 consist of the financial statements of the Home and Personal Entertainment Business of Syntax Groups Corporation. Pursuant to guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to circumstances when financial statements of entities other than a registrant are required to be included in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the accompanying financial statements include the business component spun off, i.e., only those assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses directly attributable to our operations. The financial information for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 herein is not necessarily indicative of what the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows would have been, had we operated as a stand-alone entity during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and 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. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue, accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, intangibles and goodwill, income taxes, accrued rebates, warranty accruals and contingencies. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe reasonable under the circumstances. The results form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, due from factor, tooling and other deposits, investments, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, bank loan payable, notes payable, current portion of long-term debt, long-term debt, and redeemable convertible preferred stock approximate fair value.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  For purposes of the statements of cash flows, all highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less when acquired, are considered to be cash equivalents.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Accounts Receivable/Due from Factor.  We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts not assigned to a factor and accounts assigned to factor with recourse for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. We determine the adequacy of this allowance by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, payment history, credit history, and current economic conditions. The balances in the allowance for doubtful accounts were $2.7 million and $394,000 at fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Inventories.  We purchase the majority of our LCD products as finished goods ready to ship to customers. All other products are purchased in major components that require minimum assembly prior to shipment to customers or can be shipped to a customer as an assembly kit. Inventories at fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 for the LCD business are stated at the lower of cost (moving average method) or net realizable value. Factory rebates and other allowances applicable to product purchases are treated as a reduction in product cost. The majority of our purchases for the LCoS business are major components which are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value.
 
Vendor Allowances.  We receive several types of vendor allowances: (1) volume rebates, which are earned as a result of attaining certain purchase levels, (2) price protection, which is earned based upon the impact of market prices on a monthly basis as they become available from our vendor, (3) technical assistance and (4) market development credits, which are both earned as a result of monthly purchase levels, and (5) a credit on a per unit basis for our assumption of warranty risks. All vendor allowances are recorded when received, given that the vendor has no legal obligation to provide the allowances. We record the cash consideration received from a vendor in accordance with EITF 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor,” which states that cash consideration received from a vendor is presumed to be a reduction of the prices of the vendor’s products or services and is recorded as a reduction of the cost of sales when recognized in our Statement of Operations for product that has been sold, or as a reduction of inventory if the product is still on hand.
 
Property and Equipment.  We record our machinery, equipment, and office furniture at cost and depreciate them using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We amortize leasehold improvements using the straight-line method over the original term of the lease or the useful life of the improvement, whichever is shorter. We depreciate our property and equipment using the following estimated useful lives:
 
         
    Years  
 
Machinery and equipment
    3 – 5  
Office furniture and fixtures
    5  
Leasehold improvements
    4  
 
We capitalize major additions and betterments and charge replacements, maintenance, and repairs that do not extend the useful lives of the assets to operations as incurred.
 
Capitalized Software Costs.  We capitalize certain costs related to the acquisition of developed software and amortize these costs using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software, which is three years. We do not have any internally developed software or internal costs capitalized as software.
 
Goodwill and Intangibles.  We record goodwill as the difference, between the aggregate consideration paid for an acquisition and the fair value of the net tangible and separately identifiable intangible assets acquired. Our intangible assets include trademarks, trade names, and patented technologies which were recorded at fair value on the applicable acquisition date. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets, unless the estimated revenue stream related to the intangible asset has a significantly declining rate.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Investments.  We account for our investments in which we have less than a 20% interest and no influence at cost, and annually review such investments for impairment. We account for our investments in which we have a greater than 20% but less than 50% ownership interest and for which we do not have the ability to exercise control under the equity method. None of our equity method investments are structured in a fashion that we would have voting or other control.
 
Recoverability of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.  We assess recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which requires goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives to be tested annually for impairment, unless an event occurs or circumstances change during the year that reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its book value, in which event, an impairment charge may be required during the year. We have no indefinite lived intangible assets. The annual test requires estimates and judgments by management to determine valuations for each business unit. We have selected June 30 as the date on which we will perform our annual impairment test. We performed our annual impairment test as of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, and concluded that no impairment charge was required. Although we believe our assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate, different assumptions and estimates could materially affect our reported financial results. At fiscal year ends June 30, 2007, and June 30, 2006 total goodwill was $30.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively.
 
Other intangible assets other than goodwill represents acquired customer bases and are amortized over the respective contract terms or estimated life of the customer base, ranging from 4 to 19 years. At fiscal year ends June 30, 2007, and June 30, 2006, net intangible assets were $36.4 million and $20.7 million, respectively. We evaluate the nature of each separately identified intangible for both impairment and the term of the estimated life annually unless impairment indicators arise.
 
Deferred Income Taxes.  We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities along with net operating loss and credit carryforwards, if it is more likely than not that the tax benefits will be realized. To the extent a deferred tax asset is not expected to be realized, a valuation allowance is established to the extent necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is “more likely than not” recoverable.
 
Warranties.  We typically warrant our products against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from purchase with on-site service provided for certain of our products. We have entered into an agreement with Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., or Kolin, a provider of innovative and high-quality digital monitors, LCD and LCoS high-definition and high-resolution televisions for the assumption of warranty obligations for units we sold in exchange for a per unit credit. We record these credits as accrued warranty. The accrued warranty is adjusted to reflect the amount of estimated future cost of providing warranty service on units that have been sold. .
 
Stock-Based Compensation.  On July 1, 2005, we adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R requires us to recognize expense related to the estimated fair value of stock-based compensation awards. We elected to use the modified prospective transition method as permitted by SFAS 123R and therefore have not restated our financial results for prior periods. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 includes compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not vested, as of July 1, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAF 123”). Stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards granted subsequent to July 1, 2005 was based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R. Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our stock at the dates of grant. We recognize the stock-based compensation expense ratably over the requisite service periods, which is generally the option vesting term of 12 to 50 months. All stock options have a term of 10 years. Stock-based compensation expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $3.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively. There was no stock-based compensation in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Revenue Recognition.  We recognize revenue from product sales, net of estimated returns, when persuasive evidence of a sale exists: the product is shipped under an arrangement with a customer and the risk of loss and title has passed to the customer; the fee is fixed or determinable; and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We estimate the liability for sales returns based upon historical experience of return levels. We record estimated reductions to revenue for customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings, including price markdowns, promotions, other volume-based incentives and expected returns. All discounts and markdowns are fixed and determinable at time of sale.
 
Shipping and Handling Costs.  We include shipping and handling costs related to our purchases of LCD-TV products from our principal manufacturer in the purchase price; therefore, there were no such costs recorded for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005. We include shipping and handling costs associated with freight out to customers in cost of sales. Shipping and handling charges to customers are included in sales.
 
Advertising Costs.  We record advertising costs, which include cooperative advertising, media advertising, and production costs, as selling, distribution, and marketing expenses in the period in which the advertising first takes place. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, we incurred $10.6 million, $5.3 million and $1.7 million of advertising costs, respectively.
 
Segment Reporting.  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (“SFAS 131”), “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. We operate in three segments: the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) televisions segment, the Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) segment and the Digital Camera segment.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements.  In April 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FIN 46(R)-6, “Determining the Variability to Be Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),” that became effective beginning July 2006. FSP FIN No. 46(R)-6 clarifies that the variability to be considered in applying Interpretation 46(R) will be based on an analysis of the design of the variable interest entity. The adoption of this FSP did not affect our consolidated financial statements and is not expected to have a material effect in the future on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” which is an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109 and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on our financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and, accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires that public companies utilize a “dual approach” to assessing the quantitative effects of financial misstatements. This dual approach includes both an income statement focused assessment and a balance sheet focused assessment. The


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
guidance in SAB 108 must be applied to annual financial statements for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. We adopted SFAS 108 in our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. The adoption of this Statement did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of FASB Statement 157.” We will adopt SFAS 159 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on our financial statements.
 
Note C   Related Party Transactions:
 
Our primary supplier of LCD television products and components is Taiwan Kolin Co., Ltd. (“Kolin”). Kolin and its subsidiary own approximately 5.7% of our common stock (including shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant). We are currently and have historically been significantly dependent upon Kolin as a supplier of products. Although we believe we could obtain products from other sources, the loss of Kolin as a supplier could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations as the products that we currently purchase from Kolin may not be available on the same terms from another supplier.
 
In March 2004, we commenced an arrangement with Kolin that provides rebates on purchases from Kolin. Under the arrangement, we receive vendor allowances from Kolin up to 2.75% of purchases for volume rebates, 3.0% of purchases for providing technical know-how to Kolin and 2.5% of purchases for market development funds. We also receive a 1.0% credit from Kolin for any unfinished products shipped to Nanjing Huahai Display Technology that need further assembly and a per unit credit for the assumption of warranty obligations. These vendor allowances are issued by Kolin monthly based upon units shipped from Kolin. In accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain Consideration Received from a Vendor,” we record these vendor allowances as a reduction to the price of the products purchased. These vendor allowances and credits are recorded upon receipt of the credit given that the arrangement is not legally binding and we allocate these vendor allowances to inventory and cost of sales based upon the proportion of units purchased from Kolin that we have sold to our customers and units still in our inventory. Rebates granted by Kolin applicable to goods in transit are recorded as amounts outstanding to Kolin until such goods are received.
 
Kolin also grants us price protection credits pursuant to which we receive a portion of any credits or rebates that Kolin receives from the suppliers of components incorporated into our HDTVs. Such amounts are recorded when the credits are received since the amounts are unknown until receipt.
 
We received rebates for price protection of $55.9 million, $61.0 million, and $27.9 million representing 9.0%, 27.2%, and 25.4% of actual purchases from Kolin, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. Price protection rebates were credited to cost of sales as these rebates related to products purchased from Kolin that we had sold to our customers during the respective periods.
 
We received rebates for warranty costs of $36.4 million, $7.4 million, and $3.6 million, representing 5.9%, 3.3%, and 3.3% of actual purchases from Kolin, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. Warranty rebates are recognized as reimbursement for warranty expense, and credited to cost of sales as the products these rebates relate to are sold to our customers during the respective periods.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table shows the amount of our transactions with Kolin for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 (in thousands):
 
                 
    Total Purchases     Cost of Sales  
 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2005
               
Purchases
    109,821       93,303  
Less vendor allowances
    (37,623 )     (36,202 )
Less warranty credits
    (3,173 )     (1,178 )
Less price protection guaranteed minimum
    (3,612 )      
                 
Net activity, fiscal year ended June 30, 2005
    65,413       55,923  
Non Kolin purchase
    5,073       5,073  
                 
June 30, 2005 activity
    70,486       60,996  
                 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
               
Purchases
    223,767       210,846  
Less vendor allowances
    (81,568 )     (80,690 )
Less warranty credits
    (7,403 )     (4,847 )
Less price protection guaranteed minimum
    (2,144 )      
                 
Net activity, fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
    132,652       125,309  
Non Kolin purchase
    17,203       17,203  
                 
June 30, 2006 activity
    149,855       142,512  
                 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
               
Purchases
    620,010       597,639  
Less vendor allowances
    (107,131 )     (107,166 )
Less warranty credits
    (36,442 )     (28,501 )
Less royalty credit
    (4,491 )     (4,491 )
                 
Net activity, fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
    471,946       457,481  
Non Kolin purchase
    57,720       57,720  
                 
June 30, 2007 activity
    529,666       515,201  
                 
 
At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, Kolin had approximately $70.0 million in advance deposits for component purchases from us that are classified as a current asset given that they will be applied against invoices received for purchased inventory during fiscal year 2008.
 
Beginning in May 2005 through September 2005, we purchased tuners and AV module components used in the assembly of LCD TV products from the Riking Group, a Hong Kong-based exporter and a related party. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, we made no purchases from Riking Group and had no notes payable to the Riking Group.
 
Note D   Accounts Receivable and Due from Factor:
 
We have entered into an agreement with CIT Commercial Services (“CIT”) pursuant to which we have assigned collection of all of our existing and future accounts receivable to CIT, subject to CIT’s approval of the account. The credit risk for all accounts approved by CIT is assumed by CIT. We have agreed to pay fees to CIT of 0.30% or 0.20% of gross invoice amounts depending on whether CIT assumes credit risk, plus 0.25% for each thirty-day period such invoices are outstanding, subject to a minimum fee per calendar quarter of $112,500. We


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have entered into a line of credit agreement with a bank that requires us to apply 60% of collections from CIT to reduce the balance of outstanding borrowings under the line. Under the agreement with CIT, accounts assigned for which CIT has assumed credit risk are referred to as “non-recourse” and accounts assigned for which CIT has not assumed credit risk are referred to as “recourse.”
 
We do not assign certain of our accounts to CIT, primarily because the accounts are outside of the United States or because CIT has not approved the customer or the terms of sale to such customer or invoice terms are not within the parameters acceptable to CIT.
 
Accounts receivable and due from factor consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    June 30,
    June 30,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Due from factor
  $ 40,511     $ 17,049  
Accounts receivable not assigned to factor
    171,934       34,097  
Other receivables
    322       77  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (2,652 )     (394 )
                 
    $ 210,115     $ 50,829  
                 
 
At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, the accounts receivable balance from SCHOT totaled $138.1 million, or 80% of the outstanding balance of accounts that had not been assigned to CIT. The credit terms for this customer are 120 days.
 
Note E   Inventories, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    June 30,
    June 30,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Raw materials
  $ 10,950     $ 2,468  
Work-in-process
    158       425  
Finished goods
    23,391       10,258  
                 
    $ 34,499     $ 13,151  
                 
 
We write down inventories for estimated obsolescence and to the lower of cost or market. These write-downs are based on assumptions about future demand and market conditions. Once written down, it established a new cost basis for the related inventory. Inventory write-downs for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, and 2006 totaled $13.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively.


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Note F   Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    June 30,
    June 30,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Leasehold improvements
  $ 1,349     $ 1,163  
Machinery and equipment
    18,609       11,068  
Software
    495       348  
Furniture and fixtures
    853       292  
Equipment not yet placed in service
    6       5,810  
                 
Total property and equipment
    21,312       18,681  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (7,391 )     (1,978 )
                 
Net property and equipment
  $ 13,921     $ 16,703  
                 
 
Note G   Investments:
 
On June 30, 2004, we acquired 473,337 shares of DigiMedia Technology Co., Ltd., representing a 3.6% interest, in exchange for 141,439 shares of our common stock valued at $424,000. DigiMedia provides R&D and assembly services to Kolin, our principal supplier of LCD televisions. In September 2006, we sold all of our remaining shares of DigiMedia to Kolin for $600,000.
 
