UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
to
Commission File No. 0-27338
ATARI, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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13-3689915
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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417 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(212) 726-6500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
past 90 days. Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting
company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Small reporting company
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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No
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As
of a August 13, 2008, there were 13,477,920 shares of the registrants Common Stock outstanding.
ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
JUNE 30, 2008 QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
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March 31,
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June 30,
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2008
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2008
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Note 1
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash
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$
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11,087
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$
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12,354
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Receivables, net of allowances of $1,912 and $15,409 at March 31, 2008
and June 30, 2008, respectively
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640
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23,257
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Inventories, net (Note 4)
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4,276
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3,869
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Due from related parties (Note 6)
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885
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1,132
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 4)
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8,188
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4,869
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Total current assets
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25,076
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45,481
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $21,813 and $22,100 at
March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively
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6,313
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6,015
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Security deposits
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1,373
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1,379
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Other assets
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671
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534
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Total assets
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$
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33,433
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$
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53,409
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIENCY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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5,378
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$
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7,063
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Accrued liabilities (Note 4)
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14,472
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10,417
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Royalties payable
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2,825
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4,429
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Credit facility (Note 8)
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14,000
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14,000
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Related Party Credit facility (Note 8)
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16,000
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Due to related parties (Note 6)
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1,197
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1,783
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Total current liabilities
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37,872
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53,692
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Due to related parties long-term (Note 6)
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3,576
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4,130
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Related party license advance (Note 1, 6)
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5,296
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5,483
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Other long-term liabilities
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7,101
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6,993
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Total liabilities
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53,845
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70,298
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
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Stockholders deficiency:
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or
outstanding
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Common stock, $0.10 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 13,477,920
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008
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1,348
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1,348
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Additional paid-in capital
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760,712
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760,790
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Accumulated deficit
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(784,945
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(781,490
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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2,473
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2,463
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Total stockholders deficiency
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(20,412
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(16,889
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Total liabilities and stockholders deficiency
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$
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33,433
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$
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53,409
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Page 3
ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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Three Months
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Ended
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June 30,
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2007
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2008
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Net revenues
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$
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10,420
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$
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40,285
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Costs and expenses:
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Cost of goods sold
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6,766
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24,388
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Research and product development
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4,411
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1,225
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Selling and distribution expenses
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3,550
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6,327
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General and administrative expenses
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5,701
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2,671
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Restructuring expenses
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949
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738
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Depreciation and amortization
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414
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305
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Atari trademark license expense
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555
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555
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Total costs and expenses
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22,346
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36,209
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Operating (loss) income
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(11,926
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4,076
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Interest expense, net
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(13
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(620
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Other income
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19
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19
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(Loss)
income from continuing operations before income taxes
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(11,920
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3,475
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Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
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(Loss) income from continuing operations
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(11,920
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3,475
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Loss from discontinued operations of
Reflections Interactive Ltd., net of tax
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(21
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(20
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(11,941
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$
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3,455
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Basic net
(loss) income per share:
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(Loss) income from continuing operations
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$
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(0.88
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$
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0.26
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Loss from discontinued operations of
Reflections Interactive Ltd., net of tax
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(0.01
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(0.00
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(0.89
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$
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0.26
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Diluted net
(loss) income per share:
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(Loss) income from continuing operations
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$
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(0.88
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$
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0.26
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Loss from discontinued operations of
Reflections Interactive Ltd., net of tax
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(0.01
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(0.00
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(0.89
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$
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0.26
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Weighted
average basic shares outstanding
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13,477
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13,478
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Weighted
average diluted shares outstanding
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13,477
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13,546
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See Note 6 for detail of related party amounts included within the line items above.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Page 4
ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Three months
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Ended
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June 30,
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2007
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2008
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(11,920
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$
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3,475
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Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
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Loss from
discontinued operations of Reflections, net of tax
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(21
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(20
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Recognition
of deferred income
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(19
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(19
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Stock-based compensation expense
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205
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78
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Non-cash expense on cash collateralized security deposit
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23
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Atari name license expense
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555
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555
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Depreciation and amortization
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414
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305
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Amortization of deferred financing fees
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52
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95
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Accrued interest
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1
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211
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Accrued interest on related party license
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188
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Write-off of fixed assets
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9
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Receivables, net
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5,901
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(22,620
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Inventories, net
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815
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405
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Due from related parties
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(3,543
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(248
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Due to related parties
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(908
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546
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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1,514
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3,317
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Accounts payable
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(269
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)
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1,685
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Accrued liabilities
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1,772
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(4,053
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)
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Royalties payable
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274
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1,604
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Restructuring
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531
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(163
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Long-term liabilities
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823
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(90
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Other assets
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17
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33
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Net cash used in continuing operating activities
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(3,783
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(14,707
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Net cash used in discontinued operations
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(50
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(3,833
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(14,707
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(261
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(16
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Net cash used in continuing investing activities
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(261
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)
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(16
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Borrowings under related party credit facility
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16,000
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Payments under capitalized lease obligation
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(31
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(8
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Net cash (used in) provided by continuing financing activities
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(31
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15,992
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Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash
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2
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(2
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Net (decrease) increase in cash
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(4,123
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)
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1,267
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Cash beginning of fiscal period
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7,603
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11,087
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Cash end of fiscal period
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$
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3,480
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$
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12,354
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Page 5
ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
(continued)
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Cash paid for interest
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28
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369
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH OPERATING,
INVESTING, AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Consideration accrued for purchase of capitalized licenses
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1,005
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Capitalization of leasehold improvements funded by landlord
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2,792
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Page 6
ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIENCY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Accumulated
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Common
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Additional
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Other
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Stock
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Common
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Paid-In
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Accumulated
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Comprehensive
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Shares
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Stock
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Capital
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Deficit
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Income
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Total
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Balance, March 31, 2008
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13,478
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$
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1,348
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$
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760,712
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$
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(784,945
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)
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$
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2,473
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$
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(20,412
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)
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Comprehensive Income:
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Net Income
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3,455
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3,455
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Foreign currency translation adjustment
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(10
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(10
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Total comprehensive income
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|
|
|
|
|
|
3,445
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2008
|
|
|
13,478
|
|
|
$
|
1,348
|
|
|
$
|
760,790
|
|
|
$
|
(781,490
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,463
|
|
|
$
|
(16,889)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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ATARI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
NOTE 1
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
Nature of Business
We are a publisher of video game software that is distributed throughout the world and a
distributor of video game software in North America. We publish, develop (through external
resources), and distribute video games for all platforms, including Sony PlayStation 2, PlayStation
3, and PSP; Nintendo Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Wii, and DS; and Microsoft Xbox and Xbox 360, as
well as for personal computers, or PCs. The products we publish or distribute extend across every
major video game genre, including action, adventure, strategy, role-playing, and racing.
Through our relationship with our majority stockholder, Infogrames Entertainment S.A., a
French corporation (IESA), listed on Euronext, our products are distributed exclusively by IESA
throughout Europe, Asia and certain other regions. Similarly, we exclusively distribute IESAs
products in the United States and Canada. Furthermore, we distribute product in Mexico through
various non-exclusive agreements. At June 30, 2008, IESA owns approximately 51% of us through its
wholly-owned subsidiary California U.S. Holdings, Inc. (CUSH). As a result of this
relationship, we have significant related party transactions (Note 6).
Going Concern
Since 2005, due to cash constraints, we have substantially reduced our involvement in
development of video games, and have sold a number of intellectual properties and development
facilities in order to obtain cash to fund our operations. The reduction in our development
activities has significantly reduced the number of games we publish. During fiscal 2008, our
revenues from publishing activities were $69.8 million, compared with $104.7 million during fiscal
2007.
For the year ended March 31, 2007, we had an operating loss of $77.6 million, which included a
charge of $54.1 million for the impairment of our goodwill, which is related to our publishing
unit. For the year ended March 31, 2008, we have incurred an operating loss of approximately $21.9
million, although an improvement from prior fiscal year losses, we still face significant cash
requirements to fund our working capital needs. We have taken significant steps to reduce our costs
such as our May 2007 and November 2007 workforce reduction of approximately 20% and 30%,
respectively. Further in June 2008, we continued to reduce cost
as part of our refocus on sales,
marketing and distribution by reducing our workforce an additional 20%. Our ability to deliver
products on time depends in good part on developers ability to meet completion schedules.
Further, our expected releases in fiscal 2008 were even fewer than our releases in fiscal 2007. In
addition, most of our releases for fiscal 2008 were focused on the holiday season. As a result our
cash needs have become more seasonal and we face significant cash requirements to fund our working
capital needs.
Prior
to March 31, 2008, we entered into a number of transactions with our majority shareholder
IESA and Bluebay High Yield Investments (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L., or Bluebay, a subsidiary of the
largest shareholder of IESA. These transactions have caused or are part of our current
restructuring initiatives intended to allow us to devote more resources to focusing on our
distribution business strategy, provide liquidity, and to mitigate our future cash requirements
(See Note 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.) As of
June 30, 2008, we entered into the following agreements to further provide liquidity:
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On April 30, 2008, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement)
with IESA and Irata Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of IESA
(Merger Sub). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into
us, with Atari continuing as the surviving corporation after the Merger, and each outstanding share
of Atari common stock, par value $0.10 per share, other than shares held by IESA and its
subsidiaries and shares held by Atari stockholders who are entitled to and who properly exercise
appraisal rights under
Delaware law, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $1.68 per share in
cash (the Merger Consideration). As a result of the
Merger Agreement, we will become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of IESA.
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IESA and us have made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger
Agreement, including covenants restricting the solicitation of competing acquisition proposals,
subject to certain exceptions which permit our board of directors to comply with its fiduciary
duties.
Under the Merger Agreement, IESA and us has certain rights to terminate the Merger Agreement
and the Merger. Upon the termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, we must
pay IESA a termination fee of $0.5 million.
The transaction was negotiated and approved by the Special Committee of the Companys board of
directors, which consists entirely of directors who are independent of IESA. Based on such
negotiation and approval, our board of directors approved the Merger Agreement and recommended that
our stockholders vote in favor of the Merger Agreement. We expect to call a special meeting of
stockholders to consider the Merger in the third quarter of calendar 2008. Since IESA controls a
majority of our outstanding shares, IESA has the power to approve the transaction without the
approval of our other stockholders.
Credit Agreement
In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company also entered into a Credit Agreement with
IESA under which IESA committed to provide up to an aggregate of $20 million in loan availability.
The Credit Agreement with IESA will terminate when the merger takes place or when the Merger
Agreement terminates without the merger taking place. See Note 8.
Waiver, Consent and Fourth Amendment
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, we entered into a Waiver, Consent and Fourth
Amendment to our BlueBay Credit Facility under which, among other things, (i) BlueBay agreed to
waive our non-compliance with certain representations and covenants under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) BlueBay agreed to consent to us entering into the a credit facility with IESA, (iii) BlueBay
agreed to provide us consent in entering into the Merger Agreement with IESA, and (iv) BlueBay and
us agreed to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Facility.
With the Fourth Amendment, as of April 30, 2008 and through August 13, 2008, we are in
compliance with our BlueBay credit facility.
Although, the above transactions provided cash financing that should meet our need through our
fiscal 2009 second quarter (i.e., the quarter ending September 30, 2008), management continues to
pursue other options to meet our working capital cash requirements but there is no guarantee that
we will be able to do so if the proposed transaction in which IESA would acquire us is not
completed.
Historically, we have relied on IESA to provide limited financial support to us, through loans
or, in recent years, through purchases of assets. However, IESA has its own financial needs, and
its ability to fund its subsidiaries operations, including ours, is limited. Therefore, there can
be no assurance we will ultimately receive any funding from IESA, if the proposed transaction in
which IESA would acquire us is not completed.
The uncertainty caused by these above conditions raises substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern, unless the merger with a subsidiary of
IESA is completed. Our condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome
of this uncertainty.
We continue to explore various alternatives to improve our financial position and secure other
sources of financing which could include raising equity, forming both operational and financial
strategic partnerships, entering into new arrangements to license intellectual property, and
selling, licensing or sub-licensing selected owned intellectual property and licensed rights. We
continue to examine the reduction of working capital requirements to further conserve cash and may
need to take additional actions in the near-term, which may include additional personnel
reductions.
The above actions may or may not prove to be consistent with our long-term strategic
objectives, which have been shifted in the last fiscal year, as we have discontinued our internal
and external development activities. We cannot guarantee
the completion of these actions or that such actions will generate sufficient resources to
fully address the uncertainties of our financial position.
