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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHAGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1996
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[ ] 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 0-21103
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class)
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
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant is $112,303,425 as of December 31, 1996, based on the closing sale
price of such stock on the Nasdaq National Market on that date.
There were 8,015,368 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31,
1996.
The Index to Exhibits appears on page 31.
Part III is incorporated by reference from the proxy statement to be filed
in connection with the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS
Advanced Digital Information Corporation ("ADIC" or the "Company") designs,
manufactures, markets and supports specialized data storage peripherals used to
backup and archive electronic data for PC/LAN (Novell Netware and Microsoft
Windows NT) and Unix client/server network computing environments. The Company's
principal products, automated tape libraries, integrate proprietary electro-
mechanical robotics, electronic hardware, and firmware developed by the Company
with industry standard, technologically advanced tape drives supplied by third
parties. The Company addresses its markets by offering a broad family of
standalone tape drives and automated tape libraries with data storage capacity
ranging from four gigabytes to over three terabytes and incorporating a variety
of tape drive technologies, including 4mm/DAT, 8mm, and DLT.
In February 1994, the Company was acquired by Interpoint Corporation
("Interpoint") to allow Interpoint to expand its business in proprietary and
branded products and to provide ADIC with additional access to capital and
management. In June 1994, Interpoint acquired ADIC Europe SARL ("ADIC Europe" or
"ADE") to provide international sales and distribution support.
On October 15, 1996, Interpoint and ADIC finalized a series of transactions
whereby Interpoint made a distribution to its shareholders of all the shares of
ADIC Common Stock. Just prior to the distribution, Interpoint made certain
capital contributions to ADIC and transferred certain other assets, including
its ownership of ADE, to ADIC. ADIC believes that its access to capital, ability
to attract personnel and potential to adapt in a rapidly changing industry has
been enhanced as a result of the spin-off.
The Company's customers are located worldwide and range in size from large
multi-national companies to small businesses. The Company markets its products
in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region through multiple
distribution channels, including distributors, value-added resellers ("VARs"),
and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"). The Company supports these
channels and its end customers with a combination of regional field sales,
systems engineering, and technical support personnel, as well as third-party
on-site service organizations.
INDUSTRY
CLIENT/SERVER NETWORK DATA BACKUP
The Company believes that multiple trends continue to foster growth of the
data storage segment of the client/server network computing environment.
Personal computer and workstation microprocessors continue dramatic increases in
performance, both absolutely and relative to their cost. Enabled by this
increased processing power and the increasing sophistication of both network
operating systems and relational databases, core business processes (such as
financial transaction processing, materials requirements planning, document
imaging and management of patient records, engineering drawings and customer
databases) are migrating from manual processes or mainframes to lower cost
client/server computer networks. In addition, the advent of the Internet,
electronic mail, and groupware continue to foster further client/server network
computing growth. The combination of these trends is driving a proliferation of
client/server network computing.
As the market for client/server networks grows, so does the market for data
storage in these environments. Each of the trends outlined above is driving not
only an increase in the installed base of networks, but also an increase in the
data storage requirements of a given network. The data stored on client/server
networks is not only growing in volume, but also in value. As a business
migrates its core processes to client/server computer networks, the electronic
data stored on these networks, such as a customer or patient database, a set of
engineering drawings, or a record of financial transactions, becomes an
increasingly vital asset. The opportunity cost of data loss has become
extraordinarily high, with potentially large and long-term negative impacts on a
business. Data loss can result from a wide variety of causes, including human
error, equipment failure, database corruption, computer viruses, and even
man-made or natural disasters. Because critical digital data can be lost for
many reasons, systematic and cost-effective
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backup and archiving of data stored on client/server networks is essential to
protecting one of a firm's most important assets.
AUTOMATED TAPE LIBRARIES
The Company believes automated tape libraries, which operate in conjunction
with storage management software and incorporate magnetic tape drive technology,
provide the best systematic and cost-effective backup solution for client/server
networks. These products provide client/server networks with automatic,
software-controlled access to multiple magnetic tape cartridges for storage and
retrieval of digitally stored data. Automated tape libraries, housing these
tapes and one or more tape drives, utilize an electro-mechanical robotic
mechanism to manipulate the tape cartridges, loading and unloading specific tape
cartridges into and out of the tape drive or drives as directed by the storage
management software.
An automated tape library efficiently systematizes the network backup
process through a number of features. As directed by storage management
software, an automated tape library can perform sophisticated backups of a
network's data without human intervention, automatically backing up specific
network data to specific tapes at specific times. This process operates in a
"lights out" mode, backing up the network at any time, day or night, eliminating
the need for system administrator staffing when the network is backed up,
generally at night. Access to multiple tape cartridges enables the library to
automatically store much more data than a standalone drive, eliminating the need
for a system administrator to swap tapes in order to back-up all the data.
Because magnetic tape drives utilize a removable, robust media, data backed up
by an automatic tape library, unlike a typical hard disk drive, can be reliably
stored off-site as an element of a disaster recovery scheme.
Within the library, tape cartridges are typically organized in magazines.
In some cases, these magazines of tapes are removable, easing storage and
off-site transfer of the tapes. A library with multiple tape drives can backup
data simultaneously with each drive, significantly speeding up the backup
process. Some larger libraries feature a barcode system which, in conjunction
with the storage management software, can catalog each tape, further enhancing
the management of the data. Libraries often feature key lock access to the
tapes, providing security protection for the data by preventing undesired human
access. Some libraries feature a software and password controlled access feature
which allows for controlled addition or removal of selected cartridges without
providing open access to all tapes housed within the library or taking the
library off-line.
The systemization of the backup process provided by an automated tape
library enhances the protection of valuable data stored on client/server
networks. The backups occur automatically and in a pre-defined, organized
fashion. Human intervention is minimized, eliminating a major cause of backup
failures due to mistakes, neglect or disorganization.
Further, automated tape libraries provide this protection cost-effectively
by leveraging cost-effective magnetic tape drive technology. Backup and archival
storage needs differ somewhat from the demands of other storage applications,
with overall capacity being more important than the speed of data access due to
the nature of backup versus online data storage. While slower in data access
time than other digital storage technologies such as hard disk drives and
optical drives, the Company believes that magnetic tape drives are the most
cost-effective technology for storing large amounts of data. Although the cost
of each of these technologies continues to fall on a dollar-per-gigabyte basis,
the Company believes that magnetic tape drives will continue to be the most
economical in terms of cost per unit of data storage for the foreseeable future.
Automated tape libraries enhance this cost-effectiveness by automating the
access to multiple data cartridges by each tape drive, dropping further the
dollar-per-gigabyte of storage cost relative to other technologies.
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STRATEGY
The Company's goal is to continue expanding its position as a market leader
in providing automated tape libraries and complementary products to the
client/server network computing marketplace. Key components of the Company's
strategy include:
Offer A Full Range of Library Products. The Company believes it currently
offers the most complete range of automated tape library and standalone drive
products available for the client/server network marketplace. Available storage
capacities range from four gigabytes to over three terabytes. Although different
types and sizes of client/server networks require different levels of tape
library capacity and performance, the Company's broad product family provides
both end users and channel partners with "one-stop-shopping" for products,
service, and support. By offering standalone drive products in addition to
libraries, the Company is able to further enhance the breadth of its product
line and seed the market at the low end, familiarizing customers with its brand
name and products.
Offer Products In Multiple Drive Technologies. The Company believes
offering automated tape libraries based on several magnetic tape drive
technologies, including 4mm/DAT, 8mm, and DLT, results in a number of benefits.
This strategy enables the Company to rapidly develop and offer to its customers
leading-edge products by incorporating whichever tape drive technology happens
to be state-of-the-art at the time. In addition, this strategy further broadens
the Company's product line. It also further leverages both research and
development, as well as manufacturing. By avoiding reliance on a single tape
drive technology, the Company reduces the risk its products will be superseded
by technological developments. Offering multiple drive technologies also enables
the Company to address different market segments which may have preferences for
one technology over another.
Leverage Technology Across Products. The Company is able to leverage
nearly a decade of automated tape library research and development investment
across a number of products. Successive products and product line extensions
build on an existing foundation of technology and knowledge, including operating
systems software, electronic hardware, and electro-mechanical hardware.
Leveraging its existing technology to build a broad product line enables the
Company to decrease both the time-to-market and development costs of new
products. The Company's most recently launched product, the Scalar library,
features fifth-generation technology in many of these elements. Finally, this
strategy also enhances manufacturing leverage and flexibility. The Company is
able to share common parts, manufacturing resources, and suppliers across a wide
range of products.
Further Develop Strong Worldwide Distribution Channels. The Company has
established and continues to develop strong distribution channels in the North
American, European, and Pacific Rim markets. The Company has numerous
long-standing relationships with a network of national distributors and
resellers who have experience in offering the Company's line of products. These
distribution channels enable the Company to cost-effectively offer its broad
range of current products to multiple market segments and provide an immediate
outlet for new products as they are developed. As is appropriate, the Company
intends to pursue additional channel partnerships to address untapped or
under-penetrated market segments.
