-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KFNfhaUyIegDIGYO5zoVeSuvZ9ajS4kJ7JaYCxdHAohGKCcxfJ2In/yH/prydrtI 22Etwq7HqCaf29WvllJqtw== 0001104659-09-003899.txt : 20090123 0001104659-09-003899.hdr.sgml : 20090123 20090123164240 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-09-003899 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: XETA TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000742550 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 731130045 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OK FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16231 FILM NUMBER: 09542880 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1814 WEST TACOMA CITY: BROKEN ARROW STATE: OK ZIP: 74012 BUSINESS PHONE: 9186648200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1814 WEST TACOMA CITY: BROKEN ARROW STATE: OK ZIP: 74012 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: XETA CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 10-K 1 a09-3494_110k.htm ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 AND 15(D)

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

x

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

 

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008

 

 

OR

 

 

o

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

 

Commission file number 0-16231

 

 

XETA Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Oklahoma

 

73-1130045

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

organization)

 

 

 

1814 West Tacoma Street, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

 

74012

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code   (918) 664-8200

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class)

 

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 x

 

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 x

 

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 past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes x               No 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, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  o

Accelerated filer   o

Non-accelerated filer    o

Smaller reporting company    x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

 

Yes o               No x

 

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the Nasdaq closing price on April 30, 2008, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $33,442,994.

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of December 26, 2008 was 10,240,176.

 

 

 



 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 7, 2009 are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10 through 14 hereof.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains forward-looking statements relating to future events and our future performance and results.  Many of these statements appear in the discussions under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than those that are purely historical may be forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “may”, “plans,” “believes,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” and similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance, but rather reflect our current expectations, estimates, and forecasts about the industry and markets in which we operate, and our assumptions and beliefs based upon information currently available to us.  These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict or which we are unable to control, including but not limited to such factors as the U.S. economic crisis and its impact on capital spending trends in our markets, the financial condition of our suppliers and changes by them in their distribution strategies and support, our ability to maintain and improve upon current gross profit margins, unpredictable revenue levels from quarter to quarter, continuing acceptance and success of the Mitel product and services offering, intense competition and industry consolidation, dependence upon a few large wholesale customers in our Managed Services offering, the availability and retention of revenue professionals and certified technicians, and other risks and uncertainties specifically discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” under Part I of this report.  As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in forward-looking statements.  Consequently, investors are cautioned to read and consider all forward-looking statements in conjunction with such risk factors and uncertainties.  The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe-harbor for forward-looking statements made by the Company.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

 

Development and Description of Business

 

XETA Technologies, Inc. (“XETA”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), an Oklahoma corporation formed in 1981, is a leading integrator of advanced cutting edge communications technologies.  Our offerings include a comprehensive array of leading edge products and services.  Our market focus includes enterprise-class communications solutions and managed services, with particular emphasis on converged communications.  We specialize in assisting our customers as they transition from traditional voice telephony to Internet Protocol (“IP”) telephony and application based communication platforms also referred to as “converged communications”.  Our goal is to reduce our customer’s total communications costs and enable them to serve their customers more efficiently through utilization of an array of advanced communications solutions.  These solutions include contact centers, message management systems, unified communications and integrated multi-media applications.

 

Our market targets include a variety of companies such as enterprise-class multi-location, mid market and large companies located throughout the United States.  We also market our solutions and services to several vertical markets such as the hospitality industry, education, the Federal government, and healthcare.  We provide services through our nationwide network of Company-employed design engineers and service technicians and our 24-hour, 7-days-per-week contact center located at our headquarters in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

 

In fiscal 2008, we continued to focus on three primary strategies:  acquire, penetrate, and retain targeted customers; expand our wholesale service offerings; and improve alignment with our major business partners.

 

Our sales efforts target large, multi-location, national, or super-regional customers.  Our national technical footprint and 24/7/365 contact center are complimentary to the communication needs of these customers.  Additionally, these larger enterprises often have a mixture of manufacturer platforms within their communications equipment portfolio and our ability to sell and service both the Avaya and Nortel product lines is an important competitive advantage.  Because of our extensive array of products and services, we enjoy multiple sales opportunities with these customers, including new product sales, implementation of advanced applications, and a variety of potential service relationships.  Once we establish a relationship with a customer, we search for opportunities to penetrate deeper into the account by assessing the customer’s communications needs, proposing appropriate technologies, establishing or expanding the service relationship, and proposing equipment and service solutions to other divisions or subsidiaries.

 

We launched our wholesale service offering in fiscal 2006 and its success has been a key contributor to our growth in recurring revenue.  Under this service offering, we collaborate with manufacturers, network service providers and systems integrators to provide services to their end-user customers.  In many instances, we provide field resources to carry out service responsibilities.  However, under a full outsourcing arrangement we may provide a broader range of services, including call center support, remote technical support, on-site labor and spare parts.  Our entry into the wholesale services market has succeeded because we provide excellent service to end-user customers and our willingness to create and execute flexible service programs and billing arrangements.  The continued success of this strategic initiative is a vital ingredient to our long-term goal of shifting our revenue mix toward more recurring services revenues.

 

Finally, we strive to align our Company’s sales, marketing, and services programs with those of our manufacturing partners.  Avaya and Nortel approach the communications technology market differently and therefore we have assigned separate executive sales management to each manufacturer’s products and services.  Our Avaya sales and marketing efforts focus on partnering with Avaya’s national sales force to sell equipment to large and medium sized enterprises and to sell Avaya implementation and post-warranty maintenance contracts.  Our Nortel initiatives focus on creating relationships with Nortel’s regional sales management to sell equipment and applications.  In addition, we work to deepen our relationships with key decision makers within Nortel’s Global Delivery Services organization to create wholesale service offerings for large Nortel end-users.  Since starting this initiative in late fiscal 2006, we have improved our relationships and penetration with both Nortel and Avaya resulting in a demonstrable increase in equipment and services revenues.

 

In early fiscal 2008, we became a dealer for Mitel, selling their communications systems primarily to the lodging market.  Mitel provides us an opportunity to reach a market segment not previously services by us..  We expect to leverage our success in the Mitel product line into the commercial market in fiscal 2009.

 

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On January 14, 2009, Nortel filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  As noted throughout this filing, Nortel represents a material business relationship to us.  We market Nortel’s products to our enterprise and lodging customers and they are our largest customer in our wholesale service initiative.  At the time of the filing of this Form 10-K, Nortel has not submitted a plan for reorganization and we are not able to determine the ultimate impact of this development to our operating results.  Based on filings approved by the bankruptcy court which allow Nortel to pay post petition claims, we plan to continue to provide services to Nortel’s end-user customers.  We will continue to carefully monitor developments in this matter and adjust our operating tactics and strategies as appropriate.  For a further discussion related to the risks associated with Nortel’s bankruptcy filing, see the discussion under Item IA.  “Risk Factors” below.

 

Commercial Systems Sales

 

We sell communications solutions to the commercial market, school districts, the Federal, and healthcare markets.  These solutions are aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of our customers’ communications systems through the use of advanced technologies.  Through the use of advanced communications technologies our customers can reduce their total communications costs by combining their voice and data traffic on a common infrastructure, and increasing the productivity of their employees through the use of integrated applications.  With the adoption of IP telephony by most enterprise level customers, new applications such as Unified Communications systems are now becoming widely available.  Unified Communications combines voice, voice mail, presence, instant messaging, and video applications and seamlessly integrates them on the desktop with other data applications such as MS Outlook.  We sell these systems under dealer agreements with Avaya, Nortel and Mitel.  These manufacturers have significant installed bases in the communications equipment market and are migrating their customers from traditional telephony systems to new server based platforms.  We receive incentive payments from the manufacturers that offset certain product costs, training expenses, and specific sales and marketing expenses.  We purchase Avaya and Nortel products through major distributors and receive additional price incentives from these distributors.  These incentive payments are material to our business.  We purchase Mitel systems directly from Mitel to receive additional discounts.  We sell data networking products to the commercial market under non-exclusive dealer agreements with Avaya, Nortel, Cisco Systems Inc., and Hewlett-Packard Company.

 

Hospitality Products

 

Communications Systems.  We sell communications systems to the hospitality industry through nationwide, non-exclusive dealer agreements with Avaya, Nortel, and Mitel.  In addition to most of the features available on commercial systems, the systems sold to hospitality customers include hospitality-specific software, which integrates with nearly all aspects of the property’s operations.  We also offer a variety of related products such as voice mail systems, analog telephones, uninterruptible power supplies, announcement systems, and others, most of which also have hospitality-specific features.  The majority of these additional products are sold in conjunction with the sale of new communications systems and with the exception of voicemail systems, are purchased from regional and national suppliers.  In late fiscal 2007 we became a Mitel dealer and began marketing their systems to the hospitality market.  The Mitel product line is very robust and enjoys an excellent reputation.  Our introduction of this new product line has been a success.  The Mitel line provides the Company with the opportunity to approach new customers with established Mitel products in their properties and penetrate deeper into existing customer property portfolios.

 

Call Accounting Products.  We sell a line of proprietary call accounting products under the Virtual XLÒ  and Virtual XL.2 product names.  Introduced in 1998, the “VXL” series is a PC-based system designed to operate on a property’s local or wide area network.  If that network is connected to the Internet, the VXL can also be accessed via an Internet connection.  The original VXL was upgraded to a rack-mounted, server-style system in 2004 and is marketed under the name Virtual XL.2 (“VXL”)  The VXL systems are our latest in a series of call accounting products we have successfully marketed since the Company’s inception.  Many of those earlier products remain in operation at customer locations and are under maintenance contracts with us or generate time and materials (“T&M”) revenues.  These revenues and the related gross profits are material to our business.

 

Sales of communications systems and products to the hospitality industry represented 10%, 11%, and 11% of total revenues in fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  Marriott International, Host Marriott, and other Marriott-affiliated companies (“Marriott”) represent a single customer relationship for our Company and are a major customer to our hospitality business.  Revenues earned from sales of hospitality systems sold to Marriott represented 21%, 32%, and 21% of our sales of hospitality systems in fiscal 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively.

 

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Services

 

Services revenue is our largest revenue stream.  Due to its recurring nature and generally higher profitability, this portion of our business is of vital importance to our operating results.  Our services product offering includes nation-wide customer service, project management, professional services, installation, consulting, and structured cabling implementation to support our customers.  The geographic reach and technical breadth of our services organization are key differentiators between us and our competitors.

 

Our services organization includes our National Service Center (“NSC”) housed at our headquarters in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  The NSC supports our commercial and hospitality customers who have purchased maintenance contracts on their systems, as well as other customers who engage us on an hourly or per occurrence basis.  We employ a network of highly trained technicians who are strategically located in major metropolitan areas and can be dispatched by the NSC to support our customers in the field or to install new systems.  We also employ design and implementation engineers (which we refer to as our Professional Services Organization or “PSO”) to design voice, data, and converged networks to meet specific customer requirements.  Much of the work done by the PSO represents pre-sales design and is often not recovered in revenues, this activity represents a significant investment.  We believe, however, that by hiring the most qualified personnel possible and keeping their talents in-house, we create a competitive advantage.

 

To our non-hospitality end-users of Nortel equipment, we sell XETA maintenance contracts.  Additionally, we aggressively market our services capabilities to existing and potential wholesale customers.  By providing national coverage at competitive hourly rates, the NSC is a valuable resource to wholesale customers by providing geographic coverage and/or technical capabilities to service their customers directly.  Our largest wholesale customer is Nortel.  Nortel has maintenance contracts with many, “Fortune 1000”-type customers.  Nortel outsources much of the on-site service work for these customers to authorized service providers, such as XETA.  Nortel scores our service quality each quarter and according to Nortel, we enjoy the highest ratings of all their authorized service providers.  Our largest wholesale services opportunities are through potential relationships with the Regional Bell Operating Companies (“RBOCs”).  RBOCs are the largest Nortel dealers in the U.S. and as such have large installed bases of customers with Nortel systems.  Under a wholesale customer agreement, the RBOCs use XETA to service customers out of the RBOCs’ regional service area and/or handle overflow work during peak periods.  Our experience to date is that the sales cycle associated with the wholesale service revenue is lengthy.  We must first become qualified with the targeted wholesale partner such as an RBOC or systems integrator.  Once qualified, we must negotiate a master service agreement with the wholesale partner.  When these are accomplished, we can begin to compete with other qualified service providers to win service programs with end-users.  Because most end-users in this segment of the market are large, super-regional or national enterprises, the contracts tend to also be large and highly competitive, leading to high service level requirements and competitive prices.

 

For Avaya products sold to non-hospitality customers, we sell Avaya’s post-warranty maintenance contracts, for which we earn a commission.  These commissions are recorded as “Other Revenues” in our financial statements and are material to our gross profits and net income.

 

For Avaya, Nortel, and Mitel communications systems sold to hospitality customers, we sell XETA maintenance agreements.  For our proprietary products, we offer post-warranty service contracts under one-year and multi-year service contracts.  The revenues earned from the sale of our maintenance contracts are an important part of our business model as they provide a predictable stream of profitable recurring revenue.  We earn a significant portion of our recurring service revenues from hospitality customers who maintain service contracts on their systems.

 

For our distributed products, we typically pass on the manufacturer’s limited warranty, which is generally one year in length.  Labor costs associated with fulfilling the warranty requirements are generally borne by us.  For our proprietary call accounting products sold to the hospitality industry, we provide a limited one-year parts and labor warranty.

 

Marketing

 

We market our products and services primarily through our direct sales force to a wide variety of customers including large national companies, mid-size companies, hospitality industry, education market, Federal government, and the healthcare industry.  Because the technology we sell is typically an application running on an existing data network, the focus of our marketing efforts has had to adjust toward data networking decision makers, many of whom are at the executive level of their organization .  These executives may have long-standing relationships with their data products and services dealers.

 

In addition to marketing directly to end-users, an important aspect of our marketing effort centers on our relationships with our manufacturers.  As a national dealer, we have certain technical and geographical capabilities that help differentiate us in the marketplace and we aggressively market these capabilities to Avaya, Nortel, and Mitel.  The manufacturers utilize

 

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us in a variety of ways, from fulfilling certain customer orders to handling entire customer relationships.  We have carefully positioned ourselves as a leading dealer by achieving the highest level of certification with each manufacturer, building our in-house engineering capabilities, providing nationwide implementation services, and through access to our 24-hour, 7 days-per-week service center.

 

Our marketing efforts to the hospitality industry rely heavily on our experience and reputation in that industry.  Over the course of serving this market for more than 27 years, we have built strong long-term relationships with a wide range of key decision makers responsible for the purchase of hotel communications technology.  We have relationships with nearly all hotel chains and major hospitality property management companies.  These relationships are key to our success and we target our hospitality marketing efforts at strengthening and deepening those.  Last year we began marketing the Mitel product line to the hospitality industry.  This new product line allowed us to expand our already leading market position by providing us an opportunity to talk with lodging industry buying channels who have previously standardized on the Mitel product line and were not previously potential customers for us.  It also gave us the opportunity to approach existing customers about additional hotel segments that require a lower price point communications server.  Finally, in a few instances during the year we were able to use Mitel products to meet customer demands for rapid installations of new systems when other manufacturer products would not be available in time.

 

Competition

 

Commercial.  The market for Commercial communications systems, applications and services is rapidly evolving due to the convergence of voice and data networks and the speed at which new applications are being introduced.  Our market has always been highly competitive, as both Avaya and Nortel have extensive dealer organizations, including the Regional Bell Operating Companies, nationwide dealers similar to us, and smaller regional dealers.  In addition to Avaya and Nortel dealers, we also face competition from dealers of other communications’ technology manufacturers such as Cisco Systems, Inc., ShorTel, Inc., and NEC Corporation.  With the addition of data products dealers, particularly Cisco dealers, competition has been increased.  Many of our new competitors have long-standing relationships with the Information Technology (“IT”) decision makers of our customers, increasing the fierceness of the competition.

 

Hospitality.  We face similar competitive pressures to those discussed above in our hospitality business.  However, since the hospitality market is a small niche market, we believe our most effective advantages are the performance and reliability of our proprietary Call accounting systems and our high level of service commitment to this niche market.

 

Manufacturing

 

We assemble the Virtual XL® and Virtual XL.2 systems, our proprietary call accounting systems, which are sold exclusively to the hospitality industry.  We assemble these systems from an inventory of components, parts and sub-assemblies obtained from various suppliers.  These components are purchased from a variety of regional and national distributors at prices that fluctuate based on demand and volumes purchased.  Some components, although widely distributed, are manufactured by a single, usually foreign, source and are therefore subject to shortages and price fluctuations if manufacturing is interrupted.  We maintain adequate inventories of components to mitigate short-term shortages and believe the ultimate risk of long-term shortages is minimal.

 

We use outside contractors to assemble our proprietary printed circuit boards that are part of our proprietary call accounting systems.  The components and blank circuit boards are purchased, inventoried, and supplied to the outside contractors for assembly and quality-control testing.  We perform various quality-control procedures, including powering up completed systems and allowing them to “burn in” before being assembled into a final unit for a specific customer, and performing final testing prior to shipment.

 

All of the other products we sell are purchased as finished goods from the manufacturers’ distributors.

 

Employees

 

We employed 361 and 364 employees at December 1, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

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Copyrights, Patents And Trademarks

 

We own registered United States trademarks on the following names for use in the marketing of our hospitality services and systems: “XETA,” “XPERT,” “XL,” “Virtual XL,” and “XTRAMILE”.  All of these trademarks are registered on the principal register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

 

Our business and prospects are subject to risks and uncertainties. The following items are representative of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our business, future performance and the outcome of our forward-looking statements.

 

Our business is affected by capital spending. Current economic conditions and the ability of our customers to access credit may reduce capital spending over the next twelve months and beyond.

 

The U.S. economy is mired in a recessionary contraction.  Credit availability is limited for nearly all enterprises and the outlook for corporate profits is uncertain.  These factors are contributing to a high degree of ambiguity concerning capital spending in 2009.  Because our business depends on capital spending for technology and equipment, we may experience a decline in demand for our products.  Such a decline may have a material, negative impact on our operating results and financial condition.

 

Our revenue for a particular period is difficult to predict, and a shortfall in revenue can harm our operating results.

 

Our systems sales, implementation, cabling, and other revenues for a particular quarter are difficult to predict.  Our total revenues may decline or grow at a slower rate than in past periods.  We have experienced periods during which shipments have exceeded net bookings, or manufacturing issues have delayed shipments, resulting in erratic revenues.  The timing of large orders, primarily in our systems sales, can also impact our quarter to quarter business and operating results.  From time to time, we receive large orders that have a significant effect on our operating results for the period that the revenue is recognized.  The timing of such orders is difficult to predict, and the timing of revenue recognition from such orders may result in period-to-period changes in net sales. As a result, our operating results could vary materially from quarter to quarter based on the receipt of such orders, and the ultimate recognition of revenue.  We set our operating expenses based primarily on forecasted revenues.  An unexpected shortfall in revenues could lead to lower than expected operating results if we are unable to quickly reduce these fixed expenses in response to short-term business changes.  Any of these factors could have a material adverse impact on our operations and financial results.

 

The lack of available credit may impair our ability to expand our business through acquisition.

 

Because of the uncertainty in the credit markets and the lack of credit available through traditional lending institutions, it may be difficult for us to finance acquisitions with traditional senior debt.  Despite our improved operating results, strong cash flows and low debt, our ability to secure senior debt financing is subject to the same limitations and costs affecting the market as a whole.

 

We believe that the combination of improved working capital, moderate levels of senior debt, and alternative methods of acquisition financing, such as seller notes and equity, will be sufficient to accomplish our goals for inorganic expansion in fiscal 2009.  However, there is no assurance that these sources of capital will materialize and/or be sufficient to pursue all the acquisition opportunities considered in the best interest of the Company.  As a result we may be unable to pursue certain reasonably priced, synergistic opportunities.

 

Nortel’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing may result in both a short-term and long-term financial loss for the Company.

 

Nortel filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 14, 2009.  At the time of the filing the Company was owed approximately $500,000 in billed accounts receivable and approximately $100,000 in services rendered but not yet billed (“pre-petition claims”).  Nortel was current in its payments to us at the time of their filing.  Based on filings approved by the bankruptcy court which allow Nortel to pay for post-petition business operations, we plan to continue to provide services to Nortel’s end-user customers under our wholesale service relationship which currently produces approximately $3 million in annual revenues. If our pre-petition claims are not collectible either in whole or in large, we could experience material, negative operating results in the near term.  Furthermore, it is impossible to know with certainty what the long term impact of Nortel’s bankruptcy filing will have on our managed services revenues or our Nortel equipment business.  However, our ongoing revenues and future financial results could be materially impaired in the event that Nortel is unable to fund its future operations; end-users elect to abandon their Nortel equipment for other

 

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products; Nortel implements dramatic changes to its business plan and strategies which negatively impact our relationship with Nortel as a business partner and/or vendor; the U.S. and global economic crisis negatively impacts Nortel’s ability to reorganize successfully; and/or Nortel is unable to continue as debtor in possession or to emerge from bankruptcy.

 

Telephone service in hotel rooms is now a net cost to most hotels and feature rich voice applications are of modest value in most hospitality locations.  As a result, the value of our product and service offerings to this market is declining.

 

Increasing use of cell phones by guests has caused a rapid decline in hotels’ revenues and gross profits earned from long distance and other telephone-related fees.  This development has severely reduced the importance of PBX and call accounting systems in hotels.  Additionally, many of the new voice applications have limited value in the hospitality market.  As a result, there is not a compelling financial reason or guest-driven need to replace existing equipment.  The primary uses of guest room phones are to access hotel amenities such as the front desk or room service or to call other guests.  Additionally, guest room phones are necessary to satisfy laws mandating access to 911 services in all guest rooms.  We believe that manufacturers who enjoy a significant share of the installed base of systems in the lodging market will develop low cost, shared, network dial tone that will meet the needs of hotel properties at prices that will produce a sufficient return on their investment.  While we are carefully monitoring these developments and are communicating frequently with the manufacturers on this subject, there is no assurance that hotels spending on PBX and call accounting systems and associated maintenance services will not continue to drop dramatically resulting in a material, negative impact our operating results.

