Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 1-13165

CRYOLIFE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Florida   59-2417093
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1655 Roberts Boulevard, NW

Kennesaw, Georgia 30144

(Address of principal executive offices)

(zip code)

(770) 419-3355

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

Large Accelerated filer  ¨                Accelerated filer  x                Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES  ¨    NO  x

The number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding on October 26, 2007 was 27,539,845.

 



Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CRYOLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Revenues:

        

Preservation services

   $ 11,347     $ 10,319     $ 36,019     $ 29,839  

Products

     10,545       9,687       33,096       30,308  

Other

     268       12       580       74  
                                

Total revenues

     22,160       20,018       69,695       60,221  

Costs and expenses:

        

Preservation services (Including write-downs of $214 for the three months and $667 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $815 for the three months and $1,568 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006)

     6,575       6,954       21,183       20,751  

Products

     1,615       1,576       5,444       5,581  

General, administrative, and marketing

     11,240       8,549       34,417       30,106  

Research and development

     1,098       826       3,134       2,572  

Interest expense

     178       169       518       504  

Interest income

     (158 )     (94 )     (360 )     (304 )

Change in valuation of derivative

     —         44       821       111  

Other (income) expense, net

     (350 )     4       (248 )     348  
                                

Total costs and expenses

     20,198       18,028       64,909       59,669  
                                

Earnings before income taxes

     1,962       1,990       4,786       552  

Income tax expense

     55       12       234       137  
                                

Net income

   $ 1,907     $ 1,978     $ 4,552     $ 415  
                                

Effect of preferred stock dividends

     —         (243 )     (243 )     (730 )
                                

Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 1,907     $ 1,735     $ 4,309     $ (315 )
                                

Income (loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.07     $ 0.07     $ 0.17     $ (0.01 )
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.07     $ 0.07     $ 0.16     $ (0.01 )
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     27,501       24,847       25,998       24,804  
                                

Diluted

     28,056       25,118       26,673       24,804  
                                

See accompanying notes to summary consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements

CRYOLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     September 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 8,232     $ 4,133  

Marketable securities, at market

     5,936       3,965  

Restricted securities

     —         571  

Trade receivables, net

     12,931       12,553  

Other receivables

     1,439       1,403  

Deferred preservation costs, net

     25,267       19,278  

Inventories

     5,571       5,153  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     2,560       2,329  
                

Total current assets

     61,936       49,385  
                

Property and equipment, net

     19,207       21,390  

Patents, net

     3,960       4,226  

Trademarks and other intangibles, net

     3,270       3,362  

Deferred income taxes

     1,244       —    

Other long-term assets

     1,275       1,502  
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 90,892     $ 79,865  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 2,833     $ 2,475  

Accrued compensation

     2,372       2,599  

Accrued procurement fees

     5,232       4,734  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     7,970       7,100  

Deferred income

     1,582       1,223  

Derivative liability

     —         235  

Line of credit

     4,501       4,507  

Notes payable

     668       —    

Current maturities of capital lease obligations

     42       40  
                

Total current liabilities

     25,200       22,913  
                

Capital lease obligations, less current maturities

     92       124  

Deferred income taxes

     1,997       200  

Other long-term liabilities

     4,347       4,540  
                

Total liabilities

     31,636       27,777  
                

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock (325 issued shares in 2006)

     —         3  

Common stock (28,489 issued shares in 2007 and 25,813 in 2006)

     285       258  

Additional paid-in capital

     120,521       115,678  

Retained deficit

     (55,630 )     (59,177 )

Deferred compensation

     (697 )     (73 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     16       160  

Treasury stock at cost (949 shares in 2007 and 906 in 2006)

     (5,239 )     (4,761 )
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     59,256       52,088  
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 90,892     $ 79,865  
                

See accompanying notes to summary consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements

CRYOLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006  
     (Unaudited)  

Net cash from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 4,552     $ 415  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

    

Loss on sale or disposal of assets

     127       385  

Depreciation and amortization

     3,349       3,646  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     72       72  

Write-down of deferred preservation costs

     667       1,568  

Other non-cash adjustments

     (356 )     102  

Non-cash compensation

     1,593       853  

Change in valuation of derivative

     821       111  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Receivables

     (654 )     (3,997 )

Income taxes

     (33 )     (130 )

Deferred preservation costs and inventories

     (7,074 )     (7,522 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (89 )     (460 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities

     1,913       2,088  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     4,888       (2,869 )
                

Net cash from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (581 )     (1,409 )

Net proceeds from sale of assets

     18       13  

Other assets

     (164 )     (59 )

Purchases of marketable securities

     (12,331 )     (12,436 )

Sales and maturities of marketable securities

     11,155       14,562  
                

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (1,903 )     671  
                

Net cash from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from debt issuance

     408       585  

Principal payments of debt

     (414 )     (428 )

Payment of obligations under capital leases

     (30 )     (370 )

Proceeds from financing of insurance policies

     1,912       2,349  

Principal payments on short-term notes payable

     (1,244 )     (1,523 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of common stock

     1,116       398  

Payment of preferred stock dividends

     (486 )     (730 )

Purchase of treasury stock

     —         (50 )
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,262       231  
                

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     4,247       (1,967 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (148 )     (58 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     4,133       6,631  
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 8,232     $ 4,606  
                

See accompanying notes to summary consolidated financial statements.

 

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CRYOLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying summary consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006 has been derived from audited financial statements and the accompanying unaudited summary consolidated financial statements for the periods as of and ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 have been prepared in accordance with (i) accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, such statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for a complete presentation of financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (of normal, recurring nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007. These summary consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in CryoLife’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

Note 2 – FDA Correspondence

July 2005 483

An FDA Form 483 Notice of Observations was issued in August 2005 in connection with the FDA inspections of the Company’s facilities in July 2005. Since August 2005 the Company and FDA have corresponded regarding the observations noted and the adequacy of the Company’s responses. In September 2007 the FDA re-inspected the Company and no FDA Form 483 Notice of Observations was issued.

SynerGraft

On February 20, 2003 the Company received a letter from the FDA stating that a 510(k) premarket notification should be filed for the Company’s SynerGraft processed human cardiac tissues (“CryoValve® SG”) and that premarket approval marketing authorization should be obtained for the Company’s SynerGraft processed human vascular tissues (“CryoVein® SG”) when marketed or labeled as an arteriovenous (“A-V”) access graft. The agency’s position is that use of the SynerGraft technology in the processing of allograft heart valves represents a modification to the Company’s legally marketed CryoValve allograft and that vascular allografts labeled for use as A-V access grafts are medical devices that require premarket approval.

On November 3, 2003 the Company filed a 510(k) premarket notification with the FDA for the CryoValve SG. Since that filing the Company and the FDA have exchanged written correspondence and have had discussions to address the Company’s 510(k) submission. In response to the FDA’s requests for additional information, the Company has undertaken further clinical and preclinical evaluations. These evaluations were submitted to the FDA in an additional 510(k) amendment on February 20, 2007. The Company has most recently responded to the FDA’s request for additional information on September 7, 2007. The FDA may still require that additional studies be undertaken. Clearance of the 510(k) premarket notification with the FDA will be required before the Company can resume distribution of SynerGraft processed CryoValve SG’s.

Until such time as the issues surrounding SynerGraft are resolved, the Company is employing its traditional processing methods on all tissues. As of September 30, 2007 the Company had no deferred preservation costs related to SynerGraft processed tissues on its Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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Note 3 Exchange and Service Agreement

On December 19, 2006 the Company announced that it had entered into the RTI Agreement, an exchange and service agreement with Regeneration Technologies, Inc., and certain of its affiliates, respecting procurement, processing, and distribution activities for cardiovascular and vascular tissue processed and distributed by RTI and orthopaedic tissue for the knee processed and distributed by CryoLife. In accordance with the RTI Agreement, CryoLife ceased accepting donated human orthopaedic tissue for processing commencing January 1, 2007 and began work to transition existing arrangements for recovery of human orthopaedic tissue to RTI. Likewise, on January 1, 2007 RTI ceased accepting donated human cardiovascular and vascular tissues for processing and began work to transition its arrangements for recovery of these tissues to CryoLife. No cash was exchanged in the transaction. CryoLife will continue to distribute its existing orthopaedic tissue inventory, and RTI will continue to distribute its existing cardiovascular and vascular tissue inventory, through June 30, 2008. After that date CryoLife will become entitled to distribute RTI’s remaining cardiovascular and vascular tissue inventory, and RTI will become entitled to distribute CryoLife’s remaining orthopaedic tissue inventory. CryoLife will pay RTI a commission with respect to any of CryoLife’s orthopaedic tissue distributed by RTI and will receive a commission from RTI with respect to any RTI cardiac tissue distributed by CryoLife. Under the RTI Agreement, from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2016, except as set forth above, CryoLife has agreed not to market or solicit orders for certain human orthopaedic tissues and RTI has agreed not to market or solicit orders for human cardiac and vascular tissues. The agreement also provides for a non-exclusive license of technology from CryoLife to RTI, and contains customary provisions regarding indemnification and confidentiality.

As a result of the RTI Agreement, the Company recorded a net $159,000 loss during the fourth quarter of 2006, which was composed of a write-down of $2.8 million in cost of preservation services and a $2.6 million gain on exit activities. The $2.8 million write-down was due to the impairment of certain orthopaedic tissues and processing materials. The $2.6 million gain on exit activities was primarily due to a gain on the recording of intangible assets received from RTI, partially offset by several individually immaterial asset write-downs and expense accruals incurred as a result of the transaction.

Note 4 – Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

The Company maintains cash equivalents and investments in several large, well-capitalized financial institutions, and the Company’s policy excludes investment in any securities rated less than “investment-grade” by national rating services. Management determines the appropriate classification of its marketable securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designations quarterly.

Debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at amortized cost. Trading securities are securities that are acquired principally for the purpose of generating a profit from short-term fluctuations in price. Trading securities are stated at their fair values, with the realized and unrealized gains and losses, interest, and dividends included in investment income. Debt securities not classified as held-to-maturity or marketable equity securities not classified as trading are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are stated at their fair values, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of income taxes, reported in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Interest, dividends, realized gains and losses, and declines in value judged to be other than temporary are included in investment income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

As of September 30, 2007 $5.9 million of marketable securities were designated as available-for-sale. As of December 31, 2006 $4.0 million of marketable securities were designated as available-for-sale and $571,000 were designated as held-to-maturity. The held-to-maturity securities were designated as such due to a contractual commitment to hold the securities as pledged collateral relating to one of the Company’s product liability insurance policies, and, therefore, they were reported as restricted securities on the December 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first quarter of 2007 the restricted securities matured and were replaced with a letter of credit subfacility, as discussed in Note 7 below.

The Company’s cash equivalents include advance funding received under the U.S. Congress 2005 Defense Appropriations Conference Report (the “2005 DOD Grant”) and the U.S. Congress 2006 Defense Appropriations

 

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Conference Report (the “2006 DOD Grant”) for the continued development of protein hydrogel technology for use on the battlefield. The advance funding is accounted for as deferred income on the Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets and is recognized as other revenue as expenses are incurred related to these grants. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 $1.5 million and $806,000, respectively, of cash equivalents and deferred income were related to the 2005 and 2006 DOD grants.

The following is a summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities (in thousands):

 

     Cost Basis    Unrealized
Holding
Gains
   Estimated
Market
Value

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        

Cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

   $ 7,215    $ —      $ 7,215

Marketable securities:

        

Government entity sponsored debt securities

     5,928      8      5,936

December 31, 2006

        

Cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

   $ 2,484    $ —      $ 2,484

Marketable securities:

        

Government entity sponsored debt securities

     3,964      1      3,965

Restricted securities:

        

Government entity sponsored debt securities

     571      —        571

There were no gross realized gains or losses on sales of available-for-sale securities for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. Differences between cost and market listed above, consisting of unrealized holding gains of $8,000 and $1,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, are included as a separate component of other comprehensive income in the shareholders’ equity section of the Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At September 30, 2007 $3.0 million of the Company’s marketable securities had a maturity date within 90 days and $2.9 million had a maturity date between 90 days and one year. At December 31, 2006 all of the Company’s marketable securities had a maturity date within 90 days.

