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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-Q


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

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2012

OR

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

For the Transition Period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number: 000-13959

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia
 
###-##-####
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
   

1680-1140 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada  V6E 4G1
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 689-4440

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 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 [  ]   No [X] (not applicable to registrant)

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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filed
[  ]
Accelerated Filer
[  ]
Non-Accelerated Filer
[   ]
 
Smaller Reporting Company
[X]
       
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

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 the registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of November 5, 2012 was 28,246,684.






LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

INDEX
 
 
 
   
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2
 
3
 
4
 
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32
     
33
     
33
     
34
     
34
     
 
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In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States Dollars.


 
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(In U.S. Dollars, except as noted below)
(unaudited)
 
   
September 30,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2012
 
ASSETS
       
(Restated – Note 2)
 
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 27,402,745     $ 26,783,754  
Funds held for merchants
    12,391,538       9,485,182  
Short-term investments
    2,586,393       3,290,393  
Restricted cash (Note 5(b))
    175,000       175,000  
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $190,513 (March 31, 2012 - $27,397)
    1,530,081       1,272,580  
Other receivable
    852,889       -  
Inventory
    38,049       -  
Corporate taxes receivable
    358,724       373,939  
Prepaid expenses
    244,473       331,361  
Total current assets
    45,579,892       41,712,209  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    197,521       121,496  
Patents
    31,093       120,457  
Restricted cash (Note 5(b))
    260,395       258,095  
Deferred tax assets (Note 7)
    982,821       809,951  
Goodwill
    17,874,202       17,874,202  
Other intangible assets
    3,472,462       3,720,037  
Other assets
    20,919       20,796  
Total assets
  $ 68,419,305     $ 64,637,243  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 809,973     $ 720,666  
Accrued liabilities
    1,860,478       1,445,490  
Corporate taxes payable
    -       386,607  
Funds due to merchants
    12,391,538       9,485,182  
Current portion of obligations under finance lease
    2,460       2,460  
Current portion of deferred revenue
    811,048       1,342,828  
Total current liabilities
    15,875,497       13,383,233  
                 
Obligations under finance lease
    3,510       4,920  
Total liabilities
    15,879,007       13,388,153  
                 
EQUITY
               
Capital Stock
               
Class A, preferred stock, $1.00 CDN par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, issuable in series, none issued or outstanding
    -       -  
Class B, preferred stock, $1.00 CDN par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, issuable in series, none issued or outstanding
    -       -  
Common shares, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 28,246,684 issued and outstanding (March 31, 2012 - 28,246,684)
    53,918,912       53,918,912  
                 
Contributed surplus
    10,396,434       10,001,594  
Warrants
    113,662       113,662  
Deficit
    (12,261,392 )     (13,057,560 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    372,682       272,482  
Total equity
    52,540,298       51,249,090  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 68,419,305     $ 64,637,243  

 
Approved by the Board and authorized for issuance on November 8, 2012

/s/ Patrick  H. Gaines
 
/s/ Greg A. MacRae
Board of Directors
 
Board of Directors

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
 

 

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In U.S. Dollars, except share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
September 30
   
September 30
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
         
(Restated – Note 2)
         
(Restated – Note 2)
 
                         
REVENUE
  $ 5,759,228     $ 12,921,122     $ 11,372,260     $ 18,890,387  
COST OF REVENUE
    3,280,872       5,610,876       6,531,844       8,932,702  
GROSS PROFIT
    2,478,356       7,310,246       4,840,416       9,957,685  
                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
                               
General and administrative
    1,330,308       981,091       2,296,495       1,912,095  
Sales and marketing
    273,928       214,727       525,152       522,237  
Product development and enhancement
    307,769       248,516       617,743       522,211  
INCOME BEFORE OTHER INCOME (LOSS) AND INCOME TAXES
    566,351       5,865,912       1,401,026       7,001,142  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
                               
Foreign exchange loss
    (68,794 )     (34,394 )     (73,000 )     (2,744 )
Interest income
    43,744       11,708       70,501       28,885  
      (25,050 )     (22,686 )     (2,499 )     26,141  
                                 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    541,301       5,843,226       1,398,527       7,027,283  
                                 
 Income tax expense (recovery) (Note 7)
                               
Current
    319,610       2,222,008       775,229       2,428,205  
Deferred
    (127,148 )     207,485       (172,870 )     497,999  
      192,462       2,429,493       602,359       2,926,204  
                                 
NET INCOME
    348,839       3,413,733       796,168       4,101,079  
                                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                               
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on translation of foreign operations
    231,359       (398,154 )     100,200       (383,791 )
                                 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 580,198     $ 3,015,579     $ 896,368     $ 3,717,288  
                                 
EARNINGS PER SHARE, basic
  $ 0.01     $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.15  
EARNINGS PER SHARE, diluted
  $ 0.01     $ 0.12     $ 0.03     $ 0.14  
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
                               
Basic
    28,246,684       28,233,434       28,246,684       28,191,808  
Diluted
    29,107,280       28,898,811       28,858,501       28,932,332  
 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.


LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In U.S. Dollars)
(unaudited)


 


                           
Accumulated
             
                           
Other
             
   
Common
         
Contributed
         
Comprehensive
             
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Warrants
   
Income (Loss)
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
Balance as at April 1, 2011
    28,127,184     $ 53,557,276     $ 8,819,006     $ 113,662     $ 394,554     $ (19,563,201 )   $ 43,321,297  
                                                         
Net income (Restated - Note 2)
    -       -       -       -       -       4,101,079       4,101,079  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       (383,791 )     -       (383,791 )
Exercise of stock options
    106,250       205,375       -       -       -       -       205,375  
Reallocation of contributed surplus on exercise of options
    -       121,008       (121,008 )     -       -       -       -  
Share-based payments
    -       -       289,094       -       -       -       289,094  
Balance as at September 30, 2011 (Restated – Note 2)
    28,233,434     $ 53,883,659     $ 8,987,092     $ 113,662     $ 10,763     $ (15,462,122 )   $ 47,533,054  
                                                         
Balance as at April 1, 2012
    28,246,684     $ 53,918,912     $ 10,001,594     $ 113,662     $ 272,482     $ (13,057,560 )   $ 51,249,090  
                                                         
Net income
    -       -       -       -       -       796,168       796,168  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       100,200       -       100,200  
Share-based payments
    -       -       394,840       -       -       -       394,840  
Balance as at September 30, 2012
    28,246,684     $ 53,918,912     $ 10,396,434     $ 113,662     $ 372,682     $ (12,261,392 )   $ 52,540,298  




 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.



LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In U.S. Dollars)
(unaudited)
 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
September 30
   
September 30
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
         
(Restated - Note 2)
         
(Restated - Note 2)
 
Operating Activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 348,839     $ 3,413,733     $ 796,168     $ 4,101,079  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
                               
Amortization of property and equipment
    23,375       25,038       45,575       59,278  
Amortization of intangible assets
    168,469       165,645       336,938       331,290  
Share-based payments
    195,733       152,657       394,840       289,094  
Deferred income taxes
    (127,148 )     207,485       (172,870 )     497,999  
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
    (124,223 )     195,701       (70,242 )     191,998  
                                 
Changes in non-cash operating working capital
                               
Accounts receivable
    (54,346 )     838,251       (234,589 )     (36,299 )
Other receivable
    (852,889 )     -       (852,889 )     -  
Inventory
    1,188       -       (37,317 )     -  
Corporate taxes receivable
    (90,723 )     (106,308 )     6,375       (165,477 )
Prepaid expenses
    31,314       10,818       88,030       32,325  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    547,298       (309,966 )     494,922       (447,990 )
Corporate taxes payable
    (836,236 )     1,631,891       (376,158 )     (2,706,864 )
Deferred revenue
    (298,362 )     (339,475 )     (539,387 )     (648,681 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (1,067,711 )     5,885,470       (120,604 )     1,497,752  
                                 
Investing Activities:
                               
Acquisition of short term investments
    -       (3,294,525 )     -       (3,294,525 )
Maturity of short term investments
    766,125       -       766,125       -  
Acquisition of property and equipment
    (93,238 )     (21,655 )     (119,769 )     (42,897 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    672,887       (3,316,180 )     646,356       (3,337,422 )
                                 
Financing Activities:
                               
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    -       -       -       205,375  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    -       -       -       205,375  
                                 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    237,008       (375,299 )     93,239       (362,912 )
                                 
(DECREASE)  INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (157,816 )     2,193,991       618,991       (1,997,207 )
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    27,560,561       22,726,293       26,783,754       26,917,491  
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 27,402,745     $ 24,920,284     $ 27,402,745     $ 24,920,284  
                                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                               
Taxes paid
  $ 1,260,548     $ 697,000     $ 1,260,548     $ 5,296,921  
 
 


 
 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.


LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1.
Nature of Operations

LML Payment Systems Inc. (a British Columbia company) and its subsidiaries (the "Company"), see Note 3, is a financial payment processor providing electronic payment, risk management, and authentication services primarily to businesses and organizations who use the Internet to receive or send payments.  Its corporate office address is 1140 West Pender Street, Suite 1680, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  The Corporation links merchants selling products or services to customers wanting to buy them and financial institutions who allow the transfer of payments to occur.  The Corporation has partnership arrangements and certified connections to financial institutions, payment processors and other payment service providers in order to enable its customers to safely and reliably conduct e-Commerce.  The Corporation provides its electronic payment, authentication and risk management services to over 15,000 businesses and organizations in Canada and the United States of America (“U.S.”).  The Corporation also provides check processing solutions including primary and secondary check collection including electronic check re-presentment (RCK) to retailers in the U.S.

The Corporation also provides licenses to its intellectual property. The Corporation’s intellectual property estate, owned by subsidiary LML Patent Corp., includes U.S. Patent No. 6,354,491, No. 6,283,366, No. 6,164,528, No. 5,484,988, and No. RE40,220, all of which describe electronic check processing methods.

