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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995
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 0-18114
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LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MINNESOTA 41-1612861
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
7156 Shady Oak Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (612) 941-8687
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [ X ] Yes [ ] No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K ((S)229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will
not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy
or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-
K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ X ]
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant as of August 31, 1995 was $40,400,276 based on the last sale price
for the common stock as recorded by the National Association of Securities
Dealers on that date.
As of August 31, 1995, there were 11,196,382 shares of the registrant's common
stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
None
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PART I
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
LaserMaster/(R)/ Technologies, Inc. (the "Company")/1/ develops and markets
wide-format digital color printers, plain-paper typesetters and chemical-free
filmsetters for professional printing applications. The Company's products
combine advanced computer technology with the Company's own sophisticated
software, hardware and proprietary print engines to produce professional-
quality printed output at an affordable cost. The Company's DisplayMaker(TM)
Lite and DisplayMaker Professional "Big Color(TM)" wide-format digital color
printers are designed to be cost-effective solutions for the short-run digital
printing of photo-realistic, wide-format color output up to 36 inches wide and,
depending on the software application, up to 200 inches long. The DisplayMaker
Professional incorporates its own color management system that ensures accurate,
consistent color from print to print and offers a patented, high capacity, on-
line ink delivery system that increases ink capacity more than ten-fold as
compared to standard inkjet cartridges. The Company's Halon(TM) product provides
users with an interface to various color laser copiers including those produced
by Canon, Kodak, Xerox and Fuji-Xerox. DisplayMaker Express(TM), a 54", high-
speed inkjet printer is currently under development and is expected to ship to
customers in production quantities by the end of calendar 1995. The Company's
Unity(TM) typesetters, introduced in September 1992 and updated in July 1994,
are "plug-and-play" devices for Macintosh and PC's that offer high-speed
graphics printing with effective resolutions of up to 1800 dots per inch
("dpi"). Unity typesetting products provide greater creative control, faster job
turn around, lower costs and other productivity advantages over traditional
typesetting methods because users can prepare documents on their desktop and
print camera-ready output on plain paper. In March 1995, the Company began to
ship production quantities of its proprietary PressMate(TM) desktop chemical-
free filmsetter, capable of 2400 dpi dry film output and four-color thermal
printing with 2400 dpi text and line art.
The emergence in the mid-1980's of page description languages such as Adobe
PostScript/(R)/, and page layout and composition software, coupled with
graphical windowing environments available with high-performance, lower cost
workstations, enabled graphic artists and authors to compose relatively complex
and high-quality documents combining text and graphics at their desktops.
Although these advances removed many of the barriers to desktop composition,
final document preparation for commercial printing (at resolutions greater than
1000 dpi) still required the creation of "camera-ready" originals at trade
shops, printers or by specialized in-house typesetting departments. The
emergence of plain-paper typesetters, first introduced by LaserMaster in the
late 1980's, has allowed users to create their own camera-ready output.
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/1/ LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated under
the laws of Minnesota as Acquerre Corporation in April 1988. LaserMaster
Corporation ("LaserMaster"), the Company's primary operating subsidiary, was
incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota in February 1986.
LaserMaster merged in June 1989 with a subsidiary of the Company, and the
Company simultaneously changed its name to Raster Devices Corporation. In June
1990 the Company changed its name to LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. In March
1991, the Company merged its TeleVAR Corporation subsidiary ("TeleVAR") into
LaserMaster. The Company operates through its subsidiaries, LaserMaster and
Digital Typeface Corporation ("DTC"). European operations are carried on by
LaserMaster Europe Ltd., a Delaware corporation, that is a wholly owned
subsidiary of LaserMaster. Asian and Pacific operations are carried on by
LaserMaster Asia/Pacific, Ltd., a Minnesota corporation that is a wholly owned
subsidiary of LaserMaster. ColorMasters, Inc., a Minnesota corporation which is
a wholly owned subsidiary of LaserMaster operates retail outlets in
Minneapolis, Minnesota and Miami, Florida. LaserMaster Export Corporation, a
Virgin Island corporation is used by LaserMaster as a Foreign Sales Corporation
(FSC). Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references to the "Company"
refer to LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
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In the late 1980's and early 1990's, graphical design software, such as Quark
Express and Adobe Photoshop, was developed which allowed users to create and
manipulate images in digital form. With the cost of this software decreasing,
the functionality increasing and the increasing availability of high-performance
workstations, it became easier for professional desktop publishers and graphic
artists to create photo-realistic images. The emergence of high performance,
wide-format, digital color printers, first introduced by LaserMaster in 1993,
enabled users to print their digital files in large format with high-resolution
and accurate color reproduction.
In March 1995, the Company introduced its proprietary, chemical-free filmsetter,
PressMate. This product extended the concept of publishing from your desktop
beyond camera-ready output to the process of creating dry film. PressMate
represents the Company's first proprietary printer which is wholly designed and
manufactured by the Company. An integral part of the Company's strategy is to
produce proprietary print engines which may be sold by the Company direct and
through resellers, or to Original Equipment Manufacturers for integration into
their systems. The proprietary engine strategy also allows the Company to
design products which bring a predictable and increasing stream of revenue from
the sale of consumables.
The Company believes that the DisplayMaker Professional was the first cost-
effective solution for short-run digital printing of photo-realistic, wide-
format color output and that the Unity family of plain-paper typesetters is the
leader in its market. The Company's products are primarily sold through the
Company's direct telemarketing sales force, supplemented by a network of dealers
and value-added distributors in certain geographic markets. The Company's sales
efforts are supported by a direct mail marketing program designed to achieve
frequent contact with its potential customers, including PostScript and
reprographic service bureaus, photo labs, quick printers, and corporate
marketing departments. The Company complements its direct mail efforts by
advertising in trade journals and by exhibiting regularly at industry trade
shows.
In addition to domestic offices in Eden Prairie and Minneapolis, Minnesota and
Miami, Florida, the Company's European sales subsidiary operates in The
Netherlands with branch sales offices in Great Britain, France and Germany. The
Company intends to continue to expand its international operations.
The Company's strategy is to (1) maintain and enhance its position as a leading
provider of affordable, high quality, proprietary products to the professional
printing market, (2) develop and produce proprietary printer engines and value-
added software which distinguish its printer solutions, (3) continue to
emphasize telemarketing as a direct sales approach, (4) increase recurring
consumables revenue, and (5) increase international sales.
PRODUCTS
Typesetting and Filmsetting Products. The fidelity and precision with which a
printer can recreate an image is, in part, a function of the number of dots per
horizontal and vertical inch that the printer is capable of placing accurately
on a page. Generally, more dots, and more accurate placement of dots, translates
into higher print quality and fidelity. The Company's proprietary TurboRes(R)
technology improves the fidelity and effective vertical resolution of a laser-
printed image by shaping and controlling the placement of the dots used to
create the image. Rather than increasing the number of vertical dots, TurboRes
regulates dot height, size and placement, which allows a continuum of potential
dot edge points and creates the appearance of higher vertical resolution. The
Company improves actual horizontal resolution by modulating the laser marking
beam in conventional printer engines to turn it on and off at a higher than
normal rate, thereby creating more horizontal dots per inch. The Company has
been granted U.S. and foreign patents on its TurboRes technology and has
additional patent applications pending. The Company's ThermalRes(TM) technology,
for which a United States patent has been allowed and foreign patents have been
applied, accomplishes an even higher degree of resolution enhancement for text
and line art in monochrome and four-color thermal printing applications.
ThermalRes technology is used in the Company's chemical-free filmsetter product,
PressMate.
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The improved resolution available through the Company's proprietary technologies
enables users to prepare documents on their desktops and print "camera-ready"
output on plain-paper and film. This allows users to avoid the chemicals,
costs, delays, numerous proofing cycles and inconveniences associated with more
traditional phototypesetting methods. The Company's current flagship TurboRes
typesetting product line is the Unity family. In 1992, the Company introduced
the Unity 1200 plain-paper typesetters: large format, "plug-and-play" printing
devices for Macintosh and PC systems that offer high-speed graphics printing
with effective resolutions of up to 1200 dpi. In 1993, the Company introduced
the first plain-paper typesetter capable of printing oversized pages in the
Japanese language. In July 1994, the Company introduced an improved version of
the Unity product, with effective resolution of 1800 dpi. All Unity typesetting
products incorporate a number of standard features, including TurboGray(R) image
enhancement, SmartSense(TM) emulation sensing, advanced font handling
capabilities and a PostScript language interpreter. Unity models are available
that support oversized page dimensions large enough to include printers' crop
and registration marks outside the normal boundaries of 11 x 17 inch tabloid and
metric ("A3") equivalent pages.
In March 1995, the Company began shipping its PressMate desktop chemical-free
filmsetter. PressMate is a desktop device that uses a dry process to produce
the films necessary for making the printing plates used in offset printing.
Traditionally, these films were produced by photographic (or "wet process") type
imagesetters or cameras, using chemicals to develop the image to be reproduced.
PressMate permits printing of text and line art in black and white, and of cyan,
magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) layers used for four-color separations, at
resolutions considered by the Company to be equivalent to 2400 dots per inch.
This fidelity was previously unavailable in a plain-paper or thermal printing
device. In September 1994, the Company introduced and began shipping the
"PressMate Ready" ("PM-R") version of its Unity 1800 printer. This model
includes a proprietary hardware and software interface the Company calls
VideoNet(TM), which permits the user to purchase and add a PressMate filmsetter.
The Unity 1800 PM-R and PressMate device combination uses a "Single RIP
Architecture(TM)", in which black and white proofing, four-color thermal
printing and final films for color separations are identical, because the
PressMate filmsetter uses the Unity's controller and memory for printing.
Instead of using the Unity 1800 PM-R to operate the PressMate, the user may
choose to use the Company's color server, the ColorMark(TM) Pro 1000. The
ColorMark Pro 1000 also functions as a raster image processor (RIP) for the
Company's DisplayMaker Professional, Halon and the yet to be released
DisplayMaker Express.
The Company's typesetting and filmsetting products include:
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Unity 1800 PM-R PressMate Ready - includes VideoNet interface $12,995/(2)/
Oversized 12" x 19.5" page format
(permitting full bleeds and printers'
crop and registration marks)
"Plug and Play" Macintosh, PC and
Network Support
ClearCopy(TM) Copier Enhancement
235 Digital Typefaces
240 MB Internal Storage
Ethernet Support
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Unity 1800 A3Plus(R) Oversized 304 mm x 495 mm page format $11,500/(3)/
(permitting full bleeds and printers'
crop and registration marks for
A3-size page images)
"Plug and Play" Macintosh, PC and
Network Support
ClearCopy Copier Enhancement
235 Digital Typefaces
240 MB Internal Storage
Ethernet Support
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Unity 1800XL-O Oversized 12" x 19.5" page format $7,995
(permitting full bleeds and printers'
crop and registration marks)
"Plug and Play" Macintosh, PC and
Network Support
ClearCopy Copier Enhancement
235 Digital Typefaces
240 MB Internal Storage
Ethernet Support
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Unity TurboXL-O Oversized 12" x 19.5" page format $7,995
(permitting full bleeds and printers'
crop and registration marks)
"Plug and Play" Macintosh, PC and
Network Support
ClearCopy Copier Enhancement
235 Digital Typefaces
240 MB Internal Storage
Ethernet Support
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Unity 1800 PM-RJ PressMate Ready - includes VideoNet interface $13,500/(3)/
Oversized 304 mm x 495 mm page format
(permitting full bleeds and printers'
crop and registration marks for
A3-size page images)
Japanese Language Support
4 Digital Japanese Language Typefaces
"Plug and Play" Macintosh, PC and
Network Support
ClearCopy Copier Enhancement
35 Digital Roman Typefaces
240 MB Internal Storage
Ethernet Support
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Unity 1800XL 11" x 17" and A3 page format $4,995
"Plug and Play" Macintosh, PC and
network support
ClearCopy Copier Enhancement
135 Digital Typefaces
240 MB Internal Storage
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PressMate chemical-free 12" x 26" ThermalRes Film Output $19,995/(4)/
filmsetter 12" x 18.5" ColorMark ThermalRes Digital Color Output
VideoNet connection to Unity 1800 PM-R or ColorMark Pro 1000
500MB Internal Storage
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ColorMark Pro 1000 color 100 MHz, 32 bit superscalar processor $15,995
print server 64 MB RAM
Post-script-language compatible Level 2
1 GB storage
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(1) Effective September 1, 1995.
(2) As of September, 1995, the Company has included some refurbished
Unity PM-R's at no charge with the purchase of a PressMate.
(3) Approximate suggested retail price converted to U.S. Dollars, based on
suggested currency exchange rates as of September 1, 1995.
(4) Requires Unity 1800PM-R or ColorMark Pro 1000 for operation.
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"Big Color" Wide-Format Inkjet Printers. The Company's two wide-format color
inkjet printers, the DisplayMaker Lite (introduced in June 1993) and the
DisplayMaker Professional (introduced in December 1993), provide wide-format
photo-realistic digital color output. These products are designed to be a cost-
effective solution for short-run digital printing of photo-realistic wide format
color output. Both printers work with most commercially available desktop
digital color manipulation and composition software applications. Big Color
printers are capable of printing poster-size photo-realistic images up to 36-
inches wide and, depending on the software application, up to 200 inches long.
Using third-party graphics and page-layout software applications that allow
printed pages to be "tiled", the DisplayMaker can be used to create virtually
unlimited image sizes. The DisplayMaker Professional includes an inkjet marking
engine and the Company's proprietary Big Ink(TM) Delivery System and requires
the Company's proprietary ColorMark Pro 1000, a color image processor that is
based on a 100 MHz, 32-bit superscalar microprocessor. Halon is an interface
which provides users of the ColorMark Pro 1000 color print server the option of
printing their digital files to any one of a variety of color laser copiers.
DisplayMaker Express, currently under development, is the second print engine
designed and manufactured by the Company. It is a 54" wide, high speed inkjet
printer using "phase-change" inks together with printing technology for which
the Company has an exclusive right for wide-format applications. DisplayMaker
Express, like DisplayMaker Professional, uses profilers to ensure accurate and
consistent printing. The ColorMark Pro 1000 features advanced file spooling for
multiple users, "RIP Saver(TM)" (which stores processed files to avoid redundant
rasterization) and job management and logging features that track ink and paper
consumables for job-costing, work-flow planning and other purposes. Big Color
products also incorporate a number of proprietary software advances, including
ColorMark and SmoothTone(TM). ColorMark is a color management system that
ensures accurate, consistent colors from print to print, even after changing or
replacing ink and media. SmoothTone is an image-enhancement technology that
significantly boosts the effective resolution of the printing engine to provide
output with near continuous-tone quality. The DisplayMaker family is primarily
marketed to PostScript and reprographic service bureaus, photo labs and quick
printers. End-user applications include retail display, advertising,
engineering, legal, real estate, trade shows and travel services.
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DisplayMaker Lite 40 ml/color Ink Cartridges $17,995
220 MB Storage
Control Panel User Interface
Color print server included
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DisplayMaker 400 ml/color Big Ink(TM) Delivery $13,995/(3)/
Professional System
Big Ink Color Calibrator
540 MB Storage
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Halon Color Copier Direct digital support for the $12,995/(3)(4)/
Interface Canon, Kodak ColorEdge, Xerox
MajestiK and Fuji-Xerox color laser
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DisplayMaker Express 54" wide output $74,000/(2)(3)/
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1 GB storage
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ColorMark Pro 1000 100 MHz, 32 bit superscalar $15,995
color print server processor
64 MB RAM
Post-script-language compatible
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(1) Effective September 1, 1995.
(2) Scheduled to be released by the end of 1995.
(3) Requires the use of the ColorMark Pro 1000 for operation.
(4) As of September 1995, the Company has offered, to select National chain
printing clients, some Halon controllers in addition to a ColorMark Pro 1000
for as little as $2000 and with a ColorMark Pro 1000/DisplayMaker Pro
combination for as little as $0.
Consumables. The Company offers various ColorMark consumables for its Big Color
printers, including cyan, magenta, yellow and black ink in 40ml cartridges and
400ml Big Ink packs. The Company also offers a variety of print media such as
coated gloss paper and TransWhite(TM) translucent backlit film. As part of the
ColorMark system, both the standard 40 ml cartridges and 400ml Big Ink packs
ship with ColorMark profilers that plug into the ColorMark Docking Station,
ensuring accurate, consistent color output from print to print. The domestic
price per Big Ink pack is $299 per color and $75 for a single cartridge. Paper
and other media prices range from $109 to $689 per 100- or 150-foot, 36 inch
wide rolls. Big Color consumables revenue for fiscal 1995 was $12.7 million.
In addition to consumables for Big Color products, the Company sells proprietary
consumables for PressMate, including ThermalRes film, ColorMark four-color
ribbons and ColorMark paper. The domestic price is $359 for an 80-foot roll of
ThermalRes film, $159 for a set of ColorMark thermal color ribbons and $299 for
an 80-foot roll of ColorMark paper.
Other Products. The Company also markets WinPrinter/(R)/ office printers and
WinJet/(R)/ printer upgrades for Microsoft Windows users. The WinPrinter 1000
and WinPrinter 600XL, with suggested US retail prices of $1,095 and $2,495,
respectively, are conventional laser printers that utilize the Company's host-
based WinPrint/(R)/ technology. WinJet 1200Plus, WinJet 1200 and WinJet 800
enhancements, with suggested US retail prices of $995, $995 and $495,
respectively, upgrade the speed and resolution of Hewlett-Packard laser printers
while providing Postscript language compatibility, additional typefaces and more
advanced printing functionality. The WinJet products include software, cabling
and interface cards for both the printer and the user's personal computer.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The Company's continued success depends on making ongoing investments in product
development to ensure the timely introduction of high-performance products in
response to changes in technology, market demands and customer requirements.
Accordingly, the Company is committed to creating specialty printing products
that yield superior performance to standard marking engines, designing new
products and enhancing existing products to achieve higher levels of
performance. The Company is also committed to designing and enhancing products
to increase the Company's consumables business.
The Company's current development priorities include release of its recently
announced DisplayMaker Express, a proprietary, 54" inch wide, high-speed, ink-
jet color printer. DisplayMaker Express product development has been given the
highest priority, with product release anticipated by the end of 1995.