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NASDAQ Delisting Notice
On December 21, 2007, we received a notice from Nasdaq advising that in accordance with Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 4450(e)(1), we had 90 calendar days, or until March 20, 2008, to regain
compliance with the minimum market value of our publicly held shares required for continued listing
on the Nasdaq Global Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(3). We received this
notice because the market value of our publicly held shares (which is calculated by reference to
our total shares outstanding, less any shares held by officers, directors or beneficial owners of
10% or more) was less than $15.0 million for 30 consecutive business days prior to December 21,
2007. This notification had no effect on the listing of our common
stock at that time.
The notice letter also states that if, at any time before March 20, 2008, the market value of
our publicly held shares is $15.0 million or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, the
Nasdaq staff will provide us with written notification that we have achieved compliance with the
minimum market value of publicly held shares rule. However, the notice states that if we cannot
demonstrate compliance with such rule by March 20, 2008, the Nasdaq staff will provide us with
written notification that our common stock will be delisted.
In the event that we receive notice that our common stock will be delisted, Nasdaq rules
permit us to appeal any delisting determination by the Nasdaq staff to a Nasdaq Listings
Qualifications Panel.
On March 24, 2008, we received a NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter from the NASDAQ Listing
Qualifications Department stating that we had failed to regain compliance with the Rule during the
required period, and that the NASDAQ Staff had therefore determined that our securities were
subject to delisting, with trading in our securities to be suspended on April 2, 2008 unless we
requested a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the Panel).
On March 27, 2008, we requested a hearing, which stayed the suspension of trading and
delisting until the Panel issued a decision following the hearing. The hearing was held on May 1,
2008.
On May 7, 2008, we received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market advising us that the Panel
had determined to delist our securities from The NASDAQ Stock Market, and suspend trading in
our securities effective with the open of business day on Friday,
May 9, 2008. We had 15 calendar
days from May 7, 2008 to request that the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council review the
Panels decision. We have requested such review and are awaiting
further notice. Requesting a review does not by itself stay the
trading suspension action.
Following the delisting of our securities, our common stock began trading on the Pink Sheets,
a real-time quotation service maintained by Pink Sheets LLC.
Basis of Presentation
Our accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but in the
opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary
for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented in accordance with the
instructions for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all information and notes required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial
statements. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Atari, Inc. and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated.
Revenue recognition, sales returns, price protection, other customer related allowances and
allowance for doubtful accounts
Revenue is recognized when title and risk of loss transfer to the customer, provided that
collection of the resulting receivable is deemed reasonably probable by management.
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Sales are recorded net of estimated future returns, price protection and other customer
related allowances. We are not contractually obligated to accept returns; however, based on facts
and circumstances at the time a customer may request approval for a return, we may permit the
return or exchange of products sold to certain customers. In addition, we may provide price
protection, co-operative advertising and other allowances to certain customers in accordance with
industry practice. These reserves are determined based on historical experience, market acceptance
of products produced, retailer inventory levels, budgeted customer allowances, the nature of the
title and existing commitments to customers. Although management believes it provides adequate
reserves with respect to these items, actual activity could vary from managements estimates and
such variances could have a material impact on reported results.
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability
of our customers to make payments when due or within a reasonable period of time thereafter. If
the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an inability to make
required payments, additional allowances may be required.
Concentration of Credit Risk
We extend credit to various companies in the retail and mass merchandising industry for the
purchase of our merchandise which results in a concentration of credit risk. This concentration of
credit risk may be affected by changes in economic or other industry conditions and may,
accordingly, impact our overall credit risk. Although we generally do not require collateral, we
perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and reserves for potential losses are
maintained.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 107, Disclosures About Fair Value
of Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which
it is practicable to estimate. We believe that the carrying amounts of our financial instruments,
including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, royalties payable, our
third party credit facility, assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, and amounts due to
and from related parties, reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements approximate
fair value due to the short-term maturity and the denomination in U.S. dollars of these
instruments.
Long-Lived Assets
We review long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, for impairment annually or
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be fully recoverable. If the estimated fair value of the asset is less than the carrying amount of
the asset plus the cost to dispose, an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the
carrying amount of the asset plus the cost to dispose exceeds its fair value, as defined in FASB
Statement No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
Research and Product Development Expenses
Research and product development expenses related to the design, development and testing of
newly developed software products are charged to expense as incurred. Research and product
development expenses also include payments for royalty advances (milestone payments) to third party
developers for products that are currently in development. Once a product is sold, we may be
obligated to make additional payments in the form of backend royalties to developers which are
calculated based on contractual terms, typically a percentage of sales. Such payments are expensed
and included in cost of goods sold in the period the sales are recorded.
Rapid technological innovation, shelf-space competition, shorter product life cycles and buyer
selectivity have made it difficult to determine the likelihood of individual product acceptance and
success. As a result, we follow the policy of expensing milestone payments as incurred, treating
such costs as research and product development expenses.
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Licenses
Licenses for intellectual property are capitalized as assets upon the execution of the
contract when no significant obligation of performance remains with us or the third party. If
significant obligations remain, the asset is capitalized when payments are due or when performance
is completed as opposed to when the contract is executed. These licenses are amortized at the
licensors royalty rate over unit sales to cost of goods sold. Management evaluates the carrying
value of these capitalized licenses and records an impairment charge in the period management
determines that such capitalized amounts are not expected to be realized. Such impairments are
charged to cost of goods sold if the product has released or previously sold, and if the product
has never released, these impairments are charged to research and product development expenses.
Atari Trademark License
In connection with a recapitalization completed in fiscal 2004, Atari Interactive, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of IESA, extended the term of the license under which we use the Atari
trademark to ten years expiring on December 31, 2013. We issued 200,000 shares of our common stock
to Atari Interactive for the extended license and will pay a royalty equal to 1% of our net
revenues during years six through ten of the extended license. We recorded a deferred charge of
$8.5 million, representing the fair value of the shares issued, which was expensed monthly until it
became fully expensed in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The monthly expense was based on the
total estimated cost to be incurred by us over the ten-year license period ($8.5 million plus
estimated royalty of 1% for years six through ten); upon the full expensing of the deferred charge,
this expense is being recorded as a deferred liability owed to Atari Interactive, to be paid
beginning in year six of the license.
Net
Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic
net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income loss by the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income loss per share reflects the
potential dilution that could occur from shares of common stock issuable through stock-based
compensation plans, including stock options and warrants, using the treasury stock method. The
number of antidilutive shares that was excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for
the three months ended June 30, 2007 was approximately
0.5 million. The three months ended June 30, 2008 had
approximately 0.7 million shares considered dilutive which added
approximately 68,000 weighted-average shares to the dilutive
shares outstanding. We had approximately 0.2 million shares
remaining considered anti-dilutive as the strike price was above the
average stock price for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
(Statement No. 157) which provides a single definition of fair value, together with a framework
for measuring it, and requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets
and liabilities. Furthermore, in February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair
Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities, (Statement No. 159) which permits an entity
to measure certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value, and report unrealized
gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Its objective is to improve
financial reporting by allowing entities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by the
measurement of related assets and liabilities using different attributes without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. Statement No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007, but early application is encouraged. The requirements of Statement No.
157 are adopted concurrently with or prior to the adoption of
Statement No. 159. The adoption of these statements do not have a material effect on our financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations (FAS 141R). FAS
141R retains the fundamental requirements in FAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting
(which FAS 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an
acquirer to be identified for each business combination. FAS 141R
defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the
business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves
control. FAS 141R is effective for business combination transactions for which the acquisition date
is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. We are evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this statement will have on our
results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
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In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible
Assets (FSP 142-3). FSP 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal
or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (FAS 142). This change is intended to
improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142 and
the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under FAS 141R and
other GAAP. FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The requirement for determining
useful lives must be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date
and the disclosure requirements must be applied prospectively to all intangible assets recognized
as of, and subsequent to, the effective date. We do not expect the adoption of this statement to
have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements (FAS 160). This Statement amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and
reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of
a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest
in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial
statements. FAS 160 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We are evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this
statement will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activitiesan amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (FAS 161). This Statement changes the
disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Under FAS 161, entities
are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative
instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under
Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related
hedged items affect an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. FAS 161
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. We are evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this statement will have
on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (FAS 162). FAS 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a
consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing
financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP for nongovernmental entities. FAS
162 is effective 60 days following the SECs approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles. We do not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material
impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In December 2007, the FASB ratified the Emerging Issues Task Forces (EITF) consensus on
EITF Issue No 07-1, Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements that discusses how parties to a
collaborative arrangement (which does not establish a legal entity within such arrangement) should
account for various activities. The consensus indicates that costs incurred and revenues generated
from transactions with third parties (i.e. parties outside of the collaborative arrangement) should
be reported by the collaborators on the respective line items in their income statements pursuant
to EITF Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal Versus Net as an Agent.
Additionally, the consensus provides that income statement characterization of payments between the
participation in a collaborative arrangement should be based upon existing authoritative
pronouncements; analogy to such pronouncements if not within their scope; or a reasonable,
rational, and consistently applied accounting policy election. EITF Issue No. 07-1 is effective for
interim or annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and is to be
applied retrospectively to all periods presented for collaborative arrangements existing as of the
date of adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this standard
will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
NOTE 2 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Effective April 1, 2006, we adopted FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense at fair value for employee stock
awards. We adopted FASB Statement No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method in which we are
recognizing compensation expense for all
awards granted after the required effective date and for the unvested portion of previously
granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of adoption.
At June 30, 2008, we have one stock incentive plan, under which we could issue a total of
1,500,000 shares of common stock as stock options or restricted stock, of which 657,000 were still
available for grant as of June 30, 2008. Upon approval of this plan, our previous stock option
plans were terminated, and we were no longer able to issue options under
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those plans; however,
options originally issued under the previous plans continue to be outstanding. All options granted
under our current or previous plans have an exercise price equal to or greater than the market
value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant; options vest over four years and expire
in ten years.
The recognition of stock-based compensation expense increased our net loss by $0.2 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2007 and decreased our net income for the three months ended June
30, 2008 by $0.1 million, and increased our basic and diluted loss per share amount by $0.02 and
$0.01 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
We have recorded a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax asset, so the
settlement of stock-based compensation awards will not result in tax benefits that could impact our
consolidated statement of operations. Because the tax deduction from current period settlement of
awards has not reduced taxes payable, the settlement of awards has no effect on our cash flow from
operating and financing activities.
The following table summarizes the classification of stock-based compensation expense in our
condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
June, 30
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
Research and product development
|
|
$
|
85
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Selling and distribution expenses
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
$
|
91
|
|
|
|
65
|
|
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2007
and 2008 was $2.13 and $0.93, respectively. The fair value of our options is estimated using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires assumptions regarding subjective variables
that impact the estimate of fair value.
Our policy for attributing the value of graded vest share-based payment is a single option
straight-line approach. The following table summarizes the assumptions used to compute the
weighted average fair value of option grants:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
68
|
%
|
|
|
74
|
%
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Expected term
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
The weighted average risk-free interest rate (based on the three year and five year US
Treasury Bond average) for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was 4.55% and for the three months
ended June 30, 2008 was 3.13%.
FASB Statement No. 123(R) requires that we recognize stock-based compensation expense for the
number of awards that are ultimately expected to vest. As a result, the expense recognized must be
reduced for estimated forfeitures prior to vesting, based on a historical annual forfeiture rate,
which is approximately 12% for both quarters ended June 30, 2007
and 2008. Estimated forfeitures shall be assessed at each balance sheet date and
may change based on new facts and circumstances. Prior to the adoption of FASB Statement No.
123(R), forfeitures were accounted for as they occurred when included in required pro forma stock
compensation disclosures.
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The following table summarizes our option activity under our stock-based compensation plan for
the three month ended June 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
927
|
|
|
$
|
7.18
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
1.64
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
3.73
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
81.92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
901
|
|
|
$
|
5.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
158
|
|
|
$
|
20.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2008, the weighted average remaining contractual term of options outstanding
and exercisable were 9.1 years and 6.9 years, respectively,
and there were no aggregate intrinsic
value related to options outstanding and exercisable due to market price lower than the exercise
price of all options as of that date. As of June 30, 2008, the total future unrecognized
compensation cost related to outstanding unvested options is $1.9 million, which will be recognized
as compensation expense over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 3.6 years.
