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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2010

Registration No. 333-164089

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PhotoMedex, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   3845   59-2058100
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

147 Keystone Drive

Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 18936

(215) 619-3600

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Dennis M. McGrath

President and Chief Executive Officer

147 Keystone Drive

Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 18936

(215) 619-3600

(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With copies to:

 

Brian C. Miner, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Telephone: (215) 963-5000

Facsimile: (215) 963-5001

 

Carmelo M. Gordian, Esq.

David M. Kavanaugh, Esq.

Nicholas F. Ducoff, Esq.

Andrews Kurth LLP

111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1700

Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone: (512) 320-9290

Facsimile: (512) 320-9292

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

¨

  

Accelerated filer

    ¨

Non-accelerated filer

 

¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company

    x

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the Securities and Exchange Commission declares our registration statement effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS    SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 9, 2010

 

 

LOGO

PHOTOMEDEX, INC.

1,000,000 Common Shares

 

 

This prospectus relates to the offer and sale of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PHMD.”

On April 8, 2010, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $10.20 per share, giving effect to the 1-for-6 reverse stock split, which was effective on February 3, 2010 ($1.70 on a pre-split basis). Our common stock began to trade on a split-effective basis on February 4, 2010.

 

 

INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD READ THIS ENTIRE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY, INCLUDING THE SECTION ENTITLED “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 6.

 

 

 

     Per Share    Total

Public offering price

   $                 $             

Underwriting discount

   $      $  

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

   $      $  

We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable within 45 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to 150,000 additional shares of common stock upon the same terms and conditions as the shares offered by this prospectus to cover over-allotments, if any.

In connection with this offering, we have also agreed to issue to the underwriters warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 50,000 shares of our common stock.

 

 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock to purchasers on or about             , 2010.

 

 

 

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC   Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.

The date of this prospectus is             , 2010.


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Prospectus Summary

   1

Risk Factors

   6

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

   25

Use of Proceeds

   26

Price Range of Common Stock

   28

Dividend Policy

   28

Capitalization

   29

Dilution

   30

Selected Consolidated Financial Data

   31

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   32

Business

   57

Management

   73

Executive Compensation

   79

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

   91

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

   94

Description of Securities

   95

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders of our Common Stock

   98

Underwriting

   101

Legal Matters

   111

Experts

   111

Available Information

   111

Index to Financial Statements

   F-1

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized any other person to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor the underwriters are making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

For investors outside the U.S.: We have not, and the underwriters have not, done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the U.S.  Persons outside the U.S. who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the shares of our common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside the U.S.

 

 

TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND SERVICE MARKS

PhotoMedex®, XTRAC®, XTRAC Velocity®, VTRAC®, SLT®, Laserpro®, Sinu-Clear®, Omnilux Blue®, Omnilux Revive®, Neova®, ProCyte®, Complex CU3®, GHK Copper Peptide Complex®, Z-Silc®, Ti-Silc®, Vital Copper®, Graftcyte® and Lumiére®, are registered trademarks of PhotoMedex, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Some of these marks are registered in certain foreign jurisdictions and some marks are registered in the U.S. Other service marks, trademarks and trade names of PhotoMedex, Inc. or its subsidiaries may be used in this prospectus. All other service marks, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, any trademarks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® symbol, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we or the owner of such trademark, as

 

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applicable, will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our or its rights, or the right of the applicable licensor, to these trademarks.

 

 

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

The market data and other statistical information used throughout this prospectus are based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms and other published independent sources. Some data is also based on our good faith estimates, which are derived from other relevant statistical information, as well as the independent sources listed above. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights certain information described in more detail later in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should carefully read the more detailed information set out in this prospectus, especially the risks related to our business and investing in our common stock that we discuss under the heading “Risk Factors,” as well as the consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. References in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “our Company” and “PhotoMedex” refer to PhotoMedex, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.

Our Business

PhotoMedex is a global skin health medical technology company that provides integrated disease management and aesthetic solutions through complementary laser and light-based devices, pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals. Through our historical relationships with dermatologists and plastic surgeons, we provide products and services that address skin diseases and skin conditions. These diseases and conditions include psoriasis, vitiligo, acne, actinic keratosis (a precursor to certain types of skin cancer) and sun damage. Our experience in addressing these diseases and conditions in the physician market has allowed us to expand our products and services to provide skin health solutions to the indoor tanning and spa markets and the in-store, on-line and television retail consumer markets for home use.

Our Current Strategy

Our strategic focus is built upon four key components—establishment of a unified sales force focused on superior skincare expertise, expanded international capabilities, the development of alternate channels for our varied product lines and a renewed commitment to innovation of our technologies.

 

   

Establishment of a Unified Sales Force—In the fourth quarter of 2009, we abandoned the discrete sales team approach for each of our many product segments and implemented a strategy to develop a single, skin health solutions-based sales force with expertise in our three primary skin health brands, XTRAC, Neova and Omnilux. We believe this solutions-based sales force is a cost-efficient, more productive and scalable organization. The effect of this change is to gain sales and financial leverage out of our current sales force while providing solutions across our complete product suite to our customers. In the fourth quarter of 2009, as a result of our increased efficiency, we were able to reduce our sales force headcount by approximately 25%. Along with reducing the size of our sales force, we have refocused the way that we sell our products to our customers. Rather than selling discrete products, we have shifted the way that we sell our skin health solutions from an individual product focus to educating our customers in the various ways they might utilize multiple products from our varied line to address their patients’ needs. In addition, the new sales approach has created a platform for co-marketing partnership opportunities. For example, on January 11, 2010, we entered into a co-promotion agreement with Galderma Laboratories, L.P., or Galderma, a dermatology sales company, pursuant to which we will promote Galderma’s new photodynamic therapy application (Metvixia, a drug which is activated by Aktilite, an LED device) for the treatment of actinic keratosis, a pre-cancerous skin condition. Co-marketing partnerships, such as our partnership with Galderma, which couple our sales force and products with complementary third-party products, provide us additional opportunities to increase revenue while leveraging our existing infrastructure.

 

   

Expanded International Capability—Our international operations and selling approach have been realigned and the once limited capabilities of the international organization have been dramatically enhanced through two initiatives. First, we have entered into an expanded management relationship with The Lotus Global Group, Inc., doing business as GlobalMed Technologies Co., or GlobalMed, with respect to our laser and light-based devices. GlobalMed is an international distribution and

 

 

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management company focused on creating increased market opportunity through the engagement and management of local in-country distributors and providing assistance in expediting regulatory approvals. Historically, GlobalMed managed our distribution relationships in the Pacific Rim for the XTRAC and VTRAC product lines, which represented a majority of our total international device sales. As a result of their success in managing our Pacific Rim distribution relationships, we have now expanded their responsibilities to include all of our laser and light based devices in substantially all markets outside of the U.S. Second, we have begun to undertake significant efforts to expand the international reach of our skincare business in both the physician and consumer channels by reformulating our current products to meet local standards and registering these products in major international markets. These are the first steps in the implementation of our international skincare expansion strategy.

 

   

Development of Alternate Channels—We are focused on expanding our sales to non-physician related channels, including the indoor tanning and spa markets and the in-store, on-line and television retail channels. We are accessing the indoor tanning and spa markets either through direct relationships with multiple-location market participants or indirectly through industry leading distributors. To further expand our retail channels, we have entered into an engagement with GlobalBeauty Group, or GlobalBeauty, to assist in the development of new sales channels in the direct to consumer skincare market, including the in-store, on-line and television retail channels. GlobalBeauty connects product-focused companies with emerging retail channels in order to expand domestic and international market opportunities.

 

   

Renewed Commitment to Innovation—We believe that innovation of our technologies is crucial to our ability to succeed in the extremely competitive skin health market. We have recently launched, or are working on, innovative new uses for our technologies that we believe will allow us to leverage the success of our current products in the marketplace. In June 2009, we launched the XTRAC Velocity, an innovation of the XTRAC Ultra for use in the treatment of severe psoriasis. The XTRAC Velocity was designed to treat severe psoriasis patients safely, painlessly, cost-effectively and without requiring substantial treatment time by a medical professional or the patient. With the innovation of the XTRAC Ultra into the XTRAC Velocity, we now have a psoriasis solution for physician practices of all sizes and patient demographics. We have also developed our new DNA Repair product line, which includes an innovative technology to address DNA damage caused by ultraviolet, or UV, exposure by activating the skin’s natural recovery process after damage has occurred, but before the secondary result, such as erythema or skin cancer, appears. Our DNA Repair products activate the DNA repair process, which is more effective than using sunscreen products. Finally, we are developing smaller versions of our Clear-U and New-U Omnilux home use devices. These versions will have the same power as the larger Clear-U and New-U Omnilux products, but will be less expensive to manufacture, resulting in a lower selling price. We believe these new versions of our Clear-U and New-U Omnilux products will provide consumers with greater access to our technology.

Galderma Co-Promotion Agreement

On January 11, 2010, we entered into a co-promotion agreement with Galderma, pursuant to which our sales force will sell Galderma’s Metvixia drug and Aktilite LED light for the photodynamic therapy treatment of actinic keratosis. Under the three year co-promotion agreement, which was effective as of January 1, 2010, Galderma will provide all marketing support for these products and we will provide the direct sales effort through our existing domestic sales organization.

Increase in Authorized Shares and Reverse Stock Split

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adjusted in the reverse stock split) and a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock at an exchange ratio of not less than 1-for-6 and not more than 1-for-10 at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Our stockholders approved both of these proposals and our Board of Directors authorized a reverse stock split at an exchange ratio of 1-for-6. Immediately following the Special Meeting of our Stockholders on February 3, 2010, we filed an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect both the increase of our authorized shares to 35,000,000 and the reverse stock split at an exchange ratio of 1-for-6.

Clutterbuck Financing

On March 19, 2010, we entered into a Term Loan and Security Agreement, or the Clutterbuck Agreement, and a related secured term note with Clutterbuck Funds LLC, or Clutterbuck Funds. We received net proceeds of approximately $2.37 million in the transaction. The secured term note, or the Clutterbuck Note, matures in September 2011 and has a principal amount of $2.5 million, which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers (and the related usage agreements and payments received thereunder) that we have consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to our outstanding term notes with such lenders. In connection with the issuance of the Clutterbuck Note, we issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of our common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34 per share.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in Delaware on November 30, 1987 under our former name, Laser Photonics, Inc. Our headquarters are located at 147 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 18936. Our telephone number is (215) 619-3600. Our website address is www.photomedex.com. The information on our website is not and should not be considered part of this prospectus and is intended to be an inactive textual reference only.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Common stock offered by us

1,000,000 shares

 

Common stock outstanding immediately after this offering

3,238,637 shares(1)

 

Use of proceeds

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $8,388,000, or approximately $9,803,250 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, based on the assumed offering price of $10.20, the last reported sale price of our common stock on April 8, 2010 giving effect to the 1-for-6 reverse stock split, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us related to this offering.

 

  We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general working capital and other corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the proceeds from this offering to repay the Clutterbuck Note and a portion of the outstanding principal amount of, and accrued but unpaid interest under, our outstanding convertible promissory notes, or the Convertible Notes.

You should read the discussion in this prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds” for more information.

 

Risk Factors

See “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors that you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.

 

Nasdaq Global Market Symbol

PHMD

 

(1) Excludes shares issuable upon exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 2,238,637 shares outstanding as of April 8, 2010 and excludes 157,957 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options as of April 8, 2010, 433,419 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants as of April 8, 2010, 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants to be issued to the underwriters upon the completion of this offering, 1,028,762 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes as of April 8, 2010 and an aggregate of 60,874 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, or the 2005 Equity Plan, and our 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, or the Non-Employee Director Plan.

Unless we indicate otherwise, all information in this prospectus assumes:

 

   

a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at an exchange ratio of 1-for-6 and an increase of our authorized shares of common stock to 35,000,000, both of which were effected on February 3, 2010;

 

   

the issuance and sale of our common stock in this offering at an offering price of $10.20 per share (based on the last reported sale price for our common stock on April 8, 2010, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market);

 

   

that none of our outstanding stock options have been exercised or forfeited since April 8, 2010;

 

   

that none of our outstanding Convertible Notes have been converted as of April 8, 2010;

 

   

that none of the proceeds from this offering will be used to prepay any portion of the outstanding principal amount of, or any accrued but unpaid interest on, the Convertible Notes or the Clutterbuck Note;

 

   

that the anti-dilution adjustments provided in our outstanding warrants or Convertible Notes have been triggered by the issuance of shares of our common stock in this offering; and

 

   

that the accrued but unpaid interest is not converted upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes.

 

 

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data

The following table sets forth our summary consolidated financial data as of and for the periods presented. The summary consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 have been derived from our audited annual consolidated financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007 has been derived from our audited annual consolidated financial statements, which have not been included in this prospectus. You should read this data together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
    (audited)  
    (in thousands, except per
share data)
 

Statement of Operations Data:

     

Revenues

  $ 32,688      $ 34,770      $ 31,046   

Costs of revenues

    17,426        16,995        13,486   
                       

Gross profit

    15,262        17,775        17,560   

Selling, general and administrative

    23,083        26,797        22,375   

Engineering and product development

    1,138        1,073        799   
                       

Operating loss from continuing operations

    (8,959     (10,095     (5,614

Interest income

    8        156        384   

Interest expense

    (2,379     (1,189     (913

Change in fair value of warrants

    809        —          —     

Refinancing charge

    —          —          (442
                       

Loss from continuing operations

    (10,521     (11,128     (6,585

Discontinued operations:

     

Income from discontinued operations

    —          286        231   

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

    —          (449     —     
                       

Net loss

  $ (10,521   $ (11,291   $ (6,354
                       

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share(1):

     

Continuing operations

  $ (6.42   $ (7.41   $ (4.40

Discontinued operations

    (0.00     (0.11     0.15   
                       

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

    (6.42   $ (7.52   $ (4.25
                       

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share(1)

    (1,640     1,501        1,496   
                       

Balance Sheet Data (At Period End):

     

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,195      $ 3,737      $ 9,954   

Working capital

    2,215        3,408        13,706   

Total assets

    53,168        46,714        56,687   

Long-term debt (net of current portion)

    807        3,985        5,709   

Convertible debt(2)

    18,111        —          —     

Stockholders’ equity

    22,922        29,682        39,533   

 

(1) For all periods, all common stock equivalents and convertible issues are antidilutive and, therefore, are not included in the weighted shares outstanding during the years in which we incurred net losses. Share amounts and basic and diluted net loss per share amounts shown on the condensed statements of operations have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-7 effective January 26, 2009 and the reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010.
(2) Includes amounts with respect to the Convertible Notes and the fair-value of the related warrant liability.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you invest in our common stock, you should carefully consider the various risks of the investment, including those described below, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus. Additional risks may also impair our business operations and adversely affect our prospects. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could be adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a history of losses, entertain the possibility of future losses and cannot assure you that we will become or remain profitable.

Historically, we have incurred significant losses and have had negative cash flows from our dermatological operations. Our surgical products business also has generated losses in recent years. To date, we have dedicated most of our financial resources to research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2009, our accumulated deficit was approximately $115,841,000.

Our future revenues and success depend significantly upon acceptance and adoption of our excimer laser systems for the treatment principally of psoriasis. Our XTRAC system for the treatment of this condition generates revenues, but those revenues were insufficient under our consignment model to generate consistent, positive cash flows from our operations in the domestic XTRAC business segment. Our future revenues and success depend on revenue growth from our revamped sales strategies in our dermatological business. Our ability to market our products and services successfully under our revamped strategies and the expected benefits to be obtained from our products may be adversely affected by a number of factors, such as unforeseen costs and expenses, technological changes, economic downturns, competitive factors or other events beyond our control.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain adequate liquidity to allow us to continue to operate our business or prevent the possible impairment of our assets. We cannot assure you that we will market any products successfully, operate profitably in the future, or that we will not require significant additional financing in order to accomplish our business plan. Any failure to achieve and maintain profitability would continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders’ equity and working capital and could result in a decline in our stock price or cause us to cease operations.

Recent adverse developments with respect to our industry and the global macro-economy generally have adversely affected our business and our liquidity, the effect of which has resulted in our need to obtain additional financing.

The national and global economic downturn has resulted in a decline in overall consumer spending, a decline in access to credit and increased liquidity risks, all of which have, and could continue to, impact our business, financial condition and results of operations for the foreseeable future. Given our significant operating losses, negative cash flows, current forecasts and financial position as of September 30, 2009, we required significant additional funds in order to fund operations through and beyond the first quarter of 2010.

To address these liquidity concerns, in October 2009, we launched a private placement in which we received proceeds of approximately $2.85 million. On March 19, 2010, we entered into the Clutterbuck Agreement and the Clutterbuck Note with Clutterbuck Funds. We received net proceeds of approximately $2.37 million in the transaction. The Clutterbuck Note has a principal amount of $2.5 million, which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Clutterbuck Note requires us to make monthly payments of interest only. The principal matures in September 2011 and may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers (and the related usage agreements and payments received thereunder) that we have consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to our outstanding term notes with such lenders.

 

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These proceeds and the continued implementation of our revised sales and marketing strategies are expected to fund our operations through the first quarter of 2011.

There are no assurances that we will obtain additional equity or debt financing in the future on favorable terms, or at all. In addition, there are no assurances that our new sales strategies will result in growth in our revenues. In the event that we are unsuccessful in raising requisite additional capital and in the event that we are also unsuccessful in spurring revenue growth, we may not be able to timely satisfy our working capital, debt repayment or capital equipment needs or execute our business plan. These adverse outcomes, should they both materialize, would raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

To maintain and expand our business, we may need additional financing and such financing may not be available on favorable terms, if at all.

We have historically financed our activities through working capital provided from operations, the private placement of equity and debt securities and from lines of credit. We believe that our cash balance and other existing financial resources, and revenues from sales, distribution, licensing and manufacturing relationships, should be sufficient to meet our operating and capital requirements through the first quarter of 2011 and, assuming that we receive the maximum net proceeds under this offering at the assumed offering price, through the fourth quarter of 2011.

However, our operating plan or debt repayment obligations may change and we may need additional funds sooner than anticipated to meet our operational needs and repayment obligations or to answer our capital requirements for expansion, including in the event that:

 

   

debt financing for capital expenditures cannot be obtained;

 

   

operating losses continue because anticipated demand for our skincare products, including our Photo Therapeutics, or PTL, products, does not meet our expectations under our new sales strategies;

 

   

we fail to maintain existing, or develop new, customers or sales affiliates and alternate channels for the marketing and distribution of our skincare and PTL products;

 

   

we need to maintain or accelerate favorable, but costlier, growth of our revenues;

 

   

changes in our research and development plans necessitate unexpected, large future expenditures;

 

   

the investor that holds the Convertible Notes does not convert the notes, thereby obliging us to have funds to satisfy the notes upon maturity on February 27, 2014; or

 

   

costs to defend existing and unknown future litigation exceed our current planned resources.

If we need funds and cannot raise them on acceptable terms, we may not be able to:

 

   

execute our growth plan for our XTRAC system, skincare products and PTL products;

 

   

expand our manufacturing facilities, if necessary, based on increased demand for the XTRAC system or new skincare or PTL products which may be introduced;

 

   

meet our debt obligations, including the obligation to repay all amounts outstanding under our Convertible Notes at maturity on February 27, 2014;

 

   

take advantage of future opportunities, including synergistic, accretive acquisitions;

 

   

respond to customers, competitors or violators of our proprietary and contractual rights; or

 

   

remain in operation.

 

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We must secure the consent of the holder of the Convertible Notes to incur debt financing. This investor is not obligated to give consent and could prohibit us from issuing debt to raise capital. To raise additional equity financing, we must first offer our terms to the investor and, if this investor declines, or fails to accept, such terms, then we have 30 days in which to pursue subscriptions and another 30 days in which to consummate the subscriptions. Such delay may inhibit our ability to raise additional equity financing in a timely matter or at all. In connection with giving its consent to the Clutterbuck financing, the investor waived its right to purchase shares in this offering.

Our laser treatments of psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and leukoderma, our skincare products and our PTL products and any of our future products or services may fail to gain market acceptance, which could adversely affect our competitive position.

No independent studies with regard to the feasibility of our proposed business plan, including integration of the PTL products into our corporate operations or the reorganization of our sales strategies and sales force, have been conducted by third parties with respect to our present and future business prospects and capital requirements. We have generated limited commercial distribution for our XTRAC system and other products. Skincare products sales are dependent on existing strategic partners for distribution and marketing of our products. It is still not established that the PTL devices targeted for the consumer market will be widely accepted in that market. We may be unsuccessful in continuing our existing, or developing new, strategic selling affiliates and alternate channels in order to maintain or expand the markets for the existing or future products of the skincare and PTL businesses. In addition, our infrastructure to enable such expansion, though stronger than in the past, is still limited.

Even if adequate financing is available and our products are ready for market, we cannot assure you that our products and services will find sufficient acceptance in the marketplace under our new sales strategies. Our efforts through our clinical specialists to help physicians increase patient awareness and interest in, and improve and increase physicians’ effective utilization of, the XTRAC system may fail.

We also face a risk that other companies in the market for dermatological products and services may be able to provide dermatologists a higher overall yield on investment and therefore compromise our ability to increase our base of users and ensure they engage in optimal usage of our products. If, for example, such other companies have products (such as Botox or topical creams for disease management) that require less time commitment from the dermatologist and yield an attractive return on a dermatologist’s time and investment, we may find that our efforts to increase our base of users is hindered.

While we have engaged in clinical studies for our psoriasis treatment and, based on these studies, we have gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, clearance, appropriate Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, reimbursement codes for treatment and suitable reimbursement rates from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, for those codes, we may face other hurdles to market acceptance. For example, practitioners in significant numbers may wait to see longer-term studies; or it may become necessary to conduct studies corroborating the role of the XTRAC system as a first-line or second-line therapy for treating psoriasis; or patients simply may not elect to undergo psoriasis treatment using the XTRAC system.

We have designed the XTRAC system so that a properly trained medical technician in a physician’s office may, under the physician’s supervision, safely and effectively administer treatments to a patient. In fact, the CMS reimbursement rates at the lower labor rates are achieved through delegation to medical technicians. Nevertheless, whether a treatment may be delegated and, if so, to whom and to what extent, are matters that may vary state by state, as these matters are within the province of the state medical boards. In states that may be more restrictive in such delegation, a physician may decline to adopt the XTRAC system into his or her practice, deeming it to be fraught with too many constraints and finding other outlets for the physician’s time and staff time to be more remunerative. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in persuading such medical

 

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boards that a liberal standard for delegation is appropriate for the XTRAC system, based on its design for ease and safety of use. If we are not successful, we may find that even if a geographic region has wide insurance reimbursement, the region’s physicians may decline to adopt the XTRAC system into their practices.

We therefore cannot assure you that the marketplace will be receptive to our excimer laser technology or skincare products over competing products, services and therapies or that a cure will not be found for the underlying diseases we are focused on treating. Failure of our products to achieve market acceptance could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The markets for our products are highly competitive and we may not be able to compete effectively against the larger, well-established companies that dominate this market or emerging, and small, innovative companies that may seek to obtain or increase their share of the market.

The markets for our products are intensely competitive and many of our competitors are much larger and have substantially more financial and human resources than we do. Many have long histories and strong reputations within the industry and a relatively small number of companies dominate these markets. We face direct competition from large pharmaceutical companies, including for example Biogen, Inc., Centocor, Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, which are engaged in the research, development and commercialization of treatments for psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo and leukoderma. In some cases, those companies have already received FDA approval or commenced clinical trials for such treatments. Many of these companies have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, conducting pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, and marketing than we do.

Competition in the wound care, skin health and hair care markets is intense. Our competitors include well-established pharmaceutical, cosmetic and healthcare companies such as Allergan, Inc., or Allergan, Obagi Medical Products, Inc., or Obagi, and Estee Lauder Inc., or Estee Lauder. These competitors have substantially more financial and other resources, larger research and development staffs, and more experience and capabilities in researching, developing and testing products in clinical trials, in obtaining FDA and other regulatory approvals, and in manufacturing, supply chain control, marketing and distribution than we do.

These companies enjoy significant competitive advantages over us, including:

 

   

broad product offerings, which address the needs of physicians and hospitals in a wide range of procedures;

 

   

greater experience in, and resources for, launching, marketing, distributing and selling products, including strong sales forces and established distribution networks;

 

   

existing relationships with physicians and hospitals;

 

   

more extensive intellectual property portfolios and resources for patent protection;

 

   

greater financial and other resources for product research and development;

 

   

greater experience in obtaining and maintaining FDA and other regulatory clearances or approvals for products and product enhancements;

 

   

established manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing relationships;

 

   

significantly greater name recognition and more recognizable trademarks; and

 

   

established relationships with healthcare providers and payors.

Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. Our commercial opportunity will be reduced or eliminated if we are unsuccessful in convincing physician and patient customers and consumers to use our products or if our competitors develop and commercialize products that are safer and more effective than any products that we may develop.

 

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Our success is dependent on intellectual property rights held by us and our business may be adversely affected by direct competition if we are unable to protect these rights both domestically and internationally.

Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to maintain and defend our patents. However, we cannot guarantee that the patents covering certain of our technologies and processes will not be contested, found to be invalid or unenforceable or would not be circumventable. Moreover, as our patents expire, competitors may utilize the technology found in such patents to commercialize their own products. While we seek to offset the losses relating to important expiring patents by securing additional patents on commercially desirable improvements, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing such additional patents, or that such additional patents will adequately offset the effect of the expiring patents. Further, pending patent applications are not enforceable.

Of particular note is U.S. Patent No. 4,891,818, or the 818 Patent, which was directed to, among other things, the design of the gas chamber in the XTRAC laser. The 818 Patent has expired and therefore it no longer serves as a barrier to entry to the U.S. market. The additional patent rights we seek, if issued, may serve less to bar competitors from entry and may serve more, when aggregated with other clinical and competitive strengths, to differentiate and distinguish our products (e.g., the XTRAC Ultra and the XTRAC Velocity), in both utility and its range of applications, from those of competitors. If we are unable through our technological innovations to preserve our proprietary rights, our ability to market the XTRAC system could be materially and adversely affected.

We will rely on certain of our PTL patents to protect the home-use market for two of our PTL hand-held devices. If the patents prove unenforceable or circumventable, we may not attain growth and may lose market share from these PTL products.

Trade secrets and other proprietary information which are not protected by patents are also critical to our business. We attempt to protect our trade secrets by, among other steps, entering into confidentiality agreements with third parties, employees and consultants. However, such other steps may be ineffective and these agreements can be breached and, if they are and even if we are able to prove the breach or that our technology has been misappropriated under applicable state law, there may not be an adequate remedy available to us. In addition, costly and time-consuming litigation may be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights; even should we prevail in such litigation, the party over which we prevail may have insufficient resources available to satisfy a judgment.

Furthermore, our skincare business seeks to establish customer loyalty, in part, by means of our use of trademarks. It can be difficult and costly to defend trademarks from encroachment, especially on the Internet, or misappropriation overseas. Third parties may also challenge the validity of our trademarks. In either eventuality, our customers may become confused and direct their purchases to competitors. Third parties may independently discover trade secrets and proprietary information that allow them to develop technologies and products that are substantially equivalent or superior to our own. Without the protection afforded by our patent, trade secret and proprietary information rights, we may face direct competition from others commercializing their products using our technology, which may have a material adverse effect on our business and our prospects.

From an international perspective, intellectual property law outside of the U.S. is uncertain to us. The laws of some countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as laws in the U.S. The intellectual property rights we enjoy in one country or jurisdiction may be rejected in other countries or jurisdictions, or, if recognized there, the rights may be significantly diluted. It may be necessary or useful for us to participate in proceedings to determine the validity of our foreign intellectual property rights, or those of our competitors, which could result in substantial cost and divert our resources, efforts and attention from other aspects of our business.

In addition, we may be subject in the ordinary course of our business to legal proceedings and claims relating to the intellectual property or derivative rights of others. Defending against intellectual property infringement claims, both domestically and internationally, could be time-consuming and expensive and, if we are not successful, could cause substantial expenses and disrupt our business. If we are unable to defend our intellectual property rights internationally, we may face increased competition outside the U.S., which could materially and adversely affect our future business, prospects, operating results and financial results and financial condition.

 

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Our success depends on third-party reimbursement of patients’ costs for our XTRAC system, which could result in potentially reduced prices or reduced demand.

Our ability to market the XTRAC system and other treatment products successfully will depend in large part on the extent to which various third parties are willing to reimburse patients or providers for the costs of medical procedures utilizing such products. These third parties include government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as health maintenance organizations. Third-party payors are systematically challenging the prices charged for medical products and services. They may deny reimbursement if they determine that a prescribed device is not used in accordance with cost-effective treatment methods as determined by the payor, or is experimental, unnecessary or inappropriate. Further, although third parties may approve reimbursement, such approvals may be under terms and conditions that discourage use of the XTRAC system. Accordingly, if less costly drugs or other treatments are available, third-party payors may not authorize or may limit reimbursement for the use of our products, even if our products are safer or more effective than the alternatives.

Although we have received reimbursement approvals from an increasing number of private healthcare plans, we cannot give assurance that private plans will continue to adopt or maintain favorable reimbursement policies or to accept the XTRAC system in its clinical role as a second-line therapy in the treatment of psoriasis. Additionally, third-party payors may require further clinical studies or changes to our pricing structure and revenue model before authorizing reimbursement.

As of December 31, 2009, we estimate, based on published coverage policies and on payment practices of private and Medicare insurance plans, that more than 90% of the insured population in the U.S. is covered by insurance coverage or payment policies that reimburse physicians for using the XTRAC system for treatment of psoriasis. Based on these reports and estimates, we are continuing the implementation of a roll-out strategy under revised user models for the XTRAC system in the U.S. in selected areas of the country where reimbursement is widely available. The success of the roll-out depends on increasing physician and patient demand for the treatment. We can give no assurance that health insurers will not adversely modify their reimbursement policies for the use of the XTRAC system in the future.

We intend to seek coverage and reimbursement for the use of the XTRAC system to treat other inflammatory skin disorders after additional clinical studies are initiated. There can be no assurances that we will be in a position to expand coverage for vitiligo or to seek reimbursement for the use of the XTRAC system to treat atopic dermatitis or leukoderma, or, if we do, that any health insurers will agree to any reimbursement policies.

Any failure in our customer education efforts could significantly reduce product marketing.

It is important to the success of our marketing efforts to educate physicians and technicians how to properly use the XTRAC system. We rely on physicians to spend their time and money to attend our pre-sale educational sessions. Positive results using the XTRAC system are highly dependent upon proper use by physicians and technicians. If physicians and technicians use the XTRAC system improperly, they may have unsatisfactory patient outcomes or cause patient injury, which may give rise to negative publicity or lawsuits against us, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, revenues and profitability.

If revenue from a significant customer declines, we may have difficulty replacing the lost revenue, which would negatively affect our results and operations.

Excluding niche marketing efforts, the Skin Care business segment targets its sales in the U.S. market to physicians, who then mark the products up for sale to their patients. No single physician practice in itself is generally responsible for a significant proportion of our sales. However, a number of physician practices specializing in hair transplants are united under the management of a single group and this group accounts for a disproportionate share of our hair care products. Revenues from this group were approximately $1,056,000 in 2009, $990,455 in 2008 and $1,218,698 in 2007. We find as well that a few physicians re-sell our products not just to their own patients, but also at discounted prices on the internet. These practices undercut the sales of other physicians and violate our internet sales policy, but this policy can be difficult to enforce.

