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| EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CEO - OPTI INC | ex32-1.htm |
| EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CEO - OPTI INC | ex31-1.htm |
| EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CFO - OPTI INC | ex32-2.htm |
| EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CFO - OPTI INC | ex31-2.htm |
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2010
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from ____________to___________
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Commission File Number 0-21422
OPTi Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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CALIFORNIA
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77-0220697
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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3430 W. Bayshore Road, Suite 103, Palo Alto, California
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94303
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(Address of principal executive office)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 213-8550
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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 xNo o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "non-accelerated filer", and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of January 31, 2011 was 11,645,903.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RISK FACTORS
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
OPTi INC.
(in thousands)
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December 31,
2010
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March 31,
2010
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 20,892 | $ | 3,578 | ||||
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Accounts receivable
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7,450 | 450 | ||||||
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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36 | 24 | ||||||
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Deferred tax asset
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608 | 11,385 | ||||||
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Total current assets
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28,986 | 15,437 | ||||||
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Property and equipment, at cost
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Machinery and equipment
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59 | 58 | ||||||
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Furniture and fixtures
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17 | 17 | ||||||
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Accumulated depreciation
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(69 | ) | (66 | ) | ||||
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Other assets
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Deposits
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18 | 18 | ||||||
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Non-current deferred tax assets
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803 | 56 | ||||||
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Total other assets
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821 | 74 | ||||||
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Total assets
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$ | 29,814 | $ | 15,520 | ||||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ | 116 | $ | 2,173 | ||||
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Accrued expenses
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163 | 448 | ||||||
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Accrued employee compensation
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971 | 12 | ||||||
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Taxes payable
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6,017 | — | ||||||
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Total current liabilities
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7,267 | 2,633 | ||||||
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Stockholders’ equity:
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Preferred stock, no par value
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Authorized shares – 5,000
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No shares issued or outstanding
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Common stock
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Authorized shares – 50,000
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Issued and outstanding – 11,646 at December 31, 2010 and 11,642 at March 31, 2010
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13,544 | 13,539 | ||||||
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Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
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9,003 | (652 | ) | |||||
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Total stockholders’ equity
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20,547 | 12,887 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ | 29,814 | $ | 15,520 | ||||
* The balance sheet as of March 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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OPTi Inc.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three Months Ended
December 31,
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Nine Months Ended
December 31,
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2010
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2009
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Sales
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License and royalties
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$ | 12,250 | $ | 650 | $ | 50,625 | $ | 650 | ||||||||
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Net sales
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12,250 | 650 | 50,625 | 650 | ||||||||||||
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Costs and expenses
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Selling, general and administrative
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1,382 | 1,452 | 4,442 | 4,891 | ||||||||||||
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Total costs and expenses
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1,382 | 1,452 | 4,442 | 4,891 | ||||||||||||
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Operating income (loss)
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10,868 | (802 | ) | 46,183 | (4,241 | ) | ||||||||||
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Interest and other income, net
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3 | 283 | 8 | 2,317 | ||||||||||||
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Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
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10,871 | (519 | ) | 46,191 | (1,924 | ) | ||||||||||
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Income tax provision
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6,048 | — | 20,232 | — | ||||||||||||
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Net income (loss)
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$ | 4,823 | $ | (519 | ) | $ | 25,959 | $ | (1,924 | ) | ||||||
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Basic net income (loss) per share
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$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 2.23 | $ | (0.17 | ) | |||||||
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Shares used in computing basic per share amounts
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11,646 | 11,642 | 11,645 | 11,642 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted net income (loss) per share
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$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 2.23 | $ | (0.17 | ) | |||||||
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Shares used in computing diluted per share amounts
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11,646 | 11,642 | 11,646 | 11,642 | ||||||||||||
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Dividend paid per common share
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$ | 0.65 | — | $ | 1.40 | — | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
OPTi INC.
