10-Q 1 blud_10q-113012.htm FORM 10-Q blud_10q-113012.htm
FORM 10-Q
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C. 20549
 
 (Mark One)    
X Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)  
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  
       
       
  For the quarterly period ended:   November 30, 2012  
     
  OR  
_ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)  
   of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  
     
 
Commission File Number: 0-14820
 
     
  IMMUCOR, INC.  
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
       
  Georgia 22-2408354  
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
       
  3130 Gateway Drive     Norcross, Georgia      30071  
  (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)  
       
  Registrant's telephone number:  (770) 441-2051  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X       No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    

Yes X      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
   
Non-accelerated filer       X Smaller reporting company
(do not check if smaller reporting company)  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes       No  X

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
As of December 31, 2012: Common Stock, $0.00 Par Value – 100
 
 
 

 
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEX



PART I.                FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements:    
         
    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2012 (unaudited) and as of May 31, 2012    
         
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011    
         
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the period August 20, 2011 to November 30, 2011 (Successor), and for the period June 1, 2011 to August 19, 2011 (Predecessor)    
         
   
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the quarters ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011
   
         
   
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the period August 20, 2011 to November 30, 2011 (Successor) and for the period June 1, 2011 to August 19, 2011 (Predecessor)
   
         
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the period August 20, 2011 to November 30, 2011 (Successor) and for the period June 1, 2011 to August 19, 2011 (Predecessor)    
         
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)    
         
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    
         
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    
         
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    
 
 
PART II.                      OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings    
         
Item 1A.   Risk Factors    
         
Item 6.   Exhibits    
         
    SIGNATURES    
 
 
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ITEM 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,013     $ 18,578  
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $628 and $612 at November 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012, respectively
    60,731       66,392  
Inventories
    36,761       33,370  
Deferred income tax assets, current portion
    5,634       5,489  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    11,087       11,738  
Total current assets
    133,226       135,567  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net
    64,488       64,662  
GOODWILL
    968,521       966,338  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, Net
    712,254       735,522  
DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS, Net
    34,955       38,769  
OTHER ASSETS
    8,340       8,295  
Total assets
  $ 1,921,784     $ 1,949,153  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 14,328     $ 12,734  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    37,116       41,356  
Income taxes payable
    3,762       3,654  
Deferred revenue, current portion
    2,476       2,606  
Current portion of long-term debt, net of debt discounts
    5,108       3,922  
Total current liabilities
    62,790       64,272  
                 
LONG-TERM DEBT, Net of debt discounts
    987,070       986,361  
DEFERRED REVENUE
    335       431  
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES
    232,778       245,496  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    15,923       15,215  
Total liabilities
    1,298,896       1,311,775  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 17)
    -       -  
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
Common stock, $0.00 par value, 100 shres authorized, issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012            
Additional paid-in capital
    707,842       706,986  
Accumulated deficit
    (70,899 )     (49,865 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (14,055 )     (19,743 )
Total shareholders' equity
    622,888       637,378  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 1,921,784     $ 1,949,153  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2011
 
             
NET SALES
  $ 82,056     $ 83,035  
COST OF SALES (exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    27,166       42,426  
GROSS MARGIN
    54,890       40,609  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
Research and development
    4,537       5,146  
Selling and marketing
    12,941       9,933  
Distribution
    4,721       4,576  
General and administrative
    10,813       11,205  
Amortization of intangibles
    12,404       12,462  
Loss on disposition and retirement of fixed assets
    1,175       -  
Certain litigation expenses
    -       22,000  
Total operating expenses
    46,591       65,322  
                 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    8,299       (24,713 )
                 
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
               
Interest income
    7       6  
Interest expense
    (22,251 )     (24,850 )
Other, net
    (242 )     671  
Total non-operating expense
    (22,486 )     (24,173 )
                 
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (14,187 )     (48,886 )
BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES
    (3,788 )     (18,707 )
NET LOSS
  $ (10,399 )   $ (30,179 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
Through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
NET SALES
  $ 167,210     $ 94,425     $ 74,910  
COST OF SALES (exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    54,267       49,582       22,955  
GROSS MARGIN
    112,943       44,843       51,955  
                         
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                       
Research and development
    9,422       5,769       4,895  
Selling and marketing
    25,162       11,045       10,510  
Distribution
    9,229       5,225       3,952  
General and administrative
    20,929       11,959       38,175  
Amortization of intangibles
    24,785       14,110       931  
Loss on disposition and retirement of fixed assets
    1,175       -       -  
Certain litigation expenses
    -       22,000       -  
Total operating expenses
    90,702       70,108       58,463  
                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    22,241       (25,265 )     (6,508 )
                         
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
                       
Interest income
    10       6       142  
Interest expense
    (46,739 )     (28,243 )     -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (6,686 )     -       -  
Other, net
    (122 )     660       2,673  
Total non-operating (expense) income
    (53,537 )     (27,577 )     2,815  
                         
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (31,296 )     (52,842 )     (3,693 )
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    (10,262 )     (20,221 )     2,681  
NET LOSS
  $ (21,034 )   $ (32,621 )   $ (6,374 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2011
 
             
NET LOSS
  $ (10,399 )   $ (30,179 )
                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):                
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    2,547       (21,583 )
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
    (101 )     (123 )
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
    2,446       (21,706 )
                 
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
  $ (7,953 )   $ (51,885 )
 
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
NET LOSS
  $ (21,034 )   $ (32,621 )   $ (6,374 )
                         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):                        
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    6,042       (21,417 )     (2,153 )
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
    (354 )     (475 )     -  
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
    5,688       (21,892 )     (2,153 )
                         
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
  $ (15,346 )   $ (54,513 )   $ (8,527 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
Through
August 19, 2011
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Net loss
  $ (21,034 )   $ (32,621 )   $ (6,374 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    34,893       19,333       4,321  
Non-cash interest expense
    3,411       2,032       -  
Loss on disposition and retirement of fixed assets
    1,358       110       135  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    6,686       -       -  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    16       287       185  
Share-based compensation expense
    856       -       16,233  
Deferred income taxes
    (13,153 )     (14,009 )     (3,974 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable, trade
    7,130       (2,979 )     (3,938 )
Income taxes
    (115 )     (9,784 )     3,317  
Inventories
    (9,226 )     16,471       (3,242 )
Other assets
    810       235       6,459  
Accounts payable
    1,506       3,276       (4,023 )
Deferred revenue
    (278 )     (415 )     (920 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (4,310 )     19,947       17,409  
Cash provided by operating activities
    8,550       1,883       25,588  
                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Purchases of property and equipment
    (4,028 )     (2,513 )     (2,265 )
Acquisition of Immucor, Inc., net of cash
    -       (1,939,387 )     -  
Cash used in investing activities
    (4,028 )     (1,941,900 )     (2,265 )
                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from long-term debt
    142,147       991,406       -  
Proceeds from capital contributions, net of costs
    -       706,233       -  
Payment of debt issuance costs
    (2,528 )     (42,474     -  
Repayments of long-term debt
    (145,002 )     -       -  
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
    24,000       -       -  
Repayments of revolving credit facility
    (23,000 )     -       -  
Repurchase of common stock
    -       -       (458 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    -       -       524  
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (4,383 )     1,655,165       66  
                         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    296       (1,236 )     (3,029 )
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    435       (286,088 )     20,360  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    18,578       322,963       302,603  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 19,013     $ 36,875     $ 322,963  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
                       
Income taxes paid, net of refunds
  $ 2,548     $ 3,553     $ 3,414  
Interest paid
    44,608       11,629       -  
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Movement from inventory to property and equipment of instruments placed on rental agreements
    6,340       4,996       1,618  
Exchange of debt instruments due to debt amendment
    468,241       -       -  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
1.     NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 

Nature of Business

Immucor, Inc. (“Immucor” and, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company”) develops, manufactures and sells a complete line of reagents and automated systems used primarily by hospitals, donor centers and reference laboratories in a number of tests performed to detect and identify certain properties of human blood for the purpose of blood transfusion. The Company distributes its products globally through both direct affiliate offices and third-party distribution arrangements.

Basis of Presentation

The Company was acquired on August 19, 2011 through a merger transaction with IVD Acquisition Corporation (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of IVD Intermediate Holdings B, Inc. (the “Parent”). The Parent is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of IVD Holdings, Inc. which was formed by investment funds affiliated with TPG Capital, L.P. (“TPG Capital”). The acquisition was accomplished through a merger of the Merger Sub with and into Immucor, with Immucor being the surviving company (the “Acquisition”). As a result of the merger, Immucor became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Prior to August 19, 2011, Immucor operated as a public company with common stock traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Immucor continued as the same legal entity after the Acquisition.  However, a new accounting basis was established upon treating the merger as a business combination. The accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss are presented for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 and the quarter ended November 30, 2011.  In addition, the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows are presented for the six months ending November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011, which is presented in two periods: the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period (June 1, 2011 to August 19, 2011) and the Successor fiscal 2012 period (August 20, 2011 to November 30, 2011), which relate to the period preceding the Acquisition and the period succeeding the Acquisition during the prior fiscal year. Although the accounting policies followed by the Company are consistent for the Predecessor and Successor periods, financial information for such periods has been prepared under two different historical-cost bases of accounting and is therefore not comparable. The results of the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the year ending May 31, 2013, or any other period.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been recorded in the interim periods presented. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited, consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended May 31, 2012, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on July 27, 2012.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Immucor and all its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

2.     ACQUISITION

The Company was acquired on August 19, 2011 (the “Acquisition Date”) through the Acquisition described in Note 1.
The Acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. Acquisition-related transaction costs include investment banking, legal and accounting fees, and other external costs directly related to the Acquisition. Transaction costs paid at closing totaled $88.3 million and include $42.5 million that was capitalized as deferred financing costs and $16.9 million which was incurred by the Company and included in general and administrative expense in the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period. The remaining $28.9 million was incurred by the Parent but paid by the Company out of equity proceeds. These costs have been reflected on the balance sheet as a reduction of the capital contribution from the Parent. In addition, the Company paid $2.0 million of transaction costs prior to closing that is also included in general and administrative expense in the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.

Sources and Uses of Funds

The sources and uses of funds in connection with the Acquisition are summarized below (in thousands):
 
Sources:
     
Proceeds from Term Loan
  $ 596,550  
Proceeds from Notes
    394,856  
Proceeds from equity contributions
    735,187  
Company cash used in transaction
    301,053  
    $ 2,027,646  
         
Uses:
       
Equity purchase price
  $ 1,939,387  
Transaction costs
    88,259  
    $ 2,027,646  
 
 
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Purchase Price Allocation

The Acquisition was recorded under the acquisition method of accounting by the Parent and pushed-down to the Company by allocating the purchase consideration of $1.9 billion to the cost of the assets acquired, including intangible assets, based on their estimated fair values at the Acquisition Date. The allocation of purchase price is based on management’s judgment after evaluating several factors, including, but not limited to, valuation assessments of tangible and intangible assets. The excess of the total purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and the liabilities assumed of $972.3 million is recorded as goodwill. The goodwill arising from the Acquisition consists largely of the commercial potential of the Company and the value of the assembled workforce.

The following sets forth the Company’s purchase price allocation (in thousands):
 
Cash on hand
  $ 322,963  
Accounts receivable
    66,781  
Inventories
    60,000  
Property and equipment
    64,683  
Intangible assets
    779,860  
Goodwill
    972,295  
Current liabilities
    (53,429 )
Deferred revenue obligation
    (4,107 )
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, net
    (273,962 )
Other assets and liabilities, net
    4,303  
Total purchase price allocation:
  $ 1,939,387  
 
The Company has acquired intangible assets, not including goodwill, totaling approximately $779.9 million in the Acquisition. The amortization of these intangibles is not deductible for tax purposes and hence the Company has recorded a deferred tax liability of approximately $291.9 million to offset the future book amortization related to these intangibles. None of the goodwill of approximately $972.3 million resulting from the Acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.
 