Note 5 – Inventories

Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (Unaudited)     

Raw materials

   $ 3,174    $ 3,048

Work-in-process

     352      479

Finished goods

     2,045      1,626
             

Total inventories

   $ 5,571    $ 5,153
             

Note 6 – Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and tax return purposes. The Company generated deferred tax assets beginning in 2002 primarily as a result of write-downs of deferred preservation costs, accruals for product liability claims, and operating losses. The Company assesses the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”), on an annual basis and on an interim basis, as necessary, when the Company experiences changes that could materially

 

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affect its determination of the recoverability of its deferred tax assets. Management provides a valuation allowance when, as a result of this analysis, management believes it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets at December 31, 2006 the Company reviewed its historical operating results, including the reasons for its operating losses in prior years and uncertainties regarding projected future operating results. Based on the results of this analysis, at December 31, 2006 the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the Company’s deferred tax assets would not be realized. Therefore, as of December 31, 2006 the Company had a total of $33.0 million in valuation allowances against deferred tax assets and a net deferred tax liability of $226,000 related to taxes in a foreign jurisdiction.

Based on the Company’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and its projected results for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company anticipates that it will utilize a portion of its net operating loss carryforwards in the 2007 income tax year to offset its taxable income. Although CryoLife is beginning to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards, the Company does not currently believe that a change in its determination of the recoverability of its deferred tax assets is warranted. CryoLife will continue to evaluate its determination in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 109, which indicates the Company’s net losses in recent years constitute significant evidence against the recoverability of its deferred tax assets that is difficult to overcome. CryoLife will reverse the remaining valuation allowance, or a portion thereof, when and if its deferred tax assets meet the SFAS 109 “more likely than not” standard for recognition. Also, the realizability of the Company’s deferred tax assets could be limited in future periods as mandated by Internal Revenue Service Section 382.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded $2.0 million in liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. The $2.0 million of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits was accounted for as a decrease to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings of $762,000 and a reclassification of a portion of the valuation allowances against the Company’s deferred tax assets of $1.2 million to a liability. To the extent these unrecognized tax benefits are ultimately recognized, it would not, based on current assumptions, affect the annual effective income tax rate due to the existence of the valuation allowance.

The tax years 2003-2006 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in other income and expense. As of September 30, 2007 the Company had approximately $330,000 of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

Note 7 – Debt

On February 8, 2005 CryoLife and its subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement with Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. as lender (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of $15.0 million (including a letter of credit subfacility of up to an aggregate of $2.0 million) or a borrowing base determined in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Generally, the borrowing base is 20% of the appraised value of the business of CryoLife, reduced by specified lender reserves. The Credit Agreement places limitations on the amount that the Company may borrow, and includes various affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants such as a requirement that CryoLife either (i) maintain quarterly a minimum aggregate borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement, less certain payables incurred outside the Company’s historical practices, plus unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, as defined (“Availability”), of at least $12.5 million or (ii) achieve as of each quarter end a minimum level of earnings before extraordinary gains, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), BioGlue gross margins of at least 70% for the preceding twelve months, as well as Availability of at least $5.0 million. In the first quarter of 2007 the Company obtained a $500,000 letter of credit subfacility relating to one of the Company’s product liability insurance policies. This reduced the Company’s aggregate borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement to $14.5 million. While the Company expects that its aggregate borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement will remain at $14.5 million, there can be no assurance that the capacity will remain at this level. The Credit Agreement also includes customary conditions on incurring new indebtedness and prohibits payments of cash dividends on the Company’s common stock. There is no restriction on the payment of stock dividends. Commitment fees are paid based on the unused portion of the facility. The Credit Agreement expires on February 7, 2008, at which time the outstanding principal balance will be due.

 

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Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of CryoLife and its subsidiaries and bear interest at the bank’s prime rate plus 1%, which aggregated 8.75% as of September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007 the outstanding balance of the Credit Agreement was $4.5 million and the remaining borrowing availability was $10.0 million.

The Company routinely enters into agreements to finance insurance premiums for periods not to exceed the terms of the related insurance policies. In the second quarter of 2007 the Company entered into two agreements to finance approximately $1.4 million and $478,000 in insurance premiums associated with the yearly renewal of certain of the Company’s insurance policies. The amounts financed accrue interest at 7.027% and are payable in equal monthly payments over a nine month and an eight month period, respectively. As of September 30, 2007 the aggregate outstanding balance under these agreements was $668,000.

In the second quarter of 2006 the Company entered into two agreements to finance approximately $1.6 million and $715,000 in insurance premiums associated with the yearly renewal of certain of the Company’s insurance policies. The amounts financed accrued interest at 6.71% and 6.7%, respectively, and were payable in equal monthly payments over a nine month and an eight month period, respectively. As of September 30, 2007 the aggregate outstanding balance under these agreements was zero.

Note 8 – Convertible Preferred Stock

On March 18 and April 19, 2005 the Company completed a public offering of 417,000 shares of 6% convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”) at a price to the public of $50.00 per share. Net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering-related expenses, totaled approximately $19.1 million.

Dividends on the Preferred Stock were cumulative from the date of original issue at the annual rate of 6% of the liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock, payable quarterly on the first day of January, April, July, and October, commencing July 1, 2005. Any dividends were required to be declared by the Company’s board of directors and to come from funds legally available for dividend payments. On March 13, 2007 the Company declared a dividend of $0.75 per share on its Preferred Stock. The dividend of approximately $243,000 was paid on April 2, 2007 to shareholders of record on March 22, 2007. No dividends were declared in the second or third quarter of 2007.

The Preferred Stock was convertible at the option of the holder at any time into the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of approximately 6.2189 shares of common stock for each share of Preferred Stock, based on an initial conversion price of $8.04. The Company had reserved 4,600,000 shares of common stock for issuance upon conversion. Through June 4, 2007 holders had cumulatively voluntarily converted 139,000 shares of Preferred Stock into 867,000 shares of common stock, of which 47,000 shares of Preferred Stock were voluntarily converted into 292,000 shares of common stock in the second quarter of 2007.

The Preferred Stock contained provisions that allowed the Company to convert its Preferred Stock into common stock if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeded $12.06, which is 150% of the conversion price of the Preferred Stock, for at least 20 trading days during any 30-day trading period, ending within five trading days prior to notice of automatic conversion. This condition was satisfied on June 4, 2007 and on that day the Company exercised its right to automatically convert the Preferred Stock into common stock. As a result, on June 25, 2007 the Company automatically converted the remaining 278,000 shares of Preferred Stock into 1,726,000 shares of common stock at the conversion rate of approximately 6.2189 shares of common stock per share of Preferred Stock.

The Company was required to make additional payments for both the voluntary and automatic conversions of Preferred Stock equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable on the Preferred Stock through and including April 1, 2008, less any dividends already paid on the Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Make-Whole Payment”). The Dividend Make-Whole Payment was payable in cash or, at the Company’s option, in shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The Dividend Make-Whole Payment is discussed further in Note 9 below.

As of September 30, 2007 there were no outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as a result of the second quarter automatic conversion of the Preferred Stock to common stock.

 

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Note 9 – Derivative

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”), the Company was required to separate and account for the Dividend Make-Whole Payment feature of its Preferred Stock as an embedded derivative (the “Derivative”). As an embedded derivative instrument, the Dividend Make-Whole Payment feature was measured at fair value and reflected as a current liability on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of the Derivative were recognized in the line item change in valuation of derivative as a non-operating income/expense on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company determined the fair value of the Derivative to be $1.0 million on March 18, 2005, the date of issuance. The Company determined the fair value of the Derivative related to the issuance of additional Preferred Stock upon exercise of the underwriter’s over allotment option to be $32,000 on April 19, 2005, the date of issuance. The proceeds from the Preferred Stock recorded on the Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets were reduced by these amounts, which were allocated to the derivative liability.

As discussed in Note 8 above, on June 25, 2007 the Company automatically converted the remaining shares of the Preferred Stock into common stock, thereby triggering the payment of the remaining Dividend Make-Whole Payment. Through June 4, 2007 the Company had issued 132,000 shares of common stock to converting holders in satisfaction of the Dividend Make-Whole Payment. The value of voluntary conversions during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $178,000 based on the share prices on the respective dates of conversion. On June 25, 2007 the Company issued 69,000 shares of common stock to preferred shareholders to satisfy the Dividend Make–Whole Payment due to the automatic conversion. The value of the Dividend Make-Whole Payment was $878,000 based on the share price of $12.71 on the date of conversion.

The Company recorded other expense totaling $821,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 related to the first quarter revaluation of the Derivative and the second quarter automatic and voluntary conversions of the Preferred Stock to common stock. The 2007 expenses for the voluntary and automatic conversions represent the value of the Dividend Make-Whole Payments paid by the Company that exceeded the derivative liability accrued in prior periods.

The Company recorded other expense of $44,000 and $111,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, related to the quarterly revaluations of the Derivative.

At September 30, 2007 there was no remaining derivative liability as a result of the second quarter automatic conversion of the Preferred Stock to common stock.

Note 10 – Comprehensive Income

The following is a summary of comprehensive income (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Net income

   $ 1,907     $ 1,978     $ 4,552     $ 415  

Unrealized gain on investments

     11       1       7       3  

Translation adjustment

     (93 )     (16 )     (151 )     (38 )
                                

Comprehensive income

   $ 1,825     $ 1,963     $ 4,408     $ 380  
                                

The tax effect on both the unrealized gain and the translation adjustment is zero for each period presented.

 

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Components of accumulated other comprehensive income consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
     (Unaudited)     

Unrealized gain on investments

   $ 8    $ 1

Translation adjustment

     8      159
             

Total accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ 16    $ 160
             

Note 11 – Income (Loss) per Common Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per common share (in thousands, except per share data). The net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 is adjusted by the effect of the Company’s cumulative, convertible Preferred Stock to arrive at net income (loss) applicable to common shares in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS 128”). The Company also considers, as applicable, the effect of its Preferred Stock, as discussed in Note 8, the Derivative, as discussed in Note 9, and common stock options, as discussed in Note 12, in the calculation of diluted weighted-average shares below.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007    2006     2007     2006  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Numerator for basic income per common share:

         

Net income

   $ 1,907    $ 1,978     $ 4,552     $ 415  

Effect of preferred stock a

     —        (243 )     (243 )     (730 )
                               

Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 1,907    $ 1,735     $ 4,309     $ (315 )
                               

Denominator for basic income (loss) per common share:

         

Basic weighted-average common shares

     27,501      24,847       25,998       24,804  
                               

Basic income (loss) per common share

   $ 0.07    $ 0.07     $ 0.17     $ (0.01 )
                               

Numerator for diluted income per common share:

         

Net income

   $ 1,907    $ 1,978     $ 4,552     $ 415  

Effect of preferred stock b

     —        (243 )     (243 )     (730 )

Effect of stock options c

     —        —         —         —    
                               

Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

   $ 1,907    $ 1,735     $ 4,309     $ (315 )
                               

Denominator for diluted income (loss) per common share:

         

Basic weighted-average common shares

     27,501      24,847       25,998       24,804  

Effect of dilutive convertible preferred stock b

     —        —         —         —    

Effect of dilutive stock options c

     555      271       675       —    
                               

Adjusted weighted-average common shares

     28,056      25,118       26,673       24,804  
                               

Diluted income (loss) per common share

   $ 0.07    $ 0.07     $ 0.16     $ (0.01 )
                               

 

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a

The amount of the accumulated dividend on Preferred Stock decreased the net income applicable to common shares by $243,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The amount of the accumulated dividend on Preferred Stock decreased the net income applicable to common shares by $243,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The amount of the accumulated dividend on Preferred Stock offset the Company’s net income and resulted in a net loss applicable to common shares with a total unfavorable effect of $730,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

b

The amount of the accumulated dividend on the Preferred Stock decreased the net income applicable to common shares by $243,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The adjustment for the Dividend Make-Whole Payment for conversions during the period and the adjustment for the quarterly revaluation of the derivative liability would have instead increased net income applicable to common shareholders by $821,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The common shares that would have been issued to shareholders at the beginning of the period for the conversion of the remaining Preferred Stock and in payment of the remaining Dividend Make-Whole Payment would have increased the weighted-average shares by 1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These adjustments were excluded from the calculation above, as they were anti-dilutive pursuant to the provisions of SFAS 128.