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(unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
December 31,
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net income (loss)
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$ | 25,959 | $ | (1,924 | ) | |||
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Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
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Depreciation
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3 | 6 | ||||||
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Deferred income taxes
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10,030 | — | ||||||
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts receivable
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(7,000 | ) | 300 | |||||
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(12 | ) | 2 | |||||
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Accounts payable
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(2,057 | ) | (374 | ) | ||||
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Accrued expenses
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(285 | ) | 375 | |||||
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Accrued employee compensation
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959 | (94 | ) | |||||
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Taxes payable
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6,017 | — | ||||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of equipment
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Net cash used in investing activities
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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Dividend
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Net cash used in financing activities
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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3,578 | 7,032 | ||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 20,892 | $ | 5,314 | ||||
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
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Income taxes
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$ | 4,185 | $ | 2 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
OPTi Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The information at December 31, 2010 and for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, are unaudited, but include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which the Company’s management believes to be necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2010, which are included in the annual report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Income Taxes
Income taxes are calculated under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Under ASC 740, the liability method is used in accounting for income taxes, which includes the effects of deferred tax assets or liabilities. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is expected, based on whether such assets are more likely than not to be utilized.
2. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into common stock.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
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Basic net income (loss) per share
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$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 2.23 | $ | (0.17 | ) | |||||||
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
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11,646 | 11,642 | 11,645 | 11,642 | ||||||||||||
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Effect of dilutive securities:
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Employee stock options
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Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share
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11,646 | 11,642 | 11,646 | 11,642 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted net income (loss) per share
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$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 2.23 | $ | (0.17 | ) | |||||||
The Company has excluded options for the purchase of 8,000 shares of common stock from the calculation of diluted net (loss) per share for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2009, because such securities are anti-dilutive.
3. Taxes
Income tax expense for the three month period ended December 31, 2010 was $6.0 million, or 55.6% of pretax income. The Company recorded no tax provision for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2010 differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the impact of state income taxes through the suspension of California losses (California Budget Act of 2010, S870) and a corresponding valuation allowance against certain federal and state attributes. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2009 differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to unbenefitted pretax losses.
As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits did not materially change compared with the balance as of September 30, 2010. The Company has approximately $4.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits relating to federal and state R&D credits. All of this amount would impact the Company’s effective tax rate, if recognized. No interest or penalties are recorded.
During October 2010, California enacted Senate Bill 858 which suspended California net operating loss (“NOL”) utilization for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Accordingly, the Company established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets related to its California NOLs during the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. This resulted in a tax expense of approximately $4.0 million.
Utilization of the credit carry forwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and similar state provisions. The annual limitations may result in the expiration of the credit carry forwards before utilization.
4. Cash and Cash Equivalents
The following is a summary as of December 31 and March 31, 2010 (in thousands):
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The accounting standard for fair value establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements by establishing a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
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Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
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Inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
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Level III
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Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions. This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. On a recurring basis, the Company measures its investments and marketable securities at fair value.
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As of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, the Company had investments in money market funds of $20.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, presented as cash equivalents which are classified as Level I of the fair market hierarchy and no Level II or Level III investments.
5. Commitments
The Company leases its facility under a non-cancelable operating lease that expires in December 2011.
Rental expense for the operating lease amounted to $29,000 and $26,000, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. For the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, rental expense was $87,000 and $78,000, respectively.
Future minimum lease commitments by fiscal year for all facility leases are as follows:
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March 31, 2012
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Total lease commitment
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Information set forth in this report constitutes and includes forward looking information made within the meaning of Section 27A of the Security Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which involves risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the Company’s ongoing efforts to enforce its intellectual property rights including its current litigation efforts, the willingness of the parties it believes are infringing its patents to settle its claims against them, the amount of litigation costs the Company must incur in pursuing its patent infringement claims, the degree to which technology subject to the Company’s intellectual property rights is used by other companies in the personal computer and semiconductor industries and our ability to obtain license revenues from them, changes in intellectual property law in such industries and in general and other matters. Readers are encouraged to refer to “Risk Factors”.