 

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In our International Dermatology Equipment business segment (as well as in our Surgical Products business segment), we depend for a material portion of our sales in the international arena on several key sub-distributors, especially GlobalMed, which is our master distributor over much of the international arena. If we lose GlobalMed or one of these sub-distributors, our sales of phototherapy and surgical lasers are likely to suffer in the short term, which could have a negative effect on our revenues and profitability.

Our PTL products will likely be targeted to the consumer market significantly through mass retailers. It may be unfeasible to obtain long-term purchase commitments from such retailers. Loss of such a retailer could adversely impact revenues from the consumer market. Additionally, OEM arrangements or license arrangements will carry reduced profits.

The international nature of our business exposes us to certain business risks that could limit the effectiveness of our growth strategy and cause our results of operations to suffer.

Continued expansion into international markets is an element of our growth strategy. Introducing and marketing our services internationally, developing direct and indirect international sales and support channels and managing foreign personnel and operations will require significant management attention and financial resources. We face a number of risks associated with expanding our business internationally that could negatively impact our results of operations, including:

 

   

management, communication and integration problems resulting from cultural differences and geographic dispersion;

 

   

compliance with foreign laws, including laws regarding importation and registration of products;

 

   

compliance with foreign regulatory requirements and the ability of GlobalMed to establish additional regulatory clearances necessary to expand distribution of our products in countries outside of the United States;

 

   

competition from companies with international operations, including large international competitors and entrenched local companies;

 

   

difficulties in protecting intellectual property rights in international jurisdictions;

 

   

political and economic instability in some international markets;

 

   

sufficiency of qualified labor pools in various international markets;

 

   

currency fluctuations and exchange rates; and

 

   

potentially adverse tax consequences or an inability to realize tax benefits.

We may not succeed in our efforts to expand our international presence as a result of the factors described above or other factors that may have an adverse impact on our overall financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we have a relationship with GlobalMed, whereby they provide us with certain non-U.S. regulatory support. To the extent that we discontinue our relationship with GlobalMed, or if GlobalMed is otherwise unable to provide us with the resources and assistance that we need, we may have a difficult time expanding into international markets in an effective manner.

If we fail to integrate, build and manage our sales and marketing force or to market and distribute our products effectively, we may experience diminished revenues and profits.

There are significant risks involved in integrating, building and managing our sales and marketing force and marketing our products, including our ability:

 

   

to hire, as needed, a sufficient number of qualified sales and marketing personnel with the aptitude, skills and understanding to market our XTRAC system, our skincare products and our surgical products effectively;

 

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to adequately train our sales and marketing force in the use and benefits of all our products and services, thereby making them more effective promoters;

 

   

to manage our sales and marketing force and our ancillary channels (e.g., telesales) such that variable and semi-fixed expenses grow at a lesser rate than our revenues;

 

   

to set the prices and other terms and conditions for treatments using the XTRAC system in a complex legal environment so that they will be accepted as attractive and appropriate alternatives to conventional modalities and treatments; and

 

   

to cope with employee turnover among the sales force in the skincare business, in which there is substantial competition for talented sales representatives.

To increase acceptance and utilization of our XTRAC system, we may have to expand our sales and marketing programs in the U.S. While we may be able to draw on currently available personnel within our organization to meet this need, we also expect that we will have to increase the number of representatives devoted to the sales and marketing programs and to broaden, through such representatives, the talents we have at our disposal. In some cases, we may look outside our organization for assistance in marketing our products.

In similar fashion, we cannot predict how successful we may be in marketing our skincare and Omnilux products in the U.S., nor can we predict the success of any new skincare or Omnilux products that we may introduce. Despite an increased focus on developing alternate channels for many of our skincare and Omnilux products, we may find that channels that are attractive to us are unavailable because they already carry competitive products. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in marketing and selling our skin health and hair care products or our Omnilux products.

The home-use consumer market is new to us. We may be unsuccessful in accessing this market with our PTL products or with our skincare products. Distribution through the consumer market will be principally through mass-retail chains in the near term, but will also include e-commerce and electronic media. While we expect the volumes will be higher, the margins may be lower. It may also prove difficult to obtain long-term commitments from the retailers. If we are unable to obtain favorable pricing or long-term commitments, our efforts in the home-use consumer market may be unsuccessful.

We may encounter difficulties manufacturing our products in commercial quantities, which could adversely impact the rate at which we grow.

We may encounter difficulties manufacturing our products because we have limited experience manufacturing our products in significant commercial quantities and because we will, in order to increase our manufacturing output significantly, have to attract and retain qualified employees for assembly and testing operations.

Some of the components necessary for the assembly of our products, including our PTL products, are currently provided to us by third-party suppliers. While alternative suppliers exist and could be identified, the disruption or termination of the supply of components could cause a significant increase in the costs of these components, which could affect our operating results. Our dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers and the challenges we may face in obtaining adequate supplies involve several risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality and delivery schedules. A disruption or termination in the supply of components could also result in our inability to meet demand for our products, which could harm our ability to generate revenues, lead to customer dissatisfaction and damage our reputation. Furthermore, if we are required to change the manufacturer of a key component of our products, we may be required to verify that the new manufacturer maintains facilities and procedures that comply with quality standards and with all applicable regulations and guidelines. The delays associated with the verification of a new manufacturer could delay our ability to manufacture our products in a timely manner or within budget. We face the risk that there will be supply chain problems if the volumes do not match to the margins, as our consumer market products are intended to be high-volume, lower-margined products.

 

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Although we believe that our current manufacturing facilities are adequate to support our commercial manufacturing activities for the foreseeable future, we may be required to expand or restructure our manufacturing facilities to increase capacity substantially. If we are unable to provide customers with high-quality products in a timely manner, we may not be able to achieve market acceptance for our XTRAC system or achieve market acceptance and growth for our skincare products. Our inability to manufacture or commercialize our devices successfully could have a material adverse effect on our revenue.

We may have difficulty managing our growth.

If private carriers continue to approve favorable reimbursement policies for psoriasis and our marketing programs are successful in increasing utilization of the XTRAC system, we expect to experience growth in the number of our employees and customers, and the scope of our operations. We also intend to enter the home-use market with our PTL products. Such growth may place a strain on our management and operations. Our ability to manage this growth will depend upon, among other factors, our ability to broaden our management team; our ability to attract, hire and retain skilled employees; and the ability of our officers and key employees to continue to implement and improve our operational, financial and other systems, to manage multiple, concurrent customer relationships and different products and to respond to increasing compliance requirements. Our future success is heavily dependent upon achieving such growth and acceptance of our products. If we cannot manage this growth, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and we may not become profitable.

We are reliant on a limited number of suppliers for production of key products.

Production of our XTRAC system requires specific component parts obtained from our suppliers. Production of our surgical laser systems requires some component parts that may become harder to procure as the design of a system ages. Similarly, our skincare products may require compounds that can be efficiently produced only by a limited number of suppliers. Our PTL business segment has one primary supplier of LEDs and relies on contract manufacturers. While we believe that we could find alternative suppliers, in the event that our suppliers fail to meet our needs, a change in suppliers or any significant delay in our ability to have access to such resources would have a material adverse effect on our delivery schedules, business, operating results and financial condition.

Our failure to respond to rapid changes in technology and its applications in the medical devices industry or the development of a cure for skin conditions treated by our products could make our treatment system obsolete.

The medical device industry is subject to rapid and substantial technological development and product innovations. To be successful, we must respond to new developments in technology, new applications of existing technology and new treatment methods. We may also encounter greater pressure for innovation in order to satisfy a demand for novelty in the consumer market. Our financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected if we fail to be responsive on a timely and effective basis to competitors’ new devices, applications, treatments or price strategies. For example, the development of a cure for psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis or leukoderma would eliminate the need for our XTRAC system for these diseases and would require us to focus on other uses of our technology, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

As we develop new products or improve our existing products, we may accelerate the economic obsolescence of the existing, unimproved products and their components. The obsolete products and related components may have little to no resale value, leading to an increase in the reserves we have against our inventory. Likewise, there is a risk that the new products or improved existing products may not achieve market acceptance and therefore may also lead to an increase in the reserves against our inventory.

 

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Our products may be found defective or physicians and technicians may misuse our products and damages imposed on us may exceed our insurance coverage, or we may be subject to claims that are not covered by insurance.

Product returns and the potential need to remedy defects or provide replacement products or parts for items shipped in volume could result in substantial costs and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. The clinical testing, manufacturing, marketing and use of our products and procedures may also expose us to product liability claims. Certain indications for use for our PTL light-based devices, though approved outside the U.S., are not approved in the U.S. If a physician elects to apply an off-label use and the use leads to injury, we may be involved in costly litigation. In addition, the fact that we train technicians whom we do not supervise in the use of our XTRAC system during patient treatment may expose us to third-party claims if those doing the training are accused of providing inadequate training. We presently maintain liability insurance with coverage limits of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence. However, continuing insurance coverage may not be available at an acceptable cost, if at all. We thus may not be able to obtain insurance coverage that will be adequate to satisfy a liability that may arise. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, product liability claims may result in decreased demand for a product, injury to its reputation, withdrawal of clinical trial volunteers and loss of revenues. As a result, regardless of whether we are insured, a product liability claim or product recall may result in losses that could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We depend on our executive officers and key personnel to implement our business strategy and could be harmed by the loss of their services.

We believe that our growth and future success will depend in large part upon the skills of our management and technical team. In particular, our success depends in part upon the continued service and performance of our named executive officers and of our chief financial officer:

 

   

Dennis M. McGrath, President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

   

Michael R. Stewart, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and

 

   

Christina L. Allgeier, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

We have fixed-term employment agreements with Mr. McGrath and Mr. Stewart and an at-will employment agreement with Ms. Allgeier; however, there are no assurances that the services of these individuals will be available to us for any specified period of time. The loss of the services of one or more of these officers could adversely affect our ability to develop and introduce our new products.

The competition for qualified personnel in the laser and skincare industries is intense, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to retain our existing key personnel or to attract additional qualified personnel. In addition, we do not have key-person life insurance on any of our employees. The loss of our key personnel or an inability to continue to attract, retain and motivate key personnel could adversely affect our business.

We may be unsuccessful in attaining our goals from the acquisition of PTL.

We acquired PTL in the first quarter of 2009 with the following goals in mind:

 

   

that PTL’s extensive international network of distributors would present a growth opportunity for us to market our existing products;

 

   

that PTL would benefit from our significantly larger U.S. direct sales and marketing organization;

 

   

that PTL’s presence in the tanning spa and medi-spa markets would present a growth opportunity for us to market our existing products;

 

   

that the combined company would realize short-term cost savings and have the opportunity for additional longer-term cost efficiencies, thus providing additional cash flow for operations; and

 

   

that PTL’s hand-held devices would open up to us a path to the consumer market.

 

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We are still in the process of realizing some of these goals, and we are adopting new sales strategies to enhance our ability to fully realize these goals. If we fail to attain some of the goals noted above, the benefits of the acquisition could be limited and our overall business and financial health could be materially and adversely affected.

Our indebtedness and debt service obligations may adversely affect our cash flows and operating flexibility.

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash to meet our interest and principal payment obligations under the Convertible Notes and our other debt obligations (including the Clutterbuck Note), we may have to restructure or limit our operations. The Convertible Notes mature on February 27, 2014. Except with respect to the portion of the interest of Note #1 described under “Use of Proceeds,” interest is payable on a bi-annual basis either in cash or in kind through the issuance of additional notes with the same terms. We have paid all interest in kind to date. Our Convertible Notes and other indebtedness could have significant additional negative consequences, including, but not limited to:

 

   

requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of our expected cash flow from operations to service the indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of expected cash flow available for other purposes, including capital expenditures;

 

   

increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

   

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing;

 

   

limiting our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and the industry in which we compete; and

 

   

placing us at a possible competitive disadvantage to competitors with less debt obligations and competitors that have better access to capital resources.

Our Convertible Notes provide that upon the occurrence of various events of default, one of our investors would be entitled to require us to prepay the Convertible Notes for cash, which could leave us with little or no working capital for operations or capital expenditures.

The terms of our Convertible Notes require us to prepay the Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of various events of default, such as the failure to pay any principal payments due and for the breach of any representations and warranties under the Convertible Notes, the Securities Purchase Agreement, or SPA, or the related transaction documents with the investor. The Convertible Notes also contain a cross-acceleration provision, which means that an acceleration of payment under other instruments (including the Clutterbuck Note) would give the investor the right to accelerate repayment under the Convertible Notes. If we are unable to comply with the covenants under the Convertible Notes, the investor may declare us in default and may declare all amounts due under the notes, including any accrued interest and penalties. As of December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Convertible Notes and our other indebtedness. We expect to remain in compliance with the covenants of the Convertible Notes and our other indebtedness. We can make no assurances that we will remain in compliance with all of the covenants under the Convertible Notes and our other indebtedness.

As a result of the security interest and lien granted in connection with the Convertible Notes and the Clutterbuck Note, if we fail to meet our payment or other obligations under the Convertible Notes, the Clutterbuck Note or our other indebtedness, the investor or Clutterbuck Funds, as the case may be, would be entitled to foreclose on the assets subject to those encumbrances. Under those circumstances, we may not have sufficient funds to service our day-to-day operational needs. Any foreclosure by a lender on the collateral pledged to it would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

In addition, if an event of default occurs, we may be unable to prepay the entire amount due under the Convertible Notes in cash as required by their terms. Even if we are able to prepay the entire amount in cash, any such prepayment could leave us with little or no working capital for our business. We have not established a sinking fund for payment of our obligations under the Convertible Notes, nor do we anticipate doing so.

 

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The terms of the SPA and the Clutterbuck Agreement prohibit us from taking certain actions without their prior consent.

Pursuant to the terms of the SPA and the Clutterbuck Agreement, we are prohibited from taking certain corporate actions without the prior consent of the lenders thereunder.

The SPA provides that, until such time as no Convertible Notes are outstanding and the investor no longer holds at least 66% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and the warrants, we may not take certain corporate actions without the prior consent of the investor. These actions include, among others:

 

   

consummating any transaction that would result in a change of control of us unless such transaction is for consideration that meets certain thresholds specified in the SPA;

 

   

acquiring another business or corporation or a substantial portion of the assets of any such entity;

 

   

selling any of our assets that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to our business; and

 

   

paying dividends to our stockholders.

These restrictive covenants are in addition to the investor’s right of first refusal and preemptive right with respect to future equity issuances and approval right with respect to future debt financings.

The Clutterbuck Agreement provides Clutterbuck Funds with some of the same approval rights that the investor has under the SPA.

If our management and Board of Directors desire to take any of such actions, there can be no assurance that the investor or Clutterbuck Funds will provide its consent as required, despite the fact that such actions may be in the best interests of us and our other stockholders. Any failure of the investor or Clutterbuck Funds, as the case may be, to provide its consent could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

We are affected by the market’s currency conditions.

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in U.S. dollars. Our PTL business, however, is exposed on a minimal basis to currency fluctuations. The majority of sales invoicing for our PTL business is done in either Euros or U.S. dollars, while product costs and the overhead of the offices in the United Kingdom are denominated in Pounds Sterling. Our U.S. operations, with U.S. dollar operating costs, serve to reduce the exposure to fluctuations in the value of the Pound Sterling or the Euro. To the extent that we adjust our invoicing practices for our PTL business, or if the remainder of our business (or any portion thereof) ceases to be conducted primarily in U.S. dollars, our exposure to the market’s currency conditions could present a greater risk to us.

Risks Related to Regulatory Matters

Healthcare policy changes, including pending proposals to reform the U.S. healthcare system, may have a material adverse effect on us.

Healthcare costs have risen significantly over the past decade. There have been and continue to be proposals by legislators, regulators and third-party payors to keep these costs down. Certain proposals, if passed, would impose limitations on the prices we will be able to charge for our products, or the amounts of reimbursement available for our products from governmental agencies or third-party payors. These limitations could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

Changes in the healthcare industry in the U.S. and elsewhere could adversely affect the demand for our products as well as the way in which we conduct our business. On March 23, 2010, health reform legislation was

 

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approved by Congress and has been signed into law. The reform legislation provides that most individuals must have health insurance, will establish new regulations on health plans, and create insurance pooling mechanisms and other expanded public health care measures. There is a risk that one of the results of the healthcare legislation is a reduction in Medicare spending on services provided by hospitals and other providers and a form of sales or excise tax on the medical device manufacturing sector.

Various healthcare reform proposals have also emerged at the state level. We cannot predict what healthcare initiatives, if any, will be implemented at the federal or state level, or the effect any future legislation or regulation will have on us. However, an expansion in government’s role in the U.S. healthcare industry may lower reimbursements for our products, reduce medical procedure volumes and adversely affect our business, possibly materially. In addition, if the excise taxes contained in the House or Senate health reform bills are enacted into law, our operating expenses resulting from such an excise tax and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

If the effectiveness and safety of our products are not supported by long-term data, our revenues could decline.

Our products may not be accepted in the market if we do not produce clinical data supported by the independent efforts of clinicians. We received clearance from the FDA for the use of the XTRAC system to treat psoriasis based upon our study of a limited number of patients. Safety and efficacy data presented to the FDA for the XTRAC system was based on studies on these patients. For the treatment of vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, and leukoderma, we have received clearance from the FDA for the use of the XTRAC system based primarily on a showing of substantial equivalence to other previously cleared predicate devices. However, we may discover that physicians will expect clinical data on such treatments with the XTRAC system. We also may find that data from longer-term psoriasis patient follow-up studies may be inconsistent with those indicated by our relatively short-term data. If longer-term patient studies or clinical experience indicate that treatment with the XTRAC system does not provide patients with sustained benefits or that treatment with our product is less effective or less safe than our current data suggests, our revenues could decline. We can give no assurance that we will find that our data is substantiated in studies involving more patients. In such a case, we may never achieve significant revenues or profitability.

Certain indications for use for the PTL light-based products are permitted in Europe and elsewhere in the world, but are not approved or cleared for marketing in the U.S. Such approvals/clearances in the U.S. could be costly and take significant time to obtain. If we are ultimately not approved or cleared to market the devices for these additional indications for use in the U.S., it is uncertain whether the products will be successful in the U.S.

If we are found to be promoting the use of our products for unapproved or “off-label” uses or engaging in other noncompliant activities, we may be subject to recalls, fines, penalties, injunctions, prosecution, or other adverse actions, resulting in damage to our reputation and business.

Our labeling, advertising, promotional materials, and user training materials must comply with the FDA and other applicable laws and regulations, including the prohibition of the promotion of a medical device for a use that has not been cleared or approved by the FDA. Use of a device outside its cleared or approved indications is known as “off-label” use. If the FDA determines that our labeling, advertising, promotional materials, or user training materials include the promotion of an off-label use for the device, the agency could take the position that these materials have misbranded our devices and request that we modify our labeling, advertising, or user training or promotional materials and/or subject us to regulatory or legal enforcement actions, including the issuance of an Untitled Letter or a Warning Letter, injunction, seizure, recall, civil penalties, criminal penalties, or other adverse actions. It is also possible that other federal, state, or foreign enforcement authorities might take action if they consider our labeling, advertising, promotional, or user training materials to constitute promotion of an unapproved use, which could result in significant fines, penalties, or other adverse actions under other

 

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statutory authorities, such as laws prohibiting false claims for reimbursement. In that event, our reputation could be damaged and adoption of the products would be impaired. Although we intend to refrain from statements that could be considered off-label promotion of our products, the FDA or another regulatory agency could disagree and conclude that we have engaged in off-label promotion. In addition, the off-label use of our products may increase the risk of injury to patients, and, in turn, the risk of product liability claims. Product liability claims are expensive to defend and could divert our management’s attention and result in substantial damage awards against us.

We may be subject, directly or indirectly, to federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations and could face substantial penalties if we are unable to fully comply with such laws.

While we do not control referrals of healthcare services or bill directly to Medicare, Medicaid or other third-party payors, many healthcare laws and regulations apply to our business. For example, we could be subject to healthcare fraud and abuse and patient privacy regulation and enforcement by both the federal government and the states in which we conduct our business. The healthcare laws and regulations that may affect our ability to operate include:

 

   

the federal healthcare programs’ Anti-Kickback Law, which prohibits, among other things, persons or entities from soliciting, receiving, offering or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in return for or to induce either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase order or recommendation of, any item or service for which payment may be made under a federal healthcare program such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs;

 

   

federal false claims laws which prohibit, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment from Medicare, Medicaid, or other third-party payors that are false or fraudulent, or are for items or services not provided as claimed and which may apply to entities like us to the extent that our interactions with customers may affect their billing or coding practices;

 

   

the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, which established new federal crimes for knowingly and willfully executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false statements in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services, as well as leading to regulations imposing certain requirements relating to the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information; and

 

   

state law equivalents of each of the above federal laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws which may apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers, and state laws governing the privacy of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and often are not preempted by HIPAA, thus complicating compliance efforts.

Recently, the medical device industry has been under heightened scrutiny as the subject of government investigations and enforcement actions involving manufacturers who allegedly offered unlawful inducements to potential or existing customers in an attempt to procure their business, including arrangements with physician consultants. If our operations or arrangements are found to be in violation of any of the laws described above or any other governmental regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations. Any penalties, damages, fines, exclusions, curtailment or restructuring of our operations could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our financial results. The risk of our being found in violation of these laws is increased by the fact that many of these laws are broad and their provisions are open to a variety of interpretations. Any action against us for violation of these laws, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business. If the physicians or other providers or entities with whom we do business are found to be non-compliant with applicable laws, they may be subject to sanctions, which could also have a negative impact on our business.

 

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Our failure to obtain or maintain necessary FDA clearances or approvals, or equivalents thereof in relevant foreign markets, could hurt our ability to distribute and market our products.

Our laser products are considered medical devices and are subject to extensive regulation in the U.S. and in foreign countries where we intend to do business. In addition, certain of our skincare products and product candidates may fall under the regulatory purview of various centers at the FDA and in other countries by similar health and regulatory authorities. As we seek to expand sales of our skincare products outside the U.S., we may encounter requirements that we did not anticipate or that we may not be able to satisfy.

Each medical device that we wish to market in the U.S. must first receive either 510(k) clearance or premarket approval from the FDA unless an exemption applies. Either process can be lengthy and expensive. The FDA’s 510(k) clearance process may take from three to twelve months, or longer and may or may not require human clinical data. The premarket approval process is much more costly and lengthy. It may take from eleven months to three years, or even longer, and will likely require significant supporting human clinical data. Delays in obtaining regulatory clearance or approval could adversely affect our revenues and profitability. Although we have obtained 510(k) clearances for our XTRAC system for use in treating psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and leukoderma, and extensive 510(k) clearances for our surgical products, our clearances may be subject to revocation if post-marketing data demonstrates safety issues or lack of effectiveness. Similar clearance processes may apply in foreign countries. Further, more stringent regulatory requirements or safety and quality standards may be issued in the future with an adverse effect on our business.

Although cosmetic products are not subject to any FDA premarket approval or clearance process, they must, nonetheless, comply with the FDA’s formulation and labeling requirements or such products may be considered adulterated or misbranded by the agency which could subject us to potential regulatory enforcement actions. Similar, or more stringent, requirements may apply in foreign jurisdictions as well. We may also find that if our cosmetic products compete with a third-party’s drug product, competitive and regulatory pressure may be applied against the cosmetic products.

Certain indications for use for our PTL light-based products are permitted in Europe and elsewhere in the world, but are not cleared or approved for marketing in the U.S. Such clearances/approvals could be costly and take significant time to obtain. If we are not approved or cleared to market the indications for use in the U.S., it is uncertain whether the products will be successful in the U.S.

Our market acceptance in international markets requires regulatory approvals from foreign governments and may depend on third party reimbursement of participants’ cost.

We have introduced our XTRAC system into markets in more than 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, South Africa, and parts of Central and South America. We intend to expand the number of countries in these markets where we distribute our products through the network of distributors which PTL and GlobalMed have built. We cannot be certain that our distributors will be successful in marketing XTRAC systems in these or other countries or that our distributors will purchase XTRAC systems beyond their current contractual obligations or in accordance with our expectations.

We are regularly audited on the compliance of our quality systems with applicable requirements, which can be extensive and complex and subject to change due to evolving interpretations and changing requirements. Adverse audit findings could negatively affect our ability to market our products.

Even if we obtain and maintain the necessary foreign regulatory registrations or approvals, market acceptance of our products in international markets may be dependent, in part, upon the availability of reimbursement within applicable healthcare payment systems. Reimbursement and healthcare payment systems in international markets vary significantly by country, and include both government-sponsored healthcare and private insurance. We may seek international reimbursement approvals for our products, but we cannot assure

 

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you that any such approvals will be obtained in a timely manner, if at all. Failure to receive international reimbursement approvals in any given market could have a material adverse effect on the acceptance or growth of our products in that market or others.

If we or our third-party manufacturers or suppliers fail to comply with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation or any applicable state equivalent, our manufacturing operations could be interrupted and our potential product sales and operating results could suffer.

We and some of our third-party manufacturers and suppliers are required to comply with some or all of the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, or QSR, that delineates the design controls, document controls, purchasing controls, identification and traceability, production and process controls, acceptance activities, nonconforming product requirements, corrective and preventive action requirements, labeling and packaging controls, handling, storage, distribution, and installation requirements, records requirements, servicing requirements, and statistical techniques potentially applicable to the production of our medical devices. We and our manufacturers and suppliers are also subject to the regulations of foreign jurisdictions regarding the manufacturing process if we market our products overseas. The FDA enforces the QSR through periodic and announced or unannounced inspections of manufacturing facilities. Our facilities have been inspected by the FDA and other regulatory authorities, and we anticipate that we and certain of our third-party manufacturers and suppliers will be subject to additional future inspections. If our facilities or those of our manufacturers or suppliers are found to be in significant non-compliance or fail to take satisfactory corrective action in response to adverse QSR inspectional findings, FDA could take enforcement actions against us and/or our products, which could impair our ability to produce our products in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to meet our customers’ demands. We may also be required to bear other costs or take other actions that may have a negative impact on our future sales and our ability to generate profits.

Although we believe that we are in substantial compliance with all applicable FDA regulations, current regulations depend heavily on administrative interpretation. We are also subject to periodic inspections by the FDA, other governmental regulatory agencies, as well as certain third party regulatory groups. Future interpretations made by the FDA or other regulatory bodies made during the course of these inspections may vary from current interpretations and may adversely affect our business and prospects. The FDA’s and foreign regulatory agencies’ statutes, regulations, or policies may change, and additional government regulation or statutes may be enacted, which could increase post-approval regulatory requirements, or delay, suspend, or prevent marketing of any cleared/approved products. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of adverse governmental regulation that might arise from future legislative or administrative action, either in the U.S. or abroad.

Risks Relating to an Investment in Our Common Stock

Delaware law and our charter documents, as well as the SPA, contain provisions that could delay or prevent actual and potential changes in control, even if they would benefit stockholders.

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder within three years of the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, except in limited circumstances. In addition, our bylaws contain certain provisions which require stockholders’ actions to be taken at meetings and not by written consent, and supermajority votes of stockholders to notice of special meetings of stockholders. Finally, pursuant to the SPA, the holder of our Convertible Notes must consent to any change of control transaction, subject to certain exceptions. These provisions could delay or prevent actual and potential changes in control, even if they would benefit our stockholders.

 

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Potential fluctuations in our operating results could lead to fluctuations in the market price for our common stock.

Our results of operations are expected to fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter, depending upon numerous factors, including:

 

   

the present macro-economic downturn in the global economy and financial industry and governmental monetary and fiscal programs to stimulate better economic conditions;

 

   

healthcare reform and reimbursement policies;

 

   

demand for our products;

 

   

changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors;

 

   

increases in our manufacturing costs;

 

   

the number, timing and significance of product enhancements and new product announcements by ourselves and our competitors;

 

   

the termination or expiration of significant royalty-generating licensing contracts to which we are party;

 

   

the expiration of certain of our patents;

 

   

our ability to develop, introduce and market new and enhanced versions of our products on a timely basis considering, among other things, delays associated with the FDA and other regulatory approval processes and the timing and results of future clinical trials; and

 

   

product quality problems, personnel changes and changes in our business strategy.

Variations in the above operating factors could lead to significant fluctuations in the market price of our stock. Our quarter-to-quarter operating results could also be affected by the timing and usage of individual laser units in the treatment of patients, since our revenue model for the XTRAC system is generally based on a payment-per-usage plan.

Our stock price has been and continues to be volatile.

The market price for our common stock could fluctuate due to various factors. These factors include, among others:

 

   

conversion of the Convertible Notes or outstanding stock options or warrants;

 

   

announcements by us or our competitors of new contracts, products, or technological innovations;

 

   

changes in government regulations;

 

   

fluctuations in our quarterly and annual operating results; and

 

   

general market and economic conditions.

In the event the Convertible Notes were to be converted to common stock, such common stock would represent 1,028,762 shares, or 31.5%, of our outstanding common stock, as of April 8, 2010. Such conversion could impact the price of our common stock by virtue of the overall dilution to our stockholders. Currently, $2,800,406 of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes has a conversion price of $11.25850 per share of common stock and $16,746,270 of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes has a conversion price of $21.46890 per share of Common Stock. In addition, the stock markets have, in recent years, experienced significant price fluctuations. These fluctuations often have been unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies whose stock is traded. Market fluctuations, as well as economic conditions, have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the market price of our common stock.

 

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Securities analysts may not initiate coverage for our common stock or may issue negative reports and this may have a negative impact on the market price of our common stock.

Securities analysts currently do not provide research coverage of our common stock and may not initiate coverage after the completion of this offering. The lack of research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. The trading market for our common stock may be affected in part by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us or our business. It may be difficult for companies such as ours, with smaller market capitalizations, to attract securities analysts that will cover our common stock. If one or more of the analysts who elect to cover us downgrades our stock, our stock price would likely decline rapidly. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our company, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline. This could have a negative effect on the market price of our stock.

Shares eligible for future sale by our current or future stockholders may cause our stock price to decline.

If our stockholders or holders of our other securities sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including shares issued in completed acquisitions or upon the exercise of outstanding Convertible Notes, options and warrants, then the market price of our common stock could fall. As of April 8, 2010, the holder of the Convertible Notes had the right to convert the Convertible Notes into an aggregate of 1,028,762 shares of our common stock and holds a warrant to purchase 251,527 shares of our common stock.

Issuance of shares of our common stock upon conversion of our Convertible Notes and exercise of warrants, or payment of interest in kind, will dilute the ownership interest of our existing stockholders and could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

As of April 8, 2010, we had outstanding stock options to purchase an aggregate of 157,957 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 433,419 shares of common stock and Convertible Notes convertible into 1,028,762 shares of common stock. In addition, we also have 60,874 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our 2005 Equity Plan and our Non-Employee Director Plan. Upon completion of this offering, we will issue to the underwriters for nominal consideration warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 50,000 shares of common stock.

The exercise of the stock options, warrants and Convertible Notes and the sales of stock issuable pursuant to them, would further reduce a stockholder’s percentage voting and ownership interest. Further, the stock options, warrants and Convertible Notes are likely to be exercised when our common stock is trading at a price that is higher than the exercise price of these options and warrants and we would be able to obtain a higher price for our common stock than we would receive under such options and warrants. The exercise, or potential exercise, of these options, warrants and Convertible Notes could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the terms on which we could obtain additional financing.