Identifiable Intangible Assets

In performing the purchase price allocation, the Company considered, among other factors, the intended future use of acquired assets, analyses of historical financial performance and estimates of future performance. The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets as of the Acquisition Date (in thousands):
 
Intangible Asset
 
Fair Value
   
Useful Life
 
             
Customer relationships
  $ 455,000       20  
Existing technology and trade names
    266,000       11  
Corporate trade name
    40,000       15  
Below market leasehold interests
    860       5  
In-process research and development
    18,000       n/a  
    $ 779,860          
 
Customer relationships represent the fair value of the existing customer base.
 
Existing technologies relate to the serology instrument platforms (Galileo, NEO, and Echo); the Company’s proprietary Capture reagent technology; and the molecular immunohematology technology.
 
Corporate trade name represents the Immucor® company brand. Immucor is well recognized by customers as a company that provides an extensive selection of quality products including products that are not available elsewhere in the marketplace.
 
Below market leasehold interests represents the Company’s interest in the current leases, which provide for payments below comparable leases obtainable contemporaneously with the Acquisition.
 
Useful lives of the amortizable intangible assets were based on estimated economic useful lives and are being amortized using the straight-line method.

In-process research and development relates primarily to the molecular immunohematology business. The other projects valued relate to technological improvements for the serology instrument platforms, and generally are applicable to the current NEO and Echo instruments, and thus will be able to yield a cash flow impact relatively quickly upon approval and launch. In-process research and development is not amortized, but will be evaluated on a periodic basis to determine which projects remain in process. When a project is completed, its value will be amortized over the useful life.  If a project is abandoned, its value is written off.

Pro forma Financial Information

The financial information in the table below summarizes the results of operations of the Company on a pro forma basis, as though the Acquisition had occurred at June 1, 2010. The pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the Acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earliest period presented. Such pro forma financial information is based on the historical financial statements of the Company. This pro forma financial information is based on estimates and assumptions, which have been made solely for purposes of developing such pro forma information, including, without limitation, purchase accounting adjustments. The pro forma financial information presented below also includes depreciation and amortization based on the valuation of the Company’s tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets, interest expense and management fee resulting from the Acquisition. The pro forma financial information presented below does not reflect any synergies or operating cost reductions that may be achieved.
 
 
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Six Months Ended
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
 
   
(in thousands)
 
             
Revenue
  $ 167,210     $ 169,335  
Net loss
  $ (21,034 )   $ (38,114 )
 
3.     RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In connection with the Acquisition, the Company entered into a management services agreement with TPG Capital.  Pursuant to such agreement, and in exchange for on-going consulting and management advisory services that will be provided to the Company, TPG Capital will receive an aggregate annual monitoring fee of $3.0 million that is prepaid quarterly. In the quarters ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011, $1.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively was incurred for monitoring fees and other expenses and is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. During the fiscal 2013 period and Successor fiscal 2012 period, approximately $2.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively was incurred for monitoring fees and other expenses and are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
4.     INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market (net realizable value) net of reserves (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
             
Raw materials and supplies
  $ 11,115     $ 10,228  
Work in process
    4,401       3,550  
Finished goods
    21,245       19,592  
    $ 36,761     $ 33,370  
 
5.     PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
Land
  $ 313     $ 301  
Buildings and improvements
    2,495       2,304  
Leasehold improvements
    12,389       11,994  
Capital work-in-progress
    3,830       4,545  
Furniture and fixtures
    2,099       1,966  
Machinery, equipment, and instruments
    63,717       55,271  
      84,843       76,381  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (20,355 )     (11,719 )
Property and equipment, net
  $ 64,488     $ 64,662  
 
Depreciation expense was $5.2 million and $4.8 million for the three month fiscal periods ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011, respectively.  Depreciation expense was $10.1 million and $8.6 million for the six month 2013 and 2012 fiscal periods ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011, respectively.  Depreciation expense is primarily included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recognized a disposition loss of $1.2 million to reduce certain capital work-in-progress equipment associated with a high speed filling project to its estimated salvage value.  The project was determined to be no longer economically viable during the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and management therefore decided to retire or dispose of the equipment.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2012, certain amounts within property and equipment have been reclassified for presentation purposes.  There has been no change in accumulated depreciation or the total property and equipment, net.

6.     GOODWILL

Goodwill consists of the following (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 966,338     $ -  
Additions:
               
Acquisition of Immucor, Inc.
    -       972,295  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    2,183       (5,957 )
Balance at end of period
  $ 968,521     $ 966,338  
 
 
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7.     INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
         
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
   
Weighted Average Life (yrs)
   
Cost
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net
   
Cost
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net
 
         
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
 
Intangible assets subject to amortization:                                    
Customer relationships
  20     $ 451,358     $ (29,150 )   $ 422,208     $ 449,665     $ (17,799 )   $ 431,866  
Existing technology / trade names
  11       266,000       (31,258 )     234,742       266,000       (19,076 )     246,924  
Corporate trade name
  15       40,000       (3,421 )     36,579       40,000       (2,088 )     37,912  
Below market leasehold interests
  5       860       (221 )     639       860       (135 )     725  
Deferred licensing costs
  6       99       (13 )     86       99       (4 )     95  
Total amortizable assets
          758,317       (64,063 )     694,254       756,624       (39,102 )     717,522  
                                                       
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                                                     
In-process research and development
          18,000       -       18,000       18,000       -       18,000  
Total non-amortizable assets
          18,000       -       18,000       18,000       -       18,000  
                                                       
Intangible assets, net
        $ 776,317     $ (64,063 )   $ 712,254     $ 774,624     $ (39,102 )   $ 735,522  
 
A portion of the Company’s customer list is held in functional currencies outside the U.S.  Therefore, the stated cost as well as the accumulated amortization is affected by the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates.

Amortization of intangible assets was $12.4 million and $12.5 million for the three month fiscal periods ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets amounted to $24.8 million in fiscal 2013 compared with $14.1 million in the Successor fiscal 2012 period and $0.9 million in the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.

The following table presents an estimate of amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years (in thousands):
 
Year Ending May 31:
     
2013
  $ 49,754  
2014
    49,754  
2015
    49,754  
2016
    49,754  
2017
    49,463  
 
8.     DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

Changes in deferred financing costs for the period ended November 30, 2012 and the year ended May 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 38,769     $ -  
Debt issuance costs (See Note 9)
    2,528       42,474  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (3,953 )     -  
Amortization
    (2,389 )     (3,705 )
Balance at end of period
  $ 34,955     $ 38,769  
 
Deferred financing costs are capitalized and are amortized over the life of the related debt agreements using the effective interest rate method, except the Revolving Facility which uses the straight line method.

9.     LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
             
Term Loan Facility, net of $13,082 and $16,821 debt discounts, respectively (1)
  $ 595,780     $ 595,104  
Revolving Facility
    1,000       -  
Notes, net of $4,602 and $4,821 debt discounts, respectively
    395,398       395,179  
      992,178       990,283  
Less current portion, net of discounts
    (5,108 )     (3,922 )
Long-term debt, net of current portion
  $ 987,070     $ 986,361  
 
(1) $2,733 of the decrease in debt discounts was included in loss on debt extinguishment.
 
 
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities, Security Agreement and Guaranty

In connection with the Acquisition on August 19, 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement and related security and other agreements for (1) a $615.0 million senior secured term loan facility with Term B Loans (the “Original Term Loan Facility”) and (2) a $100.0 million senior secured revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Facility,” and together with the Original Term Loan Facility, the “Original Senior Credit Facilities”) with certain lenders, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other agents party thereto. In addition to borrowings upon prior notice, the Revolving Facility includes borrowing capacity in the form of letters of credit and borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swingline loans, in each case, up to $25.0 million, and is available in U.S. dollars, GBP, Euros, Yen, Canadian dollars and in such other currencies as the Company and the administrative agent under the Revolving Facility may agree (subject to a sublimit for such non-U.S. currencies).

On August 21, 2012, the Company, the administrative agent and the various lenders party thereto modified the Original Senior Credit Facilities by entering into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the credit agreement. The Amendment replaced the existing Term B Loans with a new class of Term B-1 Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $610.4 million (the “Term Loan Facility”). The Term B-1 Loans mature on August 19, 2018.  The Amendment also extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility to August 19, 2017. The Term Loan Facility together with the Revolving Facility is referred to as the “Senior Credit Facilities.”

As a result of the Amendment, the Company recognized a $6.7 million loss on debt extinguishment with regards to certain portions of the deferred financing costs ($4.0 million) and original issuance discount (“OID”) ($2.7 million) related to the Original Term Loan Facility.  The Amendment had no significant impact related to the Revolving Facility, as there was no change in the lenders or decrease in the Revolving Facility borrowing capacity.  In addition, the Company capitalized $2.5 million of debt issuance costs associated with the Amendment as Deferred Financing Costs.

The credit agreement, as amended, governing the Senior Credit Facilities provides that, subject to certain conditions, the Company may request additional tranches of term loans and/or increase commitments under the Revolving Facility and/or the Term Loan Facility and/or add one or more incremental revolving credit facility tranches (provided there are no more than three such tranches with different maturity dates outstanding at any time) in an aggregate amount not to exceed (a) $150.0 million plus (b) an unlimited amount at any time, subject to compliance on a pro forma basis with a senior secured first lien net leverage ratio of no greater than 4.00 to 1.00. Availability of such additional tranches of term loans or revolving credit facilities and/or increased commitments is subject to, among other conditions, the absence of any default under the credit agreement governing the Senior Credit Facilities and the receipt of commitments by existing or additional financial institutions.
 
The Company is required to make scheduled principal payments on the last business day of each calendar quarter equal to 0.25% of the amended principal amount of loans under the Term Loan Facility, or $1.5 million, with the balance due and payable on August 19, 2018. The Company is also required to repay loans under the Term Loan Facility based on annual excess cash flows as defined in the credit agreement governing the Term Loan Facility and upon the occurrence of certain other events set forth in the Term Loan Facility.
 
Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at the Company’s option, either (a) in the case of borrowings in U.S. dollars, a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of Citibank, N.A., (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00% or (b) in the case of borrowings in U.S. dollars or another currency, a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, which, in the case of the Term Loan Facility only, shall be no less than 1.25%. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Term Loan Facility is 3.50% with respect to base rate borrowings and 4.50% with respect to LIBOR borrowings. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Revolving Facility is currently 3.50% with respect to base rate borrowings and 4.50% with respect to LIBOR borrowings. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Revolving Facility is subject to a 0.25% step-down, when the Company’s senior secured net leverage ratio at the end of a fiscal quarter is less than or equal to 3:00 to 1:00. The interest rate on the term loan was 5.75% as of November 30, 2012.  At November 30, 2012, there was $1.0 million of borrowings under the Revolving Facility at an average interest rate of 6.75% and no outstanding letters of credit.

Prior to the Amendment, the interest rate on the Original Term Loan Facility had a LIBOR floor of 1.50% and the applicable margin was 5.75%.  The Revolving Facility’s interest rates had an applicable margin of 4.75% with respect to base rate loans and 5.75% with respect to LIBOR loans.  The interest rate on the Original Term Loan Facility for all periods prior to the effective date of the Amendment was 7.25%.
 
All obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent and certain of the Company’s existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (such subsidiaries collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of the Parent and Subsidiary Guarantors, including, in each case subject to customary exceptions and exclusions:
 
 
a first-priority pledge of all of the Company’s capital stock directly held by Parent and a first-priority pledge of all of the capital stock directly held by the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors (which pledge, in the case of the capital stock of each (a) domestic subsidiary that is directly owned by the Company or by any Subsidiary Guarantor and that is a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes and that has no material assets other than equity interests in one or more foreign subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations for United States federal income tax purposes or (b) foreign subsidiary, is limited to 65% of the stock of such subsidiary); and
 
 
a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Parent’s, the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantor’s other tangible and intangible assets. Parent has no material operations or assets other than the capital stock of the Company.
 