As of June 30, 1995, the Company employed approximately 85 people in product
development activities, including 25 software engineers, 10 hardware engineers
and support staff, 18 mechanical engineers and support staff, two chemical
engineers and 26 additional professionals engaged in quality control and
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documentation functions. The Company's product development organization consists
of multiple project teams. Staffing for these teams is flexible, allowing
individual engineers to handle multiple and sometimes overlapping development
objectives. The Company's software development group creates and enhances
software technologies which improve the usefulness, cost effectiveness and
productivity of printers offered by the Company, and the quality of such
printers' output. The Company's hardware group works to enhance existing
hardware components and products and to work with the software group to develop
printer products for specialized applications and markets. The Company's
mechanical group designs the Company's proprietary printer engines.
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company sells its products primarily through direct telemarketing
supplemented by dealers and value-added distributors. At June 30, 1995 the
Company employed a 140 person telemarketing sales force including sales
professionals focused on developing relationships with major national printing
accounts. The Company's sales efforts are supported by a direct mail marketing
program designed to achieve frequent contact with its potential customers,
including PostScript and reprographic service bureaus, photo labs, quick
printers and corporate marketing departments. The Company complements its direct
mail efforts by advertising in trade journals and by exhibiting regularly at
industry trade shows.
The Company invests significant resources in developing and training its
telemarketing staff and has implemented computerized sales management and sales
communications systems. Sales representatives participate in continuous training
programs so that they understand product features and benefits as well as
customer applications and business requirements. Telemarketing sales
representatives are compensated on a salary plus bonus and commission basis.
Domestic and Canadian Sales. The Company's domestic and Canadian sales and
marketing operations are based at its headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
For all of its products, the Company augments its direct sales activities by
using dealers who offer local product demonstrations and support. Although
dealers may serve as the local point of contact with the end-user, the Company's
factory sales professionals remain the primary sales advocates and work with
dealers to close sales.
For its Big Color products, the Company has also established relationships with
independent copy shops and local service printers that have purchased
DisplayMaker product. These Big Color Digital Printing Centers are provided
cooperative marketing support to promote Big Color printing services and
products. The Company's direct telemarketing sales professionals refer potential
customers to these local Big Color Digital Printing Centers or dealers to
observe the use of the Company's Big Color products. The Company pays a small
fee to the showcasing center or reseller following a sale. The Company believes
that this marketing approach permits the Company to price its Big Color products
at competitive levels while maintaining gross profit margins.
The Company's WinPrinter and WinJet products are sold indirectly through
national and regional distribution channels and directly to dealers and end-
users. The Company also markets its TurboRes typesetting and Windows-based
printing products to other manufacturers for integration with their own products
and systems.
In 1994, the Company established ColorMasters(TM), Inc. (CMI), a retail outlet
located in the downtown skyway system in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This outlet's
stated purpose continues to be to provide the Company with a "marketing
laboratory" for its products. New products and product concepts are tested at
CMI for market acceptance. Marketing concepts used by the Company as well as
its customers are developed and tested for effectiveness. Customer feedback is
directed back to the Company for use in its general marketing campaigns. CMI
will open a new location in Miami, Florida in the fall of 1995. Its operations
will be similar to the outlet located in Minneapolis, but will also include
Spanish speaking training, technical support and warehousing facilities
primarily for use in the Company's Latin American operations.
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International Sales. The Company currently sells its products in all of the
Western European nations and in the principal Eastern European, Latin American,
Pacific and Asian markets. The Company's principal European sales, support and
warehouse facility is located near Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and the Company
has branch sales offices in Great Britain, France and Germany. The Company
conducts sales operations for the Middle East and Africa from its European
headquarters, while it manages other international sales from its headquarters
in the United States.
In international markets where it maintains sales offices, the Company sells its
products directly to dealers and end-users. In other international markets, the
Company sells its products through non-exclusive distributors and directly to
dealers. For Big Color products, the Company sells directly to end-users,
including Big Color Digital Printing Service Centers and dealers, which provide
some local support in those locations where the Company does not maintain sales
offices. WinPrint products are sold internationally through non-exclusive
distributors and dealers. For the year ended June 30, 1995, sales to customers
outside of the United States accounted for approximately 36% of the Company's
total revenues.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
At June 30, 1995, the Company had 40 technical and customer support
representatives responding to telephone inquiries from customers and dealers.
The Company offers a limited warranty for all of the products it manufactures.
Under its limited warranty, the Company will repair or replace any defective
product on a factory-return or central depot basis for a period of one year
following purchase. In addition to its factory warranty, the Company offers its
customers on-site installation, warranty and maintenance services in some
markets, through third-party support organizations.
MANUFACTURING
The Company performs final assembly for its Unity, DisplayMaker and WinPrint
Products and functional testing and quality control for all of its products and
related components, parts and subassemblies at its facilities in Eden Prairie,
Minnesota. For many of its products the Company currently purchases fully
assembled printer marking engines directly from manufacturers and other
components, parts and subassemblies from outside sources. For its PressMate
product, as well as the DisplayMaker Express, scheduled to be released by the
end of 1995, the Company purchases printing components and uses them to
manufacture the printer engines directly. The Company designs controller boards
and software for use with these printer engines and components. The Company
utilizes a computerized material requirements planning and monitoring system to
integrate its purchasing, materials handling and distribution functions.
Certain components used in the Company's products, including printer marking
engines, thermal print heads and custom fabricated components, are currently
available from sole sources, and certain other components are available from
only a limited number of sources. The Company has in the past experienced delays
as a result of the failure of certain suppliers to meet requested delivery
schedules. In addition, ENCAD, Inc., the Company's sole source of supply for the
wide-format color inkjet marking engine used in the Company's DisplayMaker
products, also sells a wide-format color printer that competes with DisplayMaker
products in certain markets. The Company's future inability to obtain sufficient
sole or limited source components, or to develop alternative sources, could
result in delays in product introductions, interruptions in product shipments or
the need to redesign products to accommodate substitute components, any of which
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's operating results.
In fiscal 1994, the Company made the strategic decision to migrate away from
products based upon standard marking engines manufactured by unrelated third
parties to products designed and manufactured by the Company. In fiscal 1995,
the Company began active production of its first proprietary print engine,
PressMate, a chemical-free filmsetter. A production line was also established
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for DisplayMaker Express which is scheduled to be released by the end of 1995.
The production of its proprietary engines has required the Company to increase
its inventory beyond historical levels requiring the use of additional working
capital. The Company has also experienced incremental production costs which
have had a significant and negative impact on the overall gross margins of the
Company.
A substantial portion of the total manufacturing cost of the Company's
typesetter and Big Color products is represented by certain components,
particularly dynamic random access memory chips ("DRAMs"), the prices of which
have fluctuated significantly in recent years. Significant fluctuations in price
or availability of DRAMs or other components could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's operating results.
Because the Company normally fills orders within a few days of receipt, it
usually carries less than one month's backlog. In addition, customers may
generally cancel or reschedule orders without penalty. For these reasons, the
Company believes that backlog is not a meaningful indicator of future sales.
Manufacturing plans and expenditure levels are based primarily on sales
forecasts. The absence of a material backlog could contribute to unexpected
fluctuations in operating results.
COMPETITION
The computer printer industry is intensely competitive and rapidly changing.
Some of the Company's existing competitors, as well as a number of potential
competitors, have larger technical staffs, more established and larger marketing
and sales organizations and significantly greater financial resources than the
Company.
The Company's primary competition in the typesetting market is with plain-paper
typesetters from specialized printer manufacturers. These manufacturers include
NewGen Systems, Inc., Xante, Inc., GCC, Inc. and Varityper, Inc. Additionally,
QMS, Inc. and Samsung Corporation have introduced desktop laser printers with
increased horizontal resolutions of up to 1200 dpi (and lower vertical
resolutions), and a variety of manufacturers have introduced products with 600 x
600 dpi resolutions. Hewlett-Packard Company has released a 600 dpi 11 x 17-
inch printer, offering variable resolutions above 600 dpi. The Company also
believes that at least one of its other competitors has introduced a plain-paper
typesetting product claiming resolutions equal to those currently offered by the
Company. These and other product releases by competitors have had an adverse
effect on the Company's plain-paper typesetting sales. The Company's plain-paper
desktop typesetters also compete with phototypesetting equipment offered by a
variety of manufacturers, including Varityper, Inc., Linotype-Hell, Inc. and
AGFA Compugraphic, Inc.
In the plain-paper typesetting market, the Company competes on the basis of
software-based printing features and capabilities that improve printing speed
and resolution. In particular, the Company believes that its patented TurboRes
technology for improving effective vertical resolutions is superior to its
competitors' current approaches to resolution enhancement and that its automatic
font management and other product related features distinguish its typesetting
products. The Company does not seek to offer the lowest priced products in its
typesetting market, although it maintains prices at what the Company believes to
be generally competitive levels. Although some potential desktop publishing,
printing and graphic arts customers consider lower resolution, less expensive
conventional laser printers as alternatives to the Company's typesetter
products, the Company believes that these printers are not capable of producing
generally acceptable "camera-ready" levels of print quality. Plain-paper
typesetting systems compete with phototypesetting equipment in this market on
the basis of price, operating cost, speed, creative control, convenience and
environmental concerns.
The Company's chemical-free filmsetter, PressMate, competes with
phototypesetting equipment produced by a variety of manufacturers such as
Varityper, Inc., Linotype-Hell, Inc. and AGFA Compugraphic, Inc. PressMate
competes on the basis of price, operating cost, speed, creative control,
convenience and environmental concerns.
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The Company's Big Color inkjet printing products compete in the short-run, wide-
format, photo-realistic color printing market with photographic methods and
electrostatic or inkjet digital printers. Competing manufacturers and vendors in
this market include Iris Graphics, Inc., CalComp, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co.,
RasterGraphics, Inc., Onyx Graphics, Inc., Versatec, Inc., ENCAD, Inc and a
variety of competitors who purchase ENCAD's printer engine. Hewlett-Packard has
recently announced a new higher performance wide-format color printer that may
have a material impact on the development of the Big Color market in the coming
year. Competition in this market is generally based on equipment cost, printing
quality, production and printing speed, operating costs and the costs of
maintenance and upkeep. The traditional photographic approach, employed to
produce photo-realistic output one page at a time, is expensive, time-consuming
and labor-intensive, especially when an image includes text. This approach also
requires skilled personnel and special production facilities and creates
chemical wastes.
The electrostatic printers that compete with the Company's Big Color products
are expensive, costing from $50,000 to over $200,000, and can involve
significant maintenance and operating costs. They can also require controlled
environments and sophisticated front-end processing systems. Although
electrostatic printers provide significantly faster printing speeds and lower
per-square-foot consumables costs than those of the Company's products, the
Company believes it competes favorably with such devices on the basis of lower
initial purchase price, easier operation, higher quality output and lower
ongoing maintenance and environmental requirements. High speed solid inkjet
printers capable of producing photo-realistic output are sold at prices
comparable to those of electrostatic systems. An additional limitation on inkjet
technology for use in production environments has been the relatively high cost
of consumables, especially ink. The Company believes it competes favorably with
solid inkjet systems on the basis of lower initial purchase price, easier
operation, greater reliability, reduced consumables cost and lower ongoing
maintenance and environmental requirements.
While other vendors have introduced wide-format printers based on engineering
plotter engines, at prices comparable to or below those of the Company's
DisplayMaker products, the Company believes that its software and hardware
technologies, including SmoothTone image enhancement and ColorMark color
management offer it a competitive advantage in terms of higher printing quality,
easier operation and lower ongoing consumables costs. In particular, with the
allowance of three United States patents on its Big Ink Delivery System, the
Company believes it has a protectable advantage in high-capacity, wide-format
closed loop color graphics printing.
The Company's WinPrinter and WinJet products compete in the office printing
market with, among others, Hewlett-Packard Co., Lexmark, Inc. and Canon
Corporation. Such competition has had, and will continue to have, a material
adverse effect on sales of the Company's Windows-based printing products. In
particular, Hewlett-Packard maintains a dominant position in the laser printer
market for home and office use and in the wide-format color plotter market for
drafting and reprographic uses. The release of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 in
late 1992 negatively impacted the demand for the Company's WinPrinter products.
As a result, the Company de-emphasized the office printer market and expects
that sales of its Windows products will continue to decline.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The Company's ability to compete effectively depends, in part, on its ability to
maintain the proprietary nature of its technologies through patents, trademarks,
copyrights and trade secrets. Important features of the Company's products are
represented by proprietary software, some of which is licensed from others and
some of which is owned by the Company. The Company attempts to protect its
proprietary software with a combination of copyrights, trademarks and trade
secrets, employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements and other methods of
protection. Despite these precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third
parties to copy certain portions of the Company's products or to reverse-
engineer or obtain and use information that the Company regards as proprietary.
In addition, there can be no assurance that others will not independently
develop software products similar or superior to those developed or planned by
the Company.
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The Company has been granted three United States patents for inventions related
to its TurboRes approach to enhancing the vertical resolution of conventional
laser printer engines, three United States patents relating to the Company's
Big Ink Delivery System have been allowed and one patent relating to its
ThermlRes approach to enhancing vertical resolution of print heads which use
thermal marking has been allowed. Additional patent applications are pending
relating to the Company's TurboRes, TurboGray, FastPort, Big Ink Delivery,
oversized A3 printing, high resolution imaging and image enhancement and wide-
format printing technologies and techniques. There can be no assurance that
patents will issue from any of these pending applications. In addition, with
regard to current patents or patents that may issue, there can be no assurance
that the claims allowed will be sufficiently broad to protect the Company's
technology or that issued patents will not be challenged or invalidated.
Applications to patent the basic TurboRes, ThermalRes and Big Ink Delivery
System approaches and related technologies have been filed in selected foreign
countries. Patent applications filed in foreign countries are subject to laws,
rules and procedures which differ from those of the United States and thus there
can be no assurance that any foreign patents will issue as a result of these
applications. Furthermore, even if these patent applications result in the
issuance of foreign patents, some foreign countries provide significantly less
patent protection than the United States.
LICENSES
The Company licenses Microsoft Corporation's TrueImage and Pipeline Associates,
Inc.'s PowerPage printer-language software for enhancement and use in its
products to provide support for and compatibility with the PostScript page
description language. TrueImage is currently used in Windows and some
typesetting printing products, with PowerPage employed in the majority of
typesetter and all Big Color products. These license agreements provide for a
per unit royalty on printers shipped by the Company.
The Company has licensed operating software from Novell, Inc. and Microsoft
Corporation for use in its Unity typesetters and Big Color products. These
license agreements provide for a per unit royalty on printers shipped by the
Company.
Certain typefaces bundled with the Company's products and offered by the Company
to other customers are licensed from URW Unternehmensberatung ("URW") and others
and edited by the Company for improved quality and utility. The URW license
agreement does not require additional payments, except with respect to the use
of the trademarked names of certain of the fonts. Licenses for the use of
typeface designs or trademark typeface names upon payment of royalties have also
been entered into with International Typeface Corporation, Inc., Treacyfaces,
Inc., Linotype-Hell, Inc. and Fundicion Tipografic Neufville, S.A. The Company
licenses Japanese character electronic typefaces from FontWorks International,
Ltd. under a license with certain minimum royalties and per typeface set
royalties thereafter.
EMPLOYEES
At June 30, 1995 the Company had a total of 506 employees. None of the Company's
employees are represented by a labor organization and the Company has never
experienced a work stoppage or interruption due to a labor dispute. Management
believes its relationship with employees is good.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Company believes that it is in compliance with all material aspects of
applicable federal, state and local laws regarding the discharge of materials
into the environment. The Company does not believe that it will be required to
spend any material amount in compliance.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
As of August 31, 1995 the Company leased an aggregate of 319,034 square feet of
office and warehouse space in Eden Prairie and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and
Miami, Florida pursuant to leases expiring at various times from October 31,
1996 to July 31, 2000. Of this amount, approximately 46,022 square feet have
been subleased until January 31, 1997.
The Company also leased approximately 14,850 square feet of office and warehouse
for its European headquarters in Hoofddorp, outside of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. In addition, the Company leased approximately 2,300 square feet of
office space in Munich, Germany, approximately 3,200 square feet of office and
warehouse space in Les Ulis, France, and approximately 1,800 square feet of
office space in West Sussex, England.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Company is involved in legal proceedings incident to the normal course of
business, none of which are expected to have a material effect on the Company's
results of operations or financial condition.
The Company had previously reported as pending an action filed by Hewlett-
Packard Company alleging infringement of ten Hewlett-Packard patents. The
majority of claims in that action were settled in July of 1995.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
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PART II
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
DIVIDENDS
The Company has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock. The Company
currently intends to retain any earnings for use in its business and,
accordingly, does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. Any payment of dividends in the future will depend upon the capital
requirements, earnings, and general business and financial condition of the
Company, as well as other factors which the Board of Directors may deem
relevant.