The Corporation is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and qualifies as a foreign private issuer in the U.S. for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  While not required to do so, the Corporation continues to voluntarily report utilizing domestic forms, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instead of filing the reporting forms available to foreign private issuers.


2.
Restatement of Comparative Figures

The Corporation has restated its comparative figures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and the related three and six month interim periods.

The decision to restate these comparative figures was made by the Corporation’s Audit Committee upon management’s recommendation following the identification of an error related to the recognition of revenue that occurred during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.  The error resulted in a non-material misstatement to the Corporation’s fiscal 2012 year-end consolidated financial statements which the Corporation has determined will need to be adjusted and presented to the comparative amounts in its interim and annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. The general nature and scope of the related error and adjustments are summarized as follows:

Error in revenue recognition — The Corporation identified an error relating to the recognition of revenue that occurred during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 resulting in a non-material misstatement to the fiscal 2012 year-end consolidated financial statements.  An analysis of the Corporation’s billing report during the three months ended June 30, 2012 resulted in the identification of three customers whereby the accounting of the revenue pertaining to these three customers was erroneous.  The three customers receive their monthly invoices independent of the Corporation’s automated electronic monthly invoicing systems. The Corporation erroneously recorded to its accounting system revenue from both the electronic invoicing system and the invoices independently sent to these three customers resulting in a duplication of the revenue amounts from these three customers.

As a result of this error, revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 was overstated by $300,101 and current income tax expense by $78,027.  Net income was also overstated by $222,074 from previously reported net income of $6,727,715 to restated net income of $6,505,641.  Basic and diluted earnings per share were overstated by $0.01 per share, from $0.24 and $0.23 respectively to $0.23 and $0.22 respectively.  Accounts receivable as at March 31, 2012 was overstated $329,905 while corporate taxes payable and current portion of deferred revenue was overstated $78,437 and $28,268, respectively, with a net understatement of the Corporation’s deficit balance at March 31, 2012 of $222,074.  For the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2011, revenue was overstated by $85,355 and $92,414, respectively and current income tax expense by $22,193 and $24,028, respectively.   There was a net understatement of the Corporation’s deficit balance at September 30, 2011 of $68,386.




LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.
Restatement of Comparative Figures (continued)

The following tables present the adjustments due to the restatements of the Corporation’s previously issued audited consolidated statement of financial position as of March 31, 2012, unaudited consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2011, and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2011:

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT MARCH 31, 2012
(In U.S. Dollars, except as noted below)

   
Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As restated
 
ASSETS
             
(unaudited)
 
Current Assets
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 26,783,754           $ 26,783,754  
Funds held for merchants
    9,485,182             9,485,182  
Short-term investments
    3,290,393             3,290,393  
Restricted cash
    175,000             175,000  
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $27,397
    1,602,485     $ (329,905 )     1,272,580  
Corporate taxes receivable
    373,939               373,939  
Prepaid expenses
    331,361               331,361  
Total current assets
    42,042,114       (329,905 )     41,712,209  
                         
Property and equipment, net
    121,496               121,496  
Patents
    120,457               120,457  
Restricted cash
    258,095               258,095  
Deferred tax assets
    809,951               809,951  
Goodwill
    17,874,202               17,874,202  
Other intangible assets
    3,720,037               3,720,037  
Other assets
    20,796               20,796  
                         
Total assets
  $ 64,967,148     $ (329,905 )   $ 64,637,243  
                         
LIABILITIES
             
                         
Current Liabilities
                       
Accounts payable
  $ 720,666             $ 720,666  
Accrued liabilities
    1,445,490               1,445,490  
Corporate taxes payable
    465,044     $ (78,437 )     386,607  
Funds due to merchants
    9,485,182               9,485,182  
Current portion of obligations under finance lease
    2,460               2,460  
Current portion of deferred revenue
    1,371,096       (28,268 )     1,342,828  
Total current liabilities
    13,489,938       (106,705 )     13,383,233  
                         
Obligations under finance lease
    4,920               4,920  
                         
Total liabilities
    13,494,858       (106,705 )     13,388,153  
                         
EQUITY
                       
                         
Capital Stock
                       
Class A, preferred stock, $1.00 CDN par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, issuable in series, none issued or outstanding
    -               -  
Class B, preferred stock, $1.00 CDN par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, issuable in series, none issued or outstanding
    -               -  
Common shares, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 28,246,684  issued and outstanding
    53,918,912               53,918,912  
                         
Contributed surplus
    10,001,594               10,001,594  
Warrants
    113,662               113,662  
Deficit
    (12,835,486 )     (222,074 )     (13,057,560 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    273,608       (1,126 )     272,482  
Total equity
    51,472,290       (223,200 )     51,249,090  
                         
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 64,967,148     $ (329,905 )   $ 64,637,243  
 
 

 

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.
Restatement of Comparative Figures (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(In U.S. Dollars, except share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As restated
 
                   
                   
REVENUE
  $ 13,006,477     $ (85,355 )   $ 12,921,122  
COST OF REVENUE
    5,610,876               5,610,876  
GROSS PROFIT
    7,395,601       (85,355 )     7,310,246  
                         
OPERATING EXPENSES
                       
General and administrative
    981,091               981,091  
Sales and marketing
    214,727               214,727  
Product development and enhancement
    248,516               248,516  
INCOME BEFORE OTHER INCOME (LOSS) AND INCOME TAXES
    5,951,267       (85,355 )     5,865,912  
                         
OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
                       
Foreign exchange loss
    (34,394 )             (34,394 )
Interest income
    11,708               11,708  
      (22,686 )     -       (22,686 )
                         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    5,928,581       (85,355 )     5,843,226  
                         
 Income tax expense (recovery)
                       
Current
    2,244,201       (22,193 )     2,222,008  
Deferred
    207,485               207,485  
      2,451,686       (22,193 )     2,429,493  
                         
NET INCOME
    3,476,895       (63,162 )     3,413,733  
                         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
                       
Unrealized foreign exchange loss on translation of foreign operations
    (398,154 )             (398,154 )
                         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 3,078,741     $ (63,162 )   $ 3,015,579  
                         
EARNINGS PER SHARE, basic and diluted
  $ 0.12     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.12  
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
                       
Basic
    28,233,434               28,233,434  
Diluted
    28,898,811               28,898,811  
 
 

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.
Restatement of Comparative Figures (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(In U.S. Dollars, except share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As restated
 
                   
REVENUE
  $ 18,982,801     $ (92,414 )   $ 18,890,387  
COST OF REVENUE
    8,932,702               8,932,702  
GROSS PROFIT
    10,050,099       (92,414 )     9,957,685  
                         
OPERATING EXPENSES
                       
General and administrative
    1,912,095               1,912,095  
Sales and marketing
    522,237               522,237  
Product development and enhancement
    522,211               522,211  
INCOME BEFORE OTHER INCOME (LOSS) AND INCOME TAXES
    7,093,556       (92,414 )     7,001,142  
                         
OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
                       
Foreign exchange loss
    (2,744 )             (2,744 )
Interest income
    28,885               28,885  
      26,141             26,141  
                         
 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    7,119,697       (92,414 )     7,027,283  
                         
 Income tax expense (recovery)
                       
Current
    2,452,233       (24,028 )     2,428,205  
Deferred
    497,999               497,999  
      2,950,232       (24,028 )     2,926,204  
                         
NET INCOME
    4,169,465       (68,386 )     4,101,079  
                         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
                       
Unrealized foreign exchange loss on translation of foreign operations
    (383,791 )             (383,791 )
                         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 3,785,674     $ (68,386 )   $ 3,717,288  
                         
EARNINGS PER SHARE, basic
  $ 0.15     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.15  
EARNINGS PER SHARE, diluted
  $ 0.14     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.14  
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
                       
Basic
    28,191,808               28,191,808  
Diluted
    28,932,332               28,932,332  

 

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.
Restatement of Comparative Figures (continued)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(In U.S. Dollars)
(unaudited)
 
   
Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As restated
 
Operating Activities:
                 
Net income
  $ 3,476,895     $ (63,162 )   $ 3,413,733  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
                       
Amortization of property and equipment
    25,038               25,038  
Amortization of intangible assets
    165,645               165,645  
Share-based payments
    152,657               152,657  
Deferred income taxes
    207,485               207,485  
Foreign exchange loss
    195,701               195,701  
                         
Changes in non-cash operating working capital
                       
Accounts receivable
    746,074       92,177       838,251  
Corporate taxes receivable
    (106,308 )             (106,308 )
Prepaid expenses
    10,818               10,818  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (309,966 )             (309,966 )
Corporate taxes payable
    1,654,084       (22,193 )     1,631,891  
Deferred revenue
    (332,653 )     (6,822 )     (339,475 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    5,885,470       -       5,885,470  
                         
Investing Activities:
                       
Acquisition of short term investments
    (3,294,525 )             (3,294,525 )
Acquisition of property and equipment
    (21,655 )             (21,655 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,316,180 )     -       (3,316,180 )
                         
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (375,299 )     -       (375,299 )
                         
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    2,193,991       -       2,193,991  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    22,726,293       -       22,726,293  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 24,920,284       -     $ 24,920,284  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                       
Taxes paid
  $ 697,000             $ 697,000  

 


LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

2.
Restatement of Comparative Figures (continued)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(In U.S. Dollars)
(unaudited)
 
   
Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As restated
 
                   
Operating Activities:
                 
Net income
  $ 4,169,465     $ (68,386 )   $ 4,101,079  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
                       
Amortization of property and equipment
    59,278               59,278  
Amortization of intangible assets
    331,290               331,290  
Share-based payments
    289,094               289,094  
Deferred income taxes
    497,999               497,999  
Foreign exchange loss
    191,998               191,998  
                         
Changes in non-cash operating working capital
                       
Accounts receivable
    (138,794 )     102,495       (36,299 )
Corporate taxes receivable
    (165,477 )             (165,477 )
Prepaid expenses
    32,325               32,325  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (447,990 )             (447,990 )
Corporate taxes payable
    (2,682,836 )     (24,028 )     (2,706,864 )
Deferred revenue
    (638,600 )     (10,081 )     (648,681 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,497,752       -       1,497,752  
                         
Investing Activities:
                       
Acquisition of short term investments
    (3,294,525 )             (3,294,525 )
Acquisition of property and equipment
    (42,897 )             (42,897 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,337,422 )     -       (3,337,422 )
                         
Financing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    205,375               205,375  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    205,375       -       205,375  
                         
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (362,912 )     -       (362,912 )
                         
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (1,997,207 )     -       (1,997,207 )
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    26,917,491       -       26,917,491  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 24,920,284       -     $ 24,920,284  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                       
Taxes paid
  $ 5,296,921             $ 5,296,921  

 
 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)


3.
Basis of Presentation

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”.  The accounting policies used in preparing these interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with the accounting policies used in the preparation of the Corporation’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures required by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for annual consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012 presented under IFRS.  The results for the three month and six month periods ended September 30, 2012 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year or any other period.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars, except when otherwise indicated.