The Senior Credit Facilities include restrictions on the Company’s ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends (including to Parent) on, or redeem or repurchase capital stock, make certain acquisitions or investments, materially change its business, incur or permit to exist certain liens, enter into transactions with affiliates or sell its assets to, or merge or consolidate with or into, another company or prepay or amend subordinated or unsecured debt.
 
 
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Although the Parent is not generally subject to the negative covenants under the Senior Credit Facilities, the Parent is subject to a passive holding company covenant that limits its ability to engage in certain activities other than (i) owning equity interests in the Company and holding cash or property received by the Company, (ii) maintaining its legal existence and engaging in administrative matters related to being a holding company, (iii) performing its obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities, the Senior Notes due 2019 (“Notes”) and other financings not prohibited by the Senior Credit Facilities, (iv) engaging in public offerings of its securities and other equity issuances and financing activities permitted under the Senior Credit Facilities, (v) providing indemnifications to officers and directors and (vi) engaging in activities incidental to the activities described above.
 
In addition, the credit agreement as amended governing the Senior Credit Facilities requires the Company to comply with a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant of 5.25 to 1.00, to be tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter. A breach of this covenant is subject to certain equity cure rights. The credit agreement governing the Senior Credit Facilities also contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and provisions relating to events of default, including upon change of control and a cross-default to any other indebtedness with an aggregate principal amount of $20 million or more. If an event of default occurs under the Senior Credit Facilities, the lenders may declare all amounts outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities immediately due and payable. In such event, the lenders may exercise any rights and remedies they may have by law or agreement, including the ability to cause all or any part of the collateral securing the Senior Credit Facilities to be sold.
  
Indenture and the Senior Notes Due 2019

On August 19, 2011, the Company (as successor by merger to IVD Acquisition Corporation, the Merger Sub), issued $400 million in principal amount of Notes. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 11.125% per annum, and interest is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year. The Notes mature on August 15, 2019.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company’s current and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (and non-wholly owned subsidiaries if such non-wholly owned subsidiaries guarantee the Company’s or another guarantor’s other capital market debt securities) that is a guarantor of certain debt of the Company or another guarantor, including the Senior Credit Facilities. The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is not expressly subordinated in right of payment thereto. The Notes will be senior in right of payment to any future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment thereto and effectively junior to (a) the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, including the Senior Credit Facilities described above, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness and (b) all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.

The Indenture governing the Notes contains certain customary provisions relating to events of default and covenants, including without limitation, a cross-payment default provision and cross-acceleration provision in the case of a payment default or acceleration according to the terms of any indebtedness with an aggregate principal amount of $25 million or more, restrictions on the Company’s and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur or guarantee indebtedness; pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; make investments; issue certain disqualified or preferred equity; create liens; enter into transactions with the Company’s affiliates; designate the Company’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries; enter into agreements restricting the Company’s restricted subsidiaries’ ability to (1) pay dividends, (2) make loans to the Company or any restricted subsidiary that is a guarantor or (3) sell, lease or transfer assets to the Company or any restricted subsidiary that is a guarantor; and consolidate, merge, or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. The covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications. Certain of these covenants, excluding without limitation those relating to transactions with the Company’s affiliates and consolidation, merger, or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, will be suspended during any period of time that (1) the Notes have investment grade ratings and (2) no default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture. In the event that the Notes are downgraded to below an investment grade rating, the Company and certain subsidiaries will again be subject to the suspended covenants with respect to future events.

The Company is not aware of any violations of the covenants pursuant to the terms of the Indenture or the credit agreement, as amended, governing the Senior Credit Facilities.

Future Commitments

Debt principal repayment requirements over the next five fiscal years are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending May 31:                       
 
2013
  $ 4,052  
2014
    6,104  
2015
    6,104  
2016
    6,104  
2017
    6,104  
Thereafter
    981,394  
    $ 1,009,862  
 
 
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Interest Expense
 
The significant components of interest expense are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2011
 
             
             
Notes, including OID amortization
  $ 11,236     $ 11,358  
Term loan facility, including OID amortization
    9,325       11,791  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    1,166       1,198  
Interest rate swaps
    257       220  
Revolving credit facility interest and fees
    265       203  
Other interest
    2       80  
Interest expense
  $ 22,251     $ 24,850  
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
Through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
                   
Notes, including OID amortization
  $ 22,469     $ 12,971     $ -  
Term loan facility, including OID amortization
    20,900       13,462       -  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    2,389       1,335       -  
Interest rate swaps
    525       220       -  
Revolving credit facility fees
    452       175       -  
Other interest
    4       80       -  
Interest expense
  $ 46,739     $ 28,243     $ -  
 
10.  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Interest Rate Swaps

In August 2011, during the Successor Period, the Company entered into floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements for an aggregate notional amount of $320 million related to a portion of the Company’s floating rate indebtedness. The purpose of entering into these swaps was to eliminate all but small movements (due to possible differences in reset timing between the swap and the debt) in future debt interest payments and to protect the Company from variability in cash flows attributable to changes in LIBOR interest rates. The Company’s strategy is to use a pay fixed receive floating swap to convert the current or any replacement floating rate credit facility where LIBOR is consistently applied into a USD fixed rate obligation.  The only variable piece remaining is the difference in actual reset date when the swap and debt are not lined up. Consistent with the terms of the Original Term Loan Facility, these swaps included a LIBOR floor of 1.50%. These swap agreements, effective in August 2011, hedged a portion of contractual floating rate interest commitments through the expiration of the agreements in September of each year 2013 through 2016. As a result of entering into the swap agreements, the LIBOR rate associated with the hedged amount of the Company’s indebtedness has been fixed at a weighted average rate of 1.80% through September 28, 2012.

In August 2012, the Company amended the interest rate swap agreements noted above effective on September 28, 2012.  The purpose of entering into these swap agreements is to match the LIBOR floor in the swaps with the terms of the Term Loan Facility.  Consistent with the terms of the Company’s Term Loan Facility, these amended swaps include a LIBOR floor of 1.25%.  These swap agreements hedge a portion of contractual floating rate interest commitments through the expiration of the agreements in September of each year 2013 through 2016.  As a result of the amended swap agreements, the LIBOR rate associated with the hedged amount of the Company’s indebtedness has been fixed at 1.59% after September 28, 2012.

As of the effective date, the Company designated the interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges. As cash flow hedges, unrealized gains are recognized as assets while unrealized losses are recognized as liabilities. The interest rate swap agreements are highly correlated to the changes in interest rates to which the Company is exposed. Unrealized gains and losses on these swaps are designated as effective or ineffective. The effective portion of such gains or losses is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, while the ineffective portion of such gains or losses will be recorded as a component of interest expense. Future realized gains and losses in connection with each required interest payment will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to interest expense.
 
 
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A summary of the recorded liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)
  $ (2,563 )   $ (2,198 )
 
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
 
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
Through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
Interest expense (effective)
  $ (518 )   $ (220 )   $ -  
                         
Interest expense (ineffective)
  $ (7 )   $ -     $ -  
 
11.   FAIR VALUE

The Company uses a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
 
 
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
 
Level 2—Observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
 
 
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
 
Derivative instruments measured at fair value as of November 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012, and their classification on the consolidated balance sheets are presented as follows (in thousands):
 
          Fair Value at Reporting Date Using  
Description   November 30, 2012     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
                         
                         
Derivatives
                       
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)
  $ (2,563 )   $ -     $ (2,563 )   $ -  
 
 
          Fair Value at Reporting Date Using  
Description   May 31, 2012     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
                         
                         
Derivatives
                       
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)
  $ (2,198 )   $ -     $ (2,198 )   $ -  
 
The Level 2 inputs used to calculate fair value were interest rates, volatility and credit derivative markets.

Financial assets and liabilities

The fair values of the Notes and the Term Loan Facility are estimated to be $451.0 million and $608.9 million, respectively, at November 30, 2012 based on recent trades of these debt instruments.

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of their short-term nature.
 
 
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12.   COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of November 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
May 31, 2012
 
             
Foreign currency translation adjustment
  $ (12,343 )   $ (18,385 )
Cash flow hedge, net of tax
    (1,712 )     (1,358 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  $ (14,055 )   $ (19,743 )
 
13.   SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Successor share-based compensation

Plan summary

The IVD Holdings Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) was established in December 2011 by the Company’s indirect parent company, IVD Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”).  Under the 2011 Plan, awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, stock units, performance awards and any other awards that are convertible into or based on stock can be granted as incentive or compensation to employees, non-employee directors, consultants or advisors of the Company and Holdings.  The share-based compensation expense relating to awards to those persons has been pushed down from IVD Holdings Inc. to the Company. 

A maximum of 514,631 shares of stock in Holdings may be delivered in satisfaction of, or may underlie, awards under the Plan. Stock option awards are granted with either time based vesting or performance based vesting.  The time-vested options typically vest over a five year period (20% per year).  The performance-vested options vest in tranches upon the achievement of certain performance objectives, which are measured over approximately a four year period.  The stock appreciation rights vest only on the occurrence of a liquidity event.  These awards have a 10 year term.  Restricted stock unit awards typically vest over a two year period (50% per year) and do not have a contractual term.  Upon vesting, restricted stock units are settled in shares of Holding’s common stock.

Valuation method used and assumptions

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options and stock appreciation rights using a Monte Carlo simulation approach. Key input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options and stock appreciation rights include the value of common stock, expected term until the exercise of the equity award, the expected volatility of the equity value, risk-free rates of return and dividend yields, if any. The Company estimated the fair value of options and stock appreciation rights at the grant date using the following weighted average assumptions:
 
Risk-free interest rate (1)
    0.24 %
Expected volatility (2)
    50.00 %
Expected life (years) (3)
    4.70  
Expected dividend yield (4)
    -  
 
  1.   Based on the U.S. Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) curve in effect at the time of award.  
  2.   Expected stock price volatility is based on the average historical volatility of the Company when it was publicly traded and weekly stock returns of comparable companies during the period corresponding to the expected life of the options and stock appreciation rights.  
  3.   Represents the period of time options are expected to remain outstanding.  
  4.   The Company has not paid dividends on its common stock and does not expect to pay dividends on its common stock in the near future.  
 
Stock options

Service vested options

Compensation cost for stock options with tiered vesting terms is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods. Activity for the service vested options was as follows for the period ended November 30, 2012:
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
   
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)
 
                     
(in thousands)
 
Outstanding at May 31, 2012
    139,779     $ 100.00              
Granted
    5,000       100.00              
Exercised
    -       -              
Forfeited
    (1,200 )     100.00              
Expired
    (160 )     100.00              
Outstanding at November 30, 2012
    143,419     $ 100.00       9.1     $ -  
                                 
Exercisable at November 30, 2012
    -     $ -       -     $ -  
 
 
(1)
The aggregate intrinsic value in the above table represents the total pre-tax amount that a participant would receive if the option had been exercised on the last day of the respective fiscal period.  Options that are underwater are not included in the intrinsic value amount.
 
 
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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of share options granted during the period ended November 30, 2012 was $27.73.

As of November 30, 2012, there was $3.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested service-based stock option awards. This compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.7 years.