The amount of the accumulated dividend on Preferred Stock decreased the net income applicable to common shares by $243,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The amount of the accumulated dividend on Preferred Stock offset the Company’s net income and resulted in a net loss applicable to common shares with a total unfavorable effect of $730,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The adjustment for the quarterly revaluation of the derivative liability, would have instead increased the net income applicable to common shareholders by $44,000 and $111,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and the common shares that would be issued to shareholders upon conversion of the remaining Preferred Stock and in payment of the remaining Dividend Make-Whole Payment would have increased the weighted-average shares by 2.3 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. These adjustments were excluded from the calculation above, as they were anti-dilutive pursuant to the provisions of SFAS 128.

 

c

Outstanding options to purchase the Company’s common stock resulted in 555,000 and 675,000 additional dilutive common shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Outstanding options to purchase the Company’s common stock resulted in 271,000 additional dilutive common shares for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Outstanding options to purchase the Company’s common stock that would have resulted in additional dilutive common shares of 211,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were excluded from the calculation, as these items were anti-dilutive pursuant to the provisions of SFAS 128.

In future periods the basic and diluted earnings per common share are expected to be affected by stock option transactions including the exercise of stock options and the issuance of additional stock options as well as fluctuations in the fair value of the Company’s common stock.

Note 12 – Stock Compensation

The Company has stock option and stock incentive plans that provide for grants to employees and directors of shares and options to purchase shares of Company common stock at exercise prices generally equal to the fair values of such stock at the dates of grant. The Company maintains a shareholder approved Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) for the benefit of its employees. The ESPP allows eligible employees the right to purchase common stock on a quarterly basis at the lower of 85% of the market price at the beginning or end of each three-month offering period. Pursuant to the adoption of SFAS 123 Revised, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), both the Company’s 15% discount on ESPP stock purchases and the look back portion of ESPP stock purchases are considered components of stock compensation and must be expensed in the Company’s financial statements. The look back portion of the Company’s ESPP constitutes an option and, as such, the expense is determined by performing a valuation as discussed below.

 

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Stock Grants

In July of 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the grant of stock to certain Company executives. The stock grants totaled 20,000 shares of common stock, which were valued at $186,000 based on the stock prices of $9.26 and $9.28 on the respective grant dates. The value of these stock grants will be recorded as stock compensation expense over the three-year vesting periods. The Company recorded $5,000 in compensation expense related to these stock grants during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

In May 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized grants of stock to non-employee Directors. The stock grant totaled 37,500 shares of common stock, which was valued at $495,000 based on the stock price of $13.21 on the date of grant. A second stock grant was issued to a non-employee Director of 1,000 shares of common stock, which was valued at $15,000 based on the stock price $14.10 on the date of grant. The value of these stock grants will be recorded as stock compensation expense over the one-year vesting period. The Company recorded $127,000 and $211,000, respectively, in compensation expense related to these stock grants during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

In February 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the grant of stock to certain Company executives. The stock grants totaled 29,000 shares of common stock, which was valued at $265,000 based on the stock price of $9.02 on the date of grant. The value of this stock grant will be recorded as stock compensation expense over the three-year vesting period. The Company recorded $19,000 and $47,000 in compensation expense related to these stock grants during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

In February 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the grant of stock as part of the 2006 Performance-Based Bonus Plan for certain Company executives. The stock grant totaled 68,000 shares of common stock valued at $587,000 based on the stock price of $8.57 on the date of grant. The Company recorded the entire expense for the executive stock grants during the year ended December 31, 2006.

In February 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors approved the terms of and awards under certain performance-based bonus plans to recognize the fiscal 2007 performance of the Company and its executives and managers. A portion of the awards under of these plans will be paid in Company stock pursuant to the Company’s existing stock plans, if the required performance is achieved. The Company is recording the anticipated liability related to this stock grant during 2007.

In August 2006 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the grant of stock to its non-employee directors. The stock grants of 2,500 shares of common stock per non-employee director were valued at a total of $109,000 based on the stock price of $5.47 on the date of grant. The value of this stock grant was recorded as compensation expense over the 12-month vesting period. The Company also made cash payments totaling $38,000 to the non-employee directors to partially offset each individual’s income tax liability as a result of the stock grant. The Company recorded $14,000 and $73,000 in compensation expense related to these stock grants during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. As of September 30, 2007 these stock grants were fully vested.

In February 2006 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the grant of unrestricted stock to recognize the performance of certain Company executives. The stock grants totaled 34,000 shares of common stock, which were valued at $145,000 based on the stock price of $4.25 on the date of grant. The Company purchased $50,000 of Company stock from employees, based on the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the day the stock was transferred to the Company, to pay employee federal and state withholding taxes related to these stock grants. The Company recorded the $145,000 in compensation expense related to these stock grants during the first quarter of 2006.

Stock Options

In July 2007 the Company’s Compensation Committee authorized a stock option grant to certain Company executives. The stock options were granted from the 2004 Employee Stock Incentive Plan with a three-year vesting period and a seven-year term. The options granted totaled 110,000 shares with exercise prices of $9.06 and $9.26.

In February 2007 the Company’s Compensation Committee authorized a stock option grant to certain Company executives. The stock options were granted from the 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and will become exercisable

 

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over a three-year vesting period and have a seven-year term. The options granted totaled 176,000 shares with an exercise price of $8.70.

In January 2007 the Company’s Compensation Committee authorized a stock option grant to certain Company employees. The stock options were granted from the 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and will become exercisable over a five-year vesting period and have a 66-month term. The options granted totaled 97,000 shares with an exercise price of $7.88.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to value its stock option grants under SFAS 123R and expenses the related compensation cost using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The fair value of the Company’s ESPP options is also determined using the Black-Scholes model and is expensed quarterly at the end of the purchase period, as the option is fully vested at that time. The fair value of stock options is determined on the grant date using assumptions for the expected term, expected volatility, dividend yield, and the risk free interest rate. The term assumption is primarily based on the contractual term of the option and historic data related to exercise and post-vesting cancellation history experienced by the Company, adjusted based on management’s expectations of future results. The expected term is determined separately for options issued to the Company’s directors and to employees. The Company’s anticipated volatility level is primarily based on the historic volatility of the Company’s common stock, adjusted to remove the effects of certain periods of unusual volatility not expected to recur, and adjusted based on management’s expectations of future volatility, for the life of the option or option group. The Company’s model includes a zero dividend yield assumption, as the Company has not historically paid nor does it anticipate paying dividends on its common stock. The risk free interest rate is based on recent U.S. Treasury note auction results with a similar life to that of the option. The Company’s model does not include a discount for post-vesting restrictions, as the Company has not issued awards with such restrictions. The period expense is then determined based on the valuation of the options, and at that time an estimated forfeiture rate is used to reduce the expense recorded. The Company’s estimate of pre-vesting forfeitures is primarily based on the recent historical experience of the Company, and is adjusted to reflect actual forfeitures at each vesting date.

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the fair value of options under SFAS 123R:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2007
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 
     Stock Options     ESPP Options     Stock Options     ESPP Options  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Expected stock price volatility

   .600     .625     .600     .492  

Risk-free interest rate

   4.25 %   4.55 %   4.62 %   4.85 %

Expected life of options

   3.3 Years     .24 Years     3.4 Years     .24 Years  
     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2006
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006
 
     Stock Options     ESPP Options     Stock Options     ESPP Options  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Expected dividend yield

   0 %   0 %   0 %   0 %

Expected stock price volatility

   .650     .315     .650     .441  

Risk-free interest rate

   5.00 %   4.69 %   4.80 %   4.34 %

Expected life of options

   4.0 Years     .24 Years     4.1 Years     .24 Years  

For the three months ended September 30, 2007 the Company’s stock based compensation expense was $626,000, of which approximately $221,000 was related to employee performance incentives expected to be paid during 2008, $240,000 was related to stock option grants and ESPP, and $165,000 was related to current and prior period common stock grants. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company’s stock based compensation expense was $1.6 million of which approximately $624,000 was related to employee performance incentives expected to be paid during 2008, $632,000 was related to stock option grants and ESPP, and $337,000 was related to current and prior period common stock grants. These amounts were recorded as compensation expense and were subject to the Company’s normal allocation of expenses to inventory and deferred preservation costs. For the three

 

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and nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company capitalized $25,000 and $69,000, respectively, of the stock-based compensation expenses into its deferred preservation and inventory costs.

For the three months ended September 30, 2006 the Company’s stock-based compensation expense was approximately $165,000, of which $156,000 was related to stock option grants and ESPP and $9,000 was related to common stock grants. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 the Company’s stock-based compensation expense was approximately $852,000, of which approximately $698,000 was related to stock option grants and ESPP and $154,000 was related to executive common stock grants. These amounts were recorded as compensation expense and were subject to the Company’s normal allocation of expenses to inventory and deferred preservation costs. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 the Company capitalized $19,000 and $59,000, respectively, of the stock-based compensation expenses into its deferred preservation and inventory costs.

The Company did not recognize a tax benefit, or a related operating cash outflow and financing cash inflow, related to the compensation expense recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, as the Company is currently maintaining a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. See Note 6 for additional discussion of the Company’s income tax valuation.

As of September 30, 2007 there was approximately $2.0 million in total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements, before considering the effect of expected forfeitures. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. As of September 30, 2006 there was approximately $2.3 million in total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements, before considering the effect of expected forfeitures. As of September 30, 2006 this expense was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

Note 13 – Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments organized according to its products and services: Preservation Services and Implantable Medical Devices.

The Preservation Services segment includes external services revenue from cryopreservation of cardiac and vascular tissues, and from shipments of previously cryopreserved orthopaedic allograft tissues. The Implantable Medical Devices segment includes external revenue from product sales of BioGlue and bioprosthetic devices, including stentless porcine heart valves and SynerGraft processed bovine vascular grafts, and from the distribution of CardioWrap, a bioresorbable thin film sheet used to replace the pericardium in cardiac reconstruction and other cardiac surgeries in which the patient may face re-operation within six months. There are no intersegment revenues.

The primary measure of segment performance, as viewed by the Company’s management, is segment gross margin, or net external revenues less cost of products and preservation services. The Company does not segregate assets by segment; therefore, asset information is excluded from the segment disclosures below.

 

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The following table summarizes revenues, cost of products and preservation services, and gross margins for the Company’s operating segments (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2007    2006    2007    2006
     (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)

Revenue:

           

Preservation services

   $ 11,347    $ 10,319    $ 36,019    $ 29,839

Implantable medical devices

     10,545      9,687      33,096      30,308

All other a

     268      12      580      74
                           
     22,160      20,018      69,695      60,221
                           

Cost of Products and Preservation Services:

           

Preservation services

     6,575      6,954      21,183      20,751

Implantable medical devices

     1,615      1,576      5,444      5,581

All other a

     —        —        —        —  
                           
     8,190      8,530      26,627      26,332
                           

Gross Margin:

           

Preservation services

     4,772      3,365      14,836      9,088

Implantable medical devices

     8,930      8,111      27,652      24,727

All other a

     268      12      580      74
                           
   $ 13,970    $ 11,488    $ 43,068    $ 33,889
                           

 

a

The “All other” designation includes 1) grant revenue and 2) revenues related to the licensing of the Company’s technology to a third party.

