Form 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended December 30, 2005

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-5517

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Georgia		58-0612397
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

5030 Sugarloaf Parkway Lawrenceville, Georgia		30044-2869
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

770-236-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

As of January 27, 2006, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. had outstanding 154,827,972 shares of common stock.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004			December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004
SALES	$	495,241		$	441,672		$	985,289		$	894,346

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of sales		316,299			277,951			622,673			564,826
Sales and administrative		64,210			47,893			121,302			96,654
Research and development		40,352			37,881			84,613			76,222
Restructuring		302			(8	)		1,197			(12	)
Interest expense		93			174			363			331
Interest income		(12,529	)		(6,765	)		(23,163	)		(12,539	)
Other income, net		3,051			1,020			3,027			855

Total costs and expenses		411,778			358,146			810,012			726,337

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		83,463			83,526			175,277			168,009

PROVISION FOR (BENEFIT FROM) INCOME TAXES
Current		34,791			23,925			66,229			56,632
Deferred		(4,775	)		908			(5,143	)		(3,194	)

NET EARNINGS	$	53,447		$	58,693		$	114,191		$	114,571

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
BASIC	$	0.35		$	0.39		$	0.74		$	0.75

DILUTED	$	0.34		$	0.38		$	0.74		$	0.74

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
BASIC		153,956			152,395			153,605			152,913

DILUTED		155,862			154,510			155,338			154,973

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE PAID	$	0.01		$	0.01		$	0.02		$	0.02

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)


	December 30, 2005		July 1, 2005
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	584,836	$	475,529
Short-term investments		1,063,926		1,046,091
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,958 at December 30 and $3,038 at July 1		270,672		243,509
Inventories		139,118		129,070
Deferred income taxes		32,270		31,381
Other current assets		26,328		32,116

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		2,117,150		1,957,696

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, at cost
Land and improvements		24,702		24,715
Buildings and improvements		116,762		115,587
Machinery and equipment		226,299		215,602

		367,763		355,904
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization		160,477		142,366

		207,286		213,538
GOODWILL		218,529		217,938
INTANGIBLE ASSETS		19,260		24,048
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		62,830		57,173
OTHER ASSETS		121,879		119,440

TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,746,934	$	2,589,833

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	1,212	$	1,230
Accounts payable		179,898		194,633
Accrued liabilities		124,776		138,120
Deferred revenue		20,476		13,735
Income taxes currently payable		14,083		13,071

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		340,445		360,789

LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT MATURITIES		5,580		6,240
NON-CURRENT DEFERRED REVENUE		11,907		9,262
OTHER LIABILITIES		238,531		232,582
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, authorized 50,000,000 shares; no shares issued		—		—
Common stock, $0.50 par value, authorized 350,000,000 shares; issued 164,992,376 shares at December 30 and July 1		82,496		82,496
Additional paid-in capital		597,362		568,149
Retained earnings		1,608,630		1,500,430
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes of $11,262 at December 30 and $12,525 at July 1		28,329		30,073

		2,316,817		2,181,148
Less - Treasury stock, at cost (10,707,594 shares at December 30 and 12,138,605 at July 1)		166,346		200,188

		2,150,471		1,980,960

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	2,746,934	$	2,589,833

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)


	Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	121,381		$	130,083

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of short-term investments		(528,233	)		(803,561	)
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments		506,025			722,979
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment		(16,670	)		(58,071	)
Acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta of Shanghai, Ltd., net of cash received		(1,583	)		—
Other		—			157

Net cash used in investing activities		(40,461	)		(138,496	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of common stock		—			(50,703	)
Issuance of common stock from treasury		27,908			5,049
Dividends paid		(3,071	)		(3,052	)
Excess tax benefit on stock option exercises		4,163			—
Principal payments on debt		(613	)		(625	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		28,387			(49,331	)

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		109,307			(57,744	)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD		475,529			285,106

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	584,836		$	227,362

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
Cash paid during the period:
Interest	$	307		$	296

Income taxes paid, net	$	52,193		$	37,147

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2005			December 30, 2004			December 31, 2005			December 30, 2004
NET EARNINGS	$	53,447		$	58,693		$	114,191		$	114,571

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX⁽¹⁾
Net foreign currency translation adjustments		(2,676	)		18,229			(1,791	)		19,221
Net unrealized holding losses on short-term investments		(147	)		(1,007	)		(235	)		(803	)
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities		2			(3	)		16			—
Net change in fair value of derivatives		(56	)		110			266			377

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	50,570		$	76,022		$	112,447		$	133,366

⁽¹⁾	Assumed weighted-average of approximately 40 and 35 percent tax rate in fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively.

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES

NOTES:

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Scientific-Atlanta) and all subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in our fiscal year 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The financial information presented in the accompanying statements reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the periods indicated. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, except as noted below.

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2005, we began classifying all auction rate securities and variable rate demand obligations as Short-term investments. We have reclassified $112,223 and $157,076 from Cash and cash equivalents to Short-term investments at December 31, 2004 and July 2, 2004, respectively, related to these securities and obligations. The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2004 has been reclassified to reflect these adjustments.

During fiscal year 2005, we also identified certain purchases and proceeds from the sale of investments in cash equivalents which had been improperly classified as purchases and proceeds from the sale of short-term investments in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2004. Accordingly, we reduced purchases by $354,688 and proceeds from the sale of short-term investments by $309,835 in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2004 for the reclassifications discussed above. The reclassification of certain purchases and proceeds from the sale of investments in cash equivalents had no impact on net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended December 31, 2004.

In November 2005, we announced an agreement to be acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco). On February 2, 2006, the shareholders of the company approved the acquisition at a special meeting of the shareholders. The companies expect the transaction to be consummated in the first quarter of calendar year 2006.

Basic earnings per share were computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share were computed based on the weighted average number of outstanding common shares and potentially dilutive shares.

Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed as follows:


	In Thousands			Per Share Amount
Three Months Ended December 30, 2005	Net Earnings		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share	$	53,447	153,956	$	0.35
Effect of dilutive stock options		—	1,906		(0.01	)

Diluted earnings per common share	$	53,447	155,862	$	0.34


	In Thousands			Per Share Amount
Three Months Ended December 31, 2004	Net Earnings		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share	$	58,693	152,395	$	0.39
Effect of dilutive stock options		—	2,115		(0.01	)

Diluted earnings per common share	$	58,693	154,510	$	0.38


	In Thousands			Per Share Amount
Six Months Ended December 30, 2005	Net Earnings		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share	$	114,191	153,605	$	0.74
Effect of dilutive stock options		—	1,733		—

Diluted earnings per common share	$	114,191	155,338	$	0.74


	In Thousands			Per Share Amount
Six Months Ended December 31, 2004	Net Earnings		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share	$	114,571	152,913	$	0.75
Effect of dilutive stock options		—	2,060		(0.01	)

Diluted earnings per common share	$	114,571	154,973	$	0.74

The following information pertains to options to purchase shares of common stock which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the option’s exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares:


	December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
Number of options outstanding		8,066,407		11,804,216
Weighted average exercise price	$	53.34	$	47.39

Effective July 2, 2005, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R’s, “Share-Based Payment,” fair value method using its modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost recognized after adoption includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of July 2, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to July 2, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Prior to July 2, 2005 as permitted by SFAS No. 123, we accounted for share-based payments to employees using Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25’s, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, intrinsic value method and, as such, recognized no compensation cost for employee stock options. Results for prior periods have not been restated. The following disclosure shows what our net earnings and earnings per share would have been using the fair value compensation model under SFAS No. 123R for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004:


	December 31, 2004
	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
Net earnings as reported	$	58,693		$	114,571
Deduct: Pro forma compensation expense, net of tax		(6,330	)		(12,768	)

Pro forma net earnings	$	52,363		$	101,803

Earnings per share:
Basic
As reported	$	0.39		$	0.75

Pro forma	$	0.34		$	0.67

Diluted
As reported	$	0.38		$	0.74

Pro forma	$	0.34		$	0.66

As previously discussed in our Form 10-K for fiscal year 2005, pro forma compensation expense for fiscal year 2005 was adjusted from previously reported amounts to correct for an error in the attribution of compensation expense in the period. The adjustment resulted in an increase in basic and diluted pro forma earnings per share of $0.01 for the three months ended December 31, 2004. For the six months ended December 31, 2004, the adjustment also resulted in increases of $0.02 per share and $0.03 per share for the basic and diluted pro forma earnings per share, respectively.

We have historically recognized pro forma stock compensation expense over the explicit vesting period even though there were provisions for acceleration or continued vesting upon retirement under our stock option plans. Under the guidance of SFAS No. 123R, which we adopted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, we will recognize stock compensation expense over the period through the date that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to perform service to vest in the award for grants made after the adoption of SFAS No. 123R. After the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we will continue to recognize stock compensation costs over the explicit vesting period for awards granted prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

Pro forma stock compensation expense and related earnings per share, if we had recognized compensation expense over the period through the date that the employee had first become eligible to retire, would be as follows:


	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004			December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
Net earnings as reported	$	53,447	$	58,693		$	114,191	$	114,571
Deduct: Pro forma compensation expense, net of tax		—		(6,330	)		—		(12,768	)
Add: Adjustment for retirement eligible employees		2,048		(734	)		4,097		(1,468	)

Pro forma net earnings	$	55,495	$	51,629		$	118,288	$	100,335

The following table shows a comparison of selected line items of the accompanying financial statements for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005 as reported with the effect of adopting SFAS No. 123R on July 2, 2005 and on a pro forma basis if the company had continued to account for stock option compensation as previously required by SFAS No. 123 and APB Opinion No. 25:


	Three Months Ended December 30, 2005				Six Months Ended December 30, 2005
	As Reported		Pro Forma		As Reported		Pro Forma
Earnings from continuing operations	$	83,463	$	93,300	$	175,277	$	194,786
Earnings before income taxes	$	83,463	$	93,300	$	175,277	$	194,786
Net income	$	53,447	$	59,746	$	114,191	$	126,901

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	93,912	$	96,422	$	121,381	$	125,544
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	15,468	$	12,958	$	28,387	$	24,224

Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.35	$	0.39	$	0.74	$	0.83
Diluted	$	0.34	$	0.38	$	0.74	$	0.82

SFAS No. 123R requires that the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under prior guidance. Excess tax benefits of $4,163 were included in cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended December 30, 2005.