Performance vested options

Compensation cost for performance based stock options is recognized when the achievement of the performance conditions is considered probable.  Management reassesses at each reporting date whether satisfaction of the performance condition is probable.  If changes in the estimated outcome of the performance conditions affect the quantity of the awards expected to vest, the cumulative effect of the change is recognized in the period of change.  As of November 30, 2012, management believes the achievement of the performance conditions related to the performance based stock options is probable.  Accordingly, the Company has recognized expense on these awards.  Activity for the performance based options was as follows for the period ended November 30, 2012:
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
   
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)
 
                     
(in thousands)
 
Outstanding at May 31, 2012
    135,779     $ 100.00              
Granted
    5,000     $ 100.00              
Exercised
    -       -              
Forfeited
    (1,500 )     -              
Expired
    -       -              
Outstanding at November 30, 2012
    139,279     $ 100.00       9.1     $ -  
                                 
Exercisable at November 30, 2012
    -     $ -       -     $ -  
 
 
(1)
The aggregate intrinsic value in the above table represents the total pre-tax amount that a participant would receive if the option had been exercised on the last day of the respective fiscal period.  Options that are underwater are not included in the intrinsic value amount.
 
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of share options granted during the period ended November 30, 2012 was $20.59.

As of November 30, 2012, there was $2.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested performance-based stock option awards. This compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.7 years.

Restricted stock units

The fair value of restricted stock is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation approach described above and is then discounted due to non-marketability. The following is a summary of the changes in nonvested restricted stock units for the period ended November 30, 2012:
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
 
Nonvested stock outstanding at May 31, 2012
    2,100     $ 78.64  
Granted
    -       -  
Vested
    -       -  
Forfeited
    -       -  
Nonvested stock outstanding at November 30, 2012
    2,100     $ 78.64  
 
As of November 30, 2012, there was $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock awards. This compensation cost is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of approximately 1.1 years.

Stock appreciation rights

The stock appreciation rights that have been awarded are performance-based, cash-settled awards, which require liability treatment.  The performance condition linked to vesting of these awards is a liquidity event.  As of November 30, 2012, management has determined that the satisfaction of that performance condition is not considered probable.  Therefore, no expense or liability has been recognized.
 
 
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The following is a summary of the changes in cash-settled stock appreciation rights for the period ended November 30, 2012:
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
 
Stock appreciation rights outstanding at May 31, 2012
    87,000     $ 20.59  
Granted
    29,700       20.59  
Vested
    -       -  
Forfeited
    (6,600 )     20.59  
Cancelled/Expired
    (5,000 )     20.59  
Stock appreciation rights outstanding at November 30, 2012
    105,100     $ 20.59  
 
As of November 30, 2012, the fair value of the unrecognized liability relating to cash-settled stock appreciation rights was $2.2 million.

Shares available for future grants

As of November 30, 2012, a total of 124,733 shares were available for future grants.

Predecessor share-based compensation

Plan summary

The Company had a Long-Term Incentive Plan that was approved by the shareholders in 2005 (the “2005 Plan”). Under the 2005 Plan, the Company was able to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, and other performance-based awards as incentive and compensation to employees and directors. The 2005 Plan provided for accelerated vesting of option and restricted stock awards if there was a change in control, as defined in the plan. The 2005 Plan was terminated effective upon the Acquisition and no awards are currently outstanding or may be granted in the future under the 2005 Plan.

Plan activity

In an annual group grant in June 2011, the Company issued 162,535 performance based units and 228,890 restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $19.85. These units had an original vesting period of three years.

Compensation expense of Successor and Predecessor

Share-based compensation of the Predecessor reflects the fair value of employee share-based awards, including options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance units, which were typically recognized as expense on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

Immediately prior to the Acquisition, all outstanding awards became fully vested and the unrecognized compensation expense was recognized.

Compensation expense of Successor and Predecessor

Share-based compensation of the Successor reflects the fair value of employee share-based awards, including both performance and service vested.  For service vested awards, the expense is typically recognized on a straight line basis over the requisite service period. For performance based awards, the expense is recognized when the achievement of the performance conditions is considered probable.

A summary of share-based compensation recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 and the Successor and Predecessor periods in the prior year is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2011
 
             
Share-based compensation
  $ 342     $ -  
Tax benefit
    (139 )     -  
Share-based compensation, net
  $ 203     $ -  

         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
Through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
Share-based compensation
  $ 856     $ -     $ 16,233  
Tax benefit
    (333 )     -       (5,682 )
Share-based compensation, net
  $ 523     $ -     $ 10,551  
 
 
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14.   INCOME TAXES

As a result of the Acquisition, the Company had a short tax year that coincided with the Predecessor period ending August 19, 2011. As such, the income tax provision for the Predecessor period reflects the income tax results that are expected to be reported on the short period return ending August 19, 2011. For fiscal 2013 and the Successor fiscal 2012 period, the Company estimated its annual effective rate based on projected taxable income for the remainder of the year, adjusting as necessary for discrete events occurring in a particular period. The effective tax rate is applied to pre-tax book income to arrive at a tax provision for the period.
 
The effective tax rate for the six month fiscal 2013 period, the Successor fiscal 2012 period from August 20, 2011 through November 30, 2011, and the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period from June 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011 was 32.8%, 38.3% and (72.6)%, respectively.  The difference between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the 2013 period was primarily due to lower foreign income tax rates and discrete tax items recognized during the quarter as a result of changes in enacted tax laws. The difference between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the 79 day period ending August 19, 2011 (the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period) primarily relates to the income taxes associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings in excess of foreign tax credits earned, the non-deductibility of certain transaction costs, and state income taxes.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of: (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes; and (b) operating loss and credit carry-forwards. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. In accounting for the Acquisition, the Company recorded deferred tax liabilities of approximately $291.9 million associated with acquired intangible assets that have no income tax basis. These liabilities are offset by deferred tax assets primarily associated with net operating losses and tax credit carry-forwards. Net deferred tax liabilities total $227.1 million at November 30, 2012.

In the Predecessor periods, the Company considered its investment in foreign subsidiaries to be permanently invested. Accordingly, no deferred tax liabilities were provided for its investments in foreign subsidiaries. Subsequent to the Acquisition, the Company no longer considers itself to be permanently reinvested with respect to its accumulated and unrepatriated earnings as well as the future earnings of each foreign subsidiary. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a deferred tax liability associated with its accumulated and unrepatriated earnings through the Acquisition date and will provide for deferred taxes on future earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. The Company continues to consider its investment in each foreign subsidiary in excess of its accumulated and unrepatriated earnings to be permanently reinvested and thus has not recorded a deferred tax liability on that amount.

15.   SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company’s operations and segments are organized around geographic areas. The foreign locations principally function as distributors of products primarily developed and manufactured by the Company in North America. The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements are applied consistently across all segments. Intersegment sales are recorded at market price and are eliminated in consolidation.

Net sales by product group, segment information and net export sales for the three months ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 as well as for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the six months ended November 30, 2011, separated into Predecessor and Successor periods, is summarized below (in thousands):

Net Sales
 
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
Quarter
Ended
November 30, 2011
 
             
Sales by product group
           
             
Traditional reagents
  $ 45,996     $ 47,696  
Capture reagents
    20,799       22,393  
Instruments
    13,567       11,458  
Molecular immunohematology
    1,694       1,488  
Net sales
  $ 82,056     $ 83,035  
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
Through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
Through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
Sales by product group
                 
Traditional reagents
  $ 93,042     $ 53,991     $ 42,936  
Capture reagents
    45,112       25,648       21,239  
Instruments
    25,777       13,077       9,457  
Molecular immunohematology
    3,279       1,709       1,278  
Net sales
  $ 167,210     $ 94,425     $ 74,910  
 
 
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Segment Information for the Quarter
 
   
For the Quarter Ended November 30, 2012
 
                               
   
U.S.
   
Europe
   
Other
   
Elims
   
Consolidated
 
Sales:
                             
Unaffiliated customers
  $ 56,069     $ 17,229     $ 8,758     $ -     $ 82,056  
Affiliates
    6,847       4,317       79       (11,243 )     -  
Net Sales
  $ 62,916     $ 21,546     $ 8,837     $ (11,243 )   $ 82,056  
                                         
Income from operations
  $ 5,629     $ 2,158     $ 512     $ -     $ 8,299  
 
 
   
For the Quarter Ended November 30, 2011
 
                               
   
U.S.
   
Europe
   
Other
   
Elims
   
Consolidated
 
Sales:
                             
Unaffiliated customers
  $ 56,465     $ 18,249     $ 8,321     $ -     $ 83,035  
Affiliates
    4,052       3,790       124       (7,966 )     -  
Net Sales
  $ 60,517     $ 22,039     $ 8,445     $ (7,966 )   $ 83,035  
                                         
(Loss) income from operations
  $ (23,849 )   $ (1,287 )   $ 423     $ -     $ (24,713 )
 
 
   
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2012
 
                               
   
U.S.
   
Europe
   
Other
   
Elims
   
Consolidated
 
Sales:
                             
Unaffiliated customers
  $ 115,615     $ 33,561     $ 18,034     $ -     $ 167,210  
Affiliates
    13,246       8,190       204       (21,640 )     -  
Net Sales
  $ 128,861     $ 41,751     $ 18,238     $ (21,640 )   $ 167,210  
                                         
Income (loss) from operations
  $ 15,594     $ 4,557     $ 2,090     $ -     $ 22,241  
 
 
   
Successor
 
   
August 20, 2011 through November 30, 2011
 
                               
   
U.S.
   
Europe
   
Other
   
Elims
   
Consolidated
 
Sales:
                             
Unaffiliated customers
  $ 63,995     $ 20,943     $ 9,487     $ -     $ 94,425  
Affiliates
    4,426       4,300       124       (8,850 )     -  
Net Sales
  $ 68,421     $ 25,243     $ 9,611     $ (8,850 )   $ 94,425  
                                         
(Loss) income from operations
  $ (24,668 )   $ (1,056 )   $ 459     $ -     $ (25,265 )
 
 
   
Predecessor
 
   
June 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011
 
                               
   
U.S.
   
Europe
   
Other
   
Elims
   
Consolidated
 
Sales:
                             
Unaffiliated customers
  $ 52,364     $ 15,100     $ 7,446     $ -     $ 74,910  
Affiliates
    3,679       3,992       110       (7,781 )     -  
Net Sales
  $ 56,043     $ 19,092     $ 7,556     $ (7,781 )   $ 74,910  
                                         
(Loss) income from operations
  $ (10,298 )   $ 1,619     $ 2,171     $ -     $ (6,508 )
 
 
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Net Export Sales
 
   
Quarter Ended
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
Quarter Ended
Ended
November 30, 2011
 
             
United States
  $ 2,347     $ 1,593  
Europe
    2,030       1,962  
Other
    812       574  
Total net export sales
  $ 5,189     $ 4,129  
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2012
   
August 20, 2011
through
November 30, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
through
August 19, 2011
 
                   
United States
  $ 5,888     $ 1,751     $ 1,417  
Europe
    3,492       2,181       964  
Other
    1,640       633       526  
Total net export sales
  $ 11,020     $ 4,565     $ 2,907  
 
16.   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY

The Company has outstanding certain indebtedness that is guaranteed by its U.S. subsidiary. However, the indebtedness is not guaranteed by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. The guarantor subsidiary is wholly owned and the guarantee is made on a joint and several basis and is full and unconditional. Separate consolidated financial statements of the guarantor subsidiary have not been presented because management believes that such information would not be material to investors. However, condensed consolidating financial information is presented. The condensed consolidating financial information of the Company is as follows:

 
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Balance Sheets
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
November 30, 2012

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
ASSETS
                             
                               
CURRENT ASSETS:
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,146     $ -     $ 17,960     $ (93 )   $ 19,013  
Accounts receivable, net
    26,836       605       33,290       -       60,731  
Intercompany receivable
    49,042       78       3,748       (52,868 )     -  
Inventories
    23,828       2,174       10,759       -       36,761  
Deferred income tax assets, current portion
    4,168       531       935       -       5,634  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    5,302       31,353       5,041       (30,609 )     11,087  
Total current assets
    110,322       34,741       71,733       (83,570 )     133,226  
                                         