The following table summarizes net revenues by product (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2007    2006    2007    2006
     (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)

Preservation services:

           

Cardiovascular tissue

   $ 5,566    $ 4,189    $ 15,587    $ 11,550

Vascular tissue

     5,215      4,468      16,782      13,066

Orthopaedic tissue

     566      1,662      3,650      5,223
                           

Total preservation services

     11,347      10,319      36,019      29,839
                           

Products:

           

BioGlue

     10,280      9,444      32,373      29,534

Other implantable medical devices

     265      243      723      774
                           

Total products

     10,545      9,687      33,096      30,308
                           

All other a

     268      12      580      74
                           
   $ 22,160    $ 20,018    $ 69,695    $ 60,221
                           

 

a

The “All other” designation includes 1) grant revenue and 2) revenues related to the licensing of the Company’s technology to a third party.

Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies

Product Liability Claims

In the normal course of business as a medical device and services company, the Company has product liability complaints filed against it. As of October 30, 2007 one product liability lawsuit was pending against the Company arising out of the Company’s allograft heart valve tissue services. This lawsuit is covered by product liability insurance

 

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and is in the early stages of discovery. Other product liability claims have been asserted against the Company that may result in lawsuits in future periods.

The Company performed an analysis as of September 30, 2007 of the pending product liability lawsuit and other claims based on settlement negotiations to date and advice from counsel. As of September 30, 2007 the Company had accrued a total of approximately $330,000 for the pending product liability lawsuit and other claims. The $330,000 accrual was included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the September 30, 2007 Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2006 the Company had accrued a total of approximately $330,000 for a pending product liability lawsuit. The lawsuit to which this accrual related was settled in the first quarter of 2007. The $330,000 accrual was included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the December 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet.

On April 1, 2007 the Company bound coverage for the 2007/2008 insurance policy year. This policy is a five-year claims-made insurance policy, i.e. claims incurred during the period April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2008 and reported during the period April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008 are covered by this policy. Claims incurred prior to April 1, 2003 that have not been reported are uninsured.

The Company maintains claims-made insurance policies to mitigate its financial exposure to product liability claims. Claims-made insurance policies generally cover only those asserted claims and incidents that are reported to the insurance carrier while the policy is in effect. Thus, a claims-made policy does not generally represent a transfer of risk for claims and incidents that have been incurred but not reported to the insurance carrier during the policy period. The Company periodically evaluates its exposure to unreported product liability claims and records accruals as necessary for the estimated cost of unreported claims related to services performed and products used. In July 2007 the Company retained an independent actuarial firm to perform estimates of the unreported claims as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007. The independent firm estimated the unreported product loss liability using a frequency-severity approach, whereby projected losses were calculated by multiplying the estimated number of claims by the estimated average cost per claim. The estimated claims were calculated based on the reported claim development method and the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using a blend of the Company’s historical claim experience and industry data. The estimated cost per claim was calculated using a lognormal claims model blending the Company’s historical average cost per claim with industry claims data. The independent actuarial firm used a number of assumptions in order to estimate the unreported product loss liability including:

 

   

A ceiling of $5.0 million was selected for actuarial purposes in determining the liability per claim given the uncertainty in projecting claim losses in excess of $5.0 million,

 

   

The future claim reporting lag time would be a blend of the Company’s experiences and industry data,

 

   

The frequency of unreported claims for accident years 2001 through 2007 would be lower than the Company’s experience in the 2002/2003 policy year, but higher than the Company’s historical claim frequency prior to the 2002/2003 policy year,

 

   

The average cost per claim would be lower than the Company’s experience since the 2002/2003 policy year, but higher than the Company’s historical cost per claim prior to the 2002/2003 policy year,

 

   

The average cost per BioGlue claim would be consistent with the Company’s overall historical exposures until adequate historical data is available on this product line, and

 

   

The number of BioGlue claims per million dollars of BioGlue revenue would be 45% lower than non-BioGlue claims per million dollars of revenue. The 45% factor was selected based on BioGlue claims experience to date and consultation with the actuary.

The Company believes that these assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the calculation of the unreported product liability loss, but accuracy of the actuarial firm’s estimates is limited by the general uncertainty that exists for any estimate of future activity due to uncertainties surrounding the assumptions used and due to Company specific conditions, the Company’s increased litigation activity following the FDA’s 2002 recall order of non-valved cardiac,

 

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vascular, and orthopaedic tissue (the “FDA Order”), the Company’s low volume of pre-FDA Order historical claims, and the scarcity of industry data directly relevant to the Company’s business activities. Due to these factors, actual results may differ significantly from the assumptions used and amounts accrued.

Based on the actuarial valuation performed in July 2007 as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, the Company estimated that its liability for unreported product liability claims was $5.9 million as of June 30, 2007 and would be $6.5 million as of December 31, 2007. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 03-8, the Company has accrued a prorated amount of $6.2 million, representing the Company’s best estimate of the total liability for unreported product liability claims related to services performed and products sold prior to September 30, 2007. The $6.2 million balance is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $3.1 million and other long-term liabilities of $3.1 million on the September 30, 2007 Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet. Further analysis indicated that the liability could be estimated to be as high as $11.8 million, after including a reasonable margin for statistical fluctuations calculated based on actuarial simulation techniques. Based on the actuarial valuation, the Company estimated that, as of September 30, 2007, $2.2 million of the accrual for unreported liability claims would be recoverable under the Company’s insurance policies. The $2.2 million insurance recoverable is included as a component of other receivables of $1.1 million and other long-term assets of $1.1 million on the September 30, 2007 Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet. These amounts represent management’s estimate of the probable losses and anticipated recoveries for unreported product liability claims related to services performed and products sold prior to September 30, 2007. Actual results may differ from this estimate.

As of December 31, 2006 the Company accrued $6.6 million for unreported product liability claims and recorded a receivable of $2.3 million for unreported liability claims estimated to be recoverable under the Company’s insurance policies. This $6.6 million accrual was included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $3.3 million and other long-term liabilities of $3.3 million on the December 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet. The $2.3 million insurance recoverable was included as a component of other current receivables of $1.1 million and other long-term assets of $1.2 million on the December 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet.

SEC Investigation

During the third quarter of 2002, the Company became the subject of an SEC investigation that related to the Company’s public disclosure with respect to an FDA-mandated recall of certain tissue processed by the Company. CryoLife has cooperated with this investigation and intends to continue doing so. As of the date hereof, the SEC has had no discussions with CryoLife as to whether the SEC will seek relief against CryoLife, or the nature of any relief that may be sought with respect to the matters that were the subject of the investigation. The SEC has made no inquiry of the Company regarding the matters that were the subject of the investigation for over a year, and the Company has no knowledge of the current status of the investigation. At present, CryoLife is unable to predict the ultimate focus of the investigation, the outcome of the investigation or when the investigation will be completed. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on CryoLife’s reputation, business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Note 15 – New Accounting Pronouncements

The Company will be required to adopt FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 provides a single definition of fair value and a hierarchical framework for measuring it, as well as establishing additional disclosure requirements about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 on its results of operations and financial position.

In February 2007 FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 provides the option to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the intent to mitigate volatility in financial reporting that can occur when related assets and liabilities are recorded on different bases and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS 159, if elected, on its results of operations and financial position.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Overview

CryoLife, Inc. (“CryoLife” or the “Company”) develops and commercializes biomaterials, implantable medical devices and preserves and distributes human tissues for cardiovascular and vascular transplant applications. Our biomaterials and implantable devices include BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive, porcine heart valves and vascular grafts of bovine tissue processed using our proprietary SynerGraft® technology. The quarter ended September 30, 2007 was characterized by continuing strong cardiovascular, vascular, and BioGlue revenues when compared to the prior year periods. CryoLife’s orthopaedic revenues decreased as a result of the December 2006 agreement with Regeneration Technologies, Inc., described further below, as the Company shipped lesser amounts of its remaining orthopaedic tissues when compared to the prior year and the prior quarter periods. See the “Results of Operations” section below for additional analysis of the third quarter results.

Recent Events

Preferred Stock

On June 4, 2007 the Company announced that it was exercising its right to automatically convert the remaining shares of its 6% convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”) into common stock. On June 25, 2007 the Company automatically converted the remaining 278,000 shares of its Preferred Stock into 1,726,000 shares of common stock at the conversion rate of approximately 6.2189 shares of common stock per share of Preferred Stock and issued 69,000 shares of common stock to preferred shareholders to satisfy the Dividend Make–Whole Payment due to the automatic conversion. The value of the Dividend Make-Whole payment was $878,000 based on the share price of $12.71 on the date of conversion.

RTI Agreement

On December 19, 2006 the Company announced that it had entered into an exchange and service agreement (the “RTI Agreement”) with Regeneration Technologies, Inc., and certain of its affiliates, (collectively, “RTI”), respecting procurement, processing, and distribution activities for cardiovascular and vascular tissue processed and distributed by RTI and orthopaedic tissue for the knee processed and distributed by CryoLife. In accordance with the RTI Agreement, CryoLife ceased accepting donated human orthopaedic tissue for processing commencing January 1, 2007 and began work to transition existing arrangements for recovery of human orthopaedic tissue to RTI. Likewise, on January 1, 2007 RTI ceased accepting donated human cardiovascular and vascular tissues for processing and began work to transition its arrangements for recovery of these tissues to CryoLife. No cash was exchanged in the transaction. CryoLife will continue to distribute its existing orthopaedic tissue inventory, and RTI will continue to distribute its existing cardiovascular and vascular tissue inventory, through June 30, 2008. After that date CryoLife will become entitled to distribute RTI’s remaining cardiovascular and vascular tissue inventory, and RTI will become entitled to distribute CryoLife’s remaining orthopaedic tissue inventory. CryoLife will pay RTI a commission with respect to any of CryoLife’s orthopaedic tissue distributed by RTI and will receive a commission from RTI with respect to any RTI cardiac tissue distributed by CryoLife. Under the RTI Agreement, from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2016, except as set forth above, CryoLife has agreed not to market or solicit orders for certain human orthopaedic tissues and RTI has agreed not to market or solicit orders for human cardiac and vascular tissues. The agreement also provides for a non-exclusive license of technology from CryoLife to RTI, and contains customary provisions regarding indemnification and confidentiality.

Critical Accounting Policies

A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Part II, Item 8, “Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Management believes that the consistent application of these policies enables the Company to provide users of the financial statements with useful and reliable information about the Company’s operating results and financial condition. The summary consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles

 

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generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information, which require the Company to make estimates and assumptions. The following are accounting policies that management believes are most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results and may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

Product Liability Claims: In the normal course of business as a medical device and services company, the Company has product liability complaints filed against it. As of October 30, 2007 one product liability lawsuit was pending against the Company arising out of the Company’s allograft heart valve tissue services. This lawsuit is covered by product liability insurance and is in the early stages of discovery. Other product liability claims have been asserted against the Company that may result in lawsuits in future periods.

The Company performed an analysis as of September 30, 2007 of the pending product liability lawsuit and other claims based on settlement negotiations to date and advice from counsel. As of September 30, 2007 the Company had accrued a total of approximately $330,000 for the pending product liability lawsuit and other claims. The $330,000 accrual was included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the September 30, 2007 Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2006 the Company had accrued a total of approximately $330,000 for a pending product liability lawsuit. The lawsuit to which this accrual related was settled in the first quarter of 2007. The $330,000 accrual was included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the December 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet.

