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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
--- EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999.
OR
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 0-15325
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INFORMIX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 94-3011736
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
4100 BOHANNON DRIVE, MENLO PARK, CA 94025
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 926-6300
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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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At October 31, 1999, 201,346,149 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock were
outstanding.
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INFORMIX CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998............. 3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998..................................... 4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.............................. 5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.......................... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations................................................ 14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.............................. 39
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings....................................................................... 41
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds............................................... 41
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities......................................................... 41
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..................................... 41
Item 5. Other Information....................................................................... 41
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K........................................................ 41
Signatures....................................................................................... 42
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
THIS QUARTERLY REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF
SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 21E OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF
CERTAIN FACTORS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN OTHER DOCUMENTS. READERS SHOULD PAY
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SECTION OF THIS REPORT ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS -
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS" AND SHOULD ALSO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE
RISK FACTORS DESCRIBED IN THE OTHER DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY FILES FROM TIME TO
TIME WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFORMIX CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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NET REVENUES
Licenses ......................................... $ 106,323 $ 96,334 $ 306,499 $ 265,731
Services ......................................... 109,528 88,877 312,708 254,680
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215,851 185,211 619,207 520,411
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of software distribution..................... 12,109 8,569 31,303 26,661
Cost of services.................................. 42,492 38,467 131,039 113,404
Sales and marketing............................... 75,895 64,799 227,817 193,716
Research and development.......................... 38,367 34,863 117,644 107,673
General and administrative........................ 19,284 20,645 56,988 50,549
Restructuring charges............................. -- (2,572) (578) (7,255)
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188,147 164,771 564,213 484,748
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Operating income..................................... 27,704 20,440 54,994 35,663
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income................................... 2,569 2,488 7,867 6,359
Interest expense.................................. (1,017) (1,416) (3,201) (4,582)
Litigation settlement expense..................... -- -- (97,016) --
Other, net........................................ 887 (2,494) 245 (2,396)
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES.................... 30,143 19,018 (37,111) 35,044
Income taxes...................................... 6,029 -- 10,494 1,900
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NET INCOME (LOSS).................................... 24,114 19,018 (47,605) 33,144
Preferred stock dividend.......................... (247) (589) (829) (1,816)
Value assigned to warrants........................ -- -- -- (1,982)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO
COMMON STOCKHOLDERS................................ $ 23,867 $ 18,429 $ (48,434) $ 29,346
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
Basic................................................ $ 0.12 $ 0.11 $ (0.25) $ 0.18
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Diluted.............................................. $ 0.12 $ 0.10 $ (0.25) $ 0.17
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SHARES USED IN PER SHARE CALCULATIONS
Basic................................................ 200,155 169,077 194,167 165,711
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Diluted.............................................. 208,299 182,272 194,167 171,406
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See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
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September 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents...................................................... $ 134,201 $ 183,975
Short-term investments......................................................... 79,701 37,116
Accounts receivable, net....................................................... 184,311 187,240
Recoverable income taxes....................................................... -- 3,255
Other current assets........................................................... 30,019 20,308
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Total current assets.............................................................. 428,232 431,894
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net....................................................... 61,955 74,937
SOFTWARE COSTS, net............................................................... 39,214 38,006
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS............................................................. 14,092 22,191
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net............................................................ 32,046 41,482
OTHER ASSETS...................................................................... 4,608 6,795
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Total Assets .................................................................. $ 580,147 $ 615,305
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable............................................................... $ 17,836 $ 29,742
Accrued expenses............................................................... 49,693 59,234
Accrued employee compensation.................................................. 55,139 50,424
Deferred revenue............................................................... 134,793 131,423
Advances from customers and financial institutions............................. 53,148 121,077
Accrued restructuring costs.................................................... 2,289 5,813
Other current liabilities...................................................... 3,759 6,552
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Total current liabilities......................................................... 316,657 404,265
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES..................................................... 1,121 3,313
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock................................................................... 1,917 1,882
Shares to be issued for litigation settlement.................................. 91,000 --
Additional paid-in capital..................................................... 442,347 429,621
Accumulated deficit............................................................ (268,030) (220,426)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss........................................... (4,865) (3,350)
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Total stockholders' equity........................................................ 262,369 207,727
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity........................................ $ 580,147 $ 615,305
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See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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1999 1998
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ (47,605) $ 33,144
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash and cash equivalents
provided by (used in) operating activities:
License fees received in advance.................................................. (64,439) (48,561)
Depreciation and amortization..................................................... 35,349 35,279
Amortization of capitalized software.............................................. 13,937 15,841
Write-off of capitalized software................................................. 2,371 771
Litigation settlement............................................................. 91,000 --
Gain on sale of marketable securities............................................. (2,659) --
Write-off of strategic investments................................................ 541 880
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment................................. (263) 1,736
Provisions for losses on accounts receivable...................................... 561 (5,569)
Restructuring charges............................................................. (578) (7,255)
Other............................................................................. (1,378) 867
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable............................................................. 5,541 (7,462)
Other current assets............................................................ (4,105) 3,357
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities........................ (19,863) (57,405)
Deferred maintenance revenue.................................................... (1,272) 11,406
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Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) operating activities.............. 7,138 (22,971)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments of excess cash:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities...................................... (80,936) (24,908)
Maturities of available-for-sale securities..................................... 19,329 5,119
Sales of available-for-sale securities.......................................... 24,640 24,300
Proceeds from sale of strategic investments and marketable securities.............. 4,340 1,500
Purchases of strategic investments................................................. -- (1,000)
Purchases of property and equipment................................................ (17,464) (13,152)
Additions to software costs........................................................ (17,516) (13,728)
Other.............................................................................. 1,040 454
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Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities............................ (66,567) (21,415)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Advances from customers............................................................ 5,183 10,092
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net........................................ 13,905 12,752
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net..................................... -- 14,100
Payments for structured settlements with resellers................................. (3,225) --
Principal payments on capital leases............................................... (4,300) (3,349)
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Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities........................ 11,563 33,595
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.......................... (1,908) 16,247
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...................................... (49,774) 5,456
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD...................................... 183,975 139,396
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD............................................$ 134,201 $ 144,852
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See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INFORMIX CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A - PRESENTATION OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements. In the
opinion of management, all significant adjustments which are normal, recurring
in nature and necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and
results of the operations of the Company, have been consistently recorded. The
operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily
indicative of expected performance for the entire year. Certain previously
reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation
format. The unaudited information should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto for the year ended
December 31, 1998 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE B - NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net
income (loss) per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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Numerator:
Net income (loss)................................. $ 24,114 $ 19,018 $ (47,605) $ 33,144
Preferred stock dividend.......................... (247) (589) (829) (1,816)
Value assigned to warrants........................ -- -- -- (1,982)
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$ 23,867 $ 18,429 $ (48,434) $ 29,346
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income (loss)
per common share -
Weighted-average shares outstanding............ 191,155 169,077 189,947 165,711
Weighted-average shares to be issued
for litigation settlement................... 9,000 -- 4,220 --
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200,155 169,077 194,167 165,711
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Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options......................... 3,312 1,615 -- 2,696
Series A-1 convertible preferred stock
and series A-1 warrants..................... -- 695 -- 2,999
Series B convertible preferred stock
and series B warrants....................... 2,449 10,885 -- --
Contingently issuable shares
for litigation settlement................... 2,383 -- -- --
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Denominator for diluted net income (loss)
per common share -
Adjusted weighted-average shares
and assumed conversions..................... 208,299 182,272 194,167 171,406
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Basic net income (loss) per common share............... $ 0.12 $ 0.11 $ (0.25) $ 0.18
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Diluted net income (loss) per common share............. $ 0.12 $ 0.10 $ (0.25) $ 0.17
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with the memorandum of understanding regarding the
settlement of pending private securities and related litigation against us
(see Note G), the Company will contribute a minimum of 9 million shares of
the Company's Common Stock with a guaranteed value of $91 million for a
maximum term of one year from the date of final approval of the settlement by
the courts. The issuance of these shares is pending final state court
approval with respect to the derivative and state class actions, as final
approval has been received with respect to the federal class action. In the
event that the average price of the Company's Common Stock fails to average
$10.11 over certain specified periods after the Common Stock is issued, the
Company is required to contribute cash and/or issue additional shares of its
Common Stock. Based on the average closing price of the Company's Common
Stock for the final twenty trading days ending September 30, 1999, the
Company would potentially be required to issue an additional 2,383,000 shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the memorandum of understanding. Because the
Company has a net loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999,
the denominator for the Company's net loss per common share calculation for
such period excludes these shares of potentially-issuable Common Stock.
The Company excluded potentially dilutive securities for each period
presented from its diluted EPS computation because either the exercise price of
the securities exceeded the average fair value of the Company's Common Stock or
the Company had net losses and, therefore, these securities were antidilutive. A
summary of the excluded potential dilutive securities and the related
exercise/conversion features for the three-month period ended September 30, 1999
follows (in thousands):
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Potential dilutive securities:
Stock options............................................................... 8,307
Common Stock Warrants (Series B Warrants)................................... 1,750
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The stock options have per share exercise prices ranging from $7.84 to
$42.09 and are exercisable through September 2009.
The warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company (the
"Series B Warrants") were issued in connection with the conversion of certain
shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock of
the Company. Upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, the holders are
eligible to receive Series B Warrants to purchase that number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock equal to 20% of the shares of the Company's Common Stock
into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, but not less than an
aggregate of 1,750,000, of which approximately 1,620,000 have been issued as of
September 30, 1999, at a per share exercise price of $7.84. The Series B
Warrants are exercisable through November 2002.
NOTE C - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The following table sets forth the calculation of comprehensive income
(loss) for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and
1998 (in thousands):
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September 30, September 30,
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Net income (loss)................................. $ 24,114 $ 19,018 $ (47,605) $ 33,144
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities.................................. (2,045) (403) (431) 3,851
Foreign currency translation adjustment........ (649) (119) (1,084) 4,828
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The tax effect on components of other comprehensive income is not
significant.
NOTE D - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1999,
holders of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock converted 2,000 shares and
4,300 shares, respectively, of Series B Preferred Stock into 283,364 shares and
626,393 shares, respectively, of the Company's Common Stock. In connection with
such conversions, the Company also issued such Series B Preferred Stockholders
warrants to purchase up to 56,672 shares and 125,276 shares, respectively, of
Common Stock at a purchase price of $7.84 per share.
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Reconciliation of outstanding Common Stock shares (in thousands):
Shares outstanding at December 31, 1998................................... 188,158
Shares to be issued for litigation settlement............................. 9,000
Shares issued upon exercises of stock options............................. 1,955
Shares sold and issued under the employee stock purchase plan............. 921
Shares issued upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock................. 626
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Shares outstanding at September 30, 1999.................................. 200,660
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NOTE E - RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
In June and September of 1997, the Company approved plans to
restructure its operations in order to bring expenses in line with forecasted
revenues. In connection with these restructurings, the Company substantially
reduced its worldwide headcount and consolidated facilities and operations to
improve efficiency. The following analysis sets forth the significant components
of the restructuring reserve at September 30, 1999 (in millions):
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Accrual balances, December 31, 1998......................... $ 0.1 $ 5.2 $ 0.5 $ 5.8
Cash payments............................................... -- 1.1 0.2 1.3
Non-cash costs.............................................. -- 1.0 0.6 1.6
Adjustments................................................. 0.1 0.8 (0.3) 0.6
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Accrual balances, September 30, 1999........................ $ -- $ 2.3 $ -- $ 2.3
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In the first quarter of 1999, the Company recorded
restructuring-related adjustments to decrease restructuring expense by $578,000
primarily due to adjusting the estimated severance and facility charges to
actual costs incurred. The Company has substantially completed actions
associated with its restructuring except for subleasing or settling its
remaining long-term operating leases related to vacated properties. The terms of
such operating leases expire at various dates through 2003.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE F - BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Company currently has four reportable operating segments, North
America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America, which are organized, managed
and analyzed geographically and operate in one industry segment: the development
and marketing of information management software and related services. The
Company evaluates operating segment performance based primarily on net revenues
and certain operating expenses. The Company's products are marketed
internationally through the Company's subsidiaries and through application
resellers, OEMs and distributors. Financial information for the Company's North
America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America operating segments is summarized
below for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and
1998:
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Three months ended North Asia Latin
September 30, America Europe Pacific America Eliminations Total
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1999:
Net revenues from
unaffiliated customers...... $ 111,862 $ 62,182 $ 22,922 $ 18,885 $ -- $ 215,851
Transfers between segments..... (15,174) 10,875 2,301 1,998 -- --
Total net revenues............. 96,688 73,057 25,223 20,883 -- 215,851
Operating income (loss)........ 28,748 (9,355) 3,544 4,363 404 27,704
Net income (loss).............. $ 32,059 $ (9,504) $ 2,814 $ 2,584 $ (3,839) $ 24,114
1998:
Net revenues from
unaffiliated customers...... $ 97,640 $ 56,987 $ 19,334 $ 11,250 $ -- $ 185,211
Transfers between segments..... (5,350) 2,747 1,236 1,367 -- --
Total net revenues............. 92,290 59,734 20,570 12,617 -- 185,211
Operating income (loss)........ (6,084) 26,394 815 (638) (47) 20,440
Net income (loss).............. $ (6,304) $ 25,198 $ 999 $ (1,189) $ 314 $ 19,018
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Nine months ended North Asia Latin
September 30, America Europe Pacific America Eliminations Total
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(In thousands)
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1999:
Net revenues from
unaffiliated customers...... $ 320,228 $ 184,970 $ 66,798 $ 47,211 $ -- $ 619,207
Transfers between segments..... (25,994) 15,626 5,914 4,454 -- --
Total net revenues............. 294,234 200,596 72,712 51,665 -- 619,207
Operating income............... 22,705 18,213 8,280 4,657 1,139 54,994
Net income (loss).............. $ (63,346) $ 15,487 $ 7,443 $ (1,933) $ (5,256) $ (47,605)
1998:
Net revenues from
unaffiliated customers...... $ 259,085 $ 169,544 $ 57,672 $ 34,110 $ -- $ 520,411
Transfers between segments..... (7,282) (304) 2,789 4,797 -- --
Total net revenues............. 251,803 169,240 60,461 38,907 -- 520,411
Operating income (loss)........ (29,143) 67,751 880 1,460 (5,285) 35,663
Net income (loss).............. $ (25,756) $ 64,475 $ 759 $ (1,410) $ (4,924) $ 33,144
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE G - LITIGATION
Commencing in April 1997, a series of class action lawsuits purportedly
by or on behalf of stockholders and a separate but related stockholder action
were filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of
California. These actions name as defendants the Company, certain of its present
and former officers and directors and in some cases, its former independent
auditors. The complaints allege various violations of the federal securities
laws and seek unspecified but potentially significant damages. Similar actions
were also filed in California state court and in Newfoundland, Canada.
Stockholder derivative actions, purportedly on behalf of the Company
and naming virtually the same individual defendants and the Company's former
independent auditors, were also filed, commencing in August 1997, in California
state court. While these actions allege various violations of state law, any
monetary judgments in the derivative actions would accrue to the benefit of the
Company.
Pursuant to Delaware law and certain indemnification agreements between
the Company and each of its current and former officers and directors, the
Company is obligated to indemnify its current and former officers and directors
for certain liabilities arising from their employment with or service to the
Company. This includes the costs of defending against the claims asserted in the
above-referenced actions and any amounts paid in settlement or other disposition
of such actions on behalf of these individuals. The Company's obligations do not
permit or require it to provide such indemnification to any such individual who
is adjudicated to be liable for fraudulent or criminal conduct. Although the
Company has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance to reimburse
it for the costs of indemnification for its directors and officers, the coverage
under its policies is limited. Moreover, although directors' and officers'
insurance presumes that 100 percent of the costs incurred in defending claims
asserted jointly against the Company and its current and former directors and
officers are allocable to the individuals' defense, the Company does not have
insurance to cover the costs of its own defense or to cover any liability for
any claims asserted against it. The Company has not set aside any financial
reserves relating to any of the above-referenced actions.