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries as set out below. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

CANADA
 
UNITED STATES
Legacy Promotions Inc.
 
LML Corp.
Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc. (“Beanstream”)
 
LML Patent Corp.
   
LML Payment Systems Corp.
   
Beanstream Internet Commerce Corp.

4.
Significant Accounting Policies

 
(a)
Inventory
 
The Corporation’s inventory is comprised of credit card magnetic stripe readers used to communicate with mobile devices.  Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value.  The cost of inventory is comprised of purchase costs and costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.  Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated selling costs.

 
(b)
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

Standards issued but not yet effective up to the date of issuance of the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements are listed below.  This listing is of standards and interpretations issued which the Corporation reasonably expects to be applicable at a future date.  The Corporation intends to adopt those standards when they become effective.  The Corporation has yet to assess the full impact of these standards on the interim consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 9 - Financial Instrument:  Classification and Measurement

IFRS 9 was issued in November 2009.  This standard is the first step in the process to replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurements.  IFRS 9 introduces new requirements for classifying and measuring assets and liabilities, which may affect the Corporation’s accounting for its financial instruments.  The standard is not applicable until annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015 but is available for early adoption, however, the Corporation does not currently intend to early adopt this standard.

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

4.
Significant Accounting Policies (continued)


IFRS 10 - Consolidated Financial Statements

The Corporation will be required to adopt IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements (“IFRS 10”) effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier application permitted. IFRS 10 replaces the consolidation requirements in IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (“IAS 27”) and interpretation SIC-12 Consolidation—Special Purpose Entities (“SIC-12”). IFRS 10 provides a revised definition of control and related application guidance so that a single control model can be applied to all entities. IFRS 10 also enhances disclosures about consolidated and unconsolidated entities to be published in a separate comprehensive disclosure standard related to involvement in other entities. The Corporation has not early adopted this standard.

IFRS 12 - Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

IFRS 12 provides the required disclosures for interests in subsidiaries and joint arrangements.  These disclosures will require information that will assist users of financial statements to evaluate the nature, risks and financial effects associated with an entity’s interests in subsidiaries and joint arrangements.  This standard is not applicable until annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013.

IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement

IFRS 13 is a comprehensive standard for fair value measurement and disclosure requirements for use across all IFRS standards.  The new standard clarifies that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, at the measurement date.  It also establishes disclosures about fair value measurement.  Under existing IFRS, guidance on measuring and disclosing fair value is dispersed among the specific standards requiring fair value measurement and in many cases does not reflect a clear measurement basis or consistent disclosures.  This standard is not applicable until annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013.

IAS 1 Financial Statement Presentation

The Corporation will be required to adopt the amendments to IAS 1 Financial Statement Presentation (“IAS 1”) effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2012. These amendments improve the presentation of components of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The amendments to this standard do not change the nature of the items that are currently recognized in OCI, but requires presentational changes.


5.
Financial Instruments

 
(a)
The Corporation classifies its cash and cash equivalents, funds held for merchants, short-term investments, restricted cash, accounts receivable and other receivable as loans and receivables measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Accounts payable, certain accrued liabilities and funds due to merchants are classified as other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

The carrying value of the Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities is considered to be a reasonable approximation of fair value due to their immediate or short term maturity or their ability for liquidation at comparable amounts.

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

5.
Financial Instruments (Continued)


Carrying value and fair value of financial assets and liabilities as at September 30, 3012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

   
September 30, 2012
   
March 31, 2012
 
         
(As restated – Note 2)
 
   
Carrying Value
   
Fair Value
   
Carrying Value
   
Fair Value
 
                         
Loans and receivables
  $ 45,199,041     $ 45,199,041     $ 41,265,004     $ 41,265,004  
Other financial liabilities
  $ 15,061,989     $ 15,061,989     $ 11,651,338     $ 11,651,338  
 
 
 
(b)
Restricted cash

Under the terms of the processing agreement with one of the Corporation’s processing banks, the Corporation pledged a deposit of $175,000 (March 31, 2012 - $175,000) against charge back losses.  Non-current restricted cash represents funds held by a third party processor as security for the Corporation’s merchant accounts.

 
(c)
Market Risk

Currency Risk

The Corporation’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar except for the Corporation’s Canadian Beanstream subsidiary whose functional currency is the Canadian dollar.  Movements in the foreign currency exchange rate between the Canadian and U.S. dollar will give rise to gains and losses to the Corporation due to the existence of cash balances and other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of each entity within the consolidated group. Significant losses may occur due to significant balances of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments held in Canadian dollars (U.S. dollars for Beanstream) that may be affected negatively by an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to the Canadian dollar (Canadian dollar as compared to the U.S. dollar for Beanstream). The Corporation has not hedged its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.

As at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the Corporation is exposed to currency risk through its cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, funds held for merchants, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and funds due to merchants denominated in Canadian dollars (U.S. dollars for Beanstream).

Based on the foreign currency exposure as at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar would result in an increase/decrease of $258,221 and $88,613, respectively, in the Corporation’s foreign currency loss/gain.

As at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012 the Corporation’s Canadian Beanstream subsidiary was exposed to currency risk on the translation of its financial instruments to U.S. dollars.  Beanstream’s financial instruments are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date.   Gains and losses arising on the translation of Beanstream’s financial instruments are reported as a cumulative translation adjustment which is a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Based on the foreign currency exposure as at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar would result in an increase/decrease of $32,121 and $212,574, respectively, in the Corporation’s other comprehensive income.


LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
 
5.
Financial Instruments (continued)

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Corporation’s exposure to interest rate risk is limited as its cash and payment processing accounts earn minimal interest.

Other Price Risk

Other price risk is the risk that the future value or cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Exposure to price risk is low as the Corporation’s cash management policy is to invest excess cash in high grade/low risk investments over short periods of time.

 
(d)
Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of a financial loss if a customer or counter party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Any credit risk exposure on cash balances is considered negligible as the Corporation places funds or deposits only with major established banks in the countries in which it has payment processing services. The credit risk arises primarily from the Corporation’s trade receivables from customers.

On a regular basis, the Corporation reviews the collectability of its trade accounts receivable and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its best estimates of any potentially uncollectible accounts. As at September 30, 2012, the balance of the Corporation’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $190,513 (March 31, 2012 - $27,397).  The Corporation has good credit history with its customers and the amounts due from them are usually received as expected.

Pursuant to their respective terms, gross accounts receivable are aged as follows at September 30, 2012:

0-30 days
  $ 1,233,239  
31-60 days
    8,194  
61-90 days
    155,936  
Over 90 days due
    323,225  
    $ 1,720,594  

 
Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Corporation and its subsidiaries to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are invested in major financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Such deposits may be in excess of insured limits and are not insured in other jurisdictions. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Corporation’s investments are financially sound and, accordingly, relatively minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.

The accounts receivable of the Corporation and its subsidiaries are derived from sales to customers located primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The Corporation performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers. The Corporation generally does not require collateral.

An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to those amounts that the Corporation has determined to be doubtful of collection.  At September 30, 2012, three customers accounted for 23%, 8% and 6% of the Corporation’s accounts receivable balance (March 31, 2012 – 21%, 11%, and 7%).

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

5.
Financial Instruments (continued)

The other receivable balance as at September 30, 2012 is comprised of certain costs, including certain investment banking, travel, legal and accounting fees and other miscellaneous transaction expenses, relating to the pending arrangement (see Note 10) between the Corporation and Digital River, Inc. ("Digital River") pursuant to which Digital River will, indirectly through LML Acquisition Corp., acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation (the “Arrangement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, all costs and expenses associated with the Arrangement will be the obligation of Digital River following the closing of the Arrangement. However, if the Arrangement does not close, the Corporation will be liable for these costs and will be required to expense the amounts accordingly.

 
(e)
Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Corporation continuously monitors actual and forecasted cash flows to ensure, as far as possible, there is sufficient working capital to satisfy its operating requirements.

