PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus Dated July 14, 1999) Registration No. 333-74107
APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION
30,721,185 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This prospectus supplement includes the attached Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of Applied Magnetics Corporation for the quarter ended July 3, 1999
previously filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission and relates
to the prospectus dated July 14, 1999, covering the offer and sale of:
o 23,416,211 shares of our common stock held by some of our current
stockholders;
o 7,028,224 shares of our common stock that are issuable upon
conversion of our senior subordinated convertible note; and
o 276,750 shares of our common stock that are issuable upon the
exercise of some of our options.
All capitalized terms used but not defined in this prospectus supplement shall
have the meanings given them in the prospectus.
The information in the table appearing under the heading "Selling
Stockholders" in the prospectus is superseded in part by the information
appearing in the table below:
Number of Beneficially
Owned Shares Prior to
Offering(1)
Number of Shares
Shares to Be Beneficially
Offered for Owned After
Name of Selling Stockholder Number Percent Resale Offering
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Sierra Ventures VI (3)(4) 2,599,430 5.81% 2,599,430 0
SV Associates VI (4) 195,233 * 195,233 0
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Form 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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(X) Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended July 3, 1999
( ) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from _______to_______
Commission File No. 1-6635
APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
A Delaware Corporation 95-1950506
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
75 Robin Hill Road, Goleta, California 93117
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (805) 683-5353
(No Change)
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.
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 ninety days. Yes ..X.. No ___
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock: 45,736,741 $.10 par value common stock as of August 12, 1999.
Exhibit Index on Page 25
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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
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The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have
been prepared by Applied Magnetics Corporation and its subsidiaries (the
"Company" or "Applied Magnetics") pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such
rules and regulations. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
and selected notes included therein should be read in conjunction with the
audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended October 3,
1998.
The following unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all
adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, which, in the
opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the consolidated
financial position and results of operations for the periods presented.
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APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited
(In thousands except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the three months ended For the nine months ended
July 3, July 4, July 3, July 4,
__________ __________ __________ __________
1999 1998 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales $ 5,320 $ 33,579 $ 36,839 $ 166,834
Cost of sales 22,920 35,514 79,614 172,126
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Gross deficit (17,600) (1,935) (42,775) (5,292)
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Research and development expenses 25,108 30,513 86,607 82,263
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,861 1,504 5,304 5,079
Writedown of assets and restructuring charges 11,977 - 16,477 8,400
Amortization 4,240 - 6,257 -
Purchase in-process technology - - 28,700 -
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Total operating expenses 43,186 32,017 143,345 95,742
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Loss from operations (60,786) (33,952) (186,120) (101,034)
Interest income 163 1,326 1,104 4,752
Interest expense (3,414) (3,285) (10,306) (9,577)
Other income (expense) 55 309 (1,230) (1,146)
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Loss before taxes (63,982) (35,602) (196,552) (107,005)
Provision for income taxes - 240 514 517
Discontinued operations, net 25,941 - 25,941 -
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Net loss $ (38,041) $ (35,842) $(171,125) $(107,522)
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Net loss per share:
Loss from continuing operations per common share $ (1.55) $ (1.50) $ (5.91) $ (4.50)
Discontinued operations, net 0.63 - 0.78 -
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Loss per common share $ (0.92) $ (1.50) $ (5.13) $ (4.50)
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Loss per common share - assuming dilution $ (0.92) $ (1.50) $ (5.13) $ (4.50)
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding:
Common shares 41,427 23,968 33,378 23,917
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Common shares - assuming dilution 41,427 23,968 33,378 23,917
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The accompanying Selected Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.
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APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited
(In thousands except share and par value data)
ASSETS July 3, October 3,
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1999 1998
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Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,046 $ 71,674
Accounts receivable, net 1,223 7,291
Inventories 1,773 13,054
Prepaid expenses and other 11,828 15,590
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20,870 107,609
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Property, plant and equipment, at cost 365,153 365,469
Less-accumulated depreciation (209,310) (188,022)
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155,843 177,447
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Cost in excess of net assets of business acquired, net 65,488 -
Other assets 12,385 14,462
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$ 254,586 $ 299,518
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 1,640 $ 1,610
Bank notes payable 59,268 58,468
Accounts payable 21,235 16,409
Accrued payroll and benefits 10,514 8,070
Other current liabilities 16,455 9,653
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109,112 94,210
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Long-term debt, net 115,371 116,767
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Other liabilities 2,820 2,581
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Shareholders' Investment:
Preferred stock, $.10 par value, authorized
5,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding - -
Common stock, $.10 par value, authorized 120,000,000
shares, issued 41,557,887 at July 3, 1999 and
24,103,294 shares at October 3, 1998 4,156 2,410
Paid-in capital 301,931 191,225
Retained deficit (277,190) (106,065)
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28,897 87,570
Treasury stock, at cost (130,552 shares as of
July 3, 1999 and 130,233 shares at October 3, 1998) (1,581) (1,577)
Unearned restricted stock compensation (33) (33)
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27,283 85,960
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$ 254,586 $ 299,518
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The accompanying Selected Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited
(In thousands)
For the nine months ended
July 3, July 4,
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1999 1998
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss $(171,125) $(107,522)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 38,644 33,749
Loss on sale of assets 265 -
Writedown of assets and restructuring charge 16,477 8,400
Purchase in-process technology 28,700 -
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects
from business merger:
Accounts receivable, net 6,716 46,099
Inventories 11,396 30,979
Prepaid expenses and other 3,326 (99)
Accounts payable (6,238) (33,421)
Accrued payroll and benefits 1,782 (2,132)
Other assets and liabilities (1,637) (1,181)
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Net cash flows used in operating activities (71,694) (25,128)
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment (10,750) (33,208)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment, net 401 -
Purchase of business (703) -
Notes receivable 87 88
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Net cash flows used in investing activities (10,965) (33,120)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt 106,508 201,259
Repayment of debt (108,453) (199,918)
Proceeds from stock options exercised, net 18,950 578
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Net cash flows provided by financing activities 17,005 1,919
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents 26 (1,069)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (65,628) (57,398)
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 71,674 162,302
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 6,046 $ 104,904
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Supplemental Cash Flow Data:
Stock issued to purchase business $ 93,498 $ -
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The accompanying Selected Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.