Offer Broad Technical Support. The Company believes there is value in
offering a range of services coupled with the sale of its products. This process
frequently begins with a consultative sale, with the Company's sales force and
systems engineers providing technical recommendations to its channel partners
and end users. After the sale, the Company provides twenty-four hour a day
telephone technical support. The Company's technical support staff is able to
address customers' inquiries beyond the automated tape library hardware level by
being knowledgeable of storage management software and systems. In situations
where problems grow in sophistication beyond the scope of the Company's
technical support staff, systems engineers can be made available for telephone
or on-site consultation. The Company also offers customers various levels of
on-site service programs through third-party providers. Finally, the Company
offers a comprehensive training program to resellers and end users.
Develop or Acquire Related Specialized Storage Products. The Company
believes that growth of the client/server network data storage market will
create opportunities for it to expand its product offerings. The
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Company intends to continually seek out related market niches which leverage its
strengths. The Company has over a decade of research and development experience
in client/server network data storage and it believes this experience may be
readily applied beyond automated tape libraries to other specialized storage
products. In addition, the Company believes its distribution channels can be
leveraged to distribute related data storage products through to end customers.
New, related storage products could originate from internal research and
development or through acquisitions.
PRODUCTS
The Company's principal products, automated tape libraries, integrate
proprietary electro-mechanical robotics, electronic hardware, and firmware
developed by the Company with industry standard technologically advanced tape
drives supplied by third parties housed in a desktop, rackmount, or
floor-standing enclosure. When operated in conjunction with storage management
software, the Company's libraries provide a complete solution for systematically
and cost-effectively automating data storage backup and archival in
client/server network computing environments.
The Company offers a family of automated tape libraries and standalone tape
drive products with different data storage capacity and data transfer rate
characteristics. The products vary by tape technology, number of tape drives,
and number of tape storage cartridges. New library product development is driven
by two sources, the identification of new market opportunities and the
availability of new tape drive technologies. The identification of new market
opportunities results from ongoing work by the Company's sales, marketing, and
product management organizations to identify new products to fulfill customer
and marketplace needs. In addition, the Company maintains close relationships
with tape drive manufacturers in order to stay abreast of technology
developments.
STORAGE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
The majority of the Company's products are installed on client/server
computer networks in conjunction with storage management software. Currently,
over fifty different storage management software packages support the Company's
products. On the Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows NT platforms, these
packages include products from Cheyenne Software, Seagate Software (Arcada and
Palindrome), Legato Systems, and STAC. On UNIX platforms, these packages include
products from Legato Systems, IBM ADSM, OpenVision Technologies, Cheyenne
Software, and Spectra Logic (Alexandria).
The Company works closely with storage management software companies in a
number of ways. The Company periodically engages in discussions with these
developers regarding the marketplace, end-user needs, and potential solutions to
these needs combining the Company's products and the developer's storage
management software. The Company partners with storage management software
companies to offer promotional product bundles, offering customers a special
price on the combination of a Company product and a storage management software
product. In addition, the Company's field sales force strives to maintain
relationships with its counterparts from each of the storage management software
companies and frequently participates in joint sales calls and seminars. The
Company also maintains technical relationships with these developers, in most
cases providing Company products for their use in developing software for these
products. The Company's system engineering lab has many storage management
software products running in-house in order to perform ongoing compatibility
testing.
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company's strategy is to deploy a comprehensive sales, marketing, and
support infrastructure to address the market for client/server network storage
peripherals both domestically and internationally. The Company relies on
multiple distribution channels to reach end-user customers ranging in size from
small businesses to large multinational corporations. The Company's channels
include distributors, VARs and OEMs. The Company supports these channels with a
field sales force operating out of regional offices in the following locations:
Atlanta, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco and
Redmond, Washington.
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RESELLERS
North American Distributors. The Company sells its products to large
regional and national distributors who in turn resell the Company's products to
national, regional, or local VARs with expertise in integrating network
solutions for end customers. The Company provides support for these VARs through
its authorized reseller programs. In the case of larger, more complex sales
situations, the Company's field sales force may work in conjunction with a VAR
to support the sale. The Company currently has relationships with six major
North American distributors, including Access Graphics, Gates/FA, GBC
Distributing Inc., Ingram Micro, Tech Data, and Tenex Data. For the fiscal year
ended October 31, 1996, Ingram Micro and Tech Data represented 23% and 21%,
respectively, of the Company's net sales.
International Distributors. Similar to North America, the Company also has
relationships with a number of large regional and national distributors
internationally. These include P.S. Solutions Pty. Ltd. in Australia, Infodip in
France, Megabyte EDV-Handels GmbH and TIM GmbH in Germany, Tallgrass
Technologies in Scandinavia as well as Memory Technology Limited and
Transformation Software Limited in the United Kingdom. International sales
represented 36% of net sales in fiscal year 1996, the majority of which occurred
in Europe. The Company believes that international markets represent an
attractive growth opportunity and intends to expand the scope of its
international sales efforts in part by continuing to actively pursue additional
international distributors and resellers.
Premier VAR Program. The Company has direct sales relationships with
approximately 25 "Premier VARs" throughout North America and Europe. These
Premier VARs are typically larger VARs specializing in data storage and network
solutions for client/server networks. Premier VARs assume increased levels of
responsibility for sales and support, though are still occasionally assisted by
the Company's field sales force in certain large, complex sales situations.
OEMS
The Company sells its products to several companies under a private label
or OEM relationship. These companies sell the products under their own brand
name, sometimes after enhancing the product technically to target a specific
market, performance, or application niche. Private labelers and OEMs assume
responsibility for product sales, service and support. These relationships
enable the Company to reach end-user market niches not served by its other
reseller distribution channels. Although not a key component to its strategy,
the Company maintains ongoing discussions with private labelers and OEMs,
including leading systems suppliers, regarding opportunities with the Company's
products. The large majority of Company products are sold through non-OEM
channels under the ADIC brand name.
CORPORATE SALES
The Company maintains corporate sales relationships with a number of large
national and multinational companies, including financial institutions,
telecommunications companies, large industrial corporations and professional
service firms. In these sales situations, the Company typically works with such
company's central information services organization to assess data storage
backup needs and then recommend a solution incorporating the Company's products.
The successful culmination of this recommendation is the creation of a corporate
standard around a selection of the Company's products. Once this standard is
established, organizations throughout the firm can purchase the Company's
products to meet their needs.
CORPORATE MARKETING
The Company supports its channel sales and its field sales force efforts
with a broad array of marketing programs designed to build the Company's brand
name, attract additional resellers, and generate end-user demand. Resellers are
provided with a full range of marketing material including product specification
literature and application notes. The Company advertises in key network systems
publications and participates in national and regional tradeshows both
domestically and internationally. The Company's World Wide Web page
(http://www.adic.com) features a comprehensive collection of marketing
information including product specification sheets, product user manuals, and
application notes. The Company's field sales force conducts
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seminars targeting end users, frequently in conjunction with a sales
representative from one of the storage management software companies. The
Company also conducts sales and technical training classes for its resellers.
The Company periodically engages in various promotional activities for resellers
and end users, including product-specific rebates, bundling its products with
selected storage management software, and certificates for free tape drive
cleaning cartridges.
In addition to the activities outlined above, the Company's marketing
organization, specifically its product management team, is responsible for
initiating development of new products and product line extensions. In order to
create the Company's product development plan, the product management team
combines its assessment of end-user needs, channel requirements, technology
developments and competitive factors with input from the engineering, sales, and
manufacturing organizations.
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT
The Company views customer service and support as strategically important
elements of its business model. It feels customers increasingly value not only
excellent products, but also excellent service and support of those products.
The Company's customer service and support effort consists of five components.
Technical Support. The Company maintains an internal technical support
organization. Technical support personnel are available to all customers via
telephone, facsimile, and Internet electronic mail to answer questions and solve
problems relating to the Company's products. Technical support personnel are not
only trained with respect to the Company's products, but are also experienced
with storage management and network operating system software. This service is
available to all customers at no charge. Products with problems not resolved via
telephone support may be returned to the Company for repair or replacement
during the warranty period. For a nominal fee, customers may choose to receive a
"hot swap" exchange unit which will be shipped via express mail within
twenty-four hours.
Systems Engineering. The Company also maintains a staff of systems
engineers who provide both pre-and post-sales support to resellers and end
users. Systems engineers typically become involved in more complex problem
solving situations involving interactions between the Company's products, the
storage management software, the network server hardware, and the network
operating system. System engineers work with resellers and end users both over
the telephone and on-site.
On-site Service. The Company contracts with third-party service providers
to offer on-site service for its products. A wide variety of programs are
available, up to and including twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week on-site
service.
Training. The Company offers a comprehensive training program to resellers
and end users. Training classes are conducted at the Company's headquarters
location and on-site at reseller and end-user locations worldwide.
Warranty. For standard Company products, parts and labor are covered for
two years. With respect to drives and tapes used in the Company's products but
manufactured by a third party, the Company passes on to the customer the
warranty on such drives and tapes provided by the manufacturer.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company's research and development team has nearly ten years and five
product generations of experience developing automated tape library products.
The Company's research and development efforts rely on the integration of
multiple engineering disciplines to generate products which competitively meet
market needs in a timely fashion. Successful development of automated tape
libraries requires the melding of firmware design, electro-mechanical design,
electronic design, and engineering packaging into a single, integrated product.
