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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2006
 
OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to _______________
 
Commission File Number 0-22182
 
PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
84-1070278
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6183 Paseo Del Norte, Suite 180, Carlsbad, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
92011
(Zip Code)

(Issuer’s telephone number): (760) 547-2700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o  Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes o No x
 
On October 2, 2006, 369,536,087 shares of common stock, par value $.00001 per share (the issuer’s only class of voting stock) were outstanding.


 

INDEX
 
 
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
 
Condensed consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2006 (unaudited) and May 31, 2006
3
Condensed consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)
4
Condensed consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)
5
Notes to Condensed consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
6-21
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22-29
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
30
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
30
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
31
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
32
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
32-33
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
33
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
33
ITEM 5. Other Information
33
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
33-40
   
SIGNATURES
 

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
August 31, 2006
 
May 31, 2006
 
   
(Unaudited)
     
ASSETS
             
               
Current Assets:
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
9,679,687
 
$
3,984,240
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
   
100,954
   
100,320
 
Marketable securities and short term investments
   
5,994,017
   
3,518,879
 
Accounts receivable
   
8,313
   
4,113
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
343,750
   
407,418
 
               
Total current assets
   
16,126,721
   
8,014,970
 
               
Property and equipment, net
   
64,134
   
64,006
 
               
Other assets, net
   
8,190
   
8,190
 
               
Investment in affiliated company
   
4,444,440
   
3,952,914
 
               
Patents and trademarks, net of accumulated amortization of $590,026 and $584,387
   
25,948
   
31,587
 
   
$
20,669,433
 
$
12,071,667
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
               
Current liabilities:
             
Accounts payable
 
$
377,295
 
$
695,323
 
Accrued liabilities and other
   
151,461
   
154,730
 
Accrued contested fee payable
   
54,063
   
394,063
 
Accrued income taxes payable
   
3,457,600
   
-
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
4,040,419
   
1,244,116
 
               
Total liabilities
   
4,040,419
   
1,244,116
 
               
Commitments and contingencies 
             
               
Stockholders’ equity:
             
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized: none outstanding
   
-
   
-
 
Common stock, $0.00001 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized: 369,413,587 and 366,199,765 shares issued and outstanding
   
3,694
   
3,661
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
71,202,223
   
69,551,981
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(52,737,818
)
 
(58,728,091
)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost - 2,075,003 shares and no shares as of August 31, 2006 and May 31, 2006, respectively
   
(1,839,085
)
 
-
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
16,629,014
   
10,827,551
 
               
   
$
20,669,433
 
$
12,071,667
 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

   
Three months ended 
 
   
August 31, 2006
 
August 31, 2005
 
 
         
(As restated, see Note 2)
 
Revenues
             
Licenses and royalties
 
$
-
 
$
10,000,000
 
Other
   
26,375
   
10,070
 
     
26,375
   
10,010,070
 
Operating expenses:
             
Research and development
   
-
   
88,707
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
2,732,524
   
1,162,396
 
Settlement and license expense
   
-
   
1,918,054
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,732,524
   
3,169,157
 
Operating income (loss)
   
(2,706,149
)
 
6,840,913
 
Other income (expense):
             
Interest and other income
   
126,767
   
33,893
 
Loss on sale of assets
   
(543
)
 
-
 
Interest expense
   
-
   
(202,484
)
Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities
   
-
   
1,079,799
 
Equity in earnings of affiliated company
   
12,070,198
   
(247,569
)
Total other income, net
   
12,196,422
   
663,639
 
               
Net income before income taxes
   
9,490,273
   
7,504,552
 
               
Provision for income taxes
   
3,500,000
   
-
 
               
Net income
 
$
5,990,273
 
$
7,504,552
 
               
Basic income per common share
 
$
0.02
 
$
0.03
 
               
Diluted income per common share
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.02
 
               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic
   
368,837,051
   
291,335,488
 
               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted
   
420,646,769
   
367,216,524
 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidatedfinancial statements.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended 
 
   
August 31, 2006
 
August 31, 2005
 
       
(As restated, see Note 2)
 
Operating activities:
             
Net income
 
$
5,990,273
 
$
7,504,552
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
             
Amortization and depreciation
   
10,635
   
14,536
 
Non-cash interest expense related to convertible debentures, notes payable and warrants
   
-
   
187,256
 
Expense related to extension of expiration date of stock options
   
324
   
125,000
 
Net gain related to warrant re-pricing, reconveyance and issuance
   
-
   
(538,208
)
Non cash compensation relating to issuance of stock options and vesting of warrants
   
1,584,451
   
-
 
Accrued interest income added to investments
   
(634
)
 
(13,644
)
Equity in earnings of affiliated company
   
(12,070,198
)
 
247,569
 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
   
543
   
-
 
Issuance of stock
   
-
   
81,250
 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
   
-
   
(1,079,799
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
Accounts receivable
   
(4,200
)
 
-
 
Prepaid and other assets
   
63,668
   
(85,564
)
Licenses receivable
   
-
   
750,000
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
(321,297
)
 
(8,165
)
Accrued contested fee payable
   
(340,000
)
 
-
 
Income tax payable
   
3,457,600
   
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(1,628,835
)
 
7,184,783
 
               
Investing activities:
             
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments
   
1,839,085
   
-
 
Purchases of short-term investments
   
(4,314,223
)
 
-
 
Purchases of property and equipment
   
(5,667
)
 
(9,541
)
Investment in affiliated company
   
-
   
(2,000,000
)
Distributions from affiliated company
   
11,578,672
   
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
9,097,867
   
(2,009,541
)
               
Financing activities:
             
Net repayment on line of credit
   
-
   
(902
)
Payments for capital lease obligations
   
-
   
(2,306
)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants and options
   
65,500
   
206,437
 
Repurchase of common stock for treasury
   
(1,839,085
)
 
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(1,773,585
)
 
203,229
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
5,695,447
   
5,378,471
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
3,984,240
   
591,426
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
9,679,687
 
$
5,969,897
 
               
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
             
               
Cash payments for interest
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Cash payments for income taxes
 
$
42,400
 
$
2,400
 
               
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
             
               
Convertible debentures, notes payable and accrued interest exchanged for common stock
 
$
-
 
$
138,540
 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities associated with debt conversions and warrant exercises
 
$
-
 
$
1,569,420
 
Cashless exercise of warrants
 
$
30
 
$
116
 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidatedfinancial statements.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Patriot Scientific Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) presented herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto included in Form 10-KSB for our fiscal year ended May 31, 2006.

In the opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods. Operating results for the three month period ended August 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending May 31, 2007.

Reclassifications
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 financial statements in order for them to conform to the 2006 presentation. Such reclassifications have no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Investment in Affiliated Company
 
The Company has a 50% interest in Phoenix Digital Solutions, LLC (“Phoenix Digital”) (see Note 4). This investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting since the investment provides the Company the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if the Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board of Directors, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated company.”

Derivative Financial Instruments
 
In connection with the issuance of certain convertible debentures (see Note 5), the terms of the debentures included an embedded reset conversion feature which provided for a conversion of the debentures into shares of the Company's common stock at a rate which was determined to be variable. The Company determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended, and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date.  In addition, under the provisions of EITF Issue No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance sheet date.  Any change in fair value was recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date.  If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company recorded a non-operating, non-cash charge.  If the fair value of the derivatives was lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company recorded non-operating, non-cash income.

During the three months ended August 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized other income of approximately $0 and $1,079,799, respectively, related to recording the warrant and derivative liabilities at fair value. At August 31, 2006, there are no derivative liabilities since the related variable debt instruments were settled in full during fiscal 2006. At the settlement date, the remaining warrant liabilities with a value of approximately $6,744,000 were reclassified to additional paid-in capital.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Derivative Financial Instruments, continued

The Company’s derivative instruments were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model incorporating the instruments’ multiple reset dates.

The following assumptions were used for valuing the embedded derivatives during the three months ended August 31, 2005:
 
Estimated dividends
   
None
Expected volatility
   
101 - 229%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.5 - 5.1%
Expected term (years)
   
2 - 7

Revenue Recognition
 
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of its product upon shipment to the customer, at which time title transfers and the Company has no further obligations. Fees for maintenance or support are recorded on a straight-line basis over the underlying period of performance. Revenue from technology license agreements is recognized at the time the Company enters into a contract and provides the customer with the licensed technology. At this point, the Company has performed all of its obligations under contract, the rights to the Company’s technology have been transferred and no significant performance obligations remain.

Net Income Per Share
 
The Company applies SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, for the calculation of "Basic" and "Diluted" earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. At August 31, 2006, potential common shares of 135,000 related to the Company’s outstanding warrants and options were not included in the calculation of diluted income per share as they had an anti-dilutive effect. At August 31, 2005, potential common shares of 88,905,000 related to the Company’s outstanding convertible debentures, warrants and options were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as they had an anti-dilutive effect.

   
Three Months Ended August 31, 2006
 
   
Numerator
(Income)
 
Denominator
(Shares)
 
Per Share
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                   
Net income
 
$
5,990,273
   
368,837,051
 
$
0.02
 
Diluted EPS:
                   
Effect of dilutive securities:
                   
Options and warrants
   
-
   
51,809,718
       
Income available to common stockholders
 
$
5,990,273
   
420,646,769
 
$
0.01
 
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Net Income Per Share, continued

   
Three Months Ended August 31, 2005
(As restated, See Note 2)
 
   
Numerator (Income)
 
Denominator (Shares)
 
Per Share Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                   
Net income
 
$
7,504,552
   
291,335,488
 
$
0.03
 
                     
Diluted EPS:
                   
Effect of dilutive securities:
                   
Options and warrants
   
-
   
75,881,036
       
                     
Income available to common stockholders
 
$
7,504,552
   
367,216,524
 
$
0.02
 
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
Change in Accounting Principle
 
Effective June 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, primarily focusing on accounting for transactions where an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123(R) requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including stock options, based on the grant-date fair value of the award and to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, for the period beginning June 1, 2006 for the Company. In March 2005, the SEC issued SAB No. 107, Share-Based Payment, relating to SFAS No. 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB No. 107 in its adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). Stock-based awards to non-employees are accounted for using the fair value method in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.
 