 

Success in our overall strategy, a key component of which is to focus on the marketing of advanced communications products and applications and related services, may be difficult or even prevented by a variety of factors.

 

Expansion of our net profit margins and increasing our shareholders’ return on investment over the long term is highly dependent upon our ability to become a leader in the sale, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of advanced communications.  Because of their sophistication and complex integration with both network and desktop software applications, including Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, these products are expected to earn higher margins than our current products  To succeed in these evolving markets, we must continue to:  train our sales employees on the capabilities and technical specifications of these new technologies; train our services employees to service these new products and applications; develop relationships with new types of qualified service providers to supplement our internal capabilities; and develop new relationships with different disciplines and at higher management levels within our customers’ organizations.

 

Additionally, because these technologies are still in the early stages of market acceptance, we cannot predict whether: (i) the demand for advanced communications products, applications, and services, including IP telephony systems and UC, will grow as fast as anticipated; (ii) other new technologies may cause the market to evolve in a manner different than we expect; or (iii) technologies developed by manufacturers that we do not represent may become more accepted as the industry standard.

 

Finally, we cannot predict the impact of the current economic slowdown on the adoption of these technologies.  We believe that most customers will likely limit their capital investments to those with anticipated paybacks of one year or less.  While UC and other voice applications are predicted to enhance user productivity and improve the security of certain intra-company communications, the return rate on these investments is yet unproven, therefore customers may choose to wait to invest.

 

We may experience severe declines in our service revenues from the loss of a major wholesale services customer.

 

Our wholesale service revenues are generated from a few large customers who contract with us to provide a variety of services for specific end-user customers.  Typically, the end-user customer is a large corporation as well.  Our experience to date in these arrangements indicates that we may experience severe reductions in service revenues in the event that either the end-user or our customer selects a different service provider or changes their operating strategy regarding the delivery of these services.  The loss of one of our wholesale managed service customers could have a sudden, material, adverse effect on our operating results.

 

Our manufacturers could change their incentive programs, which may affect our operating results.

 

We participate in various incentive programs with all of our major manufacturers.  The payments we receive under these programs are material to our operating results.  Our manufacturers could alter or discontinue these programs without notice, which could have a material, adverse effect on our operating results.

 

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Microsoft Corporation has entered the UC market, which could result in significant disruption to the current communications market landscape.

 

Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) has announced several new products that will compete directly with existing Avaya and Nortel applications.  Microsoft represents a significant entrant into the converged communications market and may cause a considerable disruption to our strategy of aligning our efforts with Avaya and Nortel.  The timing and quality of our response to Microsoft’s entrance into the market, the quality of Microsoft’s new products, and market acceptance of these products may result in positive or negative impact on our business results.

 

We face intense competition fueled by rapid changes in the technologies and markets in which we operate.

 

The market for our products and services is highly competitive and subject to rapidly changing technologies.  As the industry evolves and new technologies and products are introduced, new participants enter the market and existing competitors search for ways to strengthen their positions and expand their offerings.  There is a developing trend toward consolidation, which could result in the creation of stronger competitors better able to compete as a sole-source vendor for customers.  While we believe that through our transformation and expansion during the last few years, we are well positioned to compete effectively in the marketplace, our failure to maintain or enhance this position could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

The success of our business depends significantly upon our ability to retain and recruit highly skilled personnel.

 

Our ability to attract, train, motivate and retain highly skilled and qualified technical and sales personnel is critical to our success.  Competition for such employees in the rapidly changing communications industry is fierce.  As we have transformed our company into an integrator of advanced communications solutions we have invested heavily in the hiring and training of personnel to sell and service our portfolio of products and services.  If we are unable to retain our skilled employees or to hire additional qualified personnel as needed, it could adversely impact our ability to implement our strategies efficiently and effectively.

 

The technology we sell is highly complex and changes rapidly, increasing our reliance upon the manufacturers for technical assistance and increasing the risk that our inventories on hand will become obsolete.

 

The communications equipment we sell is highly complex and requires significant technical resources to design, install, and maintain.  This complexity may require us to rely heavily upon the manufacturers’ technical staff to support the installation and maintenance of communications systems.  This reliance may result in lower services revenue or lower profit margins earned on our services revenue.  In addition to their complexity, the systems are evolving rapidly as product enhancements are introduced by the manufacturers.  These rapid changes present risks that our inventory on hand will become obsolete, resulting in the need to reduce sales margins to sell the equipment or in direct write-offs in the value of the equipment.  Any of these results would be detrimental to our profitability.

 

The loss of our highest level dealer certifications with any of our manufacturers could negatively impact our ability to differentiate our products and services in the market and could negatively impact our operating results.

 

We hold the highest level of dealer certifications with Avaya, Nortel, and Mitel.  These certifications are based on technical and sales capabilities and purchasing volumes and are reviewed annually.  We emphasize the fact that we are one of the few providers in our market to have the highest certification level with each manufacturer and we believe that this is a significant differentiator with some customers who have two or more of the manufacturers’ products in their installed base.  Additionally, as a result of these certifications we receive enhanced manufacturer incentive payments which are material to our operating statements.  While we expect to be able to maintain the technical capabilities, sales skill sets, and purchasing volumes to maintain our statuses, a downgrade in our status could have a material impact on our reputation in the market, which in turn could negatively impact our operating results.

 

The introduction of new products could result in reduced revenues, reduced gross margins, reduced customer satisfaction, and longer collection periods.

 

We are selling a variety of new, highly complex products that incorporate leading-edge technology, including both hardware and software.  The early versions of these products, which we are selling currently, can contain software “bugs” and other defects that can cause the products to not function as intended.  We will be dependent upon Avaya and Nortel to

 

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fix these problems as they occur.  An inability of the manufacturer to correct these problems quickly could result in damage to our reputation, reduced revenues, reduced customer satisfaction, delays in payments from customers for products purchased, and potential liabilities.

 

Compliance with new corporate governance and accounting regulations may require a material increase in our operating expenses beginning in fiscal 2010.

 

We are required to comply with a host of government-mandated corporate governance and accounting regulations, the most significant of which is section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Under the current guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, our auditors must attest on our report on internal controls over financial reporting beginning in the year ended October 31, 2010.  We believe, based on new guidance provided to small public companies from the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board and discussions with our external auditors and consultants in this field, that expenditures required to comply with these regulations will not be material to our overall operating results.  However, since we have not been subject to this requirement in the past, we cannot provide assurance that we will not incur significant unexpected costs which could materially impact our operating results.  Additionally, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued new accounting standards related to fair value and business combination accounting.  These rules require significantly different accounting treatment for some items that are common in business combinations and as such, our financial results could be materially different for future acquisitions.

 

A significant portion of our expected growth in services revenues is dependent upon our relationship with a few wholesale customers.

 

Much of the current growth in our services business is coming from a few customers as they use us as a subcontractor to service many of their high profile end-user customers.  We believe our relationship with these companies is strong and to date our service ratings with them have been excellent.  However, our experience to date is that the end-users’ decisions to maintain their service agreements with our customers are dependent primarily on cost and other factors which are not under our control.  Therefore we can provide no assurance that we will not experience sudden declines in our recurring service revenues due to the loss of large service contracts by our wholesale customers.

 

Hitachi’s decision to cease manufacturing communications systems for the hospitality market has caused some uncertainty with respect to our future relationship with our Hitachi installed base of hospitality customers.

 

Hitachi, once one of the leading suppliers of traditional PBX systems to the hospitality market, ceased selling systems for this market in March 2005.  We have many long-time hospitality customers with significant portfolios of Hitachi systems in their hotels.  We have several hundred Hitachi systems under service contracts producing recurring contract revenues and gross profits for our business.  Over the next six to seven years, most of these customers will have to transition their communications systems to new platforms, presenting a risk to us that another vendor may be selected to service their communications systems.  Our entry into the Mitel product line is in part a response to Hitachi’s exit of the hospitality market.

 

While Hitachi’s exit from the market created some uncertainty in our relationship with existing customers, we believe our relationship with our Hitachi customers is strong.  Consequently, we believe that in most instances we will be in a favorable position to supply a new system to our customers when they decide to replace their Hitachi system.  Additionally, during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 we acquired the remaining assets and liabilities of Hitachi’s U.S. hospitality market.  Included in the assets acquired was a substantial supply of new and refurbished inventory that enables us to serve our Hitachi customers.  Despite these mitigating factors, no assurance can be given that Hitachi’s exit from this market will not negatively impact our financial results in the future.

 

We are connecting our products to our customers’ computer networks and integrating these products to existing customer-owned software applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite of desktop software.  In most cases, we are integrating our products to mission-critical networks and systems owned by the customer such as contact centers.  Problems with the implementation of these products could cause disruption and loss of revenues and gross profits to our customers’ entire operations.

 

Unlike traditional stand-alone voice systems, new IP-based products and advanced voice applications are typically connected to our customers’ existing local and wide area networks.  While we believe the risk of our products disrupting other traffic or operations on these networks is low, such problems could occur, which could cause significant disruption to our customers’ operations, including potentially a loss of revenue, or the inability to access critical services such as 911 emergency services.  These disruptions, in turn, could result in reduced customer satisfaction, delays in payments from customers for products and services purchased, damage to our reputation, and potential liabilities.

 

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We expect our gross margins to vary over time.

 

Our gross margins are impacted by a variety of factors, including changes in customer and product mix, increased price competition, changes in vendor incentive programs, and changes in shipment volume.  We expect these factors to cause our gross margins to be inconsistent as we make quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year comparisons.

 

If our dealer agreements with the original equipment manufacturers are terminated prematurely or unexpectedly, our business could be adversely affected.

 

We sell communications systems under dealer agreements with Avaya, Nortel, and Mitel.  We are a major dealer for all three and we consider our relationship with them to be good.  Nevertheless, if our strategic relationship with our manufacturers were to be terminated prematurely or unexpectedly, our operating results would be adversely impacted.  Furthermore, these agreements require that we meet certain volume commitments to earn the pricing structure provided in the dealer agreements.  Failure to meet these requirements could cause material adverse consequences to our gross margins and overall operating results.

 

We are dependent upon a few suppliers.

 

Our growth and ability to meet customer demand depends in part on our capability to obtain timely deliveries of products from suppliers.  Both Avaya and Nortel utilize a two-tier distribution model in which a few third-party companies (super distributors) distribute their products to their respective dealer communities.  In the case of one such distributor, they distribute both Avaya and Nortel products.  The limited amount of distribution available for each of these product lines increases our risk of interruptions in the supply of products in the future.

 

We might have to record a significant goodwill impairment loss in the event our business was to suffer a severe decline.

 

Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, we are required to evaluate the fair value of each of our reporting units annually to determine if the fair value is less than the carrying value of those reporting units.  If we determine that is the case, then an impairment loss will be recorded in our statement of operations.  The determination of fair value is a highly subjective exercise and can produce significantly different results based on the assumptions used and methodologies employed.  It is likely that if our financial results were to decline substantially and if macroeconomic conditions eroded, we would have to record a non-cash impairment loss in our statement of operations.

 

Our stock price may continue to be volatile.

 

Historically, our stock is not widely followed by investment analysts and is subject to price and trading volume volatility.  This volatility is sometimes tied to overall market conditions and may or may not reflect our financial performance.  It is likely that this volatility will continue.

 

Our business is subject to the risks of tornadoes and other natural catastrophic events and to interruptions caused by man-made problems such as computer viruses or terrorism.

 

Our corporate headquarters and NSC are located in northeastern Oklahoma, a region known as “tornado alley”.  The region is also frequently the victim of significant ice storms.  A significant natural disaster, such as a tornado or prolonged ice storm, could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.  In addition, despite our implementation of network security measures, our servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, hacking, and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering of our computer systems. Any such event could also cause a similar material adverse impact.  In addition, acts of war or terrorism could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.  The continued threat of terrorism and associated security and military response, or any future acts of terrorism may further disrupt our national economy and create further uncertainties.  To the extent that such disruptions or uncertainties result in delays or cancellations of customer orders, or impact the assembly or shipment of our products, business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

 

We may be subject to infringement claims and litigation, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling certain products and services.

 

Third parties, including customers, may assert claims or initiate legal action against our manufacturers, suppliers,

 

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customers or us, alleging that the products we sell infringe on another’s proprietary rights.  Regardless of merit, such claims can be time-consuming, expensive, and/or require us to enter into costly license agreements.  In some instances, a successful claim could prevent us from selling a particular product or service.  We have not conducted patent searches on the third party-products we distribute to independently determine if they infringe upon another’s proprietary rights; nor would it be practical or cost-effective for us to do so.  Rather, we rely on infringement indemnities provided by the equipment manufacturers.  However, because these indemnities are not absolute and in some instances have limits of coverage, no assurance can be given that in the event of a claim, our indemnification by the equipment manufacturer will be adequate to hold us harmless or that we are entitled to indemnification by the equipment manufacturer.

 

If any infringement or other intellectual property claim is brought against us succeeds, whether it is based upon a third-party manufacturer’s equipment that we distribute or upon our own proprietary products, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

 

We are subject to a variety of other general risks and uncertainties inherent in doing business.

 

In addition to the specific factors discussed above, we are subject to risks that are inherent to doing business.  These include growth rates, general economic and political conditions, customer satisfaction with the quality of our services, costs of obtaining insurance, unexpected death of key employees, changes in employment laws and regulations, changes in tax laws and regulations, and other events that can impact revenues and the cost of doing business.

 

ITEM 1B.               UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

 

Our principal executive offices and the NSC are located in a 37,000 square foot, Company-owned, single story building located in a suburban business park near Tulsa, Oklahoma.  This facility also houses a warehouse and assembly area.  The building is located on a 13-acre tract of land subject to a mortgage held by Bank of Oklahoma, NA to secure our credit facility.

 

We have additional leased facilities located near St. Louis, Missouri.  In addition to our primary warehouse and shipping operation, this facility houses sales staff, technical design, professional services and installation support personnel.  Our Seattle branch office is located in leased office space in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb of Seattle.  This facility houses sales and technical personnel.  We also lease other office space throughout the U.S. for sales, consulting, and technical staff.

 

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In April 2008, Design Business Communications, Inc., d/b/a/ American Telephone (“AMTEL”) filed a claim with the American Arbitration Association against us and Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc. (“HITEL”) alleging a breach of AMTEL’s Authorized Distributorship Agreement with HITEL (“Distributor Agreement”).  We are named as a defendant in this matter because we acquired HITEL’s PBX business in 2006 and as part of that transaction, agreed to fulfill HITEL’s surviving service obligations to its authorized distributors under their distributor agreements with HITEL.  The AMTEL Distributor Agreement provides that AMTEL may order and HITEL shall provide “spare parts, software and third level technical support as required for the maintenance of HITEL PRODUCT for a period of ten years from the ship date of the HITEL PRODUCT.”  In April 2007, AMTEL placed a $12,000 order with us (as the party responsible for fulfilling HITEL’s surviving service obligations) under the Distributor Agreement for 48 new telephones, a product that had been previously discontinued by HITEL.  Because we do not believe that this order falls within the scope of obligations under the Distributor Agreement, we did not fulfill the order and AMTEL filed suit claiming breach of the Distributor Agreement.  AMTEL seeks damages as a result of the alleged breach in the amount of $5 million (for loss of service and spare part revenues; loss of business reputation; loss of customers; and possible claims by AMTEL customers for breach of its service obligations and sales and service warranties).  While HITEL is also contesting AMTEL’s claim, it has notified us that it will seek indemnity against us under the terms of the 2006 purchase and sale agreement between us and HITEL.

 

We are vigorously contesting AMTEL’s claim and in November 2008, all three parties to the arbitration signed a settlement agreement pursuant to which we have agreed to deliver to AMTEL a certain number of new phone sets in exchange for an agreed upon payment by AMTEL.  The settlement agreement provides us 120 days from the date of execution of the agreement to deliver the phones to AMTEL, and AMTEL has 30 days from the date of their receipt to pay for the phones.  In accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement, AMTEL has filed a dismissal of the arbitration without prejudice; and within ten days after receiving the phones from us, AMTEL is obligated to file a dismissal of the arbitration proceeding with prejudice.  Our ability to fulfill our obligations under the settlement agreement depends upon the performance of a third party who has agreed to manufacture the discontinued phones.

 

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ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “XETA.”  The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market.

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Quarter Ended:

 

High

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

January 31

 

$

4.89

 

$

3.70

 

$

4.00

 

$

2.76

 

April 30

 

$

4.59

 

$

3.03

 

$

3.80

 

$

2.79

 

July 31

 

$

4.12

 

$

2.90

 

$

3.78

 

$

2.99

 

October 31

 

$

3.50

 

$

1.19

 

$

4.00

 

$

2.64

 

 

We have never paid cash dividends on our Common Stock.  Payment of cash dividends is dependent upon our earnings, capital requirements, overall financial condition and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.  Currently, we are prohibited by our credit facility from paying cash dividends.

 

On October 29, 2008 we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program in which up to $1,000,000 could be used to repurchase our common stock in open market.  The timing and amount of any repurchases will be based on various factors, including general market conditions, the market price of our common stock, Company-imposed black-out periods during which the Company and its insiders are prohibited from trading in XETA common stock and management’s assessment of our financial position and liquidity.  The announcement also stated that the program could be modified, suspended, extended or terminated by the Company at any time without prior notice.  As of December 26, 2008 the Company had purchased 13,481 shares at an average cost of $1.86 per share and $25,136 had been spent under the program

 

As of January 6, 2009, there were approximately 164 shareholders of record.  Since many of the Company’s shareholders hold their shares in “street name,” meaning that their shares are held in the name of their brokerage firms for the account of the individual shareholder, we estimate the actual number of shareholders to be at least over 2,000.

 

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

 

Plan Category

 

Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a)

 

Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)

 

Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))
(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

663,200

 

$

6.46

 

1,728,543

(1)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

630,000

(2)

$

6.48

 

0

 

Total

 

1,293,200

 

$

6.47

 

1.728,543

 

 


(1)    Includes 1,461,710 and 266,833 shares available under the 2004 Plan and 2000 Plan, respectively.  The 2004 Plan includes an evergreen feature in which 3% of the total outstanding shares are added to the total shares available for issuance.  The evergreen feature does not apply to incentive stock options.  Consequently, there are 329,656 and 266,833 shares available to be issued as incentive stock options under the 2004 Plan and 2000 Plan, respectively.

 

(2)    All of these options were granted as part of an initial compensation package to an officer upon his hiring.  These options vested over three years, and are exercisable until June 16, 2009.

 

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ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

For the Year Ended October 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems sales

 

$

38,900

 

$

31,846

 

$

29,249

 

$

27,943

 

$

31,341

 

Services

 

43,484

 

37,297

 

29,894

 

28,241

 

26,493

 

Other revenues

 

1,937

 

950

 

822

 

1,819

 

993

 

Net Sales and Services Revenues

 

84,321

 

70,093

 

59,965

 

58,003

 

58,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of systems sales

 

28,720

 

24,216

 

22,162

 

20,978

 

23,914

 

Services costs

 

31,179

 

25,877

 

21,645

 

20,008

 

19,120

 

Cost of other revenues and corporate COGS

 

2,166

 

1,792

 

1,424

 

2,073

 

1,530

 

Total Cost of Sales

 

62,065

 

51,885

 

45,231

 

43,059

 

44,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit

 

22,256

 

18,208

 

14,734

 

14,944

 

14,263

 

Operating expenses

 

18,565

 

15,791

 

13,398

 

14,186

 

11,652

 

Income from operations

 

3,691

 

2,417

 

1,336

 

758

 

2,611

 

Interest and other income (expense)

 

(311

)

(44

)

(128

)

57

 

32

 

Income before taxes

 

3,380

 

2,373

 

1,208

 

815

 

2,643

 

Provision for taxes

 

1,324

 

941

 

490

 

321

 

1,035

 

Net Income

 

$

2,056

 

$

1,432

 

$

718

 

$

494

 

$

1,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – Basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.16

 

Earnings per share – Diluted

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.16

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

 

10,250

 

10,215

 

10,180

 

10,087

 

10,009

 

Weighted Average Common Share Equivalents

 

10,250

 

10,215

 

10,210

 

10,117

 

10,157

 

 

As of October 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working capital

 

$

9,361

 

$

8,502

 

$

6,311

 

$

4,668

 

$

4,465

 

Total assets

 

66,393

 

60,096

 

55,913

 

56,207

 

53,556

 

Long term debt, less current portion

 

1,183

 

1,355

 

1,526

 

1,697

 

2,820

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

41,837

 

39,439

 

37,885

 

37,098

 

36,304

 

 

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

In  fiscal 2008 earnings grew 44% on growth in revenues of 20% as we shipped and installed the largest order in our history while continuing to execute on strategies to focus on our target customers, increase our services revenues, and align our sales efforts with our manufacturers’ go-to-market strategies.  In November 2007, we announced the award of a series of orders from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (“M-DCPS”) to sell and install new communications systems at approximately 160 schools in the M-DCPS district.  The order was valued at over $13 million including equipment, implementation, professional services, cabling and on-going maintenance revenues.

 

We also enjoyed strong growth in our lodging business as a result of the robust new construction environment through most of the fiscal year and the successful roll-out of our Mitel product and service offering.  We began selling Mitel products late in fiscal 2007.  Mitel products are well-established in the lodging market and we were successful during the year in capturing market share from new and existing customers as a result of carrying Mitel products.

