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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008
Commission File Number 0-20127

 
Escalon Medical Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Pennsylvania   33-0272839
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
435 Devon Park Drive, Building 100, Wayne, PA 19087
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(610) 688-6830
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Common Stock, par value $0.001   NASDAQ Capital Market
(Title of class)   (Name of each exchange
on which registered)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
 
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o     No þ
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o     No þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ     No o
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Yes o     No þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer oAccelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o     No þ
     The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on December 31, 2007, was approximately $22,833,590, computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold on the NASDAQ Capital Market on such date.
     As of September 25, 2008, there were 6,413,930 shares of common stock outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference:
     Certain information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K will be set forth in, and is incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
 
 

 


 

Escalon Medical Corp.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
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PART I
       
  Business     1  
  Risk Factors     7  
  Unresolved Staff Comments     15  
  Properties     15  
  Legal Proceedings     15  
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     17  
 
           
PART II
       
  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities     17  
  Selected Financial Data     18  
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     19  
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     36  
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     37  
  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure     68  
  Controls and Procedures     68  
  Other Information     70  
 
           
PART III
       
  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance     70  
  Executive Compensation     70  
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters     71  
  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence     71  
  Principal Accounting Fees and Services     71  
 
           
PART IV
       
  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules     71  
 EX-10.15
 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906

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PART 1
ITEM 1.   BUSINESS
Company Overview
          Escalon Medical Corp. (“Escalon” or the “Company”) is a Pennsylvania corporation initially incorporated in California in 1987 and reincorporated in Pennsylvania in November 2001. Within this document, the “Company” collectively shall mean Escalon and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Sonomed, Inc. (“Sonomed”), Escalon Vascular Access, Inc. (“Vascular”), Escalon Medical Europe GmbH (“EME”), Escalon Digital Vision, Inc. (“EMI”), Escalon Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Pharmaceutical”), Escalon Holdings, Inc. (“EHI”), Escalon IP Holdings, Inc., Escalon Vascular IP Holdings, Inc., Sonomed IP Holdings, Inc., Drew Scientific Holdings, Inc. and Drew Scientific, Inc. (“Drew”) and its subsidiaries. The Company operates in the healthcare market specializing in the development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the areas of ophthalmology, diabetes, hematology and vascular access. The Company and its products are subject to regulation and inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). The FDA and other governmental authorities require extensive testing of new products prior to sale and have jurisdiction over the safety, efficacy and manufacture of products, as well as product labeling and marketing. The Company’s Internet address is www.escalonmed.com.
          Drew Business
          Drew is a diagnostics company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of instruments for blood cell counting, blood analysis and blood chemistry. Drew is focused on providing instrumentation and consumables for the physician office and veterinary office laboratories. Drew also supplies the reagent and other consumable materials needed to operate the instruments. Drew acquired JAS Diagnostics, Inc. (“JAS”) on May 29, 2008. JAS was established in 2000 and specializes in the manufacture of a broad range of liquid stable, diagnostics chemistry reagents used in IVD tests. Many of these reagents are single vial stable, which offer ease of use, increased speed of results and extended on-board stability.
          Diabetes Testing
          Drew sells two diabetic testing products: the DS5 and the Hb-Gold. The DS5 instrument, dispenser and associated reagent kit measure long-term glucose control in diabetic patients. The system’s small size and ease of use make it ideal for main laboratory, clinic or satellite laboratory settings. The Hb-Gold instrument and associated reagent kit provides for the in vitro measurement of certain genetic diseases of the blood. In the United States, this instrument is available for research only.
          Hematology
          Drew offers a broad array of equipment for use in the field of human and veterinary hematology. Drew’s Excell product lines are for use in the field of human hematology, whereas the Hemavet product line is for use in the veterinary field.
          Sonomed Business
          Sonomed develops, manufactures and markets ultrasound systems for diagnostic or biometric applications in ophthalmology. The systems are of four types: A-Scans, B-Scans, High Frequency B-Scans (“UBMs”) and pachymeters.
          A-Scans
          The A-Scan provides information about the internal structure of the eye by sending a beam of ultrasound along a fixed axis through the eye and displaying the various echoes reflected from the surfaces intersected by the beam. The principal echoes occur at the cornea, both surfaces of the lens and the retina.

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The system displays the position and magnitudes of the echoes on an electronic display. The A-Scan also includes software for measuring distances within the eye. This information is primarily used to calculate lens power for implants.
          B-Scans
          The B-Scan is primarily a diagnostic tool that supplies information to physicians where the media within the eye are cloudy or opaque. Whereas physicians normally use light, which cannot pass through such media, the ultrasound beam is capable of passing through the opacity and displaying an image of the internal structures of the eye. Unlike the A-Scan, the B-Scan transducer is not in a fixed position; it swings through a 60 degree sector to provide a two-dimensional image of the eye.
          UBM
          The UBM is a high-frequency/high-resolution ultrasound device, designed to provide highly detailed information of the anterior segment of the eye. The UBM is used for glaucoma evaluation, tumor evaluation and differentiation, pre and post-intraocular lens implantation and corneal refractive surgery. The device allows the surgeons to do precise measurements within the anterior chamber of the eye.
          Pachymeters
          The pachymeter uses the same principles as the A-Scan, but the system is tailored to measure the thickness of the cornea. With the advent of refractive surgery (where the cornea is actually cut and reshaped) this measurement has become critical. Surgeons must know the precise thickness of the cornea so as to set the blade to make a cut of approximately 20% of the thickness of the cornea.
          Vascular Business
          Vascular develops, manufactures and markets assisted vascular access products. These products are Doppler-guided vascular access assemblies used to locate desired vessels for access. Primary specialty groups that use the device are cardiac catheterization labs and interventional radiologists. The Company’s vascular products include the PD Access™ and SmartNeedle™ lines of monitors, Doppler-guided bare needles and Doppler-guided infusion needles.
          PD Access™ and SmartNeedle™ Monitors, Needles and Catheter Products
          These devices detect blood flow using Doppler ultrasound technology and differentiate between a venous and arterial vessel. The devices utilize a miniature Doppler ultrasound probe that is positioned within the lumen of a vascular access needle. When a Doppler-guided needle pierces the skin of a patient, the probe and monitor can determine if the user is approaching an artery or vein, guiding them to a successful vascular access.
          VascuView™ Visual Ultrasound System
          This device provides a two-dimensional B-Scan image of the vasculature of a patient, thereby allowing a user to visually guide a needle to the desired artery or vein for access. Vascular provides periphery consumable products to maintain a sterile field when using the device.
          EMI Business
          EMI markets a CFA (Color/Fluorescein Angiography) digital imaging system, designed specifically for ophthalmology. This diagnostic tool, ideal for use in detecting retinal problems in diabetic and elderly patients, provides a high-resolution image, far superior to conventional film in image quality, processing and capture. The instant image display provides users with the necessary clinical information that allows treatment to be performed while the patient is still in the physician’s office. On January 30, 2006 EMI acquired substantially all of the assets of MRP Group, Inc. (“MRP”) in exchange for 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $47,000 in cash. The MRP business consists of ophthalmic technology solutions offering retinal imaging systems. The operating results of MRP are included as part of the EMI business unit as of January 30, 2006.

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          Medical/Trek Business
          Medical/Trek manufactures and distributes the following ophthalmic surgical products under the Company’s and/or Trek Medical Product’s names. Vitreoretinal ophthalmic surgeons primarily utilize these products.
          Ispan Intraocular Gases
          The Company distributes two intraocular gas products C3F8 and SF6, which are used by vitreoretinal surgeons as a temporary tamponade in detached retina surgery. Under a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Scott Medical Products (“Scott”), the Company distributes packages of Scott gases in canisters containing up to 25 grams of gas. Along with the intraocular gases, the Company manufactures and distributes a patented disposable universal gas kit, which delivers the gas from the canister to the patient.
          Viscous Fluid Transfer Systems
          The Company markets viscous fluid transfer systems and related disposable syringe products, which aid surgeons in the process of injecting and extracting Silicone Oil. Adjustable pressures and vacuums provided by the equipment allow surgeons to manipulate the flow of Silicone Oil during surgery. Silicon Oil refers to Adatosil® 5000 Silicone Oil, whose license of distribution rights were sold to Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. Pursuant to that agreement, the Company has not received any revenue from Silicon Oil since August 2005.
          Fiber Optic Light Sources
          Light source and fiber optic products are widely used by vitreoretinal surgeons during surgery. The Company offers surgeons a complete line of light sources along with a variety of fiber optic probes and illuminated tissue manipulators.
Research and Development
          The Company conducts development of medical devices for the diagnosis and monitoring of medical disorders in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hematology at the Company’s Dallas, Texas, Oxford, Connecticut and Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom facilities. The Company conducts medical device and vascular access product development at its New Berlin, Wisconsin facility located near Milwaukee. The development of ultrasound ophthalmic equipment is performed at the Company’s Lake Success, New York facility on Long Island. Company-sponsored research and development expenditures for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $4,058,000, $3,461,000 and $2,828,000, respectively.
Manufacturing and Distribution
          The Company leases an aggregate of approximately 42,000 square feet of space at its facilities in Texas, Connecticut and the United Kingdom. These sites are currently used for engineering, product design and development and product assembly. All of the Company’s medical devices and consumables for the diagnosis and monitoring of medical disorders in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hematology are distributed from the Company’s Dallas, Texas, Oxford, Connecticut, Miami, Florida and Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom facilities. See “Business Conditions” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition of Results of Operations” for additional information.
          The Company leases approximately 11,200 square feet of space in New Berlin, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee, for its surgical products and vascular access operations. The facility is currently used for engineering, product design and development, manufacturing and product assembly. The Company also leases approximately 2,500 square feet in Lawrence, Massachusetts used primarily for product design and development in the EMI business unit. The Company subcontracts component manufacture, assembly and

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sterilization to various vendors. The New Berlin manufacturing facility includes a class 10,000 clean room. A class 10,000 clean room is a controlled environment for producing devices while avoiding any significant contaminants. The cleanliness provided by the clean room exceeds the requirements of the FDA. The Company’s ophthalmic surgical products and vascular access products are distributed from the Company’s Wisconsin facility.
          The Company designs, develops and services its ultrasound ophthalmic products at its approximately 12,200 square foot facility in Lake Success, New York. The Company has achieved ISO9001 certification at all of its manufacturing facilities for all medical devices, ultrasound devices and consumables the Company produces. ISO9001 requires an implemented quality system that applies to product design. These certifications can be obtained only after a complete audit of a company’s quality system by an independent outside auditor. These certifications require that facilities undergo periodic reexamination. The Company has obtained European Community certification (“CE”) for disposable delivery systems, fiber optic light probes, medical devices and consumables for the diagnosis and monitoring of medical disorders in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hematology, vascular access products and certain ultrasound models.
          The manufacture, testing and marketing of each of the Company’s products entails risk of product liability. Product liability insurance is carried by the Company to cover primary risk.
Governmental Regulations
          The Company’s products are subject to stringent ongoing regulation by the FDA and similar health authorities, and if these governmental approvals or clearances of the Company’s products are restricted or revoked the Company could face delays that would impair the Company’s ability to generate funds from operations.
          The Company has received the necessary FDA clearances and approvals for all products that the Company currently markets. The FDA and comparable agencies in state and local jurisdictions and in foreign countries impose substantial requirements upon the manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical and medical device equipment and related disposables, including the obligation to adhere to the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. Compliance with these regulations requires time-consuming detailed validation of manufacturing and quality control practices, FDA periodic inspections and other procedures. If the FDA finds any deficiencies in the validation processes, for example, the FDA may impose restrictions on marketing the specific products until such deficiencies are corrected.
          The FDA and similar health authorities in foreign countries extensively regulate the Company’s activities. The Company must obtain either 510(K) clearances or pre-market approvals and new drug application approvals prior to marketing a product in the United States. Foreign regulation also requires that the Company obtain other approvals from foreign government agencies prior to the sale of products in those countries. Also, the Company may be required to obtain FDA clearance or approval before exporting a product or device that has not received FDA marketing clearance or approval.
          The Company has received CE approval on several of the Company’s products that allows the Company to sell the products in the countries comprising the European Community. In addition to the CE mark, however, some foreign countries may require separate individual foreign regulatory clearances.

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Marketing and Sales
          The Drew business unit sells its products through internal sales and marketing employees located in the United States and in the United Kingdom as well as through a large network of distributors, both domestic and international.
          The Sonomed product line is sold through internal sales employees as well as independent sales representatives located in the United States and Europe, to a large network of distributors and directly to medical institutions.
          Vascular business unit products are marketed domestically through internal sales and marketing employees located in the United States as well as through an independent sales representative in Europe and a network of domestic and foreign distributors that are managed by the Company’s sales team.
          The Medical/Trek and EMI business units sell their ophthalmic devices and instruments directly to end users through internal sales and marketing employees located at the Company’s Wisconsin and Massachusetts facilities. Sales are primarily made to teaching institutions, key hospitals and eye surgery centers focusing primarily on physicians and operating room personnel performing vitreoretinal surgery. The EMI product line is sold through internal sales employees and independent sales representatives in the United States.
Service and Support
          The Company maintains a full-service program for all products sold. The Company provides limited warranties on all products against defects and performance. Product repairs are made at the Wisconsin facility for surgical devices, vascular access products and EMI devices. Sonomed’s products are serviced at the Company’s New York facility. Drew’s products are serviced at its Dallas, Texas and Barrow-in-Furness, UK facilities.
Third Party Reimbursement
          It is expected that physicians and hospitals will purchase certain of the Company’s products and that they in turn will bill various third party payers for health care services provided to their patients using these products. These payors include Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. Government agencies generally reimburse health care providers at a fixed rate based on the procedure performed. Third party payors may deny reimbursement if they determine that a procedure performed using any one of the Company’s products was unnecessary, inappropriate, not cost-effective, experimental or used for a non-approved indication.
Patents, Trademarks and Licenses
          The pharmaceutical and medical device communities place considerable importance on obtaining patent and trade secret protection for new technologies, products and processes for the purpose of strengthening the Company’s position in the market place and protecting the Company’s economic interests. The Company’s policy is to protect its technology by aggressively obtaining patent protection for substantially all of its developments and products, both in the United States and in selected countries outside the United States. It is the Company’s policy to file for patent protection in those foreign countries in which the Company believes such protection is necessary to protect its economic interests. The duration of the Company’s patents, trademarks and licenses vary through 2020. The Company has 21 United States patents and 19 patents issued abroad that cover the Company’s surgical products and pharmaceutical technology.
          With respect to the Company’s ultrafast laser technology, licensed to Intralase Corp. “Intralase”, 16 patents have been issued in the United States and 11 overseas. In 1997, Intralase and Escalon entered into an agreement under which Intralase became the exclusive licensee of these patents, technology and intellectual property owned by the Company, which agreement was amended and restated

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in October 2000. On February 27, 2007, the Company settled all outstanding disputes and litigation with Intralase pursuant to which the Company transferred to Intralase its ownership of all patents and intellectual property formerly licensed to Intralase, the license agreement was terminated and Intralase made a lump-sum payment to the Company of $9,600,000.
          Drew has approximately 60 patents related to its technology.
          The Company intends to vigorously defend its patents if the need arises.
          While in the aggregate the Company’s patents are of material importance to its business taken as a whole, the patents, trademarks and licenses that are the most critical to the Company’s ability to generate revenues are the following:
    The Escalon trademark is due for renewal on January 19, 2013, and the Company intends to renew the trademark. The Sonomed trademark was renewed on November 25, 2006.
 
    In the Vascular business unit, the Company has two patents that are of material importance. The first patent is an apparatus for the cannulation of blood vessels. This patent will expire on February 23, 2011. The second patent is also an apparatus for the cannulation of blood vessels. This patent will expire on January 11, 2009. The Vascular unit has also one patent application pending for the cannulation of blood vessels with a hypodermic needle.
Competition
          There are numerous direct and indirect competitors of the Company in the United States and abroad. These competitors include ophthalmic-oriented companies that market a broad portfolio of products including prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, ophthalmic devices, consumer products (such as contact lens cleaning solution) and other eye care products; large integrated pharmaceutical companies that market a limited number of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in addition to many other pharmaceuticals; and smaller specialty pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that are engaged in the development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and products and, to some extent, drug delivery systems. The Company’s competitors for medical devices and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals include, but are not limited to, Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Paradigm Medical, Inc., Quantel, Inc. and Accutome, Inc.
          Several large companies dominate the ophthalmic market, with the balance of the industry being highly fragmented. The Company believes that these large companies capture approximately 85% of the overall ophthalmic market. The balance of the market is comprised of smaller companies ranging from start-up entities to established market players. The ophthalmic market in general is intensely competitive, with each company eager to expand its market share. The Company’s strategy is to compete primarily on the basis of technological innovation to which it has proprietary rights. The Company believes, therefore, that its success will depend in large part on protecting its intellectual property through patents and other governmental regulations.
          Sonomed’s principal competitors are Alcon Laboratories, Inc, Quantel, Inc. and Accutome, Inc. Management believes that Sonomed is in a market leadership position. Sonomed has had a leading presence in the ophthalmic ultrasound industry for over 30 years. Management believes that this has helped Sonomed build a reputation as a long-standing operation that provides a quality product, which has enabled the Company to establish effective distribution coverage within the United States market. Sonomed seeks to preserve its position in the market through continued product enhancement. Various competitors offering similar products at a lower price could threaten Sonomed’s market position. The development of laser technologies for ophthalmic biometrics and imaging may also diminish the Company’s market position. This equipment can be used instead of ultrasound equipment in most, but not all, patients. Such equipment, however, is more expensive.

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          The Medical/Trek and EMI businesses sell a broad range of ophthalmic surgical and diagnostic products. The more significant products are ISPAN® gases and delivery systems. Medical/Trek and EMI also manufacture various ophthalmic surgical products for major ophthalmic companies to be sold under their names. To remain competitive, the Company needs to maintain a low-cost operation. There are numerous other companies that can provide this manufacturing service. There are a variety of other devices that directly compete with the camera back marketed by EMI.
          The Vascular access product line is comprised of disposable devices, and currently Vascular has no direct competition. However, a significantly higher priced non-disposable device that facilitates vascular access is currently being marketed. Vascular produces the only device that can be accommodated within a standard needle for assisting medical practitioners in gaining access to a vessel in the human vascular system. There are no similar devices on the market that enable medical practitioners to gain access using their normal procedures. The only similar product utilizes a separate ultrasound monitor, but no disposables are utilized. When using the competing device, medical practitioners need to look at the monitor while advancing the needle into the patient. The perceived disadvantage of the Company’s vascular product is that the retail price is substantially greater than the cost of a traditional needle.
          Drew is a diagnostics company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of instruments for blood cell counting and blood analysis. Drew is focused on the market for the physician office and veterinary office laboratories. Drew’s principal competition is Beckman Coulter and Bayer Diagnostics in the human market and IDDEX in the veterinary market. Currently Drew has only a nominal share of these markets, and the Company will seek to increase Drew’s market share. The Company’s strategy is to market instruments and consumables that are competitive for the low volume users in the domestic and overseas markets. Drew’s success will depend on its ability to enhance its current product range and control its production costs. Drew recognizes that other companies may adopt similar strategies which could hinder Drew’s ability to increase market share.
Human Resources
          As of June 30, 2008, the Company employed 150 full-time employees and 11 part-time employees. 70 of the Company’s employees are employed in manufacturing, 45 are employed in general and administrative positions, 23 are employed in sales and marketing and 23 are employed in research and development. The Company’s employees are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company considers its relationship with its employees to be good.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Cautionary Factors That May Affect Future Results
          Certain statements contained in, or incorporated by reference in, this report are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which provide current expectations or forecasts of future events. Such statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “possible,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “seek,” and similar words or expressions. The Company’s forward-looking statements include certain information relating to general business strategy, growth strategies, financial results, liquidity, product development, the introduction of new products, the enhancement of existing products, the potential markets and uses for the Company’s products, the Company’s regulatory filings with the FDA, acquisitions, the development of joint venture opportunities, intellectual property and patent protection and infringement, the loss of revenue due to the expiration on termination of certain agreements, the effect of competition on the structure of the markets in which the Company competes, increased legal, accounting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs, defending the Company in litigation matters and the Company’s cost-saving initiatives. The reader must carefully consider forward-looking statements and understand that such statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, and may be affected by assumptions that fail to materialize as anticipated. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may vary

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materially. It is not possible to foresee or identify all factors affecting the Company’s forward-looking statements, and the reader therefore should not consider the following list of such factors to be an exhaustive statement of all risks, uncertainties or potentially inaccurate assumptions.
          The Company cautions the reader to consider carefully these factors as well as the specific factors discussed with each specific forward-looking statement in this Form 10-K annual report and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In some cases, these factors have impacted, and in the future (together with other unknown factors) could impact, the Company’s ability to implement the Company’s business strategy and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Any expectation, estimate or projection contained in a forward-looking statement may not be achieved.
          The Company also cautions the reader that forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, but investors are advised to consult any further disclosures by the Company on this subject in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Although it is not possible to create a comprehensive list of all factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s forward-looking statements, the material factors include, without limitation, the following:
          Any acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures that the Company effects could result in financial results that differ from market expectations.
          In the normal course of business, the Company engages in discussions with third parties regarding possible acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures. As a result of any such transactions, the Company’s financial results may differ from the investment community’s expectations in a given quarter. In addition, acquisitions and alliances may require the Company to integrate a different company culture, management team, business infrastructure, accounting systems and financial reporting systems. The Company may not be able to effect any such acquisitions or alliances. The Company may have difficulty developing, manufacturing and marketing the products of a newly acquired business in a way that enhances the performance of the Company’s combined businesses or product lines to realize the value from any expected synergies. Depending on the size and complexity of an acquisition, the Company’s successful integration of the entity depends on a variety of factors, including the retention of key employees and the management of facilities and employees in separate geographical areas. These efforts require varying levels of management resources, which may divert the Company’s attention from other business operations.
          The Company acquired Drew during the first quarter of fiscal 2005. Drew does not have a history of producing positive operating cash flows and, as a result, at the time of acquisition, was operating under financial constraints and was under-capitalized and has continued to negatively impact the Company’s financial results. As Drew is integrated into the Company, management continues to work to reverse the situation, while at the same time seeking to strengthen Drew’s market position. The Company loaned approximately $20 million to Drew. The funds have been primarily used to procure components to build up inventory to support the manufacturing process, to pay off accounts payable and debt of Drew, and to expand the sales and marketing and research and development efforts, to fund new product development and underwrite operating losses since its acquisition. The Company cannot rule out that further working capital will be required by Drew. If the Company does not realize the expected benefits or synergies of such transactions, the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and stock price could be negatively impacted. The Company tests goodwill for possible impairment on an annual basis and at any other time events occur or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired. As a result of this years test, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge to Drew’s operations totaling $9,574,655 for the year ended June 30, 2008 (see footnote 3 of the consolidated financial statements. The determination as to whether a write-down of goodwill is necessary involves significant judgment based on short-term and long-term projections of the Company. The assumptions supporting the estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit, including profit margins, long-term forecasts, discount rates and terminal growth rates, reflect the Company’s best estimates.

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          The Company’s results fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
          The Company has experienced quarterly fluctuations in operating results and anticipates continued fluctuations in the future. A number of factors contribute to these fluctuations:
    Acquisitions, such as Drew and JAS, and subsequent integration of the acquired company, although such acquisitions may not occur;
 
    The timing and expense of new product introductions by the Company or its competitors, although the Company might not successfully develop new products and any such new products may not gain market acceptance;
 
    The cancellation or delays in the purchase of the Company’s products;
 
    Fluctuations in customer demand for the Company’s products;
 
    Fluctuations in royalty income;
 
    The gain or loss of significant customers;
 
    Changes in the mix of products sold by the Company;
 
    Competitive pressures on prices at which the Company can sell its products;
 
    Announcements of new strategic relationships by the Company or its competitors;
 
    Litigation costs and settlements; and
 
    General economic conditions and other external factors such as energy costs.
          The Company sets its spending levels in advance of each quarter based, in part, on the Company’s expectations of product orders and shipments during that quarter. A shortfall in revenue, therefore, in any particular quarter as compared to the Company’s plan could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows. Also, the Company’s quarterly results could fluctuate due to general market conditions in the healthcare industry or global economy generally, or market volatility unrelated to the Company’s business and operating results.
          The Company’s Cost Saving Initiatives may not be effective.
          The Company has implemented cost-saving initiatives that may not be effective in returning the Company to profitability. If these initiatives are insufficient, additional measures may be necessary.
          Failure of the market to accept the Company’s products could adversely impact the Company’s business and financial condition.
          The Company’s business and financial condition will depend in part upon the market acceptance of the Company’s products. The Company’s products may not achieve market acceptance. Market acceptance depends on a number of factors including:
    The price of the products;
 
    The continued receipt of regulatory approvals for multiple indications;
 
    The establishment and demonstration of the clinical safety and efficacy of the Company’s products; and
 
    The advantages of the Company’s products over those marketed by the Company’s competitors.
          Any failure to achieve significant market acceptance of the Company’s products will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business.
          The Company’s products are subject to stringent ongoing regulation by the FDA and similar health care regulatory authorities, and if the FDA’s approvals or clearances of the Company’s products are restricted or revoked, the Company could face delays that would impair the Company’s ability to generate funds from operations.
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new drug application approvals prior to marketing any products in the United States. Foreign regulation also requires that the Company obtain other approvals from foreign government agencies prior to the sale of products in those countries. Also, the Company may be required to obtain FDA approval before exporting a product or device that has not received FDA marketing clearance or approval.
          The Company has received the necessary FDA approvals for all products that the Company currently markets in the United States. Any restrictions on or revocation of the FDA approvals and clearances that the Company has obtained, however, would prevent the continued marketing of the impacted products and other devices. The restrictions or revocations could result from the discovery of previously unknown problems with the product. Consequently, FDA revocation would impair the Company’s ability to generate funds from operations.
          The FDA and comparable agencies in state and local jurisdictions and in foreign countries impose substantial requirements upon the manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical and medical device equipment and related disposables, including the obligation to adhere to the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. Compliance with these regulations requires time-consuming detailed validation of manufacturing and quality control processes, FDA periodic inspections and other procedures. If the FDA finds any deficiencies in the validation processes, for example, the FDA may impose restrictions on marketing the specific products until such deficiencies are corrected.
          The Company has received CE approval on several of the Company’s products that allows the Company to sell the products in the countries comprising the European Community. In addition to the CE mark, however, some foreign countries may require separate individual foreign regulatory clearances. The Company may not be able to obtain regulatory clearances for other products in the United States or foreign markets.
          The process for obtaining regulatory clearances and approvals underlying clinical studies for any new products or devices and for multiple indications for existing products is lengthy and will require substantial commitments of Company’s financial resources and Company’s management’s time and effort. Any delay in obtaining clearances or approvals or any changes in existing regulatory requirements would materially adversely impact the Company’s business.
          The Company’s failure to comply with the applicable regulations would subject the Company to fines, delays or suspensions of approvals or clearances, seizures or recalls of products, operating restrictions, injunctions or civil or criminal penalties, which would adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
          The success of competitive products could have an adverse impact on the Company’s business.
          The Company faces intense competition in the medical device and pharmaceutical markets, which are characterized by rapidly changing technology, short product life cycles, cyclical oversupply and rapid price erosion. Many of the Company’s competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources. The Company’s strategy is to compete primarily on the basis of technological innovation, reliability, quality and price of the Company’s products. Without timely introductions of new products and enhancements, the Company’s products will become technologically obsolete over time, in which case the Company’s revenues and operating results would suffer. The success of the Company’s new product offerings will depend on several factors, including the Company’s ability to:
    Properly identify customer needs;
 
    Innovate and develop new technologies, services and applications;
 
    Establish adequate product distribution coverage;
 
    Obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals from the FDA and other regulatory agencies;
 
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    Successfully commercialize new technologies in a timely manner;
 
    Manufacture and deliver the Company’s products in sufficient volumes on time;
 
    Differentiate the Company’s offerings from the offerings of the Company’s competitors;
 
    Price the Company’s products competitively;
 
    Anticipate competitors’ announcements of new products, services or technological innovations; and
 
    Anticipate general market and economic conditions.
          The Company cannot ensure that the Company will be able to compete effectively in the competitive environments in which the Company operates.
          The Company’s products employ proprietary technology, and this technology may infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties.
          The Company holds several United States and foreign patents for the Company’s products. Other parties, however, hold patents relating to similar products and technologies. If patents held by others were adjudged valid and interpreted broadly in an adversarial proceeding, the court or agency could deem them to cover one or more aspects of the Company’s products or procedures. Any claims for patent infringements or claims by the Company for patent enforcement would consume time, result in costly litigation, divert technical and management personnel or require the Company to develop non-infringing technology or enter into royalty or licensing agreements. The Company may become subject to one or more claims for patent infringement. The Company may not prevail in any such action, and the Company’s patents may not afford protection against competitors with similar technology.
          If a court determines that any of the Company’s products infringes, directly or indirectly, on a patent in a particular market, the court may enjoin the Company from making, using or selling the product. Furthermore, the Company may be required to pay damages or obtain a royalty-bearing license, if available, on acceptable terms.
          Lack of availability of key system components could result in delays, increased costs or costly redesign of the Company’s products.
          Although some of the parts and components used to manufacture the Company’s products are available from multiple sources, the Company currently purchases most of the Company’s components from single sources in an effort to obtain volume discounts. Lack of availability of any of these parts and components could result in production delays, increased costs or costly redesign of the Company’s products. Any loss of availability of an essential component could result in a material adverse change to the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Some of the Company’s suppliers are subject to the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. Failure of these suppliers to comply with these regulations could result in the delay or limitation of the supply of parts or components to the Company, which would adversely impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
          The Company’s ability to market or sell the Company’s products may be adversely impacted by limitations on reimbursements by government programs, private insurance plans and other third party payors.
          The Company’s customers bill various third party payors, including government programs and private insurance plans, for the health care services provided to their patients. Third party payors may reimburse the customer, usually at a fixed rate based on the procedure performed, or may deny reimbursement if they determine that the use of the Company’s products was elective, unnecessary, inappropriate, not cost-effective, experimental or used for a non-approved indication. Third party payors may deny reimbursement notwithstanding FDA approval or clearance of a product and may challenge the prices charged for the medical products and services. The Company’s ability to sell the Company’s products on a profitable basis may be adversely impacted by denials of reimbursement or limitations on reimbursement, compared with reimbursement available for competitive products and procedures. New

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legislation that further reduces reimbursements under the capital cost pass-through system utilized in connection with the Medicare program could also adversely impact the marketing of the Company’s products.
          Future legislation or changes in government programs may adversely impact the market for the Company’s products.
          From time to time, the federal government and Congress have made proposals to change aspects of the delivery and financing of health care services. The Company cannot predict what form any future legislation may take or its impact on the Company’s business. Legislation that sets price limits and utilization controls adversely impact the rate of growth of the markets in which the Company participates. If any future health care legislation were to adversely impact those markets, the Company’s product marketing could also suffer, which would adversely impact the Company’s business.
          The Company may become involved in product liability litigation, which may subject the Company to liability and divert management attention.
          The testing and marketing of the Company’s products entails an inherent risk of product liability, resulting in claims based upon injuries or alleged injuries or a failure to diagnose associated with a product defect. Some of these injuries may not become evident for a number of years. Although the Company is not currently involved in any product liability litigation, the Company may be party to litigation in the future as a result of an alleged claim. Litigation, regardless of the merits of the claim or outcome, could consume a great deal of the Company’s time and attention away from the Company’s core businesses. The Company maintains limited product liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, with umbrella policy coverage of $5,000,000 in excess of such amounts. A successful product liability claim in excess of any insurance coverage may adversely impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s product liability insurance coverage may not continue to be available to the Company in the future on reasonable terms or at all.
          The Company’s international operations could be adversely impacted by changes in laws or policies of foreign governmental agencies and social and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates.
          The Company derives a portion of its revenue from sales outside the United States. Changes in the laws or policies of governmental agencies, as well as social and economic conditions, in the countries in which the Company operates could impact the Company’s business in these countries and the Company’s results of operations. Also, economic factors, including inflation and fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, and competitive factors such as price competition, business combinations of competitors or a decline in industry sales from continued economic weakness, both in the United States and other countries in which the Company conducts business, could adversely impact the Company’s results of operations.
          The Company is dependent on its management and key personnel to succeed.
          The Company’s principal executive officers and technical personnel have extensive experience with the Company’s products, the Company’s research and development efforts, the development of marketing and sales programs and the necessary support services to be provided to the Company’s customers. Also, the Company competes with other companies, universities, research entities and other organizations to attract and retain qualified personnel. The loss of the services of any of the Company’s executive officers or other technical personnel, or the Company’s failure to attract and retain other skilled and experienced personnel, could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to maintain or expand businesses.