MARKET INFORMATION
Since July 17, 1990, the Company's Common Stock has traded on the Nasdaq
National Market System (Nasdaq symbol: LMTS). The following table sets forth
the high and low sale prices reported in the Nasdaq National Market System:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Common Stock
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High Low
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<S> <C> <C>
Fiscal Year 1994
First Quarter............................ 6.375 3.50
Second Quarter........................... 8.625 5.625
Third Quarter............................ 18.75 8.25
Fourth Quarter........................... 16.375 6.375
Fiscal Year 1995
First Quarter............................ 18.125 7.50
Second Quarter........................... 17.125 5.875
Third Quarter............................ 7.25 5.00
Fourth Quarter........................... 8.00 4.625
Fiscal Year 1996
First Quarter (through August 31, 1995).. 7.00 5.125
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On August 31, 1995, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock was $5.562
per share. As of such date, there were approximately 300 record holders and
4,500 beneficial holders of the Common Stock.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
The following selected consolidated financial information has been derived from
the consolidated financial statements of the Company, which have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche, LLP, independent certified public accountants, for the years
ended June 30, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, and 1991. The following information
should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Company and notes related thereto.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
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(In thousands, except per share amounts) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Statement of Operations Data:
Net sales................................ $119,438 $105,849 $68,227 $59,857 $55,828
Cost of goods sold....................... 72,857 59,852 37,387 31,045 25,907
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Gross profit.......................... 46,581 45,997 30,840 28,812 29,921
Expenses:
Sales and marketing.................... 27,091 21,810 19,360 17,450 17,939
Research and development............... 6,210 3,335 1,890 2,034 2,898
General and administrative............. 11,552 9,634 8,813 7,795 10,481
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Operating profit (loss)............... 1,728 11,218 777 1,533 (1,397)
Other expenses (primarily interest)...... 1,433 1,160 1,776 1,935 1,547
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes
and cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle................... 295 10,058 (999) (402) (2,944)
Income tax expense (benefit).............. 89 3,394 (289) (245) (800)
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Earnings (loss) before cumulative
effect of a change in accounting
principle.............................. 206 6,664 (710) (157) (2,144)
Cumulative effect on prior years
(to June 30, 1991) of a change in
accounting principle................... 301
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Net earnings (loss).................... $ 206 $ 6,664 $ (710) $ 144 $(2,144)
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Per common share:
Earnings (loss) before cumulative
effect of change in accounting
principle.............................. $ 0.02 $ 0.57 $ (0.07) $ (0.02) $ (0.24)
Cumulative effect on prior years
of a change in accounting principle.... 0.04
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Net earnings (loss)..................... $ 0.02 $ 0.57 $ (0.07) $ 0.02 $ (0.24)
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Average common and common equivalent
shares outstanding...................... 12,206 12,189 9,565 9,342 8,989
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital.......................... $13,708 $13,973 $ 5,869 $ 6,135 $ 7,026
Total assets............................. 59,161 47,401 29,008 31,476 33,717
Current liabilities...................... 30,933 21,042 12,898 14,578 15,342
Long-term debt, less current maturities.. 1,599 1,590 5,743 6,069 8,721
Stockholders' equity..................... 25,293 23,139 9,817 10,413 9,555
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS
(Tabular information: dollars in thousands, except per share and percentage
amounts)
OVERVIEW
In fiscal 1995, the Company continued to develop, manufacture, market and sell
specialty products for professionals in the graphic arts, pre-press and desktop
publishing markets. Before fiscal 1995, the Company's primary focus was to
create unique software which was then integrated into a standard marking engine
purchased from third parties. In fiscal 1995, the Company continued to develop
software while beginning the manufacture of its own proprietary print engines.
PressMate and DisplayMaker Express were under development during fiscal 1994 and
1995. PressMate began shipping in production volumes in March 1995, and
DisplayMaker Express is scheduled to be released in fiscal 1996.
The Company's strategic decision to manufacture its own proprietary engines was
made in an effort to distinguish its products from low-cost imitations and
generate an eventual stream of revenue from the sale of proprietary
consumables. This strategy is intended to protect and enhance both overall
revenues of the Company as well as gross profit margins.
In implementing its engine strategy, the Company experienced higher than
expected production costs during fiscal 1995 which were associated with the
startup of both the PressMate and DisplayMaker Express manufacturing lines.
These expenses reduced the Company's overall gross margins approximately 5% from
fiscal 1994 to 1995. The release of both new products required a substantial
increase in inventory and a corresponding use of working capital compared to one
year ago.
PressMate, the Company's new chemical-free filmsetter, began shipping in
production quantities in March 1995. Production was temporarily halted in
August 1995 to address technical issues remaining in early production units.
Production of PressMate resumed in September 1995 after implementation of an
engineering change to the product which is intended to broaden the market
acceptance of chemical-free filmsetting.
The Company incurred over $6 million in costs associated with entering the
business of manufacturing proprietary engines significantly impacting the
overall performance of the Company in fiscal 1995. The long-term benefits
associated with this strategic decision include providing high technical
barriers to entry by competitors, enhancement of overall gross margins and the
establishment of a reliable and consistent stream of higher margin revenues from
the sale of consumables. In fiscal 1995, the Company sold $12.7 million of Big
Color consumables. With the installed base of DisplayMaker Professionals
increasing and the release of two new products, PressMate and DisplayMaker
Express, the Company believes that revenues from the sale of consumables in
fiscal 1996 will increase.
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Net sales for fiscal 1995 were $119 million compared to $106 million in fiscal
1994. The Company's revenues from the sale of plain-paper typesetting products
decreased from fiscal 1994 to fiscal 1995, but were more than offset by sales of
its Big Color products and from its newly introduced PressMate. Gross margin,
expressed as a percent of net sales, decreased primarily as a result of
increased production costs associated with the manufacture of proprietary
engines. Net income for fiscal 1995 was $206,000 or $.02 per share compared to
$6.6 million or $.57 per share for fiscal 1994.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth certain items from the Company's Consolidated
Statements of Operations expressed as a percentage of net sales:
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<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
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1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net Sales............................................ 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of goods sold................................... 61.0 56.6 54.8
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Gross profit......................................... 39.0 43.4 45.2
Expenses:
Sales and marketing............................... 22.7 20.6 28.4
Research and development.......................... 5.2 3.1 2.8
General and administrative........................ 9.7 9.1 12.9
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Total operating expenses............................. 37.6 32.8 44.1
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Operating profit..................................... 1.4 10.6 1.1
Other Income(expense):
Interest expense.................................. (1.1) (1.2) (2.7)
Interest income................................... 0.0 0.1 0.1
Other............................................. (0.1) 0.0 0.0
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Income (loss) before income taxes.................... 0.2 9.5 (1.5)
Income tax benefit (provision)....................... (0.0) (3.2) 0.4
----- ----- -----
Net income (loss) 0.2% 6.3% (1.1)%
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Net sales increased 14.0% in fiscal 1993, 55.2% in fiscal 1994 and 12.8% in
fiscal 1995 over net sales for the respective preceding years. Sales growth
from fiscal 1993 to 1994 was primarily attributable to growth in plain-paper
typesetting revenues and the introduction of the Big Color products in June
1993. Sales growth from fiscal 1994 to 1995 was primarily attributable to
increases in the sales of Big Color products and the introduction of PressMate,
offset by a decrease in sales of plain-paper typesetting and WinPrint/OEM
products. Sales during the three-year period were impacted by the decline in
the WinPrint/OEM/Imaging product line as the Company has de-emphasized these
products in favor of more specialized, professional printing products and
proprietary printer products. The Company expects revenues from the sale of
plain-paper typesetting products to decline with increased competition in this
market and the Company's replacement of plain-paper typesetting revenue with
PressMate revenue. The Company also expects revenues from WinPrint/OEM/Imaging
products to continue to decline with the reduction in research, development,
sales and marketing expenditures related to those product lines.
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The following table sets forth net sales by product line expressed in thousands
and as a percent of net sales:
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<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
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NET SALES 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Plain-paper typesetting.. $ 54,955 46.0% $ 60,994 57.6% $49,500 72.6%
PressMate................ 7,548 6.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Big Color................ 50,656 42.4 33,263 31.4 1,100 1.6
WinPrint/OEM/Imaging..... 6,280 5.3 11,592 11.0 17,600 25.8
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Total net sales.......... $119,439 100.0% $105,849 100.0% $68,200 100.0%
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International sales increased both as a percentage of total net sales and in
dollars from fiscal 1993 to fiscal 1995 as a result of increased penetration of
the European and Asian markets. The release in February 1993 of the Unity
1200XL-J supporting Japanese language characters and a Japanese version of the
DisplayMaker product in fiscal 1994, generated significant sales in Japan.
Increased sales in the European market are attributable to the introduction of
the DisplayMaker in fiscal 1994. The following table sets forth international
sales expressed as a percent of net sales and in thousands:
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<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
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INTERNATIONAL SALES 1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Europe..................... 20% $23,022 17% $17,666 18% $12,400
Japan, Asia, Pacific....... 10 12,235 10 10,887 3 2,100
Latin America.............. 4 5,118 4 3,878 9 6,100
Canada..................... 2 2,496 3 3,088 3 1,900
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Total international sales.. 36% $42,871 34% $35,519 33% $22,500
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Gross margins were 45.2% , 43.4% and 39.0% for fiscal 1993, 1994 and 1995,
respectively. The Company's gross margins during all three fiscal years were
negatively affected by aggressive pricing of its plain-paper typesetting product
line aimed at maintaining market share. In fiscal 1994 and 1995, the Company's
gross margins were favorably impacted by increasing sales of the Big Color
products which have gross margins in excess of 50%. The Company's overall gross
margins have been negatively affected by increased overhead costs associated
with the production of proprietary printer engines. Additional overhead costs
accounted for a decrease of approximately 5% in gross margin percentage from
fiscal 1994 to fiscal 1995.
Sales and marketing expense was $19.4 million, $21.8 million and $27.1 million
in fiscal 1993, 1994 and 1995 respectively. The increase in expense of $2.4
million from fiscal 1993 to fiscal 1994 included increased expenses related to
sales of $1.4 million, marketing of $748,000 and technical support of $213,000.
The increase in expense of $5.3 million from fiscal 1994 to 1995 included sales
expenses of $3.0 million, $1.9 million in marketing expense and $400,000 in
technical support services. The increase in sales and marketing expense in
fiscal 1995 is primarily related to the introduction of the Company's new
chemical-free filmsetter, PressMate.
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The Company capitalized software development costs of $2.8 million, $3.3 million
and $3.5 million in fiscal years 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively, as required
by FASB No. 86. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Research and development expenditures, including amounts expensed and
capitalized, were $4.7 million, $6.7 million and $9.7 million in fiscal years
1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively. The increase in R&D expenditures from
fiscal 1993 to 1995 is primarily attributable to increased staffing levels and
costs associated with the development of proprietary printer engines. Software
development costs capitalized during these periods relate primarily to
DisplayMaker Professional, DisplayMaker Express, PressMate, Unity, and WinPrint
products.
General and administrative expense was $8.8 million, $9.6 million and $11.6
million in fiscal 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively. Increases during this
period of time are primarily attributable to increased staff and facilities
required to support increased sales levels and the release of new products.
Interest expense was $1.8 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million in fiscal years
1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively. The Company's $5.5 million of convertible
debentures were converted to common stock in March 1994.
The effective income tax rate was 28.9%, 33.7% and 30.1% in fiscal years 1993,
1994 and 1995, respectively. The difference between the federal statutory rate
and the Company's effective tax rate is primarily attributable to the
utilization of R&D tax credits and the Company's use of a Foreign Sales
Corporation (FSC).
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since its inception, the Company has financed its operations, working capital
needs and capital expenditures primarily through cash flow from operations,
short and long-term borrowing and the sale of Common Stock. In November 1990,
the Company issued $10 million of 10% Convertible Subordinated Debentures.
These 10% Debentures were initially convertible into Common Stock at $7.50 per
share and the Company reset this conversion price, according to the indenture,
to $7.2125 in November 1991. In February 1994, the Company called the 10%
Debentures for redemption in March 1994. At March 31, 1994, all of the 10%
Debentures had been converted into Common Stock.
Operating activities provided $8.6 million, $3.4 million and $4.4 million in
fiscal years 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively. Cash flow from operations was
positively affected from fiscal 1993 to 1994 as net income increased and
negatively affected from fiscal 1994 to 1995 as net income decreased. The
Company used $772,000, $7.3 million and $8.0 million in fiscal 1993, 1994 and
1995, respectively, for the purchase of inventory. Increased levels of
inventory in fiscal 1994 and 1995 resulted from the Company commencing
production of proprietary printer engines. The Company generated $3.4 million
in fiscal 1993 from a reduction in accounts receivable and used $7.5 million and
$1.2 million in fiscal 1994 and 1995, respectively. Increases in accounts
receivables are tied primarily to increasing sales levels. The Company
generated $2.5 million, $4.0 million and $6.2 million in fiscal 1993, 1994 and
1995, respectively, from the increase in accounts payable primarily related to
inventory purchases.
Cash used in investing activities was $3.9 million, $7.3 million and $8.0
million for fiscal 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively. Increased expenditures
related to capital equipment purchases are primarily related to increased sales
levels. Increased software development expenditures are related to development
of proprietary printer engines. Expenditures related to the acquisition and
prosecution of intellectual property rights increased during the three-year
period from approximately $86,000 in fiscal 1993 to $1.2 million in fiscal 1994
and $1.8 million in fiscal 1995.
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LaserMaster Corporation (LMC) maintains a credit facility with a commercial bank
providing up to $9.25 million of eligible accounts receivable and inventory
financing. The agreement allows LMC, the Company's primary operating
subsidiary, to borrow up to 70% of the net eligible accounts receivable and 40%
of the net eligible inventory subject to a sublimit of $3.0 million. At
September 27, 1995 the outstanding loan balance for this facility was
approximately $3.6 million. The loan agreement requires LMC to meet various
covenants involving capital expenditure limitations, cash flow leverage,
quarterly pre-tax profit and maintenance of a minimum net worth of $10.25
million. Although LMC failed to meet the cash flow and profitability covenants
in the March 1995 quarter, it was granted a waiver by the bank. LMC continued
to fail to meet the cash flow and profitability covenants during the June 1995
quarter and engaged in negotiations with the bank to waive the covenants and to
obtain an additional $1.5 million of short-term financing. The bank proposed
terms for such short-term financing that LMC found unacceptable and negotiations
were terminated. LMC remains in technical violation of covenants under the
credit agreement, but it has commenced negotiations with an alternative lender
for receivables and inventory financing that would replace the bank line.
During September 1995, LMC's cash needs exceeded available cash. To cover
short-term cash needs, LMC borrowed $1.6 million under a demand note from
TimeMasters, Inc. (TMI), a corporation controlled by the Company's Chief
Executive Officer, with the understanding that the demand note would be replaced
with a term note and consideration in the form of a warrant. The demand note
bears interest on substantially the same terms as proposed by the Bank. The
number of warrants will be the principal amount of the note divided by the
warrant exercise price of $6.35. The exercise price was determined by the net
sale price of LMT shares on the date that the commitment to the loan was made.
On September 26, 1995, LMC received a proposal for financing of accounts
receivable and inventory from a commercial finance company that would replace
the current facility with the commercial bank as well as provide additional
working capital going forward. Although negotiations with such finance company
are proceeding constructively, there can be no assurances that such negotiations
will be successfully completed. If such facilities prove unavailable, LMC may
borrow additional funds from TMI, other affiliated or unrelated parties.
LaserMaster Europe, Ltd. maintains a receivable financing arrangement with a
Dutch commercial finance company providing up to $2.5 million of eligible net
receivables and a note secured by fixed assets with a domestic commercial
finance company. During July 1995, the agreement was amended to increase the
line of credit from $1.5 million to $2.5 million.
The Company's business plan is contingent on continuing to obtain reasonably
priced sources of capital and sales remaining uninterrupted. If sales are less
than expected or sources of financing are unavailable, the Company will be
required to revise its business plans. The Company does not believe that
inflation will have a material effect on the results of operations or its
financial condition in fiscal 1996.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
See Financial Statements and Supplementary Data attached.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None
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PART III
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SETS FORTH INFORMATION, AS OF AUGUST 31, 1995, CONCERNING
THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY:
Year
Became
Name, Age, Positions, Principal Occupations, Directorships Director
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Directors whose terms expire in 1995
MELVIN L. MASTERS; age 41; Mr. Masters co-founded LaserMaster 1989
in February, 1986 and has been Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President of the Company since it acquired LaserMaster in May 1989.
Mr. Masters also owns TimeMasters, Inc., a company established for the
purpose of property management which has an investment in the field of
wireless voice and data communications.
RALPH D. ROLEN; age 41; Mr. Rolen is Senior Vice President and 1989
Manager of the Retail Credit Division of First Tennessee National Bank
of Memphis, Tennessee, a position he has held since January, 1989.
Directors whose terms expire in 1996
JOHN H. MEYER; age 43; Founder of Ventura Software, Inc., 1990
a developer of desktop publishing software, and President of that Company
from 1985 to 1990. From January 1, 1991 to October 1992, Mr. Meyer was an
independent consultant. From November 1992 to spring 1993, Mr. Meyer was
President of ShareVision Technology. He is currently working as an
independent consultant.
W. SCOTT PARR; age 44; Mr. Parr, is an attorney and a member 1989
of the Massachusetts and Arizona bar. Since December 1994, Mr. Parr
has been Chief Executive Officer of Allied Logic Corporation. From
February 1990 until December 1994, Mr. Parr was the General Counsel
of the Company.
Directors whose terms expire in 1997
LAWRENCE J. LUKIS; age 47; Mr. Lukis co-founded LaserMaster in February, 1989
1986 and has been Chief Technical Officer of the Company since May 1989.
JEAN-LOUIS GASSEE; age 51; Since 1990, Mr. Gassee has been Chairman 1990
and Chief Executive Officer of Be, Inc. of Menlo Park, California.
That company is involved in personal computer technology. From August
of 1988 until September, 1990, Mr. Gassee was President of the Apple
Products Division of Apple Computer, Inc. Prior to that time he held the
offices of Senior Vice President of Research and Development (1987 to
August, 1988) and Vice President of Product Development of Apple
Computer, Inc. from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Gassee is also a director of
Electronics for Imaging of San Bruno, California and 3COM, Sunnyvale,
California.
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The Board of Directors met two times during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1995. All directors attended each meeting. The Board of Directors has;
(i) an Audit Committee composed of Mr. Masters, Mr. Gassee and Mr. Rolen
(ii) a Stock Option Committee composed of Mr. Gassee and Mr. Rolen, and
(iii) a Compensation Committee composed of Mr. Masters, Mr. Gassee and
Mr. Rolen. The Board of Directors has no standing nominating committee.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SETS FORTH INFORMATION, AS OF AUGUST 31, 1995, REGARDING THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Age Positions
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<S> <C> <C>
Melvin L. Masters 41 Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
Lawrence J. Lukis 47 Chief Technical Officer
Robert J. Wenzel 44 Chief Operating Officer and President, LaserMaster Corporation
James E. Retterath 34 Secretary and Vice President Research & Development
Randall L. Ruegg 37 Chief Financial Officer
Timothy N. Thurn 39 Treasurer
</TABLE>
MR. WENZEL has been Chief Operating Officer of the Company since October 1991
and President of LaserMaster Corporation, the Company's principal operating
subsidiary, since October 1989. He joined LaserMaster as General Manager of the
PC Division in May 1989 and became Executive Vice President shortly thereafter.