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Selected Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Unaudited
(July 3, 1999)
Note A: Merger with DAS Devices, Inc. (DAS)
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On February 11, 1999, the Company completed its merger with DAS, a
research and development company. The consideration exchanged was 13,051,872
shares of the Company's common stock for all of the outstanding preferred and
common shares of DAS. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, and the
acquisition price of approximately $99.7 million was allocated to assets
acquired, including the fair value of in-process technology, and liabilities
assumed based on their fair values. It was determined that in-process technology
of $28.7 million was acquired. Since the technology has no future economic value
to the Company, it was written-off during the three months ended April 3, 1999.
The excess of the purchase price plus related transaction costs over the fair
value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed has
been allocated to (1) developed technology and know-how of approximately $30.1
million, which will be amortized on a straight line basis over 3 years, the
estimated period of future benefit and (2) goodwill of approximately $39.6
million (including a value of $1.6 million associated with assembled workforce),
which will be amortized on a straight line basis over the estimated period of
future benefit of 7 years. Concurrent with this acquisition and contingent on
the merger, a private investor group purchased 4,641,089 shares of the Company's
common stock in exchange for $18.75 million.
Note B: Inventories
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Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or
market. Inventory costs consist of purchased materials and services, direct
production labor and manufacturing overhead expense. The components of inventory
are as follows (in thousands):
July 3, October 3,
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1999 1999
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Purchased parts and
manufacturing supplies $ 1,500 $ 8,578
Work-in-process 273 2,414
Finished goods - 2,062
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1,773 13,054
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Note C: Writedown of Assets and Restructuring Charge
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The Company recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $8.4 million
in the first quarter of fiscal 1998. Of this amount, approximately $2.9 million
pertains to severance and related expenses at the Ireland facility and
approximately $5.5 million represents the write-off of the unamortized book
value of inductive thin-film equipment. The shut down of the Ireland facility
was completed in March 1998 as part of a plan to consolidate foreign
manufacturing operations. Approximately 300 employees were terminated at the
Ireland plant. All amounts for severance, outplacement and relocation at the
Ireland facility were paid during 1998. The inductive thin-film equipment, which
is no longer usable to the Company, are in the process of being abandoned due to
changing technology. Management separately isolated the idle equipment. Many of
the products have already been disposed of, and the remaining estimated cost of
disposal is expected to be approximately equal to the scrap value.
The Company recorded a $4.5 million charge in the second fiscal quarter of
1999 related to the write-off of the unamortized book value of obsolete assets
and the remaining book value of assets associated with the discontinuation of an
in-house suspension assembly operation. The obsolete assets and the in-house
suspension assembly assets, which were no longer usable to the Company, are in
the process of being abandoned due to changing technology and product
discontinuation. Management separately isolated the assets. The assets have not
yet been disposed of; however, the estimated costs of disposal are expected to
be approximately equal to scrap value.
The Company recorded a $12 million charge in the third fiscal quarter of
1999 in connection with the closure of its facility in Milpitas, California and
workforce reduction in its Goleta, California headquarters, which were completed
in May 1999. Of this amount, approximately $2.1 million was related to severance
and related expenses and $9.9 million represents the unamortized book value of
the assets at the Milpitas facility. The assets were primarily equipment under
capital lease, which were taken out of service before quarter-end. The closure
of the Milpitas facility and the workforce reduction in the Goleta location were
part of a cost reduction program that was in response to the industry softness
in demand for recording heads and in part due to the Company being late to
market with certain key products.
Note D: Credit Facilities
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The Company's Malaysian subsidiary has credit facility agreements with
five Malaysian banks. These credit facilities allow for borrowings of up to
$62.7 million of which $59.3 million was outstanding as of July 3, 1999. All
the Malaysian credit facilities are callable on demand, have no termination date
and are guaranteed by the Company. Credit facilities with one bank are secured
by the Company's real property holdings in Malaysia and include financial
covenants and certain covenants which preclude the Company from granting liens
and security interests in other assets in Malaysia. Credit facilities with the
four other banks are unsecured.
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The Company also has a secured, asset-based revolving line of credit of up
to $35.0 million from CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. As of August 17, 1999, the
Company was not in compliance with the financial covenants under this line of
credit. The Company has the ability to receive a waiver through August 31, 1999.
The Company expects to successfully renegotiate the terms of the covenants under
this line of credit with the lender. As of July 3, 1999, the total amount
available under this line of credit was fully utilized.
Note E: Earnings (Loss) Per Share Computation
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Effective in fiscal 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" ("SFAS 128"). SFAS 128
replaces the presentation of primary income (loss) per share ("EPS") with the
presentation of basic EPS. Loss per common share is computed by dividing net
loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during
the period. Loss per common share - assuming dilution is computed based on
weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents
outstanding during the period and as if the Company's 7.0% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2006 (the "Convertible Debentures") were
converted into common stock at the beginning of the period after giving
retroactive effect to the elimination of interest expense, net of income tax
effect, applicable to the Convertible Debentures. During a loss period, the
assumed exercise of in-the-money stock options and conversion of Convertible
Debentures has an antidilutive effect. As a result, these shares are not
included in the weighted average shares outstanding of 41,427,335 used in the
calculation of loss per common share and common share -assuming dilution at
July 3, 1999.
Note F: Subsequent Events
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On July 14, 1999, the Company sold to Kennilworth Partners II LP, four
million shares of its common stock for $16 million. Kennilworth also purchased
from the Company a senior subordinated convertible note for $25 million. The
Company received approximately $25 million after quarter-end, on July 14, 1999.
The note bears interest at 14% per year commencing October 1, 2002 and will
mature in July 2005, at which time the note will be payable in the principal
amount of $37.8 million. The note is convertible into approximately seven
million shares of common stock. The Company also redeemed $16 million principal
amount of its 7% convertible subordinated debentures due 2006 at par. The
Company announced that it entered into an agreement for this transaction on
May 12, 1999 and the shares were issued on July 14, 1999.
On July 14, 1999, the Company also announced its intention to proceed with
a rights offering that will allow stockholders to purchase shares of common
stock at a price discounted to the market price at the time of the offering. The
rights will be transferable. Holders of the rights will have the option to
subscribe for additional shares of stock not purchased by other stockholders.