   
September 30, 2012
 
   
Total
   
Less than 1 year
   
1-3 years
   
4-5 years
   
After 5 years
 
Contractual Obligations, at September 30, 2012
                             
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 2,670,451     $ 2,670,451     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Funds due to merchants
    12,391,538       12,391,538       -       -       -  
Capital lease obligations
    5,970       2,460       3,510       -       -  
Total
  $ 15,067,959     $ 15,064,449     $ 3,510     $ -     $ -  

   
March 31, 2012
 
   
Total
   
Less than 1 year
   
1-3 years
   
4-5 years
   
After 5 years
 
Contractual Obligations, at March 31, 2012
                             
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 2,166,156     $ 2,166,156     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Funds due to merchants
    9,485,182       9,485,182       -       -       -  
Capital lease obligations
    7,380       2,460       4,920       -       -  
Total
  $ 11,658,718     $ 11,653,798     $ 4,920     $ -     $ -  
 
6.
Related Party Transactions

Compensation of key management personnel for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

   
Three month period ended
   
Six month period ended
 
   
September 30, 2012
   
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2012
   
September 30, 2011
 
                         
Short-term employee benefits
  $ 494,656     $ 377,752     $ 688,683     $ 534,857  
Share-based payments
    114,946       71,471       228,642       142,166  
Total
  $ 609,602     $ 449,223     $ 917,325     $ 677,023  
 
The amounts disclosed in the table are the amounts recognized as an expense during the reporting period related to key management personnel.

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
 
7.
Income Taxes

At September 30, 2012, the Corporation had Canadian non-capital loss carry-forwards for income tax purposes of approximately $1,053,983 expiring in 2033.  Due to Canadian and U.S. tax "change of ownership" rules, the loss carry-forwards are restricted in their use.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Corporation’s deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are as follows:

   
September 30, 2012
   
March 31, 2012
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
Excess of tax value over the net book value for capital assets
  $ 555,892     $ 612,680  
Canadian non-capital loss carry-forwards
    263,496       39,922  
Other
    163,433       157,349  
Total deferred tax assets
  $ 982,821     $ 809,951  

The reconciliation of income tax attributable to operations computed at the statutory tax rates to income tax expense (recovery), using an approximate 25% statutory tax rate at September 30, 2012 and an approximate 26% statutory tax rate at September 30, 2011, is as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
September 30, 2012
   
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2012
   
September 30, 2011
 
         
(As restated – Note 2)
         
(As restated – Note 2)
 
Income taxes at statutory rates
  $ 123,424     $ 1,522,069     $ 368,216     $ 1,821,895  
Share-based payments and other permanent differences
    67,219       159,600       142,057       242,921  
Effect of U.S. tax rates
    65,357       718,779       140,241       836,793  
Effect of foreign exchange translation of foreign currency denominated deferred income tax assets
    -       28,230       -       30,599  
Effect of change in tax rates and other
    (63,538 )     815       (48,155 )     (6,004 )
    $ 192,462     $ 2,429,493     $ 602,359     $ 2,926,204  

During the Corporation’s assessment of the realizability of its deferred tax assets, the Corporation considered all available positive and negative evidence including its past operating results, the existence of cumulative losses and its forecast of future taxable income. In determining future taxable income, the Corporation is responsible for assumptions utilized including the amount of pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates it uses to manage the underlying businesses.

8.
Commitments and Contingencies

 
Reexamination Proceedings

On May 11, 2010, four of the defendants (the “Third Party Requesters”) in the patent litigation commenced by a subsidiary of the Corporation in 2008 (which has since been resolved and is now closed) submitted a request for an inter-partes reexamination to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) regarding the Corporation’s U.S. Patent No. RE40,220 (the “40,220 Patent”).  Prior to the Corporation’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, the USPTO rejected 16 of the 100 claims described by the 40,220 Patent.  The rejected claims continue to be subject to re-examination; however, they will remain valid and enforceable until the 40,220 Patent expires on January 16, 2013 unless they are cancelled prior to that date.  During the three months ended September 30, 2012, there were no material developments relating to the inter-partes proceeding.

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

8.
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

In response (in part) to the inter-partes reexamination proceeding, on June 17, 2011, the subsidiary of the Corporation filed a separate ex-parte reexamination request with the USPTO with respect to other claims described in the 40,220 Patent.  As part of this request, the subsidiary of the Corporation requested amendments to certain claims and also requested the addition of new claims and the cancellation of certain claims described in the 40,220 Patent.  On September 13, 2011, the USPTO issued an order granting an ex-partes reexamination with respect to the 40,220 Patent.  On January 4, 2012, the USPTO issued a non-final office action in the ex-parte reexamination proceeding pursuant to which: (i) certain claims described by the 40,220 Patent were subject to reexamination; (ii) certain other claims were cancelled (as the subsidiary of the Corporation requested); (iii) certain other claims were rejected, and (iv) new claims were added.  Following the February 1, 2012 response of the subsidiary of the  Corporation and an examiner interview, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate on March 20, 2012. On May 2, 2012 the USPTO issued an Ex-Parte Reexamination Certificate in the ex-parte reexamination proceeding.  On the Certificate, certain amended and added claims were confirmed and other claims were cancelled, as the subsidiary of the Corporation had requested in its originally filed ex-parte reexamination request.  As a result of the issuance of the Ex-Parte Reexamination Certificate, the ex-parte reexamination proceeding is closed.   The Third Party Requesters did not have the right to participate in the ex-parte reexamination proceeding.
 
 
9.
Industry and Geographic Segments

Based upon the way financial information is provided to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer for use in evaluating allocation of resources and assessing performance of the business, the Corporation reports its operations in three distinct operating segments, described as follows:

Transaction Payment Processing (“TPP”) operations involve financial payment processing, authentication and risk management services provided by Beanstream.  The services are accessible via the Internet and are offered in an application service provider (ASP) model.

Intellectual Property Licensing (“IPL”) operations involve licensing an intellectual property estate, which includes five U.S. patents describing electronic check processing methods.

Check Processing (“CP”) operations involve primary and secondary check collection including electronic check re-presentment (“RCK”).

Within these segments, performance is measured based on revenue, factoring in interest income and expenses and amortization and depreciation as well as income before income taxes from each segment. There are no transactions between segments. The Corporation does not generally allocate corporate or centralized marketing and general and administrative expenses to its business unit segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units.
 
 
 
 

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

9.
Industry and Geographic Segments (continued)

Financial information for each reportable segment for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
TPP Canada
   
IPL U.S.
   
CP U.S.
   
Reconciling Items
     
Consolidated Total
   
                                   
Total revenue
  $ 4,854,790     $ 416,638      $ 487,800     $ -       $ 5,759,228    
Revenue: major customers
    -       305,556       323,188       -         628,744    
Cost of revenue
    2,911,327       1,653       328,012       29,332   1     3,270,324   5
General and administrative
    359,930       3,108       94,731       821,815   2     1,279,584   5
Sales and marketing
    168,477       -       4,432       -   1     172,909   5
Product development and enhancement
    258,557       -       -       19,660   1     278,217   5
Amortization and depreciation
    16,958       44,682       6,067       124,136   3     191,843   5
Income (losses) before income taxes
    929,358       369,969       55,060       (813,086 ) 4     541,301    

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011 (As Restated – Note 2)
 
TPP Canada
   
IPL U.S.
   
CP U.S.
   
Reconciling Items
     
Consolidated Total
   
                                   
Total revenue
  $ 3,705,270     $ 8,680,599     $ 535,253     $ -       $ 12,921,122    
Revenue: major customers
    500,700       7,900,000       352,574       -         8,753,274    
Cost of revenue
    2,294,668       2,939,044       353,700       11,036   1     5,598,448   5
General and administrative
    231,009       13,142       84,876       602,928   2     931,955   5
Sales and marketing
    106,390       -       4,436       3,679   1     114,505   5
Product development and enhancement
    210,786       -       -       8,829   1     219,615   5
Amortization and depreciation
    13,337       41,855       9,364       126,127   3     190,683   5
Income (losses) before income taxes
    1,208,565       5,690,032       87,076       (1,142,447 ) 4     5,843,226    

 
 
1
Represents share-based payments included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
2
Represents share-based payments and other unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
3
Represents amortization and depreciation included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
4
Represents income (losses) included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
5
Amortization of property and equipment has not been allocated to other cost categories as presented in the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income.

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

9.
Industry and Geographic Segments (continued)
 

Six Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
TPP Canada
   
IPL U.S.
   
CP U.S.
   
Reconciling Items
     
Consolidated Total
   
                                   
Total revenue
  $ 9,475,557     $ 840,757     $ 1,055,946     $ -       $ 11,372,260    
Revenue: major customers
    -       611,112       700,346       -         1,311,458    
Cost of revenue
    5,794,535       2,188       655,558       58,345   1     6,510,626   5
General and administrative
    573,277       11,119       194,270       1,416,890   2     2,195,556   5
Sales and marketing
    314,683       -       8,865       -   1     323,548   5
Product development and enhancement
    519,886       -       -       39,106   1     558,992   5
Amortization and depreciation
    31,951       89,364       12,925       248,272   3     382,512   5
Income (losses) before income taxes
    2,129,935       743,603       185,443       (1,660,454 ) 4     1,398,527    

Six Months Ended
September 30, 2011 (As Restated – Note 2)
 
TPP Canada
   
IPL U.S.
   
CP U.S.
   
Reconciling Items
     
Consolidated Total
   
                                   
Total revenue
  $ 7,384,063     $ 10,362,147     $ 1,144,177     $ -       $ 18,890,387    
Revenue: major customers
    1,029,059       9,150,000       726,752       -         10,905,811    
Cost of revenue
    4,514,294       3,622,292       746,441       21,952   1     8,904,979   5
General and administrative
    459,955       24,421       184,610       1,141,554   2     1,810,540   5
Sales and marketing
    304,009       -       8,790       7,318   1     320,117   5
Product development and enhancement
    445,475       -       -       17,562   1     463,037   5
Amortization and depreciation
    34,298       83,710       16,222       256,338   3     390,568   5
Income (losses) before income taxes
    2,011,362       6,638,633       190,384       (1,813,096 ) 4     7,027,283    

 
 
1
Represents share-based payments included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
2
Represents share-based payments and other unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
3
Represents amortization and depreciation included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
4
Represents income (losses) included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.
5
Amortization of property and equipment has not been allocated to other cost categories as presented in the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income.
 