Product success also relies on the engineering team's thorough knowledge of each
of the different tape drive technologies and SCSI protocol.
The Company's new products arise from two primary sources. The first, and
sometimes more straightforward source, is the availability of an evolved or new
tape drive technology. As they compete in the
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marketplace, tape drive manufacturers continually invest in research and
development to gain performance leadership either by offering increasingly
enhanced versions of their current drive products or by coming out with a new
drive technology altogether.
The Company benefits from these industry developments by quickly utilizing
these new tape drive technologies in its products. If a new drive is an enhanced
version of one already incorporated in one or more of the Company's products,
the Company's time and dollar investment to incorporate the new drive can be
quite small, with the focus being on verification testing. With new tape drive
technology introductions, the level of effort required to develop a
corresponding product depends somewhat on the form factor of the drive and
media. In cases where the form factors match a drive technology currently
supported, again the time and investment required can be quite low. When the
form factors differ, the time and investment requirements can grow
substantially, to include requiring development of a new product altogether.
Given the importance of relationships with tape drive manufacturers to the
Company's success, the Company strives to, and believes it does, maintain close,
high-level relationships on both a management and technical level with several
tape drive manufacturers.
The Company's second source for new products is the more traditional
identification of a new product which will fill a market need in which the
Company believes it can successfully compete. The sales, marketing, product
development, and engineering organizations all contribute to this identification
process. With these product development efforts, time and investment
requirements tend to be significant, both in terms of engineering and tooling
for manufacturing.
However, the Company has found that it has been able to leverage its
previous engineering investments into new products. For example, the firmware,
or operating system, of the fifth-generation Scalar library product is based on
successive generations of the operating system developed for the Company's first
library. Similarly, the Company's engineers have been able to leverage its
electro-mechanical and electronic hardware designs from previous products into
next-generation designs. In some cases, entire sub-assemblies are transferable,
leveraging not only engineering time but also tooling investments, materials
purchasing, inventory stocking, and manufacturing.
The Company's research and development expenses were $1,542,000, $1,097,000
and $1,037,000 for fiscal years 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively. The Company
anticipates making comparable or increased investments in research and
development efforts in the future.
MANUFACTURING
The Company's manufacturing processes, which are ISO 9001 certified, entail
manufacturing electro-mechanical robotic devices, integrating into them tape
drives, and performing testing on the completed device. The Company's
manufacturing strategy is to perform product assembly, integration and testing,
leaving component and piece part manufacturing to its supplier partners. The
Company works closely with a group of regional, national, and international
suppliers to obtain quality parts and components meeting its specifications.
Though the Company's designs are proprietary, the various components are
available off the shelf or are manufactured using standard, readily-available
techniques, limiting supplier base risk and easing volume increases. Inventory
planning and management is coordinated closely with suppliers and customers to
match the Company's production to market demand. Product orders are confirmed
and, in most cases, shipped to the customer within one week. The Company fills
orders as they are received and therefore believes that its backlog levels are
not indicative of future sales.
COMPETITION
The market for network data storage peripherals, and automated tape
libraries in particular, is intensely competitive, highly fragmented, and
characterized by rapidly changing technology and evolving standards. Competitors
vary in size and in the scope and breadth of the products they offer. As the
Company offers a broad range of automated tape library and complementary
products, it tends to have a broad number of competitors which differ depending
on the particular product format and performance level. Regarding 4mm/DAT
products, the Company believes it competes with Hewlett Packard, Seagate, Sony,
and Spectra
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Logic. With respect to DLT products, the Company believes ATL, Breece Hill,
Overland Data, Quantum and StorageTek make up its competition. With 8mm
products, the Company believes its competition is represented by Exabyte,
Qualstar, Spectra Logic, and StorageTek. Since there are relatively low barriers
to entry into the automated tape library market, the Company anticipates
increased competition from other fronts, ranging from emerging to established
companies, including large system OEMs. Many of the Company's competitors have
substantially greater financial and other resources, larger research and
development staffs, and more experience and capabilities in manufacturing,
marketing and distributing products than the Company. The Company's competitors
may develop new technologies and products that are more effective than the
Company's products. In addition, competitive products may be manufactured and
marketed more successfully than the Company's products. Such developments could
render the Company's products less competitive or obsolete, and could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and
ability to market the Company's products as currently contemplated. The Company
believes the primary competitive factors in the market for network data storage
products are product quality, effectiveness, reliability and price, as well as
customer issues, including technical and sales support.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
Although the Company relies predominately on its full product line, strong
channel structure, and nearly a decade of library development experience to
compete in its marketplace, the Company does have or is pursuing numerous
patents on various design elements of its automated tape library products. There
can be no assurance that pending patent applications will ultimately issue as
patents or, if patents do issue, that the claims allowed will be sufficiently
broad to protect the Company's proprietary rights. In addition, there can be no
assurance that issued patents or pending applications will not be challenged or
circumvented by competitors, or that the rights granted thereunder will provide
competitive advantages to the Company.
The Company relies on a combination of patent and trademark laws, trade
secrecy, confidentiality procedures, and contractual provisions to protect its
intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that these procedures
will be successful, that the Company would have adequate remedies for any breach
or that the Company's trade secrets and know-how will not otherwise become known
to or independently developed by competitors.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND EXPORT SALES
Export sales of ADIC products during the fiscal years ended October 31,
1996, 1995, and 1994 totaled $21,216,000, $14,930,000 and $5,508,000,
respectively, with the majority of these sales occurring in Europe. European
sales are transacted out of ADIC Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary acquired in
June 1994.
EMPLOYEES (TEAM MEMBERS)
As of October 31, 1996, the Company had 136 full-time Team Members,
including 35 in sales and marketing, 18 in research and development, systems
engineering and technical support, 67 in manufacturing and operations, and 16 in
finance, general administration, and management. None of the Company's Team
Members are covered by collective bargaining agreements, and management believes
its relationship with Team Members is good.
The Company's success depends in large part on its ability to attract and
retain key Team Members. Competition among network data storage peripheral
companies for highly skilled technical and management personnel is intense.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in retaining its
existing Team Members, or in attracting additional qualified Team Members.
ITEM 2. FACILITIES
The Company currently leases a 41,000 square foot facility in Redmond,
Washington, under a lease which expires in 2005. This facility currently houses
the primary executive offices of the Company, as well as its marketing, insides
sales, sales administration, customer support, research and development, systems
engineering, and manufacturing organizations. The Company currently leases
office space throughout the
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United States for its regional sales offices and in Paris, France for the sales,
marketing, and customer support organizations serving Europe, the Middle East,
and Africa.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company has no legal proceedings of a material nature underway.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the period
the Company was an independent public company.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SHAREHOLDERS MATTERS
The Company's Common Stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol ADIC on October 17, 1996. As of October 31, 1996, there were
approximately 308 shareholders of record.
The high and low closing sales prices for the period from October 17, 1996
to October 31, 1996 were $14 3/4 and $10, respectively. It is not anticipated
that cash dividends will be paid on shares of the Company's Common Stock in the
foreseeable future.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial data of the Company are derived from the
Company's historical financial statements and notes thereto. For the two-year
period ended October 31, 1995 and through October 15, 1996, this selected
financial data relate to the Company as it was operated as part of Interpoint.
For the two-year period ended September 30, 1993, the selected financial data
relate to the operation of the Company as an independent company. In order to
conform the Company's fiscal year end to Interpoint's fiscal year end upon the
merger of the Company into Interpoint in February 1994, the Company's financial
statements for the month of October 1993 are not included for either of the
fiscal years ended October 31, 1994 or September 30, 1993. The information set
forth below should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial
statements, including the notes thereto, and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation".
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<CAPTION>
AT OR FOR AT OR FOR
FISCAL YEAR ENDED FISCAL YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1996(1) 1995(1) 1994(1),(2) 1993 1992
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(In thousands, except for per share amounts)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:
Net Sales.................................... $58,957 $31,716 $20,083 $17,108 $12,837
Gross profit................................. 17,070 9,609 6,588 6,333 4,006
Acquisition expenses(3)...................... -- -- 590 -- --
Income (loss) before (provision) benefit for
income taxes............................... 5,288 215 (142) 1,593 986
Net income (loss)............................ 3,430 292 (42) 1,285 964
Pro forma net income per share(4)
(unaudited)................................ $0.41 $0.04
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS:
Working capital.............................. 24,596 7,249 4,156 3,004 2,080
Total assets................................. 36,710 13,943 8,710 5,895 3,958
Long-term debt and loan from Interpoint,
excluding current portion.................. -- 5,434 2,358 672 916
Shareholders' equity......................... 26,387 3,387 3,027 2,808 1,524
</TABLE>
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(1) The fiscal years ended October 31, 1995 and 1994 and through October 15 of
the fiscal year ended October 31, 1996 reflect the Company's results of
operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Interpoint. The Company was
acquired by Interpoint in February 1994 in a transaction accounted for as a
pooling of interests. Results of operations include allocations of corporate
expenses and interest expense on intercompany borrowings. The fiscal years
ended September 30, 1993 and 1992 reflect the Company's results of
operations as a separate company prior to its acquisition by Interpoint.
(2) In June 1994, the Company acquired its wholly owned subsidiary, ADIC Europe,
in a transaction accounted for as a purchase.