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          The market price of the Company’s stock has historically been volatile, and the Company has not paid cash dividends.
          The volatility of the Company’s common stock imposes a greater risk of capital losses on shareholders as compared to less volatile stocks. In addition, such volatility makes it difficult to ascribe a stable valuation to a shareholder’s holdings of the Company’s common stock. The following factors have and may continue to have a significant impact on the market price of the Company’s common stock:
    Any acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures that the Company effects, if any;
 
    Announcements of technological innovations;
 
    Changes in marketing, product pricing and sales strategies or new products by the Company’s competitors;
 
    Changes in domestic or foreign governmental regulations or regulatory requirements; and
 
    Developments or disputes relating to patent or proprietary rights and public concern as to the safety and efficacy of the procedures for which the Company’s products are used.
          Moreover, the possibility exists that the stock market, and in particular the securities of technology companies such as the Company, could experience extreme price and volume fluctuations unrelated to operating performance.
          The Company has not paid cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
          The impact of terrorism or acts of war could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business.
          Terrorist acts or acts of war, whether in the United States or abroad, could cause damage or disruption to the Company’s operations, its suppliers, channels to market or customers, or could cause costs to increase, or create political or economic instability, any of which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business.
          The Company’s charter documents and Pennsylvania law may inhibit a takeover.
          Certain provisions of Pennsylvania law and the Company’s Bylaws could delay or impede the removal of incumbent directors and could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from attempting to acquire, control of the Company. These provisions could limit the share price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s Board of Directors is divided into three classes, with directors in each class elected for three-year terms. The Bylaws impose various procedural and other requirements that could make it more difficult for shareholders to effect certain corporate actions. The Company’s Board of Directors may issue shares of preferred stock without shareholder approval on such terms and conditions, and having such rights, privileges and preferences, as the Board may determine. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely impacted by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The Company has no current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
          There are inherent uncertainties involved in estimates, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States GAAP. Any changes in estimates, judgments and assumptions used could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position and operating results.
          The consolidated financial statements included in the periodic reports the Company files with the SEC are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP involves making estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets (including intangible assets), liabilities and related reserves, revenues, expenses and income. This includes estimates, judgments and

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assumptions for assessing the recoverability of the Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets, pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. If any estimates, judgments or assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional expenses or impairment charges. Any resulting expense or impairment loss would be recorded as a charge against our earnings and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and operating results. Estimates, judgments and assumptions are inherently subject to change in the future, and any such changes could result in corresponding changes to the amounts of assets (including goodwill and other intangible assets), liabilities, revenues, expenses and income. Any such changes could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and operating results.
          On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including, among others, those relating to:
    product returns;
 
    allowances for doubtful accounts;
 
    inventories and related reserves;
 
    intangible assets and goodwill;
 
    income and other tax accruals;
 
    deferred tax asset valuation allowances;
 
    discounts and allowances;
 
    warranty obligations; and
 
    contingencies and litigation.
          The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The Company’s assumptions and estimates may, however, prove to have been incorrect and the Company’s actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. While the Company believes the assumptions and estimates it makes are reasonable, any changes to the Company’s assumptions or estimates, or any actual results which differ from the Company’s assumptions or estimates, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and operating results.
          The Company will be exposed to risks relating to evaluations of internal control over financial reporting required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
          The Company anticipates spending a substantial amount of management time and resources to comply with changing laws, rules, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and regulations promulgated by the SEC.
          Under the current and proposed rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company is currently not required to comply with all of the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 until the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, as long as the Company continues to meet the definition of a non-accelerated filer. In the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending June 30, 2008, the Company’s management is required to provide an assessment as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which assessment will be deemed furnished to rather than filed with the SEC. In the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending June 30, 2010 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Company’s management will be required to provide an assessment as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will be required to provide an attestation as to the Company’s management’s assessment, which assessment and attestation will be filed with the SEC. The assessment and attestation processes required by Section 404 are relatively new to the Company. Accordingly, the Company may encounter problems or delays in completing its

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obligations and receiving an unqualified report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
          While the Company believes that it will be able to timely meet the Company’s obligations under Section 404 and that the Company’s management will be able to certify as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to do so. If the Company is unable to timely comply with Section 404, the Company’s management is unable to certify as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is unable to attest to that certification, the price of the Company’s common stock may be adversely affected. Even if the Company timely meets the certification and attestation requirements of Section 404, it is possible that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will advise the Company that they have identified significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses, which may also adversely affect the price of our common stock.
Substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities are held at a single financial institution.
          Substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities are presently held at one national financial institution. Accordingly, the Company is subject to credit risk if this financial institution is unable to repay the balance in the account or deliver the Company’s securities or if the financial institution should become bankrupt or otherwise insolvent. Any of the above events could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition.
ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS:
          The Company does not believe there are any unresolved SEC staff comments.
ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES
          The Company currently leases an aggregate of approximately 71,000 square feet of space for its (i) corporate offices in Wayne, Pennsylvania, (ii) Drew has an administrative office and manufacturing facility in Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom, an administrative office and manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas, and a manufacturing facility in Oxford, Connecticut and Miami, Florida (JAS). (iii) Sonomed has a manufacturing facility in Lake Success, New York, and (iv) Vascular has a manufacturing facility in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The corporate offices in Pennsylvania cover approximately 6,000 square feet and expire in July 2013. The facility in the United Kingdom covers approximately 8,000 square feet whose lease expires in September 2009. The facility in Texas covers approximately 23,000 square feet whose lease expires in March 2014. The Connecticut facility lease covers approximately 3,000 square feet and expires in January 2009. The Miami facility lease covers approximately 8,000 square feet and expires in July 2009. The New York facility leases covering approximately 12,000 square feet, expires in October 2011. The Wisconsin lease, covering approximately 11,000 square feet of space expires in July 2015. Annual rent under all of the Company’s lease arrangements was approximately $782,000.
ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
          PointCare Technologies, Inc.
          On February 13, 2008, Escalon’s wholly owned subsidiary, Drew Scientific (“Drew”), filed an Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order and a Complaint against PointCare Technologies, Inc. (“PCT”) (Drew Scientific, Inc. v. PointCare Technologies, Inc. (08 CV 1490, S.D.N.Y)). In its pleadings, Drew petitioned the Court to require PCT to honor its obligations to Drew under the Agreement that the parties executed in June 2006 and further sought a ruling that PCT has breached its contractual obligations to Drew, that PCT has intentionally acted in bad faith, and that PCT is liable to Drew for damages resulting from its breach of its contractual obligations to Drew. PCT has denied

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the allegations set forth by Drew and has asked the Court to declare that PCT properly terminated its Agreement with Drew and that it owes no further duties and has no further obligations to Drew.
          The Agreement between Drew and PCT was intended to combine the efforts of the parties in two significant but related respects. In the first respect, Drew agreed to modify its Excell 22 TM hematology platform to accommodate PCT’s proprietary CD4 Lymphocyte Assay, CD4 sure.TM The integrated device is intended for use in the diagnosis of patients with HIV infection, particularly in a hospital setting. Drew asserts that the development of the device is a joint responsibility, with both Drew and PCT having allocated responsibilities between them (PCT being responsible for assuring that the CD4 assay is compatible with the HT instrumentation). Two different versions of the integrated device, referred to collectively as a “high throughput” (“HT”) platform, are to be marketed and sold by the respective parties in assigned territories. Drew has thus far invested approximately $1,000,000 in this initiative.
          The second significant aspect relates to PCT’s Near Patient (“NP”) platform, which permits the same type of patient care testing for HIV to be performed locally, i.e., in a non-hospital environment. Once developed and after receiving required regulatory approvals, PCT agreed to privately label and sell NP instruments to Drew, which was granted certain product distribution rights, including the right to be the entity primarily responsible for the marketing and sales of the NP platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and much of Asia. Drew has already invested in NP marketing efforts and lined up potential customers. Important to the present dispute is the fact that there is a significant technological overlap between the HT and NP devices, and to some extent, they are competitive. For this reason, the Agreement allocates territories to the parties and the party designated for a specific territory is primarily responsible for the marketing and sale of both systems in that assigned territory.
          In June 2007, PCT unilaterally shifted its personnel and resources away from the joint development of the HT instrument, diverting these resources instead to the development of its own NP instrument. Drew believes that at about this time, PCT also began to solicit its own distributors to act on its behalf in the Drew territories. PCT received FDA approval to market its NP instrument in December 2007.
          In November 2007, PCT asserted that Drew was not in compliance with its contractual obligations under the Agreement. Specifically, PCT claimed that Drew was not in compliance with the HT development timeline. Drew denied this claim, noting that PCT’s own conduct contributed materially to the fact that the HT project timeline had to be extended. Further, Drew responded that PCT’s repeated refusal to complete critical software development and to cooperate with Drew with respect to the necessary integration of such software into the HT instrument remained critical violations by PCT of its contractual obligations, frustrating any effort by Drew to complete the HT project.
          Despite Drew’s attempts to resolve outstanding issues with PCT amicably, PCT informed Drew in December 2007, shortly after receiving approval of its own NP instrument, that PCT deemed the Agreement between the parties to be terminated, that PCT would not take the necessary steps to assist Drew to complete the HT instrument project and that PCT would not allow Drew to market or sell the NP instrument within the territories that were granted to Drew under the Agreement.
          Drew filed its legal actions against PCT in February 2008, alleging that PCT’s conduct is intended to irreparably harm Drew’s ability to bring the HT instrument into the marketplace and thus allow PCT to gain a competitive advantage for its NP instrument. Drew further alleges that PCT’s actions are intended to deny Drew the economic benefits associated with its marketing rights relative to both the HT and NP products. Consequently, Drew claims that PCT’s actions have and will continue to harm its reputation and that in addition to its lost profits, Drew is threatened with the loss of the significant economic resources that it has already committed to the development and marketing of both the HT and the NP instrument, as well as other irreparable harm.
          After a brief period of discovery and the submission of legal papers, the Court issued a ruling on May 6, 2008. While denying Drew’s request for a Preliminary Injunction, the Court scheduled the dispute for expedited trial. The parties are making progress on achieving an amicable resolution to this matter. The parties, therefore, have requested and been granted an indefinite extension to ascertain if a full and final resolution can be achieved by the parties.

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          The Company is cognizant of the legal expenses and costs associated with the PCT litigation. The Company, however, believes that Drew is taking all necessary actions to protect its rights and interests under the Agreement with PCT. The Company believes, however, that it is necessary to pursue this litigation and possible final resolution: a) to protect the significant R&D expenditure that Drew has already invested in the development of the HT Instrument; b) to prevent PCT from denying Drew access to PCT’s NP Instrument; c) protect Drew’s territorial rights, as well as its reputation in such markets; and d) allow Drew to receive the economic benefits that it is entitled to with respect to both the HT and NP instruments.
Other Legal Proceedings
          The Company, from time to time is involved in various legal proceedings and disputes that arise in the normal course of business. These matters have previously and could pertain to intellectual property disputes, commercial contract disputes, employment disputes, and other matters. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any of these matters has had or is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
          No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
PART II.
ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
          The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “ESMC.” The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices as quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
                 
    High   Low
 
               
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2008
               
 
               
Quarter ended September 30, 2007
  $ 8.60     $ 3.95  
Quarter ended December 31, 2007
  $ 5.72     $ 2.99  
Quarter ended March 31, 2008
  $ 4.39     $ 2.78  
Quarter ended June 30, 2008
  $ 3.40     $ 2.86  
 
               
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
               
 
               
Quarter ended September 30, 2006
  $ 5.19     $ 4.06  
Quarter ended December 31, 2006
  $ 4.19     $ 2.35  
Quarter ended March 31, 2007
  $ 4.38     $ 2.55  
Quarter ended June 30, 2007
  $ 4.53     $ 3.75  
          As of September 20, 2008, there were 4,274 holders of record of the Company’s common stock. On September 19, 2008 the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Capital Market was $2.33 per share.
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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
          The following selected financial data are derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included herein in Item 7 and the financial statements and related notes to consolidated financial statements thereto included herein in Item 8.
                                         
            For the Years Ended June 30,        
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Net revenues:
                                       
Product revenue
  $ 29,988     $ 27,893     $ 27,544     $ 23,864     $ 12,348  
Other revenue
    222       10,945       2,247       3,060       2,373  
 
                             
Revenues, net
    30,210       38,838       29,791       26,924       14,721  
 
                             
 
                                       
Costs and expenses:
                                       
Cost of goods sold
    17,310       15,771       16,004       13,158       5,476  
Marketing, general and administrative
    14,392       13,806       13,995       12,556       5,206  
Research and development
    4,058       3,461       2,828       1,893       776  
 
                             
Total costs and expenses
    35,760       33,038       32,827       27,607       11,458  
 
                             
(Loss) income from operations
    (5,550 )     5,800       (3,036 )     (683 )     3,263  
 
                             
 
                                       
Other (expense) and income:
                                       
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
    0       75       1,157       3,412       0  
Equity in Ocular Telehealth Management, LLC
    (88 )     (88 )     (174 )     (64 )     0  
Goodwill Impairment
    (9,575 )     0       0       0       0  
Interest income
    300       208       162       69       59  
Interest expense
    (12 )     (29 )     (64 )     (55 )     (407 )
 
                             
Total other (expense) and income
    (9,375 )     166       1,081       3,362       (348 )
 
                             
Net (loss) income before taxes
    (14,925 )     5,966       (1,955 )     2,679       2,915  
 
                             
Provision for income taxes
    135       51       31       232       173  
 
                             
Net (loss) income
  $ (15,060 )   $ 5,915     $ (1,986 )   $ 2,447     $ 2,742  
 
                             
 
                                       
Basic net (loss) income per share
  $ (2.36 )   $ 0.93     $ (0.32 )   $ 0.42     $ 0.70  
 
                             
 
                                       
Diluted net (loss) income per share
  $ (2.36 )   $ 0.92     $ (0.32 )   $ 0.39     $ 0.64  
 
                             
 
                                       
Weighted average shares — basic used in per share calculation
    6,389       6,375       6,152       5,832       3,897  
 
                             
 
                                       
Weighted average shares — diluted used in per share calculation
    6,389       6,434       6,152       6,231       4,304  
 
                             

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                    At June 30,        
    2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
    (Amounts in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,708     $ 8,879     $ 3,380     $ 5,116     $ 12,602  
Working capital
    10,547       17,238       10,616       13,613       13,966  
Total assets
    31,896       45,017       38,645       40,049       29,457  
Short Term Debt
    501,752       150,200       232,837       2,396       0  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    250,871       0       163       392       2,396  
Total liabilities
    7,364       5,612       5,545       5,530       5,996  
Accumulated deficit
    (43,267 )     (28,208 )     (34,122 )     (32,136 )     (34,585 )
No cash dividends were paid in any of the periods presented.
ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
          The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K and the discussion under “Risk Factors” included in Part IA of this Form 10-K.
          The Company operates primarily in five reportable business segments: Drew, Sonomed, Vascular, Medical/Trek and EMI.
          Drew is a diagnostics company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of instruments for blood cell counting and blood analysis. Drew is focused on providing instrumentation and consumables for the physician office and veterinary office laboratories. Drew also supplies the reagent and other consumable materials needed to operate the instruments. Drew added to its reagent business with its May 29, 2008 purchase of JAS (see footnote 11).
          Sonomed develops, manufactures and markets ultrasound systems used for diagnosis or biometric applications in ophthalmology.
          Vascular develops, manufactures and markets vascular access products.
          Medical/Trek develops, manufactures and distributes ophthalmic surgical products under the Escalon Medical Corp. and/or Trek Medical Products names.
          EMI manufactures and markets digital camera systems for ophthalmic fundus photography. For a more complete description of these businesses and their products, see Item 1 — Description of Business.
          Executive Overview — Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
          The following highlights are discussed in further detail within this Form 10-K. The reader is encouraged to read this Form 10-K in its entirety to gain a more complete understanding of factors impacting Company performance and financial condition.
    Product revenue increased approximately 7.5% during fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase is primarily related to strong sales in the Company’s Drew, Vascular, and EMI business units which increased approximately 14.7%, 18.8%, and 18.7%, respectively, offset by sales decreases in the Sonomed and Trek business units of 4.6% and 5.5%, respectively.

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    Other revenue decreased approximately $10,723,000 or 98.0% during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease is due primarily to the $9,600,000 settlement payment received from Intralase on February 27, 2007.
 
    Cost of goods sold as a percentage of product revenue increased to approximately 57.7% of revenues during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, as compared to approximately 56.5% of product revenue for the prior fiscal year. Gross margins in the Drew business unit have historically been lower than those in the Company’s other business units. Cost of goods sold in the Drew business unit was approximately 67.0% of product revenue during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to approximately 66.1% in the prior fiscal year. The aggregate cost of goods sold as a percentage of product revenue of the Sonomed, Vascular, EMI and Medical/Trek business units during fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 increased to approximately 52.0% of product revenue from approximately 51.6% in the prior fiscal year.
 
    Operating expenses increased approximately 6.9% during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior fiscal year. This was due to increased consulting expenses related to the implementation of an ERP System during the current period and increased research and development at the Drew, Sonomed and Vascular divisions.
 
    The Company concluded that $9,574,655 of the goodwill recorded at Drew was impaired. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge to operations totaling $9,574,655 for the year ended June 30, 2008 (see footnote 3 for additional information).
     Results of Operations
          Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
          The following table shows consolidated product revenue by business unit as well as identifying trends in business unit product revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Table amounts are in thousands:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2008     2007     % Change  
Product Revenue:
                       
 
                       
Drew
  $ 13,332     $ 11,627       14.7 %
Sonomed
    9,367       9,823       -4.6 %
Vascular
    4,119       3,467       18.8 %
EMI
    1,762       1,484       18.7 %
Medical/Trek
    1,410       1,492       -5.5 %
 
                 
Total
  $ 29,990     $ 27,893       7.5 %
 
                 
          Consolidated product revenue increased approximately $2,097,000, or 7.5%, to $29,990,000 during the year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the last fiscal year.
          In the Drew business unit, product revenue increased $1,705,000, or 14.7%, as compared to last fiscal year. The increase is primarily due to the sales of Drew’s D3 instrument which received FDA market clearance on December 18, 2007, strong demand for the Primus instrument and continued growth of Drew’s reagent sales from it’s United Kingdom facility. Drew anticipates launching its new DS-360 Analyzer for in the second half of fiscal 2009.

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          Product revenue decreased $456,000, or 4.6%, to $9,367,000 in the Sonomed business unit as compared to the last fiscal year. The decrease in product revenue was caused by the continued migration of Sonomed’s revenue to international markets. The international market is served primarily by distributors who receive significant discounts as compared to traditional direct sales in the Domestic market.
          Product revenue increased $652,000, or 18.8%, to $4,119,000, at the Vascular business unit during the year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to last fiscal year. The increase was primarily caused by the introduction of the new VascuView instrument which generated $550,000 in revenue during the year. Overall needle volume was slightly lower during the year, however, a midyear price adjustment resulted in higher needle revenue for the year.
          Product revenue increased $278,000, or 18.7%, in the EMI business unit when compared to the last fiscal year. This increase is attributable to the increase in sales of the digital imaging systems from the January 2006 MRP acquisition. The EMI product offering continues to expand and has seen significant market acceptance during the year ended June 30, 2008.
          In the Medical/Trek business unit, product revenue decreased $82,000, or 5.5%, to $1,410,000 during the year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the last fiscal year.
          The following table presents consolidated other revenue by reportable business unit for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Table amounts are in thousands:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2008     2007     % Change  
Other Revenue:
                       
 
                       
Drew
  $ 222     $ 243       -8.6 %
Sonomed
    0       0       0.0 %
Vascular
    0       0       0.0 %
EMI
    0       0       0.0 %
Medical/Trek
    0       10,702       -100.0 %
 
                 
Total
  $ 222     $ 10,945       -98.0 %
 
                 
          Consolidated other revenue decreased by approximately $10,723,000, or 98.0%, to $222,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease is primarily due to the $9,600,000 settlement reached with Intralase on February 27, 2007. Under the settlement agreement, Intralase made a lump sum payment to Escalon of $9,600,000 in exchange for which all pending litigation between the parties was dismissed, the parties exchanged general releases, the Company transferred to Intralase its ownership of patents and intellectual property formerly licensed to Intralase by the Company, and the License Agreement was terminated. In addition, the payment from Intralase satisfied all outstanding past, current and future royalties owed or alleged to be owed by Intralase to the Company.
          The following table presents consolidated cost of goods sold by reportable business unit and as a percentage of related unit product revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Table amounts are in thousands:

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    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2008     %     2007     %  
           
Cost of Goods Sold:
                               
 
                               
Drew
  $ 8,928       67.0 %   $ 7,681       66.1 %
Sonomed
    5,029       53.7 %     4,976       50.7 %
Vascular
    1,538       37.3 %     1,393       40.2 %
EMI
    820       46.5 %     711       47.9 %
Medical/Trek
    995       70.6 %     1,011       67.8 %
 
                       
Total
  $ 17,310       57.7 %   $ 15,772       56.5 %
 
                       
          Consolidated cost of goods sold totaled approximately $17,310,000, or 57.7%, of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $15,772,000, or 56.5%, of product revenue, for the prior fiscal year.
          Cost of goods sold in the Drew business unit totaled $8,928,000, or 67.0%, of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $7,681,000, or 66.1%, of product revenue, for the prior fiscal year. The increase in the cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue is due to the margin compression related to the continued strength of the Euro against the US Dollar which negatively affects the margins on Drew’s new D3 offering that is manufactured in France by an OEM partner. The decrease in instrument gross margins was partially offset by an increase in the sale of higher volume spare parts and continued sales of higher gross margin reagents. This margin compression is expected to continue in the near term until there is a favorable foreign exchange change and until the introduction of Drew’s higher margin instruments, the HT and DS360, currently under development and expected to become available for sale during fiscal 2009.
          Cost of goods sold in the Sonomed business unit totaled $5,029,000, or 53.7%, of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $4,976,000, or 50.7%, of product revenue, for prior fiscal year. The increase in Sonomed’s cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue was primarily caused by an increase in sales discounts during the period as a result of sales to the more price sensitive international market combined with a decrease in overall domestic sales of the Company’s new Vumax II ultrasound systems.
          Cost of goods sold in the Vascular business unit totaled $1,538,000, or 37.3%, of product revenue, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $1,393,000, or 40.2%, of product revenue, for the last fiscal year. The decrease as a percentage of product revenue was due to a price increase during the year on traditional needle business offset by the $585,000 of revenue during the year on Vascular’s new lower margin VascuView product.
          Cost of goods sold in the EMI business unit totaled $820,000, or 46.5%, of product revenue, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $711,000, or 47.9%, of product revenue, for the last fiscal year. The decrease as a percentage of product revenue was due to continued production efficiencies and lower sales discounts in the second half of 2008.
          Cost of goods sold in the Medical/Trek business unit totaled $995,000, or 70.6%, of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $1,011,000, or 67.8%, of product revenue, for the last fiscal year. The increase as a percentage of product revenue was due to increased material costs which Trek was unable to completely pass on to its customers.
          The following table presents consolidated marketing, general and administrative expenses as well as identifying trends in business unit marketing, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Table amounts are in thousands:

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    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2008     2007     % Change  
             
Marketing, General and Administrative:
 
                       
Drew
  $ 5,287     $ 5,475       -3.4 %
Sonomed
    2,219       1,931       14.9 %
Vascular
    1,576       1,598       -1.4 %
EMI
    605       480       26.0 %
Medical/Trek
    4,705       4,323       8.8 %
 
                 
Total
  $ 14,392     $ 13,807       4.2 %
 
                 
          Consolidated marketing, general and administrative expenses increased $585,000, or 4.2%, to $14,392,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior fiscal year.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Drew business unit decreased $188,000, or 3.4%, to $5,287,000 as compared to the same period last fiscal year. The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in headcount during the year offset by increased legal fees of approximately $580,000 related to breach of contract litigation between Drew and PointCare Technologies. Drew implemented significant reductions in force during June 2008, the full effect of this cost reduction plan of approximately $1.5 million, is expected to be realized during fiscal 2009.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Sonomed business unit increased by $288,000, or 14.9%, to $2,219,000 as compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase is due primarily to the increase in international marketing consulting in Europe and the addition of a consultant in Southeast Asia, increased travel and advertising related to marketing and trade show activity during the current year.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Vascular business unit decreased $22,000, or 1.4%, to $1,576,000 as compared to the same period last fiscal year.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the EMI business unit increased $125,000 or 26.0% to $605,000 as compared to last fiscal year. The increase is primarily related to the addition of sales people during the year.
          The Medical/Trek business unit’s marketing, general and administrative expenses increased $382,000 or 8.8% to $4,705,000 as compared to the last fiscal year. The increase was due primarily to the addition of a chief operating officer and controller during the year, compensation expense for directors under SFAS No. 123(R) rules, and increased third party consultants in valuation services, information technology and the implementation of a new company-wide ERP system during the year.
          The following table presents consolidated research and development expenses by reportable business unit and as a percentage of related unit product revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Table amounts are in thousands:

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    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2008     2007     % Change  
             
Research and Development:
                   
 
                       
Drew
  $ 2,745     $ 2,355       16.6 %
Sonomed
    779       495       57.4 %
Vascular
    260       172       51.2 %
EMI
    268       350       -23.4 %
Medical/Trek
    6       89       -93.3 %
 
                 
Total
  $ 4,058     $ 3,461       17.3 %
 
                 
          Consolidated research and development expenses increased $597,000, or 17.3%, to $4,058,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the prior fiscal year. Research and development expenses were primarily expenses associated with the planned introduction of new or enhanced products in the Drew, Sonomed and Vascular business units.
          Research and development expenses in the Drew business unit increased $390,000, or 16.6%, to $2,745,000. The increase was primarily related to additional salaries and benefits and consulting fees associated with the development of the DS-360, a diabetes instrument, the HT, a CD4 instrument and the development of additional chemical reagents for use on Drew’s Trilogy instrument.
          Research and development expenses in the Sonomed business unit increased $284,000 to $779,000 as compared to the last fiscal year. The increase is primarily due to consulting expenses incurred during the fourth quarter related to the development of Sonomed’s next generation ultrasound instrument, the VuMax III and continued improvements made to Sonomed’s existing product offering. Sonomed expects to submit the VuMax III instrument for FDA market clearance during the second half of fiscal 2009.
          Research and development expenses in the Vascular business unit increased $88,000 to $260,000 as compared to the last fiscal year. The increase was primarily due to completing the development of the VascuViewTM, a new visual ultrasound device, which received FDA market clearance on January 20, 2008.
          Research and development in the EMI business unit decreased $82,000 to $268,000 as compared to the last fiscal year. The decrease was primarily due to higher expenses in the prior period related to various enhancements to EMI’s digital systems.
          Research and development in the Medical/Trek business unit decreased $83,000 to $6,000 as compared to the last fiscal year. This decrease is due primarily to the elimination of the corporate research and development department in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 related to the Company’s previously announced cost reduction plan.
          Goodwill Impairment
          The Company tests goodwill for possible impairment on an annual basis and at any other time events occur or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired.
          The first step of the SFAS No. 142 impairment analysis consists of a comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including the goodwill. The fair value was determined based on the income approach, which estimates the fair value based on the future discounted cash flows. Under the income approach, the Company assumed, with respect to Drew, a forecasted cash flow period of five years, long-term annual growth rates of 5% and a discount rate of 14%.
          Based on the income approach analysis that was separately performed for each operating segment it was determined that in the Drew segment the carrying amount of the goodwill was in excess of its respective fair value. As such, the Company was required to perform the second step analysis for Drew in

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order to determine the amount of the goodwill impairment. The second step analysis consisted of comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill with the carrying amount of the goodwill, with an impairment charge resulting from any excess of the carrying value of the goodwill over the implied fair value of the goodwill. Based on the second step analysis, the Company concluded that all $9,574,655 of the goodwill recorded at Drew was impaired. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge to operations totaling $9,574,655 for the year ended June 30, 2008.
          The determination as to whether a write-down of goodwill is necessary involves significant judgment based on short-term and long-term projections of the Company. The assumptions supporting the estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit, including profit margins, long-term forecasts, discount rates and terminal growth rates, reflect the Company’s best estimates.
          Other Income and Expenses
          Gain on sale of available for sale securities was approximately $0 and $75,000 during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively due to the sale of 0 shares and 3,000 shares of Intralase common stock during fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company has no remaining available for sale securities.
          The Company recognized a loss of approximately $88,000 and $88,000 related to its investment in Ocular Telehealth Management (“OTM”) during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Commencing July 1, 2005, the Company began recognizing all of the losses of OTM in its consolidated financial statements. OTM is an early stage privately held company. Prior to July 1, 2005, the share of OTM’s loss recognized by the Company was in direct proportion to the Company’s ownership equity in OTM. OTM began operations during the three-month period ended September 30, 2004. (See note 13 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.)
          Interest income was $300,000 and $208,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase was due to higher cash balances and effective yields on investments.
          Interest expense was $12,000 and $29,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
     Results of Operations
          Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
          The following table shows consolidated product revenue by business unit as well as identifying trends in business unit product revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. Table amounts are in thousands:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     % Change  
             
Product Revenue:
                       
 
                       
Drew
  $ 11,627     $ 14,253       -18.4 %
Sonomed
    9,823       7,737       27.0 %
Vascular
    3,467       3,640       -4.8 %
EMI
    1,484       434       241.9 %
Medical/Trek
    1,492       1,480       0.8 %
 
                 
Total
  $ 27,893     $ 27,544       1.3 %
 
                 
          Consolidated product revenue increased approximately $349,000, or 1.3%, to $27,893,000 during the year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.