On April 1, 2007 the Company bound coverage for the 2007/2008 insurance policy year. This policy is a five-year claims-made insurance policy, i.e. claims incurred during the period April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2008 and reported during the period April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008 are covered by this policy. Claims incurred prior to April 1, 2003 that have not been reported are uninsured.

The Company maintains claims-made insurance policies to mitigate its financial exposure to product liability claims. Claims-made insurance policies generally cover only those asserted claims and incidents that are reported to the insurance carrier while the policy is in effect. Thus, a claims-made policy does not generally represent a transfer of risk for claims and incidents that have been incurred but not reported to the insurance carrier during the policy period. The Company periodically evaluates its exposure to unreported product liability claims and records accruals as necessary for the estimated cost of unreported claims related to services performed and products used. In July 2007 the Company retained an independent actuarial firm to perform estimates of the unreported claims as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007. The independent firm estimated the unreported product loss liability using a frequency-severity approach, whereby projected losses were calculated by multiplying the estimated number of claims by the estimated average cost per claim. The estimated claims were calculated based on the reported claim development method and the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using a blend of the Company’s historical claim experience and industry data. The estimated cost per claim was calculated using a lognormal claims model blending the Company’s historical average cost per claim with industry claims data. The independent actuarial firm used a number of assumptions in order to estimate the unreported product loss liability including:

 

   

A ceiling of $5.0 million was selected for actuarial purposes in determining the liability per claim given the uncertainty in projecting claim losses in excess of $5.0 million,

 

   

The future claim reporting lag time would be a blend of the Company’s experiences and industry data,

 

   

The frequency of unreported claims for accident years 2001 through 2007 would be lower than the Company’s experience in the 2002/2003 policy year, but higher than the Company’s historical claim frequency prior to the 2002/2003 policy year,

 

   

The average cost per claim would be lower than the Company’s experience since the 2002/2003 policy year, but higher than the Company’s historical cost per claim prior to the 2002/2003 policy year,

 

   

The average cost per BioGlue claim would be consistent with the Company’s overall historical exposures until adequate historical data is available on this product line, and

 

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The number of BioGlue claims per million dollars of BioGlue revenue would be 45% lower than non-BioGlue claims per million dollars of revenue. The 45% factor was selected based on BioGlue claims experience to-date and consultation with the actuary.

The Company believes that these assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the calculation of the unreported product liability loss, but accuracy of the actuarial firm’s estimates is limited by the general uncertainty that exists for any estimate of future activity due to uncertainties surrounding the assumptions used and due to Company specific conditions, the Company’s increased litigation activity following the FDA’s 2002 recall order of non-valved cardiac, vascular, and orthopaedic tissue (the “FDA Order”), the Company’s low volume of pre-FDA Order historical claims, and the scarcity of industry data directly relevant to the Company’s business activities. Due to these factors, actual results may differ significantly from the assumptions used and amounts accrued.

Based on the actuarial valuation performed in July 2007 as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, the Company estimated that its liability for unreported product liability claims was $5.9 million as of June 30, 2007 and would be $6.5 million as of December 31, 2007. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 03-8, the Company has accrued a prorated amount of $6.2 million, representing the Company’s best estimate of the total liability for unreported product liability claims related to services performed and products sold prior to September 30, 2007. The $6.2 million balance is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $3.1 million and other long-term liabilities of $3.1 million on the September 30, 2007 Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet. Further analysis indicated that the liability could be estimated to be as high as $11.8 million, after including a reasonable margin for statistical fluctuations calculated based on actuarial simulation techniques. Based on the actuarial valuation, the Company estimated that as of September 30, 2007, $2.2 million of the accrual for unreported liability claims would be recoverable under the Company’s insurance policies. The $2.2 million insurance recoverable is included as a component of other receivables of $1.1 million and other long-term assets of $1.1 million on the September 30, 2007 Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet. These amounts represent management’s estimate of the probable losses and anticipated recoveries for unreported product liability claims related to services performed and products sold prior to September 30, 2007. Actual results may differ from this estimate.

Deferred Preservation Costs: By federal law, human tissues cannot be bought or sold. Therefore, the tissues the Company preserves and further processes cannot be held as inventory. Tissue is procured from deceased human donors by organ and tissue procurement agencies, which consign the tissue to the Company for processing, preservation, and distribution. Preservation costs consist primarily of direct labor and materials (including laboratory expenses, tissue procurement fees, freight-in charges, and fringe benefits) and indirect costs (including allocations of costs from departments that support processing activities and facility allocations). Although the Company cannot own human tissue, the preservation process is a manufacturing process that is accounted for in accordance with Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43 (“ARB 43”) Chapter 4, Inventory Pricing. Preservation costs are stated at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out basis and are deferred until revenue is recognized upon shipment of the tissue to the implanting facilities.

The calculation of deferred preservation costs includes a high degree of judgment and complexity. The costs included in deferred preservation costs contain several estimates due to the timing differences between the occurrence of the cost and receipt of final bills for services. Costs that contain estimates include tissue procurement fees, which are estimated based on the Company’s contracts with independent procurement agencies, and freight-in charges, which are estimated based on the Company’s prior experiences with these charges. These costs are adjusted for differences between estimated and actual fees when invoices for these services are received. Management believes that its estimates approximate the actual costs of these services, but estimates could differ from actual costs. Total deferred preservation costs are then allocated among the different tissues processed during the period based on specific cost drivers such as the number of donors and the number of tissues processed. At each balance sheet date a portion of the deferred preservation costs relates to tissues currently in active processing or held in quarantine pending release to implantable status. The Company applies a yield estimate to all tissues in process and in quarantine to estimate the portion of tissues that will ultimately become implantable. Management determines this estimate of quarantine yields based on its experience in prior periods and reevaluates this estimate periodically. Due to the nature of this estimate and the length of the processing times experienced by the Company, actual yields could differ from the Company’s estimates. A significant change in quarantine yields could materially impact the amount of deferred preservation costs on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and the cost of preservation services, including the lower of cost or market write-down, described below, on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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The Company regularly evaluates its deferred preservation costs to determine if the costs are appropriately recorded at the lower of cost or market value and to determine if there are any impairments to the book value of the Company’s deferred preservation costs. CryoLife records a charge to cost of preservation services to write-down the amount of deferred preservation costs that are not deemed to be recoverable. These write-downs are permanent impairments that create a new cost basis, which cannot be restored to its previous levels when tissues are shipped or become available for shipment.

The Company recorded write-downs of $348,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 for the value of certain deferred preservation costs that exceeded market value. The amount of these write-downs are primarily due to excess current period tissue processing costs that exceeded market value based on recent average service fees. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The Company recorded write-downs of $319,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 due to the impairment of certain vascular and orthopaedic tissues. The tissues were impaired in the period that the Company determined that the tissues were not expected to ship prior to the expiration date of the tissue’s packaging.

As of September 30, 2007 deferred preservation costs consisted of $7.1 million for allograft heart valve tissues, $1.9 million for non-valved cardiac tissues, $15.9 million for vascular tissues, and $355,000 for orthopaedic tissues.

Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and tax return purposes. The Company generated deferred tax assets beginning in 2002 primarily as a result of write-downs of deferred preservation costs, accruals for product liability claims, and operating losses. The Company assesses the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”), on an annual basis and on an interim basis, as necessary, when the Company experiences changes that could materially affect its determination of the recoverability of its deferred tax assets. Management provides a valuation allowance when, as a result of this analysis, management believes it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets at December 31, 2006 the Company reviewed its historical operating results, including the reasons for its operating losses in prior years and uncertainties regarding projected future operating results. Based on the results of this analysis, at December 31, 2006 the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the Company’s deferred tax assets would not be realized. Therefore, as of December 31, 2006 the Company had a total of $33.0 million in valuation allowances against deferred tax assets and a net deferred tax liability of $226,000 related to taxes in a foreign jurisdiction.

Based on the Company’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and its projected results for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company anticipates that it will utilize a portion of its net operating loss carryforwards in the 2007 income tax year to offset its taxable income. Although CryoLife is beginning to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards, the Company does not currently believe that a change in its determination of the recoverability of its deferred tax assets is warranted. CryoLife will continue to evaluate its determination in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 109, which indicates the Company’s net losses in recent years constitute significant evidence against the recoverability of its deferred tax assets that is difficult to overcome. CryoLife will reverse the remaining valuation allowance, or a portion thereof, when and if its deferred tax assets meet the SFAS 109 “more likely than not” standard for recognition. Also, the realizability of the Company’s deferred tax assets could be limited in future periods as mandated by Internal Revenue Service Section 382.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded $2.0 million in liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. The $2.0 million of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits was accounted for as a decrease to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings of $762,000 and a reclassification of a portion of the valuation allowances against the Company’s deferred tax assets of $1.2 million to a liability. To the extent these unrecognized tax benefits are ultimately recognized, it would not affect the annual effective income tax rate due to the existence of the valuation allowance.

The tax years 2003-2006 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

 

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Valuation of Long-lived and Intangible Assets: The Company assesses the potential impairment of its long-lived, identifiable intangible assets and related goodwill annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that management considers important that could trigger an impairment review include the following:

 

   

Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results,

 

   

Significant negative industry or economic trends,

 

   

Significant decline in the Company’s stock price for a sustained period, and

 

   

Significant decline in the Company’s market capitalization relative to net book value.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), requires the write-down of a long-lived asset to be held and used if the carrying value of the asset or the asset group to which the asset belongs is not recoverable. The carrying value of the asset or asset group is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group. In applying SFAS 144 the Company defined the specific asset groups used to perform the cash flow analysis. The Company defined the asset groups at the lowest level possible, by identifying the cash flows from groups of assets that could be segregated from the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Using this methodology the Company determined that its asset groups consisted of the long-lived assets related to the Company’s two reporting segments. As the Company does not segregate assets by segment, the Company allocated assets to the two reporting segments based on factors including facility space and revenues. The undiscounted future cash flows related to these asset groups exceeded their carrying values as of December 31, 2006 and, therefore, management concluded that there was not an impairment of the Company’s long-lived intangible assets and tangible assets related to the tissue preservation business or medical device business. Management will continue to evaluate the recoverability of these assets in accordance with SFAS 144. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company did not experience any changes that would materially affect the Company’s analysis of and recoverability of its long-lived assets.

SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), requires that goodwill resulting from business acquisitions and other nonamortizing intangible assets be subject to periodic impairment testing. The Company’s intangible assets consist of patents and trademarks. In addition, during 2006, the Company acquired customer lists, non-compete agreements, procurement contracts and access to the procurement of cardiovascular and vascular human tissues previously received by RTI as a result of the RTI Agreement discussed above. The Company amortizes its definite lived intangible assets over their expected useful lives using the straight-line method. As of December 31, 2006 the Company did not believe that an impairment existed related to its nonamortizing intangible assets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company did not experience any changes that would materially affect the Company’s analysis of and recoverability of these nonamortizing intangible assets.