 
10.
Pending Arrangement

On September 21, 2012, the Corporation entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Digital River, Inc. (“Digital River”) and  LML Acquisition Corp., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital River (“Merger Sub”).  The Arrangement Agreement contemplates the acquisition by Digital River, through Merger Sub, of all of the outstanding equity securities of the Corporation pursuant to a “plan of arrangement” (the “Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), under which the Corporation is now governed.  The Corporation’s Board of Directors, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Board of Directors comprised of all the independent members of the Board of Directors, has approved and adopted the Arrangement Agreement and has recommended that the Corporation’s shareholders vote to approve the Arrangement Agreement.  The Arrangement Agreement has also been approved by the boards of directors of all other parties to the Arrangement Agreement.

If the Arrangement Agreement is approved by the Corporation’s shareholders and the Arrangement is completed, then (i) the Corporation will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital River, (ii) each of the Corporation’s common shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing will be acquired for US$3.45 in cash (the “Per-Share Consideration”), (iii) all outstanding options and warrants to acquire the Corporation’s common shares will be acquired for a cash amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the number of common shares underlying such option or warrant, multiplied by the Per-Share Consideration, exceeds the aggregate exercise price payable under the option or warrant to acquire the common shares underlying the option or warrant. The total value of the transaction is approximately US$102.8 million.




LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

10.
Pending Arrangement (Continued)


The Arrangement is to be implemented by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and is subject to the approval of 66 2/3% of the votes cast by the Corporation’s common shareholders at a special meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders, the approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and other customary closing conditions (all as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement).  The Arrangement Agreement contains certain customary covenants and agreements, including covenants with respect to the operation of the business of the Corporation and its subsidiaries between signing and closing, governmental filings and approvals, public disclosures and similar matters.  The Arrangement Agreement provides for certain termination rights in favor of each of Digital River and the Corporation (including, if the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in certain specified circumstances, the payment by the Corporation to Digital River of a termination fee of $3 million, which is approximately 2.9% of the aggregate consideration to be paid in the Arrangement).  For the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, including the circumstances under which the Arrangement Agreement can be terminated and the ramifications of such a termination, refer to the Arrangement Agreement as filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 24, 2012.

On October 12, 2012, the Corporation filed a Preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC indicating its intention to call a special meeting of its shareholders to vote on the Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement.  The Corporation’s shareholder meeting to vote on the Arrangement Agreement and the closing of the Arrangement are expected to occur during the latter half of the fourth quarter of 2012 or the first quarter of 2013; however, no assurance can be given that the Arrangement Agreement will be approved by the Corporation’s shareholders or that the Arrangement will ultimately be completed.



ITEM 2.                      MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this report on Form 10-Q to the “Corporation”, “LML”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to LML Payment Systems Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.  LML Payment Systems Inc.'s direct subsidiaries include Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc., LML Corp. and Legacy Promotions Inc.  LML Corp.'s subsidiaries are LML Patent Corp., LML Payment Systems Corp. and Beanstream Internet Commerce Corp. Unless otherwise specified herein, all references herein to dollars or “$” are to U.S. Dollars.

We are incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and qualify as a foreign private issuer in the U.S. for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  While not required to do so, we continue to voluntarily report utilizing domestic forms, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instead of filing the reporting forms available to foreign private issuers.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2012 included therein, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.  We believe that all necessary adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) have been included in the amounts stated below to present fairly the following quarterly information.  Quarterly operating results have varied significantly in the past and can be expected to vary in the future.  Results of operations for any particular quarter are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year.

Forward Looking Information

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained herein are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “potential” or “expect” or similar statements.  The forward-looking statements were prepared on the basis of certain assumptions which relate, among other things, to the demand for and cost of marketing our services, the volume and total value of transactions processed by merchants utilizing our services, the renewal of material contracts in our business, our ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes, particularly with respect to financial payments and eCommerce, in a highly competitive industry characterized by rapid technological change and rapid rates of product obsolescence, our ability to develop and market new product enhancements and new products and services that respond to technological change or evolving industry standards, no unanticipated developments relating to previously disclosed lawsuits against us, and the cost of protecting our intellectual property.  Even if the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based prove accurate and appropriate, the actual results of our operations in the future may vary widely due to technological change, increased competition, new government regulation or intervention in the industry, general economic conditions and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, the actual results of our operations in the future may vary widely from the forward-looking statements included herein.  All forward-looking statements included herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph.

Overview

We are a financial payment processor operating three separate lines of business:  transaction payment processing, intellectual property licensing and check processing. Our transaction payment processing services consist predominantly of Internet-based services, while our check processing services involve predominantly traditional and electronic check processing and recovery services that do not utilize the Internet.  While we have historically generated significant amounts of non-recurring revenue associated with our intellectual property licensing initiatives (see “—Resolution of Patent Infringement Litigation” below), our transaction payment processing services are (and are expected to be for the foreseeable future) our principal line of business, while our other lines of business (including our electronic check processing services and intellectual property licensing initiatives) are less significant to the financial performance of our company.



Pending Arrangement

On September 21, 2012, the Corporation entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Digital River, Inc. (“Digital River”) and  LML Acquisition Corp., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital River (“Merger Sub”).  The Arrangement Agreement contemplates the acquisition by Digital River, through Merger Sub, of all of the outstanding equity securities of the Corporation pursuant to a “plan of arrangement” (the “Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), under which the Corporation is now governed.  The Corporation’s Board of Directors, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Board of Directors comprised of all the independent members of the Board of Directors, has approved and adopted the Arrangement Agreement and has recommended that the Corporation’s shareholders vote to approve the Arrangement Agreement.  The Arrangement Agreement has also been approved by the boards of directors of all other parties to the Arrangement Agreement.

If the Arrangement Agreement is approved by the Corporation’s shareholders and the Arrangement is completed, then (i) the Corporation will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital River, (ii) each of the Corporation’s common shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing will be acquired for US$3.45 in cash (the “Per-Share Consideration”), (iii) all outstanding options and warrants to acquire the Corporation’s common shares will be acquired for a cash amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the number of common shares underlying such option or warrant, multiplied by the Per-Share Consideration, exceeds the aggregate exercise price payable under the option or warrant to acquire the common shares underlying the option or warrant. The total value of the transaction is approximately US$102.8 million.

The Arrangement is to be implemented by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and is subject to the approval of 66 2/3% of the votes cast by the Corporation’s common shareholders at a special meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders, the approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and other customary closing conditions (all as set forth in the Arrangement Agreement).  The Arrangement Agreement contains certain customary covenants and agreements, including covenants with respect to the operation of the business of the Corporation and its subsidiaries between signing and closing, governmental filings and approvals, public disclosures and similar matters.  The Arrangement Agreement provides for certain termination rights in favor of each of Digital River and the Corporation (including, if the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in certain specified circumstances, the payment by the Corporation to Digital River of a termination fee of $3 million, which is approximately 2.9% of the aggregate consideration to be paid in the Arrangement).  For the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, including the circumstances under which the Arrangement Agreement can be terminated and the ramifications of such a termination, refer to the Arrangement Agreement as filed as Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 24, 2012.

On October 12, 2012, the Corporation filed a Preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC indicating its intention to call a special meeting of its shareholders to vote on the Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement.  The Corporation’s shareholder meeting to vote on the Arrangement Agreement and the closing of the Arrangement are expected to occur during the latter half of the fourth quarter of 2012 or the first quarter of 2013; however, no assurance can be given that the Arrangement Agreement will be approved by the Corporation’s shareholders or that the Arrangement will ultimately be completed.

Resolution of Patent Infringement Litigation

On November 19, 2008, we filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. district court for the Eastern District of Texas against multiple financial institutions operating in the United States (the “2008 Patent Litigation”).  On June 4, 2009, we filed another patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. district court for the Eastern District of Texas against six financial institutions operating in the United States (the “2009 Patent Litigation”).  In both patent infringement lawsuits, we alleged that the defendants were infringing our 40,220 Patent.  During our fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, we settled with (and/or dismissed our claims against) the last of the defendants in both the 2008 Patent Litigation and the 2009 Patent Litigation.  As a result, both lawsuits were closed during our 2012 fiscal year and we are not currently prosecuting any patent infringement claims against any parties.

Our primary source of revenue from our IPL segment operations for our fiscal years ended 2011 and 2012 was from revenue generated from the licensing and settlement agreements that we entered into in connection with our 2008 Patent Litigation and, to a lesser extent, our 2009 Patent Litigation.  Since both of those lawsuits have been closed and since the 40,220 Patent expires in January 2013, we expect a decline for the foreseeable future (starting with our 2013 fiscal year) in the number of new licensing agreements that we will enter into and, accordingly, we expect that the revenue generated in upcoming years from the licensing of our intellectual property estate will be substantially reduced from recent historical levels.  While the revenue derived in future periods from the licensing of our intellectual property estate may fluctuate significantly from time to time, we generally expect that going forward the revenue from our IPL segment operations will continue to be less significant to the overall financial performance of our company.




TPP Segment

Our TPP segment operations involve financial payment processing, authentication and risk management services. We provide a service that acts as a bank neutral interface between businesses and consumers processing financial or authentication transactions. Our transaction payment processing services are accessible via the Internet and are offered in an application service provider (ASP) model. We focus on product development, project management and third tier technical support of our products and services and rely primarily on strategic business partners to sell and market our products and services. In some instances, our transaction payment processing services and payment products are integrated into third party products in target vertical markets. Our revenues are derived from one-time set-up fees, monthly gateway fees, and transaction fees paid to us by merchants. Transaction fees are recognized in the period in which the transaction occurs. Gateway fees are monthly subscription fees charged to our merchant customers for the use of our payment gateway and are recognized in the period in which the service is provided. Set-up fees represent one-time charges for initiating our processing services. Although these fees are generally paid at the commencement of the agreement, they are recognized ratably over the estimated average life of the merchant relationship, which is determined through a series of analyses of active and deactivated merchants. We currently service a merchant base of over 15,000 customers primarily in Canada.