On May 26, 1999, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding
regarding the settlement of pending private securities and related litigation
against the Company, including a federal class action, a derivative action, and
a state class action. The settlement will resolve all material litigation
arising out of the restatement of the Company's financial statements that was
publicly announced in November, 1997. In accordance with the terms of the
memorandum of understanding, the Company paid approximately $3.2 million in cash
during the second quarter of 1999 and an additional amount of approximately
$13.8 million of insurance proceeds was contributed directly by certain
insurance carriers on behalf of certain of the Company's current and former
officers and directors. The Company will also contribute a minimum of 9 million
shares of the Company's common stock, which will have a guaranteed value of $91
million for a maximum term of one year from the date of the final approval of
the settlement by the courts. The Company's former independent accountants,
Ernst & Young LLP, will pay $34 million in cash. The total amount of the
settlement, which has received final approval with respect to the federal class
action and is pending final state court approval with respect to the derivative
and state class actions, will be $142 million.
In July 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a formal
order of investigation of the Company and certain unidentified individuals
associated with the Company with respect to non-specified accounting matters,
public disclosures and trading activity in the Company's securities. The Company
is cooperating with the investigation and is providing all information
subpoenaed by the Commission. The approval of the proposed settlement of the
pending lawsuits will not affect this investigation.
The Company also has been advised by the office of the United States
Attorney for the Northern District of California ("U.S. Attorney") that the U.S.
Attorney is conducting an investigation of the events leading to the
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
restatement of the Company's financial statements that was announced publicly
in November 1997 (the "restatement"). The Company will cooperate fully in the
investigation. The Company currently is negotiating the terms of a
cooperation agreement with the U.S. Attorney providing that, in return for
the Company's cooperation, the U.S. Attorney will not take any action against
the Company relating to the restatement.
From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, the Company is
involved in various legal proceedings and claims. The Company does not believe
that any of these proceedings and claims will have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business or financial position.
NOTE H - BUSINESS COMBINATION
On December 31, 1998, the Company acquired Red Brick Systems, Inc.
("Red Brick"), a provider of scalable decision support solutions for data
warehousing, data marts, OLAP and data mining. The acquisition was accounted for
using the purchase method of accounting. Accrued merger and integration costs
recorded in connection with the acquisition of Red Brick included approximately
$1.6 million for severance and other acquisition-related costs, $4.7 million for
costs associated with the shutdown and consolidation of the Red Brick facilities
and $1.6 million for costs associated with settling acquired royalty commitments
for abandoned technology. As of September 30, 1999, $1.1 million had been paid
for severance and other acquisition-related costs, $1.3 million had been paid
for costs associated with the shutdown and consolidation of Red Brick facilities
and $0.8 million had been paid to settle acquired royalty commitments for
abandoned technology. During the first quarter of 1999, the accrual for
estimated costs associated with the shutdown and consolidation of the Red Brick
facilities was reduced by $2.0 million, which resulted in a corresponding $2.0
million decrease in goodwill. This adjustment was the result of a decrease in
the estimated costs associated with the former Red Brick headquarters facility
due to a change in the amount of sublease income to be received for such
facility. The Company expects to complete its termination of employees and
consolidation of facilities by the end of 1999.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the
combined results of operations of Informix and Red Brick for the three-month and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998 as if the acquisition had occurred
as of the beginning of 1998. This financial information gives effect to certain
adjustments, including amortization of goodwill. The pro forma financial
information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would
have occurred had the two companies constituted a single entity during such
periods.
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For the Period Ended
September 30,1998
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Three Months Nine Months
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<S> <C> <C>
Net revenues...................................................... $193,258 $545,567
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders............... 11,403 8,250
Net income (loss) per share....................................... 0.06 0.05
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INFORMIX CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE I - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In March 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
issued Statement of Position 98-1 (SOP 98-1), "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use," which establishes
guidelines for the accounting for the costs of all computer software developed
or obtained for internal use. SOP 98-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1998. SOP 98-1 did not have a significant impact on the
Company's results of operations for the nine-month period ended September 30,
1999.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 133 (SFAS 133), "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities," which establishes standards for derivative instruments, including
certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging
activities. It requires an entity to recognize all derivatives as either assets
or liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those
instruments at fair value. SFAS 133, as amended, is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000. Earlier application of SFAS 133 is encouraged but
should not be applied retroactively to financial statements of prior periods.
The Company is currently evaluating the requirements and impact of SFAS 133.
In December 1998, the AICPA issued Statement of Position 98-9 (SOP
98-9), "Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to
Certain Transactions." This amendment clarifies the specification of what is
considered vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for the various
elements in a multiple element arrangement. SOP 98-9 is effective for all
transactions entered into by the Company in fiscal year 2000. The adoption of
this statement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's
operating results, financial position or cash flows.
NOTE J - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 8, 1999, the Company completed its acquisition of
Cloudscape, Inc., ("Cloudscape"), a privately-held provider of synchronized
database solutions for the remote and occasionally connected workforce. In the
acquisition, the former shareholders of Cloudscape received shares of the
Company's Common Stock in exchange for their shares of Cloudscape at the rate of
approximately 0.56 shares of Informix Common Stock for each share of Cloudscape
Common Stock (the "Merger"). An aggregate of 9,583,000 shares of Informix Common
Stock were issued pursuant to the Merger, and an aggregate of 417,000 options
and warrants to purchase Cloudscape Common Stock were assumed by Informix.
Immediately prior to the Merger, the outstanding shares of Cloudscape Preferred
Stock were converted into Cloudscape Common Stock.
The Merger was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests combination and,
accordingly, the Company's historical consolidated financial statements
presented in future reports will be restated to include the accounts and results
of operations of Cloudscape. The following unaudited pro forma data summarizes
the combined results of operations of the Company and Cloudscape as if the
combination had been consummated on September 30, 1999 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net revenues...................................... $ 216,272 $ 185,284 $ 620,424 $ 520,587
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Net income (loss)................................. $ 21,993 $ 16,919 $ (53,934) $ 27,630
=========== =========== ============ ===========
Net income (loss) per common share................ $ 0.10 $ 0.09 $ (0.28) $ 0.13
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INFORMIX CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Subsequent to September 30, 1999, a holder of the Company's Series B
Preferred Stock converted an additional 1,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
into 206,833 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In connection with such
conversions, the Company also issued this Series B Preferred Stockholder
warrants to purchase up to 41,366 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$7.84 per share and paid cash dividends in the amount of $147,945 to this
stockholder.
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THE FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS RELATING
TO FUTURE EVENTS OR THE FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF INFORMIX, WHICH INVOLVE
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. OUR ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN FACTORS,
INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH UNDER "FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS," AND
ELSEWHERE IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.
References to or comparisons between the same "period" in this Form
10-Q refer to the Company's quarterly and/or nine-month periods of the relevant
fiscal year.
OVERVIEW
Informix Corporation is a leading supplier of information management
software and solutions to governments and enterprises worldwide. We design,
develop, manufacture, market and support
- Relational database management systems
- Connectivity interfaces and gateways
- Graphical and character-based application development tools for
building database applications that allow customers to access,
retrieve and manipulate business data
We also offer complete solutions, which include our database management
software, our own and third-party software, and our consulting services, to help
customers design and deploy data warehouses, Web-based enterprise repositories
and electronic commerce applications.
On May 26, 1999, we entered into a memorandum of understanding
regarding the settlement of pending private securities and related litigation
against us, including a federal class action, a derivative action, and a state
class action. The settlement will resolve all material litigation arising out of
the restatement of our financial statements that was publicly announced in
November, 1997. In accordance with the terms of the memorandum of understanding,
we paid approximately $3.2 million in cash during the second quarter of 1999 and
an additional amount of approximately $13.8 million of insurance proceeds was
contributed directly by certain of our insurance carriers on behalf of certain
of our current and former officers and directors. We will also contribute a
minimum of 9 million shares of our common stock, which will have a guaranteed
value of $91 million for a maximum term of one year from the date of final
approval of the settlement by the courts. Our former independent accountants,
Ernst & Young LLP, will pay $34 million in cash. The total amount of the
settlement, which has received final approval with respect to the federal class
action and is pending final state court approval with respect to the derivative
and state class actions, will be $142 million.
In our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, we stated that
Ernst & Young LLP, our former independent auditors, had issued a letter
identifying certain material weaknesses in our internal accounting controls for
the year ended December 31, 1997. During fiscal year 1998, we devoted
substantial effort and expense to addressing those material weaknesses.
In connection with their audit of our consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 1998, KPMG LLP, our independent auditors,
notified us that they identified certain conditions which, collectively,
represented a continuing material weakness in our internal accounting controls
during the year ended December 31, 1998. The identified conditions were:
significant turnover and a lack of adequate resources in the accounting and
finance departments; a failure to have timely and complete account analyses and
reconciliations at the end of each financial reporting period; the absence of a
formal budgeting process; and a lack of up-to-date formal written accounting
policies and procedures, We have taken, and we continue to take, actions to
strengthen our internal accounting controls. We have added a significant number
of experienced accounting and finance personnel; we
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have improved our account reconciliation and review processes; we have
created a 1999 revenue and operating expense budget by quarter that was
approved by our Board of Directors; and our internal audit department engaged
in a comprehensive review of our accounting policies and procedures, as well
as our compliance with our existing accounting policies and procedures.
We have made significant progress toward addressing each of the
identified conditions. Our independent auditors have informed us that the
existence of the identified conditions did not affect their report on our
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998. In
addition, it is our conclusion that the existence of the identified conditions
for the year ended December 31, 1998 had no effect on our reported financial
results for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30,
1999. Moreover, based on the existing personnel, policies and procedures,
monthly financial statement review, account reconciliations and general business
processes, including forecasting, it is our conclusion that during the quarters
ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30, 1999, we maintained, and
we continue to maintain, effective internal control over financial reporting.
On December 31, 1998, we acquired Red Brick Systems, Inc. ("Red
Brick"), a provider of scaleable decision support solutions for data
warehousing, data marts, OLAP and data mining, in a transaction which has been
accounted for as a purchase. Of the total purchase price, $2.6 million was
allocated to in-process research and development expense and charged to
operations in the fourth quarter of 1998. The development efforts related to the
purchased in-process research and development projects have progressed as
anticipated. We released Informix Red Brick Warehouse version 5.1.7 and
Formation version 1.4 on schedule during May of 1999, and we anticipate that we
will release Formation version 1.5 before the end of 1999 as originally
estimated. We are not aware of any events which would significantly alter the
estimates used in the valuation of such component of the total purchase price.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table and discussion compares the results of operations
for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
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<CAPTION>
Percent of Net Revenues
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET REVENUES
Licenses ......................................... 49% 52% 49% 51%
Services ......................................... 51 48 51 49
---- ----- ---- ----
100 100 100 100
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of software distribution..................... 5 5 5 5
Cost of services.................................. 20 21 21 22
Sales and marketing............................... 35 35 37 37
Research and development.......................... 18 19 19 21
General and administrative........................ 9 11 9 10
Restructuring charges............................. -- (2) -- (2)
---- ----- ---- ----
87 89 91 93
---- ----- ---- ----
Operating income..................................... 13 11 9 7
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income................................... 1 1 1 1
Interest expense.................................. (1) (1) (1) (1)
Litigation settlement expense..................... -- -- (15) --
Other, net........................................ 1 (1) -- (1)
---- ------ ---- -----
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES.................... 14 10 (6) 6
Income taxes...................................... 3 -- 2 --
---- ----- ---- ----
NET INCOME (LOSS).................................... 11% 10% (8)% 6%
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Our operating results for the quarter and nine-month period ended
September 30, 1999 improved over the same periods of the prior year. For the
three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999, net revenue growth was
17% and 19% while costs and expenses increased by only 14% and 16%,
respectively, when compared to the same periods in 1998. As a percentage of net
revenues, most operating expense categories remained consistent for the three
and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999, with research and development
expenses and general and administrative expenses showing a slight downward trend
when compared to the corresponding prior year periods. Operating income for the
third quarter and first nine months of 1999 increased 36% and 54%, respectively,
over the corresponding periods in 1998. Growth in revenues was realized in all
regions during the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 as total sales in
Latin America, Asia/Pacific, Europe and North America increased by 33%, 20%, 19%
and 17%, respectively, compared to the same period in 1998.
REVENUES
We derive revenues from licensing software and providing post-license
technical product support and updates to customers and from consulting and
training services.
LICENSE REVENUES. License revenues may involve the shipment of product by us or
the granting of a license to a
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customer to manufacture products. Our products are sold directly to end-user
customers or through resellers, including OEMs, distributors and value added
resellers (VAR's). License revenues for the third quarter of 1999 increased
10% to $106.3 million from $96.3 million for the third quarter of 1998. For
the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, license revenues increased
15% to $306.5 million from $265.7 million for the same period in 1998.
Each of our regions reported increased license revenues for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in
1998, as follows:
- Latin America license revenues increased to $29.0 million as
compared to $22.5 million, an increase of 29%
- Europe license revenues increased to $103.5 million as compared to
$86.9 million, an increase of 19%
- North America license revenues increased to $129.3 million as
compared to $115.1 million, an increase of 12%
- Asia Pacific license revenues increased to $44.6 million as
compared to $41.3 million, an increase of 8%
Revenues from the sale of Red Brick products partially contributed to
the increase in license revenues. In addition, the international economies have
shown signs of recovery from the economic turmoil of the past year.
Our increased focus on reseller channels in 1996 resulted in a
significant build-up of licenses that had not been resold or utilized by the
resellers. Revenue from license agreements with resellers is recognized as
earned by us when the licenses are resold or utilized by the reseller and all of
our related obligations have been satisfied. Accordingly, amounts received from
customers and financial institutions in advance of revenue being recognized are
recorded as a liability in "advances from customers and financial institutions"
in our financial statements. Advances in the amount of $53.1 million and $121.1
million had not been recognized as earned revenue as of September 30, 1999 and
December 31, 1998, respectively. During the nine-month period ended September
30, 1999, we received $5.2 million in customer advances and recognized revenue
from previously recorded customer advances of $64.4 million. Included in the
$64.4 million recognized were $53.0 million of licenses which were resold or
utilized by the reseller, $10.9 million related to contractual reductions in
customer advances and $0.5 million related to previously-deferred revenue for
solution sales which has now been recognized.
Management believes that the level of licenses sold through these
resellers is likely to continue, however revenue may not be sustained following
full utilization of the "advances from customers and financial institutions"
because there may be less incentive for resellers to sell our products.
Contractual reductions result from settlements between us and resellers
in which the customer advance contractually expires or a settlement is
structured wherein the rights to resell our products terminate without sell
through or deployment of the software. As of September 30, 1999, we had reached
structured settlements with three resellers with remaining rights to resell a
total of $10.1 million of our products. In accordance with the settlements, the
minimum future reduction in customer advances totals $3.6 million and $6.5
million for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and the year ended December 31,
2000, respectively.
Our license transactions can be relatively large in size and difficult
to forecast both in timing and dollar value. As a result, license transactions
have caused fluctuations in net revenues and net income (loss) because of the
relatively high gross margin on such revenues. As is common in the industry, a
disproportionate amount of our license revenue is derived from transactions that
close in the last weeks or days of a quarter. The timing of closing large
license agreements also increases the risk of quarter-to-quarter fluctuations.