Prior to joining LaserMaster, Mr. Wenzel was employed by CPT Corporation, a
company specializing in the manufacture and sale of word processing systems,
where he served as General Manager of the Compeer Division from January 1988
through April 1989, and in other capacities before that time.
MR. RETTERATH has been Secretary of the Company since March 1994. He joined the
Company in June 1990 and has held a variety of management positions in Research
and Development most recently serving as Vice President which position he has
held since December 1992. From July 1986 to June 1990, Mr. Retterath was a
Senior Design Engineer for Printware, Inc. of Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
MR. RUEGG has been Chief Financial Officer since November 17, 1992. He joined
LaserMaster Corporation as Controller in March 1991 and became Controller of the
Company in 1992. From July of 1987 until joining LaserMaster, Mr. Ruegg was
Director of Accounting and Director of Tax and Treasury for Sinclair &
Valentine, Ltd., a manufacturer of printing inks. Mr. Ruegg is a Certified
Public Accountant (CPA).
MR. THURN has been Treasurer of the Company since June 1989 and of LaserMaster
Corporation since March 1987. Mr. Thurn has experience as both a public and
private accountant. Mr. Thurn is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and
Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
Officers of the Company are elected annually by the Board of Directors. All of
the current officers are expected to be re-elected to serve in the same
positions for the coming year.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth the cash and noncash compensation for each of the
last three fiscal years awarded to or earned by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the four executive officers of the Company whose salary and
bonus earned in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995 exceeded $100,000 for
services rendered.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
============================================================================================================
Annual compensation Long term compensation
---------------------------- -------------------------------
Awards
Other -------------------- All
annual Restricted Payouts/ other
Name and principal Year Salary Bonus compen- stock Options/ LTIP compen-
position ($) ($) sation award(s) SARs (#) payouts sation
($) ($) ($) ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Melvin Masters 1995 $250,000 $6,016/2/
Chief Executive 1994 250,000 $5,096/2/
Officer 1993 100,000
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Larry Lukis 1995 $250,000 $9,898/2/
Chief Technical 1994 250,000 $7,923/2/
Officer 1993 100,000
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Robert Wenzel 1995 $165,625 $35,000
Chief Operating 1994 150,000 1,000
Officer 1993 120,833 5,000 50,000/1/
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James E. Retterath 1995 $161,667 $35,000
Secretary 1994 127,500
1993 #
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Randall L. Ruegg 1995 $118,167 $25,000
Chief Financial 1994 92,708
Officer 1993 59,687 8,000
============================================================================================================
</TABLE>
#Became executive officer during fiscal 1994.
/1/Grants were the result of cancellation of previously granted options and
reissuance at the exercise price indicated in the option grant table.
/2/Premiums for life insurance where the Company is not the beneficiary.
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STOCK OPTIONS
The Company maintains a Stock Option Plan pursuant to which executive officers,
other employees and certain non-employees providing services to the Company may
receive options to purchase the Company's common stock.
No stock options were granted to executive officers during fiscal 1995.
The following table summarizes exercises of stock options during fiscal 1995 by
the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Officer's named in the Summary
Compensation Table.
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value of unexercised
Number of in-the-money
unexercised options/SARs at FY-
Shares acquired Value options/SARs at end ($) exercisable/
Name on exercise (#) realized FY-end (#) unexercisable (1)
($) exercisable/
unexercisable
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Melvin L. Masters -0- -0- -0- -0-
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Lawrence J. Lukis -0- -0- -0- -0-
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert J. Wenzel 10,000 $152,950 16,250/48,750 $49,900/$177,300
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James E. Retterath 20,000 $237,500 10,000/80,000 $30,000/$240,000
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Randall L. Ruegg -0- -0- 16,000/54,000 $48,000/$162,000
==============================================================================================
</TABLE>
(1) Represents the difference between the closing price of the Company's common
stock on June 30, 1995 and the exercise price of the options.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
Other than the Stock Option Plan reported on above, the Company does not
maintain any long-term incentive plans.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
For fiscal year 1995, there was no plan for compensation to non-employee
directors. All directors were reimbursed for their expenses incurred in
attending meetings. Both Jean-Louis Gassee and John Meyer act as consultants to
the Company. An additional $72,000 each of consulting fees was accrued but not
paid on behalf of Mr. Meyer and Mr. Gassee during fiscal 1995.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
At September 27, 1995, the Company had employment agreements with Messrs.
Masters, Lukis, Retterath, Ruegg and Wenzel. Those agreements renew
automatically on an annual basis unless terminated by either party by written
notice 60 days before the renewal date. The agreements provide for continuation
payments upon termination of employment in certain circumstances, including
change of
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control. As of September 30, 1995 minimum salary levels of $250,000 for each
Messrs. Masters and Lukis, $175,000 for Mr. Wenzel and Mr. Retterath and
$144,000 for Mr. Ruegg were set.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Melvin L. Masters, is a member of
the Compensation Committee. Mr. Masters' compensation is set by the Board of
Directors as a whole with Mr. Masters abstaining.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
The following table sets forth, as of August 31, 1995, certain information with
respect to beneficial share ownership by the directors, individually; by all
persons known to management to own more than 5% of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock, individually; and by all executive officers and directors as a
group. Except as otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed below have sole
investment and voting power with respect to their shares.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Beneficially Owner Percent of Shares
Name of Beneficial Owner Shares Outstanding
- - ------------------------ ------------------ -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Melvin L. Masters 1,283,700 11.5%
6425 Beach Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Lawrence J. Lukis (1) 2,199,531 19.6%
3250 Fox Street
Long Lake, MN 55356
Ralph D. Rolen (2) 393,561 3.5%
345 Roseland Place
Memphis, TN 38111
W. Scott Parr (3) 64,001 *
John H. Meyer (4) 55,500 *
Jean-Louis Gassee (5) 60,000 *
Robert J. Wenzel (6) 39,300 *
James E. Retterath (7) 13,750 *
Randall Ruegg (8) 16,000 *
All officers and directors
as a group (10 persons) (9) 4,179,492 36.5%
</TABLE>
* Less than 1%
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(1) Includes shares owned by Donna Lukis, Mr. Lukis' spouse. Includes 183,000
shares held by the Lukis Foundation, of which Mr. Lukis is a director. Mr.
Lukis disclaims beneficial ownership both of Ms. Lukis' shares and those
held by the Lukis Foundation.
(2) Includes 285,787 shares held as trustee for the Masters Trust I, an
irrevocable trust established by Mr. Masters for the benefit of his
children.
(3) Includes 63,001 shares issuable to Mr. Parr under options which are
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days.
(4) Includes 55,000 shares issuable to Mr. Meyer under options which are
exercisable.
(5) Includes 60,000 shares issuable to Mr. Gassee under options which are
exercisable.
(6) Includes 27,500 shares issuable to Mr. Wenzel under options which are
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days. Also includes
shares held as trustee for four education trusts.
(7) Includes 13,750 shares issuable to Mr. Retterath under options which are
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days.
(8) Includes 16,000 shares issuable to Mr. Ruegg under options which are
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days.
(9) Includes 246,734 shares issuable under options which are exercisable or
will become exercisable within 60 days.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
The Company has the following arrangements with certain of its directors,
executive officers or five percent shareholders;
(1) The Company has provided key employees, including its directors and
officers, with electronic and telecommunications equipment and service
allowing them remote access to the Company's network and management
information resources.
(2) Under a Use Indemnification Agreement and certain related Board of
Director's actions, the Company has the right to sponsor business and
business related occasions at facilities owned by Masters Trust I and or
Melvin L. Masters and or TimeMasters, Inc. For those occasions, the
Company indemnifies the owners against loss or damage, reimburses out-of-
pocket expenses and pays a facility charge based on market rates. In the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1995 charges totalled $63,128.
(3) The Company is negotiating a new lease for space it currently occupies in
Shady View I & II, with the owner of that space, Grandchildren's Realty
Alternative Management Partnership I (GRAMPI), a Minnesota limited
partnership. The general partner of GRAMPI is TimeMasters, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation which is owned by Melvin L. Masters. One of the
limited partners of GRAMPI is the Masters Trust I, of which Ralph Rolen, a
director of the Company, is Trustee. For these negotiations, the Company
has retained the services of an outside law firm as well as an independent
commercial real estate brokerage firm. Annual rent, maintenance and taxes
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995 was $1,125,785 under the old lease
and is expected to increase to current market rates under the lease being
negotiated.
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(4) The Company has currently installed a campus-wide TimeMasters, Inc.
wireless voice system in its Eden Prairie facility. There are no monthly
call operating charges for unlimited use of that system. The system
hardware was acquired for $211,000, based on competitive proposals for two
other comparable systems. TimeMasters, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation
wholly owned by Melvin L. Masters.
(5) During September 1995, LMC's cash needs exceeded available cash. To cover
short-term cash needs, LMC borrowed $1.6 million under a demand note from
TimeMasters, Inc. (TMI), a corporation controlled by the Company's Chief
Executive Officer, with the understanding that the demand note would be
replaced with a term note and consideration in the form of a warrant. The
demand note bears interest on substantially the same terms as proposed by
the Bank. The number of warrants will be the principal amount of the note
divided by the warrant exercise price of $6.35. The exercise price was
determined by the net sale price of LMT shares on the date that the
commitment to the loan was made.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) 1. Financial Statements
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Consolidated Financial Statements of LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. and
Subsidiaries:
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1995 and 1994
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended June
30, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the fiscal years
ended June 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended June
30, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a) 2. Financial Statement Schedules
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LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule I -- Condensed Financial Information of the Registrant
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are either not
applicable or required information has been given in the consolidated
financial statements or notes thereto.
(a) 3. Listing of Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Number Description
- - ------ -----------
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, on March 24, 1994
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994.
3.2 Restated Bylaws of the Company as amended, on March 24, 1994
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994.
4.1 Sample Certificate of the Company's Common Stock as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (Registration No. 33-36202) (the "Registration Statement").
4.2 Stock Subscription Warrant for 15,000 shares of Common Stock issued to
Asset Growth Partners, Inc incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
1994.
10.1 LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. 1990 Restated Stock Option Plan, as
amended as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1991.
10.2 Employment Agreement with Melvin L. Masters as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10 Registration.
10.3 Employment Agreement with Lawrence J. Lukis as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10 Registration.
10.4 Employment Agreement with Robert J. Wenzel.
10.5 Employment Agreement with Randall L. Ruegg.
10.6 Employment Agreement with James E. Retterath.
10.7 Lease Agreement, as amended, between School Employee's Retirement Board
of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation dated April 3, 1989 as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registration Statement.
10.8 Amendment to Lease Agreement between School Employee's Retirement Board
of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation, dated May 22, 1991 as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended June 30, 1991.
10.9 Amendment to Lease Agreement between School Employees' Retirement Board
of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation, signed March 26, 1992 as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1992.
10.10 Amendment to Lease Agreement between School Employees' Retirement Board
of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation dated July 15, 1992 as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992.
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10.11 Lease Agreement between 745 Property Investments and LaserMaster
Corporation dated March 12, 1990 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.18 to the Registration Statement.
10.12 Lease Agreement between B.V. Amsterdamsche Huizenhandel en
Administratienmaatschappij and LaserMaster Ltd. dated March 29, 1991 for
commencement December 1, 1991 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.14 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
1991.
10.13 Assignment of Lease between School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio
and LaserMaster Corporation dated May 13, 1991 as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1991.
10.14 Lease between Schweizerische Lebensversicherung and Rentenversicherung
and LaserMaster Europe Ltd. dated May 1, 1992 as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1992.
10.15 Lease between St. Martins Property Investments Limited and LaserMaster
Europe, Ltd., dated September 1994 as relating to property at Overline
House, Crawley, West Sussex as incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.22 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1994.
10.16 Lease dated June 29, 1993 between LaserMaster Corporation and St. Paul
Properties, Inc. as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1993.
10.17 Lease Agreement dated December 20, 1993 between LaserMaster Corporation
and St. Paul Companies adding space to previous lease as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended December 31, 1993.
10.18 Lease Agreement dated July 13, 1994 between LaserMaster Corporation and
St. Paul Companies adding space to the lease incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended September 30, 1993.
10.19 Lease Agreement between La S.C.I. Aigle, Societe Civil Immobiliere and
LaserMaster Ltd. to commence October 1, 1991 as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1991.
10.20 Copyright License between Adobe Systems Incorporated and LaserMaster
Corporation as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the
Registration Statement.
10.21 License Agreement between Bitstream Inc. and LaserMaster Corporation as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registration
Statement.
10.22 License Agreement between International Typeface Corporation and the
Company as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the
Registration Statement.
10.23 License Agreement for Appletalk Source Code between Apple Computer, Inc.
and the Company as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2 to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1990.
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10.24 License Agreement between Microsoft Corporation and the Company dated
September 7, 1990 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.4 to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1990.
10.25 Maintenance Agreement between National Computer Systems, Inc. and
LaserMaster Corporation dated June 30, 1993 as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1993.
10.26 Lease between Northern Telecom Finance Corporation and LaserMaster
Corporation dated July 25, 1990 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.33 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
1991.
10.27 Amendment to Lease between Northern Telecom Finance Corporation and
LaserMaster Corporation dated December 5, 1991 as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1992.
10.28 Amendment to Lease between Northern Telecom Finance Corporation and
LaserMaster Corporation dated August, 1994 as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.39 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1994.
10.29 Use Indemnification Agreement dated November 1, 1991 covering property
located at 12790 Century Lane, Eden Prairie, MN as incorporated by
reference to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 1991.
10.30 Arrangement Letter and Contract dated November 12, 1991 between
LaserMaster Ltd. and International Factors Nederland B.V. as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1991.
10.31 License Agreement between FontWorks Inc. and LaserMaster Corporation
dated June 30, 1992 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the
Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992.
10.32 Credit and Security Agreement dated April 25, 1994 by and between First
Bank National Association and LaserMaster Corporation as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 1994.
10.33 Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated November 11,
1994 by and between First Bank National Association and LaserMaster
Corporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to the Company's
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1994.
10.34 Third Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated December 16, 1994
by and between First Bank National Association and LaserMaster
Corporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.02 to the Company's
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1994.
10.35 Security Agreement dated February 1, 1994 between the Company's
LaserMaster subsidiary and General Electric Capital Corporation as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1993.
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10.36 Master Security Agreement dated December 15, 1994 by and between General
Electric Capital Corporation and LaserMaster Corporation incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.03 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended December 31, 1994.
10.37 Amendment to Master Security Agreement dated December 30, 1994 by and
between General Electric Capital Corporation and LaserMaster Corporation
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1994.
10.38 Novation Agreement dated March 21, 1994 by and among Toshiba
Corporation, Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd., LaserMaster Corporation and
Marubeni International Electronics Corporation as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 1994.
10.39 Purchase Agreement Amendment dated July 1, 1994 among LaserMaster
Corporation, Marubeni International Electronics Corporation, Marubeni
Corporation and Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd as incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.47 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 1994.
10.40 Purchase Agreement dated May 28, 1993 between ENCAD, Inc. and
LaserMaster Corporation as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to
the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1993.
10.41 Note to TimeMasters, Inc.
11.1 Per Share Earnings Calculation
22.1 Subsidiaries of the Company
(b) Reports on Form 8-K: None
(c) See the Exhibit Index and Exhibits attached as a separate section of this
report.
(d) See Financial Statement Schedules attached as a separate section of this
report.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 28, 1995 LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By /s/Melvin L. Masters
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Melvin L. Masters, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
President, Chief Executive Officer
/s/Melvin L. Masters and Chairman of the Board
- - --------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
Melvin L. Masters
/s/Lawrence J. Lukis Chief Technical Officer and
- - --------------------------- Director
Lawrence J. Lukis
/s/W. Scott Parr Director
- - ---------------------------
W. Scott Parr
/s/Ralph D. Rolen Director
- - ---------------------------
Ralph D. Rolen
/s/Jean-Louis Gassee Director
- - ---------------------------
Jean-Louis Gassee
/s/John Meyer Director
- - ---------------------------
John Meyer
/s/Randall Ruegg Chief Financial Officer
- - ---------------------------
Randall Ruegg
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Board of Directors and Stockholders
LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of LaserMaster Technologies,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1995 and 1994 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended June 30, 1995 and financial statement schedules
listed in the index at Item 14(a)(2). These consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of LaserMaster
Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1995 and 1994 and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended June 30, 1995 in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements, taken as
a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information therein set
forth.