In addition, we may issue additional convertible promissory notes as payment of interest in kind. Any of these issuances will further dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders. Any sales in the public market of this common stock could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the existence of our note and our warrants may encourage short selling by market participants.

The terms of the Convertible Notes issued to one of our investors provides that, if on any date that is at least 31 trading days after the date of issuance, the market price for our common stock, as determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SPA, exceeds 300% of the then-effective conversion price of the Convertible Notes, then the entire principal amount and all accrued but unpaid interest under the Convertible Notes will automatically convert into shares of our common stock at the then-effective conversion price. Such a mandatory conversion of the Convertible Notes will dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders.

This offering will trigger anti-dilution adjustments in one of the Convertible Notes and in the related warrant, which will further dilute the ownership interest of our existing stockholders.

The ownership interests of our existing stockholders will be further diluted through adjustments to one of the Convertible Notes and related warrant under the terms of the anti-dilution provisions contained in those securities. The investor holds two Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $19,546,676. One of the

 

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Convertible Notes, or Note #1, has a principal amount of $16,746,270 and is currently convertible into 780,025 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $21.46890 per share. The other convertible note, or Note #2, has a principal amount of $2,800,406 and is convertible into 248,737 shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $11.25850 per share. The investor also holds a warrant to purchase 251,527 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $21.46890 per share. Note #1 and the related warrant continue to be subject to weighted-average anti-dilution adjustments in the event of an issuance of our common stock below their current conversion and exercise prices. Upon the conclusion of this offering at the assumed offering price and assuming (1) the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, (2) the issuance of the underwriters’ warrant and (3) that 47,410 shares are deemed outstanding after application of the treasury stock method to options and warrants on our common stock that have exercise prices less than the assumed offering price, the conversion price of the Note #1 will be subject to adjustment, resulting in such Note becoming convertible into an aggregate of 950,068 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $17.62639 per share. The warrant will also be subject to adjustment, resulting in such warrant becoming exercisable for an aggregate of 306,360 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.62639 per share. These adjustments will result in an additional 224,876 shares of common stock being reserved for issuance and will, upon conversion of the Convertible Notes or the warrant by the investor, further dilute the ownership interests of our existing stockholders.

We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all future earnings for the operation and expansion of our business and, therefore, do not anticipate declaring or paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our results of operations, capital requirements, financial condition, prospects, contractual arrangements, any limitations on payments of dividends present in any of our future debt agreements and other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant. If we do not pay dividends, a return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.

We will have broad discretion in applying the net proceeds of this offering and may not use those proceeds in ways that will enhance the market value of our common stock.

We have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds we will receive in this offering. We will use the proceeds that we receive from the sale of common stock in this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. In addition, we may use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes. As part of your investment decision, you will not be able to assess or direct how we apply these net proceeds. If we do not apply these funds effectively, we may lose significant business opportunities. Furthermore, our stock price could decline if the market does not view our use of the net proceeds from this offering favorably.

New investors in our common stock will experience immediate and substantial dilution after this offering.

If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will experience immediate dilution of $9.56 per share based on the assumed offering price because the price that you pay will be substantially greater than the adjusted pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock that you acquire. This dilution is due in large part to the fact that a substantial portion of our net book value relates to intangible assets, which are excluded from our calculations of net tangible book value per share and the pro forma adjustments related thereto. If outstanding options to purchase our common stock are exercised, you will experience additional dilution. See the section entitled “Dilution” in this prospectus for a more detailed description of this dilution.

Our future capital needs could result in dilution of your investment.

Our Board of Directors may determine from time to time that there is a need to obtain additional capital through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock or other securities. These issuances would likely dilute the ownership interests of the investors in this offering and may dilute the net tangible book value per share of our common stock. Investors in subsequent offerings may also have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our current stockholders which may adversely impact our current stockholders.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information included in this prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the attainment of which involves various risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this prospectus are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “continue” or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms.

These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry in which we operate, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. As you read and consider this prospectus, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial condition or results of operations and cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:

 

   

an inability to partner with additional productive dermatologists in order to place our XTRAC systems in their offices and generate additional revenues for the use of such systems;

 

   

less than expected growth in the skincare and dermatology markets, especially for the procedures in which our systems and products are used;

 

   

termination or adverse changes to the terms of our reimbursement arrangements with third-party payors;

 

   

decreases in reimbursement rates from third-party payors, either in markets where we currently operate or into which we plan to expand;

 

   

adoption of new laws or regulations applicable to our products or services, either in markets where we currently operate or into which we plan to expand;

 

   

changing patterns of enforcement or new interpretations of existing laws and regulations;

 

   

the occurrence of adverse medical outcomes relating to our systems or products, or other events that adversely affect the reputation of our systems or products or the dermatologists that administer them;

 

   

development of new technologies that we do not adopt in our existing systems or products;

 

   

an increase in litigation against us, or against physicians who administer or recommend our systems or products; and

 

   

other factors discussed under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business.”

Because of these factors, we caution that you should not place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We are under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $8,388,000, or approximately $9,803,250 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, based on the assumed offering price of $10.20 (the last reported sale price of our common stock on April 8, 2010, giving effect to the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective on February 3, 2010) and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us related to this offering.

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general working capital and other corporate purposes. In addition, we may use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay the Clutterbuck Note and all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes.

On March 19, 2010, we entered into the Clutterbuck Agreement and the Clutterbuck Note with Clutterbuck Funds. We received net proceeds of approximately $2.37 million in the transaction. The Clutterbuck Note has a principal amount of $2.5 million, which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Clutterbuck Note requires us to make monthly payments of interest only. The principal matures in September 2011 and may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers (and the related usage agreements and payments received thereunder) that we have consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to our outstanding term notes with such lenders. In connection with the issuance of the Clutterbuck Note, we issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of our common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34 per share. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or prior to the fifth anniversary of its issue date. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant, the exercise price is subject to a one-time downward adjustment if we make certain issuances of our equity securities at a price per share less than $7.34 during the 18-month period following the issuance of the warrant or, during the 18-month period beginning after such 18-month period, in the event aggregate proceeds of dilutive issuances during such second 18-month period exceed $2.5 million.

In order to consummate the bridge financing, it was necessary to secure the consent of the investor that holds the Convertible Notes. As of March 19, 2010, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Notes was $19,546,676. In order to obtain the investor’s consent, we agreed to the following modifications to the Convertible Notes:

 

   

We have combined the aggregate outstanding obligations under the Convertible Notes into two convertible notes. Each note matures on February 27, 2014 and is identical to the original form of convertible note except as noted below;

 

   

Note #1 has a principal amount of $16,746,270. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The incremental 2% increase in the interest rate may be paid in cash and may not be paid in convertible PIK notes unless and until our stockholders vote to approve payment in the form of convertible PIK notes; and

 

   

Note #2 has a principal amount of $2,800,406. The conversion price of this note was reduced from $22.10844 to $11.25850 and the down-round anti-dilution adjustment to the conversion price was removed. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The full amount of the accrued interest remains payable in cash or convertible PIK notes.

The collateral securing the Convertible Notes was expanded by adding a first-priority lien against all of our assets other than the assets pledged with first-priority liens to CIT Healthcare and to Clutterbuck Funds. When assets are released from the lien of CIT Healthcare, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of Clutterbuck Funds and a second-priority lien of the investor. Finally, when assets are released from the lien of Clutterbuck Funds, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of the investor.

Three of our subsidiaries (ProCyte Corporation, Photo Therapeutics, Inc. and SLT Technology, Inc.) have guaranteed our obligations under the Convertible Notes.

 

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Except as described above with respect to Note #1, the Convertible Notes accrue interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable in cash or through the issuance of additional Convertible Notes, and mature on February 27, 2014. The terms of the Convertible Notes do not currently allow us to prepay any amount of outstanding principal. However, we have reached an agreement in principle with the holder of the Convertible Notes to permit us to prepay all of the outstanding principal amount of, and accrued but unpaid interest on, the Convertible Notes. In connection with a full repayment, all related warrants would be surrendered and all liens securing the Convertible Notes will be released. Any such prepayment would be subject to the determination of our Board of Directors that it is in our best interests, as well as in the best interests of our stockholders, to prepay the Convertible Notes with a portion of the offering proceeds and to the negotiation of the related definitive documentation. We have not concluded negotiations with respect to our ability to prepay less than all of the Convertible Notes.

If our Board of Directors determines that it is not in our best interests and in the best interests of our stockholders to prepay the Clutterbuck Note or all or a portion of the Convertible Notes with a portion of the offering proceeds, we will use all of the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. In addition, there is no guarantee that we will be able to reach final agreement with the holder of the Convertible Notes with respect to the definitive documentation relating to any prepayment.

 

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PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PHMD.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices of our common stock, as adjusted for the reverse stock split of 1-for-7 effective January 26, 2009 and the reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010:

 

     High    Low

2010:

     

Second Quarter (through April 8, 2010)

   $ 10.70    $ 9.72

First Quarter

   $ 13.80    $ 5.70

2009:

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 5.82    $ 3.78

Third Quarter

     6.42      3.96

Second Quarter

     12.30      5.52

First Quarter

     22.80      8.16

2008:

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 18.40    $ 5.46

Third Quarter

     33.60      13.02

Second Quarter

     40.32      23.10

First Quarter

     48.30      33.60

On April 8, 2010, the closing market price for our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market was $10.20 per share (as adjusted for the reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-6, which was effective on February 3, 2010). As of April 8, 2010, we had 850 stockholders of record, without determining the number of stockholders who held shares in “street name” or other nominee accounts.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have not declared or paid any dividend since inception on our common stock. We do not anticipate that we will declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table describes our capitalization, cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2009 on an actual basis and on an as adjusted basis to reflect our sale of shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed offering price, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us related to this offering. The numbers presented in this table reflect the consummation of the reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio of 1-for-6, which was effective on February 3, 2010.

You should read this capitalization table together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     December 31, 2009  
     (unaudited)  
     (in thousands, except share data)  
     Actual     As Adjusted(1)(2)  

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

   $ 2,195      $ 10,583   
                

Debt:

    

Current portion of long-term notes payable, debt and other obligations

   $ 3,309      $ 3,309   

Long-term notes payable, debt and other obligations

     18,919        18,919   
                

Total notes payable, debt and other obligations

     22,228        22,228   
                

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock $0.01 par value 35,000,000 shares authorized; 2,238,637 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 3,238,637 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted

     22        32   

Additional paid in capital

     138,639        147,017   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     101        101   

Accumulated deficit

     (115,841     (115,841
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     22,921        31,309   
                

Total capitalization:

   $ 45,149      $ 53,537   
                

 

(1)

Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and no exercise of the underwriters’ warrants.

(2) The pro forma adjustments in this column do not take into account any potential prepayment of any outstanding principal or interest amounts under the Clutterbuck Note or the Convertible Notes. Please see the discussion in “Use of Proceeds” on page 26 of this prospectus.

 

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DILUTION

Dilution is the amount by which the portion of the offering price paid by the purchasers of the common stock to be sold in this offering exceeds the net tangible book value or deficiency per share of our common stock after the offering. Net tangible book value or deficiency per share of our common stock is determined at any date by subtracting our total liabilities from our total assets less our intangible assets and dividing the difference by the number of shares of common stock deemed to be outstanding at that date.

Our net tangible book deficit as of December 31, 2009 was approximately $6,323,000, or $2.82 per share of common stock based on 2,238,637 shares then outstanding. After giving effect to our receipt of approximately $8,388,000 of estimated net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us) from our sale of common stock in this offering based on the assumed offering price and the application of the estimated net proceeds as described under “Use of Proceeds,” our adjusted net tangible book value as of December 31, 2009 would have been approximately $2,065,000, or $0.64 per share of common stock based on a total of 3,238,637 shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31, 2009 on a pro-forma basis. This amount represents an immediate decrease in net tangible book deficit of $3.46 per share of our common stock to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $9.56 per share of our common stock to new investors purchasing shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed offering price.

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis:

 

Assumed offering price per share

      $ 10.20

Net tangible book deficit per share as of December 31, 2009

   $ 2.82   
         

Increase per share attributable to cash payments made by investors in this offering

   $ 3.46   
         

Adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering

      $ 0.64

Dilution per share to new investors

      $ 9.56

If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, the adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to the offering would be $1.03 per share. This represents a decrease in net tangible book deficit of $3.85 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in adjusted net tangible book deficit of $9.17 per share to new investors.

The dilution calculation, including the above discussion and table, reflects the reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-6, which was effective on February 3, 2010.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

You should read the following selected historical consolidated financial data in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” beginning on page 31 of this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and the selected historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007 has been derived from our audited annual consolidated financial statements, which have not been included in this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and the selected historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. The historical results presented here are not necessarily indicative of future results.

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
    (in thousands, except per-share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

         

Revenues

  $ 32,688      $ 34,770      $ 31,046      $ 26,246      $ 20,665   

Costs of revenues

    17,426        16,995        13,486        12,768        10,000   
                                       

Gross profit

    15,262        17,775        17,560        13,478        10,665   

Selling, general and administrative

    23,083        26,797        22,375        19,722        15,284   

Engineering and product development

    1,138        1,073        799        1,007        1,128   
                                       

Loss from continuing operations before refinancing charge, interest and other income, net

    (8,959     (10,095     (5,614     (7,251     (5,747

Interest income

    8        156        384        149        61   

Interest expense

    (2,379     (1,189     (913     (671     (403

Change in fair value of warrants

    809        —          —          —          —     

Refinancing charge

    —          —          (442     —          —     

Other income, net

    —          —          —          —          1,302   
                                       

Loss from continuing operations

    (10,521     (11,128     (6,585     (7,773     (4,787

Discontinued operations:

         

Income from discontinued operations

    —          286        231        281        851   

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

    —          (449     —          —          —     
                                       

Net loss

  $ (10,521   $ (11,291   $ (6,354   $ (7,492   $ (3,936
                                       

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share(1):

         

Continuing operations

  $ (6.42   $ (7.41   $ (4.40   $ (6.02   $ (4.12

Discontinued operations

    (0.00     (0.11     0.15        0.22        0.73   
                                       

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

  $ (6.42   $ (7.52   $ (4.25   $ (5.80   $ (3.39
                                       

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share(1)

    1,640        1,501        1,496        1,290        1,162   
                                       

Balance Sheet Data (At Period End):

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,195      $ 3,737      $ 9,954      $ 12,886      $ 5,610   

Working capital

    2,215        3,408        13,706        16,070        11,151   

Total assets

    53,168        46,714        56,687        57,482        48,675   

Long-term debt (net of current portion)

    807        3,985        5,709        3,727        2,437   

Convertible debt(2)

    18,111        —          —          —          —     

Stockholders’ equity

    22,922        29,682        39,533        44,103        38,417   

 

(1) For all periods, all common stock equivalents and convertible issues are antidilutive and, therefore, are not included in the weighted shares outstanding during the years in which we incurred net losses. Share amounts and basic and diluted net loss per share amounts shown on the condensed statements of operations have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-7 effective January 26, 2009 and the reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010.
(2) Includes amounts with respect to the Convertible Notes and the fair-value of the related warrant liability.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” and the audited and unaudited historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those discussed in “Risk Factors.” Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should read “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Introduction, Outlook and Overview of Business Operations

We view our current business as comprised of the following five business segments:

 

   

Domestic XTRAC,

 

   

International Dermatology Equipment,

 

   

Skin Care (ProCyte),

 

   

Photo Therapeutics (PTL), and

 

   

Surgical Products.

Domestic XTRAC

Our Domestic XTRAC business segment is a U.S. based business with revenues generally derived from procedures performed by dermatologists. We are engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of our proprietary XTRAC® excimer laser and delivery systems and techniques used in the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders, including psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and leukoderma.

As part of our commercialization strategy in the U.S., we generally offer the XTRAC laser system to targeted dermatologists at no initial capital cost. Under this contractual arrangement, we maintain ownership of the laser and generally earn revenue each time a physician treats a patient with the equipment. We believe this arrangement will increase market penetration. We also may sell the laser directly to the customer for certain reasons, including the cost of logistical support, customer preference and as a means of addressing under-performing accounts while still preserving a vendor-customer relationship. Thus, we believe that we are able to reach, at reasonable margins, a sector of the laser market that is better suited to a sale model than a per-procedure model.

For the last several years we have sought to obtain health insurance coverage for XTRAC laser therapy to treat inflammatory skin disease, particularly psoriasis. We now benefit from the fact that, by our estimates, more than 90% of the insured U.S. population has policies that provide nearly full reimbursement for the treatment of psoriasis by means of an excimer laser.

We are currently restructuring sales and marketing efforts in business segments that have previously been dependent upon external infusions of debt capital to fund growth.

International Dermatology Equipment

In the international market, we derive revenues by selling our dermatology laser and lamp systems and replacement parts to distributors and directly to physicians. In this market, we have benefited from both our clinical studies and from the improved reliability and functionality of the XTRAC laser system. Compared to the domestic business segment, the sales of laser and lamp systems in the international business segment are

 

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influenced to a greater degree by competition from similar laser technologies as well as non-laser lamp alternatives. Over time, this competition has reduced the prices we are able to charge to international distributors for our XTRAC products. To compete with other non-laser UVB products, we offer a lower-priced, lamp-based system called the VTRAC. We have expanded the international marketing of the VTRAC since its introduction in 2006. The VTRAC is used to treat psoriasis and vitiligo.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2009, we began realigning the management of this business segment. GlobalMed, an international distributor, is now generally responsible for managing our international device sales.

Skin Care (ProCyte)

Our Skin Care business segment generates revenues primarily from the sale of skin health, hair care and wound care products.

Our focus has been to provide unique products, primarily based upon proprietary technologies for selected applications in the dermatology, plastic and cosmetic surgery and medical spa markets. We have also expanded the use of our copper peptide technologies into the mass retail market for skin and hair care through targeted technology licensing and supply agreements.

Our skincare products are aimed at the growing demand for skin health and hair care products, including products to enhance appearance and address the effects of aging on skin and hair. Our skincare products are formulated, branded and targeted at specific markets. Our initial products addressed the dermatology, plastic and cosmetic surgery markets for use after various procedures. Anti-aging skincare products were added to offer a comprehensive approach for a patient’s skincare regimen. In 2009, we introduced DNA topical products, which include DNA Nourishing Lotion and DNA Total Repair and utilize innovative technology to address DNA damage. We also introduced Neova® Skin Care Systems, which are kits of Neova products that target specific conditions with complete treatment programs. These programs are named the Intense Age Defense, Extremely Clear, and Essential Eye Recovery. These kits are designed to make it simpler for physicians to dispense the products and to ensure patient compliance and satisfaction.

Photo Therapeutics (PTL)

Our PTL business segment is a developer and provider of non-laser light aesthetic devices for the treatment of a range of clinical and non-clinical dermatological conditions. Our PTL business segment has a portfolio of independent, experimental research that supports the efficacy and safety of our Omnilux technology system. Based on a patented technology platform comprised of a unique light-emitting diode, or LED, array, this technology delivers narrow-band, spectrally pure light of specific intensity, wavelength and dose to achieve clinically proven results via a process called photo bio-modulation. Since this technology generates no heat, a patient feels no pain or discomfort which results in improved regime compliance and a higher likelihood of repeat procedures. The lack of heat generation is in direct contrast to the current laser light-based technologies serving the aesthetics market today.

Our PTL LED products compete in the professional aesthetics device market for LED aesthetic medical procedures. In addition, we have recently developed a line of consumer devices to address the home-use market opportunity. The FDA has issued over-the-counter, or OTC, clearances for our two hand-held consumer devices.

To date, we have incorporated our PTL technology offering into a range of products targeting both the professional-based sector and the larger home-use market. Therefore, our PTL business segment’s current portfolio of products is divided into three types: professional products comprising the Omnilux™ systems for the medical market; the Lumiere® systems to address the non-medical professional market; and home-use products to address the consumer market.

The consolidated financial statements contained in this prospectus include the results of our PTL business segment from February 27, 2009, the date we acquired the PTL business through December 31, 2009.

 

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Surgical Products

Our Surgical Products business segment generates revenues by selling laser products and disposables to hospitals and surgery centers both within and outside of the U.S. Also included in this business segment are various non-laser surgical products (e.g. the ClearEss® II suction-irrigation system). We believe that sales of surgical laser systems and the related disposable base will decline as hospitals continue to seek outsourcing solutions instead of purchasing lasers and related disposables for their operating rooms. We are working to offset such decline by increasing sales from our Diode surgical laser, which includes entering into additional original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, arrangements.

Galderma’s Metvixia and Aktilite Products

On January 11, 2010, we entered into a co-promotion agreement with Galderma, pursuant to which our sales force will promote Galderma’s Metvixia drug and Aktilite LED light for the photodynamic therapy treatment of actinic keratosis. Metvixia is a topical porphyrin precursor used in photodynamic therapy. When applied to actinic keratosis lesions, Metvixia is selectively absorbed into precancerous cells causing a build-up of endogenous porphyrins. These endogenous porphyrins are illuminated with the Aktilite CL128 lamp emitting a narrow output spectrum of red light with a peak wavelength at 630 nm. Subsequently, a reaction occurs that results in the destruction of the precancerous cells. Clinical trials in various countries with the Metvixia PDT system have shown comparable or better response rates than conventional treatments, such as cryotherapy or surgery. Metvixia PDT selectively targets precancerous cells so the surrounding healthy cells are less subjected to the treatment, therein minimizing scarring and ensuring more acceptable cosmetic outcomes for patients.

Clutterbuck Financing

On March 19, 2010, we entered into the Clutterbuck Agreement and the Clutterbuck Note with Clutterbuck Funds LLC. Clutterbuck Funds LLC, a registered investment advisor based in Cleveland, Ohio. We received net proceeds of approximately $2.37 million in the transaction. The Clutterbuck Note has a principal amount of $2.5 million, which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Clutterbuck Note requires us to make monthly payments of interest only. The principal matures in September 2011 and may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers (and the related usage agreements and payments received thereunder) that we have consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to our outstanding term notes with such lenders. In connection with the issuance of the Term Note to Clutterbuck, we issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of our common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34 per share. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or prior to the fifth anniversary of its issue date. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant, the exercise price is subject to a one-time downward adjustment if we make certain issuances of our equity securities at a price per share less than $7.34 during the 18-month period following the issuance of the warrant or, during the 18-month period after such 18-month period, in the event aggregate proceeds of dilutive issuances during such second 18-month period exceed $2.5 million.

Sales and Marketing

As of December 31, 2009, our sales and marketing personnel consisted of 56 full-time positions. Of the 56 sales personnel, they are directed to sales as follows: 53 in Domestic XTRAC, Skin Care and PTL and three in International Dermatology Equipment, international skincare and Surgical Products.

Sale of Surgical Services Business

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assets of this division in August 2008 because the growth rates and operating margins of the division had decreased as the business changed to rely more heavily upon procedures performed using equipment from third-party suppliers, thereby limiting the profit potential of these services. On August 8, 2008, we sold certain assets of the business, including accounts receivable, inventory and equipment, for $3,149,737.

Reverse Stock Split

On January 26, 2009, we completed the reverse split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-7. Our common stock began trading on a reverse split-adjusted basis at the market opening on January 27, 2009. As a result of the stock split, we had 9,005,175 shares of common stock outstanding, taking into account the rounding up of fractional shares (but not adjusted for the 1-for-6 reverse stock split described below).

On February 3, 2010, we completed a reverse split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-6. Our common stock began trading on Nasdaq on a reverse stock split-adjusted basis at the market opening on February 4, 2010. As a result of the stock split, we had 2,238,637 shares of common stock outstanding on a post-split basis, taking into account the rounding up of fractional shares.

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in this prospectus is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosures at the date of the financial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable, inventories, impairment of property and equipment and of intangibles, and accruals for warranty claims. We use authoritative pronouncements, historical experience and other assumptions as the basis for making estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management believes that the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements. These critical accounting policies and the significant estimates made in accordance with these policies have been discussed with our Audit Committee.

Revenue Recognition

XTRAC-Related Operations

We have two distribution channels for our phototherapy treatment equipment. We either (x) sell the laser through a distributor or directly to a physician or (y) place the laser in a physician’s office (at no charge to the physician) and generally charge the physician a fee for an agreed-upon number of treatments. In some cases, we and the customer stipulate to a quarterly or other periodic target of procedures to be performed, and accordingly revenue is recognized ratably over the period. When we sell an XTRAC laser to a distributor or directly to a foreign or domestic physician, revenue is recognized when the following four criteria have been met: (i) the product has been shipped and we have no significant remaining obligations; (ii) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (iii) the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (iv) collection is probable. The criteria described in the clauses (i) through (iv) are collectively referred to as the Criteria. At times, units are shipped, but revenue is not recognized until all of the Criteria have been met, and until that time, the unit is carried on our books as inventory.

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into account in determining the proper time at which to recognize revenue are when title to the goods transfers and when the risk of loss transfers. Shipments to distributors or physicians that do not fully satisfy the collection criteria are recognized when invoiced amounts are fully paid or assured.

Under the terms of our distributor agreements, distributors do not have a unilateral right to return any unit that they have purchased. However, we do allow products to be returned, under warranty, by our distributors for product defects or other claims.

When we place a laser in a physician’s office, we generally recognize service revenue based on the number of patient treatments performed, or purchased under a periodic commitment, by the physician. Treatments to be performed through random laser-access codes that are sold to physicians free of a periodic commitment, but not yet used, are deferred and recognized as a liability until the physician performs the treatment. Unused treatments remain an obligation of ours because the treatments can only be performed on our equipment. Once the treatments are delivered to a patient, this obligation has been satisfied.

We defer substantially all sales of treatment codes ordered by and delivered to our customers within the last two weeks of the period in determining the amount of procedures performed by our physician-customers. Our management believes this approach closely approximates the actual number of unused treatments that existed at the end of a period. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we deferred $303,868 and $670,546, respectively, under this approach.

Skin Care Operations

We generate revenues from our Skin Care business primarily through product sales for skin health, hair care and wound care. We recognize revenues on the products and copper peptide compound when they are shipped, net of returns and allowances. We ship the products FOB shipping point.

Photo Therapeutics Operations

We generate revenues from our Photo Therapeutics business primarily from two channels. The first is through product sales of LEDs and skincare products. The second is through milestone payments and potential royalty payments from a licensing agreement. We recognize revenues from the product sales, including sales to distributors and other customers, when the Criteria have been met. We recognize the milestone payments when the milestones have been achieved and potential royalty revenues as they are earned from the licensee.

Surgical Products and Service Operations

We generate revenues from our surgical products business primarily from product sales of laser systems, related maintenance service agreements, recurring laser delivery systems and laser accessories. Domestic sales generally are direct to the end-user, though we have some sales to a small number of domestic distributors; foreign sales are to distributors. We recognize revenues from surgical laser and other product sales, including sales to distributors and other customers, when the Criteria have been met.

Revenue from maintenance service agreements is deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreements. Revenue from billable services, including repair activity, is recognized when the service is provided.

Inventory.    We account for inventory at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Cost is determined to be purchased cost for raw materials and the production cost (materials, labor and indirect manufacturing cost) for work-in-process and finished goods. Throughout the laser manufacturing process, the related production costs are recorded within inventory. Work-in-process is immaterial, given the typically short manufacturing cycle, and therefore is disclosed in conjunction with raw materials. We perform full physical inventory counts for XTRAC and cycle counts on the other inventory to maintain controls and obtain accurate data.

 

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Our XTRAC laser is either (i) sold to distributors or physicians directly or (ii) placed in a physician’s office and remains our property. The cost to build a laser, whether for sale or for placement, is accumulated in inventory. When a laser is placed in a physician’s office, the cost is transferred from inventory to “lasers in service” within property and equipment. At times, units are shipped to distributors, but revenue is not recognized until all of the Criteria have been met, and until that time, the unit is carried on our books as inventory. Revenue is not recognized from these distributors until payment is either assured or paid in full.

Reserves for slow-moving and obsolete inventories are provided based on historical experience and product demand. Management evaluates the adequacy of these reserves periodically based on forecasted sales and market trends.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.    Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. The majority of receivables related to phototherapy sales are due from various distributors located outside of the U.S. and from physicians located inside the U.S. The majority of receivables related to skincare products and surgical products are due from various customers and distributors located inside the U.S. From time to time, our customers dispute the amounts due to us, and, in other cases, our customers experience financial difficulties and cannot pay on a timely basis. In certain instances, these factors ultimately result in uncollectible accounts. The determination of the appropriate reserve needed for uncollectible accounts involves significant judgment. Such factors include changes in the financial condition of our customers as a result of industry, economic or customer-specific factors. A change in the factors used to evaluate collectability could result in a significant change in the reserve needed.

Property and Equipment.    As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had net property and equipment of $9,293,482 and $10,388,406, respectively. The most significant component of these amounts relates to the XTRAC lasers placed by us in physicians’ offices. We own the equipment and charge the physician on a per-treatment basis for use of the equipment. The recoverability of the net carrying value of the lasers is predicated on continuing revenues from the physicians’ use of the lasers. If the physician does not generate sufficient treatments, then we may remove the laser from the physician’s office and redeploy elsewhere. XTRAC lasers placed in service are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of five-years. For other property and equipment, including property and equipment acquired from ProCyte, depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, primarily three to seven years for computer hardware and software, furniture and fixtures, automobiles, and machinery and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the useful lives or lease terms. Useful lives are determined based upon an estimate of either physical or economic obsolescence, or both.

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets.    Our balance sheet includes goodwill and other intangible assets which affect the amount of future period amortization expense and possible impairment expense that we will incur. Management’s judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on various factors, including market conditions and operational performance of our business. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had $29,244,974 and $19,155,895, respectively, of goodwill and other intangibles, accounting for 55% and 41% of our total assets at the respective dates. We do not amortize our goodwill, but do amortize our other intangibles. The determination of the value of such intangible assets requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our consolidated financial statements. We test our goodwill for impairment at least annually. This test is usually conducted in December of each year in connection with our annual budgeting and forecast process. Also, on a quarterly basis, we evaluate whether events have occurred that would negatively impact the realizable value of our intangibles or goodwill.

For the purposes of goodwill impairment testing, our reporting units are defined as Domestic XTRAC, International Dermatology Equipment and Skin Care. We completed our annual goodwill impairment analysis as of December 31, 2009. Our assessment did not result in good will impairment. Our analysis employed the use of both a market and income approach, with each method given equal weighting. Significant assumptions used in the income approach include growth and discount rates, margins and our weighted average cost of capital. We

 

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used historical performance and management estimates of future performance to determine margins and growth rates. Discount rates selected for each reporting unit varied. Our weighted average cost of capital included a review and assessment of market and capital structure assumptions. The balance of our goodwill for each of our business segments as of December 31, 2009 is as follows: Domestic XTRAC $2,061,096, International Dermatology Equipment $883,327, and Skin Care $13,973,385. Of the three reporting units with goodwill, International Dermatology Equipment has a fair value that is significantly in excess of its carrying value by approximately 187%, while Skin Care has a fair value that is approximately 22% in excess of its carrying value. The third reporting unit, Domestic XTRAC has a fair value that is approximately 11% in excess of its carrying value. Considerable management judgment is necessary to evaluate the impact of operating changes and to estimate future cash flows. Changes in our actual results and/or estimates or any of our other assumptions used in our analysis could result in a different conclusion.

In connection with the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics on February 27, 2009, we acquired certain intangibles recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition and allocated them fully to the PTL business segment.