We acquired a 16% interest in Nanjing Huahai Display Technology Co., Ltd. by contributing $270,000 in March 2006, $210,000 in August 2006, $200,000 in January 2007, and we committed to contribute an additional $120,000 at a date yet to be determined which is recorded in other liabilities. Nanjing Huahai Display Technology provides assembly services to certain of our customers at their direction using products we sell to those customers, as well as to product they assemble for others, for liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions in China. Operations commenced in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. Our $800,000 investment is recorded using the cost method and the cost was determined not to be in excess of fair value based upon the investees operating merits and financial condition.
 
In April 2006 we acquired a 49% interest in Sino-Brillian Display Technology Corporation by contributing equipment with a book value of $613,000. Operations commenced in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. We invested an additional $48,000 during fiscal 2007 and recorded our share of joint venture losses totaling $429,000.
 
On July 10, 2006, we established a 19.5% interest in Olevia Senna do Brazil, a joint venture company in Brazil to introduce our products in the Latin American markets. The investment made was in the form of cash. In fiscal 2007, we invested $290,000 in the joint venture, but operations had not yet commenced at June 30, 2007.
 
In January, 2007, we invested $339,000 in exchange for 16.7% of the outstanding ownership of Olevia Japan, which will distribute Olevia HDTVs in Japan. We are accounting for this investment on the cost basis since we do not have control of the board or influence their operations.
 
Note H   Goodwill and Intangible Assets:
 
On November 21, 2006, we completed our acquisition of Vivitar Corporation (“Vivitar”), a privately held California corporation, whereby Vivitar became a wholly owned subsidiary of our company. Vivitar has three International locations, France, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.
 
The purpose of the acquisition was to combine the established distribution channels, supply chain management capabilities, and the digital camera product line of Vivitar with the strong intellectual property portfolio, research and development talent, and product line of Syntax-Brillian.


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In connection with the acquisition of Vivitar, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Vivitar were recorded at fair value on the date of the acquisition of Vivitar. The purchase price consideration allocation is as follows (in thousands):
 
         
Fair value of stock issued to acquire Vivitar
  $ 26,000  
Acquisition related costs
    160  
         
Total purchase price
  $ 26,160  
         
 
         
Allocation of purchase price
     
 
Cash
  $ 6,024  
Accounts receivable
    19,235  
Inventories
    19,806  
Other current assets
    2,029  
Property, plant and equipment
    186  
Intangible assets
    12,708  
Other assets
    70  
         
Total identifiable assets acquired
    60,058  
Less liabilities assumed
    (54,424 )
         
Fair value of net assets acquired
    5,634  
Goodwill
    20,526  
         
Total purchase price
  $ 26,160  
         
 
In connection with the opening of an LCD television assembly factory in Ontario, California in October 2006, we paid a technology license fee to a third party of $5.6 million related to the manufacturing process know-how, equipment layout, and equipment installation in the factory. This license fee is being amortized over five years which is the period over which we have contracted to utilize the technology in assembling certain products for resale. At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, $4.7 million remained unamortized.
 
Intangible assets at fiscal year end June 30, 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    June 30,
    Amortizable
 
    2007     Life  
 
LCoS trade mark and trade names
  $ 1,208       7.5 years  
Brillian trade mark and trade name
    148       4.0 years  
Patented technology
    20,114       19.0 years  
Technology license
    5,551       5.0 years  
Vivitar customer list
    1,613       15.0 years  
Vivitar trade name
    11,095       15.0 years  
                 
Total Intangibles
    39,729          
                 
Less accumulated amortization
    (3,316 )        
                 
Total Net Intangibles
  $ 36,413          
                 
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                 
    June 30,
    Amortizable
 
    2006     Life  
 
LCoS trade mark and trade names
  $ 1,208       7.5 years  
Brillian trade mark and trade name
    148       4.0 years  
Patented technology
    20,114       19.0 years  
Less accumulated amortization
    (733 )        
                 
Total Net Intangibles
  $ 20,737          
                 
 
These intangible assets and goodwill are subject to periodic review to determine if impairment has occurred and, if so, the amount of such impairment. If we determine that impairment exists, we will be required to reduce the carrying value of the impaired asset by the amount of the impairment and to record a corresponding charge to operations in the period of impairment. There have been no impairment charges to date.
 
Estimated annual amortization expense through 2012 and thereafter related to intangible assets of fiscal year end June 30, 2007 is expected to be as follows based upon current estimated lives (in thousands):
 
         
Fiscal Year End
     
 
2008
  $ 3,214  
2009
    3,214  
2010
    3,193  
2011
    3,177  
2012
    2,344  
2013
    2,053  
Thereafter
    19,218  
         
    $ 36,413  
         
 
Note I   Loans Payable, Bank:
 
Preferred Bank
 
On December 1, 2006, we entered into two loans with Preferred Bank providing for an aggregate of $12.0 million. The Amended and Restated Promissory Note — Variable Rate in the principal amount of $10.0 million is secured by a cash collateral account maintained by Kolin, one of our stockholders and our principal contract manufacturer and primary source of electronic components and subassemblies for our LCD HDTVs. This note bears interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% and matures on November 5, 2007.
 
We also entered into a second note, the Promissory Note — Variable Rate, in the principal amount of $2.0 million that is secured by personal guarantees of three of our directors and/or executive officers and by the Vice Chairman of Kolin. This note bears interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% and matures on November 5, 2007.
 
On June 26, 2007, these two notes were replaced by a new promissory note in favor of Preferred Bank in the total amount of $17.8 million. This new promissory note bears interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50% and matures on January 7, 2008. This promissory note is secured by a cash collateral account maintained by Kolin in the amount of $15.8 million and $2.0 million of the amount is secured by personal guarantees of three of our directors and/or executive officers and by the Vice Chairman of Kolin.
 
On December 13, 2006, we entered into an amended and restated business loan and security agreement with Preferred Bank and Third Amended and Restated Promissory Note — Variable Rate primarily to increase our existing credit line to the lesser of $55.0 million or our Borrowing Base (as defined in the amended loan agreement)

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until February 28, 2007. The expiration date of this loan and security agreement was subsequently extended until March 5, 2008. The total amount of borrowings permitted under the amended loan agreement is subject to the following limitations: (a) $5.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit, and (b) up to $50.0 million for general working capital. The borrowings under the facility continue to bear interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50%.
 
On July 26, 2007, we entered into an amended and restated business loan and security agreement with Preferred Bank and Fifth Amended and Restated Promissory Note — Variable Rate to increase our existing credit line to the lesser of $75.0 million or our Borrowing Base (as defined in the amended loan agreement). The expiration date of this loan and security agreement is December 5, 2008. The total amount of borrowings permitted under the amended loan agreement is subject to the following limitations: (a) $10.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit, and (b) up to $65.0 million for general working capital. The borrowings under the facility continue to bear interest at Preferred Bank’s prime rate plus 0.50%.
 
On July 26, 2007, we also amended $2.0 million of the $17.8 million promissory note that is secured by the personal guarantees of certain of our directors and/or executive officers and by the Vice Chairman of Kolin. The amount of borrowings permitted under this note subject to the personal guarantees was increased from $2.0 million to $4.0 million and matures on December 5, 2008.
 
At June 30, 2007, the outstanding balance on our line of credit was $78.1 million and we had borrowing capacity of $87.8 million.
 
DBS Bank, Ltd.
 
On December 26, 2006, our wholly owned subsidiary, Vivitar, entered into a business loan agreement with DBS Bank, Ltd., or DBS. The loan agreement provided for a credit facility to Vivitar of up to $20.0 million, depending on various factors. The DBS loan was paid off and the credit agreement was terminated by us on May 4, 2007.
 
Note J   Income (Loss) per Common Share:
 
Basic income (loss) per common share was computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. For the period prior to the completion of the merger with Syntax Groups (November 5, 2005), the weighted average number of shares outstanding was based on the number of shares of Syntax Groups common stock outstanding, retroactively adjusted for the merger exchange ratio. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the effect of approximately 772,000, 3.0 million and 0 stock options, respectively, was excluded from the calculation of income (loss) per share calculations as their effect would have been antidilutive due to them having a strike price in excess of the fair value of the common stock in 2005 and due to common stock equivalents all being antidilutive for 2006 given that they would lower the net loss per share. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, approximately 277,000, 4.3 million and 0 warrants, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of income (loss) per share as their effect would have been antidilutive. There were no convertible debentures or convertible preferred stock outstanding at fiscal year end June 30, 2007, but at fiscal year end June 30, 2006, approximately 4.5 million shares of stock issuable upon conversion of convertible debentures and convertible preferred stock were excluded from the calculation of loss per share as their effect would also have been antidilutive. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 both the convertible debt and redeemable convertible preferred stock would be anti-dilutive for the periods they were outstanding given that the add back of interest cost would have more than offset the impact of the additional shares.


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The computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is as follows, in thousands, except per share amounts:
 
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 29,792     $ (18,879 )   $ (17 )
                         
Weighted average common shares
    58,685       40,978       30,013  
                         
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
  $ 0.51     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.00 )
                         
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 29,792     $ (18,879 )   $ (17 )
                         
Weighted average common shares
    58,685       40,978       30,013  
Options and warrants common stock equivalents
    2,295              
                         
Total common shares plus common stock equivalents
    60,980       40,978       30,013  
                         
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
  $ 0.49     $ (0.46 )   $ (0.00 )
                         
 
Note K   Segment Reporting, Sales to Major Customers, and Geographic Information:
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” establishes standards for the reporting by public business enterprises of information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers.


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We operate in three segments: the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) televisions segment, the Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) segment, and the Digital Camera segment. The following table presents revenues and operating income (loss) for each of our segments (in thousands).
 
                                 
                Digital
       
    LCD     LCoS     Camera     Total  
 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
                               
Net sales
  $ 650,528     $ 5,645     $ 41,447     $ 697,620  
Operating income (loss)
  $ 96,209     $ (23,374 )   $ (6,855 )   $ 65,980  
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 2,265     $ 3,526     $ 585     $ 6,376  
Total assets
  $ 406,068     $ 69,274     $ 39,323     $ 514,665  
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
                               
Net sales
  $ 191,184     $ 1,806     $     $ 192,990  
Operating income (loss)
  $ 8,465     $ (15,430 )   $     $ (6,965 )
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 454     $ 2,020     $     $ 2,474  
Total assets
  $ 86,691     $ 40,965     $     $ 127,656  
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2005
                               
Net sales
  $ 82,586     $     $     $ 82,586  
Operating income (loss)
  $ 344     $     $     $ 344  
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 186     $     $     $ 186  
Total assets
  $ 37,634     $     $     $ 37,634  
 
Operating costs included in one segment may benefit other segments, and therefore these segments are not designed to measure operating income or loss directly related to the products included in each segment.
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, sales to two customers were at or over 10% with South China House of Technology and Circuit City accounting for $335.9 million, or 48.2%, and $69.8 million, or 10.0%, respectively, of our net sales. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, sales to South China House of Technology and CompUSA accounted for $32.4 million, or 16.8%, and $25.3 million, or 13.1%, respectively, of our net sales.
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, sales to three customers accounted for approximately 20%, 17%, and 14%, respectively, of our revenue. No other customers accounted for more than 10% of our revenue during those periods.
 
Net sales by geographic area are determined based upon the location of the end customer. The following sets forth net sales (in thousands) for these geographic areas:
 
                                 
    North
                   
    America     Asia     Europe     Total  
 
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
                               
Net sales
  $ 319,440     $ 351,019     $ 27,161     $ 697,620  
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
                               
Net sales
  $ 156,994     $ 35,675     $ 321     $ 192,990  
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2005
                               
Net sales
  $ 62,574     $ 20,012     $     $ 82,586  
 
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Note L   Commitments and Contingencies:
 
We are currently subject to various legal proceedings. The ultimate outcome of these legal proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur, there could be a material adverse impact on our net income, financial condition, and cash flows in the period in which the matter first becomes probable and estimable.
 
On January 31, 2007, the FCC notified us that importation declarations indicate that we may have violated certain FCC rules with respect to the transition requirements for selling televisions containing high-definition tuners. We responded to their inquiry on a timely basis. On April 30, 2007, we entered into a Tolling Agreement with the FCC based on the FCC’s representation that the FCC would proceed by way of a voluntary compliance plan and contribution by us. Nevertheless, without notice and in complete disregard of the Tolling Agreement, the FCC, on May 30, 2007, issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) imposing a proposed penalty of $2,889,575 against us. We have responded on a timely basis to the NAL with detailed corrections significantly reducing the number of the FCC’s claimed violations as well as raising numerous legal and procedural challenges to the NAL. The FCC has responded by indicating a desire to resolve this matter through a negotiated Consent Order settlement involving a voluntary contribution by us. Negotiations are continuing at this time with the expectation of a reasonable settlement. While we cannot predict the outcome of the matter, we have accrued an amount in our financial statements we believe approximates our potential exposure in such a settlement.
 
On March 7, 2007, Funai Electric Co., Ltd. initiated a lawsuit against us and several other digital television manufacturers in U.S. Federal District Court, Central District of California. Funai is currently seeking to consolidate this lawsuit with two other lawsuits making similar claims against other Parties unrelated to us. The complaint alleges that we infringed on a patent exclusively licensed to Funai by conducting the manufacture and distribution of our Ölevia television models. While we cannot predict the outcome of the matter, we do not anticipate that the result will have any material effect on our business.
 
On June 6, 2005, Kolin, our principal source of LCD television products and components, received a notice from Sony Corporation asserting two alleged patent infringements. We are assisting Kolin in evaluating the assertions made as well as the potential impact, if any, on our business. Based upon information received to date, we do not believe that these assertions will have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations and cash flows.
 
We received a notification from the U.S. Customs Service claiming approximately $3.6 million in additional import duties due for our products imported from Kolin. We intend to vigorously defend our position regarding the import classifications used for the products in question. Further, because our purchase terms from Kolin include all costs of delivery including duties, Kolin has affirmed in writing its agreement to reimburse us for any additional duty that may be deemed due and payable by the U.S. Customs Service. Accordingly, we do not believe that this claim will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations and cash flows.
 