(3) In February 1994, the Company incurred $590,000 in acquisition-related
expenses associated with its acquisition by Interpoint.
(4) Pro forma net income per share is calculated for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1995 based on the number of shares of Interpoint Common Stock
outstanding at June 30, 1996, plus the incremental shares outstanding, as
calculated under the treasury stock method, of the number of ADIC stock
options outstanding immediately following the spin-off. Unaudited pro forma
net income per share for the year ended October 31, 1996 is based on the
number of ADIC shares outstanding at October 31, 1996, plus the incremental
shares outstanding, as calculated under the treasury stock method, at the
same date.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY
GENERAL
The Company was organized in 1983 to develop data backup and storage
subsystems for computer systems. Its first product, launched in 1984, was a data
cartridge tape drive system for use in MS-DOS applications. This initial product
and a number of follow-on products used a variety of data storage technologies
and media supplied by third parties, including large-capacity hard disks, but
incorporated little technology which was proprietary to the Company. With the
objective of improving margins by increasing the proprietary features of it
product line, in 1988 the Company introduced a random access automatic tape
changer, the LANbacker. Building on the proprietary electro-mechanical robotics
and software incorporated into the LANbacker, in November 1991 the Company
introduced a data backup tape changer product utilizing 4mm/DAT technology, the
first product in its automated tape library family. Subsequently, the
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Company has pursued a strategy of offering the market a full range of automated
tape library products through development of new library platforms that
incorporate leading-edge tape drive technologies, including 4mm/DAT, 8mm, and
DLT.
In addition to automated tape libraries, the Company also markets tape
products such as standalone tape drives and tape media in order to offer its
customers a complete line of tape products for their backup and archiving needs.
The Company historically remarketed a variety of additional products principally
supplied by third parties and sold either under the Company's or the
manufacturer's name, such as disk controller boards, storage management software
and other products, as part of a complete storage system solution. Aside from
special promotional programs offering storage management software packages
bundled with library products, the Company has largely ceased sales of these
product types.
When used in this discussion and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form
10-K, the words "expects," "anticipates," and similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company or industry trends to differ materially from those
projected. These risks are detailed in ADIC's Form 10 Information Statement on
file with the SEC, and are incorporated herein by reference. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward looking statements
that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
FISCAL YEAR 1996 COMPARED TO 1995
Net sales increased 86% from $31,716,000 in fiscal 1995 to $58,957,000 in
fiscal 1996. The increase was the result of strong sales volume in the Company's
DLT-based products, which were introduced beginning late in fiscal 1995. Net
sales of older products, including certain 4mm and 8mm tape libraries, have
decreased somewhat. Several times during the year the Company reduced prices on
selected products.
Sales continue to be through multiple channels, with the majority being
sold to distributors. International sales increased 42% during this period from
$14,930,000 to $21,216,000.
Gross profit decreased slightly from 30% of net sales in fiscal 1995 to 29%
of sales in fiscal 1996. The cost of direct material comprised the majority of
cost of sales in both years with the most significant cost item being the tape
drive(s). Fiscal 1996 gross profit was somewhat impacted by the mix shift to
DLT-based products due to the relatively higher cost of DLT tape drives compared
to 4mm or 8mm drives. The Company continues to work towards cost reductions, but
expects that the large drive cost component of the product will cause future
margins to be consistent with those experienced in fiscal 1996.
Selling and administrative expenses increased to $9,846,000 in fiscal 1996
from $8,001,000 in fiscal 1995. In percentage terms, selling and administrative
expenses dropped from 25% of sales in fiscal 1995 to 17% of sales in fiscal
1996. The Company has invested significant resources in sales and marketing over
the last two years and has been able to leverage these expenditures in 1996 with
the additional sales volume. The Company expects to incur additional
administrative costs in fiscal 1997 as the result of being a stand-alone public
company. These increases include costs such as additional executive
compensation, investor relations costs and additional professional services.
Research and development expenses were $1,542,000 or 2.6% of net sales for
fiscal 1996 compared to $1,097,000 or 3.5% in fiscal 1995. Research and
development expenditures include new product development as well as product
testing and systems engineering. The increase in dollar spending in fiscal 1996
was due to increases in development expenses for the Company's VLS DLT and
Scalar DLT products.
Other expenses were $395,000 for fiscal 1996 compared to $296,000 for the
prior year. Interest expense increased by $231,000 from fiscal 1995 to fiscal
1996 and is related to increased borrowings on the intercompany debt to
Interpoint which was forgiven prior to the effective date of the spin-off.
Offsetting these expenses in fiscal 1996 are gains from foreign currency
transactions of $114,000. These gains arise as a result of the operation of ADIC
Europe, the functional currency of which is French francs. ADIC Europe buys
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product from ADIC in U.S. dollars and resells approximately 80-90% of such
product in U.S. dollars. However, because francs are used as the functional
accounting currency, all monetary assets and liabilities are translated into
francs on ADIC Europe's financial statements. To the extent that these monetary
assets and liabilities do not fully offset each other and the franc-to-U.S.
dollar exchange rate changes, transaction gains or losses may result. The
Company attempts to estimate this potential exposure as well as exposure for
those sales denominated in other currencies, and implement appropriate hedging
strategies.
As a result of the intercompany loan forgiveness and additional capital
contribution from Interpoint, the Company expects to record interest income
rather than interest expense in fiscal 1997.
The provision for income tax expense is 35% in fiscal 1996 compared to a
benefit of 36% in fiscal 1995. The Company believes that the tax rate reflected
in the 1996 results, which includes taxes paid in various federal, state and
international jurisdictions, is indicative of the Company's tax rate in future
periods. The benefit in fiscal 1995 was due primarily to the recognition of
certain operating loss carryforwards at ADIC Europe.
FISCAL YEAR 1995 COMPARED TO 1994
Net sales increased by 58% to $31,716,000 from fiscal 1994 to fiscal 1995.
The increase in net sales was primarily due to strong worldwide market
acceptance of the Company's automated tape libraries and standalone tape drive
products. In addition, approximately $9,000,000 of the growth from fiscal 1994
to fiscal 1995 is a result of the inclusion of a full year of operations of ADIC
Europe, which was acquired in June 1994. International sales grew to $14,930,000
or 47% of net sales in fiscal 1995 compared to $5,508,000 or 27% in fiscal 1994.
The gross profit margin decreased from 33% in fiscal 1994 to 30% in 1995
due to the introduction of DLT-based products and the growth in the percentage
of the overall product mix represented by sales of lower-margin non-library
products by ADIC Europe.
Selling and administrative expenses totaled $8,001,000 in fiscal 1995,
compared to $5,000,000 in fiscal 1994. These expenses were consistent as a
percentage of sales at 25%. The increase in dollar spending reflects a decision
to increase the Company's investment in sales and marketing both in the U.S. and
in Europe. The increased expenditure level also is due to the full-year impact
in fiscal 1995 of the ADIC Europe acquisition.
Research and development expenses remained relatively constant from fiscal
1994 to fiscal 1995 although the increase in net sales caused it to decrease as
a percentage of net sales.
The acquisition expense in fiscal 1994 relates to the merger of Interpoint
and ADIC in February of that year.
Other expenses for fiscal 1995 were $296,000 compared to $102,000 in fiscal
1994. The majority of these expenses relate to interest expense on the
intercompany loan which increased as additional working capital was needed to
support the increased sales volume.
Income tax benefits were $77,000 and $99,000 for fiscal 1995 and fiscal
1994, respectively. The benefits for income taxes in both years were primarily
associated with the recognition of a net operating loss carryforward at ADIC
Europe. The net operating loss carryforward existed when ADIC Europe was
acquired in June 1994; however, a valuation allowance was provided for this item
due to the uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to fully utilize this
carryforward.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's capital requirements consist primarily of working capital to
fund the expansion of the Company's business. Cash used in operating activities
was $3,482,000 in fiscal 1996 which, along with cash used in operating
activities in fiscal 1995 and 1994, was funded by borrowings from Interpoint. In
conjunction with the spin-off, Interpoint forgave these intercompany loans and
contributed an additional $10 million in cash to the Company.
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In addition to cash on hand at year-end of $10,437,000, ADIC has a $10
million line of credit at its commercial bank, all of which is available. The
line bears interest at the bank's prime rate or adjusted LIBOR rate.
The Company had no material or unusual commitments as of October 31, 1996
but may, as opportunities arise, acquire technologies, products, or businesses
that complement its business. The Company believes its existing sources of
liquidity will provide adequate cash to fund anticipated working capital and
other cash requirements through fiscal 1997.
ITEM 8. INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Accountants..................................................... 15
Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 1996 and October 31, 1995.................. 16
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended
October 31, 1996.................................................................... 17
Consolidated Statements of changes in Shareholders' Equity for each of the three years
in the period ended October 31, 1996................................................ 18
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended
October 31, 1996.................................................................... 19
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................ 20
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and
Shareholders of
Advanced Digital Information Corporation
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index
appearing under Item 14(a)(1) and (2) present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Advanced Digital Information Corporation and its
subsidiary at October 31, 1996 and 1995, and the results of their operations and
their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31,
1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
As described in Footnote 1, Advanced Digital Information Corporation was a
wholly owned subsidiary of Interpoint Corporation prior to October 15, 1996.