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          In the Drew business unit, product revenue decreased $2,626,000, or 18.4% as compared to as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease is primarily due to the non-renewal of two OEM agreements and the continued delay in the introduction of Drew’s new line of products in fiscal 2007. In July 2007, Drew received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the new TRILOGY Analyzer. TRILOGY, a multifunction analyzer used in determination of analytes in body fluids, is an open system intended for clinical use in a professional setting for use with various chemistry assays. Drew anticipates receiving approval on its new D3 Analyzer in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 which will provide two upgraded instruments for sale in fiscal 2008. Additionally, Drew anticipates submitting its new DS-360 Analyzer for FDA approval in the second half of fiscal 2008.
          Product revenue increased $2,086,000, or 27.0%, to $9,823,000 in the Sonomed business unit as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The increase in product revenue was primarily caused by an increase in sales of the Company’s EZ AB scan ultrasound systems as well as increased sales of the new VuMax high frequency systems and an overall increase in export sales.
          Product revenue decreased $173,000, or 4.8%, to $3,467,000, at the Vascular business unit during the year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily caused by a decrease in revenues from Company’s distributor network due to the termination of its relationship with several distributors during 2006 and 2005. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in direct sales to end users by the Company’s domestic sales team. The Company continues to replace the territories of the terminated distributors with direct sales efforts.
          Product revenue increased $1,050,000, or 241.9%, in the EMI business unit when compared to the fiscal year June 30, 2006. This increase is attributable to the increase in sales of the digital imaging systems from the January 2006 MRP acquisition. The EMI product offering continues to expand and has seen significant market acceptance during the year ended June 30, 2007.
          In the Medical/Trek business unit, product revenue increased $12,000, or 0.8%, to $1,492,000 during the year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the fiscal year June 30, 2006.
          The following table presents consolidated other revenue by reportable business unit for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. Table amounts are in thousands:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     % Change  
             
Other Revenue:
                       
 
Drew
  $ 243     $ 283       (14.1 )%
Sonomed
    0       0       0.0 %
Vascular
    0       0       0.0 %
EMI
    0       0       0.0 %
Medical/Trek
    10,702       1,964       444.9 %
 
                   
Total
  $ 10,945     $ 2,247       387.1 %
 
                 
          Consolidated other revenue increased by approximately $8,698,000, or 387.1%, to $10,945,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the fiscal year June 30, 2006. The increase is primarily due to the $9,600,000 settlement reached with Intralase on February 27, 2007. Under the settlement agreement, Intralase made a lump sum payment to Escalon of $9,600,000 in exchange for which all pending litigation between the parties was dismissed, the parties exchanged general releases, the Company transferred to Intralase its ownership of patents and intellectual property formerly licensed to Intralase by the Company, and the License Agreement was terminated. In addition, the payment from Intralase satisfied all outstanding past, current and future royalties owed or alleged to be owed by Intralase to the Company.

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          Other revenue from the prior year of $3,060,000 and the amount in the current year in excess of the $9,600,000 Intralase settlement of $1,102,000 is related to royalties received from Intralase license agreement received prior to the settlement and royalties received by Drew related to the Bio-Rad license agreement.
          The following table presents consolidated cost of goods sold by reportable business unit and as a percentage of related unit product revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. Table amounts are in thousands:
                                 
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     %     2006     %  
Cost of Goods Sold:
                               
 
                               
Drew
  $ 7,681       66.1 %   $ 9,225       64.7 %
Sonomed
    4,976       50.7 %     3,962       51.2 %
Vascular
    1,393       40.2 %     1,535       42.2 %
EMI
    711       47.9 %     290       66.8 %
Medical/Trek
    1,011       67.8 %     992       67.0 %
 
                               
 
                       
Total
  $ 15,772       56.5 %   $ 16,004       58.1 %
 
                       
          Consolidated cost of goods sold totaled approximately $15,772,000, or 56.5% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $16,004,000 or 58.1 of product revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
          Cost of goods sold in the Drew business unit totaled $7,681,000, or 66.1% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $9,225,000, or 64.7% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The increase in the cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue is due to the margin compression related to the continued aging of Drew’s existing product offering. The decrease in instrument gross margins was partially offset by an increase in the sale of higher volume spare parts and continued sales of higher gross margin reagents.
          Cost of goods sold in the Sonomed business unit totaled $4,976,000, or 50.7% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $3,962,000, or 51.2% of product revenue, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The primary reason for the decrease as a percentage of product revenue was an increase in the percentage of domestic sales during the period. The Company historically experiences a higher selling price per unit on its domestic product sales.
          Cost of goods sold in the Vascular business unit totaled $1,393,000, or 40.2% of product revenue, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $1,535,000, or 42.2% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease as a percentage of product revenue was due to lower overtime and higher production efficiencies in the current period as compared to the prior year.
          Cost of goods sold in the EMI business unit totaled $711,000, or 47.9% of product revenue, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $290,000, or 66.8% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The significant improvement in gross margins is related to improved production techniques implemented during the year and EMI’s ability to drive down the cost of components due to increased purchases made during the year to keep pace with its significant sales growth.
          Cost of goods sold in the Medical/Trek business unit totaled $1,011,000, or 67.8% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $992,000, or 67.0% of product revenue, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.

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          The following table presents consolidated marketing, general and administrative expenses as well as identifying trends in business unit marketing, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. Table amounts are in thousands:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     % Change  
Marketing, General and Administrative:
 
                       
Drew
  $ 5,475     $ 6,006       -8.9 %
Sonomed
    1,931       2,098       -8.0 %
Vascular
    1,598       1,682       -5.0 %
EMI
    480       550       -12.7 %
Medical/Trek
    4,323       3,659       18.2 %
 
                       
 
                 
Total
  $ 13,807     $ 13,995       -1.4 %
 
                 
          Consolidated marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased $188,000, or 1.4%, to $13,807,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Drew business unit decreased $531,000, or 8.9%, to $5,475,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease is primarily due to the realization of previously announced cost reductions initiated during the first quarter of the 2007 fiscal year, offset by related charges incurred in consolidating our foot print in the United Kingdom down to one site from three in the previous year, and from increased legal and severance costs. The full effect of our previously announced cost reduction plan is expected to be realized during fiscal 2008.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Sonomed business unit decreased by $167,000, or 8.0%, to $1,931,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease is due primarily to the decreased need, as compared to the prior fiscal year, for travel and advertising expenses related to the introduction and expansion into international markets related to the roll out of Sonomed’s new UBM Instrument.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the Vascular business unit decreased $84,000, or 5.0%, to $1,598,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease was due mainly to the discontinuance of the relationship with an under performing European sales consultant and a more efficient approach to domestic sales travel and other marketing related expenses, including printed material and attendance at trade shows.
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the EMI business unit decreased $70,000 or 12.7%, to $480,000 as compared the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease is primarily related to additional costs incurred in the prior year on printed and other advertising materials.
          The Medical/Trek business unit’s marketing, general and administrative expenses increased $664,000, or 18.2%, to $4,323,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The increase was due primarily to $163,000 incurred during this fiscal year under the new SFAS No. 123(R) rules, increased discretionary bonuses of $175,000, increased corporate salaries of approximately $194,000 and increased third party consultants in accounting, valuation services, and information technology of $68,000 and increased insurance costs of $64,000.

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          The following table presents consolidated research and development expenses by reportable business unit and as a percentage of related unit product revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. Table amounts are in thousands:
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     % Change  
Research and Development:                
 
                       
Drew
  $ 2,355     $ 1,734       35.8 %
Sonomed
    495       511       -3.1 %
Vascular
    172       164       4.9 %
EMI
    350       85       311.8 %
Medical/Trek
    89       334       -73.4 %
 
                       
 
                 
Total
  $ 3,461     $ 2,828       22.4 %
 
                 
          Consolidated research and development expenses increased $633,000, or 22.4%, to $3,461,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. Research and development expenses were primarily expenses associated with the planned introduction of new or enhanced products in the Drew and EMI business units.
          Research and development expenses in the Drew business unit increased $621,000, or 35.8%, to $2,355,000. The increase is primarily due to increased employee headcount, consulting and other related product development expenses for Drew’s continued research on two new instruments, the Drew DS-360 and the XL2280.
          Research and development expenses in the Sonomed business unit decreased $16,000 to $495,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The decrease is primarily due to a completion of Sonomed’s new UBM instrument in the prior year offset by continued enhancements to Sonomed’s existing products.
          Research and development in the Vascular business unit increased $8,000 to $172,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
          Research and development in the EMI business unit increased $265,000 to $350,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The increase is due to additional employees related to continued development and enhancement of the Company’s digital ophthalmic product offerings.
          Research and development in the Medical/Trek business unit decreased $245,000 to $89,000 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. This decrease is due primarily to the elimination of the corporate research and development department in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 related to the Company’s previously announced cost reduction plan.
          Gain on sale of available for sale securities was approximately $75,000 and $1,157,000 during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively due to the sale of 3,000 shares and 58,585 shares of Intralase common stock during fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company has no remaining available for sale securities.
          The Company recognized a loss of approximately $88,000 and $174,000 related to its investment in Ocular Telehealth Management (“OTM”) during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Commencing July 1, 2005, the Company began recognizing all of the losses of OTM in its consolidated financial statements. OTM is an early stage privately held company. Prior to July 1, 2005, the share of OTM’s loss recognized by the Company was in direct proportion to the Company’s ownership equity in OTM. OTM began operations during the three-month period ended September 30, 2004. (See note 13 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.)

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          Interest income was $208,000 and $162,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase was due to higher cash balances and effective yields on investments.
          Interest expense was $29,000 and $64,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
          The following table presents overall liquidity and capital resources from continuing operations during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Table amounts are in thousands:
                 
    June 30,  
    2008     2007  
Current Ratio:
               
 
               
Current assets
  $ 16,573     $ 21,763  
Less: Current liabilities
    6,026       4,525  
 
           
Working capital
  $ 10,547     $ 17,238  
 
           
 
               
Current ratio
  2.8 to 1     4.8 to 1  
 
           
 
               
Debt to Total Capital Ratio:
               
 
               
Notes payable and current maturities
  $ 502     $ 150  
Long-term debt
  $ 251       0  
 
           
Total debt
  $ 753     $ 150  
 
           
Total equity
    24,532       39,406  
 
           
Total capital
  $ 25,285     $ 39,556  
 
           
 
               
Total debt to total capital
    3.0 %     0.4 %
 
           
           Working Capital Position
          Working capital decreased $6,691,000 as of June 30, 2008 and the current ratio decreased to 2.8 to 1 from 4.8 to 1 when compared to June 30, 2007. The decrease in working capital was caused primarily by a decrease in cash of $5,171,000 from $8,879,000 to $3,708,000 in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Accounts receivable decreased $757,000 from $4,653,000 in 2007 to $3,896,000 in 2008. Overall total current assets decreased $5,190,000 from $21,763,000 in 2007 to $16,573,000 in 2008. Total current liabilities which consist of current portion of long term debt, accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $1,501,000, from $4,525,000 in 2007 to $6,026,000 in 2008.
           Our principal source of short term liquidity is existing cash and cash equivalents which we believe will be sufficient to meet our operating needs and anticipated capital expenditures over at least the next twelve months. For the long term, we intend to utilize principally existing cash and cash equivalents as well as internally generated funds, which are anticipated to be derived primarily from the sale of existing products and reagents and instrumentation products and reagents currently under development. To the extent that these sources of liquidity are insufficient, we may consider issuing debt or equity securities or curtailing or reducing our operations.
          Cash Used In or Provided By Operating Activities
          During fiscal 2008, the Company used approximately $2,936,000 of cash for operating activities as compared to generating approximately $5,783,000 from operating activities during the year ended June 30, 2007. The net decrease in cash generated from operating activities of approximately $8,719,000 in fiscal 2008 as compared to fiscal 2007 is due primarily to the following factors:

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          Loss from operations increased approximately $20,974,000 in fiscal 2008 as compared to fiscal 2007, from $5,915,000 in 2007 to $(15,060,000) in 2008, the net loss for 2008 includes a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the amount of $9,575,000. The net income in 2007 was driven by net income in the other Escalon companies of approximately $9,585,000 offset by a net loss at our Drew division of approximately $3,670,000. The income in the legacy Escalon companies includes the $9,600,000 settlement payment received from Intralase.
          Cash Flows Used In Investing and Financing Activities
          Cash flows used in investing activities for 2008 were approximately $2,007,000. This amount is made up of purchases of fixed assets of $613,000, investment in OTM of $69,000, and the purchase of JAS Diagnostics, Inc. in the amount of $1,325,000.
          Cash flows used in investing activities for 2007 were approximately $216,000. This amount is made up of the net proceeds of $75,000 realized on the sale of the remaining Intralase securities held by the Company as available for sale securities, purchases of fixed assets of $260,000 and investment in OTM of $31,000.
          Any necessary capital expenditures have generally been funded out of cash from operations, and the Company is not aware of any factors that would cause historical capital expenditure levels to not be indicative of capital expenditures in the future and, accordingly, does not believe that the Company will have to commit material resources to capital investment for the foreseeable future.
          Cash flows used in financing activities in the amount of $143,000 during 2008 relate to repayment of debt of $150,000 and offset by the proceeds from the issuance of common stock options and issuance of $7,000.
          Cash flows used in financing activities in the amount of $62,000 during 2007 relate to repayment of debt of $245,000, offset by the proceeds $183,000 from the issuance of common stock options.
          Debt History
          Drew had long-term debt facilities through the Texas Mezzanine Fund and through Symbiotics, Inc. The Texas Mezzanine Fund debt provided for interest at fixed rate of 8% per annum until July 1, 2005. The interest rate was then adjusted to the prime rate plus 4% per annum. Each June 1, the rate was adjusted to the prime rate plus 4% per annum. The debt had a minimum interest rate of 8% per annum to a maximum interest rate of 18% per annum. The note was paid off in April 2008 and had been secured by certain assets of Drew. The outstanding balance on the Symbiotics as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 was approximately, $0 and $16,666, respectively.
          On May 29, 2008 Drew issued a note payable in the amount of $752,623 related to the purchase of JAS Diagnostics, Inc. The note is collateralized by JAS’ common stock. Principal is payable in six quarterly installments of $124,437 plus interest at the prime rate (5% on June 30, 2008) as published by the Bank of America.
          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
          The Company was not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. The following table presents the Company’s contractual obligations as of June 30, 2008 (interest is not included in the table as it is not material):

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            Less than             3-5     More than  
    Total     1 Year     1-3 Years     Years     5 Years  
 
                                       
Long-term debt
  $ 752,623     $ 501,752     $ 250,871     $ 0     $ 0  
 
                                       
Operating lease agreements
    3,445,258       704,501       1,314,637       1,122,846       303,274  
 
                                       
 
                             
Total
  $ 4,197,881     $ 1,206,253     $ 1,565,508     $ 1,122,846     $ 303,274  
 
                             
          Forward-Looking Statement About Significant Items Likely To Impact Liquidity
          On July 23, 2004, the Company acquired approximately 67% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Drew, pursuant to the Company’s exchange offer for all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Drew and subsequently acquired the remaining shares during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. As of June 30, 2006, the Company has acquired all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Drew. Drew does not have a history of producing positive operating cash flows and, as a result, at the time of acquisition, was operating under financial constraints and was under-capitalized. As Drew is integrated into the Company, management continues to work to reverse the situation, while at the same time seeking to strengthen Drew’s market position. The Company has loaned approximately $20 million to Drew. The funds have been primarily used to procure components to build up inventory to support the manufacturing process as well as to pay off accounts payable and debt of Drew. The Company may need to provide further working capital for Drew.
           Common Stock
          The Company’s common stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. In order to continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, the following requirements must be met:
    Shareholders’ equity of $2,500,000 or market value of listed securities of $35,000,000 or net income from continuing operations (in the latest fiscal year or two of the last three fiscal years) of $500,000;
 
    500,000 publicly held shares;
 
    $1,000,000 market value of publicly held shares;
 
    A minimum bid price of $1;
 
    300 round lot shareholders;
 
    Two market makers; and
 
    Compliance with corporate governance standards.
          As of June 30, 2008, Escalon complied with these requirements.
          Critical Accounting Policies
          The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that impact amounts reported therein. The most significant of those involve the application of Statement of Accounting Standards (“SFAS’) No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” discussed further in the notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K. The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and, as such, include amounts based on informed estimates and judgments of management. For example, estimates are used in determining valuation allowances for deferred income taxes, uncollectible receivables, obsolete inventory, sales returns and rebates and purchased intangible assets. Actual results

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achieved in the future could differ from current estimates. The Company used what it believes are reasonable assumptions and, where applicable, established valuation techniques in making its estimates.
          Revenue Recognition
          The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of its products at the time of shipment, when title and risk of loss transfer. The Company provides products to its distributors at agreed wholesale prices and to the balance of its customers at set retail prices. Distributors can receive discounts for accepting high volume shipments. The discounts are reflected immediately in the net invoice price, which is the basis for revenue recognition. No further material discounts are given.
          The Company’s considerations for recognizing revenue upon shipment of product to a distributor are based on the following:
    Persuasive evidence that an arrangement (purchase order and sales invoice) exists between a willing buyer (distributor) and the Company that outlines the terms of the sale (company information, quantity of goods, purchase price and payment terms). The buyer (distributor) does not have a right of return.
 
    Shipping terms are ex-factory shipping point. At this point the buyer (distributor) takes title to the goods and is responsible for all risks and rewards of ownership, including insuring the goods as necessary.
 
    The Company’s price to the buyer (distributor) is fixed and determinable as specifically outlined on the sales invoice. The sales arrangement does not have customer cancellation or termination clauses.
 
    The buyer (distributor) places a purchase order with the Company; the terms of the sale are cash, COD or credit. Customer credit is determined based on the Company’s policies and procedures related to the buyer’s (distributor’s) creditworthiness. Based on this determination, the Company believes that collectibility is reasonably assured.
          The Company assesses collectibility based on creditworthiness of the customer and past transaction history. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and does not require collateral from its customers. For many of the Company’s international customers, the Company requires an irrevocable letter of credit to be issued by the customer before the purchase order is accepted.
          Valuation of Intangible Assets
          The Company annually evaluates for impairment its intangible assets and goodwill in accordance with SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable, see footnote 3 to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for details on a goodwill impairment charge related to the carrying amount of Drew’s goodwill. These intangible assets include goodwill, trademarks and trade names. Factors the Company considers important that could trigger an impairment review include significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results or significant negative industry or economic trends. If these criteria indicate that the value of the intangible asset may be impaired, an evaluation of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset is made. If this evaluation indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable, the net carrying value of the related intangible asset will be reduced to fair value. See footnote 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
          Income/(Loss) Per Share
          The Company computes net income/(loss) per share under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” (SFAS 128) and Staff Accounting Bulletin, No. 98 (SAB 98).

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          Under the provisions of SFAS 128 and SAB 98, basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income/(loss) for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted net income/(loss) per share excludes potential common shares if the impact is anti-dilutive. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income/(loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are determined in the same manner as basic earnings per share, except that the number of shares is increased by assuming exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method.
          Taxes
          Estimates of taxable income of the various legal entities and jurisdictions are used in the tax rate calculation. Management uses judgment in estimating what the Company’s income will be for the year. Since judgment is involved, there is a risk that the tax rate may significantly increase or decrease in any period.
          In determining income/(loss) for financial statement purposes, management must make certain estimates and judgments. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain tax liabilities and in the determination of the recoverability of certain deferred tax assets, which arise from temporary differences between the tax and financial statement recognition of revenue and expense. SFAS 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” also requires that the deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance, if based on the available evidence, it is more likely that not that all or some portion of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods.
          In evaluating the Company’s ability to recover the Company’s deferred tax assets, management considers all available positive and negative evidence including the Company’s past operating results, the existence of cumulative losses and near-term forecasts of future taxable income that is consistent with the plans and estimates management is using to manage the underlying businesses.
          Through June 30, 2008, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against the Company’s net operating losses due to uncertainty of their realization as a result of the Company’s earnings history, the number of years the Company’s net operating losses and tax credits can be carried forward, the existence of taxable temporary differences and near-term earnings expectations. The amount of the valuation allowance could decrease if facts and circumstances change that materially increase taxable income prior to the expiration of the loss carryforwards. Any reduction would reduce (increase) the income tax expense (benefit) in the period such determination is made by the Company.
          Stock-Based Compensation
          Effective July 1, 2007, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R) (“SFAS 123(R)”) “Share-Based Payments”. SFAS 123(R) is a revision of SFAS No. 123 and supersedes ABP Opinion No. 25. The Company used the modified prospective transition method and therefore did not have to restate results for prior periods. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for 2006 includes compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, July 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimate in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123. Stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted after July 1, 2006 is based on the grant-date fair value estimate in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). The Company will recognize these compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.
          Valuations are based on highly subjective assumptions about the future, including stock price volatility and exercise patterns. The fair value of share-based payment awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee terminations. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are

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expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
          Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with APB 25.
          Recently Issued Accounting Standards
          In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) will significantly change the accounting for business combinations in a number of areas including the treatment of contingent consideration, contingencies, acquisition costs, in-process research and development and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141(R), changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early application is not permitted. The effect of SFAS 141(R) on our consolidated financial statements will be dependent on the nature and terms of any business combinations that we consummate on or after July 1, 2009.
          In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements and establishes a single method of accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements unless a future transaction results in a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary.
          In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits a company to choose to measure many financial instruments and other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing a company with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and, accordingly, we adopted the provisions of this Statement on July 1, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 159 on our consolidated financial statements. However, we do not expect the effect to be significant.
          In June 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-3, Accounting for Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research and Development Activities (“EITF 07-3”). EITF 07-3 provides guidance on the capitalization of non-refundable advance payments for goods and services to be used in future research and development activities until such goods have been delivered or the related services have been performed. As applicable to us, this pronouncement became effective for our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
          In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the enterprise’s financial statements. This Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in the tax return. We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on July 1, 2007. As of the date of adoption, the 2005-2007 tax years remain subject to examination

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by major tax jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2008, the 2005-2007 tax years remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.
          As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no material adjustments in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits and, at the adoption date of July 1, 2008, we had no unrecognized tax benefits which would have affected our effective tax rate if recognized. At June 30, 2008, we also had no unrecognized tax benefits. If uncertain tax positions had been recorded, then we would recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2008, no accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions has been recorded.
          In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and, accordingly, we adopted the provisions of this Statement on July 1, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 on our consolidated financial statements. However, we do not expect the effect to be significant.
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALIITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
          Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In the normal course of doing business, we are exposed to the risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates.
           Interest Rate Risk
          The table below provides information about the Company’s financial instruments consisting of fixed interest rate debt obligations. For debt obligations, the table represents principal cash flows and related interest rates by expected maturity dates. (See note 5 of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s debt obligations.)
                 
    2008     Total  
 
               
Notes Payable — Former JAS Shareholders
  $ 752,623     $ 752,623  
 
           
 
               
Interest Rate
    5.0 %        
          Currency Fluctuations
          For the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, approximately 13.2%, 12.5% and 12.8%, respectively, of our net revenues were generated in currencies other than the United States dollar. Fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies relative to the United States dollar affect our reported results of operations. If the United States dollar weakens relative to the foreign currency, then our earnings generated in the foreign currency will, in effect, increase when converted into United States dollars and vice versa. Exchange rate differences resulting from the strength or weakness of the United States dollar against the Euro and the United Kingdom Pound Sterling resulted in increases of approximately $235,000 in net revenues in 2008 compared to 2007, $279,000 in net revenues in 2007 compared to 2006 and an increase of approximately $37,000 in net revenues in 2006 compared to 2005. During the three years ended June 30, 2008, no subsidiary was domiciled in a highly inflationary environment and the impact of inflation and changing prices on our net sales and revenues and on loss from continuing operations was not material.
          Conducting an international business inherently involves a number of difficulties, risks, and uncertainties, such as export and trade restrictions, inconsistent and changing regulatory requirements, tariffs and other trade barriers, cultural issues, longer payment cycles, problems in collecting accounts receivable, political instability, local economic downturns, seasonal reductions in business activity in Europe during the traditional summer vacation months, and potentially adverse tax consequences.

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    June 30,   June 30,
    2008   2007
 
               
Total Foreign Sales
    12,661,554       11,255,394  
 
               
Total Net Revenues
    29,988,386       27,892,738  
 
               
International Percentage
    42.2 %     40.4 %
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Escalon Medical Corp.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Escalon Medical Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Escalon Medical Corporation as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year periods ended June 30, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Escalon Medical Corporation as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
September 29, 2008

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ESCALON MEDICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,708,456     $ 8,879,462  
Accounts receivable, net
    3,896,297       4,653,073  
Inventory, net
    8,670,160       7,761,370  
Other current assets
    297,807       469,107  
 
           
Total current assets
    16,572,720       21,763,012  
 
           
Furniture and equipment, net
    1,078,839       873,191  
Goodwill
    11,590,786       21,072,260  
Trademarks and trade names
    694,006       620,106  
Patents, net
    157,883       216,228  
Covenant not to compete and customer list, net
    1,691,610       326,860  
Other assets
    110,176       145,556  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 31,896,020     $ 45,017,213  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 501,752     $ 150,200  
Accounts payable
    2,628,004       1,626,274  
Accrued expenses
    2,895,920       2,748,133  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    6,025,676       4,524,607  
 
           
 
               
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    250,871       0  
Accrued post-retirement benefits
    1,087,000       1,087,000  
 
           
Total long-term liabilities
    1,337,871       1,087,000  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    7,363,547       5,611,607  
 
           
Shareholders equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 35,000,000 share authorized; 6,413,930 and 6,386,857 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, respectively
    6,414       6,387  
Common stock warrants
    1,601,346       1,601,346  
Additional paid-in capital
    66,299,242       66,045,050  
Accumulated deficit
    (43,267,466 )     (28,207,824 )
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)
    (107,063 )     (39,353 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    24,532,473       39,405,606  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 31,896,020     $ 45,017,213  
 
           
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ESCALON MEDICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                         
For the Years Ended June 30,   2008     2007     2006  
 
Net revenues:
                       
Product revenue
  $ 29,988,386     $ 27,892,738     $ 27,543,785  
Other revenue
    222,075       10,945,042       2,246,913  
 
                 
Revenues, net
    30,210,461       38,837,780       29,790,698  
 
                 
 
                       
Costs and expenses:
                       
Cost of goods sold
    17,309,671       15,771,254       16,003,904  
Marketing, general and administrative
    14,392,004       13,806,399       13,994,788  
Research and development
    4,058,289       3,461,322       2,828,196  
Goodwill impairment
    9,574,655       0       0  
 
                 
Total costs and expenses
    45,334,619       33,038,975       32,826,888  
 
                 
(Loss) income from operations
    (15,124,158 )     5,798,805       (3,036,190 )
 
                 
 
                       
Other (expense) and income:
                       
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
    0       75,000       1,157,336  
Equity in Ocular Telehealth Management, LLC
    (88,206 )     (87,852 )     (173,844 )
Interest income
    299,538       208,457       161,588  
Interest expense
    (11,827 )     (28,753 )     (63,521 )
 
                 
Total other (expense) income
    199,505       166,852       1,081,559  
 
                 
Net (loss) income before taxes
    (14,924,653 )     5,965,657       (1,954,631 )
 
                 
Provision for income taxes
    134,990       51,054       31,309  
 
                 
Net (loss) income
  $ (15,059,643 )   $ 5,914,603     $ (1,985,940 )
 
                 
 
                       
Basic net (loss) income per share
  $ (2.36 )   $ 0.93     $ (0.32 )
 
                 
 
                       
Diluted net (loss) income per share
  $ (2.36 )   $ 0.92     $ (0.32 )
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares — basic
    6,389,008       6,374,929       6,152,455  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average shares — diluted
    6,389,008       6,434,275       6,152,455  
 
                 
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ESCALON MEDICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006
                                                         
                                            Accumulated        
                    Common     Additional             Other     Total  
    Common Stock     Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Shareholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Warrants     Capital     Deficit     Income (Loss)     Equity  
 
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2006
    6,344,657     $ 6,345     $ 1,601,346     $ 65,699,370     $ (34,122,427 )   $ (84,527 )   $ 33,100,107  
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
                                                       
Net income
    0       0       0       0       5,914,603       0       5,914,603  
Change in unrealized gains on available for sale securities
    0       0       0       0       0       (50,220 )     (50,220 )
Foreign currency translation
    0       0       0       0       0       95,394       95,394  
 
                                         
Total comprehensive income
    0       0       0       0       5,914,603       45,174       5,959,777  
Exercise of stock options
    42,200       42       0       84,692       0       0       84,734  
Compensation expense
    0       0       0       162,576       0       0       162,576  
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options
    0       0       0       98,412       0       0       98,412  
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2007
    6,386,857       6,387       1,601,346       66,045,050       (28,207,824 )     (39,353 )     39,405,606  
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
                                                       
Net (loss)
    0       0       0       0       (15,059,643 )     0       (15,059,643 )
Foreign currency translation
    0       0       0       0       0       (67,710 )     (67,710 )
 
                                         
Total comprehensive income
                                  $ (15,059,643 )     (67,710 )     (15,127,353 )
Exercise of stock options
    27,073       27       0       7,435       0       0       7,462  
Compensation expense
    0       0       0       246,757       0       0       246,757  
               