IPL Segment

Our IPL segment operations involve licensing our intellectual property estate, which includes five U.S. patents describing electronic check processing methods.    Licenses to our intellectual property estate are generally provided to licensees based on usage of the technology embodied in the patent(s) being licensed.  Some licensees pay ‘running royalties,’ which is a pay-as-you-go model, and other licensees pay a ‘one-time,’ fully paid-up royalty amount, also based on usage.  Licensees’ usage pertaining to these one-time, fully paid-up licenses is contractually determined and in some cases, in order to determine usage and to facilitate the negotiation of a license agreement, the commencement of litigation and the discovery process inherent therein (to determine usage), is employed.   These one-time, fully paid-up licenses are also non-exclusive, similar to the non-exclusive nature of many software licensing arrangements treated as product sales,  and the consideration is fixed and non-refundable with no trailing royalties or other variable consideration.  Since our 40,220 Patent (which is the primary patent that has generated IPL revenue for us in recent years) is set to expire in January 2013, we expect a decline for the foreseeable future (starting with our 2013 fiscal year) in the number of new licensing agreements that we will enter into.  Accordingly, we expect that the revenue generated in upcoming years from the licensing of our intellectual property estate will be substantially reduced from recent historical levels and expect that our IPL segment operations will continue to be less significant to the overall financial performance of our company.

CP Segment

Our CP segment operations involve primary and secondary check collection including electronic check re-presentment (RCK).  Our check processing services involve return check management such as traditional and electronic recovery services to retail clients wherein we typically receive revenue when we are successful at recovering the principal amount of the original transaction on behalf of the client.  In some instances we also earn a percentage of the principal amount and in other instances our secondary recovery services provide for us to earn additional fees when legal action is required.  Our check processing services are provided in the United States and are operated from our Wichita, Kansas location.

Within these segments, performance is measured based on revenue, factoring in interest income and expenses, amortization and depreciation, and earnings from operations before income taxes from each segment. There are no transactions between segments. We do not generally allocate corporate or centralized marketing and general and administrative expenses to our business unit segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units.

Results of Operations

We qualify as a foreign private issuer in the U.S. for purposes of the Exchange Act.  As such, we file our consolidated financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under IFRS without a reconciliation to generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”).  It is possible that certain of our accounting policies under IFRS could be different from U.S. GAAP.



Three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to three months ended September 30, 2011

   
Three months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011 (Restated)
          %  
                           
Revenue
  $ 5,759,000     $ 12,921,000       (7,162,000 )     (55.4 )
Cost of revenue
    3,281,000       5,611,000       (2,330,000 )     (41.5 )
Gross profit
    2,478,000       7,310,000       (4,832,000 )     (66.1 )
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
General and administrative
    1,330,000       981,000       349,000       35.6  
Sales and marketing
    274,000       215,000       59,000       27.4  
Product development and enhancement
    308,000       249,000       59,000       23.7  
Income before other income (loss) and income taxes
    566,000       5,865,000       (5,299,000 )     (90.3 )
                                 
Foreign exchange loss
    (69,000 )     (34,000 )     (35,000 )     (102.9 )
Interest income
    44,000       12,000       32,000       266.7  
Income before income taxes
    541,000       5,843,000       (5,302,000 )     (90.7 )
                                 
Income tax expense
                               
Current
    320,000       2,222,000       (1,902,000 )     (85.6 )
Deferred
    (127,000 )     207,000       (334,000 )     (161.4 )
      193,000       2,429,000       (2,236,000 )     (92.1 )
                                 
Net income
  $ 348,000     $ 3,414,000       (3,066,000 )     (89.8 )

 
Revenue

The following table compares the revenue generated by all three of our business segments during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Three months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
                         
   
2012
   
2011 (Restated)
          %  
Revenue
                         
TPP Segment:
                         
Transaction fees
  $ 3,872,000     $ 2,976,000       896,000       30.1  
One-time set-up fees recognized
    64,000       55,000       9,000       16.4  
Monthly fees including gateway
    668,000       514,000       154,000       30.0  
Software customization fees
    9,000       92,000       (83,000 )     (90.2 )
Other
    242,000       68,000       174,000       255.9  
      4,855,000       3,705,000       1,150,000       31.0  
                                 
IPL Segment:
                               
Non-recurring licensing
    -       8,250,000       (8,250,000 )     (100.0 )
Ongoing/Recognized deferred
    416,000       431,000       (15,000 )     (3.5 )
      416,000       8,681,000       (8,265,000 )     (95.2 )
                                 
CP Segment:
                               
Secondary check collections
    421,000       457,000       (36,000 )     (7.9 )
Primary check collections
    67,000       78,000       (11,000 )     (14.1 )
      488,000       535,000       (47,000 )     (8.8 )
                                 
Total revenue
  $ 5,759,000     $ 12,921,000       (7,162,000 )     (55.4 )

The decrease in total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 is primarily attributable to the decrease in our non-recurring IPL segment revenue of approximately $8,250,000 offset by an increase in our TPP segment revenue of approximately $1,150,000.

TPP Segment

Revenue pertaining to our TPP segment consists of transaction fees, one-time set-up fees, monthly fees including gateway fees and software customization fees.  Total revenue from our TPP segment increased by approximately $1,150,000, or approximately 31%. Transaction fees for the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased by approximately $896,000 or approximately 30.1%; the amortized portion of one-time setup fees recognized increased approximately $9,000 or approximately 16.4%; monthly fees including gateway fees for the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased approximately $154,000 or approximately 30% while software customization fees decreased approximately $83,000 or approximately 90.2%. The increase in transaction fees, one-time set-up fees and monthly fees including gateway fees was primarily attributable to a 26.7% increase in our merchant base as at September 30, 2012 as compared to September 30, 2011.
 
 
 
 

 
IPL Segment

Revenue from licensing our patented intellectual property decreased by approximately $8,265,000 or approximately 95.2% primarily due to the recognition of approximately $8,250,000 in non-recurring revenue from license agreements entered into during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

CP Segment

CP segment revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by approximately $47,000 or approximately 8.8% primarily due to a decrease in collections of the principal amount and related fees of returned checks assigned for primary and secondary recovery.

Cost of Revenue

The following table compares the cost of revenue incurred by all three of our business segments during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Three months ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011
          %  
Cost of revenue
                         
TPP Segment
  $ 2,911,000     $ 2,295,000       616,000       26.8  
IPL Segment
    2,000       2,939,000       (2,937,000 )     (99.9 )
CP Segment
    328,000       354,000       (26,000 )     (7.3 )
Share-based payments
    29,000       11,000       18,000       163.6  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    11,000       12,000       (1,000 )     (8.3 )
Total
  $ 3,281,000     $ 5,611,000       (2,330,000 )     (41.5 )


Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs incurred by the TPP, IPL and CP operating segments. Within our TPP segment, these costs are incurred in the delivery of electronic payment transaction services and customer service support and include processing and interchange fees paid, other third-party fees, personnel costs and associated benefits. IPL segment costs of revenue are primarily legal retention fees and legal disbursement costs incurred in generating licensing revenue.  CP segment costs of revenue are primarily incurred in the delivery of check collection services and include third-party fees, personnel costs and associated benefits.

Costs of revenue decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2012 by approximately $2,330,000 or approximately 41.5%. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of approximately $2,937,000 in IPL segment cost of revenue offset by an increase in TPP segment cost of revenue of approximately $616,000. The decrease in IPL segment costs was primarily due to a decrease of approximately $2,903,000 in the costs (primarily legal costs) incurred in connection with the license agreements entered into during the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in TPP segment costs was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately 34.1% in our transaction costs which include interchange, assessments and other transaction fees which coincided with increased transaction processing revenue. CP segment cost of revenue decreased approximately $26,000 or approximately 7.3% which coincided with the decrease in CP segment revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

General and administrative expenses

The following table compares general and administrative expenses incurred by all three of our business segments as well as our corporate and support functions during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Three months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011
          %  
General and administrative expenses
                         
TPP Segment
  $ 360,000     $ 231,000       129,000       55.8  
IPL Segment
    3,000       13,000       (10,000 )     (76.9 )
CP Segment
    95,000       85,000       10,000       11.8  
Share-based payments
    147,000       129,000       18,000       14.0  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    6,000       7,000       (1,000 )     (14.3 )
Amortization of patents
    45,000       42,000       3,000       7.1  
Other unallocated general and administrative expenses
    674,000       474,000       200,000       42.2  
Total
  $ 1,330,000     $ 981,000       349,000       35.6  

 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs including associated share-based payments and employment benefits, office facilities, travel, public relations and professional service fees, which include legal fees, audit fees and SEC and related compliance costs. General and administrative expenses also include the costs of corporate and support functions including our executive leadership and administration groups, finance, information technology, legal, human resources and corporate communication costs.

General and administrative expenses increased approximately $349,000 or approximately 35.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our TPP segment general and administrative expenses of approximately $129,000 or 55.8% along with an increase in other unallocated expenses of approximately $200,000 or 42.2%. The increase in the TPP segment general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in our bad debt expense of approximately $164,000 relating to an increase in our allowance for doubtful accounts against an amount due from one of our merchant customers. The increase in other unallocated expenses was primarily due to an increase in corporate and support function expenses including compensation, consulting and filing fee expenses totaling approximately $198,000.   

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries paid to sales staff, sales commissions, sales operations and other personnel-related expenses, travel and related expenses, trade shows, costs of lead generation, consulting fees and costs of marketing programs, such as internet, print and direct mail advertising costs. Sales and marketing expenses also include the amortization expense for partner relationships and merchant contracts.