The Company expects to complete this transaction in its fourth fiscal quarter.
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Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results of Operations
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On February 11, 1999, the Company completed its merger with DAS, a
research and development company. The consideration exchanged was 13,051,872
shares of the Company's common stock for all of the outstanding preferred and
common shares of DAS. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, and the
acquisition price of approximately $99.7 million was allocated to assets
acquired, including the fair value of in-process technology, and liabilities
assumed based on their fair values. It was determined that in-process technology
of $28.7 million was acquired. Since the technology has no future economic value
to the Company, it was written-off during the three months ended April 3, 1999.
The excess of the purchase price plus related transaction costs over the fair
value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed has
been allocated to (1) developed technology and know-how of approximately $30.1
million, which will be amortized on a straight line basis over 3 years, the
estimated period of future benefit and (2) goodwill of approximately $39.6
million (including a value of $1.6 million associated with assembled workforce),
which will be amortized on a straight line basis over the estimated period of
future benefit of 7 years. Concurrent with this acquisition and contingent on
the merger, a private investor group purchased 4,641,089 shares of the Company's
common stock in exchange for $18.75 million.
On April 12, 1999, the Company completed its previously announced sale of
its subsidiary, Magnetic Data Technologies, LLC ("MDT") to Dubilier & Company.
MDT is a leading provider of outsourced post-sales services to original
equipment manufacturers ("OEM's") of electronic components and systems. The
Company realized a net gain from discontinued operations of approximately $25.9
million on the transaction upon receipt of the proceeds in the quarter ended
July 3, 1999.
On May 12, 1999, the Company embarked on a significant cost reduction
program in order to realign expenses to respond to the reduced projections for
revenue and cash flow from operations for the balance of calendar 1999. The
change in forecast was partly due to the recent industry softness in demand for
recording heads and in part due to the Company being late to market with its 4.3
gigabyte per 3.5" disk MR product. As a result, the Company reduced its
California workforce by approximately 35% by closing its facility in Milpitas as
well as making additional reductions at its headquarters in Goleta, California.
Wafer development, which had been centered in the Milpitas facility, was
consolidated into the Goleta location. The Company's results for the quarter
ended July 3, 1999, included a charge of approximately $12 million in connection
with the closure of the Milpitas facility and the workforce reductions in
Goleta, California.
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On July 14, 1999, the Company sold to Kennilworth Partners II LP, four
million shares of its common stock for $16 million. Kennilworth also purchased
from the Company a senior subordinated convertible note for $25 million. The
Company received approximately $25 million after quarter-end, on July 14, 1999.
The note bears interest at 14% per year commencing October 1, 2002 and will
mature in July 2005, at which time the note will be payable in the principal
amount of $37.8 million. The note is convertible into approximately seven
million shares of common stock. The Company also redeemed $16 million principal
amount of its 7% convertible subordinated debentures due 2006 at par. The
Company announced that it entered into an agreement for this transaction on May
12, 1999 and the shares were issued on July 14, 1999.
On July 14, 1999, the Company also announced its intention to proceed with
a rights offering that will allow stockholders to purchase shares of common
stock at a price discounted to the market price at the time of the offering.
Stockholders will have the option to subscribe for additional shares of stock
not purchased by other stockholders. The Company expects to complete this
transaction in its fourth fiscal quarter.
The Company incurred operating losses and declining revenues due to the
lack of production orders during the third fiscal quarter on the 4.3 gigabyte
per 3.5" disk heads and due to soft demand experienced by component suppliers in
the disk drive industry. After the end of the third fiscal quarter, the Company
received initial production orders for delivery of 4.3 gigabyte per 3.5" disk
heads in the fourth fiscal quarter and is currently ramping production while
completing the final qualification requirements. Additionally, the Company is
proceeding with its GMR qualifications at capacities up to 8.6 gigabytes per
3.5" disk and production is anticipated during the fourth quarter of calendar
year 1999.
The Company's ability to fund its operating and capital requirements for
fiscal 1999 is heavily dependent on the Company's ability to receive
qualification and begin volume production of the Company's magnetoresistive
("MR") and giant magnetoresistive ("GMR") head products on a timely basis. After
the end of the third fiscal quarter, the Company received initial production
orders for delivery of 4.3 gigabyte per 3.5" disk heads in the fourth fiscal
quarter and is currently ramping production while completing the final
qualification requirements. The Company is also attempting to raise capital,
which is required immediately to fund current operating activities, and the
Company will be required to raise significant additional capital in the near
term to fund the anticipated magnetoresistive head production ramp up and
related working capital requirements. If the Company is unable to achieve
magnetoresistive head production shipments during the fourth quarter of fiscal
1999 or raise significant capital in the near term, there will be a material
adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, competitive position and
ability to continue as a going concern. Due to the significant uncertainties
described above, the Company's auditors have re-issued their report on the
Company's October 3, 1998 financial statements. The re-issued report, dated June
1, 1999, includes an uncertainty paragraph regarding the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern. The Company's auditors have also advised management
that based on current conditions, it is likely that this going concern
uncertainty will also continue with respect to the Company's fiscal 1999
financial statements.
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Three Months Ended July 3, 1999
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Net Sales. Net sales of $5.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 1999
decreased 84.2% from net sales of $33.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal
1998. Due to production process problems with new MR products, the Company has
been unable to maintain sales volumes experienced with inductive thin film
products during the same period in the prior year.
Gross Deficit. As a percentage of net sales, gross deficit was negative 330.8%
and negative 5.8%, for the third quarter of fiscal 1999 and the third quarter of
fiscal 1998, respectively. The increase in gross deficit in the third quarter of
fiscal 1999 as compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year was due to
the reasons discussed under "Net Sales".
Research and Development. Research and development ("R&D") expenses as a
percentage of net sales were 472% and 90.9% for the third quarter of fiscal 1999
and the third quarter of fiscal 1998, respectively. Expenses in dollars in the
third quarter of fiscal 1999 of $25.1 million decreased $5.4 million from $30.5
million in the third quarter of fiscal 1998. The Company has been focusing the
majority of its technical resources on its new production program qualifications
utilizing MR head technology and on development of GMR head technology. The
reduction in R&D expenses reflects the impact of the U.S. headcount reductions
over the past three quarters.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses were $1.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 1999
an increase of $0.4 million from $1.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal
1998.