Price Waterhouse LLP
Seattle, Washington
November 27, 1996
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OCTOBER 31,
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1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents....................................... $10,436,783 $ 623,838
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $187,000 in 1996 and
$53,000 in 1995.............................................. 12,789,415 5,816,171
Inventories, net................................................ 10,935,520 5,383,931
Prepaid expenses and other...................................... 282,183 227,449
Deferred income taxes........................................... 474,456 319,657
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Total current assets......................................... 34,918,357 12,371,046
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Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Machinery and equipment......................................... 2,713,682 1,933,090
Office equipment................................................ 350,700 329,686
Leasehold improvements.......................................... 357,282 148,193
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3,421,664 2,410,969
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization................. (1,855,457) (1,234,245)
----------- -----------
Net property, plant and equipment............................ 1,566,207 1,176,724
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Deferred income taxes............................................. 10,370 46,009
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Other assets...................................................... 214,739 349,251
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$36,709,673 $13,943,030
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable................................................ $ 8,460,723 $ 3,937,194
Accrued liabilities............................................. 1,608,132 980,725
Income taxes payable............................................ 253,716 204,024
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Total current liabilities.................................... 10,322,571 5,121,943
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Loan from Interpoint.............................................. -- 5,434,309
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Commitments (Note 9).............................................. -- --
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued and outstanding................................. -- --
Common stock, no par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized,
8,001,992 issued and outstanding at October 31, 1996......... 20,329,806 701,752
Retained earnings............................................... 5,981,906 2,551,707
Cumulative translation adjustment............................... 75,390 133,319
----------- -----------
Total shareholders' equity................................... 26,387,102 3,386,778
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$36,709,673 $13,943,030
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</TABLE>
See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales........................................... $58,956,993 $31,716,372 $20,083,275
Cost of sales....................................... 41,886,619 22,107,341 13,495,286
----------- ----------- -----------
Gross profit...................................... 17,070,374 9,609,031 6,587,989
----------- ----------- -----------
Operating expenses
Selling and administrative........................ 9,846,324 8,001,290 5,000,139
Research and development.......................... 1,541,647 1,097,090 1,037,255
Acquisition expense............................... -- -- 590,000
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11,387,971 9,098,380 6,627,394
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Operating profit (loss)............................. 5,682,403 510,651 (39,405)
----------- ----------- -----------
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net............................. (508,492) (277,451) (133,787)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)....... 113,821 (18,476) 31,568
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(394,671) (295,927) (102,219)
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Income (loss) before (provision) benefit for income
taxes............................................. 5,287,732 214,724 (141,624)
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(Provision) benefit for income taxes:
Current........................................... (1,981,631) (176,422) 183,832
Deferred.......................................... 124,098 254,104 (84,491)
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(1,857,533) 77,682 99,341
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Net income (loss)................................... $ 3,430,199 $ 292,406 $ (42,283)
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Pro forma average number of common and common
equivalent shares outstanding (unaudited)......... 8,274,000 8,010,000
=========== ===========
Pro forma net income per share (unaudited).......... $ .41 $ .04
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</TABLE>
See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMMON STOCK CUMULATIVE
------------------------ RETAINED TRANSLATION
SHARES AMOUNT EARNINGS ADJUSTMENT TOTAL
---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at September 30, 1993....... 2,436,900 $ 613,752 $2,194,399 $ 2,808,151
Net income October 1993............. 107,185 107,185
Shares canceled in business
combination....................... (2,436,900)
Shares issued in business
combination....................... 1,000
Contribution of capital from
Interpoint........................ 88,000 88,000
Net loss............................ (42,283) (42,283)
Foreign currency translation
adjustment........................ $ 66,391 66,391
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- -----------
Balance at October 31, 1994......... 1,000 701,752 2,259,301 66,391 3,027,444
Net income.......................... 292,406 292,406
Foreign currency translation
adjustment........................ 66,928 66,928
---------- ----------- ---------- -------- -----------
Balance at October 31, 1995......... 1,000 701,752 2,551,707 133,319 3,386,778
Stock dividend to Interpoint........ 8,000,992
Contribution of capital from
Interpoint........................ 19,628,054 19,628,054
Net income.......................... 3,430,199 3,430,199
Foreign currency translation
adjustment........................ (57,929) (57,929)
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Balance at October 31, 1996......... 8,001,992 $20,329,806 $5,981,906 $ 75,390 $26,387,102
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</TABLE>
See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)................................. $ 3,430,199 $ 292,406 $ (42,283)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization.................. 607,479 483,739 331,153
Deferred taxes................................. (124,098) (254,104) 84,491
Assets retired................................. -- 2,156 (1,591)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable............................ (6,999,440) (1,662,846) (1,731,167)
Inventories.................................... (5,603,131) (2,563,452) (151,951)
Prepaid expenses and other..................... (60,355) (39,788) 68,461
Income taxes receivable........................ -- 161,344 (161,344)
Other assets................................... 24,221 (59,474) (15,958)
Accounts payable............................... 4,544,059 1,418,558 472,649
Accrued liabilities............................ 649,061 122,416 (111,775)
Income taxes payable........................... 49,692 204,024 (441,703)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash used in operating activities............... (3,482,313) (1,895,021) (1,701,018)
----------- ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment......... (910,718) (756,935) (450,702)
Acquisition of ADIC Europe, net of cash
acquired....................................... -- -- (493,553)
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Net cash used in investing activities............... (910,718) (756,935) (944,255)
----------- ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Capital contribution from Interpoint,
net of loans forgiven.......................... 10,000,000 -- --
Repayments of long-term debt...................... -- -- (778,999)
Net increase in loans from Interpoint............. 4,218,366 3,076,418 2,357,891
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities........... 14,218,366 3,076,418 1,578,892
----------- ----------- -----------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash............. (12,390) 15,391 4,607
----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash..................... 9,812,945 439,853 (1,061,774)
Cash at beginning of period......................... 623,838 183,985 1,080,708
Adjustment to conform fiscal year of ADIC (see Note
1)................................................ -- -- 165,051
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Cash at end of period............................... $10,436,783 $ 623,838 $ 183,985
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid (refunded) during the period for:
Interest.......................................... $ 508,492 $ 277,451 $ 142,027
Income taxes...................................... $ 404,668 $ (147,746) $ 419,215
</TABLE>
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Loans from Interpoint Corporation, in the amount of $9,628,054 were forgiven
just prior to the spin-off.
See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Advanced Digital Information Corporation ("ADIC" or the "Company"),
including its wholly owned subsidiary ADIC Europe SARL ("ADE"), designs,
manufactures and markets automated high performance data storage products used
to file or archive electronic data in conjunction with integrated computer
systems, including local area networks, workstations and other microcomputer
systems. The Company sells its products on an international basis to original
equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), resellers and end users.
On February 11, 1994, the Company was acquired by Interpoint Corporation
("Interpoint") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 29,
1993, in which the Company was merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of
Interpoint. According to the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding
share of common stock of ADIC was converted into .55 shares of Interpoint common
stock. A total of 1,340,255 shares of Interpoint common stock were issued to
ADIC shareholders. The acquisition was accounted for as a pooling-of-interest in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 16 "Business
Combinations."
In order to conform ADIC's previous year end of September 30 to
Interpoint's year end, ADIC's operations for the month of October 1993 were not
included in either fiscal year 1993 or fiscal year 1994. ADIC's net income from
October 1993 has increased retained earnings. Results of this month were as
follows:
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Net sales........................................................ $1,826,744
Gross profit..................................................... 673,861
Income before provision for income taxes......................... 162,402
Net income....................................................... 107,185
</TABLE>
On October 15, 1996, Interpoint distributed to its shareholders all of the
outstanding shares of ADIC (the "Distribution"). The Distribution was made in
connection with, and was a condition precedent to, the merger (the "Merger") of
Interpoint with a wholly owned subsidiary of Crane Co., a Delaware corporation.
Prior to the Merger, Interpoint made a contribution to the working capital of
ADIC through the cancellation of all intercompany indebtedness of ADIC and ADE
to Interpoint, transferred certain other assets to ADIC, including its ownership
of ADE, and contributed additional cash to ADIC for working capital of $10
million. Total capital contributions were $19,628,054.
The consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to October 15,
1996 reflect the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of
ADIC as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interpoint and may not be indicative of
actual results of operations and financial position of the Company under other
ownership.
As further described in Note 12, on June 17, 1994, the Company completed
the purchase of the assets and liabilities of ADIC Europe SARL, a manufacturer
and integrator of tape storage products for the computer network and workstation
markets.
The consolidated statements of operations reflect certain expense items
incurred by Interpoint which were allocated to the Company on a basis which
management believes represents a reasonable allocation of such costs to present
ADIC as a stand-alone company. These allocations consist primarily of corporate
expenses such as executive and other compensation and interest expense on
intercompany borrowings. Compensation has been allocated based on an estimate of
Interpoint personnel time dedicated to the
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
operations and management of ADIC. Interest expense has been allocated based on
Interpoint's borrowing rate and actual intercompany borrowings. A summary of
these allocations is as follows:
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CORPORATE INTEREST
YEAR ENDED: EXPENSES EXPENSE
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<S> <C> <C>
October 31, 1996....................................... $ 177,292 $528,524
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October 31, 1995....................................... $ 175,400 $279,279
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October 31, 1994....................................... $ 109,233 $ 77,915
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of consolidation
The financial statements consolidate the accounts of ADIC and its wholly
owned subsidiary ADIC Europe SARL. All intercompany transactions have been
eliminated.