Sales and marketing expenses increased to approximately $274,000 from approximately $215,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of approximately $59,000 or approximately 27.4%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses of approximately $62,000 or approximately 58.5% from approximately $106,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to approximately $168,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in wages and commission expense of approximately $63,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011. Amortization expense for partner relationships and merchant contracts were approximately $97,000 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Product Development and Enhancement

Product development and enhancement expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs of employees engaged in the research, design and development of new services and in the improvement and enhancement of the existing product and service lines.  Product development and enhancement expenses also include the amortization expense for existing technology.

Product development and enhancement expenses were approximately $308,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to approximately $249,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of approximately $59,000 or approximately 23.7%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in TPP segment product development and enhancement expenses of approximately $48,000 or approximately 22.7% from approximately $211,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to approximately $259,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in TPP product development and enhancement expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in compensation costs of approximately $45,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011.  Amortization expense for existing technology was approximately $27,000 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
 
Interest Income

Interest income increased to approximately $44,000 from approximately $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in interest income was primarily attributable to an increase in interest bearing cash investments as well as an increase in investment rates.



Income Tax Expense (recovery)

Income tax expense (recovery) consists of current income taxes of approximately $320,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to approximately $2,222,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease in current income tax expense of approximately $1,902,000.  The decrease in current income tax expense is primarily attributable to the prior period income taxes pertaining to the IPL segment pre-tax income of approximately $5,832,000 associated with the license agreements entered into during the three months ended September 30, 2011. Deferred income tax recovery was approximately $127,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to deferred income tax expense of approximately $207,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease in deferred income tax expense of approximately $334,000. The decrease in deferred income tax expense was primarily attributable to an increase in our Canadian non-capital loss carry-forwards of approximately $572,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 resulting in an increase in our deferred tax asset balance as at September 30, 2012.

Net Income

Net income decreased approximately $3,065,000 from approximately $3,414,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to approximately $349,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

Basic and diluted earnings per share were approximately $0.01 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to approximately $0.12 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.


Six months ended September 30, 2012 compared to six months ended September 30, 2011

   
Six months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011 (Restated)
          %  
                           
Revenue
  $ 11,372,000     $ 18,890,000       (7,518,000 )     (39.8 )
Cost of revenue
    6,532,000       8,933,000       (2,401,000 )     (26.9 )
Gross profit
    4,840,000       9,957,000       (5,117,000 )     (51.4 )
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
General and administrative
    2,296,000       1,912,000       384,000       20.1  
Sales and marketing
    525,000       522,000       3,000       0.6  
Product development and enhancement
    618,000       522,000       96,000       18.4  
Income before other income (loss) and income taxes
    1,401,000       7,001,000       (5,600,000 )     (80.0 )
                                 
Foreign exchange loss
    (73,000 )     (3,000 )     (70,000 )     (2333.3 )
Interest income
    70,000       29,000       41,000       141.4  
Income before income taxes
    1,398,000       7,027,000       (5,629,000 )     (80.1 )
                                 
Income tax expense
                               
Current
    775,000       2,428,000       (1,653,000 )     (68.1 )
Deferred
    (173,000 )     498,000       (671,000 )     (134.7 )
      602,000       2,926,000       (2,324,000 )     (79.4 )
                                 
Net income
  $ 796,000     $ 4,101,000       (3,305,000 )     (80.6 )


 
Revenue

The following table compares the revenue generated by all three of our business segments during the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Six months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011 (Restated)
          %  
Revenue
                         
TPP Segment:
                         
Transaction fees
  $ 7,663,000     $ 5,901,000       1,762,000       29.9  
One-time set-up fees recognized
    129,000       110,000       19,000       17.3  
Monthly fees including gateway
    1,298,000       1,003,000       295,000       29.4  
Software customization fees
    27,000       226,000       (199,000 )     (88.1 )
Other
    359,000       144,000       215,000       149.3  
      9,476,000       7,384,000       2,092,000       28.3  
                                 
IPL Segment:
                               
Non-recurring licensing
    -       9,500,000       (9,500,000 )     (100.0)  
Ongoing/Recognized deferred
    840,000       862,000       (22,000 )     (2.6 )
      840,000       10,362,000       (9,522,000 )     (91.9 )
CP Segment:
                               
Secondary check collections
    910,000       986,000       (76,000 )     (7.7 )
Primary check collections
    143,000       154,000       (11,000 )     (7.1 )
Other
    3,000       4,000       (1,000 )     (25.0 )
      1,056,000       1,144,000       (88,000 )     (7.7 )
                                 
Total revenue
  $ 11,372,000     $ 18,890,000       (7,518,000 )     (39.8 )

The decrease in total revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2012 is primarily attributable to the decrease in our non-recurring IPL segment revenue of approximately $9,500,000 offset by an increase in our TPP segment revenue of approximately $2,092,000.

TPP Segment

Revenue pertaining to our TPP segment consists of transaction fees, one-time set-up fees, monthly fees including gateway fees and software customization fees.  Total revenue from our TPP segment increased by approximately $2,092,000, or approximately 28.3%. Transaction fees for the six months ended September 30, 2012 increased by approximately $1,762,000 or approximately 29.9%; the amortized portion of one-time setup fees recognized increased approximately $19,000 or approximately 17.3%; monthly fees including gateway fees for the six months ended September 30, 2012 increased approximately $295,000 or approximately 29.4% while software customization fees decreased approximately $199,000 or approximately 88.1%. The increase in transaction fees, one-time set-up fees and monthly fees including gateway fees was primarily attributable to a 26.7% increase in our merchant base as at September 30, 2012 as compared to September 30, 2011.

IPL Segment

Revenue from licensing our patented intellectual property decreased by approximately $9,522,000 or approximately 91.9% primarily due to the recognition of approximately $9,500,000 in non-recurring revenue from license agreements entered into during the six months ended September 30, 2011.

CP Segment

CP segment revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by approximately $88,000 or approximately 7.7% primarily due to a decrease in collections of the principal amount and related fees of returned checks assigned for primary and secondary recovery.
 

Cost of Revenue

The following table compares the cost of revenue incurred by all three of our business segments during the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Six months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011
          %  
Cost of revenue
                         
TPP Segment
  $ 5,794,000     $ 4,515,000       1,279,000       28.3  
IPL Segment
    2,000       3,622,000       (3,620,000 )     (99.9 )
CP Segment
    656,000       747,000       (91,000 )     (12.2 )
Share-based payments
    58,000       22,000       36,000       163.6  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    22,000       27,000       (5,000 )     (18.5 )
Total
  $ 6,532,000     $ 8,933,000       (2,401,000 )     (26.9 )
 
Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs incurred by the TPP, IPL and CP operating segments. Within our TPP segment, these costs are incurred in the delivery of electronic payment transaction services and customer service support and include processing and interchange fees paid, other third-party fees, personnel costs and associated benefits. IPL segment costs of revenue are primarily legal retention fees and legal disbursement costs incurred in generating licensing revenue.  CP segment costs of revenue are primarily incurred in the delivery of check collection services and include third-party fees, personnel costs and associated benefits.

Costs of revenue decreased for the six months ended September 30, 2012 by approximately $2,401,000 or approximately 26.9%. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of approximately $3,620,000 in IPL segment cost of revenue offset by an increase in TPP segment cost of revenue of approximately $1,279,000. The decrease in IPL segment costs was primarily due to a decrease of approximately $3,513,000 in the costs (primarily legal costs) incurred in connection with license agreements entered into during the six months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in TPP segment costs was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately 34.8% in our transaction costs which include interchange, assessments and other transaction fees which coincided with increased transaction processing revenue. CP segment cost of revenue decreased approximately $91,000 or approximately 12.2% which coincided with the decrease in CP segment revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2012.

General and administrative expenses

The following table compares general and administrative expenses incurred by all three of our business segments as well as our corporate and support functions during the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Six months ended September 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2012
   
2011
          %  
General and administrative expenses
                         
TPP Segment
  $ 573,000     $ 460,000       113,000       24.6  
IPL Segment
    11,000       24,000       (13,000 )     (54.2 )
CP Segment
    195,000       185,000       10,000       5.4  
Share-based payments
    298,000       242,000       56,000       23.1  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    12,000       18,000       (6,000 )     (33.3 )
Amortization of patents
    90,000       84,000       6,000       7.1  
Other unallocated general and administrative expenses
    1,117,000       899,000       218,000       24.2  
Total
  $ 2,296,000     $ 1,912,000       384,000       20.1  
 
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs including associated share-based payments and employment benefits, office facilities, travel, public relations and professional service fees, which include legal fees, audit fees and SEC and related compliance costs. General and administrative expenses also include the costs of corporate and support functions including our executive leadership and administration groups, finance, information technology, legal, human resources and corporate communication costs.

 
General and administrative expenses increased approximately $384,000 or approximately 20.1% for the six months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our TPP segment general and administrative expenses of approximately $113,000 or 24.6% along with an increase in other unallocated expenses of approximately $218,000 or 24.2%. The increase in the TPP segment general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in our bad debt expense of approximately $164,000 relating to an increase in our allowance for doubtful accounts against an amount due from one of our merchant customers. The increase in other unallocated expenses was primarily due to an increase in corporate and support function expenses including compensation, consulting and filing fee expenses totaling approximately $229,000.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries paid to sales staff, sales commissions, sales operations and other personnel-related expenses, travel and related expenses, trade shows, costs of lead generation, consulting fees and costs of marketing programs, such as internet, print and direct mail advertising costs. Sales and marketing expenses also include the amortization expense for partner relationships and merchant contracts.

Sales and marketing expenses increased to approximately $525,000 from approximately $522,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of approximately $3,000 or approximately 0.6%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses of approximately $11,000 or approximately 3.6% from approximately $304,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011 to approximately $315,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in wages and commission expense of approximately $30,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the six months ended September 30, 2011. Amortization expense for partner relationships and merchant contracts were approximately $194,000 for each of the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Product Development and Enhancement

Product development and enhancement expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs of employees engaged in the research, design and development of new services and in the improvement and enhancement of the existing product and service lines.  Product development and enhancement expenses also include the amortization expense for existing technology.