We expect that these types of transactions and the resulting fluctuations in
revenue will continue.
SERVICE REVENUES. Service revenues are comprised of maintenance, consulting and
training revenues. Service revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 1999
increased $20.7 million, or 23%, to $109.5 million from $88.9 million for
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the same period in 1998. During the nine-month period ended September 30,
1999, service revenues increased $58.0 million, or 23%, to $312.7 million
from $254.7 million for the same period in 1998. Service revenues accounted
for 51% of net revenues for both the three-month and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 1999, and accounted for 48% and 49% of net revenues for the
three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, respectively.
Maintenance revenues increased 28% to $83.5 million for the third
quarter of 1999 and 30% to $235.2 million for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 1999 when compared to the same periods in 1998. These increases
are attributable primarily to higher initial-year maintenance fees and the
renewal of maintenance contracts in connection with our growing installed
customer base. As our products continue to grow in complexity, more support
services are expected to be required. We intend to satisfy this requirement
through internal support, third-party services and OEM support.
Consulting and training revenues increased slightly to $77.5 million
for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 from $74.1 million for the
same period in 1998.
COSTS AND EXPENSES
COST OF SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION. Cost of software distribution consists primarily
of: (1) manufacturing and related costs such as media, documentation, product
assembly and purchasing costs, freight, customs and third party royalties; and
(2) amortization of previously capitalized software development costs and any
write-offs of previously capitalized software. Cost of software distribution
increased $3.5 million, or 41%, to $12.1 million for the third quarter of 1999
compared to $8.6 million for the same quarter of 1998. This increase was due
primarily to an increase in royalties related to new products and the write-off
of capitalized software costs. During the third quarter of 1999, approximately
$2.4 million of previously capitalized software costs were written down to the
estimated net realizable value after it was determined that the projected sales
of certain tools products and system management programs were not sufficient to
realize the capitalized product development costs. Cost of software distribution
increased to $31.3 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999
from $26.7 million for the same period in 1998. As a percentage of license
revenues, cost of software distribution remained consistent at 10% for both of
the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998. Amortization of
capitalized software remained relatively flat at $13.9 million, or 5% of license
revenues, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 compared to $15.8
million, or 6% of license revenues, for the same period in 1998.
COST OF SERVICES. Cost of services consists primarily of maintenance, consulting
and training expenses. Cost of services for the third quarter of 1999 and the
nine-month period ended September 30,1999 increased by 10% and 16%,
respectively, when compared to the same periods in 1998. These increases are
primarily due to an increase of approximately 11% in headcount, a portion of
which resulted from the addition of the Red Brick consulting team subsequent to
the completion of our acquisition of Red Brick in December 1998.
SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSES. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
salaries, commissions, marketing programs and related overhead costs. Sales and
marketing expenses increased 17% and 18% in the third quarter and the nine-month
period ended September 30, 1999, respectively, when compared to the same periods
in 1998. However, these increases are in line with the net revenue growth rates
over the corresponding periods as sales and marketing expenses have remained
consistent at 35% of net revenues for the third quarters of 1999 and 1998 and
37% of net revenues for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and
1998. The increase in absolute dollars in 1999 was due primarily to increased
commissions and selling expenses, which resulted from the growth in net
revenues. Also, during 1999 we have increased our marketing efforts in
connection with the introduction of several new products and our new corporate
logo and identity.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of salaries, project consulting and related overhead costs for product
development. Research and development expenses increased 10% to $38.4 million
for the third quarter of 1999 and increased 9% to $117.6 million for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same periods in
1998. These increases in research and development expenses
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in absolute dollars when compared to the corresponding periods in 1998 are
attributable primarily to amortization of intangible assets resulting from
the Red Brick acquisition and an increase in headcount of approximately 9%.
As a percentage of net revenues, research and development expenses decreased
slightly to 18% and 19% for the three and nine-month periods ended September
30, 1999, respectively, which is the level that we believe is consistent with
our long-term objectives for research and development spending.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses
consist primarily of finance, legal, information systems, human resources,
bad debt expense and related overhead costs. General and administrative
expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 decreased approximately
$1.3 million, or 7%, to $19.3 million, or 9% of net revenues, from $20.6
million, or 11% of net revenues, for the same period in 1998. The decrease as
a percentage of net revenues was due primarily to the realization of
efficiencies and improved effectiveness of our back office operations. The
decrease in absolute dollars was due primarily to the receipt of $2.0 million
in insurance proceeds in the third quarter of 1999 related to
previously-expensed legal fees for the pending private securities and related
litigation against us. This decrease was offset by a $0.8 million reduction
in the third quarter of 1998 of an accrual for a specific claim against us
based on a settlement offer. For the nine-month periods ended September 30,
1999 and 1998, general and administrative expenses have remained consistent
at 9% and 10% of net revenues, respectively.
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES. In June and September of 1997, we approved plans to
restructure our operations to bring expenses in line with forecasted revenues
and substantially reduced our worldwide headcount and modified operations to
improve efficiency. Accordingly, we recorded restructuring charges totaling
$108.2 million for 1997. The significant components of these restructuring
charges were severance and benefits, write-off of assets, and facility charges.
During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998,
adjustments of $0.6 million and $7.3 million, respectively, were recorded to the
results of operations. These adjustments, which appear as a credit to
restructuring charges in our statement of operations, were due primarily to
adjusting the estimated severance and facility components of the 1997
restructuring charge to actual costs incurred. We have substantially completed
actions associated with our restructuring except for subleasing or settling our
remaining long-term operating leases related to vacated properties. The terms of
these operating leases expire at various dates through 2003. Accrued
restructuring costs totaling $2.3 million remained as a liability in our
financial statements as of September 30, 1999, all of which related to facility
charges.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
INTEREST INCOME. Interest income for the nine-month period ended September 30,
1999 increased to $7.9 million from $6.4 million for the same period in 1998 due
to an increase in the average interest-bearing cash and short-term investment
balances in 1999 provided by tax refunds received in the quarter ended December
31, 1998 and increased sales and operating income.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense decreased to $3.2 million for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 1999 from $4.6 million for the same period in 1998
due primarily to a decline in the amortization of interest charges incurred in
connection with financing of customer accounts receivable prior to 1998, in
addition to a decline in interest charges related to payments on capital leases.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET. Other income (expense), net increased from a net
expense of approximately $2.5 million and $2.4 million for the three-month and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, respectively, to other income, net
of $0.9 million and $0.2 million for the same periods in 1999. These increases
were due primarily to gains on sales of securities and lower net foreign
currency losses during the 1999 periods when compared to the same periods in
1998.
LITIGATION SETTLEMENT EXPENSE. During the second quarter of 1999 we incurred a
charge of $97.0 million in connection with our entering into a memorandum of
understanding regarding the proposed settlement of the pending private
securities and related litigation against us. The charge consists of $3.2
million in cash, $91.0 million in common stock and approximately $2.8 million in
legal fees required to obtain and complete the settlement. The charge excludes
approximately $13.8 million of insurance proceeds which, according to the terms
of the memorandum of understanding, were contributed directly by our insurance
carriers.
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INCOME TAXES
For the third quarter of 1999 and the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 1999 and 1998, income tax expense resulted from withholding taxes
and taxable earnings in certain foreign jurisdictions where we have fully
utilized our net operating loss carryforwards. No income tax expense was
required in the three-month period ended September 30, 1998 due to a change in
our expected effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 1998. The change
resulted from implementation of measures to utilize net operating loss
carryforwards in certain foreign jurisdictions and other measures to minimize
foreign tax expense. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30,
1999 was 20%. We expect the effective tax rate to increase gradually over time
as we continue to fully utilize our net operating loss carryforwards in various
jurisdictions.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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<CAPTION>
As of or for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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1999 1998
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments........................... $ 213.9 $ 156.4
Working capital (deficit).................................................... 111.6 (14.4)
Cash and cash equivalents provided by (used for) operations.................. 7.1 (23.0)
Cash and cash equivalents used for investment activities..................... (66.6) (21.4)
Cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities................... 11.6 33.6
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OPERATING CASH FLOWS. Cash and cash equivalents provided by operations totaled
$7.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 compared to cash
and cash equivalents used by operations of $23.0 million for the same period in
1998. This increase in operating cash inflows was due primarily to improved
operating profitability and a reduction in cash outflows for accounts payable
and accrued liabilities in 1999.
INVESTING CASH FLOWS. Net cash and cash equivalents used for investment
activities increased by approximately $45.2 million during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 1999 when compared to the same period in 1998. This increase
was due primarily to a net increase of approximately $41.5 million in our
investment in available-for-sale securities of excess cash generated from
operating income during the first nine months of 1999 when compared to the same
period in 1998. Other significant changes in investing activities during the
first nine months of 1999 compared to the corresponding period in 1998 include
an increase in capital expenditures of $4.3 million, an increase in the
capitalization of software development costs of $3.8 million and a net decrease
in proceeds from the sale of strategic investments and marketable securities of
$2.8 million.
FINANCING CASH FLOWS. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents provided by
financing activities during the first nine months of 1999 when compared to the
same period in 1998 was due to net proceeds of $14.1 million received by us in
the first quarter of 1998 from the issuance of 60,000 additional shares of our
Series A-1 Preferred Stock at $250 per share. Net cash and cash equivalents
provided by financing activities during the nine-month period ended September
30, 1999 consisted primarily of proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock
through the exercise of stock options and purchases under our Employee Stock
Purchase Plan offset by principal payments on capital leases and payments for
structured settlements with resellers.
SUMMARY. We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments balances and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet
our working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On October 1, 1999, the Company reorganized its operating business
divisions into four new business groups: the TransAct Business Group, which is
responsible for delivering on-line transaction processing products; the
i.Foundation Business Group, which is responsible for delivering products that
provide the technological foundation for Internet-based electronic commerce
solutions; the i.Informix Business Group, which is responsible for delivering
Internet-based solutions for electronic commerce; and the i.Intelligence
Business Group, which is responsible for delivering Internet-based data
warehouse products and solutions.
On October 8, 1999, we completed our acquisition of Cloudscape, Inc.,
("Cloudscape"), a privately-held provider of synchronized database solutions for
the remote and occasionally connected workforce. In the acquisition, the former
shareholders of Cloudscape received shares of our common stock in exchange for
their shares of Cloudscape at the rate of approximately 0.56 shares of our
common stock for each share of Cloudscape common stock (the "Cloudscape
Merger"). The Cloudscape Merger was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. An
aggregate of 9,583,000 shares of our common stock were issued pursuant to the
Merger, and an aggregate of 417,000 options and warrants to purchase Cloudscape
common stock were assumed by us.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
GENERAL
Many currently installed computer systems and software products are
coded to accept only two-digit entries in the date code field. These date code
fields will need to accept four-digit entries to distinguish 21st century dates
from 20th century dates. As a result, in less than three months, computer
systems and/or software used by many companies may need to be upgraded to comply
with Year 2000 requirements. Significant uncertainty exists in the software
industry concerning the potential effects associated with such compliance.
We are:
- Reviewing and updating the Year 2000 compliance status of the
software and systems used in our internal business processes
- Obtaining appropriate assurances of compliance from the
manufacturers of these products and agreements, as necessary, to
modify or replace all non-compliant products
The program has been substantially completed as of the Fall of 1999.
In addition, we are converting certain of our software and
systems to commercial products from third parties that are known to be
Year 2000 compliant. This conversion has required, and will continue to
require:
- The dedication of substantial time from our administrative and
management information personnel
- The assistance of consulting personnel from third party software
vendors
- The training of our personnel using such systems
Based on the information available to date, we believe that we will be
able to complete our Year 2000 compliance review and make necessary
modifications prior to the end of 1999. To the extent that we are relying on the
products of other vendors to resolve Year 2000 issues, there can be no guarantee
that we will not experience delays in implementing such products. We could incur
substantial costs and disruption of our business if key systems, or a
significant number of systems,
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were to fail as a result of Year 2000 problems or if we were to experience
delays in implementing Year 2000 compliant software products.
STATE OF READINESS
Our Year 2000 project is divided into four major sections:
- Product Readiness
- Information Systems Operations & Applications Software (IS
Systems)
- Third-party Suppliers
- Global Business Processes (includes Facilities, Legal,
Manufacturing, Technical Support, Sales, Product Management and
Development, Marketing and Finance)
There are five general phases of our Year 2000 Project applicable to
each of the four sections:
- Awareness Phase. Increasing employee awareness through various
forms of communication
- Mission Critical Inventory Phase. Taking an inventory of mission
critical items relevant to Year 2000 (including computer hardware,
software, telecommunications equipment, embedded controllers
within our facilities, and other non-computer related equipment),
assigning priorities to identified items for assessment and
possible renovation, and assessing the status of Year 2000
compliance of items which we have determined to be material to our
business
- Repair or Replace Phase. Repairing or replacing material items
that are not Year 2000 compliant. Material items are those items
that we believe have a significant negative impact on customer
service, involve a risk to the safety of individuals, may cause
damage to property or the environment, or may significantly affect
revenue
- Update Testing Phase. Testing of updates given by third party
suppliers
- Business Contingency Phase. Designing and implementing contingency
plans for each internal organization and critical location during
the Year 2000 rollover period
We have completed the Awareness Phase and the Mission Critical
Inventory Phase for each of the four sections of the project. We made
significant progress in completing the Repair or Replace phase for each of the
four sections up through the end of the third quarter of 1999 as various
departments performed tests or received compliance information from third-party
suppliers. We are performing most of the testing ourselves under the Update
Testing Phase, although we have retained third-parties to test certain of our
key applications. The level of testing is limited by our technical ability to
emulate our complex systems and networks and cost/benefit considerations.
We are working on the Business Contingency phase for each of the four
sections. A working plan of the program was drafted during the third quarter of
1999.
PRODUCT READINESS. All of our currently supported products are Year 2000
compliant, meaning that the use or occurrence of dates on or after January 1,
2000 will not adversely affect the performance or functionality of our products
with respect to four-digit year dates or the ability of our products to
correctly create, store, process, and output information related to such date
data, including Leap Year calculations. However, Year 2000 compliance of our
products may be affected by other parts of the system in which they are being
used, as discussed below.
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Our products often depend on data from other parts of the system in
which they are being used. Year 2000 compliance is not effective unless all of
the hardware, operating system, other software, and firmware being used along
with our products correctly interpret and/or translate date data into a
four-digit year date and properly exchange date data with our products.
We have tested our currently supported products under different Year
2000 test scenarios. Throughout the remainder of 1999 and beyond, we will
continue to improve our testing efforts with each new release of our software
products. From time to time, our Year 2000 Program Office updates the history
table of each product family when a Year 2000 or DBCENTURY-related product
deficiency is found and fixed in a certain interim or maintenance release. We
have made Year 2000 testing scenarios part of our standard test suite.
Our Year 2000 Program Office finished incorporating the Red Brick
product compliance information and plans into our Year 2000 Program Plan during
the first quarter of 1999. The Year 2000 Program Office has not included the
recent Cloudscape acquisition into the Informix Year 2000 program plan to date.
Work will proceed during the fourth quarter of 1999.
IS SYSTEMS.