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net
    42,220       2,841       19,427       -       64,488  
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES
    171,300       -       4       (171,304 )     -  
GOODWILL
    903,512       6,659       58,350       -       968,521  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, Net
    658,559       10,330       43,365       -       712,254  
DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS, Net
    34,955       -       -       -       34,955  
OTHER ASSETS
    7,816       7,125       415       (7,016 )     8,340  
Total assets
  $ 1,928,684     $ 61,696     $ 193,294     $ (261,890 )   $ 1,921,784  
                                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                        
                                         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $ 10,295     $ 1,271     $ 2,762     $ -     $ 14,328  
Intercompany payable
    918       45,798       6,152       (52,868 )     -  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    27,963       1,198       8,048       (93 )     37,116  
Income taxes payable
    30,724       -       3,647       (30,609 )     3,762  
Deferred revenue, current portion
    1,338       17       1,121       -       2,476  
Current portion of long-term debt, net of debt discounts
    5,108       -       -       -       5,108  
Total current liabilities
    76,346       48,284       21,730       (83,570 )     62,790  
                                         
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF DEBT DISCOUNTS
    987,070       -       -       -       987,070  
DEFERRED REVENUE
    312       -       23       -       335  
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES
    227,324       -       12,470       (7,016 )     232,778  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    14,744       -       1,179       -       15,923  
Total liabilities
    1,305,796       48,284       35,402       (90,586 )     1,298,896  
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                                       
                                         
Total shareholders' equity
    622,888       13,412       157,892       (171,304 )     622,888  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 1,928,684     $ 61,696     $ 193,294     $ (261,890 )   $ 1,921,784  
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
May 31, 2012

(in thousands)
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
ASSETS
                             
                               
CURRENT ASSETS:
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 8,093     $ -     $ 10,629     $ (144 )   $ 18,578  
Accounts receivable, net
    27,542       489       38,361       -       66,392  
Intercompany receivable
    46,856       23       7,610       (54,489 )     -  
Inventories
    21,697       1,438       10,235               33,370  
Deferred income tax assets, current portion
    4,168       531       790       -       5,489  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    6,336       31,227       4,784       (30,609 )     11,738  
Total current assets
    114,692       33,708       72,409       (85,242 )     135,567  
                                         
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net
    44,103       1,407       19,152       -       64,662  
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES
    162,895       -       4       (162,899 )     -  
GOODWILL
    903,512       6,659       56,167       -       966,338  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, Net
    682,187       10,438       42,897       -       735,522  
DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS
    38,769       -       -       -       38,769  
OTHER ASSETS
    7,817       5,558       370       (5,450 )     8,295  
Total assets
  $ 1,953,975     $ 57,770     $ 190,999     $ (253,591 )   $ 1,949,153  
                                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                 
                                         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $ 9,816     $ 1,145     $ 1,773     $ -     $ 12,734  
Intercompany payable
    190       39,177       15,122       (54,489 )     -  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    31,250       1,421       8,829       (144 )     41,356  
Income taxes payable
    30,719       -       3,544       (30,609 )     3,654  
Deferred revenue, current portion
    1,270       20       1,316       -       2,606  
Current portion of long term debt, net of debt discounts
    3,922       -       -       -       3,922  
Total current liabilities
    77,167       41,763       30,584       (85,242 )     64,272  
                                         
LONG TERM DEBT, NET OF DEBT DISCOUNTS
    986,361       -       -       -       986,361  
DEFERRED REVENUE
    391       -       40       -       431  
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES
    238,582       -       12,364       (5,450 )     245,496  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    14,096       -       1,119       -       15,215  
Total liabilities
    1,316,597       41,763       44,107       (90,692 )     1,311,775  
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                                       
Total shareholders' equity
    637,378       16,007       146,892       (162,899 )     637,378  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 1,953,975     $ 57,770     $ 190,999     $ (253,591 )   $ 1,949,153  
 
 
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Statements of Operations for the Quarter
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Quarter Ended November 30, 2012

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
NET SALES
  $ 61,454     $ 1,462     $ 30,383     $ (11,243 )   $ 82,056  
COST OF SALES
(exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    20,036       1,034       17,339       (11,243 )     27,166  
GROSS MARGIN
    41,418       428       13,044       -       54,890  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                                       
Research and development
    3,075       1,462       -       -       4,537  
Selling and marketing
    6,744       477       5,720       -       12,941  
Distribution
    2,935       44       1,742       -       4,721  
General and administrative
    8,080       400       2,333       -       10,813  
Amortization of intangibles
    11,771       54       579       -       12,404  
Loss on disposition of fixed assets
    1,175       -       -       -       1,175  
Total operating expenses
    33,780       2,437       10,374       -       46,591  
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    7,638       (2,009 )     2,670       -       8,299  
                                         
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
                                       
Interest income
    -       -       28       (21 )     7  
Interest expense
    (22,267 )     -       (5 )     21       (22,251 )
Other, net
    (157 )     -       (85 )     -       (242 )
Total non-operating income (expense)
    (22,424 )     -       (62 )     -       (22,486 )
                                         
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (14,786 )     (2,009 )     2,608       -       (14,187 )
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    (3,894 )     (853 )     959       -       (3,788 )
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
    (10,892 )     (1,156 )     1,649       -       (10,399 )
Net Income (Loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
    493       -       -       (493 )     -  
NET (LOSS) INCOME
  $ (10,399 )   $ (1,156 )   $ 1,649     $ (493 )   $ (10,399 )
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Quarter Ended November 30, 2011

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Successor
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
NET SALES
  $ 59,202     $ 1,315     $ 30,484     $ (7,966 )   $ 83,035  
COST OF SALES
(exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    27,826       1,370       21,196       (7,966 )     42,426  
GROSS MARGIN
    31,376       (55 )     9,288       -       40,609  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES:                                        
Research and development
    2,099       3,012       35       -       5,146  
Selling and marketing
    4,979       543       4,411       -       9,933  
Distribution
    2,756       37       1,783       -       4,575  
General and administrative
    7,847       596       2,762       -       11,205  
Amortization of intangibles
    11,251       50       1,161       -       12,463  
Certain litigation expenses
    22,000       -       -       -       22,000  
Total operating expenses
    50,932       4,238       10,152       -       65,322  
                                         
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
    (19,556 )     (4,293 )     (864 )     -       (24,713 )
                                         
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):                                        
Interest income
    -       -       43       (37 )     6  
Interest expense
    (24,863 )     -       (24 )     37       (24,850 )
Other, net
    605       -       66       -       671  
Total non-operating income (expense)
    (24,258 )     -       85       -       (24,173 )
                                         
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (43,814 )     (4,293 )     (779 )     -       (48,886 )
BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES
    (16,850 )     (1,555 )     (302 )     -       (18,707 )
LOSS BEFORE EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
    (26,964 )     (2,738 )     (477 )     -       (30,179 )
Net (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries
    (3,215 )     -       -       3,215       -  
NET (LOSS) INCOME
  $ (30,179 )   $ (2,738 )   $ (477 )   $ 3,215     $ (30,179 )
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended November 30, 2012

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
NET SALES
  $ 125,958     $ 2,903     $ 59,989     $ (21,640 )   $ 167,210  
COST OF SALES
(exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    40,063       1,951       33,893       (21,640 )     54,267  
GROSS MARGIN
    85,895       952       26,096       -       112,943  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                                       
Research and development
    6,283       3,105       34       -       9,422  
Selling and marketing
    13,702       938       10,522       -       25,162  
Distribution
    5,810       87       3,332       -       9,229  
General and administrative
    15,629       874       4,426       -       20,929  
Amortization of intangibles
    23,542       108       1,135       -       24,785  
Loss on disposition of fixed assets
    1,175       -       -       -       1,175  
Certain litigation expenses
    -       -       -       -       -  
Total operating expenses
    66,141       5,112       19,449       -       90,702  
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    19,754       (4,160 )     6,647       -       22,241  
                                         
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
                                       
Interest income
    -       -       39       (29 )     10  
Interest expense
    (46,755 )     -       (13 )     29       (46,739 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (6,686 )     -       -       -       (6,686 )
Other, net
    (180 )     -       58       -       (122 )
Total non-operating income (expense)
    (53,621 )     -       84       -       (53,537 )
                                         
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (33,867 )     (4,160 )     6,731       -       (31,296 )
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    (10,979 )     (1,565 )     2,282       -       (10,262 )
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
    (22,888 )     (2,595 )     4,449       -       (21,034 )
Net Income (Loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
    1,854       -       -       (1,854 )     -  
NET (LOSS) INCOME
  $ (21,034 )   $ (2,595 )   $ 4,449     $ (1,854 )   $ (21,034 )
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
August 20, 2011 through November 30, 2011

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Successor
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
NET SALES
  $ 66,921     $ 1,500     $ 34,854     $ (8,850 )   $ 94,425  
COST OF SALES
(exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    32,659       1,596       24,177       (8,850 )     49,582  
GROSS MARGIN
    34,262       (96 )     10,677       -       44,843  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                                       
Research and development
    2,387       3,343       39       -       5,769  
Selling and marketing
    5,556       609       4,880       -       11,045  
Distribution
    3,156       41       2,028       -       5,225  
General and administrative
    8,302       653       3,004       -       11,959  
Amortization of intangibles
    12,731       56       1,323       -       14,110  
Certain litigation expenses
    22,000       -       -       -       22,000  
Total operating expenses
    54,132       4,702       11,274       -       70,108  
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    (19,870 )     (4,798 )     (597 )     -       (25,265 )
                                         
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
                                       
Interest income
    -       -       54       (48 )     6  
Interest expense
    (28,263 )     -       (28 )     48       (28,243 )
Other, net
    606       -       54               660  
Total non-operating income (expense)
    (27,657 )     -       80       -       (27,577 )
                                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (47,527 )     (4,798 )     (517 )     -       (52,842 )
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
    (18,161 )     (1,732 )     (328 )     -       (20,221 )
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
    (29,366 )     (3,066 )     (189 )     -       (32,621 )
Net Income (Loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
    (3,255 )     -       -       3,255       -  
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ (32,621 )   $ (3,066 )   $ (189 )   $ 3,255     $ (32,621 )
 
 
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IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
June 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Predecessor
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
NET SALES
  $ 55,063     $ 980     $ 26,648     $ (7,781 )   $ 74,910  
COST OF SALES
(exclusive of amortization shown separately below)
    17,070       722       12,944       (7,781 )     22,955  
GROSS MARGIN
    37,993       258       13,704       -       51,955  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                                       
Research and development
    2,390       2,471       34       -       4,895  
Selling and marketing
    5,321       568       4,621       -       10,510  
Distribution
    2,331       34       1,587       -       3,952  
General and administrative
    33,903       657       3,615       -       38,175  
Amortization of intangibles
    117       757       57       -       931  
Total operating expenses
    44,062       4,487       9,914       -       58,463  
                                         
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    (6,069 )     (4,229 )     3,790       -       (6,508 )
                                         
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
                                       
Interest income
    46       -       117       (21 )     142  
Interest expense
    -       -       (21 )     21       -  
Other, net
    (246 )     14       2,905       -       2,673  
Total non-operating income (expense)
    (200 )     14       3,001       -       2,815  
                                         
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (6,269 )     (4,215 )     6,791       -       (3,693 )
(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    1,497       (1,598 )     2,782       -       2,681  
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE EARNINGS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
    (7,766 )     (2,617 )     4,009       -       (6,374 )
Net (Loss) Income of consolidated subsidiaries
    1,392       -       -       (1,392 )     -  
NET (LOSS) INCOME
  $ (6,374 )   $ (2,617 )   $ 4,009     $ (1,392 )   $ (6,374 )
 
 
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Statements of Cash Flows for the Year to Date
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Six Months Ended November 30, 2012

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (142 )   $ 1,748     $ 6,852     $ 92     $ 8,550  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (2,422 )     (1,604 )     (2 )   $ -       (4,028 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    (4,383 )     -       -     $ -       (4,383 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     -       -       481     $ (185 )     296  
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (6,947 )     144       7,331       (93 )     435  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    8,093       (144 )     10,629       -       18,578  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,146     $ -     $ 17,960       (93 )   $ 19,013  
 
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
August 20, 2011 through November 30, 2011

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Successor
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (1,664 )   $ 199     $ 13,581     $ (10,233 )   $ 1,883  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,941,000 )     (199 )     (701 )     -       (1,941,900 )
Net cash provided by ( used in) financing activities
    1,655,166       -       (10,753 )     10,752       1,655,165  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    -       -       (717 )     (519 )     (1,236 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (287,498 )     -       1,410       -       (286,088 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    314,304       (89 )     8,748       -       322,963  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 26,806     $ (89 )   $ 10,158     $ -     $ 36,875  
 
 
IMMUCOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
June 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Predecessor
 
   
Immucor, Inc.
   