OPTi was founded in 1989 as an independent supplier of semiconductor products to the personal computer market. During fiscal 2003, the Company sold its product fabrication, distribution and sales operations to Opti Technologies, Inc., an unrelated third party. As a result of this transaction all future revenues for the Company are expected to be generated from the licensing of the Company’s intellectual property.
The Company’s current strategy is to pursue licensing opportunities to resolve potential infringement of its proprietary intellectual property in the core logic area. Since the first quarter of fiscal year 2000, the Company has entered into several licensing arrangements on the core logic technology that the Company had developed during its existence. The Company believes that there may be additional companies that may be infringing its patents. The Company is actively working to explore all possible arrangements to settle such infringements.
See Part II. Item 1. “Legal Proceedings” below.
Critical Accounting Policies
General. Our discussions and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe that, of the significant accounting policies used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), the following are critical accounting policies, which may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.
Revenue Recognition Revenue from license arrangements is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred and there are no future performance obligations, fees are fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.
Litigation and Contingencies From time to time, we receive various inquiries or claims in connection with patent and other intellectual property rights. We estimate the probable outcome of these claims and accrue estimates of the amounts that we expect to pay upon resolution of such matters, if needed. Should we not be able to secure the terms we expect, these estimates may change and may result in increased accruals, resulting in decreased profits.
Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2010
Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009
Revenues
The Company had net license revenue of $12,250,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 and $650,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. The license revenue for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 relates to the Company entering into a license agreement with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”). The license revenue of $650,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 relates to a license with VIA Technologies, Inc. in October 2009. The Company had net license revenue of $50,625,000 for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $650,000 for the comparable period in 2009. The increase in net revenue during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010 versus the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 primarily relates to licensing agreements with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Apple, Broadcom and NVIDIA. The Company’s future revenues depend on the success of our strategy of pursuing license claims on our intellectual property position.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 were $1,382,000 as compared to $1,452,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in general and administrative costs for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the comparable period ended December 31, 2009 was mainly attributable to a decrease in litigation costs offset, in part, by increased employee costs relating to the executive bonus plan. General and administrative expenses for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010 were $4,443,000 as compared to $4,891,000 for the nine-months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in general and administrative costs for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the comparable period ended December 31, 2009 was mainly attributable to decreased litigation offset, in part, by increased employee costs relating to the executive bonus plan.
Interest and Other Income, Net
Net interest and other income for the three-month period ending December 31, 2010 was $3,000 as compared to $283,000 for the three-months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in net interest and other income in the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the comparable period in 2009 was due to the sale of a patent. Net interest and other income for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2010 was $8,000 as compared to $2,317,000 for the nine-months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in net interest and other income in the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the comparable period in 2009 was due to the standstill agreements signed with SMSC and Atmel Corporation in 2009 for $2,025,000 and the sale of a patent.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the three month period ended December 31, 2010 was $6.0 million, or 55.6% of pretax income. The Company recorded no tax provision for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2010 differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to the impact of state income taxes through the suspension of California losses (California Budget Act of 2010, S870) and a corresponding valuation allowance against certain federal and state attributes. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2009 differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to unbenefitted pretax losses.
As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits did not materially change compared with the balance as of September 30, 2010. The Company has approximately $4.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits relating to federal and state R&D credits. All of this amount would impact the Company’s effective tax rate, if recognized. No interest or penalties are recorded.
During October 2010, California enacted Senate Bill 858 which suspended California net operating loss (“NOL”) utilization for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Accordingly, the Company established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets related to its California NOLs during the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. This resulted in a tax expense of approximately $4.0 million.
Utilization of the credit carry forwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and similar state provisions. The annual limitations may result in the expiration of the credit carry forwards before utilization.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents increased to $20.9 million at December 31, 2010 from $3.6 million at March 31, 2010. The increase in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $17.3 million from March 31, 2010, to December 31, 2010, primarily relates to the net income for the period and in the full utilization of deferred income tax assets offset, in part, by an increase in accounts receivable, a dividend, and a decrease in accounts payable. Working capital as of December 31, 2010, increased to $21.7 million from $12.8 million at March 31, 2010. During the first nine-months of fiscal 2011, operating activities provided approximately $33.6 million of cash. Cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to net income during the nine-month period of $25.3 million and a decrease in deferred income tax, offset in part, by a decrease in accounts payable and an increase in accounts receivable.