On December 30, 2005, we had two types of stock option compensation plans, time-based and performance-based, which are described below. The compensation cost that has been recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for those plans was $9,837 and $19,509 for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for stock option compensation arrangements was $3,538 and $6,799 for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively. Stock option compensation cost capitalized as part of software development costs was $268 and $493 for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively. Stock option compensation cost was not recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings during fiscal year 2005. Therefore, no income tax benefit was recognized for stock option compensation arrangements and no stock option compensation cost was capitalized as part of software development costs during fiscal year 2005.

Our 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP Plan), which is shareholder-approved, permits the grant of stock options to employees that are time-based and performance-based for up to 8,000,000 shares of common stock. The Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, which is also shareholder approved, permits the grant of stock options that are time-based to non-employee members of our Board of Directors for up to 1,800,000 shares. Upon option exercise, we generally issue shares from treasury shares.

Time-based Options

Option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of our stock at the date of grant; those option awards generally vest on a graded schedule over 4 years and have 10-year contractual terms. Employees and directors who are eligible to retire, as defined by the plans, and who do retire, continue to vest in their unvested options after retirement under the terms of the plans. In the event of a change of control of Scientific-Atlanta, all options held on the date of the change of control will become immediately exercisable in full, irrespective of the amount of time that has elapsed from the date of the grant. Scientific-Atlanta employees who signed employment agreements in connection with the Cisco merger agreement have agreed that the accelerated vesting and exercisability of outstanding stock options upon a change in control will occur upon completion of the merger rather than upon shareholder approval of the merger. Dividends are not paid on unexercised options.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses the weighted-average assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of our stock. We believe that historical volatility is the best indicator of future volatility. We also use historical data to estimate the term options are expected to be outstanding and forfeitures of options granted. Separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The fair value of option grants with graded vesting is estimated separately for each vesting date. Compensation cost related to these grants is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the option from the grant date to the final vesting date using the average fair value.


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004			December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004
Time-based Options:
Weighted-average volatility		52	%		60	%		53	%		65	%
Expected dividends	$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.04
Expected terms (in years)		4.7 years			4.7 years			4.7 years			4.8 years
Risk-free rate		4.6	%		3.2	%		4.4	%		3.4	%

A summary of activity for time-based options as of December 30, 2005, and changes during the six months then ended is as follows:


Time-based Options	Number of Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at July 1, 2005	20,715,025		$	35.77
Granted	83,000		$	39.56
Exercised	(1,342,484	)	$	20.75
Forfeited or expired	(204,176	)	$	45.87

Outstanding at December 30, 2005	19,251,365		$	36.73	6.1	$	174,714

Vested or expected to vest at December 30, 2005	18,673,824		$	36.73	6.1	$	169,472

Exercisable at December 30, 2005	14,425,203		$	39.41	5.1	$	136,497

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted in the three and six months ended December 30, 2005 was $18.72 and $18.52, respectively; and in the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 was $14.21 and $15.28, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in the three and six months ended

December 30, 2005 was $13,810 and $25,226, respectively; and in the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 was $3,182 and $4,282, respectively.

Time-based options outstanding at December 30, 2005 include options granted in prior years under the LTIP Plan and other stock option plans whose terms and fair value assumptions are similar to those described above.

As of December 30, 2005, there was $50,693 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested time-based stock options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years.

Performance-based Options

Performance-based stock option grants are made to selected executives and other key employees. Vesting of performance-based options granted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 is contingent upon achieving compound annual percentage growth in net revenues. Stock options are granted at the market price of our stock at the date of grant; contingently vest over a period of 3 to 10 years, depending on the achievement of the performance goal; and have contractual lives of 10 years. In the event of a change of control of Scientific-Atlanta, all options held on the date of the change of control will become immediately exercisable in full, irrespective of the achievement of the performance goal. Scientific-Atlanta employees who signed employment agreements in connection with the Cisco merger agreement have agreed that the accelerated vesting and exercisability of outstanding stock options upon a change in control will occur upon completion of the merger rather than upon shareholder approval of the merger. Dividends are not paid on unexercised options.

The fair value of each performance-based option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the same option valuation model used for time-based options described above and assumes that performance goals will be achieved. If such goals are not met within 10 years from the date of grant, no compensation cost will be recognized; any recognized compensation cost will be reversed; and the options will be forfeited. The inputs for expected volatility, expected dividends, and risk-free rate used in estimating those options’ fair value are shown in the table below. No such options were granted during the three months ended December 30, 2005 or the three months or six months ended December 31, 2004.


	Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005
Performance-based Options
Weighted-average volatility	69	%
Expected dividends	0.12	%
Expected terms (in years)	6.0
Risk-free rate	4.0	%

A summary of the activity for performance-based options as of December 30, 2005 and changes during the six months then ended is as follows:


Performance-based Options	Number of Shares	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at July 1, 2005	1,300,500	$	21.82
Granted	373,500	$	33.87
Exercised	—	$	—
Forfeited or expired	—	$	—

Outstanding at December 30, 2005	1,674,000	$	24.50	7.7	$	31,078

Vested or expected to vest at December 30, 2005	1,604,900	$	24.83	7.7	$	29,281

Exercisable at December 30, 2005	—		—	—		—

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was $21.68. We expect these options will fully vest. We expense the related compensation cost on a straight-line basis from the date of grant through the expected date of achievement of the performance target. There were no options exercised during the three or six months ended December 30, 2005 or December 31, 2004. As of December 30, 2005, there was $15,949 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to performance-based options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.

Performance-based options outstanding at December 30, 2005 include options granted in prior years under another shareholder-approved equity incentive plan whose terms and fair value assumptions are similar to those described above. However, options granted under this plan fully vest six years from the date of grant regardless of whether the performance target is achieved. Accordingly, compensation expense for these grants will be recorded regardless of whether the performance target is achieved, provided the requisite service is provided by the employee. We record compensation expense for these grants using the greater of straight-line amortization over six years or the estimated date of achievement of the performance target.

Cash received from option exercises during the six months ended December 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, was $27,777 and $4,893, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercises totaled $9,210 and $1,670 for the six months ended December 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

Inventories consist of the following:


	December 30, 2005		July 1, 2005
Raw materials and work-in-process	$	86,092	$	82,207
Finished goods		53,026		46,863

Total inventory	$	139,118	$	129,070

Other expense of $3,051 and $3,027 for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively, included a loss of $2,591 from the other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of an investment in a privately-held company, and losses from the decline in the cash surrender value of life insurance, partnership income, foreign exchange gains, and various other items, none of which was individually significant.

Other expense of $1,020 and $855 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004, respectively, included losses on short-term investments and from the other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of an investment in a privately-held company, gains from the increase in the cash surrender value of life insurance, partnership income, foreign exchange losses, and various other items, none of which was individually significant.

We have a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of our domestic employees. Pension expense for this plan consists of the following:


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004			December 30, 2005			December 31, 2004
Service cost	$	2,188		$	1,914		$	4,376		$	3,828
Interest cost		1,478			1,379			2,956			2,758
Expected return on plan assets		(1,722	)		(1,691	)		(3,444	)		(3,382	)
Amortization of transition net asset		(12	)		(12	)		(24	)		(24	)
Amortization of prior service cost		7			7			14			14
Amortization of net actuarial loss		180			46			360			92

Pension expense	$	2,119		$	1,643		$	4,238		$	3,286

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, we made a contribution of $5,701 to the defined benefit pension plan. We believe no additional contributions will be made to the defined benefit pension plan in fiscal year 2006.

We also have unfunded defined benefit retirement plans for certain key officers and non-employee directors. Pension expense for these plans consists of the following:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004		December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
Service cost	$	555	$	341	$	1,110	$	682
Interest cost		864		532		1,727		1,064
Amortization of prior service cost		22		47		45		94
Amortization of net actuarial loss		870		428		1,739		856

Pension expense	$	2,311	$	1,348	$	4,621	$	2,696

In addition to providing pension benefits, we have contributory plans that provide certain health care and life insurance benefits to retired employees. The components of postretirement benefit expense consist of the following:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004		December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
Service cost	$	14	$	13	$	28	$	26
Interest cost		173		169		346		338
Amortization of prior service cost		11		11		22		22
Amortization of net actuarial loss		95		65		190		130

Postretirement expense	$	293	$	258	$	586	$	516

The following is a summary of depreciation and amortization expense:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004		December 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
Depreciation expense	$	11,134	$	11,467	$	22,390	$	23,073
Amortization expense:
Intangible assets		3,084		3,729		6,238		7,578
Capitalized software		4,529		3,298		7,913		5,593
Premiums on short-term investments		1,912		1,931		3,606		4,206

Total	$	20,659	$	20,425	$	40,147	$	40,450

We offer extended warranties on certain products. Revenue from these extended warranty agreements is deferred at the time of the sale and recognized in future periods according to the terms of the warranty agreement. The warranty liability at December 30, 2005 consisted of $13,738 in Accrued liabilities and $27,239 in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

The following reconciles the beginning warranty liability at July 1, 2005 to the warranty liability at December 30, 2005:


Accrued warranty at July 1, 2005	$	45,024
Reductions for payments		(12,382	)
Additions for warranties issued during the period		10,264
Other adjustments		(1,929	)

Accrued warranty at December 30, 2005	$	40,977

U.S. income taxes, net of applicable credits, have been provided on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, except in those instances where the earnings are expected to be indefinitely reinvested. Scientific-Atlanta currently intends to indefinitely reinvest approximately $91,000 of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries; however, this amount may be adjusted based on changes in business, economic or other conditions.

At December 30, 2005, approximately $70,000 of such undistributed earnings had been indefinitely reinvested.

We perform annual goodwill impairment tests to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its net book value, including goodwill. We test for impairment at the operating segment level (subscriber and transmission). Estimates of fair value are determined using discounted cash flows and market comparisons. We perform internal valuation analyses and consider other market information that is publicly available. These analyses use significant estimates and assumptions, including projected future cash flows (including timing), discount rates reflecting the risk inherent in future cash flows, determination of appropriate comparables and the determination of whether a premium or discount should be applied to comparables. These estimates and assumptions are reviewed and updated annually based on actual results and future projections. Changes in these estimates and assumptions may result in a determination that goodwill is impaired and could have a significant impact on our operating results.

In addition to our annual impairment test, Scientific-Atlanta continually evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate that the remaining balance of goodwill may not be recoverable. The results of our assessments did not result in any determination of an impairment of goodwill during the first six months of fiscal year 2006.