 

Our services business grew 17% during the year through a combination of increased implementation revenues, primarily from the M-DCPS contract and additional growth in our managed services business.  Increasing our base of recurring revenues through both direct and wholesale services offerings is one of our key strategies.  The rate of growth of these revenues dropped sharply in fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007 reflecting some attrition in our wholesale partners’ service programs and some difficulty in landing new large programs.  We are continuing to invest in the growth of this area of our business and expect improved growth rates in fiscal 2009 as we expand our presence with existing and new partners and as economic pressures increase the level of service outsourcing by end-users.

 

Based on current U.S. and global economic conditions and the restrictions on credit, we expect fiscal 2009 to be a challenging year.  We have taken prudent steps to trim our workforce and reduce discretionary costs.  We are optimistic that the challenging environment will present some opportunities for us as many end-users may choose to maintain their current systems rather than replace them, and large users give stronger consideration to out-sourcing the support of their voice networks to shed high labor costs within their organizations.  Additionally, we are focusing our marketing efforts and sales calls on high return on investment applications that will help companies lower their costs in the current environment.  Finally, we believe consolidation of the dealer community may accelerate as the tight economy pressures liquidity and exposes weak operating models.  We are actively reviewing potential acquisitive growth opportunities and those opportunities have increased.  No assurance can be given, however, that these opportunities will prove worthwhile, can be purchased at reasonable prices, and/or that we can assemble sufficient capital through combinations of senior debt facilities, equity placements, seller financing, and/or other viable methods.

 

The discussion that follows provides more details regarding the factors and trends that affected our financial results, liquidity, and capital resources in fiscal 2008 when compared to the previous year.

 

Results of Operations

 

FISCAL YEAR 2008 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2007.

 

Revenues for fiscal 2008 were $84.3 million compared to $70.1 million in fiscal 2007, a 20% increase.  Net income for fiscal 2008 was $2,056,000 compared to $1,432,000 in fiscal 2007.  Discussed below are the major revenue, gross margin, and operating expense items that affected our financial results during fiscal 2008.

 

Services Revenues.  Revenues earned from our services business were $43.5 million in fiscal 2008 compared to $37.3 million in fiscal 2007, a 17% increase.  This growth reflects a 10% or $2.7 million increase in recurring services revenues, a 35% or $2.8 million increase in implementation revenues, and a 24% or $619,000 increase in structured cabling revenues.

 

The increases in our recurring services business, which includes revenues earned from maintenance contracts and time and materials (“T&M”) based charges, consisted of growth in our contract maintenance revenues of 18%, partially offset by lower T&M revenues of 9%.  The growth rate in contract revenues in fiscal 2008 was lower than expected due to lower growth in commercial contract revenues.  Most of our efforts to increase our services revenues are focused on our commercial services offerings, particularly our wholesale managed services offerings in which we partner with Nortel, network services companies, and systems integrators to provide a variety of technical services to our partners’ end-user customers.  We have invested heavily in sales and technical resources to create opportunities with current and potential

 

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wholesale partners.  Once those relationships are established, we typically market our capabilities jointly with our partners to end-users who are requesting bids for new services or who are renewing existing contracts.  This is a highly competitive market and end-users can demand both favorable pricing and high service levels because of their size and prominence.  In most cases, our service performance is measured monthly, quarterly and/or annually by our wholesale partner.  To date, our service ratings have been excellent.  However, our experience to date indicates that excellent service ratings are expected from end-users, but pricing continues to drive most decisions.  As a result, we have limited influence in contract negotiations between our wholesale partners and end-users.  This is a key difference between our direct and wholesale service offerings.  Our experience to date indicates that the growth in our wholesale services business will likely be choppy and will include large contract wins being partially mitigated by occasional large contract losses and the losses will likely be out of our control.

 

The growth in our implementation revenues in fiscal 2008 was due to the M-DCPS contract, which provided over $3 million in implementation revenues.  These higher revenues resulted in improved utilization of services personnel and helped to absorb the fixed cost structure in this portion of our services organization.

 

Our structured cabling business grew by approximately 24% to $3.2 million in fiscal 2008.  About one-half of the growth in structured cabling revenues related to the M-DCPS contract.  In some school locations, the school system was required to install their new PBX systems in a new, more secure location in the school.  The cost to rewire the building to support this requirement was included on some of the orders.  The remainder of the growth in structured cabling was due to increased new construction and remodeling that occurred prior to the economic downturn and continued market acceptance of our nationwide structured cabling service offering.

 

Systems Sales.  Sales of systems were $38.9 million in fiscal 2008 compared to $31.9 million in fiscal 2007, a 22% increase.  Sales of systems to commercial customers were $30.3 million in fiscal 2008, a 27% increase compared to fiscal 2007.  Sales of systems to hospitality customers were $8.6 million in fiscal 2008, an 8% increase compared to the prior year.

 

The increase in sales of systems to commercial customers is attributable to the M-DCPS contract which produced $9.4 million in equipment revenues during fiscal 2008.  Under the terms of the M-DCPS contract, we installed 166 new Avaya PBX systems at schools across the district who qualified for the Federal E-rate funding program.  Under the E-Rate program, the school district submits a proposal to the Federal agency that administers the program for the acquisition and installation of qualifying equipment at its schools which qualify for high levels of Federal assistance under the school lunch program.  Under the program, the school district pays for 10% of qualifying equipment and installation and 100% of any non-qualifying equipment or services.  As previously stated, we recognized all of the revenue from these orders in fiscal 2008.

 

The increase in lodging equipment sales was due to improved penetration into existing accounts and new customer acquisition.  The lodging market is relatively mature, but a healthy new construction market and our introduction of the Mitel product line as part our equipment and service offerings combined to generate new opportunities for us throughout the year.

 

Fiscal 2009 may be a challenging year for selling new systems to both the commercial and lodging markets, although existing construction projects in the lodging industry may continue to drive demand in this sector for another six to nine months.  Most U.S. businesses are experiencing some level of difficulty in the current economic recession and capital budgets are being reduced sharply.  Recent forecasts for growth in capital spending on IT related products in 2009 were reduced from around 6% to just over 1%.  While we have not seen such a rapid decline in our order rates as of the date of this report, there can be no assurance given that our equipment business will not suffer a sudden and severe decline in 2009.

 

Other Revenues.  Other revenues were $1,937,000 in fiscal 2008 compared to $951,000 in fiscal 2007.  Other revenues consist of commissions earned on the sale of Avaya maintenance contracts and sales of equipment and/or services made outside of our normal provisioning processes.  The increase in other revenues is attributable to an increase in the sales of Avaya post-warranty maintenance contracts.  Under our dealer agreement with Avaya, we are incentivized to market their maintenance contracts to the Avaya customer base.  We are paid a commission on these contracts based on the size and length of the contract and the underlying equipment covered under the agreement.  Sales of products provisioned outside of our normal processes generally reflects sales of phone sets to hospitality customers in which we earn a small, flat, per-phone profit on the transaction.  Other revenues also include restocking fees earned on canceled orders.

 

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Gross Margins.  Gross margins were 26.4% in fiscal 2008 compared to 26.0% in fiscal 2007.

 

The gross margins earned on services revenues were 28.3% in fiscal 2008 compared to 30.6% in fiscal 2007.  The margins earned on services revenues in fiscal 2008 were below our target for these revenues.  Gross margins on services were negatively affected by the slow-down in the growth rate of recurring services revenues.  This slow-down began in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 as our MAC/T&M revenues declined dramatically and the rate of growth in new wholesale services programs declined from fiscal 2007 levels.  Because these revenues grew rapidly in the second half of fiscal 2007, the cost structure to support these revenues was growing rapidly as we entered the year.  This momentum in cost build-up coupled with a sharp decline in the growth rate combined to produce lower than expected gross margins.  As we adjusted the cost structure and as revenues rationalized in the second half of the year, our margins improved.  Services margins in the second half of fiscal 2008 were also helped by stronger implementation and structured cabling revenues as a compressed M-DCPS installation schedule pushed more installations of systems into the third quarter and first half of the fourth quarter.

 

Gross margins on systems sales were 26.2% in fiscal 2008 compared to 24.0% in fiscal 2007.  These margins are slightly higher than our expectations and reflect our continued focus on systems sales margins through controls around contract acceptance and margin reviews.  We also work closely with both our manufacturers and our product distributors to maximize vendor support through their rebate, promotion, and competitive discount programs.  These programs have been relatively unchanged for the past three fiscal years allowing us to maximize our capture of these discounts and rebates.  Despite producing higher margins on systems sales in fiscal 2008, this remains a highly competitive market and downward margin pressure is a constant in this segment of our business.  We continue to believe that the techniques and disciplines we have employed over the last three fiscal years will enable us to maintain our gross margins on systems sales.  However, we can give no assurance regarding possible changes in our vendor support programs or other market factors that could either increase or lower margins.

 

A final component to our gross margins is the margins earned on other revenues.  These include costs incurred to market and administer the Avaya post-warranty maintenance contracts we sell and our corporate cost of goods sold expenses.  While we earn a commission on the sale of Avaya post-warranty maintenance contracts which has no direct cost of goods sold, we incur costs in marketing and administration of these contracts before submitting them to Avaya.  Corporate cost of goods sold represents the cost of our material logistics, warehousing, advance replacement of service spare parts, and purchasing functions.  Corporate cost of goods sold was 1.8% of revenues in fiscal 2008 compared to 2% of revenues in fiscal 2007.

 

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses were $18.6 million or 22.0% of revenues in fiscal 2008 compared to $15.8 million or 22.5% of revenues in fiscal 2007.  Increases in operating expenses included increased selling expenses primarily in the form of increased sales personnel targeted at selling our wholesale services initiative.  Other significant increases were increased costs associated with the support of our Oracle platform, increased FAS 123(R) compensation expense due to the issuance of incentive stock options, increased legal fees related to higher levels of litigation, and increased amortization expense driven by expanded utilization of our enterprise technology platform and the amortization of intangible assets from small acquisitions.  We continue to be optimistic that the growth in our operating expenses will decline to between 18% and 20% of our revenues as we increase our revenue base and our sales efficiency improves through higher proportions of recurring revenues.  We have targeted our rate of growth in operating expenses, particularly selling, general and administrative expenses, to be approximately one-half the rate of growth in revenues to bring these costs in line with our expectations.

 

Interest Expense and Other Income.  Interest expense consists primarily of interest paid or accrued on our credit facility.  Interest expense increased in fiscal 2008 by approximately $241,000 compared to fiscal 2007 reflecting higher average borrowing during the year and the fact that we ceased capitalization of interest cost on the Oracle implementation project at the end of fiscal 2007.  The cash cycle on the M-DCPS project was extremely long and forced us to borrow heavily on our revolving line of credit in fiscal 2008 to meet working capital needs.  Net other income in fiscal 2008 was approximately $24,000 compared to net other income of approximately $50,000 in 2007.

 

Tax Expense.  We have recorded a combined Federal and state tax provision of approximately 39.2% in fiscal 2008 compared to 39.6% in fiscal 2007.  This rate reflects the effective Federal tax rate plus the estimated composite state income tax rate.

 

Operating Margins.  Our net income as a percent of revenues in fiscal 2008 was 2.4% compared to 2.0% in 2007.  This increase reflects improved gross profit margins on the sale of equipment in fiscal 2008.  Our current business model targets an operating margin of 4% to 6% to be reached in the next three to five years.  However, we will have to realize sustained growth in our revenues, continued improvements in total gross margins, primarily in our service gross margins, and a significantly slower growth rate in operating expenses to meet this target.

 

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FISCAL YEAR 2007 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2006.

 

Net revenues for fiscal 2007 were $70.1 million compared to $59.9 million in fiscal 2006, a 17% increase.  Net income for fiscal 2007 was $1,432,000 compared to $718,000 in fiscal 2006.  Discussed below are the major revenue, gross margin, and operating expense items that affected our financial results during fiscal 2007.

 

Services Revenues.  Revenues earned from our services business were $37.3 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $29.9 million in fiscal 2006, a 25% increase and included growth in all three major services revenue streams including our recurring services, implementation services, and our national cabling business.

 

Recurring services revenues increased $4.0 million or 18% in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006, primarily reflecting our success in the expansion of our wholesale services initiative.

 

Our implementation revenues were $8.2 million in fiscal 2007, an increase of $2.6 million or 47% compared to the prior year.  The growth in our implementation revenues was a key factor in our success in fiscal 2007 as higher levels of revenues resulted in better absorption of the significant fixed-cost structure in this portion of our services organization.  The 47% growth rate was significantly greater than our growth in systems sales, the historical driver of these revenues.  The additional growth came from several large installation and professional services contracts sold separately from systems sales.  Additionally, the proportion of installation and professional services fees continued to increase in comparison to the total project price as the complexity of the applications we sell increased.  All of these increased revenues improved our utilization of our resources and contributed to the overall increase in our services gross profits during fiscal 2007.

 

Our structured cabling revenues grew 40% to $2.6 million in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006.  The increase in these revenues was a direct result of  the establishment of a national structured cabling business that markets our cabling services to existing and new customers.

 

Systems Sales.  Sales of systems were $31.9 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $29.2 million in fiscal 2006, a 9% increase.  Sales of systems to commercial customers were $23.8 million in fiscal 2007, a 6% increase compared to fiscal 2006.  The increase in sales of systems to commercial customers was primarily the result of the success of our strategy to focus on our manufacturers’ lines of business.  Sales of systems to hospitality customers were $8.0 million in fiscal 2007, an 18% increase compared to fiscal 2006.  This increase reflected our strong market position in the hospitality market and the acceptance of our Nortel product line to hospitality customers.

 

Other revenues were $951,000 in fiscal 2007 compared to $822,000 in fiscal 2006.  The increase in other revenues was attributable to an increase in the sales of Avaya post-warranty maintenance contracts.

 

Gross Margins.  Gross margins were 26.0% in fiscal 2007 compared to 24.6% in fiscal 2006.

 

The gross margins earned on services revenues were 30.6% in fiscal 2007 compared to 27.6% in fiscal 2006.  This increase reflected improvements in gross margins earned on recurring services and implementation revenues, while gross margins on cabling revenues were relatively flat compared to the prior year.  The margins on recurring services improved slightly due to better utilization of our contact center and field services personnel, lower materials costs and improved utilization of qualified third-party service providers.  The profitability of implementation and professional services was the largest contributor to the significant increase in overall services profitability in fiscal 2007.  As discussed above under services revenues, increased implementation revenues resulted in improved absorption of the fixed costs of this element of our services organization.  The gross margins earned on cabling revenues were consistent with fiscal 2006 and with our expectations for fiscal 2007.

 

Gross margins on systems sales were 24.0% in fiscal 2007 compared to 24.2% in fiscal 2006.  These margins were consistent with our expectations for systems sales.

 

A final component to our gross margins was the margins earned on other revenues.  See discussion of gross margins on other revenues in the caption “Gross Margins” under “FISCAL YEAR 2008 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2007” above for an explanation of composition of these margins.  Corporate cost of goods sold decreased 0.3% in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006.

 

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses were $15.8 million or 23% of revenues in fiscal 2007 compared to $13.4 million or 22% of revenues in fiscal 2006.  The increase in operating expenses was due to increased sales expenses to support our wholesale services sales initiative, increased gross profit- and net income-based incentive payments to

 

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employees due to improved profitability, increased FAS 123(R) compensation expense due to the issuance of stock options in fiscal 2007 and 2006, increased amortization expense from the expanded utilization of our enterprise technology platform, and increased marketing expenses related to a major marketing event held around the PGA Championship during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2007.

 

Interest and Other Income.  Interest expense decreased in fiscal 2007 by approximately $77,000 compared to fiscal 2006.  This change primarily reflects lower overall borrowing costs in 2007 compared to the previous year due to less outstanding debt.  During fiscal 2007, we reduced our mortgage debt by $171,000 through cash on hand and funds generated from operations and enjoyed lower average amounts outstanding under our revolving line of credit.

 

Net other income in fiscal 2007 was approximately $50,000 compared to net other income of approximately $42,000 in 2006.

 

Tax Expense.  We recorded a combined Federal and State tax provision of approximately 39.6% in fiscal 2007 compared to 40.5% in fiscal 2006.  This rate reflected the effective Federal tax rate plus the estimated composite state income tax rate.

 

Operating Margins.  Our net income as a percent of revenues in fiscal 2007 was 2.0% compared to 1.2% in 2006.  This increase reflected improved gross profit margins partially offset by higher operating expenses as discussed above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our financial condition improved during fiscal 2008 as our working capital grew by 10% to $9.4 million and we generated $2.4 million in cash flows from operations.  These cash flows included cash from earnings and non-cash charges of $4.2 million, increases in accounts payable of $1.0 million, and increases in deferred tax liabilities of $973,000.  These increases were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $3.7 million, an increase in inventory of $963,000 and other changes in working capital items, which netted to a decrease in cash of $947,000.  We used these cash flows to reduce borrowings on our working capital line of credit by $235,000, reduce our mortgage balance through scheduled principal payments by $171,000, to fund other financing and investing activities of $1.1 million and to fund capital expenditures of $1.3 million.  Of these capital expenditures, $744,000 was spent on capital equipment as part of normal replacement of our Information Technology infrastructure and headquarters facility.  The remaining $568,000 was spent on our Oracle implementation.  Non-cash charges included depreciation expense of $744,000, amortization expense of $1,018,000, stock-based compensation expense of $247,000, a provision for doubtful accounts receivable of $23,000, and a provision for obsolete inventory of $102,000.  At October 31, 2008 we had capitalized $9.3 million on the Oracle project.  We have segregated the cost of this asset into four classifications with estimated useful lives of three, five, seven and ten years.  In fiscal 2005 we began amortizing the cost of those portions of the system that were ready for use.  Our operating results for fiscal years 2008 and 2007 include $906,000 and $619,000, respectively, in amortization expense related to the project.

 

As noted above, our deferred tax liabilities increased $973,000 during fiscal 2008 and the balance of our noncurrent deferred tax liabilities was $5.5 million at October 31, 2008.  Most of this balance and the annual increase in this account are due to the difference in accounting for Goodwill between generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the U.S. tax code.  Under GAAP, Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is evaluated for impairment.  This evaluation is conducted as conditions warrant, but not less than annually under the guidelines set forth in SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.  For tax purposes, Goodwill is amortized on a straight-line basis over 15 years.  As a result, the Company receives a tax deduction of approximately 1/15th of its Goodwill balance each year in its tax return.  This difference between $0 amortization expense being recorded in the GAAP-based operating statements and approximately $1.8 million in deductions taken on the tax return is recognized in the balance sheet as an additional noncurrent deferred taxliability.  The amount recorded is the difference multiplied by the effective tax rate.  This difference is recorded as a non current item because under GAAP deferred taxes are recorded as current or noncurrent based on the classification of the asset or liability which generated the deferred tax item.  The deferred tax liability associated with Goodwill accounting will not be reduced unless the Company records in impairment charge to Goodwill in a future accounting period.

 

At October 31, 2008 the balance on our working capital revolver was $2.5 million, leaving $5.0 million available for additional borrowings.  We believe that this available capacity is sufficient for our operating needs for the foreseeable future.  The revolver and the mortgage on our headquarters facility are scheduled to mature on September 30, 2009, however we expect to renew them for 12-month and 36-month periods, respectively prior to their expiration with similar terms.  At October 31, 2008, we were in compliance with the covenants of our debt agreements.  In addition to the available capacity under our working capital line of credit, we believe we have access to a variety of capital sources such as

 

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private placements of subordinated debt, and public or private sales of additional equity.  However, there are currently no plans to issue such securities.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”).  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This statement does not require any new fair value measurements; rather, it applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). Under SFAS No. 141(R), an entity is required to recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies, and contingent consideration at their fair value on the acquisition date. It further requires that acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred, restructuring costs generally be expensed in periods subsequent to the acquisition date, and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period impact income tax expense. 0; The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) will change the accounting treatment for business combinations on a prospective basis beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”).  SFAS No. 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests, which will be recharacterized as non-controlling interests and classified as a component of equity.  SFAS No. 160 is effective for us on a prospective basis for business combinations with an acq uisition date beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.  As of October 31, 2008, the Company did not have any minority interests, therefore the adoption of SFAS No. 160 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

On February 20, 2008 the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) on Financial Accounting Standards (“FSP FAS 140-3”), “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions”. The FSP provides guidance on the accounting for a transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing.  Repurchase financing is a repurchase agreement that relates to a previously transferred financial asset between the same counterparties (or consolidated affiliates of either counterparty), that is entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the initial transfer.  Under the FSP, a transferor and transferee will not separately account for a transfer of a financial asset and a related repurchase financing unless: (a) the two transactions have a valid and distinct business or economic purpose for being entered into separately; and (b) the repurchase financing does not result in the initial transferor regaining control over the financial asset. An initial transfer of a financial asset and repurchase financing that are entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, one another shall be considered linked unless all of the following criteria are met at the inception of the transaction:

 

·                  The initial transfer and the repurchase financing are not contractually contingent on one another.

·                  The repurchase financing provides the initial transferor with recourse to the initial transferee upon default.

·                  The financial asset subject to the initial transfer and repurchase financing is readily obtainable in the marketplace.

·                  The financial asset and repurchase agreement are not coterminous (the maturity of the repurchase financing must be before the maturity of the financial asset).

 

The FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted.  The Company does not currently utilize repurchase financing; therefore, the implementation of this FSP is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In March 2008  the FASB issu ed SFAS No. 161, “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of SFAS No. 133”, (“SFAS 161”). This statement requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation.  The Company is required to adopt SFAS 161 on or before November 1, 2009.  The Company currently does not participate in any derivative instruments or hedging activities as defined under SFAS 133 and therefore it is unlikely that the adoption of SFAS 161 will have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In April 2008 the FASB issued FASB Staff Position on Financial Accounting Standard (“FSP FAS”) No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets”, which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of intangible assets under SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.  The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of the expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the as set under SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) “Business Combinations” and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The Company will adopt this FSP in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and will apply the guidance prospectively to intangible assets acquired after adoption.