The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of June 1, 2006, the first day of the Company’s fiscal year 2007. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended August 31, 2006 reflect the impact of adopting SFAS No. 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB No. 25 as allowed under SFAS No. 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no employee stock-based compensation expense had been recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, other than as related to option grants to employees and directors below the fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Stock-Based Compensation, continued
 
Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2006 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of May 31, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS No. 123 and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to May 31, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The estimated average forfeiture rate for the three months ended August 31, 2006, of approximately 5% was based on historical forfeiture experience and estimated future employee forfeitures. The estimated pricing term of option grants for the three months ended August 31, 2006 was one year. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS No. 123 for the periods prior to fiscal 2007, the Company accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.

Summary of Assumptions and Activity
 
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and net income per share for the three months ended August 31, 2005 as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to options granted under the Company's stock option plans. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the fair value of the options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized on a straight-line basis to expense over the options' vesting period:
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
 
   
(As restated
see Note 2)
 
       
Net income - as reported
 
$
7,504,552
 
         
Add: Share-based employee compensation included in net income, net of tax effects
   
-
 
         
Deduct: Share-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method, net of tax effects
   
182,250
 
         
Net income - pro forma
 
$
7,322,302
 
         
Net income per common share - as reported
       
Basic
 
$
0.03
 
Diluted
 
$
0.02
 
         
Net income per common share - pro forma
       
Basic
 
$
0.03
 
Diluted
 
$
0.02
 
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Stock-Based Compensation, continued

The fair value of stock-based awards to employees and directors is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, even though this model was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, which differ significantly from the Company’s stock options. The Black-Scholes model also requires subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free rate selected to value any particular grant is based on the U.S. Treasury rate that corresponds to the pricing term of the grant effective as of the date of the grant. The expected volatility for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and 2005 is based on the historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock. These factors could change in the future, affecting the determination of stock-based compensation expense in future periods.

   
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
 
August 31, 2005(Unaudited)
 
           
Expected term
   
5 years
   
5 years
 
Expected volatility
   
156
%
 
128
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
5.00
%
 
3.72
%
Expected dividends
   
-
   
-
 

A summary of option activity as of August 31, 2006 and changes during the three months then ended, is presented below:

   
Shares
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
 
 Aggregate Intrinsic Value
 
                    
Options outstanding at June 1, 2006
   
5,460,000
 
$
0.34
             
Options granted
   
1,500,000
 
$
0.17
             
Options exercised
   
(50,000
)
$
0.11
             
Options forfeited
   
(250,000
)
$
0.08
             
                           
 
Options outstanding at August 31, 2006
   
6,660,000
 
$
0.32
   
3.21
 
$
3,361,750
 
                           
 
Options exercisable at August 31, 2006
   
6,625,000
 
$
0.31
   
3.20
 
$
3,357,550
 
 
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended August 31, 2006 was $1.14 per option. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended August 31, 2006 was zero as none of the options that were exercised during the period had intrinsic value.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Stock-Based Compensation, continued
 
A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested stock options as of August 31, 2006 and changes during the three months then ended is presented below:

   
Shares
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
 
           
Non-vested stock options at June 1, 2006
   
345,000
 
$
$0.24
 
Non-vested stock options granted
   
1,500,000
 
$
$1.02
 
Vested stock options
   
(1,560,000
)
$
$1.01
 
Forfeited/cancelled stock options
   
(250,000
)
$
$0.06
 
               
Non-vested stock options at August 31, 2006
   
35,000
 
$
$0.71
 

As of August 31, 2006, there was approximately $13,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to employee and director stock option compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the next six months. The total fair value of shares vested during the three months ended August 31, 2006 was approximately $1,575,000.

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) on June 1, 2006, the Company’s income before provision for income taxes and net income for the three months ended August 31, 2006 were approximately $100,000 lower than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB No. 25. Basic and diluted net income per share for the three months ended August 31, 2006 were not affected by the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).
 
The following table summarizes employee stock-based compensation expense related to stock options under SFAS No. 123(R) for the three months ended August 31, 2006, which was allocated as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31, 2006
 
Employee stock-based compensation expense included in:
       
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
1,575,000
 
         
Employee stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options
 
$
1,575,000
 
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company determined that the manner in which it historically accounted for the reset conversion feature and embedded put option of its convertible debentures issued during fiscal 2002 through fiscal 2005 was not in accordance with SFAS No. 133, as amended, and EITF Issue No. 00-19. The Company determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant to SFAS No. 133. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date.  In addition, under the provisions of EITF Issue No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance sheet date.  Any change in fair value was required to be recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date.  If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record a non-operating, non-cash charge.  If the fair value of the derivatives was lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record non-operating, non-cash income.  Accordingly, in connection with the restatement adjustments, the Company has appropriately reflected the non-operating, non-cash income or expense resulting from the changes in fair value. The Company had previously not recorded the embedded derivative instruments as liabilities and did not record the related changes in fair value.

In addition, the Company determined the manner in which it accounted for its interest in Phoenix Digital was not in accordance with appropriate accounting literature. Beginning in June 2005, the Company accounted for its interest in Phoenix Digital as a variable interest entity, as defined in FASB Interpretation 46(R). Accordingly, the accounts and transactions of Phoenix Digital were consolidated with those of the Company and the ownership interest of the other member of Phoenix Digital was presented as a minority interest in the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three month period ended August 31, 2005. The Company has reassessed its accounting for its interest in Phoenix Digital and after further consideration of FIN 46(R) and other authoritative literature, has corrected its accounting policy to account for its interest in Phoenix Digital in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments, as the Company did not have a controlling financial interest in Phoenix Digital and determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of the relationship.

The following tables present a summary of the effects of the restatement adjustments on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended August 31, 2005:

 
 
Statement of Operations
 
Three months ended August 31, 2005
 
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
 
As Restated
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
$
1,675,719
 
$
(513,323
)
$
1,162,396
 
Settlement and license expense
 
$
3,855,132
 
$
(1,937,078
)
$
1,918,054
 
Operating income
 
$
4,390,512
 
$
2,450,401
 
$
6,840,913
 
Change in fair value of warrant and derivative
                   
liabilities
 
$
-
 
$
1,079,799
 
$
1,079,799
 
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliated company
 
$
-
 
$
(247,569
)
$
(247,569
)
Interest and other income
 
$
53,457
 
$
(19,564
)
$
33,893
 
Total other income (expense)
 
$
(149,027
)
$
812,666
 
$
663,639
 
Income before minority interest in loss of consolidated entity
 
$
4,241,485
 
$
(4,241,485
)
$
-
 
Minority interest in loss of consolidated entity
 
$
240,569
 
$
(240,569
)
$
-
 
Income before income taxes loss
 
$
4,482,054
 
$
3,022,498
 
$
7,504,552
 
Provision for income taxes
 
$
(40,000
)
$
40,000
 
$
-
 
Net income
 
$
4,442,054
 
$
3,062,498
 
$
7,504,552
 

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements, continued

   
 Statement of Operations
 
Three months ended August 31, 2005
 
 As Previously Reported
 
 Adjustments
 
 As Restated
 
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
                   
Basic
 
$
0.02
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.03
 
Diluted
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.02
 
 

   
 Statement of Cash Flows
 
Three months ended August 31, 2005
 
 As Previously Reported
 
 Adjustments
 
 As Restated
 
Net income
 
$
4,442,054
 
$
3,062,498
 
$
7,504,552
 
Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities
 
$
-
 
$
(1,079,799
)
$
(1,079,799
)
Net gain related to warrant re-pricing, reconveyance and issuance
 
$
-
 
$
(538,208
)
$
(538,208
)
Non-cash expense related to warrant re-pricing and issuance
 
$
1,397,491
 
$
(1,397,491
)
$
-
 
Loss in consolidated entity allocated to minority interest
 
$
(240,569
)
$
240,569
 
$
-
 
Equity in earnings of investee
 
$
-
 
$
247,569
 
$
247,569
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
31,835
 
$
(40,000
)
$
(8,165
)

3. License Agreements

In February 2005, the Company entered into two separate licensing agreements with one customer for the Company’s patent portfolio and Ignite microprocessor technology. The aggregate amount of the two licenses was $3,050,000, of which $2,950,000 was for licensing fees and $100,000 was for maintenance services. Maintenance under the agreement is expected to be provided over a period not to exceed four years. Maintenance revenue recognized during the three months ended August 31, 2006 was $6,250. The payment terms of the agreements required aggregate payments of $300,000 at the time of execution, three quarterly payments of $750,000 each on April 1, August 15, and November 15, 2005 and one final payment of $500,000 on February 15, 2006. The $500,000 payment due on February 15, 2006 was paid in March 2006. Total payments received in fiscal 2005 amounted to $1,050,000 and total payments received in fiscal 2006 amounted to $2,000,000. The agreements also provide for the future payment of royalties to the Company based on sales of product using the Ignite licensed technology. In connection with this license agreement, the Company became obligated to the former co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology for $207,600 pursuant to a July 2004 agreement under which the Company was obligated to pay a percentage of licensed proceeds to the co-inventor. The amount due was payable in four installments of $51,900; $54,063 remains outstanding at August 31, 2006, and is included in accrued contested fee payable. The Company has reviewed the potential obligation for future payments to the co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology in connection with entering into license agreements. The Company believes, based upon consultation with its legal counsel, that it has no further obligation to the co-inventor and has not provided an accrual for such amount. The Company is aware of a lawsuit filed against it by the co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter; however, it is possible that were the Company not to prevail in the suit, the ultimate amount payable to such co-inventor of the Ignite technology could be significant.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

4. Investment in Affiliated Company/License Agreement

On June 7, 2005, the Company entered into a Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Technology Properties Limited Inc., a California corporation (“TPL”), and Charles H. Moore (“Moore”), the co-inventor of certain of the Company’s technology, pursuant to which the Company and Moore resolved all legal disputes between them. Pursuant to the Master Agreement, the Company and TPL entered into the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Phoenix Digital Solutions, LLC (the “LLC Agreement”) into which the Company and Moore contributed their rights to certain of the Company’s technologies. The Company believes, based upon consultation with its attorneys, it was not required by applicable law or other existing agreements to obtain approval for the contribution of the license rights to Phoenix Digital from stockholders or any parties other that its various warrant holders.