- IS Operations Systems. Our IS operations systems consist of all
computer hardware, systems software and telecommunications. Our
current hardware inventory includes PC Desktops, PC Laptops, UNIX
servers, UNIX workstations, and NT workgroup servers. Our current
software inventory includes Windows 95 operating system and MS
Office products, Product Development environment tools for UNIX,
and various management systems. Our telecommunications equipment
includes both voice and data services, including PBX systems,
voicemail, ACD, video conferencing, local area networks, wide area
networks, and remote access equipment. We made significant
progress in remediating our mission critical IS Operations
components by the end of September 1999, and plan to complete
remediation of all mission critical IS Operations components by
November 1999. Non-critical systems are scheduled to be
made Year 2000 compliant by November 1999. Testing is ongoing as
hardware or system software is renovated or replaced, although,
the level of testing is significantly limited by our technical
ability to emulate our complex systems and networks and
cost/benefit considerations. We began contingency planning in
December 1998, completed draft contingency plans by September 1999
and plan to continue to refine and rehearse as necessary through
the end of the year.
- IS Applications Systems. Our IS applications systems consist of
all enterprise-wide applications either supplied by third-party
vendors or internally-developed. We completed our remediation
efforts of all mission critical IS applications by the end of
March 1999. We made significant progress by the end of September
1999 towards making all important and non-important IS
applications systems Year 2000 compliant. We plan to test and put
back into production the two remaining important systems by the
end of November 1999. None of our other information technology
projects have been delayed due to the implementation of the Year
2000 project. Contingency planning for this section began in the
third quarter of 1998, completed draft contingency plans by
September 1999 and plan to continue to refine and rehearse as
necessary through the end of the year.
THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIERS. We have identified and prioritized critical suppliers and
communicated with them about our plans and progress in addressing the Year 2000
problem and how their individual compliance can impact our success. We have
completed detailed evaluations of most critical suppliers. These evaluations
will be followed by the development and implementation of contingency plans
where appropriate, which began, in certain departments, in the fourth quarter of
1998, which were drafted by the end of September 1999. Follow-up reviews with
each of our critical suppliers are scheduled through the remainder of 1999 to
ascertain alternative communication channels and emergency procedures in the
event of widespread outages.
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GLOBAL BUSINESS PROCESSES. We have completed the assessment of the hardware,
software and associated embedded computer chips that are used in the operation
of all of our critical facilities. All repair and testing of embedded systems
within our critical facilities is scheduled to be completed by the end of
November 1999. We have also completed the preparation in our key business areas,
including Finance, Product Development and Legal. Customer Service has completed
their Support Plans for the Year 2000 Rollover Weekend, and has documented their
offerings on the Informix Year 2000 Web Site. We began contingency planning for
these organizations and their respective critical business processes in the
first quarter of 1999, and expect to be completed with such planning, testing
and training by November 1999.
COSTS
The total cost associated with required modifications to become Year
2000 compliant is not expected to be material to our financial position. The
estimated total cost of the Year 2000 project is approximately $3.5 million. The
total amount expended on the project through September 30, 1999 was
approximately $2.0 million. The estimated future cost of completing the Year
2000 project is estimated to be approximately $1.5 million. We estimate that the
remaining amount will be spent as follows:
- $0.5 million for capital expenditures to repair or replace
software and related hardware, including but not limited to local
area network upgrades, replacement of desktop hardware, and backup
data servers as identified in our contingency plan
- approximately $0.1 million for capital expenditures to repair or
replace non-IS equipment, including but not limited to security
systems and backup generator supplies
- $0.9 million for non-capital expenses for Technical Support,
Product Development, Operations, IS Operations and Applications,
Facilities, and the Year 2000 Program Office, including but not
limited to our contingency planning efforts, and management of our
Year 2000 Weekend Support Program offerings
The Year 2000 Project is expected to significantly reduce our level of
uncertainty about the Year 2000 problem and, in particular, about the Year 2000
compliance and readiness of our material third-party suppliers. We believe that
the possibility of significant interruptions of normal operations will be
reduced with the implementation of new business systems and completion of the
project as scheduled.
EUROPEAN MONETARY CONVERSION
On January 1, 1999, eleven of the fifteen member countries of the
European Economic Community entered into a three-year transition phase during
which a common currency, the "Euro," was introduced. Between January 1, 1999 and
January 1, 2002, governments, companies and individuals may conduct business in
these countries in both the Euro and existing national currencies. On January 1,
2002, the Euro will become the sole currency in these countries.
During the transition phase, we will continue to evaluate the impact of
conversion to the Euro on our business. In particular, we are reviewing:
- Whether our internal software systems can process transactions
denominated either in current national currencies or in the Euro,
including converting currencies using computation methods
specified by the European Economic Community
- The cost to us if we must modify or replace any of our internal
software systems
- Whether we will have to change the terms of any financial
instruments in connection with our hedging activities
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Based on current information and our initial evaluation, we do not
expect the cost of any necessary corrective action to have a material adverse
effect on our business. We have reviewed the effect of the conversion to the
Euro on the prices of our products in the affected countries. As a result, we
have made some adjustments to our prices to attempt to eliminate differentials
that were identified. However, we will continue to evaluate the impact of these
and other possible effects of the conversion to the Euro on our business. We
cannot guarantee that the costs associated with conversion to the Euro or price
adjustments will not in the future have a material adverse effect on our
business.
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS AND PRICING STRATEGIES OF OUR COMPETITORS COULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS OR GROW OUR BUSINESS.
We may not be able to compete successfully against current and/or
future competitors and such inability could impair our ability to sell our
products. The market for our products is highly competitive, diverse and will be
subject to rapid change as the Internet is embraced by businesses around the
world. Moreover, we expect that the technology for database products generally,
and, in particular, the technology underlying database solutions and products
for the Internet and data warehousing products will continue to change rapidly.
New products are introduced frequently, and existing products are enhanced
continually. Competition may also result in changes in our pricing policies or
those of our competitors which could adversely affect our ability to sell our
products and could adversely affect our margins. We currently face competition
from a number of sources, including several large vendors that develop and
market databases, applications, development tools, decision support products,
consulting services and/or complete database-driven solutions for the Internet.
Our principal competitors include Computer Associates, IBM, Microsoft,
NCR/Teradata, Oracle and Sybase. Additionally, as we expand our business in the
markets of data warehousing and Web/e-commerce, we expect to compete with a
different group of companies, including small, highly focused companies offering
single products or services that we include as part of an overall solution. A
number of our competitors have significantly greater financial, technical,
marketing and other resources than we have. As a result, they may be able to
respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies, evolving markets and
changes in customer requirements or to devote greater resources to the
development, promotion and sale of their products than we can.
COMPETITION MAY AFFECT THE PRICING OF OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WHICH COULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS AND MAY REDUCE OUR MARGINS.
Existing and future competition or changes in our product or service
pricing structure or product or service offerings could result in an immediate
reduction in the prices of our products or services. If significant price
reductions in our products or services were to occur and not be offset by
increases in sales volume, our operating margins would be adversely affected.
Several of our competitors have announced the development of enhanced versions
of their principal database products that are intended to improve the
performance or expand the capabilities of their existing products. New or
enhanced products by existing competitors or new competitors could result in
greater price pressure on our products. In addition, the following factors could
affect the pricing of RDBMS products and related products:
- The industry movement to new operating systems, like Windows NT;
- Access to RDBMS products through low-end desktop computers;
- Access to database-driven solutions, including ORDBMS products,
through the Internet;
- The bundling of software products for promotional purposes or as a
long- term pricing strategy by certain of our competitors; and
- Our own practice of bundling our software products for enterprise
licenses or for promotional purposes with our partners.
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In particular, the pricing strategies of competitors in the industry
have historically been characterized by aggressive price discounting to
encourage volume purchasing by customers. We may not be able to compete
effectively against competitors who continue to aggressively discount the prices
of their products.
IF WE DO NOT RESPOND ADEQUATELY TO OUR INDUSTRY'S EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
OR DO NOT CONTINUE TO MEET THE SOPHISTICATED NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS, SALES OF
OUR PRODUCTS MAY DECLINE.
Our future success will depend on our ability to address the
increasingly sophisticated needs of our customers by supporting existing and
emerging hardware, software, database and networking platforms. If we do not
enhance our products to meet these evolving needs, this could adversely affect
our ability to remain competitive and sell our products. We will have to develop
and introduce enhancements to our existing products and solutions on a timely
basis to keep pace with technological developments, evolving industry standards
and changing customer requirements. We expect that we will have to respond
quickly to:
- Rapid technological change;
- Emerging new markets;
- Changing customer needs;
- Frequent new product introductions; and
- Evolving industry standards that may render existing products and
services obsolete.
As a result, our position in existing, emerging or potential markets
could be eroded rapidly by product advances. The life cycles of our products are
difficult to estimate. Our growth and future financial performance will depend
on our ability to:
- Continue to enhance our existing products and solutions;
- Develop and introduce new products and solutions that keep pace
with technological advances on a timely and cost-effective basis;
- Meet changing customer requirements; and
- Match or exceed the product deliveries of our competitors.
Our product development efforts will continue to require substantial
investments. We may not have sufficient resources to make the necessary
investments or to be able to attract and retain qualified software development
engineers. In addition, it is unlikely that we will be able to internally
develop new products or solutions quickly enough to respond to market forces. As
a result, we will have to acquire technology or access to products or solutions
through mergers and acquisitions, investments and partnering arrangements. We
may not have sufficient cash, access to funding, or available equity to engage
in such transactions. Moreover, we may not be able to forge partnering
arrangements or strategic alliances on satisfactory terms, or at all, with
companies of our choice.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE CLOUDSCAPE'S BUSINESS WITH OURS AND
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REALIZE THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC BENEFITS OF
THE ACQUISITION.
We recently completed our acquisition of Cloudscape. We believe that
the acquisition will further our strategy to
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provide customers with a complete database management software solution.
Achieving the anticipated benefits of the acquisition will depend in part
upon whether the integration of Cloudscape's business with ours is achieved
in an efficient and effective manner, and this may not occur. Failure to
effectively accomplish the integration of the two companies' operations could
adversely affect our ability to enhance our product offerings, may divert key
employees' attention from achieving other business objectives and may
adversely affect our other operations. This integration may not be
accomplished on a timely basis, or at all. The difficulties of such
integration may be increased by the necessity of consolidating separated
organizations in order to achieve economies of scale. The integration of
certain operations will require the dedication of management resources which
may distract attention from the day-to-day business of the combined company.
In addition, we may not be able to effectively market and distribute the
current Cloudscape products or develop the Cloudscape technology so as to
produce new or enhanced products that will be accepted by the marketplace. In
addition, even if we can effectively develop and sell Cloudscape products,
these product offerings may not compete effectively with competitors' product
offerings. Further, any such sales may not result in increased revenue for us
or establish or enhance our current ability to offer distributed database
management products for use on the Internet. The failure to generate revenue
from sales of Cloudscape products or to derive a strategic advantage in the
delivery of database management products for use on the Internet could have
an adverse impact on our ability to increase product sales and grow our
business. We could also lose certain key Cloudscape employees. The loss of a
substantial portion of Cloudscape's developers or system engineers could have
an adverse effect on our business. The decision of one or more of such key
employees to join a competitor or otherwise compete directly or indirectly
with the combined company could have an adverse effect on the our ability to
develop, market and sell new product offerings incorporating the Cloudscape
technology.
WE MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN REALIZING THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL OR STRATEGIC
BENEFITS OF FUTURE BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS WHICH COULD HURT OUR ABILITY TO GROW
OUR BUSINESS AND SELL OUR PRODUCTS.
In the future we may acquire or invest in other businesses that offer
products, services and technologies that we believe would help us expand or
enhance our products and services or help us expand our distribution channels.
If we were to make such an acquisition or investment, the risks described below
could impair our ability to grow our business and develop new products and
ultimately could impair or ability to sell our products. Any future acquisition
or investment would present risks commonly encountered in acquisitions of or
investments in other businesses. The following are examples of such risks, one
or more of which may apply to any such acquisition or investment:
- Difficulty in combining the technology, operations or work force
of the acquired business;
- Disruption of our on-going businesses;
- Difficulty in realizing the potential financial or strategic
benefits of the transaction;
- Difficulty in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures
and policies; and
- Possible impairment of relationships with employees and customers
as a result of any integration of new businesses and management
personnel.
The consideration for any future acquisition could be paid in cash,
shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and our common stock. If
the consideration is paid in our common stock, this would further dilute
existing stockholders. Any amortization of goodwill or other assets resulting
from any acquisition could materially adversely affect our operating results and
financial condition.
UNANTICIPATED FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS DUE TO SUCH
FACTORS AS A CHANGE IN THE DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS, OR ORDBMS PRODUCTS
GENERALLY, COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR STOCK PRICE.
We believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our financial results
are not necessarily meaningful, and
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potential investors should not rely on them as an indication of our future
performance. Our quarterly operating results have varied greatly in the past
and may vary greatly in the future depending upon a number of factors
described below and elsewhere in this "Risk Factors" section, including many
that are beyond our control. These factors include:
- Changes in demand for our products and services, including changes
in industry growth rates;
- The size, timing and contractual terms of large orders for our
software products;
- The budgeting cycles of our customers and potential customers;
- Any downturn in our customers' businesses, in the domestic economy
or in international economies where our customers do substantial
business;
- Changes in our pricing policies resulting from competitive
pressures, such as aggressive price discounting by our competitors
or other factors;
- Our ability to develop and introduce on a timely basis new or
enhanced versions of our products and solutions;
- Changes in the mix of revenues attributable to domestic and
international sales; and
- Seasonal buying patterns which tend to peak in the fourth quarter.
POTENTIAL CHANGES IN THE MIX OF OUR LICENSE AND SERVICE REVENUE COULD ADVERSELY
AFFECT OUR PROFIT MARGINS.
A significant change in the mix of software products and services we
sell, including the mix between higher margin software and maintenance products
and lower margin consulting and training, could materially adversely affect our
operating results for future quarters. Historically, a majority of our revenue
has been attributable to the licensing of our software products. Over the past
few years, however, the percentage of our revenue derived from services has
increased. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, we derived revenue
evenly from licensing of software products and sales of services.
ANY CANCELLATIONS OR DELAYS IN PLANNED CUSTOMER PURCHASES OF OUR PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR NET INCOME AND COULD
SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE QUARTERLY REVENUES.
Because we do not know when, or if, our potential customers will place
orders and finalize contracts, we cannot accurately predict our revenue and
operating results for future quarters. If there is a downturn in potential
customers' businesses, the domestic economy in general, or in international
economies where we derive substantial revenue, potential customers may defer or
cancel planned purchases of our products. Because our operating expenses are
based on anticipated revenue levels and because a high percentage of our
expenses are relatively fixed, delays in the recognition of revenues from even a
limited number of product license transactions could cause significant
variations in operating results from quarter to quarter, which could cause our
net income to fall significantly short of anticipated levels.
IF A LARGE NUMBER OF THE ORDERS THAT ARE TYPICALLY BOOKED AT THE END OF A
QUARTER ARE NOT BOOKED, OUR NET INCOME FOR THAT QUARTER COULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCED.
Our software license revenue in any quarter depends on orders booked
and shipped in the last month, weeks or days of that quarter. At the end of each
quarter, we typically have either minimal or no backlog of orders for the
subsequent quarter. If a large number of orders or several large orders do not
occur or are deferred, our revenue in that quarter could be substantially
reduced.
SEASONAL TRENDS IN SALES OF OUR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS.
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Our sales of software products have been affected by seasonal
purchasing trends that materially affect our quarter-to-quarter operating
results. We expect these seasonal trends to continue in the future. Revenue and
operating results in our quarter ending December 31 are typically higher
relative to our other quarters, because many customers make purchase decisions
based on their calendar year-end budgeting requirements and because we measure
our sales incentive plans for sales personnel on a calendar year basis. As a
result, we have historically experienced a substantial decline in revenue in the
first quarter of each fiscal year relative to the preceding quarter.
THE LENGTHY SALES CYCLE FOR OUR PRODUCTS MAKES OUR REVENUES SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FLUCTUATIONS.