As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, the future minimum lease payments required under non-cancelable operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):
 
         
Fiscal year ended June 30,
       
2008
  $ 4,039  
2009
    3,690  
2010
    3,422  
2011
    2,731  
2012 and beyond
    2,885  
         
    $ 16,767  
         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Total lease expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 were $2.7 million, $899,000, and $205,000, respectively.
 
As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, we had a purchase commitment for advertising services totaling $41.2 million expected to be utilized during fiscal 2008.
 
Note M   Stock-Based Compensation:
 
Our 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2003 Plan”) was adopted and approved on August 26, 2003. Under the 2003 Plan, an aggregate of 1,650,000 shares of common stock were originally available for issuance pursuant to options granted to acquire common stock, the direct granting of restricted common stock and deferred stock, the granting of stock appreciation rights, and the granting of dividend equivalents. On the first day of each fiscal year, an additional number of shares equal to 4% of the total number of shares then outstanding, is added to the number of shares that may be subject to the granting of awards. As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, there were outstanding options to acquire 2,931,170 shares of our common stock under the 2003 plan. In addition, an aggregate of 156,856 shares of restricted common stock had been granted under the 2003 Plan as of fiscal year end June 30, 2007.
 
In connection with the merger with Syntax Groups, options that were originally granted under Syntax’s 2005 Stock Incentive 2005 Deferred Stock and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”), were substituted for options to purchase our common stock. We do not intend to grant any additional awards under the 2005 Plan. Under the 2005 Plan, an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Syntax common stock were originally available for issuance pursuant to options granted to acquire common stock and the direct granting of restricted common stock and deferred stock. At the time of the merger, there were options to purchase 982,900 shares of Syntax Groups common stock under the 2005 Plan that were substituted for options to purchase 1,511,604 shares of our common stock. As of fiscal year end June 30, 2007, options to purchase 1,191,126 shares of our common stock remained outstanding under the 2005 Plan.
 
On July 1, 2005, we adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R requires us to recognize expense related to the estimated fair value of stock-based compensation awards. We elected to use the modified prospective transition method as permitted by SFAS 123R and therefore have not restated our financial results for prior periods. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 includes compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not vested, as of July 1, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAF 123”). Stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards granted subsequent to July 1, 2005, was based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R. Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our stock at the dates of grant. We recognize the stock-based compensation expense ratably over the requisite service periods, which is generally the option vesting term of 12 to 50 months. All stock options have a term of 10 years. Stock-based compensation expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $3.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively.
 
The merger with Syntax Groups has been accounted for as a reverse merger, and accordingly, the historical financial statements of Syntax became the historical financial statements of the combined company. Prior to July 1, 2005, Syntax had not granted any stock options. Therefore, there was no impact from stock-based compensation on our operating results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The weighted average fair values per share of stock options granted have been estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:
 
                 
    Fiscal Year
 
    Ended
 
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
 
Expected life (in years)
    6       5  
Expected volatility
    77 %     113 %
Risk-free interest rate
    4.73 %     4.04 %
Dividend yield
    N/A       N/A  
 
The per share weighted average exercise price of the stock options awarded in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $3.49, $2.20 and the per share weighted average fair value was $2.42 and $1.70 respectively, based on the fair market values of our common stock on the respective dates of grant.
 
The following table summarizes information about our stock option transactions:
 
                                 
                Weighted
       
          Weighted
    Average
       
          Average
    Remaining
    Aggregate
 
    Number of
    Exercise
    Contractual
    Intrinsic
 
    Options     Price     Term     Value  
                      (in thousands)  
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2006
    3,047,733     $ 4.17                  
Granted
    1,516,750       3.49                  
Exercised
    359,567       2.05                  
Forfeited and expired
    82,620       6.40                  
                                 
Outstanding at June 30, 2007
    4,122,296     $ 4.06       7.7     $ 7,742  
                                 
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2007
    4,055,484     $ 4.60       7.7     $ 7,587  
                                 
Exercisable at June 30, 2007
    2,786,058     $ 4.44       7.2     $ 4,891  
                                 
 
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007:
 
                                         
    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
    Number
    Weighted Average
    Weighted
    Number
    Weighted
 
    Outstanding
    Remaining
    Average
    Exercisable
    Average
 
    at June 30,     Contractual     Exercise     at June 30,     Exercise  
Range of Exercise Prices   2007     Life     Price     2007     Price  
 
$1.61 — 2.30
    2,585,036       8.5     $ 2.13       1,528,249     $ 2.01  
2.42 — 4.60
    342,860       7.5       3.41       310,946       3.48  
4.65 — 9.88
    1,056,009       7.5       7.26       808,472       7.21  
$10.20 — 67.60
    138,391       6.3       17.27       138,391       17.27  
                                         
      4,122,296       8.1     $ 3.49       2,786,058     $ 3.61  
                                         
 
At June 30, 2007, there was $3.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested options granted under the plan. Of the total, $1.3 million will be recognized in fiscal 2008, $762,000 will be recognized in fiscal 2009, and $965,000 will be recognized thereafter.


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note N   Benefit Plans:
 
2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
Our 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was adopted by our board of directors and approved by our stockholder on August 26, 2003. An aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This plan consists of a series of successive offering periods, each with a maximum duration of 24 months. Eight such offering periods had been completed at fiscal year end June 30, 2007, and a ninth offering period started on July 1, 2007:
 
                                         
Offering Period
  Start Date     End Date     Offering Price     Shares Issued     Date Issued  
 
1st
    9/16/2003       12/31/2003     $ 7.14       13,502       1/2/2004  
2nd
    1/1/2004       6/30/2004     $ 6.83       21,389       7/1/2004  
3rd
    7/1/2004       12/31/2004     $ 2.93       43,903       1/3/2005  
4th
    1/1/2005       6/30/2005     $ 2.24       36,329       7/1/2005  
5th
    7/1/2005       12/31/2005     $ 2.13       39,928       1/3/2006  
6th
    1/1/2006       6/30/2006     $ 2.04       49,538       7/3/2006  
7th
    7/1/2006       12/31/2006     $ 2.04       51,254       12/29/2006  
8th
    1/1/2007       6/30/2007     $ 2.32       67,744       6/29/2007  
 
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
 
On August 26, 2003, we adopted a 401(k) profit sharing plan for which our employees generally are eligible. The plan is intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, so that contributions to the plan by employees or by us and the investment earnings on the contributions are not taxable to the employees until withdrawn. Our contributions, if any, are deductible by us when made. Our employees may elect to reduce their current compensation by an amount equal to the maximum of 25% of total annual compensation or the annual limit permitted by law and to have those funds contributed to the plan. On January 2007, we began matching contributions to the plan on behalf of all participants to a maximum of 50% of dollars contributed of the first 6% of total annual salary.


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note O   Long-term Debt:
 
Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    June 30,
    June 30,
 
    2007     2006  
 
April 2005 7% Convertible Debentures maturing April 20, 2008, convertible at $1.57 per share
  $     $ 985  
April 2005 9% Senior Secured Debentures maturing April 20, 2008, secured by a lien on certain assets
          2,000  
July 2005 4% Convertible Debentures maturing July 12, 2008, convertible at $2.63 per share
          1,300  
July 2005 9% Senior Secured Debentures maturing July 12, 2008, secured by a lien on certain assets
          2,075  
Other long-term debt
          33  
                 
            6,393  
Less:
               
Discount and beneficial conversion feature on convertible debentures
          (1,763 )
Discount on secured debentures
          (872 )
                 
Total
  $     $ 3,758  
                 
 
Amortization of offering costs, debt discount, and beneficial conversion feature of approximately $3.0 million and $5.1 million is included in interest expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest on the 7% and 4% Convertible Debentures was payable, at our option, in either stock or cash. Due to the beneficial conversion feature and the value allocated to warrants issued with the convertible debt, the effective interest rate on the convertible debt was approximately 38%. Due to the value allocated to warrants issued with the secured debt, the effective interest rate on the secured debt was approximately 20%. We had no long-term debt at fiscal year end June 30, 2007.
 
Note P   Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock:
 
Between December 29, 2005 and January 3, 2006, we issued and sold a total of 3.2 million shares of 6% redeemable convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase 3.2 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $16.0 million.
 
The holders of our 6% redeemable convertible preferred stock were entitled to cumulative dividends that accrued monthly, beginning on March 29, 2006, at a rate of $0.30 per share. The dividends were payable in cash or, if certain conditions were met, we could, and did, elect to pay the dividends in shares of our common stock.
 
The 6% redeemable convertible preferred stock was convertible into shares of our common stock at any time, at the option of the holders, at an initial conversion price of $5.00 per share. At fiscal year end June 30, 2007 all of the 6% redeemable convertible preferred stock had been converted to common stock.
 
Warrants issued in connection with the redeemable convertible preferred stock have an exercise price of $5.00 per share, exercisable 181 days from closing. At fiscal year end June 30, 2007, 1.5 million warrants remained outstanding and expire on June 27, 2011.
 
Amortization, which was complete at fiscal year end June 30, 2007, of offering costs, the warrants, and beneficial conversion feature of approximately $9.1 million and $1.6 million, is included in interest expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively and are all fully amortized at fiscal year end June 30, 2007.


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note Q  Issuance of Common Stock and Warrants:
 
On December 1, 2006 we issued 1,293,661 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 64,683 shares or our common stock for gross proceeds of $10.0 million in a private placement. The warrant issued has an exercise price of $9.28 per share and is exercisable during a period of three years ending May 31, 2010. We estimated the per share value of the warrant to be $4.73 using the Black Scholes model with the following assumptions: life of 3.5 years; risk free interest rate of 4.7%; volatility of 77%; and no dividend yield. The aggregate value of the warrant is approximately $306,000.
 
On March 27, 2007 we issued 2,118,172 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 211,817 shares or our common stock for gross proceeds of $15.5 million in a private placement. The warrant issued has an exercise price of $8.78 per share and is exercisable during a period of three years ending September 24, 2010. We estimated the per share value of the warrant to be $4.30 using the Black Scholes model with the following assumptions: life of 3.5 years; risk free interest rate of 4.5%; volatility of 77%; and no dividend yield. The aggregate value of the warrant is approximately $910,000.
 
On May 30, 2007 we issued 26,450,000 shares of our common stock in a public offering for net proceeds of approximately $142.6 million.
 
Note R   Warrants:
 
The number of shares of common stock issuable under warrants related to private placements and the respective exercise prices are summarized as follows:
 
                         
          Shares of Common
    Per Share
 
    Expiration
    Stock Issuable
    Exercise
 
Warrants Relating to Issuance of:
  Date     Under Warrants     Price  
 
April 2005 7% Convertible Debentures
    10/10/2010       25,988     $ 1.57  
July 2005 4% Convertible Debentures
    01/08/2011       225,000     $ 2.63  
July 2005 9% Secured Debentures
    01/08/2011       76,656     $ 2.63  
December 2005 Convertible Preferred Stock
    06/27/2011       1,482,500     $ 5.00  
March 2006 Common Stock
    09/26/2010       750,000     $ 5.00  
December 2006 Common Stock
    05/31/2010       64,683     $ 9.28  
March 2007 Common Stock
    09/24/2010       211,817     $ 8.78  
                         
Total Warrants Outstanding
            2,836,644          
                         


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note S   Income Taxes:
 
The components of the Company’s income tax expense allocated to continuing operations were as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
2007   Current     Deferred     Total  
 
Federal
  $ 19,818     $ (5,604 )   $ 14,214  
State
    6,017       (1,870 )     4,147  
Foreign
    24       (570 )     (546 )
                         
Total
  $ 25,859     $ (8,044 )   $ 17,815  
                         
 
In 2007, the Company’s pre-tax income was derived from the following sources (in thousands):
 
         
Domestic
  $ 49,868  
Foreign
    (2,261 )
         
Total
  $ 47,607  
         
 
The principal reasons for the difference between the income tax benefit and the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal and state income tax rates to the income, gain or (loss) for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 are as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Federal tax at statutory rates
    35 %     34 %     34 %
State tax at statutory rates, net of federal benefit
    3 %     5 %     20 %
Nondeductible interest and dividends
    12 %            
Meals and entertainment
                85 %
Other
    (2 )%     (2 )%     (9 )%
Change in valuation allowance
    (11 )%     (37 )%      
                         
Total
    37 %     0 %     130 %
                         


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
At fiscal year end June 30, deferred taxes represent the tax effect of temporary differences related to the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    2007     2006  
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Inventory reserves
  $ 2,667     $ 3,748  
Accrued expenses
    742       487  
Allowances and reserves
    1,819       778  
Deferred offering costs
    171       177  
Other
    914       257  
Deferred warranty
    6,361       1,963  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,027       3,575  
Net operating loss
    18,022       13,040  
                 
      35,723       24,025  
Deferred tax valuation allowance
    (14,176 )     (21,359 )
                 
Total deferred tax asset
  $ 21,547     $ 2,666  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
  $     $  
Prepaid expenses
    (12 )     (142 )
Book value in excess of tax basis of intangibles
    (13,636 )     (1,973 )
Other
          (513 )
                 
Total
    (13,648 )     (2,628 )
Net deferred asset
  $ 7,899     $ 38  
                 
 
FASB SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” requires enterprises to establish a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in our tax provision or, to the extent the changes relate to valuation allowances established through purchase accounting such changes are offset to goodwill. In determining whether a valuation allowance is required, we take into account all evidence with regard to the utilization of a deferred tax asset, including our past and projected operating results, the character and jurisdiction, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved, would adversely affect utilization of a deferred tax asset, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management currently believes it is more likely than not that we will not realize the benefits of certain of these deductible differences related to net operating losses to the extent they relate to periods beyond the next three years, which amounts are also limited generally due to limitations under IRC Section 382 net operating losses that are in excess of the IRC Section 382 limit existing beyond the 20 year life are excluded from deferred tax assets.
 