Amortization. Amortization of the excess of the purchase price plus related
transaction costs over the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed through the merger with DAS were $4.2 million
for the third quarter of fiscal 1999.
Interest Income and Expense. Interest income of $.2 million in the third quarter
of fiscal 1999 decreased $1.1 million compared to interest income of $1.3
million the third quarter of fiscal 1998 due to lower average cash balances.
Interest expense of $3.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 1999 increased
by $.1 million compared to $3.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 1998 due
to varying interest rates and higher average debt balances.
Other Income and Expense. Other expense was negligible for the third quarter of
fiscal 1999 compared to other expense of $.3 million in the third quarter of
fiscal 1998. The balances represent primarily foreign currency exchange gains
and losses. The Company has manufacturing operations in Asia that experienced
volatility in exchange rates during fiscal 1998.
Discontinued Operations, net. Discontinued operations, net reflects the $25.9
million gain recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 1999 due to the sale of the
Company's subsidiary, Magnetic Data Technologies, LLC.
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Nine Months Ended July 3, 1999
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Net Sales. Net sales of $36.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal 1999
decreased 77.9% from net sales of $166.8 million in the first nine months of
fiscal 1998 as inductive thin film products reach end of life. Due to production
process problems with new MR products, the Company has been unable to maintain
sales volume experienced with inductive thin film products during the same
period in the prior year.
Gross Deficit. As a percentage of net sales, gross deficit was negative 116.1%
and negative 3.2%, for the first nine months of fiscal 1999 and the first nine
months of fiscal 1998, respectively. The increase in gross deficit in the first
nine months of fiscal 1999 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal
year was due to the reasons discussed under "Net Sales".
Research and Development. Research and development ("R&D") expenses as a
percentage of net sales were 235.1% and 49.3% for the first nine months of
fiscal 1999 and the first nine months of fiscal 1998, respectively. Expenses in
dollars in the first nine months of fiscal 1999 of $86.6 million increased $4.3
million from $82.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 1998. The Company
has been focusing the majority of its technical resources on its new production
program qualifications utilizing MR technology and on development of GMR
technology. As a result, there continues to be an increase in R&D expenses as
the Company continues its transition from products with inductive thin film
technology to products with MR and GMR technology.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales were 14.4% and 3.0% for the
first nine months of fiscal 1999 and the first nine months of fiscal 1998,
respectively. The percentage increase was due to lower net sales. Expenses in
dollars of $5.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 1999 increased $0.2
million from $5.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 1998.
Amortization. Amortization of the excess of the purchase price plus related
transaction costs over the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed through the merger with DAS were $6.3 million
for the first nine months of fiscal 1999.
Purchased In-Process Technology. The purchase of DAS resulted in the write-off
of purchased in-process technology of $28.7 million in the first nine months of
fiscal 1999. The cost represents technology that has not reached technological
feasibility and has no alternative future use.
Interest Income and Expense. Interest income of $1.1 million in the first nine
months of fiscal 1999 decreased $3.7 million compared to interest income of $4.8
million the first nine months of fiscal 1998 due to lower average cash balances.
Interest expense of $10.3 million in the first nine months of 1999 increased by
$.7 million compared to $9.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 1998 due
to varying interest rates and higher average debt balances.
Other Income and Expense. Other expense was a loss of $1.2 million for the first
nine months of fiscal 1999 compared to other expense of $1.1 million in the
first nine months of fiscal 1998. The balances represent primarily foreign
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currency exchange gains and losses. The Company has manufacturing operations in
Asia that experienced volatility in exchange rates during fiscal 1998 which
continued into the first fiscal quarter of 1999.
Discontinued Operations, net. Discontinued operations, net reflects the after
tax-gain of $25.9 million recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 1999 due to
the sale of the Company's subsidiary, Magnetic Data Technologies, LLC.
Purchased In-Process Technology Methodology
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The value assigned to purchased in-process technology was determined by
identifying research projects in areas for which technological feasibility has
not been established. The value was determined by estimating the costs to
develop the purchased in-process technology into commercially viable 6.4 GB, 8.5
GB and 10.2 GB per 3.5 inch GMR products; estimating the resulting net cash
flows from such projects; and discounting the net cash flows back to their
present value.
The nature of the efforts to develop the purchased in-process technology into
commercially viable products principally relate to the completion of all
designing, testing, prototyping, and high-volume manufacturing activities that
are necessary to establish that the GMR products can be produced to meet its
design specifications.
The resulting net cash flows from such projects are based on the Company's
management's estimates of revenues, cost of sales, research and development
costs, selling, general and administrative costs, and income taxes from such
projects. Historically, DAS has not generated any material product revenues and
has experienced significant net losses. Management has forecasted future
revenues from DAS technologies to grow substantially as products are released to
the market. As a result, expenses as a percentage of revenue are projected to
decrease from historical levels.
The estimated revenues for the in-process technologies were expected to commence
as early as the third quarter of 1999 for the 6.4 GB products, assuming the
successful completion and market acceptance of the in-process technologies. The
estimated revenues for the in-process projects were expected to peak within
three years of acquisition and then decline sharply as other new products and
technologies are expected to enter the market.
Assumptions related to revenue and expense levels were based on the management's
assessment of the overall market for disk drive products and its experience in
launching new products. Operating margins were assumed to be reasonably
consistent with the Company's historical results.
With respect to the acquired in-process technology, the calculations of value
were adjusted to reflect the value creation efforts of DAS prior to the close of
the acquisition.
Management's estimate of net cash flow was discounted to present value. The
discount rate used in discounting the net cash flows from purchased in-process
technology was 35 percent. In the selection of the appropriate discount rate,
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consideration was given to the Weighted Average Cost of Capital ("WACC"), which
was determined, in part, by using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. The discount
rate utilized for the in-process technology was significantly higher than AMC's
WACC due to the inherent uncertainties in the estimates described above,
including the uncertainty surrounding the successful development of the
purchased in-process technology, the useful life of such technology, the
profitability levels of such technology and the uncertainty of technological
advances that are unknown at this time.