The Company and TPL each own 50% of the membership interests of Phoenix Digital, and each have the right to appoint one member of the three member management committee. The two appointees are required to select a mutually acceptable third member of the management committee. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the Company and TPL agreed to establish a working capital fund for Phoenix Digital of $4,000,000, of which the Company’s contribution was $2,000,000. The working capital fund increases to a maximum of $8,000,000 as license revenues are achieved. The Company and TPL are obligated to fund future working capital requirements at the discretion of the management committee of Phoenix Digital in order to maintain working capital of not more than $8,000,000. Neither the Company nor TPL is required to contribute more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year. Distributable cash and allocation of profits and losses will be allocated to the members in the priority defined in the LLC Agreement. Phoenix Digital has committed to pay a quarterly amount ranging between $500,000 and $1,000,000 (based upon a percentage of the working capital fund balance of Phoenix Digital) for supporting efforts to secure licensing agreements by the other member on behalf of Phoenix Digital. During the three months ended August 31, 2006, Phoenix Digital paid $968,000 to TPL pursuant to this commitment.

The Company is accounting for its investment in Phoenix Digital under the equity method of accounting, and accordingly has recorded its 50% share of Phoenix Digital’s net income of $12,070,198 during the three months ended August 31, 2006 as an increase in its investment. Cash distributions of $11,578,672 received from Phoenix Digital during the three months ended August 31, 2006 have been recorded as a reduction in the Company’s investment. The Company’s investment in Phoenix Digital is $4,444,440 at August 31, 2006 and has been recorded as “Investment in Affiliated Company”. The Company has recorded its 50% share of Phoenix Digital’s net income as “Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Company” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2006 and 2005.

Concurrently with forming Phoenix Digital, the Company entered into a license agreement with a third party pursuant to which it received $10,000,000, which amount was recorded as license revenue during the quarter ended August 31, 2005. In connection with entering into the license agreement and forming Phoenix Digital, the Company incurred various cash and non-cash expenses. Direct, incremental cash costs incurred with the transactions included $170,000 paid to a committee of the Company’s board of directors for their efforts in consummating the transactions, approximately $1,328,000 paid to certain of the Company’s warrant holders to obtain their approval of the agreement and release of their lien and blocking rights. Additionally, $960,000 was paid to the former co-inventor of the technology.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Investment in Affiliated Company/License Agreement, continued

The Company also granted new warrants and agreed to re-price other outstanding warrants in order to obtain the necessary approvals from certain security interest holders as well as to obtain the release of their security interests in the Company’s intellectual property, and to finalize the LLC Agreement. The Company granted a warrant to TPL to acquire up to 3,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price of $0.125. The warrant has a term of seven years. At the date of grant, the right to acquire 1,400,000 common shares vested. The right to acquire the remaining 2,100,000 shares will vest in 700,000 increments only upon the Company’s common stock attaining a per share stock price of $0.50, $0.75 and $1.00. On February 21, 2006, February 22, 2006 and March 1, 2006 the rights to acquire the remaining 700,000 share increments vested as the Company’s stock price reached $0.50, $0.75 and $1.00, respectively. As additional consideration to the warrant holders for providing approval for the transaction, the Company agreed to reset the per share exercise price of approximately 35,000,000 warrants to $0.015 for which the warrant holders also conveyed other warrants to acquire 12,000,000 shares back to the Company. Further, the Company issued additional warrants to acquire approximately 290,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price of $0.03. The warrants issued and re-priced were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model and the following assumptions: volatility of 101% to 229%, no dividends, risk-free interest rates of approximately 3.5% to 5.1%, and contractual terms ranging from two to seven years. The fair value of the warrants issued and re-priced in excess of previously recorded expense was approximately $83,000 and the fair value of the reconveyed warrants was approximately $622,000. These amounts, together with the direct, incremental cash costs previously described, are recorded as an expense and included in settlement and license expense in the three months ended August 31, 2005.

During the three months ended August 31, 2006, Phoenix Digital entered into licensing agreements with third parties, pursuant to which it received aggregate proceeds of $25,749,000. During September 2006 Phoenix Digital entered into licensing agreements pursuant to which it received aggregate proceeds of $6,950,000.

The condensed balance sheet and statement of income of Phoenix Digital at August 31, 2006 and for the three months then ended are as follows:

Condensed Balance Sheet

ASSETS:
       
         
Cash
 
$
8,695,729
 
Prepaid expenses
   
15,000
 
         
Total assets
 
$
8,710,729
 
         
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY:
       
         
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
299,585
 
         
Members’ equity
   
8,411,144
 
         
Total liabilities and members’ equity
 
$
8,710,729
 
 

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Investment in Affiliated Company/License Agreement, continued

Condensed Statement of Income

Revenues
 
$
25,749,000
 
Operating expenses
   
1,717,917
 
         
Operating income
   
24,031,083
 
         
Interest income
   
109,312
 
         
         
Net income
 
$
24,140,395
 
 
5. Convertible Debentures

From fiscal 2002 through fiscal 2005, the Company raised approximately $5,400,000 through the issuance of convertible debentures, having stated interest rates ranging from 8% to 12%, to a limited group of investors. The convertible debentures entitled the debenture holders to convert the principal, and any accrued interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common stock for up to two years from the date of issuance.
 
The debentures were initially convertible into shares of common stock at conversion prices ranging from approximately $0.02 to $0.10 per share. The debentures contained provisions which allowed for the conversion rate to be reset on a periodic basis based on a comparison of the market price of the Company's common stock to the conversion price of the debentures. On those measurement dates where the market price was less than the conversion rate, a new conversion rate was set based on a weighted average of the market price for the ten days prior to the reset measurement date. As of May 31, 2005, the reset conversion rate on debentures outstanding ranged from $0.02 to $0.04.
 
Concurrent with the issuance of the convertible debentures, the Company issued to the debenture holders warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. These warrants are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance at either initial negotiated exercise prices or prices equal to 115% of the volume weighted average price for our common stock for the ten days previous to the debenture date. The warrant exercise price is generally subject to being reset on each six-month anniversary of its issuance; however, if the warrant holder elects to have the warrant shares registered, then the exercise price is fixed at the price in effect on the date of the election.
 
Except for one debenture issued on March 23, 2004, the Company is responsible for registering the resale of the shares of its common stock which will be issued on the conversion of the debentures. As of May 31, 2005, there have been six registration statements. The convertible debentures were secured by substantially all assets of the Company.
 
The terms of the convertible debentures included certain features that were considered embedded derivative financial instruments, such as the conversion feature and a reset conversion feature which provided for a conversion of the debentures into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate which was determined to be variable. Because the debentures were not conventional convertible debt, the Company was also required to record the related warrants at their fair values. The total of the derivative and warrant liabilities at May 31, 2005 was $9,274,712, consisting of the fair value of the conversion feature and reset feature of $3,602,365 and the fair value of the warrants of $4,029,634. In addition, under the provisions of EITF Issue No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance sheet date. The total fair value of the non-employee warrants at May 31, 2005 was $1,642,713.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Convertible Debentures, continued 
 
During the three months ended August 31, 2005, the value of the warrant and derivative liabilities decreased by $1,079,799, which is reflected as a component of other income (expense) in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
 
During the three months ended August 31, 2005, holders of debentures with a principal balance of $132,500 converted their debentures, together with accrued interest thereon of approximately $6,000, into 8,295,789 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of May 31, 2006, all outstanding debentures were repaid or converted into shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the settlement of the remaining debentures during 2006, the Company reclassified $6,743,935 related to the fair values of all outstanding warrants at the date of settlement to additional paid-in capital.

The following table presents the status and activity of the Company’s convertible debentures as of May 31, 2006:

       
Original
 
Principal  Balance at May 31,
 
Conversion Prices
 
Effective Registration
 
Shares Converted as of May 31,
 
Warrant Shares
 
Series
 
Dates of Issuance
 
Principal
 
2006
 
Initial
 
Reset
 
Date
 
2006
 
Issued
 
A
   
4/23/02-6/10/02
 
$
1,000,000
 
$
-
 
$
0.08616-0.10289
 
$
0.04190-0.04457
   
10/29/2002
   
24,099,548
   
12,859,175
 
                                                   
B
   
8/23/02-1/24/03
   
605,000
   
-
   
0.05126-0.0727
   
0.04381-0.04722
   
3/7/2003
   
14,777,350
   
11,234,835
 
                                                   
C
   
3/24/02-6/9/03
   
510,000
   
-
   
0.041-0.065
   
0.041-0.065
   
6/26/2003
   
10,470,554
   
9,377,943
 
                                                   
D
   
8/1/03-10/21/03
   
547,500
   
-
   
0.0172-0.048
   
0.0172-0.0477
   
11/18/2003
   
25,178,803
   
22,455,355
 
                                                   
E
   
12/1/03-5/11/04
   
1,527,500
   
-
   
0.0267-0.10
   
0.0267-0.10
   
6/7/2004
   
46,794,618
   
30,395,392
 
                                                   
F
   
3/23/04
   
723,168
   
-
   
0.09
   
0.09
   
Not Registered
   
20,877,430
   
8,035,192
 
                                                   
G
   
9/28/04-1/17/05
   
232,500
   
-
   
0.016710-0.04
   
0.01670-0.04
   
5/22/2006
   
8,267,358
   
8,259,678
 
                                                   
G
   
11/17/04-11/18/04
   
257,500
   
-
   
0.016710-0.04
   
0.01670-0.04
   
Not Registered
   
14,107,672
   
13,431,137
 
         
$
5,403,168
   
-
                     
164,573,333
   
116,048,707
 

No convertible debentures or warrants in connection with convertible debentures were issued during the year ended May 31, 2006.

The Company recorded the fair value of the derivative instruments and warrants as a debt discount which was amortized to interest expense over the term of the convertible debentures. During the three months ended August 31, 2005, the Company recorded interest expense of $187,256 related to the amortization of the debt discount.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Stockholders’ Equity

During July 2006 the Company commenced its Board of Director approved stock buyback program in which the Company repurchases its outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market. As part of the program the Company purchased 2,075,003 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,839,085 during the three months ended August 31, 2006.