Earnings per share
Given the Company's historical capital structure as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Interpoint, historical earnings per share amounts are not
presented in the consolidated financial statements as they are not considered to
be meaningful.
Unaudited pro forma earnings per share
In connection with the spin-off of ADIC by Interpoint as previously
described, Interpoint shareholders received one share of ADIC common stock for
each share of Interpoint stock held. Additionally, Interpoint stock options held
by ADIC Team Members and Directors were converted in part to cash and in part to
ADIC stock options.
Unaudited pro forma net income per share for the year ended October 31,
1996 is based on the number of shares of ADIC stock outstanding at October 31,
1996, plus the incremental shares outstanding, as calculated under the treasury
stock method at the same date. At October 31, 1995 it is calculated based on the
number of shares of Interpoint stock outstanding at June 30, 1996, plus the
incremental shares outstanding, as calculated under the treasury stock method,
of the ADIC stock options outstanding as a result of the spin-off.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers short-term investments with maturities from the date
of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or
market.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation and
amortization are computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful
lives of the assets as follows: machinery and equipment and office equipment, 3
to 10 years; leasehold improvements, the life of the lease.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Income taxes
Provision for income taxes has been recorded in accordance with Statements
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("FAS 109"), "Accounting for Income
Taxes." Under the liability method of FAS 109, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and
tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and
laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered or
settled.
Commencing February 12, 1994 through October 15, 1996, the Company's
operations have been included in consolidated income tax returns filed by
Interpoint. Income taxes in the accompanying financial statements have been
computed assuming the Company filed separate income tax returns worldwide.
Deferred taxes result primarily from the use of accelerated depreciation for tax
purposes and from the timing of tax deductions for allowances and accrued
expenses.
Foreign currency translations
The financial statements of ADIC Europe have been translated into U.S.
dollars in accordance with FASB Statement No. 52 "Foreign Currency Translation."
Under the provisions of this Statement, all assets and liabilities in the
balance sheets of ADIC Europe, whose functional currency is the French franc,
are translated at year-end exchange rates, and translation gains and losses are
accumulated in a separate component of shareholders' equity.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are a result of the effect of
exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in currencies other than the
functional currency, including U.S. dollars. Gains and losses on those foreign
currency transactions are included in determining net income or loss for the
period in which exchange rates change. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations
on the results of operations is minimized by the offsetting nature of ADE
foreign currency transactions.
Concentration of credit risk
The Company sells products to a wide variety of industries on a worldwide
basis. In countries or industries where the Company is exposed to material
credit risk, sufficient collateral, including cash deposits and/or letters of
credit, is required prior to the completion of a transaction. The Company does
not believe there is a material credit risk beyond that provided in the
financial statements in the ordinary course of business.
The Company sells a significant portion of its products through third-party
resellers and, as a result, experiences individually significant annual sales
volumes with major distributors. Approximately $12,610,000 (21%) and $13,315,000
(23%) of the Company's fiscal 1996 revenues were from one customer and a second
customer, respectively. The same two customers accounted for fiscal 1995 and
1994 revenues of $5,151,000 (17%) and $4,329,000 (14%), and $3,791,000 (19%) and
$2,563,000 (13%), respectively.
Revenue recognition
Revenue from product sales is recorded by the Company when products are
shipped to customers. Certain distributors have the right, on a quarterly basis,
to return products according to a stock rotation policy. Typically, the value of
the products returned can not exceed 15% of the previous quarter's purchases,
the returns must be accompanied by offsetting orders of commensurate value, and
the products returned must be new and in sealed cartons. The Company accrues a
provision for the estimated sales returns, allowances and discounts in the
period the products are shipped to customers.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Warranty
For standard Company products parts and labor are covered under warranty
for two years. With respect to drives and tapes used in the Company's products
but manufactured by a third party, the Company passes on to the customer the
warranty on such drives and tapes provided by the manufacturer.
Research and development costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Stock-based compensation
In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" which is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1995. Under the provisions of this Statement,
stock-based compensation expense is measured using either the intrinsic-value
method as prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 or the fair
value method described in Statement No. 123. Companies choosing the
intrinsic-value method will be required to disclose the pro forma impact of the
fair value method on net income and earnings per share. The Company plans to
implement the Statement in fiscal 1997 using the intrinsic-value method;
accordingly, there will be no effect of adopting the Statement on the Company's
financial position and results of operations.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the
near term are the adequacy of the allowances for sales returns and warranty
costs.
3. INVENTORIES
Inventories are comprised of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
Finished goods............................................. $ 4,688,604 $ 2,887,267
Work-in-process............................................ 1,503,691 885,397
Raw materials.............................................. 5,602,312 1,883,020
----------- ----------
11,794,607 5,655,684
Allowance for inventory obsolescence....................... (859,087) (271,753)
----------- ----------
$10,935,520 $ 5,383,931
=========== ==========
</TABLE>
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
4. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
1996 1995
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Accrued payroll and related liabilities...................... $ 1,057,472 $ 631,420
Allowance for warranty returns............................... 354,557 74,454
Other........................................................ 196,103 274,851
---------- --------
$ 1,608,132 $ 980,725
========== ========
</TABLE>
5. CREDIT AGREEMENT
ADIC has a $10 million unsecured line of credit with a bank expiring
October 31, 1998. All of this line was available at October 31, 1996. Borrowings
against the line of credit will bear interest at the bank's prime rate or
adjusted LIBOR rate.
6. CAPITAL STOCK AND STOCK OPTIONS
At October 31, 1996, the Company had two stock option plans. The 1996
Transition Plan comprises the stock options held by ADIC Team Members and
Directors which were converted in connection with the spin-off. There are
476,092 options issued under this plan at exercise prices ranging from $.4397 to
$5.2328. Some of these options were granted by ADIC prior to its acquisition in
February 1994 and were converted to options to purchase shares of Interpoint
common stock at that time. No further options may be issued under this plan.
In addition, 625,000 shares are reserved under the Company's Stock Option
Plan for team members, directors, officers, consultants, agents, advisors and
independent contractors of the Company. Terms of both plans require the option
price to be equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. Options may be
exerciseable for all or part of the shares as determined by the option and the
majority of the options issued under these plans expire five years from the date
of grant.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS PRICE
----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance at October 31, 1995............................... -- $ --
Options converted in spin-off from Interpoint
Corporation.......................................... 476,092 .4397-5.2328
Options granted......................................... 368,500 10.75-13.25
------- ------------
Balance at October 31, 1996............................... 844,592 $ .4397-13.25
======= ============
</TABLE>
In July 1996, the Board of Directors adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan
("Rights Plan") in which preferred stock purchase rights were distributed as a
dividend at the rate of one right for each share of ADIC common stock. The
Rights Plan is designed to deter coercive takeover tactics and ensure that the
Board of Directors can adequately protect the interests of the shareholders in
the event of a takeover attempt.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
7. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
Income (loss) before (provision) benefit for income taxes was taxed under
the following jurisdictions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
--------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
----------- --------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current income tax:
U.S. Federal.................................. $(1,881,631) $(166,422) $188,832
State and local............................... (100,000) (10,000) (5,000)
------------ ---------- --------
Total current................................. (1,981,631) (176,422) 183,832
------------ ---------- --------
Deferred income tax:
U.S. Federal.................................. 267,260 97,456 (16,908)
Foreign....................................... (143,162) 156,648 (67,583)
------------ ---------- --------
Total deferred................................ 124,098 254,104 (84,491)
------------ ---------- --------
Total (provision) benefit for income taxes...... $(1,857,533) $ 77,682 $ 99,341
============ ========== ========
</TABLE>
The (provision) benefit for federal income tax differs from the amount
computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income (loss)
before (provision) benefit for income taxes for the following reasons:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
--------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
----------- --------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal income tax at statutory rate of 34%..... $(1,797,829) $ (73,006) $ 48,152
Utilization of net operating loss
carryforward/removal of valuation allowance... -- 139,326 61,373
Tax credits..................................... 1,000 44,874 21,255
Non-deductible acquisition expenses............. -- -- (20,740)
Activity of foreign subsidiaries................ 35,344 (17,848) --
State income taxes.............................. (100,000) (10,000) (5,000)
Other........................................... 3,952 (5,664) (5,699)
------------ ---------- --------
$(1,857,533) $ 77,682 $ 99,341
============ ========== ========
</TABLE>
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to significant
portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 1996 and 1995
are:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
1996 1995
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves.......................................... $ 297,951 $ 188,326
Team member benefits, primarily compensated absences........ 25,081 34,217
Warranty reserves........................................... 67,671 20,400
Net operating loss carry forwards........................... -- 97,114
Plant and equipment, excess of book depreciation over tax
depreciation............................................. 10,370 --
Other....................................................... 83,753 30,586
-------- --------
Gross deferred tax assets........................... 484,826 370,643
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant and equipment, excess of tax depreciation over book
depreciation............................................. -- 4,977
-------- --------
Gross deferred tax liabilities...................... -- 4,977
-------- --------
Net deferred tax asset.............................. $ 484,826 $ 365,666
======== ========
</TABLE>
Deferred U.S. income taxes are not provided for the earnings of the
Company's foreign subsidiary because the Company expects those earnings will be
permanently reinvested. Net pretax operating results from the foreign subsidiary
are income of $407,000 and $379,000 for fiscal 1996 and 1994, respectively, and
losses of $51,000 for 1995.