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2008
    6,413,930     $ 6,414     $ 1,601,346     $ 66,299,242     $ (43,267,467 )   $ (107,063 )   $ 24,532,472  
               

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ESCALON MEDICAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         
Years Ended June 30,   2008     2007     2006  
 
                       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (15,059,643 )   $ 5,914,603     $ (1,985,940 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    582,511       590,846       440,952  
Goodwill Impairment
    9,574,655       0       0  
Compensation expense related to stock options
    246,757       162,576       0  
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
    0       (75,000 )     (1,157,336 )
Reserve on notes receivable
    0       0       100,000  
Loss on sale of assets
    28,421       0       0  
Loss on Ocular Telehealth Management, LLC
    88,206       87,852       173,844  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable, net
    939,655       (656,830 )     761,834  
Inventory, net
    (694,250 )     (638,454 )     (1,189,207 )
Other current and long-term assets
    207,680       84,917       19,880  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,149,517       312,135       230,643  
       
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (2,936,491 )     5,782,645       (2,605,330 )
       
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities
    0       75,000       1,157,336  
Investment in Ocular Telehealth Management, LLC
    (69,000 )     (31,000 )     0  
Purchase of fixed assets
    (613,158 )     (259,705 )     (327,340 )
Purchase of MRP, net of cash acquired
    0       0       (47,060 )
Purchase of JAS Diagnostics , net of cash acquired
    (1,324,706 )     0       0  
       
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (2,006,864 )     (215,705 )     782,936  
       
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
                       
Principal payments on term loans
    (150,200 )     (245,188 )     (226,749 )
Issuance of common stock — stock options
    7,462       183,146       374,061  
       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (142,738 )     (62,042 )     147,312  
       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (84,913 )     (5,146 )     (60,980 )
       
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (5,171,006 )     5,499,752       (1,736,062 )
       
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    8,879,462       3,379,710       5,115,772  
             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 3,708,456     $ 8,879,462     $ 3,379,710  
             
 
                       
Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information:
                       
 
                       
Interest paid
  $ 11,827     $ 25,217     $ 37,586  
             
Income taxes refund (paid)
  $ (114,174 )   $ 98,412     $ (1,133 )
             
Issuance of long-term for Jas Diagnostics acquisition
  $ 752,623       0       0  
             
Issuance of common stock for MRP acquisition
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,427,500  
             
(Decrease) in unrealized appreciation on available for sale securities
  $ 0     $ (50,220 )   $ (1,157,097 )
             
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Escalon Medical Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization and Description of Business and Business Conditions
          Escalon Medical Corp. (“Escalon” or the “Company”) is a Pennsylvania corporation initially incorporated in California in 1987, and reincorporated in Pennsylvania in November 2001. Within this document, the “Company” collectively shall mean Escalon and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Sonomed, Inc. (“Sonomed”), Escalon Vascular Access, Inc. (“Vascular”), Escalon Medical Europe GmbH (“EME”), Escalon Digital Vision, Inc. (“EMI”), Escalon Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Pharmaceutical”), Escalon Holdings, Inc. (“EHI”), Escalon IP Holdings, Inc., Escalon Vascular IP Holdings, Inc., Sonomed IP Holdings, Inc., Drew Scientific Holdings, Inc., and Drew Scientific Group, Plc (“Drew”) and its subsidiaries (which includes the acquisition of Jas Diagnostics, see footnote 11). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
          The Company operates in the healthcare market specializing in the development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the areas of ophthalmology, diabetes, hematology and vascular access. The Company and its products are subject to regulation and inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). The FDA requires extensive testing of new products prior to sale and has jurisdiction over the safety, efficacy and manufacture of products, as well as product labeling and marketing. The Company’s Internet address is www.escalonmed.com.
          In connection with the presentation of the current period consolidated financial statements, certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
          The Drew business unit has experienced significant losses and negative cash flow from operations in the last three years. On June 19, 2008 Management implemented cost reductions at Drew’s Dallas, TX location in order to bring Drew’s cost structure in line with anticipated revenues. Management anticipates that these cuts combined with budgeted profits in the other Escalon entities will provide sufficient liquidity in the coming fiscal year.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
          Principles of Consolidation
          The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
           Use of Estimates
          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
          Cash and Cash Equivalents
          For the purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company considers all cash accounts, which are not subject to withdrawal restrictions or penalties, and highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

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          Fair Value of Financial Instruments
          The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107 (“SFAS” 107”), “Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, line of credit, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value because of their short-term maturity. The carrying value of available for sale securities approximates market based-upon market arms-length transactions in the underlying security. The carrying amounts of long-term debt approximate fair value since the Company’s interest rates approximate current interest rates. While we believe the carrying value of the assets and liabilities is reasonable, considerable judgment is used to develop estimates of fair value; thus the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange.
           Marketable Securities
          The Company reports debt and marketable securities in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 (“SFAS 115”), “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” All of the equity securities held by the Company at June 30, 2007 and 2006 are classified as available for sale securities. Accordingly, amounts are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity (see note 15).
          Revenue Recognition
          The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of its products at the time of shipment, when title and risk of loss transfer. The Company provides products to its distributors at agreed wholesale prices and to the balance of its customers at set retail prices. Distributors can receive discounts for accepting high volume shipments. The discounts are reflected immediately in the net invoice price, which is the basis for revenue recognition. No further material discounts or sales incentives are given.
          The Company’s considerations for recognizing revenue upon shipment of product to a distributor are based on the following:
    Persuasive evidence that an arrangement (purchase order and sales invoice) exists between a willing buyer (distributor) and the Company that outlines the terms of the sale (company information, quantity of goods, purchase price and payment terms). The buyer (distributor) does not have a right of return.
 
    Shipping terms are ex-factory shipping point. At this point the buyer (distributor) takes title to the goods and is responsible for all risks and rewards of ownership, including insuring the goods as necessary.
 
    The Company’s price to the buyer (distributor) is fixed and determinable as specifically outlined on the sales invoice. The sales arrangement does not have customer cancellation or termination clauses.
 
    The buyer (distributor) places a purchase order with the Company; the terms of the sale are cash, COD or credit. Customer credit is determined based on the Company’s policy and procedures related to the buyer’s (distributor’s) creditworthiness. Based on this determination, the Company believes that collectibility is reasonably assured.
          With respect to additional consideration related to the sale of Silicone Oil by Bausch & Lomb and the licensing of the Company’s intellectual laser technology, revenue is recognized upon notification from the other parties of amount earned or upon receipt of royalty payments.
          Provision has been made for estimated sales returns based on historical experience.

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          Shipping and Handling Revenues and Costs
          Shipping and handling revenues are included in product revenue and the related costs are included in cost of goods sold.
          Inventories
          Raw materials, work in process and finished goods are recorded at lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. The composition of inventories is as follows:
                 
    June 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Raw materials
  $ 6,024,784     $ 4,825,018  
Work in process
    759,619       680,994  
Finished goods
    2,353,581       2,556,913  
 
           
 
    9,137,984       8,062,925  
 
           
Valuation allowance
    (467,824 )     (301,555 )
 
           
Total inventory
  $ 8,670,160     $ 7,761,370  
 
           
          Valuation allowance activity for the years ended June 30 was as follows:
                 
    June 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Balance, July 1
  $ 301,555     $ 252,712  
Provision for valuation allowance
    172,670       65,221  
Write-off’s
    (6,401 )     (16,378 )
 
           
Balance, June 30
  $ 467,824     $ 301,555  
 
           
          Accounts Receivable
          Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of customers’ financial condition and does not require collateral for accounts receivable arising in the normal course of business. The Company maintains allowances for potential credit losses based on the Company’s historical trends, specific customer issues and current economic trends. Accounts are written off when they are determined to be uncollectible based on management’s assessment of individual accounts. Credit losses, when realized, have been within the range of management’s expectations. Allowance for doubtful accounts activity for the years ended June 30 was as follows:
                 
    June 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Balance, July 1
  $ 566,878     $ 649,577  
Provision for bad debts
    153,168       96,000  
Write-off’s
    (246,859 )     (178,699 )
 
           
Balance, June 30
  $ 473,187     $ 566,878  
 
           
           Property and Equipment
          Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or lease term. Depreciation on property and equipment is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful life of the

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related assets. Estimated useful lives are generally 3 to 5 years for computer equipment and software, 5 to 7 years for furniture and fixtures and 5 to 10 years for production and test equipment. Depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $582,511, $394,517 and $324,458 respectively.
          Property and equipment consist of the following at:
                 
    June 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Equipment
  $ 2,788,606     $ 2,157,562  
Furniture and Fixtures
    62,846       62,846  
Leasehold Improvements
    121,702       135,895  
 
           
 
    2,973,154       2,356,303  
 
           
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,894,315 )     (1,483,112 )
 
           
 
  $ 1,078,839     $ 873,191  
 
           
          Long-lived Assets
          Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. An asset’s value is impaired if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, to be generated by the asset are less than the carrying value of the asset. Such cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income and historical trends, as well as the effects of demand and competition. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over the fair value of the asset. Such estimates require the use of judgment and numerous subjective assumptions, which if actual experience varies, could result in material differences in the requirements for impairment charges.
          Intangible Assets
          The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 (“SFAS 142”), “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which discontinues the amortization of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets that have indefinite lives. In accordance with SFAS 142, these assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis. See footnote 3 for details on Goodwill impairment charge related to Drew.
           Accrued Warranties
          The Company provides a limited one year warranty against manufacturer’s defects on its products sold to customers. The Company’s standard warranties require the Company to repair or replace, at the Company’s discretion, defective parts during such warranty period. The Company accrues for its product warranty liabilities based on estimates of costs to be incurred during the warranty period, based on historical repair information for warranty costs.
          Business Combinations
          The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. When acquisitions are deemed material by management, the Company engages independent third-party appraisal firms to assist in determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such a valuation requires management to make significant estimates and assumption, especially with respect to intangible assets.
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          Effective July 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123(R), using the modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, stock based compensation expense for the year ended June 30, 2007 included compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of July 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimate in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123. On June 30, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Company approved the acceleration of vesting of all of the outstanding stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The acceleration applied to all stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2006 under the Company’s 1991 Stock Option Plan, 1992 Stock Option Plan, 1993 Stock Option Plan, 1999 Stock Option Plan and 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Since all options issued prior to July 1, 2006 were accelerated, and therefore fully vested, there was no compensation expense recorded in fiscal year 2007 related to these options.
          Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payment awards granted after July 1, 2006 is based on the grant date fair value estimate in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). As of June 30, 2008, there was $266,348 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements under the plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of four years.
          The Company measures compensation expense for its non-employee stock-based compensation under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services ”. The fair value of the option issued is used to measure the transaction, as this is more reliable than the fair value of the services received. Fair value is measured as the value of the Company’s common stock on the date that the commitment for performance by the counterparty has been reached or the counterparty’s performance is complete. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to compensation expense and additional paid-in capital.
          For the year ended June 30, 2006 the Company reported stock-based compensation through the disclosure-only requirements of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (“SFAS 148”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure — an Amendment to FASB No. 123.” Compensation expense for options is measured using the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). Under APB 25, because the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock options is generally equal to the market price of the Company’s underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized.
          SFAS 123 establishes an alternative method of expense recognition for stock-based compensation awards based on fair values. The following table illustrates the impact on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123.

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    2006  
 
       
Net (loss), as reported
  $ (1,985,940 )
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (288,848 )
 
     
Pro forma net (loss)
  $ (2,274,788 )
 
     
 
       
(Loss) per share:
       
 
       
Basic — as reported
  $ (0.323 )
 
     
 
       
Basic — pro forma
  $ (0.370 )
 
     
 
       
Diluted — as reported
  $ (0.323 )
 
     
 
       
Diluted — pro forma
  $ (0.370 )
 
     
          The Company has followed the guidelines of SFAS 123 to establish the valuation of its stock options. The fair value of these equity awards was estimated at the date of grant using these Black-Scholes option pricing method. For the purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the equity awards is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period. For the purposes of applying SFAS 123, the estimated per share value of the options granted during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 was $5.52. The fair value was estimated using the following assumptions: dividend yield of 0.0%; volatility ranging between 0.60 and 2.51; risk free interest ranging between 3.30% and 4.5%; and expected life of 10 years. The volatility assumption is based on volatility seen in the Company’s stock over the last five years. This assumption was made according to the guidance of SFAS 123. There is no reason to believe that future volatility will compare to historic volatility.
          Research and Development
          All research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred.
          Advertising Costs
          Advertising costs are charged to operations as incurred. Advertising expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $173,054, $134,811 and $279,670, respectively.
          Net Income (loss) Per Share
          Earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. All outstanding stock options and warrants are considered potential common stock. The dilutive effect, if any, of stock options and warrants is calculated using the treasury stock method.
          A reconciliation of the denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the three years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

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    2008   2007   2006
 
                       
Basic Weighted average shares outstanding
    6,389,008       6,374,929       6,152,455  
 
                       
Effect of dilutive securities — Stock options and warrants
    0       59,346       0  
 
                       
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    6,389,008       6,434,275       6,152,455  
 
                       
          For the years ended June 30 2008, 2007 and 2006 the impact of all dilutive securities were omitted from the diluted earnings per share calculation as they reduce the loss per share (anti-dilutive). As of June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, 120,000 warrants, which were issued in March 2004 (see note 6), to purchase shares of Escalon common stock were outstanding. These warrants were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the exercise price of the warrants exceeded the average share price of the Company’s common stock making the warrants anti-dilutive.
           Income Taxes
          The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates in effect in the years when those temporary differences are expected to reverse. The impact on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates, should a change occur, is recognized in income in the period that include the enactment date.
          Comprehensive Income
          The Company reports comprehensive income in accordance with the provision of SFAS No.130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income,” which establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its component in financial statements. Comprehensive income, as defined, includes all changes in equit during a period from non-owner sources.
          Foreign Currency Translation
          The Company translates the assets and liabilities of international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars at the current rates of exchange in effect as of each balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated using average rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses from translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheet. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses are recognized in current operations and have not been significant to the Company’s operating results in any period. In addition, the effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents has not been significant in any period.
          New Accounting Pronouncements
          In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) will significantly change the accounting for business combinations in a number of areas including the treatment of contingent consideration, contingencies, acquisition costs, in-process research and development and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141(R), changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early application is not permitted. The effect of SFAS 141(R) on our consolidated financial statements will be

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dependent on the nature and terms of any business combinations that we consummate on or after July 1, 2009.
          In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements and establishes a single method of accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements unless a future transaction results in a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary.
          In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits a company to choose to measure many financial instruments and other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing a company with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and, accordingly, we adopted the provisions of this Statement on July 1, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 159 on our consolidated financial statements. However, we do not expect the effect to be significant.
          In June 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-3, Accounting for Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research and Development Activities (“EITF 07-3”). EITF 07-3 provides guidance on the capitalization of non-refundable advance payments for goods and services to be used in future research and development activities until such goods have been delivered or the related services have been performed. As applicable to us, this pronouncement became effective for our fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
          In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the enterprise’s financial statements. This Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in the tax return. We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on July 1, 2007. As of the date of adoption, the 2005-2007 tax years remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2008, the 2005-2007 tax years remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.
          As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no material adjustments in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits and, at the adoption date of July 1, 2008, we had no unrecognized tax benefits which would have affected our effective tax rate if recognized. At June 30, 2008, we also had no unrecognized tax benefits. If uncertain tax positions had been recorded, then we would recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2008, no accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions has been recorded.
          In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and, accordingly, we adopted the provisions of this Statement on July 1, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 on our consolidated financial statements. However, we do not expect the effect to be significant.

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3. Intangible Assets
          Goodwill, Trademarks and Trade Names
          Goodwill, trademarks and trade names represent intangible assets obtained from EOI, Endologix, Sonomed and Drew acquisitions. Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired.
          The Company adopted SFAS 142 effective July 1, 2001. Under SFAS 142, goodwill and identified intangible assets that have indefinite lives are no longer amortized but reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if certain indicators arise.
          In accordance with SFAS 142, effective July 1, 2001, the Company discontinued the amortization of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets that have indefinite lives. Intangible assets that have finite lives continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives. Management has evaluated the carrying value of goodwill and its identifiable intangible assets that have indefinite lives during each of the fiscal years subsequent to July 1, 2001, utilizing discounted cash flows of the respective business units. After evaluating the discounted cash flow of each of its respective business units, management concluded that the carrying value of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets at Drew exceeded their fair values and therefore were impaired. In accordance with SFAS 142, these intangible assets will continue to be assessed on an annual basis, and impairment, if any, would be recorded as a charge against income from operations.
          SFAS No. 142 makes use of the concept of reporting units. All acquisitions must be assigned to a reporting unit or units. Reporting units have been defined under the standards to be the same as or one level below an operating segment, as defined in SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (“SFAS No. 131”). As of June 30, 2007, the Company had total goodwill of $21,072,260, of which $9,574,655 was assigned to Drew, $9,525,550 was assigned to Sonomed, $1,030,837 was assigned to EMI and $941,218 is assigned to Vascular.
          The Company tests goodwill for possible impairment on an annual basis and at any other time events occur or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired.
          The first step of the SFAS No. 142 impairment analysis consists of a comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including the goodwill. The fair value was determined based on the income approach, which estimates the fair value based on the future discounted cash flows. Under the income approach, the Company assumed, with respect to Drew, a forecasted cash flow period of five years, long-term annual growth rates of 5% and a discount rate of 14%.
          Based on the income approach analysis that was separately performed for each operating segment it was determined that in the Drew segment the carrying amount of the goodwill was in excess of its respective fair value. As such, the Company was required to perform the second step analysis for Drew in order to determine the amount of the goodwill impairment. The second step analysis consisted of comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill with the carrying amount of the goodwill, with an impairment charge resulting from any excess of the carrying value of the goodwill over the implied fair value of the goodwill. Based on the second step analysis, the Company concluded that all $9,574,655 of the goodwill recorded at Drew was impaired. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge to operations totaling $9,574,655 for the year ended June 30, 2008.
          The determination as to whether a write-down of goodwill is necessary involves significant judgment based on short-term and long-term projections of the Company. The assumptions supporting the estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit, including profit margins, long-term forecasts, discount rates and terminal growth rates, reflect the Company’s best estimates.
          The following table presents unamortized intangible assets by business unit as of June 30, 2008 and 2007:

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    2008     2007  
    Net     Net  
    Carrying     Carrying  
    Amount     Amount  
Goodwill
               
 
               
Sonomed
  $ 9,525,550     $ 9,525,550  
Drew
    0       9,574,655  
JAS-subsidiary of Drew
    93,181       0  
Vascular
    941,218       941,218  
Medical/Trek/EMI
    1,030,837       1,030,837  
 
           
Total
  $ 11,590,786     $ 21,072,260  
 
           
                 
    2008     2007  
    Net     Net  
    Carrying     Carrying  
    Amount     Amount  
Trademarks and tradenames
               
 
               
Sonomed
  $ 601,806     $ 616,906  
JAS-subsidiary of Drew
    89,000       0  
Medical/Trek/EMI
    3,200       3,200  
 
           
Total
  $ 694,006     $ 620,106  
 
           
          Patents
          It is the Company’s practice to seek patent protection on processes and products in various countries. Patent application costs are capitalized and amortized over their estimated useful lives, not exceeding 17 years, on a straight-line basis from the date the related patents are issued. Costs associated with patents no longer being pursued are expensed. Accumulated patent amortization was $424,074 and $365,729 at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $89,123, $98,404 and $75,150, respectively.
          Amortization expense, relating entirely to patents, is estimated to be approximately $58,000 for 2009 thru 2011 and $17,000 for 2012.
          Covenant Not to Compete and Customer List
          The Company recorded the value of a covenant not to compete and a customer lists as intangible assets as part of the acquisition of MRP and JAS (See note 11). The valuation was based on the fair market value of these assets at the time of acquisition. These assets are amortized over their estimate useful lives, not exceeding 5 years, on a straight-line basis from the date of acquisition. Accumulated amortization was $212,756 and $116,109 at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $96,647, $93,213 and $22,986, respectively.
          Amortization expense, relating entirely to covenant not to compete and the customer list is estimated to be approximately $93,000 each for the years 2009 thru 2010 and $47,000 for 2011.
          The following table presents amortized intangible assets by business unit as of June 30, 2008:

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                    Adjusted              
    Gross             Gross              
    Carrying             Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying  
    Amount     Impairment     Amount     Amortization     Value  
Amortized Intangible Assets Patents
                                       
 
                                       
Drew
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Vascular
    0       0       0       0       0  
Medical/Trek/EMI
    215,050       0       215,050       (57,167 )     157,883  
 
                             
Total
  $ 215,050     $ 0     $ 215,050     $ (57,167 )   $ 157,883  
 
                             
 
                                       
Covenant Not To Compete/Customer List
                                       
 
                                       
JAS
  $ 1,461,397     $ 0     $ 1,461,397     $ 0     $ 1,461,397  
EMI
    442,969       0       442,969       (212,756 )     230,213  
 
                             
Total
  $ 1,904,366     $ 0     $ 1,904,366     $ (212,756 )   $ 1,691,610  
 
                             
          The following table presents amortized intangible assets by business unit as of June 30, 2007:
                                         
                    Adjusted              
    Gross             Gross              
    Carrying             Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying  
    Amount     Impairment     Amount     Amortization     Value  
Amortized Intangible Assets Patents
                                       
 
                                       
Drew
  $ 279,740     $ 0     $ 279,740     $ (154,474 )   $ 125,266  
Vascular
    36,916       0       36,916       (36,916 )     0  
Medical/Trek/EMI
    265,301       0       265,301       (174,339 )     90,962  
 
                             
Total
  $ 581,957     $ 0     $ 581,957     $ (365,729 )   $ 216,228  
 
                             
 
                                       
Covenant Not To Compete/ Customer List
                                       
 
                                       
EMI
  $ 442,969     $ 0     $ 442,969     $ (116,109 )   $ 326,860  
 
                             
Total
  $ 442,969     $ 0     $ 442,969     $ (116,109 )   $ 326,860  
 
                             

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4. Accrued Expenses
          The following table presents accrued expenses:
                 
    June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007  
 
               
Accrued compensation
  $ 1,531,886     $ 1,694,394  
Warranty accruals
    255,740       255,740  
Legal accruals
    464,338       0  
Other accruals
    643,956       797,999  
 
           
Total accrued expenses
  $ 2,895,920     $ 2,748,133  
 
           
          In addition to normal accruals, other accruals as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 relate to the remaining lease payments on a facility that ceased manufacturing operations prior to the Drew acquisition, accruals for litigation existing prior to the Drew acquisition, franchise and ad valorem tax accruals and other sundry operating expenses accruals.
          Accrued compensation as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 primarily relates to payroll, bonus and vacation accruals, and payroll tax liabilities.
5. Long-Term Debt
          The Company had two long-term debt facilities through its Drew subsidiary: the Texas Mezzanine Fund and Symbiotics, Inc. The Texas Mezzanine Fund debt provided for interest at fixed rate of 8% per annum until July 1, 2005. The interest rate was then adjusted to the prime rate plus 4% per annum. Each June 1, the rate was adjusted to the prime rate plus 4% per annum. The debt has a minimum interest rate of 8% per annum to a maximum interest rate of 18% per annum. The interest rate on the Texas Mezzanine Fund was 12% per annum and 10.25% per annum as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Drew was required to pay an additional interest payment to the Texas Mezzanine Fund of 1% of fiscal year revenues over $11,500,000 as defined in a revenue participation agreement. The note was paid in ful in April 2008. The outstanding balance of the note was $0 and $133,534 as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Symbiotics, Inc. term debt, which originated from the acquisition of a product line from Symbiotics, Inc., was payable in monthly installments of $8,333 with interest at a fixed rate of 5% per annum. The outstanding balance of this note was $0 and $16,666 as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
          On May 29, 2008 Drew issued a note payable in the amount of $752,623 related to the purchase of JAS Diagnostics, Inc. The note is collateralized by JAS’ common stock. Principal is payable in six quarterly installments of $124,437 plus interest at the prime rate (5% on June 30, 2008) as published by the Bank of America.

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          The schedule below presents principal amortization for the next two years under each of the Company’s loan agreements as of June 30, 2008:
               
Twelve Months        
Ending   Former JAS    
June 30,   Shareholders   Total
 
         
2009
  $ 501,752     $ 501,752
2010
    250,871       250,871
 
         
Total
  $ 752,623       752,623
 
           
Current portion of long-term debt
            501,752
 
             
Long-term portion
          $ 250,871
6. Capital Stock Transactions
          Stock Option Plans
          As of June 30, 2008, Escalon had in effect five employee stock option plans which provide for incentive and non-qualified stock options. After accounting for shares issued upon exercise of options, a total of 1,281,152 shares of the Company’s common stock remain available for issuance as of June 30, 2008. Under the terms of the plans, options may not be granted for less than the fair market value of the Common Stock at the date of grant. Vesting generally occurs ratably over five years and the option is exercisable over a period no longer than 10 years after the grant date. As of June 30, 2008, options to purchase 997,077 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding of which 892,019 where exercisable, and 284,075 shares were reserved for future grants.
          On June 30, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Company approved the acceleration of vesting of all of the outstanding stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The acceleration applies to all stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2006 under the Company’s 1991 Stock Option Plan, 1992 Stock Option Plan, 1993 Stock Option Plan, 1999 Stock Option Plan and 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
          The Company took this action in order to reduce the future compensation expense associated with unvested stock options following the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Share Based Payment (revised 2004) (“SFAS 123R”). The Company was required to apply the expense recognition provisions of SFAS 123R beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. As a result of the acceleration, the Company expects to reduce the stock option expense it otherwise would be required to record in connection with the accelerated options by approximately $1.18 million over the original option vesting periods.
          The Company’s Board of Directors took this action with the belief that it is in the best interest of our shareholders, as it will reduce the Company’s reported compensation expense in future periods. In addition, because some of these options have exercise prices in excess of the current market value, the Board also believed that these options might not have been fully achieving the Company’s original objective of employee retention and incentive compensation. The senior officers of the Company who are subject to reporting under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“ the Exchange Act”) will be subject to the following restriction with respect to the sale of shares purchased upon exercise of a stock option whose vesting has been accelerated: Such sale shall be prohibited until the earlier of: (i) the date on

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which the option would otherwise have vested; (ii) twelve months from the date of the extension; or (iii) termination of employment.
          The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006:
                                                 
    2008   2007   2006
    Common   Weighted   Common   Weighted   Common   Weighted
    Stock   Average   Stock   Average   Stock   Average
    Options   Exercise Price   Options   Exercise Price   Options   Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the year
    865,035     $ 5.53       920,685     $ 5.73       847,210     $ 4.20  
Granted
    135,500     $ 3.05       117,000     $ 2.65       318,400     $ 6.63  
Exercised
    (2,458 )   $ 3.02       (42,000 )   $ 2.00       (121,183 )   $ 2.22  
Forfeited
    (1,000 )   $ 3.05       (130,650 )   $ 5.52       (123,742 )   $ 1.00  
     
Outstanding at the end of the year
    997,077     $ 5.27       865,035     $ 5.53       920,685     $ 5.73  
 
                                               
Exercisable at the end of the year
    892,019               810,227               920,685          
 
                                               
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year
          $ 3.05             $ 2.65             $ 6.63  
          The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2008:
                                         
            Weighted            
    Number   Average            
    Outstanding   Remaining   Weighted   Number   Weighted
    at   Contractual   Average   Exercisable   Average
    June, 30   Life   Exercise   at June 30,   Exercise
    2008   (Years)   Price   2008   Price
Range of Exercise Prices
                                       
$1.45 to $2.12
    119,756       2.23     $ 1.88       119,756     $ 1.88  
$2.37 to $2.77
    377,942       6.95     $ 2.77       272,884     $ 2.71  
$4.97 to $5.59
    73,000       7.28     $ 5.05       73,000     $ 5.05  
$6.19 to $6.19
    168,250       6.08     $ 6.19       168,250     $ 6.19  
$6.94 to $8.06
    258,129       6.47     $ 7.41       258,129     $ 7.41  
 
                                       
Total
    997,077                       892,019          
 
                                       

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          Sale of Common Stock and Warrants
          On March 17, 2004, the Company completed a $10,400,000 private placement of common stock and common stock purchase warrants to accredited and institutional investors. The Company sold 800,000 shares of its common stock at $13.00 per share. The investors also received warrants to purchase an additional 120,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $15.60 per share. If not exercised, the warrants expire on September 13, 2009. The securities were sold pursuant to the exemptions from registration of Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 (“the securities Act”). The Company has subsequently filed a registration statement with the SEC, declared effective on April 20, 2004, to register for resale by the holders all of the common stock issued in conjunction with this private placement and common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants.
          The net proceeds to the Company from the offering, after costs associated with the offering, of $9,787,918, have been allocated among common stock and warrants based on their relative fair values. The Company used the Black-Sholes pricing model to determine the fair value of the warrants to be $1,601,346.
7. Income Taxes
          The provision for income taxes for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 consists of the following:
                         
    2008   2007   2006
 
                       
Current income tax provision
                       
 
                       
Federal
  $     $     $  
State
  $ 134,990       51,054       31,309  
     
 
                       
 
    134,990       51,054       31,309  
     
 
                       
Deferred income tax provision
                       
 
                       
Federal
    130,565       1,704,463       (1,962,685 )
State
    30,626       399,812       (460,383 )
Change in valuation allowance
    (161,191 )     (2,104,275 )     2,423,068  
     
 
                       
 
                 
     
 
                       
Income tax expense
  $ 134,990     $ 51,054     $ 31,309  
     
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    2008   2007   2006
     
 
Statutory federal income tax rate
    -34.0 %     34.0 %     -34.0 %
Change in valuation allowance
    34.0 %     -34.0 %     34.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax impact
                 
Other
                 
     
 
Effective income tax rate
    0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
     
          As of June 30, 2008, the Company had deferred income tax assets of $12,496,702. The deferred income tax assets have been reduced by a $10,446,340 valuation allowance. The valuation allowance is based on uncertainty with respect to the ultimate realization of net operating loss carryforwards.
          The components of the net deferred tax income tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
                         
    2008   2007        
     
Deferred income tax assets:
                       
 
                       
Net operating loss carryforward
  $ 10,964,351     $ 11,063,841          
Accrued bonus
    188,411       62,560          
Executive post retirement costs
    369,580       369,580          
General business credit
    450,199       450,199          
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    160,884       90,734          
Accrued vacation
    174,003       158,885          
Inventory reserve
    159,060       83,318          
Accelerated depreciation
    3,782       41,967          
Warranty reserve
    26,432       26,432          
     