The following table summarizes equity transactions during the three months ended August 31, 2006:

   
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Treasury
 
   
Shares
 
Amounts
 
Capital
 
 Deficit
 
Stock
 
Balance June 1, 2006
   
366,199,765
 
$
3,661
 
$
69,551,981
 
$
(58,728,091
)
$
-
 
                                 
Exercise of warrants and options at $0.11 to $0.40 per share
   
200,000
   
3
   
65,497
   
-
   
-
 
Cashless exercise of warrants
   
3,013,822
   
30
   
(30
)
 
-
   
-
 
Extension of stock options previously issued to a consultant
   
-
   
-
   
324
   
-
   
-
 
Non-cash compensation
   
-
   
-
   
1,584,451
   
-
   
-
 
Repurchase of common stock for treasury
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,839,085
)
Net income
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
5,990,273
   
-
 
Balance August 31, 2006
   
369,413,587
 
$
3,694
 
$
71,202,223
 
$
(52,737,818
)
$
(1,839,085
)
 
 
As of August 31, 2006, we had 125,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 1996 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of $0.07 to $0.08 per share expiring through 2009; 585,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 2001 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of $0.07 to $0.70 per share expiring through 2011; 2,400,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 2003 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of $0.05 to $0.17 per share expiring through 2011; and 2,050,000 options outstanding pursuant to our 2006 Stock Option Plan exercisable at $0.70 per share expiring through 2011. Some of the options outstanding under these plans are not presently exercisable and are subject to meeting vesting criteria.

During the quarter ended August 31, 2006, we issued options to acquire 1,500,000 shares of our common stock at a per share price of $0.17 to an officer outside of the above referenced plans.

During the three months ended August 31, 2006, a director exercised stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $5,500.

During the quarter ended August 31, 2006, we recorded $1,584,451 of non cash compensation expense related to stock options issued and vesting of stock options and warrants previously granted.

As of August 31, 2006, we had warrants outstanding to purchase 50,087,635 common shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.02 to $1.00 per share, expiring at various dates through 2012. Some of those outstanding warrants were not exercisable as of August 31, 2006 as they are subject to meeting vesting criteria. During the three months ended August 31, 2006, we issued no warrants to purchase shares of common stock, investors exercised warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $60,000 and the Company had investors exercise warrants of 3,111,585 to purchase 3,013,822 shares of common stock on a cashless basis.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Stockholders’ Equity, continued

In connection with a previous debt agreement, the Company entered into an Antidilution Agreement (the “Antidilution Agreement”) with Swartz Private Equity, LLC (“Swartz”) wherein the Company was obligated to issue to Swartz warrants equal to 11% of the common stock issued between January 28, 2002 and March 11, 2002, 20% of the common stock issued between March 12, 2002 and April 1, 2003, and after April 1, 2003, 30% of the common stock issued to any parties other than Swartz. There were no warrants issued during the three month periods ended August 31, 2006 and 2005 in connection with the Antidilution agreement. On October 10, 2006, the Company entered into an Approval Rights Agreement and Termination of Antidilution Agreement and Addendum to Warrants (the “Termination Agreement”) with Swartz to terminate the Antidilution Agreement. In consideration for entering into the Termination Agreement, the Company agrees to obtain Swartz’s written approval at least 30 days prior to entering into (i) any acquisition of any business entity or asset of any kind where the aggregate number of shares of common stock and derivative securities (on a fully diluted basis) issued as consideration for the acquisition equals or exceeds 10% of the number of shares of common stock of the Company outstanding at the time of the acquisition (on a fully diluted basis) or (ii) any acquisition (regardless of size) by the Company of any business entity or asset of any kind that is not unanimously approved by the Company’s board of directors.

7. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

Beatie and Osborne, LLP v. Patriot Scientific Corporation
 
Beatie and Osborne, LLP is a New York law firm that formerly represented the Company in the Inventorship Litigation and the Infringement Litigation. On March 8, 2005, Beatie and Osborne were disqualified by United States District Judge Jeremy Fogel in the Inventorship Litigation. Beatie and Osborne thereafter withdrew from the representation of the Company in the Infringement Litigation. Beatie and Osborne initiated litigation in the Supreme Court of New York on June 8, 2005 claiming breach of contract, quantum merit, and unjust enrichment and alleging claims against the Company, and former Company representatives, Jeffrey Wallin and Lowell Giffhorn, for fraud and interference with contractual relationship. Beatie and Osborne claimed a contingency fee under the terms of its contingency fee agreement with respect to licensing agreements entered into, and possibly with respect to license agreements to be entered into, by the Company. The Company caused a removal of the Beatie and Osborne lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and moved to transfer the action to the Southern District of California. The transfer motion was denied on May 9, 2006, but Wallin and Giffhorn were ordered dismissed from the action at that time. The circumstances of the disqualification of Beatie and Osborne in the Inventorship Litigation and its withdrawal from the Infringement Litigation were claimed by the Company to have worked a forfeiture of any rights in Beatie and Osborne to a contingency fee of any kind. In July, 2006 the Company and Beatie and Osborne reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company paid Beatie and Osborne $340,000 and Beatie and Osborne retained $96,000 of the Company's funds in its possession through a retainer account. This settled the case in full.
 
Patriot Scientific Corporation v. Russell Fish
 
On April 6, 2006, we filed a declaratory relief lawsuit against Russell Fish and The Fish Family Trust in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. As a consequence of licensing agreements entered into by or on behalf of Patriot, Mr. Fish has presented demands for payment by us under his July 2004 agreement related to the Inventorship Litigation. We contend that Mr. Fish has been paid all sums that may have been owed to him. Our action seeks declaratory relief that no further sums are owed to Mr. Fish. Also, on April 6, 2006, Fish and, later, Robert Anderson, allegedly as trustee of The Fish Family Trust, filed a lawsuit against the Company in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas. The case was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit is based on an alleged breach of the contract entered into on July 27, 2004 and seeks enforcement of the contract or damages. The California action has been transferred to the Northern District of Texas. Mediation commenced on September 11, 2006 and is continuing while the proceedings are stayed.

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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies, continued
 
on April 6, 2006, Fish and, later, Robert Anderson, allegedly as trustee of The Fish Family Trust, filed a lawsuit against the Company in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas. The case was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit is based on an alleged breach of the contract entered into on July 27, 2004 and seeks enforcement of the contract or damages. The California action has been transferred to the Northern District of Texas. Mediation commenced on September 11, 2006 and is continuing while the proceedings are stayed.

Lowell Giffhorn Arbitration
 
On September 23, 2005, Lowell Giffhorn, a former executive officer and a former director of Patriot, submitted a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association related to the termination of Mr. Giffhorn's employment with the Company. Mr. Giffhorn asserts that the termination of his employment with the Company was unlawful, retaliatory, wrongful, violated public policy, violated the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violated securities laws. Mr. Giffhorn has demanded damages of approximately $4,500,000 (excluding claims for punitive damages and attorneys fees). The Company denies the allegations and believes the claims to be frivolous and totally devoid of merit. The Company has retained litigation counsel and intends to vigorously defend the claims. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to the foregoing cannot be determined. Despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company at this time does not believe that Mr. Giffhorn's claim will have a material adverse impact on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
 
Patent Litigation
 
Pursuant to the joint venture that the Company entered into in June 2005 with Technology Properties Ltd. (in settlement of inventorship/ownership litigation between the parties, and in return for a 50-50 sharing of net licensing and enforcement revenues), the Company granted Technology Properties Ltd. (TPL) the complete and exclusive right to enforce and license its microprocessor patent portfolio. The Company then dismissed its patent infringement claims against Fujitsu Computer Systems, Inc.; Matsushita Electric Corporation of America; NEC Solutions (America) Inc.; Sony Electronics Inc.; and Toshiba America Inc., which had been pending in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. Thereafter, TPL, on behalf of the TPL/Patriot joint venture and Patriot, filed patent infringement actions against the foregoing defendants (except Sony) in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which litigation is currently pending. Litigation is not currently pending with regard to Fujitsu.
 
In February 2006, a license agreement was entered into with Fujitsu Corporation regarding the Company's patent portfolio, and in connection with that transaction, litigation involving Fujitsu and TPL and the Company in both California and Texas was dismissed.
 
Profit Sharing Plan

The Company had a savings and profit-sharing plan that allows participants to make contributions by salary reduction pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. At the Company’s discretion, the Company may match contributions at 20% of the employee’s contribution up to 6% of the employee’s salary. The Company contributions are vested 20% per year beginning with the first year of service. The Company made no matching contributions to the plan in fiscal 2006. On December 31, 2005, the Company terminated the plan.
 
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Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies, continued
 
Current 401(k) Plan

In January 2006, the Company adopted a retirement plan that complies with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All employees are eligible to participate in the plan. The Company matches 50% of each participant’s voluntary contributions, subject to a maximum contribution of 6% of the participant’s compensation. Participants fully vest in the Company’s contributions after three years of vesting service. The Company’s matching contributions for the three months ended August 31, 2006 were $2,562.

Employment Contract

During the quarter ended August 31, 2005, the Company terminated two of its officers, each of whom had an employment contract with the Company. One of the officers agreed to accept as severance approximately $150,000 and to have the maturity date of options held by him extended for one year. Further, the Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of all outstanding options held by the officer and to extend their term to June 2006. The Company recorded an expense of approximately $125,000 related to this option modification in the quarter ended August 31, 2005.

The Company has not reached an agreement with the other officer; however, it accrued approximately $50,000 during the three month period ended August 31, 2005 for amounts which it believes may be due to this individual. The former officer has filed a complaint against the Company seeking arbitration and claiming he is owed approximately $4,500,000. The Company believes the claim is without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself. 

Guarantees and Indemnities

The Company has made certain guarantees and indemnities, under which it may be required to make payments to a guaranteed or indemnified party. The Company indemnifies its directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with its facility leases, the Company has indemnified its lessors for certain claims arising from the use of the facilities. The duration of the guarantees and indemnities varies, and in many cases is indefinite. These guarantees and indemnities do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to make. Historically, the Company has not been obligated to make any payments for these obligations and no liabilities have been recorded for these guarantees and indemnities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

8. Subsequent Events

During the period September 1, 2006 through October 20, 2006, Phoenix Digital entered into license agreements with third parties, pursuant to which it received aggregate proceeds totaling $6,950,000.