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 9, 1995
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LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 607,223 $ 2,193,673
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts and sales returns of $ 2,051,000 and
$1,890,000, respectively (Note 5) 17,104,353 15,928,666
Inventory (Notes 3 and 5) 21,609,487 13,571,039
Other current assets 2,452,766 1,764,741
Deferred tax asset (Note 10) 2,868,000 1,557,000
----------- -----------
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 44,641,829 35,015,119
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
(Notes 4, 5 and 6) 6,323,749 6,023,209
CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE, less accumulated
amortization of $3,465,724 and $6,698,850,
respectively 4,991,084 4,580,387
ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY, PATENTS
AND LICENSES, less accumulated amortization
of $967,765 and $632,751, respectively 3,204,610 1,782,520
----------- -----------
$59,161,272 $47,401,235
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable (Note 5) $ 6,462,901 $ 4,452,841
Accounts payable 18,204,869 12,008,334
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes 2,642,947 2,193,476
Income taxes payable 201,768 422,679
Other current liabilities 2,410,949 1,150,960
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 6) 1,009,917 813,713
----------- -----------
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 30,933,351 21,042,003
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities (Note 6) 1,598,546 1,589,542
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES (Note 10) 1,336,000 1,631,000
COMMITMENTS (Note 8)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Note 9)
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized
30,000,000 shares; 11,176,382 and 10,945,916 shares issued
and outstanding, respectively 111,764 109,459
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized
5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding
Additional paid-in capital 16,626,953 14,681,047
Retained earnings 8,554,658 8,348,184
----------- -----------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 25,293,375 23,138,690
----------- -----------
$59,161,272 $47,401,235
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
-----------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
------------ ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET SALES (Note 11) $119,438,719 $105,849,310 $68,226,649
COSTS OF GOODS SOLD 72,857,356 59,852,292 37,386,790
------------ ------------ -----------
GROSS PROFIT 46,581,363 45,997,018 30,839,859
OPERATING EXPENSES
Sales and marketing 27,091,414 21,810,013 19,360,052
Research and development 6,210,006 3,335,081 1,890,183
General and administrative 11,552,092 9,634,228 8,812,410
------------ ------------ -----------
44,853,512 34,779,322 30,062,645
------------ ------------ -----------
OPERATING PROFIT 1,727,851 11,217,696 777,214
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest Expense (1,331,139) (1,296,810) (1,818,863)
Interest Income 26,846 102,130 62,198
Other Income (Expense) (128,084) 34,620 (19,194)
------------ ------------ -----------
(1,432,377) (1,160,060) (1,775,859)
------------ ------------ -----------
EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES 295,474 10,057,636 (998,645)
INCOME TAX (PROVISION) BENEFIT (89,000) (3,394,000) 289,000
------------ ------------ -----------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) $ 206,474 6,663,636 $ (709,645)
============ ============ ===========
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE $ .02 $ .57 $ (.07)
============ ============ ===========
Average common and common equivalent shares 12,206,280 12,188,896 9,564,815
============ ============ ===========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Common Stock Additional
-------------------------- Paid-In Retained
Shares Amount Capital Earnings Total
---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1992 9,393,265 $ 93,933 $ 7,925,074 $2,394,193 $10,413,200
Issuance of common stock -
Stock options exercised 357,891 3,578 109,983 113,561
Net loss (709,645) (709,645)
---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -----------
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1993 9,751,156 97,511 8,035,057 1,684,548 9,817,116
Issuance of common stock -
Conversion of debentures, less
issuance costs of $306,334 766,439 7,664 5,214,002 5,221,666
Stock options exercised 428,321 4,284 570,988 575,272
Stock option tax benefit 861,000 861,000
Net earnings 6,663,636 6,663,636
---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -----------
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1994 10,945,916 109,459 14,681,047 8,348,184 23,138,690
Issuance of common stock -
Stock options exercised 230,466 2,305 410,906 413,211
Stock option tax benefit 1,535,000 1,535,000
Net earnings 206,474 206,474
---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -----------
BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1995 11,176,382 $111,764 $16,626,953 $8,554,658 $25,293,375
========== ======== =========== ========== ===========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (NOTE 12)
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
---------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings (loss) $ 206,474 $ 6,663,636 $ (709,645)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 6,302,444 4,950,886 4,348,285
Amortization of deferred financing costs 96,127 193,672 232,969
Loss on sale of property and equipment 131,113 12,048 5,349
Deferred income taxes (1,606,000) 927,000 (457,000)
Stock option tax benefit 1,535,000 861,000
Change in current assets and current liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable (1,175,687) (7,524,524) 3,426,244
Inventory (8,038,448) (7,293,941) (772,259)
Other current assets (784,152) (734,788) 159,781
Income tax receivable 59,653
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable 6,196,535 4,045,051 2,502,899
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes 449,471 667,345 (130,746)
Other current liabilities 1,259,989 265,215 (125,287)
Income taxes payable (220,911) 345,153 77,526
----------- ----------- -----------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 4,351,955 3,377,753 8,617,769
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property and equipment (2,654,705) (2,831,073) (1,060,654)
Additions to capitalized software costs (3,535,312) (3,328,224) (2,783,777)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 16,363 52,950 33,075
Additions to patents and other assets (1,793,993) (1,172,678) (86,241)
----------- ----------- -----------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (7,967,647) (7,279,025) (3,897,597)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net borrowing under revolving credit lines 2,010,060 2,959,216
Net repayments under revolving credit lines (3,220,797)
Repayments of notes payable (620,000) (180,000)
Additions to long-term debt 470,938 2,187,000
Payments on long-term debt (864,966) (525,981) (938,541)
Issuance of common stock 413,210 575,273 113,561
----------- ----------- -----------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES 2,029,242 4,575,508 (4,225,777)
----------- ----------- -----------
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (1,586,450) 674,236 494,395
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 2,193,673 1,519,437 1,025,042
----------- ----------- -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 607,223 $ 2,193,673 $ 1,519,437
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BUSINESS
LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. (the Company) designs, manufactures, markets
and sells wide-format color, chemical-free filmsetting, plain-paper
typesetting, and specialized Windows printing systems for graphic arts, pre-
press and desktop publishing professionals.
CREDIT RISK
The Company sells its products on a prepaid basis, on a COD basis, through
nonrecourse third-party leasing arrangements and by extending credit in the
normal course of business. Its customer base is comprised primarily of
resellers and end users in the graphic arts, pre-press and desk-top
publishing industries. Credit risk is spread across a significant number of
customers and no material credit risk resides with one or a small number of
customers. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers'
financial condition and generally requires no collateral.
CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LaserMaster
Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Digital Typeface Corporation (DTC)
and LaserMaster Corporation (LMC) and LMC's subsidiaries, LaserMaster Export
Corporation, LaserMaster Europe, Ltd. (LME), LaserMaster Asia/Pacific (LMA)
and ColorMasters, Inc. (CMI). All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
REVENUE RECOGNITION AND WARRANTIES
Product sales are recorded on shipment. Reserves are established for
anticipated returns of product and bad debts. The Company offers extended
maintenance agreements; revenue from these agreements is recognized ratably
over the contract period. The Company provides a warranty for labor and
materials on certain products sold. No other stock balancing programs or
product rebate programs exist outside of the terms of the limited warranty.
The estimated warranty liability and deferred revenue are included in other
current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined
using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization
are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the assets of two to seven years.
CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE
Software development costs incurred subsequent to establishment of the
software's technological feasibility are capitalized. Capitalization ceases
when the software is available for general release to customers. The
recoverability of capitalized software costs is continually evaluated, and
provisions for estimated losses are recorded in the period such losses are
determined. Amortization of capitalized software costs is provided at the
greater of the amount computed using (a) the ratio of current gross revenues
from a product to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues
from the product or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated
economic life of the product. Generally, an original estimated economic life
of three years is assigned to capitalized software development costs.
Amortization of capitalized software costs, included in cost of goods sold,
aggregated $3,124,616, $2,409,307, and $1,853,462 for the fiscal years ended
June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY, PATENTS, AND LICENSES
Acquired technology, patents, and licenses are amortized using the straight-
line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally from
three to ten years. The recoverability of these assets is continually
evaluated by comparing the remaining unamortized cost to the estimated future
revenue of the associated assets. Provisions for estimated losses are
recorded in the period such losses are determined.
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INCOME TAXES
The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes as
set forth in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes." Under the liability method, deferred taxes are
determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax
bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company is involved in the development of new products and improvement of
existing products. Research and development costs are charged to expense as
incurred.
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Earnings (loss) per common share is based on the weighted average number of
common and common equivalent shares outstanding during fiscal 1995. Common
stock equivalents reflect the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options.
Common stock equivalents have been excluded from the computation for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1993 as the effect was antidilutive.
CASH EQUIVALENTS
All highly liquid cash investments with a maturity of three months or less at
the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.
2. ADVERTISING
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of
Position No. 93-7, "Reporting on Advertising Costs", in December 1993. The
Company adopted the provisions of this statement effective for the Company's
1995 fiscal year.
The Company expenses the costs of advertising the first time the advertising
takes place, except for direct-response advertising, which is capitalized and
amortized over its expected period of future benefits. Direct-response
advertising consists of printing, postage, and mailing list costs relating to
direct mail advertising. The capitalized costs of the advertising are
amortized over the period during which the benefits of the mailings are
expected, up to two months following the mailing date.
The effect of this accounting change was to increase fiscal 1995 earnings
before income taxes, net income, and earnings per share by $412,000,
$289,000, and $0.02, respectively.
At June 30, 1995, $412,000 of advertising was included in other current
assets. Advertising expense was $9,519,000, $7,470,000, and $7,235,000 for
the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
3. INVENTORY
Inventory consists of the following:
June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
------------- -------------
Raw materials
Purchased printer engines $ 796,940 $ 1,854,714
Completed subassemblies 5,419,774 3,564,896
Raw materials 9,397,341 3,255,224
Work in process 987,009 521,205
Finished goods 5,008,423 4,375,000
----------- -----------
$21,609,487 $13,571,039
=========== ===========
Certain prior year inventory amounts have been reclassified to conform to
June 30, 1995 presentation. Such reclassification had no impact on net income
and stockholders' equity.
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4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Life Used
for Depreciation June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
---------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Computer equipment 2 - 5 years $10,088,455 $ 8,738,935
Trade show computer equipment 2 - 5 years 424,410 209,669
Capitalized tooling 3 years 202,913
Furniture and fixtures 5 - 7 years 4,241,649 3,580,427
Purchased software 3 years 764,351 717,711
Vehicles 5 years 505,490 503,025
Leasehold improvements 5 years 2,282,348 1,871,867
----------- -----------
18,509,616 15,621,634
Accumulated depreciation and amortization 12,185,867 9,598,425
----------- -----------
$ 6,323,749 $ 6,023,209
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
Property and equipment includes assets
under capital leases as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Computer equipment and purchased software $ 31,810
Furniture and fixtures 1,301,995 $ 962,133
Vehicles 49,109 127,657
---------- ----------
1,382,914 1,089,790
Accumulated amortization 558,905 571,543
---------- ----------
$ 824,009 $ 518,247
========== ==========
</TABLE>
5. SHORT-TERM FINANCING
Notes payable consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Note payable under $9,250,000 revolving
line of credit (1) $4,961,468 $3,684,184
Note payable under $1,500,000 revolving
line of credit, due on demand (2) 1,459,947 735,087
Other 41,486 33,570
---------- ----------
$6,462,901 $4,452,841
========== ==========
Weighted average interest rate 9.78% 8.73%
========== ==========
</TABLE>
(1) On April 25, 1994, the Company's subsidiary (LMC) established an
operating line of credit with a commercial bank which allowed LMC to borrow
up to $5,000,000 of eligible accounts receivable. On November 11, 1994 and
December 16, 1994, the agreement was amended to increase the line of credit
from $5,000,000 to $9,250,000 of eligible accounts receivable and inventory,
the amended agreement allows LMC to borrow up to 70% of the net eligible
accounts receivable and 40% of the net eligible inventory subject to a
sublimit of $3,000,000. Borrowing are secured by eligible accounts
receivable and inventory and bear interest at a defined bank Reference Rate
(prime) plus 1.75% (10.75% at June 30, 1995) with a 0.5% unused line fee. At
June 30, 1995 approximately $2,802,000 was unused under this credit line.
The
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term of the agreement expires April 25, 1996. The loan agreement requires
LMC to meet various covenants involving capital expenditure limitations,
cash flow leverage, quarterly pre-tax profit and maintain a minimum net
worth of $10,250,000. LMC was in violation of the cash flow leverage and
quarterly pre-tax profit covenants at June 30, 1995. Management believes it
has adequate sources of financing to meet its short-term borrowing needs.
The Company is currently negotiating with several commercial lenders.
(2) LME, a subsidiary of the Company's LMC subsidiary, maintains a
receivables financing arrangement which has no term with a commercial
finance company whereby LME may borrow up to 70 percent of eligible accounts
receivable, with a maximum advance of $1,500,000. At June 30, 1995,
approximately $40,000 was unused under this credit line. Borrowing is due in
Dutch Guilders on demand and bear interest at the Promissory Note Discount
Rate of the Dutch Central Bank plus 2.5% (6.50% at June 30, 1995). Borrowing
in U.S. Dollars are due on demand and bear interest at a rate that
fluctuates with the market (no U.S. Dollars were borrowed at June 30, 1995).
During July 1995, the agreement was amended to increase the line of credit
from $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.
6. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Note payable to a finance company,
payments, including principal and interest at 8.53%, of
$59,000 due monthly through August 1997,
secured by certain domestic fixed assets $1,405,777 $1,982,850
Note payable to a finance company, with monthly
payments through January 1998, including interest
at the "One-Month" Commercial Paper rate plus
4.0% (10.06% at June 30, 1995), secured by certain
domestic fixed assets. 235,527
Note payable to a finance company, with monthly
payments through January 1998, including interest
at the "One-Month" Commercial Paper rate plus
4.0% (10.06% at June 30, 1995), secured by certain
domestic fixed assets. 176,494
Note payable to bank, with interest at Prime
plus .5% (9.50% at June 30, 1995), final
payment due January, 1998 13,374 17,945
Note payable paid in fiscal 1995 935
Obligations under capital leases for equipment,
payable in monthly installments (Note 8) 777,291 401,525
---------- ----------
2,608,463 2,403,255
Less current maturities 1,009,917 813,713
---------- ----------
$1,598,546 $1,589,542
========== ==========
</TABLE>
Maturities of long-term debt at June 30, 1995, excluding capital lease
obligations, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal year ending June 30:
<S> <C>
1996 $ 775,470
1997 835,491
1998 220,211
----------
$1,831,172
==========
</TABLE>
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7. CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
In February 1994, the Company notified the holders of its subordinated
debentures that the Company was exercising its option to redeem the remaining
debentures, which had a face value of $5,528,000. The debentures, originally
issued in 1990 and bearing interest at 10 percent, were due in November 1997.
By March 21, 1994, all of the holders had elected to convert their debentures
into common stock of the Company. The Company issued 766,439 additional
shares as a result of the conversion.
The Company incurred a total of $1,099,030 of costs to complete the original
$10,000,000 offering. The costs were being amortized on a straight-line basis
over the life of the debentures. A summary of the transactions associated
with the debentures follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended June 30,
----------------------
1994 1993
---------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
Debentures converted $5,528,000
Unamortized offering costs
charged to additional
paid-in capital $ 306,334
Amortization of offering
costs included in interest
expense $ 58,583 $82,622
Shares of common stock
issued as a result of
conversion 766,439
</TABLE>
8. COMMITMENTS
LEASES
The Company leases certain equipment under leases which meet the criteria for
capital lease classification. These agreements have been capitalized at the
lesser of fair market value of the equipment or the present value of the
future minimum lease payments. The Company leases its office and warehouse
facilities under operating leases which expire at various dates through
September 2002. The leases require payments of property taxes, insurance, and
maintenance costs in addition to basic rent and contain renewal options for
periods ranging from one to three years. Rent expense under operating leases
was approximately $2,194,000, $1,882,000, and $1,849,000, for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments under capital and operating leases in effect at
June 30, 1995 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital Operating
Fiscal year ending June 30: Leases Leases
-------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
1996 $307,912 $2,459,000
1997 283,557 2,014,000
1998 245,805 767,000
1999 84,145 734,000
2000 667,000
Thereafter 50,000
-------- ----------
921,419 $6,691,000
==========
Less interest 144,128
--------
Present value of net minimum lease payments $777,291
========
</TABLE>
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Future minimum operating lease payments are net of $612,000 of sublease rentals
to be received by the Company due ratably through January 1997. LMC leases
certain office space from a related party. The amount paid in fiscal 1995 was
$198,224.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company has employment agreements with three of its officers which extend to
December 31, 1995. The agreements renew automatically for additional one-year
periods thereafter unless terminated by either party by written notice sixty
days before the renewal date. The agreements provide awards based on the
Company's performance. In the event of termination, as defined, the Company is
required to make monthly severance payments for three years for two of the
officers (one year for the other officer) after termination in consideration for
the employee's agreement not to compete with the Company. The employees have the
option to terminate the non-compete clause by electing to forego the payments
one year after termination date. As of June 30, 1995, the minimum salary levels
set for the three executive officers was, in aggregate, $675,000.
OTHER
At June 30, 1995, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling
$200,000, all of which are secured by certificates of deposit.
During fiscal 1994, in connection with the development and purchase of
components for certain of the Company's planned products, the Company obtained
the rights to secure certain supplemental manufacturing and preferential
purchasing and marketing rights. Should the Company exercise all such rights,
payments of $250,000, aggregating up to $3,250,000, would be required. The
payments began in the first quarter of fiscal 1995 and could continue through
the second quarter of fiscal 1997. Payments of $1,500,000 have been made through
June 30, 1995.
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9. STOCK OPTIONS
During fiscal 1991, the stockholders amended and restated three stock
option plans as the 1990 Restated Stock Option Plan. Under the plan,
incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options may be granted to
key employees, directors, and consultants of the Company at exercise prices
not less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the common stock at
the date of grant and 110 percent for incentive stock options granted to
individuals owning 10 percent or more of the Company's common stock. The
total number of shares authorized under the plan is 3,513,309. The plan is
administered by a Stock Option Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors. The committee establishes all terms and conditions of each
grant, except that, in the case of incentive options, the term may not
exceed 10 years.
Activity under the plan is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average
Options Option Price
Outstanding Per Share
------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance June 30, 1992 2,282,792 $ 3.13
Granted 726,000 2.42
Exercised (357,891) .32
Forfeited (299,722) 2.91
Repriced* (2.82)
---------
Balance, June 30, 1993 2,351,179 2.08
Granted 339,000 6.06
Exercised (428,321) 1.34
Forfeited (151,289) 3.19
---------
Balance, June 30, 1994 2,110,569 2.78
Granted 544,000 6.04
Exercised (230,466) 1.81
Forfeited (268,417) 5.06
--------- ------
Balance, June 30, 1995 2,155,686 $ 3.39
---------
Exercisable, June 30, 1995 767,714
---------
</TABLE>
*On April 5, 1993, the Company's Board of Directors approved the repricing
of 886,204 incentive stock options to the closing Nasdaq price on that date
($2.25 per share). These options had original exercise prices ranging from
$3.33 to $6.25 per share with an average exercise price of $5.15 per share.
On May 3, 1993, the Company's Board of Directors approved the repricing of
120,000 incentive stock options to the closing Nasdaq price on that date
($2.65 per share). These options had original exercise prices of $5.25 per
share.