As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity included cash, cash equivalents of approximately $20.9 million, with net working capital of approximately $21.7 million. On August 12 and December 15, 2010, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.75 and $0.65 per share, respectively, on each share of the Company’s common stock, equal to approximately $16.3 million. The Company believes that the existing sources of liquidity will satisfy the Company’s projected working capital and other cash requirements through at least the next twelve months.
The Company’s current building lease agreement is scheduled to end on December 31, 2011. The total remaining commitment under the lease at December 31, 2010 is approximately $117,000.
Contractual Obligations
There was no material change as of December 31, 2010, to our contractual obligations as compared to those at March 31, 2010 as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
None
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We maintain our cash and cash equivalents primarily in money market funds. We do not have any derivative financial instruments. As of December 31, 2010, all of our investments mature in less than one month. Accordingly, we do not believe that our investments have significant exposure to interest rate risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 as of the end of the Company’s quarter ended December 31, 2010. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer along with our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
(b) There have been no material changes (including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses) in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation referenced in paragraph (a) above.
We intend to review and evaluate the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures on an ongoing basis and to improve our controls and procedures over time and to correct any deficiencies that we may discover in the future. Our goal is to ensure that our senior management has timely access to all material financial and non-financial information concerning our business. While we believe the present design of our disclosure controls and procedures is effective to achieve our goal, future events affecting our business may cause us to significantly modify our disclosure controls and procedures.
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during our last quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
OPTi Inc.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On November 15, 2006, the Company announced that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against AMD for infringement of a U.S. patent relating to its “Predictive Snooping” technology.
On April 30, 2010, the Company entered into a litigation settlement and license agreement with AMD. Under the license agreement the Company agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against AMD and licensed certain patents to AMD. AMD was required to make five non-refundable, non-creditable fully earned payments totaling $32 million to the Company. There is no future performance obligation. In accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy, $32 million was recorded as revenue during the quarter ending June 30, 2010, as persuasive evidence that an agreement existed, delivery had occurred and there were no future performance obligations, fees were fixed or determinable and collectability was reasonably assured.
On October 19, 2004, the Company announced that it filed a complaint against NVIDIA, in the Eastern District of Texas, for infringement of five U.S. patents relating to its “Predictive Snooping” chipset technology. On August 3, 2006, the Company entered into a license and settlement agreement with NVIDIA pursuant to which the Company agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against NVIDIA and licensed certain patents to NVIDIA.
The license agreement provides that the Company receive quarterly royalty payments of $750,000 from NVIDIA, so long as NVIDIA continues to use the Company’s Predictive Snoop technology, commencing in February 2007 up to a maximum of 12 such payments in exchange for a license for future use of the Pre-Snoop patents. Royalties are recorded as revenue when earned and received.
On February 5, 2007 the Company announced that it received a letter from NVIDIA stating that NVIDIA discontinued the use of the Predictive Snooping technology that it licensed from the Company pursuant to the terms of the license agreement. The letter from NVIDIA also stated that NVIDIA would not be remitting to the Company the quarterly royalty payment originally scheduled for February 2007. On October 17, 2007 the Company initiated an arbitration against NVIDIA because the Company believed that NVIDIA breached the terms of the license agreement. The Company sought payment for the past due quarters that OPTi believed NVIDIA continued to use the Pre-Snoop technology. The arbitrator in September 2008 ruled in OPTi’s favor and awarded the Company a total of five quarterly royalty payment of $750,000 each, for a total of $3,750,000. This amount was recognized as revenue in the fiscal year 2009 in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy
On December 10, 2009, the Company initiated another arbitration against NVIDIA because the Company believed that NVIDIA continued to use the Pre-Snoop technology in breach of the terms of the license agreement. The Company was seeking payment of the additional quarterly royalty payments it is entitled to under the terms of the license agreement.