We operate in one reportable segment, the broadband segment, which consists of our subscriber and transmission operating segments. We have combined these operating segments into a single reportable segment under the aggregation criteria of SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Operating segments may be aggregated into a single operating segment if the segments have similar economic characteristics, and if the segments are similar in: 1) the nature of products and services; 2) the nature of production processes; 3) the type or class of customer for their products and services; 4) the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services; and 5) the nature of the regulatory environment. We believe our subscriber and transmission operating segments meet all of these criteria and that aggregation is consistent with the objective and basic principles of SFAS No. 131.

The following disclosure related to contingencies was included in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2005 and continues to be relevant.

Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia), a customer of Scientific-Atlanta, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in June 2002. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2002, during the 90 days prior to such filing by Adelphia, we received payments from Adelphia for goods sold and delivered of approximately $67,000, and we are unable to predict the portion, if any, of this amount which might be the subject of avoidance claims by the Chapter 11 estate of Adelphia in connection with its bankruptcy proceeding. We have entered into a tolling agreement for any potential claims by the Adelphia estate where the statute of limitation has not yet run.

During fiscal year 2002, we wrote off accounts receivable of $89,652 from Adelphia resulting from its filing for bankruptcy in fiscal year 2002. We are unable to predict the portion, if any, of this amount we might recover.

In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4.” SFAS No. 151 requires that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and spoilage, be charged to expense in the period they are incurred rather than capitalized as a component of inventory costs. SFAS No. 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this Statement in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 did not have a material impact on our results of operations. The application of this standard may result in higher expenses in periods where production levels are lower than normal ranges of production. Because actual future production levels are subject to many factors, including demand for our products, we cannot determine if the adoption of SFAS No. 151 will have a material impact on future results of operations.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, which requires all companies to measure compensation cost for all share-based payments, including employee stock options, at fair value effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Scientific-Atlanta adopted SFAS No. 123R in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, as discussed further in Note C. SFAS No. 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under prior guidance. This requirement reduced net operating cash flows and increased net financing cash flows for the six months ended December 30, 2005 in the amount of $4,163.

The FASB also issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 109-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the Act),” and FSP No. 109-2, “Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004”. Under the guidance in FSP No. 109-1, the deduction will be treated as a “special deduction” as described in SFAS No. 109. As such, the special deduction has no effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities existing at the enactment date. Rather, the impact of this deduction will be reported in the period in which the deduction is claimed on our income tax return. FSP No. 109-2 allows enterprises time beyond the financial reporting period of the enactment of the Act to evaluate the effects of the Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying SFAS No. 109 due to the lack of clarification of certain provisions within the Act and the timing of the enactment. As such, we are not yet in a position to decide on whether, and to what extent, we might repatriate foreign earnings that have not yet been remitted to the U.S. Based on our analysis to date, however, it is reasonably possible that we may repatriate some amount ranging from $0 to $80,000, with the respective tax cost ranging from $0 to $1,000. We expect to be in a position to finalize our assessment by March 31, 2006.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” which requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle. This Statement also requires that a change in depreciation or amortization method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. In addition, this Statement requires that any error, other than an immaterial error, in the financial statements of a prior period be reported as a prior period adjustment by restating the prior period financial statements. SFAS No. 154 will be effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. At this time, we cannot determine if the adoption of this Statement will have a material impact on future results of operations.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

Sales for three months ended December 30, 2005 were $495.2 million, an increase of 12 percent over the comparable period of the prior year. Sales of subscriber products were $372.8 million, up 14 percent over the prior year. The year-over-year increase in sales of subscriber products was due to higher volumes of Explorer^{^®} digital set-tops and WebSTAR^{^™} cable modems and a continued mix shift toward higher-end set-top and modem products. Gross margins of 36.1 percent were one percentage point lower than in the prior year. Operating expenses increased $19.1 million over the prior year due primarily to expenses related to the pending acquisition by Cisco and stock compensation expense. Net earnings for the three months of $53.4 million were $5.2 million lower than last year. Earnings generated by the higher sales volume in the three months ended December 30, 2005 as compared to the prior year were more than offset by lower gross margins and higher operating expenses.

In November 2005, we announced an agreement to be acquired by Cisco. On February 2, 2006, the shareholders of the company approved the acquisition at a special meeting of the shareholders. The companies expect the transaction to be consummated in the first calendar quarter of 2006.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Scientific-Atlanta had stockholders’ equity of $2.2 billion and cash and cash equivalents of $584.8 million at December 30, 2005. We also had $1.1 billion of short-term investments at December 30, 2005. Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended December 30, 2005 of $121.4 million included net earnings of $114.2 million. Accounts receivable and inventory increased $26.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively. In addition, accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased by of $15.2 million and $6.7 million, respectively. The increase in accounts receivable relates to the timing of shipments. The increase in inventory relates to increased demand for cable modems for which shipments were disrupted due to a technical issue that was resolved late in the second quarter, production of new products we expect to begin shipping in the second half of fiscal year 2006, product mix, and reduced forecast visibility. Accrued liabilities decreased primarily due to the payment of fiscal year 2005 incentives on performance based incentive plans.

During the six months ended December 30, 2005, we increased our short-term investments by $17.8 million and acquired property, plant and equipment of $16.7 million. In addition, we acquired the outstanding interest in Scientific-Atlanta Shanghai Limited joint venture from its shareholders for a cash payment of $4.3 million.

The current ratio of Scientific-Atlanta was 6.2:1 at December 30, 2005, up from 5.4:1 at July 1, 2005. At December 30, 2005, we had debt of $6.8 million, primarily on mortgages on facilities we assumed in connection with the acquisition of BarcoNet NV during fiscal year 2002. We believe that funds generated from operations, existing cash and short-term investment balances and our available senior credit facility will be sufficient to support operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Sales for the quarter ended December 30, 2005 were $495.2 million, up 12 percent or $53.6 million over the prior year. International sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 were $145.0 million, up 25 percent over the prior year. Year-over-year, international sales were up in all regions.

Sales of subscriber products for the quarter ended December 30, 2005 increased 14 percent from the prior year’s second quarter to $372.8 million. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2006, we sold 1.2 million Explorer digital set-tops as compared to 911 thousand in the prior year. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2006, we also sold 981 thousand WebSTAR^{^™} cable modems, up from 460 thousand in the prior year. Sales of transmission products during the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 totaled $122.4 million, an increase of 7 percent from the prior year.

During the quarter ended December 30, 2005, we sold 556 thousand set-tops with digital video recording capability (DVRs), including 295 thousand units of our standard-definition model and 261 thousand units of our high-definition DVR model. We also sold 125 thousand high-definition set-tops without DVR capability. Together with the high-definition DVRs mentioned previously, we sold 386 thousand high-definition set-tops in the quarter, an increase of more than 27 percent compared to the same quarter last year.

Sales for the six months ended December 30, 2005 were $985.3 million, up 10 percent from $894.3 million in the first six months of the prior year. Sales of subscriber products were $733.6 million, an increase of 11 percent from the prior year. We sold approximately 2.3 million digital set-tops during the six months ended December 30, 2005, an increase from 1.9

million units sold the first 6 months of last year. Of the approximately 2.3 million digital set-tops sold, more than 1.0 million of the digital set-tops included digital video recording capability. This is an increase from approximately 846 thousand shipped during the six months of last year. Sales of transmission products were $251.8 million, an increase of 8 percent compared to the first six months of last year. International sales for the first six months of fiscal year 2006 totaled $279.5 million, up 31 percent compared to the first six months last year. Sales in all international regions increased compared to the first six months of last year.

Gross margin in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 was 36.1 percent of sales, a decline of 1.0 percentage points from the second quarter of last year. The decline was related primarily to less favorable product mix, expenses related to a cable modem product issue that was resolved during the second quarter, and the expensing of stock options. In addition, lower selling prices in the quarter ended December 30, 2005 as compared to last year continue to pressure gross margin. The impact of the lower sales prices on gross margin continues to be mitigated by a reduction in material and conversion costs compared to last year. The overall average selling price of our digital set-tops decreased approximately 12 percent in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2005. The decrease in the combined average selling price of digital set-tops is attributable to the decline in average prices across all individual set-top models compared to the second quarter of last year. Although the price of individual models of digital set-tops may decline in the future, the average selling price of digital set-tops will vary based on the mix of models sold during the period. We continue to focus on cost reductions through product design, procurement and manufacturing.

Gross margin was 36.8 percent of sales for the six months of fiscal year 2006, flat with the first six months of the prior year. Lower selling prices of digital set-tops across most set-top models combined with unfavorable product mix pressured gross margin, but the impacts were offset by a reduction in material and conversion costs together with the leverage of a 10 percent increase in sales compared to the first six months of last year.

Research and development expenses for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005 were $40.4 million and $84.6 million, respectively, up seven percent and 11 percent, respectively, over the comparable periods of the prior year. The primary driver of the year-over-year increases was the incremental hiring related to new set-top and advanced encoder designs. In addition, research and development expenses included stock compensation expense of $1.7 million and $3.5 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively. No such expense was recorded in fiscal year 2005. These increases were offset partially by higher capitalization of software development costs in the three and six months ended December 30, 2005 as compared to the comparable periods of the prior year.

Sales and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 30, 2005 were $64.2 million, up $16.3 million over the comparable period of the prior year. Sales and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 30, 2005 included $6.7 million of stock compensation expense and $6.6 million of expenses related to the pending acquisition by Cisco. Sales and administrative expenses of $121.3 million for the six months ended December 30, 2005 included $13.2 million of stock compensation expense. No such expense was recorded in fiscal year 2005.

Restructuring charges of $0.3 million and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively, are primarily for severance and relate to the consolidation of certain facilities in Europe. We do not anticipate recording significant restructuring charges during fiscal year 2006.

Interest income of $12.5 million and $23.2 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively, was up significantly over the comparable periods of the prior year due to both higher average cash and short-term investment balances and higher tax-equivalent yields in fiscal year 2006 as compared to fiscal year 2005. The average tax-equivalent yield was 3.7 percent and 3.5 percent for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively, compared to 2.3 percent and 2.1 percent for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004, respectively.

Other expense of $3.1 million and $3.0 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2005, respectively, included a loss of $2.6 million from the other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of an investment in a privately-held company, and losses from the decline in the cash surrender value of life insurance, partnership income, foreign exchange gains, and various other items, none of which was individually significant.