Guarantor
   
Non-Guarantors
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ 64,243     $ 144     $ (13,821 )   $ (24,978 )   $ 25,588  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (393 )     (153 )     (1,719 )     -       (2,265 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    68       -       (25,085 )     25,083       66  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    -       -       (2,924 )     (105 )     (3,029 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    63,918       (9 )     (43,549 )     -       20,360  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    250,386       (80 )     52,297       -       302,603  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 314,304     $ (89 )   $ 8,748     $ -     $ 322,963  
 
 
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17.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In October 2007, the Company reported that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) was investigating whether Immucor violated federal antitrust laws or engaged in unfair methods of competition through three acquisitions made in the period from 1996 through 1999, and whether Immucor or others engaged in unfair methods of competition by restricting price competition. On January 10, 2013 the Federal Trade Commission informed the Company that it has closed its 2007 investigation of the Company.

Private securities litigation in the U.S. District Court of North Georgia against the Company and certain of its current and former directors and officers asserts federal securities fraud claims on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of the Company’s common stock between October 19, 2005 and June 25, 2009.  The case alleges that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by failing to disclose that Immucor had violated the antitrust laws, and challenges the sufficiency of the Company’s disclosures about the results of FDA inspections and the Company’s quality control efforts. In June 2011, the Court dismissed the complaint and closed the case.  In September 2011, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In December 2012, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiff class representatives in these actions.  The proposed settlement is covered under the Company’s insurance and is not expected to impact financial results.  Final approval is pending. 
 
Other than as set forth above, the Company is not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to its knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against the Company.  However, from time to time, the Company may become a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.
 
18.   RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In July, 2012 the FASB issued No. ASU 2012-02:  Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) (“ASU 2012-12”) which provides the option first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, the Company concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action.  The Company also has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test.  ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal periods beginning after September 15, 2012, which corresponds to the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2014.  The Company has decided on early adoption which is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2012-02 is not expected have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11:  Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”) which requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to ensure that the users of the Company’s financial statements can understand the effect that offsetting has on the Company’s financial position.  ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, which corresponds to the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2014.  Retrospective application is required for all comparative periods presented.  The adoption of ASU 2011-11 is not expected have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in Accounting Standards Codification.  There have been a number of ASUs to date that amend the original text of the ASC.  Except for those listed above, those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections or (iii) are not applicable to the Company.  Additionally, there were various other accounting standards and interpretations issued during the quarter ended November 30, 2012 that the Company has not been required to adopt, none of which is expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto going forward.

19.   SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On January 3, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the LIFECODES business, which includes a leading position in transplantation diagnostics, from Gen-Probe Incorporated, a subsidiary of Hologic, Inc.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will purchase the LIFECODES business for $85 million in cash, plus a possible earn-out totaling $10 million in cash if the business achieves certain financial targets in calendar 2013.  The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2013.
 
ITEM 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This document contains “forward-looking statements,” which include information concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. Words such as “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, our examination of operating trends, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. We believe there is a reasonable basis for our expectations and beliefs, but there can be no assurance that we will realize our expectations or that our beliefs will prove correct.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements include but are not limited to:

•      our substantial indebtedness;
•      lower industry blood demand;
•      lower than expected demand for our instruments;
•      the decision of customers to defer capital spending;
 
the outcome of the administrative action received from the Food and Drug Administration;
 
the failure of customers to efficiently integrate our instruments into their blood banking operations;
 
increased competition;
 
product development and regulatory obstacles;
 
the inability to hire and retain, and the unexpected loss of, key managers;
 
the outcome of any legal claims or regulatory investigations;
 
general economic conditions; and
 
other factors discussed in this report, particularly in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Legal Proceedings”.
 
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All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date they are made and are expressly made subject to the cautionary statements included in this report. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Additional information concerning these and other factors which could cause differences between forward-looking statements and future actual results is discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2012 as filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012.
 
Overview
 
Our Business
 
We develop, manufacture, and sell a complete line of reagents and automated systems used primarily by hospitals, donor centers and reference laboratories for testing to detect and identify certain properties of human blood for the purpose of blood transfusion. Our products are distributed globally through both direct affiliate offices and third-party distribution arrangements.

We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to continuing compliance with multiple country-specific statutes, regulations and standards. For example, in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulates all aspects of the blood banking industry, including the marketing of reagents and instruments used to detect and identify blood properties. Additionally, we are subject to government legislation that governs the delivery of healthcare.  For example, in the U.S., the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) was signed into law in March 2010 and contains elements that could meaningfully change the way healthcare is developed, delivered and paid.  Included in the legislation is a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices as defined by the Act and IRS regulations beginning in January 2013.

In the markets of Western Europe, the testing of donor and patient blood for the purpose of transfusion is primarily automated. However, in the U.S., we estimate approximately 60% of laboratories perform this testing manually today. These laboratories are primarily in the small- to medium-sized hospital segment.

Our strategy is to drive automation in the blood bank with the goal of improving the blood bank’s operations as well as patient safety. We continually innovate to ensure our automation offerings are competitive. We offer two fully automated instruments for serology testing – NEO® and Echo® – to meet the different needs of our customers depending upon the volume in their laboratory and the complexity of the testing required. All of our serology instrumentation uses Capture® technology, our proprietary reagents, as well as traditional reagents to perform automated testing.

NEO, our fourth generation automated instrument2 is targeted at large hospitals, donor centers and reference laboratories and replaces our previous high volume serology instrument, Galileo.

Echo, our third generation automated instrument, is a compact bench top, fully-automated walk-away serology instrument that meets the needs of the small- to medium-sized hospital market as well as integrated delivery networks that want to standardize the operations of their laboratories.

With a focus on improving patient outcomes, Immucor is developing an innovative product offering in what we believe is the future of transfusion medicine - molecular immunohematology. In many countries, blood pre-transfusion testing is limited to the prevention of transfusion reactions and not for the prevention of alloimmunization, which occurs when antigens foreign to the patient are inadvertently introduced into the patient’s blood system through transfusions. If alloimmunization occurs, the patient develops new antibodies in response to the foreign antigens, thereby complicating future transfusions. By using multiplex, cost-effective molecular testing, our molecular technology allows testing to prevent alloimmunization for better patient care. Our BioArray Solutions business is pioneering the development of DNA typing of blood for transfusion. Our current offering includes our Human Erythrocyte Antigen (“HEA”) product, and our Human Platelet Antigen (“HPA”) product as well as our semi-automated molecular immunohematology system, the Array Imaging System and BASIS™ database. These offerings are CE (“Conformité Européenne”) Marked, denoting regulatory clearance in the European Union, and are available on a Research Use Only basis in the U.S.

Recent Developments

The following discusses recent material developments in our business.

Lower Industry Demand in the U.S. Market – We continue to believe the U.S. market is experiencing lower demand for blood because of the macroeconomic environment. Lower blood demand negatively impacts our reagent revenue as fewer blood transfusions result in lower testing volume. Blood demand continued to decline in fiscal 2012 although at a much lower rate than the prior two fiscal years.

Performance – We have presented the results of operations for the three months ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 as well as for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the six months ended November 30, 2011, separated into Predecessor and Successor periods.  In addition, we have presented the results of the cash flows for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the six months ended November 30, 2011, separated into Predecessor and Successor periods. We have prepared our discussion and analysis of the results of operations by comparing the three and six months ended November 30, 2012 with those results of the three month period ending November 30, 2011 and combined Successor and Predecessor results for the six months ended November 30, 2011, respectively. In addition, we have prepared our discussion and analysis of the cash flows by comparing the six months ended November 30, 2012 with the combined Successor and Predecessor results for the six months ended November 30, 2011.  We believe this approach provides the most meaningful basis for the analysis and discussion of our results. Combined changes in operating results (i) have not been prepared on a pro forma basis as if the Acquisition occurred on the first day of the period, (ii) may not reflect the actual results we would have achieved absent the Acquisition, and (iii) may not be predictive of future results of operations.
 
FDA Administrative Action – In June 2009, we announced that the FDA, in an administrative action based on a January 2009 inspection, issued a notice of intent to revoke our biologics license (“NOIR”) with respect to our Reagent Red Blood Cells and Anti-E (Monoclonal) Blood Grouping Reagent products. During July 2012, the FDA conducted an inspection of our facilities.  During September 2012, we were notified by the FDA that while the July 2012 inspection disclosed that substantive corrections have been made, some deviations continue. The 2009 NOIR administrative action remains in effect.  The FDA stated that it will evaluate our overall compliance status at its next inspection.
 
LIFECODES Acquisition – On January 3, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the LIFECODES business, which includes a leading position in transplantation diagnostics, from Gen-Probe Incorporated, a subsidiary of Hologic, Inc.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will purchase the LIFECODES business for $85 million in cash, plus a possible earn-out totaling $10 million in cash if the business achieves certain financial targets in calendar 2013.  The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2013.
 
Federal Trade Commission – On January 10, 2013 the Federal Trade Commission informed the Company that it has closed its 2007 investigation of the Company.
 
 
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Results of Operations

Comparison of Quarters and the Six Month Periods Ended November 30, 2012 and November 30, 2011
 
   
Quarter
Ended
   
Quarter
Ended
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Net sales
  $ 82,056     $ 83,035     $ (979 )     -1 %
Gross margin
    54,890       40,609       14,281       35 %
Gross margin percentage
    66.9 %     48.9 %                
Operating expenses
    46,591       65,322       (18,731 )     -29 %
Income (loss) from operations
    8,299       (24,713 )     33,012       -134 %
Non-operating expense
    (22,486 )     (24,173 )     1,687       -7 %
Loss before income tax
    (14,187 )     (48,886 )     34,699       -71 %
Benefit for income tax
    (3,788 )     (18,707 )     14,919       -80 %
Net loss
  $ (10,399 )   $ (30,179 )   $ 19,780       -66 %

         
Successor
   
Predecessor
             
   
Six Months
Ended
   
August 20, 2011
Through
   
June 1, 2011
Through
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
August 19, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Net sales
  $ 167,210     $ 94,425     $ 74,910     $ (2,125 )     -1 %
Gross margin
    112,943       44,843       51,955       16,145       17 %
Gross margin percentage
    67.5 %     47.5 %     69.4 %                
Operating expenses
    90,702       70,108       58,463       (37,869 )     -29 %
Income (loss) from operations
    22,241       (25,265 )     (6,508 )     54,014       -170 %
Non-operating (expense) income
    (53,537 )     (27,577 )     2,815       (28,775 )     116 %
Loss before income tax
    (31,296 )     (52,842 )     (3,693 )     25,239       -45 %
(Benefit) provision for income tax
    (10,262 )     (20,221 )     2,681       7,278       -41 %
Net loss
  $ (21,034 )   $ (32,621 )   $ (6,374 )   $ 17,961       -46 %
 
Revenue for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 was $82.1 million compared to $83.0 million for the same period from prior year, a year-over-year decrease of nearly $1.0 million or 1.2%.  Fewer ship cycles and negative exchange rate fluctuations in the quarter ended November 30, 2012 negatively impacted revenue by $3.0 million when compared with the prior year period.  Normalizing for the impact of ship cycles and exchange rate fluctuations, revenue increased 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in the quarter.