On September 29, 2010, the Company announced that it had entered into a patent licensing and arbitration settlement agreement with NVIDIA. Under the terms of the agreement, OPTi received one lump sum payment of $2,000,000 for granting NVIDIA a fully paid-up license to the Pre-Snoop patents under the terms of the license agreement.
On January 16, 2007, the Company announced that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Apple for infringement of three of the Company’s patents: U.S. Patent No. 5,710,906, U.S. Patent No. 5,813,036 and U.S. Patent No. 6,405,291, which were all entitled “Predictive Snooping of Cache Memory for Master-Initiated Accesses”. The complaint alleges that Apple has infringed the patents by making, selling, and offering for sale desktop and portable computers and servers incorporating Predictive Snooping technology.
On April 3, 2009, the court ruled that Apple had infringed the OPTi patents at issue.
On April 23, 2009, a jury from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in OPTi’s favor in the patent infringement trial between OPTi Inc and Apple Inc. The jury ruled on the following four issues:
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In the matter of willful infringement, the jury ruled that Apple willfully infringed OPTi’s patents;
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In the matter of Apple’s defense that OPTi’s patents were invalid due to obviousness, the jury ruled that OPTi’s patents were valid
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In the matter of Apple’s defense that the patents were invalid due to anticipation, the jury ruled that OPTi’s patents were valid;
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In the matter of damages, the jury awarded OPTi $19 million for Apple’s infringement of OPTi’s patents.
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Apple had filed a number of post-trial motions seeking to reverse the jury verdict or to secure a new trial on a variety of issues.
On December 3, 2009, the court issued the final judgment in the patent infringement action between OPTi and Apple. The court ordered that OPTi recover from Apple a reasonable royalty of $19.0 million in actual damages. The court also awarded an additional $2.7 million in pre-judgment interest for a total award of $21.7 million. The court also found that there was no willful infringement in the case and denied any request for reimbursement of attorney fees.
On December 9, 2010, the Company announced that it had entered into a Settlement and License Agreement with Apple. Under the terms of the agreement, OPTi received one lump sum payment, in December 2010, for granting Apple a fully paid-up, royalty free license to OPTi patents.
On July 3, 2007, the Company announced that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against eight companies for infringement of two U.S. patents. The two patents at issue in the lawsuit are U.S. Patent No. 5,944,807 and U.S. Patent No. 6,098,141; both entitled “Compact ISA-Bus Interface”. The complaint alleged that AMD, Atmel Corporation, Broadcom Corporation (“Broadcom”), Renesas Technology America, Inc. (“Renesas”), Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., SMSC, STMicroelectronics and VIA Technologies, Inc. have infringed the Company’s patents by making, selling, and offering one or more of the following products: core logic chipsets, Super I/O devices, Trusted Platform Modules, certain flash memory devices, certain I/O controllers and other semiconductor products incorporating Compact ISA-Bus Interface technology. The Company reached standstill agreements with BroadCom, Renesas and settled with Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. and STMicroelectronics during the fiscal year 2009. During fiscal year 2010 the Company reached standstill agreements with Atmel Corporation and SMSC and a settlement agreement with VIA. The settlement amount received from Atmel Corporation of $125,000 is included in other income for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The settlement amount received from SMSC of $1,900,000 is included in other income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The settlement amount received from VIA of $650,000 is included in revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. During fiscal year 2011, the Company reached licensing agreements with SMSC for an additional
$100,000 and Atmel for $25,000, which were recorded as revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2010. In the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded as revenue license agreements with Broadcom for $1,000,000 and Renesas for $250,000.
On April 30, 2010, the Company entered into a settlement and license agreement with AMD. Under the license agreement the Company agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against AMD and licensed certain patents to AMD. AMD has made a nonrefundable, non-creditable fully earned payment totaling $3 million to the Company. There is no future performance obligation. In accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy, $3 million was recorded as revenue during the quarter ending June 30, 2010, as persuasive evidence that an agreement existed, delivery had occurred and there were no future performance obligations.