The balances of these acquired intangibles, net of amortization, were:

 

     December 31, 2009

PTLCustomer Relationships

   $ 458,333

PTL Tradename

     916,667

PTL Patented Technologies

     6,783,333

Goodwill

     2,554,878
      

Total

   $ 10,713,211
      

Derivative Financial Instruments.    We recognize all derivative financial instruments as assets or liabilities in the financial statements and measures them at fair value with changes in fair value reflected as current period income or loss unless the derivatives qualify as hedges. As a result, certain warrants are now accounted for as derivatives. As of December 31, 2009, we had $741,525 in derivative financial instruments.

Fair Value Measurements.    We measure fair value in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or ASC Topic 820. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions there exists a three-tier fair-value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. Our derivative financial instruments are considered to be significant unobservable inputs (level 3).

Deferred Income Taxes.    We have a deferred tax asset that is fully reserved by a valuation allowance. We have not recognized the deferred tax asset, given our historical losses and the lack of certainty of future taxable income. However, if and when we become profitable and can reasonably foresee continuing profitability, then under FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, or ASC Topic 740, we may recognize some of the deferred tax asset. The recognized portion may variously reduce acquired goodwill, increase stockholders’ equity directly and/or benefit the statement of operations.

Warranty Accruals.    We establish a liability for warranty repairs based on estimated future claims for XTRAC systems and based on historical analysis of the cost of the repairs for surgical laser systems. However, future returns of defective laser systems and related warranty liability could differ significantly from estimates, and historical patterns, which would adversely affect our operating results.

 

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Results of Operations

Revenues

The following table illustrates revenues from our five business segments for the periods listed below:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007

Dermatology:

        

XTRAC Domestic Services

   $ 12,790,948    $ 12,419,972    $ 9,141,857

International Dermatology Equipment Products

     3,996,067      3,782,456      3,256,505

Skin Care Products

     7,895,473      12,829,816      13,471,973

Photo Therapeutics (PTL) Products

     4,383,016      
                    

Total Dermatology Revenues

   $ 29,065,504    $ 29,032,244    $ 25,870,335

Surgical:

        

Surgical Products

   $ 3,622,580    $ 5,738,048    $ 5,176,108
                    

Total Surgical Revenues

   $ 3,622,580    $ 5,738,048    $ 5,176,108
                    

Total Revenues

   $ 32,688,084    $ 34,770,292    $ 31,046,443
                    

Revenues from our Surgical Services business segment, in the amount of $4,398,047 through August 8, 2008, the date of sale, have been accounted for in 2008 as a discontinued operation. Revenues from our Surgical Services business segment were $7,667,174 for the year ended December 31, 2007 were reclassified to discontinued operations.

Domestic XTRAC Business Segment

Recognized treatment revenue for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 was $9,736,800, $8,500,452 and $6,981,223, respectively, reflecting billed procedures of 145,521, 133,594 and 109,139, respectively. In addition, 6,567, 6,899 and 4,157 procedures were performed for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, without billing from us, in connection with clinical research and customer evaluations of the XTRAC laser. The increase in procedures in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same periods in 2008 and 2007 was largely related to our increased marketing programs. Increases in procedures are dependent upon building market acceptance through marketing programs with our physician partners and their patients that the XTRAC procedures will be of clinical benefit and be generally reimbursed.

We have a program to support certain physicians who may be denied reimbursement by private insurance carriers for XTRAC treatments. We recognize service revenue during this program from the sale of XTRAC procedures or equivalent treatments to physicians participating in this program only to the extent the physician has been reimbursed for the treatments. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recognized revenues of $18,132 (279 procedures) net, under this program, compared to deferred revenues of $109,777 (1,682 procedures) net, under this program for the year ended December 31, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we deferred revenues of $103,851 (1,587 procedures) net, under this program. The change in deferred revenue under this program is presented in the table below.

We defer substantially all sales of treatment codes ordered by and delivered to the customer within the last two weeks of the period in determining the amount of procedures performed by our physician-customers. Management believes this approach closely approximates the actual amount of unused treatments that existed at the end of a period. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recognized net revenues of $260,211 (4,003 procedures) and for the year ended December 31, 2008, we deferred net revenues of $107,210 (1,643 procedures), respectively, under this approach. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we deferred net revenues of $56,896 (869 procedures) under this approach.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, domestic XTRAC laser sales were $3,054,148 and $3,919,520, respectively. There were 84 and 78 lasers sold, respectively. Included in the year ended December 31, 2008 laser sales was a sale of one Omnilux product from PTL for which we had been acting as a distributor in the U.S. There were 43 XTRAC lasers sold for the year ended December 31, 2007 for a total of $2,160,634. We sell the laser directly to the customer for certain reasons, including the costs of logistical support and customer preference as well as a means of addressing under-performing accounts while preserving the vendor-customer relationship. We believe that we are able to reach, at reasonable margins, a sector of the laser market that is better suited to a sale model than a per-procedure, or consignment, model.

The following table illustrates the above analysis for the Domestic XTRAC business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Total revenue

   $ 12,790,948      $ 12,419,972      $ 9,141,857   

Less: laser sales revenue

     (3,054,148     (3,919,520     (2,160,634
                        

Recognized treatment revenue

     9,736,800        8,500,452        6,981,223   

Change in deferred program revenue

     (18,132     109,777        103,851   

Change in deferred unused treatments

     (260,211     107,210        56,896   
                        

Net billed treatment revenue

     9,458,457        8,717,439        7,141,970   
                        

Procedure volume total

     152,088        140,493        113,296   

Less: Non-billed procedures

     6,567        6,899        4,157   
                        

Net billed procedures

     145,521        133,594        109,139   
                        

Avg. price of treatments sold

   $ 65.00      $ 65.25      $ 65.44   

Change in procedures with deferred program revenue, net

     (279     1,682        1,587   

Change in procedures with deferred unused treatments, net

     (4,003     1,643        869   

The average price for a treatment may be reduced in some instances based on the volume of treatments performed. The average price for a treatment also varies based upon the mix of mild and moderate psoriasis patients treated by our physician partners. We charge a higher price per treatment for moderate psoriasis patients due to the increased body surface area required to be treated, although there are fewer patients with moderate psoriasis than there are with mild psoriasis.

International Dermatology Equipment Business Segment

International sales of our XTRAC and VTRAC systems and related parts were $3,996,067 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $3,782,456 and $3,256,505 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We sold 94 systems in the year ended December 31, 2009 which compared to 86 and 65 systems in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The average price of dermatology equipment sold internationally varies due to the quantity mix of refurbished domestic XTRAC systems and VTRACs sold. Both of these products have lower average selling prices than new XTRAC laser systems. However, by adding these to our product offerings along with expanding into new geographic territories where the products are sold, we have been able to increase overall international dermatology equipment revenues.

 

   

We sell refurbished domestic XTRAC laser systems into the international market. The selling price for used equipment is substantially less than new equipment, some of which may be substantially depreciated in connection with its use in the domestic market. We sold 25 of these used lasers in the year ended December 31, 2009, at an average price of $23,500. We sold 11 and five of these used lasers, at an average price of $33,000 and $36,500 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively; and

 

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In addition to the XTRAC laser system (both new and used) we sell the VTRAC, a lamp-based, alternative UVB light source that has a wholesale sales price that is substantially below our competitors’ international dermatology equipment and below our XTRAC laser. In the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, we sold 35, 34 and 20 VTRAC systems, respectively.

The following table illustrates the key changes in the International Dermatology Equipment business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Revenues

   $ 3,996,067      $ 3,782,456      $ 3,256,505   

Less: part sales

     (852,767     (664,456     (543,015
                        

Laser/lamp revenues

     3,143,300        3,118,000        2,713,490   

Laser/lamp systems sold

     94        86        65   
                        

Average revenue per laser/lamp

   $ 33,439      $ 36,256      $ 41,746   
                        

Skin Care Business Segment

For the year ended December 31, 2009, Skin Care revenues were $7,895,473 compared to $12,829,816 for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $13,471,973 for the year ended December 31, 2007. These revenues are generated from the sale of various skin, hair care and wound products and from the sale of copper peptide compound.

 

   

The product sales decreased for the year ended December 31, 2009 due to the macro economic conditions and to transitioning from our discontinued MD Lash Factor eyelash conditioning product to our internally developed Neova Advanced Essential Lash™ eyelash conditioner, which launched February 1, 2009. This business segment is more susceptible to such economic conditions than our other business segments because cosmetic products are more likely to be discretionary and not medically necessary. Product sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $7.7 million down from approximately $12.6 million and $12.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

   

Included in Product sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $2,687,241 of revenues from MD Lash Factor as part of an exclusive license to distribute in the U.S. In 2007 there were $1,037,212 of revenues as the product was launched in August 2007. We discontinued marketing MD Lash Factor as of January 31, 2009 under the terms of an agreement with Allergan, Inc. in settlement of certain patent litigation, and we have replaced it with our own peptide-based conditioner. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we sold $326,170 of our Neova Advanced Essential Lash.

 

   

Bulk compound sales decreased by $16,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. Bulk compound sales decreased by $208,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. Minimum contractual royalties from Neutrogena expired in November 2007 and as such the royalties decreased by $268,023 for the year ended December 31, 2008 from the year ended December 31, 2007.

The following table illustrates the key changes in the Skin Care business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007

Product sales

   $ 7,653,950    $ 12,566,839    $ 12,732,973

Bulk compound sales

     239,760      256,000      464,000

Royalties

     1,763      6,977      275,000
                    

Total Skin Care revenue

   $ 7,895,473    $ 12,829,816    $ 13,471,973
                    

 

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Photo Therapeutics (PTL) Business Segment

For the year ended December 31, 2009, our PTL business segment’s revenues were $4,383,016. Since PTL was acquired on February 27, 2009, there were no corresponding revenues for the years ended December 30, 2008 and 2007. PTL revenues are primarily generated from the sale of LED devices and milestone payments on a licensing agreement targeting the mass consumer acne market.

The following table illustrates the key changes in our PTL business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

    For the Year Ended December 31,
        2009           2008           2007    

Product revenues

  $ 3,975,045   $ —     $ —  

Licensing revenues

    407,971     —       —  
                 

Total PTL revenues

  $ 4,383,016   $ —     $ —  
                 

We are actively seeking distribution channels to reach the home-use consumer market with our New-U® hand-held LED device. Licensing revenues are from a license of the Clear-U, which the licensee intends to use as a platform to attempt to address the mass consumer acne market. We expect that the platform product may be released in early 2011.

Surgical Products Business Segment

Revenues from our Surgical Products business segment include revenues derived from the sales of surgical laser systems together with sales of related laser fibers and laser disposables. Laser fibers and laser disposables are more profitable than laser systems, but the sales of laser systems generate subsequent recurring sales of fibers and disposables.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, surgical products revenues were $3,622,580 compared to $5,738,048 in the year ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in the year was mainly related to the termination of an OEM contract in 2008 with AngioDynamics. In the second half of 2008, AngioDynamics elected not to continue with the OEM contract. There were no sales to Angio-Dynamics for the year ended December 31, 2009. Sales to AngioDynamics were $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $480,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The change in average price per laser between the periods, as set forth in the table below, was largely due to the mix of lasers sold and partly due to the trade level at which the lasers were sold (i.e. wholesale versus retail). Our diode laser has replaced our Nd:YAG laser, which had a substantially higher sales price. Included in laser sales during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 were sales of 26, 141 and 78 diode lasers, respectively. The diode lasers have lower sales prices than our other types of lasers. We are phasing out our holmium and CO2 laser systems.

Fiber and other disposables sales decreased 14% with the comparable years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. We expect that our disposables base will continue to erode over time as hospitals continue to seek outsourcing solutions instead of purchasing lasers and related disposables for their operating rooms.

The following table illustrates the key changes in our Surgical Products business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

    For the Year Ended December 31,
    2009     2008     2007

Revenues

  $ 3,622,580      $ 5,738,048      $ 5,176,108

Percent (decrease)/increase

    (36.9 )%      10.9  

Laser systems sold

    30        145        87
                     

Laser system revenues

  $ 603,000      $ 2,236,000      $ 1,684,000
                     

Average revenue per laser

  $ 20,115      $ 15,422      $ 19,356

 

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Cost of Revenues

Our cost of revenues are comprised of product cost of revenues and service cost of revenues. Within product cost of revenues are the costs of products sold in our International Dermatology Equipment business segment, the Skin Care business segment (with royalties included in the services side of the segment), our PTL business segment (with licensing revenues included in the services side of the segment) and our Surgical Products business segment (with laser maintenance fees included in the services side of this segment). Product costs also include XTRAC domestic laser sales. Within services cost of revenues are the costs associated with the Domestic XTRAC business segment, excluding the laser sales, as well as costs associated with the above-referenced royalties, licensing and maintenance revenues.

Product cost of revenues during the year ended December 31, 2009 were $11,675,233, compared to $11,968,222 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The $292,989 decrease is due to decreases in product cost of sales for surgical products of $1,216,902 related to the decrease in laser sales, a decrease in skincare products of $1,792,332 resulting from the switch to our internally produced Neova product and a decrease in domestic XTRAC laser sales of $338,810. These decreases were partly offset, by an increase in international dermatology equipment sales in the amount of $716,725. In addition, there was an increase due to the inclusion of $2,338,330 in product costs for our PTL business.

Product cost of revenues during the year ended December 31, 2008 were $11,968,222, compared to $9,582,715 for the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase of $2,385,507 is due to product cost increases from the following business segments: domestic XTRAC of $978,664; international dermatology equipment of $170,368; surgical products of $1,013,217; and skin care of $223,258. The increases are primarily a result of the increased number of laser sales which have a higher cost percentage than non-laser products. The skin care increase is the result of third-party licensed products which have a higher cost. There were also increases to the excess and obsolete inventory reserves mainly in the surgical product segment, $374,000, and skin care segment, $162,000. Warranty expense, which is included in cost of goods sold, amounted to $238,662 and $95,314 for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Services cost of revenues was $5,750,733 in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $5,027,095 in the year ended December 31, 2008, representing an increase of $723,638. The increase is directly related to the increase in our Domestic XTRAC business segment costs of $706,393.

Services cost of revenues was $5,027,095 in the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $3,998,911 in the year ended December 31, 2007, representing an increase of $1,028,184. The increase is directly related to the increase in our Domestic XTRAC business segment costs of $1,029,175.

Certain allocable XTRAC manufacturing overhead costs are charged against the XTRAC service revenues. Our manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, California is used exclusively for the production of the XTRAC lasers. The unabsorbed costs are allocated to the domestic XTRAC and the international dermatology equipment business segments based on actual production of lasers for each segment. Included in these allocated manufacturing costs are unabsorbed labor and direct plant costs.

 

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The following table illustrates the key changes in cost of revenues for the periods reflected below:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007

Product:

        

XTRAC Domestic

   $ 1,458,587    $ 1,797,397    $ 818,733

International Dermatology Equipment

     2,588,195      1,871,470      1,701,102

Skin Care

     2,639,213      4,431,545      4,208,287

PTL

     2,338,330      —        —  

Surgical Products

     2,650,908      3,867,810      2,854,593
                    

Total Product costs

   $ 11,675,233    $ 11,968,222    $ 9,582,715

Services:

        

XTRAC Domestic

   $ 5,623,782    $ 4,917,389    $ 3,888,214

Surgical Products

     126,951      109,706      110,697
                    

Total Services costs

   $ 5,750,733    $ 5,027,095    $ 3,998,911
                    

Total Costs of Revenues

   $ 17,425,966    $ 16,995,317    $ 13,581,626
                    

Gross Profit Analysis

Gross profit decreased to $15,262,118 during the year ended December 31, 2009 from $17,774,975 during the same period in 2008. As a percentage of revenues, the gross margin decreased to 46.7% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 51.1% for the same period in 2008.

Gross profit increased to $17,774,975 during the year ended December 31, 2008 from $17,464,817 during the same period in 2007. As a percentage of revenues, the gross margin decreased to 51.1% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 56.3% for the same period in 2007.

The following table analyzes changes in our gross margin for the periods reflected below:

 

Company Profit Analysis

   For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Revenues

   $ 32,688,084      $ 34,770,292      $ 31,046,443   

Percent (decrease)/ increase

     (6.0 )%      12.0  

Cost of revenues

     17,425,966        16,995,317        13,581,626   

Percent increase

     2.5     25.1  
                        

Gross profit

   $ 15,262,118      $ 17,774,975      $ 17,464,817   

Gross margin percentage

     46.7     51.1     56.3

The primary reasons for changes in gross profit and the gross margin percentage for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 were as follows:

 

   

Our Skin Care business segment is more susceptible to the macro economic conditions than our other segments because cosmetic products are more likely to be discretionary and not medically necessary. Product sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $7.7 million down from approximately $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Our Skin Care margins are substantially higher than the other business segments and consequently substantive swings in the revenues attributed to Skin Care’s sales will have a significant impact on our overall margins.

 

   

In our Surgical Products business segment there were 115 fewer laser systems sold in the year ended December 31, 2009 than in the comparable period of 2008. This included 100 sales due to our OEM arrangement, but in the second half of 2008, AngioDynamics elected out of the OEM contract. Since

 

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that time, there have been no sales to AngioDynamics. Additionally, the higher manufacturing levels in 2008 caused better absorption of fixed overheads which lowered average unit costs and resulted in a higher gross margin in 2008 compared to 2009.

 

   

We sold approximately $865,372 less in domestic XTRAC lasers in the year ended December 31, 2009 then in the comparable period of 2008. In addition, the current year sales were at lower margins compared to the same period in 2008. Certain of these lasers were previously being depreciated, since they were placed in prior periods. The margin on these capital equipment sales was 52% in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 59% in the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

   

We recorded severance and lease liability of approximately $226,000 related to the integration of the PTL acquisition and the relocation of our Skin Care facility.

 

   

Additional gross profit was realized from our PTL business segment. We acquired PTL on February 27, 2009; therefore only the activity after that date is recorded in our financial statements. There was no activity recorded in our financial statements in 2008.

 

   

We decreased the number of laser systems placed with our customers but sold a greater number of XTRAC treatment procedures in the year ended December 31, 2009 than in the year ended December 31, 2008. Procedure volume increased 8.9% from 133,594 to 145,521 billed procedures in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Increased usage at existing sites carries negligible variable cost thereby enhancing profit margins. Our ability to increase the number of procedures sold is a direct result of improved insurance reimbursement and increased marketing efforts.

The primary reasons for changes in our gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007 were as follows:

 

   

We sold approximately $1,759,000 worth of additional lasers domestically in the year ended December 31, 2008 at lower margins compared to the same period in 2007. Certain of these lasers were previously being depreciated. The margin on these capital equipment sales was 59% in the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to 62% in the comparable period in 2007.

 

   

There was an increase in depreciation of $429,000 included in the XTRAC Domestic cost of sales as a result of increasing the overall placements of new lasers since the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

   

There was an increase in warranty expense of approximately $143,000 due to the increased number of laser sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.

 

   

Additionally, we recorded additional excess and obsolete inventory reserves of approximately $579,000 mainly due to the decision to stop production of the CTH and CO2 laser systems and for slow-moving skincare products.

 

   

Skincare product revenues included $2,687,241 and $1,037,212 for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, of products which are manufactured by a third-party supplier in conjunction with a licensing agreement. The margin of these licensed products is lower than the margins of other internally developed brands which we distribute.

 

   

Offsetting the above items that had a negative impact on gross profit, we sold a greater number of treatment procedures for the XTRAC laser systems in 2008 than in 2007. Procedure volume increased 22% from 109,139 to 133,594 billed procedures in the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. Since each incremental treatment procedure carries negligible variable cost, this significantly enhanced profit margins. The increase in procedure volume was a direct result of improving insurance reimbursement and increased marketing efforts.

 

   

We sold approximately $405,000 worth of additional international dermatology equipment for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.

 

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The following table analyzes the gross profit for our Domestic XTRAC business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

XTRAC Domestic Business Segment

   For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Revenues

   $ 12,790,948      $ 12,419,972      $ 9,141,857   

Percent increase

     3.0     35.9  

Cost of revenues

     7,082,369        6,714,786        4,706,947   

Percent increase

     5.5     42.7  
                        

Gross profit

   $ 5,708,579      $ 5,705,186      $ 4,434,910   

Gross margin percentage

     44.6     45.9     48.5

Gross profit increased for this business segment for the year ended December 31, 2009 from the comparable periods in 2008 by $3,393. The key factors for this increase were as follows:

 

   

Key drivers in increasing the fee-per-procedure revenue from this business segment are insurance reimbursement and increased direct-to-consumer advertising in targeted territories. In 2009, we began offering enhanced services to our customers through a recently developed membership program which bundles certain features and benefits offered to our customers. These services include enhanced access to our reimbursement team, marketing assistance, and discounts off our other product lines. Consequently procedure volume increased by 9% from 133,594 to 145,521 billed procedures in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Price per procedure did not change significantly between the periods. Each incremental treatment procedure carries negligible variable cost.

 

   

We sold approximately $865,000 less in domestic XTRAC lasers in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Such sales in 2009 were at lower margins compared to the same period in 2008. Certain of these lasers were previously being depreciated, since they were placements. The margin on these capital equipment sales was 52% in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 59% in the same period in 2008.

 

   

The cost of revenues increased by $367,583 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. This increase is due to an increase in the service expenses resulting from an increase in lasers placed in the field, of approximately $263,810 and in certain allocable XTRAC manufacturing overhead costs that are charged against the XTRAC service revenues of $390,338. Offsetting these increases was a decrease in cost of revenues related to laser sales of $338,799 over the comparable period in 2008. The depreciation costs will continue to increase in subsequent periods as the number of net placements grows.

Gross profit increased for this business segment for the year ended December 31, 2008 from the comparable periods in 2007 by $1,270,276. The key factors for this increase were as follows:

 

   

XTRAC Domestic deferred revenues increased $151,612 between the year-end periods without any offset in the cost of revenues.

 

   

The cost of revenues increased by $2,007,839 for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase is due to an increase in depreciation on the lasers-in-service of $429,000, an increase in cost of revenues related to the laser sales of $978,700 and an increase in warranty expense of $88,700 over the comparable prior period. The depreciation costs will continue to increase in subsequent periods as the business grows. In addition, there were unabsorbed costs, relating to excess capacity, allocated to the Domestic XTRAC including unabsorbed labor and direct plant costs.

 

   

We sold approximately $1,759,000 worth of additional domestic XTRAC lasers in the year ended December 31, 2008 at lower margins compared to the same period in 2007. Certain of these lasers were

 

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previously being depreciated, since they were placements. The margin on these capital equipment sales was 59% in the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to 62% in the comparable period in 2007.

 

   

Key drivers in increasing the fee-per-procedure revenue from this business segment are insurance reimbursement and increased direct-to-consumer advertising in targeted territories. Improved insurance reimbursement, together with greater consumer awareness of the XTRAC therapy, increased treatment revenue accordingly. Our clinical support specialists focus their efforts on increasing physicians’ utilization of the XTRAC laser system. Consequently procedure volume increased 22% from 109,139 to 133,594 billed procedures in the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. Price per procedure did not change significantly between the periods. Each incremental treatment procedure carries negligible variable cost.

The following table analyzes the gross profit for our International Dermatology Equipment business segment for the periods reflected below:

 

International Dermatology Equipment Business Segment

   For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Revenues

   $ 3,996,067      $ 3,782,456      $ 3,256,505   

Percent increase

     5.6     16.2  

Cost of revenues

     2,588,195        1,871,470        1,701,102   

Percent increase

     38.3     10.0  
                        

Gross profit

   $ 1,407,872      $ 1,910,986      $ 1,555,403   

Gross margin percentage

     35.2     50.5     47.8

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased by $503,114 from the comparable prior year period. The key factors for the decrease were as follows:

 

   

We sold 59 XTRAC laser systems and 35 VTRAC lamp-based excimer systems during the year ended December 31, 2009 and 52 XTRAC laser systems and 34 VTRAC systems in the comparable period in 2008. Included in the 59 XTRAC lasers systems sold were 25 used laser systems, which have a lower average selling price and gross margin percentage, compared to 11 used laser systems in 2008. Consequently, gross profit decreased as a result of the mix of units sold. The gross margin percentage for the VTRAC is higher than for the XTRAC.

 

   

International part sales, which have a higher margin percentage than system sales, increased for the year ended December 31, 2009 by approximately $188,300 compared to the same period in 2008.

 

   

In addition, there was an increase of approximately $375,000, for the year ended December 31, 2009 in certain allocable XTRAC manufacturing overhead costs that are charged against our international dermatology equipment revenues as compared to the same period in 2008.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased by $355,583 from the comparable prior year period. The key factors for the increase were as follows:

 

   

We sold 52 XTRAC laser systems and 34 VTRAC lamp-based excimer systems during the year ended December 31, 2008 and 45 XTRAC laser systems and 20 VTRAC systems in the comparable period in 2007. Consequently, gross profit increased as a result of an increase in the volume of units sold. The gross margin percentage for the VTRAC is higher than the XTRAC.

 

   

International part sales, which have a higher margin percentage than system sales, increased for the year ended December 31, 2008 by approximately $121,400 compared to the same period in 2007.

 

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The following table analyzes our gross margin for our Skin Care (ProCyte) business segment for the periods presented below:

 

Skin Care Business Segment

   For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Product revenues

   $ 7,653,950      $ 12,566,839      $ 12,732,973   

Bulk compound revenues

     239,760        256,000        464,000   

Royalties

     1,763        6,977        275,000   
                        

Total revenues

     7,895,473        12,829,816        13,471,973   

Percent decrease

     (38.5 )%      (4.8 )%   

Product cost of revenues

     2,502,509        4,249,273        3,885,229   

Bulk compound cost of revenues

     136,704        182,272        323,058   
                        

Total cost of revenues

     2,639,213        4,431,545        4,208,287   

Percent (decrease)/increase

     (40.4 )%      5.3  
                        

Gross profit

   $ 5,256,260      $ 8,398,271      $ 9,263,686   

Gross margin percentage

     66.6     65.5     68.8

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased by $3,142,011 over the comparable period in 2008. The key factors for the decrease in this business segment were as follows:

 

   

The decrease in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 is due in large part to the macro economic conditions. This business segment is more susceptible to such economic conditions than our other business segments because cosmetic products are more likely to be discretionary and not medically necessary. Product sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $7.7 million down from approximately $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

   

For the year ended December 31, 2008 product revenues include $2,687,241 of products which are manufactured by a third-party supplier in conjunction with a licensing agreement. The margin of these licensed products is lower than the margins of other internally developed brands which we distribute.

 

   

Copper peptide bulk compound is sold at a substantially lower gross margin than skincare products, while royalty revenues generated from licensees have no significant costs associated with this revenue stream.

 

   

In the year ended December 31, 2009, severance and lease liability expense of approximately $168,000 were recorded with respect to the relocation of the warehouse facility.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 decreased by $865,415 over the comparable period in 2007. The key factors for the decrease in this business segment were as follows:

 

   

For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, product revenues include $2,687,241 and $1,037,212, respectively, of products which are manufactured by a third-party supplier in conjunction with a licensing agreement. The margin of these licensed products is lower than the margins of other internally developed brands which we distribute.

 

   

Copper peptide bulk compound is sold at a substantially lower gross margin than skincare products, while royalty revenues generated from licensees have no significant costs associated with this revenue stream.

 

   

Additionally, we increased the excess and obsolete reserves by approximately $162,000 for slow moving products, which had a direct impact on the gross margin.

 

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The following table analyzes the gross profit for our PTL business segment for the periods presented below:

 

PTL Business Segment

   For the Year Ended
December 31,
     2009     2008    2007

Revenues

   $ 4,383,016      $ —      $ —  

Percent increase

     100     

Cost of revenues

     2,338,330        —        —  

Percent increase

     100     
                     

Gross profit

   $ 2,044,686      $ —      $ —  

Gross margin percentage

     46.7     

The key factors in this business segment were as follows:

 

   

Since the business was acquired on February 27, 2009, there was no corresponding activity for the periods ending 2008 and 2007. Consequently, the activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 includes activity from February 27, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

 

   

The year ended December 31, 2009 includes revenues from a milestone payment of $407,971 under a certain licensing arrangement for the Clear U hand-held device. The licensee intends to use the device and its technology as a platform to attempt to address the mass consumer acne market. There are no specific costs allocated to this revenue stream.

The following table analyzes our gross profit for our Surgical Products business segment for the periods presented below:

 

Surgical Products Business Segment

   For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008     2007  

Revenues

   $ 3,622,580      $ 5,738,048      $ 5,176,108   

Percent (decrease)/increase

     (36.9 )%      10.9  

Cost of revenues

     2,777,859        3,977,516        2,965,290   

Percent (decrease)/increase

     (30.2 )%      34.1  
                        

Gross profit

   $ 844,721      $ 1,760,532      $ 2,210,818   

Gross margin percentage

     23.3     30.1     42.7

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased by $915,811 from the comparable prior year period. The key factors impacting gross profit were as follows:

 

   

This business segment includes product sales of surgical laser systems and laser disposables. Disposables are more profitable than laser systems, but the sale of laser systems generates the subsequent recurring sale of laser disposables.

 

   

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased by $2,115,468 from the year ended December 31, 2008 while cost of revenues decreased by $1,199,657 between the same periods. There were 115 fewer laser systems sold in the year ended December 31, 2009 than in the comparable period of 2008.

 

   

The sales of diode systems, in the year ended December 31, 2008, included 100 sales due to our OEM arrangement, but in the second half of 2008 AngioDynamics elected not to continue the contract. Since that time, there have been no sales to AngioDynamics. Additionally, the higher manufacturing levels in 2008 caused better absorption of fixed overhead costs, which lowered average unit costs resulting in a higher gross margin in 2008 compared to 2009.

 

   

Additionally, there was a decrease in sales of disposables between the periods, which have a higher gross margin as a percent of revenues than lasers. Fiber and other disposables sales decreased 14% between the comparable period in 2008.

 

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Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 decreased by $450,286 from the comparable prior year period. The key factors in this business segment were as follows:

 

   

This business segment includes product sales of surgical laser systems and laser disposables. Disposables are more profitable than laser systems, but the sale of laser systems generates the subsequent recurring sale of laser disposables.

 

   

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased by $561,940 from the year ended December 31, 2007 while cost of revenues increased by $1,012,226 between the same periods. There were 58 more laser systems sold in the year ended December 31, 2008 than in the comparable period of 2007. However, the lasers sold in the 2007 period were at higher prices than those sold in the comparable period in 2008. The decrease in average price per laser was largely due to the mix of lasers sold and volume discounts. Included in the laser sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 were sales of diode lasers of $2,026,000 (representing 141 systems) and $1,190,000 (representing 78 systems), respectively. Diode lasers have substantially lower list sales prices than the other types of surgical lasers. The sales of diode systems for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 included 100 diode lasers and 30 diode lasers, respectively, due to our OEM arrangement. Despite the lower average sales price of the laser systems sold compared to the prior year, the higher manufacturing levels in 2008 caused better absorption of fixed overheads thereby lowering average unit costs.