Derivative Instruments: The terms of the Company’s 6% convertible Preferred Stock included a Dividend Make-Whole Payment. If the Company elected to automatically convert, or the holder elected to voluntarily convert, some or all of the Preferred Stock into common stock prior to April 1, 2008, the Company was required to make an additional payment on the Preferred Stock equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable on the Preferred Stock through and including April 1, 2008, less any dividends already paid on the Preferred Stock, (the “Dividend Make-Whole Payment”). The Dividend Make-Whole Payment was payable in cash or, at the Company’s option, in shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”), the Company was required to separate and account for, as an embedded derivative, the Dividend Make-Whole Payment feature of the Preferred Stock (the “Derivative”). As an embedded derivative instrument, the Dividend Make-Whole Payment feature was measured at fair value and reflected as a current liability on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of the Derivative were recognized as the line item change in valuation of derivative as non-operating income/expense on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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As discussed above, on June 25, 2007 the Company automatically converted the remaining shares of the Preferred Stock into common stock, thereby triggering the payment of the remaining Dividend Make-Whole payment. Through June 4, 2007 the Company had issued 132,000 shares of common stock to converting holders in satisfaction of the Dividend Make-Whole Payment. On June 25, 2007 the Company issued 69,000 shares of common stock to preferred shareholders to satisfy the Dividend Make–Whole Payment due to the automatic conversion. The value of the Dividend Make-Whole payment was $878,000 based on the share price of $12.71 on the date of conversion. The Company recorded other expense of $821,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 related to the first quarter revaluation of the derivative and the second quarter automatic and voluntary conversions of the Preferred Stock to common stock. The expenses for the voluntary and automatic conversions represent the value of the Dividend Make-Whole Payments paid by the Company that exceeded the derivative liability accrued in prior periods.

At September 30, 2007 there was no remaining derivative liability as a result of the second quarter automatic conversion of the Preferred Stock to common stock.

New Accounting Pronouncements

The Company will be required to adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”) for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 provides a single definition of fair value and a hierarchical framework for measuring it, as well as establishing additional disclosure requirements about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 on its results of operations and financial position.

In February 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 provides the option to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the intent to mitigate volatility in financial reporting that can occur when related assets and liabilities are recorded on different bases and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS 159, if elected, on its results of operations and financial position.

 

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Results of Operations

Revenues

(Tables in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 22,160     $ 20,018     $ 69,695     $ 60,221  

Revenues increased 11% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. Revenues increased 16% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 

The increase in revenues for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in cardiovascular and vascular preservation services revenues and BioGlue revenues, partially offset by a decrease in orthopaedic preservation services revenues as compared to the prior year periods.

 

A detailed discussion of the change in preservation services revenues for each of the three major tissue types distributed by the Company and the change in BioGlue revenues is presented below.

 

Cardiovascular Preservation Services

 

  

   

  

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 5,566     $ 4,189     $ 15,587     $ 11,550  

Cardiovascular revenues as a percentage of total revenue

     25 %     21 %     22 %     19 %

Revenues from cardiovascular preservation services increased 33% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. The 33% increase in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to a 30% increase in unit shipments of cardiovascular tissues, which increased revenues by 21%, and an increase in average service fees, which increased revenues by 12%.

Revenues from cardiovascular preservation services increased 35% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The 35% increase in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to a 29% increase in unit shipments of cardiovascular tissues, which increased revenues by 24%, and an increase in average service fees, which increased revenues by 11%.

The increase in cardiovascular volume for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to increased shipments of non-valved cardiac tissues. Non-valved cardiac tissues are primarily used in pediatric cardiac reconstructions, which peak during the summer months. The increase in cardiovascular volume for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to increased shipments of pulmonary and aortic valves. The increases in cardiac shipments were a result of increased availability of tissues due to improvements in the procurement of cardiac tissues and due to strengthening demand for the Company’s tissues. The increase in average service fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to fee increases that went into effect in January 2007 and July 2006, and due to the routine expiration or renegotiation of pricing contracts with certain customers.

The Company’s procurement of cardiac tissues, from which heart valves and non-valved cardiovascular tissues are processed, increased 8% during the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007. The Company’s procurement of cardiac tissues increased 30% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006 and increased 29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in cardiac tissue

 

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procurement is primarily due to an increase in the share of the donated tissue supply received by CryoLife in comparison to all other cardiac tissue processors, which was due in part to the RTI Agreement.

The Company anticipates that cardiovascular preservation services revenues for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006 due in part to growth in cardiovascular tissue shipments, primarily a result of recent increases in procurement and demand for the Company’s tissues, and the continuing favorable effect of price increases and expiring or renegotiated pricing contracts on average service fees.

The Company anticipates that procurement of cardiac tissues for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006, due to an increase in the share of the donated tissue supply received by CryoLife in comparison to all other cardiac tissue processors.

As discussed in Part I, Item 1, “Note 2 of the Notes to Summary Consolidated Financial Statements”, the Company has filed a 510(k) premarket notification with the FDA for the CryoValve SG. If the Company obtains clearance of its 510(k) notification with the FDA, the Company expects that it could experience an increase in its revenues as a result of shipments of the CryoValve SG, which are expected to have a premium fee over the standard processed CryoValve. However, there are no guarantees that approval will be granted by the FDA or that shipments or pricing of the CryoValve SG will occur at a material level.

Vascular Preservation Services

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 5,215     $ 4,468     $ 16,782     $ 13,066  

Vascular revenues as a percentage of total revenue

     24 %     22 %     24 %     22 %

Revenues from vascular preservation services increased 17% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. The 17% increase in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to a 7% increase in unit shipments of vascular tissues, which increased revenues by 9%, and an increase in average service fees, which increased revenues by 8%.

Revenues from vascular preservation services increased 28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The 28% increase in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to a 14% increase in unit shipments of vascular tissues, which increased revenues by 17%, and an increase in average service fees, which increased revenues by 11%.

The increase in vascular volume for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to increases in shipments of saphenous veins. The increases in vascular shipments were a result of increased availability of tissues due to improvements in the procurement of vascular tissues and due to strong demand for the Company’s tissues, primarily demand for saphenous veins for use in peripheral vascular reconstruction surgeries to avoid limb amputations. The increase in average service fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to fee increases that went into effect in January 2007 and due to the routine expiration or renegotiation of pricing contracts with certain customers.

The Company’s procurement of vascular tissues increased 3% during the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007. The Company’s procurement of vascular tissues increased 8% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006, and increased 15% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in vascular tissue procurement is primarily due to an increase in the share of the donated tissue supply received by CryoLife in comparison to all other vascular tissue processors, which was due in part to the RTI Agreement.

 

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The Company anticipates that vascular preservation services revenues for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006 due in part to growth in vascular tissue shipments, primarily a result of recent increases in procurement and demand for the Company’s tissues, and the continuing favorable effect of price increases and expiring or renegotiated pricing contracts on average service fees.

The Company anticipates that procurement of vascular tissues for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006, due to an increase in the share of the donated tissue supply received by CryoLife in comparison to all other vascular tissue processors.

Orthopaedic Preservation Services

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 566     $ 1,662     $ 3,650     $ 5,223  

Orthopaedic revenues as a percentage of total revenue

     3 %     8 %     5 %     9 %

Revenues from orthopaedic preservation services decreased 66% for the three months and 30% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The decrease in revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to decreases in unit shipments of orthopaedic tissues, as a result of the limited supply of orthopaedic tissues available for shipment, resulting from the Company’s cessation of procuring and processing these tissues on January 1, 2007 in accordance with the RTI Agreement discussed above, and to a lesser extent due to declining demand for the Company’s orthopaedic tissues, as the Company is no longer actively marketing its orthopaedic preservation services.

 

Although CryoLife will continue to ship its existing orthopaedic tissues, pursuant to the RTI Agreement, through June 30, 2008, the Company anticipates that orthopaedic service revenues for the remainder of 2007 will decrease significantly compared to the same period in 2006 and compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007 due to the limited tissues available for shipment as the higher demand orthopaedic tissues and sizes are exhausted from the Company’s tissue inventories, and due to the transition of the Company’s orthopaedic tissue customers to alternative suppliers.

 

BioGlue

 

       

     

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 10,280     $ 9,444     $ 32,373     $ 29,534  

BioGlue revenues as a percentage of total revenue

     46 %     47 %     46 %     49 %

Revenues from the sale of BioGlue increased 9% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. The 9% increase in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was due to an increase in average prices, which increased revenues by 5%, an increase in sales volume, which increased revenues by 3%, and the favorable effect of foreign exchange, which increased revenues by 1%.

Revenues from the sale of BioGlue increased 10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The 10% increase in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in average prices, which increased revenues by 7%, an increase in sales volume, which increased revenues by 2%, and the favorable effect of foreign exchange, which increased revenues by 1%.

 

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The increase in average selling prices for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to price increases that went into effect in January 2007 and July 2006, domestically and in certain international markets, and due to the routine expiration or renegotiation of pricing contracts with certain customers.

Domestic revenues accounted for 72% of total BioGlue revenues for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, and 76% and 75% of total BioGlue revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

The Company anticipates that BioGlue revenues for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006 due in part to domestic price increases that went into effect in January 2007 and July 2006, and due to projected unit growth primarily in international markets.

Other Revenues

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Grant and licensing revenues

   $ 268     $ 12     $ 580     $ 74  

Grant and licensing revenues as a percentage of total revenue

     1 %     0 %     1 %     0 %

Grant and licensing revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 included revenues for research grants and revenues related to the licensing of the Company’s technology to a third party. Grant and licensing revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 included revenues for research grants.

 

In 2005 CryoLife was awarded $930,000 in funding allocated from the U.S. Congress 2005 Defense Appropriations Conference Report (the “2005 DOD Grant”) in connection with the development of BioFoam®. Grant revenues in 2007 and 2006 are related to funding under this grant. In 2007 CryoLife was awarded $1.9 million in funding allocated from the 2006 Defense Appropriations Conference Report, (the “2006 DOD Grant”) in connection with further development of BioFoam. The 2007 Defense Appropriations Conference Report included approximately $1.0 million for the continued development of protein hydrogel technology for use on the battlefield. CryoLife anticipates applying for funding under this bill during the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

Through September 30, 2007 CryoLife had received a total of $1.9 million in advances on these grants and approximately $1.0 million in advances are yet to be received. As of September 30, 2007 CryoLife had $1.5 million in unspent cash advances under the grants recorded as cash and deferred revenues on the Company’s Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

Cost of Preservation Services

 

   

      

   

 

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Cost of preservation services

   $ 6,575     $ 6,954     $ 21,183     $ 20,751  

Cost of preservation services as a percentage of preservation services revenues

     58 %     67 %     59 %     70 %

Cost of preservation services for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included the write-down of $348,000 of certain deferred preservation costs that exceeded market value. Cost of preservation services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 included the write-down of $277,000 and $1.0 million, respectively, of certain deferred preservation costs that exceeded market value. The write-down of deferred tissue preservation costs that

 

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exceeded market value in both years was primarily related to the Company’s non-valved cardiac tissues. The Company implemented fee increases in July 2006 and January 2007, in part to address these tissues, which have had costs in excess of the average service fees. The decrease of the write-down in the current year periods as compared to the prior year periods is primarily due to the favorable effect of the fee increases.

Cost of preservation services for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 included a write-down of $208,000 and $319,000, respectively, due to the impairment of certain vascular and orthopaedic tissues. Cost of preservation services for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 included the write-down of $538,000 due to the impairment of certain orthopaedic tissues. The tissues were impaired in the period that the Company determined that the tissues were not expected to ship prior to the expiration date of the tissue’s packaging.

In the fourth quarter of 2006 CryoLife recorded a reduction in the value of certain orthopaedic tissues expected to be unrecoverable as a result of the RTI Agreement discussed above. Cost of preservation services was favorably affected for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 by shipments of orthopaedic tissue with a zero cost basis for which revenues were recognized but costs, estimated to be $179,000 and $398,000, respectively, had already been recorded in previous periods.

After considering the effect of the items discussed in the paragraphs above, the resulting increase in cost of preservation services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 is primarily due to increased preservation services volume as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. After considering the effect of the items discussed in the paragraphs above, cost of preservation services as a percentage of preservation services revenues was comparable for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. After considering the effect of the items discussed in the paragraphs above, the decrease in cost of preservation services as a percentage of preservation services revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is primarily due to improvements in preservation services margins as a result of the increases in average service fees, and to a lesser extent an increase in the amount of tissues processed.