On September 7, 2006, the Company received proceeds of $12,250 from the issuance of 122,500 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of warrants.

On September 19, 2006, the Company resumed its stock buyback program and purchased 1,199,824 shares at an aggregate cost of $934,490.

On October 10, 2006, the Company entered into an Approval Rights Agreement and Termination of Antidilution Agreement and Addendum to Warrants (the “Termination Agreement”) with Swartz to terminate the Antidilution Agreement (see Note 6).

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

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION INCLUDES FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OUR FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED AND FROM HISTORICAL RESULTS DEPENDING UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED BELOW UNDER THE SUB-HEADING, "RISK FACTORS" SEE ALSO OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2006.

Overview

During the fiscal years ended May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2006, the Company entered into agreements for the licensing of its technology with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. ("AMD") and Intel Corporation, among the largest of the microprocessor manufacturers. During the 2006 fiscal year, the Company entered into licensing agreements with Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu and Casio through its joint venture entity, Phoenix Digital. Additional licensing agreements for the use of the Company’s technology were signed through its joint venture entity during the three months ended August 31, 2006. We believe that these agreements represent validation of the Company's position that its intellectual property was and is being infringed by major manufacturers of microprocessor technology. Also, we believe the agreements demonstrate the value of the Company's intellectual property in that they are "arms length" transactions with major electronics manufacturers.

In June 2005, the Company entered into a series of agreements with Technology Properties Limited, Inc. (“TPL”) and others to facilitate the pursuit of infringers of its intellectual property. The Company intends to continue its joint venture with TPL to pursue license agreements with infringers of its technology. Management believes that utilizing the option of working through TPL, as compared to creating and using a Company licensing team for those activities, avoids a competitive devaluation of the Company’s principal assets and is a prudent way to achieve the desired results as the Company seeks to obtain fair value from users of its intellectual property.
 
RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
On September 8, 2006, the Company determined that the manner in which it had accounted for the reset conversion feature and embedded put option of certain of its convertible debentures was not in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended, and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock. The Company determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant to SFAS No. 133. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date.  In addition, under the provisions of EITF No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance sheet date.  Any change in fair value was required to be recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date.  If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record a non-operating, non-cash charge.  If the fair value of the derivatives was lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record non-operating, non-cash income.  Accordingly, in connection with its restatement adjustments, the Company has appropriately reflected the non-operating, non-cash income or expense resulting from changes in fair value. The Company had previously not recorded the embedded derivative instruments as a liability and did not record the related changes in fair value. The Company did not have any derivative instruments at May 31, 2006 as all derivative instruments were settled prior to May 31, 2006.

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In addition, the Company determined the manner in which it accounted for its interest in Phoenix Digital was not in accordance with appropriate accounting literature. Beginning in June 2005, the Company accounted for its interest in Phoenix Digital as a variable interest entity, as defined in FASB Interpretation 46(R). Accordingly, the accounts and transactions of Phoenix Digital were consolidated with those of the Company and the ownership interest of the other member of Phoenix Digital was presented as a minority interest in the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the periods August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2006. The Company has reassessed its accounting for its interest in Phoenix Digital and after further consideration of FIN 46(R) and other authoritative literature, has corrected its accounting policy to account for its interest in Phoenix Digital in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments, as the Company did not have a controlling financial interest in Phoenix Digital and determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of the relationship.

Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company was required to restate its financial results for the year ended May 31, 2005 and for the three month periods ended August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2006.
 
See Note 2 to the accompanying Condensed consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a summary of the effects of the restatement adjustments on the Company's Condensed consolidated financial statements. The information provided in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations reflects the effect of the restatement adjustments.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require us to make estimates and judgments that significantly affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our most significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

1. Revenue Recognition

Accounting for revenue recognition is complex and affected by interpretations of guidance provided by several sources, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This guidance is subject to change. We follow the guidance established by the SEC in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, as well as generally accepted criteria for revenue recognition, which require that, before revenue is recorded, there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable, collection is reasonably assured, and delivery to our customer has occurred. Applying these criteria to certain of our revenue arrangements requires us to carefully analyze the terms and conditions of our license agreements. Revenue from our technology license agreements is generally recognized at the time we enter into a contract and provide our customer with the licensed technology. We believe that this is the point at which we have performed all of our obligations under the agreement; however, this remains a highly interpretive area of accounting and future license agreements may result in a different method of revenue recognition. Fees for maintenance or support of our licenses are recorded on a straight-line basis over the underlying period of performance.

2. Assessment of Contingent Liabilities

We are involved in various legal matters, disputes, and patent infringement claims which arise in the ordinary conduct of our business. We accrue for estimated losses at the time when we can make a reliable estimate of such loss and it is probable that it has been incurred. By their very nature, contingencies are difficult to estimate. We continually evaluate information related to all contingencies to determine that the basis on which we have recorded our estimated exposure is appropriate.

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3. Stock Options and Warrants

The Company applies Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related Interpretations in accounting for all stock option plans. Under APB Opinion 25, compensation cost has been recognized for stock options granted to employees when the option price is less than the market price of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," and SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure," require the Company to provide pro forma information regarding net income as if compensation cost for the Company's stock option plans had been determined in accordance with the fair value based method prescribed in SFAS No. 123. To provide the required pro forma information, the Company estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. SFAS No. 148 also provides for alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. The Company has elected to continue to account for stock based compensation under APB No. 25.

The Company applies SFAS No. 123 in valuing options granted to consultants and others and estimates the fair value of such options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value is recorded as expense as services are provided or other obligations are incurred. Options granted to consultants for which vesting is contingent based on future performance are measured at their then current fair value at each period end, until vested. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of various inputs, including volatility of our stock, duration of the warrant, and interest rates, over which we use our judgment. Given that we have recorded significant non-cash expenses related to the issuance of our warrants to third-parties, including the quarter ended August 31, 2005, our estimation of the value of warrants issued remains a critical component of our financial statements.

4. Debt Discount

We have issued warrants as part of our convertible debentures and other financings. We value the warrants using the Black-Scholes pricing model based on expected fair value at issuance and the estimated fair value is recorded as debt discount. The debt discount is amortized to non-cash interest over the life of the debenture assuming the debenture will be held to maturity, which is normally two years. If the debenture is converted to common stock previous to its maturity date, any debt discount not previously amortized is expensed to non-cash interest.

5.
Derivative Financial Instruments

In connection with the issuance of certain convertible debentures, the terms of the debentures included a reset conversion feature which provided for a conversion of the debentures into shares of the Company's common stock at a rate which was determined to be variable. The conversion option was therefore deemed to be an embedded put option pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities , as amended, and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock . The Company determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant to SFAS No. 133. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date.  In addition, under the provisions of EITF No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance sheet date.  Any change in fair value was recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date.  If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company recorded a non-operating, non-cash charge.  If the fair value of the derivatives was lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company recorded non-operating, non-cash income. As of May 31, 2006, the Company does not have any outstanding derivative instruments as the related debt instruments were settled prior to May 31, 2006.

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6. Patents and Trademarks

Patents and trademarks are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and are amortized over their estimated useful lives of four years. The carrying value of patents and trademarks is periodically reviewed and impairments, if any, are recognized when the expected future benefit to be derived from an individual intangible asset is less than its carrying value.

7. Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for by recognizing temporary differences in certain income and expense items for financial and tax reporting purposes. Deferred tax assets consist primarily of income tax benefits from net operating loss carry-forwards. A valuation allowance has been recorded to fully offset the deferred tax asset as it is more likely than not that the assets will not be utilized. We have historically provided a valuation allowance equal to 100% of our net deferred tax asset. In spite of the net income recorded by us during the quarter ended August 31, 2006, we do not believe that we have ample evidence of overcoming the “more likely than not” criteria established by generally accepted accounting principles. We will continue to monitor our financial operating results, and other factors, to determine when, if ever, we meet this criteria.

8.
Investment in Affiliated Company

The Company has a 50% interest in Phoenix Digital. This investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting since the investment provides the Company the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if the Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board of Directors, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated company”.

The Company reviews its investment in affiliated company to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The primary factors the Company considers in its determination are the financial condition, operating performance and near term prospects of the investee. If a decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary, the Company would recognize an impairment loss.

Results of Operations

In June 2005, we entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation licensing our intellectual property for a one-time payment of $10,000,000. The license revenue was recognized in the quarter ended August 31, 2005. During the three month period ended August 31, 2006 no such agreement was signed by the Company. In connection with entering into the agreement with Intel Corporation, we entered into an agreement with the co-owner of our patented technologies, through which we settled all legal disputes between us and agreed to jointly pursue others who have infringed upon our joint rights. Future licensing agreements for the use of the Company’s technology are being made through a joint venture entity that is accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments and, accordingly, the financial results of the joint venture are being recorded in the Other Income section of the Company’s Condensed consolidated Statement of Operations. Product sales amounting to approximately $10,000 and $26,000 were also recorded in the three month periods ended August 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively, in connection with communications products that are no longer marketed by the Company. Inventory associated with the sales of these communications products is carried at zero value and cost of sales is therefore zero. Total revenues amounted to approximately $10,010,000 and $26,000 for the three months ended May 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

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Research and development expenses decreased from approximately $89,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2005 to zero for the three months ended August 31, 2006. Presently, we do not expect to replace recently discontinued “in house” research and development operations. However, the Company may utilize consultants and other outsourced contractors for research and development activities in future periods.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $1,162,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2005 to approximately $2,733,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2006. Legal and accounting related expenses increased by approximately $205,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2006 compared with the three months ended August 31, 2005 related to legal and accounting matters connected with the restatement of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, as well as the quarterly reports for the periods ended August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2006. Legal expenses related to a dispute with a former executive officer as well as other legal proceedings involving the interests of a co-inventor of a portion of the Company’s technology and other legal matters contributed to the increase in legal expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2006. Salary costs and related expenses included non-cash expenses associated with the fair value of options granted during the period in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. On June 5, 2006 1,500,000 options were granted to the chief executive officer of the Company resulting in a non-cash compensation expense amounting to approximately $1,527,000. No such non-cash compensation expense was incurred for the three months ended August 31, 2005. Board of director fees amounting to approximately $60,000 were paid during the three months ended August 31, 2006 with no corresponding expense for the three months ended August 31, 2005. Other salary expenses increased by approximately $85,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2006 as compared with the three months ended August 31, 2005. Insurance expenses increased by approximately $36,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2006 as compared with the three months ended August 31, 2005 primarily as a result of increased costs of directors and officers insurance coverage. Decreases in expenses were recorded for the three months ended August 31, 2006 as compared with the three months ended August 31, 2005 for patent enforcement expenses, public relations and marketing and for settlement expenses in connection with the termination of former executive officers in the approximate amounts of $81,000, $12,000 and $320,000, respectively.