8. PROFIT INCENTIVE AND BONUS PLANS
In fiscal 1995 and 1996, the Company's team members participated in
Interpoint's non-contributory profit incentive plan for key team members and a
non-contributory profit sharing plan for all regular full-time domestic team
members. These plans are generally based upon pre-tax profits.
The profit incentive plan allows the Board of Directors to provide between
5 and 35 percent of participating team members salaries, after a set minimum
profitability is achieved, for distribution to the plan's participants. The
profit sharing plan provides that 15 percent of pretax profits will be
contributed to the plan up to a maximum of one month's pay. Prior to 1995, ADIC
team members had a separate plan based on certain ADIC financial performance
criteria. Profit incentive and profit sharing expenses related to ADIC team
members have been reflected in these financial statements. Contributions to the
plans were $433,000 and $123,000 for the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1995.
There were no contributions during the year ended October 31, 1994.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
9. COMMITMENTS
The Company leases production and operating facilities in Redmond,
Washington. Sales offices are leased at various sites in the United States and
Europe.
Minimum annual rental commitments at October 31, 1996, for noncancelable
operating leases are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, AMOUNT
------------------------------------------------------------------ --------
<S> <C>
1997........................................................ $460,000
1998........................................................ $464,000
1999........................................................ $411,000
2000........................................................ $432,000
2001........................................................ $465,000
</TABLE>
Rent expense aggregated $400,000 in fiscal 1996, $253,000 in fiscal 1995,
and $258,000 in fiscal 1994.
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company leases its facility located in Redmond, Washington from K-M
Properties, a general partnership of which Walter P. Kistler, a director, is a
partner. The lease began in September 1995. Rent payments for fiscal 1996 and
1995 were $300,862 and $49,647, respectively.
11. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENT INFORMATION
Major operations outside the United States are comprised of a subsidiary in
France. Certain information regarding operations in this geographic segment is
presented in the table below. Transfers between geographic segments are made at
arms-length prices consistent with rules and regulations of governing tax
authorities. The profit on these transfers are not recognized until sales are
made to non-affiliated customers.
Excluded from U.S. net sales are transfers from the U.S. to ADE of
$6,404,000, $2,925,000 and $376,000 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
Included in U.S. sales are export sales to unaffiliated customers of $4,666,000,
$2,495,000 and $2,006,000 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
Total international sales were $21,216,000, $14,930,000, and $5,508,000 in
fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales:
United States................................. $42,406,762 $19,281,763 $16,581,272
Europe........................................ 16,550,231 12,434,609 3,502,003
----------- ----------- -----------
$58,956,993 $31,716,372 $20,083,275
=========== =========== ===========
Operating profit:
United States................................. $ 5,209,722 $ 432,601 $ (428,280)
Europe........................................ 472,681 78,050 388,875
----------- ----------- -----------
$ 5,682,403 $ 510,651 $ (39,405)
=========== =========== ===========
Identifiable assets:
United States................................. $31,797,515 $ 8,930,769 $ 5,726,646
Europe........................................ 4,912,158 5,012,261 2,983,200
----------- ----------- -----------
$36,709,673 $13,943,030 $ 8,709,846
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
12. ACQUISITION OF ADIC EUROPE SARL
On June 17, 1994, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially
all of the assets and the liabilities of ADE, formerly known as GigaTrend Europe
SARL, a manufacturer and integrator of tape storage products for the computer
network and workstation markets. The acquisition was accounted for by the
purchase method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 16, "Business Combinations" and, accordingly, the operating results
from ADE product sales have been included in the consolidated operating results
since the date of acquisition. The purchase price of the acquisition was
$628,000 and was comprised of cash and the Company's product totaling $540,000,
plus stock of $88,000. The purchase price was funded through a capital
contribution and intercompany debt from Interpoint. The fair value of the net
assets acquired approximated the purchase price and accordingly no goodwill was
recorded. The fair value of assets acquired, net of cash was $1,826,000, and
liabilities assumed were $1,244,000.
Net sales and operating results relating to ADE products for the period
from June 17, 1994 through October 31, 1994 (post acquisition) amounted to
$3,502,003 and $311,700, respectively.
The following summary (unaudited), prepared on a pro forma basis, combines
the consolidated results of operations for the year ended October 31, 1994 as if
ADE had been acquired at November 1, 1993, after including the impact of certain
adjustments.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Net sales..................................................... $22,833,000
Net loss...................................................... $ (435,000)
</TABLE>
The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what actually would
have occurred if the acquisition had been in effect for the entire period
presented. In addition, they are not intended to be a projection of future
results and do not reflect any synergies that might be achieved from
consolidated operations.
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ITEM 9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
The information called for by Part III (Item 10, 11, 12 and 13) will be
included in the Registrant's Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by
reference. Such Proxy Statement will be filed within 120 days of the
Registrant's last fiscal year end, October 31, 1996.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES PAGE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
a. The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements:
Report of Independent Accountants............................................ 15
Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 1996 and 1995..................... 16
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the
period ended October 31, 1996............................................... 17
Consolidated Statements of changes in Shareholders' Equity for each of the
three years in the period ended October 31, 1996............................ 18
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the
period ended October 31, 1996............................................... 19
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................... 20
(2) Supplemental Financial Statement Schedule for each of the three years in the
period ended October 31, 1996:
VIII -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.................................... 30
</TABLE>
All other schedules are omitted since the required information is not
present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the
schedule, or because the information required is included in the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto.
b. Reports on form 8-K. None.
c. Exhibits. See page 31 for index to exhibits.
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SCHEDULE VIII -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BALANCE AT ADDITIONS
BEGINNING CHARGED TO BALANCE AT
OF YEAR INCOME DEDUCTIONS* END OF YEAR
---------- ---------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
1996............................................. $ 53,455 $ 212,205 $ 78,597 $ 187,063
1995............................................. 54,008 26,450 27,003 53,455
1994............................................. 77,140 2,135 25,267 54,008
ALLOWANCE FOR INVENTORY OBSOLESCENCE:
1996............................................. 271,753 1,214,937 627,603 859,087
1995............................................. 141,584 199,000 68,831 271,753
1994............................................. 271,339 234,686 364,441 141,584
</TABLE>
- ---------------
* Deductions represent amounts written off against the allowance, net of
recoveries.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(ITEM 14C)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
- ------ ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
2.1 Separation Agreement between ADIC and Interpoint Corporation (Exhibit 2.1)... (A)
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADIC (Exhibit 3.1)..................... (A)
3.2 Restated Bylaws of ADIC (Exhibit 3.2)........................................ (A)
4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 12, 1996, between ADIC and ChaseMellon
Shareholders Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent (Exhibit 4.2)................. (A)
10.1 Lease Agreement between K-M Properties and ADIC, dated as of May 11, 1995.... (B)
10.2 Tax Allocation Agreement between ADIC and Interpoint Corporation (Exhibit
10.2)........................................................................ (A)
10.3 ADIC 1996 Stock Option Plan (Exhibit 10.3)................................... (A)
10.4 ADIC 1996 Transition Plan (Exhibit 10.4)..................................... (A)
10.5 Form of Indemnification Agreement, together with schedule of agreements
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>
- ---------------
(A) Incorporated herein by reference to designated exhibit to Form 10
Information Statement filed September 10, 1996.
(B) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Interpoint Corporation
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION
CORPORATION
(REGISTRANT)
By: /s/ PETER H. VAN OPPEN
------------------------------------
Peter H. van Oppen
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: January 8, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME TITLE DATE
- ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ----------------
<C> <S> <C>
By /s/ CHARLES H. STONECIPHER Senior Vice President and January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------ Chief Operating Officer
Charles H. Stonecipher Chief Accounting Officer
By /s/ CHRISTOPHER T. BAYLEY Director January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Christopher T. Bayley
By /s/ WALTER P. KISTLER Director January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Walter P. Kistler
By /s/ RUSSELL F. MCNEILL Director January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Russell F. McNeill
By /s/ JOHN W. STANTON Director January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
John W. Stanton
By /s/ PETER H. VAN OPPEN Chairman and Chief Executive January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------ Officer
Peter H. van Oppen
By /s/ WALTER F. WALKER Director January 8, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Walter F. Walker
Redmond, Washington
</TABLE>
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Exhibit 10.5
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of
_______ __, 1996 is made between ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION, a
Washington corporation (the "Company"), and __________________ ("Indemnitee").
RECITALS
A. Indemnitee is an officer and/or director of the Company and in such
capacity is performing valuable services for the Company.
B. The Company and Indemnitee recognize the difficulty in obtaining
directors' and officers' liability insurance, the significant cost of such
insurance and the general reduction in the coverage of such insurance.
C. The Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial
increase in litigation subjecting officers and directors to expensive litigation
risks at the same time that such liability insurance has been severely limited.