 

   

Additionally, we increased the excess and obsolete inventory reserves by approximately $374,000 due to the decision to stop producing the CTH and CO2 laser systems, which should not impact future revenues as there was only one sale of these lasers in 2008. This had a direct impact on lowering the gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

For the year ended December 31, 2009, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $23,083,347 from $26,797,107 for the year ended December 31, 2008 for the following reasons:

 

   

The majority of the decrease related to a $1,505,000 in salaries, benefits and travel expenses associated with a decrease in the sales force and decreased revenues which generated lower commission expenses, particularly in our Skin Care business segment;

 

   

There was a decrease in marketing expense of $411,000 which resulted from improved control over marketing efforts;

 

   

There was a decrease of bonus expense of $853,000 due to the fact that no bonus accrual was recorded in the current year;

 

   

There was a decrease in amortization expense of $480,000 related to the impairment of certain intangibles as of the year end December 31, 2008;

 

   

There was a decrease in stock compensation expense of $722,000, mainly due to the reduction in the sales force as well as the termination of an executive officer;

 

   

We expensed $432,000 of legal and transaction costs under ASC Topic 718 incurred in connection with the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics compared to $1,533,000 in the year ended December 31, 2008;

 

   

Additionally in 2008, we wrote off $353,000 for the investment in AzurTec and the related intangibles, net, due to the dissolution of AzurTec and the impairment of the assets and we wrote down the Neutrogena Agreement intangible due to impairment by $582,000 to its fair value;

 

   

Offsetting the above decreases was an increase in the selling, general and administrative expenses related to our PTL business segment of $2,072,091. Additionally, we expensed approximately $987,000 related to severance and accelerated vesting of restricted stock and options in connection with the termination of our former chief executive officer.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2008, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $26,797,107 from $22,279,534 for the year ended December 31, 2007 for the following reasons:

 

   

The majority of the increase related to a $2,155,000 increase in salaries, benefits and travel expenses associated with an increase in the sales force, marketing programs and increased revenues which generate higher commission expenses, particularly in the Domestic XTRAC and Skin Care business segments;

 

   

We expensed $1,533,000 of legal and transaction costs under ASC Topic 718 incurred in connection with the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics.

 

   

We wrote off $353,000 for the investment in AzurTec and the related intangibles, net, due to the dissolution of AzurTec and the impairment of the assets.

 

   

Additionally, we wrote down the Neutrogena Agreement intangible due to impairment by $582,000 to its fair value.

Engineering and Product Development

Engineering and product development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased to $1,137,725 from $1,073,215 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2009 was due to the engineering and product development expenses of our PTL business segment of $286,806 for the year ended December 31, 2009. Offsetting this increase was meeting our financial sponsorship obligations of $189,000 in March 2008 for the severe psoriasis study by John Koo, MD, of the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

Engineering and product development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to $1,073,215 from $799,108 for the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2008 was due to meeting our financial sponsorship obligations, of $189,000 in March 2008 for the severe psoriasis study by John Koo, MD, of the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

Refinancing Charge

Refinancing charge for the year ended December 31, 2007 was due to the termination of the lending arrangements with both GE Capital Corporation and Leaf Financial. This included $108,876 for prepayment penalties; $178,699 buyback of previously issued warrants to GE; and $154,381 of unamortized costs for previous draws on the line of credit. These costs were incurred in order to obtain a new credit facility with CIT on terms more favorable to us.

Interest Expense, Net

Net interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased to $2,370,676, as compared to $1,032,597 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The change in net interest expense was the result of the interest expense on the convertible debt which was issued on February 27, 2009. The following table illustrates the change in net interest expense:

 

     December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008     Change

Interest expense

   $ 2,378,863      $ 1,188,783      $ 1,190,080

Interest income

     (8,187     (156,186     147,999
                      

Net interest expense

   $ 2,370,676      $ 1,032,597      $ 1,338,079
                      

 

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Net interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to $1,032,597, as compared to $529,489 for the year ended December 31, 2007. The change in net interest expense was the result of the interest earned on cash reserves in the year ended December 31, 2007 due to the equity financing in November 2006, which offset interest expense in those periods from the draws on the line of credit. The draws, on average, were for larger amounts at higher rates in 2008 as compared to 2007. The following table illustrates the change in interest expense, net:

 

     December 31, 2008     December 31, 2007     Change

Interest expense

   $ 1,188,783      $ 913,821      $ 274,962

Interest income

     (156,186     (384,332     228,146
                      

Net interest expense

   $ 1,032,597      $ 529,489      $ 503,108
                      

Change in fair value of warrants

In accordance with FASB ASC 470, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options”, or ASC Topic 470, warrants issued in connection with the financing to acquire PTL were recorded at fair value and recognized as liabilities. In accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or ASC Topic 820, we measured the fair value of these warrants as of December 31, 2009, and recognized $808,786 for the year ended December 31, 2009 in other income in recording the liabilities associated with these warrants at their fair value as of December 31, 2009.

Net Loss

The factors discussed above resulted in a net loss of $10,520,775 during the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to a net loss of $11,290,907 during the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of 6.8%. The year ended December 31, 2008 included a loss on sale of discontinued operations of $448,675.

The following table illustrates the impact of major expenses, namely depreciation, amortization, interest and stock option expense between the periods:

 

     For the Year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     Change  

Net loss

   $ 10,520,775      $ 11,290,907      $ 770,132   
                        

Components included in net loss:

      

Acquisition expenses

     (432,352     (1,532,798     1,100,446   

Depreciation and amortization

     (4,610,265     (4,542,038     (68,227

Stock-based compensation expense

     (1,262,027     (1,395,538     133,511   

Severance costs

     (873,905     —          (873,905

Interest expense, net

     (2,370,676     (1,032,597     (1,338,079

Litigation costs

     (407,042     (981,126     574,084   

Change in fair value of warrants

     808,786        —          808,786   

Impairment on intangibles and other long-lived asset

     —          (934,612     934,612   

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

     —          (448,675     448,675   
                        
   ($ 9,147,481   ($ 10,867,384   $ 1,719,903   
                        

The aforementioned factors resulted in a net loss of $11,290,907 during the year ended December 31, 2008, as compared to a net loss of $6,354,246 for the year ended December 31, 2007, an increase of 77.7%. The year ended December 31, 2008 included a loss on sale of discontinued operations of $448,675.

 

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The following table illustrates the impact of major expenses, namely depreciation, amortization, interest and stock option expense between the periods:

 

     For the Year ended December 31,  
     2008     2007     Change  

Net loss

   $ 11,290,907      $ 6,354,246      $ 4,936,661   
                        

Components included in net loss:

      

Pending acquisition expenses

     (1,532,798     —          (1,532,798

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

     (448,675     —          (448,675

Impairment on intangibles and other long-lived asset

     (934,612     —          (934,612

Refinancing charge

     —          (441,956     441,956   

Interest expense, net

     (1,032,597     (529,489     (503,108

Legal expenses

     (1,437,181     (1,558,387     121,206   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     (4,542,038     (4,822,035     279,997   

Stock-based compensation expense

     (1,395,538     (1,444,880     49,342   
                        
   $ (11,323,439   $ (8,796,747   $ (2,526,692
                        

Income taxes were immaterial, given our current period losses and operating loss carryforwards.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically financed our operations with cash provided by equity financing and from lines of credit.

At December 31, 2009, our current ratio was 1.20 compared to 1.26 at December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2009 we had $2,214,505 of working capital compared to $3,408,187 as of December 31, 2008. Cash and cash equivalents were $2,194,788 as of December 31, 2009, as compared to $3,736,607 as of December 31, 2008. We had $78,000 of cash that was classified as restricted as of both December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

Based on our presently available resources, including the private placement of our securities described below, the substantial reduction in the use of cash in the last six months of 2009 compared to the first six months of 2009 and the last six months of 2008 and the continuation of our restructuring efforts, we believe that we can fund operations through and beyond the first quarter of 2011. However, given the uncertainty in the general economic conditions and the impact on our business and industry, and in light of our historical operating losses and negative cash flows, there is no assurance that we will not require additional funds in order to continue as a going concern through and beyond the first quarter of 2011.

Starting in August 2009, we began to restructure our operations and redirect our efforts in a manner that management expects will result in improved results of operations. As part of such redirected efforts, management continues to minimize our operational costs and capital expenditures. In addition, we are developing strategies to increase ongoing revenue streams and have also refocused our sales efforts to convert customer relationships within the Domestic XTRAC business segment which are underperforming under the consignment model, to a sale of the currently consigned equipment in order to accelerate cash receipts. In the year ended December 31, 2009, we sold 40 of these underperforming lasers, for approximately $1,138,000 in proceeds. In addition, in an effort to preserve cash resources, we have secured from certain vendors extended payment arrangements.

On October 22, 2009, we closed a private placement of our common shares with several accredited investors, which yielded gross proceeds of approximately $2.7 million and which improved our available cash.

 

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On November 10, 2009, we issued to an affiliate of one of the accredited investors participating in the October 22, 2009 private placement an additional 230,000 shares, which yielded additional gross proceeds of $149,500. Although this financing, together with our other resources and arrangements with creditors, satisfied our immediate liquidity constraints at such time, we continue to explore additional opportunities to secure capital which might be used to continue to develop new business opportunities or, if necessary, to fund operations.

On March 19, 2010, we entered into the Clutterbuck Agreement and the Clutterbuck Note with Clutterbuck Funds. We received net proceeds of approximately $2.37 million in the transaction. The Clutterbuck Note has a principal amount of $2.5 million, which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Clutterbuck Note requires us to make monthly payments of interest only. The principal matures in September 2011 and may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers (and the related usage agreements and payments received thereunder) that we have consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to our outstanding term notes with such lenders. In connection with the issuance of the Term Note to Clutterbuck, we issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of our common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34 per share. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or prior to the fifth anniversary of its issue date. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant, the exercise price is subject to a one-time downward adjustment if we make certain issuances of our equity securities at a price per share less than $7.34 during the 18-month period following the issuance of the warrant or, during the 18-month period after such 18-month period, in the event aggregate proceeds of dilutive issuances during such second 18-month period exceed $2.5 million.

These proceeds and the continued implementation of our revised sales and marketing strategies are expected to ensure our liquidity through the first quarter of 2011.

In order to consummate the bridge financing, it was necessary to secure the consent of the investor that holds the Convertible Notes. As of March 19, 2010, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Notes was $19,546,676. In order to obtain the investor’s consent, we agreed to the following modifications to the Convertible Notes:

 

   

We have combined the aggregate outstanding obligations under the Convertible Notes into two convertible notes. Each note matures on February 27, 2014 and is identical to the original form of convertible note except as noted below;

 

   

The larger note has a principal amount of $16,746,270. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The incremental 2% increase in the interest rate may be paid in cash, and may not be paid in convertible PIK notes unless and until our stockholders vote to approve payment in the form of convertible PIK notes;

 

   

The smaller note has a principal amount of $2,800,406. The conversion price of this note was reduced from $22.10844 to $11.25850 and the down-round anti-dilution adjustment to the conversion price was removed. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The full amount of the accrued interest remains payable in cash or convertible PIK notes.

 

   

The collateral securing the Convertible Note was expanded by adding a first-priority lien against all of our assets other than the assets pledged with first-priority liens to CIT Healthcare and to Clutterbuck Funds. When assets are released from the lien of CIT Healthcare, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of Clutterbuck Funds and a second-priority lien of the investor. Finally, when assets are released from the lien of Clutterbuck Funds, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of the investor.

 

   

Three of our subsidiaries (ProCyte Corporation, Photo Therapeutics, Inc. and SLT Technology, Inc.) have guaranteed our obligations under the Convertible Notes.

On December 31, 2007, we entered into a term-note credit facility from CIT Healthcare and Life Sciences Capital, or CIT. The credit facility had a commitment term of one year, which expired on December 31, 2008. We accounted for each draw as funded indebtedness, with ownership in the lasers remaining with us. CIT holds a

 

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security interest in the lasers and in their revenue streams. Each draw against the credit facility has a repayment period of three years, except for legacy components refinanced from previous borrowings. On September 30, 2008, the facility was amended to permit us to make a fourth draw of $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2008; Life Sciences Capital did not participate in the fourth draw. We have used our entire availability under the CIT credit facility. A summary of the terms and activity under the CIT credit facility is presented in Note 10, Long-term Debt, of the Financial Statements included in this Report.

On February 27, 2009, as part of the first tranche of the convertible debt financing in connection with our acquisition of our Photo Therapeutics business, the holder of the convertible debt funded approximately $2 million to be used to pay for costs related to the acquisition and its financing, and approximately $3 million to be used as working capital. A summary of the terms and activity under the convertible debt is presented in Note 11, Convertible Debt, of the Financial Statements included in this Report.

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities—continuing operations was $2,254,247 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to cash used of $1,294,070 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The change in cash used between the years was mostly due to the decreases in accounts receivable and inventories.

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities—continuing operations was $1,294,070 for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to cash used of $1,739,728 for the year ended December 31, 2007. The change in cash used between the years was mostly due to the increases in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities and decreases in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and other assets.

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities—continuing operations was $14,656,266 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $2,766,153 for the year ended December 31, 2008. This was primarily due to acquisition costs, net of cash received, of $12,578,022 in connection with the Photo Therapeutics acquisition. The balance of the increase was mainly for the placement of lasers into service.

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities—continuing operations was $2,766,153 for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $4,301,624 for the year ended December 31, 2007. This was primarily for the placement of lasers into service. The year ended December 31, 2008 was net of proceeds received from the sale of discontinued operations of $3,149,736.

The placement of lasers into service is shown net of the remaining net book value of the lasers that we sold during the period presented. When we retire a laser from service, we transfer the laser into inventory and then write off the net book value of the laser, which is typically negligible. Over the last few years the retirement of lasers from service have been minor or immaterial and, therefore, they are reported with placements on a net basis.

Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities was $15,263,633 for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $2,634,849 for the year ended December 31, 2008. In the year ended December 31, 2009 we received $18 million in proceeds in the convertible debt financing and $2,857,250 from private placement equity financing, both of which were partially offset by repayment of $4,717,381 on the line of credit, $415,905 for certain notes payable and registration costs of $460,614.

Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities was $2,634,849 for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $2,659,036 for the year ended December 31, 2007. In the year ended December 31, 2008 we repaid $1,655,123 on the lease and term-note lines of credit, net of advances and $1,018,726 for the payment of certain notes payable and capital lease obligations.

 

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Contractual Obligations

Set forth below is a summary of our current obligations as of December 31, 2009 to make future payments due by the period indicated below, excluding payables and accruals. We expect to be able to meet our obligations in the ordinary course. The obligations under the credit facility from CIT are term notes. Operating lease and rental obligations are respectively for personal and real property which we use in our business. The obligations relating to the Convertible Notes are stated at the principal amount due and are not discounted for related warrants or origination costs.

 

     Payments due by period

Contractual Obligations

   Total    Less than 1
year
   1–3 years    4–5 years

Convertible Notes

   $ 18,720,000    $ —      $ —      $ 18,720,000

Credit facility obligations

     3,973,997      3,194,654      779,343      —  

Capital lease obligations

     —        —        —        —  

Rental and Operating lease obligations

     1,052,859      623,515      429,344      —  

Notes payable

     77,239      30,762      46,477      —  
                           

Total

   $ 23,824,095    $ 3,848,931    $ 1,255,164    $ 18,720,000
                           

Our ability to expand our business operations is currently dependent in significant part on financing from external sources. There can be no assurance that changes in our manufacturing and marketing, research and development plans or other changes affecting our operating expenses and business strategy will not require financing from external sources before we will be able to develop profitable operations. Under the terms of the SPA, we must secure the approval of the holder of the convertible notes for the incurrence of debt. Equity securities must first be offered to the holder of the Convertible Notes. There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available on terms favorable to us, if at all. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of such securities could result in additional dilution to our common stockholders. Moreover, our cash requirements may vary materially from those now planned because of marketing results, product testing, changes in the focus and direction of our marketing programs, competitive and technological advances, the level of working capital required to sustain our planned growth, litigation, operating results, including the extent and duration of operating losses, and other factors. In the event that we experience the need for additional capital, and are not able to generate capital from financing sources or from future operations, management may be required to modify, suspend or discontinue our business plan.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At December 31, 2009, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Impact of Inflation

We have not operated in a highly inflationary period, and we do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our sales or expenses.

 

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BUSINESS

Our Company

PhotoMedex is a global skin health medical technology company that provides integrated disease management and aesthetic solutions through complementary laser and light-based devices, pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals. Through our historical relationships with dermatologists and plastic surgeons, we provide products and services that address skin diseases and skin conditions. These diseases and conditions include psoriasis, vitiligo, acne, actinic keratosis (a precursor to certain types of skin cancer) and sun damage. Our experience in addressing these diseases and conditions in the physician market has allowed us to expand our products and services to provide skin health solutions to the indoor tanning and spa markets and the in-store, on-line and television retail consumer markets for home use.

Our History

We were organized in 1987 and through 1999 were principally a research and development company with insignificant end-user revenue. In January 2000, the FDA issued a 510(k) clearance for the XTRAC laser system, an important milestone in our history. The XTRAC was a new breakthrough technology designed to treat psoriasis using targeted narrow band UVB light. Despite receiving FDA clearance, our ability to commercialize the XTRAC was limited due to the lack of insurance reimbursement available for the treatment, a key driver in the acceptance by dermatologists and their psoriasis patients. A prolonged effort was undertaken to establish insurance reimbursement, an effort that would ultimately take until 2007 for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to include the XTRAC in its National Reference Policy and until 2008 for all of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans to issue policies covering the system.

During this period, we augmented our business through a series of acquisitions which expanded our product suite to include skincare and LED product lines. While these acquisitions, along with the development and growth of the XTRAC business, have significantly increased our revenues over this time, the limited integration of the sales and marketing teams which were previously product focused, coupled with an emphasis on short term goals over long term strategy, has resulted in a history of losses.

Our Key Strategies

Our current strategic focus is built upon four key components – establishment of a unified sales force focused on superior skin health expertise, expanded international capabilities, the development of alternate channels for our varied product lines and a renewed commitment to innovation of our technologies.

Establishment of a Unified Sales Force

In the fourth quarter of 2009, we began implementing a strategy to develop a single, skin health solutions-based sales force with expertise in our three primary skin health brands: XTRAC, Neova and Omnilux. The goal of this strategy is to gain sales and financial leverage out of our current sales force while providing solutions across our complete product suite to our customers. In furtherance of this strategy, we have reduced the size of our sales force by approximately 25%, which resulted in an increase in the amount of time each salesperson spends with physicians and their staff in their respective geographic territories. These steps have reduced the cost of our sales force and increased productivity.

Along with reducing the size of our sales force, we have refocused the way that we sell our products to our customers. Rather than selling discrete products, we have shifted the way we sell our skin health solutions from an individual product focus to educating our customers in the various ways they might utilize multiple products from our varied line to address their patients’ needs. This approach requires each member of our sales force to be an expert with respect to each one of our products. We have implemented a continual training program for our sales representatives to expertly position all of our products through comprehensive protocols demonstrating how our skin health solutions are best used in combination rather than simply as stand-alone offerings. We believe this approach increases our ability to sell multiple products into a single physician practice.

 

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This new unified sales approach has created a platform for co-marketing partnership opportunities. Our sales force is now a scalable organization that is able to take products manufactured by others and add them to the skin health solutions that are presented to our customers. For example, on January 11 2010, we entered into a co-promotion agreement with Galderma, pursuant to which our sales force will promote Galderma’s Metvixia drug and Aktilite LED light for the photodynamic therapy treatment of actinic keratosis. Under the three year co-promotion agreement, which was effective on January 1, 2010, Galderma will provide all marketing support for these products and we will provide the direct sales effort through our existing domestic sales organization. Co-marketing partnerships, such as our partnership with Galderma, which couple our sales force and products with complementary third-party products, provide us additional opportunities to increase revenue while leveraging our existing infrastructure.

Expanded International Capabilities

In the third quarter of 2009, we realigned our international operations and selling approach, and the once limited capabilities of the international organization have been dramatically enhanced through two initiatives.

First, we have entered into an expanded management relationship with GlobalMed with respect to our laser and light based devices. GlobalMed is an international distribution and management company focused on creating increased market opportunity through the engagement and management of local in-country distributors and providing assistance in expediting regulatory approvals. Historically, GlobalMed managed our distribution relationships in the Pacific Rim for the XTRAC and VTRAC product lines, which represented a majority of our total international device sales. As a result of their success in managing our Pacific Rim distribution relationships, we have now expanded their responsibilities to include all of our laser and light based devices in substantially all markets outside of the U.S. For purposes of our business and the discussion in this prospectus, we consider the “Pacific Rim” to include the following countries: the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia and Vietnam. GlobalMed’s efforts are supported by our internal organization and by GlobalMed employees in each major region of the world.

Second, we have begun to undertake significant efforts to expand the international reach of our skincare business in both the physician and consumer channels. We have reformulated our clinical skincare products by eliminating certain preservatives and other ingredients in order to comply with international regulations. All of our skincare product packaging has been redesigned to meet international regulations and we are currently in the process of making required filings in order to register our products in certain foreign jurisdictions. We intend to submit applications for product marketing approval in Canada, China, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico and certain countries in South and Central America in the first half of 2010 and anticipate that we may obtain one or more approvals by the end of 2010. Our sales approach in these countries will incorporate procedure specific protocols for in-office treatments coupled with outpatient product kits designed for patients to continue to use the products at home. The protocols combine the use of several of our skincare products and Omnilux professional and hand-held LED light systems in a regimen designed to address skin rejuvenation, acne clearance, skin brightening, eye treatment and recovery and photoaging repair. In these unique protocols, our copper peptide complexes, DNA repair enzymes and LED technology combine to provide patients with optimized treatment outcomes.

In addition, we have put in place an international organization of employees comprised of seven professionals, including five employees and two consultants, capable of driving the sales, marketing, regulatory and operational requirements of international sales for our clinical skincare and handheld Omnilux products throughout the world. This organization effectively interfaces with GlobalMed and our other direct distribution partners. We have distribution capability through approximately 65 distribution partners worldwide.

Development of Alternate Channels

We are currently focused on expanding sales of our professional products through channels beyond the physician markets that we serve. Our products are adaptable to alternative channels of distribution, enabling us to expand our sales opportunities through industry leading distributors and directly to end consumers.

 

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We believe that there are opportunities to sell our products through non-physician related markets in which our customers can sell or distribute our products to consumers. We are accessing these markets either through direct relationships with multi-location organizations or through relationships with distributors. In the indoor tanning market, which today services approximately 30 million people in the U.S. on an annual basis, we sell Omnilux LED devices and certain skincare products directly to Planet Beach, Planet Beach International, LLC and Planet Beach Franchising Corporation for use and sale within their tanning/spa franchises. ETS, LLC, the leading distributor in the indoor tanning industry, purchases Omnilux and skincare products for sale in their substantial network of stores. In addition, we are working with a leading tanning bed manufacturer on what we believe will be significant enhancements to their products through incorporation of our skin rejuvenation light technology. In the spa market, we have developed a relationship with Four Seasons Sales & Service, Inc., a Nashville, Tennessee-based company that specializes in indoor tanning equipment and supplies, to carry our Omnilux products. We intend to expand this relationship and enter into new relationships with several other spa groups both domestically and internationally to sell our other products.

To further expand our retail channels, we are working with GlobalBeauty to develop new sales channels in the direct to consumer skincare markets, including the in-store, on-line and television retail channels. GlobalBeauty is experienced in identifying and pursuing, through long-standing relationships, distribution of retail and home use products and technologies through the appropriate specialty, prestige and mass retail channels and electronic media. As a result of this new relationship, the Omnilux New-U handheld unit for the reduction of wrinkles is scheduled to be aired for the first time on the Home Shopping Network in January 2010. Our strategy in working with GlobalBeauty is to maximize the distribution of our skincare and home use Omnilux products into appropriate channels and to develop new lines of skincare products specifically to take advantage of the retail opportunity that we believe our technologies present.

Other retail opportunities have led us to enter into an agreement with a leader in household health and personal care products for the worldwide distribution of our Omnilux handheld acne product. Our partner in this relationship had approximately $10 billion in worldwide revenue in 2008. Omnilux incorporates clinically efficacious doses of LED light into a home use device capable of treating skin rejuvenation or wrinkle reduction and providing an effective regimen for the clearance of acne. We believe future indications may also include applications for alleviating pain and accelerating the healing of certain wounds.

Renewed Commitment to Innovation

We believe that our innovative products have been crucial to our ability to succeed in the extremely competitive skin health market. Under the guidance of our Scientific Advisory Board, future indications for our products are being explored as well as potential combinations of our products with other dermatological treatments. We have recently launched, or are working on, innovative new uses for our technologies that we believe will allow us to leverage the success of our current products in the marketplace.

XTRAC Velocity.    Prior to June 2009, we offered the XTRAC Ultra as our only solution for the treatment of psoriasis. The XTRAC Ultra is most appropriate for use on patients with mild to moderate psoriasis. We did not have a device which we marketed to physicians to use to treat patients with severe psoriasis. Over $1 billion is spent annually in the U.S. on device and drug treatments of severe psoriasis, many of which have side effects or FDA warning labels. To deliver a safe and more cost-effective treatment for psoriasis, we launched the XTRAC Velocity, an innovation of the XTRAC Ultra. The XTRAC Velocity is three times faster and more powerful than the XTRAC Ultra, making it ideal for practices having a greater mix of severe patients or having a significantly larger volume of psoriasis patients overall. With the innovation of the XTRAC Ultra into the XTRAC Velocity, we now have a psoriasis solution for physician practices of all sizes and patient demographics.

In addition, beginning in early 2010, we are co-sponsoring a clinical trial with Dr. John Y. M. Koo, the Director of the Psoriasis Treatment Center at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, to demonstrate the effectiveness of the XTRAC Velocity in combination with the drug Clobex from Galderma Pharma S.A. for patients with severe psoriasis. Dr. Koo has published numerous articles and book chapters in the field of

 

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psoriasis. The goal is to achieve better patient results in fewer treatments than either the drug or the XTRAC Velocity can achieve as a stand-alone treatment. If successful, the end result will be greater efficacy and convenience for the patient, which we believe will result in an increase in the use and applicability of the XTRAC Velocity.

DNA Repair.    UV-induced stresses to the skin can cause damage to skin cells and their DNA. The first natural line of defense against the damaging effects of the sun is melanin which reflects or absorbs UV light and prevents damaging UV rays from striking the DNA in the cell nucleus. During this process, UV photons produce a chemical in the DNA bases, which alters the genetic code. Alterations to those genes can interrupt or destroy the repair process. The consequences of unrepaired DNA damage for skin cells can be severe and include discolorations, wrinkles and other signs of photodamage.

We have identified certain types of damage that, if not repaired quickly, become permanent. Our new DNA Repair topical products, which include DNA Nourishing Lotion and DNA Total Repair, use innovative technology to address DNA damage by activating the skin’s natural recovery process after damage has occurred but before the secondary result, such as erythema or skin cancer, appears. Modern sunscreen products frequently combine UV filters with one or more antioxidants, which provide a degree of secondary photoprotection against oxygen radicals. Our DNA Repair products activate the DNA repair process. The liposome system used in our DNA Repair products has been specifically engineered for the transference of DNA repair enzymes into epidermal cells and to enhance DNA repair of UV-irradiated skin.

Our DNA Repair products help skin continuously repair its appearance in three advanced ways. First, the products heighten the skin’s natural repair process, which, over time, results in a reduction in the visible signs of aging, including fine lines, wrinkles and discolorations. Second, the products help skin continuously repair the appearance of past damage caused by UV exposure before they become permanent. Finally, the products, which contain a blend of an anti-inflammatory and a powerful antioxidant, block the activation of the two enzymes, elastase and matrix metalloproteinase, which degrade collagen and elastin and destroy the skin’s supporting structure, leading to wrinkle formation.

Omnilux Home Use Devices.    Consumers have long sought products that would help them look their best conveniently and affordably. Since the prices of professional procedures performed in a salon, spa or medical office can be high, and traveling to these establishments for treatment typically entails an additional commitment of time for the consumer, products developed for home-use often best meet these needs. The Omnilux New-U for treating peri-orbital wrinkles was cleared by the FDA for over-the-counter sale directly to the consumer on March 3, 2008. The Omnilux Clear-U was cleared by the FDA for over-the-counter sale directly to the consumer on January 16, 2009. We are continuing to advance the technology by reducing the size of the products even further and thereby reducing their manufacturing costs. We intend to launch the Omnilux Nano and the Omnilux Micro in 2010. Both will have the same power as the larger Clear-U and New-U, but the Nano will treat fewer skin surface areas in a single treatment and the Micro will only have one wavelength rather than two. Both advancements will result in a lower selling price for the products as compared to the Clear-U and New-U, providing greater access to the technology by the consumer.

 

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Our Products

Our products have applications in two general areas: management of skin diseases and conditions and skincare. Some of our products, which are described in more detail below, address both the management of skin diseases and conditions and skincare areas, as illustrated in the following chart:

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Our Ability to Treat Skin Diseases and Conditions

Our XTRAC System

In January 2000, we obtained FDA 510(k) clearance to market our XTRAC excimer laser system for the treatment of psoriasis, a chronic, autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. Indications for the XTRAC were later expanded to include the treatment of vitiligo, a medical condition that causes the skin to lose color; atopic dermatitis (eczema), an inflammation of the skin; and leukoderma, an acquired condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin that may occur after any number of inflammatory skin conditions, including burns and scars.

According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, psoriasis afflicts as many as 7.5 million Americans and 125 million people worldwide. While the exact cause of psoriasis is unknown, the immune system and genetics play major roles in the development of this disease. Most researchers agree that the immune system is mistakenly triggered, which causes the acceleration of skin cell growth. Normal skin cells mature and fall off the body in 28 to 30 days. In a patient with psoriasis, skin cells take only three to four days to mature and instead of falling off, build up on the surface of the skin, forming psoriatic lesions.

Our XTRAC system applies a concentrated dose of UVB radiation directly to the diseased skin at a high intensity, which temporarily stops this excess cell buildup and allows the diseased skin to return to a more normal state during a term of remission. Remission length varies from several months to in excess of one year. Our XTRAC system utilizes a 308-nm light wavelength, which studies have shown to be an optimal wavelength to treat psoriasis effectively.

Nearly one-quarter of people with psoriasis have cases that are considered moderate to severe. We offer two versions of our XTRAC system: the XTRAC Ultra, which has been established as one of the most clinically effective therapies for treating patients with mild to moderate psoriasis, and the XTRAC Velocity, launched in June 2009, which is three times faster than the XTRAC Ultra and enables physicians to safely treat severe psoriasis patients conveniently and effectively without the significant side effects of other more expensive modalities.

 

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Vitiligo, which affects up to 2% of the world population, develops when cells called melanocytes die or are destroyed by the body’s immune system. As the cells die, an area of skin or hair turns white because the cells no longer make pigment. The XTRAC treatment of vitiligo, delivered in much the same way as when treating psoriasis but requiring more treatments, re-ignites the melanocytes causing pigment to return to the skin. We do not yet know how long the positive effects of our treatment for vitiligo will last on an individual, but based on anecdotal data we believe the re-pigmentation may last for several years. Vitiligo is genetically inherited and is thought to be triggered by certain unknown environmental factors. There is presently no known cure for vitiligo.

Our VTRAC System

Our VTRAC system is a lamp-based product line that is sold principally outside of the U.S. and is used to treat the same diseases and conditions as the XTRAC laser. This product offering provides an effective, non-laser option to compete against lower-priced UVB lamp-based international competitors.