Settlement and license expenses amounting to approximately $1,918,000 were recorded during the three months ended August 31, 2005 in connection with the agreements involving the formation of a joint venture and, separately, a license agreement with Intel Corporation. The expenses consisted of both cash and non-cash elements related to incremental, direct costs of completing the transactions. In connection with the transactions, it was necessary for the Company to obtain the consent of certain debenture and warrant holders. The necessary consents, together with certain warrants held by the debenture holders and the release of their security interests in our intellectual property, were obtained in exchange for cash, new warrants and repriced warrants. The expenses resulted primarily from cash payments to debt holders of approximately $1,300,000, to co-owners of various intellectual property assets of approximately $960,000 and to a committee of the Company’s board of directors of approximately $170,000. Non-cash expenses totaled approximately $82,000 and resulted primarily from the incremental value of the effect of repricing various warrants and granting other warrants in excess of the expense previously recognized for warrants granted to these security holders. Offsetting the non-cash expenses were non-cash benefits to the Company from the reconveyance of warrants, amounting to approximately $622,000.

Other income and expenses for the Company for the three months ended August 31, 2006 included equity in the earnings of Phoenix Digital. The investment is accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments. The Company’s investment in the joint venture for the three months ended August 31, 2006 provided income in the amount of approximately $12,070,000 resulting from licensing agreements for our intellectual property with Sony, Nikon, Seiko Epson and Pentax for one time payments. The Company’s investment in the joint venture provided net expenses amounting to approximately $248,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2005 as no license agreements had been signed through the end of that fiscal period. Total other income and expense for the three months ended August 31, 2006 amounted to net income of approximately $12,196,000 compared with total other income and expense for the three months ended August 31, 2005 of net income amounting to approximately $664,000. Changes in the fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities amounted to net income in the 2005 fiscal quarter of approximately $1,080,000 with no corresponding amount for the 2006 fiscal quarter as all convertible debt had been retired in prior fiscal periods. Non-cash adjustments to interest expense for the three months ended August 31, 2005 amounted to expenses of approximately $203,000 resulting from amortization of debt discount in connection with convertible debentures that were not outstanding during the three months ended August 31, 2006. Interest income and other income increased from approximately $34,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2005 to approximately $127,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2006 as interest bearing account balances increased from license revenues.

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During the quarter ended August 31, 2006, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $3,500,000 related to federal and California taxes. Also, during the quarters ended August 31, 2005, and August 31, 2006, the Company utilized approximately $6,000,000 and $34,300,000, respectively, of its available federal net operating loss carry-forwards and approximately $6,000,000 and $16,700,000 of its available state net operating loss carryforwards to offset its taxable income arising in the respective quarters.

The Company recorded net income (as restated) for the three months ended August 31, 2005 of approximately $7,504,552 compared with net income of approximately $5,990,273 for the three months ended August 31, 2006.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s cash, marketable securities and short-term investment balances increased from approximately $7,503,000 as of May 31, 2006 to approximately $15,674,000 as of August 31, 2006. We also held short term certificates of deposit amounting to approximately $100,000 as of May 31, 2006 and approximately $101,000 as of August 31, 2006. Total current assets increased from approximately $8,015,000 as of May 31, 2006 to approximately $16,127,000 as of August 31, 2006. Total current liabilities increased from approximately $1,244,000 as of May 31, 2006 to approximately $4,034,000 as of August 31, 2006.

During the three month periods that ended August 31, 2005 and August 31, 2006 the Company’s operating activities generated approximately $5,379,000 and $5,696,000 of cash, respectively. However, during recent years we have relied upon financing activities to provide the funds necessary for the Company's operations including sales of common stock, the issuance of convertible debentures and notes payable and related conversions and exercises of common stock warrants. We believe that the Company will be able to avoid such methods of financing operations for the foreseeable future.

We believe the Company's current position as of May 31, 2006 will provide the funds necessary to support the Company's operations for the next 12 months.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
On June 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to our employees and directors based on estimated fair values. We adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of June 1, 2006, the first day of our fiscal year 2007. Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended August 31, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, our condensed consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R). The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), we accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25 as allowed under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”). As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimated. We estimated forfeitures to be 5% of the options issued.

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Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for the three months ended August 31, 2006 was $1,584,451, determined by the Black-Scholes valuation model, and consisting of stock-based compensation expense related to employee and director stock options and also vesting of warrants previously granted. See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). This interpretation clarifies the application of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining criteria that an individual tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in a company’s financial statements and also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company expects to adopt FIN 48 on June 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations. 
 
Risk Factors

We urge you to consider the following discussion of risks as well as other information regarding our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones, as additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business could be harmed.

WE ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A LEGAL DISPUTE WHICH COULD IMPACT OUR FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND WORKING CAPITAL

The Company is being sued by a co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology relating to proceeds we received under our recently signed license agreements. We believe that the co-inventor’s claim lacks merit, a claim which the Company disputes and which the Company intends to defend vigorously. Should we not prevail in this dispute, the amount payable to the co-inventor could affect our business and operations. In addition, if we are required to litigate this matter, or otherwise settle the matter outside of court, the cost of resolving this matter may impact our future reported results of operations and consume a significant amount of cash.

WE HAVE A HISTORY OF LOSSES AND, THEREFORE, MAY NOT CONTINUE ANNUAL PROFITABILITY

We have a history of reported losses. Although we have entered into various license agreements in fiscal 2006 and in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 which have resulted in our reporting significant revenue and income, we may not be able to achieve sustained profitable operations in the future. Should the funds generated from these agreements be insufficient to fund our operations, we may be forced to curtail our operations or seek additional external funding. Additional funding may not be available to us or, if it is available, it may not be on terms favorable to us.
 
OUR LIMITED ABILITY TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAY INADVERTENTLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE

A successful challenge to our ownership of our technology could materially damage our business prospects. Our technologies may infringe upon the proprietary rights of others. Licenses required by us from others may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights. We currently have eight U.S. patents, one European patents and one Japanese patent issued. Any issued patent may be challenged and invalidated. Patents may not be issued for any of our pending applications. Any claims allowed from existing or pending patents may not be of sufficient scope or strength to provide significant protection for our products. Patents may not be issued in all countries where our products can be sold so as to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. Our competitors may also be able to design around our patents.

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Vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights or positions characterize the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry, which has resulted in significant and often protracted and expensive litigation. Therefore, our competitors may assert that our technologies or products infringe on their patents or proprietary rights or that their products do not infringe upon our patents. If infringement claims against us are deemed valid, we may not be able to obtain appropriate licenses on acceptable terms, or at all. If an infringement asserted by us is determined not to exist, the value of our patent portfolio could be affected adversely. Litigation is costly and time-consuming but may be necessary to protect our future patent and/or technology license positions or to defend against infringement claims. (See our discussion of Legal Proceedings below.) We did not develop the technology which is the basis for our products. This technology, which was originally known as the ShBoom technology, was acquired through a series of agreements from one of two co- inventors. We have been, are now, and may in the future be subject to claims from such prior parties related to the technology. Such parties may also attempt to exploit the technology independently of our rights to do so. The asset purchase agreement and plan of reorganization between us, nanoTronics Corporation and Helmut Falk was the agreement under which we acquired the basic ShBoom technology. The agreement also contained a number of warranties and indemnities related to the ownership of the technology and other matters. We believe nanoTronics Corporation has been liquidated and, due to Mr. Falk’s death in July 1995, our ability to obtain satisfaction for any future claims as a result of a breach of the agreement may be limited.
 
IF A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR SHARES ARE SOLD ALL AT ONCE OR IN BLOCKS, THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR SHARES WOULD MOST LIKELY DECLINE

Our common stock is currently listed for trading in the NASD Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board Market and is subject to the “penny stock rules” adopted pursuant to Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In general, the penny stock rules apply to non-NASDAQ or non-national stock exchange companies whose common stock trades at less than $5.00 per share or which have tangible net worth of less than $5,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the company has been operating for three or more years). Such rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade “penny stock” to persons other than “established customers” complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk disclosure document, quote information, broker’s commission information and rights and remedies available to investors in penny stocks. Many brokers have decided not to trade “penny stock” because of the requirements of the penny stock rules, and as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. The “penny stock rules,” therefore, may have an adverse impact on the market for our common stock and may affect our ability to attract competitive funding.

OUR SHARE PRICE COULD BE LOWERED AS A RESULT OF SHORT SALES

The downward pressure on the price of our common stock as the debenture holders convert and sell material amounts of common stock could encourage short sales by the debenture holders or others. When an investor sells stock that he does not own, it is known as a short sale. The seller, anticipating that the price of the stock will go down, will buy the stock at a later date. If the price of the stock goes down, the seller will profit to the extent of the difference between the amount the seller originally sold it for less the amount the seller later had to pay to buy it. Short sales enable the seller to profit in a down market. Short sales could place significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock.
 
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As required by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of August 31, 2006, the end of the period to which this quarterly report relates, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.
 
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our report filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of August 31, 2006, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
Remediation of Material Weaknesses Pertaining to Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As reported in our 2006 Form 10-KSB, we determined that the Company's policies and procedures did not provide for adequate management oversight and review of the Company's accounting for (i) the identification of embedded derivatives in its debt instruments and (ii) its investment in Phoenix Digital. These deficiencies resulted in the restatement of the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and quarterly reports for the quarters ended August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2006.
 