The Company believed that the foregoing assumptions used in the DAS in-process
R&D analysis were reasonable at the time of the acquisition. No assurance can be
given, however, that the underlying assumptions used to estimate expected
project sales, development costs or profitability, or the events associated with
such projects, will transpire as estimated. The Company currently believes that
actual product introductions may be delayed by one or more quarters compared to
earlier estimates. Because the Company does not account for expenses by product,
it is not possible to determine the actual expenses associated with each
acquired technology. However, the Company believes that expenses incurred to
date associated with the development and integration of the in-process R&D
projects are approximately consistent with the Company's previous estimates.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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At July 3, 1999, the Company's cash and cash equivalents decreased to
$6.0 million from $71.7 million at October 3, 1998. Total debt, including notes
payable, was $176.3 million, a decrease of $.5 million from the balance
outstanding at October 3, 1998. Total debt included $115.0 million of 7.0%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures, due 2006. Also included in total debt at
July 3, 1999, was $59.3 million in Malaysian bank borrowings. All the Malaysian
credit facilities are callable on demand, have no termination date and are
guaranteed by the Company. Credit facilities with one bank, which have been in
place since June 1990, are secured by the Company's real property holdings in
Malaysia and include certain financial covenants and certain covenants which
preclude the Company from granting liens and security interests in other assets
in Malaysia. Credit facilities with four other banks, established in fiscal
1997, are unsecured. No additional borrowings were available under the existing
facilities at July 3, 1999. Should all or any significant portion of the
Malaysian credit facilities become unavailable for any reason, the Company would
need to pursue alternative financing sources. The Company was in compliance with
all of its covenants at July 3, 1999.
The Company also has a secured, asset-based revolving line of credit of up
to $35.0 million from CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. As of August 17, 1999, the
Company was not in compliance with the financial covenants under this line of
credit. The Company has the ability to receive a waiver through August 31, 1999.
The Company expects to successfully renegotiate the terms of the covenants under
this line of credit with the lender. As of July 3, 1999, the total amount
available under this line of credit was fully utilized.
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The Company has made significant reductions in its workforce during fiscal
1999 in response to the wind down of its inductive thin film product, being late
to market with its 4.3 gigabyte per 3.5" disk MR product and industry softness
in demand for recording heads. The Company had 3,000 employees as of July 3,
1999, which is a reduction of approximately 1,700 from the end of its first
fiscal quarter. The Company's capital expenditure plan for fiscal 1999 is
approximately $20 million, which includes equipment to be obtained through
operating leases. In comparison, capital expenditures for fiscal 1998 were $79.5
million, which included equipment obtained through operating leases. Capital
equipment expenditures for the first nine months of 1999 were $10.8 million. In
addition, the Company leased $3.3 million of production equipment through
operating leases. Purchase commitments were approximately $3.7 million at July
3, 1999.
During the third quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company received proceeds and
realized a gain of approximately $25.9 million from the completion of the sale
of its MDT subsidiary. After quarter-end, the Company received approximately $25
million in exchange for a convertible note to Kennilworth. In addition, the
Company is seeking to arrange additional private financing and has announced a
rights offering. The Company believes these actions will enable it to fund the
transition to MR and GMR production. Future revenues, profitability and cash
flows will depend upon the Company's ability to achieve qualification status
with its customers, achievement of satisfactory production yields and successful
execution of planned production ramps on its MR and GMR products. While the
Company is devoting significant engineering and manufacturing resources to these
efforts, there can be no assurance that the Company will realize satisfactory
product and process development results. To the extent that the Company is
unable to do so, there would be a continued material adverse effect on the
Company's operating results and liquidity. This may require the Company to
either obtain additional capital from external sources or to curtail its
capital, research and development and working capital expenditures. Such
curtailment would have a material adverse affect on the Company's future
operations and competitive position and ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company continues to work with its customers to qualify on two MR head
programs. After the end of the third fiscal quarter, the Company received
initial production orders for delivery of 4.3 gigabyte per 3.5" disk heads in
the fourth fiscal quarter and is currently ramping production while completing
the final qualification requirements. The Company's liquidity and ability to
fund its operating and capital expenditure requirements during fiscal 1999 are
heavily dependent on its ability to receive qualification and begin volume
production of the Company's MR and GMR head products on a timely basis. Although
the Company has completed its plant capacity expansion and conversion of the
Company's existing fabrication facilities to enable manufacturing of MR and GMR
heads and is devoting substantial engineering and manufacturing resources to
those efforts, there can be no assurances that the Company will receive
qualification and achieve planned production levels on a timely basis.
Additional fourth quarter fiscal 1999 planned financing arrangements are
required in order to fund the Company through MR and GMR head production ramp up
in the second half of calendar 1999. If the Company is unable to achieve any of
the factors on which the second half of calendar 1999 liquidity depends on a
timely basis and is unable to obtain adequate alternative financing, there will
be a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, competitive
position and ability to continue as a going concern.
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The Company's effort to address Year 2000 issues began in 1997. In fiscal
1998, the Company spent $7.5 million to complete the implementation of a
worldwide management information system that addresses the Year 2000 issue and
also provides fully integrated manufacturing and financial capabilities. In
addressing the issues, the Company has employed a five-step process consisting
of 1) conducting a company-wide inventory, 2) assessing Year 2000 compliance, 3)
remediation of non-compliant hardware and software, 4) testing remediation of
hardware and software and 5) certifying Year 2000 compliance. Personnel from
operations and from functional disciplines, as well as information technology
professionals, are involved in the process. Inventory and assessment activities
are estimated at approximately 85 percent complete. This data is continuously
updated as new information becomes available and the Company expects this to
continue. Overall remediation efforts are estimated at approximately 60 percent
complete. Management believes that the remaining remediation efforts will be
completed by September 1999. Based on the results of testing performed to date,
the Company is confident that it is appropriately addressing the Year 2000
issues. Critical systems supplied by outside vendors have undergone testing not
only by us, but other customers of the vendors as well. Communication with
customers and suppliers to determine the extent of their Year 2000 efforts is an
integral part of the program. The Company is tracking the progress of its key
suppliers toward their Year 2000 compliance. Sumitomo Corporation and Hutchinson
Technology, Incorporated are critical suppliers of components. These suppliers
have indicated that they will complete their Year 2000 compliance in the third
calendar quarter of 1999. Sumitomo supplies wafer substrates for production and
Hutchinson Technology, Incorporated supplies suspension assemblies. The Company
has no means of ensuring that the Suppliers will be Year 2000 compliant. Costs
for Year 2000 efforts are not being accumulated separately. Much of the cost is
being accounted for as part of normal operating budgets. Overall, the costs are
not expected to have significant effect on the Company's financial condition or
results of operations. The Company believes it will not have significant
exposure to Year 2000 issues and that the risk to its operations and financial
condition is not significant.