 

In May 2008 the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”). SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Pub lic Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. The implementation of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our financial statements are prepared based on the application of generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.  These accounting principles require us to exercise considerable judgment about future events that affect the amounts reported throughout our financial statements.  Actual events could unfold quite differently than our judgments predicted.  Therefore, the estimates and assumptions inherent in the financial statements included in this report could be materially different once actual events unfold.  We believe the following policies may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and represent critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements.  If different assumptions or estimates were used, our financial statements could be materially different from those included in this report.

 

Revenue Recognition.  We recognize revenues from equipment sales based on shipment of the equipment, which is generally easily determined.  Revenues from installation and service activities are recognized based upon completion of the activity, which sometimes requires judgment on our part.  Revenues from maintenance contracts are recognized ratably over the term of the underlying contract.

 

Collectibility of Accounts Receivable.  We must make judgments about the collectibility of our accounts receivable to be able to present them at their net realizable value on the balance sheet.  To do this, we carefully analyze the aging of our customer accounts, try to understand why accounts have not been paid, and review historical bad debt problems.  From this analysis, we record an estimated allowance for receivables that we believe will ultimately become uncollectible.  We actively manage our accounts receivable to minimize our credit risks and believe that our current allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly stated.

 

Realizability of Inventory Values.  We make judgments about the ultimate realizability of our inventory in order to record our inventory at its lower of cost or market.  These judgments involve reviewing current demand for our products in comparison to present inventory levels and reviewing inventory costs compared to current market values. We maintain a significant inventory of used and refurbished parts for which these assessments require a high degree of judgment.

 

Goodwill and Other Long-lived Assets.  We have a significant amount of goodwill on our balance sheet resulting from the acquisitions made between fiscal 2000 and 2008.  We are responsible for reviewing goodwill for impairment at least annually.  We conducted these impairment tests on August 1 for fiscal year 2008 and 2007 and on November 1 for fiscal year 2006.  We engaged an independent valuation consultant to assist us in this review. In order to make this assessment each year, we prepared a long-term forecast of the operating results and cash flows associated with the major reporting units of our business.  We prepared this forecast to determine the net discounted cash flows associated with each of these units. The value of the discounted cash flows, less bank debt, was then compared to the book value of each of those units.  There is a great deal of judgment involved in making this assessment, including the growth rates of our various business lines, gross margins, operating margins, discount rates, and the capital expenditures needed to support the projected growth in revenues.  The valuation consultant engaged to assist in this evaluation, also examines additional data regarding competitors and market valuations.  This examination also requires a great amount of subjectivity and assumptions.  Based on the work performed, we determined that the fair value was greater than our carrying value and therefore no impairment had occurred.

 

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We have recorded property, equipment, and capitalized software costs at historical cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization.  The determination of useful economic lives and whether or not these assets are impaired involves significant judgment.

 

Accruals for Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities.  On products assembled or installed by us, we have varying degrees of warranty obligations.  We use historical trends and make other judgments to estimate our liability for such obligations.  We also must record estimated liabilities for many forms of Federal, state, and local taxes.  Our ultimate liability for these taxes depends upon a number of factors, including the interpretation of statutes and the mix of our taxable income between higher and lower taxing jurisdictions.  In addition, in the past we have been a party to threatened litigation or actual litigation in the normal course of business.  In such cases, we evaluate our potential liability, if any, and determine if an estimate of that liability should be recorded in our financial statements.  Estimating both the probability of our liability and the potential amount of the liability are highly subjective exercises and are evaluated frequently as the underlying circumstances change.

 

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The financial information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the financial statements listed in Items 15(a)(1) and 15(a)(2), which financial statements appear at Pages F-1 through F-21 at the end of this Report.

 

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A(T).  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of our fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.  Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) rules and forms.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. There were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, and therefore, there were no corrective actions taken.

 

Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, a company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by a company’s board, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

·                  Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of a company;

·                  Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of a company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of a company; and

·                  Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2008.  In making this assessment, our management used criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.  Based on its assessment, our management believes that, as of September 30, 2008, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

 

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Information required by this Item relating to directors is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) not later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 (the “Proxy Statement”), under the section “Proposal 1—Election of Directors.”

 

Information relating to executive officers required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the section “Executive Officers.”

 

Other information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the section “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and to the discussions “Code of Ethics,” “Nominating Committee” and “Audit Committee” under the section “Corporate Governance.”

 

We have adopted a financial code of ethics that applies to our CEO, CFO, controller, principal accounting officer and any other employee performing similar functions.  This financial code of ethics is posted on our website. The Internet address for our website is www.xeta.com, and the financial code of ethics may be found on the Investor Relations page under “Governance.”

 

We will satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of this code of ethics by posting such information on our website, at the address and location specified above.

 

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the sections “Executive Compensation” and “ Compensation of Directors, “ and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation”.

 

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Information relating to Equity Compensation Plans required by this Item is included in Part II of this Report in the table entitled “Equity Compensation Plan Information” under the caption “Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters.”

 

Other information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the section “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

 

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ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the section “Related Transaction” and to the discussion “Director Independence” under the section “Corporate Governance.”

 

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

Information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the discussion in the Proxy Statement “Audit Fees and Services” under the section “Proposal 2—Independent Public Accountants.”

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

 

(a)(1)   Financial Statements - The following financial statements are included with this repo rt:

 

 

Page

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-1

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets - October 31, 2008 and 2007

F-2

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations - For the Years Ended October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

F-3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity - For the Years Ended October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

F-4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the Years Ended October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

F-5

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6

 

(a)(2)   Financial Statement Schedules - None.

 

(a)(3)   Exhibits – The following exhibits are included with this report or incorporated herein by reference:

 

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

3(i)

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004).

 

 

 

3(ii)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws as adopted January 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to XETA’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2008).

 

 

 

10.1*†

 

XETA Technologies, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated December 18, 2008 (the “2004 Omnibus Plan”).

 

 

 

10.2*†

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the 2004 Omnibus Plan for grants on December 18, 2008.

 

 

 

10.3†

 

Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2004 Omnibus Plan for grants on December 5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2007).

 

 

 

10.4†

 

Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2004 Omnibus Plan for grants on October 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006).

 

 

 

10. 5*†

 

XETA Technologies 2000 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated December 30, 2008 (the “2000 Plan”).

 

 

 

10.6*†

 

Form of Stock Purchase Option Agreement for grants under the 2000 Plan on December 18, 2008.

 

 

 

10.7 *†

 

Description of KEP Bonus Plan.

 

 

 

10. 8†

 

Stock Purchase Option dated February 1, 2000 granted to Larry N. Patterson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to XETA’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2000).

 

 

 

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10. 9†

 

Stock Purchase Option dated August 11, 2000 granted to Larry N. Patterson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000).

 

 

 

10.10

 

Nortel Networks Premium Partner U. S. Agreement effective June 25, 2003 between Nortel Networks, Inc. and XETA Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to XETA’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2003).

 

 

 

10.11

 

Avaya Inc. Reseller Master Terms and Conditions effective as of August 6, 2003 between Avaya Inc. and XETA Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003).

 

 

 

10.12

 

Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2003 between XETA Technologies, Inc. and Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. (“BOK”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003).

 

 

 

10.13

 

Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 31, 2003 between XETA Technologies, Inc. and BOK (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to XETA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 27, 2006).

 

 

 

10.14

 

Fifth Amendment to Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 31, 2003 between XETA Technologies, Inc. and BOK (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to XETA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 13, 2007).

 

 

 

10.15

 

Sixth Amendment to Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 31, 2003 between XETA Technologies, Inc. and BOK (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to XETA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 2, 2008).

 

 

 

10.16

 

Promissory Note ($7,500,000 payable to BOK) dated September 5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to XETA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 13, 2007).

 

 

 

10.17

 

Promissory Note ($7,500,000 payable to BOK) dated August 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to XETA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 2, 2008).

 

 

 

10.18

 

Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated October 1, 2003 granted to BOK (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003).

 

 

 

10.19

 

Security Agreement dated October 1, 2003 granted to BOK (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to XETA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003).

 

 

 

21*

 

Subsidiaries of XETA Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

23.1*

 

Consent of Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain LLP .

 

 

 

31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


*  Indicates Exhibits filed with this report.

†  Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

(b)   See Item 15(a)(3) above.

 

(c)   See Item 15(a)(2) above.

 

26



 

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.

 

 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

January 19, 2009

By:

/s/ Greg D. Forrest

 

 

Greg D. Forrest, Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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.

 

 

January 19, 2009

/s/ Greg D. Forrest

 

Greg D. Forrest, Chief Executive Officer, President and

 

Director

 

 

January 19, 2009

/s/ Robert B. Wagner

 

Robert B. Wagner, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

January 21, 2009

/s/ Donald T. Duke

 

Donald T. Duke, Director

 

 

 

January 21, 2009

/s/ Ronald L. Siegenthaler

 

Ronald L. Siegenthaler, Director

 

 

 

January 21, 2009

/s/ S. Lee Crawley

 

S. Lee Crawley, Director

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

XETA Technologies, Inc.

 

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of XETA Technologies, Inc. and subsidiary as of October 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2008.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain LLP audited the financial statements of XETA Technologies, Inc. as of and for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2007, and merged with Hogan & Slovacek P.C. to form HoganTaylor LLP effective January 7, 2009.

 

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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control 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 financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of XETA Technologies, Inc. and subsidiary as of October 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

/s/ HOGANTAYLOR LLP

 

 

 

 

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

January 2, 2009

 

 

F-1



 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

October 31, 2008

 

October 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

63,639

 

$

402,918

 

Current portion of net investment in sales-type leases and other receivables

 

353,216

 

490,033

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

19,995,498

 

16,236,137

 

Inventories, net

 

5,236,565

 

4,296,574

 

Deferred tax asset

 

588,926

 

916,259

 

Prepaid taxes

 

64,593

 

19,737

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

1,608,113

 

517,757

 

Total current assets

 

27,910,550

 

22,879,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

26,825,498

 

26,365,093

 

Intangible assets, net

 

828,825

 

104,042

 

Net investment in sales-type leases, less current portion above

 

103,037

 

136,493

 

Property, plant & equipment, net

 

10,722,539

 

10,610,820

 

Other Assets

 

2,271

 

 

Total noncurrent assets

 

38,482,170

 

37,216,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

66,392,720

 

$

60,095,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

1,354,565

 

$

171,123

 

Revolving line of credit

 

2,524,130

 

2,758,660

 

Accounts payable

 

6,691,550

 

5,670,240

 

Current portion of obligations under capital lease

 

148,225

 

 

Current unearned service revenue

 

3,237,296

 

2,212,247

 

Accrued liabilities

 

4,593,725

 

3,565,031

 

Total current liabilities

 

18,549,491

 

14,377,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion above

 

 

1,354,530

 

Accrued long-term liability

 

144,100

 

211,300

 

Long-term portion of obligations under capital lease

 

260,148

 

 

Noncurrent unearned service revenue

 

56,393

 

81,650

 

Noncurrent deferred tax liability

 

5,545,692

 

4,631,917

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

6,006,333

 

6,279,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock; $.10 par value; 50,000 shares authorized, 0 issued

 

 

 

Common stock; $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 11,256,193 and 11,233,529 issued at October 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, respectively

 

11,255

 

11,233

 

Paid-in capital

 

13,493,395

 

13,189,311

 

Retained earnings

 

30,539,714

 

28,483,280

 

Less treasury stock, at cost (1,001,883 shares at Ocober 31,2008 and 1,018,788 shares at October 31, 2007)

 

(2,207,468

)

(2,244,659

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

41,836,896

 

39,439,165

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

66,392,720

 

$

60,095,863

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated balance sheets.

 

F-2



 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

For the Years

 

 

 

Ended October 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems sales

 

$

38,900,301

 

$

31,845,671

 

$

29,249,004

 

Services

 

43,483,939

 

37,296,596

 

29,894,230

 

Other revenues

 

1,936,639

 

950,887

 

821,730

 

Net sales and service revenues

 

84,320,879

 

70,093,154

 

59,964,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of systems sales

 

28,719,969

 

24,215,941

 

22,161,682

 

Services costs

 

31,178,401

 

25,876,839

 

21,645,086

 

Cost of other revenues & corporate COGS

 

2,166,374

 

1,792,620

 

1,423,927

 

Total cost of sales and service

 

62,064,744

 

51,885,400

 

45,230,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

22,256,135

 

18,207,754

 

14,734,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

17,547,088

 

15,133,757

 

12,969,071

 

Amortization

 

1,018,186

 

656,828

 

428,785

 

Total operating expenses

 

18,565,274

 

15,790,585

 

13,397,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

3,690,861

 

2,417,169

 

1,336,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(334,072

)

(93,397

)

(170,044

)

Interest and other income

 

23,645

 

49,648

 

42,166

 

Total interest and other income (expense)

 

(310,427

)

(43,749

)

(127,878

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

3,380,434

 

2,373,420

 

1,208,535

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1,324,000

 

941,000

 

490,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,056,434

 

$

1,432,420

 

$

718,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

10,249,671

 

10,214,741

 

10,208,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average equivalent shares

 

10,249,671

 

10,214,741

 

10,210,246

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F-3



 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Issued

 

Par Value

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Paid-in Capital

 

Retained Earnings

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance- October 31, 2005

 

11,197,025

 

11,197

 

1,018,788

 

(2,244,659

)

12,999,074

 

26,332,325

 

37,097,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options exercised $.001 par value

 

36,504

 

36

 

 

 

52,548

 

 

52,584

 

Tax benefit of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

12,966

 

 

12,966

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

3,088

 

 

3,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

718,535

 

718,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

718,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance- October 31, 2006

 

11,233,529

 

$

11,233

 

1,018,788

 

$

(2,244,659

)

$

13,067,676

 

$

27,050,860

 

$

37,885,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

121,635

 

 

121,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,432,420

 

1,432,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,432,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance- October 31, 2007

 

11,233,529

 

$

11,233

 

1,018,788

 

$

(2,244,659

)

$

13,189,311

 

$

28,483,280

 

$

39,439,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options exercised $.001 par value

 

22,664

 

22

 

 

 

90,193

 

 

90,215

 

Issuance of restricted common stock

 

 

 

(16,905

)

37,191

 

(37,191

)

 

 

Tax benefit of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

4,032

 

 

4,032

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

247,050

 

 

247,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,056,434

 

2,056,434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance- October 31, 2008

 

11,256,193

 

$

11,255

 

1,001,883

 

$

(2,207,468

)

$

13,493,395

 

$

30,539,714

 

$

41,836,896

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.

 

F-4



 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

For the Twelve Months

 

 

 

Ended October 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,056,434

 

$

1,432,420

 

$

718,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

744,003

 

551,710

 

507,672

 

Amortization

 

1,018,189

 

656,833

 

428,785

 

Stock based compensation

 

247,050

 

121,635

 

3,088

 

Loss (gain) on sale of assets

 

425

 

(5,000

)

6,208

 

Provision for returns & doubtful accounts receivable

 

22,924

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory

 

102,000

 

102,000

 

102,000

 

Increase in deferred tax liability

 

973,383

 

1,115,404

 

669,662

 

Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in net investment in sales-type leases & other receivables

 

170,273

 

(168,199

)

242,186

 

(Increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(3,748,230

)

(3,990,630

)

(611,477

)

(Increase) decrease in inventories

 

(962,714

)

544,399

 

605,054

 

Decrease (increase) in deferred tax asset

 

327,333

 

(206,916

)

17,879

 

(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(1,092,627

)

(205,895

)

(137,926

)

(Increase) decrease in prepaid taxes

 

(44,856

)

2,885

 

54,269

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

1,021,231

 

1,344,482

 

(522,041

)

Increase in unearned revenue

 

925,638

 

412,100

 

311,293

 

Increase in accrued taxes

 

 

 

38,216

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities

 

(88,289

)

344,840

 

889,242

 

Total adjustments

 

(384,267

)

619,648

 

2,604,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,672,167

 

2,052,068

 

3,322,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant & equipment

 

(1,294,415

)

(1,296,512

)

(996,152

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

5,000

 

17,632

 

Investment in capitalized service contracts

 

(353,481

)

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,647,896

)

(1,291,512

)

(978,520

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from draws on revolving line of credit

 

35,620,127

 

26,495,578

 

24,306,468

 

Principal payments on debt

 

(171,088

)

(171,420

)

(1,123,548

)

Payments on revolving line of credit

 

(35,854,657

)

(26,856,363

)

(25,581,750

)

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

(48,147

)

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

90,215

 

 

52,584

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(363,550

)

(532,205

)

(2,346,246

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(339,279

)

228,351

 

(2,121

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

402,918

 

174,567

 

176,688

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

63,639

 

$

402,918

 

$

174,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized of $0 in 2008 and $199,544 in 2007 and $302,613 in 2006

 

$

346,045

 

$

100,412

 

$

164,377

 

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

 

$

68,108

 

$

29,659

 

$

34,304

 

Capital lease obligations incurred

 

$

456,520

 

$

 

$

 

Non-collateralized obligation to purchase service contracts

 

$

750,000

 

$

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2008

 

1. BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

Business

 

XETA Technologies, Inc. (“XETA” or the “Company”) is a leading integrator of advanced cutting edge technologies with nationwide sales and service. XETA serves a diverse group of business clients in sales, engineering, project management, installation, and service support. The Company sells products produced by a variety of manufacturers including Avaya, Inc. (“Avaya”), Nortel Networks Corporation (“Nortel”), and Mitel Corporation (“Mitel”). In addition, the Company manufactures and markets a line of proprietary call accounting systems to the hospitality industry. XETA is an Oklahoma corporation.

 

Xetacom, Inc. is a wholly-owned dormant subsidiary of the Company.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of money-market accounts and commercial bank accounts.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate the fair value:

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, customer deposits, trade accounts receivable, sales-type leases, accounts payable and short-term debt approximate their respective fair values due to their short maturities.

 

Based upon the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities, the fair value of the term debt approximates the carrying value.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company earns revenues from the sale and installation of communications systems, the sale of maintenance contracts, and the sale of services on a time-and-materials (“T&M”) basis. The Company typically sells communications systems under single contracts to provide the equipment and the installation services; however, the installation and any associated professional services and project management services are priced independently from the equipment based on the market price for those services. The installation of the systems sold by the Company can be outsourced to a third party either by the Company under a subcontractor arrangement or by the customer under arrangements in which vendors bid separately for the provision of the equipment from the installation and related services. Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-21 “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Delieverables” (“EITF 00-21”) addresses certain aspects of accounting by a vendor for arrangements with multiple revenue-generating elements, such as those including products with installation. Under EITF 00-21, revenue is recognized for each element of the transaction based on its relative fair value. The revenue associated with each delivered element should be recognized separately if it has stand-alone value to the customer, there is evidence of the fair value of the undelivered element, the delivery or performance of the undelivered element is considered probable and performance is substantially under the Company’s control and is not essential to the functionality of the delivered element. Under these guidelines, the Company recognizes systems sales revenue upon shipment of the equipment and installation services revenues upon completion of the installation of the system. Under contracts for installations at multiple locations, the Company recognizes revenue as each separate system is installed.

 

Services revenues earned from maintenance contracts are recognized ratably over the term of the underlying contract on a straight-line basis. Revenues earned from services provided on a T&M basis are recognized as those services are provided. The Company recognizes revenue from sales-type leases as discussed below under the caption “Lease Accounting.”

 

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Shipping and Handling Fees

 

Freight billed to customers is included in net sales and service revenues in the consolidated statements of operations, while freight billed by vendors is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Accounting for Manufacturer Incentives

 

The Company receives various forms of incentive payments, rebates, and negotiated price discounts from the manufacturers of the products sold.  Rebates and negotiated price discounts directly related to specific customer sales are recorded as a reduction in the cost of goods sold on those systems sales.  Rebates and other incentives designed to offset marketing expenses and certain growth initiatives supported by the manufacturer are recorded as contra expense to the related expenditure.  All incentive payments are recorded when earned under the specific rules of the incentive plan.

 

Lease Accounting

 

A small portion (less than 1%) of the Company’s revenues has been generated using sales-type leases.  The Company sells some of its call accounting systems to the hospitality industry under sales-type leases to be paid over three, four and five-year periods.  Because the present value (computed at the rate implicit in the lease) of the minimum payments under these sales-type leases equals or exceeds 90 percent of the fair market value of the systems and/or the length of the lease exceeds 75 percent of the estimated economic life of the equipment, the Company recognizes the net effect of these transactions as a sale.

