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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from N/A to N/A
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Commission File No. 814-55
TECHNOLOGY FUNDING VENTURE PARTNERS IV, AN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND, L.P.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-3054600
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 250
San Mateo, California 94403
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 345-2200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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No active market for the units of limited partnership interests
("Units") exists, and therefore the market value of such Units cannot be
determined.
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I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BALANCE SHEETS
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(unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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ASSETS
Investments:
Equity investments (cost basis
of $13,282,887 and $12,547,986 for
1999 and 1998, respectively) $17,070,662 15,647,313
Notes receivable (cost basis of
$189,239 and $202,777 for 1999 and
1998, respectively) 189,239 202,777
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Total investments 17,259,901 15,850,090
Cash and cash equivalents 7,134 1,188,918
Due from related parties -- 29,771
Other assets 15,177 5,179
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Total assets $17,282,212 17,073,958
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 73,403 48,922
Due to related parties 59,826 --
Distributions payable 370,130 370,130
Other liabilities 14,269 13,914
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Total liabilities 517,628 432,966
Commitments, contingencies and
subsequent event (Notes 3, 7, 8,
and 9)
Partners' capital:
Limited Partners
(400,000 Units outstanding) 12,742,257 13,170,018
General Partners 234,552 371,647
Net unrealized fair value increase
from cost of equity investments 3,787,775 3,099,327
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Total partners' capital 16,764,584 16,640,992
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Total liabilities and
partners' capital $17,282,212 17,073,958
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
For the Three For the Six
Months Ended Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Income:
Notes receivable interest $ 10,836 -- 21,120 --
Short-term investment interest 1,252 29,841 7,384 60,594
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Total income 12,088 29,841 28,504 60,594
Costs and expenses:
Management fees 40,385 49,425 83,070 107,099
Individual General Partners'
compensation 11,337 10,301 20,006 19,916
Operating expenses:
Administrative and investor services 181,491 142,037 319,141 318,153
Investment operations 65,611 45,924 144,369 192,047
Professional fees 49,889 19,380 61,749 31,395
Computer services 30,478 34,865 58,914 126,797
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Total operating expenses 327,469 242,206 584,173 668,392
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Total costs and expenses 379,191 301,932 687,249 795,407
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Net operating loss (367,103) (272,091) (658,745) (734,813)
Realized gain (loss) from
sales of equity investments -- 73,410 (30,464) (108,761)
Net realized gain from venture
capital limited partnership
investments 60,692 -- 126,968 --
Realized losses from investment
write-downs (2,615) -- (2,615) --
Recoveries from investments
previously written off -- 3,650 -- 3,650
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Net realized loss (309,026) (195,031) (564,856) (839,924)
Change in net unrealized
fair value of equity investments 1,352,222 1,771,262 688,448 2,751,753
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Net income $1,043,196 1,576,231 123,592 1,911,829
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Net realized loss per Unit $ (0.59) (0.39) (1.07) (1.68)
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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1999 1998
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Interest received $ 16,015 60,902
Cash paid to vendors (215,259) (113,938)
Cash paid to related parties (367,555) (828,137)
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Net cash used by operating activities (566,799) (881,173)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of equity investments (698,868) (979,997)
Notes receivable issued (183,333) (16,598)
Repayments of notes receivable 198,844 204,848
Proceeds from sales of equity
investments 68,372 319,860
Recoveries from investments previously
written off -- 3,650
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Net cash used by
investing activities (614,985) (468,237)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to partners -- (3,544,571)
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Net cash used by financing
activities -- (3,544,571)
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Net decrease in cash
and cash equivalents (1,181,784) (4,893,981)
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year 1,188,918 8,821,077
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Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,134 3,927,096
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)(continued)
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<CAPTION>
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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1999 1998
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Reconciliation of net income to net
cash used by operating activities:
Net income $ 123,592 1,911,829
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash used by operating
activities:
Net realized loss from sales
of equity investments 30,464 108,761
Realized gain from venture
capital limited partnership
investments (126,968) --
Realized losses from investment
write-downs 2,615 --
Recoveries from investments previously
written off -- (3,650)
Change in net unrealized fair value
of equity investments (688,448) (2,751,753)
Changes in:
Due to/from related parties 89,597 (136,310)
Other changes, net 2,349 (10,050)
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Net cash used by operating activities $ (566,799) (881,173)
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
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1. General
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In the opinion of the Managing General Partners, the accompanying interim
financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows for the interim periods presented. These statements should be read
in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998. Allocation of income and loss to Limited and General
Partners is based on cumulative income and loss. Adjustments, if any, are
reflected in the current quarter balances.