Any delay in the sales cycle of a large transaction or a number of
smaller transactions could result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly
operating results. Our sales cycle typically takes many months to complete and
varies depending on the product, service or solution that we are selling. The
length of the sales cycle may vary depending on a number of factors over which
we may have little or no control, including the size of a potential transaction
and the level of competition that we encounter in our selling activities. Our
sales cycle can be further extended for sales made through third party
distributors.
OUR FUTURE REVENUE AND OUR ABILITY TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN DEVELOPING OUR
PRODUCTS IS SUBSTANTIALLY DEPENDENT UPON OUR INSTALLED CUSTOMER BASE CONTINUING
TO LICENSE OUR PRODUCTS AND RENEW THEIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH US.
We depend on our installed customer base for future revenue from
services and licenses of additional products. If our customers fail to renew
their maintenance agreements, this could materially adversely affect our
business and future quarterly and annual operating results. The maintenance
agreements are generally renewable annually at the option of the customers and
there are no minimum payment obligations or obligations to license additional
software. Therefore, our current customers may not necessarily generate
significant maintenance revenue in future periods. In addition, our customers
may not necessarily purchase additional products or services. Our services
revenue and maintenance revenue are also dependent upon the continued use of
these services by our installed customer base. Any downturn in our software
license revenue could adversely affect the growth of our services revenue in
future quarters. Moreover, our ability to continue to invest in product
development and to acquire technology from or make investments in other
companies is dependent on both license and service revenues. If either license
revenue or revenue from services declines, we may not have sufficient cash to
finance investments or enter into such arrangements.
SLOWER GROWTH IN THE RDBMS MARKET WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR
PRODUCTS.
If RDBMS industry growth rates decline for any reason, the markets for
our products will be adversely affected, which would have a negative impact on
our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Prior
to fiscal 1997, the RDBMS industry grew significantly, due in part to the
continuing development of new technologies and products responsive to customer
requirements. In fiscal 1997 and 1998, however, growth rates throughout the
industry slowed. We are unable to predict the future growth rate of the RDBMS
market.
IF THE ORDBMS MARKET DOES NOT EVOLVE AS WE ANTICIPATE, OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR
BUSINESS WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
Delays in market acceptance of our ORDBMS products could adversely
affect our results of operations and financial condition. In recent years, the
types and quantities of data required to be stored and managed has grown
increasingly complex and includes, in addition to conventional character data,
audio, video, text and three-dimensional graphics in a high-performance scalable
environment. Since 1996, we have invested substantial resources in developing
our ORDBMS product line. The market for ORDBMS products is new and evolving, and
its growth depends upon a growing need to store and manage complex data and upon
broader market acceptance of our products as a solution for this need.
Organizations may not choose to make the transition from conventional RDBMS
products to ORDBMS products.
IF THE INTERNET DOES NOT CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS WE ANTICIPATE, OR IF OUR PRODUCT
OFFERINGS ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN THIS
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MARKET, OUR BUSINESS COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
The Internet is a rapidly evolving market. We are unable to predict
whether and to what extent Internet computing and electronic commerce will be
embraced by consumers and traditional businesses. Our successful introduction of
database-driven products and solutions for the Internet market will depend in
large measure on:
- The commitment by hardware and software vendors to manufacture,
promote and distribute Internet access appliances;
- The lower cost of ownership of Internet computing relative to
client/server architecture; and
- The ease of use and administration relative to client/server
architecture.
In addition, if a sufficient number of vendors do not undertake a
commitment to the market, the market may not accept Internet computing or
Internet computing may not generate significant revenues for our business. In
addition, standards for network protocols, as well as other industry-adopted and
de facto standards for the Internet, are evolving rapidly. There can be no
assurance that standards we have chosen will position our products to compete
effectively for business opportunities as they arise on the Internet.
The widespread acceptance and adoption of the Internet by traditional
businesses for conducting business and exchanging information is likely only if
the Internet provides these businesses with greater efficiencies and
improvements. The failure of the Internet to continue to develop as a commercial
or business medium could materially adversely affect our business.
Even if the Internet and electronic commerce are widely accepted and
adopted by consumers and businesses, our database products and database-driven
solutions for the Internet may not succeed. We recently announced our intention
to focus a substantial part of our product development and sales efforts on
developing and selling technology and services for the Internet market. This
market is new to our product development, marketing and sales organizations. We
may not be able to market and sell products and solutions in this market. In
addition, our database products and database-driven solutions for the Internet
may not compete effectively with our competitors' products and solutions.
Further, we may not generate significant revenue and/or margin in this market.
Any of these events could materially, adversely affect our business, operating
results and financial condition.
IF THE DATA WAREHOUSE MARKET DOES NOT CONTINUE TO GROW, OR IF OUR PRODUCT
OFFERINGS IN THIS MARKET ARE NOT ACCEPTED, OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS AND
GROW OUR BUSINESS COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
The data warehouse market may not continue to grow, or may not grow
rapidly, and our customers may not expand their use of data warehouses. In
addition, we may not be able to market and sell our products and solutions in
this market or otherwise compete effectively and generate significant revenue.
Although demand for data warehouse software has grown in recent years, the
market is still emerging. Our future financial performance in this area will
depend to a large extent on:
- Continued growth in the number of organizations adopting data
warehouses;
- Our success in developing partnering arrangements with developers
of software tools and applications for the data warehouse market;
and
- Existing customers expanding their use of data warehouses.
RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES COULD DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND COULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SALES OF OUR PRODUCTS.
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On October 1, 1999, we reorganized our operating business divisions
into four new business groups: the TransAct Business Group, which is responsible
for delivering on-line transaction processing products; the i.Foundation
Business Group, which is responsible for delivering products that provide the
technological foundation for Internet-based electronic commerce solutions; the
i.Informix Business Group, which is responsible for delivering Internet-based
solutions for electronic commerce; and the i.Intelligence Business Group, which
is responsible for delivering Internet-based data warehouse products and
solutions. We may not achieve the anticipated benefits of this reorganization.
In addition, the reorganization could disrupt our current business operations,
including our product development and sales efforts. Further, any such
disruption or other operational difficulty encountered while implementing the
reorganization could distract our management team and cause uncertainty and
confusion among our customers.
THE DEPARTURE OF OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CERTAIN KEY PERSONNEL WOULD
HURT OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR BUSINESS.
The loss of the services of one or more of our current senior executive
officers or key employees could harm our business and could affect our ability
to successfully implement our business objectives. Our future success will
depend to a significant extent on the continued service of our current senior
executives and certain other key employees, including certain sales, consulting,
technical and marketing personnel. If we were to lose the services of one or
more of our current senior executives or key employees this could adversely
affect our ability to grow our business and achieve our business objectives,
particularly if one or more of those executives or key employees decided to join
a competitor or otherwise compete directly or indirectly with us. Of our senior
executive officers and key employees, only Mr. Finocchio, Chairman of the Board,
and our former President and Chief Executive Officer, is bound by an employment
agreement, the terms of which are nonetheless at-will. In addition, we do not
maintain key man life insurance on our employees and have no plans to do so.
We recently announced changes to our senior management with the
appointment of Jean-Yves F. Dexmier as a member of our Board and to the position
of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 16, 1999. Also
effective July 16, 1999, Mr. Finocchio resigned his position as President and
Chief Executive Officer, but he will continue to be actively involved in our
management in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board. Although we anticipate
a smooth transition, the change could disrupt our business, management team and
operating results. In the summer of 1999, four of our senior executive officers
resigned. We cannot predict whether other senior executive officers will also
resign.
OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY WORK TOGETHER TO MEET OUR
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES.
Since the beginning of 1998 we have expanded our ability to deliver
products and solutions for the Internet, including e-commerce solutions, and
business intelligence solutions driven by our data warehouse technology. Our
management team has not worked together for a significant length of time and may
not be able to successfully implement this strategy. If the management team is
unable to accomplish our business objectives, it could materially adversely
affect our ability to grow our business. As noted above, Mr. Dexmier was
appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer in July 1999, and Howard
A. Bain III joined us as our Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer in January 1999. In addition, two new executive officers, our
Vice President and Treasurer and our Vice President, i.Intelligence Business
Group, joined us in July 1999 and our Vice President, Human Resources, joined us
in October 1999. Almost all of the rest of our executive officers have joined
the company since the beginning of fiscal 1998. Since joining us, the new
management team, except for our most recent additions, has devoted substantial
efforts to restructuring our sales, marketing and finance organizations after
the announcement of the restatement of our financial results for fiscal 1994,
1995 and 1996 and the first quarter of fiscal 1997 as a result of errors and
irregularities identified with our revenue recognition practices during these
periods.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE PERSONNEL WE NEED TO ACHIEVE OUR
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES.
We may be unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, and
the failure to do so, particularly in key functional areas such as product
development and sales, could materially adversely affect our ability to achieve
our business
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objectives, including our ability to sell our products. Our future
success will likely depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain
additional experienced sales, technical, marketing and management personnel.
Competition for such personnel in the computer software industry is intense, and
in the past we have experienced difficulty in recruiting qualified personnel,
especially developers and sales personnel. We expect competition for qualified
personnel to remain intense, and we may not succeed in attracting or retaining
such personnel. In addition, new employees generally require substantial
training in the use of our products. This training will require substantial
resources and management attention.
PENDING SETTLEMENT OF SECURITIES CLASS ACTION LITIGATION COULD FURTHER DILUTE
EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS.
We recently entered into a settlement agreement with respect to several
federal and state securities lawsuits. As a result of the settlement agreement
we will have to issue at least 9,000,000 shares of our common stock which would
further dilute the stockholdings of our existing stockholders. Since April 16,
1997, various holders of our common stock have filed over 20 separate lawsuits
against us, Ernst & Young (who served as our independent auditors), and certain
of our current and former officers and directors. We entered into a settlement
agreement to settle the pending private securities litigation with the exception
of several small lawsuits. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, (which has
received final approval with respect to the federal class action and is expected
to receive final approval with respect to the state class action in November
1999), we will issue at least 9,000,000 shares of our common stock to the
plaintiffs and their lawyers. When issued, these shares will dilute the
stockholdings of our current stockholders. In addition, pursuant to the proposed
settlement, the total value of the shares of our common stock to be issued must
total at least $91,000,000. Depending on our stock price, we may have to issue
more than the 9,000,000 shares described above.
THE PENDING SEC INVESTIGATION COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS.
In July 1997, the SEC issued a formal order of investigation of us and
certain unidentified individuals associated within our company. Any action by
the SEC against us as a result of the investigation could materially adversely
affect our business. The investigation relates to non-specified accounting
matters, financial reports, other public disclosures and trading activity in
Informix common stock.
THE SUCCESS OF OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS IS DEPENDENT UPON MANY FACTORS WHICH
COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS INTERNATIONALLY AND
COULD AFFECT OUR PROFITABILITY.
International sales represented approximately 50% of our total revenue
during the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Our international operations
are, and any expanded international operations will be, subject to a variety of
risks associated with conducting business internationally that could adversely
affect our ability to sell our products internationally which would affect our
profitability, including the following:
- Difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;
- Problems in collecting accounts receivable;
- Longer payment cycles;
- Fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
- Seasonal reductions in business activity during the summer months
in Europe and certain other parts of the world;
- Uncertainties relative to regional, political and economic
circumstances;
- Recessionary environments in foreign economies; and
- Increases in tariffs, duties, price controls or other restrictions
on foreign currencies or trade barriers imposed by
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foreign countries.
In particular, instability in the Asian-Pacific and Latin American
economies and financial markets, which combined accounted for approximately 20%
of our total net revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 1999 could
adversely affect our ability to sell our products internationally.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE VALUE OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES COULD RESULT IN CURRENCY
TRANSACTION LOSSES.
Despite our efforts to manage foreign exchange risk, our hedging
activities may not adequately protect us against the risks associated with
foreign currency fluctuations. As a consequence, we may incur losses in
connection with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Most of our
international revenue and expenses are denominated in local currencies. Due to
the substantial volatility of currency exchange rates, among other factors, we
cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on our future operating
results. Although we take into account changes in exchange rates over time in
our pricing strategy, we do so only on an annual basis, resulting in substantial
pricing exposure as a result of foreign exchange volatility during the period
between annual pricing reviews. In addition, as noted previously, the sales
cycles for our products are relatively long. Foreign currency fluctuations
could, therefore, result in substantial changes in the financial impact of a
specific transaction between the time of initial customer contact and revenue
recognition.
In addition to the hedging program described above, we have implemented
a foreign exchange hedging program consisting principally of the purchase of
forward foreign exchange contracts, which program is intended to hedge the value
of intercompany accounts receivable or intercompany accounts payable denominated
in foreign currencies against fluctuations in exchange rates until such
receivables are collected or payables are disbursed. This program involves the
use of forward contracts in the primary European and Asian currencies.
Uncertainties related to the Euro conversion could adversely affect our hedging
activities.
FAILURE TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS COULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO ACCURATELY FORECAST AND REPORT OUR FINANCIAL
RESULTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN REDUCED CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT
OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS.
Although we have made significant progress in our efforts to strengthen
our accounting controls and processes, we may not be able to hire and retain
enough finance personnel to continue to do so. If we are unable to continue to
strengthen our accounting controls and processes, that inability could adversely
affect our ability to accurately forecast and report our financial results. Any
customer uncertainty about our internal accounting controls could have an
adverse effect on our ability to sell our products. In connection with their
audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
1998, KPMG LLP, our current independent auditors, notified us that they had
identified certain conditions which, collectively, represented a continuing
material weakness in our internal accounting controls during the year ended
December 31, 1998. The identified conditions were significant turnover and a
lack of adequate resources in the accounting and finance departments, a failure
to have timely and complete account analyses and reconciliations at the end of
each financial reporting period, the absence of a formal budgeting process, and
a lack of up-to-date formal written accounting policies and procedures. We have
taken, and continue to take, actions to strengthen our internal accounting
controls. We have added a significant number of experienced accounting and
finance personnel; we have improved our account reconciliation and review
processes; we have created a 1999 revenue and operating expense budget by
quarter that was approved by our Board of Directors; and our internal audit
department engaged in a comprehensive review of our accounting policies and
procedures, as well as our compliance with our existing accounting policies and
procedures. We have made significant progress toward addressing each of the
identified conditions. Our independent auditors have informed us that the
existence of the identified conditions did not affect their report on our
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998. In
addition, it is our conclusion that the existence of the identified conditions
for the year ended December 31, 1998, had no effect on our reported financial
results for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30,
1999. Moreover, based on the existing personnel, policies and procedures,
monthly financial statement review, account reconciliations and general business
processes, including forecasting, it is our conclusion that during the quarters
ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30, 1999, we maintained, and
we continue to
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maintain, effective internal control over financial reporting.
Moreover, in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1997, we stated that Ernst & Young LLP, our former independent auditors, had
issued a letter identifying certain material weaknesses in our internal
accounting controls for the year ended December 31, 1997. During fiscal year
1998, we devoted substantial effort and expense to addressing those material
weaknesses.
THE RIGHTS OF OUR SERIES B PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
RIGHTS OF OUR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS.
Holders of the series B preferred shares have certain rights that may
adversely affect holders of our common stock. At September 30, 1999, 19,000
shares of our series B preferred stock remained outstanding.