Our Omnilux Products

We market a family of products under the brand name Omnilux that produce certain therapeutic wavelengths of light through LEDs. Our Omnilux technology is based on narrowband LEDs and the range of products include the Omnilux blue (blue light), Omnilux revive (red light), Omnilux plus (infrared light) and Omnilux PDT (red light-marketed only outside the U.S.). The professional products consist of a base unit upon which an interchangeable LED head is attached. Each detachable treatment head delivers pure, optimized, narrowband light via a matrix of LEDs carefully positioned to deliver a measured dosage of light to the treatment area. In addition, we have developed two hand-held home use devices, the Omnilux New-U for the treatment of peri-orbital wrinkles (skin rejuvenation) and the Omnilux Clear-U for the treatment of acne.

Our Omnilux products provide treatments for acne and actinic keratosis and also offer skin health solutions addressing skin rejuvenation, anti-aging, post-procedure care and wound healing. The Omnilux therapy stimulates the body’s own cellular mechanisms through a process known as photomodulation. The therapy produces no heat, is non-invasive and non-ablative and causes no damage to sub-dermal tissue.

Actinic keratosis is considered the earliest stage in the development of certain skin cancers. The treatment for actinic keratosis lesions ranks as one of the most frequent reasons that people consult a dermatologist.

Acne is the most common skin disorder in the U.S., affecting as many as 50 million Americans. The bacteria within acne produce chemicals, that when stimulated by the blue light of the Omnilux blue, neutralize the bacteria. With the bacteria eliminated, the inflammation of acne subsides. Red light is also used in the treatment of acne due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The handheld Omnilux Clear-U device allows the user to switch between red light and blue light in the same device.

Galderma’s Metvixia and Aktilite Products

On January 11, 2010, we entered into a co-promotion agreement with Galderma, pursuant to which our sales force will promote Galderma’s Metvixia drug and Aktilite LED light for the photodynamic therapy treatment of actinic keratosis. Metvixia is a topical porphyrin precursor used in photodynamic therapy. When applied to actinic keratosis lesions, Metvixia is selectively absorbed into precancerous cells causing a build-up of endogenous porphyrins. These endogenous porphyrins are illuminated with the Aktilite CL128 lamp emitting a narrow output spectrum of red light with a peak wavelength at 630 nm. Subsequently, a reaction occurs that results in the destruction of the precancerous cells. Clinical trials in various countries with the Metvixia PDT system have shown comparable or better response rates than conventional treatments, such as cryotherapy or surgery. Metvixia PDT selectively targets precancerous cells so the surrounding healthy cells are less subjected to the treatment, therein minimizing scarring and ensuring more acceptable cosmetic outcomes for patients.

 

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Our Skin Health Solutions—Neova Therapy and Omnilux Products

Skin Rejuvenation and Anti-Aging

The highly competitive clinical skincare market has been dominated by anti-aging products. It continues to lead the skincare market with over $30 billion in estimated global sales. Over the last seven years, the skincare market has witnessed an increasing convergence of the personal care and pharmaceutical industries, which has led to the emergence of new hybrid markets where actives and ingredients have been leveraged from pharmaceuticals into cosmeceuticals. Our Neova Therapy product line consists of anti-aging and skin rejuvenation products that we specifically developed in response to the demand from physician customers for a comprehensive approach to medically directed skincare. The Neova Therapy line of copper peptide complex products include moisturizers and serums that are complemented by cleansers, toners and masks for an integrated approach to skincare. We also market a line of facial peel products and Neova Advanced Essential Lash, an eyelash conditioner. We have recently added products containing DNA repair enzymes to our line of Neova products. DNA repair enzymes are designed to help cellular components of skin recover from past damage. They help restore thymine dimers, which are pieces of DNA that have been broken by UV exposure. Our Omnilux revive and plus products deliver wavelengths of light in the red and infrared spectrums that have been proven to stimulate cellular mechanisms responsible for tissue repair and regeneration. The Omnilux products are used both as stand-alone treatment as well as in conjunction with our Neova line of products.

Post-Procedure Care and Wound Healing

The global market size for advanced/active wound care products is estimated to be $4.9 billion and growing at a 10% annual rate. Within our Neova line, our Complex Cu3 topical products provide a comprehensive approach to post-procedure care and allow us to differentiate our line of skincare products on the basis of our proprietary copper and manganese peptide technologies. Studies have indicated that the skin heals more rapidly with the use of copper peptide compounds than with a placebo treatment. Our Complex Cu3 Post Laser Lotion, Intensive Repair Crème, Cleanser and Hydrating Gel products containing copper peptide compounds are used to treat patients following chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser treatments. Our Omnilux professional and handheld units also provide wound healing results. Trials have clearly displayed that 633 nm light not only enhances DNA synthesis, but also augments cellular tissue regeneration pathways, including collagen deposition. Light at 830nm is known to stimulate tissue, remodel cell lines and influence remodeling and restructuring of collagen. Study groups have shown that near infrared light (830nm, Omnilux plus) combined with red light (633nm, Omnilux revive) accelerates the wound healing response and therefore offers an effective treatment for the healing of compromised tissue. The Omnilux handheld New-U combines both wavelengths in a single device.

Sun Protection

Ti-Silc and Z-Silc are our line of advanced sun protection products, which are recommended by dermatologists and plastic surgeons to assist in the prevention of sun exposure that can lead to a number of problems including age spots, hyperpigmentation, premature aging and melanoma.

Competition

The market in which our XTRAC system competes is highly competitive. We compete with other products and methodologies used to treat the symptoms of psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and leukoderma, including topical treatments, systemic medications and other phototherapies. We believe that our XTRAC system will favorably compete with alternative treatments for these disorders primarily on the basis of its effectiveness, as well as on the basis of its cost-effectiveness. Market acceptance of our XTRAC system treatment for these diseases is dependent on our ability to establish, with the medical and patient communities, the efficacy of our XTRAC system as a preferred treatment modality. In addition, all or a portion of patient costs for many of the alternative treatments are paid or are reimbursable by health insurance coverage or other third-party payors, such as Medicaid and Medicare. Patient costs for treatments utilizing our XTRAC system may not be initially eligible

 

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for health care coverage or reimbursement by third-party payors until such payors approve reimbursement. This may cause some patients or physicians to choose alternative treatments offered by our competitors that are eligible for such coverage reimbursement.

We also face direct competition from other companies, including large pharmaceutical companies, engaged in the research, development and commercialization of treatments for psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo and leukoderma. In some cases, those companies have already received FDA approval or commenced clinical trials for such treatments. Many of these companies have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, conducting pre-clinical studies and clinical trials and marketing than we do.

Various other companies are now marketing laser-based phototherapy treatment products. In addition to one company that has received FDA clearance to market an excimer laser for the treatment of psoriasis in the U.S., we are aware of foreign-based companies which market an excimer laser for the treatment of skin disorders outside of the U.S. Other devices include pulse-dye lasers, lamp-based systems, intense pulsed systems and standard UVB systems using fiber-optic delivery systems. We expect that other devices may enter the market in the future. All of these technologies will continue to evolve with time. We cannot say how much these technologies will impact us, but we anticipate that most competitors that enter the U.S. market will not use a fee-per-procedure model but will use an outright sales model and will likely sell not on claims of superior quality, but on claims of lower prices and possibly better economic returns. Non-laser systems are typically reimbursed at substantially lower rates.

Competition in the wound care, skin health and hair care markets is intense. Our competitors include well-established pharmaceutical, cosmetic and healthcare companies such as Obagi, La Roche Posay, Pavonia, Decleor, Murad and Allergan. These competitors have substantially more financial and other resources, larger research and development staffs and more experience and capabilities in researching, developing and testing products in clinical trials, in obtaining FDA and other regulatory approvals and in manufacturing, supply chain control, marketing and distribution than we do. A number of smaller companies are also developing or marketing competitive products. Our competitors may succeed in developing and commercializing products or obtaining patent protection or other regulatory approvals for products more rapidly than we can. In addition, competitive products may be manufactured and marketed more successfully than our potential products. Such developments could render our existing or potential products less competitive or obsolete and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

With regard to surgical lasers, we face substantial competition from other manufacturers of surgical laser systems, whose identity varies depending on the medical application for which the surgical system is being used and from traditional surgical methods. Other companies are developing competitive surgical systems and related technologies. Many of these companies are substantially larger and have substantially greater resources than we do.

Our LED products also face substantial competition. We compete based on quality of design, manufacturing and clinical research. In addition, we have a broad intellectual property position which will deter companies with LED products from entering the market.

Research and Development

As of April 8, 2010 our research and development team, including engineers, included 13 employees. We conduct research and development activities at four of our facilities. Our research and development expenditures were approximately $1.1 million in 2009, $1.1 million in 2008 and $0.8 million in 2007.

Our research and development activities are focused on:

 

   

the application of our XTRAC system to the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders;

 

   

the development of complementary devices to further improve the phototherapy treatments performed with our XTRAC and other light-based systems;

 

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the development of new lines of phototherapy products for medical treatments;

 

   

the development of new skin health and hair care products;

 

   

the improvement of surgical products through tissue-effect technologies that include laser and non-laser based technologies focused on improving our product offerings;

 

   

the development of new lines of delivery systems for medical treatments; and

 

   

the development of additional products and applications, whether in phototherapy or surgery, by working closely with medical centers, universities and other companies worldwide.

Patents and Proprietary Technologies

We intend to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use by third parties to the extent that our proprietary rights are covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets.

Our policy is to file patent applications and to protect certain technology, inventions and improvements that are commercially important to the development of our business. As patents expire and expose our inventions to public use, we seek to mitigate the impact of such expirations by seeking protection of improvements. The patents in our Skin Care business segment relate to use of our copper and manganese peptide-based technology for a variety of healthcare applications and to the composition of certain biologically active, synthesized compounds. Our strategy has been to apply for patent protection for certain compounds and their discovered uses that are believed to have potential commercial value in countries that offer significant market potential. As of December 31, 2009, we had 71 domestic and foreign issued patents, which serve to help protect the technology of our businesses in phototherapy, skin health and hair care and surgical products and services. As of December 31, 2009, we had 43 patent applications pending in the U.S. and abroad.

We have licensed certain of our proprietary technology to third parties. We seek licenses from third parties for technology that can broaden our product and service offerings. For example, we secured a license from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, which granted us exclusive rights to a patent directed to the use of excimer lasers in the treatment of vitiligo.

We also rely on trade secrets, employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements and other protective measures to protect our intellectual property rights pertaining to our products and technology.

Many of our products and services are offered under trademarks and service marks, both registered and unregistered. We believe our trademarks encourage customer loyalty and aid in the differentiation of our products from competitors’ products, especially in our skincare products. Accordingly, we had federally registered 35 of our trademarks in the U.S. as of December 31, 2009. In addition, as of December 31, 2009, we had 121 trademark registrations for our products in foreign jurisdictions. Trademarks for products that are not commercially important may be allowed to lapse.

Government Regulation

Regulations Relating to Products and Manufacturing

Our products and research and development activities are regulated by numerous governmental authorities, principally the FDA and corresponding state and foreign regulatory agencies. Any medical device we manufacture and/or distribute will be subject to pervasive and continuing regulation by the FDA. The U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, or FDA Act, and other federal and state laws and regulations govern the pre-clinical and clinical testing, design, manufacture, use, labeling and promotion of medical devices, including our XTRAC system, surgical lasers and other products currently under development by us. Product development and approval within this regulatory framework takes a number of years and involves the expenditure of substantial resources.

 

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In the U.S., medical devices are classified into three different classes, Class I, II, and III, on the basis of controls deemed necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device. Class I devices are subject to general controls, such as facility registration, medical device listing, labeling requirements, premarket notification (510(k)) (unless the medical device has been specifically exempted from this requirement), adherence to the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, and requirements concerning the submission of device-related adverse event reports to the FDA. Class II devices are subject to general and special controls, such as performance standards, postmarket surveillance, patient registries and FDA guidelines. Some Class III devices are 510(k)-exempt. Generally, Class III devices are those that must receive premarket approval by the FDA to provide a reasonable assurance of their safety and effectiveness, such as life-sustaining, life-supporting and implantable devices, or new devices that have been found not to be substantially equivalent to existing legally marketed devices.

With limited exceptions, before a new medical device can be distributed in the U.S., marketing authorization typically must be obtained from the FDA through a premarket notification under Section 510(k) of the FDA Act, or through a premarket approval application under Section 515 of the FDA Act. The FDA will typically grant a 510(k) clearance if it can be established that the device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device that is a legally marketed Class I or II device (or to pre-amendments Class III devices for which the FDA has yet to call for premarket approvals). We have received FDA 510(k) clearance to market our XTRAC system for the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and leukoderma and to market our PTL products for a variety of indications for use. Additionally, the FDA has issued clearances to commercially market our Contact Laser System (which includes the system’s laser unit, laser probes, laser scalpels and fiberoptic delivery systems) in a variety of surgical specialties and procedures in gynecology, gastroenterology, urology, pulmonology, general and plastic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, ENT surgery, ophthalmology, neurosurgery and head and neck surgery. The FDA granted these clearances under Section 510(k) on the basis of substantial equivalence to other laser or electrosurgical cutting devices that had received prior clearances. The range of clearances for our diode laser system is similar to the range of clearances for the CLMD Nd:YAG laser systems. In October 2008, we received 510(k) clearance for laser lipolysis to be performed with our 980 nm diode laser.

For any devices that are cleared through the 510(k) process, modifications or enhancements that could significantly affect the safety or effectiveness of the device, or that constitute a major change in the intended use of the device, will require a new 510(k) submission. In August 2003, the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for a significantly modified version of our XTRAC laser, which we have marketed as the XTRAC XL Plus Excimer Laser System. In October 2004, the FDA granted clearance for the XTRAC Ultra (AL 8000) Excimer Laser System and, in March 2008, we received 510(k) clearance for the XTRAC Velocity (AL 10000) Excimer Laser System.

A premarket approval application may be required for a Class II device if it is not substantially equivalent to an existing legally marketed Class I or II device (or a preamendments Class III device for which the FDA has yet to call for premarket approval) or if the device is a Class III premarket approval device by regulation. A premarket approval application must be supported by valid scientific evidence to demonstrate a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device, typically including the results of clinical trials, bench tests and possibly animal studies. In addition, the submission must include, among other things, the proposed labeling. The premarket approval process can be expensive, uncertain and lengthy and a number of devices for which FDA approval has been sought by other companies have never been approved for marketing.

We are subject to routine inspection by the FDA and, as noted above, must comply with a number of regulatory requirements applicable to firms that manufacture medical devices and other FDA-regulated products for distribution within the U.S., including requirements related to device labeling (including prohibitions against promoting products for unapproved or off-label uses), facility registration, medical device listing, labeling requirements, adherence to the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, good manufacturing processes and requirements for the submission of reports regarding certain device-related adverse events to the FDA.

We are also subject to the radiological health provisions of the FDA Act and the general and laser-specific radiation safety regulations administered by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, or CDRH, of the FDA. These regulations require laser manufacturers to file initial, new product, supplemental and annual reports,

 

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to maintain quality control, product testing and sales records, to incorporate certain design and operating features (depending on the class of product) in lasers sold to end users pursuant to a performance standard and to certify and appropriately label each laser sold as belonging to one of four classes, based on the level of radiation from the laser that is accessible to users. Moreover, we are obligated to repair, replace, or refund the cost of certain electronic products that are found to fail to comply with applicable federal standards or otherwise are found to be defective. The CDRH is empowered to seek fines and other remedies for violations of the regulatory requirements. To date, we have filed the documentation with the CDRH for our laser products requiring such filing and have not experienced any difficulties or incurred significant costs in complying with such regulations.

We have received ISO 13485/EN46001 certification for our XTRAC system and our Diode, holmium and CO2 laser systems. This certification authorizes us to affix a CE mark to these products as evidence that they meet all European Community, or EC, quality assurance standards and compliance with applicable European medical device directives for the production of medical devices. This will enable us to market our approved products in all of the member countries that accept the CE mark. We also will be required to comply with additional individual national requirements that are in addition to those required by these nations. Our products have also met the requirements for marketing in various other countries.

Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in fines, injunctions, civil penalties, recalls or seizures of products, total or partial suspensions of production, refusals by the U.S and foreign governments to permit product sales and criminal prosecution.

As to our cosmetic products in the Skin Care business segment, the FDA Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and other federal and state statutes govern the testing, manufacture, safety, labeling, storage, record-keeping, advertising and promotion of cosmetic products. Our cosmetic products and product candidates in the Skin Care business segment may be regulated by any of the various FDA Centers. Routinely, however, cosmetics are regulated by the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. In other countries, cosmetic products may also be regulated by similar health and regulatory authorities. The Skin Care business also has three devices (e.g. wound care dressings) subject to 510(k) clearance, seven products (e.g. sunscreen products) that contain drugs approved for use in over-the-counter products, and one prescription drug. The process of obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals in the U.S. and abroad for the manufacturing or marketing of our existing and potential skincare products is potentially costly and time-consuming and is subject to unanticipated delays. Regulatory requirements ultimately imposed could also adversely affect our ability to clinically test, manufacture or market products.

Failure to obtain regulatory approvals where appropriate for our cosmetic, device or drug product candidates or to attain or maintain compliance with quality system regulations or other manufacturing requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are or may become subject to various other federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations and policies relating to, among other things, safe working conditions, good laboratory practices and the use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances used in connection with research and development.

Fraud and Abuse Laws

Because of the significant federal funding involved in Medicare and Medicaid, Congress and the states have enacted, and actively enforce, a number of laws whose purpose is to eliminate fraud and abuse in federal health care programs. Our business is subject to compliance with these laws.

Anti-Kickback Laws

In the U.S., there are federal and state anti-kickback laws that generally prohibit the payment or receipt of kickbacks, bribes or other remuneration in exchange for the referral of patients or other health-related business. The U.S. federal healthcare programs’ Anti-Kickback Statute makes it unlawful for individuals or entities knowingly and willfully to solicit, offer, receive or pay any kickback, bribe or other remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce the purchase, lease or order, or arranging for or recommending purchasing, leasing, or ordering, any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or

 

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in part under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare or Medicaid. The Anti-Kickback Statute covers “any remuneration,” which has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value, including for example gifts, certain discounts, the furnishing of free supplies, equipment or services, credit arrangements, payments of cash and waivers of payments. Several courts have interpreted the statute’s intent requirement to mean that if any one purpose of an arrangement involving remuneration is to induce referrals of federal healthcare covered business, the arrangement can be found to violate the statute. Penalties for violations include criminal penalties and civil sanctions such as fines, imprisonment and possible exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. In addition, several courts have permitted kickback cases brought under the Federal False Claims Act to proceed, as discussed in more detail below.

Because the Anti-Kickback Statute is broadly written and encompasses many harmless or efficient arrangements, Congress authorized the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or OIG, to issue a series of regulations, known as “safe harbors.” For example, there are regulatory safe harbors for payments to bona fide employees, properly reported discounts, and rebates, and for certain investment interests. Although an arrangement that fits into one or more of these exceptions or safe harbors is immune from prosecution, arrangements that do not fit squarely within an exception or safe harbor do not necessarily violate the statute. The failure of a transaction or arrangement to fit precisely within one or more of the exceptions or safe harbors does not necessarily mean that it is illegal or that prosecution will be pursued. However, conduct and business arrangements that arguably implicate the Anti-Kickback Statute but do not fully satisfy all the elements of an exception or safe harbor may be subject to increased scrutiny by government enforcement authorities such as the OIG.

Many states have laws that implicate anti-kickback restrictions similar to the Anti-Kickback Statute. Some of these state prohibitions apply, regardless of whether federal health care program business is involved, to arrangements such as for self-pay or private-pay patients.

Government officials have focused their enforcement efforts on marketing of healthcare services and products, among other activities, and recently have brought cases against companies, and certain sales, marketing and executive personnel, for allegedly offering unlawful inducements to potential or existing customers in an attempt to procure their business.

Federal Civil False Claims Act and State False Claims Laws

The federal civil False Claims Act imposes liability on any person or entity who, among other things, knowingly and willfully presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment by a federal healthcare program, including Medicare and Medicaid. The “qui tam,” or “whistleblower” provisions of the False Claims Act allow a private individual to bring actions on behalf of the federal government alleging that the defendant has submitted a false claim to the federal government, and to share in any monetary recovery. In recent years, the number of suits brought against healthcare providers by private individuals has increased dramatically. Medical device companies, like us, can be held liable under false claims laws, even if they do not submit claims to the government where they are deemed to have caused submission of false claims by, among other things, providing incorrect coding or billing advice about their products to customers that file claims, or by engaging in kickback arrangements with customers that file claims.

The False Claims Act also has been used to assert liability on the basis of misrepresentations with respect to the services rendered and in connection with alleged off-label promotion of products. Our future activities relating to the manner in which we sell our products and document our prices such as the reporting of discount and rebate information and other information affecting federal, state and third-party reimbursement of our products, and the sale and marketing of our products, may be subject to scrutiny under these laws.

When an entity is determined to have violated the False Claims Act, it may be required to pay up to three times the actual damages sustained by the government, plus civil penalties of between $5,500 to $11,000 for each separate false claim. There are many potential bases for liability under the False Claims Act. A number of states

 

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have enacted false claim laws analogous to the federal civil False Claims Act and many of these state laws apply where a claim is submitted to any state or private third-party payor. In this environment, our engagement of physician consultants in product development and product training and education could subject us to similar scrutiny. We are unable to predict whether we would be subject to actions under the False Claims Act or a similar state law, or the impact of such actions. However, the costs of defending such claims, as well as any sanctions imposed, could significantly affect our financial performance.

HIPAA Fraud and Other Regulations

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, created a class of federal crimes known as the “federal health care offenses,” including healthcare fraud and false statements relating to healthcare matters. The HIPAA health care fraud statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme or artifice to defraud any healthcare benefit program, or to obtain by means of false of fraudulent pretenses, any money under the control of any health care benefit program, including private payors. A violation of this statute is a felony and may result in fines, imprisonment and/or exclusion from government-sponsored programs. The HIPAA false statements statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services. A violation of this statute is a felony and may result in fines and/or imprisonment. Entities that are found to have aided or abetted in a violation of the HIPAA federal health care offenses are deemed by statute to have committed the offense and are punishable as a principal.

We are also subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-bribery laws applicable in non-U.S. jurisdictions that generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Because of the predominance of government sponsored healthcare systems around the world, most of our customer relationships outside of the U.S. will be with governmental entities and therefore subject to such anti-bribery laws.

HIPAA and Other Privacy Regulations

The regulations that implement HIPAA also establish uniform standards governing the conduct of certain electronic healthcare transactions and protecting the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information maintained or transmitted by healthcare providers, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses, which are referred to as “covered entities.” Several regulations have been promulgated under HIPAA’s regulations including: the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, or the Privacy Rule, which restricts the use and disclosure of certain individually identifiable health information, the Standards for Electronic Transactions, or the Transactions Rule, which establishes standards for common healthcare transactions, such as claims information, plan eligibility, payment information and the use of electronic signatures, and the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information, or the Security Rule, which requires covered entities to implement and maintain certain security measures to safeguard certain electronic health information. Although we do not believe we are a covered entity and therefore are not currently directly subject to these standards, we expect that our customers generally will be covered entities and may ask us to contractually comply with certain aspects of these standards by entering into requisite business associate agreements. While the government intended this legislation to reduce administrative expenses and burdens for the healthcare industry, our compliance with certain provisions of these standards entails significant costs for us.

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or the HITECH Act, which was enacted in February 2009, strengthens and expands the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and the restrictions on use and disclosure of patient identifiable health information. HITECH also fundamentally changed a business associate’s obligations by imposing a number of Privacy Rule requirements and a majority of Security Rule provisions directly on business associates that were previously only directly applicable to covered entities. HITECH includes, but is not limited to, prohibitions on exchanging patient identifiable health information for

 

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remuneration, restrictions on marketing to individuals and obligations to agree to provide individuals an accounting of virtually all disclosures of their health information. Moreover, HITECH requires covered entities to report any unauthorized use or disclosure of patient identifiable health information, known as a breach, to the affected individuals, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, and depending on the size of any such breach, the media for the affected market. Business associates are similarly required to notify covered entities of a breach. Most of the HITECH provisions will become effective in February 2010 and it is expected that the HHS will issue regulations to clarify many of the new provisions. HHS has already issued regulations governing breach notification which were effective in September 2009.

HITECH has increased civil penalty amounts for violations of HIPAA by either covered entities or business associates up to an annual maximum of $1.5 million for uncorrected violations based on willful neglect. Imposition of these penalties is more likely now because HITECH significantly strengthens enforcement. It requires HHS to conduct periodic audits to confirm compliance beginning in February 2010 and to investigate any violation that involves willful neglect which carries mandatory penalties beginning in February 2011. Additionally, state attorneys general are authorized to bring civil actions seeking either injunctions or damages in response to violations of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules that threaten the privacy of state residents.

In addition to federal regulations issued under HIPAA, some states have enacted privacy and security statutes or regulations that, in some cases, are more stringent than those issued under HIPAA. In those cases, it may be necessary to modify our planned operations and procedures to comply with the more stringent state laws. If we fail to comply with applicable state laws and regulations, we could be subject to additional sanctions.

Federal and state consumer protection laws are being applied increasingly by the United States Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, and state attorneys general to regulate the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal or patient information, through websites or otherwise, and to regulate the presentation of web site content. Courts may also adopt the standards for fair information practices promulgated by the FTC, which concern consumer notice, choice, security and access. Numerous other countries have or are developing laws governing the collection, use, disclosure and transmission of personal or patient information.

HIPAA as well as other federal and state laws apply to our receipt of patient identifiable health information in connection with research and clinical trials. We collaborate with other individuals and entities in conducting research and all involved parties must comply with applicable laws. Therefore, the compliance of the physicians, hospitals or other providers or entities with whom we collaborate also impacts our business.

Third-Party Reimbursement

Our ability to market our phototherapy products successfully depends in large part on the extent to which various third parties are willing to reimburse patients or providers for the cost of medical procedures utilizing our treatment products. These third parties include government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as health maintenance organizations. Third-party payors are systematically challenging the prices charged for medical products and services. They may deny reimbursement if they determine that a prescribed device is not used in accordance with cost-effective treatment methods as determined by the payor, or is experimental, unnecessary or inappropriate. Accordingly, if less costly drugs or other treatments are available, third-party payors may not authorize or may limit reimbursement for the use of our products, even if our products are safer or more effective than the alternatives. Additionally, they may require changes to our pricing structure and revenue model before authorizing reimbursement.

Reimbursement systems in international markets vary significantly by country and by region within some countries and reimbursement approvals must be obtained on a country-by-country basis. Many international markets have government-managed healthcare systems that control reimbursement for new devices and procedures. In most markets, there are private insurance systems, as well as government-managed systems. Our XTRAC products remain substantially without approval for reimbursement in many international markets under either government or private reimbursement systems. Since our skincare products are primarily for cosmetic applications, reimbursement is not a critical factor in growing revenues for this product segment.

 

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In 2008, we continued our efforts to secure private, third-party reimbursement in our Domestic XTRAC business segment. We secured favorable reviews by BlueCross or BlueShield affiliates in California, Arizona, Massachusetts and Tennessee, which now essentially provides comprehensive coverage throughout the U.S. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans. Many private plans key their reimbursement rates to rates set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under three distinct CPT codes based on the total skin surface area being treated.

As of December 31, 2009, the national rates were as follows:

 

   

96920 – designated for: the total area less than 250 square centimeters. CMS assigned a 2009 national payment of approximately $161.66 per treatment;

 

   

96921 – designated for: the total area 250 to 500 square centimeters. CMS assigned a 2009 national payment of approximately $160.58 per treatment; and

 

   

96922 – designated for: the total area over 500 square centimeters. CMS assigned a 2009 national payment of approximately $234.91 per treatment.

The national rates are adjusted by overhead factors applicable to each state.

In addition to Medicare and Medicaid, consistent domestic private healthcare reimbursement is critical for significant growth in XTRAC system procedures. There were more than 152,000 XTRAC procedures in 2009, 140,000 XTRAC procedures in 2008, 113,000 XTRAC procedures in 2007, 89,000 XTRAC procedures in 2006, 60,000 XTRAC procedures in 2005 and more than 50,000 XTRAC procedures in 2004 with the majority being covered by third-party reimbursement. Historically, it has been our belief that a rapid increase in widespread adoption of private healthcare reimbursement was being thwarted by a perception that the XTRAC therapy, although widely publicized as clinically safe and efficacious, was not economically cost-effective compared to other existing therapies. We sponsored the completion of an economic and clinical study to review the clinical and economic effectiveness of the XTRAC laser as a second-step therapy for the treatment of psoriasis. The conclusions of the study were: there is no additional direct cost of adding XTRAC as second-line therapy in a managed care plan; XTRAC is a cost-effective second-line treatment for mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis; XTRAC requires fewer office visits than the majority of other treatments evaluated; XTRAC has a lower cost per treatment-free-day than the majority of other treatments evaluated; and XTRAC has a lower cost per remission day than the majority of other treatments evaluated. The results of this study were compiled in a data compendium and distributed to all the major health insurers; the results have also been published in a peer-review journal. From 2005 through 2008 substantive progress was made in connection with obtaining approvals for covering medically necessary targeted UVB therapy for mild to moderate psoriasis i.e. lesions over less than 5% of body surface area. We are now seeking approvals for severe psoriasis. In fact, Independence Blue Cross and Blue Shield have already approved the XTRAC for treatment up to 20% body surface area.

Properties

We lease a 42,000 sq. ft. facility in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania that houses our executive offices and surgical laser manufacturing operations. This lease expires on July 31, 2011. The base rent is $20,475 per month.

We lease an 8,000 sq. ft. facility consisting of office, manufacturing and warehousing space in Carlsbad, California. The lease expires on June 15, 2012. We have the right to cancel the lease commencing in July 2010, provided that we pay off any remaining obligation for tenant improvements. The outstanding obligation for the tenant improvements was $77,239 as of December 31, 2009. The base rent is $6,640 per month. Our Carlsbad facility houses the manufacturing and development operations for our excimer laser business. We also lease a 6,643 sq. ft facility consisting of office and warehousing space in Carlsbad, California for use by our PTL business segment. The lease expires on June 14, 2012. The base rent is $6,577 per month.

We also lease a 12,209 sq. ft facility consisting of office and warehousing space in Redmond, Washington. The lease expires on June 30, 2010. The base rent is $12,403 per month. Our Redmond facility formerly housed the warehousing operations for our skincare business. We have relocated these operations to our headquarters.

 

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Additionally, our PTL business segment leases two facilities in the United Kingdom. The first lease is a 2,389 sq. ft. facility consisting of office space in Tamworth, UK. The lease expires on April 1, 2011. The base rent is $3,896 per month. The second lease is a 1,500 sq. ft. facility consisting of office space in Altrincham, UK. The lease expires on April 2, 2011. The base rent is $2,856 per month.

We believe that our current facilities are sufficient to meet our needs for the foreseeable future.

Legal Proceedings

Ra Medical

Since January 2004, we have been involved in a dispute with Ra Medical Systems, Inc. and Dean Irwin, one of our former employees, arising out of a claim of misappropriation of certain of our proprietary information. We refer to Ra Medical Systems, Inc. and Dean Irwin, collectively, in this prospectus as Ra Medical. In November 2004, Ra Medical brought a malicious prosecution action against us, which was subsequently settled in May 2007. In June 2006, Ra Medical brought an action against us for unfair competition. In October 2008, Ra Medical brought a second malicious prosecution action against us and our outside counsel, alleging that the action we brought in January 2004 against Ra Medical was initiated and maintained with malice. Oral arguments have been heard on certain of these matters, and we await the decision of the appellate court.