While the Company currently expects that the Year 2000 issues will not
pose significant operational problems, delays in the implementation of changes
in or replacements of information systems or a failure to fully identify all
Year 2000 dependencies in the Company's systems and in the systems of its
suppliers, customers and financial institutions could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
As a contingency plan related to information systems, the Company is in
the process of developing internal operating procedures that would enable
departments to function for a period of time until the primary system could be
restored to operations. The Company anticipates that the worst case scenario
would be the inability of water and power utilities and/or the inability of our
key suppliers to deliver their products. A contingency plan is being developed
to place a limited amount of finished goods as well as key supplier components
on hand to enable the Company to continue its revenue generation, if this were
to occur. The Company expects its contingency plan to be completed by
September 30, 1999.
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Certain Additional Business Factors
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Technology Transitions
The magnetic recording head industry has been characterized by rapidly
changing technology, short product life cycles and price erosion, as recently
experienced with the faster acceleration from inductive thin film to MR disk
head technology. The Company estimates that the industry product life cycle is
currently running as short as 9 to 12 months. The demand for greater data
storage capacity requires disk drive and disk head manufacturers to continue to
build greater performance into their respective products. There is no assurance
that the Company's products will achieve such performance or that the Company
will continue to qualify as a supplier for disk drive manufacturers' programs.
During fiscal 1996 and 1997, the Company experienced increased customer demand
and significant revenue growth and profitability. This success was due primarily
to continued timely production ramps on a number of inductive thin film programs
and continued successful transition to advanced inductive thin film disk head
products as a result of achievement of profitable yields. During fiscal 1998,
the Company experienced significant losses as it attempted to transition from
inductive thin film to MR disk head technology. Fiscal 1999 will be another
technology transition year for the Company as it works to achieve both MR and
GMR qualifications. There can be no assurance that the Company will qualify for
disk drive manufacturing programs or that it will not experience manufacturing
and product quality problems in the future. The inability of the Company to
develop and qualify new products on a timely basis and to manufacture them in
sufficient quantities that compete effectively on the basis of price and
performance would have a material adverse affect on the Company's future
operating results.
Fluctuations in Quarterly and Annual Operating Results
The Company's operating results have fluctuated and may continue to
fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year. The Company's sales are
generally made pursuant to individual purchase orders and customer-specific
materials are ordered on the basis of such purchase orders. As customer programs
reach end of life, the Company may have to write-down inventory and equipment.
In addition, the Company must qualify on future programs to sell its products.
The Company, on occasion, and as recently as the first quarter of fiscal 1998,
experienced cancellations and rescheduling of orders and reductions in
quantities ordered as customer requirements changed. Cancellations, rescheduling
and reductions of orders resulted in under utilization of production capacity
and had a material adverse effect on the Company's operating results for fiscal
1998. Fiscal 1999 operating results will continue to be impacted as the Company
has reached end of life on its inductive thin film products and is now working
with its customers to qualify on their MR and GMR disk head technology products.
The Company's operating results have in the past been and likely will in the
future be adversely affected during periods when production capacity is
underutilized.
Dependence on Cyclical Hard Disk Drive Industry
Personal computers and high-end computer applications such as
network servers (Internet and Intranet), workstations and mainframes are driving
the demand for greater storage capacity and performance. In addition, the market
growth of laptop, notebook and sub-notebook computers has increased the demand
for smaller form factor disk drives. As a result, the Company experienced
significant customer demand for its advanced inductive thin film products during
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fiscal 1997. However, due to continued industry trends towards even greater
storage capacity and performance, customer demand began to shift from inductive
thin film product technology to MR technology. By the end of fiscal 1998, the
Company's customers had discontinued development of new products based on
inductive thin film disk head technology. MR and GMR disk heads, which generally
permit greater storage capacities per disk and provide higher data transfer
rates than inductive thin film disk heads, now represent the largest segments of
the recording head industry. Demand for inductive thin film disk heads peaked
during fiscal 1997. Fiscal 1998 was a year of significant technology transition,
as the Company's customer demand went from predominantly inductive thin film to
MR technology. Fiscal 1999 will see this trend continue as the Company's
inductive thin film has reached end of life in the third fiscal quarter and the
market is transitioning from MR to GMR products. The demand for recording heads
in 1999 and 2000 is expected to be significantly lower than the demand for hard
disk drives due to the decrease in the average number of heads and disks per
drive.
In recent years, the disk drive industry has experienced significant
growth and the Company has expanded its capacity during the last two fiscal
years to meet that growth. However, the disk drive industry is cyclical and
historically has experienced periods of oversupply and reduced production
levels, resulting in significantly reduced demand for disk heads, as well as
pricing pressures. The effect of these cycles on suppliers, including the
Company, has been magnified by hard disk drive manufacturers' practice of
ordering components, including disk heads, in excess of their needs during
periods of rapid growth, which increases the severity of the drop in the demand
for components during periods of reduced growth or contraction. The disk drive
industry entered into an oversupply condition in early 1998 and, as a result,
head suppliers, including the Company, are experiencing competitive pricing
pressures for their inductive thin film and MR heads. A continued decline in
demand for hard disk drives, as experienced by the industry during fiscal 1998,
had a material adverse effect on the Company's operating results. A continued
decline in demand for older products and the failure to bring new products to
the market would have a material adverse effect on the Company's future
operating results.