 

The Company records interest income from its sales-type lease receivables.  Interest income from a sales-type lease represents that portion of the aggregate payments to be received over the life of the lease that exceeds the present value of such payments using a discount factor equal to the rate implicit in the underlying lease.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at amounts billed to customers less an allowance for doubtful accounts.  Management monitors the payment status of all customer balances and considers an account to be delinquent once it has aged sixty days past the due date.  The allowance for doubtful accounts is adjusted based on management’s assessment of collection trends, aging of customer balances, and any specific disputes.  The Company recorded bad debt expense of $22,924 for the year ended October 31, 2008.  The Company recorded no bad debt expense for the years ending October 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

The Company capitalizes the cost of all significant property, plant and equipment additions including equipment manufactured by the Company and installed at customer locations under certain system service agreements.  Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful life of the asset or the terms of the lease for leasehold improvements, whichever is shorter, on a straight-line basis.  When assets are retired or sold, the cost of the assets and the related accumulated depreciation is removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in other income.  Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred.  Interest costs related to an investment in long-lived assets are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset during the period the asset is being prepared for use.  The Company capitalized $0, $200,000, and $303,000 in interest costs in fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

Software Development Costs

 

The Company applies the provisions of Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use” (“SOP 98-1”).  Under SOP 98-1 external direct costs of software development, payroll and payroll-related costs for time spent on the project by employees directly associated with the development, and interest costs incurred during the development, as provided under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 34, “Capitalization of Interest Costs,” should be capitalized after the “preliminary project stage” has been completed.  Accordingly, the Company had capitalized $9.3 million and $8.7 million related to the software development as of October 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The Company has segregated the cost of the developed software into four groups with estimated useful lives of three, five, seven and ten years.  Beginning in fiscal 2005, the Company began implementing the developed software in its business and the operating results include $906,000, $619,000, and $391,000 in amortization costs calculated based on the estimated useful lives of those functions of the software which were ready for their intended use for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation Plans

 

In December 2004 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”).  SFAS 123(R) requires companies to measure all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and recognize compensation cost in its financial statements.  The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation awards as selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  We recognized compensation expense of $247,000, $122,000, and $0 for the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense is based on pretax income.  Deferred income taxes are computed using the asset-liability method in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and are provided on all temporary differences between the financial basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.  The Company accounts for any uncertain tax positions, including issues related to the recognition and measurement of those tax positions, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48.

 

Unearned Revenue and Warranty

 

For proprietary systems sold, the Company typically provides a one-year warranty from the date of installation of the system. The Company defers a portion of each system sale to be recognized as service revenue during the warranty period.  The amount deferred is generally equal to the sales price of a maintenance contract for the type of system under warranty and the length of the warranty period.  The Company also records deposits received on sales orders and prepayments for maintenance contracts as unearned revenues.

 

Most of the systems sold by the Company are manufactured by third parties.  In these instances the Company passes on the manufacturers’ warranties to its customers and therefore does not maintain a warranty reserve for this equipment.  The Company maintains a small reserve for occasional labor costs associated with fulfilling warranty requests from customers.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management 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.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Segment Information

 

The Company has three reportable segments:  services, commercial system sales, and lodging system sales.  Services revenues represent revenues earned from installing and maintaining systems for customers in both the commercial and lodging segments.  The Company defines commercial system sales as sales to the non-lodging industry.

 

The reporting segments follow the same accounting policies used for the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are described in the summary of significant accounting policies.  Company management evaluates a segment’s performance based upon gross margins.  Assets are not allocated to the segments.  Sales to customers located outside of the U.S. are immaterial.

 

The following is a tabulation of business segment information for 2008, 2007 and 2006:

 

 

 

Services
Revenues

 

Commercial
System
Sales

 

Lodging
System
Sales

 

Other
Revenue

 

Total

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

43,483,939

 

$

30,266,493

 

$

8,633,808

 

$

1,936,639

 

$

84,320,879

 

Cost of sales

 

31,178,401

 

22,536,512

 

6,183,457

 

2,166,374

 

62,064,744

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

$

12,305,538

 

$

7,729,981

 

$

2,450,351

 

$

(229,735

)

$

22,256,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

37,296,596

 

$

23,841,340

 

$

8,004,331

 

$

950,887

 

$

70,093,154

 

Cost of sales

 

25,876,839

 

18,218,088

 

5,997,853

 

1,792,620

 

51,885,400

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

$

11,419,757

 

$

5,623,252

 

$

2,006,478

 

$

(841,733

)

$

18,207,754

 

 

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2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$

29,894,230

 

$

22,462,789

 

$

6,786,215

 

$

821,730

 

$

59,964,964

 

Cost of sales

 

21,645,086

 

17,206,738

 

4,954,944

 

1,423,927

 

45,230,695

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

$

8,249,144

 

$

5,256,051

 

$

1,831,271

 

$

(602,197

)

$

14,734,269

 

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2006 the Financial Accounting Standards Board  issued Statement of Financial Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”).  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This statement does not require any new fair value measurements; rather, it applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

In December 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). Under SFAS No. 141(R), an entity is required to recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies, and contingent consideration at their fair value on the acquisition date. It further requires that acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred, restructuring costs generally be expensed in periods subsequent to the acquisition date, and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement p eriod impact income tax expense.  The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) will change the accounting treatment for business combinations on a prospective basis beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.

 

In December 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”).  SFAS No. 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests, which will be recharacterized as non-controlling interests and classified as a component of equity.  SFAS No. 160 is effective for us on a prospective basis fo r business combinations with an acquisition date beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.  The Company does not have any minority interests, therefore the adoption of SFAS No. 160 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

On February 20, 2008 the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) on Financial Accounting Standards (“FSP FAS”) 140-3, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions”. The FSP provides guidance on the accounting for a transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing. Repurchase financing is a repurchas e agreement that relates to a previously transferred financial asset between the same counterparties (or consolidated affiliates of either counterparty), that is entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the initial transfer.  Under the FSP, a transferor and transferee will not separately account for a transfer of a financial asset and a related repurchase financing unless: (a) the two transactions have a valid and distinct business or economic purpose for being entered into separately; and (b) the repurchase financing does not result in the initial transferor regaining control over the financial asset. An initial transfer of a financial asset and repurchase financing that are entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, one another shall be considered linked unless all of the following criteria are met at the inception of the transaction:

 

·                  The initial transfer and the repurchase financing are not contractually contingent on one another.

·                  The repurchase financing provides the initial transferor with recourse to the initial transferee upon default.

·                  The financial asset subject to the initial transfer and repurchase financing is readily obtainable in the marketplace.

·                  The financial asset and repurchase agreement are not coterminous (the maturity of the repurchase financing must be before the maturity of the financial asset).

 

The FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted.  The Company does not currently utilize repurchase financing; therefore, the implementation of this FSP is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of SFAS No. 133”, (“SFAS 161”). This statement requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation.  The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 161 on or before November 1, 2009.  The Company currently does not participate in any derivative instruments or hedging activities as defined under SFAS 133 and therefore it is unlikely that the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have any impact on the Company’s consolidated fin ancial statements.

 

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets”, which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of intangible assets under SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.  The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of the expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) “Business Combinations” an d other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The Company will adopt this FSP in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and will apply the guidance prospectively to intangible assets acquired after adoption.

 

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No.162”). SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Sectio n 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. The implementation of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Goodwill

 

The Company accounts for goodwill under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”).  Under SFAS 142, goodwill recorded as a part of a business combination is not amortized, but instead is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value-based test.  Such impairment tests have been performed by management on August 1, 2008 and 2007 and November 1, 2006 for the years ending October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The results of these assessments have indicated that no impairment has existed in the value of recorded goodwill.  Therefore, no impairment loss has been recognized.

 

The goodwill for tax purposes associated with the acquisition of U.S. Technologies, Inc. (which occurred November 30, 1999) exceeded the goodwill recorded on the financial statements by $1,462,000.  The Company is reducing the carrying value of goodwill each accounting period to record the tax benefit realized due to the excess of tax-deductible goodwill over the reported amount of goodwill, resulting from a difference in the valuation dates used for common stock given in the acquisition.  Accrued income taxes and deferred tax liabilities are being reduced as well.  The Company reduced the carrying value of goodwill by $55,576 for the impact of the basis difference for both the years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007.

 

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for fiscal 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

 

 

Commercial
Systems
Sales

 

Lodging
Systems
Sales

 

Services

 

Other

 

Total

 

Balance, November 1, 2006

 

$

18,045,623

 

$

0

 

$

8,156,645

 

$

218,401

 

$

26,420,669

 

Amortization of book versus tax basis difference

 

(41,680

)

 

(13,340

)

(556

)

(55,576

)

Balance, October 31, 2007

 

18,003,943

 

0

 

8,143,305

 

217,845

 

26,365,093

 

Amortization of book versus tax basis difference

 

(41,680

)

 

(13,340

)

(556

)

(55,576

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill acquired

 

 

85,477

 

430,504

 

 

515,981

 

Balance, October 31, 2008

 

$

17,962,263

 

$

85,477

 

$

8,560,469

 

$

217,289

 

$

26,825,498

 

 

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Other Intangible Assets

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2008

 

As of October 31, 2007

 

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Acquired customer list and other

 

$

1,064,283

 

$

235,458

 

$

227,000

 

$

122,958

 

 

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $112,501, $37,833 and $37,833 for the years ended October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The estimated amortization expense of intangible assets is $240,987, $194,030, $155,237, $155,237 and $83,334 for fiscal years ended October 31, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

 

2.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

 

Trade accounts receivable consist of the following at October 31:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

$

20,188,378

 

$

16,411,981

 

Less- reserve for doubtful accounts

 

192,880

 

175,844

 

Net trade receivables

 

$

19,995,498

 

$

16,236,137

 

 

Adjustments to the reserve for doubtful accounts consist of the following at October 31:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

175,844

 

$

253,900

 

$

298,143

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

22,924

 

 

 

Net write-offs

 

(5,888

)

(78,056

)

(44,243

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

192,880

 

$

175,844

 

$

253,900

 

 

3.  INVENTORIES:

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out or weighted-average) or market and consist of the following components at October 31:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods and spare parts

 

$

6,084,830

 

$

5,068,227

 

Less- reserve for excess and obsolete inventories

 

848,265

 

771,653

 

Total inventories, net

 

$

5,236,565

 

$

4,296,574

 

 

Adjustments to the reserve for excess and obsolete inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

771,653

 

$

622,511

 

$

540,179

 

Provision for excess and obsolete inventories

 

102,000

 

102,000

 

102,000

 

Adjustments to inventories

 

(25,388

)

47,142

 

(19,668

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

848,265

 

$

771,653

 

$

622,511

 

 

Adjustments to inventories in 2008, 2007 and 2006 included write-offs of obsolete inventory and adjustments to certain inventory values to lower of cost or market.

 

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4.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at October 31:

 

 

 

Estimated
Useful
Lives

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building and building improvements

 

3-20

 

$

3,054,563

 

$

2,686,753

 

Data processing and computer field equipment

 

2-7

 

3,351,229

 

2,556,878

 

Software development costs, work-in-process

 

N/A

 

2,069,234

 

3,792,567

 

Software development costs of components placed into service

 

3-10

 

6,631,805

 

4,355,953

 

Hardware

 

3-5

 

615,657

 

599,751

 

Land

 

 

611,582

 

611,582

 

Office furniture

 

5-7

 

944,048

 

947,094

 

Auto

 

5

 

516,185

 

539,184

 

Other

 

3-7

 

239,533

 

239,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

18,033,836

 

16,329,295

 

Less- accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

(7,311,297

)

(5,718,475

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

10,722,539

 

$

10,610,820

 

 

Interest costs related to an investment in long-lived assets are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset during the period the asset is being prepared for use.  The Company capitalized $0, $200,000 and $303,000 in interest costs in fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

5.  ACCRUED LIABILITIES:

 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following at October 31:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation

 

$

890,986

 

$

795,012

 

Commissions

 

747,668

 

1,170,749

 

Contingent payments

 

906,298

 

 

Bonuses

 

517,057

 

469,648

 

Sales Taxes

 

314,000

 

123,142

 

Payroll

 

141,147

 

91,039

 

Interest

 

9,928

 

21,898

 

Other

 

1,066,641

 

898,085

 

Total current

 

4,593,725

 

3,569,573

 

Accrued long-term liability

 

144,100

 

211,300

 

Total accrued liabilities

 

$

4,737,825

 

$

3,776,331

 

 

The accrued contingent payment includes payments to be made under asset acquisition agreements.  Under the terms of one of the agreements, the Company made an initial payment in exchange for the purchase of certain maintenance contracts and other customer relationships from a Hitachi dealer located in the western United States.  The remaining payments were contingent upon the successful transfer of a stated percentage of the maintenance contract revenues to the Company’s benefit.  Subsequent to the end of the Company’s fiscal year, the contingency was satisfied.  As a result, a $350,000 payment was made to the seller on November 4, 2008 and the remaining $350,000 payment was made on January 2, 2009.  Under the terms of the other asset acquisition agreement, the Company has accrued estimated amounts due to the seller under an earn-out agreement as well as amounts due under a non-competition agreement.   The transactions were immaterial to the Company’s operating results and financial position.

 

6.  UNEARNED SERVICES REVENUE:

 

Unearned services revenue consists of the following at October 31:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service contracts

 

$

1,939,247

 

$

1,491,359

 

Warranty service

 

797,541

 

279,579

 

Customer deposits

 

458,754

 

399,555

 

Other

 

41,754

 

41,754

 

Total current unearned services revenue

 

3,237,296

 

2,212,247

 

Noncurrent unearned services revenue

 

56,393

 

81,650

 

Total unearned revenue

 

$

3,293,689

 

$

2,293,897

 

 

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7.  INCOME TAXES:

 

The income tax provision for the years ended October 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, consists of the following:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current provision (benefit) — Federal

 

$

28,034

 

$

31,941

 

$

(182,005

)

Current provision (benefit) — State

 

23,161

 

17,886

 

(19,203

)

Deferred provision

 

1,272,805

 

891,173

 

691,208

 

Total provision

 

$

1,324,000

 

$

941,000

 

$

490,000

 

 

The reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
October 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory rate

 

34

%

34

%

34

%

State income taxes, net of Federal benefit

 

5

%

6

%

7

%

Effective rate

 

39

%

40

%

41

%

 

The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of October 31 are presented below:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

$

1,158,195

 

$

1,285,170

 

Currently nondeductible reserves

 

353,000

 

320,983

 

Accrued liabilities

 

172,258

 

428,972

 

Prepaid service contracts

 

43,547

 

141,687

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

144,525

 

47,681

 

Other

 

29,488

 

35,276

 

Total deferred tax asset

 

1,901,013

 

2,259,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

5,051,498

 

4,379,071

 

Depreciation

 

1,788,933

 

1,576,618

 

Tax income to be recognized on sales-type lease contracts

 

17,348

 

19,738

 

Total deferred tax liability

 

6,857,779

 

5,975,427

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(4,956,766

)

$

(3,715,658

)

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Net deferred liability as presented on the balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

Current deferred tax asset

 

$

588,926

 

$

916,259

 

Noncurrent deferred tax liability

 

(5,545,692

)

(4,631,917

)

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(4,956,766

)

$

(3,715,658

)

 

The Company has net operating losses of $1,465,000, $1,701,000, and $240,000 that expire in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.

 

8.  CREDIT AGREEMENTS:

 

The Company’s credit facility consists of a revolving credit and term loan agreement with a commercial bank including a

 

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mortgage agreement maturing on September 30, 2009 and amortizing based on a 13 year life and a $7.5 million revolving credit agreement to finance growth in working capital.  The revolving line of credit is collateralized by trade accounts receivable and inventories.  At October 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had approximately $2.524 million and $2.759 million, respectively, outstanding on the revolving line of credit.  The Company had approximately $5.0 million available under the revolving line of credit at October 31, 2008.  Advance rates are defined in the agreement, but are generally at the rate of 80% on qualified trade accounts receivable and 40% of qualified inventories.  The revolving line of credit matures on September 30, 2009.  Long-term debt consisted of the following at October 31:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate term note, payable in monthly installments of $14,257 plus interest, plus a fixed payment of $1,198,061 due September 30, 2009, collateralized by a first mortgage on the Company’s building

 

$

1,354,565

 

$

1,525,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less-current maturities

 

1,354,565

 

171,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term debt, less current maturities

 

$

 

$

1,354,530

 

 

Interest on all outstanding debt under the credit facility accrues at either a) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (2.58% at October 31, 2008) plus 1.25% to 2.75% depending on the Company’s funded debt to cash flow ratio, or b) the bank’s prime rate (4.0% at October 31, 2008) minus 0% to minus 1.125% also depending on the Company’s funded debt to cash flow ratio.  At October 31, 2008 the Company was paying 2.875% on the revolving line of credit borrowings and 5.503% on the mortgage note.  The credit facility contains several financial covenants common in such agreements including tangible net worth requirements, limitations on the amount of funded debt to annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, limitations on capital spending, and debt service coverage requirements.  At October 31, 2008 the Company was in compliance with the covenants of the credit facility.

 

9.  STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE AWARDS:

 

In fiscal 2004 the Company’s stockholders approved the “2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan” (“2004 Plan”) for officers, directors and employees.  The 2004 Plan authorizes the grant of up to 600,000 shares of common stock and includes an evergreen feature so that such number will automatically increase on November 1 of each year during the term of the 2004 Plan by three percent of the total number of outstanding shares of common stock outstanding on the previous October 31.  Awards available for issuance under the 2004 Plan include nonqualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock, and other stock-based incentive awards such as stock appreciation rights or phantom stock.  The 2004 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

In fiscal 2000 the Company’s shareholders approved a stock option plan (“2000 Plan”) for officers, directors and key employees.  The 2000 Plan replaced the previous 1988 Plan, which had expired.  Under the 2000 Plan, the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, determine the option price, not to be less than fair market value at the date of grant, number of options granted, and the vesting period.  Although there are exceptions, generally options that have been granted under the 2000 Plan expire ten years from the date of grant, have three-year cliff-vesting, and are incentive stock options as defined under the applicable Internal Revenue Service tax rules. Options granted under the previous 1988 Plan generally vested 33 1/3% per year after a one-year waiting period.  The following table summarizes information concerning options outstanding under the 2004, 2000 and 1988 Plans including the related transactions for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006, 2007, and 2008:

 

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Number

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted Average
Fair Value of
Options Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2005

 

528,172

 

$

7.61

 

 

 

Granted

 

160,000

 

$

2.95

 

$

2.95

 

Exercised

 

(36,504

)

$

1.64

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(16,400

)

$

6.65

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2006

 

635,268

 

$

6.80

 

 

 

Granted

 

100,000

 

$

3.24

 

$

2.29

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(76,900

)

$

4.79

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2007

 

658,368

 

$

6.50

 

 

 

Granted

 

80,000

 

$

4.08

 

$

2.45

 

Exercised

 

(22,664

)

$

3.98

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(52,504

)

$

4.42

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2008

 

663,200

 

$

6.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at October 31, 2008

 

335,700

 

$

9.53

 

 

 

Exercisable at October 31, 2007

 

398,768

 

$

8.74

 

 

 

Exercisable at October 31, 2006

 

475,268

 

$

8.10

 

 

 

 

The Company has also granted options outside the 1988 Plan, 2000 Plan, and 2004 Plan to certain officers and directors.  These options generally expire ten years from the date of grant and are exercisable over the period stated in each option.  The following table summarizes information concerning options outstanding under various Officer and Director Plans including the related transactions for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006, 2007, and 2008:

 

 

 

Number

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

 

630,000

 

$

6.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at October 31, 2008

 

630,000

 

$

6.48

 

Exercisable at October 31, 2007

 

630,000

 

$

6.48

 

Exercisable at October 31, 2006

 

630,000

 

$

6.48

 

 

The following is a summary of stock options outstanding as of October 31, 2008:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of
Exercise Prices

 

Number
Outstanding at
October 31, 2008

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

 

Number
Exercisable at
October 31,
2008

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

$2.95

 

160,000

 

$

2.95

 

2.97

 

 

$

 

$3.11-3.54

 

100,000

 

$

3.26

 

5.46

 

12,500

 

$

3.25

 

$3.63

 

174,400

 

$

3.63

 

2.00

 

174,400

 

$

3.63

 

$5.81

 

580,000

 

$

5.81

 

1.79

 

580,000

 

$

5.81

 

$9.05 — 11.64

 

31,850

 

$

9.89

 

1.91

 

31,850

 

$

9.89

 

$15.53

 

40,000

 

$

15.53

 

4.33

 

40,000

 

$

15.53

 

$18.13

 

126,950

 

$

18.13

 

1.47

 

126,950

 

$

18.13

 

 

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10.  EARNINGS PER SHARE:

 

All basic earnings per common share were computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period.  A reconciliation of net income and weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2008

 

 

 

Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,056,434

 

10,249,671

 

$

0.20

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,056,434

 

10,249,671

 

$

0.20

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2007

 

 

 

Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,432,420

 

10,214,741

 

$

0.14

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,432,420

 

10,214,741

 

$

0.14

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2006

 

 

 

Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Basic EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

718,535

 

10,208,250

 

$

0.07

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

 

 

1,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

718,535

 

10,210,246

 

$

0.07

 

 

For the years ended October 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively, stock options for 1,016,940 shares at an average exercise price of $7.33, 1,111,441 shares at an average exercise price of $7.16, and 1,121,668 shares at an average exercise price of $7.17, were excluded from the calculation of earnings per share because they were antidilutive.

 

11.   FINANCING RECEIVABLES:

 

A small portion of the Company’s systems sales are made under sales-type lease agreements with the end-users of the equipment.  These receivables are secured by the cash flows under the leases and the equipment installed at the customers’ premises.  Minimum future annual payments to be received under various leases are as follows for years ended October 31:

 

 

 

Sales-Type
Lease Payments
Receivable

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

162,443

 

2010

 

87,484

 

2011

 

28,085

 

 

 

278,012

 

Less- imputed interest

 

26,713

 

Present value of minimum payments

 

$

251,299

 

 

12.  MAJOR CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS AND CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK:

 

Marriott International, Host Marriott, and other affiliated companies (“Marriott”) represent a single customer relationship for our Company and are a major customer.  Revenues earned from Marriott represented 8%, 11%, and 10% of our total revenues in fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  Miami-Dade County Public School systems  (“M-DCPS”) is a major customer and revenues earned from M-DCPS represented 16%, 5%, and 2% of our total revenues in fiscal years 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively.

 

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The Company extends credit to its customers in the normal course of business, including under its sales-type lease program. As a result, the Company is subject to changes in the economic and regulatory environments or other conditions, which in turn may impact the Company’s overall credit risk.  However, the Company sells to a wide variety of customers and, except for its hospitality customers, does not focus its sales and marketing efforts on any particular industry.  Management considers the Company’s credit risk to be satisfactorily diversified and believes that the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate to absorb estimated losses at October 31, 2008.