There were approximately $44.7 million of federal net operating loss carryovers as of fiscal year end June 30, 2007 that are available for use in the future but are limited to approximately $3.0 million each year due to IRC Section 382. These losses begin to expire in 2023. There were approximately $60.0 million of state net operating loss carryovers as of fiscal year end June 30, 2007. These losses begin to expire in 2008. The use of the federal and state losses are subject to annual Section 382 limitations as Brillian and Vivitar went through ownership changes as a result of being acquired by us. However, excluded from these amounts are $21.7 million of additional net operating losses from Brillian and Vivitar which, based on their respective section 382 limitations, are expected to expire unused. However, if we trigger gains related to certain “built-in” items that existed at the time of each ownership change the Company may be entitled to recognize those amounts, in which case the benefit will be recorded to goodwill, as discussed below.


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
As of June 30, 2007, the Company had a valuation allowance of $14.1 million related to NOLs acquired from Brillian and Vivitar. When these NOLs are recognized (through the reversal of the valuation allowance) the Company will record an offset to goodwill, as required under SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
 
Note T   Restatement of Previously Reported Interim Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
In September 2007 the Company announced that in conjunction with its fiscal 2007 year-end closing certain items were identified which required an adjustment on a year to date basis. The effect of these adjustments when applied to the previously reported quarterly results of operations for fiscal 2007 are set forth below. The two largest adjustments related to warranty accrual and income taxes. The Company determined its methodology to estimate warranty accruals did not adequately reflect the impact of all information available to estimate the future warranty costs. In connection with updating its methodology the warranty accrual was recomputed and a reduction in the warranty accrual of $7.4 million was recorded as a reduction to cost of sales. In addition it was determined the tax impact of dividends and accretion of discount on redeemable convertible preferred stock, which are reported as interest expense for financial statement purposes, are not tax deductible which results in approximately $5.9 million of additional income tax expense for previously reported quarters in fiscal 2007. Income tax expense has been adjusted for this additional expense net of a tax benefit related to the other adjustments. The other errors and the cumulative amount of such errors in 2007 through March 31, 2007 that are included in the restated amounts below consist of a $813,000 adjustment to the allowance for doubtful accounts recorded as a reduction of general and administrative, and $169,000 of additional stock based compensation recorded as an increase to general and administrative. The following table summarizes the unaudited consolidated fiscal year end results of operations as originally reported and restated the fiscal year ended 2007 as well as quarterly results for 2006 (in thousands):
 
                                                                 
    Quarters Ended  
    June 30, 2007     March 31, 2007     December 31, 2006     September 30, 2006  
    As Reported(1)     Restated     As Reported     Restated     As Reported     Restated     As Reported     Restated  
 
Net sales
  $ 205,262     $ 205,262     $ 162,880     $ 162,880     $ 242,458     $ 242,458     $ 87,020     $ 87,020  
Cost of sales
    163,828       171,260       133,385       132,964       204,698       200,379       71,244       68,552  
                                                                 
      41,434       34,002       29,495       29,916       37,760       42,079       15,776       18,468  
Operating expenses
                                                               
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    5,160       5,160       5,652       5,652       5,853       5,853       3,131       3,131  
General and administrative
    10,952       11,596       9,442       9,229       7,865       7,521       4,205       4,117  
Research and development
    1,398       1,398       1,475       1,475       1,950       1,950       1,402       1,402  
                                                                 
      17,510       18,154       16,569       16,356       15,668       15,324       8,738       8,650  
                                                                 
Operating income
    23,924       15,848       12,926       13,560       22,092       26,755       7,038       9,818  
Other expense
    (2,898 )     (2,898 )     (4,949 )     (4,949 )     (7,297 )     (7,297 )     (3,230 )     (3,230 )
                                                                 
Income before income taxes
    21,026       12,950       7,977       8,611       14,795       19,458       3,808       6,588  
Income tax expense
    (12,631 )     (4,926 )     (2,484 )     (3,584 )     (2,700 )     (7,111 )           (2,194 )
                                                                 
Net income
  $ 8,395     $ 8,024     $ 5,493     $ 5,027     $ 12,095     $ 12,347     $ 3,808     $ 4,394  
                                                                 
Net income per common share:
                                                               
Basic
  $ 0.12     $ 0.11     $ 0.09     $ 0.08     $ 0.21     $ 0.23     $ 0.07     $ 0.09  
                                                                 
Diluted
  $ 0.11     $ 0.11     $ 0.09     $ 0.08     $ 0.21     $ 0.21     $ 0.07     $ 0.08  
                                                                 
 
 
(1) Represents the amounts reported in the Company’s earnings release on September 12, 2007 furnished on Form 8-K.
 


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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                 
    Quarters Ended  
    June 30, 2006     March 31, 2006     Dec. 31, 2005     Sept. 30, 2005  
 
Net sales
  $ 59,807     $ 45,671     $ 60,155     $ 27,357  
Cost of sales
    52,523       41,514       53,321       21,738  
                                 
      7,284       4,157       6,834       5,619  
Operating expenses
                               
Selling, distribution, and marketing
    2,867       2,527       1,988       937  
General and administrative
    4,477       4,060       4,460       5,127  
Research and development
    1,853       1,936       627        
                                 
      9,197       8,523       7,075       6,064  
                                 
Operating income (loss)
    (1,913 )     (4,366 )     (241 )     (445 )
Other income (expense)
    (3,585 )     (7,046 )     (991 )     (292 )
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (5,498 )     (11,412 )     (1,232 )     (737 )
Income tax benefit (expense)
                (79 )     79  
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (5,498 )   $ (11,412 )   $ (1,311 )   $ (658 )
                                 
Net income (loss) per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ (0.11 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )
                                 
Diluted
  $ (0.11 )   $ (0.21 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )
                                 
 
Note U   Subsequent Event:
 
On August 23, 2007, we sold approximately 3.1 million shares of common stock to TECO Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd., of Taiwan for $20 million, which was the fair value of the common stock at the date of sale. Also, we have entered into a three-way alliance with TECO and Kolin under which Kolin will oversee the supply-chain management and product development platform of various TECO branded products for distribution.

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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005
(000’s)
 
                                         
          Increases
                   
          (Reductions)
                   
    Balance at
    Charged to
    Charged to
             
    Beginning
    Costs and
    Other
          Balance at
 
    of Period     Expenses     Accounts     Write-Offs     End of Period  
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
                                       
Fiscal year ended 6/30/07
  $ 394     $ 1,918     $ 973 (a)   $ (633 )   $ 2,652  
Fiscal year ended 6/30/06
    160       318             (84 )     394  
Fiscal year ended 6/30/05
    42       120             (2 )     160  
Valuation allowance for deferred tax asset:
                                       
Fiscal year ended 6/30/07
  $ 21,359     $ (5,438 )   $ (1,700 )   $     $ 14,176  
Fiscal year ended 6/30/06
                21,359             21,359  
Fiscal year ended 6/30/05
                             
 
 
(a)  Vivitar allowance for doubtful accounts on date of acquisition
 
                                 
    Balance at
          Charged to
       
    Beginning
    Warranty
    Other
    Balance at
 
    of Period     Provision     Accounts(b)     End of Period  
 
Accrued Warranty:
                               
Fiscal year ended 6/30/07
  $ 4,551     $ 13,403     $ (5,462 )   $ 12,492  
Fiscal year ended 6/30/06
    1,995       7,403       (4,847 )     4,551  
Fiscal year ended 6/30/05
    278       2,895       (1,178 )     1,995  
 
 
(b)  Represents cost of repairs in 2007


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  2 .1   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and among the Registrant, BRMC Corporation, and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  2 .2   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 27, 2006, among the Registrant, SBV-AC Corporation, Vivitar Corporation, and Great Step Co., Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 27, 2006, as filed with the SEC on November 1, 2006)
  3 .1   Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 1) as filed with the SEC on June 27, 2003)
  3 .2   Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 4) as filed with the SEC on September 3, 2003)
  3 .3   Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 1) as filed with the SEC on June 27, 2003)
  3 .4   Certificate of Designation of 6% Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  3 .5   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 17, 2006, as filed with the SEC on March 21, 2006)
  4 .1   Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2005, as filed with the SEC on December 6, 2005)
  4 .2   Rights Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent, including Form of Right Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 4) as filed with the SEC on September 3, 2003)
  4 .5   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2005, by and among the Registrant, Gamma Opportunity Capital Partners, LP, Enable Growth Partners, LP, Enable Opportunity Partners, LP, Bushido Capital Master Fund LP, SRG Capital LLC, and Regenmacher Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2005, as filed with the SEC on April 26, 2005)
  4 .6   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and among the Registrant, Enable Growth Partners LP, Enable Opportunity Partners LP, Bushido Capital Master Fund LP, SRG Capital LLC, Gryphon Master Fund, L.P., GSSF Master Fund, L.P., and Regenmacher Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  4 .8   Form of Warrant issued on July 12, 2005 to Enable Growth Partners, LP, Enable Opportunity Partners LP, Bushido Capital Master Fund LP, SRG Capital LLC, Gryphon Master Fund, L.P., GSSF Master Fund, L.P., and Regenmacher Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  4 .12   Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2005, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 8, 2005, as filed with the SEC on November 10, 2005)
  4 .13   Form of warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 28, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  4 .14   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2005, by and among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  4 .15   Specimen of 6% Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)


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Number
 
Exhibit
 
  4 .16   Warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 29, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006)
  4 .17   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2006, between the Registrant and Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006)
  4 .18   Form of warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006)
  4 .19   Form of warrant issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 27, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007)
  10 .4   Amended and Restated Lease, effective as of January 1, 2007, between Papago Paragon Partners, L.L.C. and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 19, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 25, 2007)
  10 .6   2003 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended through March 1, 2007*
  10 .7   Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 4) as filed with the SEC on September 3, 2003)
  10 .8   2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-108363) as filed with the SEC on August 29, 2003)
  10 .9   Form of Indemnity Agreement for directors and executive officers (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A (Amendment No. 1) as filed with the SEC on June 27, 2003)
  10 .24   Stockholders’ Voting Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and among the Registrant, Vincent Sollitto, Wayne Pratt, Ching Hua Li, Man Kit Chow, Roger Kao, Tzu Ping Ho, Lily Lay Taiwan Kolin Company Limited, Lin-Li Wu, and Michael Chan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .25   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Vincent Sollitto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .26   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Wayne Pratt (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .27   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and James Li (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .28   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Thomas Chow (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .29   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Michael Chan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .30   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert Melcher (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2005, as filed with the SEC on July 18, 2005)
  10 .36   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2005, among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28, 2005, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2006)
  10 .37   Syntax Groups Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan 2005 Deferred and Restricted Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-132479) as filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006)
  10 .38   Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2006 and as amended February 21, 2007, by and among Preferred Bank, the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2007)


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Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .38(a)   Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2007, by and among Preferred Bank, the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2007)
  10 .39   Change in Terms Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2005, among Preferred Bank, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  10 .40   Second Amendment to Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, among Preferred Bank, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  10 .41   Form of Continuing Guaranty entered into in connection with Exhibit 10.40, and schedule listing signatories (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006)
  10 .42   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2006, between the Registrant and Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006)
  10 .43   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006, between the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006)
  10 .44   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2006, between the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006)
  10 .45   Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2006, between The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006)
  10 .46   Amended and Restated Promissory Note-Variable Rate issued on December 1, 2006 by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006)
  10 .47   Amended Promissory Note-Variable Rate issued on July 26, 2007 by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2007)
  10 .48   Form of Continuing Guaranty between Preferred Bank and each of James Ching Hua Li, Roger Kao, Thomas Man Kit Chow, and Michael K. Chan, each dated December 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 22, 2006, as filed with the SEC on December 28, 2006)
  10 .49   Fifth Amended and Restated Promissory Note-Variable Rate issued on July 26, 2007 by the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on July 30, 2007)
  10 .50   Business Loan Agreement (Asset Based), dated December 26, 2006, between Vivitar Corporation and DBS Bank Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2006, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007)
  10 .51   Promissory Note dated December 26, 2006 by Vivitar Corporation in favor of DBS Bank Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2006, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007)
  10 .52   Commercial Security Agreement, dated December 26, 2006, between Vivitar Corporation and DBS Bank Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2006, as filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007)


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Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .53   Manufacturing Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Syntax Groups Corporation and Taiwan Kolin Company Limited as amended on March 12, 2004, February 1, 2005, and May 7, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2007)
  10 .54   Distribution Agreement, dated September 8, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .55   Price Protection for Channels Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation, as amended on December 31, 2004 and July 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .56   Volume Incentive Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .57   Letter Agreements re shipment terms and duty payments, dated June 16, 2005 and June 20, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .58   Warranty and Repair Services Agreement, dated April 1, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation, as amended on January 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)**
  10 .59   Marketing Development Agreement, dated March 1, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .60   Technology Research and Development Agreement, dated March 9, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .61   Property Disbursement Sharing Agreement, dated June 14, 2004, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax Groups Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .62   Property Disbursement Sharing Agreement, dated March 1, 2006, between Taiwan Kolin Company Limited and Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007)
  10 .63   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2007, among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated march 27, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007)
  10 .64   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2007, among the Registrant and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated march 27, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007)
  10 .65   Term Loan Agreement, dated April 26, 2007, among The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007)
  10 .66   Term Loan Promissory Note dated April 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007)
  10 .67   Form of Guaranty in favor of The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. by each of James Ching Hua Li, Thomas Man Kit Chow, The 1999 Chow Family Trust, and Roger Kao, each dated April 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007, as filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007)
  10 .68   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2007, between the Registrant and TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 23, 2007, as filed with the SEC on August 29, 2007)


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Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .69   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2007, between the Registrant and TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 23, 2007, as filed with the SEC on August 29, 2007)
  10 .70   Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2007, among Preferred Bank, the Registrant, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation*
  10 .71   Promissory Note issued on June 26, 2007 by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in favor of Preferred Bank*
  21     Subsidiaries*
  23 .1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
  23 .2   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
  31 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a)/15d-14 (a)*
  31 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)*
  32 .1   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
  32 .2   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
 
 
* Filed herewith.
 
** Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request that was granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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EXHIBIT 10.6
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
2003 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
As amended on March 1, 2007

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                 
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1.   Purpose     1  
2.   Administration     1  
 
  (a)   Authority of the Committee     1  
 
  (b)   Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority     1  
 
  (c)   Limitation of Liability     1  
3.   Stock Subject to Plan     2  
 
  (a)   Limitation on Overall Number of Shares Subject to Awards     2  
 
  (b)   Application of Limitations     2  
4.   Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations     2  
5.   Specific Terms of Awards     2  
 
  (a)   General     2  
 
  (b)   Options     2  
 
  (c)   Stock Appreciation Rights     3  
 
  (d)   Restricted Stock     4  
 
  (e)   Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations     5  
 
  (f)   Other Stock-Based Awards     5  
6.   Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards     5  
 
  (a)   Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards     5  
 
  (b)   Term of Awards     5  
 
  (c)   Form and Timing of Payment Under Awards; Deferrals     5  
 
  (d)   Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability     6  
7.   Change in Control     6  
 
  (a)   Effect of “Change in Control”     6  
 
  (b)   Definition of “Change in Control     6  
 
  (c)   Definition of “Change in Control Price”     7  
8.   Automatic Grant Program     7  
 
  (a)   Amount and Date of Grant     7  
 
  (b)   Exercise Price     8  
 
  (c)   Vesting     8  
 
  (d)   Term of Automatic Options     8  
 
  (e)   Other Terms     8  
9.   General Provisions     9  
 
  (a)   Compliance With Legal and Other Requirements     9  
 
  (b)   Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries     9  
 
  (c)   Adjustments     9  
 
  (d)   Taxes     10  
 
  (e)   Changes to the Plan and Awards     10  
 
  (f)   Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan     10  
 
  (g)   Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts     11  
 
  (h)   Nonexclusivity of the Plan     11  
 
  (i)   Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares     11  
 
  (j)   Governing Law     11  
 
  (k)   Plan Effective Date and Stockholder Approval; Termination of Plan     11  
10.   Definitions     11  
 
  (a)   “Automatic Options”     11  
 
  (b)   “Award”     11  
 
  (c)   “Beneficiary”     12  
 
  (d)   “Beneficial Owner”, “Beneficially Owning” and “Beneficial Ownership”     12  
 
  (e)   “Board”     12  
 
  (f)   “Change in Control”     12  
 
  (g)   “Change in Control Price”     12  
 
  (h)   “Code”     12  
 
  (i)   “Committee”     12  
 
  (j)   “Consultant”     12  
 
  (k)   “Continuous Service”     12  
 
  (l)   “Corporate Transaction”     12  
 
  (m)   “Director”     12  
 
  (n)   “Effective Date”     12  
 
  (o)   “Eligible Person”     12  

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  (p)   “Employee”     13  
 
  (q)   “Exchange Act”     13  
 
  (r)   “Executive Officer”     13  
 
  (s)   “Fair Market Value”     13  
 
  (t)   “Incentive Stock Option”     13  
 
  (u)   “Incumbent Board”     13  
 
  (v)   “Limited Stock Appreciation Right”     13  
 
  (w)   “Option”     13  
 
  (x)   “Optionee”     13  
 
  (y)   “Other Stock-Based Awards”     13  
 
  (z)   “Parent”     13  
 
  (aa)   “Participant”     13  
 
  (bb)   “Person”     13  
 
  (cc)   “Related Entity”     13  
 
  (dd)   “Restricted Stock”     13  
 
  (ee)   “Rule 16b-3” and “Rule 16a-1(c)(3)”     14  
 
  (ff)   “Stock”     14  
 
  (gg)   “Stock Appreciation Right”     14  
 
  (hh)   “Subsidiary”     14  

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SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
2003 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
     1. Purpose. The purpose of this 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to assist Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and its Related Entities in attracting, motivating, retaining, and rewarding high-quality executives and other Employees, officers, Directors, and Consultants by enabling such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company in order to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such persons and the Company’s stockholders, and providing such persons with annual and long-term performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of stockholder value. The Plan is intended to qualify certain compensation awarded under the Plan for tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code to the extent deemed appropriate by the applicable Committee (or any successor committee) of the Board of Directors of the Company.
     2. Administration.
          (a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that except as otherwise expressly provided in this Plan or, during the period that the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation, in order to comply with Code Section 162(m) or Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Board may exercise any power or authority granted to the Committee under this Plan. The Committee or the Board shall have full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible Persons to become Participants, grant Awards, determine the type, number and other terms and conditions of, and all other matters relating to, Awards, prescribe Award agreements (which need not be identical for each Participant) and rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, construe and interpret the Plan and Award agreements and correct defects, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein, and to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee or the Board may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. In exercising any discretion granted to the Committee or the Board under the Plan or pursuant to any Award, the Committee or the Board shall not be required to follow past practices, act in a manner consistent with past practices, or treat any Eligible Person in a manner consistent with the treatment of other Eligible Persons.
          (b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. The Committee, and not the Board, shall exercise sole and exclusive discretion on any matter relating to a Participant then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to the extent necessary in order that transactions by such Participant shall be exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Any action of the Committee or the Board shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Related Entities, Participants, Beneficiaries, transferees under Section 9(b) hereof, or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant, and stockholders. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee or the Board, and the taking of any action by the Committee or the Board, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee or the Board. The Committee or the Board may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any Related Entity, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee or the Board shall determine, (i) to perform administrative functions, (ii) with respect to Participants not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to perform such other functions as the Committee or the Board may determine, and (iii) with respect to Participants subject to Section 16, to perform such other functions of the Committee or the Board as the Committee or the Board may determine to the extent performance of such functions will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 otherwise available for transactions by such persons, in each case to the extent permitted under applicable law. The Committee or the Board may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.
          (c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and the Board, and each member thereof, shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any Executive Officer, other officer or Employee, the Company’s independent auditors, Consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and the Board, and any officer or Employee acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee or the Board, shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

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     3. Stock Subject to Plan
          (a) Limitation on Overall Number of Shares Subject to Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c) hereof, the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for delivery in connection with Awards under the Plan shall be the sum of (i) 1,650,000 shares plus (ii) the number of shares of Stock with respect to which any Awards previously granted under the Plan terminated without being exercised, expire, are forfeited or canceled, do not vest, or are surrendered in payment of any Awards or any tax withholding with regard thereto. The overall number of the shares of Stock shall be further increased on the first day of the Company’s fiscal year by 4% of the total number of shares of Stock outstanding on that date, provided that the maximum number of shares of Stock available under the Plan shall not exceed 2,750,000 shares. Any shares of Stock delivered under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c) hereof, the number of shares of Stock that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 1,650,000 shares.
          (b) Application of Limitations. The limitation contained in Section 3(a) shall apply not only to Awards that are settleable by the delivery of shares of Stock but also to Awards relating to shares of Stock but settleable only in cash (such as cash-only Stock Appreciation Rights). The Committee or the Board may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards), and make adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an Award.
     4. Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations. Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons. In each fiscal year during any part of which the Plan is in effect, an Eligible Person may not be granted Awards relating to more than 300,000 shares of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c), under each of Sections 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 5(e), and 5(f). Directors, who are not Employees, proposed directors, proposed employees, and independent contractors shall be eligible to receive awards other than Incentive Stock Options.
     5. Specific Terms of Awards.
          (a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 5. In addition, the Committee or the Board may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 9(e)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee or the Board shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of Continuous Service by the Participant and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee or the Board shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive, or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan.
          (b) Options. The Committee and the Board each is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:
     (i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee or the Board, provided that such exercise price shall not, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant of the Option and shall not, in any event, be less than the par value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of such Option. If an employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such employee, the option price of such Incentive Stock Option (to the extent required by the Code at the time of grant) shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
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or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which Options shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the methods by which such exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid (including in the discretion of the Committee or the Board a cashless exercise procedure), the form of such payment, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or awards granted under other plans of the Company or a Related Entity, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis), and the methods by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.
     (iii) Incentive Stock Options. The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options (including any Stock Appreciation Right in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant has first requested the change that will result in such disqualification. Thus, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 422 of the Code, Options granted as Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following special terms and conditions:
          (A) the Option shall not be exercisable more than ten years after the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted; provided, however, that if a Participant owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent Corporation and the Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Participant, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) for no more than five years from the date of grant; and
          (B) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and all other option plans of the Company or its Parent Corporation during any calendar year exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year shall not (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) exceed $100,000.
     (iv) Repurchase Rights. The Committee and the Board shall have the discretion to grant Options that are exercisable for unvested shares of Stock. Should the Optionee’s Continuous Service cease while holding such unvested shares, the Company shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Committee or the Board and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.
          (c) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee and the Board each is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Right’s to Participants on the following terms and conditions:
     (i) Right to Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of stock on the date of exercise (or, in the case of a “Limited Stock Appreciation Right” that may be exercised only in the event of a Change in Control, the Fair Market Value determined by reference to the Change in Control Price, as defined under Section 7(c) hereof), over (B) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee or the Board. The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant except as provided under Section 6(a) hereof.

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     (ii) Other Terms. The Committee or the Board shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which Stock Appreciation Rights shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right. Limited Stock Appreciation Rights that may only be exercised in connection with a Change in Control or other event as specified by the Committee or the Board, may be granted on such terms, not inconsistent with this Section 5(c), as the Committee or the Board may determine. Stock Appreciation Rights and Limited Stock Appreciation Rights may be either freestanding or in tandem with other Awards.
          (d) Restricted Stock. The Committee and the Board each is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Participants on the following terms and conditions:
     (i) Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture, and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee or the Board may impose, or as otherwise provided in this Plan. The restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee or the Board may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan and any Award agreement relating to the Restricted Stock, a Participant granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the Committee or the Board). During the restricted period applicable to the Restricted Stock, subject to Section 9(b) below, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined, or otherwise encumbered by the Participant.
     (ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board at the time of the Award, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable restriction period, the Participant’s Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided that the Committee or the Board may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee or the Board may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.
     (iii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee or the Board shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee or the Board may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.
     (iv) Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee or the Board may require that any cash dividends paid on a share of Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock or applied to the purchase of additional Awards under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board, Stock distributed in connection with a Stock split or Stock dividend, and other

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property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.
          (e) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee and the Board each is authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu of Company obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of Stock or other Awards are exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee or the Board.
          (f) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee and the Board each is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the Committee or the Board to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee or the Board, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified Related Entities or business units. The Committee or the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 5(f) shall be purchased for such consideration (including without limitation loans from the Company or a Related Entity), paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee or the Board shall determine. The Committee and the Board shall have the discretion to grant such other Awards that are exercisable for unvested shares of Stock. Should the Optionee’s Continuous Service cease while holding such unvested shares, the Company shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Committee or the Board and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other Award under the Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 5(f).
     6. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.
          (a) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee or the Board, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Related Entity, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a Related Entity, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any Related Entity. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award or award, the Committee or the Board shall require the surrender of such other Award or award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Related Entity, in which the value of Stock subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation (for example, Restricted Stock), or in which the exercise price, grant price or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Stock minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered (for example, Options granted with an exercise price “discounted” by the amount of the cash compensation surrendered).
          (b) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee or the Board; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten years (or such shorter term as may be required in respect of an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code).
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exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee or the Board shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. The settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or the Board or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change in Control). Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee or the Board (subject to Section 9(e) of the Plan) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee or the Board. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of a reasonable interest rate on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock.
          (d) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. It is the intent of the Company that this Plan comply in all respects with applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) to the extent necessary to ensure that neither the grant of any Awards to nor other transaction by a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act is subject to liability under Section 16(b) thereof (except for transactions acknowledged in writing to be non-exempt by such Participant). Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any Award agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) as then applicable to any such transaction, such provision will be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) so that such Participant shall avoid liability under Section 16(b). In addition, the purchase price of any Award conferring a right to purchase Stock shall be not less than any specified percentage of the Fair Market Value of Stock at the date of grant of the Award then required in order to comply with Rule 16b-3.
     7. Change in Control.
          (a) Effect of “Change in Control.” If and to the extent provided in the Award, in the event of a “Change in Control,” as defined in Section 7(b):
     (i) The Committee may, within its discretion, accelerate the vesting and exercisability of any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not previously vested and exercisable as of the time of the Change in Control, subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 8(a) hereof;
     (ii) The Committee may, within its discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any limited Stock Appreciation Rights (and other Stock Appreciation Rights if so provided by their terms) and provide for the settlement of such Stock Appreciation Rights for amounts, in cash, determined by reference to the Change in Control Price; and
     (iii) The Committee may, within its discretion, lapse the restrictions, deferral of settlement, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan and such Awards may be deemed fully vested as of the time of the Change in Control, except to the extent of any waiver by the Participant and subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 9(a) hereof.
          (b) Definition of “Change in Control. A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon:
     (i) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or other form of corporate transaction or series of transactions, in each case, with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, consolidation, or other transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged, or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting securities, or a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (unless such reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction,