Significant Capital Needs
The recording disk head industry is capital intensive and requires
significant expenditures for research and development in order to develop and
take advantage of technological improvements and new technologies. The Company
believes that, in order to achieve its objectives, it will need significant
additional resources over the next several years for capital expenditures,
working capital and research and development. Capital expenditures for the nine
months ended July 3, 1999 were $10.8 million. In addition, the Company leased
$3.3 million of production equipment through operating leases during the same
period. During fiscal 1999, the Company plans to spend approximately $20.0
million on capital expenditures, which includes operating lease commitments. The
Company believes that it will be able to fund future expenditures from a
combination of existing cash balances, existing credit facilities, and equipment
lease financing arrangements along with the $25.0 million it received with the
completion of the transaction with Kennilworth Partners II, LLP on July 14,
1999. In addition, the Company is seeking to arrange additional private
financing and has announced a rights offering which will provide sufficient
funding to support the transition to GMR production. The Company may need
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additional sources of capital to meet requirements in future years. There is no
assurance that such additional funds will be available to the Company or, if
available, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Company. If the Company
were unable to obtain sufficient capital, it would need to curtail its operating
and capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse affect on the
Company's future operating results.
Short-Term Borrowings
At July 3, 1999, the Company had approximately $59.3 million of
short-term borrowings outstanding in floating rate demand loan facilities from
banks in Malaysia, where it has substantial manufacturing operations. The
facilities are callable on demand, have no termination date and are guaranteed
by the Company. The loan facilities are used for the purchase of manufacturing
equipment and for working capital purposes. While the Company has no reason to
believe the loan facilities will be called, there is no assurance that the banks
will continue to make this credit available.
Concentration of Revenues
The disk head industry is intensely competitive and largely dependent on
sales to a limited number of major disk drive manufacturers. The Company had one
customer, Western Digital, that accounted for 72% of the Company's net sales in
fiscal 1998. Samsung Electronics accounted for 27% of net sales in fiscal 1998.
The Company's ability to obtain new customers depends on its ability to
anticipate technological changes, develop products to meet individualized
customer requirements and to achieve delivery of products that meet customer
specifications at competitive prices. In addition, the disk drive industry is
also intensely competitive and disk drive manufacturers may quickly lose market
share as a result of successful deployment of new technologies by their
competitors or various other factors. A significant reduction in orders, the
loss of a major customer or the inability to increase the customer base, which
could occur for any variety of reasons, could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's operating results.
The Company believes that disk drive manufacturers that are not vertically
integrated represent significant sales opportunities for the Company's disk head
products. Moreover, the Company believes that certain vertically integrated
companies will continue to rely on independent suppliers of disk heads as
alternative sources of supply for individual disk drive programs.
Competition
The Company competes with other independent recording head suppliers, as
well as disk drive manufacturers that produce magnetic recording heads used in
their own products. Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., IBM and Seagate produce some or
all inductive thin film, MR, and/or GMR heads for their own use. All these
companies have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing
resources than the Company. IBM also makes its recording head products available
in the original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") market to competing drive
manufacturers, in direct competition with the Company.
Read-Rite Corporation ("Read-Rite") has had substantially greater sales of
disk head products than the Company and has been the largest domestic competitor
among independent head manufacturers. Read-Rite and Sumitomo Metal Industries,
Ltd. ("SMI") have a joint venture in Japan to make MR and/or GMR wafers. Another
domestic supplier of MR and GMR recording heads is Headway Technologies.
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Several large Japanese companies, all with considerably more resources
than the Company, compete in the independent head market. Alps Electric
Corporation, Ltd., TDK Corporation (and its SAE Magnetics, Ltd. subsidiary) and
Yamaha Corporation continue to aggressively develop and market recording heads.
Consolidation of the Disk Drive Industry
Consolidation of the disk drive industry may reduce the number of disk
drive programs requiring the Company's products and may increase business risks
for the Company due to the concentration of its customers. As a result, there is
no assurance that further vertical integration of disk drive and system
companies and consolidation within the disk drive industry will not have a
material adverse effect on the Company's future operating results.
Dependence on Foreign Operations
The Company conducts substantially all of its slider production, assembly
and test operations in its facilities in Korea, Malaysia and the People's
Republic of China ("PRC"). In addition, the Company has contractual
relationships with unaffiliated parties who conduct manufacturing and assembly
operations for the Company in Malaysia and the PRC. The Company's operations in
Korea have, from time to time in recent years, been affected by labor
disruptions and slow downs. The Company's production facility in Malaysia faced
potential labor shortages during fiscal 1996 and may face potential labor
shortages in the future, as other disk drive and component manufacturers expand
their production facilities in Malaysia. In addition to risks of labor
disruption, civil unrest and political instability, the Company's foreign
operations may be subject to delays in obtaining governmental permits and
approvals, currency exchange fluctuations, currency and trade restrictions and
transportation problems.
Intellectual Property
The Company regards elements of its manufacturing processes, product
designs, and equipment as proprietary and seeks to protect its proprietary
rights through a combination of employee and third party non-disclosure
agreements, internal procedures and patent protection. The Company has been
issued a number of United States Patents and has additional patent applications
pending. There is no assurance that patents will be issued with respect to such
applications or that any patents issued to the Company will protect the
Company's competitive position.
The Company believes that its success depends on the innovative skills and
technological competence of its employees and upon proper protection of its
intellectual properties. The Company has, from time to time, been notified of
claims that it may be infringing patents owned by others. If it appears
necessary or desirable, the Company may seek licenses under patents that it is
allegedly infringing. Although patent holders commonly offer such licenses, no
assurance can be given that licenses will be offered or that the terms of any
offered licenses will be acceptable to the Company. The failure to obtain a key
patent license from a third party could cause the Company to incur substantial
liabilities and/or to suspend the manufacture of the products utilizing the
patented invention.
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Volatility of Stock Price
The market price of the Company's Common Stock has been volatile, with
daily closing market prices ranging from $4.00 to $33.25 per share during fiscal
1998 and ranging from $2.56 to $9.19 during the first nine months of fiscal
1999. The trading price of the Company's Common Stock has fluctuated in response
to quarter-to-quarter operating results, industry conditions, awards of orders
to the Company or its competitors, new product or product development
announcements by the Company or its competitors, general market and economic
conditions and other events or factors. In addition, the volatility of the stock
markets in recent years has caused wide fluctuations in trading prices of stocks
of technology companies independent of their individual operating results. The
market price of the Company's Common Stock at any given time may be adversely
affected by factors independent of the Company's operating results. The
volatility of the stock price may reduce the ability of the Company to raise
additional operating funds through equity offerings.