 
                       
Total deferred income tax assets
    12,496,702       12,347,516          
Valuation allowance
    (10,446,340 )     (10,607,531 )        
     
 
 
    2,050,362       1,739,985          
Deferred income tax liabilities:
                       
Accelerated amortization
    (2,050,362 )     (1,739,985 )        
     
 
Total deferred income tax liabilities
    (2,050,362 )     (1,739,985 )        
     
 
 
  $     $          
     
          As of June 30, 2008, the Company has a valuation allowance of $10,446,340, which primarily relates to the federal net operating loss carryforwards. The valuation allowance is a result of management evaluating its estimates of the net operating losses available to the Company as they relate to the results of operations of acquired businesses subsequent to their being acquired by the Company. The Company evaluates a variety of factors in determining the amount of the valuation allowance, including the Company’s earnings history, the number of years the Company’s operating loss and tax credits can be carried forward, the existence of taxable temporary differences, and near term earnings expectations. Future reversal of the valuation allowance will be recognized either when the benefit is realized or when it has been determined that it is more likely than not that the benefit will be realized through future earnings. Any tax benefits related to stock options that may be recognized in the future through reduction of the

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associated valuation allowance will be recorded as additional paid-in capital. The Company has available federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $31,121,000 and $4,287,000, respectively, of which $18,747,000 and $2,009,000, respectively, will expire over the next ten years, and $12,374,000 and $2,278,000, respectively, will expire in years eleven through twenty. Approximately $6,800,000 of federal net operating losses expired June 30, 2008. Not included in the $31,121,000 federal net operating loss is approximately $8.2 million federal NOL carry forward at June 30, 2008 which represents amounts that were transferred to the Company as a result of the acquisition of Drew. Use of this transferred NOL could be limited under Section 382 and can only be used against future Drew taxable income. Any tax benefit realized from such use would first reduce acquired goodwill.
          The Company continues to monitor the realization of its deferred tax assets based on changes in circumstances, for example, recurring periods of income for tax purposes following historical periods of cumulative losses or changes in tax laws or regulations. The Company’s income tax provision and management’s assessment of the realizability of the Company’s deferred tax assets involve significant judgments and estimates. If taxable income expectations change, in the near term the Company may be required to reduce the valuation allowance which would result in a material benefit to the Company’s results of operations in the period in which the benefit is determined by the Company.
          Effective July 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“SFAS 109”). FIN 48 prescribes a model for the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest, penalties, disclosure and transition. Implementation of FIN 48 did not result in a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to audits by tax authorities for tax years prior to 2005. However, to the extent allowed by law, the tax authorities may have the right to examine prior periods where net operating losses were generated and carried forward, and make adjustments up to the amount of the net operating loss amount. At June 30, 2008, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized tax benefits.
          The Company has provided what it believes to be an appropriate amount of tax for items that involve interpretation to the tax law. However, events may occur in the future that will cause the Company to reevaluate the current provision and may result in an adjustment to the liability for taxes.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
          Commitments
          The Company leases its manufacturing, research and corporate office facilities and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating lease arrangements. The future amounts to be paid under these arrangements as of June 30, 2008 are as follows:
         
    Lease  
Twelve Months Ending   Obligations  
 
2009
  $ 682,231  
2010
    656,014  
2011
    654,134  
2012
    633,267  
2013
    489,579  
Thereafter
    303,274  
 
     
Total
  $ 3,418,499  
 
     

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          Rent expense charged to operations during the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $782,000, $866,000 and $890,000, respectively.
          Contingencies
          Royalty Agreement: Clinical Diagnostics Solutions
          Drew and Clinical Diagnostics Solutions, Inc. (“CDS”) entered into a Private Label Manufacturing Agreement dated April 1, 2002 for the right to sell formulations or products of CDS including reagents, controls and calibrators (“CDS products”) on a private label basis. The agreement term is 15 years and automatically renews year-to-year thereafter. Drew is obligated to pay CDS a royalty of 7.5% on all sales of CDS products produced from Drew’s United Kingdom facility.
          PointCare Technologies, Inc. Legal Proceedings
          On February 13, 2008, Escalon’s wholly owned subsidiary, Drew Scientific (“Drew”), filed an Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order and a Complaint against PointCare Technologies, Inc. (“PCT”) (Drew Scientific, Inc. v. PointCare Technologies, Inc. (08 CV 1490, S.D.N.Y)). In its pleadings, Drew petitioned the Court to require PCT to honor its obligations to Drew under the Agreement that the parties executed in June 2006 and further sought a ruling that PCT has breached its contractual obligations to Drew, that PCT has intentionally acted in bad faith, and that PCT is liable to Drew for damages resulting from its breach of its contractual obligations to Drew. PCT has denied the allegations set forth by Drew and has asked the Court to declare that PCT properly terminated its Agreement with Drew and that it owes no further duties and has no further obligations to Drew.
          The Agreement between Drew and PCT was intended to combine the efforts of the parties in two significant but related respects. In the first respect, Drew agreed to modify its Excell 22 TM hematology platform to accommodate PCT’s proprietary CD4 Lymphocyte Assay, CD4 sure.TM The integrated device is intended for use in the diagnosis of patients with HIV infection, particularly in a hospital setting. Drew asserts that the development of the device is a joint responsibility, with both Drew and PCT having allocated responsibilities between them (PCT being responsible for assuring that the CD4 assay is compatible with the HT instrumentation). Two different versions of the integrated device, referred to collectively as a “high throughput” (“HT”) platform, are to be marketed and sold by the respective parties in assigned territories. Drew has thus far invested approximately $1,000,000 in this initiative.
          The second significant aspect relates to PCT’s Near Patient (“NP”) platform, which permits the same type of patient care testing for HIV to be performed locally, i.e., in a non-hospital environment. Once developed and after receiving required regulatory approvals, PCT agreed to privately label and sell NP instruments to Drew, which was granted certain product distribution rights, including the right to be the entity primarily responsible for the marketing and sales of the NP platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and much of Asia. Drew has already invested in NP marketing efforts and lined up potential customers. Important to the present dispute is the fact that there is a significant technological overlap between the HT and NP devices, and to some extent, they are competitive. For this reason, the Agreement allocates territories to the parties and the party designated for a specific territory is primarily responsible for the marketing and sale of both systems in that assigned territory.
          In June 2007, PCT unilaterally shifted its personnel and resources away from the joint development of the HT instrument, diverting these resources instead to the development of its own NP instrument. Drew believes that at about this time, PCT also began to solicit its own distributors to act on its behalf in the Drew territories. PCT received FDA approval to market its NP instrument in December 2007.
          In November 2007, PCT asserted that Drew was not in compliance with its contractual obligations under the Agreement. Specifically, PCT claimed that Drew was not in compliance with the HT development timeline. Drew denied this claim, noting that PCT’s own conduct contributed materially to the fact that the HT project timeline had to be extended. Further, Drew responded that PCT’s repeated

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refusal to complete critical software development and to cooperate with Drew with respect to the necessary integration of such software into the HT instrument remained critical violations by PCT of its contractual obligations, frustrating any effort by Drew to complete the HT project.
          Despite Drew’s attempts to resolve outstanding issues with PCT amicably, PCT informed Drew in December 2007, shortly after receiving approval of its own NP instrument, that PCT deemed the Agreement between the parties to be terminated, that PCT would not take the necessary steps to assist Drew to complete the HT instrument project and that PCT would not allow Drew to market or sell the NP instrument within the territories that were granted to Drew under the Agreement.
          Drew filed its legal actions against PCT in February 2008, alleging that PCT’s conduct is intended to irreparably harm Drew’s ability to bring the HT instrument into the marketplace and thus allow PCT to gain a competitive advantage for its NP instrument. Drew further alleges that PCT’s actions are intended to deny Drew the economic benefits associated with its marketing rights relative to both the HT and NP products. Consequently, Drew claims that PCT’s actions have and will continue to harm its reputation and that in addition to its lost profits, Drew is threatened with the loss of the significant economic resources that it has already committed to the development and marketing of both the HT and the NP instrument, as well as other irreparable harm.
          After a brief period of discovery and the submission of legal papers, the Court issued a ruling on May 6, 2008. While denying Drew’s request for a Preliminary Injunction, the Court scheduled the dispute for expedited trial. The Court also requested that the parties undertake a mediation proceeding in an attempt to amicably resolve the dispute. Both parties have agreed to participate in mediation. Should the mediation prove unsuccessful, the parties will proceed to trial as scheduled. The parties are making progress on achieving an amicable resolution to this matter. The parties, therefore have requested and been granted an indefinite extension if a full and final resolution can be achieved by the parties.
The Company is cognizant of the legal expenses and costs associated with the PCT litigation. The Company, however, believes that Drew is taking all necessary actions to protect its rights and interests under the Agreement with PCT. The Company believes, however, that it is necessary to pursue this litigation and possible final resolution: a) to protect the significant R&D expenditure that Drew has already invested in the development of the HT Instrument; b) to prevent PCT from denying Drew access to PCT’s NP Instrument; c) protect Drew’s territorial rights, as well as its reputation in such markets; and d) allow Drew to receive the economic benefits that it is entitled to with respect to both the HT and NP instruments
Intralase Corp. Legal Proceedings
          In 1997, Intralase and the Company entered into an agreement under which Intralase became the exclusive licensee of certain patents, technology and intellectual property owned by Escalon Medical. This agreement was amended and restated in October 2000. Disputes arose between the parties culminating in litigation between the parties.
          On February 27, 2007 the Company entered into an agreement with Intralase to settle all outstanding disputes and litigation between the parties. Under the settlement agreement, Intralase made a lump-sum payment to the Company of $9,600,000 in exchange for which all pending litigation between the parties was dismissed, the parties exchanged general releases, the Company transferred to Intralase its ownership of all patents and intellectual property formerly licensed to Intralase by the Company, and the license agreement was terminated. In addition, the payment from Intralase satisfies all outstanding past, current and future royalties owed or alleged to be owed by Intralase to the Company.
          Other Legal Proceedings
          The Company, from time to time is involved in various legal proceedings and disputes that arise in the normal course of business. These matters have included intellectual property disputes, contract disputes, employment disputes and other matters. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any of these matters has had or is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

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9. Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans
          The Company adopted a 401(k) retirement plan effective January 1, 1994. Escalon employees become eligible for the plan commencing on the date of employment. Company contributions are discretionary, and no Company contributions have been made since the plan’s inception.
          On January 14, 2000, Escalon acquired Sonomed. Sonomed adopted a 401(k) retirement plan effective on January 1, 1993. This plan has continued subsequent to the acquisition and is available only to Sonomed employees. The Company’s contribution for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $36,699, $36,702 and $35,034, respectively.
          On July 23, 2004, the Company acquired Drew. Drew adopted a 401(k) retirement plan effective on July 1, 1995. This plan has continued subsequent to the acquisition and is available only to Drew’s United States employees. Company contributions are discretionary, and no contributions have been made since Drew was acquired by the Company. Drew also has two defined contribution retirement plans which were effective November 24, 2002 and February 1, 1992. These plans have continued subsequent to the acquisition and are available only to Drew’s United Kingdom Employees. Drew contributions for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $31,242, $29,794 and $10,000, respectively.
          On June 23, 2005, the Company entered into a Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefit Agreement with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides for the payment of supplemental retirement benefits to the covered executive in the event of his termination of services with the Company under the following circumstances.
    If the covered executive retires at age 65 or older, the Company would be obligated to pay the executive $8,000 per month for life, with payments commencing the month after retirement. If the covered executive were to die within a period of three years after such retirement, the Company would be obligated to continue making such payments until a minimum of 36 monthly payments have been made to the covered executive and his beneficiaries in the aggregate.
 
    If the covered executive dies before his retirement while employed by the Company, the Company would be obligated to make 36 monthly payments to his beneficiaries of $8,000 per month commencing in the month after his death.
 
    If the covered executive were to become disabled while employed by the Company, the Company would be obligated to pay the executive $8,000 per month for life, with payments commencing the month after he suffers such disability. If the covered executive were to die within three years after suffering such disability, the Company would be obligated to continue making such payments until a minimum of 36 monthly payments have been made to the covered executive and his beneficiaries in the aggregate.
 
    If the covered executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company, or if the executive terminates his employment with the Company for good reason, as defined in the agreement, the Company would be obligated to pay the executive $8,000 per month for life. If the covered executive were to die within a period of three years after such termination, the Company would be obligated to continue making such payments until a minimum of 36 monthly payments have been made to the covered executive and his beneficiaries in the aggregate.
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10. Sale of Silicone Oil Product Line, Licensing of Laser Technology and Other Revenue
          Sale of Silicone Oil Product Line
          In the first quarter of fiscal 2000, Escalon received $2,117,000 from the sale to Bausch & Lomb of its license and distribution rights for the Silicone Oil product line. This sale resulted in a $1,864,000 gain after writing off the remaining net book value of license and distribution rights associated with that product line. The Company’s contract to receive additional consideration based on sales of Silicone Oil by Bausch & Lomb expired on August 12, 2005.
          The agreement with Bausch & Lomb, which commenced on August 13, 2000, was structured so that the Company received consideration from Bausch & Lomb based on its adjusted gross profit from its sales of Silicone Oil on a quarterly basis. The consideration was subject to a factor, which stepped down according to the following schedule:
         
From 8/13/00 to 8/12/01
    100 %
From 8/13/01 to 8/12/02
    82 %
From 8/13/02 to 8/12/03
    72 %
From 8/13/03 to 8/12/04
    64 %
From 8/13/04 to 8/12/05
    45 %
          Royalties received from Silicone Oil during 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $0, $0 and $203,000, respectively.
          Intralase: Licensing of Laser Technology
          In 1997, Intralase and the Company entered into an agreement under which Intralase became the exclusive licensee of certain patents, technology and intellectual property owned by Escalon Medical. This agreement was amended and restated in October 2000. Disputes arose between the parties culminating in litigation between the parties.
          As part of the settlement agreement described in footnote 8 of these financial statements, on February 27, 2007 the Company transferred to Intralase its ownership of all patents and intellectual property formerly licensed to Intralase by the Company, and the license agreement was terminated. In addition, the settlement payment from Intralase satisfies all outstanding past, current and future royalties owed or alleged to be owed by Intralase to the Company.
          Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Royalty
          The royalty received from Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (“Bio-Rad”) relates to a certain non-exclusive Eighth Amendment to an OEM Agreement (“OEM Agreement”) between the Company’s Drew subsidiary and Bio-Rad, dated July 19, 1994. Bio-Rad pays a royalty based on sales of certain of Drew’s products in certain geographic regions.
          The material terms of the OEM Agreement, provided:
    Drew receives an agreed royalty per test;
 
    Royalty payments will be made depending on the volume of tests provided by Bio-Rad. If less than 3,750 tests per month are provided by Bio-Rad, Bio-Rad will calculate the number of tests used on a quarterly basis in arrears and pay Drew within 45 days of the end of the quarter. If more than 3,750 tests per month are provided by Bio-Rad, Bio-Rad will pay an estimated monthly royalty and within 45 days of the end of the quarter will make final settlement upon the actual number of tests.

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          While the agreement, as amended by the Eighth Amendment, expired on May 15, 2005, the parties have continued to operate under the terms of the expired agreement pending negotiation of a potential extension and/or revision.
          Other Revenue
          Other revenue includes quarterly payments received from:
  (1)   Bausch & Lomb in connection with the sale of the Silicone Oil product line. This agreement expired August 12, 2005;
 
  (2)   Royalty payments received from Intralase relating to the licensing of the Company’s intellectual laser technology; and the settlement payment from Intralase described in footnote 8 of these financial statements in the amount of $9,600,000
 
  (3)   Royalty payments received from Bio-Rad.
          The following table presents other revenue received by the Company for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006:
                         
    2008     2007     2006  
 
                       
Royalty Income:
                       
 
                       
Bio-Rad royalty
  $ 222,075     $ 242,826     $ 283,000  
Baush and Lomb
    0       0       203,000  
IntraLase royalty
    0       1,102,216       1,761,000  
Settlement payment (see note 8)
    0       9,600,000       0  
 
                 
Total
  $ 222,075     $ 10,945,042     $ 2,247,000  
 
                 
11. Acquisition of MRP and JAS Diagnostics, Inc.
          MRP Acquisition
          On January 30, 2006 EMI acquired substantially all of the assets of MRP Group, Inc. (“MRP”) in exchange for 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $47,000 in cash. The MRP business consists of ophthalmic technology solutions offering two retinal imaging systems. Approximately 200 of these systems have been installed at leading medical and retinal care centers. The operating results of MRP are included as part of the Medical/Trek/EMI business unit as of January 30, 2006.
          The Company accounted for the purchase under FAS 141. Under FAS 141, the Company paid a premium (i.e., goodwill) over the fair value of the net tangible and identified intangible assets acquired to obtain a leading edge technology platform in the digital imaging marketplace. The application of purchase accounting under FAS 141 requires that the total purchase price be allocated to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date, with amounts exceeding the fair values being recorded as goodwill in the amount of $905,807. The allocation process requires an analysis of acquired fixed assets, contracts, customer lists and relationships, trademarks, patented technology, service markets, contractual commitments, legal contingencies and brand value to identify and record the fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The values of certain assets and liabilities are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained. The Company will have 12 months from the closing of the acquisition to finalize the valuation. Business unit disclosures and pro forma statement of operations data for 2006 and 2005 do not include MRP operations and assets as they are not material in relation to the consolidated financial statements.

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          The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition of MRP of January 30, 2006.
         
Current assets
  $ 143,569  
Furniture and equipment
    50,000  
Patents and Trademarks
    11,200  
Covenant not to compete
    319,609  
Customer list
    123,360  
 
     
Goodwill
    905,807  
Total assets acquired
    1,553,545  
 
     
 
       
Current liabilities
    78,984  
 
     
 
       
Net assets acquired
  $ 1,474,561  
 
     
          JAS Diagnostics, Inc. Acquisition
          On May 29, 2008 Drew acquired the stock of JAS Diagnostics, Inc. (“JAS) for $2,100,000 less assumed liabilities of $127,975. The sales price was payable 33% in cash and 67% (see footnote 5) in debt from Drew to three of the JAS shareholders, 50% in cash and 50% in debt from Drew to one shareholder and 100% cash for the remaining two JAS shareholders. JAS provides design, development, validation and manufacturing services for vitro diagnostic chemistry reagents to there customers. The operating results of JAS are included as part of the Drew business unit as of May 30, 2008.
          The Company accounted for the purchase under FAS 141. Under FAS 141, the Company paid a premium (i.e., goodwill) over the fair value of the net tangible and identified intangible assets acquired to obtain a leading edge technology platform in the digital imaging marketplace. The application of purchase accounting under FAS 141 requires that the total purchase price be allocated to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date, with amounts exceeding the fair values being recorded as goodwill in the amount of $93,181. The allocation process requires an analysis of acquired fixed assets, contracts, customer lists and relationships, trademarks, patented technology, service markets, contractual commitments, legal contingencies and brand value to identify and record the fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The values of certain assets and liabilities are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained. The Company will have 12 months from the closing of the acquisition to finalize the valuation. Business unit disclosures for 2007 and pro forma statement of operations data for 2008 and 2007 do not include JAS operations and assets as they are not material in relation to the consolidated financial statements.
          The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition of JAS as of May 30, 2008.
         
Current assets
  $ 420,981  
Furniture and equipment
    35,441  
Trade Name
    89,000  
Customer list
    1,461,397  
Goodwill
    93,181  
 
     
 
       
Total assets acquired
  $ 2,100,000  
 
       
Current liabilities
    127,975  
 
     
 
       
Net assets acquired
  $ 1,972,025  
 
     

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12. Segment Reporting
          The Company’s operations are classified into five principal reporting segments for 2008, 2007 and 2006.
          Table amounts in thousands:
Segment Statements of Operations (in thousands) — Twelve months ended June 30,
                                                                         
    Drew   Sonomed   Vascular
    2008   2007   2006   2008   2007   2006   2008   2007   2006
             
Revenues, net:
                                                                       
Product revenue
  $ 13,332       11,627       14,253     $ 9,367       9,823       7,737     $ 4,119       3,467       3,640  
Other revenue
  $ 222       243       283     $ 0                 $ 0              
             
Total revenue, net
  $ 13,554       11,870       14,536     $ 9,367       9,823       7,737     $ 4,119       3,467       3,640  
             
Costs and expenses:
                                                                       
Cost of goods sold
  $ 8,928       7,681       9,225     $ 5,029       4,976       3,962     $ 1,538       1,393       1,535  
Goodwill impairment
  $ 9,575                 $ 0                 $ 0              
Operating expenses
  $ 8,032       7,830       7,740     $ 4,603       3,779       3,670     $ 2,237       2,108       2,112  
             
Total costs and expenses
  $ 26,535     $ 15,511       16,965     $ 9,632       8,755       7,632     $ 3,775       3,501       3,647  
             
(Loss) income from operations
  $ (12,981 )     (3,641 )     (2,429 )   $ (265 )     1,068       105     $ 344       (34 )     (7 )
             
Other (expense) and income:
                                                                       
Equity in OTM
  $ 0                 $ 0                 $ 0              
Interest income
  $ 0                 $ 0                 $ 0              
Interest expense
  $ (12 )     (28 )     (63 )   $ 0                 $ 0              
             
Total other (expense)
  $ (12 )     (28 )     (63 )   $ 0       0       0     $ 0       0       0  
             
(Loss) and income before taxes
  $ (12,993 )     (3,669 )     (2,492 )   $ (265 )     1,068       105     $ 344       (34 )     (7 )
             
Income taxes
  $ 0       0       0     $ 26       37       21     $ 0       1       0  
             
Net (loss) income
  $ (12,993 )     (3,669 )     (2,492 )   $ (291 )     1,031       84     $ 344       (35 )     (7 )
             

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Segment Statements of Operations (in thousands) — Twelve months ended June 30,
                                                                         
    EMI     Medical/Trek     Total  
    2008     2007     2006     2008     2007     2006     2008     2007     2006  
             
Revenues, net:
                                                                       
Product revenue
  $ 1,762       1,484       434     $ 1,410       1,492       1,480     $ 29,990       27,893       27,544  
Other revenue
  $ 0                 $ 0       10,702       1,964     $ 222       10,945       2,247  
             
Total revenue, net
  $ 1,762       1,484       434     $ 1,410       12,194       3,444     $ 30,210       38,838       29,791  
             
Costs and expenses:
                                                                       
Cost of goods sold
  $ 820       711       290     $ 995       1,011       992     $ 17,310       15,772       16,004  
Goodwill impairment
  $ 0                 $ 0       0       0     $ 9,575       75       1,157  
Operating expenses
  $ 873       830       635     $ 2,705       2,722       2,668     $ 18,450       17,269       16,825  
             
Total costs and expenses
  $ 1,693       1,541       925     $ 3,700       3,733       3,660     $ 45,335       33,041       32,829  
             
(Loss) income from operations
  $ 69       (57 )     (491 )   $ (2,290 )     8,461       (216 )   $ 15,123       5,797       (3,038 )
             
Other (expense)income:
                                                                       
Gain on sale of available
  $ 0                 $ 0       75       1,157     $ 0       75       1,157  
Equity in OTM
  $ 0                 $ (88 )     (88 )     (174 )   $ (88 )     (88 )     (174 )
Interest income
  $ 0                 $ 299       208       162     $ 299       208       162  
Interest expense
  $ 0                 $ 0                 $ (12 )     (28 )     (63 )
             
Total other (expense) and income
  $ 0       0       0     $ 211       195       1,145     $ 199       167       1,082  
             
(Loss) and income before taxes
  $ 69       (57 )     (491 )   $ (2,079 )     8,656       929     $ (14,924 )     5,964       (1,956 )
             
Income taxes
  $ 0                 $ 109       14       10     $ 135       52       31  
             
Net (loss) income
  $ 69       (57 )     (491 )   $ (2,188 )     8,642       919     $ (15,059 )     5,912       (1,987 )
             
          The Company operates in the healthcare market, specializing in the development manufacture and marketing of (1) ophthalmic medical devices and pharmaceuticals; (2) in-vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) instrumentation and consumables for use in human and veterinary hematology; and (3) vascular access devices. The business segments reported above are the segments for which separate financial information is available and for which operating results are evaluated regularly by executive management in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. The accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. For the purposes of this illustration, corporate expenses, which consist primarily of executive management and administrative support functions, are allocated across the business segments based upon a methodology that has been established by the Company, which includes a number of factors and estimates and that has been consistently applied across the business segments. These expenses are otherwise included in the Medical/Trek business unit.
          During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, Drew derived its revenue from the sale of instrumentation and consumables for blood cell counting and blood analysis in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and human and veterinary hematology. Sonomed derived its revenue from the sale of A-Scans, B-Scans and pachymeters. These products are used for diagnostic or biometric applications in ophthalmology. Vascular derived its revenue from the sale of PD Access™ and SmartNeedle™ monitors, needles and catheter products and the VascuView™ visual ultrasound system. These products are used by medical personnel to assist in gaining access to arteries and veins in difficult cases. Medical/Trek derived its revenue from the sale of ISPAN™ gas products, various disposable ophthalmic surgical products, revenue derived from Bausch & Lomb’s sale of Silicone Oil (the contract for which expired on August 12, 2005) and from royalty revenue related to Increase’s licensing of the Company’s intellectual laser technology. EMI derived its revenue CFA digital imaging systems and related products.
          No customer represented more than 10% of consolidated revenue during the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006. Of the external revenue reported above, the following amounts were derived internationally during the years ended June 30:

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    2008     2007     2006  
 
                       
Drew
  $ 6,587,050     $ 5,177,708     $ 8,471,608  
Sonomed
    5,858,763       5,901,532       4,316,856  
Vascular
    130,177       126,854       226,665  
EMI
    53,700       8,900        
Medical/Trek
    31,864       40,400       29,671  
 
                 
 
  $ 12,661,554     $ 11,255,394     $ 13,044,800  
 
                 
13. Related-Party Transactions
          Escalon and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors are founding and equal members of Ocular Telehealth Management, LLC (“OTM”). OTM is a diagnostic telemedicine company providing remote examination, diagnosis and management of disorders affecting the human eye. OTM’s initial solution focuses on the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy by creating access and providing annual dilated retinal examinations for the diabetic population. OTM was founded to harness the latest advances in telecommunications, software and digital imaging in order to create greater access and a more successful disease management for populations that are susceptible to ocular disease. Through June 30, 2008, Escalon had invested $357,000 in OTM and owned 45% of OTM. The Company will provide administrative support functions to OTM. For the years ended 2008, 2007 and 2006 the Company recorded losses of $88,206, $87,852 and $173,844, respectively.
          A relative of a senior executive officer has provided legal services as either an employee or a consultant to the Company. Caryn Lindsey (daughter-in-law of the CEO) acted as a consultant and employee for the Company. Ms. Lindsey received consulting fees and salary of $0, $0, and $110,939 and for the years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
14. Intralase Initial Public Offering and Sale of Intralase Common Stock
          In October 1997, the Company licensed its intellectual laser properties to Intralase in exchange for an equity interest of 252,535 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for splits), as well as royalties on future product sales. The Company has historically accounted for these shares a $0 basis because a readily determinable market value was previously not available. On October 7, 2004, Intralase announced the initial public offering of shares of its common stock at a price of $13.00 per share. The shares of common stock were restricted for a period of less than one year and were permitted to be sold after April 6, 2005 pursuant to a certain Fourth Amended Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Intralase. During 2007, Intralase accepted a $25 per share tender offer for all its outstanding shares, as such, Escalon received $75,000 for its remaining holdings in Intralase of 3,000 shares. The Company sold 58,355 shares of Intralase common stock in July 2005 at $19.8226 per share resulting in gross proceeds of $1,160,316. After paying broker commissions and other fees of $2,980, the Company received net proceeds of $1,157,335. The Company sold 191,000 shares of Intralase common stock in May 2005 at $17.9134 per share resulting in gross proceeds of $3,421,459. After paying broker commissions and other fees of $9,698, the Company received net proceeds of $3,411,761. During 2007, Intralase accepted a $25 per share tender offer for all of its outstanding shares.
ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
                    NONE
ITEM 9A(T).   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
               Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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          As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
               Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
          Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:
    Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
 
    Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
 
    Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material affect on our financial statements.
          As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This evaluation was conducted using the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based upon that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2008.
          Pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, our management’s report on internal control over financial reporting is furnished with this Annual Report on Form 10-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting. Our management’s report on internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only our management’s report on internal control over financial reporting in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
          There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2008 that would have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Requirements of Section 404
          Under the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company is currently not required to comply fully with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 until the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, as long as the Company continues to meet the definition of a non-accelerated filer. In the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending June 30, 2008, the Company’s management is required to provide an assessment as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which assessment is deemed furnished to rather than filed with the SEC. In the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending June 30, 2009 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Company’s management will be required to provide an assessment as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will be required to provide an attestation as to the Company’s management’s assessment, which assessment and attestation will be filed with the SEC. The assessment and attestation processes required by Section 404 are relatively new to the Company. Accordingly, the Company may encounter problems or delays in completing the Company’s obligations and receiving an unqualified report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
          While the Company believes that we will be able to timely meet our obligations under Section 404 and that the Company’s management will be able to certify as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, there is no assurance that we will do so. If the Company is unable to timely comply with Section 404, the Company’s management is unable to certify as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is unable to attest to that certification, the price of the Company’s common stock may be adversely affected. Even if the Company timely meets the certification and attestation requirements of Section 404, it is possible that the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will advise the Company that they have identified significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses.
ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION
               On September 25, 2008 the Board of Directors determined the Goodwill related to the Drew acquisition was 100% impaired in the amount of $9,574,655 (see Management Discussion and Analysis and footnote 3 to the consolidated financial statements).
PART III
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
          Item 10 will be provided by incorporating the information required under such item by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K annual report, or, alternatively, by amendment to this Form 10-K annual report under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120-day period.
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
          Item 11 will be provided by incorporating the information required under such item by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K annual report, or, alternatively, by amendment to this Form 10-K annual report under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120-day period.

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ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
          Item 12 will be provided by incorporating the information required under such item by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K annual report, or, alternatively, by amendment to this Form 10-K annual report under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120-day period.
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
          Item 13 will be provided by incorporating the information required under such item by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K annual report, or, alternatively, by amendment to this Form 10-K annual report under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120-day period.
ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
          Item 14 will be provided by incorporating the information required under such item by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K annual report, or, alternatively, by amendment to this Form 10-K annual report under cover of Form 10-K/A no later than the end of such 120-day period.
PART IV
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Documents Filed as Part of This Annual Report on Form 10-K:
     (1) Financial Statements
The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 and 2007
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended June 20, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended June 20, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 20, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
     (2) Financial Statement Schedules
          All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is not applicable or the information is included in our Consolidated Financial Statements or the related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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     (3) EXHIBITS
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, where so indicated by footnote, exhibits, which were previously filed, are incorporated by reference. For exhibits incorporated by reference, the location of the exhibit in the previous filing is indicated parenthetically, followed by the footnote reference to the previous filing.
         