On July 30, 2010, the Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against VIA and Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (“SIS”) for infringement of two U.S. patents. The two patents at issue in the lawsuit are U.S. Patent No. 5,710,906 and U.S. Patent No. 6,405,291, all entitled “Predictive Snooping of Cache Memory for Master-Initiated Accesses”. The complaint alleges that VIA and SIS infringe the patents by making, selling, and offering for sale CPUs and core logic products based on and incorporating Predictive Snooping technology and inducing and contributing to the infringement of the patents by others. OPTi has requested a jury trial in this matter. The Company in its case against VIA and SIS is seeking damages or other monetary relief, including pre-judgment interest and awarding of OPTi’s attorney fees.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Trading of OPTi Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board
Our common stock is currently traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. Some investors may be less likely to invest in stocks that are not traded on recognized national markets and listing services such as NASDAQ. Therefore, investors in our common stock may experience reduced liquidity when attempting to trade shares of our common stock.
Dependence on Intellectual Property Position
The success of the Company’s current strategy of resolving potential infringement of its patented core logic technology can be affected by new developments in intellectual property law generally and with respect to semiconductor patents in particular and upon the Company’s success in defending its patent position. It is difficult to predict developments and changes in intellectual property law. However, such changes could have an adverse impact on the Company’s ability to pursue infringement claims on its previously developed technology.
Uncertain Revenue Stream
Although the Company has commenced legal action and continues to pursue license revenues relating to the unauthorized use of its intellectual property, there can be no assurances whether or when revenues will result from the pursuit of such claims.
In addition, the Company’s focus on pursuing claims related to its intellectual property position can result in one time payments that may increase revenues during a single fiscal period but may not be repeated in future periods. For example, in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Company reached a settlement agreement with AMD for $35,000,000, relating to the Predictive Snooping and Compact-ISA technologies, which the Company recorded as revenue in that period. Consequently, settlement of these types of claims will cause our operating results to fluctuate from period to period and revenues that we may receive from such a settlement should not be viewed as indicative of future trends in our operating results.
Potential Reduction of Number of Infringement Claims
While the Company continues to evaluate whether there are additional companies infringing its patents, there is no assurance that there will continue to be a significant number of parties from whom to seek licensing arrangements. As technology in the PC industry evolves, the ability of the Company to pursue infringement claims on its previously developed technology becomes increasingly limited. If the number of infringing parties decreases, the Company’s pursuit of infringement claims (and, correspondingly, licensing revenue) will decline.
Third Party Intellectual Property Infringement Claims
The PC industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights or positions, which may result in significant protracted expensive litigation. There can be no assurance that additional infringement, invalidity, right to use or ownership claims by third parties or claims for indemnification resulting from infringement claims will be asserted in the future. If any other claims or actions are asserted against the Company, the Company may seek to obtain a license under a third party’s intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance, however, that a license will be available under reasonable terms or at all. The failure to obtain a license under a patent or intellectual property right from a third party for technology used by the Company could cause the Company to incur substantial liabilities and adversely affect the Company’s pursuit of its own patent infringement claims. In addition, should the Company decide to litigate the claims, such litigation could be extremely expensive and time consuming and could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, regardless of the outcome of the litigation.
Fluctuations in Operating Results
The Company has experienced significant fluctuations in its operating results in the past and expects that it will experience such fluctuations in the future. In the past, these fluctuations have been caused by a variety of factors including settlement of infringement claims and litigation expenses. In the future, the Company’s operating results will largely be dependent on its ability to generate revenue from its pursuit of license and patent infringement claims.
Limited Trading Volume
Daily trading volume in our shares has varied from zero to over one hundred thousand shares during the last two years. Therefore, investors in our stock may find liquidity in our shares to be limited and difficult to predict.