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NOTE 3 CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
As of March 31, 2008, we had four customers whose accounts receivable exceeded 10% of total
accounts receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
|
% of Accounts Receivable
|
|
% of Net Revenues (1)
|
|
|
|
Customer 1
|
|
|
30
|
%
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
Customer 2
|
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Customer 3
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
Customer 4
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71
|
%
|
|
|
65
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2008, we had three customers whose accounts receivable exceeded 10% of total
accounts receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2008
|
|
|
% of Accounts Receivable
|
|
% of Net Revenues (1)
|
|
|
|
Customer 1
|
|
|
37
|
%
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
Customer 2
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Customer 3
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
%
|
|
|
56
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Excluding international royalty, licensing, and other income.
|
With the exception of the largest customers noted above, accounts receivable balances from all
remaining individual customers were less than 10% of our total accounts receivable balance. Due to
the timing of cash receipt, field inventory levels along with anticipated price protection reserves
and lower sales in the final quarter of the year, certain customers were in net credit balance
positions within our accounts receivable at March 31, 2008. As a result, $2.6 million was
reclassified to accrued liabilities to properly state our assets and liabilities as of March 31,
2008. Not such credit balance exists as of June 30, 2008.
NOTE 4 BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
Inventories
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Finished goods, net
|
|
$
|
3,847
|
|
|
$
|
3,490
|
|
Return inventory, net
|
|
|
424
|
|
|
|
372
|
|
Raw materials, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,276
|
|
|
$
|
3,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Licenses short-term
|
|
$
|
4,361
|
|
|
|
1,326
|
|
Royalties receivable
|
|
|
494
|
|
|
|
383
|
|
Reflections escrow receivable
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Deferred financing fees
|
|
|
380
|
|
|
|
380
|
|
Taxes receivable
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
156
|
|
Prepaid insurance
|
|
|
911
|
|
|
|
761
|
|
Receivable from landlord
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
448
|
|
Trade deposits and other professional retainers
|
|
|
997
|
|
|
|
707
|
|
Other prepaid expenses and current assets
|
|
|
413
|
|
|
|
680
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,188
|
|
|
$
|
4,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Accrued third party development expenses
|
|
$
|
4,122
|
|
|
$
|
769
|
|
Accrued advertising
|
|
|
629
|
|
|
|
3,152
|
|
Accounts receivable credit balances (See Note 3)
|
|
|
2,619
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued distribution services
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
119
|
|
Accrued salary and related costs
|
|
|
743
|
|
|
|
843
|
|
Accrued professional fees and other services
|
|
|
1,991
|
|
|
|
1,153
|
|
Restructuring reserve (Note 10)
|
|
|
1,759
|
|
|
|
1,596
|
|
Taxes payable
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
|
453
|
|
Accrued freight and handling fees
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
327
|
|
Delisting penalty owed to shareholder
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
Deferred income
|
|
|
277
|
|
|
|
277
|
|
Other
|
|
|
1,296
|
|
|
|
1,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,472
|
|
|
$
|
10,417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 5 INCOME TAXES
As of March 31, 2008, we had net operating loss carryforwards of $574.7 million for federal
tax purposes. These tax loss carryforwards expire beginning in the years 2012 through 2028, if not
utilized. Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to a restrictive
annual limitation pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code which may mechanically
prevent the Company from utilizing its entire loss carryforward.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate
realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income prior
to the expiration of any net operating loss carryforwards. Due to the uncertainty regarding our
ability to realize our net deferred tax assets in the future, we have provided a full valuation
allowance against our net deferred tax assets. Management reassesses its position with regard to
the valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.
During the three months ended June 30, 2007, no net tax provision was recorded due to the
taxable loss recorded for the respective quarter. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, no
net tax provision was recorded due to the taxable loss recorded for the respective quarter based on
anticipated taxable loss at year-end.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in
an enterprises financial statement in accordance
with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This interpretation prescribes a
comprehensive model for
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the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and
disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. FIN
48 also provides guidance on derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
The Company adopted FIN 48 effective April 1, 2007 and had approximately $0.4 million of
unrecognized tax benefits as of the adoption date and as of June 30, 2008. The Company has decided
to classify interest and penalties as a component of tax expense.
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions. The Company
files in numerous state jurisdictions with varying statues of limitations.
NOTE 6 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Relationship with IESA
As of June 30, 2008, IESA beneficially owned approximately 51% of our common stock. IESA
renders management services to us (systems and administrative support) and we render management
services and production services to Atari Interactive and other subsidiaries of IESA. Atari
Interactive develops video games, and owns the name Atari and the Atari logo, which we use under
a license. IESA distributes our products in Europe, Asia, and certain other regions, and pays us
royalties in this respect. IESA also develops (through its subsidiaries) products which we
distribute in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and for which we pay royalties to IESA (Note 1). Both
IESA and Atari Interactive are material sources of products which we bring to market in the United
States, Canada and Mexico. During the three months ended
June 30, 2008, international royalties earned from IESA were the
source of approximately 1.0% of our net revenues. Additionally, during three months ended June 30,
2008, IESA and its subsidiaries (primarily Atari Interactive) were the source of approximately 44%,
respectively, of our net publishing product revenue.
Historically, IESA has incurred significant continuing operating losses and has been highly
leveraged. On September 12, 2006, IESA announced a multi-step debt restructuring plan, subject to
its shareholders approval, which would significantly reduce its debt and provide liquidity to meet
its operating needs. On November 15, 2006, IESA shareholders approved the debt restructuring plan,
permitting IESA to execute on this plan. As of December 31, 2007, IESA has raised 150 million
Euros, of which approximately 40 million Euros has paid down outstanding short-term and long-term
debt. The remaining 100 million euros (less approximately 6 million Euro in fees) will be
committed to fund IESAs development program. Although this recent transaction has brought in
additional financing, IESAs ability to fund its subsidiaries operations, including ours, may be
limited. If the merger is not concluded and we do not become a wholly-owned subsidiary of IESA;
any material delay or cessation in product development from IESA or if the distribution agreements
between us and IESA are terminated, our revenues will materially decrease. If the above
contingencies occurred, we probably would be forced to take actions that could result in a
significant reduction in the size of our operations and could have a material adverse effect on our
revenue and cash flows and raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Additionally, although Atari is a separate and independent legal entity and we are not a party
to, or a guarantor of, and have no obligations or liability in respect of IESAs indebtedness
(except that we have guaranteed the Beverly, MA lease obligation of Atari Interactive), because
IESA owns the majority of our common stock, potential investors and current and potential
business/trade partners may view IESAs financial situation as relevant to an assessment of Atari.
Therefore, if IESA is unable to address its financial issues, it may taint our relationship with
our suppliers and distributors, damage our business reputation, affect our ability to generate
business and enter into agreements on financially favorable terms, and otherwise impair our ability
to raise and generate capital.
Summary of Related Party Transactions
The following table provides the details of related party amounts within each line of our
condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
Income (expense)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
10,420
|
|
|
$
|
40,285
|
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royalty income (1)
|
|
|
1,635
|
|
|
|
386
|
|
Sale of goods
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
|
408
|
|
Production and quality and assurance testing
Services
|
|
|
766
|
|
|
|
427
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party net revenues
|
|
|
2,545
|
|
|
|
1,221
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
(6,766
|
)
|
|
|
(24,388
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution fee for Humongous, Inc. product
|
|
|
(164
|
)
|
|
|
(2,806
|
)
|
Royalty expense (2)
|
|
|
(865
|
)
|
|
|
(5,523
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party cost of goods sold
|
|
|
(1,029
|
)
|
|
|
(8,329
|
)
|
|
|
Research and product development
|
|
|
(4,411
|
)
|
|
|
(1,225
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development expenses (3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other miscellaneous development services
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party research and product
Development
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
|
Selling and distribution expenses
|
|
|
(3,550
|
)
|
|
|
(6,327
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous purchase of services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party selling and distribution
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(5,701
|
)
|
|
|
(2,671
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management fee revenue
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
|
652
|
|
Management fee expense
|
|
|
(750
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Office rental and other services (4)
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party general and administrative
Expenses
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
650
|
|
|
|
Restructuring expenses
|
|
|
(949
|
)
|
|
|
(738
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related party rent expense (4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party restructuring expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expenses, net
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
(620
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related party interest on Credit Facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
(Loss) income from discontinued operations of
Reflections Interactive Ltd., net of tax
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
Related party activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royalty income (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License income (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total related party loss from discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
We have entered into a distribution agreement with IESA and Atari Europe which provides for
IESAs and Atari Europes distribution of our products across Europe, Asia, and certain other
regions pursuant to which IESA, Atari Europe, or any of their subsidiaries, as applicable, will
pay us 30.0% of the gross margin on such products or 130.0% of the royalty rate due to the
developer, whichever is greater. We recognize this amount as royalty income as part of net
revenues, net of returns. Additionally, we earn license income from related parties Glu Mobile
(see below).
|
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|
|
|
(2)
|
|
We have also entered into a distribution agreement with IESA and Atari Europe, which
provides for our distribution of IESAs (or any of its subsidiaries) products in the United
States, Canada and Mexico, pursuant to which we will pay IESA either 30.0% of the gross margin
on such products or 130.0% of the royalty rate due to the developer, whichever is greater. We
recognize this amount as royalty expense as part of cost of goods sold, net of returns.
|
|
(3)
|
|
We engage certain related party development studios to provide services such as product
development, design, and testing.
|
|
(4)
|
|
In July 2002, we negotiated a sale-leaseback transaction between Atari Interactive and an
unrelated party. As part of this transaction, we guaranteed the lease obligation of Atari
Interactive. The lease provides for minimum monthly rental payments of approximately $0.1
million escalating nominally over the ten-year term of the lease. During fiscal 2006, when the
Beverly studio (which held the office space for Atari Interactive) was closed, rental payments
were recorded to restructuring expense. We also received indemnification from IESA from costs,
if any, that may be incurred by us as a result of the full guarantee.
|
|
|
|
We received a $1.3 million payment for our efforts in connection with the sale-leaseback
transaction. Approximately $0.6 million, an amount equivalent to a third party brokers
commission, was recognized during fiscal 2003 as other income, while the remaining balance of
$0.7 million was deferred and is being recognized over the life of the sub-lease. Accordingly,
during the nine months ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, a nominal amount of income was
recognized in each period. As of December 31, 2007, the remaining balance of approximately $0.3
million is deferred and is being recognized over the life of the sub-lease. Although the
Beverly studio was closed in fiscal 2006 as part of a restructuring plan, the space was not
sublet; the lease expired June 30, 2007.
|
|
|
|
Additionally, we provide management information systems services to Atari Australia for which we
are reimbursed. The charge is calculated as a percentage of our costs, based on usage, which is
agreed upon by the parties.
|
|
(5)
|
|
Represents interest charged to us from the license advance from the Test Drive license. See
Note 1 and Test Drive Intellectual Property License below.
|
The following amounts are outstanding with respect to the related party activities described above
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Due from/(Due to) current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IESA (1)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(40
|
)
|
Atari Europe (2)
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
|
747
|
|
Eden Studios (3)
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
Humongous, Inc. (4)
|
|
|
(537
|
)
|
|
|
(1,103
|
)
|
Atari Interactive (5)
|
|
|
(79
|
)
|
|
|
(609
|
)
|
Other miscellaneous net receivables
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net due to related parties current
|
|
$
|
(312
|
)
|
|
$
|
(651
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from/(Due to) long-term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred related party license advance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atari Interactive (see
Atari License
below)
|
|
|
(3,576
|
)
|
|
|
(4,130
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net due to related parties
|
|
$
|
(3,888
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,781
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The current balances reconcile to the balance sheet as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Due from related parties
|
|
$
|
885
|
|
|
$
|
1,132
|
|
Due to related parties
|
|
|
(1,197
|
)
|
|
|
(1,783
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (due to) due from related parties current
|
|
$
|
(312
|
)
|
|
$
|
(651
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(1)
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Balances comprised primarily of the management fees charged to us by IESA and other
charges of cost incurred on our behalf.
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|
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(2)
|
|
Balances comprised of royalty income or expense from our distribution agreements with
IESA and Atari Europe relating to properties owned or licensed by Atari Europe.
|
|
(3)
|
|
Represents net payables for related party development activities.
|
|
(4)
|
|
Represents primarily distribution fees owed to Humongous, Inc., a related party,
related to sale of their product, as well as liabilities for inventory purchased.
|
|
(5)
|
|
Comprised primarily of royalties owed to Atari Interactive, offset by receivables
related to management fee revenue and production and quality and assurance testing services
revenue earned from Atari Interactive.
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Atari Name License
In May 2003, we changed our name to Atari, Inc. upon obtaining rights to use the Atari name
through a license from IESA, which IESA acquired as a part of the acquisition of Hasbro Interactive
Inc. (Hasbro Interactive). In connection with a debt recapitalization in September 2003, Atari
Interactive extended the term of the license under which we use the Atari name to ten years
expiring on December 31, 2013. We issued 200,000 shares of our common stock to Atari Interactive
for the extended license and will pay a royalty equal to 1% of our net revenues during years six
through ten of the extended license. We recorded a deferred charge of $8.5 million, which was
being amortized monthly and which became fully amortized during the first quarter of fiscal 2007.