3.1
  (a)   Restated Articles of Incorporation of Registrant. (8)
 
       
 
  (b)   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 28, 2001 between Escalon Pennsylvania, Inc. and Escalon Medical Corp. (8)
 
       
3.2
      Bylaws of Registrant. (8)
 
       
4.1
  (a)   Warrant Agreement between Registrant and U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation. (1)
 
       
 
  (b)   Amendment to Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Stock Transfer Corporation. (2)
 
       
 
  (c)   Amendment to Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer Corporation. (3)
 
       
4.2
      Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1997 by and among the Registrant and Combination. (4)
 
       
4.3
      Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1997 by and among the Registrant and Combination. (4)
 
       
4.4
       
 
       
4.5
      Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued December 31, 1997 to Trautman, Kramer & Company. (4)
 
       
10.1
      Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Richard J. DePiano dated May 12, 1998. (6)**
 
       
10.2
      Non-Exclusive Distributorship Agreement between Registrant and Scott Medical Products dated October 12, 2000. (9)
 
       
10.3
      Assets Sale and Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Endologix, Inc. dated January 21, 1999. (5)
 
       
10.4
      Registrant’s Amendment and Supplement Agreement and Release between the Registrant and Endologix, Inc. dated February 28, 2001. (10)
 
       
10.5
      2003 Amendment to Loan Agreement. (12)
 
       
10.6
      Allonge to the Amended and Restated Term/Time Note. (12)
 
       
10.7
      Allonge to the Amended and Restated Line of Credit Note. (12)
 
       
10.8
      Registrant’s amended and restated 1999 Equity Incentive Plan. (13) **
 
       
10.9
      Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 16, 2004 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto. (14)
 
       
10.10
      Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 16, 2004 between the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto. (14)
 
       
10.11
      Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to each Purchaser under the Securities Purchase Agreement. (14)
 
       
10.12
      Manufacturing Supply and Distribution Agreement between Sonomed, Inc. and Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc. dated as of March 11, 2004. (15)
 
       
10.13
      Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefit Agreement for Richard DePiano dated June 23, 2005. (16)**
 
       
10.14
      Settlement Agreement with Intralase Corp, dated February 27, 2007. (17)
 
       
10.15
      Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 29, 2008 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the Purchasers signatory thereto. (*)
 
       
21
      Subsidiaries. (11)
 
       
23.1
      Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (*).

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31.1
      Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (*).
 
       
31.2
      Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (*).
 
       
32.1
      Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (*).
 
       
32.2
      Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (*).
 
*   Filed herewith.
 
**   Management contract of compensatory plan.
 
(1)   Filed as an exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated November 9, 1993 (Registration No. 33-69360).
 
(2)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1994.
 
(3)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1995.
 
(4)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated January 20, 1998 (Registration No. 333-44513).
 
(5)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1999.
 
(6)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K/A, dated March 31, 2000.
 
(7)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated February 25, 2000 (Registration No. 333-31138).
 
(8)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed by the Company with the SEC on September 21, 2001.
 
(9)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2001.
 
(10)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001.
 
(11)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended June 30, 2002.
 
(12)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2002.
 
(13)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003.
 
(14)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 8, 2004 (Registration No. 333-114332).
 
(15)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
 
(16)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K, dated June 23, 2005.
 
(17)   Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K dated September 28, 2007.

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Signatures
          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Escalon Medical Corp.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ Richard J. DePiano    
    Richard J. DePiano   
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Dated: September 29, 2008
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
                     
 
                   
By:
  /s/   Richard J. DePiano   Chairman and Chief Executive   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  Richard J. DePiano   Officer (Principal Executive        
 
          Officer) and Director        
 
                   
 
                   
By:
  /s/   Robert M. O’Connor   Chief Financial Officer   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  Robert M. O’Connor   (Principal Financial Officer)        
 
                   
 
                   
By:
  /s/   Anthony Coppola   Director   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  Anthony Coppola            
 
                   
 
                   
By:
  /s/   Jay L. Federman   Director   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  Jay L. Federman            
 
                   
 
                   
By:
  /s/   William L.G. Kwan   Director   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  William L.G. Kwan            
 
                   
 
                   
By:
  /s/   Lisa Napolitano   Director   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  Lisa Napolitano            
 
                   
 
                   
By:
  /s/   Fred Choate   Director   September 29, 2008
                 
 
  Fred Choate            

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EX-10.15 2 w67441exv10w15.htm EX-10.15 exv10w15
Exhibit 10.15
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
DREW SCIENTIFIC, INC.
JAS DIAGNOSTICS, INC
AND
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF JAS DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
May 30, 2008

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
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I   Representations and Warranties of the Company and Shareholders   1
 
  1.01   Organization and Qualification   2
 
  1.02   Authorization   2
 
  1.03   Capitalization   2
 
  1.04   Financial Condition   2
 
  1.05   Tax Liabilities   3
 
  1.06   Legal Proceedings and Compliance with Legal Requirements   5
 
  1.07   Properties and Assets   6
 
  1.08   Contracts   7
 
  1.09   ERISA   9
 
  1.10   Patents and Other Intellectual Property   10
 
  1.11   Questionable Payments   11
 
  1.12   Consents and Approvals   12
 
  1.13   Subsidiaries and Investments   12
 
  1.14   Sales   12
 
  1.15   Liabilities   12
 
  1.16   Insurance   12
 
  1.17   Employee Relations   13
 
  1.18   Warranties   13
 
  1.19   Customers, Distributors and Suppliers   13
 
  1.20   Finder’s Fees   13
 
  1.21   Transactions with Certain Persons   13
 
  1.22   INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   14
 
  1.23   Accuracy of Information   14
 
           
II   Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders   14
 
  2.01   Authorization   14
 
  2.02   Ownership of Company Common Stock and Related Matters   14
 
  2.03   S Corporation Status   15
 
  2.04   Consents and Approvals   15
 
           
III   Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser   15
 
  3.01   Organization and Qualification   15
 
  3.02   Authority   15
 
  3.03   Consents and Approvals   16
 
  3.04   SEC Documents   16
 
  3.05   INTENTIAONALLY OMMITTED   16
 
  3.06   Representations of the Company and the Stockholders   16
 
  3.07   Finder’s Fees   16
 
           
IV   Purchase and Sale of the Company Common Stock   17
 
  4.01   Terms of the Purchase and Sale   17

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  4.02   The Closing   17
 
  4.03   Purchase Price Adjustment   18
 
  4.04   INTENTIAONALLY OMMITTED   19
 
           
V   Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser   19
 
  5.01   Accuracy of Representations and Compliance with Conditions   19
 
  5.02   Opinions of Counsel   20
 
  5.03   Other Closing Documents   20
 
  5.04   Legal Action   20
 
  5.05   No Governmental Action   20
 
  5.06   No Claims Regarding Stock Ownership or Sale Proceeds   20
 
  5.07   Financing   20
 
  5.08   Tangible Net Worth   20
 
  5.09   Required Consents   20
 
  5.10   Resignations   20
 
  5.11   INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   21
 
  5.12   Employment Agreement. The Purchaser shall have received    
 
      at or prior to the closing from David Johnston and Vivian    
 
      Alvarez an Employment Agreement   21
 
           
VI   Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Stockholders   21
 
  6.01   Accuracy of Representations and Compliance with Conditions   21
 
  6.02   No Injunction; Legal Action   21
 
  6.03   Employment Agreement. The Purchaser shall have entered    
 
      into and Employment Agreement with David Johnston and    
 
      Vivian Alvarez   21
 
  6.04   INTENTIONALLY OMITTTED   21
 
  6.05   Secretary’s Certificate   21
 
  6.06   INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   22
 
           
VII   Covenants and Agreements of the Company and the Stockholders   22
 
  7.01   Access   22
 
  7.02   Conduct of Business   23
 
  7.03   Advice of Changes   23
 
  7.04   Confidentiality   23
 
  7.05   Public Statements   24
 
  7.06   Other Proposals   24
 
  7.07   Consents Without Any Condition   24
 
  7.08   Release by the Stockholders   25
 
  7.09   Noncompetition   25
 
  7.10   Voting by the Stockholders   26
 
  7.11   INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   26
 
  7.12   Company Tax Returns   26
 
  7.13   INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   26
 
  7.14   Inventory Value Adjustment   27
 
  7.15   Reasonable Efforts   27
 
           
VIII   Covenants and Agreements of the Purchaser   28

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  8.01   Financing   28
 
  8.02   Employee Matters   28
 
  8.03   Reasonable Efforts   28
 
  8.04   INTENTIONALLY OMITTED   28
 
           
IX   Termination   29
 
  9.01   Termination Events   29
 
  9.02   Effect of Termination   30
 
           
X   Indemnification; Remedies   30
 
  10.01   Survival; Right to Indemnification Not Affected by Knowledge   30
 
  10.02   Indemnification and Payment of Damages by the Stockholders for the    
 
      Obligations of the Company and Shareholders   30
 
  10.03   Indemnification and Payment of Damages by the Stockholders   31
 
  10.04   Indemnification and Payment of Damages by the Purchaser   31
 
  10.05   Limitations on Amount, Time and Remedies   31
 
  10.06   Limitations on Amount -- Purchaser   31
 
  10.07   Procedure for Indemnification -- Third Party Claims   32
 
  10.08   Procedure for Indemnification -- Other Claims   33
 
           
XI   Miscellaneous   33
 
  11.01   Further Actions   33
 
  11.02   Availability of Equitable Remedies   33
 
  11.03   Appointment of Agent   33
 
  11.04   Modification   33
 
  11.05   Notices   33
 
  11.06   Expenses   35
 
  11.07   Waiver   35
 
  11.08   Binding Effect   36
 
  11.09   No Third Party Beneficiaries   36
 
  11.10   Separability   36
 
  11.11   Headings   36
 
  11.12   Counterparts; Governing Law   36
 
           
XII   Definitions   36

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List of Exhibits:
Schedule 1 JAS Diagnostics, Inc. Stockholders
Schedule 2 Purchase Price
Schedule 3 JAS Customers and Products
Schedule 4 Company Announcement
Schedule 5 Opinion of Counsel
Schedule 6 Closing Documents

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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
     Agreement dated as of May  , 2008 among Drew Scientific, Inc., a Texas Corporation (the “Purchaser”) and Subsidiary of Escalon Medical Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation; JAS Diagnostics, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”); and the stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule I hereto (such persons, including Shareholders, being hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “Stockholder” and collectively as the “Stockholders”).
Recitals:
     The Stockholders desire to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Stockholders, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company for the consideration and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the concurrently executed Transaction Documents expressly listed hereunder:
The Company Disclosure Schedule.
The Purchaser and Company acknowledge that Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez did not participate in the negotiation or execution of prior proposed agreements between Purchaser and the Company related to this transaction and therefore, any and all such prior proposed agreements or contracts between Purchase and the Company related to this proposed stock sale transaction shall be considered void and unenforceable. Except for the Company Disclosure Schedule and this Stock Purchase Agreement, Purchaser, the Company and each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that there are no valid or enforceable documents contracts, warranties or agreements of any sort whatsoever between Purchaser and the Company which serve to bind Purchaser or the Company to this proposed stock purchase transaction or otherwise relates thereto, all prior alleged agreements, contracts and writings between the Purchaser and the Company on the subject matter hereof being null and void. This Agreement and the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, shall supersede all existing agreements between Purchaser and the Company concerning such subject matter and may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by each party hereto.
     Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Article XII of this Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
I. Representations and Warranties of the Company and Shareholders
     Except to the extent set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule entered concurrently herewith, the Company and Shareholders to the best of their knowledge jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser as follows:

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     1.01 Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and operate its properties and carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in the jurisdictions listed in Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which are the only jurisdictions where the Company is required to be so qualified, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no subsidiaries.
     1.02 Authorization. The Company has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and to perform the Transactions to be performed by the Company. Such execution, delivery and performance by the Company has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. The Transaction Documents executed by the Company on or before the date hereof constitute, and the Transaction Documents to be executed unanimously by all Company Stockholders, the Company and Purchaser related to this stock purchase transaction, after the date hereof shall constitute, the sole and exclusive valid and binding obligations of the Company and Stockholders related to this transaction (except for any employment or consulting agreements also entered into by Purchaser with any individual Stockholders commencing after the successful completion of this stock purchase transaction), enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general equitable principles and by bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws. Any and all documents or purported agreements which may have been previously entered into related to this stock purchase transaction but which have not been unanimously signed by all Stockholders are hereby acknowledged to be void and unenforceable.
     1.03 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 2,500 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Company Common Stock”). The shares of Company Common Stock shown on Schedule I hereto constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company. All shares of Company stock are subject to the sale restrictions contained under the January 25, 2001 Shareholder Agreement entered into between the Stockholders and the Company, as a result whereof the unanimous approval of all Stockholders is hereby required to enter into, as well as to permit any and all amendments of this Stock Purchase Agreement with Purchaser. Each outstanding share of Company Common Stock is validly authorized, and was validly issued to the Stockholders listed in Schedule I hereto and fully paid and nonassessable, has not been issued and is not owned or held in violation of any preemptive right of stockholders, and is owned of record by the Stockholders as shown on Schedule I hereto. There is no commitment, plan or arrangement to issue, and no outstanding option, warrant or other right calling for the issuance of, any share of capital stock of the Company or any security or other instrument convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company. There are no outstanding instruments convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company.
     1.04 Financial Condition.

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     (a) The Company has delivered to the Purchaser true and correct copies of the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of May 28, 2008 (the “Last Balance Sheet”). The Last Balance Sheet, including any notes thereto, presents fairly the financial condition, assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity of the Company as of its date; each such statement of income and consolidated statement of retained earnings presents fairly the results of operations of the Company for the period indicated; and each such statement of cash flows presents fairly the information purported to be shown therein, except, with respect to any unaudited statement, the absence of footnotes, necessary interim accounting practices and procedures and year-end audit adjustments. The financial statements referred to in this Section 1.04 have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved and were prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Company, except, with respect to any unaudited statement, the absence of footnotes, necessary interim accounting practice and procedures and year-end audit adjustments.
     (b) Except as set forth on Section 1.04 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the Last Balance Sheet (the “Last Balance Sheet Date”):
          (i) There has at no time been a change in the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets or liabilities of the Company that has had a Material Adverse Effect.
          (ii) The Company has not authorized, declared, paid or effected any dividend or liquidating or other distribution in respect of its capital stock or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any stock of the Company.
          (iii) The operations and business of the Company have been conducted only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices of the Company.
          (iv) There has been no accepted purchase order or quotation, arrangement or understanding for future sale of the products or services of the Company that was outside the ordinary course of business or not consistent with the past practices of the Company.
          (v) The Company has not suffered an extraordinary loss (whether or not covered by insurance) or waived any right of substantial value.
     (c) Except as set forth in Section 1.04(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no fact known to the Company or Shareholders that materially adversely affects or in the future (as far as the Company or Shareholders can reasonably foresee) is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities or future prospects of the Company; provided, however, that the Company and Shareholders express no opinion as to changes or effects relating to United States or foreign economic conditions or financial markets in general or to the Company’s industry in general.
     1.05 Tax Liabilities. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 1.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:

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     (a) The Company has duly and timely filed all Returns that it was required to file on or prior to the date hereof. All such Returns were true, complete and correct. All Taxes owed or required to be remitted by the Company (whether or not shown on any Return) have been paid or remitted, or are being contested and adequately reserved in accordance with GAAP on the financial statements of the Company. The Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Return. The most recent financial statements delivered to the Purchaser by the Company hereunder reflect an adequate reserve in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes of the Company for all taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial statements. The Company has maintained and will continue to maintain reserves in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes for the period from the date of the most recent financial statements through the Closing Date.
     (b) The Company has satisfied all federal, state, local and foreign withholding tax requirements, including but not limited to income, social security and employment tax.
     (c) None of the assets of the Company (i) is property that is required to be treated as owned by another person pursuant to the “safe harbor lease” provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Code, (ii) is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code or (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest of which is tax-exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code.
     (d) There are no liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company.
     (e) The Company is not a party to any tax allocation, tax sharing or tax benefit transfer agreement. The Company (i) has not been a member of an affiliated, combined or unitary group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) and (ii) has no liability for the Taxes of any Person under regulation § 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
     (f) Except as set forth in Section 1.05(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
     (g) There is no dispute or claim now pending concerning any Tax Liability of the Company either (i) claimed or raised by any Governmental Body in writing or (ii) as to which the Company or Shareholders has knowledge based upon personal contact with any agent of such Governmental Body. No Governmental Body is now asserting or, to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, threatening to assert, any deficiency or assessment for additional Taxes of the Company or has notified the Company or Shareholders of its intent to examine or audit the Company. The Company has not (i) waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency or (ii) received any notice of deficiency of assessment from any Governmental Body with respect to Liability for Taxes that has not been fully paid or finally settled.

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     (h) The Company has delivered to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of all federal income tax Returns, examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company since 2001.
     (i) The Company has not filed a consent under Code Section 341(f) concerning collapsible corporations.
     (j) For all tax periods from and after 2001 up to and including the Closing (collectively the “S Corporation Tax Period”), the Company has elected, in compliance with all applicable legal requirements, to be taxed under Subchapter S of the Code and corresponding provisions under Florida State laws, and such elections are in effect for the Company. No action has been taken by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, any Stockholder that may result in the revocation of any such elections and, with respect to the S Corporation Tax Period, the Company has no Liability, absolute or contingent, for the payment of any income Taxes under the Code or under the laws of such states or localities which afford tax treatment similar to that under Subchapter S of the Code, except as set forth in Section 1.05(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
     1.06 Legal Proceedings and Compliance with Legal Requirements.
     (a) Except as disclosed in Section 1.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there (i) is no Litigation that is pending against the Company and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, there is no Litigation threatened against the Company that, in either case, relates to or could have a Material Adverse Effect on the operations of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, there has been no Default under any Legal Requirements applicable to the Company, including Legal Requirements relating to pollution or protection of the environment or Legal Requirements promulgated by the FDA. There has been no Default with respect to any Court Order applicable to the Company, except for any Defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
     (b) Except as disclosed in Section 1.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, the Company has complied in all material respects with all Legal Requirements and Court Orders applicable to the business of the Company and the sale of the Company’s products. The Company has obtained and, to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, local and foreign governmental permits, licenses, registrations, certificates of occupancy, approvals and other authorizations (the “Governmental Permits”). All of the Governmental Permits are listed in Section 1.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule along with their respective expiration dates, and, to the Knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, such Governmental Permits constitute all Governmental Permits required for the operation of the Company’s business as currently operated. All of the Governmental Permits are currently valid and in full force, and to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, no violations of a material nature are or have been recorded in respect of any of the Governmental Permits and no revocation, cancellation or withdrawal thereof has been threatened. The Company has filed such timely and complete renewal applications as may be required with respect to its Governmental Permits, except as set forth in Section 1.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

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     (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be interpreted by this Section 1.06(c), Purchaser hereby agrees and acknowledges that Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez did not have as part of their duties on behalf of Company any of the responsibilities related to the subject matter of this Section 1.06(c) and thus they do not make any warranties or representations to Purchaser related to this Section 1.06(c), other than from an extremely limited actual knowledge perspective based upon information actually shared with them by other Stockholders which may or may not adequately reflect the status of the subject matter hereof. Section 1.06(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all of the products of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 1.06(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the best of the actual knowledge of the Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez or the knowledge of the Company David Johnson and Vivian Alvarez: (1) the Company has not received any written complaints or, any other complaints, from any customer or distributor concerning any of the Company’s products, which has not been resolved or withdrawn, or where the failure to resolve the same would have a Material Adverse Effect; (2) there are no defects in design, construction or manufacture of its products that could adversely affect performance or create an usual risk of injury to persons or property; (3) all products of the Company are and have been in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements of the FDA applicable to such products; (4) There is no reasonable basis known to the Company for the FDA, the ISO or any other Governmental Body to deny or rescind any approval or clearance to market any of the Company’s commercially distributed products for the purpose or indication for which they are being manufactured, assembled, marketed or sold; (5). None of the Company’s products is or has been the subject of any replacement, field fix, retrofit, modification or recall campaign and, no facts or conditions exist that could reasonably be expected to result in such a recall campaign; (6) The Company’s products have been designed and manufactured so as to meet and comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental and regulatory standards and specifications currently in effect in North America, South America and Europe, and have received all governmental and regulatory approvals necessary to allow their sale and use in all jurisdictions where they are currently being sold in North America and Europe; (7) Neither the Company nor Shareholders has any reason to believe that the Company’s products fail to meet any standards or specifications or do not have any necessary governmental or regulatory approval necessary for the sale or use of such products in any jurisdiction other than in North America, South America or Europe (8) There are no outstanding notices of Defaults or warning letters received by the Company from the FDA or the ISO nor are there outstanding good manufacturing practice warning notices received by the Company from the FDA or the ISO; (9) The Company has previously provided to the Purchaser access to the Company’s complete file with respect to all FDA and other Governmental Body approvals and certifications of the Company’s products and the facility in which they are being manufactured.
     1.07 Properties and Assets.
     (a) Except as disclosed in Section 1.07 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has good and marketable title to all properties and assets used in its business or owned by it, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
     (b) All accounts and notes receivable reflected on the Last Balance Sheet, or arising since the Last Balance Sheet Date, have been collected, or are and will be good and collectible,

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in each case at the aggregate recorded amounts thereof less any reserves therefor reflected in the Last Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP without right of recourse, defense, deduction, return of goods, counterclaim, offset or set off on the part of the obligor, and, if not collected, to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, can reasonably be anticipated to be paid within 120 days of the date incurred.
     (c) Section 1.07(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all real property owned or leased by the Company, a list of all personal property leased by the Company and a list of the properties and assets owned by the Company (but not including inventory or Intellectual Property) as set forth on the Depreciation Projections dated as of February 2008 attached to Section 1.07(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which contains a statement of cost, book value and (except for land) reserve for depreciation of each item for tax purposes, and net book value of each item for financial reporting purposes. Except as set forth in Section 1.07(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all such real and other properties and assets (including Intellectual Property) owned by the Company are reflected on the Last Balance Sheet (except for acquisitions and dispositions in the ordinary course of business subsequent to the Last Balance Sheet Date and prior to the Closing or that are either disclosed in Section 1.07 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or are approved in writing by the Purchaser).
     (d) Except as set forth in Section 1.07(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders: no real property or Facility owned, leased or licensed by the Company lies in an area which is or will be subject to zoning, use or building code restrictions that would prohibit, and no state of facts relating to the actions or inaction of another Person or its ownership, leasing, licensing or use of any real or personal property exists or will exist, that would prevent the continued effective ownership, leasing, licensing or use of such real property in the business in which the Company is now engaged.
     (e) The real and other properties and assets (including Intellectual Property) owned by the Company or leased or licensed by the Company from a third party constitute all such properties and assets that are necessary to the business of the Company as presently conducted or as it currently contemplates conducting.
     (f) Except as set forth in Section 1.07(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not caused nor permitted its business, Facilities, properties or assets to be used to generate, manufacture, refine, transport, treat, store, handle, dispose of, transfer, produce or process any Hazardous Substance (as hereinafter defined) except in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgments and decrees, except where the failure to so comply could not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, and has not caused nor permitted the Release (as hereinafter defined) of any Hazardous Substance on or off the site of any property or Facilities of the Company that individually or in the aggregate could have a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Hazardous Substance” shall mean any hazardous waste, as defined by 42 U.S.C. 6903(5), any hazardous substance, as defined by 42 U.S.C. 9601(14), any pollutant or contaminant, as defined by 42 U.S.C. 9601(33), and all toxic substances, hazardous materials, or other chemical substances regulated by any other law, rule, or regulation. The term “Release” shall have the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 9601(22).

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     1.08 Contracts.
     (a) Section 1.08(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Contract of the following types to which the Company currently is a party, or by which it is bound, that relates to or could affect the operations of the Company, except for (i) any Contract that is not material to the Company or its business and that may be terminated by the Company on not more than 30 days’ notice without any Liability to the Company and (ii) any Contract under which the executory obligation of the Company involves an amount less than $25,000 (such excepted Contracts are referred to collectively as “Minor Contracts”):
          (i) Contracts with any present or former stockholder, director, officer, employee, partner or consultant of the Company or Affiliate thereof;
          (ii) Contracts for the future purchase of, or payment for, supplies or products, or for the lease of any asset from or the performance of services by a third party, in excess of $25,000 in any individual case, or any Contracts for the sale of inventory or products that involve an amount in excess of $25,000 with respect to any one supplier or other party;
          (iii) Contracts to sell or supply products or to perform services that involve an amount in excess of $25,000 in any individual case;
          (iv) Contracts to lease to or to operate for any other party any asset that involve an amount in excess of $25,000 in any individual case;
          (v) Any notes, debentures, bonds, conditional sale agreements, equipment trust agreements, letter of credit agreements, guaranty and other reimbursement agreements, loan agreements or other Contracts for the borrowing or lending of money (including loans to or from officers, directors, partners, stockholders or Affiliates of the Company or any members of their immediate families), agreements or arrangements for a line of credit or for a guarantee of, or other undertaking in connection with, the indebtedness of any other Person;
          (vi) Any Contracts under which any Encumbrances exist with respect to any assets of the Company; and
          (vii) Any other Contracts (other than Minor Contracts and those described in any of subsections (i) through (vi) above) not made in the ordinary course of business.
     (b) Copies of all Contracts identified in Section 1.08(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule have been made available for inspection by the Purchaser. No outstanding purchase commitment by the Company is in excess of its ordinary business requirements or at a price in excess of market price at the date thereof. Except as set forth in Section 1.08(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of such Contracts will expire or be terminated or be subject to any modification of terms or conditions by reason of the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except where any such termination or modification will not have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to the Contracts described in clause (iii)

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hereinabove, none of the agents who is party to any such agreement has terminated, threatened to terminate or given any notice of an intention to terminate its agreement with the Company or to substantially reduce the volume of business placed with or through the Company, and neither the Company nor Shareholders knows of any condition or state of facts or circumstances that would cause any such termination or reduction in the foreseeable future. The Company is not in Default in any material respect under the terms of any Contract nor is it in Default in the payment of any insurance premiums due to insurance carriers nor any principal of or interest on any indebtedness for borrowed money nor, to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, has any event occurred that, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute such a Default by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, no other party to any such contract is in Default in any material respect thereunder nor has any such event occurred with respect to such party, except that no representation is made with respect to any Contract that is not material to the Company or its business and that may be terminated by the Company on not more than 30 days’ notice without any Liability to the Company.
     1.09 ERISA.
     (a) Section 1.09(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of all Benefit Plans currently sponsored or maintained by the Company or under which the Company may be obligated. The Company has made available to the Purchaser (i) accurate and complete copies of all Benefit Plan documents and all other material documents relating thereto of the Company, including all summary plan descriptions and summary annual reports, if any, (ii) accurate and complete summaries of all unwritten Benefit Plans, (iii) accurate and complete copies of the most recent financial statements and actuarial reports, if any, with respect to all Benefit Plans for which financial statements or actuarial reports are required or have been prepared and (iv) accurate and complete copies of all annual reports, if any, for all Benefit Plans (for which annual reports are required) prepared within the last three years.
     (b) All Benefit Plans conform (and at all times have conformed) in all material respects to, and are being administered and operated (and to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders have at all times been administered and operated) in material compliance with, the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Legal Requirements, except where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All returns, reports and disclosure statements required to be made under ERISA and the Code with respect to all Benefit Plans have been timely filed or delivered. There have not been any “prohibited transactions,” as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA involving any of the Benefit Plans that could subject the Company to any material penalty or tax imposed under the Code or ERISA.
     (c) None of the Benefit Plans is an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA). The Company has no current or contingent obligation to contribute to any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
     (d) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, threatened claims by or on behalf of any Benefit Plans, or by or on behalf of any individual participants or beneficiaries of any Benefit Plans, alleging any breach of fiduciary duty on the

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part of the Company or any of its stockholders, officers, directors or employees under ERISA or any other applicable regulations, or claiming benefit payments other than those made in the ordinary operation of such plans, nor is there, to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, any reasonable basis for such claim.
     (e) Except to the extent set forth in Section 1.09(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has made all required contributions under the Benefit Plans on a timely basis.
     (f) With respect to any Benefit Plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(l) of ERISA) (a “Welfare Plan”): (i) each Welfare Plan for which contributions are claimed as deductions under any provision of the Code is in material compliance with all applicable requirements pertaining to such deduction, except where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) with respect to any welfare benefit fund (within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code) related to a Welfare Plan, there is no disqualified benefit (within the meaning of Section 4976(b) of the Code) that would result in the imposition of a tax under Section 4976(a) of the Code and (iii) any Benefit Plan that is a group health plan (within the meaning of Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) is in material compliance with all of the material requirements of Section 4980B of the Code, Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and the applicable provisions of the Social Security Act, except where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
     (g) Except as set forth in Section 1.09(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no Benefit Plans or agreements that, by their terms, would create liability for severance pay to any employee of the Company as a result of any of the Transactions.
     (h) Except as disclosed in Section 1.09(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Benefit Plan has any liability of any material nature, accrued or contingent, including without limitation liabilities for Taxes, other than for routine payments to be made in due course to participants and beneficiaries.
     (i) The Company has provided the Purchaser with a true and correct summary of the names, relationship with the Company, present rates of compensation (whether in the form of salary, bonuses, commissions, or other supplemental compensation now or hereafter payable), and aggregate compensation for the fiscal year ended 2007 and currently in effect for each director, officer, or other employee of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 1.09(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since December 2007, the Company has not changed the rate of compensation of any of its directors, officers or employees nor has any Benefit Plan or program been instituted or amended to increase benefits thereunder.
     1.10 Patents and Other Intellectual Property.
     (a) Except as set forth in Section 1.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has exclusive title to, owns, possesses, has the sole right to use or, where necessary, has made timely and proper application for, all copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, franchises, certificates of public convenience and necessity, patents, patent rights, licenses, trade secrets, information, proprietary rights and processes, intellectual property rights