 

The majority of the Company’s systems sales are derived from sales of equipment designed and marketed by Avaya, Nortel, or Mitel.  As such, the Company is subject to the risks associated with these companies’ financial condition, ability to continue to develop and market leading-edge technology systems, and the soundness of their long-term product strategies.  Both Avaya and Nortel have outsourced their manufacturing operations to single, separate manufacturers.  Thus, the Company is subject to certain additional risks such as those that might be caused if the manufacturers incur financial difficulties or if man-made or natural disasters impact their manufacturing facilities.  The Company purchases most of its Avaya and Nortel products from two distributors who have common ownership.  Avaya has one other distributor that could quickly supply the Company’s business.  Nortel products can be purchased from several distributors and the Company makes frequent purchases from those other distributors.  The Company believes that both its Avaya and Nortel purchases could be quickly converted to the other available distributors without a material disruption to its business.  Mitel products are purchased directly from Mitel to receive certain additional pricing advantages, but the products can be purchased from a variety of distributors as well.

 

13.  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:

 

The Company has two incentive compensation plans: one for sales professionals and sales management and one for all other employees.  The bonus plan for sales personnel is based on either gross profit generated or a percentage of their “contribution”, defined as the gross profit generated less their direct and allocated sales expenses.  The Company paid $474,634, $422,930 and $256,626 during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, under the sales professionals’ bonus plan.  The Employee Bonus Plan (“EBP”) provides an annual incentive compensation opportunity for senior executives and other employees designated by senior executives and the Board of Directors as key employees.  The purpose of the EBP is to provide an incentive for senior executives and to reward key employees for leadership and excellent performance.  In fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company accrued bonuses of approximately $418,000, $350,000 and $197,000, respectively.

 

14.  CONTINGENCIES:

 

Operating Lease Commitments

 

Future minimum commitments under non-cancelable operating leases for office space and equipment are approximately $394,000, $280,000, $40,000 and $3,000 in fiscal years 2009 through 2012, respectively.

 

Capital Lease Commitments

 

During 2008 the Company leased software licenses under an agreement that is classified as a capital lease. The book value of the licenses is included in the balance sheet as property, plant, and equipment and was $405,796 at October 31, 2008.  Accumulated amortization of the leased equipment at October 31, 2008 was $50,724.  Amortization of assets under the capital lease is included in depreciation expense.  The future minimum lease payments required under the capital lease and the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of October 31, 2008, are as follows:

 

 

 

Capital
Lease Payments

 

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

$

161,435

 

2 Years

 

161,435

 

3 Years

 

107,623

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

430,493

 

Less- imputed interest

 

22,120

 

Present value of minimum payments

 

408,373

 

Less-current maturities of capital lease obligation

 

148,225

 

Long-term capital lease obligation

 

$

260,148

 

 

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15.  RETIREMENT PLAN:

 

The Company has a 401(k) retirement plan (“Plan”).  In addition to employee contributions, the Company makes discretionary matching and profit sharing contributions to the Plan based on percentages set by the Board of Directors.  Contributions made by the Company to the Plan were approximately $712,000, $621,000 and $564,000 for the years ended October 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively.

 

16.  SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED):

 

The following quarterly financial data has been prepared from the financial records of the Company without an audit, and reflects all adjustments, which in the opinion of management were of a normal, recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented.

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

January 31,

 

April 30,

 

July 31,

 

October 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2008

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

17,950

 

$

20,812

 

$

23,203

 

$

22,356

 

Gross profit

 

4,591

 

5,186

 

6,202

 

6,277

 

Operating income

 

726

 

668

 

1,067

 

1,230

 

Net income

 

389

 

371

 

591

 

705

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.07

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2007

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

January 31,

 

April 30,

 

July 31,

 

October 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2007

 

2007

 

2007

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

16,051

 

$

16,689

 

$

18,248

 

$

19,105

 

Gross profit

 

3,952

 

4,199

 

4,529

 

5,528

 

Operating income

 

283

 

339

 

641

 

1,154

 

Net income

 

170

 

208

 

377

 

677

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.06

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.06

 

 

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EX-10.1 2 a09-3494_1ex10d1.htm EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

2004 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

As amended and Restated December 18, 2008

 

1.                          Establishment and Purpose.

 

There is hereby adopted the XETA Technologies, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan shall be in addition to the XETA Technologies 2000 Stock Option Plan. The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company by providing officers, other employees of the Company, directors who are not employees of the Company, and other persons who are expected to make a long-term contribution to the success of the Company with appropriate incentives and rewards to encourage them to enter into and continue in the employ of the Company and/or to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Company, thereby aligning their interest more closely to the interest of stockholders.

 

2.                          Definitions.

 

As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below:

 

(a)                                  “Award Agreement” shall mean the written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing an Incentive Award.

 

(b)                               “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(c)                                  “Cause,” when used in connection with the termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company, shall mean (i)  the Participant’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental impairment); (ii) the willful conduct of the Participant which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise, or (iii) the conviction of the Participant for a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Committee shall determine whether a termination of employment is for Cause.

 

(d)                                 “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following occurrences:

 

(i)                                    any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the

 



 

stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

 

(ii)                                 during any period of not more than two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the adoption of the Plan), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;

 

(iii)                              the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no “person” (as herein above defined) acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

 

(iv)                             the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

(e)                                 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

(f)                                    “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Committee shall consist of two or more persons each of whom is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3

 

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under the Exchange Act (or who satisfies any other criteria for administering employee benefit plans as may be specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission in order for transactions under such plan to be exempt from the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act).

 

(g)                                 “Company” shall mean XETA Technologies, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

 

(h)                                “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share.

 

(i)                                     “Disability” shall mean: (1) any physical or mental condition that would qualify a Participant for a disability benefit under the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and applicable to such Participant or, if such long-term disability plan is not applicable to the Participant, then a “permanent and total disability” which enables the Participant to be eligible for and receive a disability benefit under the Federal Social Security Act ; or (2) when used in connection with the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option following termination of employment, disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

(j)                                  “Effective Date” shall mean the date upon which this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors.

 

(k)                                  “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)                                     “Executive Officer” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

(m)                              “Exercise Date” shall mean the date on which a Participant may exercise an Incentive Award.

 

(n)                                “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock, as of a date of determination, shall mean (i) the closing sales price per share of Common Stock on the national securities exchange on which such stock is principally traded for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such stock on such exchange, or (ii) if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, the closing price as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such stock on such exchange, or (iii) if the shares of Common Stock are not then listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the average of the highest reported bid and lowest reported asked prices for the shares of Common Stock as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such stock in such market, or (iv) if the shares of Common

 

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Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market, such value as determined by the Committee in good faith.

 

(o)                                “Incentive Award” shall mean an Option, Tandem SAR, Stand-Alone SAR, Restricted Stock grant, Phantom Stock grant or Stock Bonus granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

 

(p)                                 “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(q)                                 “Issue Date” shall mean the date established by the Company on which shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant pursuant to the terms of Section 10(e) of the Plan.

 

(r)                                    “Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(s)                                  “Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

 

(t)                                    “Participant” means any person who is both eligible to receive an Incentive Award pursuant to the Plan (as set forth in Section 5) and to whom an Incentive Award is granted pursuant to the Plan, and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.

 

(u)                                 “Phantom Stock” shall mean the right, granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, to receive in cash the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock.

 

(v)                               “Plan” shall mean this 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(w)                               “Reference Value” shall mean, with respect to Stand-Alone SARs, the greater of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock or the value given by the Compensation Committee.

 

(x)                                   “Restricted Stock” shall mean a share of Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 10 hereof and that is subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(y)                                 “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

(z)                                   “Section 162(m)” shall mean Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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(aa)                            “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

(ab)                           “Stand-Alone SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan that is not related to any Option.

 

(ac)                            “Stock Bonus” shall mean a bonus payable in shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.

 

(ad)                           “Subsidiary” shall mean a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

(ae)                            “Tandem SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan that is related to an Option.

 

(af)                              “Termination of employment,” or words of similar import, in the Plan shall be deemed, (i) when applied to non-employee Directors, to mean “termination of service as a director,” and (ii) when applied to employee-Directors, to mean “termination of service as an employee and a director.”  Reference to “termination of employment,” or words of similar import, in the Plan shall not be deemed to apply to persons who were not employees or a director of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(ag)                           “Vesting Date” shall mean the date established by the Committee on which an Incentive Award may vest.

 

3.                         Stock Subject to the Plan.

 

(a)                     Shares Available for Awards.

 

The maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be 600,000 shares (subject to adjustment as provided herein). The total number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder may be authorized but unissued Common Stock or authorized and issued Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury or acquired by the Company for the purposes of the Plan. The Committee may direct that any stock certificate evidencing shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on transferability as may apply to such shares pursuant to the Plan. The grant of a Tandem SAR shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan. Upon the exercise of any Tandem SAR, the related Option shall be canceled to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Tandem SAR is exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of shares shall no longer be available for Incentive Awards under the Plan. Subject to adjustment under Section 3(c) below, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that

 

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may be issued under the Plan shall be increased as of November 1 each year, beginning November 1, 2004, by three percent (3%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock that are issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding October 31st. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder shall not exceed 600,000, subject to adjustment under Section 3(c) below.

 

(b)                    Individual Limitation.

 

The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to Incentive Awards (including Incentive Awards payable in cash but denominated as shares of Common Stock, i.e., Stand-Alone SARs and Phantom Stock), awarded to any employee during any tax year of the Company, shall not exceed 250,000 shares. Determinations under the preceding sentence shall be made in a manner that is consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(c)                     Adjustment for Change in Capitalization.

 

In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants under the Plan, then the Committee shall make such equitable changes or adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate to any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares of stock that may thereafter be issued in connection with Incentive Awards, (ii) the number and kind of shares of stock issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Incentive Awards, and (iii) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price relating to any Incentive Award; provided that: (1) with respect to Incentive Stock Options, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424 of the Code; and (2) in no event shall such adjustment be made in a manner that would cause Section 409A of the Code to apply to such adjusted Incentive Awards.

 

(d)                     Re-Use of Shares.

 

The following shares of Common Stock shall again become available for Incentive Awards: any shares subject to an Incentive Award that remain unissued upon the cancellation, surrender, exchange or termination of such award for any reason whatsoever; any shares of Restricted Stock forfeited; and any shares in respect of which a stock appreciation right is settled for cash.

 

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4.                           Administration of the Plan.

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority in its sole discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the authority to grant Incentive Awards; to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which Incentive Awards shall be granted; to determine the type and number of Incentive Awards to be granted, the number of shares of Stock to which an Award may relate and the terms, conditions, restrictions and performance criteria relating to any Incentive Award; to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Incentive Award may be settled, canceled, forfeited, exchanged (subject to shareholder approval), or surrendered; to grant Incentive Awards in replacement of Incentive Awards previously granted under the Plan or under any other plan of the Company, including without limitation a grant of Stock Options or Restricted Stock in exchange for a Participant’s agreement to cancel a higher-priced stock option or options previously granted to such Participant, provided that any such exchange is approved by the Company’s shareholders; to subject shares of Stock to which an Award may relate to rights of repurchase or rights of refusal in favor of the Company under the circumstances and upon the terms set forth in an Award Agreement; to make adjustments in the performance goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company (to the extent in accordance with Section 162(m)of the Code, if applicable), or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles; to construe and interpret the Plan and any Incentive Award; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and provisions of Award Agreements; and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

The Committee may, in its absolute discretion and without amendment to the Plan, but only in the event of death, Disability, Change in Control or retirement, (i) accelerate the date on which any Option or Stand-Alone SAR granted under the Plan becomes exercisable, or waive or amend the operation of Plan provisions respecting exercise after termination of employment  (provided, however, that: (1) with respect to Incentive Stock Options, no such change shall be made that would cause the Incentive Stock Options to become Non-Qualified Stock Options unless both the Participant and the Company expressly agree to such change; and (2) in no event may an exercise period be extended to a date later than the earlier of: (a) the latest date upon which the Option or Stand-Alone SAR could have expired by its original terms; or (b) the tenth anniversary of the original date of grant of the Option or Stand-Alone SAR), and (ii) accelerate the Vesting Date or Issue Date, or waive any condition imposed hereunder, with respect to any share of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock granted under the Plan.

 

No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless

 

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each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, if, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in good faith and in a manner such member, director or employee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

 

5.                           Eligibility.

 

The persons who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be all employees and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries and such other persons whom the Committee determines are expected to make a contribution to the Company.  The Committee may grant Incentive Awards to any, all or none of such eligible persons at any time, from time to time, during the term of the Plan.

 

6.                         Awards Under the Plan; Award Agreement.

 

The Committee may grant Options, Tandem SARs, Stand-Alone SARs, shares of Restricted Stock, shares of Phantom Stock and Stock Bonuses, in such amounts and with such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, subject to the provisions of the Plan.

 

Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan (except an unconditional Stock Bonus) shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall contain such provisions as the Committee may in its sole discretion deem necessary or desirable. By accepting an Incentive Award, a Participant thereby agrees that the award shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

 

7.                          Options.

 

(a)                                 Identification of Options.

 

Each Option shall be clearly identified in the applicable Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(b)                                Exercise Price.

 

Each Award Agreement with respect to an Option shall set forth the amount (the “option exercise price”) payable by the grantee to the Company upon exercise of the Option and the number of shares subject to the Option, which shall be fixed on the date of grant of the Option. The Option exercise price per share shall be set by the Committee in its discretion on a case by case basis, but shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

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(c)                                 Term and Exercise of Options.

 

(i)                                    Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, an Option shall become cumulatively exercisable as to 25 percent of the shares covered thereby on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The Committee shall determine the expiration date of each Option; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date of grant. Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, no Option shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant.

 

(ii)                                 An Option shall be exercised by delivering notice to the Company’s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, no less than one business day in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. An Option may also be exercised electronically by notifying the Company’s agent, pursuant to the methods then in use by that agent. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and the effective date of the proposed exercise and shall be signed by the Participant or other person then having the right to exercise the Option. Such notice may be withdrawn at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise. Payment for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be made on the effective date of such exercise by one or a combination of the following means: (i) in cash, by certified check, bank cashier’s check or wire transfer; (ii) by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the full amount of the exercise price, (iii) by delivering shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant for at least six months with appropriate stock powers, (iv) by any other means which the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines to provide legal consideration for the Common Stock and to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, or (v) any combination of the foregoing forms. In determining the number of shares of Common Stock necessary to be delivered to or retained by the Company, such shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date.

 

(iii)                              Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Participant or other person entitled to receive such shares, and delivered to the Participant or such other person as soon as practicable following the Effective Date on which the Option is exercised. In the event of an

 

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exercise by way of electronic means, no actual Certificates need be issued.

 

(d)                                Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.

 

(i)                                    To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and any other stock option plan of the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) shall exceed $100,000, or such higher value as may be permitted under Section 422 of the Code, such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. Such Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date on which each such Incentive Stock Option is granted.

 

(ii)                                 No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to an individual if, at the time of the grant, such individual owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company unless (i) the exercise price per share of such Incentive Stock Option is at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock of the Company, or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted and (ii) such Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.

 

(e)                                  Effect of Termination of Employment.

 

(i)                                    Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, in the event that the employment of a Participant with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall terminate for any reason other than death, Disability or Cause, (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they are exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is three months (or 120 days in the case of a “Non-Qualified Stock Option”) after such termination, on which date they shall expire, and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

 

(ii)                                 Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, in the event that the employment of a Participant with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall terminate on account of the Disability or death of the Participant (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of

 

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such termination, shall remain exercisable until the first anniversary of such termination, on which date they shall expire, and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

 

(iii)                              Unless an applicable Award Agreement issued after the date hereof provides otherwise, if a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is terminated for Cause, all unexercised Options held by the Participant shall immediately be forfeited.

 

(f)                                    Effect of Change in Control.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (i) Options granted to a Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of a Change in Control, shall remain exercisable until their expiration notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7(e)(i) and (ii) of the Plan, and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent they were not exercisable at the time of a Change in Control, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term. Any vested, exercisable Options outstanding at the time of a Change in Control shall be cashed out, converted to options of the acquiring entity, assumed by the acquiring entity or otherwise disposed of in the manner provided in any shareholder-approved agreement or plan governing or providing for such Change in Control (“Change in Control Agreement”); provided that any such cash-out, conversion, assumption or disposition of the Options shall not deprive the Option holder of the inherent value of his Options, measured solely by the excess of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Option shares immediately prior to the Change in Control over the Option exercise price, without the holder’s consent. In the absence of such governing provisions in a Change in Control Agreement, the Committee in its sole discretion may on a case by case basis require any vested, exercisable Options that remain outstanding upon a Change in Control to be cashed out and terminated in exchange for a lump sum cash payment, shares of the acquiring entity or a combination thereof equal in value to the fair market value of the Option, measured in the manner described above, immediately prior to the Change in Control. Any non-vested Options shall terminate upon a Change in Control unless: (i) otherwise provided in the Change in Control Agreement or in a written agreement, such as a severance agreement, between the Company and the Participant; or (ii) the Committee in its sole discretion on a case by case basis elects in writing to waive termination and/or accelerate

 

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vesting, provided, however, that in no event may an Option be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

 

8.                         Tandem SARs.

 

The Committee may grant in connection with any Option granted hereunder one or more Tandem SARs relating to a number of shares of Common Stock less than or equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the related Option.  The number of Tandem SARs shall be fixed on or before the date of grant.  A Tandem SAR must be granted at the same time its related Option is granted.

 

(a)                                  Benefit Upon Exercise.

 

The exercise of a Tandem SAR with respect to any number of shares of Common Stock shall entitle the Participant to a cash payment, for each such share, equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date over (ii) the option exercise price per share of the related Option. Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable after the effective date of such exercise.

 

(b)                                 Term and Exercise of Tandem SAR.

 

(i)                                     A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable only if and to the extent that its related Option is exercisable.

 

(ii)                                The exercise of a Tandem SAR with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock shall cause the immediate and automatic cancellation of its related Option with respect to an equal number of shares. The exercise of an Option, or the cancellation, termination or expiration of an Option (other than pursuant to this Section 8(b)(ii)), with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock shall cause the automatic and immediate cancellation of any related Tandem SARs to the extent that the number of shares of Common Stock remaining subject to such Option is less than the number of shares then subject to such Tandem SAR. Such Tandem SARs shall be canceled in the order in which they become exercisable.

 

(iii)                             No Tandem SAR shall be assignable or transferable otherwise than together with its related Option, and any such transfer or assignment will be subject to the provisions of Section 20 of the Plan.

 

(iv)                            A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable by delivering notice to the Company’s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, no less than one business day in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. A Tandem SAR may also be exercised electronically by notifying the Company’s agent, pursuant to the

 

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methods then in use by that agent. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Tandem SAR is being exercised and the effective date of the proposed exercise and shall be signed by the Participant or other person then having the right to exercise the Option to which the Tandem SAR is related. Such notice may be withdrawn at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise.

 

9.                          Stand-Alone SARs.

 

(a)                                   Benefit Upon Exercise.

 

The exercise of a Stand-Alone SAR with respect to any number of shares of Common Stock (which shall be fixed on or before the date of grant) shall entitle the Participant to a cash payment, for each such share, equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date over (ii) the Reference Value of the Stand-Alone SAR on the date of grant. Such payments shall be made as soon as practicable after the effective date of such exercise.

 

(b)                                 Term and Exercise of Stand-Alone SARs.

 

(i)                                    Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, a Stand-Alone SAR shall become cumulatively exercisable as to 25 percent of the shares covered thereby on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The Committee shall determine the expiration date of each Stand-Alone SAR. Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, no Stand-Alone SAR shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant.

 

(ii)                                 A Stand-Alone SAR shall be exercised by delivering notice to the Company’s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, no less than one business day in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. A Stand-Alone SAR may also be exercised electronically by notifying the Company’s agent, pursuant to the methods then in use by that agent. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stand-Alone SAR is being exercised, and the effective date of the proposed exercise, and shall be signed by the Participant. The Participant may withdraw such notice at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise.

 

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(c)                                   Effect of Termination of Employment.

 

The provisions set forth in Section 7(e) with respect to the exercise of Options following termination of employment shall apply as well to the exercise of Stand-Alone SARs.

 

(d)                                 Effect of Change in Control.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (i) Stand-Alone SARs granted under the Plan, to the extent exercisable at the time of a Change in Control, shall remain exercisable until their expiration notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7(e) of the Plan that are incorporated into this Section 9, and (ii) Stand-Alone SARs not exercisable at the time of a Change in Control shall expire at the close of business on the date of such Change in Control. Any vested, exercisable Stand-Alone SARs shall, upon a Change in Control, be cashed out, converted, assumed or otherwise disposed of in the same manner as applies to Options under Section 7(f).

 

10.                   Restricted Stock.

 

(a)                                 Issue Date and Vesting Date.

 

At the time of the grant of shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall establish an Issue Date or Issue Dates and a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates that provide for a vesting period that is not less than three (3) years pro rata, with respect to such shares. The Committee may divide such shares into classes and assign a different Issue Date and/or Vesting Date for each class. If the grantee is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company on an Issue Date (which may be the date of grant), the specified number of shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the grantee’s name and evidenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(e) of the Plan. Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock imposed pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Plan are satisfied, and except as provided in Section 10(g) of the Plan, upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a share of Restricted Stock, such share shall vest and the restrictions of Section 10(c) of the Plan shall lapse.

 

(b)                                  Conditions to Vesting.

 

At the time of the grant of shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of such shares as it, in its absolute discretion, deems appropriate.

 

(c)                                   Restrictions on Transfer Prior to Vesting.

 

Prior to the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock, no transfer of a Participant’s rights with respect to such share, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall be permitted.