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liquidation, dissolution or sale (any such event being referred to as a “Corporate Transaction”) is subsequently abandoned);
     (ii) Individuals who, as of the date on which the Award is granted, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date on which the Award was granted whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Company) shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or
     (iii) the acquisition (other than from the Company) by any person, entity, or “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act, of more than 50% of either the then outstanding shares of the Company’s Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (hereinafter referred to as the ownership of a “Controlling Interest”) excluding, for this purpose, any acquisitions by (1) the Company or a Related Entity, (2) any person, entity, or “group” that as of the date on which the Award is granted owns beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act) of a Controlling Interest or (3) any employee benefit plan of the Company a Related Entity.
          (c) Definition of “Change in Control Price.” The “Change in Control Price” means an amount in cash equal to the higher of (i) the amount of cash and fair market value of property that is the highest price per share paid (including extraordinary dividends) in any Corporate Transaction triggering the Change in Control under Section 7(b)(i) hereof or any liquidation of shares following a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (ii) the highest Fair Market Value per share at any time during the 60-day period preceding and the 60-day period following the Change in Control.
     8. Automatic Grant Program
          (a) Amount and Date of Grant. During the term of the Plan, the Company shall make automatic grants of Options (“Automatic Options”) to each Director (or proposed Director pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii)) who is not employed by the Company, whether or not such person is a Non-Employee Director as referred to in Section 2.2 as follows:
     (i) Annual Grants. Each year on the Annual Grant Date, an Automatic Option to acquire 10,000 shares of Stock shall be granted to each Director for as long as shares of Stock are available under Section 3(a) hereof. The “Annual Grant Date” shall be the date of the Company’s annual stockholders meeting commencing as of the first annual meeting occurring after the Effective Date. Any Director that was granted an Automatic Option under Section 8(a)(ii) or (iii) within 90 days of an Annual Grant Date shall be ineligible to receive an Automatic Option pursuant to this Section 8(a)(i) on such Annual Grant Date.
     (ii) Initial New Director Grants. On the Initial Grant Date, every new member of the Board, who is an Director and has not previously received an Automatic Option under this Section 8(a)(ii) shall be granted an Automatic Option to acquire 15,000 shares of Stock for as long as shares of Stock are available under Section 3(a) hereof. The “Initial Grant Date” shall be the date that a Director is first appointed or elected to the Board. Any Director who previously received an Automatic Option pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) shall be ineligible to receive an Automatic Option pursuant to this Section 8(a)(ii).
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Option to acquire 10,000 shares of Stock to each non-employee whose election to the Board is proposed as of such date .
          (b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to each Automatic Option granted under Section 8(a)(i) or (ii) shall be equal to 100 percent of the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock on the date such Automatic Option was granted. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to each Automatic Option granted under Section 8(a)(iii) shall be equal to the average price per share of Stock on the last day of “when issued trading” prior to the distribution of the Stock.
          (c) Vesting. Each Automatic Option granted pursuant to Section 8(a)(i) shall vest and become exercisable 12 months after the date of grant. Each Automatic Option granted pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii) shall vest and become exercisable in a series of three equal and successive installments with the first installment vested on the date of grant and the next two installments 12 months and 24 months after the date of grant. Each Automatic Option granted pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) shall vest and become exercisable in a series of three equal and successive installments with the first installment vested on the date of the recipient’s election to the Board and the next two installments 12 months and 24 months after the date of grant. Each Automatic Option shall vest and become exercisable only if the optionholder has not ceased serving as a Board member as of such vesting date.
          (d) Term of Automatic Options. Each Automatic Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary (the “Expiration Date”) of the date on which such Automatic Option was granted. Except as determined by the Plan Administrator, should a Director’s service as a Board member cease prior to the Expiration Date for any reason while an Automatic Option remains outstanding and unexercised, the Automatic Option term shall immediately be modified and the Automatic Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding in accordance with the following provisions:
     (i) The Automatic Option shall immediately terminate and cease to be outstanding with respect to any shares that were not vested at the time of the optionholder’s cessation of Board service; provided, however, that a proposed director who receives a grant pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) shall not be treated as ceasing to serve as a Board member for purposes of this Section 7 prior to such individual’s election to the Board.
     (ii) Should an optionholder cease, for any reason other than death, to serve as a member of the Board, then the optionholder shall have 90 days measured from the date of such cessation of Board service in which to exercise his or her Automatic Options that vested prior to the time of such cessation of Board service. In no event, however, may any Automatic Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of such Automatic Option.
     (iii) Should an optionholder die while serving as a Board member or within 90 days after cessation of Board service, then the personal representative of the optionholder’s estate (or the person or persons to whom the Automatic Option is transferred pursuant to the optionholder’s will or in accordance with the laws of the descent and distribution) shall have a 90-day period measured from the date of the optionholder’s cessation of Board service in which to exercise the Automatic Options that vested prior to the time of such cessation of Board service. In no event, however, may any Automatic Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of such Automatic Option.
          (e) Other Terms. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Section 8, an Automatic Option shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. Directors shall be entitled to receive other awards under the Plan or other plans of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.

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     9. General Provisions.
          (a) Compliance With Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee or the Board, postpone the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits under any Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such Stock or other required action under any federal or state law, rule, or regulation, listing, or other required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Stock or other Company securities are listed or quoted, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee or the Board, may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations.
          (b) Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan, including any Award or right that constitutes a derivative security as generally defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act, shall be pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any party (other than the Company or a Subsidiary), or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative, except that Awards and other rights (other than Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem therewith) may be transferred to one or more Beneficiaries or other transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award, but only if and to the extent such transfers and exercises are permitted by the Committee or the Board pursuant to the express terms of an Award agreement (subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee or the Board may impose thereon, and further subject to any prohibitions or restrictions on such transfers pursuant to Rule 16b-3). A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee or the Board.
          (c) Adjustments.
     (i) Adjustments to Awards. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Stock, or other property), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Stock and/or such other securities of the Company or any other issuer such that a substitution, exchange, or adjustment is determined by the Committee or the Board to be appropriate, then the Committee or the Board shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, substitute, exchange, or adjust any or all of (A) the number and kind of shares of Stock that may be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, (B) the number and kind of shares of Stock by which annual per-person Award limitations are measured under Section 4 hereof, (C) the number and kind of shares of Stock subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards, (D) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price relating to any Award and/or make provision for payment of cash or other property in respect of any outstanding Award, and (E) any other aspect of any Award that the Committee or Board determines to be appropriate.
     (ii) Adjustments in Case of Certain Corporate Transactions. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any reorganization, merger, consolidation, or other form of corporate transaction in which the Company does not survive, or in which the shares of Stock are exchanged for or converted into securities issued by another entity, then the successor or acquiring entity or an affiliate thereof may, with the consent of the Committee or the Board, assume each outstanding Option or substitute an equivalent option or right. If the successor or acquiring entity or an affiliate thereof, does not cause such an

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assumption or substitution, then each Option shall terminate upon the consummation of sale, merger, consolidation, or other corporate transaction. The Committee or the Board shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this Section 8(c)(ii) a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date for such transaction (which notice may be given either before or after the approval of such transaction), in order that Optionees may have a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise any Options that are then exercisable (including any Options that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). An Optionee may condition his exercise of any Option upon the consummation of the transaction.
     (iii) Other Adjustments. In addition, the Committee (and the Board if and only to the extent such authority is not required to be exercised by the Committee to comply with Code Section 162(m)) is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any Related Entity, or any business unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any Related Entity, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations, or business conditions or in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Company, any Related Entity or business unit thereof, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant; provided that no such adjustment shall be authorized or made if and to the extent that such authority or the making of such adjustment would cause Options, or Stock Appreciation Rights hereof to Participants designated by the Committee as Covered Employees and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder to otherwise fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.
          (d) Taxes. The Company and any Related Entity are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee or the Board may deem advisable to enable the Company and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee.
          (e) Changes to the Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan, or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under the Plan, without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation (including, without limitation, Rule 16b-3 or Code Section 162(m)) or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to the Plan to stockholders for approval; provided that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award. The Committee or the Board may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in the Plan; provided that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee or the Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Award.
          (f) Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a Related Entity to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s Continuous Service at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated

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uniformly with other Participants and Employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award.
          (g) Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Stock pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company; provided that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust assets and reinvest the proceeds in alternative investments, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee or the Board may specify and in accordance with applicable law.
          (h) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under Code Section 162(m).
          (i) Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash or other consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash or other consideration. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee or the Board shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
          (j) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan, and any Award agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.
          (k) Plan Effective Date and Stockholder Approval; Termination of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, subject to subsequent approval within 12 months of its adoption by the Board by stockholders of the Company eligible to vote in the election of directors, by a vote sufficient to meet the requirements of Code Sections 162(m) (if applicable) and 422, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (if applicable), applicable Nasdaq requirements, and other laws, regulations, and obligations of the Company applicable to the Plan. Awards may be granted subject to stockholder approval, but may not be exercised or otherwise settled in the event stockholder approval is not obtained except with respect to Awards granted by the Company prior to the Company’s first shareholder meeting and that are otherwise in compliance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.162-27(f)(4)(iii). The Plan shall terminate on the earlier of (i) ten (10) years from the later of (x) the date this Plan was originally approved by the Board or the shareholders of the Company, whichever is earlier and (y) the date an increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is approved by the Board (so long as such increase is also approved by the shareholders) or (ii) at such time as no shares of Stock remain available for issuance under the Plan and the Company has no further rights or obligations with respect to outstanding Awards under the Plan.
     10. Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof.
          (a) “Automatic Options” means as defined in Section 8(a).
          (b) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right (including Limited Stock Appreciation Right), Restricted Stock, Stock granted as a bonus or in lieu of another award, or Other Stock-Based Award, together with any other right or interest, granted to a Participant under the Plan.

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          (c) “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, trust, or trusts that have been designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon such Participant’s death or to which Awards or other rights are transferred if and to the extent permitted under Section 10(b) hereof. If, upon a Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means the person, persons, trust, or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.
          (d) “Beneficial Owner”, “Beneficially Owning” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor to such Rule.
          (e) “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors.
          (f) “Change in Control” means a Change in Control as defined with related terms in Section 8 of the Plan.
          (g) “Change in Control Price” means the amount calculated in accordance with Section 7(c) of the Plan.
          (h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto.
          (i) “Committee” means a committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan. The Board may designate more than one committee to administer the Plan as to various categories of Eligible Persons. The Committee shall consist of at least two directors, and each member of which shall be (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, unless administration of the Plan by “non-employee directors” is not then required in order for exemptions under Rule 16b-3 to apply to transactions under the Plan, and (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, unless administration of the Plan by “outside directors” is not then required in order to qualify for tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code, provided, when appropriate, a Committee shall satisfy the then requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Stock or other Company securities are listed or quoted.
          (j) “Consultant” means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person’s capacity as a director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity.
          (k) “Continuous Service” means uninterrupted provision of services to the Company in any capacity of Employee, Director, or Consultant. Continuous Service shall not be considered to be interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entities, or any successor entities, in any capacity of Employee Director, or Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Option Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave.
          (l) “Corporate Transaction” means a Corporate Transaction as defined in Section 7(b)(i) of the Plan.
          (m) “Director” means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity.
          (n) “Effective Date” means the effective date of the Plan, which shall be August 26, 2003.
          (o) “Eligible Person” means each Executive Officer of the Company (as defined under the Exchange Act) and other officers, Directors, and Employees of the Company or of any Related Entity, and Consultants with the Company or any Related Entity. The foregoing notwithstanding, only employees of the Company, the Parent, or any Subsidiary shall be Eligible Persons for purposes of receiving any Incentive Stock

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Options. An Employee on leave of absence may be considered as still in the employ of the Company or a Related Entity for purposes of eligibility for participation in the Plan.
          (p) “Employee” means any person, including an officer or Director, who is an employee of the Company or any Related Entity. The Payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
          (q) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.
          (r) “Executive Officer” means an executive officer of the Company as defined under the Exchange Act.
          (s) “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of Stock, Awards, or other property as determined by the Committee or the Board, or under procedures established by the Committee or the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board, the Fair Market Value of Stock as of any given date after which the Company is a Publicly Held Corporation shall be the closing sale price per share reported on a consolidated basis for stock listed on the principal stock exchange or market on which Stock is traded on the date as of which such value is being determined or, if there is no sale on that date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported.
          (t) “Incentive Stock Option” means any Option intended to be designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
          (u) “Incumbent Board” means the Incumbent Board as defined in Section 7(b)(ii) of the Plan.
          (v) “Limited Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.
          (w) “Option” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 5(b) hereof, to purchase Stock or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods.
          (x) “Optionee” means a person to whom an Option or Incentive Stock Option is granted under this Plan or any person who succeeds to the rights of such person under this Plan.
          (y) “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 5(f) hereof.
          (z) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
          (aa) “Participant” means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.
          (bb) “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and shall include a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
          (cc) “Related Entity” means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Board or the Committee.
          (dd) “Restricted Stock” means Stock granted to a Participant under Section 5(d) hereof, that is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

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          (ee) “Rule 16b-3” and “Rule 16a-1(c)(3)” means Rule 16b-3 and Rule 16a-1(c)(3), as from time to time in effect and applicable to the Plan and Participants, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
          (ff) “Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Stock pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof.
          (gg) “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.
          (hh) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

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EXHIBIT 10.70
BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT
                             
Principal   Loan Date   Maturity   Loan No.   Call/Coll   Account   Officer   Initials
$17,800,000.00   06-26-2007   01-07-2008   Line 111928   510/0011   111928   PLL   /s/ PL
 
References in the shaded area are for Lender’s use only and do not limit the applicability of this document to any particular loan or item.
Any item above containing “***” has been omitted due to text length limitations.
             