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listed on Section 1.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Intellectual Property”). To the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, all of the Intellectual Property is owned or otherwise lawfully used by the Company, and the Company is not infringing upon, conflicting with or unlawfully or wrongfully using any patent, trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right owned or claimed by another Person. Except as set forth in Section 1.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not received any notice of any claim of infringement or any other Claim or proceeding, with respect to any such patent, trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright or trade secret which has not been favorably resolved. No current employee of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, no other Person, including any former employee, owns or has any proprietary, financial or other interest, direct or indirect, in whole or in part, in any of the Intellectual Property, or in any application therefor.
     (b) The Company has taken appropriate measures to reasonably protect and preserve the security, confidentiality and value of its Confidential Information, which measures are described in Section 1.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. “Confidential Information” means those items of the Intellectual Property that are confidential and any other proprietary or confidential information owned or obtained on a confidential basis by the Company. Except as disclosed in Section 1.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of those employees and consultants of the Company who are involved in the design, review, evaluation or development of products or Intellectual Property and are listed in Section 1.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule has executed a nondisclosure and assignment of inventions agreement in the form provided to the Purchaser. To the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, all Confidential Information that constitutes Intellectual Property is currently valid and protectible and is not part of the public domain or knowledge, nor to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, has it been used, divulged or appropriated for the benefit of any Person other than the Company or otherwise to the detriment of the Company, except as set forth in Section 1.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
     (c) The Company has all right, title and interest in and to all of the Intellectual Property, and the Company has not created or permitted any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever. Except as set forth in Section 1.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not granted any licenses to its proprietary property and is not aware of any third parties who are claiming any right, title or interest in or to such Intellectual Property or who are infringing or violating any of such Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in Section 1.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not bound by or a party to any option, license or agreement of any kind with respect to patents, patent applications, inventions, trademarks, service marks, trade names, licenses, franchises, copyrights, trade secrets, information and other proprietary rights and processes or with respect to any such property and rights of any other person or entity relating to the operation of the Company.
     (d) Except as set forth in Section 1.10(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no royalties, consulting or advisory fees or other payments are payable by the Company to any other person by reason of the ownership or use of the Intellectual Property.
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or acting on behalf of the Company has: (i) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; (iii) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (iv) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (v) made any false or fictitious entry on the books or records of the Company; (vi) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; or (vii) made any bribe, kickback or other payment of an unlawful nature to any person or entity, private or public whether in money, property, or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business or to obtain special concessions, or to pay for favorable treatment for business secured or for special concessions already obtained.
     1.12 Consents and Approvals. The unanimous written approval of all the Company’s Stockholders is required for entry of this Agreement, any and all modifications to this Agreement, and any and all Transaction Documents to which the Company is or will be a party. Except for the consents specified herein (the “Required Consents”), and except as set forth in Section 1.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is or will be a party, nor the performance of the Transactions to be performed by the Company, will require any additional notice, filing, consent, waiver or approval or constitute a Default under (a) any Legal Requirement or Court Order to which the Company is subject, (b) the Charter Documents or by-laws of the Company or (c) any Contract, Governmental Permit or other document to which the Company is a party, except any Contract that is not material to the Company or its business and that may be terminated by the Company on not more than 30 days’ notice without any liability to the Company.
     1.13 Subsidiaries and Investments. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any limited liability company, corporation, partnership, business, trust, joint venture or other legal entity.
     1.14 Sales. The Company has provided the Purchaser with a schedule showing the revenues generated by all products sold by the Company during each year commencing 2005.
     1.15 Liabilities. Except as specified in Section 1.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the assets of the Company is subject to any Liabilities, except: (a) Liabilities under any Contracts specifically disclosed on the Company Disclosure Schedule, (b) Liabilities under Minor Contracts and (c) Liabilities reflected in the Last Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of business after the Last Balance Sheet Date and reflected in the books and records of the Company.
     1.16 Insurance. The Company has provided the Purchaser with a summary of all policies or binders of insurance held by or on behalf of the Company specifying with respect to each policy the insurer, the amount of the coverage, the type of insurance, the risks insured, the expiration date, the policy number and any pending claims thereunder. To the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, there is no Default with respect to any such policy or binder, nor has there been any failure to give any notice or present any claim under any such policy or binder in a timely fashion or in the manner or detail required by the policy or binder, except for any of the

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foregoing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There is no notice of nonrenewal or cancellation with respect to, or disallowance of any claim under, any such policy or binder that has been received by the Company, except for any of the foregoing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
     1.17 Employee Relations. Except as disclosed in Section 1.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not (a) a party to, involved in or, to the knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, threatened by, any labor dispute or unfair labor practice charge relating to the Company or (b) currently negotiating any collective bargaining agreement with any employees of the Company, and the Company has not experienced any work stoppage by any of its employees during the three years immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement.
     1.18 Warranties. All goods sold or distributed by the Company were of merchantable quality, and, except as set forth in Section 1.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor Shareholders has any knowledge that the Company has breached any express or implied warranties in connection with the sale or distribution of such goods, except for breaches that have been resolved without any further liability on the part of the Company and/or that, individually and in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has provided the Purchaser with a description of the Company’s warranties applicable to any goods that have been sold or distributed by the Company.
     1.19 Customers, Distributors and Suppliers. The Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, and currently maintains, good working relationships with its customers, distributors and suppliers. Section 1.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists any Contracts (excluding Minor Contracts) relating to the operation of the Company with customers or distributors or former customers or distributors of the Company that have been terminated or canceled during the two-year period prior to the date hereof. Section 1.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule also contains a list of the names of each of the Major Customers and Major Distributors of the Company. Except as disclosed in Section 1.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of such Major Customers or Major Distributors has given the Company notice terminating, canceling or threatening to terminate or cancel any Contract or relationship with the Company, and none of such customers or distributors is, or has been during the two-year period immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement, a related party to the Company. Section 1.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule also contains a list of the names of the Major Suppliers of components of and materials used in the manufacture of the products of the Company. None of such Major Suppliers has given the Company written notice, or to the knowledge of the Company or Shareholders, any other notice, terminating, canceling or threatening to terminate or cancel any Contract or relationship with the Company.
     1.20 Finder’s Fees. No Person retained by the Company is or will be entitled to any commission or finder’s or similar fee in connection with the Transactions.
     1.21 Transactions with Certain Persons. Except as set forth in Section 1.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no officer or director of the Company or any of its Affiliates, no employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates and, to the knowledge of the Company and

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Shareholders, no member of any such person’s immediate family is presently a party to any material transaction with the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to the businesses of the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, any contract, agreement or other arrangement (a) providing for the furnishing of services by, (b) providing for the rental of real or personal property from or (c) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services as officers, directors or employees of the Company or its Affiliates) any such person or corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such person has a substantial interest as a stockholder, officer, director, trustee or partner.
     1.22 No Prior Agreements Relating to Sale. Except for this Stock Purchase Agreement and the Company Disclosure Schedule entered concurrently herewith, Purchaser, the Company and each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that there are no valid or enforceable documents contracts, warranties or agreements of any sort whatsoever between Purchaser and the Company which serve to bind Purchaser or the Company to this proposed stock purchase transaction or otherwise relates thereto, all prior alleged agreements, contracts and writings between the Purchaser and the Company on the subject matter hereof being null and void. This Agreement and the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, shall supersede all previously alleged existing agreements between Purchaser and the Company concerning such subject matter and may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by each party hereto.
     1.23 Accuracy of Information. No representation or warranty by the Company or Shareholders in any Transaction Document expressly listed in this Agreement, and no information contained therein, is false or misleading in any material respect, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
II. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders.
     Each of the Stockholders, to the best of his or her knowledge, severally represents and warrants to the Purchaser and to the other Stockholders with respect to himself/herself and the shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Stockholder on Schedule I as follows:
     2.01 Authorization. Such Stockholder has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents expressly listed in this Agreement to which such Stockholder is or will be a signing party and to perform the Transactions to be performed by such Stockholder. The Transaction Documents to be unanimously executed by all Stockholders after the date hereof will constitute, valid and binding obligations of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general equitable principles and by bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws.
     2.02 Ownership of Company Common Stock and Related Matters. Such Stockholder is the owner of record and the sole beneficial owner of all shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Stockholder on Schedule I hereto and has good and marketable title to such shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances. No Person has any

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right or option to purchase or acquire such shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Stockholder, except as provided for in the January 25, 2001 Shareholder Agreement and this Agreement.
     2.03 S Corporation Status. No action has been taken by such Stockholder, or to the knowledge of such Stockholder by any other Stockholder, that may result in the revocation of any Subchapter S election made by the Company referred to in Section 1.05(j).
     2.04 Consents and Approvals. The unanimous written approval of all the Company’s Stockholders is required for entry of this Agreement, any and all modifications to this Agreement, and any and all Transaction Documents to which the Company is or will be a party. Neither the execution and delivery by such Stockholder of the Transaction Documents expressly listed herein to which such Stockholder will be a party, nor the performance of said Transactions to be performed by such Stockholder, will require any additional filing, notice, consent, waiver or approval or constitute a Default under (a) any Legal Requirement or Court Order to which such Stockholder is subject, or (b) any Contract, Governmental Permit or other document to which such Stockholder is a party.
III. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.
     The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company and the Stockholders as follows:
     3.01 Organization and Qualification. The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, to own the shares of Company Common Stock and carry on the business of the Company as currently operated and to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the Company is required to be so qualified, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
     3.02 Authority. The Purchaser has the requisite power and authority as well as the ready and available closing Purchase Price proceeds to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it will be a party and to perform the Transactions to be performed by it. Such execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. The Transaction Documents to be executed unanimously by all Company Stockholders, the Company and Purchaser related to this stock purchase transaction after the date hereof shall constitute the sole and exclusive valid and binding obligations of the Company, Stockholders and Purchaser related to this transaction, (except for any employment or consulting agreements also entered into by Purchaser with any individual Stockholders commencing in term after the successful completion of this stock purchase transaction), enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general equitable principles and by bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws. Any and all documents or purported agreements which may have been previously entered into related to this stock purchase transaction but which have not been unanimously signed by all Stockholders are hereby acknowledged to be void and unenforceable. Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, each as amended, of the Purchaser

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(collectively, the “Purchaser Charter Documents”) have been made available to the Company. The Purchaser is not in violation of any Purchaser Charter Documents.
     3.03 Consents and Approvals. For this Agreement and the expressly listed Transaction Documents to be valid and legally enforceable upon the Purchaser, neither the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of the Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser will be a party, nor the performance of the Transactions to be performed by the Purchaser, will require any additional consent or approval from the Purchaser, notice, filing, waiver or constitute a Default under (a) any Legal Requirement or Court Order to which the Purchaser is subject, (b) the Charter Documents or by-laws of the Purchaser or (c) any Contract, Governmental Permit or other document to which the Purchaser is a party.
     3.04 SEC Documents.
     (a) The Purchaser has filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since June 30, 1997 (collectively, the “Purchaser Reports”). As of their respective dates, the Purchaser Reports, and any such reports, forms and other documents filed by the Purchaser with the SEC after the date of this Agreement: (i) complied, or will comply, as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representation in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence shall not apply to any misstatement or omission in any Purchaser Report filed prior to the date of this Agreement that was superseded by a subsequent Purchaser Report filed prior to the date of this Agreement that specifically corrected such misstatement or omission in the applicable Purchaser Report.
     (b) Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the Purchaser Reports (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows included in or incorporated by reference into the Purchaser Reports (including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents the results of operations, retained earnings or cash flows, as the case may be, of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments that would not be material in amount or effect), in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied during the periods involved, except as may be noted therein.
     3.05 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
     3.06 Representations of the Company and the Stockholders. The Purchaser is not relying on any representations or warranties of the Company or any Stockholder, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth herein, as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule. Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement and all Transaction Documents associated therewith shall require the unanimous execution by all Stockholders.

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     3.07 Finder’s Fees. No Person retained by the Purchaser is or will be entitled to any commission or finder’s or similar fee in connection with the Transactions.
     3.08 The Purchaser and Company hereby agree that they shall not contractually preclude any of their supplier, customers or vendors from transacting business with Maria Sanchez or Fransico Perez (either in their own name or in the name of any business employing them) in this same industry, consistent with Section 7.09.
IV. Purchase and Sale of the Company Common Stock.
     4.01 Terms of the Purchase and Sale. On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
     (a) Each Stockholder, based upon the same agreement entered hereby unanimously by all other Company Stockholders, agrees to sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Purchaser at the Closing all of the shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite the name of the respective Stockholder on Schedule I hereto. A material provision of this Agreement is that all Company stock shares are being sold to Purchaser at closing by all Company Stockholders. Each Stockholder shall deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing certificates representing the shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Stockholder, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank, in each case in proper form for transfer. Purchaser shall be solely responsible for payment of stock transfer documentary stamp taxes, if any.
     (b) In consideration for the purchase of the shares of Company Common Stock referred to in Section 4.01(a), the Purchaser agrees to pay to the Stockholders the Purchase Price for their Company stock shares in the combined aggregate amount of TWO MILLION ONE HUDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,100,000.00) U.S., in the specific division of Purchase Price payments to each Stockholder as expressly listed on Schedule 2. The time for payment to each Stockholder of the Stockholder’s respective Purchase Price shall be as expressly stated in Schedule 2 hereof. The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4.03 hereof. Notwithstanding, the preceding sentence or anything else contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, under no circumstances shall this Stock Purchase Agreement be completed and any stock transferred by any Stockholder, unless Stockholders Maria Sanchez (“M. Sanchez”) and Francisco Perez (“F. Perez”) receive at or prior to closing of this transaction from Purchaser the net amount of the Purchase Price owed to M. Sanchez and F. Perez after the expresssly allowed adjustment of the entire Purchase Price permitted under Section 4.03 hereof. The Purchase Price payment to M. Sanchez and F. Perez shall be delivered no later than the Closing Date, in U.S. cash or via confirmed wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account designated in writing by M. Sanchez and F. Perez, along with payment to them on the Closing Date in cash or cash equivalent of any other compensation for future services pursuant to a Consulting Agreement agreed to by Purchaser. Time is of the essence to all of the terms of this Agreement, and particularly in respect to the Purchase Price payment provisions and Closing Date provisions of this Agreement.

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     4.02 The Closing Date. The closing of the transactions contemplated by Sections 4.01(a) and 4.01(b) shall take place at the offices of Jas Diagnostics Inc., local time, no later than May 30, 2008 (the “Closing Date”). The closing of the transactions contemplated by Section 4.02 is herein called the “Closing,” and the date of the Closing is herein called the “Closing Date.” Any and all extensions of time for the Closing Date must first be approved in writing by each and every Company Stockholder, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree that there shall be no extensions of the Closing Date beyond June 3, 2008.
     4.03 Purchase Price Adjustment.
     (a) Purchaser shall be obligated to close this transaction on or before the Closing Date. The aggregate Purchase Price of $2,100,000.00 shall be subject to adjustment on the Closing Date by reduction of the Purchase Price solely in the amount of the Company’s Unpaid Liabilities as of May 28, 2008 (as that term is expressly defined in Schedule 2, strictly limited to the accounts or types of accounts listed under Section 1.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedule). Purchaser’s failure to close this transaction on the Closing Date shall, at the election of the Company and/or any individual Stockholder, serve to void this entire stock purchase transaction, this Agreement and all Transaction Documents entered concurrently or subsequently by the parties relating hereto, except for the confidentiality obligations contained in Section 8.04 hereof, pursuant to the terms of Section 4.02 above.
     4.04 Indemnification of Stockholders Subsequent to Closing for Company’s Liabilities.
     The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that Purchaser will perform Purchaser’s due diligence during the Due Diligence Period through the Closing Date and that Purchaser is a sophisticated and knowledgeable participant in the business industry. The Purchase Price is subject to adjustment strictly and exclusively pursuant to the terms specified in Section 4.03 above, based upon Purchaser’s agreement that the amounts being deducted from the Purchase Price shall be the sole payment responsibility of the Company. Purchaser and the Company hereby agree and warrant to each Stockholder that Purchaser and the Company shall ensure full payment on the Closing Date of any and all Company debts and liabilities which are personally guaranteed by Maria Sanchez and/or Francisco Perez, including the Company’s Bank Atlantic $100,000.00 Line of Credit, having a balance owing in the amount of $17,581.96 as of May 28, 2008 (the “Bank Atlantic Line of Credit Debt”). Purchaser and Company shall provide at Closing confirmed wire transfer confirmation of the full payment of the Bank Atlantic Line of Credit Debt and the President of Company shall deliver at the Closing via confirmed fax delivery to the Company’s Bank Atlantic bank Officer written confirmation on behalf of the Company requiring the immediate termination of the Bank Atlantic Line of Credit Debt and no further debt shall be incurred on that closed account. Likewise, on the Closing Date Purchaser and Company shall diligently proceed to obtain the full and unconditional release from any and all guarantees, debts and liability of each Stockholder arising from the lease agreement (and all modifications thereof) between Company and the Company’s landlord for the commercial space used by Company (hereafter, the “Landlord’s Release”). Purchaser and Company hereby warrant that

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they shall deliver to each Stockholder written confirmation of the Landlord’s Release no later than 30 days from the Closing Date. All other debts and liabilities of the Company which are not personally guaranteed by a Stockholder, shall be timely paid by the Company in the normal course of the Company’s business. Purchaser and the Company agree and warrant that they shall relieve and fully indemnify Francisco Perez and Maria Sacnchez of all debts and liabilities existing for the Company’s Unpaid Liabilities. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained or which may be interpreted in any other provision to this Agreement or any Transaction Documents entered in connection therewith, as a material portion of the consideration being provided hereby to each Stockholder for closing this transaction, Purchaser hereby additionally agrees and warrants to fully and completely indemnify and hold each Stockholder harmless from any and all Company liabilities existing and unpaid by the Company as of the Closing Date and arising at any time in the future thereafter, with the sole and exclusive exception from this indemnification obligation of the Company and Purchaser as to each respective Stockholder for: (1) any Company liability which was known to exist but undisclosed by the Stockholder to Purchaser; or (2) a knowing and intentional violation of any representation or warranty made by the respective Stockholder in this Agreement. Purchaser’s and the Company’s indemnification obligations provided to Stockholders following the Closing Date under this Section 4.04, shall include but not be limited to any and all claims, damages, (including incidental and consequential damages), expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value, liabilities, lawsuits, administrative proceedings, costs of defense incurred by Stockholders for any indemnified third-party claims raised against the Stockholder (including attorneys fees and court costs and expenses), costs, court costs, attorneys fees, pre-judgment interest at the prevailing prime market rate, post-judgment interest and all post-judgment collection costs, attorneys fees and expenses, through trial and all levels of appeal. The obligations under this Section 4.04 shall survive the closing of this transaction.
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
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     4.05 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
V. Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser.
     Except for the confidentiality obligations contained in Section 8.04 hereof (which confidentiality obligations shall survive any termination of this Agreement),the obligation of the Purchaser under this Agreement to close this transaction are subject, at the option of the Purchaser, to the following conditions:
     5.01 Accuracy of Representations and Compliance with Conditions. All representations and warranties of the Company and each Stockholder as contained in this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects when made and, in addition, unless the

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context otherwise requires, shall be accurate as made as of the Closing as though such representations and warranties were then made in exactly the same language by the Company and each respective Stockholder. As of the Closing, the Company and each of the Stockholders shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements and satisfied all conditions required by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be performed and complied with by any of them at or before such time, all of the Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto and, upon execution thereof by the Purchaser, shall be in full force and effect, and the Purchaser shall have received certificates executed by the chief executive officer of the Company and by the Stockholders dated the Closing Date, to those effects, in form and substance stated in this Section 5.01.
     5.02 Opinions of Counsel. An opinion of counsel letter on behalf of the Company shall be provided to Purchaser on the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Schedule 5.
     5.03 Other Closing Documents. The Stockholders shall have delivered to the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing such other documents (including certificates of the secretary and other officers of the Company) as contained in Schedule 6 hereof.
     5.04 Legal Action. There shall not have been instituted or threatened any legal proceeding relating to, or seeking to prohibit or otherwise challenge the consummation of, the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or to obtain substantial damages with respect thereto.
     5.05 No Governmental Action. There shall not have been any action taken, or any law, rule, regulation, order or decree proposed, promulgated, enacted, entered, enforced or applicable to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by any Governmental Body, including the entry of a preliminary or permanent injunction, which: (a) makes any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal, (b) requires the divestiture by the Purchaser of any of the shares of the Company Common Stock to be sold pursuant to this Agreement or of a material portion of the business of the Purchaser or of the Company or (c) otherwise prohibits or restricts the consummation of any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     5.06 No Claims Regarding Stock Ownership or Sale Proceeds. There shall not have been made or threatened by any Person any Claim asserting that such Person (a) is the holder or the beneficial owner of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain beneficial ownership of, any stock of, or any other voting, equity or ownership interest in the Company or (b) is entitled to all or any portion of the purchase price payable to the Stockholders hereunder.
     5.07 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
     5.08 Tangible Net Worth. The Company and the Stockholders shall have delivered the Closing Balance Sheet to the Purchaser.
     5.09 Required Consents. Each of the Required Consents contained in Schedule 7 hereof shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.

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     5.10 Resignations. All directors of the Company shall have resigned at or prior to the Closing as directors and members of all committees of the Board of Directors in writing effective immediately after the Closing. All officers of the Company shall have resigned at or prior to the Closing in writing effective immediately after the Closing subject to acceptance by the Purchaser.
     5.11 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
     5.12 Employment and Consulting Agreements. The Purchaser shall have received at or prior to the closing from David Johnston and Vivian Alvarez an Employment Agreement. Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez shall have received at or prior to the closing from Purchaser a fully executed Consulting Agreement and payment therefore.
VI. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Stockholders.
     The obligations of the Company and each Stockholder under this Agreement to close this transaction are subject, at the option of the Company and the Stockholders, to the following conditions:
     6.01 Accuracy of Representations and Compliance with Conditions. All representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects when made and, in addition, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be accurate as of the Closing as though such representations and warranties were then made in exactly the same language by the Purchaser. As of the Closing, the Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements and satisfied all conditions required by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be performed and complied with by it at or before such time, all of the Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto and, upon the execution thereof by the Company and the Stockholders, will be in full force and effect, and the Company and the Representative shall have received a certificate executed by the chief executive officer of the Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, to those effects, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Representative on behalf of the Stockholders.
     6.02 Legal Action. There shall not have been instituted or threatened any legal proceeding relating to, or seeking to prohibit or otherwise challenge the consummation of, the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or to obtain substantial damages with respect thereto.
     6.04 Employment and Consulting Agreements. David Johnston and Vivian Alvarez shall have received at or prior to the closing from Purchaser a mutually agreeable fully executed Employment Agreement. Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez shall have received at or prior to the closing from Purchaser a mutually agreeable fully executed Consulting Agreement and full payment therefore. This is a material provision to this entire Agreement.
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confirmation of wire transfer payments required herein, confirmation of Company’s closure of the Bank Atlantic Credit Line, correspondence to the Company’s Landlord seeking full release from liability for all Stockholders from Company commercial lease, certificates of the secretary and other officers of the Purchaser) as the Stockholders may reasonably request in order to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
     6.06 Secretary’s Certificate. The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company at or prior to the Closing a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company certifying the resolutions of the Board of Directors approving the Transactions.
     6.07 Payment by Seller. The Purchaser shall have paid all sums required from Purchaser under Article IV (Purchase and Sale of Company Stock) of this Agreement, the Company shall have paid all liabilities required to be paid as of Closing and closed the Bank Atlantic Line of Credit required under Section 4.04 and the release of personal liabilities of the Stockholders to the Company’s commercial lease has been requested in writing from the Landlord (with Purchaser and Company to provide actual releases from the Landlord within 30 days of the Closing).
     6.08 Satisfaction of other Covenants. The covenants and obligations of the parties contained in Sections 7.05 and 7.08 are satisfied at Closing
VII. Covenants and Agreements of the Company and the Stockholders.
     The Company and the Stockholders covenant and agree as follows:
     7.01 Access. Strictly subject to the terms of the confidentiality provisions contained herein under Section 8.04, which provisions shall survive any termination of this Agreement, until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX or otherwise (the “Release Time”), the Company will afford, upon reasonable notice during normal business hours, and Shareholders will cause the Company to afford, expressly mutually agreed to designated officers, employees, counsel, agents, investment bankers, accountants and other representatives of the Purchaser and lenders, investors and prospective lenders and investors free (subject to the confidentiality provisions) and full access to the plants, properties, books and records of the Company, will permit them to make extracts from and copies of such books and records and will from time to time furnish the Purchaser with such additional financial and operating data and other information as to the financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, assets, liabilities or future prospects of the Company as the Purchaser from time to time may reasonably request, subject to the terms of the confidentiality provisons under Section 8.04. Until the Release Time, the Company and Shareholders will use all reasonable efforts to cause the independent certified public accountants of the Company to make available to the Purchaser and its independent certified public accountants the work papers relating to the audits of the Company referred to in Section 1.04. HOWEVER, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY THAT MAY BE INTERPRETED IN THIS SECTION 7.01 OR ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGREEMENT, PURCHASER HEREBY AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT:

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          (1) Maria Sanchez shall be required to be present at all times during the disclosure of any and all Company books and records or to have actually pre-approved information being inspected by Purchaser;
          (2) If Purchaser and Maria Sanchez disagree respecting the release of any specific Company books and records, then Purchaser shall make written request therefore, specifically identifying what records it seeks to review, for further consideration by all the Stockholders. Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy if it is unable to obtain the unanimous written agreement of all Stockholders as to the release of any specific information, is to terminate this transaction. Purchaser is a sophisticated commercial actor in the subject industry and it is cable of determining whether it possesses sufficient information to proceed with the transaction, without complaint or reservation as to information which purchaser is provided to inspect. Purchaser acknowledges that these reservations are intended to protect the Company’s trade secrets and Confidential Information from disclosure, even to Purchaser.
          (3) Purchaser has already been presented lists of the Company’s accounts receivables and accounts payable, which information shall be treated as the Company’s Confidential Information. The Company’s trade secrets and most Confidential Information may not be further released to Purchaser, absent CONCURRENT AND EXPRESS WRITTEN WAIVER thereof as to specific information by Stockholders Maria Sanchez and David Johnston. Any inforation so released shall be strictly subject to the confidentiality provisions under Section 8.04 of this Agreement. No copies whatsoever, via electronic form, paper or otherwise, shall be made by or for Purchaser of the Company’s product formulas or formulation process until and unless a successful closing is completed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be interpreted in this Agreement, the Company’s formulas and formulation process shall not be disclosed to Purchaser for Purchaser’s review (without copying) until the parties are ready to close on the Closing Date.
     7.02 Conduct of Business. Except as otherwise reasonably requested by the Purchaser in writing, until the Release Time, the Company will, consistent with past practice, use all reasonable efforts to preserve the business operations of the Company intact, to keep available the services of the Company’s present personnel, to preserve in full force and effect the Contracts, agreements, instruments, leases, Governmental Permits, arrangements and understandings of the Company, and to preserve the good will of the Company’s suppliers, customers, employees and others having business relations with the Company. Until the Release Time, the Company will conduct its business and operations in all respects only in the ordinary course consistent with past practices.
     7.03 Advice of Changes. Until the Release Time, the Company and Shareholders will promptly advise the Purchaser in a written notice of any fact or occurrence or any pending or threatened occurrence of which any of them obtains knowledge and which (if existing and known at the date of the execution of this Agreement) would have been required to be set forth or disclosed in or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents that (if existing and known at any time prior to or at the Closing) would make the performance by any party of a covenant contained in this Agreement impossible or make such performance materially more difficult than in the absence of such fact or occurrence, or which (if existing and

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known at the time of the Closing) would cause a condition to any party’s obligations under this Agreement not to be fully satisfied.
     7.04 Confidentiality. Through the Closing Date, the Company and Shareholders shall take appropriate measures, consistent with legal requirements for the protection of the Company’s trade secrets and Confidential Information (as further defined in Section 8.04 below and the Company Disclosure Schedule 1.23, to ensure that all Confidential Information of the Company shall not be published, disclosed or made accessible by any of them to any other person or entity at any time or used by any of them except in the business and for the benefit of the Company. Subsequent to the successful completion of this stock purchase transaction on the Closing Date, the Shareholders shall govern themselves in accordance with the terms of the Noncompetition provisions contained in Section 7.09 below.
     7.05 Public Statements. Before the Purchaser, the Company or Shareholders shall release any information concerning this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that is intended for or may result in public dissemination thereof, they shall cooperate with each other, shall furnish drafts of all documents or proposed oral statements to each other for comments, and shall not release any such information without the written consent of the other, except to the extent that the other party may be obligated to do so under law. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any party from releasing any information to any Governmental Body if required to do so by law. However, that the party subject to such requirement shall give the other party prompt written notice in order to allow that party to take whatever action it deems necessary to protect its information. Notwithstanding anything that may be interpreted to the contrary in this Section 7.05, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as an agreement for any party to forebear from utilizing the documents related to this Agreement for purposes of bringing any claim in a competent court of law upon any dispute which cannot be amicably resolved. Immediately following the Closing, the Company shall deliver on Company letterhead correspondence to the Company’s stakeholders, including its customers, vendors and suppliers, which notifies the stakeholders of the consummated sale and the fact that Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez have left the Company in order to pursue other opportunities, as stated in the attached Schedule 4.
     7.06 Other Proposals. Until the Release Time, the Company and the Stockholders shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any officer, director, employee, counsel, agent, investment banker, accountant, or other representative of any of them, to: (a) initiate contact with any person or entity in an effort to solicit any Takeover Proposal (as hereinafter defined); (b) cooperate with, or furnish or cause to be furnished any non-public information concerning the business, properties, or assets of the Company to, any person or entity in connection with any Takeover Proposal; (c) negotiate with any person or entity with respect to any Takeover Proposal; or (d) enter into any agreement or understanding with the intent to effect a Takeover Proposal. The Company and Shareholders will promptly give written notice to the Purchaser of the details of any Takeover Proposal of which either of them becomes aware. Failure to close this transaction by the Closing Date shall fully relieve the Company and the Shareholders of the restraints under this Section 7.06.
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the Company or the Purchaser as a condition for obtaining any consent, authorization, approval, order, certificate or Governmental Permit required for the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless such agreement or understanding is approved in writing by the Purchaser, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
     7.08 Mutual General Release by the Parties. If the Closing takes place as expressed in this Agreement, effective upon the Closing, each party hereto (each Stockholder, the Company and Purchaser) fully and unconditionally releases and discharges all claims and causes of action which each party has against each other party, or such other party’s heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns ever had, now have, or hereafter may have through the Closing Date, which arose on or prior to the Closing Date, against the other parties to this transaction, and, when acting as such, their respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents and stockholders, in each case past, present, or as they may exist for any claims arising through the Closing Date and each person, if any, who controls, controlled, or will control any of them within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except claims and causes of action arising out of, based upon, or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.
     7.09 Noncompetition. If the Closing takes place, the Stockholders agree, in consideration of the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder:
     (a) For a period of two years after the date of the Closing He/she will not solicit or sell to any existing JAS customers any of the products that JAS already manufactures (“JAS Manufactured Products”). A list of the existing customers and the JAS Manufactured Products is attached to the Agreement as Schedule 3.
     (b)If a company that he/she chooses to work for is already selling products (which may be similar in type or purpose to JAS Manufactured Products but which shall not be the same formulation as JAS Manufactured Products) to JAS customers, he/she will nevertheless be free to sell such other products for that company to any JAS customers.
     (c) He/she will only not be permitted to sell the specific JAS Manufactured Products to the existing JAS customers. This provision takes into account the fact that competing companies in fact already do sell similar products to JAS customers.
     (d)He/she and any company which employs them will be free to sell any and all other types of products to anyone, including but not limited to JAS customers.
     (f) He/she will be entitled to sell even JAS Manufactured Products which he/she (or their future employer) manufacture, without any participation of or compensation to JAS, to any customers who are not current JAS customers.
     (g)Participate In (as hereinafter defined) any other business or organization that at any time during the two-year period after the date of the Closing uses a name containing either the word “JAS” or words similar to or susceptible of confusion with the word “JAS” or any combination or abbreviation thereof;