The Company anticipates that cost of preservation services as a percentage of preservation services revenues for the full year of 2007 will be less than for the full year of 2006, as a result of the large write-downs of orthopaedic tissues recorded in 2006 as a result of the RTI Agreement and due to anticipated shift in the mix of tissues shipped as the percentage of shipments of lower margin orthopaedic tissues decreases and shipments of cardiovascular and vascular tissues increases, and as a result of the fee increases that went into effect in January 2007 and July 2006.

Cost of Products

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Cost of Products

   $ 1,615     $ 1,576     $ 5,444     $ 5,581  

Cost of Products as a percentage of total product revenue

     15 %     16 %     16 %     18 %

The increase in cost of products for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006 was due to an increase in BioGlue sales volume, partially offset by a decrease in volume of other implantable medical devices. The slight decrease in cost of products for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily due decrease in volume of other implantable medical devices, partially offset by increased BioGlue sales volume. The decrease in cost of products as a percentage of total product revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily due to favorable product mix. The Company experienced favorable product mix as sales of lower margin implantable medical devices decreased as a percentage of total products sold.

The Company anticipates that cost of products will increase slightly for the full year of 2007 over the full year of 2006 to reflect volume increases.

 

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General, Administrative, and Marketing Expenses

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

General, administrative, and marketing expenses

   $ 11,240     $ 8,549     $ 34,417     $ 30,106  

General, administrative, and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue

     51 %     43 %     49 %     50 %

General, administrative, and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2007 included a charge for stock based compensation expenses of approximately $601,000 and an unfavorable adjustment to product liability accruals of $445,000. General, administrative, and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2006 included a favorable adjustment of $2.0 million related to the settlement of an insurance coverage dispute with an insurance company, net of associated legal fees, a charge of $185,000 for stock based compensation expenses, and an unfavorable adjustment of $170,000 to unreported product liability accruals. Excluding these items, the remaining increase in general, administrative, and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in professional fees, partially offset by a decrease in insurance costs.

 

General, administrative, and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included a charge for stock based compensation expenses of approximately $1.5 million and an accrual of $786,000 for post retirement benefits. General, administrative, and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included a favorable adjustment of $2.0 million related to the settlement of an insurance coverage dispute with an insurance company, net of associated legal fees, a charge of $832,000 for stock based compensation expenses, a favorable adjustment of $451,000 to reserves for product liability losses, and an accrual of $448,000 for post employment benefits. Excluding these items, the remaining increase in general, administrative, and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in professional fees and an increase in marketing commissions and personnel costs to support revenue growth, partially offset by a decrease in insurance costs.

 

The Company anticipates that general, administrative, and marketing expenses for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006, due to the favorable effect of the settlement of an insurance coverage dispute recorded in 2006 and due to expected increases in stock compensation expense and in marketing expenses including personnel related expenses to support expected revenue growth, although several important components are difficult to estimate or control. For example, the Company will continue to evaluate the level of accruals for product liability claims and make adjustments as required based on periodic actuarial analyses and product liability claim status. Adjustments to these accruals may be required during 2007, and the effect of these adjustments may be favorable or unfavorable to general, administrative, and marketing expenses.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

       

        

       

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Research and development expenses

   $ 1,098     $ 826     $ 3,134     $ 2,572  

Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenue

     5 %     4 %     4 %     4 %

The increase in research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to spending on BioFoam research funded under the 2005 DOD Grant discussed in Other Revenues above. Research and development spending in 2007 and 2006 was primarily focused on the Company’s tissue preservation, SynerGraft® products and tissues, and Protein Hydrogel Technologies (“PHT”). SynerGraft products and tissues include the Company’s allograft and xenograft heart valves and vascular grafts and ProPatch Soft Tissue Repair Matrix. PHT includes BioGlue, BioFoam, BioDisc, and related products.

 

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The Company anticipates that research and development expenses for the full year of 2007 will exceed the full year of 2006, primarily due to increased spending on research related to PHT, particularly BioFoam and BioDisc, as well as continuing spending on research related to SynerGraft products and tissues, and tissue preservation. The BioFoam spending increase is expected to be due primarily to funds the Company has obtained pursuant to the 2005 and 2006 Defense Appropriation Conference Report discussed in “Revenues - Other Revenues” above.

Other Costs and Expenses

Interest expense increased to $178,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $169,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Interest expense increased to $518,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $504,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 included interest incurred related to the Credit Agreement, notes payable, capital leases and interest related to uncertain tax positions in accordance with FIN 48, discussed at “Critical Accounting Policies – Deferred Income Taxes” above. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 included interest incurred related to the Credit Agreement, notes payable, and capital leases.

Interest income was $158,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $94,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Interest income was $360,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $304,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was primarily due to interest earned on the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

The change in valuation of the Derivative was zero for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to an expense of $44,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The change in valuation of the Derivative was an expense of $821,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $111,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The change in valuation of the Derivative for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was due to the first quarter revaluation of the Derivative and the second quarter automatic and voluntary conversions of the Preferred Stock to common stock in excess of the Derivative liability accrued in prior periods, as discussed in Item I, “Note 8 of the Notes to Summary of Consolidated Financial Statements.” As the Preferred Stock was fully converted to common stock in the second quarter, no additional expense was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2007. The Company will not record additional expenses or income on the change in valuation of the Derivative in the future, as the Derivative was settled.

The Company’s income tax expense of $55,000 and $234,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, was primarily due to estimated alternative minimum tax on the Company’s taxable income for 2007 that cannot be offset by the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards and estimated foreign taxes on income of the Company’s wholly owned European subsidiary.

The Company’s income tax expense of $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily due to foreign taxes on income of the Company’s wholly owned European subsidiary. The Company’s income tax expense of $137,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily due to an expense of $248,000 to record a deferred tax liability related to a foreign jurisdiction, partially offset by the favorable effect of adjustments to estimated foreign taxes on income of the Company’s wholly owned European subsidiary.

Seasonality

The demand for BioGlue appears to be seasonal, with a flattening or slight decline in demand generally occurring in the third quarter followed by stronger demand in the fourth quarter. Management believes that this trend for BioGlue may be due to fewer surgeries being performed on adult patients in the summer months. The Company will continue to evaluate the seasonal nature of BioGlue sales.

The demand for the Company’s cardiovascular tissue preservation services has historically been seasonal, with peak demand generally occurring in the second and third quarters. Management believes this trend for cardiovascular tissue preservation services is primarily due to the high number of surgeries scheduled during the summer months for school aged patients, who drive the demand for a large percentage of CryoLife’s cardiovascular tissues. This

 

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seasonal trend has been obscured in recent years by the impact of the FDA Order in 2002 and related events. The Company expects that this seasonal trend will be more apparent in future years.

The demand for the Company’s human vascular tissue preservation services and bioprosthetic cardiovascular and vascular devices does not appear to be seasonal. Due to the RTI Agreement and the expected decline in shipments of orthopaedic tissue, the Company does not expect seasonality trends to impact its revenues related to orthopaedic tissues.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Working Capital

At September 30, 2007 net working capital (current assets of $61.9 million less current liabilities of $25.2 million) was $36.7 million, with a current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) of 2 to 1, compared to net working capital of $26.5 million, with a current ratio of 2 to 1 at December 31, 2006.

The Company’s primary capital requirements for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 arose out of general working capital needs, capital expenditures for facilities and equipment, and funding of research and development projects. The Company funded its cash requirements primarily through its operating activities, which generated cash during the period.

Overall Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and availability under the Credit Agreement will enable the Company to meet its operational liquidity needs through September 30, 2008.

On February 8, 2005 CryoLife and its subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement with Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. as lender (the “Credit Agreement”) to address some of its liquidity needs. As of September 30, 2007 the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was $4.5 million and the remaining borrowing availability was $10.0 million.

In January 2006 the Company engaged Piper Jaffray & Co. to assist the Company’s management and Board of Directors in identifying and evaluating potential strategies to enhance shareholder value. In November 2006 the Company announced that as a result of this review, the Board of Directors has directed management to actively pursue three key strategies in addition to continuing to focus on growing its business and leveraging its strengths and expertise in its core marketplaces. These three strategies are designed to generate revenue and earnings growth: identify and evaluate acquisition opportunities of complementary product lines and companies; license Company technology to third parties for non-competing uses; and analyze and identify underperforming assets for potential sale or disposal. Management’s actions related to this Board directive are ongoing and any material acquisition of complementary product lines or companies would likely require additional debt or equity financing.

Product Liability Claims

As discussed in Item 1, “Note 14 of the Notes to Summary Consolidated Financial Statements”, as of September 30, 2007 the Company had a $330,000 accrual for pending product liability lawsuits and claims. The timing and amount of actual future payments with respect to product liability claims is dependent on when and if judgments are rendered, and/or settlements are reached. Should payments be required, the Company’s portion of these monies would have to be paid from liquid assets. The Company continues to attempt to reach resolution of outstanding claims in order to minimize the potential cash payout.

As discussed in Item 1, “Note 14 of the Notes to Summary Consolidated Financial Statements”, at September 30, 2007 the Company had accrued a total $6.2 million for the estimated costs of unreported product liability claims related to services performed and products sold prior to September 30, 2007 and had recorded a receivable of $2.2 million representing estimated amounts to be recoverable from the Company’s insurance carriers with respect to such accrued liability. Further analysis indicated that the liability could be estimated to be as high as $11.8 million, after including a reasonable margin for statistical fluctuations calculated based on actuarial simulation techniques. The $6.2 million accrual does not represent cash set aside. The timing of future payments related to the accrual is dependent on when and if claims are asserted, judgments are rendered, and/or settlements are reached. Should payments related to the accrual be required, these monies would have to be paid from insurance proceeds and liquid

 

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assets. Since the amount accrued is based on actuarial estimates, actual amounts required could vary significantly from this estimate.

Net Cash from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to net cash used of $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $4.9 million in current year cash provided was primarily due to net income generated by the Company during the period and non-cash expenses, partially offset by increases in deferred preservation costs, inventory, and accounts receivable.

The Company uses the indirect method to prepare its cash flow statement, and accordingly, the operating cash flows are based on the Company’s net income, which is then adjusted to remove non-cash items that generated a book gain or loss during the period and for changes in operating assets and liabilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company’s $4.6 million net income included non-cash items that generated favorable and unfavorable adjustments to net income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 these adjustments included a favorable $3.3 million in depreciation and amortization, a favorable $1.6 million in non-cash compensation, primarily related to SFAS 123R expense for new and existing stock options and the granting of stock awards, a favorable $821,000 for the change in valuation of derivative, primarily related to the Dividend Make-Whole Payment on Preferred Stock converted during the period, and a favorable $667,000 in write-downs for impairment of deferred preservation costs. The Company’s working capital needs, or changes in operating assets and liabilities, also affected cash from operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 these changes included an unfavorable $7.1 million due to the buildup of deferred preservation costs and inventories for which vendors and employees have already been paid, and an unfavorable $654,000 due to the timing differences between the recording of receivables and the actual receipt of cash, and a favorable $1.9 million due to the timing differences between the recording of accounts payable and other accruals and the actual payment of cash.

Net Cash from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $671,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $1.9 million in current year cash used was primarily due to $12.3 million in purchases of marketable securities and $581,000 in capital expenditures, partially offset by $11.2 million in sales and maturities of marketable securities.

Net Cash from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $231,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $1.3 million in current year cash provided was primarily due to $1.9 million in proceeds from the financing of insurance policies, reduced by $1.2 million in principal payments on the notes payable, and by $1.1 million in proceeds from exercises of options and issuance of stock. These favorable effects were partially offset by $486,000 in payments of Preferred Stock dividends. Principal payments on debt of $414,000 were largely offset by $408,000 in borrowings on the Company’s Credit Agreement.