Borrower:
  Syntax Groups Corporation   Lender:   Preferred Bank
 
  Syntax Corporation       City of Industry Office
 
  20480 E. Business Parkway       17515 Colima Road
 
  City of Industry, CA 91789       City of Industry, CA 91748
THIS BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT dated June 26, 2007, is made and executed between Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation (“Borrower”) and Preferred Bank (“Lender”) on the following terms and conditions. Borrower has received prior commercial loans from Lender or has applied to Lender for a commercial loan or loans or other financial accommodations, including those which may be described on any exhibit or schedule attached to this Agreement (“Loan”). Borrower understands and agrees that: (A) in granting, renewing, or extending any Loan, Lender is relying upon Borrower’s representations, warranties, and agreements as set forth in this Agreement; (B) the granting, renewing, or extending of any Loan by Lender at all times shall be subject to Lender’s sole judgment and discretion; and (C) all such Loans shall be and remain subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
TERM. This Agreement shall be effective as of June 26, 2007, and shall continue in full force and effect until such time as all of Borrower’s Loans in favor of Lender have been paid in full, including principal, interest, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, and other fees and charges, or until such time as the parties may agree in writing to terminate this Agreement.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH ADVANCE. Lender’s obligation to make the initial Advance and each subsequent Advance under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment to Lender’s satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Related Documents.
Loan Documents. Borrower shall provide to Lender the following documents for the Loan: (1) the Note; (2) Security Agreements granting to Lender security interests in the Collateral; (3) financing statements and all other documents perfecting Lender’s Security Interests; (4) evidence of insurance as required below; (5) together with all such Related Documents as Lender may require for the Loan; all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s counsel.
Borrower’s Authorization. Borrower shall have provided in form and substance satisfactory to Lender properly certified resolutions, duly authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note and the Related Documents. In addition, Borrower shall have provided such other resolutions, authorizations, documents and instruments as Lender or its counsel, may require.
Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to Lender all fees, charges, and other expenses which are then due and payable as specified in this Agreement or any Related Document.
Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, in the Related Documents, and in any document of certificate delivered to Lender under this Agreement are true and correct.
No Event of Default. There shall not exist at the time of any Advance a condition which would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement or under any Related Document.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender, as of the date of this Agreement, as of the date of each disbursement of loan proceeds, as of the date of any renewal, extension or modification of any Loan, and at all times any indebtedness exists:
Organization. Syntax Groups Corporation is a corporation for profit which is, and at all times shall be, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California. Syntax Groups Corporation is duly authorized to transact business in all other states in which Syntax Groups Corporation is doing business, having obtained all necessary filing, governmental licenses

 


 

and approvals for each state in which Syntax Groups Corporation is doing business. Syntax Groups Corporation maintains an office at 20480 E. Business Parkway, City of Industry, CA 91789. Unless Syntax Groups Corporation has designated otherwise in writing, the principal office is the office at which Syntax Groups Corporation keeps its books and records including its records concerning the Collateral. Syntax Groups Corporation will notify Lender prior to any change in the location of Syntax Groups Corporation’s state of organization or any change in Syntax Groups Corporation’s name.
Syntax Corporation is a corporation for profit which is, and at all times shall be, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under any virtue of the laws of the State of Nevada. Syntax Corporation is duly authorized to transact business in all other states in which Syntax Corporation is doing business, having obtained all necessary filings, governmental licenses and approvals for each state in which Syntax Corporation is doing business. Syntax Corporation maintains an office at 20480 E. Business Parkway, City of Industry, CA 91789. Unless Syntax Corporation has designated otherwise in writing, the principal office is the office at which Syntax Corporation keeps its books and records including its records concerning the Collateral. Syntax Corporation will notify Lender prior to any change in the location of Syntax Corporation’s state of organization or any change in Syntax Corporation’s name.
Assumed Business Names. Borrower has filed or recorded all documents or filings required by law relating to all assumed business names used by Borrower. Excluding the name of Borrower, the following is a complete list of all assumed business names under which Borrower does business: None.
Authorization. Borrower’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all the Related Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action by Borrower and do not conflict with, result in a violation of, or constitute a default under (1) any provision of (a) Borrower’s articles of incorporation or organization, or bylaws, or (b) any agreement or other instrument binding upon Borrower or (2) any law, governmental regulation, court decree, or order applicable to Borrower or to Borrower’s properties.
Properties. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as previously disclosed in Borrower’s financial statements or in writing to Lender and as accepted by Lender, and except for property tax liens for taxes not presently due and payable, Borrower owns and has good title to all of Borrower’s properties free and clear of all liens and security interests, and has not executed any security documents or financing statements relating to such properties. All of Borrower’s properties are titled in Borrower’s legal name, and Borrower has not used or filed a financing statement under any other name for at least the last five (5) years.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that, so long as this Agreement remains in effect, Borrower will:
Notices of Claims and Litigation. Promptly inform Lender in writing of (1) all material adverse changes in Borrower’s financial condition, and (2) all existing and all threatened litigation, claims, investigations, administrative proceedings or similar actions affecting Borrower or any Guarantor which could materially affect the financial condition of Borrower or the financial condition of any Guarantor.
Financial Records. Maintain its books and records in accordance with accounting principles acceptable to Lender, applied on a consistent basis, and permit Lender to examine and audit Borrower’s books and records at all reasonable times.
Financial Statements. Furnish Lender with such financial statements and other related information at such frequencies and in such detail as Lender may reasonably request.
Loan Proceeds. Use all Loan proceeds solely for Borrower’s business operations, unless specifically consented to the contrary by Lender in writing.
Taxes, Charges and Liens. Pay and discharge when due all of its indebtedness and obligations, including without limitation all assessments, taxes, governmental charges, levies and liens, of every kind and nature, imposed upon Borrower or its properties, income, or profits, prior to the date on which penalties would attach, and all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of Borrower’s properties, income, or profits.
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Borrower and Lender. Borrower shall notify Lender immediately in writing of any default in connection with any agreement.
Operations. Maintain executive and management personnel with substantially the same qualifications and experience as the present executive and management personnel; provide written notice to Lender of any change in executive and management personnel; conduct its business affairs in a reasonable and prudent manner.
Compliance with Governmental Requirements. Comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, of all governmental authorities applicable to the conduct of Borrower’s properties, businesses and operations, and to the use or occupancy of the Collateral, including without limitation, the Americans With Disabilities Act. Borrower may contest in good faith any such law, ordinance, or regulation and withhold compliance during any proceeding, including appropriate appeals, so long as Borrower has notified Lender in writing prior to doing so and so long as, in Lender’s sole opinion, Lender’s interest in the Collateral are not jeopardized. Lender may require Borrower to post adequate security or a surety bond, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, to protect Lender’s interest.
Inspection. Permit employees or agents of Lender at any reasonable time to inspect any and all Collateral for the Loan or Loans and Borrower’s other properties and to examine or audit Borrower’s books, accounts, and records and to make copies and memoranda of Borrower’s books, accounts, and records. If Borrower now or at any time hereafter maintains any records (including without limitation computer generated records and computer software programs for the generation of such records) in the possession of a third party, Borrower, upon request of Lender, shall notify such party to permit Lender free access to such records at all reasonable times and to provide Lender with copies of any records it may request, all at Borrower’s expense.
RECOVERY OF ADDITIONAL COSTS. If the imposition of or any change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline; or the interpretation or application of any thereof by any court or administrative or governmental authority (including any request or policy not having the force of law) shall impose, modify or make applicable any taxes (except federal, state or local income or franchise taxes imposed on Lender), reserve requirements, capital adequacy requirements or other obligations which would (A) increase the cost to Lender for extending or maintaining the credit facilities to which this Agreement relates, (B) reduce the amounts payable to Lender under this Agreement or the Related Documents, or (C) reduce the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of Lender’s obligations with respect to the credit facilities to which this Agreement relates, then Borrower agrees to pay Lender such additional amounts as will compensate Lender therefor, within five (5) days after Lender’s written demand for such payment, which demand shall be accompanied by an explanation of such imposition or charge and a calculation in reasonable detail of the additional amounts payable by Borrower, which explanation and calculations shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
LENDER’S EXPENDITURES. If any action or proceeding is commenced that would materially affect Lender’s interest in the Collateral or if Borrower fails to comply with any provision of this Agreement or any Related Documents, including but not limited to Borrower’s failure to discharge or pay when due any amounts Borrower is required to discharge or pay under this Agreement or any Related Documents, Lender on Borrower’s behalf may (but shall not be obligated to) take any action that Lender deems appropriate on any Collateral and paying all costs for insuring, maintaining and preserving any Collateral. All such expenditures incurred or paid by Lender for such purposes will then bear interest at the rate charged under the Note from the date incurred or paid by Lender to the date of repayment by Borrower. All such expenses will become a part of the Indebtedness and, at Lender’s option, will (A) be payable on demand; (B) be added to the balance of the Note and be apportioned among and be payable with any installment payments to become due during either (1) the term of any applicable insurance policy; or (2) the remaining term of the Note; or (C) be treated as a balloon payment which will be due and payable at the Note’s maturity.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that while this Agreement is in effect, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender:
Continuity of Operations. (1) Engage in any business activities substantially different than those in which Borrower is presently engaged, (2) cease operations, liquidate, merge, transfer, acquire or consolidate with any other entity, change its name, dissolve or transfer or sell Collateral out of the ordinary course of business, or (3) pay any dividends on Borrower’s stock (other than dividends payable in its stock), provided, however that notwithstanding the foregoing, but only so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment of dividends, if Borrower is a “Subchapter S

 


 

Corporation” (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), Borrower may pay cash dividends on its stock to its shareholders from time to time in amounts necessary to enable the shareholders to pay income taxes and make estimated income tax payments to satisfy their liabilities under federal and state law which arise solely from their status as Shareholders of a Subchapter S Corporation because of their ownership of shares of Borrower’s Stock, or purchase or retire any of Borrower’s outstanding shares or alter or amend Borrower’s capital structure.
Agreements. Borrower will not enter into any agreement containing any provisions which would be violated or breached by the performance of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement or in connection herewith.
CESSATION OF ADVANCES. If Lender has made any commitment to make any Loan to Borrower, whether under this Agreement or under any other agreement, Lender shall have no obligation to make Loan advances or to disburse Loan proceeds if: (A) Borrower or any guarantor is in default under the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement that Borrower or any guarantor has with Lender; (B) Borrower or any guarantor dies, becomes incompetent or becomes insolvent, files a petition in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, or is adjudged a bankrupt; (C) there occurs a material adverse change in Borrower’s financial condition, in the financial condition of any guarantor, or in the value of any collateral securing any Loan; or (D) any guarantor seeks, claims or otherwise attempts to limit, modify or revoke such guarantor’s guaranty of the Loan or any other loan with Lender; or (E) Lender in good faith deems itself insecure, even though no Event of Default shall have occurred.
DEFAULT. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:
Payment Default. Borrower fails to make any payment when due under the Loan.
Other Default. Borrower fails to comply with any other term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any of the Related Documents.
False Statements. Any representation or statement made by Borrower to Lender is false in any material respect.
Insolvency. The dissolution or termination of Borrower’s existence as a going business, the insolvency of Borrower, the appointment of a receiver for any part of Borrower’s property, any assignment for the benefit of creditors, any type of creditor workout, or the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against Borrower.
Creditor or Forfeiture Proceedings. Commencement of foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings, whether by judicial proceeding, self-help, repossession or any other method, by any creditor of Borrower or by any governmental agency against any collateral securing the Loan.
Events Affecting Guarantor. Any of the preceding events occurs with respect to any Guarantor of any of the Indebtedness or any Guarantor dies or becomes incompetent, or revokes or disputes the validity of, or liability under, any Guaranty of the Indebtedness. In the event of a death, Lender, at its option, may, but shall not be required to, permit the Guarantor’s estate to assume unconditionally the obligations arising under the guaranty in a manner satisfactory to Lender, and, in doing so, cure any Event of Default.
Change in Ownership. Any change in ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the common stock of Borrower.
Insecurity. Lender in good faith believes itself insecure.
EFFECT OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default shall occur, except where otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Related Documents, all commitments and obligations of Lender under this Agreement immediately will terminate (including any obligation to make further Loan Advances or disbursements), and, at Lender’s option, all Indebtedness immediately will become due and payable, all without notice of any kind to Borrower, except that in the case of an Event of Default of the type described in the “Insolvency” subsection above, such acceleration shall be automatic and not optional. In addition, Lender shall have all the rights and remedies provided in the Related Documents or available at law, in equity, or otherwise. Except as may be prohibited by applicable law, all of Lender’s rights and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently. Election by Lender to pursue any remedy shall not exclude pursuit of any other remedy, and an

 


 

election to make expenditures or to take action to perform an obligation of Borrower or of any Grantor shall not affect Lender’s right to declare a default and to exercise its rights and remedies.
BORROWER’S FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Borrower hereby agrees to provide to Lender the following financial information as requested: 1. Updated financial statements, to be submitted annually or upon Lender’s request. 2. Copies of Borrower’s Federal Income Tax Returns, including extensions if applicable, to be submitted within 30 days of filing, or upon Lender’s request.
CASH COLLATERAL. Lender and Borrower hereby agree that there may be simultaneous reductions of the cash collateral account in an amount equal to the paydown of the loan.
DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized words and terms shall have the following meanings when used in this Agreement. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, all references to dollar amounts shall mean amounts in lawful money of the United States of America. Words and terms used in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular, as the context may require. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings attributed to such terms in the Uniform Commercial Code. According words and terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of this Agreement:
Advance. The word “Advance” means a disbursement of Loan funds made, or to be made, to Borrower or on Borrower’s behalf on a line of credit or multiple advance basis under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Agreement. The word “Agreement” means this Business Loan Agreement, as this Business Loan Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time, together with all exhibits and schedules attached to this Business Loan Agreement from time to time.
Borrower. The word “Borrower” means Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation and includes all co-signers and co-makers signing the Note and all their successors and assigns.
Collateral. The word “Collateral” means all property and assets granted as collateral security for a Loan, whether real or personal property, whether granted directly or indirectly, whether granted now or in the future, and whether granted in the form of a security interest, mortgage, collateral mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, crop pledge, chattel mortgage, collateral chattel mortgage, chattel trust, factor’s lien, equipment trust, conditional sale, trust receipt, lien, charge, lien or title retention contract, lease or consignment intended as a security device, or any other security or lien interest whatsoever, whether created by law, contract, or otherwise.
Event of Default. The words “Event of Default” mean any of the events of default set forth in this Agreement in the default section of this Agreement.
Grantor. The word “Grantor” means each and all of the persons or entities granting a Security Interest in any Collateral for the Loan, including without limitation all Borrowers granting such a Security Interest.
Guarantor. The word “Guarantor” means any guarantor, surety, or accommodation party of any or all of the Loan.
Guaranty. The word “Guaranty” means the guaranty from Guarantor to Lender, including without limitation a guaranty of all or part of the Note.
Indebtedness. The word “Indebtedness” means the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or Related Documents, including all principal and interest together with all other indebtedness and costs and expenses for which Borrower is responsible under this Agreement or under any of the Related Documents.
Lender. The word “Lender’ means Preferred Bank, its successors and assigns.
Loan. The word “Loan” means any and all loans and financial accommodations from Lender to Borrower whether now or hereafter existing, and however evidenced, including without limitation those loans and financial accommodations described herein or described on any exhibit or schedule attached to this Agreement from time to time.