In April 1999, the Management Committee of the Partnership extended the
term of the Partnership to December 31, 2001.
2. Financing of Partnership Operations
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The Managing General Partners expect cash received from the future
liquidation of Partnership investments and future short-term borrowings
will provide the necessary liquidity to fund Partnership operations. The
Partnership may be dependent upon the financial support of the Managing
General Partners to fund operations if future proceeds are not received
timely. The Managing General Partners have committed to support the
Partnership's working capital requirements through short-term advances as
necessary.
3. Related Party Transactions
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Related party costs are included in costs and expenses shown on the
Statements of Operations. Related party costs for the six months ended
June 30, 1999 and 1998, were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
1999 1998
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Management fees $ 83,070 107,099
Individual General Partners' compensation 20,006 19,916
Reimbursable operating expenses 354,076 564,812
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Certain reimbursable expenses have been accrued based upon interim
estimates prepared by the Managing General Partners and are adjusted to
actual periodically. There were $46,364 due to and $40,957 due from
related parties at June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 respectively,
related to such expenses.
Amounts payable for management fees were $13,462 and $11,186 at June 30,
1999, and December 31, 1998, respectively. Pursuant to the Partnership
Agreement, quarterly management fees are equal to one quarter of one
percent of the fair value of Partnership assets.
Officers of the Managing General Partners occasionally receive stock
options as compensation for serving on the Boards of Directors of portfolio
companies. At June 30, 1999, the Partnership had an indirect interest in
Endocare, Inc., Physiometrix, Inc., Thermatrix Inc., and UroGen Corp., non-
transferable options with a total fair market value of $43,417.
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4. Equity Investments
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A full listing of the Partnership's equity investments at December 31, 1998, is in the 1998 Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Activity from January 1 through June 30, 1999, consisted of:
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January 1 through June 30, 1999
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Principal
Investment Amount or Cost Fair
Industry/Company Position Date Shares Basis Value
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Balance at January 1, 1999 $12,547,986 15,647,313
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Significant changes:
Communications
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Women.com Networks Series A
Preferred
shares 02/96 6,098 0 40,918
Women.com Networks Series B
Preferred
shares 02/96 7,452 0 50,003
Women.com Networks Series C
Preferred
shares 07/97 35,295 0 236,829
Women.com Networks Series D
Preferred
shares 06/98 91,185 0 611,851
Women.com Networks Series E
Preferred
shares 05/99 8,666 86,660 86,660
Computer Equipment Systems and Software
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Pilot Network
Services, Inc. Common shares 02/99 & 4,367 56,689 43,087
05/99 3,393 60,692 32,700
Environmental
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Naiad Technologies, Series A, B and
Inc. C Preferred
shares 12/95-11/97 161,832 0 (215,753)
Thermatrix Inc. Common shares 06/96 1,105,847 0 349,277
Information Technology
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WorldRes, Inc. Series B and C
Preferred shares 01/97-12/97 128,645 0 302,315
WorldRes, Inc. Series D
Preferred shares 03/99 27,273 165,002 165,002
Medical/Biotechnology
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Biex, Inc. Series A, B, C,
D and E Preferred
shares 07/93-08/97 629,794 0 109,942
Biex, Inc. Series F
Preferred shares 03/99 132,743 345,132 345,132
Endocardial Solutions,
Inc. Common shares 09/97 5,714 (80,710) (58,140)
Endocare, Inc. Common shares 08/96-04/98 46,014 0 131,117
Inhale Therapeutic
Systems, Inc. Common shares 12/95-03/97 28,952 0 (263,116)
UroGen Corp. Convertible note 06/98 $250,000 (260,401) (260,401)
UroGen Corp. Common shares 06/99 438,366 320,242 112,222
Microelectronics
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KOR Electronics, Inc. Series E
Preferred
shares 01/94 1,130,390 0 (423,896)
Venture Capital Limited Partnerships
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Various Limited Partnership
interests Various $2,333,764 15,000 (96,711)
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Total significant changes during the six
months ended June 30, 1999 708,306 1,299,038
Other changes, net 26,595 124,311
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Total equity investments at June 30, 1999 $13,282,887 17,070,662
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Marketable Equity Securities
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At June 30,1999 and December 31, 1998, marketable equity securities had
aggregate costs of $3,303,758, and $3,204,508, respectively, and aggregate
market values of $2,880,182 and $2,967,543, respectively. The net
unrealized losses at June 30, 1999, and December 31, 1998, included gross
gains of $648,570 and $819,176, respectively.