D. The sole shareholder of the Company has adopted bylaws (the
"Bylaws") providing for indemnification of the officers, directors, agents and
employees of the Company to the full extent permitted by the Business
Corporation Act of Washington (the "Statute").
E. The Bylaws and the Statute specifically provide that they are not
exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between
the Company and the members of its Board of Directors and its officers with
respect to indemnification of such directors and officers.
F. In order to induce Indemnitee to continue to serve as an officer
and/or director, as the case may be, of the Company, the Company has agreed to
enter into this Agreement with Indemnitee.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the recitals above, the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, and Indemnitee's continued service as an officer
and/or director, as the case may be, of the Company after the date hereof, the
parties to this Agreement agree as follows:
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1. INDEMNITY OF INDEMNITEE
1.1. SCOPE
The Company agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the
full extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not
specifically authorized by this Agreement, the Company's Restated Articles of
Incorporation, the Bylaws, the Statute or otherwise. In the event of any change,
after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute or rule
regarding the right of a Washington corporation to indemnify a member of its
board of directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent that they would
expand Indemnitee's rights hereunder, shall be within the purview of
Indemnitee's rights and the Company's obligations hereunder, and, to the extent
that they would narrow Indemnitee's rights hereunder, shall be excluded from
this Agreement; provided, however, that any change that is required by
applicable laws, statutes or rules to be applied to this Agreement shall be so
applied regardless of whether the effect of such change is to narrow
Indemnitee's rights hereunder.
1.2. NONEXCLUSIVITY
The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed
exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's
Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of
shareholders or disinterested directors, the Statute, or otherwise, whether as
to action in Indemnitee's official capacity or otherwise.
1.3. ADDITIONAL INDEMNITY
If Indemnitee was or is made a party, or is threatened to be made a
party, to or is otherwise involved (including, without limitation, as a witness)
in any Proceeding (as defined below), the Company shall hold harmless and
indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA
excise taxes or penalties, amounts paid in settlement and other expenses
incurred in connection with such Proceeding) (collectively, "Damages").
1.4. DEFINITION OF PROCEEDING
For purposes of this Agreement, "Proceeding" shall mean any actual,
pending or threatened action, suit, claim or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative and whether formal or informal, in
which Indemnitee is, was or becomes involved by reason of the fact that
Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or
that, being or having been such a director, officer, employee or agent,
Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise (collectively a "Related Company"),
including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of
such proceeding is alleged action (or inaction) by Indemnitee in an official
capacity as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent or in any other
capacity
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while serving as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent; provided,
however, that, except with respect to an action to enforce the provisions of
this Agreement, "Proceeding" shall not include any action, suit, claim or
proceeding instituted by or at the direction of Indemnitee unless such action,
suit, claim or proceeding is or was authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors.
1.5. DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT
In the event that a determination of Indemnitee's entitlement to
indemnification is required pursuant to Section 23B.08.550 of the Statute or any
successor thereto or pursuant to other applicable law, the appropriate
decision-maker shall make such determination; provided, however, that Indemnitee
shall initially be presumed in all cases to be entitled to indemnification, that
Indemnitee may establish a conclusive presumption of any fact necessary to such
a determination by delivering to the Company a declaration made under penalty of
perjury that such fact is true and that, unless the Company shall deliver to
Indemnitee written notice of a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification within twenty (20) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's
initial written request for indemnification, such determination shall
conclusively be deemed to have been made in favor of the Company's provision of
indemnification and Company hereby agrees not to assert otherwise.
1.6. SURVIVAL
The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall apply to any
and all Proceedings, notwithstanding that Indemnitee has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of the Company or a Related
Company.
2. EXPENSE ADVANCES
2.1. GENERALLY
The right to indemnification of Damages conferred by Section 1 shall
include the right to have the Company pay Indemnitee's expenses in any
Proceeding as such expenses are incurred and in advance of such Proceeding's
final disposition (such right is referred to hereinafter as an "Expense
Advance").
2.2. CONDITIONS TO EXPENSE ADVANCE
The Company's obligation to provide an Expense Advance is subject to
the following conditions:
2.2.1. UNDERTAKING
If the Proceeding arose in connection with Indemnitee's service as
a director or an officer of the Company (and not in any other capacity in which
Indemnitee rendered service, including service to any Related Company), then
Indemnitee or his or her representative shall have executed and delivered to the
Company an undertaking, which need
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not be secured and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee's financial
ability to make repayment, by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all Expense
Advances if and to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined by a final,
unappealable decision rendered by a court having jurisdiction over the parties
and the question that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such
Expense Advance under this Agreement or otherwise.
2.2.2. COOPERATION
Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation
as it may reasonably request and as shall be within Indemnitee's power.
2.2.3. AFFIRMATION
Indemnitee shall furnish, upon request by the Company and if
required under applicable law, a written affirmation of Indemnitee's good faith
belief that any applicable standards of conduct have been met by Indemnitee.
3. PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT
3.1. ENFORCEMENT
In the event that a claim for indemnity, an Expense Advance or
otherwise is made hereunder and is not paid in full within sixty days (twenty
days for an Expense Advance) after written notice of such claim is delivered to
the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not, at any time thereafter bring suit
against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim (an "Enforcement
Action").
3.2. PRESUMPTIONS IN ENFORCEMENT ACTION
In any Enforcement Action the following presumptions (and limitation on
presumptions) shall apply:
(a) The Company shall conclusively be presumed to have entered into
this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereunder in order to
induce Indemnitee to continue as an officer and/or director, as the case may be,
of the Company;
(b) Neither (i) the failure of the Company (including the Company's
Board of Directors, independent or special legal counsel or the Company's
shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of the
Enforcement Action that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the
circumstances nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its Board of
Directors, independent or special legal counsel or shareholders that Indemnitee
is not entitled to indemnification shall be a defense to the Enforcement Action
or create a presumption that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder; and
(c) If Indemnitee is or was serving as a director, officer, employee,
trustee or agent of a corporation of which a majority of the shares entitled to
vote in the election of its
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directors is held by the Company or in an executive or management capacity in a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise of which the Company or a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company is a general partner or has a majority
ownership, then such corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
enterprise shall conclusively be deemed a Related Company and Indemnitee shall
conclusively be deemed to be serving such Related Company at the request of the
Company.
3.3. ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION
In the event Indemnitee is required to bring an Enforcement Action, the
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all of Indemnitee's
fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing the Enforcement Action (including
attorneys' fees at any stage, including on appeal); provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to provide such indemnity for such attorneys' fees
or expenses if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the
material assertions made by Indemnitee in such Enforcement Action was not made
in good faith or was frivolous.
4. LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNITY; MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
4.1. LIMITATION ON INDEMNITY
No indemnity pursuant to this Agreement shall be provided by the
Company:
(a) On account of any suit in which a final, unappealable judgment is
rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase
or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of the
provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
amendments thereto;
(b) For Damages that have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an
insurance carrier under a policy of officers' and directors' liability insurance
maintained by the Company;
(c) On account of Indemnitee's conduct which is finally adjudged to
have been intentional misconduct, a knowing violation of law or the RCW
23B.08.310 or any successor provision of the Statute, or a transaction from
which Indemnittee derived benefit in money, property or services to which
Indemnittee is not legally entitled; or
(d) If a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter
shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.
4.2. MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that, in certain instances,
federal law or public policy may override applicable state law and prohibit the
Company from indemnifying Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise. For
example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") has taken the position that indemnification is not
permissible for liabilities arising under certain federal
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securities laws, and federal legislation prohibits indemnification for certain
ERISA violations. Furthermore, Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the
Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the
SEC to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain
circumstances for a determination of the Company's right under public policy to
indemnify Indemnitee.
5. NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM
5.1. NOTIFICATION
Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of
any Proceeding, Indemnitee will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company
from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless
and only to the extent that such omission can be shown to have prejudiced the
Company's ability to defend the Proceeding.
5.2. DEFENSE OF CLAIM
With respect to any such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the
Company of the commencement thereof:
(a) The Company may participate therein at its own expense;
(b) The Company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified, may assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to
Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election so to
assume the defense thereof, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under
this Agreement for any legal or other expenses (other than reasonable costs of
investigation) subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
defense thereof unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been
authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of the defense of such action, or (iii) the Company shall not in fact
have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which
cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.
The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee
shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above;
(c) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without
its written consent;
(d) The Company shall not settle any action or claim in any manner
which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee's
written consent; and
(e) Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold its,
his or her consent to any proposed settlement.
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6. SEVERABILITY
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed
as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable
law. The Company's inability, pursuant to court order, to perform its
obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable, as provided in
this Section 6. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on
any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated, and the balance
of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
7. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
(a) This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Washington.
(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon Indemnitee and upon the
Company, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
Indemnitee, Indemnitee's heirs, personal representatives and assigns and to the
benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.
(c) No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
and as of the day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION
CORPORATION
By
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Its
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INDEMNITEE:
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Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
ADIC Europe SARL, a French corporation
ADIC Trade Corp., a Barbados corporation
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-15111) of Advance Digital Information Corporation
of our report dated November 27, 1996 appearing in this Form 10-K.
/S/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP
Seattle, Washington
January 16, 1997
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