10. INCOME TAXES
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
-----------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current:
Federal $ 1,626,000 $2,349,000 $ 163,000
State 69,000 118,000 5,000
----------- ---------- ---------
1,695,000 2,467,000 168,000
Deferred, primarily federal (1,606,000) 927,000 (457,000)
----------- ---------- ---------
$ 89,000 $3,394,000 $(289,000)
=========== ========== =========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
A reconciliation of the expected federal income tax provision (benefit) at the
statutory rates with the provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
---------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
-------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Tax provision (benefit)
computed at statutory rates $103,000 $3,520,000 $(340,000)
State income tax, net of
federal benefit 6,000 201,000 (8,000)
Graduated tax bracket
provision (benefit) (5,000) (101,000)
Research and development
activities (48,000) (33,000)
Foreign Sales Corporation (218,000)
Other (15,000) 40,000 92,000
-------- ---------- ---------
$ 89,000 $3,394,000 $(289,000)
======== ========== =========
</TABLE>
Under SFAS No. 109 deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as current
and noncurrent on the basis of the classification of the related asset or
liability for financial reporting. Deferred taxes are recorded for temporary
differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and tax purposes. Temporary differences comprising the net deferred
taxes shown on the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1995 June 30, 1994
-------------------------------------- -------------
Assets Liabilities Total Total
---------- ----------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Allowance for doubtful
accounts and sales returns $ 718,000 $ 718,000 $ 662,000
Inventory costs 1,831,000 1,831,000 754,000
Accrued vacation 267,000 267,000 191,000
Other 177,000 $ (125,000) 52,000 (50,000)
---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Current 2,993,000 (125,000) 2,868,000 1,557,000
Research and development costs (1,747,000) (1,747,000) (1,603,000)
Excess of tax over book depreciation 104,000 104,000 (222,000)
Excess of tax over book
amortization of intangibles (25,000) (25,000) (25,000)
Alternative minimum tax credits 181,000 181,000 219,000
Other 224,000 (73,000) 151,000
---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Noncurrent 509,000 (1,845,000) (1,336,000) (1,631,000)
---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total $3,502,000 $(1,970,000) $(1,532,000) $ (74,000)
========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
The Company's alternative minimum tax credits are available to offset future
income and can be carried forward indefinitely.
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<PAGE>
11. INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
EXPORT REVENUES
Sales to unaffiliated customers by geographic location were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
-----------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
------------ ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
North America and other $ 84,181,438 $ 77,296,161 $53,767,613
Europe 23,021,944 17,666,149 12,359,036
Japan, Asia, Pacific 12,235,337 10,887,000 2,100,000
------------ ------------ -----------
Total sales $119,438,719 $105,849,310 $68,226,649
============ ============ ===========
Operating profit (loss):
North America and other $ (1,963,763) $ 8,504,516 $ 1,786,340
Europe 303,028 (302,820) (1,591,126)
Japan, Asia, Pacific 3,388,586 3,016,000 582,000
------------ ------------ -----------
1,727,851 11,217,696 777,214
Interest expense and other 1,432,377 1,160,060 1,775,859
------------ ------------ -----------
Earnings (loss) before
income taxes $ 295,474 $ 10,057,636 $ (998,645)
============ ============ ===========
Assets:
North America $ 49,641,247 $ 39,118,472 $24,330,822
Europe 7,901,241 6,029,118 3,910,250
Japan, Asia, Pacific 1,618,784 2,253,645 766,454
------------ ------------ -----------
Total assets $ 59,161,272 $ 47,401,235 $29,007,526
============ ============ ===========
</TABLE>
12. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
The Company paid and received cash for the following items:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
----------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest paid $1,243,051 $1,175,794 $1,599,252
Income tax paid 380,911 1,260,846 30,821
Interest received 28,431 102,003 72,636
</TABLE>
Financing transactions not affecting cash during the fiscal years ended
June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993 were:
Debentures totaling $5,528,000 were converted into 766,439 shares of common
stock during the year ended June 30, 1994. Upon conversion, a pro-rata
allocation of costs associated with the original issuance of debentures
reduced additional paid-in capital by $306,334 during the year ended June
30, 1994.
Capital lease obligations of $599,236, $195,136, and $9,755 were incurred
during the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
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<PAGE>
13. QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED) (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarter Ended
-------------------------------------- Fiscal
Sept. 30 Dec. 31 Mar. 31 June 30 Year
-------- ------- ------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995:
Net sales $30,263 $28,484 $30,979 $29,713 $119,439
Gross profit 13,178 11,851 11,511 10,041 46,581
Net earnings (loss) 1,499 54 (289) (1,058) 206
Net earnings (loss) per share 0.12 0.00 (0.02) (0.09) 0.02
1994:
Net sales $20,133 $26,158 $28,198 $31,360 $105,849
Gross profit 8,371 11,207 12,694 13,725 45,997
Net earnings 740 1,812 2,024 2,088 6,664
Net earnings per share 0.07 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.57
1993:
Net sales $14,396 $17,511 $16,617 $19,703 $ 68,227
Gross profit 6,454 7,890 7,813 8,683 30,840
Net earnings (loss) (967) (719) 153 823 (710)
Net earnings (loss) per share (0.10) (0.08) 0.02 0.08 (0.07)
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
Schedule I
LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT (PARENT)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
1995 1994
ASSETS ----------- -----------
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 71,484 $ 66,589
Accounts receivable 4,010 159,432
Receivable from subsidiary 10,173,716 9,738,773
Prepaid expenses 115,248 94,835
----------- -----------
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 10,364,458 10,059,629
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 1,003,734 1,144,474
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES 14,870,493 12,888,530
----------- -----------
$26,238,685 $24,092,633
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable $ 41,486 $ 33,570
Accounts payable 500,790 309,240
Accrued payroll 151,841 135,693
Accrued expenses 36,051 34,816
Income taxes payable 201,768 422,679
Current maturities of long-term debt 4,943 4,779
----------- -----------
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 936,879 940,777
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities 8,431 13,166
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock 111,764 109,459
Additional paid-in capital 16,626,953 14,681,047
Retained earnings 8,554,658 8,348,184
----------- -----------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 25,293,375 23,138,690
----------- -----------
$26,238,685 $24,092,633
=========== ===========
See notes to condensed financial information of registrant on page F-18.
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<PAGE>
LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Schedule I
(Continued)
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT (PARENT)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal years ended June 30,
1995 1994 1993
---------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $ 4,350,000
OPERATING EXPENSES 4,547,489 4,284,055 3,685,923
---------- ---------- -----------
(LOSS) EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
EQUITY IN EARNINGS (LOSS) OF SUBSIDIARIES (347,489) (84,055) 664,077
EQUITY IN EARNINGS (LOSS) OF SUBSIDIARIES 449,963 6,719,691 (1,181,722)
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT 104,000 28,000 (192,000)
---------- ---------- -----------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) 206,474 6,663,636 (709,645)
RETAINED EARNINGS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 8,348,184 1,684,548 2,394,193
---------- ---------- -----------
RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF YEAR $8,554,658 $8,348,184 $ 1,684,548
========== ========== ===========
</TABLE>
See notes to condensed financial information of registrant on page F-18.
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<PAGE>
LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Schedule I
(Continued)
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT (PARENT)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
1995 1994 1993
----------- ----------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings (loss) $ 206,474 $ 6,663,636 $ (709,645)
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries (449,963) (6,719,691) 1,181,722
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 504,519 393,563 368,606
Amortization of deferred financing costs 58,582 82,622
Stock Option Tax Benefit 1,535,000 861,000
(Gain) Loss on sale of property and equipment (186) (89) 333
Net change in operating current assets and liabilities (1,843,912) (1,241,340) (557,563)
----------- ----------- ----------
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES (48,068) 15,661 366,075
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property and equipment (366,221) (738,789) (163,372)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 2,629 5,690 2,550
Repayments of note receivable 58,451
----------- ----------- ----------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (363,592) (733,099) (102,371)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of common stock 413,210 575,273 113,561
Payments on long-term debt (4,571) (41,909) (558,078)
Net borrowing under short-term debt 7,916 16,954 185
Additions to long term debt 21,000
----------- ----------- ----------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES 416,555 571,318 (444,332)
----------- ----------- ----------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 4,895 (146,120) (180,628)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 66,589 212,709 393,337
----------- ----------- ----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 71,484 $ 66,589 $ 212,709
=========== =========== ==========
</TABLE>
NOTES: See consolidated financial statements for details of and changes in
stockholders' equity. See Note 7 to consolidated financial statements
for information regarding the convertible subordinated debentures.
No capital lease obligations were incurred during the fiscal years ended
June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively.
During the year ended June 30, 1994, the Company exercised its option to
redeem the remaining Debentures which had a face value of $5,528,000.
These Debentures were converted into 766,439 shares of common stock.
Upon conversion, all remaining costs associated with the original
issuance of Debentures reduced additional paid-in capital by $306,334
during the year ended June 30, 1994.
No cash dividends have been paid to LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. by
the subsidiaries.
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Schedule II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995, 1994, AND 1993
- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance Charged Balance
beginning to costs Accounts at
of and written end of
Description period expenses off period
- - ----------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1995:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
and sales returns $1,890,000 $ 636,207 $474,722 $2,051,485
1994:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
and sales returns $1,945,000 $ 744,930 $799,930 $1,890,000
1993:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
and sales returns $1,467,000 $1,435,690 $957,690 $1,945,000
</TABLE>
F-19
<PAGE>
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
-----------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description Page
- - ------ ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, on March 24,
1994 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994.
3.2 Restated Bylaws of the Company as amended, on March 24, 1994
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994.
4.1 Sample Certificate of the Company's Common Stock is incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-36202)
(the "Registration Statement").
4.2 Stock Subscription Warrant for 15,000 shares of Common Stock
issued to Asset Growth Partners, Inc. incorporated by reference to
exhibit 4.2 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 1994.
10.1 LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. 1990 Restated Stock Option
Plan, as amended is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1991.
10.2 Employment Agreement with Melvin L. Masters as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10 Registration.
10.3 Employment Agreement with Lawrence J. Lukis as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10 Registration.
*10.4 Employment Agreement with Robert J. Wenzel. 1
*10.5 Employment Agreement with Randall L. Ruegg. 7
*10.6 Employment Agreement with Jamie E. Retterath. 13
10.7 Lease Agreement, as amended, between School Employee's
Retirement Board of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation
dated April 3, 1989 as incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.17 to the Registration Statement.
10.8 Amendment to Lease Agreement between School Employee's
Retirement Board of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation,
dated May 22, 1991 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.11 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 1991.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description Page
- - ------ ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
10.9 Amendment to Lease Agreement between School Employees'
Retirement Board of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation,
signed March 26, 1992 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31, 1992.
10.10 Amendment to Lease Agreement between School Employees'
Retirement Board of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation
dated July 15, 1992 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13
to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1992.
10.11 Lease Agreement between 745 Property Investments and
LaserMaster Corporation dated March 12, 1990 as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registration Statement.
10.12 Lease Agreement between B.V. Amsterdamsche Huizenhandel en
Administratienmaatschappij and LaserMaster Ltd.
dated March 29, 1991 for commencement December 1, 1991 as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's
report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1991.
10.13 Assignment of Lease between School Employees Retirement
Board of Ohio and LaserMaster Corporation dated
May 13, 1991 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18
to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1991.
10.14 Lease between Schweizerische Lebensversicherung
and Rentenversicherung and LaserMaster Europe Ltd.
dated May 1, 1992 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22
to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1992.
10.15 Lease between St. Martins Property Investments Limited and
LaserMaster Europe, Ltd., dated September 1994 as
relating to property at Overline House, Crawley, West Sussex
as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994.
10.16 Lease dated June 29, 1993 between LaserMaster Corporation
and St. Paul Properties, Inc. as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 1993.
10.17 Lease Agreement dated December 20, 1993 between
LaserMaster Corporation and St. Paul Companies adding
space to previous lease as incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended December 31, 1993.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description Page
- - ------ ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
10.18 Lease Agreement dated July 13, 1994 between
LaserMaster Corporation and St. Paul Companies adding
space to the lease incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 1993.
10.19 Lease Agreement between La S.C.I. Aigle, Societe
Civil Immobiliere and LaserMaster Ltd. to
commence October 1, 1991 as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's report on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 1991.
10.20 Copyright License between Adobe Systems Incorporated
and LaserMaster Corporation as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registration Statement.
10.21 License Agreement between Bitstream Inc. and
LaserMaster Corporation as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registration Statement.
10.22 License Agreement between International Typeface
Corporation and the Company as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Registration Statement.
10.23 License Agreement for Appletalk Source Code
between Apple Computer, Inc. and the Company as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2 to the Company's
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1990.
10.24 License Agreement between Microsoft Corporation and the
Company dated September 7, 1990 as incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 19.4 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1990.
10.25 Maintenance Agreement between National Computer
Systems, Inc. and LaserMaster Corporation dated
June 30, 1993 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.31 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 1993.
10.26 Lease between Northern Telecom Finance Corporation
and LaserMaster Corporation dated July 25, 1990 as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the
Company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1991.
10.27 Amendment to Lease between Northern Telecom
Finance Corporation and LaserMaster Corporation
dated December 5, 1991 as incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.37 to the Company's report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description Page
- - ------ ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
10.28 Amendment to Lease between Northern Telecom
Finance Corporation and LaserMaster Corporation dated
August, 1994 as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39
to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 1994.
10.29 Use Indemnification Agreement dated November 1, 1991
covering property located at 12790 Century Lane,
Eden Prairie, MN as incorporated by reference to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 1991.
10.30 Arrangement Letter and Contract dated November 12, 1991
between LaserMaster Ltd. and International Factors Nederland
B.V. as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
Company's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 1991.
10.31 License Agreement between FontWorks Inc. and
LaserMaster Corporation dated June 30, 1992 as
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the
Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1992.
10.32 Credit and Security Agreement dated April 25, 1994 by and
between First Bank National Association and
LaserMaster Corporation as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 1994.
10.33 Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement
dated November 11, 1994 by and between First Bank
National Association and LaserMaster Corporation by
reference to Exhibit 10.01 to the Company's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1994.
10.34 Third Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement
dated December 16, 1994 by and between First Bank
National Association and LaserMaster Corporation
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.02 to the Company's
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1994.
10.35 Security Agreement dated February 1, 1994 between
the Company's LaserMaster subsidiary and General
Electric Capital Corporation as incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended December 31, 1993.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description Page
- - ------ ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
10.36 Master Security Agreement dated December 15, 1994 by
and between General Electric Capital Corporation and
LaserMaster Corporation incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.03 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended December 31, 1994.
10.37 Amendment to Master Security Agreement dated December
30, 1994 by and between General Electric Capital Corporation
and LaserMaster Corporation incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.04 to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended December 31, 1994.
10.38 Novation Agreement dated March 21, 1994 by and
among Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.,
LaserMaster Corporation and Marubeni International
Electronics Corporation as incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's report on From 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 1994.
10.39 Purchase Agreement Amendment dated July 1, 1994
among LaserMaster Corporation, Marubeni International
Electronics Corporation, Marubeni Corporation and
Electric Co., Ltd as incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.47 to the Company's annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994.
10.40 Purchase Agreement dated May 28, 1993 between
ENCAD, Inc. and LaserMaster Corporation as incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Company's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1993.
*10.41 Note to TimeMasters, Inc. 19
*11.1 Per Share Earnings Calculation 20
*22.1 Subsidiaries of the Company 21
(b) Reports on Form 8-K: None
(c) See the Exhibit Index and Exhibits attached as a separate section of this
report.
(d) See Financial Statement Schedules attached as a separate section of this
report.
- - --------------------
</TABLE>
*Documents which are included
<PAGE>
Exhibit 10.4
LASERMASTER CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT entered into as of the day of , 1995, between
LaserMaster Corporation, a Minnesota corporation with a principal place of
business at 7156 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 ("Company"),
and Robert J. Wenzel of 13822 Holyoke Lane, Apple Valley, MN 55124
("Employee").
WHEREAS the Company is desirous of employing Employee, and Employee is
desirous of continued employment with the Company,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein, it is agreed by and among the parties hereto as follows:
1. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a). APPOINTMENT: Beginning as of September 1, 1995 (the "Commencement
Date") the Company shall employ Employee as President of the Company and Chief
Operating Officer of LaserMaster Technologies.
(b). COMPENSATION: So long as Employee is employed by the Company and is
in compliance with this Agreement, the Company shall pay Employee a salary at a
minimum annual rate of $175,000, as the same may be increased from time to time
by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to withholdings required
by law. Said salary shall be payable no less frequently than semi-monthly.
(c). EXPENSES: The Company shall reimburse Employee for reasonable out-
of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Employee's duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement, including expenses for authorized travel
and other authorized items.
(d). BENEFITS: Subject to eligibility, vesting and other provisions of
the Company's employee benefit programs, as in effect from time to time,
Employee shall be entitled to participate in all such programs that the Company
offers during the term of this Agreement to its other employees serving in
similar capacities. Such benefits shall include:
(i) health insurance as currently provided by the
Company to salaried employees;
(ii) vacation, holiday and sick leave as provided for in personnel
guidelines as reasonably adopted and established by the Company.
2. COVENANTS OF EMPLOYEE.
(a) ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Employee shall serve in the
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position set forth above, or a position mutually agreed upon by the Employee and
the CEO of the Company, under the terms and conditions provided herein. During
the term of Employee's employment hereunder, Employee shall devote Employee's
full business time, energy and skills to the affairs of the Company, shall use
Employee's best efforts in furtherance of the business of the Company and shall
perform to the best of Employee's ability such services and duties as may be
assigned or delegated to Employee from time to time by or under the authority of
the Company's Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer. All fees, profits
and other amounts payable as the result of Employee's rendering services while
this Agreement is in effect shall belong to the Company, except as may arise
from activities unrelated to the Company's activities and undertaken by Employee
during non-working hours, or passive investment activities.
(b) NON-DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS: The Employee recognizes and
acknowledges that there may be made available to Employee in the course of
Employee's employment hereunder Trade Secrets and Confidential Information of
the Company, treated as such by the Company, including without limitation
technological information, know how, customer lists, forecasts, expansion,
marketing and other strategic plans (collectively the "Trade Secrets"). The
Employee hereby acknowledges that the Trade Secrets, as they may exist from time
to time, are a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the
Company. The Employee shall not, during or after the term of Employee's
employment hereunder, make any use of any Trade Secrets or disclose any Trade
Secrets to any person, firm, corporation, associate or other entity for any
reason or purpose whatsoever, other than in connection with the normal
performance of Employee's duties hereunder. The obligations of this Section
2(b) shall not apply (i) to any information that has been disclosed in publicly
available sources of information; (ii) to any information that is, through no
fault of Employee, hereafter disclosed in publicly available sources of
information; or (iii) to any information generally related to and determinable
in the technical fields of interest to the Company, but not specifically derived
from the Company's research and development activities or the results of such
activities. The Company shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief (without
posting a bond), restraining the Employee from disclosing or using any Trade
Secrets in violation of this Section 2(b), and to recover any and all costs and
expenses incurred in enforcing this Agreement, in addition to any other relief
provided by applicable law. The Employee acknowledges that the nature of the
business of the Company and the value of the Trade Secrets render inadequate any
remedy at law which may be obtained for a breach of this Section 2(b).