The foregoing led our management to conclude that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of May 31, 2006 because of a material weakness. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, we implemented additional review procedures to ensure that a complete review is performed on all terms of our debt instruments and joint venture arrangements, and that supporting accounting documentation is available to ensure that our accounting for the previously noted material weaknesses is in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These review procedures were in place in connection with the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of fiscal 2007. As such, we believe that the remediation initiative outlined above was sufficient to eliminate the material weakness, discussed above.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Beatie and Osborne, LLP v. Patriot Scientific Corporation
 
Beatie and Osborne, LLP is a New York law firm that formerly represented the Company in the Inventorship Litigation and the Infringement Litigation. On March 8, 2005, Beatie and Osborne were disqualified by United States District Judge Jeremy Fogel in the Inventorship Litigation. Beatie and Osborne thereafter withdrew from the representation of the Company in the Infringement Litigation. Beatie and Osborne initiated litigation in the Supreme Court of New York on June 8, 2005 claiming breach of contract, quantum merit, and unjust enrichment and alleging claims against the Company, and former Company representatives, Jeffrey Wallin and Lowell Giffhorn, for fraud and interference with contractual relationship. Beatie and Osborne claimed a contingency fee under the terms of its contingency fee agreement with respect to licensing agreements entered into, and possibly with respect to license agreements to be entered into, by the Company. The Company caused a removal of the Beatie and Osborne lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and moved to transfer the action to the Southern District of California. The transfer motion was denied on May 9, 2006, but Wallin and Giffhorn were ordered dismissed from the action at that time. The circumstances of the disqualification of Beatie and Osborne in the Inventorship Litigation and its withdrawal from the Infringement Litigation were claimed by the Company to have worked a forfeiture of any rights in Beatie and Osborne to a contingency fee of any kind. In July, 2006 the Company and Beatie and Osborne reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company has paid Beatie and Osborne $340,000 and Beatie and Osborne has retained $96,000 of the Company’s funds in its possession through a retainer account. This settled the case in full.
 
Patriot Scientific Corporation v. Russell Fish
 
On April 6, 2006, we filed a declaratory relief lawsuit against Russell Fish and The Fish Family Trust in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. As a consequence of licensing agreements entered into by or on behalf of Patriot, Mr. Fish has presented demands for payment by us under his July 2004 agreement related to the Inventorship Litigation. We contend that Mr. Fish has been paid all sums that may have been owed to him. Our action seeks declaratory relief that no further sums are owed to Mr. Fish. Also, on April 6, 2006, Fish and, later, Robert Anderson, allegedly as trustee of The Fish Family Trust, filed a lawsuit against the Company in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas. The case was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit is based on an alleged breach of the contract entered into on July 27, 2004 and seeks enforcement of the contract or damages. The California action has been transferred to the Northern District of Texas. Mediation commenced on September 11, 2006 and is continuing while the proceedings are stayed.
 
Lowell Giffhorn Arbitration
 
On September 23, 2005, Lowell Giffhorn, a former executive officer and a former director of Patriot, submitted a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association related to the termination of Mr. Giffhorn’s employment with the Company. Mr. Giffhorn asserts that the termination of his employment with the Company was unlawful, retaliatory, wrongful, violated public policy, violated the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violated securities laws. Mr. Giffhorn has demanded damages of approximately $4,500,000 (excluding claims for punitive damages and attorneys fees). The Company denies the allegations and believes the claims to be frivolous and totally devoid of merit. The Company has retained litigation counsel and intends to vigorously defend the claims. The amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to the foregoing cannot be determined. Despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company at this time does not believe that Mr. Giffhorn's claim will have a material adverse impact on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Patent Litigation
 
Pursuant to the joint venture that the Company entered into in June 2005 with Technology Properties Ltd. (in settlement of inventorship/ownership litigation between the parties, and in return for a 50-50 sharing of net licensing and enforcement revenues), the Company granted Technology Properties Ltd. (TPL) the complete and exclusive right to enforce and license its microprocessor patent portfolio. The Company then dismissed its patent infringement claims against Fujitsu Computer Systems, Inc.; Matsushita Electric Corporation of America; NEC Solutions (America) Inc.; Sony Electronics Inc.; and Toshiba America Inc., which had been pending in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. Thereafter, TPL, on behalf of the TPL/Patriot joint venture and Patriot, filed patent infringement actions against the foregoing defendants (except Sony) in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which litigation is currently pending. Litigation is not currently pending with regard to Fujitsu.
 
In February 2006, a license agreement was entered into with Fujitsu Corporation regarding the Company’s patent portfolio, and in connection with that transaction, litigation involving Fujitsu and TPL and the Company in both California and Texas was dismissed.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors

No material changes from the risk factors contained in our 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 2006. Please see Part I, Item 2, above, for our risk factors.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On April 28, 2006 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. We commenced the program in July 2006 and plan to repurchase outstanding shares of our common stock on the open market from time to time. As part of the program, we purchased 2,075,003 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,839,085 during the three months ended August 31, 2006.

Following is a summary of all repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the three month period ended August 31, 2006:

Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
June 1 - 30, 2006
   
-
 
$
-
   
-
 
July 1 - 31, 2006
   
2,075,003
 
$
0.89
   
2,075,003
 
August 1 - 31, 2006
   
-
 
$
-
   
-
 
Total
   
2,075,003
 
$
0.89
   
2,075,003
 
 
Issuance of Common Stock

During the three months ended August 31, 2006, investors exercised warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $60,000 and investors exercised warrants of 3,111,585 to purchase 3,013,822 shares of common stock on a cashless basis.

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During the three months ended August 31, 2006, a director exercised stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $5,500.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
 
The following Exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Report:
 
Exhibit No.
 
Document
2.1
 
Agreement to Exchange Technology for Stock in Patriot Scientific Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K dated August 10, 1989*
     
2.2
 
Assets Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated June 22, 1994, among the Company, nanoTronics Corporation and Helmut Falk, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K dated July 6, 1994*
     
2.2.1
 
Amendment to Development Agreement dated April 23, 1996 between the Company and Sierra Systems, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed April 29, 1996*
     
2.3
 
Form of Exchange Offer dated December 4, 1996 between the Company and certain shareholders of Metacomp, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Form 8-K filed January 9, 1997*
     
2.4
 
Letter of Transmittal to Accompany Shares of Common Stock of Metacomp, Inc. Tendered Pursuant to the Exchange Offer Dated December 4, 1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to Form 8-K filed January 9, 1997*
     
3.1
 
Original Articles of incorporation of the Company’s predecessor, Patriot Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to registration statement on Form S-18, file no. 33-23143-FW*
     
3.2
 
Articles of Amendment of Patriot Financial Corporation, as filed with the Colorado Secretary of State on July 21, 1988, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to registration statement on Form S-18, File No. 33-23143-FW*
     
3.3
 
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 24, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
3.3.1
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 18, 1995, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.1 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995*
     
3.3.2
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 24,1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.2 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*

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Exhibit No.
 
Document
3.3.3
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 28, 2000, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.3 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed May 5, 2000*
     
3.3.4
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 6, 2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
3.3.5
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 16, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.5 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004*
     
3.4
 
Articles and Certificate of Merger of Patriot Financial Corporation into the Company dated May 1, 1992, with Agreement and Plan of Merger attached thereto as Exhibit A, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
3.5
 
Certificate of Merger issued by the Delaware Secretary of State on May 8, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
   
Certificate of Merger issued by the Colorado Secretary of State on May 12, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
3.7
 
Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
4.1
 
Specimen common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
4.2
 
Form of Stock Purchase Warrant (Labway Corporation) dated February 29, 1996, exercisable to purchase 253,166 common shares at $1.58 per share until August 31, 1996, granted to investors in connection with an offering of securities made in reliance upon Regulation S, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
     
4.3
 
Form of 6% Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note due September 30, 1998 aggregating $1,500,000 to six investors incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended August 31, 1996, filed October 15, 1996*
     
4.4
 
Form of 5% Convertible Term Debenture (CC Investments, LDC) due June 2, 1999 aggregating $2,000,000 to two investors incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K dated June 16, 1997*
     
4.5
 
Form of Stock Purchase Warrant (CC Investments, LDC) dated June 2, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 common shares at $1.69125 per share until June 2, 2002, granted to two investors in connection with the offering of securities in Exhibit 4.4 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 8-K filed June 17, 1997*
     
4.6
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated June 2, 1997 by and among the Company and CC Investments, LDC and the Matthew Fund, N.V. related to the registration of the common stock related to Exhibits 4.4 and 4.5 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Form 8-K filed June 17, 1997*
     
4.7
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Swartz Family Partnership, L.P.) dated June 2, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 211,733 common shares at $1.69125 per share until June 2, 2002, granted to a group of investors in connection with the offering of securities in Exhibit 4.4 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Form 8-K filed June 17, 1997*
     
4.8
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated June 2, 1997 by and among the Company and Swartz Investments, LLC related to the registration of the common stock related to Exhibit 4.7 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Form 8-K filed June 17, 1997*
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Document
4.9
 
Form of 5% Convertible Term Debenture (CC Investments, LDC) due June 2, 1999 aggregating $1,000,000 to two investors incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
4.10
 
Form of Stock Purchase Warrant (CC Investments, LDC) dated November 24, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 common shares at $1.50 per share until June 2, 2002, granted to two investors in connection with the offering of securities described in Exhibit 4.9 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
4.11
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Swartz Family Partnership, L.P.) dated November 24, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 105,867 common shares at $1.50 per share until June 2, 2002, granted to a group of investors in connection with the offering of securities described in Exhibit 4.9 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
4.12
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Investor Communications Group, Inc.) dated June 16, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 130,000 common shares at prices ranging from $2.50 to $7.50 per share until June 15, 1999 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
4.13
 
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to Spellcaster Telecommunications, Inc. dated April 28, 1998 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 common shares at $1.25 per share until April 28, 2000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
4.14
 
Investment agreement dated February 24, 1999 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to Form 10-QSB/A for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 1998, filed March 5, 1999*
     
4.15
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated February 24, 1999 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC related to the registration of the common stock related to Exhibit 4.14 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to Form 10-QSB/A for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 1998, filed March 5, 1999*
     