RIGHTS TO CONSENT TO CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. Our agreements with the purchasers
of our series B preferred stock contain covenants that could impair our ability
to engage in various corporate transactions in the future, including financing
transactions and certain transactions involving a change-in-control or
acquisition of our assets or equity, or that could otherwise be disadvantageous
to us and the holders of our common stock. In particular, an acquisition of our
assets or equity may not be affected without the consent of the holders of the
outstanding series B preferred stock or without requiring the acquiring entity
to assume the series B preferred stock or cause the series B preferred stock to
be redeemed. These provisions are likely to make an acquisition more difficult
and expensive and could discourage potential acquirors. We made certain
covenants in connection with the issuance of the series B preferred stock which
could limit our ability to obtain additional financing by, for example,
providing the holders of the series B preferred stock certain rights of first
offer and prohibiting us from issuing additional preferred stock without the
consent of the series B preferred stockholders.
CONVERSION RIGHTS. The shares of series B preferred stock are convertible into
shares of our common stock based on the trading prices of the our common stock
during future periods. We are also obligated to issue upon conversion of the
series B preferred stock additional warrants to acquire shares of our common
stock equal to 20% of the total number of shares of our common stock into which
the series B preferred stock converts. The exercise of these warrants will have
further dilutive effect to the holders of our common stock. Any conversion of
series B preferred stock into our common stock will dilute the existing common
stockholders. At September 30, 1999, 19,000 shares of series B preferred stock
remained outstanding and assuming a $4.00 per share conversion price, were
convertible into 4,750,000 shares of our common stock and, assuming such
conversion, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 950,000 additional shares of
our common stock would become issuable upon such conversion. If the conversion
price of the series B preferred stock is determined during a period when the
trading price of our common stock is low, the resulting number of shares of our
common stock issuable upon conversion of the series B preferred stock could
result in greater dilution to the holders of our common stock. As of September
30, 1999, series B preferred stockholders had converted an aggregate of 31,000
shares of series B preferred stock into 7,098,040 shares of our common stock and
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,619,595 shares of our common stock.
PENALTY PROVISION. The terms of the series B preferred financing agreements
also include certain penalty provisions that are triggered if we fail to satisfy
certain obligations. For instance, we must keep a registration statement in
effect for the resale of shares of our common stock issued or issuable upon
conversion of the series B preferred shares and upon exercise of the warrants.
IF WE FAIL TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, COMPETITORS MAY BE ABLE
TO USE OUR TECHNOLOGY OR TRADEMARKS AND THIS WOULD WEAKEN OUR COMPETITIVE
POSITION, REDUCE OUR REVENUE AND INCREASE COSTS.
Our success will continue to be heavily dependent upon proprietary
technology. We rely primarily on a combination of patent, copyright and
trademark laws, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual
provisions to protect our proprietary rights. These means of protecting our
proprietary rights may not be adequate, and our inability to protect our
intellectual property rights may adversely affect our business and/or financial
condition. We currently hold eight United States patents and several pending
applications. There can be no assurance that any other patents covering our
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inventions will issue or that any patent, if issued, will provide sufficiently
broad protection or will prove enforceable in actions against alleged
infringers. Our ability to sell our products and prevent competitors from
misappropriating our proprietary technology and trade names is dependent upon
protecting our intellectual property.
Our products are generally licensed to end-users on a "right-to-use"
basis under a license that restricts the use of the products for the customer's
internal business purposes. We also rely on "shrink-wrap" and "click-wrap"
licenses, which include a notice informing the end-user that by opening the
product packaging, or in the case of a click-wrap license by clicking on an
acceptance icon and downloading the product, the end-user agrees to be bound by
our license agreement. Despite such precautions, it may be possible for
unauthorized third parties to copy aspects of our current or future products or
to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. In addition, we
have licensed the source code of our products to certain customers under certain
circumstances and for restricted uses. We have also entered into source code
escrow agreements with a number of our customers that generally require release
of source code to the customer in the event we enter bankruptcy or liquidation
proceedings or otherwise cease to conduct business.
We may also be unable to protect our technology because:
- Our competitors may independently develop similar or superior
technology;
- Policing unauthorized use of our software is difficult;
- The laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary
rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States;
- "Shrink-wrap" and/or "click-wrap" licenses may be wholly or
partially unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions;
and
- Litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect
our trade secrets, or to determine the validity and scope of the
proprietary rights of others could result in substantial costs and
diversion of resources.
THIRD PARTIES IN THE FUTURE FOR COMPETITIVE OR OTHER REASONS COULD ASSERT THAT
OUR PRODUCTS INFRINGE THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. SUCH CLAIMS COULD HARM
OUR REPUTATION AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS.
Third parties may claim that our current or future products infringe
their proprietary rights. These claims, with or without merit, could harm our
business by increasing our costs and by adversely affecting our ability to sell
our products. Any claim of this type could affect our relationships with
existing customers and prevent future customers from licensing our products. Any
such claim, with or without merit, could be time consuming, result in costly
litigation, cause product shipment delays or require us to enter into royalty or
licensing agreements. Royalty or license agreements may not be available on
acceptable terms or at all. We expect that software product developers will
increasingly be subject to infringement claims as the number of products and
competitors in the software industry segment grows and the functionality of
products in different industry segments overlaps.
ERRORS IN OUR PRODUCTS OR THE FAILURE OF OUR PRODUCTS TO CONFORM TO CUSTOMER
SPECIFICATIONS OR EXPECTATIONS COULD RESULT IN OUR CUSTOMERS DEMANDING REFUNDS
FROM US OR ASSERTING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES OR IN DECREASED SALES OF OUR PRODUCTS.
Because our software products are complex, they often contain errors or
"bugs" that can be detected at any point in a product's life cycle. While we
continually test our products for errors and work with customers through our
customer support services to identify and correct bugs in our software, we
expect that errors in our products will continue to be found in the future.
Although many of these errors may prove to be immaterial, certain of these
errors could be significant. Detection of any significant errors may result in,
among other things, loss of, or delay in, market acceptance and sales of our
products, diversion of development resources, injury to our reputation, or
increased service and warranty costs.
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THE FAILURE OF OUR PRODUCTS TO CONFORM TO CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS OR
EXPECTATIONS COULD RESULT IN DECREASED SALES OF OUR PRODUCTS.
A key determinative factor in our future success will continue to be
the ability of our products to operate and perform well with existing and future
leading, industry-standard application software products intended to be used in
connection with RDBMS or ORDBMS products. Failure to meet in a timely manner
existing or future interoperability and performance requirements of certain
independent vendors could adversely affect the market for our products.
Commercial acceptance of our products and services could also be adversely
affected by critical or negative statements or reports by brokerage firms,
industry and financial analysts and industry periodicals about us, our products,
or business or by the advertising or marketing efforts of competitors, or other
factors that could adversely affect consumer perception.
WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS THAT COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
COSTS TO US.
We may be subject to claims for damages related to product errors in
the future. A material product liability claim could materially adversely affect
our business because of the costs of defending against these types of lawsuits,
diversion of key employees' time and attention from the business and potential
damage to our reputation. Although we have not experienced any product liability
claims to date, the sale and support of our products entail the risk of such
claims. While we carry insurance policies covering this type of liability, these
policies may not provide sufficient protection should a claim be asserted. Our
license agreements with our customers typically contain provisions designed to
limit exposure to potential product liability claims. Such limitation of
liability provisions may not be effective under the laws of certain
jurisdictions to the extent local laws treat certain warranty exclusions as
unenforceable. In addition, issues relating to year 2000 compliance have
increased awareness of the potential adverse effects of software defects and
malfunctions.
POTENTIAL YEAR 2000 PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR IN OUR THIRD PARTY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE,
WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT COSTS.
We may incur large costs and the disruption of our business if any key
systems fail as a result of year 2000 problems. We use third party equipment and
software that may not be year 2000 compliant. If this third party equipment or
software does not operate properly with regard to the year 2000, we may incur
unexpected expenses to remedy any problems. These costs could materially
adversely affect our business. In addition, if our key systems, or a significant
number of our systems, were to fail as a result of year 2000 problems we could
incur substantial costs and disruption of our business. To the extent we rely on
the products of other vendors to resolve year 2000 issues, we may experience
delays in implementing the products. The failure to correct a significant year
2000 problem could result in an interruption in, or a failure of, certain normal
business activities or operations which could harm our business. In addition, we
may not have enough available personnel to implement and complete in a timely
manner our efforts to ensure that our systems and products are year 2000
compliant.
IF CUSTOMERS DELAY PURCHASES OF OUR PRODUCTS TO AVOID YEAR 2000 PROBLEMS, OUR
REVENUE WILL BE LOWER.
Prior to the end of 1999 and continuing into 2000, existing or
potential customers may choose to defer new software product purchases as a
result of year 2000 concerns resulting in lower revenues for us during these
periods. Many companies are spending significant resources to correct their
current software systems for year 2000 compliance. Customers with limited IT
budgets who face material year 2000 issues may increasingly spend their limited
resources remediating these year 2000 problems instead of investing in more
general IT management products such as our products.
YEAR 2000 PROBLEMS WITH OUR PRODUCTS COULD RESULT IN THIRD PARTY CLAIMS WHICH
COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO US, COULD INJURE OUR REPUTATION AND COULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS.
If any of our licensees experience year 2000 problems as a result of
their use of our software products, those
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licensees could assert claims for damages which, if successful, could result
in significant costs to us. Such problems could also damage our reputation
and adversely affect our ability to sell our products. In the ordinary course
of our business, we test and evaluate our software products. We believe that
our software products are generally year 2000 compliant, meaning that the use
or occurrence of dates on or after January 1, 2000 will not adversely affect
the performance of our products with respect to four-digit year dates or the
ability of our products to correctly create, store, process and output
information related to such date data, including leap year calculations.
However, it is possible that certain of our software products do not contain
all necessary software routines and codes necessary for the accurate
calculation, display, storage and manipulation of such date data. In
addition, in certain cases, we have warranted that the use or occurrence of
dates on or after January 1, 2000 will not adversely affect the performance
of our products with respect to four digit date dependent data or the ability
to create, store, process and output information related to such data.
POSSIBLE EURO CONVERSION PROBLEMS WITH OUR PRODUCTS COULD RESULT IN THIRD PARTY
CLAIMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO US.
If any of our licensees experience problems with Euro conversion issues
as a result of their use of our software products, those licensees could assert
claims for damages which, if successful, could result in significant costs to
us. We have reviewed the effect of the conversion to the Euro on the prices of
our products in the affected countries. As a result, we have made some
adjustments to our prices to attempt to eliminate differentials that were
identified. We have not completed our review of the impact of conversion to the
Euro on our business, but it is possible that costs associated with ensuring
that our products and internal operating systems are able to effectively work
with the Euro conversion, or price adjustments resulting from the Euro
conversion, could be material to our business.
PROVISIONS IN OUR CHARTER DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO UNDESIGNATED PREFERRED STOCK
MAY DISCOURAGE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION BIDS FOR INFORMIX.
Our board is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of undesignated
preferred stock in one or more series. Of the 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, 440,000 shares have been designated series A preferred, none of which is
outstanding; 440,000 shares have been designated series A-1 preferred, none of
which is outstanding; 50,000 shares have been designated series B preferred, of
which 19,000 shares remained outstanding as of September 30, 1999. Subject to
the prior consent of the holders of the series B preferred stock, our board can
fix the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such
preferred stock without any further vote or action by our stockholders. However,
the issuance of shares of preferred stock may delay or prevent a change in
control transaction without further action by our stockholders. As a result, the
market price of our common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders
of our common stock may be adversely affected. The issuance of preferred stock
with voting and conversion rights may adversely affect the voting power of the
holders of our common stock, including the loss of voting control to others.
OTHER PROVISIONS IN OUR CHARTER DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO UNDESIGNATED PREFERRED
STOCK MAY DISCOURAGE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION BIDS FOR INFORMIX AND PREVENT CHANGES
IN OUR MANAGEMENT WHICH OUR STOCKHOLDERS MAY FAVOR.
Other provisions in our charter documents could discourage potential
acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change in control transaction
that our stockholders may favor. The provisions include:
- Elimination of the right of stockholders to act without holding a
meeting;
- Certain procedures for nominating directors and submitting
proposals for consideration at stockholder meetings; and
- A board of directors divided into three classes, with each class
standing for election once every three years.
These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity
and stability in the composition of the board of directors and in the policies
formulated by the board of directors and to discourage certain types of
transactions involving
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an actual or threatened change of control. These provisions are designed to
reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and,
accordingly, could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay
or prevent a change in control. Such provisions are also intended to
discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights but could,
however, have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for
shares of our common stock and, consequently, may also inhibit fluctuations
in the market price of our common stock that could result from actual or
rumored takeover attempts. These provisions may also have the effect of
preventing changes in our management. In addition, we have adopted a rights
agreement, commonly referred to as a "poison pill," that grants holders of
our common stock preferential rights in the event of an unsolicited takeover
attempt. These rights are denied to any stockholder involved in the takeover
attempt and this has the effect of requiring cooperation with our board of
directors. This may also prevent an increase in the market price of our
common stock resulting from actual or rumored takeover attempts. The rights
agreement could also discourage potential acquirors from making unsolicited
acquisition bids.
DELAWARE LAW MAY INHIBIT POTENTIAL ACQUISITION BIDS WHICH MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT
THE MARKET PRICE FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND PREVENT CHANGES IN OUR MANAGEMENT THAT
OUR STOCKHOLDERS MAY FAVOR.
We are incorporated in Delaware and are subject to the antitakeover
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which regulates corporate
acquisitions. Delaware law prevents certain Delaware corporations, including
those corporations, such as Informix, whose securities are listed for trading on
the Nasdaq National Market, from engaging, under certain circumstances, in a
"business combination" with any "interested stockholder" for three years
following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder. For
purposes of Delaware law, a "business combination" would include, among other
things, a merger or consolidation involving us and an interested stockholder and
the sale of more than 10% of our assets. In general, Delaware law defines an
"interested stockholder" as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more
of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation and any entity or person
affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person. Under
Delaware law, a Delaware corporation may "opt out" of the antitakeover
provisions. We do not intend to "opt out" of these antitakeover provisions of
Delaware Law.
OUR COMMON STOCK LIKELY WILL BE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL PRICE AND VOLUME
FLUCTUATIONS WHICH MAY PREVENT STOCKHOLDERS FROM RESELLING THEIR SHARES AT OR
ABOVE THE PRICE AT WHICH THEY PURCHASED THEIR SHARES.