The monthly amortization was based on the total estimated cost to be incurred by us over the
ten-year license period. Upon full amortization of the deferred charge, we began recording a
long-term liability at $0.2 million per month, to be paid to Atari Interactive beginning in year
six of the term of the license. During the quarters ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, we recorded
expense of $0.6 million and $0.6 million in both periods,
$4.0 million relating to this obligation is included in long-term liabilities.
Sale of Hasbro Licensing Rights
On July 18, 2007, IESA, agreed to terminate a license under which it and we, and our
sublicensees, had developed, published and distributed video games using intellectual property
owned by Hasbro, Inc. In connection with that termination, on the same date, we and IESA entered
into an agreement whereby IESA agreed to pay us $4.0 million. In addition, pursuant to the
agreements between IESA and Hasbro, Hasbro agreed to assume our obligations under any sublicenses
that we had the right to assign to it. As of March 31, 2008, we have received full payment of the
$4.0 million and have recorded the same amount as other income as part of our publishing net
revenues for the year ended March 31, 2008.
Test Drive Intellectual Property License
On November 8, 2007, we entered into two separate license agreements with IESA pursuant to
which we granted IESA the exclusive right and license, under its trademark and intellectual and
property rights, to create, develop, distribute and otherwise exploit licensed products derived
from the Test Drive Franchise for a term of seven years. IESA paid us a non-refundable advance,
fully recoupable against royalties to be paid under each of the TDU Agreements, of (i) $4 million
under the Trademark Agreement and (ii) $1 million under the IP Agreement, both advances accrue
interest at a yearly rate of 15% throughout the term of the applicable agreement.
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NOTE 7 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contractual Obligations
As of June 30, 2008, royalty and license advance obligations, milestone payments and future
minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating and capital lease obligations were as
follows (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contractual Obligations
|
|
|
Royalty and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
license
|
|
|
Milestone
|
|
|
Operating lease
|
|
|
Capital lease
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
advances (1)
|
|
|
payments (2)
|
|
|
obligations (3)
|
|
|
obligations
|
|
|
Total
|
|
June 30, 2009
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
300
|
|
|
$
|
1,561
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
1,866
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,794
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,794
|
|
June 30, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,406
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,329
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,329
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,340
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,340
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
300
|
|
|
$
|
19,186
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
19,491
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
We have committed to pay advance payments under certain royalty and
license agreements. The payments of these obligations are dependent on the delivery
of the contracted services by the developers.
|
|
(2)
|
|
Milestone payments represent royalty advances to developers for products
that are currently in development. Although milestone payments are not guaranteed,
we expect to make these payments if all deliverables and milestones are met timely
and accurately.
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|
(3)
|
|
We account for our office leases as operating leases, with expiration
dates ranging from fiscal 2008 through fiscal 2022. These are future minimum annual
rental payments required under the leases net of $0.6 million of sublease income to
be received in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2009. Rent expense and sublease income for
the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 is as follows (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
Rent expense
|
|
$
|
1,107
|
|
|
|
825
|
|
Sublease income
|
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
|
(317
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renewal of New York lease
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|
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|
During June 2006, we entered into a new lease with our current landlord at our New
York headquarters for approximately 70,000 square feet of office space for our
principal offices. The term of this lease commenced on July 1, 2006 and is to expire
on June 30, 2021. Upon entering into the new lease, our prior lease, which was set
to expire in December 2006, was terminated. The rent under the new lease for the
office space was approximately $2.4 million per year for the first five years,
increased to approximately $2.7 million per year for the next five years, and
increased to $2.9 million for the last five years of the term. In addition, we must
pay for electricity, increases in real estate taxes and increases in porter wage
rates over the term. The landlord is providing us with a one year rent credit of
$2.4 million and an allowance of $4.5 million to be used for building out and
furnishing the premises, of which $1.2 million has been recorded as a deferred credit
as of March 31, 2007; the remainder of the deferred credit will be recorded as the
improvements are completed, and will be amortized against rent expense over the life
of the lease. A nominal amount of amortization was recorded during the year ended
March 31, 2007. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, we recorded an
additional deferred credit of $2.8 million and amortization against the total
deferred credits of approximately $0.2 million. Shortly after signing the new lease,
we
provided the landlord with a security deposit under the new lease in the form of a
letter of credit in the
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|
|
|
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initial amount of $1.7 million, which has been cash
collateralized and is included in security deposits on our condensed consolidated
balance sheet. On August 14, 2007, we and our new landlord, W2007 Fifth Realty, LLC,
amended the lease under which we occupy space in 417 Fifth Avenue, New York City, to
reduce the space we occupy by approximately one-half, effective December 31, 2007. As
a result, our rent under the amended lease will be reduced from its current
approximately $2.4 million per year to approximately $1.2 million per year from
January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011, approximately $1.3 million per year for the
five years thereafter, and approximately $1.5 million per year for the last five
years of the term.
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Litigation
As of June 30,2008, our management believes that the ultimate resolution of any of the matters
summarized below and/or any other claims which are not stated herein, if any, will not have a
material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. With
respect to matters in which we are the defendant, we believe that the underlying complaints are
without merit and intend to defend ourselves vigorously.
Bouchat v. Champion Products, et al. (Accolade)
This suit involving Accolade, Inc. (a predecessor entity of Atari, Inc.) was filed in 1999 in
the District Court of Maryland. The plaintiff originally sued the NFL claiming copyright
infringement of a logo being used by the Baltimore Ravens that plaintiff allegedly designed. The
plaintiff then also sued nearly 500 other defendants, licensees of the NFL, on the same basis. The
NFL hired White & Case to represent all the defendants. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in
2002. In 2003, the District Court held that plaintiff was precluded from recovering actual damages,
profits or statutory damages against the defendants, including Accolade. Plaintiff has appealed the
District Courts ruling to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. White & Case continues to represent
Accolade and the NFL continues to bear the cost of the defense.
Ernst & Young, Inc. v. Atari, Inc.
On July 21, 2006 we were served with a complaint filed by Ernst & Young as Interim Receiver
for HIP Interactive, Inc. This suit was filed in New York State Supreme Court, New York County. HIP
is a Canadian company that has gone into bankruptcy. HIP contracted with us to have us act as its
distributor for various software products in the U.S. HIP is alleging breach of contract claims; to
wit, that we failed to pay HIP for product in the amount of $0.7 million. We will investigate
filing counter claims against HIP, as HIP owes us, via our Canadian Agent, Hyperactive, for our
product distributed in Canada. Atari Inc.s answer and counterclaim was filed in August of 2006
and Atari, Inc. initiated discovery against Ernst & Young at the
same time. The parties have executed a settlement agreement and Atari
paid $60,000 to Ernst & Young in exchange for a release of
claims. This settlement was paid as of June 30, 2008 and has
been expensed as part of the three months ended June 30, 2008.
Research in Motion Limited v. Atari, Inc. and Atari Interactive, Inc.
On October 26, 2006 Research in Motion Limited (RIM) filed a claim against Atari, Inc. and
Atari Interactive, Inc. (Interactive) (together Atari) in the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice. RIM is seeking a declaration that (i) the game BrickBreaker, as well as the copyright,
distribution, sale and communication to the public of copies of the game in Canada and the United
States, does not infringe any Atari copyright for Breakout or Super Breakout (together Breakout)
in Canada or the United States, (ii) the audio-visual displays of Breakout do not constitute a work
protected by copyright under Canadian law, and (iii) Atari holds no right, title or interest in
Breakout under US or Canadian law. RIM is also requesting the costs of the action and such other
relief as the court deems. Breakout and Super Breakout are games owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.
On January 19, 2007, RIM added claims to its case requesting a declaration that (i) its game Meteor
Crusher does not infringe Atari copyright for its game Asteroids in Canada, (ii) the audio-visual
displays of Asteroids do not constitute a work protected under Canadian law, and (iii) Atari holds
no right, title or interest in Asteroids under Canadian law. In August 2007, the Court ruled
against Ataris December 2006 motion to have the RIM claims dismissed on the grounds that there is
no statutory relief available to RIM under Canadian law. Each party will now be required to deliver
an
affidavit of documents specifying all documents in their possession, power and control relevant to
the issues in the Ontario action. Following the exchange of documents, examination for discovery
will be scheduled and the parties have recently commenced settlement
discussions.
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Stanley v. IESA, Atari, Inc. and Atari, Inc. Board of Directors
On April 18, 2008, attorneys representing Christian M. Stanley, a purported stockholder of
Atari (Plaintiff), filed a Verified Class Action Complaint against Atari, certain of its
directors and former directors, and Infogrames, in the Delaware Court of Chancery. In summary, the
complaint alleges that the director defendants breached their fiduciary duties to Ataris
unaffiliated stockholders by entering into an agreement that allows Infogrames to acquire the
outstanding shares of Ataris common stock at an allegedly unfairly low price. An Amended Complaint
was filed on May 20, 2008, updating the allegations of the initial complaint to challenge certain
provisions of the definitive merger agreement. On the same day, Plaintiff filed motions to expedite
the suit and to preliminarily enjoin the merger. Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint on June
30, 2008, further amending the complaint to challenge the adequacy of the disclosures contained in
the Preliminary Proxy Statement on Form PREM 14A (the Preliminary Proxy) submitted in support of
the proposed merger and asserting a claim against Atari and Infogrames for aiding and abetting the
directors and former directors breach of their fiduciary duties.
Plaintiff alleges that the US$1.68 per share offering price represents no premium over the
closing price of Atari stock on March 5, 2008, the last day of trading before Atari announced the
proposed merger transaction. Plaintiff alleges that in light of Infogrames approximately 51.6%
ownership of Atari, Ataris unaffiliated stockholders have no voice in deciding whether to accept
the proposed merger transaction, and Plaintiff challenges certain of the no shop and termination
fee provisions of the merger agreement. Plaintiff claims that the named directors are engaging in
self-dealing and acting in furtherance of their own interests at the expense of those of Ataris
unaffiliated stockholders. Plaintiff also alleges that the disclosures in the Preliminary Proxy are
deficient in that they fail to disclose material financial information and the information
presented to and considered by the Board and its advisors. Plaintiff asks the court to enjoin the
proposed merger transaction, or alternatively, to rescind it in the event that it is consummated.
In addition, Plaintiff seeks damages suffered as a result of the directors violation of their
fiduciary duties.
The parties have been in discussions regarding a resolution of the action and are negotiating
the terms of such resolution.
Letter from Coghill Capital Management, LLC
On June 18, 2008, attorneys representing an individual shareholder, Coghill Capital
Management, LLC (CCM), delivered a letter to Infogrames and Ataris Board alleging that Atari had
sustained damages as a result of entering into certain contractual arrangements between Atari and
Infogrames and that, as a result, the proposed merger consideration was inadequate. CCM further
alleged that Infogrames prevented Atari from properly discharging the duties it owed to
shareholders and that certain former and current executive officers and directors of Infogrames
derived improper personal benefits from Atari. CCM demanded that the Atari Board commence an action
against Infogrames to recover the alleged damages if Infogrames does not agree to increase the
merger consideration to at least $7.00 per share.
NOTE 8 DEBT
Credit Facilities
Guggenheim Credit Facility
On November 3, 2006, we established a secured credit facility with several lenders for which
Guggenheim was the administrative agent. The Guggenheim credit facility was to terminate and be
payable in full on November 3, 2009. The credit facility consisted of a secured, committed,
revolving line of credit in an initial amount up to $15.0 million, which included a $10.0 million
sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Availability under the credit facility was
determined by a formula based on a percentage of our eligible receivables. The proceeds could be
used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs in the ordinary course of business
and to finance acquisitions subject to limitations in the Credit Agreement. The credit facility
bore interest at our choice of (i) LIBOR plus 5% per year, or (ii) the greater of (a) the prime
rate in effect, or (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect plus 2.25% per year.
Additionally, we were required to pay a commitment fee on the undrawn portions of the credit
facility at the rate of 0.75% per year and we paid to Guggenheim a closing fee of $0.2 million.
Obligations under the credit facility were secured by liens on substantially all of our present and
future assets, including accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles, fixtures, and
equipment, but excluding the stock of our subsidiaries and certain assets located outside of the
U.S.
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The credit facility included provisions for a possible term loan facility and an increased
revolving credit facility line in the future. The credit facility also contained financial
covenants that required us to maintain enumerated EBITDA, liquidity, and net debt minimums, and a
capital expenditure maximum. As of June 30, 2007, we were not in compliance with all financial
covenants. On October 1, 2007, the lenders provided a waiver of covenant defaults as of June 30,
2007 and reduced the aggregate borrowing commitment of the revolving line of credit to $3.0
million.