4.16
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Swartz Private Equity, LLC) dated February 24, 1999 exercisable to purchase common shares in connection with the offering of securities in Exhibit 4.14 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to Form 10-QSB/A for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 1998, filed March 5, 1999*
     
4.17
 
Amended and Restated Investment Agreement dated July 12, 1999 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed July 15, 1999*
     
4.18
 
Investment Agreement dated May 2, 2000 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $30,000,000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed May 5, 2000*
     
4.18.1
 
Waiver and Agreement dated September 24, 2001 amending the Investment Agreement (1) dated May 2, 2000 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $30,000,000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 11, 2001*
     
4.19
 
2001 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated February 21, 2001 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 26, 2001*
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Document
4.20
 
Investment agreement dated September 17, 2001 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $25,000,000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 11, 2001*
     
4.21
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated September 17, 2001 by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC related to the registration of the common stock related to Exhibit 4.20 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 11, 2001*
     
4.22
 
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated September 17, 2001 exercisable to purchase common shares in connection with the Offering of securities in Exhibit 4.20 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.22 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 11, 2001*
     
4.23
 
Financial Consulting Services Agreement between the Company and M. Blaine Riley, Randall Letcavage and Rosemary Nguyen incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.23 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed January 22, 2002*
     
4.24
 
Form of 8% Convertible Debenture (Lincoln Ventures, LLC) due June 10, 2004 aggregating $1,000,000 to six investors incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.24 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
4.25
 
Form of Stock Purchase Warrant (Lincoln Ventures, LLC) dated June 10, 2002 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 12,859,175 common shares at initial exercise prices ranging from $0.08616 to $0.10289 per share until June 10, 2007, granted to six investors in connection with the offering of securities described in Exhibit 4.24 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
4.26
 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Lincoln Ventures, LLC) dated June 10, 2002 by and among the Company and six investors related to the registration of the common stock related to Exhibit 4.24 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
4.27
 
2003 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated July 2, 2003 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.27 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4, 2003*
     
4.28
 
Form of 8% Convertible Debenture, Stock Purchase Warrant, Registration Rights Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreement for financings entered into between September 28, 2004 and January 17, 2005 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed February 2, 2005.*
     
4.29
 
Approval Rights Agreement and Termination of Antidilution Agreement and Addendum to Warrants dated October 10, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006*
     
10.1
 
1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
10.1.1
 
Amendment to 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan dated January 11, 1995, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.1 to Form S-8 filed July 17, 1996*
     
10.2
 
1992 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
     
10.2.1
 
Amendment to 1992 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan dated January 11, 1995 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.1 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1996, filed August 16, 1996*
     
10.3
 
Lease Agreement between the Company’s subsidiary Metacomp, Inc. and Clar-O-Wood Partnership, a California limited partnership dated April 11, 1991 as amended November 11, 1992 and November 2, 1995 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Document
10.4
 
Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 29 and 30, 1995, between the Company and SEA, Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed December 11, 1995*
     
10.4.1
 
Letter Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated January 31, 1996, between the Company and SEA, Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.1 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
     
10.5
 
1995 Employee Stock Compensation Plan of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended November 30, 1995, filed December 28, 1995*
     
10.6
 
Letter Stock and Warrant Agreement dated January 10, 1996 between the Company and Robert E. Crawford, Jr., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
     
10.7
 
Non-Exclusive Manufacturing and Line of Credit Agreement dated February 28, 1996, between the Company and Labway Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
     
10.8
 
Distribution and Representation Agreement dated February 28, 1996, between the Company and Innoware, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
     
10.9
 
Employment Agreement dated November 20, 1995 between the Company and Elwood G. Norris, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed March 18, 1996*
     
10.9.1
 
First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated May 17, 1996 between the Company and Elwood G. Norris, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
     
10.10
 
Employment Agreement dated November 20, 1995 between the Company and Robert Putnam, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed March 18, 1996*
     
10.11
 
Sales Contractual Agreement dated March 19, 1996 between the Company and Evolve Software, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed April 29, 1996*
     
10.11.1
 
Two Year Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 19, 1996 Granted to Evolve Software, Inc. Providing for the Purchase of up to 50,000 Common Shares at $2.85, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed April 29, 1996*
     
10.12
 
Employment Agreement dated as of May 8, 1996 between the Company and Michael A. Carenzo, including Schedule A - Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
     
10.12.1
 
First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of May 8, 1996 between the Company and Michael A. Carenzo dated September 23, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12.1 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
     
10.13
 
1996 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated March 25, 1996 and approved by the Shareholders on May 17, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
     
10.14
 
Sales Contractual Agreement dated June 20, 1996 between the Company and Compunetics Incorporated incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1996, filed August 16, 1996*
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Document
10.15
 
Sales Contractual Agreement dated July 31, 1996 between the Company and Premier Technical Sales, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Form  10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1996, filed August 16, 1996*
     
10.16
 
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 1997 between the Company and Norman J. Dawson incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
     
10.17
 
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 1997 between the Company and Jayanta K. Maitra incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
     
10.18
 
Technology License and Distribution Agreement dated June 23, 1997 between the Company and Sun Microsystems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
     
10.19
 
Employment Agreement dated March 23, 1999 between the Company and James T. Lunney incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
10.20
 
Employment Agreement dated July 28, 1997 between the Company and Phillip Morettini incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
10.21
 
Employment Agreement dated July 23, 1998 between the Company and Lowell W. Giffhorn incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
     
10.22
 
Secured Promissory Note dated June 12, 2000 between the Company and James T. Lunney incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000, filed August 29, 2000*
     
10.23
 
Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2000 between the Company and 4S 37/38, LLC incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000*
     
10.24
 
Employment Agreement dated October 2, 2000 between the Company and Miklos B. Korodi incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2000, filed January 12, 2001*
     
10.25
 
Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2000 between the Company and Richard G. Blum incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2000, filed January 12, 2001*
     
10.26
 
Employment Agreement dated January 29, 2001 between the Company and Serge J. Miller incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29, 2001*
     
10.27
 
Lease Agreement dated February 23, 2001 between the Company and Arden Realty Finance IV, LLC incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29, 2001*
     
10.28
 
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Company and David H. Pohl incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29, 2001*
     
10.29
 
Employment Agreement dated April 26, 2001 between the Company and David H. Pohl incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29, 2001*
 
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Document
10.30
 
Employment Agreement dated November 17, 2001 between the Company and Lowell W. Giffhorn incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
10.31
 
Employment Agreement dated December 20, 2001 between the Company and Jayanta Maitra incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
10.32
 
Consulting Agreement dated March 7, 2002 between the Company and SDMC, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
     
10.33
 
Employment Agreement dated January 2, 2004 between the Company and Jayanta Maitra incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Registration statement on Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004*
     
10.34
 
Consulting Agreement dated March 18, 2004 between the Company and SDMC, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to Registration Statement en Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004*
     
10.35
 
Employment Agreement dated June 1, 2004 between the Company and Patrick Nunally incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, filed August 19, 2004*
     
10.36
 
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated July 12, 2004 between the Company and Patrick Nunally incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, filed August 19, 2004*
     
10.37
 
Employment Agreement dated September 1, 2004 between the Company and Lowell W. Giffhorn incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed February 2, 2005*
     
10.38
 
IGNITE License Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., dated February 21, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006*
     
10.39
 
Patent Portfolio License Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., dated February 21, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006*
     
10.40
 
Master Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2005, by and among the Company, Technology Properties Limited Inc., a California corporation and Charles H. Moore, an individual, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to Form 8-K filed June 15, 2005*
     
10.41
 
Commercialization Agreement dated as of June 7, 2005 by and among the JV LLC, Technology Properties Limited Inc., a California corporation, and the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Form 8-K filed June 15, 2005*
     
10.42
 
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of JV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of June 7, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to Form 8-K filed June 15, 2005*
     
10.43
 
Agreement for Part-Time Employment dated August 3, 2005 between the Company and Thomas J. Sweeney, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Form 8-K filed August 9, 2005*
     
14.1
 
Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, filed August 29, 2003*
     
31.1
 
Certification of David H. Pohl, CEO, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
     
31.2
 
Certification of Thomas J. Sweeney, CFO, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
     
32.1
 
Certification of David H. Pohl, CEO, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
     
32.2
 
Certification of Thomas J. Sweeney, CFO, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Document
99.1
 
Form of ISO Plan Option (Gaspar) dated May 29, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.2 to registration statement on Form SB-2, file no. 33-57858*
     
99.2
 
Form of NSO Plan Option (Berlin) dated May 29, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.3 to registration statement on Form SB-2, file no. 33-57858*
     
99.3
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 1996 stock Option Plan (individual agreements differ as to number of shares, dates, prices and vesting), incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
     
99.4
 
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 1996 Stock Option Plan (individual agreement differ as to number of shares, date, prices and vesting), incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
     
99.5
 
Press Release of the Company dated November 4, 1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Form 8-K filed January 9, 1997*
     
99.6
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 26, 2001*
     
99.7
 
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 26, 2001*
     
99.8
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4, 2003*
     
99.9
 
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.9 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4, 2003*
 
*
Previously filed in indicated registration statement or report.
 
 
**
Exhibit filed herewith this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2006.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
     
DATED: October 23, 2006
   PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
/S/ DAVID H. POHL
 
David H. Pohl
Chief Executive Officer
 
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
/S/ DAVID H. POHL
 
President, Chief Executive
 
October 23, 2006
David H. Pohl
 
Officer, and Director
   
         
/S/ THOMAS J. SWEENEY  
 
Chief Financial Officer and
 
October 23, 2006
Thomas J. Sweeney
 
Principal Accounting Officer
   
         
/S/ CARLTON M. JOHNSON 
 
Director
 
October 23, 2006
Carlton M. Johnson
       
         
/S/ GLORIA H. FELCYN
 
Director
 
October 23, 2006
Gloria H. Felcyn
       
         
/S/ HELMUT FALK, JR. 
 
Director
 
October 23, 2006
Helmut Falk, Jr.
       
         
/S/ JAMES L. TURLEY
 
Director
 
October 23, 2006
James L. Turley
       
 
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