Scheduled Contractual Obligations and Future Payments

Scheduled contractual obligations and the related future payments are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Remainder of
     Total    2007    2008    2009    2010    2011    Thereafter

Operating leases

   $ 18,120    $ 632    $ 2,409    $ 2,266    $ 2,144    $ 2,145    $ 8,524

Revolving line of credit

     4,501      —        4,501      —        —        —        —  

Insurance premium obligations

     977      833      144      —        —        —        —  

Capital lease obligations

     154      13      53      53      35      —        —  

Purchase commitments

     499      498      1      —        —        —        —  

Other obligations

     1,174      510      609      55      —        —        —  
                                                

Total contractual obligations

   $ 25,425    $ 2,486    $ 7,717    $ 2,374    $ 2,179    $ 2,145    $ 8,524
                                                

 

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The Company’s operating lease obligations result from the lease of land and buildings that comprise the Company’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities, leases related to additional office and warehouse space rented by the Company, leases on Company vehicles, leases on housing for expatriates, and leases on a variety of office equipment.

The line of credit obligation results from the Company’s borrowing of funds under its Credit Agreement. The timing of the obligation in the above table is based on the February 7, 2008 Credit Agreement expiration date, at which time the outstanding principal balance will be due. The Company is prepared to pay off the outstanding balance at that time if the current line of credit cannot be extended or if suitable alternative funding cannot be obtained. Assuming the Company’s level of borrowings and the interest rate on the line of credit remain the same, the Company would have additional contractual obligations for interest expense and fees of $119,000 and $54,000 for the remainder of 2007 and for 2008, respectively, which are not included in the table above.

The Company’s insurance premium obligations represent installment payments related to payment plans and notes payable from the second quarter 2007 renewal and financing of certain of the Company’s insurance policies.

The Company’s capital lease obligations result from the financing of certain of the Company’s equipment. The Company’s purchase commitments generally result from agreements with suppliers to stock certain custom raw materials needed for the Company’s processing and production.

The Company’s other obligations contain various items including minimum required royalty payments, payments to support research and development activities, and other items as appropriate.

The schedule of contractual obligations above includes $122,000 related to the advance funding received under the 2005 DOD Grant and the 2006 DOD Grant. The remaining advanced funding has not been included as a specific timetable of spending has not been established and there are no current agreements or contracts in place. As of September 30, 2007 $1.5 million of deferred income was related to the 2005 and 2006 DOD grants. As of December 31, 2006 $806,000 of deferred income was related to the 2005 DOD grant.

The schedule of contractual obligations above excludes any estimated liability for unreported product liability claims, currently estimated to be $6.2 million, because the Company cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of related future payments. The schedule of contractual obligations above excludes any estimated FIN 48 liability, currently estimated to be $2.1 million, because the Company cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of related future payments as no specific assessments have been made by any taxing authorities. The schedule of contractual obligations above excludes any estimated payments for post employment benefits for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), currently estimated to be $2.1 million, because the Company cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period of related potential future payments. These payments are expected to be made over a multi-year period. The CEO can trigger the payment of the benefits at any time by voluntarily retiring. The Company has excluded payments related to its corporate bonus plan, which is expected to be paid in the first quarter of 2008, from the above schedule as the amounts require Board of Director authorization prior to payment. Cash payments of up to $1.1 million are currently anticipated under this bonus plan.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $581,000 compared to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The Company expects that its capital expenditures for the full year of 2007 will be less than its expenditures in 2006, which were $1.6 million. Planned capital expenditures for 2007 are primarily related to routine purchases of tissue processing, manufacturing, computer, and office equipment needed to support the Company’s business.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements and information made or provided by the Company that are based on the beliefs of its management as well as estimates and assumptions made by and information currently available to management. The words “could,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “pro forma,” “potential,” “pending,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “future,” and other similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements, including, in particular, statements regarding anticipated revenues, cost savings, insurance coverage, regulatory activity, available funds and capital resources, and pending litigation. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are as of their respective dates. Such forward-looking statements reflect the views of our management at the time such statements are made and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions, including, without limitation, in addition to those identified in the text surrounding such statements, those identified under “Risks and Uncertainties” and elsewhere in this filing.

All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein that address activities, events, or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding:

 

   

The adequacy of product liability insurance to defend against lawsuits;

 

   

The outcome of lawsuits filed against the Company, and of the SEC investigation;

 

   

The Company’s estimated future liability for existing product liability lawsuits and for product liability claims incurred but not yet reported;

 

   

The Company’s competitive position, including the impact of price increases;

 

   

The receipt of governmental grants for BioFoam development;

 

   

The outcome of the Company’s regulatory applications regarding its SynerGraft process and the potential impact of FDA approval;

 

   

Future increases in research and development expenses;

 

   

Product demand and market growth;

 

   

The RTI agreement;

 

   

Expected impact of adoption of new accounting pronouncements;

 

   

Anticipated future revenues, taxable income, and expenses;

 

   

Expected seasonality trends;

 

   

The amount of anticipated first quarter 2008 bonus payments;

 

   

Anticipated impact of changes in interest rates;

 

   

Those issues most likely to impact the Company’s future financial performance and cash flows;

 

   

The Company’s ability to implement its strategic plans;

 

   

The adequacy of the Company’s financial resources and its ability to borrow under its credit facility;

 

   

Expected increases in revenues from cardiovascular and vascular tissue preservation services;

 

   

Expected decreases in revenues from orthopaedic tissue preservation services; and

 

   

Other statements regarding future plans and strategies, anticipated events, or trends.

These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with the Company’s expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations, including without limitation, in addition to those specified in the text surrounding such statements, the risk factors set forth below, the risks set forth under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by the Company will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on the Company or its business or operations. The Company assumes no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The risks and uncertainties which might impact the forward-looking statements and the Company, its ability to continue as a going concern, and the trading value of its common stock include concerns that:

 

   

If we are unable to continue to address the causes of our historical operating losses and negative cash flows, we will need to raise additional capital which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all,

 

   

Key growth strategies identified as a result of our strategic review may not generate the anticipated benefits,

 

   

We may be unable to comply with the covenants of our credit facility, which would limit our borrowing capacity and potentially result in a default under the credit facility, and our credit facility limits our ability to issue additional debt or pay cash dividends,

 

   

There may be limitations on our net operating loss carryforwards,

 

   

We are significantly dependent on our revenues from BioGlue and are subject to a variety of risks affecting this product,

 

   

Physicians have been and may continue to be reluctant to implant our preserved tissues or use our other products,

 

   

Our products and the tissues we process allegedly have caused and may in the future cause injury to patients, and we have been and may be exposed to product liability claims and additional regulatory scrutiny as a result,

 

 

 

The FDA has notified us of its belief that marketing of CryoValve® SG and CryoVein® SG require additional regulatory submissions and/or approvals,

 

   

Regulatory action outside of the U.S. has affected our business in the past and may also affect our business in the future,

 

   

Violation of government regulations could result in loss of revenues and customers as well as additional compliance expense,

 

   

We are the subject of an SEC investigation,

 

   

Our existing insurance policies may not be sufficient to cover our actual claims liability,

 

   

We may not have sufficient resources to pay punitive damages (which are not covered by insurance) or other liabilities in excess of available insurance,

 

   

We may be unable to obtain adequate insurance at a reasonable cost, if at all,

 

   

Intense competition may affect our ability to operate profitably,

 

   

We may not be successful in obtaining necessary clinical results and regulatory approvals for products and services in development, and our new products and services may not achieve market acceptance,

 

   

Regulatory approvals are subject to the discretion of the relevant authorities and may be delayed or made subject to additional testing or other requirements to the extent imposed by such authorities,

 

   

Investments in new technologies or distribution rights may not be successful,

 

   

Synergraft processed tissues may not demonstrate expected benefits,

 

   

If we are not successful in expanding our business activities in international markets, we will not be able to pursue one of our strategies for increasing our revenues,

 

   

We are dependent on our key personnel,

 

   

Extensive government regulation may adversely affect our ability to develop and sell products and services,

 

   

Uncertainties related to patents and protection of proprietary technology may adversely affect the value of our intellectual property,

 

   

Future health care reimbursement methods and policies may affect the availability, amount and timing of our revenues,

 

   

Rapid technological change could cause our services and products to become obsolete,

 

   

Trading prices for our common stock have been, and may continue to be, volatile,

 

   

Anti-takeover provisions may discourage or make more difficult an attempt to obtain control of CryoLife,

 

   

We are not likely to pay common stock dividends in the foreseeable future, and we may not be able to pay cash dividends on our common stock due to legal and contractual restrictions,

 

   

We may require additional financing in order to fully realize our strategic growth strategy,

 

   

Outstanding borrowings under our credit facility must be repaid in 2008 and we may be unable to obtain replacement financing on suitable terms, if at all, and

 

   

Extraordinary corporate performance could increase 2008 bonus payments above currently anticipated levels.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s interest income and expense are sensitive to changes in the general level of United States interest rates. In this regard, changes in United States interest rates affect the interest earned on the Company’s cash and cash equivalents of $8.2 million and the interest incurred on the line of credit balance of $4.5 million as of September 30, 2007. The Company’s short-term investments in marketable securities of $5.9 million as of September 30, 2007 can also be affected by changing interest rates to the extent that these items contain variable interest rates or are subject to maturity or sale during a period of changing interest rates. A 10% adverse change in interest rates as compared to the rates experienced by the Company in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, affecting the Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments or borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement would not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The Company has balances, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accruals that are denominated in foreign currencies. These foreign currency transactions are sensitive to changes in exchange rates. In this regard, changes in exchange rates could cause a change in the U.S. dollar equivalent funds that the Company will receive in payment for assets or that the Company would have to pay to settle liabilities. As a result the Company could be required to record these changes as gains or losses on foreign currency translation. A 10% adverse change in foreign currency rates as compared to the rates on September 30, 2007 affecting the Company’s balances denominated in foreign currencies would not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s management, including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), does not expect that its disclosure controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been or will be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdown can occur because of simple error or mistake.

Based upon the Company’s most recent disclosure controls evaluation as of September 30, 2007, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls were effective at the reasonable assurance level to satisfy their objectives and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in its periodic reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2007 there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The Company’s most recent Form 10-K was filed February 22, 2007. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K in response to Part I, Item 1A of Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

  (c)

The following table provides information about purchases by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Common Stock

 

Period

   Total Number of
Common Shares
Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per
Common Share
   Total Number
of Common Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or Programs
   Maximum Number
of Common Shares
That May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

07/01/07 – 07/31/07

   193    $ 13.10    —      —  

08/01/07 – 08/31/07

   5,784      9.10    —      —  

09/01/07 – 09/30/07

   1,067      9.46    —      —  
                     

Total

   7,044    $ 9.27    —      —  

The Company currently has no stock repurchase program, publicly announced or otherwise. The common shares shown were tendered to the Company in payment of the exercise price of outstanding options.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 5. Other information.

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

The exhibit index can be found below.

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

3.1    Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.)
3.2    Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CryoLife, Inc., classifying and designating Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2005.)
3.3    Preferred Stock Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Form 8-A/A filed on March 15, 2005.)
3.4    Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed August 1, 2007.)
3.5    Amended and Restated By-Laws. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 1, 2007.)
4.1    Form of Certificate for the Company’s Common Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.)
10.1    Amended and restated employee agreement with Steven G. Anderson dated as of July 30, 2007. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 1, 2007.)
31.1    Certification by Steven G. Anderson pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification by D. Ashley Lee pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

CRYOLIFE, INC.

   

(Registrant)

/s/ STEVEN G. ANDERSON

   

/s/ DAVID ASHLEY LEE

STEVEN G. ANDERSON

   

DAVID ASHLEY LEE

Chairman, President, and

   

Executive Vice President,

Chief Executive Officer

   

Chief Operating Officer, and

(Principal Executive Officer)

   

Chief Financial Officer

   

(Principal Financial and

   

Accounting Officer)

November 1, 2007

   

DATE

   

 

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