The credit facility included provisions for a possible term loan facility and an increased
revolving credit facility line in the future. The credit facility also contained financial
covenants that required us to maintain enumerated EBITDA, liquidity, and net debt minimums, and a
capital expenditure maximum. As of June 30, 2007, we were not in compliance with all financial
covenants. On October 1, 2007, the lenders provided a waiver of covenant defaults as of June 30,
2007 and reduced the aggregate availability under the revolving line of credit to $3.0 million.
On October 18, 2007, we consented to the transfer of the loans outstanding ($3.0 million)
under the Guggenheim credit facility to funds affiliated with BlueBay Asset Management plc and to
the appointment of BlueBay High Yield Investments (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L. (BlueBay), as successor
administrative agent. BlueBay Asset Management plc is a significant shareholder of IESA. On
October 23, 2007, we entered into a waiver and amendment with BlueBay for, as amended, a $10.0
million Senior Secured Credit Facility (Senior Credit Facility). The Senior Credit Facility
matures on December 31, 2009, charges an interest rate of the applicable LIBOR rate plus 7% per
year, and eliminates certain financial covenants. On December 4, 2007, under the Waiver Consent
and Third Amendment to the Credit Facility, as part of entering the Global MOU, BlueBay raised the
maximum borrowings of the Senior Credit Facility to $14.0 million. The maximum borrowings we can
make under the Senior Credit Facility will not by themselves provide all the funding we will need.
As of March 31, 2008, we are in violation of our weekly cash flow covenants (see Waiver, Consent
and Fourth Amendment in this Note below). Management continues to seek additional financing
and is pursuing other options to meet the cash requirements for funding our working capital cash
requirements but there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so.
As of June 30, 2008, we have drawn the full $14.0 million on the Senior Credit Facility.
Waiver, Consent and Fourth Amendment
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, we entered into a Waiver, Consent and Fourth
Amendment to our BlueBay Credit Facility under which, among other things, (i) BlueBay agreed to
waive our non-compliance with certain representations and covenants under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) BlueBay agreed to consent to us entering into the a credit facility with IESA, (iii) BlueBay
agreed to provide us consent in entering into the Merger Agreement with IESA, and (iv) BlueBay and
us agreed to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Facility.
With the Fourth Amendment, as of April 30, 2008 and through August 13, 2008, we are in
compliance with our BlueBay credit facility.
IESA Credit Agreement
On April 30, 2008, we entered into a Credit Agreement with IESA (the IESA Credit Agreement),
under which IESA committed to provide up to an aggregate of $20 million in loan availability at an
interest rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate plus 7% per year, subject to the terms and
conditions of the IESA Credit Agreement (the New Financing Facility). The New Financing Facility
will terminate when the merger takes place or when the Merger Agreement terminates without the
merger taking place. We will use borrowings under the New Financing Facility to fund our
operational cash requirements during the period between the date of the Merger Agreement and the
closing of the Merger. The obligations under the New Financing Facility are secured by liens on
substantially all of our present and future assets, including accounts receivable, inventory,
general intangibles, fixtures, and equipment. We have agreed that we will make monthly prepayments
on amounts borrowed under the New Financing Facility of its excess cash. We will not be able to
reborrow any loan amounts paid back under the New Financing Facility other than loan amounts
prepaid from excess cash. Also, we are required to deliver to IESA a budget, which is subject to
approval by IESA in its commercially reasonable discretion, and which shall be supplemented from
time to time.
As of June 30, 2008, we have drawn the $16.0 million on the Senior Credit Facility and are
compliance with our IESA credit agreement.
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NOTE 9 RESTRUCTURING
The charge for restructuring is comprised of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
May 2007 severance and retention expenses
(1)
|
|
$
|
787
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
November 2007 severance and retention
expenses (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2008 severance and retention expenses
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322
|
|
Restructuring consultants and legal fees (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
386
|
|
Lease related costs
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
Miscellaneous costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
949
|
|
|
$
|
738
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, management announced a plan to reduce our total
workforce by 20%, primarily in general and administrative functions.
|
|
(2)
|
|
In the third quarter of fiscal 2008, as part of the removal of the Board of Directors
and the hiring of a restructuring firm, management announced an additional workforce
reduction of 30%, primarily in research and development and general and administrative
functions. This restructuring is anticipated to cost us approximately $5.0 to $6.0 million
dollars of which $1.0 to $1.5 million would relate to severance arrangements (See Note 1).
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|
|
|
(3)
|
|
In the first quarter of fiscal 2009, as part of our continual refocus and as part of
reducing our cost structure as previously announced in November 2007, we reduced our
workforce by an additional 30%, primarily in general and administrative functions. This
restructuring is anticipated to cost us approximately $0.8 to $1.2 million dollars all of
which would relate to severance arrangements.
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The
following is a reconciliation of our restructuring reserve from March 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008
(in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash payments,
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
|
|
Accrued Amounts
|
|
|
Reclasses
|
|
|
net
|
|
|
June 30, 2008
|
|
Short term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance and
retention expenses
(1) (2) (4)
|
|
$
|
669
|
|
|
$
|
322
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(482
|
)
|
|
$
|
509
|
|
Restructuring
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
consultants and
legal fees (2)
|
|
|
1,090
|
|
|
|
386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(389
|
)
|
|
|
1,087
|
|
Lease related costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,759
|
|
|
|
738
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(901
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 10 OPERATIONS BY REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
We have three reportable segments: publishing, distribution and corporate. Our publishing
segment is comprised of business development, strategic alliances, product development, marketing,
packaging, and sales of video game software for all platforms. Distribution constitutes the sale
of other publishers titles to various mass merchants and other retailers. Corporate includes the
costs of senior executive management, legal, finance, and administration. The majority of
depreciation expense for fixed assets is charged to the corporate segment and a portion is recorded
in the publishing segment. This amount consists of depreciation on computers and office furniture
in the publishing unit. Historically, we do not separately track or maintain records of balance
sheet information by segment, other than a nominal amount of fixed assets, which identify assets by
segment and, accordingly, such information is not available.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of
significant accounting policies. We evaluate performance based on operating results of these
segments. There are no intersegment revenues.
The results of operations for Reflections are not included in our segment reporting below as
they are classified as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Prior to its classification as discontinued operations, the results for Reflections were part of
the publishing segment.
Our reportable segments are strategic business units with different associated costs and
profit margins. They are managed separately because each business unit requires different
planning, and where appropriate, merchandising and marketing strategies.
The following summary represents the consolidated net revenues, operating income (loss),
depreciation and amortization, and interest (expense) income by reportable segment for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publishing
|
|
Distribution
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
Three months ended June 30, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
9,733
|
|
|
$
|
687
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,420
|
|
Operating income (loss) (1)
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
(6,549
|
)
|
|
|
(10,977
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
|
|
(414
|
)
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
Three months ended June 30, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
36,659
|
|
|
$
|
3,626
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,285
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publishing
|
|
Distribution
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Total
|
Operating income (loss) (1)
|
|
|
7,675
|
|
|
|
509
|
|
|
|
(3,370
|
)
|
|
|
4,814
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
|
|
(305
|
)
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(646
|
)
|
|
|
(620
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Operating loss for the Corporate segment for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and
2008, excludes restructuring charges of $0.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
Including restructuring charges, total operating income for the three months ended June 30,
2007 and 2008 is $11.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This document includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant
to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution
readers regarding certain forward-looking statements in this document, press releases, securities
filings, and all other documents and communications. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, including statements regarding industry prospects and expected future results of
operations or financial position, made in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
are forward looking.
The words believe, expect, anticipate, intend and similar expressions generally identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us, are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies and known and
unknown risks. As a result of such risks, our actual results could differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Some of the factors
which could cause our results to differ materially include the following: the loss of key
customers, such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, and GameStop; delays in product development and
related product release schedules; inability to secure capital; loss of our credit facility;
inability to adapt to the rapidly changing industry technology, including new console technology;
inability to maintain relationships with leading independent video game software developers;
inability to maintain or acquire licenses to intellectual property; fluctuations in our quarterly
net revenues or results of operations based on the seasonality of our industry; and the termination
or modification of our agreements with hardware manufacturers. Please see the Risk Factors in
our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31, 2007, or in our other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a description of some, but not all, risks,
uncertainties and contingencies. Except as otherwise required by the applicable securities laws,
we disclaim any intention or obligation publicly to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Going Concern
Since 2005, due to cash constraints, we have substantially reduced our involvement in
development of video games, and have sold a number of intellectual properties and development
facilities in order to obtain cash to fund our operations. The reduction in our development
activities has significantly reduced the number of games we publish. During fiscal 2008, our
revenues from publishing activities were $69.8 million, compared with $104.7 million during fiscal
2007.
For the year ended March 31, 2007, we had an operating loss of $77.6 million, which included a
charge of $54.1 million for the impairment of our goodwill, which is related to our publishing
unit. For the year ended March 31, 2008, we had incurred an operating loss of approximately $21.9
million, although an improvement from prior fiscal year losses, we still face significant cash
requirements to fund our working capital needs. We have taken significant steps to reduce our costs
such as our May 2007 and November 2007 workforce reduction of approximately 20% and 30%,
respectively. Further in June 2008, we continued to reduce cost as
part of our refocus on sales, marketing and distribution by reducing
our workforce an additional 20%. Our ability to deliver products on time depends in good part on developers ability
to meet completion schedules. Further, our expected releases in fiscal 2008 were even fewer than
our releases in fiscal 2007. In addition, most of our releases for fiscal 2008 were focused on the
holiday season. As a result our cash needs have become more seasonal and we face significant cash
requirements to fund our working capital needs.
Prior to March 31 2008, we entered into a number of transactions with our majority shareholder
IESA and Bluebay High Yield Investments (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L., or Bluebay, a subsidiary of the
largest shareholder of IESA. These transactions have caused or are part of our current
restructuring initiatives intended to allow us to devote more resources to focusing on our
distribution business strategy, provide liquidity, and to mitigate our future cash requirements
(See Note 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.) As of
June 30, 2008, we entered into the following agreements to further provide liquidity:
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On April 30, 2008, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement)
with IESA and Irata Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of IESA
(Merger Sub). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into
us, with Atari continuing as the surviving corporation after the Merger, and each outstanding share
of Atari common stock, par value $0.10 per share, other than shares held by IESA and its
subsidiaries and shares held by Atari stockholders who are entitled to and who properly exercise
appraisal rights under Delaware law, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive
$1.68 per share in cash (the Merger Consideration). As a result of the Merger Agreement, we
will become a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of IESA.
IESA and us have made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger
Agreement, including covenants restricting the solicitation of competing acquisition proposals,
subject to certain exceptions which permit our board of directors to comply with its fiduciary
duties.
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Under the Merger Agreement, IESA and us have certain rights to terminate the Merger Agreement
and the Merger. Upon the termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, we must
pay IESA a termination fee of $0.5 million.
The transaction was negotiated and approved by the Special Committee of the Companys board of
directors, which consists entirely of directors who are independent of IESA. Based on such
negotiation and approval, our board of directors approved the Merger Agreement and recommended that
our stockholders vote in favor of the Merger Agreement. We expect to call a special meeting of
stockholders to consider the Merger in the third quarter of calendar 2008. Since IESA controls a
majority of our outstanding shares, IESA has the power to approve the transaction without the
approval of our other stockholders.
Credit Agreement
In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company also entered into a Credit Agreement with
IESA under which IESA committed to provide up to an aggregate of $20 million in loan availability.
The Credit Agreement with IESA will terminate when the merger takes place or when the Merger
Agreement terminates without the merger taking place. See Note 8.
Waiver, Consent and Fourth Amendment
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, we entered into a Waiver, Consent and Fourth
Amendment to our BlueBay Credit Facility under which, among other things, (i) BlueBay agreed to
waive our non-compliance with certain representations and covenants under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) BlueBay agreed to consent to us entering into the a credit facility with IESA, (iii) BlueBay
agreed to provide us consent in entering into the Merger Agreement with IESA, and (iv) BlueBay and
us agreed to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Facility.
With the Fourth Amendment, as of April 30, 2008 and through August 13, 2008, we are in
compliance with our BlueBay credit facility.
Although, the above transactions provided cash financing that should meet our need through
our fiscal 2009 second quarter (i.e., the quarter ending September 30, 2008), management continues
to pursue other options to meet our working capital cash requirements but there is no guarantee
that we will be able to do so if the proposed transaction in which IESA would acquire us is not
completed.
Historically, we have relied on IESA to provide limited financial support to us, through loans
or, in recent years, through purchases of assets. However, IESA has its own financial needs, and
its ability to fund its subsidiaries operations, including ours, is limited. Therefore, there can
be no assurance we will ultimately receive any funding from IESA, if the proposed transaction in
which IESA would acquire us is not completed.