Other expense of $1.0 million and $0.9 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004, respectively, included losses on short-term investments and from the other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of an investment in a privately-held company, gains from the increase in the cash surrender value of life insurance, partnership income, foreign exchange losses, and various other items, none of which was individually significant.

Earnings before income taxes of $83.5 million for the three months ended December 30, 2005 were flat compared to the prior year. Higher sales volume and interest income in fiscal year 2006 were offset by lower gross margin, stock

compensation expense and expenses related to the pending acquisition by Cisco. Earnings before income taxes of $175.3 million for the six months ended December 30, 2005 were up $7.3 million over the prior year. Higher sales volume, increased capitalization of software development costs and higher interest income in fiscal year 2006 were offset partially by stock compensation expense and expenses related to the pending acquisition by Cisco.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was 36 percent of pre-tax earnings, up from 30 percent in the prior year, due primarily to various discrete items in the quarter, the most significant of which was non-deductible costs associated with the pending acquisition by Cisco.

The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2005 was 35 percent of pre-tax earnings, up from 32 percent in the prior year, due primarily to the item discussed above. We believe that our effective tax rate will be approximately 34 percent of pre-tax earnings for fiscal year 2006.

On October 22, 2004, the President of the United States signed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The Act creates a temporary incentive for U.S. corporations to repatriate accumulated income earned abroad by providing an 85 percent dividend received deduction for certain dividends from controlled foreign corporations. The deduction is subject to a number of limitations and, as of today, uncertainty remains as to how to interpret numerous provisions in the Act. As such, we are not yet in a position to decide on whether, and to what extent, we might repatriate foreign earnings that have not yet been remitted to the U.S. Based on our analysis to date, however, it is reasonably possible that we may repatriate some amount ranging from $0 to $80 million, with the respective tax cost ranging from $0 to $1 million. We expect to be in a position to finalize our assessment by March 31, 2006.

The Act also creates a deduction for income from qualified domestic production activities which will be phased in from 2005 through 2010, effective for our fiscal years 2006 through 2011. In return, the Act also provides for a two-year phase-out of the existing extra-territorial income exclusion (ETI) for foreign sales that was viewed to be inconsistent with international trade protocols by the European Union. We expect the phase out of ETI to result in an immaterial increase in the effective tax rate for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The new deduction for domestic production activities is subject to certain limitations and interpretations and, as such, we are not yet in a position to determine the potential impact on the effective tax rate for fiscal year 2006.

Under the guidance in FSP No. 109-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,” the deduction will be treated as a “special deduction” as described in SFAS No. 109. As such, the special deduction has no effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities existing at the enactment date. Rather, the impact of this deduction will be reported in the period in which the deduction is claimed on our income tax return.

Effective July 2, 2005, we adopted SFAS No. 123R’s, “Share-Based Payment,” fair value method using its modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost recognized after adoption includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of July 2, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to July 2, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Prior to July 2, 2005 as permitted by SFAS No. 123, we accounted for share-based payments to employees using Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25’s, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, intrinsic value method and, as such, recognized no compensation cost for employee stock options. Results for prior periods have not been restated.

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R on July 2, 2005, the company’s income before income taxes and net income for the six months ended December 30, 2005, were $19.5 million and $12.7 million lower, respectively, than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25. Stock option compensation expense of $2.8 million, $3.5 million and $13.2 million was included in cost of sales, research and development, and sales and administrative expense, respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended December 30, 2005 would have been $0.83 and $0.82, respectively, if the company had not adopted SFAS No. 123R, compared to reported basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.74 and $0.74, respectively.

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Form 10-K for fiscal year 2005 includes a summary of the significant accounting policies or methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Some of those significant accounting policies or methods require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported by us. We believe the following items require the most significant judgments and often involve complex estimates.

General

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Historically, actual results have not differed materially from our estimates. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to revenue recognition, stock compensation, the adequacy of receivable, inventory and tax reserves, deferred tax allowances, asset impairments and accrued liabilities and other liabilities, principally relating to warranty provisions, the pension benefit liability and settlement liabilities.

Revenue Recognition

Our principal sources of revenues are from sales of interactive subscriber systems which include digital set-tops and cable modems, broadband transmission networks and content distribution networks. We recognize revenue when (1) there is persuasive evidence of an agreement with the customer, (2) product is shipped and title has passed, (3) the amount due from the customer is fixed and determinable, (4) collectibility is reasonably assured, and (5) we have no significant future performance obligation. At the time of the transaction, we assess whether the amount due from the customer is fixed and determinable and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We assess whether the amount due from the customer is fixed and determinable based on the terms of the agreement with the customer, including, but not limited to, the payment terms associated with the transaction. We assess collection based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with the customer and credit-worthiness of the customer. If we determine that collection of an amount due is not reasonably assured, we defer recognition of revenue until collection becomes reasonably assured.

The standard terms and conditions under which we ship allow a customer the right to return product for refund only if the product does not conform to product specifications, the non-conforming product is identified by the customer, and the customer rejects the non-conforming product and notifies us within ten days of receipt. If an agreement contains a non-standard right of return, we defer recognizing revenue until the conditions of the agreement are met. From time to time, our agreements include acceptance clauses. If an agreement includes an acceptance clause, revenue is deferred until acceptance is deemed to have occurred.

Agreements with multiple deliverables are reviewed and the deliverables are separated into units of accounting under the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) No. 00-21. We recognize revenue from these agreements based on the relative fair value of the products and services. The determination of the fair value of the elements, which is based on a variety of factors, including the amount we charge other customers for the products or services, price lists or other relevant information, requires judgment by management. If an undelivered element is essential to the functionality of the delivered element or required under the terms of the contract to be delivered concurrently, we defer the revenue on the delivered element until that undelivered element is delivered. In some cases, the total consideration received is allocated over the relative fair value of the units of accounting. Revenue is recognized as the elements are delivered, assuming all the other conditions for recognition of revenue discussed in the preceding paragraphs have been met.

For certain products where software is more than an incidental component of the hardware, we recognize software license revenue under Statement of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” as amended by SOP No. 98-9, “Software Revenue Recognition, with Respect to Certain Transactions.” Software revenue recognition rules are very complex. Although we follow very specific and detailed guidelines in measuring revenue, the application of those guidelines requires judgment, including whether the software is more than an incidental component of the hardware and whether a software arrangement includes multiple elements, and if so, whether vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value exists for any undelivered elements.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective July 2, 2005, we adopted SFAS No. 123R’s fair value method using its modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method, compensation cost recognized after adoption includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of July 2, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to July 2, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Results for prior periods have not been restated. SFAS No. 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under prior guidance. This requirement reduced net operating cash flows in the amount of $4.2 million for the six months ended December 30, 2005.

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R on July 2, 2005, the company’s income before income taxes and net income for the six months ended December 30, 2005, were $19.5 million and $12.7 million lower, respectively, than if the company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended December 30, 2005 would have been $0.83 and $0.82, respectively, if the company had not adopted SFAS No. 123R, compared to reported basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.74 and $0.74, respectively.

Management judgments and assumptions related to volatility, the expected term and the forfeiture rate are made in connection with the calculation of stock compensation expense. We periodically review all assumptions used in our stock option pricing model. Changes in these assumptions could have a significant impact on the amount of stock compensation expense.

Inventory Reserves

We regularly review inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand and production requirements for the next twelve months. In addition, our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent introductions of new products and rapid product obsolescence that could result in an increase in the amount of obsolete inventory on hand. Recently, the rate at which we introduce new products has accelerated, which also may result in an increase in the amount of obsolete inventory on hand. Any significant, unanticipated changes in demand or technological developments could have a significant impact on the value of our inventory and operating results.

Income Taxes

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and the implementation of tax planning strategies. If we are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions, or if there is a material change in the actual effective tax rates or time period within which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, we could be required to increase the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, resulting in an increase in the effective tax rate and an adverse impact on operating results.

Management judgments and estimates are made in connection with establishing and adjusting valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, estimated tax payments and tax reserves. Changes in these estimates could have a significant impact on our operating results.

Goodwill Impairment

Segments

We operate in one reportable segment, the Broadband segment, which consists of our subscriber and transmission operating segments. We have combined these operating segments into a single reportable segment under the aggregation criteria of SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Operating segments may be aggregated into a single operating segment if the segments have similar economic characteristics, and if the segments are similar in 1) the nature of products and services; 2) the nature of production processes; 3) the type or class of customer for their products and services; 4) the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services; and 5) the nature of the regulatory environment. We believe our subscriber and transmission operating segments meet all of these criteria and that aggregation is consistent with the objective and basic principles of SFAS No. 131.

Warranty Costs

We offer warranties of various lengths to our customers depending on the specific product and the terms of the agreements with the customer. Our standard warranties require us to repair or replace defective product returned to us during the warranty period at no cost to the customer. We record an estimate for warranty-related costs based on our historical and/or projected failure rates and repair costs at the time of sale. We repair products in our manufacturing facilities and also outsource warranty repairs. Historical and/or projected failure rates and repair costs are reviewed and the estimated warranty liability is adjusted, if required, quarterly. Expenses related to an unusual product warranty problem and product defect are recorded in the period the problem is identified. A significant increase in product failure rates, in the costs to repair our products or in the amount of warranty repairs outsourced could have a significant impact on our operating results. For certain purchased products, such as cable modems and hard drives, included in our set-tops, we generally provide the same warranty coverage to our customers as the supplier of the products provides to us. Failure of the supplier to honor its warranty commitment to us could also have a significant impact on our operating results. The warranty liability was $41.0 million and $45.0 million at December 30, 2005 and July 1, 2005, respectively. A rollforward of the warranty liability from July 1, 2005 to December 30, 2005 is included in Note J to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

Pension Assumptions

The pension benefit liability and the related effects on our operating results are calculated using actuarial models. We use March 31 as a measurement date for all actuarial calculations of asset and liability values and significant actuarial assumptions. Two critical assumptions, discount rate and expected return on assets, are important elements of plan expense and/or liability measurement. We re-evaluate these assumptions annually. Other assumptions involve demographic factors such as retirement, mortality, rate of compensation increase and turnover. These assumptions are also re-evaluated annually and are updated to reflect our experience. The discount rate is required to represent the market rate for high-quality fixed income investments. In selecting the discount rate, we also consider the timing of expected future cash flows. To determine the expected long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, we consider the historical and expected returns on the plan assets, as well as the current and expected allocation of the plan assets.