 

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Immediately upon any attempt to transfer such rights, such share, and all of the rights related thereto, shall be forfeited by the Participant.

 

(d)                                  Dividends on Restricted Stock.

 

Any dividends paid on shares of Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow, and are subject to forfeiture, until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.

 

 (e)                              Restricted Stock Certificates.

 

Each Restricted Stock Award may be evidenced in such a manner as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, book entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates and by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement setting forth the terms of such Restricted Stock award. To the extent a stock certificate is issued, the Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates for the Participant’s benefit until the Vesting Date or until the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company. The Company shall not cause a stock certificate to be issued in the name of a Participant prior to the Vesting Date unless it has received a stock power duly endorsed by the Participant in blank with respect to such shares. Each such stock certificate shall bear the following legend:

 

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions (including forfeiture provisions and restrictions against transfer) contained in the 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of XETA Technologies, Inc. and an Award Agreement entered into between the registered owner of such shares and XETA Technologies, Inc. A copy of such Plan and Award Agreement is on file in the office of the Secretary of XETA Technologies, Inc., 1814 West Tacoma, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012.

 

Such legend shall not be removed until such shares vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(f)                                    Consequences of Vesting.

 

Upon the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, the restrictions of Section 10(c) of the Plan shall lapse, except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement. Reasonably promptly after a share of Restricted Stock vests, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Participant to whom such shares were granted, a certificate evidencing such share, free of the legend set forth in Section 10(e) of the Plan.

 

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(g)                                 Effect of Termination of Employment.

 

(i)                                    Subject to such other provision as the Committee may set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the Committee’s amendment authority pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan, upon the termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for any reason other than Cause, any and all shares that have not vested as of the date of such termination shall be immediately forfeited by the Participant and transferred to the Company, provided that if the Committee, in its sole discretion and within thirty (30) days after such termination of employment notifies the Participant in writing of its decision not to terminate the Participant’s rights in such shares, then the Participant shall continue to be the owner of such shares subject to such continuing restrictions as the Committee may prescribe in such notice. If shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited in accordance with the provision of this Section 10, the Company shall terminate the escrow arrangement under which any dividends paid on such shares are held and the dividends shall thereby be returned to the Company.

 

(ii)                                 In the event of the termination of a Participant’s employment for Cause, all shares of Restricted Stock granted to such Participant that have not vested as of the date of such termination shall be immediately forfeited by the Participant and transferred to the Company, together with any dividends paid on such shares.

 

(h)                                 Effect of Change in Control.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (i) all restrictions on outstanding vested shares shall immediately lapse, and (ii) all outstanding shares of Restricted Stock that have not theretofore vested shall immediately expire and be cancelled unless the Committee in its sole discretion on a case by case basis, in writing, elects to waive such expiration and cancellation

 

(i)                                     Special Provisions Regarding Restricted Stock Awards.

 

The Committee may designate on a case-by-case basis whether Restricted Stock Awards are intended to be “performance based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m). The vesting of Restricted Stock so designated shall be based on the attainment by the Company (or a Subsidiary or division of the Company if applicable) of annual performance goals pre-established by the Committee, limited to and based on one or more of the following criteria: specified levels of or increases in the Company’s (i) return on equity, (ii) earnings per share, (iii) total earnings, (iv) earnings growth, (v) return on capital, (vi) return on assets, (vii) economic value added, (viii) earnings before interest and taxes, (ix) sales growth, (x) gross margin return on investment, (xi) increase in the FMV of the shares, (xii) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total

 

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shareholder return), (xiii) net operating profit, (xiv) net income, (xv) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), (xvi) cash flow return on investments (which equals net cash flow divided by total capital), (xvii) internal rate of return, or (xviii) increase in net present value or expense targets.  Attainment of any such performance criteria shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time. Such shares shall be released from restrictions only after the attainment of such performance measures have been certified by the Committee.

 

(j)                         Exception to Minimum Three Year Vesting.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may grant shares of Restricted Stock with vesting periods shorter than a three year, pro rata schedule, provided that the number of such shares of Restricted Stock does not in the aggregate constitute more than five percent (5%) of the shares authorized for issuance under the Plan.

 

11.                   Phantom Stock.

 

(a)                                  Vesting Date.

 

At the time of the grant of shares of Phantom Stock, the Committee shall establish a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with respect to such shares. The Committee may divide such shares into classes and assign a different Vesting Date for each class. Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a share of Phantom Stock imposed pursuant to Section 11(c) of the Plan are satisfied, and except as provided in Section 11(d) of the Plan, upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a share of Phantom Stock, such share shall vest.

 

(b)                                  Benefit Upon Vesting.

 

Upon the vesting of a share of Phantom Stock, the Participant shall be paid, within 30 days of the date on which such share vests, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date on which such share of Phantom Stock vests and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock during the period commencing on the date on which the share of Phantom Stock was granted and terminating on the date on which such share vests.  The payment shall be made in a lump sum payment of cash.

 

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(c)                                 Conditions to Vesting.

 

At the time of the grant of shares of Phantom Stock, the Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions to the vesting of such shares as it, in its absolute discretion, deems appropriate.

 

(d)                                 Effect of Termination of Employment.

 

(i)                                    Subject to such other provisions as the Committee may set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the Committee’s amendment authority pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan, shares of Phantom Stock that have not vested, together with any dividends credited on such shares, shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than Cause.

 

 (ii)                              In the event of the termination of a Participant’s employment for Cause, all shares of Phantom Stock granted to such Participant that have not vested as of the date of such termination shall immediately be forfeited, together with any dividends credited on such shares.

 

(e)                                 Effect of Change in Control.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all outstanding shares of Phantom Stock that have not theretofore vested shall immediately expire and be cancelled unless the Committee in its sole discretion on a case by case basis, in writing, elects to waive such expiration and cancellation.

 

(f)                                   Special Provisions Regarding Phantom Stock Awards.

 

The Committee may designate on a case by case basis whether Phantom Stock Awards are intended to be “performance based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162 (m). The grant of Phantom Stock so designated shall be based on the attainment by the Company (or a Subsidiary or division of the Company if applicable) of annual performance goals pre-established by the Committee, limited to and based on one or more of the following criteria: specified levels of or increases in the Company’s (i) return on equity, (ii) earnings per share, (iii) total earnings, (iv) earnings growth, (v) return on capital, (vi) return on assets, (vii) economic value added, (viii) earnings before interest and taxes, (ix) sales growth, (x) gross margin return on investment, (xi) increase in the FMV of the shares, (xii) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return), (xiii) net operating profit, (xiv) net income, (xv) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), (xvi) cash flow return on investments (which equals net cash flow divided by total capital), (xvii) internal rate of return, or (xviii) increase in net present value or expense targets.  Attainment of any such performance criteria shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time. Such shares shall be

 

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released from restrictions only after the attainment of such performance measures have been certified by the Committee.

 

(g)                                 Status Under Section 409A of the Code

 

Because Phantom Stock awards are paid within the “short-term deferral” period described in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4)(i), it is the understanding and intent of the Company that any Phantom Stock awards granted pursuant to this Section 11 do not provide for a deferral of compensation and thus are not subject to Section 409A of the Code.  This Section 11 and any other provisions of this Plan relating to Phantom Stock awards shall be interpreted consistent with this understanding and intent and operated in a manner that will ensure that no adverse tax consequences occur under Section 409A of the Code with respect to the Company or a Participant.

 

12.                   Stock Bonuses.

 

In the event that the Committee grants a Stock Bonus, a certificate for the shares of Common Stock comprising such Stock Bonus shall be issued in the name of the Participant to whom such grant was made and delivered to such Participant as soon as practicable after the date on which such Stock Bonus is payable.

 

13.                    Rights as a Stockholder.

 

No person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until the date of issuance of a stock certificate with respect to such shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 3(c) of the Plan, no adjustment to any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.

 

14.                   No Special Employment Rights; No Right to Incentive Award.

 

Nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant. No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant any other Incentive Award to such Participant or other person at any time or preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other person.

 

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15.                   Securities Matters.

 

(a)                                  The Company shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any interests in the Plan or any shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof and of the applicable Award Agreement, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable.

 

(b)                                 The transfer of any shares of Common Stock hereunder shall be effective only at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of such shares is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any transfer of shares of Common Stock hereunder in order to allow the issuance of such shares to be made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state securities laws. The Committee shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of a transfer. During the period of such deferral in connection with the exercise of an Option, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

 

16.                    Withholding Taxes.

 

Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Incentive Award, the Company (or its agent) shall have the right to deduct there from an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto. Whenever shares of Common Stock are to be delivered pursuant to an Incentive Award, the Company (or its agent) shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto. With the approval of the Committee, a Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement, with respect to all or any portion of the shares to be delivered pursuant to an Incentive Award, by electing to have the Company (or its agent) withhold from delivery shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the minimum amount of tax to be withheld. Such shares

 

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shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined (the “Tax Date”). Fractional share amounts shall be settled in cash.

 

17.                   Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

If any Participant shall, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (i.e., an election to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b)), such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within 10 days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service, in addition to any filing and a notification required pursuant to regulation issued under the authority of Code Section 83(b).

 

18.                     Notification Upon Disqualifying Disposition Under Section 421(b) of the Code.

 

Each Award Agreement with respect to an Incentive Stock Option shall require the Participant to notify the Company of any disposition of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of such Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), within 10 days of such disposition.

 

19.                   Amendment or Termination of the Plan.

 

The Board of Directors may, at any time, suspend or terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that stockholder approval shall be required if and to the extent the Board of Directors determines that such approval is appropriate for purposes of satisfying Section 162(m) or 422 of the Code or to the extent such approval is required by the rules of Nasdaq or any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed. Nothing herein shall restrict the Committee’s ability to exercise its discretionary authority pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to the Plan. No action hereunder may, without the consent of a Participant, reduce the Participant’s rights under any outstanding Incentive Award.

 

20.                    Transfers Upon Death; Non-Assignability.

 

Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate or by a person who shall have acquired the right to such exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer of an Incentive Award by will or the laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may

 

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deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgments made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award.

 

During a Participant’s lifetime, an outstanding Incentive Award granted to such Participant may only be exercised by the Participant or, in the case of the Participant’s Disability, by the Participant’s legal guardian or attorney-in-fact, and shall not otherwise be transferable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the Committee’s sole discretion and any conditions as the Committee may prescribe, a Participant may, with respect to an outstanding Option (unless such Option is an Incentive Stock Option and the Committee and the Participant intend that it shall retain such status), upon providing written notice to the Secretary of the Company, elect to transfer such Option to members of his or her immediate family (including, but not limited to, children, grandchildren, spouse and any other persons included in the definition of “family member” in the General Instructions to Form S-8) or to trusts for the benefit of such immediate family members or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners; provided, however, that no such transfer by any Participant may be made in exchange for consideration.

 

21.                   Expenses and Receipts.

 

The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. Any proceeds received by the Company in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

22.                   Failure to Comply.

 

In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, failure by a Participant (or beneficiary or transferee) to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant (or beneficiary or transferee) within ten days after notice of such failure by the Committee, shall be grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Incentive Award, in whole or in part, as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine.

 

23.                  Effective Date and Term of Plan.

 

The Plan became effective on the Effective Date, but the Plan (and any grants of Incentive Awards made prior to stockholder approval of the Plan) shall be subject to the requisite approval of the stockholders of the Company. In the absence of such approval, any such Incentive Awards shall be null and void. Unless earlier terminated by the Board of Directors, the right to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Incentive Awards

 

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outstanding at Plan termination will remain in effect according to their terms and the provisions of the Plan.

 

24.                    Applicable Law.

 

Except to the extent preempted by any applicable federal law, the Plan will be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law.

 

25.                    Participant Rights.

 

No Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Incentive Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment for Participants. Except as provided specifically herein, a Participant or a transferee of an Incentive Award shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by any award until the date of the issuance of a Common Stock certificate to him for such shares.

 

26.                    Unfunded Status of Awards.

 

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 pursuant to an Incentive Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.

 

27.                   No Fractional Shares.

 

No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Incentive 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.

 

28.                  Beneficiary.

 

A Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate shall be deemed to be the Participant’s beneficiary.

 

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29.                  Interpretation.

 

The Plan is designed and intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and, with Section 162(m) of the Code, and all provisions hereof shall be construed in a manner to so comply.

 

30.                   Section 409A of the Code

 

(a)                                  The Plan is designed with the intent that no Incentive Award under the Plan be subject to Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions hereof shall be construed in a manner consistent with that intent.

 

(b)                                 To the extent that the Committee determines that any Incentive Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Incentive Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.  To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder (“409A Guidance”).  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines that any Incentive Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Board of Directors may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Board determines are necessary or appropriate to: (i) exempt the Incentive Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Incentive Award; or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and 409A Guidance.  Neither the Company nor the Committee shall be responsible for any additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, nor will the Company or the Committee be required to indemnify or otherwise reimburse a Participant for any liability incurred as a result of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, with specific reference to this sentence), to the extent that a Participant holding an Incentive Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and 409A Guidance), no distribution or payment of any amount shall be made before a date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and 409A Guidance) or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death.

 

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EX-10.2 3 a09-3494_1ex10d2.htm EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

pursuant to the

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2004 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

SUMMARY OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

 

Employee Name (the “Employee”):

 

                                                                                       .

 

 

 

Date of Grant (“Date of Grant”):

 

 

 

 

 

No. of Restricted Shares Awarded:

 

                                                                                       .

 

The foregoing Restricted Stock award was granted by XETA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on December 18, 2008 pursuant to its 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan as amended (the “Plan”), and is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) and the Plan, all of which are deemed incorporated herein in their entirety as one single and fully integrated agreement.

 

TERMS OF AWARD

 

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

 

1.             Grant of Restricted Stock.  The Company hereby grants to Employee                                                (                ) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, having a par value of $.001 per share (the “Restricted Stock”), effective as of the Date of Grant.  The Restricted Stock is granted pursuant to the Plan and is subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Plan as may be amended from time to time.

 

2.             Vesting of Restricted Stock.  The Restricted Stock shall vest in three equal annual installments as follows (so long as Employee continues to be employed with the Company as of the vesting date,):

 

Vesting Date

 

No. of Shares Vested

 

 

 

 

 

January 15, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 15, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 15, 2012

 

 

 

 

Provided that all conditions of this Agreement and the Plan have been satisfied, on each vesting date the restrictions of Section 3 shall lapse with respect to the quantity of Restricted Stock then vesting.

 



 

3.             Restrictions.        In addition to the restrictions provided for in the Plan, the Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following restrictions.

 

(a)           The Restricted Stock granted hereunder may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, until the Restricted Stock becomes vested in accordance with Section 2 above.  Immediately upon any attempt to transfer the Restricted Stock prior to vesting of any rights hereunder, all unvested Restricted Stock shall be forfeited by the Employee.

 

(b)           If Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause, by Employee voluntarily, by reason of Employee’s death or retirement, or for any other reason other than “Cause” as that term is defined in the Plan, all unvested Restricted Stock will automatically be forfeited, together with any dividends paid on such unvested Restricted Stock, and all rights therein will revert and be transferred to and reacquired by the Company, unless the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, notifies the Employee otherwise within thirty (30) days following such termination.

 

(c)           If Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, all unvested Restricted Stock will, automatically and immediately, be forfeited by Employee and transferred to the Company, together with any dividends that may have been paid on such shares.

 

4.             Rights as a Shareholder.  Subject to the restrictions contained in this Agreement, Employee shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive cash dividends thereon; provided that the Committee in its discretion may require that any dividends paid with respect to unvested Restricted Stock be held in escrow until all restrictions on such Restricted Stock have lapsed.

 

5.             Un-certificated Shares  The Restricted Stock will be represented in book-entry form by the Company’s transfer agent pursuant to the direct registration system and will be evidenced by a direct registration statement.  In accordance with the Company’s bylaws, Employee has the option to request that the Company issue a physical stock certificate to Employee representing the Restricted Stock, after the Restricted Stock vests.  Any certificates representing and evidencing the Restricted Stock issued prior to vesting shall be endorsed with the following restrictive legend:

 

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions (including forfeiture provisions and restrictions against transfer) contained in the 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of Xeta Technologies, Inc. and an Award Agreement entered into between the registered owner of such shares and Xeta Technologies, Inc. A copy of such Plan and Award Agreement is

 

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on file in the office of the Secretary of Xeta Technologies, Inc., 1814 West Tacoma Street, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012.

 

6.             Tax Withholding Obligations.  In order to satisfy any withholding or similar tax requirements relating to the Restricted Stock, the Company has the right to deduct or withhold from any payroll or other payment to Employee, or require Employee to remit to the Company, an appropriate payment or other provision, which may include the withholding of Restricted Stock.

 

7.             Change in Control.  Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately expire and be cancelled.

 

8.             No Right to Continued EmploymentNeither the grant of Restricted Stock nor this Agreement confers upon Employee any right to continued employment with the Company.

 

9.             Nature of Award and Registration of Stock.

 

(a)           The award of the Restricted Stock is voluntary and does not create any right on the part of Employee to receive future grants of any Incentive Awards under the Plan.  All decisions with respect to future grants of Incentive Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

(b)           The Company has an effective registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the shares of common stock subject to this Award.  The Company intends to maintain this registration statement but has no obligation to do so.  If the registration ceases to be effective, Employee will not be able to transfer or sell the vested Restricted Stock unless exemptions from registration under applicable securities laws are available. The Employee agrees that any resale by him or her of the Restricted Stock will comply in all respects with the requirements of all applicable securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

(c)           The Employee shall execute and deliver to the Company such written representations or other documentation, if any, as may be requested by the Company in order for it to comply with applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws, as well as any other applicable laws, rules or regulations.

 

10.          Miscellaneous.  This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan.  All decisions of the Committee with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Restricted Stock award.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma, without resort to that state’s conflict-of-laws rules.

 

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EXECUTED in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, on and as of the Effective Date.

 

 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greg D. Forrest

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE:

 

The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof.  The Employee acknowledges receipt of the prospectus for the Plan dated                                    .

 

Employee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

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EX-10.5 4 a09-3494_1ex10d5.htm EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES

2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN

As amended and Restated December 30, 2008

 

 

1.                                      Purpose.  The purpose of the XETA Technologies 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), is to promote the interests of XETA Corporation, doing business as XETA Technologies (the “Company”) by aiding the Company in attracting and retaining competent key employees and directors by means of providing such persons with an opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company, and by affording an incentive to selected key employees and directors to use their best efforts to assist the Company in achieving long-term corporate objectives.  It is intended that certain options granted hereunder will qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and that other options granted hereunder will not be incentive stock options but instead will be nonqualified stock options.

 

2.                                      Definitions.  Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)                                  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b)                                 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(c)                                  “Committee” means a committee designated by the Board, which shall consist of two or more “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “1934 Act”) or any successor Rule. The Compensation Committee of the Board may serve as the Committee, provided that it meets these requirements.  In the event the Committee shall no longer meet the qualification requirements set forth above, the Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint a new committee to administer the Plan, whose members shall cause the committee to qualify under the transaction approval requirements of Rule 16b-3. The Committee shall have the authority to appoint a subcommittee whose members qualify as “outside” directors under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, to administer awards under the Plan to the extent required to meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

(d)                                 “Company” means XETA Corporation, d/b/a XETA Technologies.

 

(e)                                  “Disability” means a “permanent and total disability” which enables the Participant to be eligible for and receive a disability benefit under the Federal Social Security Act.

 

(f)                                    “Fair Market Value” means the closing price of the Stock as reported on the NASDAQ stock market for the applicable date, or if there were no sales on such date, on the last day preceding the applicable date on which there were sales.

 

(g)                                 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted under the Plan which constitutes and shall be treated as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

 

(h)                                 “Option” means a right or rights to purchase shares of Stock described in Section 6.

 

(i)                                     “Option Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the grant of an Option and containing the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, that are applicable to such Option.

 

(j)                                     “Participant” means an individual to whom an Option is granted.

 

(k)                                  “Plan” means the XETA Technologies 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

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(l)                                     “Retirement” means the voluntary termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary after twenty (20) years of continuous service or after age 59 ½.

 

(m)                               “Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.

 

(n)                                 “Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company or an unincorporated organization controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

 

3.                                      Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall act by vote or written consent of a majority of its members.  The Committee shall have full power and authority to construe, interpret, and administer the Plan and may from time to time prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations for carrying out this Plan as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company.  Subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive jurisdiction to (i) select the individuals to whom Options will be granted, (ii) determine the number of shares subject to each Option and the time or times when Options will be granted, (iii) determine the price of the shares subject to each Option, (iv) to determine the time when each Option may be exercised, (v) fix such other provisions of the Option Agreement as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable consistent with the terms of the Plan, and (vi) determine all other questions relating to the administration of the Plan.  The interpretation of any provisions of the Plan by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons. Subject to compliance with applicable legal requirements, the full Board may exercise any of the authority conferred upon the Committee hereunder.  In the event of any such exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

 

4.                                      Shares Subject to the Plan.

 

(a)                                  The total number of shares of Stock authorized to be issued under the Plan shall be 300,000, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.

 

(b)                                 The shares to be delivered upon exercise of an Option shall be made available, at the discretion of the Board, from the authorized, unissued shares of the Company’s Stock or from shares of Stock reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market.

 

(c)                                  In the event that any Option granted under the Plan expires, terminates, ceases to be exercisable or is surrendered without having been exercised in full, the shares subject to, but not delivered under, such Option shall again become available for issuance under the Plan unless the Plan has been terminated. If any Option is exercised by tendering shares of Stock, either actually or by attestation, to the Company as full or partial payment in connection with the exercise of an Option under this Plan, the shares of Stock so tendered may be used by the Company to satisfy any other Option under the Plan, provided that in no event may the number of shares of Stock issued under the Plan, net of the shares so tendered, exceed the total number of shares authorized to be issued under the Plan.