The uncertainty caused by these above conditions raises substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern, unless the merger with a subsidiary of IESA is completed. Our
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome
of this uncertainty.
We continue to explore various alternatives to improve our financial position and secure other
sources of financing which could include raising equity, forming both operational and financial
strategic partnerships, entering into new arrangements to license intellectual property, and
selling, licensing or sub-licensing selected owned intellectual property and licensed rights. We
continue to examine the reduction of working capital requirements to further conserve cash and may
need to take additional actions in the near-term, which may include additional personnel
reductions.
The above actions may or may not prove to be consistent with our long-term strategic
objectives, which have been shifted in the last fiscal year, as we have discontinued our internal
and external development activities. We cannot guarantee the completion of these actions or that
such actions will generate sufficient resources to fully address the uncertainties of our financial
position.
Related party transactions
We are involved in numerous related party transactions with IESA and its subsidiaries. These
related party transactions include, but are not limited to, the purchase and sale of product, game
development, administrative and support
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services and distribution agreements. In addition, we use
the name Atari under a license from Atari Interactive (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IESA) that
expires in 2013. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for details.
Business and Operating Segments
We are a global publisher and developer of video game software for gaming enthusiasts and the
mass-market audience, and a distributor of video game software in North America. We develop,
publish, and distribute (both retail and digital) games for all platforms, including Sony
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PSP; Nintendo Game Boy Advance, GameCube, DS, and Wii; Microsoft
Xbox and Xbox 360; and personal computers, referred to as PCs. We also publish and sublicense
games for the wireless, internet (including casual games and MMOGs), and other evolving platforms,
areas to which we expect to devote increasing attention. Our diverse portfolio of products extends
across most major video game genres, including action, adventure, strategy, role-playing, and
racing. Our products are based on intellectual properties that we have created internally and own
or that have been licensed to us by third parties. We leverage external resources in the
development of our games, assessing each project independently to determine which development team
is best suited to handle the product based on technical expertise and historical development
experience, among other factors. During fiscal 2007, we sold our remaining internal development
studios; we believe that through the use of independent developers it will be more cost efficient
to publish certain of our games. Additionally, through our relationship with IESA, our products
are distributed exclusively by IESA throughout Europe, Asia and other regions. Through our
distribution agreement with IESA, we have the rights to publish and sublicense in North America
certain intellectual properties either owned or licensed by IESA or its subsidiaries, including
Atari Interactive. We also manage the development of product at studios owned by IESA that focus
solely on game development.
In addition to our publishing and development activities, we also distribute video game
software in North America for titles developed by third party publishers with whom we have
contracts. As a distributor of video game software throughout the U.S., we maintain distribution
operations and systems, reaching well in excess of 30,000 retail outlets nationwide. Consumers
have access to interactive software through a variety of outlets, including mass-merchant retailers
such as Wal-Mart and Target; major retailers, such as Best Buy and Toys R Us; and specialty
stores such as GameStop. Our sales to key customers GameStop, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy accounted for
approximately 32%, 15%, and 9%, respectively, of net revenues for the three months ended June 30,
2008. No other customers had sales in excess of 10% of net product revenues. Additionally, our
games are made available through various internet, online, and wireless networks.
Key Challenges
The video game software industry has experienced an increased rate of change and complexity in
the technological innovations of video game hardware and software. In addition to these
technological innovations, there has been greater competition for shelf space as well as increased
buyer selectivity. There is also increased competition for creative and executive talent. As a
result, the video game industry has become increasingly hit-driven, which has led to higher per
game production budgets, longer and more complex development processes, and generally shorter
product life cycles. The importance of the timely release of hit titles, as well as the increased
scope and complexity of the product development process, have increased the need for disciplined
product development processes that limit costs and overruns. This, in turn, has increased the
importance of leveraging the technologies, characters or storylines of existing hit titles into
additional video game software franchises in order to spread development costs among multiple
products.
We suffered large operating losses during fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008. To fund these losses,
we sold assets, including intellectual property rights related to game franchises that had
generated substantial revenues for us and including our development studios. During 2008, we
granted IESA an exclusive license with regard to the
Test Drive
franchise in consideration for a $5
million related party advance which shall accrue interest at a yearly rate of 15% throughout the
term. We do not have significant additional assets we could sell, if we are going to continue to
engage in our current activities. However, we have both short and long term need for funds. As of
June 30, 2008, our $14.0 million Bluebay Credit Facility was fully
drawn. In connection with the Merger Agreement with IESA, we obtained a $20 million interim
credit line granted from IESA, which will terminate when the merger takes place or when the Merger
Agreement terminates without the merger taking place. At June 30, 2008, we had borrowed $16.0
million under the IESA
credit line. The funds available under the two credit lines may not be sufficient to enable
us to meet anticipated seasonal cash needs if the merger does not take place before the fall 2008
holiday season inventory buildup. Management continues to pursue other options to meet the cash
requirements for funding to meet our working capital cash requirements but there is no guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
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The Atari name, which we do not own, but license from an IESA subsidiary, has been an
important part of our branding strategy, and we believe it provides us with an important
competitive advantage in dealing with video game developers and in distributing products. Further,
our management at times worked on a strategic plan to replace part of the revenues we lost in
recent years by expanding into new emerging aspects of the video game industry, including casual
games, on-line sites, and digital downloading. Among other things, we have considered licensing
the Atari name for use in products other than video games. However, our ability to do at least
some of those things would require expansion and extension of our rights to use and sublicense
others to use the Atari name. IESA has indicated a reluctance to expand our rights with regard
to the Atari name.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon
our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these
financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts
of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to accounts
receivable, inventories, intangible assets, investments, income taxes and contingencies. We base
our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments
and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Revenue recognition, sales returns, price protection, other customer related allowances and
allowance for doubtful accounts
Revenue is recognized when title and risk of loss transfer to the customer, provided that
collection of the resulting receivable is deemed probable by management.
Sales are recorded net of estimated future returns, price protection and other customer
related allowances. We are not contractually obligated to accept returns; however, based on facts
and circumstances at the time a customer may request approval for a return, we may permit the
return or exchange of products sold to certain customers. In addition, we may provide price
protection, co-operative advertising and other allowances to certain customers in accordance with
industry practice. These reserves are determined based on historical experience, market acceptance
of products produced, retailer inventory levels, budgeted customer allowances, the nature of the
title and existing commitments to customers. Although management believes it provides adequate
reserves with respect to these items, actual activity could vary from managements estimates and
such variances could have a material impact on reported results.
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure
of our customers to make payments when due or within a reasonable period of time thereafter. If
the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an inability to make
required payments, additional allowances may be required.
For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, we recorded allowances for bad debts,
returns, price protection and other customer promotional programs of approximately $4.0 million and
$7.2 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, the aggregate reserves
against accounts receivable for bad debts, returns, price protection and other customer promotional
programs were approximately $1.9 million and $15.4 million, respectively.
Inventories
We write down our inventories for estimated slow-moving or obsolete inventories equal to the
difference between the cost of inventories and estimated market value based upon assumed market
conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those assumed by management,
additional inventory write-downs may be required. For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and
2008, we recorded obsolescence expense of approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million,
respectively. As of March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, the aggregate reserve against
inventories was approximately $3.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
Research and product development costs
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Research and product development costs related to the design, development, and testing of
newly developed software products, both internal and external, are charged to expense as incurred.
Research and product development costs also include royalty payments (milestone payments) to third
party developers for products that are currently in development. Once a product is sold, we may be
obligated to make additional payments in the form of backend royalties to developers which are
calculated based on contractual terms, typically a percentage of sales. Such payments are expensed
and included in cost of goods sold in the period the sales are recorded.
Rapid technological innovation, shelf-space competition, shorter product life cycles and buyer
selectivity have made it difficult to determine the likelihood of individual product acceptance and
success. As a result, we follow the policy of expensing milestone payments as incurred, treating
such costs as research and product development expenses.
Licenses
Licenses for intellectual property are capitalized as assets upon the execution of the
contract when no significant obligation of performance remains with us or the third party. If
significant obligations remain, the asset is capitalized when payments are due or when performance
is completed as opposed to when the contract is executed. These licenses are amortized at the
licensors royalty rate over unit sales to cost of goods sold. Management evaluates the carrying
value of these capitalized licenses and records an impairment charge in the period management
determines that such capitalized amounts are not expected to be realized. Such impairments are
charged to cost of goods sold if the product has released or previously sold, and if the product
has never released, these impairments are charged to research and product development.
Atari Trademark License
In connection with a recapitalization completed in fiscal 2004, Atari Interactive, Inc.
(Atari Interactive), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IESA, extended the term of the license under
which we use the Atari trademark to ten years expiring on December 31, 2013. We issued 200,000
shares of our common stock to Atari Interactive for the extended license and will pay a royalty
equal to 1% of our net revenues during years six through ten of the extended license. We recorded
a deferred charge of $8.5 million, representing the fair value of the shares issued, which was
expensed monthly until it became fully expensed in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 ($8.5 million
plus estimated royalty of 1% for years six through ten). The monthly expense was based on the
total estimated cost to be incurred by us over the ten-year license period; upon the full expensing
of the deferred charge, this expense is being recorded as a deferred liability owed to Atari
Interactive, to be paid beginning in year six of the license.
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Results of operations
Three months ended June 30, 2007 versus the three months ended June 30, 2008
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Months
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
Months
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
(Decrease)/
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
10,420
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
40,285
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
29,865
|
|
|
|
286.6
|
%
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
6,766
|
|
|
|
64.9
|
%
|
|
|
24,388
|
|
|
|
60.5
|
%
|
|
|
17,622
|
|
|
|
260.5
|
%
|
Research and product development
|
|
|
4,411
|
|
|
|
42.3
|
%
|
|
|
1,225
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
|
(3,186
|
)
|
|
|
(72.2
|
)%
|
Selling and distribution expenses
|
|
|
3,550
|
|
|
|
34.1
|
%
|
|
|
6,327
|
|
|
|
15.7
|
%
|
|
|
2,777
|
|
|
|
78.2
|
%
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
5,701
|
|
|
|
54.8
|
%
|
|
|
2,671
|
|
|
|
6.6
|
%
|
|
|
(3,030
|
)
|
|
|
(53.2
|
)%
|
Restructuring expenses
|
|
|
949
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
%
|
|
|
738
|
|
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
|
|
(211
|
)
|
|
|
(22.2
|
)%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
|
|
305
|
|
|
|
0.8
|
%
|
|
|
(109
|
)
|
|
|
(26.3
|
)%
|
Atari trademark license expense
|
|
|
555
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
%
|
|
|
555
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
(0.0
|
)%
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
22,346
|
|
|
|
214.5
|
%
|
|
|
36,209
|
|
|
|
89.9
|
%
|
|
|
13,863
|
|
|
|
62.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
|
|
(11,926
|
)
|
|
|
(114.5
|
)%
|
|
|
4,076
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
%
|
|
|
16,002
|
|
|
|
134.2
|
%
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
|
|
(620
|
)
|
|
|
(1.6
|
)%
|
|
|
(607
|
)
|
|
|
(4,469.2
|
)%
|
Other income
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before provision for
income taxes
|
|
|
(11,920
|
)
|
|
|
(114.4
|
)%
|
|
|
3,475
|
|
|
|
8.6
|
%
|
|
|
15,395
|
|
|
|
129.2
|
%
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(11,920
|
)
|
|
|
(114.4
|
)%
|
|
|
3,475
|
|
|
|
8.6
|
%
|
|
|
15,395
|
|
|
|
129.2
|
%
|
(Loss) from discontinued operations of
Reflections Interactive Ltd., net of
tax
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
$
|
(11,941
|
)
|
|
|
(114.6
|
)%
|
|
$
|
3,455
|
|
|
|
8.6
|
%
|
|
$
|
15,396
|
|
|
|
128.9
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Revenues
Net Revenues by Segment (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
(Decrease)
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
/ Increase
|
|
Publishing
|
|
$
|
9,733
|
|
|
$
|
36,659
|
|
|
$
|
26,926
|
|
Distribution
|
|
|
687
|
|
|
|
3,626
|
|
|
|
2,939
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
10,420
|
|
|
$
|
40,285
|
|
|
$
|
29,865
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Publishing Sales Platform Mix
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
Xbox 360
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
|
42.4
|
%
|
PlayStation 3
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
20.0
|
%
|
PC
|
|
|
36.2
|
%
|
|
|
13.1
|
%
|
PlayStation 2
|
|
|
14.0
|
%
|
|
|
12.0
|
%
|
Wii
|
|
|
2.8
|
%
|
|
|
8.9
|
%
|
PSP
|
|
|
26.5
|
%
|
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
Nintendo DS
|
|
|
17.0
|
%
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
Other miscallenous platforms
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
0. 3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As anticipated, we recognized a substantial increase in our publishing net revenues in our first
quarter of fiscal 2009, as compared to fiscal 2008. During our first quarter of fiscal 2008, we
released two major new releases of which comprised 79% of our quarters publishing net revenues.