Fluctuations in the price and trading volume of our common stock may
prevent stockholders from reselling their shares above the price at which they
purchased their shares. Stock prices and trading volumes for many software
companies fluctuate widely for a number of reasons, including some reasons which
may be unrelated to their businesses or results of operations. This market
volatility, as well as general domestic or international economic, market and
political conditions, could materially adversely affect the market price of our
common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, our
operating results may be below the expectations of public market analysts and
investors. If this were to occur, the market price of our common stock would
likely decrease significantly. The market price of our common stock has
fluctuated significantly in the past and may continue to fluctuate significantly
because of:
- Market uncertainty about our business prospects or the prospects
for the RDBMS and ORDBMS markets in general;
- Revenues or results of operations that do not match analysts'
expectations;
- The introduction of new products or product enhancements by us or
our competitors;
- General business conditions in the software industry;
- Changes in the mix of revenues attributable to domestic and
international sales; and
- Seasonal trends in technology purchases and other general economic
conditions.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RATE RISK
INTEREST RATE RISK. Our exposure to market rate risk for changes in
interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio. We do not use
derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. We place our
investments with high quality issuers and, by policy, limit the amount of credit
exposure to any one issuer. We are averse to principal loss and ensure the
safety and preservation of our invested funds by limiting default, market and
reinvestment risk. We classify our cash equivalents and short-term investments
as "fixed-rate" if the rate of return on such instruments remains fixed over
their term. These "fixed-rate" investments include fixed-rate U.S. government
securities, municipal bonds, time deposits and certificates of deposits. We
classify our cash equivalents and short-term investments as "variable rate" if
the rate of return on such investments varies based on the change in a
predetermined index or set of indices during their term. These "variable-rate"
investments primarily include money market accounts held at various securities
brokers and banks. The table below presents the amounts and related weighted
interest rates of our investment portfolio at September 30, 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Fair
Interest Rate Cost Value
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash equivalents:
Fixed rate.................................................... 5.30% $ 47,224 $ 47,217
Variable rate................................................. 4.74% 2,194 2,193
Short-term investments
Fixed rate.................................................... 4.99% 79,887 79,701
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FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK. We enter into foreign currency
forward exchange contracts to reduce our exposure to foreign currency risk due
to fluctuations in exchange rates underlying the value of intercompany accounts
receivable and payable denominated in foreign currencies (primarily European and
Asian currencies) until such receivables are collected and payables are
disbursed. A foreign currency forward exchange contract obligates us to exchange
predetermined amounts of specified foreign currencies at specified exchange
rates on specified dates or to make an equivalent U.S. dollar payment equal to
the value of such exchange. These foreign currency forward exchange contracts
are denominated in the same currency in which the underlying foreign receivables
or payables are denominated and bear a contract value and maturity date which
approximate the value and expected settlement date of the underlying
transactions. For contracts that are designated and effective as hedges,
discounts or premiums (the difference between the spot exchange rate and the
forward exchange rate at inception of the contract) are accreted or amortized to
other expenses over the contract lives using the straight-line method while
unrealized gains and losses on open contracts at the end of each accounting
period resulting from changes in the spot exchange rate are recognized in
earnings in the same period as gains and losses on the underlying foreign
currency denominated receivables or payables are recognized, and generally
offset. Contract amounts in excess of the carrying value of our foreign currency
denominated accounts receivable or payable balances are marked to market, with
changes in market value recorded in earnings as foreign exchange gains or
losses. We operate in certain countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and
Asia/Pacific where there are limited forward foreign currency exchange markets
and thus we have unhedged transaction exposures in these currencies.
Most of our international revenue and expenses are denominated in local
currencies. Due to the substantial volatility of currency exchange rates, among
other factors, we cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on our
future operating results. Although we take into account changes in exchange
rates over time in our pricing strategy, we do so only on an annual basis,
resulting in substantial pricing exposure as a result of foreign exchange
volatility during the period between annual pricing reviews. In addition, the
sales cycle for our products is relatively long, depending on a number of
factors including the level of competition and the size of the transaction. At
various times in the past, we have attempted to reduce this exposure by entering
into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge up to 80% of the
forecasted net income of our foreign subsidiaries of up to one year in the
future. Such forward foreign currency exchange contracts do not qualify as
hedges and, therefore, are marked to market with unrealized gains and losses
included in other income (expense), net. As these forward foreign currency
exchange contracts mature, the realized gains and losses are
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK, CONTINUED
included in net income as a component of other income (expense), net. The
Company's ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to foreign currency
fluctuations will depend on the foreign currency exchange rates and other
factors in effect at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts
mature. The unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts outstanding at September 30, 1999 was not significant to the
Company's operating results for the first nine months of 1999.
Notwithstanding our efforts to manage foreign exchange risk, there can be no
assurances that our hedging activities will adequately protect us against the
risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations.
The table below provides information about our foreign currency forward
exchange contracts. The information is provided in U.S. dollar equivalents and
presents the notional amount (contract amount), the weighted average contractual
foreign currency exchange rates and fair value. Fair value represents the
difference in value of the contracts at the spot rate at September 30, 1999 and
the forward rate, plus the unamortized premium or discount. All contracts mature
within twelve months.
FORWARD CONTRACTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Weighted-
Contract Average
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 Amount Contract Rate Fair Value
- --------------------- ------------- --------------- -----------
(In thousands) (In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Foreign currency to be sold under contract:
Euro............................................................$ 31,938 1.056 $ (325)
Japanese Yen.................................................... 17,151 104.9522 230
Korean Won...................................................... 5,700 1,228 (47)
British Pound................................................... 3,253 1.6263 $ (38)
Australian Dollar............................................... 2,626 1.523 8
Swiss Franc..................................................... 2,510 1.5107 (26)
Czech Republic Koruna........................................... 2,110 35.25 (109)
Singapore Dollar................................................ 1,757 1.7075 9
Other (individually less than $1 million)....................... 1,362 * (48)
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Total..............................................................$ 68,407 $ (346)
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Foreign currency to be purchased under contract:
British Pound...................................................$ 33,426 1.64918 $ (75)
Other (individually less than $1 million)....................... 1,801 * 10
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Total..............................................................$ 35,227 $ (65)
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Total..............................................................$ 103,634 $ (411)
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</TABLE>
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On July 2, 1999, a holder of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock
converted 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 144,014 shares of the
Company's Common Stock. In connection with this conversion, the Company also
issued such Series B Preferred Stockholders a warrant to purchase up to 28,802
shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $7.84 per share.
On July 12, 1999, a holder of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock
converted 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 139,350 shares of the
Company's Common Stock. In connection with this conversion, the Company also
issued such Series B Preferred Stockholders a warrant to purchase up to 27,870
shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $7.84 per share.
Subsequent to September 30, 1999, a holder of the Company's Series B
Preferred Stock converted an additional 1,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
into 206,833 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In connection with such
conversions, the Company also issued this Series B Preferred Stockholder
warrants to purchase up to 41,366 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$7.84 per share and paid cash dividends in the amount of $147,945 to this
stockholder.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)
EXHIBIT NO. EXHIBIT
10.58* Offer of Employment Letter, dated July 12, 1999, from the
Registrant to Charles W. Chang
10.59* Offer of Employment Letter, dated August 2, 1999, from the
Registrant to William F. O'Kelly
10.60* Resignation Letter from Susan T. Daniel to Registrant
10.61* Separation Agreement and Mutual Release between Susan T.
Daniel and Registrant
10.62* Separation Agreement and Release between Leonard Palomino
and Registrant
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on October 15, 1999
related to the completion of its merger with Cloudscape, Inc. on October 8,
1999.
The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on November 10, 1999
disclosing supplemental consolidated financial statements giving retroactive
effect to the Company's merger with Cloudscape, Inc., which was completed on
October 8, 1999.
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* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
INFORMIX CORPORATION
Dated: November 15, 1999 By: /s/ HOWARD A. BAIN III
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Howard A. Bain III
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
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Exhibit 10.58
[INFORMIX LETTERHEAD]
July 12, 1999
Mr. Charles W. Chang
2335 Silver Breeze Court
San Jose, CA 95138
Dear Charlie:
We are very pleased that you are considering joining us at Informix Software,
Inc., "Company". The purpose of this letter is to set forth our offer of
employment. We propose that you begin employment with Informix Software,
Inc. in the capacity of Vice President & General Manager-Data Warehouse,
reporting to Jean-Yves Dexmier, Executive Vice President, Field Operations.
Your salary, computed on an annual basis beginning on the date you become an
employee of the Company, will be $325,000 per year and shall be paid in equal
semi-monthly installments.
You will also be eligible for an Executive Bonus. Your target incentive
will be $146,000. Two-thirds of your target incentive will be based on the
Data Warehousing Executive Bonus Plan and one-third on the Informix Executive
Incentive Compensation Plan.
It will be recommended to the Board of Directors that you receive a
non-qualified stock option under the Informix Corporation Employee Stock Plan
to acquire 300,000 shares of the common stock of Informix Corporation on
terms and conditions to be determined solely by the Board of Directors at the
time of the grant. You, of course, will be under no obligation to exercise
any stock options which may be granted to you.
Upon acceptance of this offer, you will be given a Change of Control
Agreement as outlined in Exhibit A. In the event of a Change in Control or if
the Company decides to terminate your employment for other than cause, you
will be entitled to receive as severance an amount equal to six months base
salary. In the event the Board of Directors adopts a more generous severance
package for Executive Officers, you will receive that package.
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[INFORMIX LETTERHEAD]
Page 2 of 3
Letter to Mr. Charles W. Chang
July 12, 1999
This offer of employment is contingent upon the following:
- Your signing of the Company's Employee Agreement for Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information, in the form attached.
- Your acceptance of this offer by signing this letter below.
- Your signing of the enclosed W-4 form.
- Within your first day of employment, you must provide for
examination, proof of your legal right to work in the United States
and complete the Immigration Form I-9 as required by the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service. Such proof includes either
1) a U.S. passport, a U.S. certificate of citizenship, a U.S.
certificate of naturalization, and unexpired foreign passport with
attached employment authorization or an alien registration card with
photograph: OR 2) a state driver's license, a state I.D. card, a
U.S. military card AND a Social Security card or a U.S. birth
certificate. If you do not have proof of identification on the first
day of employment, you will be sent home to obtain the documents.
You will not be placed on the payroll until this form is completed by a
Company representative. If for any reason you are unable to provide
proof of your identity as well as your legal right to work in the
United States within the first three days, the company may terminate
your employment. From time to time after your first day of employment,
you may be asked to provide proof of your identity as well as your
legal right to work in the United States.
This offer of employment is not for any specific period of time and your
employment may be terminated with or without cause by yourself or the
Company at any time for any reason.
As an employee of Informix, you also agree to comply with company policies,
procedures and standards of conduct that may be established by the Company.
This offer of employment contains all of the terms and conditions of your
employment with the Company and supersedes any and all prior, oral or written
representations or agreements made by anyone employed by, or associated with,
the Company. The terms of this offer, if accepted, will become your terms of
employment and can only be added to or modified by a written document signed
by the Vice President of Human Resources or the President of the Company.
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LOGO
Page 3 of 3
Letter to Mr. Charles W. Chang
July 12, 1999
I am looking forward to your acceptance of this offer. This offer will remain
valid until July 16, 1999. Please acknowledge your acceptance by signing and
dating this letter and returning it to us before July 16, 1999. In addition,
please complete the W-4 form and return it to the Human Resources Department
prior to beginning your employment or no later than 3 days after your date of
hire. Enclosed for your convenience in making the return is a self-addressed
envelope. Please bring your I-9 form, required identification, and
Non-Disclosure Agreement with you on your first day of employment for
verification and witnessing by your manager.
Sincerely,
INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC.
/s/ Susan Daniel
Susan Daniel
Vice President, Human Resources
By Fax w/o Enclosures
By Federal Express w/Enclosures
1. Non-Disclosure Form
2. I-9 Form
3. W-4
4. Employment Application
AGREED ON THE 16 DAY OF JULY, 1999
ANTICIPATED START DATE: JULY 30, 1999
SIGNED: /s/ Charles W. Chang
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Exhibit 10.59
[LOGO]
August 2, 1999
(Revised)
William O'Kelly
1714 Washington Street #8
Calistoga, CA 94515
Dear William:
We are very pleased that you are considering joining us at Informix Software,
Inc. (Company). The purpose of this letter is to set forth our offer of
employment. We propose that you begin employment with Informix Software, Inc.
in the capacity of Vice President Treasurer in our Menlo Park office,
reporting to Howard Bain, Chief Financial Officer.
Your salary, computed on an annual basis beginning on the date you become an
employee of the Company, will be $195,000 per year and shall be paid in equal
semi-monthly installments of $8,125.
It will be recommended to the Board of Directors that you receive a
non-qualified stock option under the Informix Corporation Employee Stock
Option Plan to acquire 50,000 shares of the common stock of Informix
Corporation on terms and conditions to be determined solely by the Board of
Directors at the time of the grant. You, of course, will be under no
obligation to exercise any stock options which may be granted to you.
In addition, you will also participate in the Executive Incentive
Compensation Plan in 1999 at a rate of 35%. Plan details will be provided
under separate cover.
This offer of employment is contingent upon the following:
- - Your signing of the Company's Employee Confidential/Ownership/
Nonsolicitation Agreement, in the form attached.
- - Your acceptance of this offer by signing this letter below.
- - Your signing of the enclosed W-4 form.
- - Within your first day of employment, you must provide for examination
proof of your legal right to work in the United States and complete the
Immigration Form I-9 as required by the U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service. These include either 1) a U.S. passport, a U.S.
certificate of citizenship, a U.S. certificate of naturalization, an
unexpired foreign passport with attached employment authorization or an
alien registration card with photograph; OR 2) a state driver's license, a
state I.D. card, a U.S. military card AND a Social Security card or a U.S.
birth certificate. If you do not have proof of identification on the first
day of employment, you will be sent home to obtain the documents. You will
not be placed on the payroll until this form is completed by a Company
representative. If for any reason you are unable to provide proof of your
identity as well as your legal right to work in the United States within
the first three days, the
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Page 2
William O'Kelly
August 2, 1999
(Revised)
Company may terminate your employment. From time to time after your
first day of employment, you may be asked to provide proof of your
identity as well as your legal right to work in the United States.
Employment may be contingent upon approval of an Export License granted
by the U.S. Department of Commerce, if required.
This offer of employment is for employment "at will", which means that it is
not for any specific period of time and your employment may be terminated
with or without cause by yourself or the Company at any time and for any
reason.
As an employee of Informix, you also agree to comply with company policies,
procedures and standards of conduct that may be established by the Company.
This offer of employment contains all of the terms and conditions of your
employment with the Company and supersedes any and all prior, oral or written
representations or agreements made by anyone employed by, or associated with,
the Company.
The terms of this offer, if accepted, will become your terms of employment
and can only be added to or modified by a written document signed by the Vice
President of Human Resources, Human Resources Director or the President of
the Company.
I am looking forward to your acceptance of this offer. Please be advised that
this offer of employment is valid only to August 11, 1999. Please acknowledge
your acceptance by signing and dating this letter and returning it to us by
August 16, 1999. In addition, please complete the W-4 form and return it to
the Human Resources Department prior to beginning your employment or no later
than 3 days after your date of hire. Enclosed for your convenience in making
the return is a self-addressed envelope. Please bring your I-9 form, required
identification, and Non-Disclosure Agreement with you on your first day of
employment for verification and witnessing by your manager.
Should you have any questions regarding this offer, please call Human
Resources Staffing, Tina Hoelscher at 650-926-1028.
Sincerely,
INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC.
/s/ Janet Grogan
Janet Grogan
Director of Staffing
Enclosures
AGREED ON THE 3RD DAY OF AUGUST 1999
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ANTICIPATED START DATE: AUGUST 31, 1999
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SIGNED: /S/ WILLIAM O'KELLY
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Exhibit 10.60
[INFORMIX LETTERHEAD]
July 23, 1999
Mr. Jean-Yves Dexmier
Chief Executive Officer
Informix Corporation
4100 Bohannon Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Dear Jean-Yves
Effective today, I hereby resign from my position as Vice President, Human
Resources of Informix Corporation and its subsidiaries. My last active day of
employment will be August 6, 1999. Any other terms of my separation from the
Company will be pursuant to my offer letter and by mutual agreement.
Yours truly,
/s/ Susan T. Daniel
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Susan T. Daniel
cc: Gary Lloyd, Vice President, Legal
and General Counsel
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Exhibit 10.61
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE
This Separation Agreement and Mutual Release ("Agreement") is made and
entered into by and between Susan T. Daniel ("Employee") and Informix
Software, Inc. ("Informix"), as of the Effective Date set forth in Section 10
below.
1. In consideration of Employee's acceptance of this Agreement, and in
exchange for the release and promises described below, Informix and Employee
agree to the following:
(a) Resignation. Employee will resign from the position of Vice
President, Human Resources, of Informix effective Friday, July 23, 1999. Such
resignation shall be in writing and addressed to Informix's Chief Executive
Officer. In the absence of receipt of a resignation notice, Employee will be
deemed to have resigned her position effective Friday, July 23, 1999. A
mutually agreeable announcement of Employee's resignation shall be
communicated to all Informix employees no later than close of business on
Friday, July 23, 1999. Employee agrees to participate in the orderly
transition of Employee's duties and responsibilities as requested by
executive management.