Possible Volatility of Stock Price
There can be no assurances as to the Company’s operating results in any given period. The Company expects that the trading price of its common stock will continue to be subject to significant volatility
Uncertainty of Future Distributions to Shareholders
From time to time, the Company has made distributions to its shareholders of funds that it believed unlikely to be required for the pursuit of its legal strategy. On July 6, 2010, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.75 per share on each share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend was paid on August 12, 2010. On October 14, 2010, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.65 per share on each share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend was paid on December 15, 2010. The company had set the record date for the dividend as of November 24, 2010. Prior to these two recent dividends, the Company’s last cash distribution had occurred in May 2007. The amount and frequency of future distributions to shareholders depends upon a number of factors including the Company’s ability to achieve future revenues from its patent infringement claims, the amount of the Company’s legal, operating and compensation costs, tax treatment of such dividends and changes to the Company’s intellectual property position or strategy. Accordingly, there can be no assurance regarding the amount or frequency of future distributions or whether they may occur at all.
Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable and has been omitted.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable and has been omitted.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders
Not applicable and has been omitted.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable and has been omitted
Item 6. Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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3.1
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Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (1)
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3.2
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Registrant’s Bylaws (1)
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10.1
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1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended (1)
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10.2
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1993 Director Stock Option Plan (1)
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10.3
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Form of Indemnification Agreement Between Registrant and its Officers and Directors (1)
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10.4
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1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2)
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10.5
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1995 Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended (3)
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10.6
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Patent License Agreement between Intel Corporation and OPTi Inc. (4)
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10.7
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OPTi Inc. Technology License Agreement between OPTi Inc. and Opti Technologies Inc. dated as of September 30, 2002 (5)
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10.8
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Lease Agreement with John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR’S TRUST) as amended, dated as of November 21, 2006 (6)
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10.9
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Employment Agreement with Bernard T. Marren, dated as of November 27, 2007 (7)
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10.10
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Employment Agreement with Michael M. Mazzoni, dated as of November 27, 2007 (7)
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10.11
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Dismissal and License Option Agreement with Broadcom, dated December 23, 2008 (8)
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10.12
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Standstill and Option Agreement with Renesas Technology Corp. and Renesas Technology America, Inc., dated as of January 23, 2009 (9)
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10.13
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Settlement and License Agreement with VIA Technologies, Inc., dated as of October 1, 2009 (10)
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10.14
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Amendment No. 1 to Lease Agreement with John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR’S TRUST) as amended, dated as of December 11, 2009 (11)
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10.15
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Litigation Settlement and License Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., dated as of April 30, 2010 (12)
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10.16
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Settlement and License Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., dated as of April 30, 2010 (13)
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10.17
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Pre-Snoop Patent License and Arbitration Settlement Agreement with NVIDIA Corporation, dated as of September 28, 2010 (14)
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10.18
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Settlement and License Agreement with Apple Inc., dated as December 6, 2010 (15)
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(1)
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Incorporated by reference to Registrants Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-59978) as declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 1993.
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(2)
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Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-15181) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 1996.
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(3)
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Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-17299) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 1996.
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(4)
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Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1999, of OPTi Inc., (File No. 000-21422).
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(5)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2002 (File No. 000-21422).
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(6)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2006, of OPTi Inc. (File No. 000-21422).
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(7)
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Incorporated by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement Filed Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on October 29, 2007 (File No. 000-21422).
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(8)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2008, of OPTi Inc. (File No. 000-21422).
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(9)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009, of OPTi Inc. (File No. 000-21422).
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(10)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2009, of OPTi Inc. (File No. 000-21422).
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(11)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2009, of OPTi Inc., as amended (File No. 000-21422).
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(12)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2010 (File No. 000-21422).
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(13)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2010, of OPTi Inc. (File No. 000-21422).
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(14)
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Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2005, of OPTi Inc. (File No. 000-21422).
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(15)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2010 (File No. 000-21422).
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OPTi Inc.
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.
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OPTi Inc.
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Date: February 14, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Michael Mazzoni
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Michael Mazzoni
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Signed on behalf of the Registrant and as
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Chief Financial Officer
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