Forward-Looking Information
When used in Management's Discussion and Analysis, the words "believe",
"anticipate", "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"). These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
hereof. All of the forward looking statements are based on estimates and
assumptions made by management of the Company, which, although believed to be
reasonable, are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict; therefore, undue
reliance should not be placed upon such estimates. Such statements are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These factors
include, but are not limited to: successful transition to volume production of
MR and GMR disk head products with profitable yields; the limited number of
customers and customer changes in short range and long range plans; competitive
pricing pressures; changes in business conditions affecting the Company's
financial position or results of operations which significantly increase the
Company's working capital needs; the Company's inability to generate or obtain
sufficient capital to fund its working capital needs; the Company's ability to
control inventory levels; domestic and international competition in the
Company's product areas; risks related to international transactions; Y2K
issues; and general economic risks and uncertainties.
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PART ll. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
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11 Statement re computation of per share information.
27 Financial Data Schedules
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
(i) On April 26, 1999, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 9, 1999 reporting under item 5 that Magnetic Data
Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MDT"),
completed a recapitalization in which, among other things, (i) MDT
redeemed 220,458 Class A membership units of MDT from Applied
Magnetics Corporation ("Applied") and 20,562,542 from DDCI, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("DDCI"), and (ii) MDT Holdings,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Buyer"), purchased
177,372 Class A membership units of MDT from Applied and 16,543,798
from DDCI. As a result of the recapitalization, the Buyer owns 89.3%
of the outstanding Class A membership units of MDT and DDCI owns
10.17%. MDT is a leading provider of outsourced post-sales services to
original equipment manufacturers of electronic components and systems.
DDCI is a partially-owned subsidiary of Applied. Pursuant to the terms
of DDCI's amended and restated operating agreement, Applied realized a
gain of approximately $26 million on this transaction, consisting of
$397,830 received from the redemption or purchase of membership units
of MDT held directly by Applied and $25,543,620 received from DDCI. In
addition to amounts already received by Applied, approximately
$650,000 has been reserved for certain post-closing adjustments which
may result in an increase or decrease in the gain realized by Applied.
(ii) On June 2, 1999, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 10, 1999 reporting under item 5 that on May 12, 1999,
Applied Magnetics Corporation (the "Company") announced that it had
entered into an Exchange Agreement, dated May 10, 1999, by and between
the Company and Kennilworth Partners II, LP (the "Exchange
Agreement"), pursuant to which through a private placement the
Company will raise $25 million in cash through the issuance of a new
convertible
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preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock"). Under the terms of the
Exchange Agreement, the Company will exchange 6,000,000 shares of
newly-issued common stock for $24 million principal amount of the
Company's 7% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (the "Debentures").
The Company will then retire the Debentures. The Preferred Stock will
carry a 14% dividend rate, payable initially in shares, and will be
convertible into common shares at a fixed price of $5.375 per share.
The Company also announced that it embarked upon a significant cost
reduction program in order to realign expenses in response to reduced
projections in revenue and cash flow from operations for the balance
of the 1999 calendar year.
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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION
Dated: July 8, 1999 /s/ Craig D. Crisman
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Craig D. Crisman
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: July 8, 1999 /s/ Peter T. Altavilla
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Peter T. Altavilla
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description Page
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11 Statement re computation of per share information. 26
27 Financial Data Schedule 27
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EXHIBIT 11
STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
(in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the three months ended For the nine months ended
July 3, July 4, July 3, July 4,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Loss Per Share:
Loss from continuing operations $ (63,982) $ (35,842) $(197,066) $(107,522)
Discontinued operations, net 25,941 -- 25,941 --
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Net loss $ (38,041) $ (35,842) $(171,125) $(107,522)
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Common shares outstanding 41,427 23,968 33,378 23,917
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Loss per common share:
Loss from continuing operations per common share $ (1.55) $ (1.50) $ (5.91) $($4.50)
Discontinued operations, net 0.63 -- 0.78 --
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Loss per common share $ (0.92) $ (1.50) $ (5.13) $ (4.50)
========= ========= ========= =========
Loss Per Common Share-Assuming Dilution:
Net loss before adjustment $ (38,041) $ (35,842) $(171,125) $(107,522)
Add back subordinated debentures interest
Add back subordinated debentures amortization
Less tax impact
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Net loss as adjusted $ (38,041) $ (35,842) $(171,125) $(107,522)
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Shares
Weighted average common shares outstanding 41,427 23,968 33,378 23,917
Dilutive effect of stock options
Assuming conversion of convertible subordinated
debentures
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Common shares-assuming dilution 41,427 23,968 33,378 23,917
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Loss per common share assuming dilution: $ (0.92) $ (1.50) $ (5.13) $ (4.50)
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</TABLE>
Loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average
number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Loss per common
share -assuming dilution is computed based on the weighted average number of
shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the
period and as if the Company's Convertible Subordinated Debentures ("Convertible
Debentures") were converted into common stock at the beginning of the period
after giving retroactive effect to the elimination of interest expense, net of
income tax effect, applicable to the Convertible Debentures. Common shares
equivalents were not considered as they would be anti-dilutive and had no
impact on earnings per share for the periods presented.
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EXHIBIT 27
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 3, 1999 and the Consolidated Statement of
Operations for the nine months ended July 3, 1999 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
PERIOD-TYPE 9-MOS
FISCAL-YEAR-END OCT-2-1999
PERIOD-END JUL-3-1999
CASH 6,046
SECURITIES 0
RECEIVABLES 1,223
ALLOWANCES 0
INVENTORY 1,773
CURRENT-ASSETS 20,870
PP&E 365,153
DEPRECIATION (209,310)
TOTAL-ASSETS 254,586
CURRENT-LIABILITIES 109,112
BONDS 0
PREFERRED-MANDATORY 0
PREFERRED 0
COMMON 4,156
OTHER-SE 23,127
TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY 254,586
SALES 36,839
TOTAL-REVENUES 36,839
CGS 79,614
TOTAL-COSTS 79,614
OTHER-EXPENSES 143,345
LOSS-PROVISION 0
INTEREST-EXPENSE 10,306
INCOME-PRETAX (170,601)
INCOME-TAX 514
INCOME-CONTINUING 0
DISCONTINUED 0
EXTRAORDINARY 0
CHANGES 0
NET-INCOME (171,125)
EPS-PRIMARY (5.13)
EPS-DILUTED (5.13)
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The date of this prospectus supplement is August 27, 1999.
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