(b) Termination of Employment. Employee's resignation from the
position of Vice President, Human Resources shall not terminate her
employment. Her employment shall terminate on the earlier of January 3, 2000
or the date on which she accepts other employment. If Employee secures other
employment before the end of the payroll continuation period, as defined in
Paragraph 1(c), Employee shall immediately notify the Chief Executive
Officer. The parties agree that Employee's engagement in occasional
consulting work for other employers shall not be considered sufficient to
constitute acceptance of other employment or termination of her employment
with Informix.
(c) Payroll Continuation. Except as set forth in Paragraph 1(d),
Employee will remain on the Informix payroll from July 23, 1999 until
January 3, 2000, (the "payroll continuation period").
(d) Severance. Employee shall receive severance in the amount of Two
Hundred Forty One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($241,500), less applicable
federal and state tax withholdings and less any other payroll deductions that
Employee may authorize in writing. Informix shall pay the severance amount
through payroll continuation as follows. The first two weeks of the payroll
continuation period, July 23, 1999 through August 7, 1999, shall not count
towards the payment of severance. Commencing August 8, 1999 through the
remainder of the payroll continuation period, each payroll check shall reduce
the severance obligation of the Employer, dollar for dollar. At the end of
the payroll continuation period, whether on January 3, 2000 or
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earlier through acceptance of other employment and termination of her
employment with Informix, Employee shall receive the balance of her severance
in a lump sum (the "final payment"), and all other benefits will end.
(e) Benefits. All benefits will continue during the payroll
continuation period, except as follows. Employee will discontinue her
participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) on or before August
7, 1999. In addition, Employee will not accrue any additional vacation during
the payroll continuation period. Employee's final payment will include all of
Employee's accrued vacation through August 7, 1999. Health insurance benefits
paid by Informix will terminate on the last day of the month in which the
Employee's employment is terminated, which occurs on the date Employee
receives the final payment.
(f) Work Assignments. During the payroll continuation period,
Employee will have no work assignments, will not come to the office, and will
have no authority to act on behalf of Informix.
(g) Stock Options. Employee will not qualify for any stock option
vesting after August 7, 1999. Employee hereby waives any and all right to
continued vesting of stock options after August 7, 1999. The stock option
exercise period begins on Employee's last day on the Informix payroll in
accordance with the Employee's applicable Stock Option Agreement, Informix's
Stock Option and Award Plan, and Informix's policies.
(h) Hire-On Bonus. Informix waives any right to recover all or any
portion of Employee's hire-on bonus.
(i) Outplacement. Informix will provide Employee with individual
executive outplacement assistance with Right Management Consultants at a cost
not to exceed $10,000.
(j) Incentive Bonus. Informix will make a payment to Employee in the
amount of Seventy Six Thousand Seventy Two Dollars and Fifty Cents
($76,072.50). That payment represents 70% of Employee's current incentive
target (45% of Employee's current base salary) under the terms of the
Informix Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. This payment shall be made as
follows: 50% will be paid in a lump sum, less applicable payroll deductions,
on or before August 7, 1999; and the remaining 50% will be paid in a lump
sum, less applicable payroll deductions, on or before October 7, 1999.
(k) 401(k) Contributions. Commencing August 8, 1999, neither Employee
nor Informix may make contributions to Employee's 401(k) plan.
(l) Computer. No later than Friday, August 6, 1999, Employee shall
return to Informix her laptop computer. Employee may, at Employee's
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discretion, arrange for Informix's MIS Department to purchase a replacement
computer for Employee valued at no more than $4,600, which after purchase by
Informix, will become Employee's personal property. If Employee chooses not
to arrange for Informix's MIS Department to purchase a computer for Employee,
then, no later than 10 days following the return of the laptop computer,
Informix shall pay Employee $4,600 which shall be reported as income on an
IRS Form 1099 and on a comparable California state form.
(m) Cellular Phone. Employee will assume ownership of Employee's
cellular telephone. However, as of August 8, 1999, Informix will not longer
pay for or be responsible for any of Employee's cellular telephone charges.
(n) COBRA. Following termination of employment, Employee will
receive, by separate cover, information regarding Employee's rights to health
insurance continuation (COBRA rights). To the extent that Employee has
rights, nothing in this Agreement will impair those rights. Should Employee
enroll to obtain health insurance continuation pursuant to COBRA, Informix
will pay both Employee's and Informix's portions for such coverage for the
remainder of the calendar year in which Employee's employment is terminated.
2. Employee has returned or will immediately return to Informix all
property owned by Informix and any documents, computer disks or files that
Employee may have, including but not limited to the following: property and
information about Informix's practices and procedures; employees; product
information, trade secrets, customer lists, employee lists; telephone and
sales directories; Informix company data, software, sales forecasts or
product marketing pertaining to the current and anticipated business and
operations of Informix; notebooks bulletins, or manuals; and/or Informix
pricing, cost and purchasing information. Employee has previously signed an
agreement regarding Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. A copy of
that agreement is attached. All provisions of the agreement remain in effect
after Employee leaves Informix, including, but not limited to, confidential
and proprietary information regarding Informix's products, sales and
marketing methods or strategies, product development, research and plans,
personnel data regarding employees of Informix, including salaries, and other
confidential or proprietary information not readily available to the public.
3. Employee and Informix, and her and its representatives, heirs,
successors, and assigns, do hereby completely release and forever discharge
each other, any Affiliate, and its and their present and former shareholders,
officers, directors, agents, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns
(collectively, "Released Parties") from all claims, rights, demands, actions,
obligations, liabilities, and causes of action of every kind and character,
known or unknown, mature or unmatured, which Employee and Informix may have
now or in the future arising from any act or omission or condition occurring
on or prior to the date of execution of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the future
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effects of such acts, omissions, or conditions), whether based on tort,
contract (express or implied), or any federal, state, or local law, statute,
or regulation (collectively, the "Released Claims"). By way of example and
not in limitation of the foregoing, Released Claims shall include any claims
arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as well
as any claims asserting wrongful termination, harassment, breach of contract,
breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligent or
intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent or intentional
misrepresentation, negligent or intentional interference with contract or
prospective economic advantage, defamation, invasion of privacy, and claims
related to disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Released Claims shall
not include any claims based on obligations created by or reaffirmed in this
Agreement.
4. Informix's and Employee's agreement in Paragraph 3 expressly covers
all claims or possible claims by the parties, and confirms that Informix and
Employee expressly waive and release and promise never to assert any such
claims described in Paragraph 3, even if Informix and Employee do not believe
that they have such claims. Informix and Employee therefore waive the rights
described in section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, and elect to
assume all risks for claims that now exist in either Informix's or Employee's
favor, whether known or unknown. Informix and Employee hereby waive any and
all rights under section 1542 of the Civil Code of California and any
analogous or similar provision applicable under state or local statutes which
provides as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY
AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
5. Employee will not, unless required by law, disclose to others any
information regarding the terms of this Agreement, the money and/or benefits
being paid under it or the fact of its payment, except that Employee may
disclose this information to Employee's immediate family, attorneys,
accountants or other professional advisors whom Employee must make the
disclosure in order for them to render professional services to Employee.
Employee will instruct them and they must agree, however, to maintain the
confidentiality of this information just as Employee must.
6. Employee and Informix agree that neither will disparage the other
Employee's termination of employment will be characterized as a voluntary
resignation, and Informix will provide Employee with mutually agree-upon
references.
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7. This Agreement, Employee's Confidential Information and Trade Secret
Agreement, Employee's Stock Option Agreement, and Informix's Stock Option and
Award Plan, represent the full agreement between Employee and Informix
regarding the terms and conditions of Employee's termination of employment.
These documents supersede and are in lieu of all prior oral or written
agreements and may not be changed except in writing signed by Employee and
the Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel or that Vice President's
delegee.
8. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void, or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
9. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create any rights to
employment or employment benefits except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement.
10. The following is required by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act:
Employee will have up to 21 days after receipt of this Agreement to
accept the terms of this Agreement, although Employee may accept it at any
time within those 21 days. Employee has been advised to consult an attorney
about the Agreement.
To accept the Agreement, Employee must date and sign this Agreement
and return it to the Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel. Employee
will have an additional 7 days following her execution of the Agreement in
which to revoke the acceptance. To revoke, Employee must send a written
statement of revocation to the Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel. If
Employee does not revoke, the eighth day after the date of Employee's
acceptance will be the Effective Date of the Agreement.
11. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California
as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within California.
Any claim for breach of this Agreement shall be referred to the American
Arbitration Association for resolution under its rules for resolution of
commercial disputes, and any and all arbitration or mediation shall be at the
AAA offices in San Francisco County, California, or at a mutually agreeable
location in San Mateo County, California. In the event that Employee is in
breach any of obligations under this Agreement or as otherwise imposed by
law, Informix will be entitled to recover all payments paid pursuant to this
Agreement and to obtain all other relief provided by law or equity. In
addition, Informix will be entitled to recover its costs and attorney's fees
and expenses.
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12. It is understood and agreed by the parties that this Agreement
represents a compromise settlement, and that the promises and payments in
consideration of this Agreement shall not be construed to be an admission of
any liability or obligation by either party to the other party or to any
other person. Employee acknowledges that Employee has read and fully
understands this Agreement; that Employee has been given at least twenty-one
(21) days to consider this Agreement; that Employee has been advised to
consult an attorney before signing this Agreement; Employee has received
consideration in an amount above that to which she was otherwise entitled;
and that Employee is not executing this Agreement in reliance upon any
representations, promises or inducements other than those contained in this
Agreement, Employee's Confidentiality and Trade Secret Agreement, Employee's
applicable Stock Option Agreement, and Informix's Stock Option and Award
Plan; and, Employee acknowledges signing this Agreement voluntarily.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Separation Agreement and
Release as the date first set forth below.
Date: 7/29/99 /s/ Susan T. Daniel
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Susan T. Daniel
Date: 7/29/99 /s/ Gary Lloyd
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Gary Lloyd, Vice President
Legal, and General Counsel
Informix Corporation
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Exhibit 10.62
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
This Separation Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is made and entered into
by and between Leonard Palomino ("Employee") and Informix Software, Inc.
("Informix"), as of the Effective Date set forth in Section 10 below.
1. In consideration of Employee's acceptance of this Agreement, and in
exchange for the release and promises described below, Informix agrees to the
following:
(a) That Employee's last day of work with Informix will be July 30,
1999.
(b) To pay Employee six (6) months base salary at Employee's current
rate ("Severance Payment") less customary payroll deductions. Should Employee
accept this Agreement, Employee's Severance Payment will be paid in a lump
sum on the Effective Date set forth in Section 10 below or on his termination
date, which ever is later. Informix paid health insurance benefits will
terminate on the last day of the month in which Employee's employment is
terminated.
(c) Should Employee be the recipient of any stock option grants,
Employee will not qualify for any stock option vesting after July 30, 1999.
The stock option exercise period commences on July 30, 1999.
2. Employee has received or will receive by separate cover, information
regarding Employee's rights to health insurance continuation (COBRA rights).
To the extent that Employee has rights, nothing in this Agreement will impair
those rights.
3. Employee agrees to the following:
(a) Employee has returned or will return to Informix by the date of
termination of employment all Informix owned property and any information
Employee may have, including but not limited to the following: property and
information about Informix's practices and procedures; product information,
trade secrets, customer lists, telephone and sales directories; Informix
company data, software, sales forecasts or product marketing pertaining to
the current and anticipated business and operations of Informix; notebooks
bulletins, or manuals; and/or Informix pricing, cost and purchasing
information. Employee has previously signed an agreement regarding
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. A copy of that agreement is
attached. Terms of the agreement remain in effect after Employee leaves
Informix. This includes, and is not limited to, confidential and proprietary
information regarding Informix's products, sales and marketing methods or
strategies, product development, research and plans, personnel data regarding
employees of Informix, including salaries, and other confidential or
proprietary information not readily available to the public.
(b) Employee agrees to cooperate fully in an orderly transition of
his duties and responsibilities.
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4. Employee waives and releases and promises never to assert any and all
claims that Employee has or might have against Informix and its
predecessors, subsidiaries, related entities, officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, attorneys, employees, successors, or assigns, arising
from or related to Employee's employment with Informix and/or the termination
of Employee's employment with Informix including claims in contract, tort or
under any statute, law or regulation. These claims include, but are not
limited to, claims for discrimination arising under federal, state and local
statutory or common law, such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the California Fair
Employment and Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the
California Labor Code.
5. Employee confirms that Employee expressly waives and releases and
promises never to assert any such claims that Employee has or may have, known
or unknown, even if Employee does not believe that Employee has such claims.
Employee therefore waives any and all rights under in section 1542 of the
Civil Code of California and any analogous or similar provision applicable
under state or local statutes which states:
A general release does not extend to claims which the
creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at
the time of executing the release, which if known by him
must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
6. Employees will not, unless required by law, disclose to others any
information regarding the terms of this Agreement, the money and/or benefits
being paid under it or the fact of its payment, except that Employee may
disclose this information to Employee's immediate family, attorney,
accountant or other professional advisor to whom Employee must make the
disclosure in order for them to render professional services to Employee.
Employee will instruct them and they must agree, however, to maintain the
confidentiality of this information just as Employee must.
7. This Agreement represents the full agreement between Employee and
Informix regarding termination of employment. This Agreement supercedes and
is in lieu of all prior oral or written agreements and may not be changed
except in writing signed by Employee and the Vice President, Human Resources
or that Vice President's delegee.
8. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void, or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
9. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create any rights to
employment or employment benefits except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement.
10. The following is required by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act.
Employee will have up to 21 days after receipt of this Agreement to
accept the terms of this Agreement, although Employee may accept it at any
time within those 21 days. Employee is advised to consult an attorney about
the Agreement.
To accept the Agreement, please return to the Vice President, Human
Resources two signed originals of this Agreement. Employees will still have
an additional 7 days in which to
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revoke the acceptance. To revoke, Employee must send a written statement of
revocation to the Vice President, Human Resources. If Employee does not
revoke, the eighth day after the date of Employee's acceptance will be the
Effective Date of the Agreement.
11. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall
be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
California as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within
California. Any claim for breach of this Agreement shall be referred to the
American Arbitration Association for resolution under its rules for
resolution of commercial disputes, and any and all arbitration or mediation
shall be at the AAA offices in San Francisco County, California, or at a
mutually agreeable location in San Mateo County, California. In the event
that Employee is in breach of any of the obligations under this Agreement or
as otherwise imposed by law, Informix will be entitled to recover the benefit
paid under the Agreement and to obtain all other relief provided by law or
equity. In addition, Informix will be entitled to recover its fees and costs.
12. It is understood and agreed by the parties that this Agreement
represents a compromise settlement, and that the promises and payments in
consideration of this Agreement shall not be construed to be an admission of
any liability or obligation by either party to the other party or to any other
person. Employee acknowledges that Employee has read and fully understands
this Agreement; that Employee has been given at least twenty-one (21) days to
consider this Agreement; that Employee has been advised to consult an
attorney before signing this Agreement; and the Employee is not executing
this Agreement in reliance upon any representations, promises or inducements
other than those contained in this Agreement; and, Employee acknowledges
signing this Agreement voluntarily.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Separation Agreement and
Release as the date first set forth below.
Date: 7/14/99 /s/ Leonard Palomino
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Leonard Palomino
On behalf of Informix Software, Inc.
Date: 7/14/99 By: /s/ Susan Daniel
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Susan Daniel
Vice President, Human Resources
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