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     (h)For a period of two years after the date of the Closing, he/she will not directly or indirectly reveal to third parties for which the Stockholder is not employed, the name of, interfere with already existing Company contracts, or contractually and legally preclude from doing business with the Company any of the Company’s existing suppliers, customers or employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein is intended to preclude Maria Sanchez or Francisco Perez, from utilizing the Company’s suppliers and/or dealing with the Company’s customers as part of the future business endeavors of Maria Sanchez or Fransico Perez (either in their own name or in the name of any business employing them) in this same industry, as long as such future business endeavors comply with the provisions contained under Section 7.09.
     (i)For a period of two years after the date of the Closing, he/she will not directly or indirectly for any third party business which the Stockholder controls or has a controlling interest in, employ any person who, at any time up to the date of the Closing, was an employee of the Company , except Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez may work together.
     7.10 The Stockholders agree that the provisions of this Section 7.09 are necessary and reasonable to protect the Company and the Purchaser in the conduct of their businesses. If any restriction contained in this Section 7.09 shall be deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by reason of the extent, duration, or geographical scope thereof, or otherwise, then the court making such determination shall have the right to reduce such extent, duration, geographical scope, or other provisions hereof, and in its reduced form such restriction shall then be enforceable in the manner contemplated hereby. Nothing set forth in this Section 7.09 shall prohibit activities engaged in or services performed for the Company. None of the above restrictions survive the end of the 2 year non-compete term.
     7.11 Voting by the Stockholders. Each Stockholder agrees that until the Release Time, such Stockholder will vote all securities of the Company which he/she is entitled to vote against (a) any merger, consolidation, reorganization, other business combination, or recapitalization involving the Company, (b) any sale of assets of the Company outside the ordinary course of business, (c) any stock split, stock dividend, or reverse stock split relating to any class or series of the Company’s capital stock, (d) any issuance of any shares of capital stock of the Company, any option, warrant or other right calling for the issuance of any such share of capital stock, or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any such share of capital stock, (e) any authorization of any other class or series of stock of the Company, or (f) the amendment of the Charter Documents or the by-laws of the Company.
     7.12 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
     7.13 Company Tax Returns.
     (a) The Stockholders and the Company’s Officers and Directors, shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company for taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date. Such returns will be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice. The Stockholders shall deliver the originals of those returns to the

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Purchaser for its review and approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Purchaser shall cause each of the returns to be signed by an appropriate officer of the Company and shall then cause the signed returns to be returned to the Company within an appropriate amount of time so as to permit the timely filing of such returns by the Company on behalf of the remaining Stockholders. The Stockholders shall be responsible for the payment of any Taxes due with respect to such returns.
     (b) The Purchaser shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Company for all taxable periods ending after the Closing Date and shall be responsible for the payment of any Taxes due with respect to returns that begin and end after the Closing Date. With respect to any periods that begin on or before and end after the Closing Date, the Stockholders will be responsible for the payment of any Taxes due that relate to the portion of the taxable period up to and including the Closing Date and the Purchaser will be responsible for the payment of any Taxes due that relate to the portion of the taxable period after the Closing Date.
     (c) (1) All Tax Returns of the Company described in Section 7.13(a) and (b) hereof shall be prepared and, where applicable, filed on the basis of a taxable period ending at the Closing Date, unless clearly otherwise required by applicable Tax law.
          (2) Any Taxes for any such period that are measured or measurable in whole or in part by reference to net or gross income or receipts, capital expenses, or compensation expenses shall be allocated based on the net or gross income or receipts, capital expenses, or compensation expenses actually earned or incurred for the portion of such period before and including, and after, the Closing Date, respectively, as determined from the books and records of the Company, as if a taxable period ended on the Closing Date, so that (I) the portion of such Taxes so allocable to the portion of any such period from the beginning of such period up to and including the Closing Date shall be for the account of the Stockholders and (II) the portion of such Taxes so allocable to the portion of such period after the Closing Date to the end of such period shall be for the account of the Purchaser.
     (d) The Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, shall provide reasonable cooperation to each other in connection with (i) the preparation of and filing of any Return, Tax election, Tax consent or certification, or any claim for refund, (ii) any determination of liability for Taxes, and (iii) any audit, examination or other proceeding in respect of (A) Taxes of the Company or (B) Taxes of the Stockholders resulting from the Subchapter S status of the Company. The parties will preserve all information, records or documents relating to the liability for Taxes of the Company or of a Stockholder (provided, however, as to a Stockholder, such information, records or documents relate, in whole or in part, to the Company) until the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or extensions thereof.
     7.14 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
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on a value of the inventory as of the Closing Date and such amount shall be reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet as prepared in accordance with Section 4.03(a) of this Agreement.
     7.16 Reasonable Efforts. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company and each of the Stockholders shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the conditions in Articles V and VII hereof to be satisfied.
VIII. Covenants and Agreements of the Purchaser.
     The Purchaser covenants and agrees as follows:
     8.01 Financing. The Purchaser has sufficient funds necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in the aggregate amount of $2,100,000 at the Closing, for the Closing Date.
     8.02 Employee Matters. The Purchaser agrees that it shall provide at Closing to David Johnston and Vivian Alvarez fully executed mutually agreeable Employment Agreements and Purchaser shall provide at Closing to Maria Sanchez and Francisco Perez, mutually agreeable fully executed Consulting Agreements that shall be paid by the Company in full at the Closing.
     8.03 Reasonable Efforts. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Purchaser will use all reasonable efforts to cause the conditions in Articles VI and VIII hereof to be satisfied.
     8.04 Confidentiality Obligations of Purchaser. Purchaser, on behalf of itself, all parent and subsidiary companies and affiliates of Purchaser and all officers, employees, shareholders, owners, partners, counsel, agents, investment bankers, accountants and other representatives of the Purchaser and lenders, investors and prospective lenders and investors (hereafter, “Affiliated Parties”), hereby warrants and covenants to Company and to each Stockholder that SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PURCHASER’S CONDUCTING PURCHASER’S DUE DILIGENCE PURSUANT TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, Purchaser and its Affiliated Parties shall not NOW OR EVER utilize or disclose or permit to be utilized or disclosed for any purpose whatsoever (financial gain or otherwise) any portion of the Company’s trade secrets and/or Confidential Information, unless and until this stock purchase transaction is successful closed and the Stockholders are paid pursuant to the payment terms contained in Section 4 and Schedule 2 hereof. Purchaser shall be contractually bound to the Company and each Stockholder for purposes of Purchaser’s obligations to maintain the confidentiality of and to not in any wise ever profit from the Company’s trade secrets and Confidential Information, unless and until this stock purchase transaction is successful completed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be stated in any other portion of this Agreement, any Transaction Documents or in any other writing, all of the Purchaser’s confidentiality and indemnification obligations pursuant to this Section 8.04 shall forever survive the termination of this Agreement, without any respect to any reason or basis for the termination of this Agreement, with the exclusive exceptions that: (1) through no act or failure to act on the part of Purchaser (including by not limited to any officers, employees, counsel, agents, investment bankers, accountants and other representatives of the

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Purchaser and lenders, investors and prospective lenders and investors in any way affiliated therewith [hereafter, “Affiliated Persons”]), the subject Confidential Information becomes a part of the public domain; or (2) there exists conclusive evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the subject Confidential Information was completely independently developed by Purchaser, without knowledge of or reference to the Company’s Confidential Information . Upon any termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, Purchaser hereby covenants that it shall immediately return to the Company or ensure the complete destruction of all documents and files (electronic or otherwise) of each and every copy of any and all Company trade secrets and Confidential Information. The Company’s trade secrets and Confidential Information shall conclusively and irrebutably include, but not necessarily be limited to those items listed or identified in the Company Disclosure Schedule 1.23. The Company’s Confidential Information shall also include any and all information, documents, compilations of information, formulas, product formulations know-how and/or knowledge provided to Purchaser and/or Purchaser’s Affiliated Parties pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof or otherwise by Company and/or any Company Stockholder, employee or agent, either before the date of this Agreement and/or during Purchaser’s due diligence period and/or through the Closing Date or Release Date for this transaction. Purchaser hereby additionally agrees and warrants to fully and completely indemnify, hold each Stockholder harmless and to fully recompense Company and Stockholders from any and all damages suffered by Company and/or Stockholders directly or indirectly as a result of Purchaser’s violation of its obligations contained in this Section 8.04, whether or not the closing occurs, which damages shall include but not be limited to any and all claims, lost profits, damages, (including incidental and consequential damages), expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value, liabilities, lawsuits, administrative proceedings, costs of prosecution/defense incurred by Company and/or Stockholders (including attorneys fees and court costs and expenses), costs, court costs, attorneys fees, pre-judgment interest at the prevailing prime market rate, post-judgment interest and all post-judgment collection costs, attorneys fees and expenses, through trial and all levels of appeal. The parites hereby acknowledge that irreparable harm may well result from a breach of these confidentiality provisions and so they agree to the waiver of the posting of any bond upon the filing of a claim seeking temporary and/or permanent injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Section 8.04.
IX. Termination.
     9.01 Termination Events. This Agreement may, by notice given prior to or at the Closing, be terminated:
     (a) by either the Purchaser, the Company or any Stockholder upon written notice if a material Breach of any provision of this Agreement has been committed by the other party and such Breach has not been waived or cured within five business days after receipt of notice of such Breach, which notice shall specify the nature of the Breach;
     (b) by (i) the Purchaser if any material conditions in Article V has not been satisfied by the Closing Date or (ii) strictly at the option of the Company or any Stockholder if any material condition in Article VI, VII or VIII hereof has not been satisfied by May 30, 2008 or

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Purchaser fails to pay to Stockholders on the Closing Date the full amount of the Purchase Price required on said date according to the terms of Article IV hereof; or
     (c) by mutual consent of the Purchaser, the Company and unanimous approval of the Stockholders at any time.
     9.02 Effect of Termination. Each party’s right of termination under Section 9.01 is in addition to any other rights such party may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination shall not be an election of remedies. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01, all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate, except that the obligations in Section 8.04 and Section 11.06 shall survive; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by a party because of the material breach of the Agreement by the other party or because one or more of the conditions to the terminating party’s obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a result of the other party’s failure to comply with its own obligations under this Agreement, the terminating party’s right to pursue all legal remedies shall survive such termination unimpaired.
X. Indemnification; Remedies.
     10.01 Survival; Right to Indemnification. All representations and warranties in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Company Disclosure Schedule and any other certificate or document delivered pursuant to this Agreement which is signed or expressly approved by all Stockholders shall survive the Closing for a period of two years, except that: (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 1.03, 1.07(a) and 2.02 shall survive the Closing for an indefinite period of time; (b) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 1.05, solely as they relate to federal, state and local income taxes, shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the applicable statutes of limitation relating thereto, respectively; (c) the covenants and warranties under Section 4.04 shall survive forever; and (d) the covenants and warranties under Section 8.04 shall survive forever. The right to indemnification, payment of Damages or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations shall be affected by the actual knowledge of the respective parties derived as the result of disclosure or failure to disclose to said parties of relevant material information concerning such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation. The written waiver, by the authorized parties required for consent and approval of this Agreement, of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, shall certainly affect the right to any indemnification or other remedy provided for in this Agreement.
     10.02 Mutual Indemnification and Payment of Damages by Each Respective Party to this Agreement for that Respective Party’s Obligations Hereunder. Subject to Section 10.05 hereof, each respective party to this Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the other parties to this Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) for, and shall pay to the Indemnified Persons the amount of, any loss, liability, claim, damage (including incidental and consequential damages), expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value, whether or not involving a third party claim (collectively

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“Damages”), arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with: (a) any material Breach of any representation or warranty made by the respective party in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document subsequently approved by all parties, the Company Disclosure Schedule or any other certificate or document delivered by the respective party pursuant to this Agreement; (b) any material Breach by the respective party of any covenant or obligation of the respective party in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (c) INTENTIONALLY OMITED; or (d) any claim by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by any such Person with the respective party (or any Person acting on behalf of either of them) in connection with any of the Transactions.
     10.02 Indemnification and Payment of Damages by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Stockholders, and shall pay to the Stockholders the amount of any Damages arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with: (a) any Breach of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, (b) any Breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or obligation of the Purchaser in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, or (c) any claim by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by such Person with the Purchaser (or any Person acting on its behalf) in connection with any of the Transactions.
     10.03 Limitations on Amount, Time and Remedies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the Stockholders shall have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to the matters described in Section 10.02 hereof until the total of all Damages with respect to such matters exceeds $25,000, and then only for the amount by which such Damages exceed $25,000. In addition, except with respect to breaches of representations and warranties set forth in Sections 1.03, 1.05 (solely as such representations and warranties relate to federal, state and local income taxes), 1.07(a) and 2.02, with respect to which no limits shall apply; (a) the maximum amount of Damages for which the Stockholders shall be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 10.02 hereof shall not exceed the net purchase price received by that Stockholder for his/her sale of stock to Pruchaser, (b) the Stockholders shall have no obligations or liability to indemnify any of the Indemnified Persons including the Purchaser for any Damages or Claims for which an Indemnification Notice shall not have been delivered to the party from whom indemnification is sought at or prior to the second anniversary date of the Closing Date, and (c) the right of any of the Indemnified Persons including the Purchaser to indemnification pursuant to Section 10.02 or to seek the equitable remedies of rescission, injunctive relief or specific performance shall be the sole and exclusive remedies for any Damages or Claims arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, and the sole and exclusive remedies of the Indemnified Persons including the Purchaser in respect thereof shall be to assert a claim and seek the equitable remedies of rescission, injunctive relief or specific performance.

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     10.03 Limitations on Amount — Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to the matters described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 10.04 until the total of all Damages with respect to such matters exceeds $25,000, and then only for the amount by which such Damages exceed $25,000; however, the limitations set forth in this Section 10.06 shall not apply to any Breach of any of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties of which the Purchaser had knowledge at any time prior to the date on which such representation and warranty is made or any intentional Breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or obligation, and the Purchaser shall be liable for all Damages with respect to such Breaches.
     10.04 Procedure for Indemnification — Third Party Claims.
     (a) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under any indemnification provision contained in this Agreement of notice of the commencement of any Litigation or other Claim against it, such indemnified party shall, if a Claim is to be made against an indemnifying party under such section, give notice (an “Indemnification Notice”) to the indemnifying party of the commencement of such Claim, but the failure to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party, except: (a) to the extent that the indemnifying party demonstrates that the defense of such action is prejudiced by the indemnifying party’s failure to give such notice; or (b) pursuant to the terms of Section 10.03 (b) above, relating to the obligation to deliver to Stockholders an Indemnification Notice prior to the second anniversary date of the Closing Date.
     (b) If any Litigation or other Claim referred to in Section 10.04(a) is brought against an indemnified party and the indemnified party gives notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement of such Litigation or Claim, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in such Litigation or Claim and, to the extent that it wishes (unless (i) the indemnifying party is also a party to such Litigation or Claim and the indemnified party determines in good faith that joint representation would be inappropriate, or (ii) the indemnifying party fails to provide reasonable assurance to the indemnified party of its financial capacity to defend such Litigation or Claim and provide indemnification with respect to such Litigation or Claim), to assume the defense of such Litigation or Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such Litigation or Claim, the indemnifying party will not, as long as it diligently conducts such defense, be liable to the indemnified party under this Article X for any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense of such Litigation or Claim, in each case subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense of such Litigation or Claim, other than reasonable costs of investigation. If the indemnifying party assumes the defense of any Litigation or Claim, no compromise or settlement of such Claims may be effected by the indemnifying party without the indemnified party’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. If notice is given to an indemnifying party of the commencement of any Litigation or Claim and the indemnifying party does not, within 15 business days after the indemnified party’s notice is given, give notice to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such Litigation or Claim, the indemnifying party will be bound by any determination made in such Litigation or Claim or any compromise or settlement effected by the indemnified party.

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     (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an indemnified party determines in good faith that there is a reasonable probability that any Litigation or Claim may adversely affect it or its Affiliates other than as a result of monetary damages for which it would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the indemnified party may, by notice to the indemnifying party, assume the exclusive right to defend, compromise or settle such Litigation or Claim, but the indemnifying party will not be bound by any determination of any Litigation or Claim so defended or any compromise or settlement effected without its consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld).
     10.05 Procedure for Indemnification — Other Claims. A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a third party claim may be asserted by notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought.
XI. Miscellaneous.
     11.01 Further Actions. At any time and from time to time, each party agrees, at its or his expense, to furnish such information, to take such actions and to execute and deliver such documents as any other party may reasonably request to effectuate the purposes and intent of this Agreement, but any and all such documents, if they affect the rights of the Stockholders, must be signed according to the same consent and authorization requirements contained in this Agreement for the unanimous written approval of all Stockholders.
     11.02 Availability of Equitable Remedies. Because a material Breach of the provisions of this Agreement could not adequately be compensated by money damages, any party shall be entitled, either before or after the Closing, in addition to any other right or remedy available to it, to an injunction restraining such Breach or a threatened Breach and to specific performance of any such provision of this Agreement, and in either case no bond or other security shall be required in connection therewith, and the parties hereby consent to the issuance of such an injunction and to the ordering of specific performance.
     11.03 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
     11.04 Modification. This Agreement and the Company Disclosure Schedule executed concurrently herewith sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, constitute the sole and exclusive Transaction Documents relative to this transaction, shall supersede all existing agreements among the Purchaser and the Company concerning such subject matter, and may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by each party, except that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the confidentiality provisions under Section 8.04 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect.
     11.05 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested or by overnight delivery or courier service or delivered in person or by telecopy against receipt to the party to whom it is to be given at the address of such party set forth below (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.05) with a copy to each of the other parties hereto.

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If to the Purchaser:
Drew Scientific, Inc.
Escalon Medical Corp.
435 Devon Park Drive, Building 100
Wayne, PA 19087
Attention: Richard J. DePiano,
Chief Executive Officer
Telecopy: (610) 688-3641
with a copy to:
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
Attention: Kathleen M. Shay, Esquire
Telecopy: (215) 979-1020
If to the Company:
JAS Diagnostics, Inc
7220 NW 58th Street
Miami, FL 33166
Attention: David H. Johnston
President
Telecopy: 305 418-2321
And an identical, concurrently delivered copy to:
JAS Diagnostics, Inc
7220 NW 58th Street
Miami, FL 33166
Attention: Maria Sanchez, Vice President
Telecopy: 305 418-2321
If to David Johnston
14120 Leaning Pine Drive
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
If to Vivian Alvarez
4824 N.W. 58th MNR
Coconut Creek, FL 33073

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If to Marc Andler
21 Northstone Road
Swampscott, MA 01907
If to Maria Sanchez or Francisco Perez:
13140 Coronado Ter
North Miami, FL 33181
With a copy to:
Manuel A. Avila, Esq.
VERNIS & BOWLING OF MIAMI, P.A.
1680 NE 135th Street
North Miami, FL 33181
Telepone (305) 895-3035 /FAX (305) 892-1260
Notice to the estate of any Stockholder shall be sufficient if addressed to the party as provided in this Section 11.05. Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address, which will be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. Any notice given by other means permitted by this Section 11.05 shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.
     11.06 Expenses, Prevailing Party Attorneys Fees and Costs. The Purchaser and the Stockholders shall pay its or their own expenses (including, without limitation, legal and accounting fees and expenses) incident to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to such party’s performance and compliance with the Transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prevailing party to any dispute arising out of the terms of this Agreement or the subject matter hereof, shall, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, be entitled to recover from the breaching party or parties payment for all damages, reasonable attorneys fees, court costs and collection fees and costs, prejudgment and postjudgment interest, through trial and all appellate levels.
     11.07 Waiver. Any waiver by any party of a Breach of any term of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of that term or of any Breach of any other term of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other

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term of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing and, in the case of a corporate party, be authorized by an officer of the waiving party.
     11.08 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and permitted assigns and each Stockholder and his/her respective assigns, heirs and personal representatives, and shall inure to the benefit of each Indemnified Person and its successors and assigns (if not a natural person) and his assigns, heirs and personal representatives (if a natural person). The Purchaser may not assign this Agreement to any Person other than a wholly owned subsidiary of the Purchaser without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that upon any allowed assignment, the assignee and the Purchaser shall also remain fully liable for the performance of all obligations, covenants and warranties of the Purchaser hereunder.
     11.09 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement (except as provided in Section 11.08).
     11.10 Separability. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.
     11.11 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
     11.12 Counterparts; Governing Law. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, by facsimile or otherwise, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and venue for any dispute related thereto shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction situated in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
XII. Definitions.
     For purposes of this Agreement:
     “Affiliate” means, with respect to a particular party, a Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that party, including but not limited to any officer, director and majority-owned entity of that party and of that party’s other Affiliates.
     “Agreement” means this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto executed by all parties to this Agreement.
     “Benefit Plans” means all employee benefit plans of the Company within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA and any related or separate Contracts, plans, trusts, programs, policies, arrangements, practices, customs and understandings, in each case whether formal or informal,

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that provide benefits of economic value to any present or former employee, officer or director of the Company, or present or former beneficiary, dependent or assignee of any such employee, officer or director or former employee, officer or director.
     “Breach” means, with respect to any material: representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or other provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document, any material inaccuracy in or breach of, or any failure to perform or comply with, such representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or other provision.
     “Charter Documents” means an entity’s certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate defining the rights and preferences of securities, articles of organization, bylaws, general or limited partnership agreement, certificate of limited partnership, operating agreement, joint venture agreement or similar document governing the entity.
     “Claim” means any allegation, claim, action, cause of action, lawsuit or other legal proceeding, whether at law, in equity or before any Governmental Body, for damages, costs, losses or expenses incurred by any Person as a result of any actions or failure to act by any party, or its officers, directors, employees or authorized agents.
     “Closing” means the closing on the Transactions.
     “Closing Balance Sheet” is defined in Section 4.03.
     “Closing Date” is defined in Section 4.02.
     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
     “Company Common Stock” is defined in Section 1.03.
     “Company Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule provided by the Company in connection with this Agreement.
     “Confidential Information” is defined in Section 1.10(b) and Section 8.04.
     “Contract” means any written or oral contract, agreement, lease, instrument or other commitment that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable law.
     “Court Order” means any judgment, decree, injunction, order or ruling of any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental or regulatory body or authority that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable law.
     “Damages” is defined in Section 10.02.
     “Default” means (i) a material breach, default or violation or (ii) the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material breach, default or violation.

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     “Encumbrances” means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, restriction on transferability, defect of title or other Claim, charge or Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on any property or property interest.
     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
     “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
     “Facilities” means any real property, leaseholds or other interests currently owned or operated by the Company and any buildings, plants, structures or equipment (including motor vehicles, tank cars and rolling stock) currently owned or operated by the Company.
     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles.
     “Governmental Body” means any federal, state, local or foreign government entity or any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental authority or agency.
     “Governmental Permits” is defined in Section 1.06(b).
     “Hazardous Activity” means the distribution, generation, handling, importing, management, manufacturing, processing, production, refinement, Release, storage, transfer, transportation, treatment or use (including any withdrawal or other use of groundwater) of any Hazardous Substance in, on, under, about or from the Facilities or any part thereof into the environment, and any other act, business, operation or thing that increases the danger, or risk of danger, or poses an unreasonable risk of harm to persons or property on or off the Facilities, or that may affect the value of the Facilities or the Company.
     “Hazardous Substances” is defined in Section 1.07(g).
     “Indemnified Persons” is defined in Section 10.02.
     “Indemnification Notice” is defined in Section 10.04.
     “Intellectual Property” is defined in Section 1.10(a).
     “Last Balance Sheet” is defined in Section 1.04.
     “Last Balance Sheet Date” is defined in Section 1.04.
     “Legal Requirement” means any applicable statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order or rule of any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental agency or body or of any other type of regulatory body, including those covering medical devices, food and drug, manufacturing processes, environmental, energy, safety, health, transportation, consumer protection, bribery, recordkeeping, zoning, warranties, anti-discrimination, antitrust, employment and price and wage control matters.

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     “Liability” means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, Claim, loss, damage, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, due or to become due, liquidated or unliquidated.
     “Litigation” means any lawsuit, action, arbitration, audit, administrative or other proceeding, prosecution or investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body, arbitrator, mediator or other disparate resolution forum.
     “Major Customer” and “Major Distributor” means a customer or distributor that has accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue during its 2008 fiscal year or during the twelve calendar months preceding the date of this Agreement.
     “Major Supplier” means a supplier that has provided goods to the Company having a purchase price of $25,000 or more in the aggregate during the Company’s 2008 fiscal year or during the twelve calendar months preceding the date of this Agreement.
     “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, products, customers or operations of the Company; provided, however, that in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, changes or effects relating to United States or foreign economic conditions or financial markets in general or to the Company’s industry in general shall not be considered.
     “Minor Contracts” is defined in Section 1.08(a).
     “Participate In” means directly or indirectly, for a Stockholder’s own benefit or for, with or through any other person or entity, own, manage, operate, control, loan money to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, or be connected as a director, officer, employee, partner, consultant, agent, independent contractor, or otherwise with, or acquiesce in the use of his name in. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Participate In” shall not include participation in social activities or charitable or non-profit or community endeavors and/or owning not more than 1% of the outstanding shares of stock of any public company.
     “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, association, trust or other legal entity.
     “Purchaser Charter Documents” is defined in Section 3.02.
     “Release” is defined in Section 1.07(f).
     “Release Time” is defined in Section 7.01.
     “Required Consents” is defined in Section 1.12.
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without limitation information returns and declarations of estimated Tax). (Any reference to “filed” or “file” with respect to Taxes shall also be deemed to include “supplied” or “supply.”)
     “S Corporation Tax Period” is defined in Section 1.05(k).
     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “Takeover Proposal” means any proposal, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, (i) for a merger, consolidation, reorganization, other business combination, or recapitalization involving the Company, for the acquisition of a 5% or greater interest in the equity or in any class or series of capital stock of the Company, for the acquisition of the right to cast 5% or more of the votes on any matter with respect to the Company, or for the acquisition of a substantial portion of any of its assets other than in the ordinary course its business or (ii) the effect of which may be to prohibit or restrict the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or materially impair the contemplated benefits to the Purchaser of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     “Tax” means all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income taxes plus all charges, fees, levies or other assessments whether federal, state, local or non-U.S. based upon or measured by income, capital, net worth or gain and any other tax including but not limited to all net income, gross income, advance corporate tax, gross receipts, value-added, sales, use ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, FICA, FUTA, excise, occupation, property or other taxes, customs, duties, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever including all interest and penalties thereon, and additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Body.
     “Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
     “Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the other agreements and documents contemplated hereby which are expressly listed under the “Recitals” Section on page 1 of this Agreement and no other documents or alleged agreements whatsoever.
     “Welfare Plan” is defined in Section 1.09(f).
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
                 
Attest:       Drew Scientific, Inc.    
 
               
/s/
      By:   /s/    
 
Secretary
         
 
   
 
               
Attest:       JAS Diagnostics, Inc.    
 
               
/s/
      By:   /s/ David Johnston    
 
Secretary
         
 
David Johnston, President
   

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Witness:
  /s/       /s/ Maria Del R. Sanchez    
 
 
 
     
 
Maria Del R. Sanchez
   
 
               
Witness:
  /s/       /s/ Francisco Jose Perez    
 
 
 
     
 
Francisco Jose Perez
   
 
               
Witness:
  /s/       /s/ David Johnston    
 
 
 
     
 
David Johnston
   
 
               
Witness:
  /s/       /s/ Vivian Alvarez    
 
 
 
     
 
Vivian Alvarez
   
 
               
Witness:
  /s/       /s/ Marc Andler    
 
 
 
     
 
Marc Andler
   

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EX-23.1 3 w67441exv23w1.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGIDTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent registered public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-44513 and 333-114332) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-54994, 33-80162, 333-31138, 333-54980, and 333-83392) of our report dated September 29, 2008, related to the consolidated financial statements of Escalon Medical Corp. as of and for the three years ended June 30, 2007 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008. It should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements of the Company subsequent to June 30, 2008, or performed any audit procedures subsequent to the date of our report.
         
     
/s/ MAYER HOFFMAN McCANN, P.C.      
 
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
September 29, 2008 
   
     
 

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EX-31.1 4 w67441exv31w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER exv31w1
Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
I, Richard J. DePiano, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Escalon Medical Corp.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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/s/ Richard J. DePiano      
Richard J. DePiano,     
Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 29, 2008 
   

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EX-31.2 5 w67441exv31w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER exv31w2
         
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
I, Robert M. O’Connor, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Escalon Medical Corp.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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/s/ Robert M. O’Connor      
Robert M. O’Connor     
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: September 29, 2008 
   

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EX-32.1 6 w67441exv32w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 exv32w1
         
Exhibit 32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Escalon Medical Corp. (the “Company”) for the year ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard J. DePiano, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: September 29, 2008
         
     
/s/ Richard J. DePiano      
Richard J. DePiano     
Chief Executive Officer     

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EX-32.2 7 w67441exv32w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 exv32w2
         
Exhibit 32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Escalon Medical Corp. (the “Company”) for the year ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert M. O’Connor, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: September 29, 2008
         
     
/s/ Robert M. O’Connor      
Robert M. O’Connor     
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer 
   
 

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