At March 31, 2004, we reduced the discount rate used to calculate the pension benefit liability and expense from 6.50 percent to 6.00 percent to reflect the lower market interest conditions. This change in our assumptions increased our pension expense by approximately $0.3 million in fiscal year 2005 over the preceding year. At March 31, 2005, we reduced the discount rate to 5.75 percent to reflect the lower market interest conditions. This change in our assumptions will increase our pension expense by $0.2 million in fiscal year 2006 over fiscal year 2005. The expected long-term rate of return on pension assets was 8.00 percent in fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003.

Actual results in any given year will often differ from actuarial assumptions because of economic and other factors. The difference between actual results and actuarial assumptions could have a significant impact on our operating results.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Management judgments and estimates are made in connection with establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts. Specifically, we analyze the aging of accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment terms. Significant changes in customer concentration or payment terms, deterioration of customer credit-worthiness, as in the case of the bankruptcy of Adelphia, or weakening in economic trends could have a significant impact on the collectibility of receivables and our operating results. Generally, we do not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4.” SFAS No. 151 requires that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and spoilage, be charged to expense in the period they are incurred rather than capitalized as a component of inventory costs. SFAS No. 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this Statement in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 did not have a material impact on our results of operations. The application of this standard may result in higher expenses in periods where production levels are lower than normal ranges of production. Because actual future production levels are subject to many factors, including demand for our products, we cannot determine if the adoption of SFAS No. 151 will have a material impact on future results of operations.

The FASB also recently issued FSP No. 109-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,” and FSP No. 109-2, “Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American

Jobs Creation Act of 2004”. Under the guidance in FSP No. 109-1, the deduction will be treated as a “special deduction” as described in SFAS No. 109. As such, the special deduction has no effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities existing at the enactment date. Rather, the impact of this deduction will be reported in the period in which the deduction is claimed on our income tax return. FSP No. 109-2 allows enterprises time beyond the financial reporting period of the enactment of the Act to evaluate the effects of the Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying SFAS No. 109 due to the lack of clarification of certain provisions within the Act and the timing of the enactment. As such, we are not yet in a position to decide on whether, and to what extent, we might repatriate foreign earnings that have not yet been remitted to the U.S. Based on our analysis to date, however, it is reasonably possible that we may repatriate some amount ranging from $0 to $80 million, with the respective tax cost ranging from $0 to $1 million. We expect to be in a position to finalize our assessment by March 31, 2006.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

Scientific-Atlanta has no off-balance sheet financing arrangements.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Any statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that are not statements about historical facts are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations but involve risks and uncertainties. Investors are referred to the Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors contained in Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-Q for a description of the various risks and uncertainties that could cause Scientific-Atlanta’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in Scientific-Atlanta’s forward- looking statements. Such Exhibit 99.1 is hereby incorporated by reference into Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Scientific-Atlanta, the Scientific-Atlanta logo, Explorer and PowerVu, are registered trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. WebSTAR, 8000 and MCP-100 are trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

(Amounts in thousands)

We are exposed to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates and have a process to monitor and manage these risks. Scientific-Atlanta enters into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge certain forecasted transactions, firm commitments, and assets denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. These contracts are primarily used to hedge transactions with certain subsidiaries whose transactional currency is other than the U.S. dollar; whose inflow of local currency is insufficient to meet operating expenses denominated in local currency; or trade receivables denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary’s functional currency. The contracts, which qualify as cash flow or fair value hedges, are designated as hedging instruments at inception, are for periods consistent with the exposure being hedged and generally have maturities of one year or less. Contracts are recorded at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in other comprehensive income until the underlying transaction affects earnings for cash flow hedges and other (income) expense, net for fair value hedges.

The effectiveness of the hedge is based on a high correlation between the changes in its value and the value of the underlying hedged item. Any ineffectiveness is recorded through earnings. We recorded charges of $36 and $22 for ineffectiveness in the first six months of fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Our foreign exchange forward contracts do not significantly subject our results of operations to risk due to exchange rate fluctuations because gains and losses on these contracts generally offset losses and gains on the exposure being hedged.

Foreign exchange forward contracts at December 30, 2005 were as follows:


	Cash Flow Hedges		Fair Value Hedges
	Canadian Dollars	Mexican Pesos	Canadian Dollars		Euros		Australian Dollars
Notional amount of foreign exchange forward buy (sales) contracts	8,500	31,000	(2,800	)	(12,291	)	(1,580	)
Average contract amount (Foreign currency/United States dollar)	1.19	10.76	1.23		0.84		1.37

At December 30, 2005, we had an unrealized gain of $33, net of tax of $22, related to cash flow hedges, which was included in Accumulated other comprehensive income. Scientific-Atlanta has no derivative exposure beyond the first quarter of fiscal year 2007.

Unrealized gains and losses on foreign exchange forward contracts which are accounted for as fair value hedges or which do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are recognized in Other income. During the six months ended December 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we recorded losses of $595 and $667, respectively, related to these contracts.

We also have market risks associated with the volatility of our investments in privately-held companies, which consist primarily of securities of emerging technology companies. These investments are carried at cost and are evaluated periodically to determine if declines in fair value are other-than-temporary. Declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary are included in Other income. We recorded losses of $2,591 and $692 in the first six months of fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively. Investments in privately-held companies of $288 and $3,129 were included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at December 30, 2005 and July 1, 2005, respectively.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Scientific-Atlanta’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of Scientific-Atlanta’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, Scientific-Atlanta’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by Scientific-Atlanta in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in Scientific-Atlanta’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Scientific-Atlanta’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Legal Proceedings Regarding the Merger

As previously reported in our Definitive Proxy Statement filed on January 3, 2006, we were named a defendant in a purported shareholder class action complaint, captioned Fadem v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. et al., filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County of the State of Georgia on November 22, 2005. On November 23, 2005, we were named a defendant in a second purported shareholder class action complaint, captioned Barone v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. et al., also filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County of the State of Georgia. The two actions have been consolidated under the case style In re Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Case No. 2005-CV-109014, and the court has permitted the plaintiffs in the Fadem action to dismiss Mr. Fadem as a party-plaintiff and to add the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 572 Pension Fund as a party-plaintiff. The two complaints generally allege that our directors and officers breached fiduciary duties owed to our shareholders in connection with the merger. On or about December 14, 2005, our litigation counsel received a letter from plaintiffs’ counsel in the Fadem action that also purported to identify areas of concern regarding our disclosures in the Definitive Proxy Statement. We believe that our disclosures are complete and that the claims are without merit. On January 12, 2006, a hearing was held to consider the plaintiffs’ motion for expedited discovery and our motion for a protective order staying all discovery. The court denied the plaintiffs’ motion and granted our motion for protective order. The court also stated that it would deny a motion by plaintiffs for injunctive relief.

Adelphia and Charter Matters

As previously reported in our 2005 Form 10-K, Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia) is one of Scientific-Atlanta’s customers. Adelphia and several members of its former management are the subjects of civil and/or criminal charges brought by the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); two of Adelphia’s former senior executives were found guilty of criminal charges. One aspect of the charges concerns Adelphia’s marketing support agreement with Scientific-Atlanta in 2000 and 2001 and the manner in which Adelphia accounted for such arrangements. Adelphia has agreed to a settlement with the SEC and the DOJ.

The SEC and DOJ have also brought charges against former officers of Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter), another of Scientific-Atlanta’s major customers. One aspect of the charges concerns an advertising agreement between Scientific-Atlanta and Charter in 2000 and the manner in which Charter accounted for such arrangements. Four former Charter officers pled guilty to certain charges; one of whom has pled guilty to charges related to the advertising agreement. In July 2004, Charter settled all civil charges brought by the SEC.

The SEC and the DOJ have been examining the conduct of Scientific-Atlanta and certain officers and employees with respect to the Adelphia and Charter agreements. Scientific-Atlanta’s financial statements and statements to its own investors are not at issue. As previously disclosed, Scientific-Atlanta has reached a tentative settlement with representatives of the staff of the SEC’s Enforcement Division in connection with its investigation, which is subject to approval by the SEC. Under the proposed settlement, Scientific-Atlanta would agree, without admitting or denying the allegations, to the entry of a court order that would enjoin any violations of certain reporting provisions of the federal securities laws and to pay $20 million.

In connection with this investigation, Scientific-Atlanta’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, Wallace Haislip, and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Julian Eidson, are engaged in settlement discussions with the SEC staff concerning a non-fraud administrative cease and desist order, subject to approval by the SEC Commissioners. The individuals will continue to work for Scientific-Atlanta.

Scientific-Atlanta continues to cooperate with the DOJ with respect to its investigation. There can be no assurance as to the final outcome of these investigations and their effects on Scientific-Atlanta.

Personalized Media Communications Proceeding

As previously reported in our 2005 Form 10-K, on March 28, 2002, Personalized Media Communications, LLC (PMC) filed a patent infringement action against Scientific-Atlanta in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. PMC seeks an injunction and unspecified monetary damages. On August 5, 2002, we filed a motion to join Gemstar TV Guide International, Inc. (which, along with its affiliated entities, is referred to hereafter as “Gemstar”). The court granted that motion, and Gemstar was added to the case. A Markman hearing was held in February 2004. Scientific-Atlanta entered into a settlement agreement with Gemstar on June 1, 2005. On June 6, 2005, the court entered its Markman Order, and Gemstar filed a Stipulation of Dismissal informing the court of the settlement and asking the court to dismiss Gemstar’s claims against Scientific-Atlanta. All of the claims asserted by PMC are in re-examination before the U.S. Patent Office. On February 6, 2006, the court issued a stay in this case and administratively closed the case until the U.S. Patent Office completes the reexamination of PMC’s patents.

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

During the first six months of fiscal year 2006, no purchases of our common stock were made by or on behalf of Scientific-Atlanta. In February 2003, we announced a program to buy back up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock. As of December 30, 2005, there were 7,604,700 shares available that may yet be purchased under the February 2003 stock repurchase plan.

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

The following information is furnished with respect to matters submitted to a vote of shareholders through the solicitation of proxies:

(a)	The matters described below were submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on November 3, 2005.

(i)

Election of directors:


	Votes for	Withhold Authority
David W. Dorman	128,005,499	2,640,982
William E. Kassling	126,941,375	3,705,106
Mylle H. Mangum	120,086,798	10,559,683

Marion H. Antonini, James I. Cash, Jr., James H. McDonald, Terrence F. McGuirk, David J. McLaughlin, James V. Napier and Sam Nunn continue as directors.