Biex, Inc.
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In March 1999, the Partnership purchased 132,743 Series F Preferred shares
for $345,132. The pricing of this round, in which third parties
participated, indicated a $69,407 increase in the fair value of the
Partnership's investment in the company's preferred shares and warrants.
In May 1999, the Partnership received a stock dividend of 18,787 Preferred
shares with a fair value of $48,854.
Endocardial Solutions, Inc.
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In March 1999, the Partnership sold its entire investment in the company
for proceeds of $50,246 and realized a loss of $30,464.
KOR Electronics, Inc.
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In March 1999, the Partnership recorded a $423,896 decrease in the fair
value of its investment in the company based upon the operating status of
the company.
Naiad Technologies, Inc.
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In June 1999, the Partnership recorded a $215,753 decrease in the fair
value of its investment based upon the Managing General Partners'
assessment of the operating status of the company.
UroGen Corp.
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In April 1999, the Partnership issued a $50,000 convertible note to the
company. In June 1999, this note together with previously issued notes and
accrued interest thereon totaling $320,242 were converted to 438,366 common
shares.
Women.com Networks
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In May 1999, the Partnership purchased 8,666 Series E Preferred shares for
$86,660. The pricing of this round, in which third parties participated,
indicated a $939,601 increase in the fair value of the Partnership's
existing investment.
WorldRes, Inc.
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In March 1999, the Partnership made an additional investment in the company
by purchasing 27,273 Series D Preferred shares for $165,002. The pricing
of this round, in which third parties participated, indicated a $318,165
increase in the fair value of the Partnership's investment in the company's
preferred shares and warrants.
Venture Capital Limited Partnerships
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The Partnership received stock distributions of Pilot Network Services,
Inc. and Rogue Wave Software, Inc. with fair values totaling $126,968.
These distributions were recorded as realized gains. The Partnership
recorded a $96,711 net decrease in fair value as a result of distributions
from the partnerships which were partially offset by an increase in the
fair value of the underlying investments of the partnerships.
Other Equity Investments
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Other significant changes reflected above relate to market value
fluctuations or the elimination of a discount relating to selling
restrictions for publicly traded portfolio companies. Portions of the
Partnership's Physiometrix, Inc. and Thermatrix Inc. shares are
restricted.
5. Notes Receivable
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Activity from January 1, 1999, through June 30, 1999, consisted of:
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Balance at January 1, 1999 $202,777
1999 activity:
Notes issued 183,333
Repayments of notes (198,844)
Change in interest receivable 1,973
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Balance at June 30, 1999 $189,239
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The interest rate on notes issued in 1999 is 12%.
6. Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 consisted
of:
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1999 1998
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Demand accounts $ 597 30,009
Money-Market accounts 6,537 1,158,909
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Total $7,134 1,188,918
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At June 30, 1999, the majority of the Partnership's funds were on deposit
at a single financial institution.
7. Distributions
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At June 30, 1999, distributions of $370,130, declared in 1998, were payable
to Limited Partners.
8. Short-Term Borrowings
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The Partnership has a borrowing account with a financial institution. At
June 30, 1999, the borrowing capacity of this account, which fluctuates
based on collateral value, was $341,995 and there were no outstanding
borrowings; as of August 12, 1999, the outstanding balance was $230,505.