Consolidated gross margins were 66.9% in the quarter ended November 30, 2012 compared to consolidated gross margins of 48.9% for the same period in prior year.  Gross margin in the prior year quarter included $17.9 million of additional costs related to the amortization of the fair value of inventory.

Operating expenses for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 was $46.6 million compared with $65.3 million for the same period from prior year, a year-over-year decrease of $18.7 million. The prior year quarter ended November 30, 2011 was negatively impacted by the $22.0 million settlement of the antitrust class action lawsuit.  Operating expenses in the current period benefited from reduced incentive and stock option expense ($2.0 million) net of the disposition of fixed assets ($1.2 million) and certain employee costs including $2.1 million in additional personnel investments and associated expenses related to the Company’s investment in its commercial sales and marketing infrastructure.

Non-operating expenses decreased when comparing the second fiscal quarter to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year due to $2.6 million of reduced interest expense primarily associated with the refinancing effort which occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 partially offset by $1.0 million of unfavorable foreign exchange impacts.

Revenue was $167.2 million in the first six months of fiscal 2013 and $169.3 million in combined Successor and Predecessor same fiscal 2012 period, a decrease of $2.1 million. Fewer ship cycles and negative exchange rate fluctuations in the quarter ended November 30, 2012 negatively impacted revenue by $6.4 million when compared with the prior year period. Current year revenue was also negatively impacted by a $1.1 million reductions related to changes in purchase accounting deferred revenue related to the Acquisition. Normalizing for the impact of ship cycles, exchange rate fluctuations, and the reductions related to purchase accounting deferred revenue, revenue increased 3.2% when comparing the first six months of fiscal 2013 to the combined Successor and Predecessor same fiscal 2012 period.

Consolidated gross margin was 67.5% in the first six months of fiscal 2013 compared to 57.2% in the combined Successor and Predecessor same fiscal 2012 period.   Resulting from the Acquisition of the Company in the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period, gross margin was negatively impacted by the amortization of the fair value adjustment to inventory ($20.3 million) and the acceleration of share-based compensation expense ($2.0 million).
 
 
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Operating expenses were $90.7 million for the first six months of fiscal 2013 and $128.6 million in combined Successor and Predecessor same fiscal 2012 period, a year-over-year decrease of $37.9 million. The $22.0 million settlement of the antitrust class action lawsuit as well as the acceleration of share-based compensation expense ($12.4 million), and transaction costs ($18.9 million) that all relate to the Acquisition drove the increase in operating expenses during the first six months of fiscal 2012 when compared to the first six months of fiscal 2013.   The difference was partially offset by increased amortization of intangibles ($9.8 million) and a disposition and retirement loss on fixed assets ($1.2 million) in the first six months of fiscal 2013.

Non-operating expenses increased when compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year due to $18.5 million of interest expense associated with the Acquisition as well as a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $6.7 million which occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.  The difference is partially offset by a $2.9 million exchange gain in loan repayments which occurred during the first six months of fiscal 2012.
  
Net Sales
 
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
             
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)                  
Traditional reagents
  $ 45,996     $ 47,696     $ (1,700 )     -4 %
Capture reagents
    20,799       22,393       (1,594 )     -7 %
Instruments
    13,567       11,458       2,109       18 %
Molecular immunohematology
    1,694       1,488       206       14 %
    $ 82,056     $ 83,035     $ (979 )     -1 %
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
             
   
Six Months
   
August 20, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
             
   
Ended
   
Through
   
Through
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
August 19, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Traditional reagents
  $ 93,042     $ 53,991     $ 42,936     $ (3,885 )     -4 %
Capture reagents
    45,112       25,648       21,239       (1,775 )     -4 %
Instruments
    25,777       13,077       9,457       3,243       14 %
Molecular immunohematology
    3,279       1,709       1,278       292       10 %
    $ 167,210     $ 94,425     $ 74,910     $ (2,125 )     -1 %
 
Traditional reagent revenue for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 was $46.0 million compared to $47.7 million in the same period from prior year.  Traditional reagent revenue is negatively impacted as we convert current manual customers to automation by placing an instrument. Instruments use approximately 70% Capture reagents and 30% Traditional reagents so placing an instrument results in an increase in Capture reagent revenue and a decrease in Traditional reagent revenue with a current customer. With our automation strategy, we expect this trend to continue.  The $1.7 million decrease in revenue was driven primarily by weaker industry demand in the U.S. market and the impact of our automation strategy. Traditional reagent revenue was $93.0 million in the first six months of fiscal 2013 and $96.9 million in combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period. Normalizing for the impact of ship cycles and exchange rate fluctuations (combined $2.3 million), the overall decrease would be 1.7% which was primarily due to lower industry demand in the U.S. market and the impact of our automation strategy partially offset by price contribution and increased volume outside of the U.S. market.

Capture reagent revenue for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 was $20.8 million compared to the $22.4 million for the same period from prior year.  Sales of Capture reagents are largely dependent on the number of installed instruments requiring the use of our proprietary Capture technology. As we continue to place more instruments in the market, we expect revenue from Capture reagents to increase as a percentage of our total revenue.  Normalizing for the impact of ship cycles and exchange rate fluctuations (combined $2.5 million), Capture reagent revenue increased 4.0%.    Capture reagent revenue for the first six month fiscal period of 2013 was $45.1 million compared to $46.9 million in the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period from prior year.  Normalizing for the impact of ship cycles and exchange rate fluctuations (combined $3.4 million), Capture reagent revenue increased 3.4% resulting primarily from the Company’s automation strategy.
 
Instrument revenue for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 was $13.6 million compared to $11.5 million for the same period from prior year.  The $2.1 million increase in revenue was primarily due to increased placements of instruments.  Instrument revenue for the first six month fiscal period of 2013 was $25.8 million compared to $22.5 million in the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period from prior year.   The increases in revenue for the quarterly comparisons and year to date fiscal periods were primarily due to increased placements of instruments.
 
Molecular immunohematology revenue changed due to increased demand for both the quarterly and year to date fiscal period comparisons.
 
 
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Operating Expense
 
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
             
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Research and development
  $ 4,537     $ 5,146     $ (609 )     -12 %
Selling and marketing
    12,941       9,933       3,008       30 %
Distribution
    4,721       4,576       145       3 %
General and administrative
    10,813       11,205       (392 )     -3 %
Amortization expense
    12,404       12,462       (58 )     0 %
Loss on disposition and retirement of fixed assets
    1,175       -       1,175       100 %
Certain litigation expenses
    -       22,000       (22,000 )     -100 %
Total operating expenses
  $ 46,591     $ 65,322     $ (18,731 )     -29 %

         
Successor
   
Predecessor
             
   
Six Months
   
August 20, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
             
   
Ended
   
Through
   
Through
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
August 19, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Research and development
  $ 9,422     $ 5,769     $ 4,895     $ (1,242 )     -12 %
Selling and marketing
    25,162       11,045       10,510       3,607       17 %
Distribution
    9,229       5,225       3,952       52       1 %
General and administrative
    20,929       11,959       38,175       (29,205 )     -58 %
Amortization expense
    24,785       14,110       931       9,744       65 %
Loss on disposition and retirement of fixed assets
    1,175       -       -       1,175       100 %
Certain litigation expenses
    -       22,000       -       (22,000 )     -100 %
Total operating expenses
  $ 90,702     $ 70,108     $ 58,463     $ (37,869 )     -29 %
 
Research and development expenses declined slightly when comparing the quarter ended November 30, 2012 to period ended November 30, 2012, which had specific one-time expenses related to completing certain projects ($1.5 million).  For the first six months of fiscal 2013, research and development expenses declined when compared to the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period from prior year due to increased levels of project spend ($2.3 million) in the prior period.

Selling and marketing expense increased $3.0 million when comparing the quarter ended November 30, 2012 to the quarter ended November 30, 2011 and increased $3.6 million when comparing the first six months of fiscal 2013 to the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.  The increase for both comparisons was primarily due to personnel investments and associated expenses ($2.1 million and $4.1 million, respectively) the Company is making in its commercial sales and marketing infrastructure.
 
Distribution expenses were generally in line when comparing the quarter ended November 30, 2012 to the quarter ended November 30, 2011 as well as when comparing the first six months of fiscal 2013 to the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.

General and administrative expenses were generally in line when comparing the quarter ended November 30, 2012 to the quarter ended November 30, 2011. General and administrative expenses decreased $29.2 million when comparing the first six months of fiscal 2013 to the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.  The prior year combined fiscal period included $25.9 million of transaction-related expenses, including acquisition costs, severance expenses, and legal expenses.

Amortization expenses were generally in line when comparing the quarter ended November 30, 2012 to the quarter ended November 30, 2011. Amortization expenses are associated with intangible assets recognized near the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and relate to the Acquisition. Therefore, amortization expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2012 are lower due to a partial amortization period when comparing to the first six months of fiscal 2013.
 
During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recognized a disposition loss of $1.2 million to reduce certain capital work-in-progress equipment associated with a high speed filling project to its estimated salvage value.  The project was determined to be no longer economically viable during the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and management therefore decided to retire or dispose of the equipment.
 
Certain litigation expenses of $22.0 million recorded in the Successor quarter ended November 30, 2011 relate to the settlement of the antitrust class action lawsuit.
 
 
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Non-Operating Income (Expenses)
 
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
             
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Non-operating expense
  $ (22,486 )   $ (24,173 )   $ 1,687       -7 %
 
 
          Successor     Predecessor              
   
Six Months
   
August 20, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
             
   
Ended
   
Through
   
Through
   
Change
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
August 19, 2011
   
Amount
   
%
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
             
Non-operating (expense) income
  $ (53,537 )   $ (27,577 )   $ 2,815     $ (28,775 )     116 %
 
Non-operating expense decreased $1.7 million when comparing the second quarter of fiscal 2013 to the second quarter of fiscal 2012 period due the Company recognizing lower interest expense ($2.6 million) primarily as a result of the refinancing which occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
 
Non-operating expense increased $28.8 million when comparing the first six months of fiscal 2013 to the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor 2012 fiscal period primarily due to $18.5 million of interest expense and a $6.7 million loss on the restructuring of that debt (See Note 9).  Interest expense is associated with the Company’s long-term debt, first issued at the time of the Acquisition near the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Therefore, Interest expense for the first six months of fiscal 2012 is lower when comparing to the first six months of fiscal 2013 as it represents interest expense during a partial period.
  
Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended November 30, 2012 and the quarter ended November 30, 2011 was 26.7% and 38.3%, respectively, the effective tax rate was lower during the second fiscal quarter primarily due to discrete tax items recognized as a result of changes in enacted tax laws.

The effective tax rate for the six month fiscal 2013 period, the Successor fiscal 2012 period from August 20, 2011 through November 30, 2011, and the Predecessor fiscal 2012 period from June 1, 2011 through August 19, 2011 was 32.8%, 38.3% and (72.6)%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2013 was lower primarily due to lower foreign income tax rates and discrete tax items recognized during the second fiscal quarter as a result of changes in enacted tax laws.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
   
August 20, 2011
   
June 1, 2011
 
   
Ended
   
Through
   
Through
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
August 19, 2011
 
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 8,550     $ 1,883     $ 25,588  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (4,028 )     (1,941,900 )     (2,265 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (4,383 )     1,655,165       66  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    296       (1,236 )     (3,029 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ 435     $ (286,088 )   $ 20,360  
 
Our cash and cash equivalents were $19.0 million at November 30, 2012, as compared with $18.6 million at May 31, 2012.
 