(ii)

Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006:


For	Against	Abstain
129,315,307	202,426	1,128,748

(iii)

Proposal to re-approve the Senior Officer Annual Incentive Plan:


For	Against	Abstain
126,282,253	2,942,929	1,421,299

(iv)

Proposal to adopt the 2005 Director Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors:


For	Against	Abstain
82,655,858	22,944,597	1,515,386

(b)

In addition after the period covered by this report, on February 2, 2006, a special meeting of the shareholders was held to consider and vote upon the approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 18, 2005, by and among Cisco Systems, Inc., a California corporation, Columbus Acquisition Corp., a Georgia corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco, and Scientific-Atlanta.


For	Against	Abstain
105,379,011	1,395,517	1,226,515

Item 6. Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Senior Officer Annual Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Schedule 14A dated September 27, 2005 (Commission File No. 1-5517), and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2		2005 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors (filed as Appendix B to the Company’s Schedule 14A dated September 27, 2005 (Commission File No. 1-5517), and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1		Certifications of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

31.2		Certifications of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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

32.2		Certifications of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

99.1		Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors

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.


	SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
	(Registrant)

Date: February 8, 2006	By:	/s/ Julian W. Eidson
		Julian W. Eidson
		Senior Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial Officer and duly
		authorized signatory of the Registrant)

EX-31.1 2 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, James F. McDonald, the Chief Executive Officer of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2005 of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions);

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 8, 2006


		/s/ JAMES F. MCDONALD
Name:		James F. McDonald
Title:		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 3 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Julian W. Eidson, the Chief Financial Officer of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2005 of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions);

(a)

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 8, 2006


		/s/ JULIAN W. EIDSON
Name:		Julian W. Eidson
Title:		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Treasurer

EX-32.1 4 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2005 (the “Report”) filed by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, James F. McDonald, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

•

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•

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


		/s/ JAMES F. MCDONALD
Name:		James F. McDonald
Date:		February 8, 2006

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by Scientific-Atlanta for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EX-32.2 5 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2005 (the “Report”) filed by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Julian W. Eidson, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

•

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•

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


		/s/ JULIAN W. EIDSON
Name:		Julian W. Eidson
Date:		February 8, 2006

EX-99.1 6 dex991.htm CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors

EXHIBIT 99.1

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

General

From time to time, Scientific-Atlanta may publish, verbally or in written form, forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial or operational performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. These Cautionary Statements are being made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Act.

This Form 10-Q (or any other periodic reporting documents required by the Exchange Act) may contain forward-looking statements reflecting our current views concerning potential future events or developments. The words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “continue,” “future,” “potential,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “estimate,” “predict” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements made by us are not guarantees of future performance and that a variety of factors, including those discussed below, could cause our actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. We describe in more detail below the risks and uncertainties which may affect the operations, performance, development and results of our business. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statement, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

Dependence on Principal Product Line. Sales of Explorer digital set-tops accounted for 63 percent, 62 percent and 56 percent of total sales in fiscal years 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. There were no other product group sales which accounted for more than 10 percent of total sales in fiscal years 2005, 2004 or 2003. During fiscal year 2005, we shipped a total of 4.2 million Explorer digital set-tops, and during the first six months of fiscal year 2006, we shipped 2.3 million set-tops. At December 30, 2005, backlog contained orders with more than 1.1 million Explorer digital set-tops, including 558,500 set-tops with digital video recorder (DVR) capability. We expect that sales of our Explorer set-tops will continue to account for a significant portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future. As a result, our financial performance will continue to depend in significant part on:

•

whether there will be continued market acceptance of the Explorer digital set-top, including high-end set-tops with DVR and/or high-definition television capabilities,

•

the development and timing of the introduction of models and/or software applications for the Explorer network, including high definition cable set-tops designed for international markets and set-tops that support MPEG-4 technology,

•

the average selling price for Explorer digital set-tops,

•

the gross margins on our digital set-top products, and

•

our ability to continue to design cost-reduced Explorer set-tops.

Our sales are affected by the average selling prices for Explorer digital set-tops. The Explorer 8000^{^™} family of digital set-tops (which contain integrated hard drives and a single user interface for digital video recording capabilities) and high-definition television set-tops currently sell for significantly higher average selling prices than the average sales prices for our earlier generation set-top models. The selling prices of digital set-top models declined on average by approximately 10 percent during the first six months of fiscal year 2006 as compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2005. We are currently designing and introducing high-end Explorer set-tops with new features. However, there can be no assurance that a high-end Explorer set-top with new features will sell for a significantly higher price than our earlier generation set-top models, and there is no assurance that we will be able to continue to introduce new features to the Explorer digital set-top that the market would accept at a significantly higher price.

Although (1) the price of individual models of digital set-tops may decline in the future and (2) the selling prices of our digital set-top models may decline on average, the combined average selling prices of digital set-tops in any one quarter will vary based on the mix of models sold during the period. As a result, the mix of models of Explorer set-tops sold during a fiscal period, which we cannot predict, can affect our sales for that fiscal period.

Our results of operations are affected by the gross margins on Explorer digital set-tops. Gross margins on newly introduced products are typically lower than the average margins for our products. We continue to attempt to improve gross

margins on our digital set-top products through cost reductions from product design, procurement and manufacturing. Currently, margins on set-tops with DVR functionality approximate the average margin of our other digital set-tops. However, the introduction of new features on the Explorer digital set-top may affect our ability to improve gross margins on these digital set-top models in the future. As a result, the mix of models of Explorer set-tops sold during the quarter, which we cannot predict, can affect our results of operations for that quarter.

Our sales and results of operations for a fiscal period may also be affected by our product mix generally. For example, the year-to-year increase in sales of subscriber products during the first half of fiscal year 2006 was partly due to higher sales of cable modems, which have a lower gross margin than the company average margin. Sales of cable modems during the first half of fiscal year 2006 totaled 1.9 million units, an increase from 876,000 units shipped the previous year. The mix of business, such as third party product sales or higher content of service in contracts, might also affect our results of operations.

Dependence on Key Customers. Although the domestic cable television industry is comprised of thousands of cable systems, a small number of MSOs own a large portion of the cable television systems and account for a significant portion of the capital expenditures made by cable television system operators. Historically, a significant majority of our sales have been to relatively few customers, who have served North American markets. A failure to maintain our relationships with customers that make significant purchases of our products and services could harm our business and results of operations. A decline in revenue from one of our key customers or the loss of a key customer could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Customers that accounted for 10 percent or more of our total sales in fiscal years 2005, 2004, or 2003 were as follows:


	2005		2004		2003
Time Warner Inc.	21	%	19	%	21	%
Cablevision Systems	13	%	15	%	19	%
Comcast Corporation	8	%	11	%	11	%
All other customers	58	%	55	%	49	%

Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

The fiscal year 2003 percentage for Time Warner in the above table has been adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation by Time Warner of a partnership in a cable television operator. Accounts receivable at July 1, 2005 included $38.2 million from customers who accounted for 10 percent or more of our total sales in fiscal year 2005. International sales were 23 percent of total sales in fiscal year 2005 as compared to 20 percent and 22 percent of such sales in fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Uncertainties Related to Customers. We believe that the competition among cable companies, telephone companies (telcos) and others are creating opportunities for new services as the convergence of computing, communications and entertainment technologies continues in our customers’ markets. In recent years, some telcos have announced major video distribution initiatives. Although the emergence of advanced digital video offerings by worldwide telcos creates a significant additional market opportunity for our products and services, there can be no assurance that the companies that have announced major video distribution initiatives will implement successful video strategies or complete these projects. In addition, our products are a part of these complex systems, and the implementation of the telco video distribution initiatives is dependent on the technologies of multiple third parties, over which we have no control. As a result, there also can be no assurance that the telcos will implement their video distribution initiatives within the schedules as originally announced, which could affect the timing of our sales to those customers.

We have also made significant sales to customers outside the United States. International sales were 23 percent of total sales in fiscal year 2005 as compared to 20 percent and 22 percent of such sales in fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively. As a result, our future sales and results of operations could be affected by our ability to develop products acceptable to our international customers. These future sales and results of operations could be adversely affected by a variety of political, economic and other factors in various geographic regions, including foreign currency fluctuations, changes in a specific country’s or region’s political conditions, weakness in economic conditions, trade protection measures and other global trade policies, our ability to satisfactorily comply with cross border controls, customs and other import and export legal requirements, and changes in other regulatory requirements.

Rapid Changes in Technology and New Product Introductions. The markets for our products are characterized by rapidly changing technologies, evolving industry standards, frequent new product introductions and evolving methods of building and operating networks. We conduct an active research and development program to develop new products and

systems and to add significant new features to existing products and systems. In fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, our research and development expenses were $163,543,000, $149,233,000 and $146,596,000, respectively. Expenditures in the last three fiscal years were principally for the development and integration of features, products and systems for our interactive broadband networks, including software and hardware development and integration related to our digital set-top and digital network products, optoelectronic products, Internet Protocol (IP)-based transport systems, PowerVu® products and BarcoNet products.

Our future operating results may be adversely affected if we are unable to continue to develop, manufacture and market innovative products and services that meet customer requirements for performance and reliability on a timely basis. The process of developing our new, high technology products is inherently complex and uncertain. In addition, our products are becoming increasingly complex at the device and system level due to rapid advances in technology. The success of our existing and future products is dependent on several factors, including proper product definition, acceptable product cost, timely completion and introduction of new products, differentiation of new products from those of our competitors and market acceptance of these products. If our products are not updated to incorporate in a timely manner the latest technology for service providers, our products may become noncompetitive with respect to price and/or features, and our sales and results of operations may be adversely affected. These technologies may include:

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frequent silicon chip innovations,

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MPEG-4 and other advanced digital video encoding technology requirements,

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disk drive improvements,

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DVD drive capabilities,

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bandwidth enhancements and efficiency developments,

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IPTV capabilities and solutions,

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switched digital capabilities,

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Next Generation Network Architecture specifications,

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changes for our international customers,

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rapid technology advancement in the fiber optics transport industry, and

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other software enhancements, features and capabilities.

We have in the past experienced delays in product development and introduction, and there can be no assurance that we will not experience further delays in connection with our current product development or future development activities. Delays in development, testing, manufacture and/or deployment of new products, including but not limited to media center products, international set-tops, IP set-tops, video multiplexing and digital video encoding, could adversely affect our sales and results of operations. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will successfully identify new product opportunities, develop and bring new products to market in a timely manner and achieve market acceptance of our products, or that products and technologies developed by others will not render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive.