Interest is charged at the prime rate plus one-half percent. The
Partnership's investment in Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc. is pledged as
collateral.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
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The Partnership is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet
risk in the normal course of its business. Generally, these instruments
are commitments for future equity fundings, venture capital limited
partnership investments, equipment financing commitments, or accounts
receivable lines of credit that are outstanding but not currently fully
utilized. As they do not represent current outstanding balances, these
unfunded commitments are properly not recognized in the financial
statements. At June 30, 1999, the Partnership had the following unfunded
commitments:
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TYPE
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Line of credit guarantees $615,550
Venture capital limited partnership investments 26,150
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Total $641,700
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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During the six months ended June 30, 1999, net cash used by operating
activities totaled $566,799. The Partnership paid management fees of
$80,794 to the Managing General Partners and reimbursed related parties for
operating expenses of $266,755 in 1999. In addition, $20,006 was paid to
the Individual General Partners as compensation for their services. Other
operating expenses of $215,259 were paid and interest income of $16,015 was
received.
During the six months ended June 30, 1999, the Partnership funded equity
investments of $698,868 primarily to portfolio companies in the
communications, information technology and medical/biotechnology industries
and issued $183,333 in notes receivable to portfolio companies in the
environmental and medical/biotechnology industries. Proceeds from the
sales of equity investments were $68,372 and repayments of notes receivable
were $198,844. At June 30, 1999, the Partnership's unfunded commitments
totaled $641,700.
The Partnership has a borrowing account with a financial institution. The
borrowing capacity of this account, which fluctuates based on collateral
value, was $341,995 at June 30, 1999 and there were no outstanding
borrowings. As of August 12, 1999, the outstanding balance was $230,505.
The Partnership's investment in Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc. is pledged
as collateral.
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 1999, were $7,134. Future proceeds
from investment sales and future short-term borrowings along with Managing
General Partner support are expected to be adequate to fund Partnership
operations through the next twelve months.
Results of Operations
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Current quarter compared to corresponding quarter in the preceding year
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Net income was $1,043,196 for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, compared to
net income of $1,576,231 during the same period in 1998. The change was
primarily due to a decrease of $419,040 in the net unrealized fair value of
equity investments and a $85,263 increase in operating expenses.
During the quarter ended June 30, 1999, the increase in equity investment
fair value of $1,352,222 was primarily attributable to increases in
portfolio companies in the communications and environmental industries,
partially offset by decreases in portfolio companies in the
medical/biotechnology industry. During the same period in 1998, the
increase in fair value of equity investments of $1,771,262 was primarily
attributable to increases in portfolio companies in the environmental
industry, partially offset by decreases in the communications industry.
Total operating expenses were $327,469 and $242,206 for the quarters ended
June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increase is primarily
attributable to increased investment monitoring activity , administrative
overhead and professional fees.
Given the inherent risk associated with the business of the Partnership,
the future performance of the portfolio company investments may
significantly impact future operations.
Current six months compared to corresponding six months in the
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preceding year
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Net income was $123,592 for the six months ended June 30, 1999, compared to
net income of $1,911,829 during the same period in 1998. The change was
primarily due to a decrease of $2,063,305 in the net unrealized fair value
of equity investments, partially offset by a $84,219 decrease in operating
expenses.
During the six months ended June 30, 1999, the increase in equity
investment fair value of $688,448 was mainly attributable to portfolio
companies in the communications and information technology industries,
partially offset by decreases in the microelectronics industry. During the
same period in 1998, the increase of $2,751,753 was primarily attributable
to portfolio companies in the environmental industry.
Total operating expenses were $584,173 and $668,392 for the six months
ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The decrease is attributable
to decreased investment monitoring activities and computer expenses.
YEAR 2000
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Widespread use of computer programs that use two digits rather than four to
store, calculate, and display year values in dates may cause computer
systems to malfunction in the year 2000, resulting in significant business
delays and disruptions.
The Partnership's State of Readiness
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Computer services are provided to the Partnership by its Managing General
Partner, Technology Funding Inc. ("TFI".) For several years, TFI has
sought to use Year 2000 compliant storage formats and algorithms in its
internally-developed and maintained systems. TFI has also completed
initial evaluations of computer systems, software, and embedded
technologies. Those evaluations confirmed that certain components of its
network server hardware and operating systems, voice mail system, e-mail
system, and accounting software may have Year 2000 compliance issues.
These resources and several less-critical components of the systems
environment were all scheduled as part of normal maintenance and
replacement cycles to be replaced or upgraded as Year 2000 compatible
components became available from vendors during 1998 and 1999. That
program remains on schedule to provide Year 2000 capable systems timely
without significant expenditures or disruption of Partnership operations.
