(a) The Company and Nature of Operations

FalconStor Software, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), is a leading storage software company offering a converged data services software platform that is hardware agnostic. The Company develops, manufactures and sells data migration, business continuity, disaster recovery, optimized backup and de-duplication solutions and provides the related maintenance, implementation and engineering services.

(b) Liquidity

As of March 31, 2018, we had a working capital deficiency of $0.6 million, which is inclusive of current deferred revenue of $7.4 million, and a stockholders' deficit of $14.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we had net income of $0.5 million and positive cash flow from operations of $1.2 million. Our cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2018 was $4.6 million, an increase of $3.6 million as compared to December 31, 2017.

In June 2017, the Board approved a comprehensive plan to increase operating performance (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan resulted in a realignment in workforce. The 2017 Plan was substantially completed by the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and when combined with previous workforce reductions in the second quarter of Fiscal 2017 reduced the Company’s workforce to approximately 81 employees at December 31, 2017.

On November 17, 2017, HCP-FVA, LLC (the “Lender” or "HCP-FVA") provided a commitment letter to the Company agreeing to finance up to $3 million to the Company (the “Commitment”) on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in that certain commitment letter. As part of that Commitment, on November 17, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Lender and certain other loan parties named therein, pursuant to which the Lender made a short term loan to the Company in the principal amount of $500,000 (the “Short Term Loan”).

On February 23, 2018, the Company closed on the Commitment and the Lender subscribed for the full $3 million of Units in the Commitment by payment of $2.5 million in cash and the conversion of the $500,000 Short Term Loan. The $3 million term loan has an interest rate of prime plus 0.75% and a maturity date of June 30, 2021. The Lender is an affiliate of Hale Capital Partners, LP (together, "Hale Capital") and the Company's largest shareholder through its ownership of Series A redeemable preferred stock ("Series A Preferred Stock"), and an affiliate of Martin Hale, a Director of the Company. As part of the Commitment, Hale Capital also agreed to postpone the date of the optional redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock from August 5, 2017 to July 30, 2021, and to waive prior breaches of the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock which had triggered a redemption right. See Note (9) Notes Payable and Stock Warrants for further information.

We believe that our cash flows from operations and existing cash on hand are sufficient to conduct our planned operations and meet our contractual requirements.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

(d) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s significant estimates include those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable allowances, share-based payment compensation, valuation of derivatives, capitalizable software development costs, valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets and income taxes. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company also had significant estimates in the determination of the fair value of Series A Preferred Stock, notes payable and warrants issued. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The financial market volatility in many countries where the Company operates has impacted and may continue to impact the Company’s business. Such conditions could have a material impact on the Company’s significant accounting estimates discussed above.

(e) Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at March 31, 2018, and the results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 ("2017 Form 10-K").

(f) Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued new guidance which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This new guidance replaces most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP in the United States and requires entities to recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under previous revenue guidance.

The most significant impact of the standard relates to our accounting for our term license revenue. Specifically, for Freestor software subscription licenses, revenue is now recognized at the time of delivery rather than ratably over the subscription period.

The adoption of the standard resulted in an increase to the opening balance of accumulated deficit of $8.9 million, related to the cumulative effect of a decrease in deferred revenue of $5.4 million, an increase in contract assets of $3.1 million from the upfront recognition of term licenses and the general requirement to allocate the transaction price on a relative stand-alone selling price, and an increase of $0.4 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

Following is a summary of the impact to the Company’s current financial results from adopting the new revenue recognition standard:



Statements of Operations	Under Previous Guidance			New Revenue Standard Adjustment			Under Current Accounting Guidance
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Product revenue	$	1,667,484		$	266,460		$	1,933,944
Support and services revenue	3,247,123			(187,118		)	3,060,005
Selling and marketing	1,158,721			34,829			1,193,550
Provision for income taxes	62,439			—			62,439
Net income	392,706			114,171			506,877
Net income attributable to common stockholders	(2,157,608		)	114,171			(2,043,437		)
Basic net income per share attributable to common stockholders	(0.05		)	—			(0.05		)
Diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders	(0.05		)	—			(0.05		)



Balance Sheets	Under Previous Guidance			New Revenue Standard Adjustment			Under Current Accounting Guidance
March 31, 2018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,036,979			378,971			1,415,950
Contract assets, net, current	$	—		$	1,624,533		$	1,624,533
Contract assets, net, long-term	$	—		$	1,786,369		$	1,786,369
Deferred revenue, net, current	12,407,725			(5,016,354		)	7,391,371
Deferred tax liabilities, net	85,559			—			85,559
Deferred revenue, net, long-term	6,106,637			(358,189		)	5,748,448
Accumulated deficit	(130,657,192		)	9,164,416			(121,492,776		)

Adoption of the revenue recognition standard had no impact to cash from or used in operating, financing, or investing on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

See Note (2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further details.

Statements of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on presentation and classification of eight specific items within the statement of cash flows, including (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions received from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interests in securitization transactions, and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The Company has adopted this guidance and it did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

Employee Benefit Plans

In March 2017, the FASB issued new guidance on retirement benefits, which requires employers to disaggregate the service cost component from other components of net periodic benefit costs and to disclose the amounts of net periodic benefit costs that are included in each income statement line item. The standard requires employers to report the service cost component in the same line item as other compensation costs and to report the other components of net periodic benefit costs (which include interest costs, expected return on plan assets, amortization of prior service cost or credits and actuarial gains and losses) separately and outside a subtotal of operating income. The income statement guidance requires application on a retrospective basis. This update is effective for public entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods, with early adoption permitted, which for the Company will be the annual period ending December 31, 2018. The Company has adopted this guidance and it did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial assets and financial liabilities. The standard (i) requires an entity to measure equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee, at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring an entity to perform a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, (iii) changes certain presentation and disclosure requirements related to financial assets and financial liabilities, and (iv) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity's other deferred tax assets. The Company has adopted this guidance and it did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

(g) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on leases to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This new guidance will replace existing guidance on leases in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for the annual period beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within that period, which for the Company will be the annual period ending December 31, 2019. Early application is permitted. The standard requires the use of a modified retrospective transition method; however, certain optional practical expedients may be applied. The Company's preliminary analysis indicates that the Company will recognize a liability for remaining lease payments and a right-of-use asset related to the Company's operating lease covering its corporate office facility that expires in April 2021. Currently the Company's additional operating leases related to offices in foreign countries are set to expire prior to adoption of the new guidance. The Company is in the initial stages of evaluating the effect of the standard on the Company's financial statements.