Acquisitions. There has been a trend toward consolidation in our industry. In November 2005, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to acquire Scientific-Atlanta. On February 2, 2006, our shareholders approved the acquisition at a special meeting of the shareholders. The Cisco merger is subject to various standard closing conditions, including approval by the shareholders of Scientific-Atlanta and under foreign antitrust laws. There can be no assurance that the merger will close in a timely manner or at all.

Uncertainties Related to Our Markets. There are currently two fundamental changes in the way end-user consumers watch television. Those two changes are the shift from analog television to high-definition television, and the shift from broadcast programming to on-demand programming. Our success is dependent upon the acceptance of (1) network-based services, such as digital cable, high-definition television services, video-on-demand, voice over IP and/or IP television; and (2) device-based features, such as digital video recorders, by end-user consumers, and purchases by our customers of our products and services to satisfy such consumer demand. Cable modems, high-definition television and digital video recording (DVR) continue to be the trends that drive our subscriber business. During fiscal year 2005, 1.9 million Explorer 8000 set-tops were shipped, including 906 thousand Explorer 8000 high-definition set-tops. In addition, during fiscal year 2005, we

shipped a total of 529 thousand non-DVR high-definition set-tops. In addition, we are in the process of developing our MCP-100^™ media center, which adds a DVD player and recorder to our DVR features. Our sales and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by the failure of these services or our products to:

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help our customers effectively compete against other service providers, such as direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers, wireless television providers and providers of substitute DSL services;

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appeal to enough end-user consumers;

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be available at prices consumers are willing to pay;

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function as expected; or

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be delivered in a timely fashion by our cable operator customers to consumers.

The sale of these products and services is an evolving business, and therefore there are many characteristics of this business that we cannot predict. These characteristics include:

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the extent to which demand for our products and services will be variable,

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sensitivity to economic conditions,

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consumer demand for various types of interactive applications,

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the proper pricing levels and models for various applications,

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the level of penetration of digital services into the subscriber base,

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the number of digital set-tops per household,

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the consumer churn rate to be expected,

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the extent to which digital cable interactive services will successfully compete against DBS service providers and telco video service providers,

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rapid changes in technology that create opportunities for us to innovate and for our customers to provide new services to customers, and

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international demand for the products and services.

Sales and Implementation Cycles for Our Solutions can be Lengthy. Our products are components of complex systems, and the sales cycles for these products can be lengthy. The sales and implementation process may involve a significant technical evaluation and commitment of capital and other resources by our customers. The sale and implementation of our products may be subject to delays due to our customers’ internal procedures for approving large capital expenditures and deploying new technologies. At times, our customers will require testing of our products by their test laboratories prior to acceptance of our products. In addition, as we introduce an increasing number of new products, in part due to rapidly changing technology, the testing resources of our customers may be constrained, and this may impact the timing of the acceptance of our products by our customers.

One of our set-top models has been deployed by some customers in Japan; however, we have not completed the acceptance process with one customer. Scientific-Atlanta is working with this Japanese customer on a plan to meet its product requirements. However, we are unable to control many factors that will influence whether our products will meet its product requirements. If we are unable to meet its product requirements, we may incur additional costs to rework these set-tops in order to sell them to other customers and/or incur charges to reduce the carrying value of the set-tops to net realizable value and the failure to meet our product requirements may adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Ability to Broaden the Customer Base for Our Technology. Our future financial performance will depend in significant part on our ability to broaden our customer base. Advances in technology and our innovative solutions are allowing us to address opportunities to broaden our customer base for our products. We launched our “overlay” technology in a number of Time Warner systems in fiscal year 2005. As we broaden our customer base and introduce new hardware features and/or software applications for the Explorer network, we may incur additional research and development and other expenses that are not incurred in the same period as the revenue they may ultimately generate. These expenses could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Reliance on Suppliers. Our growth and ability to meet customer demands depend in part on the following factors, which may affect the operations, performance, development and results of our business:

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our ability to obtain timely deliveries of parts from our suppliers;

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the pricing and availability of equipment, materials and inventories;

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performance issues with key suppliers and subcontractors; and

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financial condition of suppliers.

From time to time, we could experience shortages of certain electronic components from our suppliers, and these shortages may have a material effect on our operations. Certain of the components contained in our products are custom components, such as semiconductor products and lasers that can be supplied only by a sole vendor that may concentrate the manufacture of such component in only one location. A reduction, delay or interruption in supply or a significant change in price of one or more of these components could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, improvements in our results of operations are, in part, dependent on our ability to maximize material costs savings in order to outpace our product price reductions, including the price of our set-tops.

Suppliers that are significant to our business include vendors that provide us with parts that are critical to delivery of our principal products and vendors who provide us with material amounts of supplies. Significant suppliers include the following:

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STMicroelectronics, Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Analog Devices, Inc., Broadcom Corporation and Texas Instruments Inc. are our primary suppliers of a variety of semiconductor products (including ASICs), which are used as components in an array of products, including set-tops;

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Microtune is our primary supplier of silicon tuners for our set-top products;

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Anadigics, Inc. is a provider of CATV integrated circuits for use in our RF distribution and subscriber products;

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Infineon Technologies North America Corporation is the sole provider of the QPSK receiver device for certain of our Explorer models;

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Optium Corporation and Emcore Corporation are our primary suppliers of optical transmitters;

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Microcast, Inc. and Shanghai Skyrock Industry are our primary suppliers of die-castings for our RF distribution products;

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Philips Semiconductors B.V. and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. are our primary providers of cable television hybrids for use in our RF distribution products;

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Askey Corporation and ASUSTek Computer, Inc. are our suppliers of cable modem products, including voice modems;

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Maxtor Corporation and Western Digital Corporation are our providers of hard drives;

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Matsushita Electronics Components Corporation of America and its affiliates are our primary suppliers of “canned” tuners and RF modulators for subscriber products; and

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Cablevision Electronics Co., Ltd. and Zinwell Corporation are our primary suppliers of taps.

Concentration of Manufacturing. Our key manufacturing facilities are located in Juarez, Mexico and Kortrijk, Belgium. Currently approximately 95 percent of our in-house manufacturing is being performed in our Juarez facility. At full operation, the Juarez factory has the capability to run three shifts during the week and additional weekend shifts, if needed. During fiscal year 2005, we ran a third shift and weekend shifts on certain products to satisfy product demand and to meet production schedules. Due to our concentration of manufacturing in Juarez, we have considered appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery plans. However, we are unable to fully predict the impact on our results of operations, which may be materially adverse, of any type of disaster at this facility. A disruption of production at our Juarez facility could cause delays in product delivery, which could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We manufacture nearly all of our Explorer set-top boxes at the Juarez facility, and as we shift our product mix to higher end set-tops, such as digital video recorders and high-definition television models, vertically integrate components and use finer-pitch placement technologies, we have upgraded and may continue to upgrade equipment at this facility.

Additionally, as this mix shift occurs, our overall capacity has been and may continue to be impacted. For example, as of July 1, 2005, using the mix of products and manufacturing configuration that existed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005, the Juarez facility capacity was approximately 1.2 million Explorer set-top units per quarter. We are currently expanding Explorer capacity and continuing to improve manufacturing efficiencies. With these changes, we could increase this capacity by approximately 10 percent. We are unable to predict our set-top product mix and our ability to increase capacity in both amount of the increase and timing of the increase. Additionally, improvements in our results of operations are, in part, dependent on our ability to minimize conversion costs in order to outpace the price reductions of our products.

International. The economic and other conditions in various geographic regions have impacted and are expected to continue to impact our sales and results of operations as follows:

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We have made significant sales to customers outside the United States. International sales were 23 percent of total sales in fiscal year 2005 as compared to 20 percent and 22 percent of such sales in fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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We have and will continue to have significant international operations. Our key manufacturing facilities are located in Juarez, Mexico and Kortrijk, Belgium. We now perform approximately 95 percent of our in-house manufacturing in our Juarez, Mexico facility. Additionally, our business and results of operations may be affected by foreign currency fluctuations in the Euro and the Peso.

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The majority of the parts and products that we obtain from outside suppliers are obtained from suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region.

As a result, our future sales and results of operations could be adversely affected by a variety of political, economic and other factors in various geographic regions, including foreign currency fluctuations, changes in a specific country’s or region’s political conditions or changes in economic conditions, trade protection measures, import or export licensing requirements or policies, global trade policies, the overlap of different tax structures, unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, health epidemics and earthquakes. In addition, our business and results of operations could be affected by our ability to satisfactorily comply with cross border controls, customs and other import and export legal requirements.

Intellectual Property. We generally rely upon patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to establish and maintain our proprietary rights in our technology and products. However, there can be no assurance that any of our proprietary rights will provide significant competitive advantage or will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Other companies are filing and have filed patents with respect to digital video technology, including DVR technology, and these third parties may claim that the technology in our set-top boxes infringes their intellectual property rights. We diligently review the technology in our products to minimize exposure due to intellectual property infringement, but there can be no assurance that third parties will not claim that we have infringed their intellectual property. Third parties have claimed, and may claim in the future, that we have infringed their existing or future, intellectual property rights. Regardless of merit, any claims could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, cause product shipment delays, or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, any of which could seriously harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations. There can be no assurance that any required royalty or licensing agreements would be available, or available on terms acceptable to us. Additionally, there can be no assurance that we will prevail in any intellectual property infringement litigation given the complex technical issues and inherent uncertainties in litigation. In the event an intellectual property claim against us were successful and we could not obtain a license on acceptable terms or license a substitute technology or redesign to avoid infringement, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be seriously harmed. Even if we prevailed in litigation, the expense of litigation could be significant and could seriously harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Bookings Tend to be Highly Variable. Bookings are orders received by Scientific-Atlanta that are eligible for inclusion in backlog. In general, Scientific-Atlanta’s policy is to place in its backlog firm orders for product scheduled for shipment within six months from the end of the reported quarter. Our bookings and sales, and consequently backlog, are affected by uncertainties relating to plans and commitments of our major customers and changes in order patterns of our major customers. Bookings from our major customers generally tend to be highly variable within a quarter, and they often vary considerably from one quarter to the next. Historically, many of our major customers establish their budgets on a calendar year basis, and until they set those budgets, they tend to hold orders. As a result, we believe that short-term measurements of new order activity are often less useful than longer-term measurements that span several quarters. Also, a significant decline in backlog may adversely affect our sales and results of operations. In addition, although we have established controls for a highly variable business environment, due to the reasons described above, we are unable to predict with any certainty the timing of bookings or sales or the level of backlog.