However, the risk remains that TFI may not be able to verify whether Year
2000 compatibility claims by vendors are accurate, or whether changes
undertaken to achieve Year 2000 compatibility will create other undetected
problems in associated systems. Therefore, TFI anticipates that Year 2000
compliance testing and maintenance of these systems will continue as needed
into the first quarter of 2000.
As part of Year 2000 evaluation, TFI has also assembled a database listing
its significant suppliers to assess the extent to which it needs to prepare
for any of those parties' potential failure to remediate their Year 2000
compliance issues. TFI reviewed public Year 2000 statements of those
suppliers and sent questionnaires to mission-critical vendors whose public
statements were not adequate for assessment. All mission-critical vendors
have responded that they expect to be Year 2000 compliant barring any
unforeseen circumstances. TFI will continue to monitor its significant
suppliers as part of its Year 2000 evaluation. However, there can be no
guarantee that the systems of other companies on which TFI relies will be
timely converted, or that failure to convert will not have a material
adverse effect on the Partnership and its operations. TFI is also working
with the Partnership's portfolio companies to determine the extent to which
their operations are vulnerable to Year 2000 issues. There can be no
guarantee that the systems of portfolio companies in which the Partnership
has invested will be timely converted, or that their failure to convert
will not have a material adverse effect on the Partnership.
The Cost to Address Year 2000 Issues
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Expenditures in 1999 to date related to Year 2000 issues were not material
to the Partnership's financial statements. TFI expects that additional
expenditures for Year 2000 compliance will not be material to the
Partnership.
The Risks Associated with Year 2000 Issues
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Any failure by the portfolio companies in which the Partnership has
invested, or by those portfolio companies' key suppliers or customers, to
anticipate and avoid Year 2000 related problems at reasonable cost could
have a material adverse effect on the value of and/or the timing of
realization of value from the Partnership's investments. If Year 2000
compliance issues are not resolved by December 31, 1999, internal system
failures or miscalculations could cause a temporary inability to process
transactions, loss of ability to send or receive e-mail and voice mail
messages, or disruptions in other normal business activities.
Additionally, failure of third parties on whom TFI relies to remediate
their Year 2000 issues timely could result in disruptions in the
Partnership's relationship with its financial institutions, temporary
disruptions in processing transactions, unanticipated costs, and problems
related to the Partnership's daily operations. While TFI continues to
address its internal Year 2000 issues, until TFI receives and evaluates
responses from a significant number of its suppliers, the overall risks
associated with the Year 2000 issue remain difficult to describe and
quantify. There can be no guarantee that the Year 2000 issue will not have
a material adverse effect on the Partnership and its operations.
TFI's Contingency Plan
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As part of its normal efforts to assure business continuation in the event
of natural disasters, systems failures, or other disruptions, TFI has
prepared contingency plans including an extensive Year 2000 contingency
plan. Taken together with TFI's Year 2000 remediation plan, it identifies
potential points of failure, approaches to correcting known Year 2000
problems, dates by which the preferred corrections are anticipated to be
made and tested, and alternative approaches if the corrections are not
completed timely or are later found to be inadequate. Although backup
systems and contingency approaches have been identified for most mission-
critical systems and vendor dependencies, there remain some systems for
which no good alternative exists, and there may be some problems that prove
more intractable than currently anticipated.
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Partnership during the
quarter ended June 30, 1999.
(b) Financial Data Schedule for the six months ended and as of
June 30, 1999 (Exhibit 27).
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TECHNOLOGY FUNDING VENTURE PARTNERS IV,
AN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND, L.P.
By: TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INC.
Managing General Partner
Date: August 13, 1999 By: /s/Michael R. Brenner
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Michael R. Brenner
Controller
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<LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE FORM 10-Q AS OF JUNE 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<ASSETS-OTHER> 15,177
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<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 123,592
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 83,070
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 687,849
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 16,702,788
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 33
<PER-SHARE-NII> (1)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0 <F1>
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 32
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 4.1
<FN>
<F1>
A zero value is used since the change in net unrealized fair value is not
allocated to General Partners and Limited Partners as it is not taxable.
</FN>
</TABLE>