Product development and enhancement expenses were approximately $618,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to approximately $522,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of approximately $96,000 or approximately 18.4%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in TPP segment product development and enhancement expenses of approximately $75,000 or approximately 16.8% from approximately $445,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011 to approximately $520,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in TPP product development and enhancement expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in compensation costs of approximately $67,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2011. Amortization expense for existing technology was approximately $54,000 for each of the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Interest Income

Interest income increased to approximately $70,000 from approximately $29,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in interest income was primarily attributable to an increase in interest bearing cash investments as well as an increase in investment rates.



Income Tax Expense (recovery)

Income tax expense (recovery) consists of current income taxes of approximately $775,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 compared to approximately $2,428,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease in current income tax expense of approximately $1,653,000.  The decrease in current income tax expense is primarily attributable to the prior period income taxes pertaining to the IPL segment pre-tax income of approximately $6,639,000 associated with the license agreements entered into during the six months ended September 30, 2011. Deferred income tax recovery was approximately $173,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 compared to deferred income tax expense of approximately $498,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease in deferred income tax expense of approximately $671,000. The decrease in deferred income tax expense was primarily attributable to an increase in our Canadian non-capital loss carry-forwards of approximately $904,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 resulting in an increase in our deferred tax asset balance as at September 30, 2012.

Net Income

Net income decreased approximately $3,305,000 from approximately $4,101,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011 to approximately $796,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012.

Basic earnings per share were approximately $0.03 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to approximately $0.15 for the six months ended September 30, 2011. Diluted earnings per share were approximately $0.03 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to approximately $0.14 for the six months ended September 30, 2011.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity and financial position consisted of approximately $29,704,000 in working capital as of September 30, 2012 compared to approximately $28,329,000 in working capital as of March 31, 2012, an increase of approximately $1,375,000. The increase in working capital was primarily attributable to an increase in other receivables of approximately $853,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012. Cash used in operating activities was approximately $121,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to cash provided by operating activities of approximately $1,498,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, an increase in cash used in operating activities of approximately $1,619,000. The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to corporate tax payments made of approximately $1,261,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012. Cash provided by investing activities was approximately $646,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to cash used in investing activities of approximately $3,337,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, an increase in cash provided by investing activities of approximately $3,983,000. The increase in cash provided by investing activities was primarily attributable to the maturity of short term investments of approximately $766,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared the acquisition of short term investments of approximately $3,295,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011. Cash provided by financing activities was approximately $NIL for the six months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to approximately $205,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease in cash provided by financing activities of approximately $205,000. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities was primarily attributable to proceeds from exercise of stock options of approximately $205,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2011. No stock options were exercised during the six months ended September 30, 2012.

Management tracks projected cash collections and projected cash outflows to monitor short-term liquidity requirements and to make decisions about future resource allocations and take actions to adjust our expenses with the goal of remaining cash flow positive from operations on an annual basis.  We believe that, as of September 30, 2012, the Corporation’s cash resources will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements for the next twelve months. However, while we believe that existing cash and cash equivalent balances and potential cash flows from operations should satisfy our long-term cash requirements, we may nonetheless have to raise additional funds for these purposes, either through equity or debt financing, as appropriate.  There can be no assurance that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
 
 




Costs associated with the Arrangement

As of September 30, 2012, we have incurred approximately $853,000 in costs, including certain investment banking, travel, legal and accounting fees and other miscellaneous transaction expenses relating to the pending Arrangement between us and Digital River.  Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, all costs and expenses that we incur that are associated with the Arrangement will be the obligation of Digital River following the closing of the Arrangement.  However, if the Arrangement does not close, then we will be liable for such costs and expenses and will be required to expense the amounts accordingly.

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since March 31, 2012. For a description of our critical accounting policies, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2012 (file no. 000-13959):

Contingencies

See Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies, for a discussion of contingencies.


QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

From March 31, 2012 until September 30, 2012, there were no material changes from the information concerning market risk contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2012 (file no. 000-13959).
 
 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”), carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” as of the end of the period covered by this report.  As defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of our Corporation that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our Corporation’s management, including our CEO and CAO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on their evaluation, our CEO and CAO concluded that, our disclosure controls and procedures were effectively designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by our Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our Corporation’s management, including our CEO and CAO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Based on their evaluation, our CEO and CAO also concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively at the reasonable assurance level. It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  As required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our CEO and CAO, also conducted an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any change occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.  Based on our evaluation, during our most recent fiscal quarter there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.





OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Reexamination Proceedings

On May 11, 2010, four of the defendants (the “Third Party Requesters”) in the patent litigation that we commenced in 2008 (which has since been resolved and is now closed) submitted a request for an inter-partes reexamination to the USPTO regarding our 40,220 Patent.  Prior to our fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, the USPTO rejected 16 of the 100 claims described by the 40,220 Patent.  The rejected claims continue to be subject to re-examination; however, they will remain valid and enforceable until the 40,220 Patent expires on January 16, 2013 unless they are cancelled prior to that date.  During the three months ended September 30, 2012, there were no material developments relating to the inter-partes proceeding.

Incidental Litigation

In addition to legal matters as previously reported in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2012 (file no. 000-13959), we are party from time to time to ordinary litigation incidental to our business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.


RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to many risks.  We describe the risks and factors that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results or liquidity and the trading price of our common stock under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on June 20, 2012 (file no. 000-13959).  This information should be considered carefully together with the other information in this report (including the additional risk factors described below) and other reports and materials we file with the SEC.

Failure to complete the recently-announced Arrangement with Digital River could negatively impact our stock price and our future business and financial results.

On September 21, 2012, we entered into the Arrangement Agreement with Digital River and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital River pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Arrangement Agreement, our common stock will be acquired for cash and we will become a subsidiary of Digital River.  If the proposed Arrangement is not completed, our ongoing businesses may be adversely affected and, without realizing any of the benefits of having completed the Arrangement, we would be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

·  
we may experience negative reactions from our customers and employees;

·  
the current market price of our common stock may reflect a market assumption that the Arrangement will occur and a failure to complete the Arrangement could result in a negative perception by the stock market and a resulting decline in the market price of our common stock;

·  
certain costs relating to the Arrangement, including certain investment banking, financing, legal and accounting fees and expenses, must be paid even if the Arrangement is not completed, and we may be required to pay a fee of $3 million to Digital River if the Arrangement Agreement is terminated under certain specified circumstances; and

·  
there may be substantial disruption to our business and distraction of our management and employees from day-to-day operations because matters related to the Arrangement (including integration planning) may require substantial commitments of time and resources which could otherwise have been devoted to other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us.

There can be no assurance that the risks described above will not materialize, and if any of them do, they may materially adversely affect our business, financial results and stock price.



 
 
We may have difficulty attracting, motivating and retaining officers and other key employees in light of the recently-announced proposed Arrangement with Digital River.

Uncertainty about the effect of the proposed Arrangement on our officers and employees may have an adverse effect on us.  This uncertainty may impair our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel during the pendency of the Arrangement, as employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles with us and with Digital River.  If we are unable to attract, retain and motivate key personnel, we could face disruptions in our operations, loss of existing customers and loss of key information, expertise or know-how, which may adversely affect our business and financial results.

Business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the Arrangement is pending may have an adverse effect on us.

Uncertainty about the effect of the Arrangement on suppliers, partners, regulators, and customers may have an adverse effect on us. These uncertainties could cause suppliers, customers and others that deal with us to defer purchases or other decisions concerning us or seek to change existing business relationships with us. In addition, the Arrangement Agreement restricts us from making certain acquisitions and taking other specified actions without Digital River’s approval.  These restrictions could prevent us from pursuing attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the Arrangement.

The Arrangement Agreement restricts our ability to pursue alternatives to the Arrangement.

The Arrangement Agreement contains “no shop” provisions that restrict our ability to solicit proposals relating to alternative business combination transactions and, subject to certain exceptions, to enter into discussions, or enter into any agreement concerning, or provide confidential information in connection with, any proposals for alternative business combination transactions.  Further, there are only a limited number of exceptions that would allow our Board of Directors to withdraw or change its recommendation to our common shareholders that they vote in favor of the adoption of the Arrangement Agreement.  If our Board of Directors were to take such actions as permitted by the Arrangement Agreement, doing so in specified situations could entitle Digital River to terminate the Arrangement Agreement and be paid a termination fee of $3 million. These restrictions could deter a potential acquiror from proposing an alternative transaction.


EXHIBITS

Exhibits:

The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated herein by reference as indicated in the table below:

Exhibit Number
 
Description of Document
     
2.1
 
Arrangement Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, among LML Payment Systems Inc., Digital River, Inc. and LML Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
3.1*
 
Articles of Incorporation.
31.1*
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
31.2*
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
32.1*
 
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
10.1
 
Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of  September 21, 2012, by and among LML Acquisition Corp., Patrick H. Gaines, Keats Investments Ltd and 397389 British Columbia Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.2
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of  September 21, 2012, by and among LML Acquisition Corp., Craig Thomson and 588267 BC Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.3
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and Carolyn L. Gaines (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.4
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of  September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and Richard R. Schulz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.5
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and Greg A. MacRae (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).



10.6
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and Jacqueline Pace (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.7
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and David C. Cooke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.8
 
Shareholder Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and Millennium Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.9
 
Shareholder Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and among LML Acquisition Corp., 847279 BC Ltd., C-Quest Holdings Ltd., Titan Investments Corp. and Don G. Choquer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).
10.10
 
Management Lock-Up and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and between LML Acquisition Corp. and Chris Koide (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2012 (File No. 000-13959)).


*Filed herewith



 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

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

 
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
   
 
/s/ Richard R. Schulz
 
Richard R. Schulz
 
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
 
(Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)
   
 
November 13, 2012