 


 

Note. The word “Note” means the Note executed by Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation in the principal amount of $17,800,000.00 dated June 26, 2007, together with all renewals of, extensions of, modifications of, refinancings of, consolidations of, and substitutions for the note or credit agreement.
Related Documents. The words “Related Documents” mean all promissory notes, credit agreements, loan agreements, environmental agreements, guaranties, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds, collateral mortgages, and all other instruments, agreements and documents, whether now or hereafter existing, executed in connection with the Loan.
Security Agreement. The words “Security Agreement” mean and include without limitation any agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, understandings or other agreements, whether created by law, contract, or otherwise, evidencing, governing, representing, or creating a Security Interest.
Security Interest. The words “Security Interest” mean, without limitation, any and all types of collateral security, present and future, whether in the form of a lien, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, assignment, pledge, crop pledge, chattel mortgage, collateral chattel mortgage, chattel trust, factor’s lien, equipment trust, conditional sale, trust receipt, lien or title retention contract, lease or consignment intended as a security device, or any other security or lien interest whatsoever whether created by law, contract, or otherwise.
BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT AND BORROWER AGREES TO ITS TERMS. THIS BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT IS DATED JUNE 26, 2007.
BORROWER:
         
SYNTAX GROUPS CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas Man Kit Chow    
 
       
 
  Thomas Man Kit Chow, Chief Financial Officer of    
 
  Syntax Groups Corporation    
 
       
SYNTAX CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas Man Kit Chow    
 
       
 
  Thomas Man Kit Chow, Secretary of Syntax    
 
  Corporation    
LENDER:
         
PREFERRED BANK    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Phanglin Lin    
 
       
 
  Phanglin Lin, Senior Vice President    
Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation (“Borrower”) jointly and severally promise to pay to Preferred Bank (“Lender”), or order, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of Seventeen Million Eight Hundred Thousand & 00/100 Dollars ($17,800,000.00) or so much as may be outstanding, together with interest on the unpaid outstanding principal balance of each advance. Interest shall be calculated from the date of each advance until repayment of each advance.
     
/s/ Thomas Man Kit Chow
  /s/ Thomas Man Kit Chow
Syntax Groups Corporation
  Syntax Corporation

 

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EXHIBIT 10.71
PROMISSORY NOTE
                             
Principal   Loan Date   Maturity   Loan No.   Call/Coll   Account   Officer   Initials
$17,800,000.00   06-26-2007   01-07-2008   Line 111928   510/0011   111928   PLL   /s/ PL
 
References in the shaded area are for Lender’s use only and do not limit the applicability of this document to any particular loan or item.
Any item above containing “***” has been omitted due to text length limitations.
             
Borrower:
  Syntax Groups Corporation   Lender:   Preferred Bank
 
  Syntax Corporation       City of Industry Office
 
  20480 E. Business Parkway       17515 Colima Road
 
  City of Industry, CA 91789       City of Industry, CA 91748
         
Principal Amount: $17,800,000.00
  Initial Rate: 8.750%   Date of Note: June 26, 2007
PROMISE TO PAY. Syntax Groups Corporation and Syntax Corporation (“Borrower”) jointly and severally promise to pay to Preferred Bank (“Lender”), or order, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of Seventeen Million Eight Hundred Thousand & 00/100 Dollars ($17,800,000.00) or so much as may be outstanding, together with interest on the unpaid outstanding principal balance of each advance. Interest shall be calculated from the date of each advance until repayment of each advance.
PAYMENT. Borrower will pay this loan in one payment of all outstanding principal plus all accrued unpaid interest on January 7, 2008. In addition, Borrower will pay regular monthly payments of all accrued unpaid interest due as of each payment date, beginning August 7, 2007, with all subsequent interest payments to be due on the same day of each month after that. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied first to any unpaid collection costs; then to any late charges; then to any accrued unpaid interest; and then to principal. The annual interest rate for this Note is computed on a 365/360 basis; that is, by applying the ratio of the annual interest rate over a year of 360 days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding. Borrower will pay Lender at Lender’s address shown above or at such other place as Lender may designate in writing.
VARIABLE INTEREST RATE. The interest rate on this Note is subject to change from time to time based on changes in an index which is Lender’s Prime Rate (the “Index”). This is the rate Lender charges, or would charge, on 90-day unsecured loans to the most creditworthy corporate customers. This rate may or may not be the lowest rate available from Lender at any given time. Lender will tell Borrower the current Index rate upon Borrower’s request. The interest rate change will not occur more often than each Day. Borrower understands that Lender may make loans based on other rates as well. The Index currently is 8.250%. The interest rate to be applied to the unpaid principal balance during this Note will be at a rate of 0.500 percentage points over the Index, resulting in an initial rate of 8.750%. NOTICE: Under no circumstances will the interest rate on this Note be more than the maximum rate allowed by applicable law.
PREPAYMENT; MINIMUM INTEREST CHARGE. Borrower agrees that all loan fees and other prepaid finance charges are earned fully as of the date of the loan and will not be subject to refund upon early payment (whether voluntary or as a result of default), except as otherwise required by law. In any event, even upon full prepayment of this Note, Borrower understands that Lender is entitled to a minimum interest charge of $200.00. Other than Borrower’s obligation to pay any minimum interest charge, Borrower may pay without penalty all or a portion of the amount owed earlier than it is due. Early payments will not, unless agreed to by Lender in writing, relieve Borrower of Borrower’s obligation to continue to make payments of accrued unpaid interest. Rather, early payments will reduce the principal balance due. Borrower agrees not to send Lender payments marked “paid in full”, “without recourse”, or similar language. If Borrower sends such a payment, Lender may accept it without losing any of Lender’s rights under this Note, and Borrower will remain obligated to pay any further amount owed to Lender. All written communications concerning disputed amounts, including any check or other payment instrument that indicates that the payment constitutes “payment in full” of the amount owed or that is tendered with other conditions or limitations or as full satisfaction of a disputed amount must be mailed or delivered to: Preferred Bank, 601 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
LATE CHARGE. If a payment is 10 days or more late, Borrower will be charged 5.000% of the unpaid portion of the regularly scheduled payment.

 


 

INTEREST AFTER DEFAULT. Upon default, the interest rate on this Note shall, if permitted under applicable law, immediately increase by adding a 8.000 percentage point margin (“Default Rate Margin”). The Default Rate Margin shall also apply to each succeeding interest rate change that would have applied had there been no default.
DEFAULT. Each of the following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) under this Note.
Payment Default. Borrower fails to make any payment when due under this Note.
Other Defaults. Borrower fails to comply with or to perform any other term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in this Note or in any of the related documents or to comply with or to perform any term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in any other agreement between Lender and Borrower.
False Statements. Any warranty, representation or statement made or furnished to Lender by Borrower or on Borrower’s behalf under this Note or the related documents is false or misleading in any material respect, either now or at the time made or furnished or becomes false or misleading at any time thereafter.
Insolvency. The dissolution or termination of Borrower’s existence as a going business, the insolvency of Borrower, the appointment of a receiver for any part of Borrower’s property, any assignment for the benefit of creditors, any type of creditor workout, or the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against Borrower.
Creditor or Forfeiture Proceedings. Commencement of foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings, whether by judicial proceeding, self-help, repossession or any other method, by any creditor of Borrower or by any governmental agency against any collateral securing the loan. This includes a garnishment of any of Borrower’s accounts, including deposit accounts, with Lender. However, this Event of Default shall not apply if there is a good faith dispute by Borrower as to the validity or reasonableness of the claim which is the basis of the creditor or forfeiture proceeding and if Borrower gives Lender written notice of the creditor or forfeiture proceeding and deposits with Lender monies or a surety bond for the creditor or forfeiture proceeding, in an amount determined by Lender, in its sole discretion, as being an adequate reserve or bond for the dispute.
Events Affecting Guarantor. Any of the preceding events occurs with respect to any guarantor, endorser, surety, or accommodation party of any of the indebtedness or any guarantor, endorser, surety, or accommodation party dies or becomes incompetent, or revokes or disputes the validity of, or liability under, any guaranty of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note. In the event of a death, Lender, at its option, may, but shall not be required to, permit the guarantor’s estate to assume unconditionally the obligations arising under the guaranty in a manner satisfactory to Lender, and, in doing so, cure any Event of Default.
Change In Ownership. Any change in ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the common stock of Borrower.
Adverse Change. A material adverse change occurs in Borrower’s financial condition, or Lender believes the prospect of payment or performance of this Note is impaired.
Insecurity. Leader in good faith believes itself insecure.
LENDER’S RIGHTS. Upon default, Lender may declare the entire unpaid principal balance under this Note and all accrued unpaid interest immediately due, and then Borrower will pay that amount.
ATTORNEYS’ FEES; EXPENSES. Lender may hire or pay someone else to help collect this Note if Borrower does not pay. Borrower will pay Lender that amount. This includes, subject to any limits under applicable law, Lender’s attorneys’ fees and Lender’s legal expenses, whether or not there is a lawsuit, including attorneys’ fees, expenses for bankruptcy proceedings (including efforts to modify or vacate any automatic stay or injunction), and appeals. Borrower also will pay any court costs, in addition to all other sums provided by law.
JURY WAIVER. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lender and Borrower hereby waive the right to any jury trial in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim brought by either Lender or Borrower against the other.

 


 

GOVERNING LAW. This Note will be governed by federal law applicable to Lender and, to the extent not preempted by federal law, the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. This Note has been accepted by Lender in the State of California.
CHOICE OF VENUE. If there is a lawsuit, Borrower agrees upon Lender’s request to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Los Angeles County, State of California.
COLLATERAL. Borrower acknowledges this Note is secured by a deposit account as described in those Assignments of Deposit Account dated April 24, 2006, June 21, 2006, September 26, 2006 and June 26, 2007, executed by Grantor in favor of Lender.
LINE OF CREDIT. This Note evidences a revolving line of credit. Advances under this Note may be requested either orally or in writing by Borrower or as provided in this paragraph. Lender may, but need not, require that all oral requests be confirmed in writing. All communications, instructions, or directions by telephone or otherwise to Lender are to be directed to Lender’s office shown above. The following person currently is authorized, except as provided in this paragraph, to request advances and authorize payments under the line of credit until Lender receives from Borrower, at Lender’s address shown above, written notice of revocation of his or her authority: Thomas Man Kit Chow, Chief Financial Officer of Syntax Groups Corporation. All advances are subject to Lender’s receipt of 100% cash collateral. Borrower agrees to be liable for all sums either: (A) advanced in accordance with the instructions of an authorized person or (B) credited to any of Borrower’s accounts with Lender. The unpaid principal balance owing on this Note at any time may be evidenced by endorsements on this Note or by Lender’s internal records, including daily computer print-outs.
CASH COLLATERAL. Lender and Borrower hereby agree that there may be simultaneous reductions of the cash collateral account in an amount equal to the paydown of the loan.
BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT. Reference is hereby made to that certain Business Loan Agreement of even date, for additional terms and conditions.
SUCCESSOR INTERESTS. The terms of this Note shall be binding upon Borrower, and upon Borrower’s heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.
GENERAL PROVISIONS. If any part of this Note cannot be enforced, this fact will not affect the rest of the Note. Lender may delay or forgo enforcing any of its rights or remedies under this Note without losing them. Each Borrower understands and agrees that, with or without notice to Borrower, Lender may with respect to any other Borrower (a) make one or more additional secured or unsecured loans or otherwise extend additional credit; (b) alter, compromise, renew, extend, accelerate, or otherwise change one or more times the time for payment or other terms of any indebtedness, including increases and decreases of the rate of interest on the indebtedness; (c) exchange, enforce, waive, subordinate, fail or decide not to perfect, and release any security, with or without the substitution of new collateral; (d) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, including without limitation, any non-judicial sale permitted by the terms of the controlling security agreements, as Lender in its discretion may determine; (e) release, substitute, agree not to sue, or deal with any one or more of Borrower’s sureties, endorsers, or other guarantors on any terms or in any manner Lender may choose; and (f) determine how, when and what application of payments and credits shall be made on any other indebtedness owing by such other Borrower. Borrower and any other person who signs, guarantees or endorses this Note, to the extent allowed by law, waive any applicable statute of limitations, presentment, demand for payment, and notice of dishonor. Upon any change in the terms of this Note, and unless otherwise expressly stated in writing, no party who signs this Note, whether as maker, guarantor, accommodation maker or endorser, shall be released from liability. All such parties agree that Lender may renew or extend (repeatedly and for any length of time) this loan or release any party or guarantor or collateral; or impair, fail to realize upon or perfect Lender’s security interest in the collateral; and take any other action deemed necessary by Lender without the consent of or notice to anyone. All such parties also agree that Lender may modify this loan without the consent of or notice to anyone other than the party with whom the modification is made. The obligations under this Note are joint and several.

 


 

PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS NOTE, EACH BORROWER READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING THE VARIABLE INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS. EACH BORROWER AGREES TO THE TERMS OF THE NOTE.
BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE.
BORROWER:
         
SYNTAX GROUPS CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas Man Kit Chow    
 
       
 
  Thomas Man Kit Chow, Chief Financial Officer of    
 
  Syntax Groups Corporation    
 
       
SYNTAX CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas Man Kit Chow    
 
       
 
  Thomas Man Kit Chow, Secretary of Syntax    
 
  Corporation    

 

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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES
     
Name   State or Jurisdiction of Organization
Syntax Groups Corporation
  California
Syntax Corporation
  Nevada
Vivitar Corporation
  California
Vivitar France S.A.
  France
Vivitar (Asia) Limited
  Hong Kong, China
Vivitar (Europe) Limited
  United Kingdom

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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Forms S-3 Nos. 333-141951, 333-134774, 333-131758, 333-129501, and 333-124998) and (Forms S-8 No. 333-132479, 333-108363, and 333-108362) pertaining to the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, 2005 Deferred and Restricted Stock Plan, 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan and 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our reports dated September 12, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Syntax-Brillian Corporation and Syntax-Brillian Corporation’s effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2007.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
September 12, 2007

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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-132479, 333-108363, and 333-108362) on Form S-8 and Registration Statements (Nos. 333-141951, 333-134774, 333-131758, 333-129501, and 333-124998) on Form S-3 of Syntax-Brillian Corporation of our report dated September 8, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Syntax-Brillian Corporation as of June 30, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, cash flows and financial statement schedule for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2006, which report appears in the June 30, 2007 annual report on Form 10-K of Syntax-Brillian Corporation.
/s/ Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
September 13, 2007

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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
     I, Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Syntax-Brillian Corporation;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
          a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
          b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
          c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
          d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
          a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
          b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
September 13, 2007  /s/ Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.    
  Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.   
  Chief Executive Officer   
 

 

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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
     I, Wayne A. Pratt, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Syntax-Brillian Corporation;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
September 13, 2007  /s/ Wayne A. Pratt    
  Wayne A. Pratt   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Syntax-Brillian Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, to my best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
     
September 13, 2007
  /s/ Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.
 
   
 
  Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr.
 
  Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Syntax-Brillian Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to my best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
     
September 13, 2007
  /s/ Wayne A. Pratt
 
   
 
  Wayne A. Pratt
 
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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