 

(d)                                 Shares of Stock issued under the Plan through the settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or through obligations to grant future awards as a condition of the Company acquiring another entity shall not reduce the maximum number of shares available for delivery under the Plan.

 

(e)                                  More than one Option may be granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.

 

5.                                      Eligibility.  Key employees of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, including officers and directors who are salaried employees, and outside directors of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, shall be eligible to receive Options.  Key employees and directors to whom Options may be granted will be those selected by the Committee from time to time who, in the sole discretion of the Committee, have contributed in the past or who may be expected to contribute materially in the future to the successful performance of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

6.                                      Option Terms and Conditions.  Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement which shall contain such terms and conditions (which need not be uniform for all Participants)

 

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consistent with the Plan as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that each Option shall satisfy the following requirements:

 

(a)          Exercise Price.  The price at which shares of Stock may be purchased under an Option (the “Exercise Price”) and the number of shares subject to the Option, which shall be fixed on the date of grant of the Option, shall be specified in the Option Agreement.  The Exercise Price shall not be less than Fair Market Value of such shares on the date the Option is granted, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 8 hereof and further provided that in no event shall the Exercise Price be less than the par value of the Stock.

 

(b)         Exercise of Options.

 

(i)             The period during which an Option may be exercised shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that the Option may be sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (d) below.

 

(ii)          An Option may be exercised only after one year of continued employment by or service as an outside director with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries immediately following the date the Option is granted and, except as provided in Subsection (d) below, only during the continuance of the Participant’s employment with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.  Subject to the foregoing limitations and the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement, each Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part in installments, at such time or times as the Committee may prescribe in the Option Agreement.

 

(c)          Payment.  Full payment of the Exercise Price shall be made at the time of exercising the Option in whole or in part.  The Exercise Price shall be payable (i) in cash or by an equivalent means acceptable to the Committee, (ii) by delivery (actually or by attestation) to the Company of shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option equal to the Exercise Price for the shares being purchased; except that any portion of the Exercise Price representing a fraction of a share shall in any event be paid in cash and no shares of the Stock which have been held by the Participant for less than six (6) months may be delivered in payment of the Exercise Price, or (iii) in the discretion of the Committee, by any combination of the above.  For Options granted prior to January 1, 2005, the Committee may grant an Option that provides for the grant of a replacement Option if all or any portion of the Exercise Price of the original Option is paid by delivery of shares of Stock.  The replacement Option shall (i) cover the number of shares of Stock surrendered to pay the Exercise Price of the original Option; (ii) have an Exercise Price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Stock on the date the replacement Option is granted; (iii) become exercisable no sooner than six (6) months after the date of grant of the replacement Option; and (iv) have an expiration date identical to the expiration date of the original Option.  No certificates for shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be issued until full payment therefore has been made, and a Participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder until such certificates are issued to him or her.

 

(d)         Termination of Employment.

 

(i)             Death.  If a Participant’s employment is terminated by death, the Option may be exercised by the Participant’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the Participant’s rights pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, subject to the same conditions upon exercise to which the Participant was subject prior to death.  All Options which were not exercisable as of the date of death shall expire as of such date.

 

(ii)          Disability.  If a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated by Disability, any Options held by the Participant may be exercised in accordance with and subject to the same conditions upon exercise to which the Participant was subject prior to such Disability; provided, however, that the Option must be exercised prior to the expiration date of the Option or within one year after the date of Disability, whichever is earlier.  All Options which were not exercisable as of the date of Disability shall expire as of such date.

 

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(iii)       Retirement.  If a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated by reason of Retirement, any Options held by the Participant may be exercised in accordance with and subject to the same conditions upon exercise to which the Options were subject prior to the Participant’s Retirement; provided, however, that the Options must be exercised prior to the expiration date of the Options or within three (3) months after the date of Participant’s Retirement, whichever is earlier.  All Options which were not exercisable as of the date of Retirement shall expire as of such date.

 

(iv)      Other Termination.  If a Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated for any reason other than for death or Disability and other than “for cause” as defined in subparagraph (v) below, any Options held by the Participant may be exercised in accordance with and subject to the same conditions upon exercise to which the Options were subject prior to the Participant’s termination of employment; provided, however, that the Options must be exercised prior to the expiration date of the Options or within three (3) months after the date of such termination of employment, whichever is earlier.  All Options which were not exercisable as of the date of such termination shall expire as of such date.  In the case of a director who is not an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, termination of employment shall mean the voluntary or involuntary cessation of Board service for any reason.

 

(v)         Termination For Cause.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated “for cause” (as defined below), any unexercised Options held by the Participant shall immediately be forfeited.  Termination “for cause” shall mean termination by the Company because of: (x) the Participant’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental impairment); (y) the willful conduct of the Participant which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise, or (z) the conviction of the Participant for a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(e)          Special Incentive Stock Option Conditions.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the following special conditions shall apply to Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan:

 

(i)             if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Participant who, at the time such Option is granted, owns stock that has more than 10 percent of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, then (x) the Exercise Price of the Incentive Stock Option granted shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant; and (y) the Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date such Option is granted; and

 

(ii)          Incentive Stock Options shall not be granted to any Participant, the effect of which would be to permit such Participant to first exercise options, in any calendar year, for the purchase of shares having a Fair Market Value, determined at the time the Option is granted, in excess of $100,000.  Any Option purporting to constitute an Incentive Stock Option in excess of such limitation shall, to the extent of such excess, constitute a nonqualified stock option.

 

(f)       Other Terms and Conditions.  Any Option granted hereunder shall contain such other and additional terms, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which are deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee.  Options may be granted that are subject to different terms, conditions and restrictions than other Options granted.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Committee may designate an Option, at the time of its grant, as an Incentive Stock Option or as a nonqualified stock option; provided, however, that an Option may be designated as an Incentive Stock Option only if the applicable Participant is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the date of grant.

 

7.                                      Transferability of Options.  An Option shall not be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution upon the death of the Participant.  Options shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant, or, in the event of the Participant’s Disability, by his legal representative. 

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to transfer a non-qualified Option, to a “family member” as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 adopted by the Securities Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided that such transfer is not made for value as set forth in the General Instructions to Form S-8.  Any such Option so transferred to the aforementioned persons shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6 concerning the exercisability during the Participant’s employment or service as an outside director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

8.                                      Changes in Capital Adjustments Affecting Stock.  In the event that there is any change in the capital structure of the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or otherwise, or if there shall be any dividend on the Company’s Stock, payable in such Stock, of if there shall be a Stock split or a combination of shares, then the number of shares reserved for Options (both in the aggregate and with respect to each Participant), and the number of shares subject to outstanding Options and the price per share of each such Option, shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee as it deems equitable, in its absolute discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of a Participant.  The issuance of Stock for consideration and the issuance of Stock rights shall not be considered a change in the Company’s capital structure.  No adjustment provided for in this Section 8 shall require the issuance of any fractional share.  To the extent deemed advisable by the Committee, the adjustments made to the Options will not (i) result in a modification to the incentive stock options as defined in Section 424 or other subsequent relevant Internal Revenue Code Sections and Treasury Regulations; (ii) result in an earnings charge to the Company under generally accepted accounting principles; or (iii) be made in a manner that would cause Section 409A of the Code to apply to such adjusted Options.

 

9.                                      Change In Control.  Unless the Committee shall otherwise expressly provide in the Option Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined herein), all Options then outstanding under the Plan shall become immediately fully exercisable by the Participant.  A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(a)                                  Any person becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding common stock, unless through a transaction arranged by, or consummated with the prior approval of the Board;

 

(b)                                 During any period of two consecutive years, there shall cease to be a majority of the Board comprised as follows:  individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board and any new director(s) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved;

 

(c)                                  The shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) less than fifty percent of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;

 

(d)                                 The shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets; or

 

(e)                                  Two-thirds (2/3rd) of the Board deems any other event to constitute a change in control of the Company for purposes of this provision, or if, notwithstanding the occurrence of an event as described in subsections (a) through (d) of this Section 9, two-thirds (2/3rd) of the Board deems such event not to constitute a change in control for purposes of this provision.

 

10.                               Amendment or Termination.  The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the right, at any time, to amend or terminate the Plan in any respect which it may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, no amendment to the Plan shall be made without the approval of the Company’s shareholders if such amendment would: (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan; (ii) materially increase the number of securities that may be issued under the Plan; (iii) materially modify the requirements as to

 

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eligibility for participation in the Plan; or (iv) otherwise require shareholder approval under the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

11.                               Effective Date and Approval.   This Plan, as Amended and Restated, was approved by the Board of Directors on December 30, 2008.  Options issued under the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 will continue in effect and will be subject to the terms of the Plan as in effect prior to this restatement.  The Plan as originally adopted took effect upon its adoption by the Company’s Board of Directors on January 5, 2000.  The Plan was submitted to the Company’s shareholders and approved by them at the Company’s annual meeting on April 11, 2000.

 

12.                               Duration of Plan.  The Plan shall remain in effect for a period of ten (10) years from the date of its adoption by the Board, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 10.

 

13.                               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                  The Plan and all Options granted pursuant to it are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation Federal Securities laws and tax laws.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan or any Option Agreement, the Participant shall not be entitled to exercise an Option nor shall the Company be obligated to issue any shares to a Participant if such exercise or issuance would constitute a violation of any provision of any such laws, rules or regulation.

 

(b)                                 The Committee may require each Participant acquiring Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such Participant is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof.  No shares of Stock shall be issued pursuant to an Option until all applicable securities laws and other legal or regulatory requirements have been satisfied.  The Committee may require the placing of stop-orders and restrictive legends on certificates for Stock, as it deems appropriate.

 

(c)                                  The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Shares pursuant to Options may be used for general corporate purposes.

 

(d)                                 The Company may, as a condition to issuing Stock upon exercise of an Option, require the payment (through withholding from the Participant’s salary or payment of cash by the Participant) of any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such.

 

(e)                                  The adoption of the Plan does not preclude the adoption by appropriate means of any other incentive plan for employees and nothing herein shall be construed to limit the Company’s right to grant options outside of the Plan for any proper and lawful purpose.

 

(f)                                    The fact that an employee has been granted an Option under the Plan shall not in any way affect or qualify the right of the employer to terminate the employee’s employment at any time.

 

(g)                                 Members of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification as directors of the Company, and to any limitation of liability and reimbursement as directors with respect to their services as members of the Committee.

 

(h)                                 The Participant is required to notify the Company of a disqualifying disposition of Company stock acquired through the exercise of incentive stock options as defined in Section 422 or other subsequent relevant Internal Revenue Code Sections and Treasury Regulations.

 

14.                               Section 409A of the Code.

 

(a)                                  The Plan is designed with the intent that no Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions hereof shall be construed in a manner consistent with that intent.

 

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(b)                                 To the extent that the Committee determines that any Option granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Option Agreement evidencing such Option shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.  To the extent applicable, the Plan and Option Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder (“409A Guidance”).  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines that any Option may be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Board of Directors may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Board determines are necessary or appropriate to: (i) exempt the Option from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Option; or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and 409A Guidance.  Neither the Company nor the Committee shall be responsible for any additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, nor will the Company or the Committee be required to indemnify or otherwise reimburse a Participant for any liability incurred as a result of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Option Agreement provides otherwise, with specific reference to this sentence), to the extent that a Participant holding an Option that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and 409A Guidance), no distribution or payment of any amount shall be made before a date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and 409A Guidance) or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death.

 

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EX-10.6 5 a09-3494_1ex10d6.htm EX-10.6

Exhibit 10.6

 

STOCK OPTION GRANT

(Qualified Incentive Stock Option)

 

THIS STOCK OPTION GRANT is made as of the 31st day of December, 2008, by XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), to                                  (the “Grantee”).

 

Recitals

 

A.                                   At a meeting of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”) held on December 18, 2008, the Compensation Committee authorized the grant on that date (the “Grant Date”) of certain qualified incentive stock options under the terms of the XETA Technologies 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), which governs the grant of such stock options to salaried employees of the Company, who are expected by the Compensation Committee to contribute, significantly and materially, to the present and future performance of the Company and are, therefore, determined by the Compensation Committee to constitute key employees of the Company (“Key Employees”).

 

B.                                     The Compensation Committee has determined that the Grantee is such a Key Employee and has authorized the grant to Grantee of options to acquire                        shares of the Company’s $0.001 par value common stock on the terms hereinafter set forth.

 

C.                                     Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

 

1.                                      Grant of Option.  As of the Grant Date, the Company grants to the Grantee a qualified incentive stock option (the “Option”) to purchase                          shares of the Company’s shares of $0.001 par value common stock (the “Option Shares”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

2.                                      Option Exercise Price.  The price per share payable for the Option Shares is $           per share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

3.                                      Option Term; Date of Exercise.  The Option shall have a term of                years measured from the Grant Date and shall accordingly expire at the close of business on                                    (the “Expiration Date”) unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 4 below, other terms of this Agreement or the Plan.  Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Option shall become exercisable on                                (the “Vesting Date”), and shall remain exercisable through the Expiration Date.

 

4.                                      Condition.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of the Plan, this Option shall be exercisable by the Grantee only on the condition (i) that the Grantee shall have been

 



 

continuously employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as a salaried employee from the Grant Date through the Vesting Date and, (ii) that as provided in the Plan, the Grantee shall be so employed on the date of exercise; provided, however, that as permitted by the Plan:

 

(a)                                  If Grantee’s employment by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries is terminated by his death, and if the Option was otherwise exercisable on the date of death, the Option may be thereafter exercised by his estate or by the person or persons to whom his rights pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, that such exercise must occur not later than the Expiration Date or within one (1) year after the date of Grantee’s death, whichever first arrives.

 

(b)                                 If Grantee’s employment is terminated by his Disability, and if this Option was otherwise exercisable on the date of such termination of employment, the Option may be thereafter exercised by Grantee or his duly appointed guardian, if any; provided, however, that such exercise must occur not later than the Expiration Date or within one (1) year after the date of such Disability, whichever first arrives.

 

(c)                                  If Grantee’s employment is terminated by reason of his Retirement, and if this Option was otherwise exercisable on the date of such Retirement, the Option may be thereafter exercised by Grantee; provided, however, such exercise must occur not later than the Expiration Date or within three (3) months after the date of Grantee’s Retirement, whichever first arrives.

 

(d)                                 If Grantee’s employment is terminated for any reason other than (i) his death, Disability or Retirement or (ii) “for cause” as defined in the Plan, and if this Option was otherwise exercisable by Grantee on the date of such termination of employment, the Option may be thereafter exercised by the Grantee; provided, however, that such exercise must occur not later than the Expiration Date or within three (3) months after the date of such termination of employment, whichever first arrives.

 

(e)                                  If Grantee’s employment is terminated “for cause” (as defined in the Plan), this Option shall be immediately forfeited unless already duly exercised prior to the date of such “for cause” termination of employment.

 

5.                                      Manner of Exercise; Payment.   In order to exercise the Option, whether in whole or in part, the Grantee must:

 

(a)                                  Deliver a written notice to the Company addressed to the attention of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at its principal offices at 1814 West Tacoma, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012;

 

(b)                                 State in the notice (i) the Grantee’s election to exercise the Option, (ii) the whole number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, (iii) the date of the proposed exercise, and (iv) that all conditions to exercise have been satisfied; and

 

(c)                                  Make full payment of the Exercise Price at the time of exercising the Option.

 

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The Exercise Price shall be payable upon delivery to the Company of any combination of (i) cash or other immediately available funds or (ii) shares of the Company’s Stock already owned by the Grantee and having a Fair Market Value on the date this Option is exercised equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Option Shares being purchased; provided that any portion of the Exercise Price representing a fraction of a share of Stock may be paid only in cash and provided, further, that no shares of Stock which have been held by the Grantee for less than six (6) months may be delivered in payment of the Exercise Price.

 

No certificates for Option Shares purchased by exercise of this Option or registration of such Shares in the Grantee’s name on the books of the Company shall be issued or recorded until full payment of the Exercise Price for such Option Shares has been received by the Company, and the Grantee shall have none of the rights of a shareholder associated with such Option Shares until such certificates have been so issued or, if said Option Shares are to be uncertificated, until such Option Shares are so registered in the Grantee’s name.

 

6.                                      Option Plan.                            This Option is granted pursuant to and shall be governed by and subject to the provisions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, the terms thereof being hereby incorporated herein by reference.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Option, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

 

7.                                      Assignment.  This Option is personal to the Grantee and is not transferable or assignable, in whole or in part, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution upon the death of Grantee, or as otherwise permitted by Section 7 of the Plan.

 

8.                                      Taxes.  The Grantee shall make appropriate arrangements with the Company for the satisfaction of all federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding obligations applicable to the Option exercise, as provided under the Plan.

 

9.                                      Adjustment.  In the event the outstanding shares of common capital stock of the Company as a whole are increased, decreased, changed into, or exchanged for a different number or kind of the Company’s shares or securities, whether through stock dividend, stock split, reclassification, merger, or the like, an approximate and proportionate adjustment shall be made in the number, kind and per share exercise price of shares subject to any unexercised portion of the Option.  Any such adjustment shall be made without a change in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option, but with a corresponding adjustment in the price for each share covered by the Option.

 

10.                               Nature of Option; Acknowledgement of Employee.  In accepting this Option, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(a)                                  The Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan;

 

(b)                                 The award of the Option is voluntary and does not create any right on the

 

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part of the Employee to receive future grants of options, and all decisions with respect to future option grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

 

(c)                                  Neither the Option, nor this Agreement confers upon the Employee any right with respect to the continuation of employment with the Company; and

 

(d)                                 The future value of the Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty.

 

EXECUTED in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

“Grantor”

 

 

 

XETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greg Forrest,

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Accepted as of the          day of                       , 200 .

 

 

 

 

Printed Name:

 

 

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EX-10.7 6 a09-3494_1ex10d7.htm EX-10.7

Exhibit 10.7

 

 

KEY EMPLOYEE BONUS PLAN

 

Summary

 

The Company provides an annual incentive bonus to those individuals who have been identified as Key Employees (“KEP’s”).  KEP participants are nominated by their respective executive officer based on the guidelines provided below.  The CEO has final authority over the list of each year’s participants and their level of participation based.  Furthermore, cash bonuses paid under the KEP Plan are subject to review by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and all equity grants of any kind must be approved by the same committee.  Finally, the total bonus pool distributed under the KEP Plan is subject to the Company’s overall profitability.

 

There are two levels of participation in the KEP Plan:  KEP and MVP.  Participants at the KEP level will receive an annual cash incentive bonus.  Participants at the MVP level are eligible for a higher level of cash incentive bonus and equity grants most likely in the form of restricted stock.  Sales employees receiving any form of commissions are exempt from KEP nomination.

 

Guidelines for Nomination as a KEP

 

A nominee to participate in the KEP Plan will be a key influencer/leader in one or more of the following areas:

 

·                  The Company’s growth and/or profitability

·                  Employee engagement

·                  The employee effectively leads and motivates employees in his/her sphere of influence

·                  The experience of the customers – internal and external

·                  The employee’s actions and attitudes consistently create a positive experience for customers

 

A nominee to participate in the KEP Plan will also:

 

·                  Consistently live the Company’s Core Values;

·                  Perform consistently above and beyond their responsibilities; and

·                  Have a proven record of high performance.

 

Guidelines for Nomination as an MVP

 

A nominee to participate in the KEP Plan at the MVP level will:

 

·                  Qualify as a KEP participant whose influence in the areas above is consistently and significantly greater than most of his peers;

·                  Be in the top 2% of all employees (non-Sales; non-Executive)

·                  Consistently think “for the Company” rather than just for their functional area

·                  Consistently solve significant problems, knock down barriers, and is a “go to” person to get things done

 


EX-21 7 a09-3494_1ex21.htm EX-21

EXHIBIT 21

 

Subsidiaries of the Company

 

XETAPLAN, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation

 


EX-23.1 8 a09-3494_1ex23d1.htm EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 33-62173, 333-44544 and 333-116745 on Form S-8 of Xeta Technologies, Inc. of our report dated January 19, 2009 relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements, which appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Xeta Technologies, Inc. for the years ended October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

 

Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain LLP audited the financial statements of XETA Technologies, Inc. for the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, and merged with Hogan & Slovacek P.C. to form HoganTaylor LLP effective January 7, 2009.

 

 

/s/ HOGANTAYLOR LLP

 

 

 

 

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

January 19, 2009

 

 


EX-31.1 9 a09-3494_1ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

 

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

Under Rule 13a-14 (a) / 15d-14 (a)

 

I, Greg D. Forrest, certify that:

 

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of XETA Technologies, Inc;

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual 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 we 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 annual 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 annual 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 fourth fiscal quarter 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 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.

 

 

Dated:  January 19, 2009

 

 

/s/ Greg D. Forrest

 

Greg D. Forrest

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 


EX-31.2 10 a09-3494_1ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

 

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

Under Rule 13a-14 (a) / 15d-14 (a)

 

I, Robert B. Wagner, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of XETA Technologies, Inc;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual 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 we 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 annual 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 annual 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 fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

(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.

 

 

Dated:  January 19, 2009

 

 

/s/ Robert B. Wagner

 

Robert B. Wagner

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 


EX-32.1 11 a09-3494_1ex32d1.htm EX-32.1

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 of XETA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Greg D. Forrest, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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; and

 

(2)                                  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ Greg D. Forrest

 

Greg D. Forrest

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

January 19, 2009

 


EX-32.2 12 a09-3494_1ex32d2.htm EX-32.2

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 of XETA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Robert B. Wagner, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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; and

 

(2)                                  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ Robert B. Wagner

 

Robert B. Wagner

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

January 19, 2009

 


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