The quarter over quarter comparison includes the following trends:
|
|
|
Net publishing product sales during the three months ended June 30, 2008 were driven by
new releases of
Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (Xbox 360 and PS3)
and
Alone in the Dark (Xbox
360, Wii, PS2, and PC)
. These titles comprised approximately 79% of our net publishing
product sales. The three months ended June 30, 2007 sales were driven by back catalogue
sales (approximately 86% of all publishing net product sales).
|
|
|
|
|
International royalty income decreased slightly by $0.1 million as we have less titles
being developed and sold internationally.
|
|
|
|
|
The overall average unit sales price (ASP) of the publishing business has increased
from $18.19 in the prior comparable quarter to $27.66 in the current period due to
a higher percentage of next generation product sales as compared to the prior years
comparable quarter.
|
Total distribution net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008 more than quadrupled from
the prior comparable period due to new releases from our Humongous distribution business (primarily
Backyard Baseball 2008
on
Wii, PS2 and PC
).
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net revenues can vary primarily due to segment mix,
platform mix within the publishing business, average unit sales prices, mix of royalty bearing
products and the mix of licensed product. These expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008
increased by $17.6 million primarily due to sales volume. As a percentage of net revenues, cost of
goods sold decreased from 64.9% to 60.5% due to the following:
|
|
|
the majority of revenue during the period were comprised of next generation product
carrying a better margin than back catalogue product (which comprised the majority of prior
comparable period sales), offset by
|
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|
|
|
a higher mix of higher cost IESA product under the new distribution agreement which
accounted for approximately 34% of the sales in the period.
|
Research and Product Development Expenses
Research and product development expenses consist of development costs relating to the design,
development, and testing of new software products whether internally or externally developed,
including the payment of royalty advances to third party developers on products that are currently
in development and billings from related party developers. Due to cash constraints and our focus
on sales, marketing and distribution, we no longer fund or fully invest in development efforts. As
a result expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 decreased approximately $3.2 million or
72.2%.
Selling and Distribution Expenses
Selling and distribution expenses primarily include shipping, personnel, advertising,
promotions and distribution expenses. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, selling and
distribution expenses increased $2.8 million or approximately
78.2%, due to:
|
|
|
increased spending on advertising of $2.8 million to support the periods new releases
(
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
and
Alone in the Dark
) , offset by
|
|
|
|
savings in salaries and related overhead costs due to reduced headcount resulting from
personnel reductions.
|
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses primarily include personnel expenses, facilities costs,
professional expenses and other overhead charges. During the three months ended June 30, 2008,
general and administrative expenses decreased by $3.0 million. As a percentage of net revenues,
general and administrative expense decreased from 54.7% to 6.6%. Trends within general and
administrative expenses related to the following:
|
|
|
a reduction in salaries and other overhead costs of $0.9 million due to personnel and
facility reductions, and
|
|
|
|
savings in legal, audit fees and other professional fees of approximately $2.0 million.
|
Restructuring Expenses
In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the Board of Directors approved a plan to reduce our
total workforce by an additional 20%, primarily in production and general and administrative
functions. This plan resulted in restructuring charges of approximately $0.9 million. During the
first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Board of Directors approved a plan to reduce our total workforce
by an additional 20% (based on current headcount), primarily in the general and administrative
functions. This plan resulted in restructuring charges of
approximately $0.7 million of which the
majority of the cost related to severance.
Interest expense, net
During the three months ended June 30, 2008, we incurred additional interest expense of
approximately $0.6 million as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase
relates to the amount of borrowings outstanding during the the comparable period. At the end of
June 2008 we had $30.0 million in borrowings under our current credit facilities ($14.0 million
through out the period and the remaining $16.0 million during the month of June) as compared $0.0
million outstanding at the end of June 2007 (minimal borrowings through out the three month June
30, 2007 period).
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Liquidity and Capital Resource
Overview
A need for increased investment in development and increased need to spend advertising dollars
to support product launches, caused in part by hit-driven consumer taste, have created a
significant increase in the amount of financing required to sustain operations, while negatively
impacting margins. Further, our business continues to be more seasonal, which creates a need for
significant financing to fund manufacturing activities for our working capital requirements. Our
Bluebay Credit Facility is limited to $14.0 million and is fully drawn. Further, at March 31,
2008, the lender had the right to cancel the credit facility as we failed to meet financial and
other covenants, the violation of which was waived on April 30, 2008. On April 30, 2008, we
obtained a $20 million interim credit line granted by IESA when we entered into the Merger
Agreement relating to its acquisition of us, which will terminate when the merger takes place or
when the Merger Agreement terminates without the merger taking place. As of June 30, 2008, we
continue to have $14.0 million outstanding under the Bluebay credit line and have borrowed
approximately $16.0 million from the IESA credit line. The funds available under the two credit
lines may not be sufficient to enable us to meet anticipated seasonal cash needs if IESA does not
acquire us before the fall 2008 holiday season inventory buildup. Historically, IESA has sometimes
provided funds we needed for our operations, but it is not certain that it will be able, or willing
to provide the funding we will need for our working capital requirements if IESA does not acquire
us.
Because of our funding difficulties, we have sharply reduced our expenditures for research and
product development. During the year ended March 31, 2008, our expenditures on research and
product development decreased by 54.8%, to $13.6 million, compared with $30.1 million in fiscal
2007. This will reduce the flow of new games that will be available to us in fiscal 2009, and
possibly after that. Our lack of financial resources to fund a full product development program
has led us to focus on distribution and acquisition of finished goods. As such, we have exited all
internal development activities and have stopped investing in development by independent
developers.
In May 2007, we announced a plan to reduce our total workforce by approximately 20% as a cost
cutting initiative. Further in November 2007 and June 2008, we announced a plan to reduce our total
workforce by more than 50% combined. To reduce working capital requirements and further conserve
cash we will need to take additional actions in the near-term, which may include additional
personnel reductions and suspension of additional development projects. However, these steps may
not fully resolve the problems with our financial position. Also, lack of funds will make it
difficult for us to undertake a strategic plan to generate new sources of revenues and otherwise
enable us to attain long-term strategic objectives. Management continues to pursue other options
to meet our working capital cash requirements but there is no guarantee that we will be able to do
so.
Cash Flows
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2008
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
11,087
|
|
|
$
|
12,354
|
|
Working
capital deficiency
|
|
$
|
(12,796
|
)
|
|
$
|
(8,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Cash used in operating activities
|
|
$
|
(3,833
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,711
|
)
|
Cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(261
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
Cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
|
15,992
|
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
|
$
|
(4,123
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,267
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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During the three months ended June 30, 2008, our operations used cash of approximately $14.7
million to support the building of inventory for June 2008 sales that accounted for approximately
85% of the quarters net revenue. The majority accounts receivable collections for June 2008 sales
will take place in July and August. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, our operations
used cash of approximately $3.8 million driven by the net loss of $11.9 million for the period
offset by collections of accounts receivable from sales of the quarter prior (March 2007) and
current sales early in the June 2007 quarter.
During the three months ended June 30, 2008, cash used by investing activities of $0.1 million
was due to purchases of property and equipment. During the three months ended June 30, 2007,
investing activities used cash of $0.3 million due to purchases of property and equipment.
During the three months ended June 30, 2008, our financing activities provided cash of $16.0
million primarily from borrowings from our credit facilities. During the three months ended June
30, 2007, no borrowings were made under our credit facility.
Our $14.0 million Senior Credit Facility with BlueBay matures on December 31, 2009, charges an
interest rate of the applicable LIBOR rate plus 7% per year.
Our IESA Credit Agreement provides an aggregate of $20 million in loan availability at an
interest rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate plus 7% per year. The IESA Credit Agreement will
terminate when we are acquired by IESA or when the Merger Agreement terminates without the
transactions taking place.
The maximum borrowings we can make under the Senior Credit Facility or our IESA Credit
facility may not by themselves provide all the funding we will need for our working capital needs.
Management continues to pursue other options to meet the cash requirements for funding our
working capital cash requirements but there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our outstanding accounts receivable balance varies significantly on a quarterly basis due to
the seasonality of our business and the timing of new product releases. There were no significant
changes in the credit terms with customers during the three month period ended on June 30, 2008.
Due to our reduced product releases, our business has become increasingly seasonal. This
increased seasonality has put significant pressure on our liquidity prior to our holiday season as
financing requirements to build inventory are high. During fiscal 2007, our third quarter (which
includes the holiday season) represented approximately 38.7% of our net revenues for the entire
year. In fiscal 2008, our third quarter represented approximately 51.3% of our net revenues for the
year. We expect a similar trend in fiscal 2009.
We do not currently have any material commitments with respect to any capital expenditures.
However, we do have commitments to pay royalty and license advances, milestone payments, and
operating and capital lease obligations.
Our ability to maintain sufficient levels of cash could be affected by various risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, customer demand and acceptance of our new versions of
our titles on existing platforms and our titles on new platforms, our ability to collect our
receivables as they become due, risks of product returns, successfully achieving our product
release schedules and attaining our forecasted sales goals, seasonality in operating results,
fluctuations in market conditions and the other risks described in the Risk Factors as noted in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
We are also party to various litigations arising in the normal course of our business.
Management believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse
effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
Selected Balance Sheet Accounts
Receivables, net
Receivables, net, increased by $22.6 million from $0.6 million at March 31, 2008 to $23.3
million at June 30, 2008. This increase is due to the majority (85%) of our quarter-ended June
2008 season sales occurring in the month of June 2008
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leading to a higher ending quarter accounts
receivable balance as compared to the lower sales recorded in our fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.
Due from Related Parties/Due to Related Parties
Due from related
parties increased by $0.3 million and due to related parties increased by
$0.6 million from March 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008 driven by balances between parties settled by
netting during the quarter.
Prepaid and other current assets
Prepaid and
other current assets decreased approximately $3.2 million from March 31, 2008 to
June 30, 2008 primarily from the amortization of licenses at the licensors royalty rate over unit
sales.
NASDAQ Delisting Notice
On December 21, 2007,
we received a notice from Nasdaq advising that in accordance with Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 4450(e)(1), we had 90 calendar days, or until March 20, 2008, to regain
compliance with the minimum market value of our publicly held shares required for continued listing
on the Nasdaq Global Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(3). We received this
notice because the market value of our publicly held shares (which is calculated by reference to
our total shares outstanding, less any shares held by officers, directors or beneficial owners of
10% or more) was less than $15.0 million for 30 consecutive business days prior to December 21,
2007. This notification had no effect on the listing of our common stock at that time.
The notice letter also states that if, at any time before March 20, 2008, the market value of
our publicly held shares is $15.0 million or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, the
Nasdaq staff will provide us with written notification that we have achieved compliance with the
minimum market value of publicly held shares rule. However, the notice states that if we cannot
demonstrate compliance with such rule by March 20, 2008, the Nasdaq staff will provide us with
written notification that our common stock will be delisted.
In the event that we receive notice that our common stock will be delisted, Nasdaq rules
permit us to appeal any delisting determination by the Nasdaq staff to a Nasdaq Listings
Qualifications Panel.
On March 24, 2008, we received a NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter from the NASDAQ Listing
Qualifications Department stating that we had failed to regain compliance with the Rule during the
required period, and that the NASDAQ Staff had therefore determined that our securities were
subject to delisting, with trading in our securities to be suspended on April 2, 2008 unless we
requested a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the Panel).
On March 27, 2008, we requested a hearing, which stayed the suspension of trading and
delisting until the Panel issued a decision following the hearing. The hearing was held on May 1,
2008.
On May 7, 2008, we received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market advising us that the Panel
had determined to delist our securities from The NASDAQ Stock Market, and suspend trading in
our securities effective with the open of business day on Friday,
May 9, 2008. We had 15 calendar
days from May 7, 2008 to request that the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council review the
Panels decision. We have requested such review and are awaiting further notice. Requesting a review does not by itself stay the
trading suspension action.
Following the delisting of our securities, our common stock began trading on the Pink Sheets,
a real-time quotation service maintained by Pink Sheets LLC.
Credit Facilities
Guggenheim Credit Facility
On November 3, 2006, we established a secured credit facility with several lenders for which
Guggenheim was the administrative agent. The Guggenheim credit facility was to terminate and be
payable in full on November 3, 2009. The credit facility consisted of a secured, committed,
revolving line of credit in an initial amount up to $15.0 million, which included a $10.0 million
sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Availability under the credit facility was
determined by
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a formula based on a percentage of our eligible receivables. The proceeds could be
used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs in the ordinary course of business
and to finance acquisitions subject to limitations in the Credit Agreement. The credit facility
bore interest at our choice of (i) LIBOR plus 5% per year, or (ii) the greater of (a) the prime
rate in effect, or (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect plus 2.25% per year.