As a matter of record, Trade Secrets shall not include knowledge,
information, and expertise as Employee shall have had or developed prior to
employment hereunder.
(c) PERSONNEL GUIDELINES: Employee will be bound by the Company's
personnel guidelines, as they may reasonably be adopted, changed, or amended
from time to time.
(d) INVENTIONS: Employee will promptly disclose to the Company, or any
persons designated by it, all improvements, inventions, formulae, processes,
techniques, know-how and data, whether or not patentable, made or conceived or
reduced to practice or learned by Employee, either alone or jointly with others,
during the period of Employee's employment hereunder, which are related to or
useful in the business of the
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Company, or result from tasks assigned Employee by the Company, or result from
use of premises owned, leased or contracted for by the Company (all said
improvements, inventions, formulae, processes, techniques, know-how and data
shall be collectively hereinafter be called "Inventions").
Employee agrees that all Inventions shall be the sole property of the
Company and its assigns, and the Company and its assigns shall be the sole owner
of all patents and other rights in connection therewith. Employee hereby
assigns to the Company any rights Employee may have or acquire in all
Inventions. Employee further agrees, as to all Inventions, to assist the
Company in every proper way (but at the Company's expense) to obtain and from
time to time enforce patents and copyrights on and trade secrets relating to
Inventions in any and all countries, and to that end Employee will execute all
documents for use in applying for and obtaining such patents and copyrights
thereon and enforcing same, as the Company may desire, together with any
assignments thereof to the Company or persons designated by it.
Employee's obligation to assist the Company in obtaining and enforcing
patents and copyrights for and trade secrets relating to Inventions in any and
all countries shall continue beyond the termination of Employee's employment,
but the Company shall compensate Employee at a reasonable rate after such
termination for time actually spent by Employee at the Company's request on such
assistance.
The foregoing provision shall not apply to Inventions:
(i) for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Trade Secret information
of the Company was used; and
(ii) which were developed entirely on Employee's own time; and
(iii) which do not result from any work performed by Employee for the
Company.
(e) NEGATIVE COVENANTS: Employee warrants that Employee will not utilize
any proprietary material of any party in Employee's work for the Company, will
not knowingly infringe on the patent, copyright or trademark of any other party
in Employee's work for the Company, and is not bound or restricted in Employee's
work for the Company as a result of any non-competition agreement or agreements
to which Employee is bound, except as set forth in Attachment 1, hereto.
Violation of Employee of any of these negative covenants shall be cause
for immediate termination for cause (as provided herein) of Employee's
employment hereunder.
3. NON-COMPETITION.
During the term of Employee's employment by the Company and for a period
of two years after the termination, for any reason, of Employee's employment
with the Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly engage or
participate in or assist, as owner, part owner, partner, director, officer,
trustee, employee, agent, or consultant, or
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in any other capacity, any person, business or other organization designing,
developing, manufacturing, licensing, providing, selling or marketing any
product, process, system or service, then in existence or under development,
which is the same as, similar to, competes with or has a usage allied to, a
product, process, system or service upon which Employee has worked during the
last three years of Employee's employment with Company, or about which Employee
has been provided or acquired confidential or proprietary information of the
Company.
4. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall commence as the date first set forth above (the
"Commencement Date"), and shall extend, unless terminated earlier as provided
herein, for a period of one (1) year from such Commencement Date, and shall
extend and renew automatically for additional one year periods upon each
subsequent anniversary of the Commencement Date (hereinafter, an "Anniversary
and Renewal Date"), unless terminated by Employee upon thirty (30) days or more
written notice to the Company. Company may terminate this Agreement without
cause, or upon sale or termination of the Company's business, as provided in
section 5(b) herein, upon twelve (12) months written notice to Employee, or, at
the option of Company, upon continued payment of Employee's then current salary
for a period of twelve (12) months after termination by the Company.
5. TERMINATION BY COMPANY.
(a) TERMINATION FOR DEATH, TOTAL DISABILITY OR CAUSE: In addition, the
Company may terminate the Employee's employment hereunder immediately in the
event of the Employee's death or upon written notice to the Employee in the
event of "Total Disability" or for "Cause" as provided herein.
(i) "Total Disability" means the Employee's inability to perform
Employee's usual and customary duties for the Company as a result of a
medically determinable physical or mental impairment in the written
opinion of a physician selected by the Company, which opinion shall be
conclusive as of its date, absent fraud or manifest error. If the Employee
is asserted to be totally disabled by the Company, the Employee shall
cooperate fully with any physician examining Employee pursuant to this
subsection.
(ii) "Just Cause" or "Cause" shall include (1) any pattern of the
Employee's absences without satisfactory explanations of the reason
therefor, (2) gross malfeasance or gross misconduct of the Employee, (3)
The Employee's conviction of a felony; or (4) action by the Employee of a
nature that disparage or otherwise harm the Company in its business or
public relations.
(b) TERMINATION UPON SALE OR TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS: Company
may terminate Employee's employment upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) SALE OF COMPANY'S ASSETS. The sale of substantially all of Company's
assets
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to a single purchaser or group of associated purchasers;
(ii) SALE OF COMPANY'S SHARES. Any material change of control which
results in Mel Masters no longer holding the position of Chief Executive
Officer.
(iii) TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS. Company's bona fide decision to
terminate its business and liquidate its assets;
(iv) MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION. The merger or consolidation of Company in a
transaction in which Company's shareholders receive less than fifty-one
(51%) percent of the new or outstanding voting shares of the new or
continuing corporation.
6. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR SALE OF ASSETS.
Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or
merging into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to,
another corporation that assumes this Agreement and all undertakings and
responsibilities of the Company hereunder. Under such a consolidation, merger,
or transfer of assets and assumption, the term "the Company" as used herein
shall mean such other corporation and this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) BINDING NATURE OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns.
(b) NO ASSIGNMENT: The parties agree that the nature of the Employee's
services are personal and that the Employee may not assign any of Employee's
rights and duties hereunder.
(c) NOTICES: All notices required under this Agreement shall be
sufficient if made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
delivered to the address of the Employee set forth above, as changed by written
notice to the Company, and to the Company at its then principal office.
(d) INTEGRATION, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS: This Agreement, together with
the three LMT Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Employee,
represents the exclusive statement of the entire Agreement between the parties
concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and revokes any and all
previous agreements between the parties regarding any work, employment,
compensation, option, bonus, commissions, shares or other matters relating to
Employee's relationship to the Company as Employee, shareholder, option-holder,
contractor or consultant. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or
revoked in whole or in part except by written agreement of every party having
rights hereunder. This Agreement amends and supersedes all prior agreements
between the parties with the exception of the three LMT Stock Option Agreements
between the Company and Employee. Any waiver of any
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provision of this Agreement must be in writing, signed by the party to be
charged therewith, and a waiver on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar
to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any future occasion unless the
waiver specifically provides otherwise.
(e) CONSTRUCTION: The headings and subheadings of this Agreement have
been inserted for convenience only and are to be ignored in any construction of
the provisions hereof. The use of the singular shall be deemed to include the
plural and vice versa, and the use of the masculine and neuter gender shall be
deemed to include the feminine, masculine, and neuter gender unless the context
otherwise requires. No conclusion may be drawn from any difference between this
Agreement as finally signed and any prior Agreement or draft of all or any part
of any prior Agreement.
(f) APPLICABLE LAW: This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota.
(g) SEVERABILITY: If any material provision of this Agreement is found to
be illegal or unenforceable by any Court in Law or Equity, such provision shall
not invalidate or make inapplicable other provisions of this Agreement.
(h) TERMINATION OF OPTIONS: The Company will not terminate options
granted Employee hereunder unless Employee shall be terminated from Company's
employ for cause, as defined herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has signed and sealed this Agreement and
the COMPANY has caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first
written above.
LASERMASTER CORPORATION EMPLOYEE
By: /s/ /s/
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Mel Masters, Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Wenzel
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Exhibit 10.5
LASERMASTER CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT entered into as of the day of , 1995, between
LaserMaster Corporation, a Minnesota corporation with a principal place of
business at 7156 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 ("Company"), and
Randall L. Ruegg of 1563 Blackhawk Hills Road, Eagan, MN 55112 ("Employee").
WHEREAS the Company is desirous of employing Employee, and Employee is
desirous of continued employment with the Company,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein, it is agreed by and among the parties hereto as follows:
1. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a). APPOINTMENT: Beginning as of September 1, 1995 (the "Commencement
Date") the Company shall employ Employee as Chief Financial Officers.
(b). COMPENSATION: So long as Employee is employed by the Company and is
in compliance with this Agreement, the Company shall pay Employee a salary at a
minimum annual rate of $144,000, as the same may be increased from time to time
by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to withholdings required
by law. Said salary shall be payable no less frequently than semi-monthly.
(c). EXPENSES: The Company shall reimburse Employee for reasonable out-
of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Employee's duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement, including expenses for authorized travel
and other authorized items.
(d). BENEFITS: Subject to eligibility, vesting and other provisions of
the Company's employee benefit programs, as in effect from time to time,
Employee shall be entitled to participate in all such programs that the Company
offers during the term of this Agreement to its other employees serving in
similar capacities. Such benefits shall include:
(i) health insurance as currently provided by the Company to
salaried employees;
(ii) vacation, holiday and sick leave as provided for in personnel
guidelines as reasonably adopted and established by the Company.
2. COVENANTS OF EMPLOYEE.
(a) ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Employee shall serve in the position
set forth above, or a position mutually agreed upon by the Employee and the
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CEO of the Company, under the terms and conditions provided herein. During the
term of Employee's employment hereunder, Employee shall devote Employee's full
business time, energy and skills to the affairs of the Company, shall use
Employee's best efforts in furtherance of the business of the Company and shall
perform to the best of Employee's ability such services and duties as may be
assigned or delegated to Employee from time to time by or under the authority of
the Company's Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer. All fees, profits
and other amounts payable as the result of Employee's rendering services while
this Agreement is in effect shall belong to the Company, except as may arise
from activities unrelated to the Company's activities and undertaken by Employee
during non-working hours, or passive investment activities.
(b) NON-DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS: The Employee recognizes and
acknowledges that there may be made available to Employee in the course of
Employee's employment hereunder Trade Secrets and Confidential Information of
the Company, treated as such by the Company, including without limitation
technological information, know how, customer lists, forecasts, expansion,
marketing and other strategic plans (collectively the "Trade Secrets"). The
Employee hereby acknowledges that the Trade Secrets, as they may exist from time
to time, are a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the
Company. The Employee shall not, during or after the term of Employee's
employment hereunder, make any use of any Trade Secrets or disclose any Trade
Secrets to any person, firm, corporation, associate or other entity for any
reason or purpose whatsoever, other than in connection with the normal
performance of Employee's duties hereunder. The obligations of this Section
2(b) shall not apply (i) to any information that has been disclosed in publicly
available sources of information; (ii) to any information that is, through no
fault of Employee, hereafter disclosed in publicly available sources of
information; or (iii) to any information generally related to and determinable
in the technical fields of interest to the Company, but not specifically derived
from the Company's research and development activities or the results of such
activities. The Company shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief (without
posting a bond), restraining the Employee from disclosing or using any Trade
Secrets in violation of this Section 2(b), and to recover any and all costs and
expenses incurred in enforcing this Agreement, in addition to any other relief
provided by applicable law. The Employee acknowledges that the nature of the
business of the Company and the value of the Trade Secrets render inadequate any
remedy at law which may be obtained for a breach of this Section 2(b).
As a matter of record, Trade Secrets shall not include knowledge,
information, and expertise as Employee shall have had or developed prior to
employment hereunder.
(c) PERSONNEL GUIDELINES: Employee will be bound by the Company's
personnel guidelines, as they may reasonably be adopted, changed, or amended
from time to time.
(d) INVENTIONS: Employee will promptly disclose to the Company, or any
persons designated by it, all improvements, inventions, formulae, processes,
techniques, know-how and data, whether or not patentable, made or conceived or
reduced to practice or learned by Employee, either alone or jointly with others,
during the period of Employee's employment hereunder, which are related to or
useful in the business of the Company, or result from tasks assigned Employee by
the Company, or result from use
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of premises owned, leased or contracted for by the Company (all said
improvements, inventions, formulae, processes, techniques, know-how and data
shall be collectively hereinafter be called "Inventions").
Employee agrees that all Inventions shall be the sole property of the
Company and its assigns, and the Company and its assigns shall be the sole owner
of all patents and other rights in connection therewith. Employee hereby
assigns to the Company any rights Employee may have or acquire in all
Inventions. Employee further agrees, as to all Inventions, to assist the
Company in every proper way (but at the Company's expense) to obtain and from
time to time enforce patents and copyrights on and trade secrets relating to
Inventions in any and all countries, and to that end Employee will execute all
documents for use in applying for and obtaining such patents and copyrights
thereon and enforcing same, as the Company may desire, together with any
assignments thereof to the Company or persons designated by it.
Employee's obligation to assist the Company in obtaining and enforcing
patents and copyrights for and trade secrets relating to Inventions in any and
all countries shall continue beyond the termination of Employee's employment,
but the Company shall compensate Employee at a reasonable rate after such
termination for time actually spent by Employee at the Company's request on such
assistance.
The foregoing provision shall not apply to Inventions:
(i) for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Trade Secret information
of the Company was used; and
(ii) which were developed entirely on Employee's own time; and
(iii) which do not result from any work performed by Employee for the
Company.
(e) NEGATIVE COVENANTS: Employee warrants that Employee will not utilize
any proprietary material of any party in Employee's work for the Company, will
not knowingly infringe on the patent, copyright or trademark of any other party
in Employee's work for the Company, and is not bound or restricted in Employee's
work for the Company as a result of any non-competition agreement or agreements
to which Employee is bound, except as set forth in Attachment 1, hereto.
Violation of Employee of any of these negative covenants shall be cause
for immediate termination for cause (as provided herein) of Employee's
employment hereunder.
3. NON-COMPETITION.
During the term of Employee's employment by the Company and for a period
of two years after the termination, for any reason, of Employee's employment
with the Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly engage or
participate in or assist, as owner, part owner, partner, director, officer,
trustee, employee, agent, or consultant, or in any other capacity, any person,
business or other organization designing, developing,
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manufacturing, licensing, providing, selling or marketing any product, process,
system or service, then in existence or under development, which is the same as,
similar to, competes with or has a usage allied to, a product, process, system
or service upon which Employee has worked during the last three years of
Employee's employment with Company, or about which Employee has been provided or
acquired confidential or proprietary information of the Company.
4. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall commence as the date first set forth above (the
"Commencement Date"), and shall extend, unless terminated earlier as provided
herein, for a period of one (1) year from such Commencement Date, and shall
extend and renew automatically for additional one year periods upon each
subsequent anniversary of the Commencement Date (hereinafter, an "Anniversary
and Renewal Date"), unless terminated by Employee upon thirty (30) days or more
written notice to the Company. Company may terminate this Agreement without
cause, or upon sale or termination of the Company's business, as provided in
section 5(b) herein, upon twelve (12) months written notice to Employee, or, at
the option of Company, upon continued payment of Employee's then current salary
for a period of twelve (12) months after termination by the Company.
5. TERMINATION BY COMPANY.
(a) TERMINATION FOR DEATH, TOTAL DISABILITY OR CAUSE: In addition, the
Company may terminate the Employee's employment hereunder immediately in the
event of the Employee's death or upon written notice to the Employee in the
event of "Total Disability" or for "Cause" as provided herein.
(i) "Total Disability" means the Employee's inability to perform
Employee's usual and customary duties for the Company as a result of
a medically determinable physical or mental impairment in the written
opinion of a physician selected by the Company, which opinion shall
be conclusive as of its date, absent fraud or manifest error. If the
Employee is asserted to be totally disabled by the Company, the
Employee shall cooperate fully with any physician examining Employee
pursuant to this subsection.
(ii) "Just Cause" or "Cause" shall include (1) any pattern of the
Employee's absences without satisfactory explanations of the reason
therefor, (2) gross malfeasance or gross misconduct of the Employee,
(3) The Employee's conviction of a felony; or (4) action by the
Employee of a nature that disparage or otherwise harm the Company in
its business or public relations.
(b) TERMINATION UPON SALE OR TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS: Company
may terminate Employee's employment upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) SALE OF COMPANY'S ASSETS. The sale of substantially all of Company's
assets to a single purchaser or group of associated purchasers;
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(ii) SALE OF COMPANY'S SHARES. Any material change of control which
results in Mel Masters no longer holding the position of Chief
Executive Officer.
(iii) TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS. Company's bona fide decision to
terminate its business and liquidate its assets;
(iv) MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION. The merger or consolidation of Company in a
transaction in which Company's shareholders receive less than fifty-
one (51%) percent of the new or outstanding voting shares of the new
or continuing corporation.
6. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR SALE OF ASSETS.
Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or
merging into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to,
another corporation that assumes this Agreement and all undertakings and
responsibilities of the Company hereunder. Under such a consolidation, merger,
or transfer of assets and assumption, the term "the Company" as used herein
shall mean such other corporation and this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) BINDING NATURE OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns.
(b) NO ASSIGNMENT: The parties agree that the nature of the Employee's
services are personal and that the Employee may not assign any of Employee's
rights and duties hereunder.
(c) NOTICES: All notices required under this Agreement shall be
sufficient if made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
delivered to the address of the Employee set forth above, as changed by written
notice to the Company, and to the Company at its then principal office.
(d) INTEGRATION, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS: This Agreement, together with
the two LMT Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Employee, represents
the exclusive statement of the entire Agreement between the parties concerning
the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and revokes any and all previous
agreements between the parties regarding any work, employment, compensation,
option, bonus, commissions, shares or other matters relating to Employee's
relationship to the Company as Employee, shareholder, option-holder, contractor
or consultant. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or revoked in whole
or in part except by written agreement of every party having rights hereunder.