Dependence on the General Business and Economic Condition of the Cable Television Industry and Cable Television Capital Spending. The majority of our revenues come from sales of systems and equipment to the cable television industry. Demand for these products depends primarily on capital spending by cable television system operators for constructing, rebuilding or upgrading their systems and/or providing new subscriber services. There can be no assurance that cable television capital spending will increase from current levels, that existing levels of cable television capital spending will be maintained, or that cable operators will allocate their limited capital spending to uses that are of the greatest benefit to Scientific-Atlanta. The amount of capital spending in the cable television industry, and, therefore, our sales and profitability, have been, and in the future may be, affected by a variety of factors, including:

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the financial condition of domestic and international cable television system operators and distributors, and their access to financing, which may be adversely affected by increases in interest rates,

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declines in capital spending by our customers if credit markets tighten and customer credit ratings are lowered,

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delays in capital spending due to cable system consolidation or restructuring of the cable television industry,

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technological developments that impact the deployment of equipment, and

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new legislation and regulations, or regulatory uncertainties, affecting the equipment used by cable television system operators and their customers, such as uncertainties related to government regulation of basic cable or equipment rates or other terms of “digital must-carry,” “forced access,” “plug and play,” common carrier and other requirements of the FCC and other regulatory bodies.

In addition, the amount of capital spending in the cable television industry and our financial performance may be affected by the ability of cable television system operators to compete against telephone companies offering video programming, direct broadcast satellite service providers offering digital video recorder capabilities, wireless television providers and providers of high-speed data transmission. Telephone companies may have significantly greater resources, financial and otherwise, than cable television system operators.

Dependence on Financial Stability of Customers and Distributors. Several of our customers, distributors and potential customers have encountered significant financial difficulties that have affected their ability to pay for product that has shipped, take delivery of orders they have previously placed or raise additional capital to fund the purchase of equipment and services. Certain of our MSO customers also have had significant amounts of debt. Customers with significant debt levels may have difficulty obtaining financing to fund planned capital expenditures. The difficulty of our customers to obtain such financing could have an adverse effect on our sales to these customers, which sales we are not able to predict. In addition, MSOs had been measured historically by the investment community on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). More recently, we believe the focus has shifted toward the point at which the MSOs will produce positive free cash flow, which is generally defined as EBITDA reduced by capital expenditures and dividends. MSOs may reduce their capital spending and existing debt to improve free cash flow. Declines in capital spending by our customers may adversely affect our sales, which sales we are not able to predict.

Competition. As our market has expanded to include new elements of worldwide entertainment, information and communications opportunities, we are faced with increased competition within those markets. Accordingly, our products compete with those of a substantial number of companies worldwide.

Our digital set-tops, data and voice modems, digital headend, and related software products compete with products from a number of companies. These include:

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Companies that develop and sell substitute products that are distributed by direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and telephone companies through a variety of channels, including retail channels. These products may be subsidized by DBS or telephone companies, and they may be sold together with services that are not available from our customers. Although these products are not directly competitive with respect to sales of our products to our customers, these substitute products are competitive with our customers’ video services and products, and affect the end-user consumer demand for our products.

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Companies that develop and sell products entirely of their own design and companies that license technology from us. It is possible that some of these directly competitive products could be sold through retail channels, and thus we may be subject to competition from a variety of companies with retail brands that are more familiar to consumers than ours. These competitors may include companies in the personal computer and consumer electronics industries.

Our data and voice modem products compete with products from a large number of companies. Additionally, because our cable MSO customers face competition from system operators offering data services via Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) and voice services via traditional twisted-pair copper telephony, companies manufacturing those products indirectly compete with us.

Our products that are used by operators to process and transmit entertainment, information, and communications over their networks compete with products from a number of companies. These products increasingly conform to standards widely adopted in the information technology and telecommunications industries and, as a result, new competitors may enter the markets for these products.

Other companies may have developed alternative methods of providing conditional access on cable networks that proposes to encrypt only a portion of digital video stream. If this alternative conditional access method proves to be technologically and commercially feasible, it may be adopted by our customers. Additionally, one of our customers has secured the right to directly license conditional access technology to other companies that may offer products which compete with ours.

In addition, certain regulatory issues may affect the competitive environment. These issues include:

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The FCC has mandated that digital tuners be incorporated into all television sets greater than 13 inches and all television receiving equipment such as VCRs and DVD players by July 1, 2007. Digital tuners were mandated for 50 percent of a manufacturer’s televisions greater than 36 inches starting July 1, 2004, and 100 percent of televisions greater than 36 inches starting July 1, 2005. Fifty percent of a manufacturer’s televisions between 24 and 35 inches must include digital tuners starting July 1, 2005, with 100 percent including such tuners effective March 1, 2006. Thus, televisions manufacturers are already integrating into their products some of the technology that also is available in our set-top products, and will be integrating such technology into most of their products by July 1, 2007

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On October 9, 2003, the FCC released rules for digital “plug and play” cable compatibility. The new rules generally follow, with some modification, the technical, labeling and encoding rules originally set forth in a December 19, 2002 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between various cable television and consumer electronics companies. The MOU contained both voluntary and inter-industry agreements and a package of regulatory proposals. The rules permit consumer electronics companies to manufacture television sets or other consumer electronics products with “plug and play” functionality for one-way digital cable services, including typical cable programming as well as premium services. Consumers with such television sets will need to obtain a security card also known as a CableCARD to be inserted in the television set in order to receive such cable services. In accordance with the FCC rules, we made available CableCARDs compatible with our Explorer set-top products and our PowerKey^{^®} encryption and conditional access system before July 1, 2004.

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Related to the FCC “plug and play” rules, companies in a variety of businesses, including cable television, direct broadcast satellite, television and movie production, consumer electronics, retail, software products, and communications technology products, have held a series of meetings with the objective of establishing a standard for a two-way CableCARD. Such a device would enable consumers with compatible television sets or other consumer electronics products to receive services requiring two-way communications, such as video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand, and free on-demand services without a set-top. Consumers with such television sets would need to obtain a two-way CableCARD to be inserted in the television set or other consumer electronics equipment in order to receive such cable services. At this time, the FCC has not established a completion date for this effort, though it has mandated that various cable companies file reports with the FCC commencing August 1, 2005 and every ninety days thereafter, detailing CableCARD deployment and support thereof. The FCC further mandated that the National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) file reports commencing August 1, 2005 and every sixty days thereafter on the progress of agreement on two-way plug and play and a software-based conditional access agreement.

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As it relates to the navigation device market, the FCC extended the date for the phase-out of integrated set-top boxes until July 1, 2007. This phase-out requires cable operators to separate the security and non-security functions in the devices they provide on a leased or sale basis. However, the FCC has also required the cable operators to report to the FCC, no later than December 1, 2005 regarding the feasibility of a downloadable security solution. In addition, the NCTA and CEA are required to file joint status reports and hold joint status meetings with the Commission on or before August 1, 2005 and every 60 days thereafter on progress in bi-directional talks and a software-based conditional access agreement. The FCC has determined that to the extent a downloadable security or similar software-oriented solution provides for common reliance on an identical security technology and conditional access interface, it would not require the physical separation of the security element. Thus, consumer electronics manufacturers may produce products that would enable consumers to receive video services via this downloadable security.

In each of these current and future competitive scenarios, some of our competitors have significantly greater resources, financial and otherwise, than we do. We believe that our ability to compete in the industry has resulted from our marketing strategies, engineering skills, product features, product performance, ability to provide post-purchase services, ability to provide quality products at competitive prices, and broad coverage of the market by our sales personnel and the alternate channels of distribution we utilize.

Reliance on Employees. It may be difficult for us to recruit and retain the types of highly skilled employees that are necessary to remain competitive. Competition for key technical and engineering personnel in our industry is common. We believe that our future success depends in large part on our continued ability to hire, assimilate and retain qualified employees at all levels.

Compromise of Signal Security. Our MSO customers rely on our conditional access system to protect content they transport through our subscriber network and media networks systems. If the security of either system were compromised, we may be required to implement system countermeasures that may include distribution of equipment to prevent such compromise, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Stock Volatility and Stock Repurchases. The stock market in general, and the market for technology companies in particular, has, from time to time, experienced extreme volatility. These broad market and industry fluctuations may significantly affect the trading price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. The trading price of our common stock could be affected by a number of factors, including: changes in expectations of our future financial performance; changes in securities analysts’ estimates (or the failure to meet such estimates); announcements of technological innovations; customer relationship developments; conditions affecting our targeted markets in general; and quarterly fluctuations in our revenue and financial results. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has been instituted. Such litigation is expensive, and legal expenses and settlements may adversely affect our results of operations. We are involved in a number of class action proceedings. For a description of certain legal matters, see generally our “Legal Proceedings” disclosures in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2005 and subsequent quarterly reports.

Stock Related Matters. We also cannot predict the expense related to stock options with certainty. The expense is related to a number of factors, including the number and timing of option grants, our stock price, the volatility of our stock price, the estimated holding period of the stock options, and the retirement of employees who hold substantial numbers of unvested options without any requisite service period. In the future, stock option grants to retirement-eligible employees will be expensed on the date of grant. Historically, approximately fifty percent of the stock options granted are to retirement-eligible employees. As a result, we expect to record a significant stock compensation charge in the period in which we award our annual stock option grant.

In addition, in February 2003, we announced a program to buy back up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2005, there were 7,604,700 shares available that may yet be purchased under the February 2003 stock repurchase plan. We expect to continue to repurchase our common stock under this plan from time to time in the open market or in private transactions. However, such repurchases are subject to market conditions and restrictions under the federal securities laws, including requirements under Rules 10b-5 and 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Use of Estimates and Assumptions in Preparation of Financial Statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to revenue recognition, stock option compensation expense, the adequacy of receivable, inventory and tax reserves, deferred tax allowances, asset impairments and accrued liabilities and other liabilities, principally relating to warranty provisions and the pension benefit liability. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on our operating results. These risks are discussed in greater detail in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Critical Accounting Policies.

Uncertain Legal Environment. We believe that we operate in an uncertain legal environment and that our legal environment is becoming increasingly litigious. Such litigation is expensive, and legal expenses and settlements may adversely affect our results of operations. For a description of legal matters, see generally our “Legal Proceedings” disclosures in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2005 and subsequent quarterly reports.

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