Operating Activities – Net cash provided by operating activities includes the impact of interest payments of $33.0 million more than interest payments made during the same period of fiscal 2012 as well as the payment of $22.0 million related to the settlement of the antitrust class action lawsuit.
 
Investing Activities – Net cash used in investing activities was $4.0 million for the first six months of fiscal 2013 compared with $1.9 billion used in the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.  In the Successor period included in the first six months of fiscal 2012, $1.9 billion was used in the Acquisition. Additionally, the primary use of cash in the first six months of fiscal 2013 was $4.0 million for the purchase of property and equipmentand the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period was $4.8 million for the purchase of property and equipment.
 
Financing Activities – Net cash used in financing activities was $4.4 million for the first six months of fiscal 2013 compared with $1.7 billion provided in the first six months of the combined Successor and Predecessor fiscal 2012 period.  During the first six months of fiscal 2013, there were payments of $2.9 million related to the Term Loan Facility.  In addition, we made payments of $2.5 million for debt issuance expenses as part of the modification of the Original Senior Credit Facilities (See Note 9).  The Company also borrowed net $1.0 million on the Revolver during the first six months of fiscal 2013.  During the Successor period included in the first six months of fiscal 2012, we received $991.4 million in proceeds from long-term debt and $706.2 million in equity contributions, net of costs, related to the Acquisition.  Additionally, we paid $42.5 million of debt issuance costs.
 
 
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Contingent Liabilities

We record contingent liabilities resulting from asserted and unasserted claims against us when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. We disclose contingent liabilities when there is a reasonable possibility that the ultimate loss will exceed the recorded liability. Estimating probable losses requires analysis of multiple factors, in some cases including judgments about the potential actions of third-party claimants and courts. Therefore, actual losses in any future period are inherently uncertain. We currently are involved in certain legal proceedings. (See Part II, Item 1 – Legal Proceedings for further discussion.) Although we believe we have meritorious defenses to the claims and other issues asserted in such matters, one or more of such matters or any future legal matters may have an adverse effect on the Company or our financial position. Contingent liabilities are described in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

Future Cash Requirements and Restrictions

In conjunction with the Acquisition, we entered into a senior credit facility, including a $615 million term loan facility and a $100 million revolving facility (the “Original Senior Credit Facility”).  We also issued notes with a principal amount of $400 million.  On August 21, 2012, the Company, the administrative agent and the various lenders party thereto modified the Original Senior Credit Facilities by entering into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the credit agreement (the “Senior Credit Facility”). The Amendment replaced the existing Term B Loans with a new class of Term B-1 Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $610.4 million (the “Term Loan Facility”). The Term B-1 Loans mature on August 19, 2018.  The Amendment also extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility to August 19, 2017.

The Company is required to make scheduled principal payments on the last business day of each calendar quarter equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of loans under the Term Loan Facility, or $1.5 million, with the balance due and payable on August 19, 2018. The Company is also required to repay loans under the Term Loan Facility based on annual excess cash flows as defined in the credit agreement governing the Term Loan Facility and upon the occurrence of certain other events set forth in the Term Loan Facility.

As a result of the Amendment, we anticipate annual savings in interest expense on the Term Loan Facility of between $7.5 to $9.0 million.

Contractual obligations
 
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and other commitments as of November 30, 2012:
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Payments Due by Period
 
   
(in thousands)
 
   
Total
   
Less than 1 year
   
1-3 years
   
4 - 5 years
   
After 5 years
 
Operating leases
  $ 13,622     $ 2,373     $ 6,678     $ 3,783     $ 788  
Purchase obligations
    22,761       22,650       111       -       -  
Senior Credit Facility (1) (2)
    609,862       4,052       12,208       12,208       581,394  
Notes (2)
    400,000       -       -       -       400,000  
Interest (3)
    519,969       81,476       161,463       158,663       118,367  
Total contractual cash obligations
  $ 1,566,214     $ 110,551     $ 180,460     $ 174,654     $ 1,100,549  
 
(1)
The Senior Credit Facility is comprised of the Term Loan Facility of $608.9 million and the Revolving Facility of $1.0 million at November 30, 2012.
(2)
Amounts shown do not include interest.
(3)
Interest on the Term Loan is computed based on the scheduled loan balance multiplied by the minimum rate currently required for a LIBOR loan under the loan agreement.  Interest on the Notes is computed using the stated interest rate.  Interest on the Revolving Facility is computed using a base rate and a LIBOR rate and is subject to a step down.  Interest on each interest rate swap is computed as the notional amount multiplied by the difference between the strike price and the floor.
 
In addition to the obligations in the table above, approximately $15.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits have been recorded as liabilities in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), and we are uncertain as to if or when such amounts may be settled. Related to the unrecognized tax benefits not included in the table above, we have also recorded a liability for interest of $1.5 million.
 
The expected timing of payment of the obligations discussed above is estimated based on current information. The timing of payments and actual amounts paid may differ depending on the timing of receipt of services, or, for some obligations, changes to agreed-upon amounts.

Non-GAAP Disclosures
 
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash charges and other adjustments set forth below. Adjusted EBITDA does not include the impact of ship cycle and foreign exchange rate fluctuations.  We present adjusted EBITDA because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our performance and as a measure of compliance under our credit agreement.
 
Under our credit agreement, the senior secured leverage ratio is used as a benchmark to determine maximum levels of additional indebtedness we may incur. We believe the future directional trend of this ratio will provide valuable insight to understanding our operational performance and financial position with respect to our debt obligations.  Our senior secured leverage ratio is defined by our credit agreement as consolidated senior secured net debt divided by the total of the last twelve months adjusted EBITDA. For purposes of calculating the senior secured leverage ratio, adjusted EBITDA is calculated in a substantially similar manner to our credit agreement. Our credit agreement requires the Company to comply with a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant of 5.25 to 1.00, to be tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter. At November 30, 2012, our senior secured leverage ratio was 4.08.
 
 
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We use adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, to evaluate the performance of our core operations, establish operational goals and forecasts that are used in allocating resources and to evaluate our performance period over period, including for incentive program purposes. We view adjusted EBITDA as a useful financial metric to assess our operating performance from period to period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business. The inclusion of these supplementary adjustments is appropriate to provide additional information to readers about certain material non-cash items; unusual or non-recurring items that we do not expect to continue in the future; and other adjustments permitted in calculating adjusted EBITDA under our credit agreement (although adjusted EBITDA as set forth below may not equal adjusted EBITDA as calculated under our credit agreement).

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 as well as for the six months ended November 30, 2012 and for the six months ended November 30, 2011, separated into Predecessor and Successor periods, is summarized below (in thousands):
 
   
Quarter Ended
   
Quarter Ended
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
 
             
Net loss
  $ (10,399 )   $ (30,179 )
Interest expense (income), net
    22,244       24,844  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (3,788 )     (18,707 )
Depreciation and amortization*
    17,107       16,497  
EBITDA
  $ 25,164     $ (7,545 )
                 
Adjustments to EBITDA:
               
Stock-based compensation (i)
    342       -  
Transaction costs and transaction related fees (ii)
    -       1,321  
Specified legal fees (iii)
    10       694  
Sponsor fee (iv)
    940       750  
Non-cash impact of purchase accounting (v)
    1,315       19,941  
Loss on extinguishment of debt (vi)
    -       -  
Certain non-recurring expenses and other (vi)
    6,856       22,663  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 34,627     $ 37,824  
 
 
         
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
   
Six Months
   
August 20, 2011
   
June1, 2011
 
   
Ended
   
Through
   
Through
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
August 19, 2011
 
                   
Net loss
  $ (21,034 )   $ (32,621 )   $ (6,374 )
Interest expense (income), net
    46,729       28,237       (142 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (10,262 )     (20,221 )     2,681  
Depreciation and amortization*
    33,885       18,592       4,264  
EBITDA
  $ 49,318     $ (6,013 )   $ 429  
                         
Adjustments to EBITDA:
                       
Stock-based compensation (i)
    856       -       16,233  
Transaction costs and transaction related fees (ii)
    -       1,321       18,863  
Specified legal fees (iii)
    68       1,004       -  
Sponsor fee (iv)
    2,072       856       -  
Non-cash impact of purchase accounting (v)
    2,725       22,465       -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt (vi)
    6,686       -       -  
Certain non-recurring expenses and other (vi)
    9,600       19,120       2,444  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 71,325     $ 38,753     $ 37,969  

 
*Calculated at monthly average exchange rates.

i.
 
Represents non-cash stock-based compensation.
ii.
 
Related to legal, accounting and other costs related to the Acquisition.
iii.
 
Represents certain litigation-related professional expenses.
iv.
 
Represents management fees and other charges associated with a management services agreement with TPG Capital.
v.
 
Represents non-cash expenses incurred as a result of purchase accounting related to the Acquisition.
vi.
 
Represents non-recurring items not included in captions above.
 
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and does not purport to be an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. The term adjusted EBITDA is not defined under GAAP and adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income, operating income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP.
 
 
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Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

   
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect all cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
   
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
   
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt; and
   
Adjusted EBITDA can differ significantly from company to company depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate and capital investments, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
 
Because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on the GAAP results and using adjusted EBITDA as supplemental information.

Critical Accounting Policies

A summary of our critical accounting policies is included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on July 27, 2012.  There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies since the fiscal year-end.

ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There has been no material changes regarding the Company’s market risk position since the filing on July 27, 2012 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012.  For further details regarding the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7.A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012, contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of November 30, 2012.  Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of November 30, 2012, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed 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 applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended November 30, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings

Except as reported below, there have been no material developments concerning any of the legal proceedings reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2012.

Private securities litigation in the U.S. District Court of North Georgia against the Company and certain of its current and former directors and officers asserts federal securities fraud claims on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of the Company’s Common Stock between October 19, 2005 and June 25, 2009. In June 2011, the Court dismissed the complaint and closed the case. In September 2011 plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In December 2012 the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiff class representatives in these actions.  The proposed settlement is covered under the Company’s insurance and is not expected to impact financial results.  Final approval is pending.
 
On January 10, 2013 the Federal Trade Commission informed the Company that it has closed its 2007 investigation of the Company.
 
 
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Other than as set forth above or as previously reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2012, we are not currently subject to any additional material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us.  However, from time to time, we may become a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.

ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012, except as noted below. In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
 
The consummation of the proposed LIFECODES acquisition is subject to risks and uncertainties, including the satisfaction of specified conditions.

As previously disclosed, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to buy the LIFECODES business from Gen-Probe Incorporated.  The consummation of the transaction is subject to several conditions, including regulatory approvals.
 
We cannot predict whether the closing conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement will be satisfied, and the transaction may be delayed or even abandoned before completion if certain events occur including the inability to secure satisfactory financing. If the conditions to closing are not satisfied or waived, or if the transaction is not completed for any other reason, (i) we will remain liable for expenses that we have incurred related to the transaction, including legal fees, and (ii) we may experience substantial disruption in our sales, research and development, and operating activities, and the loss of key personnel, customers, suppliers and other third-party relationships, any of which could materially and adversely affect us and our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
ITEM 6.  Exhibits

31.1           Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
31.2           Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1           Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2           Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema *
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation *
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition *
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label *
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation *

* XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
    IMMUCOR, INC.  
      (Registrant)  
           
 
Date:  January 14, 2013   By: /s/ William A. Hawkins  
      William A. Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer  
      (on behalf of Registrant and as Principal Executive Officer)  
       
 
 
Date: January 14, 2013   By:
/s/ Dominique Petitgenet
 
     
Dominique Petitgenet, Chief Financial Officer
 
     
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number                                                                  Description

10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2012, by and among Immucor, Inc., IVD Intermediate Holdings B Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantor party thereto, CitiBank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on August 24, 2012).

31.1  Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).

31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).

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

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
101.INS 
XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema *
101.CAL 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation *
101.DEF 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition *
101.LAB 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label *
101.PRE 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation *

* XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
 
 
 
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