This Agreement amends and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties
with the exception of the two LMT Stock Option Agreements between the Company
and Employee. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing,
signed by the party to be charged therewith, and a waiver on any occasion shall
not be construed as a bar to or waiver of
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any such right or remedy on any future occasion unless the waiver specifically
provides otherwise.
(e) CONSTRUCTION: The headings and subheadings of this Agreement have
been inserted for convenience only and are to be ignored in any construction of
the provisions hereof. The use of the singular shall be deemed to include the
plural and vice versa, and the use of the masculine and neuter gender shall be
deemed to include the feminine, masculine, and neuter gender unless the context
otherwise requires. No conclusion may be drawn from any difference between this
Agreement as finally signed and any prior Agreement or draft of all or any part
of any prior Agreement.
(f) APPLICABLE LAW: This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota.
(g) SEVERABILITY: If any material provision of this Agreement is found to
be illegal or unenforceable by any Court in Law or Equity, such provision shall
not invalidate or make inapplicable other provisions of this Agreement.
(h) TERMINATION OF OPTIONS: The Company will not terminate options
granted Employee hereunder unless Employee shall be terminated from Company's
employ for cause, as defined herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has signed and sealed this Agreement and
the COMPANY has caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first
written above.
LASERMASTER CORPORATION EMPLOYEE
By: /s/ /s/
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Mel Masters, Chief Executive Officer Randall L. Ruegg
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Exhibit 10.6
LASERMASTER CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT entered into as of the day of , 1995, between
LaserMaster Corporation, a Minnesota corporation with a principal place of
business at 7156 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 ("Company"), and
James E. Retterath of 13131 Garnet Avenue, Apple Valley, MN 55124 ("Employee").
WHEREAS the Company is desirous of employing Employee, and Employee is
desirous of continued employment with the Company,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein, it is agreed by and among the parties hereto as follows:
1. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a). APPOINTMENT: Beginning as of September 1, 1995 (the "Commencement
Date") the Company shall employ Employee as Vice-President of Research and
Development.
(b). COMPENSATION: So long as Employee is employed by the Company and is
in compliance with this Agreement, the Company shall pay Employee a salary at a
minimum annual rate of $175,000, as the same may be increased from time to time
by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to withholdings required
by law. Said salary shall be payable no less frequently than semi-monthly.
(c). EXPENSES: The Company shall reimburse Employee for reasonable out-
of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Employee's duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement, including expenses for authorized travel
and other authorized items.
(d). BENEFITS: Subject to eligibility, vesting and other provisions of
the Company's employee benefit programs, as in effect from time to time,
Employee shall be entitled to participate in all such programs that the Company
offers during the term of this Agreement to its other employees serving in
similar capacities. Such benefits shall include:
(i) health insurance as currently provided by the Company
to salaried employees;
(ii) vacation, holiday and sick leave as provided for in personnel
guidelines as reasonably adopted and established by the Company.
2. COVENANTS OF EMPLOYEE.
(a) ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Employee shall serve in the position
set forth above, or a position mutually agreed upon by the Employee and the
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CEO of the Company, under the terms and conditions provided herein. During the
term of Employee's employment hereunder, Employee shall devote Employee's full
business time, energy and skills to the affairs of the Company, shall use
Employee's best efforts in furtherance of the business of the Company and shall
perform to the best of Employee's ability such services and duties as may be
assigned or delegated to Employee from time to time by or under the authority of
the Company's Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer. All fees, profits
and other amounts payable as the result of Employee's rendering services while
this Agreement is in effect shall belong to the Company, except as may arise
from activities unrelated to the Company's activities and undertaken by Employee
during non-working hours, or passive investment activities.
(b) NON-DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS: The Employee recognizes and
acknowledges that there may be made available to Employee in the course of
Employee's employment hereunder Trade Secrets and Confidential Information of
the Company, treated as such by the Company, including without limitation
technological information, know how, customer lists, forecasts, expansion,
marketing and other strategic plans (collectively the "Trade Secrets"). The
Employee hereby acknowledges that the Trade Secrets, as they may exist from time
to time, are a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the
Company. The Employee shall not, during or after the term of Employee's
employment hereunder, make any use of any Trade Secrets or disclose any Trade
Secrets to any person, firm, corporation, associate or other entity for any
reason or purpose whatsoever, other than in connection with the normal
performance of Employee's duties hereunder. The obligations of this Section
2(b) shall not apply (i) to any information that has been disclosed in publicly
available sources of information; (ii) to any information that is, through no
fault of Employee, hereafter disclosed in publicly available sources of
information; or (iii) to any information generally related to and determinable
in the technical fields of interest to the Company, but not specifically derived
from the Company's research and development activities or the results of such
activities. The Company shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief (without
posting a bond), restraining the Employee from disclosing or using any Trade
Secrets in violation of this Section 2(b), and to recover any and all costs and
expenses incurred in enforcing this Agreement, in addition to any other relief
provided by applicable law. The Employee acknowledges that the nature of the
business of the Company and the value of the Trade Secrets render inadequate any
remedy at law which may be obtained for a breach of this Section 2(b).
As a matter of record, Trade Secrets shall not include knowledge,
information, and expertise as Employee shall have had or developed prior to
employment hereunder.
(c) PERSONNEL GUIDELINES: Employee will be bound by the Company's
personnel guidelines, as they may reasonably be adopted, changed, or amended
from time to time.
(d) INVENTIONS: Employee will promptly disclose to the Company, or any
persons designated by it, all improvements, inventions, formulae, processes,
techniques, know-how and data, whether or not patentable, made or conceived or
reduced to practice or learned by Employee, either alone or jointly with others,
during the period of Employee's employment hereunder, which are related to or
useful in the business of the Company, or result from tasks assigned Employee by
the Company, or result from use
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of premises owned, leased or contracted for by the Company (all said
improvements, inventions, formulae, processes, techniques, know-how and data
shall be collectively hereinafter be called "Inventions").
Employee agrees that all Inventions shall be the sole property of the
Company and its assigns, and the Company and its assigns shall be the sole owner
of all patents and other rights in connection therewith. Employee hereby
assigns to the Company any rights Employee may have or acquire in all
Inventions. Employee further agrees, as to all Inventions, to assist the
Company in every proper way (but at the Company's expense) to obtain and from
time to time enforce patents and copyrights on and trade secrets relating to
Inventions in any and all countries, and to that end Employee will execute all
documents for use in applying for and obtaining such patents and copyrights
thereon and enforcing same, as the Company may desire, together with any
assignments thereof to the Company or persons designated by it.
Employee's obligation to assist the Company in obtaining and enforcing
patents and copyrights for and trade secrets relating to Inventions in any and
all countries shall continue beyond the termination of Employee's employment,
but the Company shall compensate Employee at a reasonable rate after such
termination for time actually spent by Employee at the Company's request on such
assistance.
The foregoing provision shall not apply to Inventions:
(i) for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Trade Secret information
of the Company was used; and
(ii) which were developed entirely on Employee's own time; and
(iii) which do not result from any work performed by Employee for
the Company.
(e) NEGATIVE COVENANTS: Employee warrants that Employee will not utilize
any proprietary material of any party in Employee's work for the Company, will
not knowingly infringe on the patent, copyright or trademark of any other party
in Employee's work for the Company, and is not bound or restricted in Employee's
work for the Company as a result of any non-competition agreement or agreements
to which Employee is bound, except as set forth in Attachment 1, hereto.
Violation of Employee of any of these negative covenants shall be cause
for immediate termination for cause (as provided herein) of Employee's
employment hereunder.
3. NON-COMPETITION.
During the term of Employee's employment by the Company and for a period
of two years after the termination, for any reason, of Employee's employment
with the Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly engage or
participate in or assist, as owner, part owner, partner, director, officer,
trustee, employee, agent, or consultant, or in any other capacity, any person,
business or other organization designing, developing,
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manufacturing, licensing, providing, selling or marketing any product, process,
system or service, then in existence or under development, which is the same as,
similar to, competes with or has a usage allied to, a product, process, system
or service upon which Employee has worked during the last three years of
Employee's employment with Company, or about which Employee has been provided or
acquired confidential or proprietary information of the Company.
4. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall commence as the date first set forth above (the
"Commencement Date"), and shall extend, unless terminated earlier as provided
herein, for a period of one (1) year from such Commencement Date, and shall
extend and renew automatically for additional one year periods upon each
subsequent anniversary of the Commencement Date (hereinafter, an "Anniversary
and Renewal Date"), unless terminated by Employee upon thirty (30) days or more
written notice to the Company. Company may terminate this Agreement without
cause, or upon sale or termination of the Company's business, as provided in
section 5(b) herein, upon twelve (12) months written notice to Employee, or, at
the option of Company, upon continued payment of Employee's then current salary
for a period of twelve (12) months after termination by the Company.
5. TERMINATION BY COMPANY.
(a) TERMINATION FOR DEATH, TOTAL DISABILITY OR CAUSE: In addition, the
Company may terminate the Employee's employment hereunder immediately in the
event of the Employee's death or upon written notice to the Employee in the
event of "Total Disability" or for "Cause" as provided herein.
(i) "Total Disability" means the Employee's inability to perform
Employee's usual and customary duties for the Company as a result of a
medically determinable physical or mental impairment in the written
opinion of a physician selected by the Company, which opinion shall be
conclusive as of its date, absent fraud or manifest error. If the Employee
is asserted to be totally disabled by the Company, the Employee shall
cooperate fully with any physician examining Employee pursuant to this
subsection.
(ii) "Just Cause" or "Cause" shall include (1) any pattern of the
Employee's absences without satisfactory explanations of the reason
therefor, (2) gross malfeasance or gross misconduct of the Employee, (3)
The Employee's conviction of a felony; or (4) action by the Employee of a
nature that disparage or otherwise harm the Company in its business or
public relations.
(b) TERMINATION UPON SALE OR TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS: Company
may terminate Employee's employment upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) SALE OF COMPANY'S ASSETS. The sale of substantially all of Company's
assets to a single purchaser or group of associated purchasers;
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(ii) SALE OF COMPANY'S SHARES. Any material change of control which
results in Mel Masters no longer holding the position of Chief Executive
Officer.
(iii) TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S BUSINESS. Company's bona fide decision to
terminate its business and liquidate its assets;
(iv) MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION. The merger or consolidation of Company in a
transaction in which Company's shareholders receive less than fifty-one
(51%) percent of the new or outstanding voting shares of the new or
continuing corporation.
6. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR SALE OF ASSETS.
Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or
merging into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to,
another corporation that assumes this Agreement and all undertakings and
responsibilities of the Company hereunder. Under such a consolidation, merger,
or transfer of assets and assumption, the term "the Company" as used herein
shall mean such other corporation and this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) BINDING NATURE OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns.
(b) NO ASSIGNMENT: The parties agree that the nature of the Employee's
services are personal and that the Employee may not assign any of Employee's
rights and duties hereunder.
(c) NOTICES: All notices required under this Agreement shall be
sufficient if made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
delivered to the address of the Employee set forth above, as changed by written
notice to the Company, and to the Company at its then principal office.
(d) INTEGRATION, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS: This Agreement, together with
the three LMT Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Employee,
represents the exclusive statement of the entire Agreement between the parties
concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and revokes any and all
previous agreements between the parties regarding any work, employment,
compensation, option, bonus, commissions, shares or other matters relating to
Employee's relationship to the Company as Employee, shareholder, option-holder,
contractor or consultant. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or
revoked in whole or in part except by written agreement of every party having
rights hereunder. This Agreement amends and supersedes all prior agreements
between the parties with the exception of the three LMT Stock Option Agreements
between the Company and Employee. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement
must be in writing, signed by the party to be charged therewith, and a waiver on
any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of
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any such right or remedy on any future occasion unless the waiver specifically
provides otherwise.
(e) CONSTRUCTION: The headings and subheadings of this Agreement have
been inserted for convenience only and are to be ignored in any construction of
the provisions hereof. The use of the singular shall be deemed to include the
plural and vice versa, and the use of the masculine and neuter gender shall be
deemed to include the feminine, masculine, and neuter gender unless the context
otherwise requires. No conclusion may be drawn from any difference between this
Agreement as finally signed and any prior Agreement or draft of all or any part
of any prior Agreement.
(f) APPLICABLE LAW: This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota.
(g) SEVERABILITY: If any material provision of this Agreement is found to
be illegal or unenforceable by any Court in Law or Equity, such provision shall
not invalidate or make inapplicable other provisions of this Agreement.
(h) TERMINATION OF OPTIONS: The Company will not terminate options
granted Employee hereunder unless Employee shall be terminated from Company's
employ for cause, as defined herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has signed and sealed this Agreement and
the COMPANY has caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first
written above.
LASERMASTER CORPORATION EMPLOYEE
By: /s/ /s/
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Mel Masters, Chief Executive Officer James E. Retterath
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Exhibit 10.41
DEMAND NOTE
$1,600,000 EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA
SEPTEMBER 27, 1995
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LaserMaster Corporation ("Maker"), hereby
agrees and promises to pay to the order of TimeMasters, Inc. a Minnesota
corporation ("Holder"), at its address of 6425 Beach Road, Eden Prairie,
Minnesota or at any other place designated by the holder hereof, in lawful money
of the United States, the principal sum of One Million Six Hundred and no/100ths
Dollars ($1,600,000.00) together with interest on the principal amount at the
lesser of the Reference Rate at First Bank National Association plus one and
three-quarter percent per annum, or the maximum allowed by law. The principal
amount and interest shall be due and payable on demand. However, it is
understood that upon demand, the Maker may either repay the Note in full or
replace it with a Term Note, supported by additional consideration. The
additional consideration for a Term Note will be warrants for the purchase of
shares of LaserMaster Technologies, Inc. ("LMT"). The number of warrants will
be the principal amount of the Note divided by the warrant exercise price of
$6.35. The exercise price was determined by the net sale price of LMT shares on
the date that the commitment to loan was made. The interest rate on the Term
Note will be the same as this Note and the other terms, including payment dates,
of the Term Note will be mutually agreed upon. This Note may be prepaid without
penalty in whole at any time, or in part from time to time prior to the date of
demand.
This Note shall be due and payable (together with unpaid interest) immediately,
without demand or notice thereof, should a petition in bankruptcy be filed by
or against the Maker under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, and
such petition not be withdrawn or dismissed within thirty days.
The Maker agrees to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys'
fees and legal expenses, in the event this Note is not paid when due, whether or
not legal proceedings are commenced. This Note is a Minnesota contract and
Holder may seek to enforce it in any court sitting in the State of Minnesota and
Maker specifically consents to both the subject matter and personal jurisdiction
of such courts. Service of process may be made by registered or certified mail
in addition to the methods allowed by law.
Maker waives its rights for presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor
or protest.
LASERMASTER CORPORATION
BY: /s/
--------------------------------
Robert J. Wenzel, President
Subscribed and sworn to before me a
Notary Public this ______ day of
September, 1995.
- - -----------------------------------
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
Seal
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<CAPTION>
LASERMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Item 15(a)(3)
PER SHARE EARNINGS (LOSS) COMPUTATIONS Exhibit 11.1
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
----------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
PRIMARY
Net earnings (loss) $ 206,474 $ 6,663,636 $ (709,645)
Add:
Interest on convertible subordinated debentures,
net of applicable income taxes 262,653
----------- ----------- ----------
Net earnings (loss) for primary income per share $ 206,474 $ 6,926,289 $ (709,645)
=========== =========== ==========
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding 11,097,091 10,191,694 9,564,815
Add:
Common equivalent shares (determined using the
"treasury stock" method) representing shares
issuable upon exercise of warrants and employee
stock options 1,109,189 1,468,044
Common stock equivalents from assumed exercise of
convertible debentures 529,158
----------- ----------- ----------
Weighted average number of shares used in
the calculation of primary income per share 12,206,280 12,188,896 9,564,815
=========== =========== ==========
Primary earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.02 $ 0.57 $ (0.07)
=========== =========== ==========
FULLY DILUTED
Net earnings (loss) $ 206,474 $ 6,663,636 $ (709,645)
Add:
Interest on convertible subordinated debentures,
net of applicable income taxes 262,653
----------- ----------- ----------
Net earnings (loss) for fully diluted income per share 206,474 6,926,289 (709,645)
=========== =========== ==========
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding 11,097,091 10,191,694 9,564,815
Add:
Common equivalent shares (determined using the
"treasury stock" method) representing shares issuable
upon exercise of warrants and employee stock options 1,216,355 1,608,528
Common stock equivalents from assumed exercise
of convertible debentures 529,158
----------- ----------- ----------
Weighted average number of shares used in
the calculation of fully diluted income per share 12,313,446 12,329,380 9,564,815
=========== =========== ==========
----------- ----------- ----------
Fully diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.02 $ 0.56 $ (0.07)
=========== =========== ==========
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Earnings (loss) per common and common equivalent shares are computed using the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period.
The calculation of fully dilutive EPS uses the higher of the ending market price
for the period or the average market price.
Common stock equivalents have been excluded from the computation for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1993, as the effect was antidilutive.
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EXHIBIT 22.1
Subsidiaries of LaserMaster Technologies, Inc.
LaserMaster Corporation
Digital Typeface Corporation
Subsidiaries of LaserMaster Corporation
LaserMaster Europe, Ltd.
LaserMaster Asia/Pacific, Ltd.
ColorMasters, Inc.
LaserMaster Export Corporation
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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
Form 10-K and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1995
<PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1994
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995
<CASH> 607,223
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 17,104,353
<ALLOWANCES> 2,051,000
<INVENTORY> 21,609,487
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 44,641,829
<PP&E> 6,323,749
<DEPRECIATION> 12,185,867
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 59,161,272
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 30,933,351
<BONDS> 0
<COMMON> 111,764
0
0
<OTHER-SE> 25,181,611
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 59,161,272
<SALES> 119,438,719
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 119,438,719
<CGS> 72,857,356
<TOTAL-COSTS> 72,857,356
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,331,139
<INCOME-PRETAX> 295,474
<INCOME-TAX> 89,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 206,474
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 206,474
<EPS-PRIMARY> .02
<EPS-DILUTED> .02
</TABLE>