Additionally, we were required to pay a commitment fee on the undrawn portions of the credit
facility at the rate of 0.75% per year and we paid to Guggenheim a closing fee of $0.2 million.
Obligations under the credit facility were secured by liens on substantially all of our present and
future assets, including accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles, fixtures, and
equipment, but excluding the stock of our subsidiaries and certain assets located outside of the
U.S.
The credit facility included provisions for a possible term loan facility and an increased
revolving credit facility line in the future. The credit facility also contained financial
covenants that required us to maintain enumerated EBITDA, liquidity, and net debt minimums, and a
capital expenditure maximum. As of June 30, 2007, we were not in compliance with all financial
covenants. On October 1, 2007, the lenders provided a waiver of covenant defaults as of June 30,
2007 and reduced the aggregate borrowing commitment of the revolving line of credit to $3.0
million.
The credit facility included provisions for a possible term loan facility and an increased
revolving credit facility line in the future. The credit facility also contained financial
covenants that required us to maintain enumerated EBITDA, liquidity, and net debt minimums, and a
capital expenditure maximum. As of June 30, 2007, we were not in compliance with all financial
covenants. On October 1, 2007, the lenders provided a waiver of covenant defaults as of June 30,
2007 and reduced the aggregate availability under the revolving line of credit to $3.0 million.
On October 18, 2007, we consented to the transfer of the loans outstanding ($3.0 million)
under the Guggenheim credit facility to funds affiliated with BlueBay Asset Management plc and to
the appointment of BlueBay High Yield Investments (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L. (BlueBay), as successor
administrative agent. BlueBay Asset Management plc is a significant shareholder of IESA. On
October 23, 2007, we entered into a waiver and amendment with BlueBay for, as amended, a $10.0
million Senior Secured Credit Facility (Senior Credit Facility). The Senior Credit Facility
matures on December 31, 2009, charges an interest rate of the applicable LIBOR rate plus 7% per
year, and eliminates certain financial covenants. On December 4, 2007, under the Waiver Consent
and Third Amendment to the Credit Facility, as part of entering the Global MOU, BlueBay raised the
maximum borrowings of the Senior Credit Facility to $14.0 million. The maximum borrowings we can
make under the Senior Credit Facility will not by themselves provide all the funding we will need.
As of March 31, 2008, we are in violation of our weekly cash flow covenants (see Waiver, Consent
and Fourth Amendment in this Note 14 below).. Management continues to seek additional financing
and is pursuing other options to meet the cash requirements for funding our working capital cash
requirements but there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so.
As of June 30, 2008, we have drawn the full $14.0 million on the Senior Credit Facility.
Waiver, Consent and Fourth Amendment
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, we entered into a Waiver, Consent and Fourth
Amendment to our BlueBay Credit Facility under which, among other things, (i) BlueBay agreed to
waive our non-compliance with certain representations and covenants under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) BlueBay agreed to consent to us entering into the a credit facility with IESA, (iii) BlueBay
agreed to provide us consent in entering into the Merger Agreement with IESA, and (iv) BlueBay and
us agreed to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Facility.
With the Fourth Amendment, as of April 30, 2008 and through August 13, 2008, we are in
compliance with our BlueBay credit facility.
IESA Credit Agreement
On April 30, 2008, we entered into a Credit Agreement with IESA (the IESA Credit Agreement),
under which IESA committed to provide up to an aggregate of $20 million in loan availability at an
interest rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate plus 7% per year, subject to the terms and
conditions of the IESA Credit Agreement (the New Financing
Facility). The New Financing Facility will terminate when the merger takes place or when the
Merger Agreement terminates without the merger taking place. We will use borrowings under the New
Financing Facility to fund our operational cash requirements during the period between the date of
the Merger Agreement and the closing of the Merger. The obligations under the New Financing
Facility are secured by liens on substantially all of our present and future assets, including
accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles, fixtures, and equipment. We have agreed that
we will make monthly prepayments
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on amounts borrowed under the New Financing Facility of its excess
cash. We will not be able to reborrow any loan amounts paid back under the New Financing Facility
other than loan amounts prepaid from excess cash. Also, we are required to deliver to IESA a
budget, which is subject to approval by IESA in its commercially reasonable discretion, and which
shall be supplemented from time to time.
As of June 30, 2008, we have drawn the $16.0 million on the Senior Credit Facility and are
compliance with our IESA credit agreement.
Effect of Relationship with IESA on Liquidity
Historically, we have relied on IESA to provide limited financial support to us; however, IESA
has its own financial needs and, as it assesses its business operations/plan, its ability and
willingness to fund its subsidiaries operations, including ours, is uncertain. See Note 6 for a
discussion of our relationship with IESA.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our carrying values of cash, trade accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and
other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, royalties payable, assets of
discontinued operations, and amounts due to and from related parties are a reasonable approximation
of their fair value.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
We earn royalties on sales of our product sold internationally. These revenues, which are
based on various foreign currencies and are billed and paid in U.S. dollars, represented a $0.4
million of our revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008. We also purchase certain of our
inventories from foreign developers and pay royalties primarily denominated in euros to IESA from
the sale of IESA products in North America. While we do not hedge against foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, our business in this regard is subject to certain risks, including, but not limited
to, differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other
regulations and restrictions and foreign exchange rate volatility. Our future results could be
materially and adversely impacted by changes in these or other factors. For the three months ended
June 30, 2008, we did not have any net revenues from our foreign subsidiaries; these subsidiaries
represent $0.5 million, or 1.0%, of our total assets. We also recorded a nominal amount of operating expenses
attributed to foreign operations of Reflections, included in loss from discontinued operations on
our condensed consolidated statement of operations. Currently, substantially all of our business
is conducted in the United States where revenues and expenses are transacted in U.S. dollars. As a
result, the majority of our results of operations are not subject to foreign exchange rate
fluctuations.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, with
participation of our Chief Restructuring Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, has conducted
an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period
covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
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We
determined that, as of June 30, 2008, there were no material weaknesses affecting our
internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Litigation
As of June 30, 2008, our management believes that the ultimate resolution of any of the
matters summarized below and/or any other claims which are not stated herein, if any, will not have
a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. With
respect to matters in which we are the defendant, we believe that the underlying complaints are
without merit and intend to defend ourselves vigorously.
Bouchat v. Champion Products, et al. (Accolade)
This suit involving Accolade, Inc. (a predecessor entity of Atari, Inc.) was filed in 1999 in
the District Court of Maryland. The plaintiff originally sued the NFL claiming copyright
infringement of a logo being used by the Baltimore Ravens that plaintiff allegedly designed. The
plaintiff then also sued nearly 500 other defendants, licensees of the NFL, on the same basis. The
NFL hired White & Case to represent all the defendants. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in
2002. In 2003, the District Court held that plaintiff was precluded from recovering actual damages,
profits or statutory damages against the defendants, including Accolade. Plaintiff has appealed the
District Courts ruling to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. White & Case continues to represent
Accolade and the NFL continues to bear the cost of the defense.
Ernst & Young, Inc. v. Atari, Inc.
On July 21, 2006 we were served with a complaint filed by Ernst & Young as Interim Receiver
for HIP Interactive, Inc. This suit was filed in New York State Supreme Court, New York County. HIP
is a Canadian company that has gone into bankruptcy. HIP contracted with us to have us act as its
distributor for various software products in the U.S. HIP is alleging breach of contract claims; to
wit, that we failed to pay HIP for product in the amount of $0.7 million. We will investigate
filing counter claims against HIP, as HIP owes us, via our Canadian Agent, Hyperactive, for our
product distributed in Canada. Atari Inc.s answer and counterclaim was filed in August of 2006
and Atari, Inc. initiated discovery against Ernst & Young at the same time. The parties have executed
a settlement agreement and Atari paid $60K to Ernst & Young in exchange for a release of claims. This settlement was paid as of June 30,
2008 and has been expensed as part of results of the three months ended June 30, 2008.
Research in Motion Limited v. Atari, Inc. and Atari Interactive, Inc.
On October 26, 2006 Research in Motion Limited (RIM) filed a claim against Atari, Inc. and
Atari Interactive, Inc. (Interactive) (together Atari) in the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice. RIM is seeking a declaration that (i) the game BrickBreaker, as well as the copyright,
distribution, sale and communication to the public of copies of the game in Canada and the United
States, does not infringe any Atari copyright for Breakout or Super Breakout (together Breakout)
in Canada or the United States, (ii) the audio-visual displays of Breakout do not constitute a work
protected by copyright under Canadian law, and (iii) Atari holds no right, title or interest in
Breakout under US or Canadian law. RIM is also requesting the costs of the action and such other
relief as the court deems. Breakout and Super Breakout are games owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.
On January 19, 2007, RIM added claims to its case requesting a declaration that (i) its game Meteor
Crusher does not infringe Atari copyright for its game Asteroids in Canada, (ii) the audio-visual
displays of Asteroids do not constitute a work protected under Canadian law, and (iii) Atari holds
no right, title or interest in Asteroids under Canadian law. In August 2007, the Court ruled
against Ataris December 2006 motion to have the RIM claims dismissed on the grounds that there is
no statutory relief available to RIM under Canadian law. Each party will now be required to deliver
an affidavit of documents specifying all documents in their possession, power and control relevant
to the issues in the Ontario action. Following the exchange of documents, examinations for discovery
will be scheduled and the parties have recently commenced settlement discussions.
Stanley v. IESA, Atari, Inc. and Atari, Inc. Board of Directors
On April 18, 2008, attorneys representing Christian M. Stanley, a purported stockholder of
Atari (Plaintiff), filed a Verified Class Action Complaint against Atari, certain of its
directors and former directors, and Infogrames, in the Delaware Court of Chancery. In summary, the
complaint alleges that the director defendants breached their fiduciary duties to Ataris
unaffiliated stockholders by entering into an agreement that allows Infogrames to acquire the
outstanding shares of Ataris common stock at an allegedly unfairly low price. An Amended Complaint
was filed on May 20, 2008, updating the
allegations of the initial complaint to challenge certain provisions of the definitive merger
agreement. On the same day,
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Plaintiff filed motions to expedite the suit and to preliminarily
enjoin the merger. Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint on June 30, 2008, further amending
the complaint to challenge the adequacy of the disclosures contained in the Preliminary Proxy
Statement on Form PREM 14A (the Preliminary Proxy) submitted in support of the proposed merger
and asserting a claim against Atari and Infogrames for aiding and abetting the directors and
former directors breach of their fiduciary duties.
Plaintiff alleges that the $1.68 per share offering price represents no premium over the
closing price of Atari stock on March 5, 2008, the last day of trading before Atari announced the
proposed merger transaction. Plaintiff alleges that in light of Infogrames approximately 51.6%
ownership of Atari, Ataris unaffiliated stockholders have no voice in deciding whether to accept
the proposed merger transaction, and Plaintiff challenges certain of the no shop and termination
fee provisions of the merger agreement. Plaintiff claims that the named directors are engaging in
self-dealing and acting in furtherance of their own interests at the expense of those of Ataris
unaffiliated stockholders. Plaintiff also alleges that the disclosures in the Preliminary Proxy are
deficient in that they fail to disclose material financial information and the information
presented to and considered by the Board and its advisors. Plaintiff asks the court to enjoin the
proposed merger transaction, or alternatively, to rescind it in the event that it is consummated.
In addition, Plaintiff seeks damages suffered as a result of the directors violation of their
fiduciary duties.
The parties have been in discussions regarding a resolution of the action and are negotiating
the terms of such resolution.
Letter from Coghill Capital Management, LLC
On June 18, 2008, attorneys representing an individual shareholder, Coghill Capital
Management, LLC (CCM), delivered a letter to Infogrames and Ataris Board alleging that Atari had
sustained damages as a result of entering into certain contractual arrangements between Atari and
Infogrames and that, as a result, the proposed merger consideration was inadequate. CCM further
alleged that Infogrames prevented Atari from properly discharging the duties it owed to
shareholders and that certain former and current executive officers and directors of Infogrames
derived improper personal benefits from Atari. CCM demanded that the Atari Board commence an action
against Infogrames to recover the alleged damages if Infogrames does not agree to increase the
merger consideration to at least $7.00 per share.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
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Acting Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Acting Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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.
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ATARI, INC.
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/s/ James Wilson
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Name: James Wilson
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Date: August 13, 2008
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Name: Arturo Rodriguez
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Title: Acting Chief Financial Officer
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Date: August 13, 2008
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Acting Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Acting Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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