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company

We have notified St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, or St. Paul, our general liability and umbrella liability insurer, of the second malicious prosecution suit brought by Ra Medical. St. Paul has claimed that it has no duty to defend us or indemnify us, asserting, among other things, that it had been released from such duties in the settlement of the previous malicious prosecution action brought by Ra Medical. Notwithstanding these claims, in March 2009, St. Paul informed us that they will pay for the cost of defense subject to a full reservation of rights.

Cowen and Company

We engaged Cowen and Company, or Cowen, to provide certain services in connection with our acquisition of PTL, including rendering a fairness opinion as to the consideration paid in the transaction. In July 2009, Cowen and Company brought an action against us seeking payment of the fees it had earned in the engagement. On November 10, 2009, we reached a settlement with Cowen, pursuant to which we made a payment of $300,000 to Cowen upon execution of the settlement agreement and will pay the remaining $599,380 in nine monthly installments, at no interest. The final payment will be made in August 2010.

Other

We are involved in certain other legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe, based on discussions with legal counsel, that these other litigation and claims will likely be resolved without a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Employees

As of April 8, 2010, we had 129 full-time employees, which consisted of three executive officers, 11 senior managers, 47 sales and marketing staff, 28 people engaged in manufacturing of lasers, 11 customer-field service personnel, 13 engaged in research and development, including eight engineers, and 17 finance and administration staff. We intend to hire additional sales personnel as the development of our business makes such action appropriate. The loss of the services of key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business. Since there is intense competition for qualified personnel knowledgeable in our industry, no assurances can be given that we will be successful in retaining and recruiting needed personnel.

Our employees are not represented by a labor union nor covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that we have good relations with our employees.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Our directors currently have terms which will end at our next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualify, subject to their prior death, resignation or removal. Officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of our directors and executive officers. Members of our Board of Directors are encouraged to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board of Directors held 28 meetings and executed three unanimous written consents in lieu of a meeting in 2009.

The following sets forth certain biographical information concerning our current directors and our executive officers.

 

Name

  

Position

   Age

Richard J. DePiano

   Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors    68

Dennis M. McGrath

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director    53

Christina L. Allgeier

   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    37

Michael R. Stewart

   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer    52

David W. Anderson

   Director    57

Stephen P. Connelly

   Director    58

Leonard L. Mazur

   Director    65

Alan R. Novak

   Director    75

Directors and Executive Officers

Richard J. DePiano was appointed to our Board of Directors in May 2000 and was unanimously elected to serve as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board on January 31, 2003. Mr. DePiano has been a director of Escalon Medical Corp., a publicly traded healthcare business specializing in the development and marketing of ophthalmic devices and pharmaceutical and vascular access products, since February 1996 and has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since March 1997. Mr. DePiano has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Sandhurst Company, L.P. and Managing Director of the Sandhurst Venture Fund since 1986. Mr. DePiano was also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SLT prior to our acquisition of SLT. Mr. DePiano serves on the Board of Trustees for Drexel University and Salus University. Mr. DePiano brings professional experience and executive management experience with a healthcare company to the Board.

Dennis M. McGrath was appointed as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director in July 2009. Mr. McGrath also served as our Chief Financial Officer and Vice President—Finance and Administration from January 2000 through November 2009. Mr. McGrath has held several senior level positions including, from February 1999 to January 2000, serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Internet Practice, the largest division for AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc., a public company specializing in business consulting and technology integration. Concurrently, from August 1999 until January 2000, Mr. McGrath served as Chief Financial Officer of Think New Ideas, Inc., a public company specializing in interactive marketing services and business solutions. In addition to the financial reporting responsibilities, Mr. McGrath was responsible for the merger integration of Think New Ideas, Inc. and AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc. From September 1996 to February 1999, Mr. McGrath was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President–Operations of TriSpan, Inc., an internet commerce solutions and technology consulting company, which was acquired by AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc. in 1999. Mr. McGrath is currently a director of RICOMM Systems, Inc. and Noninvasive Medical Technologies, Inc. Mr. McGrath graduated with a B.S. in accounting from LaSalle University in 1979. Mr. McGrath holds a license from the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a certified public accountant.

Christina L. Allgeier was appointed as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2009. Prior to this time, Ms. Allgeier served as our corporate controller since December 2002. Ms. Allgeier graduated with a B.S. in accounting from Penn State University. Ms. Allgeier holds a license from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a certified public accountant.

 

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Michael R. Stewart was appointed as our Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations on December 27, 2002, immediately following the acquisition of SLT and, on July 19, 2005, he was appointed our Chief Operating Officer. From July 1999 to the acquisition of SLT, Mr. Stewart was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SLT and, from October 1990 to July 1999 he served as SLT’s Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stewart graduated from LaSalle University with a B.S. in accounting and received an M.B.A. from LaSalle University in 1986. Mr. Stewart passed the CPA examination in New York in 1986.

David W. Anderson was appointed to our Board of Directors on September 28, 2004. Mr. Anderson has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Gentis, Inc. since November 2004. He has over twenty years of entrepreneurial management experience in the medical device, orthopedics and pharmaceutical field. He has served as President and CEO of Sterilox Technologies, Inc., the world’s leader in the development and marketing of non-toxic biocides; Bionx Implants, Inc., a publicly traded orthopedic sports medicine and trauma company, and Kensey Nash Corporation, a publicly traded cardiology and biomaterials company. In addition, Mr. Anderson was previously Vice President of LFC Financial Corp., a venture capital and leasing company, where he was responsible for LFC’s entry into the healthcare market; and was a founder and Executive Vice President of Osteotech, Inc., a high-technology orthopedic start-up. Mr. Anderson is also on the Board of Directors of Vision Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSCI). Mr. Anderson has executive experience in variety of healthcare companies.

Stephen P. Connelly was appointed to our Board of Directors on May 3, 2007. Mr. Connelly has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Viasys Healthcare, Inc., a medical technology and device company. In addition, Mr. Connelly was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Americas as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Rhone Poulenc Rorer. Mr. Connelly’s broad background includes over twenty-five years of experience in the planning, development and management of rapid-growth marketing-driven businesses in the medical device and pharmaceutical fields. In addition, Mr. Connelly has a diverse and comprehensive business background, with expertise in such areas as strategic and tactical business development, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and corporate partnering, structuring and finance. Mr. Connelly is well-versed in every aspect of marketing, sales, general management, research and development of high-technology products and processes. Mr. Connelly possesses extensive international experience, having lived in Asia and having had operational P&L responsibility in many developed countries. Mr. Connelly has executive experience in seasoned healthcare companies, with particular expertise in international dealings.

Leonard L. Mazur was appointed to our Board of Directors on May 13, 2009. Mr. Mazur is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Triax Pharmaceuticals, LLC, or Triax. Prior to joining Triax, he was the founder and, from 1995 to 2005, Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Pharmaceutical, Inc., a skincare company that dispenses products through dermatologists’ offices. In addition, Mr. Mazur has extensive sales, marketing and business development experience from his tenures at Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cooper Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Mazur is a member of the Board of Trustees of Manor College in Jenkintown, PA. Mr. Mazur has entrepreneurial experience in the healthcare industry.

Alan R. Novak was appointed to our Board of Directors in October 1997. Mr. Novak is Chairman of Infra Group, L.L.C., an international project finance and development company. He is also Chairman of Lano International, Inc., a real estate development company. Mr. Novak is a graduate of Yale University, Yale Law School and Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar. Mr. Novak practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Swidler & Berlin, Chartered. His public service includes three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship with Justice Potter Stewart, Senior Counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senior Executive Assistant to Undersecretary of State, Eugene Rostow and the Executive Director of President Johnson’s Telecommunications Task Force. Mr. Novak was appointed by President Carter and served for five years as Federal Fine Arts Commissioner. Mr. Novak brings professional experience to the Board and business experience from the vantage point of a non-healthcare company.

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subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to any legal proceedings, which include judicial or administrative proceedings resulting from involvement in mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity or based on violations of federal or state securities, commodities, banking, or insurance laws and regulations, or any settlement to such actions, and any disciplinary sanction or order imposed by a stock, commodities or derivatives exchange or other self-regulatory organization.

Board Leadership Structure

In accordance with the provisions of our bylaws and the SPA, the total number of directors who serve on our Board of Directors is currently set at seven. Currently, six directors serve on our Board of Directors and we have one vacancy as a result of the resignation of Wayne M. Withrow from our Board. We choose to separate the position of our Chief Executive Officer from that of our Chairman of the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has made this decision based on their belief that an independent Chairman of the Board can act as a balance to the Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as a non-independent director.

Our Board of Directors administers its risk oversight function as a whole by making risk oversight a matter of collective consideration. While management is responsible for identifying risks, our Board of Directors has charged the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors with evaluating financial and accounting risk, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors with evaluating risks associated with employees and compensation. Investor-related risks are usually addressed by the Board as a whole. We believe an independent Chairman of the Board adds an additional layer of insight to our Board of Directors’ risk oversight process.

Compensation, Nominations and Corporate Governance and Audit Committees

General.    Our Board of Directors maintains charters for select committees. In addition, our Board of Directors has adopted a written set of corporate governance guidelines and a code of business conduct and ethics and a code of conduct for our chief executive and senior financial officers that generally formalize practices that we already had in place. We have adopted a Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals and an Anti-Fraud Program. To view the charters of our Audit, Compensation and Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees, Code of Ethics, corporate governance guidelines, codes of conduct and whistle blower policy, please visit our website at www.photomedex.com (this website address is not intended to function as a hyperlink and the information contained on our website is not intended to be a part of this prospectus). The Board of Directors determined in 2009 that, except for Mr. McGrath, who is our Chief Executive Officer, all current members of the Board of Directors are independent under the revised listing standards of Nasdaq.

Compensation Committee.    Our Compensation Committee discharges the Board of Director’s responsibilities relating to compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, produces an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our annual proxy statement that is included in this prospectus and provides general oversight of compensation structure. Other specific duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:

 

   

reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation;

 

   

evaluating performance and determining the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers in accordance with those objectives;

 

   

reviewing employment agreements for executive officers;

 

   

recommending to the Board of Directors the compensation for our directors;

 

   

administering our stock option plans (except the Non-Employee Director Plan) and other employee benefit plans; and

 

   

evaluating human resources and compensation strategies, as needed.

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Compensation Committee meetings as a guest of the committee. Mr. Connelly serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Our Board of Directors determined in 2009 that each member of the Compensation Committee satisfies the independence requirements of the Commission and Nasdaq. The Compensation Committee held four meetings during 2009. Messrs. Dimun, Glazer and Withrow each served on the Compensation Committee during a portion of 2009 and resigned from the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors effective March 17, 2009, August 5, 2009 and December 28, 2009, respectively.

The Compensation Committee reviews executive compensation from time to time and reports to the Board of Directors, which makes all final decisions with respect to executive compensation. The Compensation Committee adheres to several guidelines in carrying out its responsibilities, including performance by the employees, our performance, enhancement of stockholder value, growth of new businesses and new markets and competitive levels of fixed and variable compensation. The report of the Compensation Committee for 2009 is presented below.

Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee.    Our Board of Directors has established a Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee for the purpose of reviewing all Board of Director-recommended and stockholder-recommended nominees, determining each nominee’s qualifications and making a recommendation to the full Board of Directors as to which persons should be our Board of Directors’ nominees. Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee is composed of Messrs. Novak, DePiano, Anderson and Connelly. Mr. Anderson serves as the Chairman of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Board of Directors determined in 2009 that each member of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee satisfies the independence requirements of the Commission and Nasdaq. The Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee held one formal meeting during 2009 in conjunction with a meeting of the full Board of Directors.

The duties and responsibilities of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee include:

 

   

identifying and recommending to our Board of Directors individuals qualified to become members of our Board of Directors and to fill vacant positions on our Board of Directors;

 

   

overseeing the compensation of non-employee directors, including administering the Non-Employee Director Plan;

 

   

recommending to our Board of Directors the director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders;

 

   

recommending to our Board of Directors director committee assignments;

 

   

reviewing and evaluating succession planning for our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers;

 

   

monitoring the independence of our board members;

 

   

developing and overseeing the corporate governance principles applicable to members of our Board of Directors, officers and employees;

 

   

monitoring the continuing education for our directors; and

 

   

evaluating annually the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee charter.

Our Board of Directors believes that it is necessary that the majority of our Board of Directors be comprised of independent directors and that it is desirable to have at least one financial expert serving on the Audit Committee. The Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee considers these requirements when recommending nominees to our Board of Directors. Our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee utilizes a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating nominees for our directors. Our Nominations and

 

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Corporate Governance Committee will regularly assess the appropriate size of our Board of Directors and whether any vacancies on the Board of Directors are expected due to retirement or other circumstances. When considering potential director nominees, the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee also considers the candidate’s character, judgment, diversity, age, skills, including financial literacy and experience in the context of the needs of PhotoMedex and of the existing directors. The Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee also seeks director nominees who are from diverse backgrounds and who possess a range of experiences as well as a reputation for integrity. The Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee considers all of these factors to ensure that our Board of Directors as a whole possesses a broad range of skills, knowledge and experience useful to the effective oversight and leadership of the Company.

Audit Committee.    Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities for general oversight of the integrity of our consolidated financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, the performance of our independent auditors and an internal audit function and risk assessment and risk management. The duties of our Audit Committee include:

 

   

appointing, evaluating and determining the compensation of our independent auditors;

 

   

reviewing and approving the scope of the annual audit, the audit fee and the financial statements;

 

   

reviewing disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, any internal audit function and corporate policies with respect to financial information;

 

   

reviewing other risks that may have a significant impact on our financial statements;

 

   

preparing the Audit Committee report for inclusion in the annual proxy statement;

 

   

establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting and auditing matters; and

 

   

evaluating annually the Audit Committee charter.

The Audit Committee works closely with management as well as our independent auditors. The Audit Committee has the authority to obtain advice and assistance from, and receive appropriate funding from us for, outside legal, accounting or other advisors as the Audit Committee deems necessary to carry out its duties.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which charter meets the applicable standards of the Commission and Nasdaq. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. DePiano, Anderson and Connelly. Mr. DePiano serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets regularly and held 10 meetings during 2009. Messrs. Dimun and Withrow each served on the Audit Committee for a portion of 2009 and resigned from the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee on March 17, 2009 and December 28, 2009, respectively.

The Board of Directors determined in 2009 that each member of the Audit Committee satisfies the independence and other composition requirements of the Commission and Nasdaq. Our Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and has the requisite accounting or related financial expertise required by applicable Nasdaq rules.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No interlocking relationship exists between any member of our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee and any member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any other companies, nor has such interlocking relationship existed in the past.

 

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Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors has established a process for stockholders to communicate with our Board of Directors or with individual directors. Stockholders who wish to communicate with our Board of Directors or with individual directors should direct written correspondence to Davis Woodward, Corporate Counsel at dwoodward@photomedex.com or to the following address (our principal executive offices): Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, 147 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 18936. Any such communication must contain:

 

   

a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of our capital stock;

 

   

the name and address, as they appear on our books, of the stockholder sending such communication; and

 

   

the class and number of shares of our capital stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder.

Mr. Woodward or the Corporate Secretary, as the case may be, will forward such communications to our Board of Directors or the specified individual director to whom the communication is directed unless such communication is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal or similarly inappropriate, in which case Mr. Woodward or the Corporate Secretary, as the case may be, has the authority to discard the communication or to take appropriate legal action regarding such communication.

Compliance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers and beneficial holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file with the Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our equity securities. As of April 8, 2010, we believe, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and representations of these persons that no other reports were filed and that all reports needed to be filed have been filed for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Introduction

The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing and approving the annual compensation of our executive officers. The Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing and approving the compensation of our non-employee directors.

The Compensation Committee is composed solely of directors who are not our current or former employees, and each is independent under the revised listing standards of Nasdaq. Our Board of Directors has delegated to the Compensation Committee the responsibility to review and approve our compensation and benefits plans, programs and policies, including the compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers as well as middle-level management and other key employees. The Compensation Committee administers all of our executive compensation programs, incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans and provides oversight for all of our other compensation and benefit programs.

The key components of the compensation program for executive officers are base salary and bonus, and long-term incentives in the form of stock options and now, under our 2005 Equity Plan in the form of restricted shares of our common stock. These components are administered with the goal of providing total compensation that is competitive in the marketplace, recognizes meaningful differences in individual performance and offers the opportunity to earn superior rewards when merited by individual and corporate performance.

All share numbers and per share amounts in the following discussion and the tables contained herein take into account the reverse stock split, at a ratio of 1-for-6, which was effective on February 3, 2010.

Objectives of Our Compensation Program

The Compensation Committee intends to govern and administer compensation plans to support the achievement of our long-term strategic objectives, to enhance stockholder value, to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified employees by paying them competitively and rewarding them for their own and our success.

We have no retirement plans or deferred compensation programs in effect for our non-employee directors and our executive officers, except for our 401(k) plan in which our executive officers are eligible to participate. Compensation is generally paid as earned. We do not have a specific formula for allocating between cash and non-cash compensation, which has been in the form of stock options and awards of stock.

In order to assess whether the compensation program we had been providing to our executive officers was competitive and effective, the Compensation Committee engaged a third-party consulting firm specializing in executive compensation in 2008 but did not do so in 2009. As an ongoing matter, the Compensation Committee does not engage third-party consultants to advise on our compensation policies. Furthermore, our Compensation Committee does not delegate its responsibilities for reviewing and approving executive compensation.

To the extent consistent with the foregoing objectives, the Compensation Committee also intends to maximize the deductibility of compensation for tax purposes. The Compensation Committee may, however, decide to exceed the tax deductible limits established under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Code, when such a decision appears to be warranted based upon competitive and other factors.

What Our Compensation Program is Designed to Reward

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total compensation that is competitive in the marketplace, recognizes meaningful differences in individual performance and offers the opportunity to earn superior rewards when merited by individual and corporate performance.

Stock price performance has not been a factor in determining annual compensation insofar as the price of our common stock is subject to a number of factors outside of our control. We have endeavored through grants of stock options to our executive officers to incentivize individual and team performance by providing a meaningful stake in us that links their compensation to our overall success. Through awards of restricted stock, we have attempted to forge a closer link by tying the vesting of the restricted stock to certain milestone prices of our common stock.

Elements of Our Compensation Plan and How Each Element Relates to Objectives

There are three primary elements in the compensation package of our executive officers: base salary, bonus and long-term incentives. Compensation payable in the event of the termination of an executive’s employment with the Company is a secondary but material element in the package.

Base Salaries.    Base salaries for our executive officers are designed to provide a base pay opportunity that is appropriately competitive within the marketplace. As an officer’s level of responsibility increases, a greater proportion of his or her total compensation will be dependent on our financial performance and stock price appreciation rather than base salary. Adjustments to each individual’s base salary are made in connection with annual performance reviews and an assessment of market competitiveness.

Bonus.    At the outset of a fiscal year, the Compensation Committee establishes a bonus program for executive officers and other managers and key employees eligible to participate in the program. The program is based on a financial plan for the fiscal year and other business factors. The amount of bonus, if any, hinges on corporate performance and financial condition and on the performance of the participant in the program. A program will typically allow some partial or discretionary awards based on an evaluation of the relevant factors. Provision for bonus expense is typically made over the course of a fiscal year. The provision becomes fixed, based on the final review of the Compensation Committee, which is usually made after the financial results of the fiscal year have been reviewed by our independent accountants.

The Compensation Committee made portions of the bonuses established for our named executive officers for the 2008 calendar year contingent upon the completion of an ordinary-course capital equipment financing related to the XTRAC business on terms acceptable to our Board of Directors but in the aggregate amount of not less than $5,000,000 and consummated not later than December 31, 2009. The amounts contingent upon the completion of such a financing were $44,888, $32,813 and $68,217 for Messrs. McGrath, Stewart and O’Donnell, respectively, and, if earned, would have been paid within 30 days following completion of any such financing. This contingency was not met as of December 31, 2009 and therefore this portion of the bonus will not be paid.

For 2009, Messrs. McGrath and Stewart, are eligible to earn a bonus based on the amount of earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT, for the year ended December 31, 2009, subject to completion of an audit of the financial results for the year. In the event the Company’s EBIT is $950,000 or more, these executives’ bonus opportunity would be 100%. In the event of a negative EBIT (i.e., a loss) of $950,000 or more, the bonus opportunity would be zero. In the event of a break-even EBIT, the bonus opportunity would be 40%. Each $95,000 reduction of the negative EBIT from negative $950,000 earns four percentage point increments in the bonus opportunity, while each $95,000 increase in earnings above the break-even point earns six percentage point increments in the bonus opportunity. Given the losses incurred as of December 31, 2009, no bonus has been accrued for 2009 based upon the achievement of these metrics.

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our long-term performance. Stock option grants are generally made annually to all executive officers, with additional grants being made following a significant change in job responsibility, scope or title or a significant achievement. The size of the option grant to each executive officer is set by the Compensation Committee at a level that is intended to create a meaningful opportunity for stock ownership based upon the individual’s current position with us, the individual’s personal performance in recent periods and his or her potential for future responsibility and promotion over the option term. The Compensation Committee also takes into account the number of unvested options held by the executive officer in order to maintain an appropriate level of equity incentive for that individual. The relevant weight given to each of these factors varies from individual to individual.

Prior to 2006, stock options granted under the various stock option plans generally had a four-year vesting schedule depending upon the size of the grant, and generally were set to expire five years from the date of grant. In 2006, the Compensation Committee determined that such grants would be for 10 years and vest over five years. The exercise price of options granted under the stock option plans is at no less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The number of stock options granted to each executive officer is determined by the Compensation Committee based upon several factors, including the executive officer’s salary grade, performance and the estimated value of the stock at the time of grant, but the Compensation Committee has the flexibility to make adjustments to those factors at its discretion. The options granted to executives as a rule have provisions by which vesting and exercisability are accelerated in the event of a change of control or a termination of employment initiated by the Company other than for cause.

Similar criteria are applied in making awards of restricted shares of our common stock under the 2005 Equity Plan, but in the case of restricted stock, we can make a direct link between the price performance of our common stock with the vesting schedule of the restricted stock.

To encourage our executive officers to have a greater stake in the equity of the Company, the Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors and the Company stockholders approved, the 2005 Investment Plan at the 2005 annual stockholders’ meeting. On December 22, 2009, our Board of Directors terminated the 2005 Investment Plan. No additional awards will be made under such plan, however, our executive officers will continue to be eligible to receive equity awards under our 2005 Equity Plan.

The vast majority of the stock options outstanding under the Company’s equity plans have exercise prices which are well above the current market price of our common stock. The decline in the Company’s stock price over recent years has made our goal of attracting, retaining and motivating employees more challenging.

Compensation on Termination of Employment or Change of Control.    We have employment agreements with Messrs. McGrath and Stewart. The employment agreement with Mr. O’Donnell terminated on July 31, 2009 as a result of his separation. Each of these agreements provides for severance upon termination of employment, whether in context of a change of control or not.

In the event of an involuntary termination not in connection with a change in control of the Company, an executive will be vested in those options that were unvested as of the termination but that would have vested in the 12 months following termination. In the event of a change of control, all of an executive’s unvested options will vest. Any unvested shares of restricted stock will vest upon a change of control to the extent that the acquisition price exceeds a milestone price or if an acquirer elects not to continue to employ the services of the executive.

How Amounts Were Selected for Each Element of an Executive’s Compensation

Each executive’s current and prior compensation is considered in setting future compensation. In addition, the Compensation Committee reviews from time to time the compensation practices of other companies, particularly our peer companies. To some extent, our compensation plan is based on the market and the companies we compete against for executives. Base salary and the long-term incentives are not set with reference to a formula.

 

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An executive’s target bonus amount is set by an executive’s employment agreement, which was negotiated at arm’s length. A target bonus, or a portion thereof, is earned, based on fulfillment of conditions, which are set by the Compensation Committee at the outset of a fiscal year.

As a general rule, options and restricted stock awards are made in the first or second fiscal quarter of a year and after the financial results for the prior year have been audited and reported to our Board of Directors. Grants and awards are valued, and exercise prices are set, as of the date the grant or award is made. Exceptions to the general rule may arise for grants made to recognize a promotion or to address the effect of expiring options. The Compensation Committee may elect to defer a grant until after the Company has made public disclosure of its financial results, typically in a conference call on earnings. In such a case, the exercise price is set at the higher of the closing price on the approval date or the fixed grant date. In these deliberations, the Compensation Committee does not delegate any related function, unless to the Board of Directors as a whole, and the grants or awards made to executives are valued under the same measurement standards as grants made to other grantees.

Accounting and Tax Considerations

On January 1, 2006, we adopted FASB ASC Topic 718. Under this accounting standard, we are required to value stock options granted, and restricted stock awarded, in 2006 and beyond under the fair value method and expense those amounts in our income statement over the vesting period of the stock option or restricted stock. We were also required to value unvested stock options granted prior to our adoption of FASB ASC Topic 718 under the fair value method and amortize such expense in our income statement over the stock option’s remaining vesting period. A material portion of such amortizing expense relates to stock option grants made to our executive officers and future option grants and stock awards made in 2006 and beyond to our executive officers will also have a material impact on such expense.

Our compensation program has been structured to comply with Sections 409A and 162(m) of the Code. If an executive is entitled to nonqualified deferred compensation benefits that are subject to Section 409A, and such benefits do not comply with Section 409A, then the benefits are taxable in the first year they are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. In such case, the executive service-provider is subject to regular federal income tax, interest and an additional federal income tax of 20% of the benefit includible in income.

Under Section 162(m) of the Code, a limitation was placed on tax deductions of any publicly-held corporation for individual compensation to certain executives of such corporation exceeding $1,000,000 in any taxable year, unless the compensation is performance-based. The Compensation Committee has been advised that based upon prior stockholder approval on January 26, 2009 of the material terms of our 2005 Equity Plan, compensation under our 2005 Equity Plan is excluded from this limitation, provided that the other requirements of Section 162(m) are met. However, when warranted based upon competitive and other factors, the Compensation Committee may decide to exceed the tax deductible limits established under Section 162(m). The base salary provided to each of our executives in 2007, 2008 and 2009 did not exceed the limits under Section 162(m) for tax deductibility. None of our executives exercised any options in 2007, 2008 or 2009.

Overview of Executive Employment Agreements and Option Awards

Employment Agreement with Jeffrey F. O’Donnell.    The employment agreement with Mr. O’Donnell is no longer in force as Mr. O’Donnell separated from us effective July 31, 2009. Mr. O’Donnell has received, and will continue to receive, severance in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement.

Employment Agreement with Dennis M. McGrath.    In November 1999, we entered into an employment agreement with Dennis M. McGrath to serve as our Chief Financial Officer and Vice President-Finance and Administration. We amended and restated that agreement in August 2002, September 2007 and May 6, 2008. On July 2, 2009, Mr. McGrath became our President and Chief Executive Officer following Mr. O’Donnell’s separation. Mr. McGrath’s employment agreement was renewed in accordance with its terms through December 31, 2010. Mr. McGrath’s annual base salary was approximately $300,000 in 2008 and 2009. Mr. McGrath’s 2010

 

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annual base salary will be $325,000. The severance arrangements contained in Mr. McGrath’s employment agreement are summarized in the section below entitled “Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control.”

On February 1, 2008, Mr. McGrath was awarded under the 2005 Equity Plan 3,886 options to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $37.38 per share. These options vest over five years and will expire on February 1, 2018.

On June 15, 2009, Mr. McGrath was awarded under the 2005 Equity Plan 2,917 restricted shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.06 per share. We have the right to repurchase the shares at $0.06 per share if we do not have positive adjusted net income in the year 2010. “Adjusted net income” is defined as “net income after income taxes, excluding expense from options and warrants.” Mr. McGrath was also granted 8,750 options to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.24 per share. The options vest over five years and will expire on June 15, 2019.

Employment Agreement with Michael R. Stewart. Effective August 1, 2002, Michael R. Stewart became our Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations, pursuant to an employment agreement. The employment agreement was amended and restated in September 2007. Mr. Stewart became our Chief Operating Officer on July 19, 2005, at which time he was granted 5,000 options. Mr. Stewart’s annual base salary was $262,500 in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Stewart’s 2010 annual base salary will be $300,000. Mr. Stewart’s employment agreement was renewed in accordance with its terms through December 31, 2010. The severance arrangements contained in Mr. Stewart’s employment agreement are summarized in the section below entitled “Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control.”

On February 1, 2008, Mr. Stewart was awarded 3,110 options to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2005 Equity Plan at an exercise price of $37.38 per share. The options vest over five years and will expire on February 1, 2018.

On June 15, 2009, Mr. Stewart was awarded 1,750 restricted shares of common stock under the 2005 Equity Plan at a purchase price of $0.06 per share. We have the right to repurchase the shares at $0.06 per share if we do not have positive adjusted net income in the year 2010. Mr. Stewart was also granted 5,250 options to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.24 per share. The options vest over five years and will expire on June 15, 2019.

 

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table includes information for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 concerning compensation for our named executive officers. Mr. O’Donnell was Chief Executive Officer and President until July 2, 2009, at which time the Board of Directors appointed Mr. McGrath to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and President. Ms. Allgeier was appointed to serve as our Chief Financial Officer on November 4, 2009.

 

Name and Principal Position

   Year    Salary
($)
   Bonus
($) (1)
   Stock
Awards
($) (2)
   Option
Awards
($) (2)
   All Other
Compensation
($) (3)
   Total ($)

Dennis M. McGrath,

    President and Chief Executive Officer

   2009
2008
   300,000
297,606
   0
53,865
   18,025
—  
   45,045
116,362
   20,156
18,192
   383,226
486,025

Michael R. Stewart,

    Chief Operating Officer &

    Executive Vice President

   2009
2008
   262,500
261,058
   0
39,375
   10,815
—  
   27,027
93,158
   19,097
19,261
   319,439
412,852

Christina L. Allgeier,

    Chief Financial Officer & Vice President

   2009    101,521    0    0    4,290    2,766    108,577

Jeffrey F. O’Donnell,

    former President and Chief Executive Officer

   2009
2008
   367,500
365,481
   0
83,377
   0

—  

   0
139,677
   10,170
20,388
   377,670
608,923

 

(1) “Bonus” in the foregoing table is the bonus earned in 2009 and 2008, even though such bonus will have been paid in a subsequent period. No bonus has been accrued for 2009 as the condition for accrual has not been met. The bonus for 2008 does not include portions contingent upon events in 2009, which have not occurred.

 

(2) The amounts shown for option awards, restricted stock awards and stock purchase rights relate to shares granted under our 2005 Equity Plan. These amounts are equal to the aggregate grant-date fair value with respect to the awards made in 2009 and 2008, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 (formerly SFAS 123R), before amortization and without giving effect to estimated forfeitures. For information regarding the number of shares subject to 2009 and 2008 awards, other features of those awards, and the grant-date fair value of the awards, see the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 95.

 

 

(3) “All Other Compensation” includes car allowance ($1,000 per month), premiums for supplementary life and/or disability insurance and matching 401(k) plan contributions for Messrs. McGrath, Stewart and O’Donnell and Ms. Allgeier.

Non-Equity Incentive Plan; Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

We do not have a non-equity incentive plan, nor do we have a plan or program of non-qualified deferred compensation.

Potential Payments on Termination of Employment or Change of Control

Potential payments to our named executive officers upon termination of employment or a change of control of the Company are governed by their respective employment agreements and by the terms of their option agreements and restricted stock agreements.

Pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements, should (1) the Company terminate Mr. McGrath’s or Mr. Stewart’s employment without cause, (2) Mr. McGrath or Mr. Stewart resign for good reason or (3) the Company fail to renew the applicable employment agreement, then the affected individual will become entitled to the following benefits upon his delivery of an effective release to the Company:

(i) a cash payment equal to his annual base salary in effect at the time of such termination, payable in installments in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices based on the terms of the agreement;

 

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(ii) a pro-rated bonus for the year in which such termination occurs;

(iii) continued medical and dental coverage for himself and his eligible dependents for the 12-month period following such termination;

(iv) continued coverage under the Company’s long-term and short-term disability plans for the 12-month period following such termination;

(v) a monthly cash payment for a period of 12 months equal to the premium cost to maintain the individual’s life insurance coverage at the level of coverage in effect at the time of such termination;

(vi) a tax gross-up to the extent to which the amounts in subparagraphs (iv) or (v) above are taxable to the individual; and

(vii) full acceleration of all outstanding equity awards held by the individual at the time of such termination. Each outstanding option will remain exercisable until the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of his termination date and the option’s expiration date.

In connection with his separation, Mr. O’Donnell became entitled, pursuant to his Employment Agreement, to the benefits described above for Messrs. McGrath and Stewart.

If, during the one-year period immediately following a change in control of the Company, Mr. McGrath’s or Mr. Stewart’s employment is terminated (1) by the Company without cause, (2) by the individual for good reason or (3) due to non-renewal of the applicable employment agreement, and the individual delivers an effective release to the Company, the affected individual will become entitled to receive the following benefits:

(i) a cash payment equal to two times his annual base salary in effect at the time of such termination, payable in installments in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices based on the terms of the agreement;

(ii) a pro-rated bonus for the year in which such termination occurs;

(iii) continued medical and dental coverage for himself and his eligible dependents for the 24-month period following such termination;

(iv) continued coverage under the Company’s long-term and short-term disability plans for the 24-month period following such termination;

(v) a monthly cash payment for a period of 24 months equal to the premium cost to maintain the individual’s life insurance coverage at the level of coverage in effect at the time of such termination;

(vi) a full tax gross-up to the extent to which the amounts in subparagraphs (iv) or (v) above are taxable to the individual;

(vii) full acceleration of all outstanding equity awards held by the individual at the time of such termination, and each outstanding option will remain exercisable until the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of his termination date and the option’s expiration date; and

(viii) a full tax gross-up with respect to any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code on any payments or benefits received in connection with such change in control (including any accelerated vesting of his equity awards) that are deemed to constitute parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code.

If, following a change in Control of the Company, Ms. Allgeier’s employment is terminated (a) by the Company without cause or (b) by Ms. Allgeier for good reason, she shall be entitled to six months salary continuation.

 

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If any of the events set forth in the table below had occurred by December 31, 2009, then we estimate the value of the benefits that would have been triggered and thus accrued to Messrs. McGrath and Stewart and Ms. Allgeier had the triggering event occurred on December 31, 2009. Mr. O’Donnell has received, and will receive, severance benefits in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement. Such amounts are reflected in the table below.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table

 

Name

 

Benefit

  Before Change
in Control
Termination
w/o Cause or
for Good

Reason ($)
  After Change
in Control
Termination
w/o Cause or
for Good
Reason ($)
  Voluntary
Termination
  Death(1)   Disability(1)   Change in
Control

Dennis McGrath

  Salary & bonus(2)   $ 300,000   $ 600,000   0   0   0   N/A
  Health continuation     8,199     16,398   0   0   0   N/A
  AD&D insurance     1,046     2,092   0   0   0   N/A
  Executive life ins.     5,852     11,705   0   0   0   N/A
  Accelerated vesting(3)     69,580     69,580   0   0   0   N/A
  Tax gross-up(4)     2,578     5,156   0   0   0   N/A
  TOTAL   $ 387,255   $ 704,931   0   0   0   N/A

Michael Stewart

  Salary & bonus(2)   $ 262,500   $ 525,000   0   0   0   N/A
  Health continuation     8,199     16,398   0   0   0   N/A
  AD&D insurance     1,046     2,092   0   0   0   N/A
  Executive life ins.     5,076     10,152   0   0   0   N/A
  Accelerated vesting(3)     38,486     38,486   0   0   0   N/A
  Tax gross-up(4)     2,236     4,472   0   0   0   N/A
  TOTAL   $ 317,543   $ 596,600   0   0   0   N/A

Christina Allgeier

  Salary & bonus(2)     N/A   $ 62,500   0   0   0   N/A
  Health continuation     N/A     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  AD&D insurance     N/A     310   0   0   0   N/A
  Executive life ins.     N/A     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  Accelerated vesting     N/A     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  Tax gross-up     N/A     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  TOTAL     N/A   $ 62,810   0   0   0   N/A

Jeffrey O’Donnell

  Salary & bonus(2)   $ 367,500     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  Health continuation     8,199     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  AD&D insurance     1,046     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  Executive life ins.     7,366     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  Accelerated vesting     74,700     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  Tax gross-up(4)     3,352     N/A   0   0   0   N/A
  TOTAL   $ 462,163     N/A   0   0   0   N/A

 

(1) An executive’s salary and benefits are paid through the end of the month of termination due to death or disability, except that we will pay the disability premiums during the period of disability.

 

(2) Severance based on 2009 salary levels. No bonus will be payable for 2009 as the condition for accrual has not been met.

 

(3)

If upon a change of control, the acquirer does not desire the services of the executive, then any unvested restricted stock will vest. The closing price of our stock on December 31, 2009 was $0.95 per share (or $5.70 taking into account the 1-for-6 reverse split effective February 3, 2010). All shares were unvested at that date. For stock awarded prior to January 26, 2009, the date of our 1-for-7 reverse stock split, such shares were purchased for $0.42 (par value of $0.01 per share adjusted for the 1-for-7 reverse stock split and the 1-for-6 reverse stock split). For stock awarded after January 26, 2009, such shares were purchased for $0.06 (par value of $0.01 per share adjusted for the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010).

 

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The gain associated with the acceleration of a share of restricted stock upon a change of control is calculated as the difference between the closing price of our common stock on the date of such event and the purchase price of such share of restricted stock.

All unvested options generally become exercisable by reason of a change of control. However, none of the executives’ unvested options were in the money as of December 31, 2009, and therefore there would have been no benefit as of December 31, 2009. Similarly, in the event of an involuntary termination without cause, the executive optionee becomes vested in those options that would otherwise have vested in twelve months following the date of termination. As in the hypothetical change of control, so in this case of hypothetical involuntary termination, there would have been no benefit to the optionee inasmuch as no option was in the money at December 31, 2009.

 

(4) Tax gross-ups are with respect to supplementary executive life and/or disability insurance benefits.

Stock Options

Our 2005 Equity Plan is the vehicle by which restricted stock awards and option grants are made to the executives and other service-providers. At the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2005 Equity Plan was increased to 194,286 shares of our common stock. Participation in the 2005 Investment Plan was limited to the executives; the 2005 Investment Plan was authorized by our stockholders for up to 9,524 shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors terminated the 2005 Investment Plan effective December 22, 2009.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the options granted and restricted stock awarded during or for the year ended December 31, 2009 to our named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table as shown under the caption “Executive Compensation.” The stock awards and option grants reflected below were awarded under the 2005 Equity Plan. Mr. O’Donnell served as our President and Chief Executive Officer through July 2, 2009, but received no stock awards or option grants in 2009.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

 

            Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
   All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
   Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
   Closing
Price on
Grant
Date
($/Sh)
   Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards
($) (1)

Name

   Grant
Date
     Threshold
(#)
   Target
(#)
   Maximum
(#)
           

Dennis McGrath

   6/15/09          2,917       8,750    $ 6.24    $ 6.24    63,070

Michael Stewart

   6/15/09          1,750       5,250    $ 6.24    $ 6.24    37,842

Christina Allgeier

   6/15/09          —         834    $ 6.24       4,290

 

(1) Computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, formerly SFAS 123R.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards Value at Fiscal Year-End Table

The following table includes certain information with respect to the value of all unexercised options previously awarded to the executive officers named above at December 31, 2009.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-end Table, As Adjusted to Reflect the Reverse Stock Split of 1-for-7 Effective January 26, 2009 and the Reverse Stock Split of 1-for-6 Effective February 3, 2010

 

    Option Awards   Stock Awards

Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)

Exercisable(2)(3)
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)

Unexercisable(2)(3)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities

Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
  Option
Exercise
Price
($)
  Option
Expiration

Date
  Number
of
Shares
or

Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
  Market
Value of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)(1)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units or

Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested (#)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights

That
Have Not
Vested($)(1)

Dennis McGrath

  3,334   0   0   102.90   3/1/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  0   N/A   0   N/A   N/A   0   0   7,977   45,469
  2,000   1,334   0   93.66   3/10/16   0   0   N/A   N/A
  119   0   0   66.36   5/24/16   0   0   N/A   N/A
  48   0   0   68.46   5/25/16   0   0   N/A   N/A
  1,572   1,048   0   46.62   11/20/16   0   0   N/A   N/A
  0   N/A   0   N/A   N/A   0   0   2,084   11,879
  778   3,109   0   37.38   2/1/18   0   0   N/A   N/A
  0   8,750   0   6.24   6/15/19   0   0   2,917   16,627

Michael Stewart

  2,381   0   0   102.90   3/1/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  953   0   0   110.46   7/19/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  1,429   953   0   93.66   3/10/16   0   0   N/A   N/A
  0   N/A   0   N/A   N/A   0   0   1,667   9,502
  0   N/A   0   N/A   N/A   0   0   3,750   21,375
  622   2,488   0   37.38   2/1/18   0   0   N/A   N/A
  0   5,250   0   6.24   6/15/19   0   0   1,750   9,975

Christina Allgeier

  274   0   0   102.90   3/1/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  287   191   0   93.66   3/10/16   0   0   N/A   N/A
  144   215   0   47.46   1/23/17   0   0   N/A   N/A
  72   287   0   37.80   1/17/18   0   0   N/A   N/A
  0   834   0   6.24   6/15/19   0   0   N/A   N/A

Jeffrey O’Donnell

  3,572   0   0   102.90   3/1/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  4,762   0   0   105.00   7/30/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  48   0   0   66.78   7/30/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  2,977   0   0   46.62   7/30/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  48   0   0   47.46   7/30/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  24   0   0   48.30   7/30/10   0   0   N/A   N/A
  4,665   0   0   37.38   7/30/10   0   0   N/A   N/A

 

(1) The market value of unvested shares of restricted stock is based on $5.70 per share, which was the closing price of our stock on December 31, 2009.

 

(2) Options and restricted stock granted to Mr. O’Donnell vested as of July 31, 2009, his separation date.

 

(3) Options granted to Mr. McGrath on May 24, 2006 and May 25, 2006 were made under the 2005 Investment Plan. They became exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant dates. All other options granted to Messrs. McGrath and Stewart were under the 2005 Equity Plan. The options granted to Ms. Allgeier were under the 2005 Equity Plan. Options with portions unvested as of December 31, 2009 vest ratably on each of the five anniversary dates from the respective grant dates.

 

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Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management certain Compensation Discussion and Analysis provisions to be included herein. Based on the review and discussion referred to above, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis referred to above be included herein.

Mr. Dimun was a member of the Compensation Committee before he resigned from our Board of Directors effective as of March 17, 2009. Mr. Mazur was appointed to the Compensation Committee on January 13, 2010. Neither of these individuals took part in the above-referenced reviews and discussions. Mr. Withrow resigned from the Compensation Committee effective December 28, 2009.

Compensation Committee

Stephen P. Connelly                    Alan R. Novak                    Leonard L. Mazur

Director Compensation

Directors who are also our employees receive no separate compensation for serving as directors or as members of committees of our Board of Directors. Directors who are not our employees are compensated under the Non-Employee Director Plan. Each director receives non-qualified options to purchase up to 834 shares of our common stock on an annual basis. The options vest quarterly in the year of grant, vesting on the last day of service within a quarter. Each outside director receives an annual cash retainer of $20,000 and is also paid $1,000 for personal attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and for personal attendance for each committee meeting held not in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Directors itself, and in 2009, for personal attendance at a committee meeting held in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Directors. In addition, each outside director is paid $500 for telephonic attendance at each Board of Directors or committee meeting, excluding meetings of limited scope and duration. The chairmen of each Committee of our Board of Directors will receive additional annual compensation as follows: (1) Audit Committee — $10,000, (2) Compensation Committee — $5,000, and (3) Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee — $5,000. We pro-rate the retainer for a director serving less than a full year. The table below sets forth our non-employee directors’ compensation through December 31, 2009.

 

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Director Compensation Table

 

Name

   Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($)
   Option Awards
($) (1)(2)
   Total ($)

Richard J. DePiano

   $ 46,500    $ 7,825    $ 54,325

Alan R. Novak

     30,500      7,825      38,325

Anthony J. Dimun(3)

     9,167      1,956      11,123

David W. Anderson

     38,500      7,825      46,325

Wayne M. Withrow(4)

     38,500      7,825      46,325

Stephen P. Connelly

     37,250      7,825      45,075

John M. Glazer(5)

     16,667      6,443      23,110

Leonard L. Mazur(6)

     19,500      4,534      24,034
                    
   $ 236,584    $ 52,058    $ 288,642
                    

 

(1) The amounts shown for option awards relate to shares granted under our Non-Employee Director Plan. These amounts are equal to the aggregate grant-date fair value with respect to the option awards for financial statement purposes, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 (formerly SFAS 123R), but without giving effect to estimated forfeitures.

 

(2) The grant date fair value computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718 was $9.42 on January 1, 2009, $10.32 on February 27, 2009 and $7.26 on May 13, 2009.

 

(3) Mr. Dimun resigned from our Board of Directors effective as of March 17, 2009.

 

(4) Mr. Withrow resigned from our Board of Directors effective as of December 28, 2009.

 

(5) Mr. Glazer joined our Board of Directors on February 27, 2009 and resigned from the Board of Directors effective as of August 7, 2009.

 

(6) Mr. Mazur joined our Board of Directors on May 13, 2009.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

AND MANAGEMENT

The following table reflects, as of April 8, 2010, the beneficial common stock ownership of: (a) each of our directors, (b) each of our executive officers, (c) each person known by us to be a beneficial holder of five percent or more of our common stock (these data are based on such persons’ filings with the Commission), and (d) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise provided in the accompanying footnotes, the information used in the table below was obtained from the referenced beneficial owner.

 

Name and Address Of Beneficial Owner (1)

   Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned
   Percentage of Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)

Richard J. DePiano(2)

   8,314    *

Dennis M. McGrath(3)

   19,201    *

Michael R. Stewart(4)

   11,302    *

Christina L. Allgeier(5)

   736    *

Alan R. Novak(6)

   7,880    *

David W. Anderson(7)

   4,998    *

Stephen P. Connelly(8)

   3,065    *

Leonard L. Mazur(9)

   1,041    *

Perseus Partners VII, LP(10)

   1,280,914    36.40

Goldman Capital Management, Inc. (11)

   238,289    10.64

Corsair Capital Management, LLC(12)

   256,411    11.45

Leap Tide Management Inc.(13)

   210,063    9.32

Paul J. Denby(14)

   170,834    7.63

James W. Sight(15)

   152,436    6.81

LB I Group, Inc.(16)

   146,694    6.55

Jeffrey F. O’Donnell(17)

   31,260    *

All directors and officers as a group (eight persons) (18)

   56,537    2.47

 

* Less than 1%.

 

(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission. Shares of common stock subject to delivery, or subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable, within 60 days of April 8, 2010, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the stockholder holding the options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other stockholder. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe stockholders named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such stockholder’s name. Unless otherwise indicated, the listed officers, directors and stockholders can be reached at our principal offices. Percentage of ownership is based on 2,238,637 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 8, 2010.

 

(2) Includes 758 shares of common stock and options to purchase up to 7,556 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 417 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010. Mr. DePiano’s address is 351 East Conestoga Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.

 

(3) Includes 262 shares of common stock, 12,977 additional shares of common stock subject to restriction agreements with us and vested options to purchase 5,962 shares of common stock granted by us prior to December 31, 2009. Does not include options to purchase up to 12,794 shares of common stock granted by us prior to December 31, 2009, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

(4) Includes 35 shares of common stock, 7,167 additional shares of common stock subject to restriction agreements with us and vested options to purchase 4,100 shares of common stock granted by us prior to December 31, 2009. Does not include options to purchase up to 7,593 shares of common stock granted by us prior to December 31, 2009 which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

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(5) Includes options to purchase up to 736 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 1,287 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

(6) Includes 681 shares of common stock and options to purchase up to 7,199 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 417 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010. Mr. Novak’s address is 3050 K Street, NW, Suite 105, Washington, D.C. 20007.

 

(7) Includes options to purchase up to 4,998 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 417 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

(8) Includes 358 shares of common stock and options to purchase up to 2,707 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 417 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

(9) Includes options to purchase up to 1,041 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 417 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

(10) Includes (a) $19,546,676 aggregate principal amount of promissory notes convertible into 1,028,762 shares of common stock (248,737 of such shares are issuable upon conversion of Note #2 at a fixed conversion price of $11.25850 per share, and 780,025 of such shares are issuable upon conversion of Note #1 at a conversion price of $21.46890 per share); (b) warrants exercisable into 251,527 shares of common stock at $21.46890 per share and (c) options to purchase up to 625 shares of common stock. Note #1 and the warrant are subject to weighted-average anti-dilution adjustments for issuances below the current conversion and exercise prices. Upon the conclusion of the issuance of shares in this offering at the assumed offering price and assuming (i) the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option and (ii) that 47,410 shares are deemed outstanding, on a fully diluted basis under the treasury stock method, as a result of outstanding warrants and options that have exercise prices below the assumed offering price, then Note #1 will become convertible into an aggregate of 946,259 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.69735 per share and the warrant will become exercisable for an aggregate of 305,131 shares of common stock, also at an exercise price of $17.69735 per share. The adjustments to the conversion price for Note #1 and for the exercise price of the warrant in connection with the issuance of shares in this offering are calculated as follows: (($21.46890*(2,238,637+47,410)))+($10.20*1,150,000))/(2,238,637+305,131+1,150,000). In addition, assuming the issuance of the underwriters’ warrants at an exercise price equal to 125% of the assumed offering price, Note #1 and the warrant would be subject to a further adjustment, based on the same formula described above, resulting in Note #1 becoming convertible into an aggregate of 950,068 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.62639 per share and the warrant becoming exercisable for an aggregate of 306,360 shares of common stock, also at an exercise price of $17.62639 per share. The adjustments to the conversion price of Note #1 and for the exercise price of the warrant in connection with the issuance of the underwriters’ warrants in this offering are calculated as follows: (($17.69735*3,436,047)+($12.80*50,000))/(3,436,047+50,000). See disclosure under the heading “Authorized Capitalization” in “Description of Securities” on page 95 of this prospectus for a further description of the anti-dilution adjustments described in this footnote. Parties related to Perseus Partners VII, L.P. include Perseus Partners VII GP, L.L.C., Perseus Partners VII GP, L.P., Perseus L.L.C., and Perseuspur, L.L.C. The address of Perseus Partners VII, L.P. is c/o Perseus, L.L.C., 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ninth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006.

 

(11) Includes 238,289 shares of common stock which Goldman Capital Management Inc. owns directly and indirectly through related entities, including without limitation the Goldman Capital Management Money Purchase Plan dated 12/23/87. The foregoing information has been derived in part from a Schedule 13F-HR filed by Goldman Capital Management on October 28, 2009 and from information obtained from the investor on December 22, 2009. The address of Goldman Capital Management is 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

 

(12) Corsair Capital Management LLC is deemed to own 256,411 shares of common stock held through the following affiliates: Corsair Capital Partners LP owns 211,539 shares of common stock; Corsair Capital Investors, Ltd. owns 26,667 shares of common stock, and Corsair Capital Partners 100, L.P. owns 18,206 shares of common stock. The address of Corsair Capital Management LLC is 350 Madison Avenue, Ninth Floor, New York, NY 10017.

 

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(13) Leap Tide Management Inc. owns 210,063 shares of common stock. The foregoing information has been derived in part from a Schedule 13G filed on February 16, 2010. The address of Leap Tide Management Inc. is 10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 400, Owings Mills, MD 21117.

 

(14) Paul J. Denby is deemed to own 170,834 shares of common stock. The Paul J. Denby Revocable Trust holds 132,500 shares of common stock; Morgan Stanley & Co. holds 38,334 shares of common stock as custodian for the Paul J. Denby IRA, of which Mr. Denby is the beneficiary. Mr. Denby’s address is 179 Milford Circle, Mooresville, NC 28117.

 

(15) James W. Sight owns 152,435 shares of common stock. Mr. Sight’s address is 2100 Brookwood, Mission, KS 66208.

 

(16) LB I Group Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Inc, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LB I Group Inc. owns 146,694 shares of common stock and warrants which became exercisable on May 15, 2007 to purchase up to 21,292 shares of common stock but which cannot be exercised if LBI owns more than 4.999% of our stock. The foregoing information has been derived from a Schedule 13G/A filed on behalf of LB I Group, Inc. on February 13, 2008. The address of LB I Group is 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019.

 

(17) Includes 15,167 shares of common stock and options to purchase up to 16,093 shares of common stock. Mr. O’Donnell was a director, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company until July 2, 2009. Mr. O’Donnell’s address is c/o PhotoMedex, Inc., 147 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936.

 

(18) Includes 2,094 unrestricted shares of common stock and 20,144 restricted shares of common stock and vested options to purchase 34,299 shares of common stock. Does not include options to purchase up to 23,759 shares of common stock, which may vest more than 60 days after April 8, 2010.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of April 8, 2010, Messrs. Michael R. Matthias and Jeffrey P. Berg, shareholders in Baker & Hostetler LLP, outside counsel to us in certain litigation, held in the aggregate 1,034 shares of our common stock. Messrs. Matthias and Berg acquired such shares through the exercise of stock options that they accepted from us in exchange for legal services performed from July 1998 to May 2000.

On February 27, 2009, we issued one of the Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $18.0 million to one of our investors. This Convertible Note was initially convertible into 581,225 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $30.96912 per share. In connection with the issuance of this Convertible Note, we also issued to this investor a warrant to purchase 174,368 shares of our common stock at price per share of $30.96912. On September 1, 2009, as payment of interest in kind, we issued a second Convertible Note in an aggregate principal amount of $720,000 to this same investor, which Convertible Note was initially convertible into 23,249 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $30.96912 per share. On March 1, 2010, as payment of interest in kind, we issued two additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $748,800. These Convertible Notes were initially convertible into an aggregate of 33,869 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $22.10844 per share. Following the amendments to the Convertible Notes described herein, as of April 8, 2010, the Convertible Notes are convertible into 1,028,762 shares, of which 248,737 are convertible at $11.25850 per share and 780,025 are convertible at $21.46890 per share. The warrant is now exercisable for 251,527 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $21.46890 per share.

Perseus, L.L.C. is the manager of an investment fund that is the holder of the Convertible Notes and related warrant described above and that beneficially owns approximately 36.4% of our voting securities. In addition, such investment fund has the right to appoint a director to our Board of Directors and has certain approval and negative control rights.

We also have entered into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify each director against claims brought against them in their capacities as directors of PhotoMedex. These indemnification agreements also require us to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for our directors.

We believe that all transactions with our affiliates have been entered into on terms no less favorable to us than could have been obtained from independent third parties. We intend that any transactions with officers, directors and 5% or greater stockholders will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent third parties and will be approved by a majority of our independent, disinterested directors and will comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other securities laws and regulations.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following description of the material provisions of our common stock, Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified by applicable law and the full provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits hereto.

Authorized Capitalization

As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized capital stock consists of 35,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 2,238,637 shares of which are issued and outstanding, 157,957 shares of which are issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, 433,419 shares of which are issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants, 1,028,762 shares of which are issuable upon exercise of outstanding Convertible Notes and 60,874 shares of which are reserved for issuance under our 2005 Equity Plan and our Non-Employee Director Plan.

The number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants and outstanding Convertible Notes described above does not include any shares that may be issued to one of our investors in the event its warrant and Note #1 are subject to weighted-average anti-dilution adjustments as a result of the issuance of shares in this offering. The investor holds two Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $19,546,676. Note #1 has a principal amount of $16,746,270 and is currently convertible into 780,025 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $21.46890 per share. Note #2 has a principal amount of $2,800,406 and is convertible into 248,737 shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $11.25850 per share. The investor also holds a warrant to purchase 251,527 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $21.46890 per share. Both of Note #1 and the warrant issued to the investor are subject to weighted-average anti-dilution adjustments in the event of an issuance of our common stock below the current exercise price. The new conversion price or exercise price, as applicable, of Convertible Note #1 and warrant is equal to a fraction, the numerator of which equals (A) the sum of (1) the product derived by multiplying the current conversion or exercise price by the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to such new issuance plus (2) the consideration, if any, received or receivable by us in such new issuance, and the denominator of which equals (B) the number of shares of common stock outstanding or deemed outstanding immediately after such new issuance. In connection with such adjustment, the number of warrant shares will also be increased by multiplying such number of shares of common stock currently underlying the warrant by a fraction, (X) the numerator of which equals the current exercise price in effect as of immediately prior to the adjustment and (Y) the denominator of which equals the warrant price in effect as of immediately after such adjustment.

Upon the conclusion of this offering at the assumed offering price and assuming (1) the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, (2) the issuance of the underwriters’ warrants and (3) that 47,410 shares are deemed outstanding after application of the treasury stock method to options and warrants on our common stock that have exercise prices less than the assumed offering price, the conversion price of the Note #1 will be subject to adjustment, resulting in Note #1 becoming convertible into an aggregate of 950,068 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.62639 per share. The related warrant will also be subject to adjustment, resulting in such warrant becoming exercisable for an aggregate of 306,360 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.62639 per share. These adjustments will result in an additional 224,876 shares of common stock being reserved for issuance.

Immediately after the completion of this offering, 3,238,637 shares of our common stock, or 3,388,637 shares of our common stock if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, will be outstanding.

Common Stock

All shares of our common stock to be outstanding immediately after completion of this offering will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders and are not entitled to cumulative voting for the election of directors.

 

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Holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions in cash, property or capital stock of ours as may be declared by our board of directors from time to time out of our assets or funds legally available for dividends or other distributions. We have not declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not currently anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Holders of shares of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion or other subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to shares of our common stock.

Increase in Authorized Shares and Reverse Stock Split

On February 3, 2010, we held a Special Meeting of our Stockholders to consider and vote upon an increase in the number of our authorized shares of common stock from 21,428,571 to 35,000,000 (which number of shares would not be adjusted in the reverse stock split) and a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock at an exchange ratio of not less than 1-for-6 and not more than 1-for-10 at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Our stockholders approved both proposals and our Board of Directors authorized a reverse stock split at an exchange ratio of 1-for-6. Immediately following the Special Meeting of our Stockholders on February 3, 2010, we filed an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect both the increase of our authorized shares to 35,000,000 and the reverse stock split at an exchange ratio of 1-for-6.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

The Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and our Amended and Restated Bylaws contain provisions that may have some anti-takeover effects and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in his, her or its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute

We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, or Section 203. Subject to specific exceptions, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the time the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless:

 

   

the business combination, or the transaction in which the stockholder became an interested stockholder, is approved by our board of directors prior to the time the interested stockholder attained that status;

 

   

upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding those shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

   

at or after the time a stockholder became an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

“Business combinations” include mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to various exceptions, in general, an “interested stockholder” is a stockholder who, together with his, her or its affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years did own, 15% or more of the shares of our outstanding voting stock. These restrictions could prohibit or delay the accomplishment of mergers or other takeover or change of control attempts with respect to us and, therefore, may discourage attempts to acquire us.

 

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Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws

Provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are summarized in the following paragraphs, may also have an anti-takeover effect.

Quorum Requirements.    Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for a minimum quorum of a majority of shares then issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote.

No Cumulative Voting.    The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a company’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, does not expressly address cumulative voting.

Calling of Special Meeting of Stockholders.    Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by (1) a majority of our board of directors, (2) the chairman of our board of directors, (3) our President, or (4) holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock, regardless of class.

Authorized but Unissued Shares.    Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock will be available for future issuance without your approval. We may use additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of our common stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PHMD.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is StockTrans, Inc.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock purchased pursuant to this offering by a holder that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is not a “U.S. person,” as we define that term below. A beneficial owner of our common stock who is not a U.S. person is referred to below as a “non-U.S. holder.” This summary is based upon current provisions of the Code, Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial opinions, administrative pronouncements and published rulings of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, all as in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities may be changed, possibly retroactively, resulting in U.S. federal tax consequences different than those set forth below. We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the IRS or opinion of counsel with respect to the statements made in the following summary and there can be no complete assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary to such statements or that any such contrary position taken by the IRS would not be sustained.

This summary is limited to non-U.S. holders who purchase shares of our common stock issued pursuant to this offering and who hold our common stock as a capital asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This summary also does not address the tax considerations arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction, or under U.S. federal estate or gift tax laws, except as specifically described below. In addition, this summary does not address tax considerations that may be applicable to an investor’s particular circumstances nor does it address the special tax rules applicable to special classes of non-U.S. holders, including, without limitation:

 

   

banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions;

 

   

partnerships or other entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

   

U.S. expatriates;

 

   

tax-exempt organizations;

 

   

tax-qualified retirement plans;

 

   

brokers or dealers in securities or currencies;

 

   

traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings; or

 

   

persons that will hold common stock as a position in a hedging transaction, “straddle,” “conversion,” or other integrated transaction for tax purposes.

If a partnership, including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is a holder, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A holder that is a partnership, and partners in such partnership, should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock.

For purposes of this discussion, a U.S. person means a person who is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

a citizen or resident of the U.S.;

 

   

a corporation, including any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state within the U.S., or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust, if its administration is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or other trusts considered U.S. persons for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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YOU ARE URGED TO CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE FEDERAL ESTATE OR GIFT TAX RULES OR UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATY.

Dividends

If distributions are paid on shares of our common stock, the distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. To the extent a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, it will constitute a return of capital that is applied against and reduces, but not below zero, the adjusted tax basis of your shares in our common stock. Any remainder will constitute gain on the common stock. Dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, the benefits of which a non-U.S. holder is eligible. If the dividend is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. or, if a tax treaty requires, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment maintained by such non-U.S. holder, the dividend will not be subject to any withholding tax, provided certification requirements are met, as described below, but will be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed on net income on the same basis that applies to U.S. persons generally. A corporate holder under certain circumstances also may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30%, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, the benefits of which a non-U.S. holder is eligible, on a portion of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential applicability of any income tax treaty.

To claim the benefit of a tax treaty or to claim exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the U.S., a non-U.S. holder must provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN for treaty benefits or W-8ECI for effectively connected income, or such successor forms as the IRS designates, prior to the payment of dividends. These forms must be periodically updated. Non-U.S. holders may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund.

Gain on Disposition

A non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including by way of withholding, on gain recognized on a sale or other disposition of shares of our common stock unless any one of the following is true:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. or, if a tax treaty applies, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or a fixed base maintained by such non-U.S. holder;

 

   

the non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the U.S. for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met; or

 

   

common stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest by reason of our status as a “U.S. real property holding corporation,” or USRPHC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of (1) the period during which you hold our common stock or (2) the five-year period ending on the date you dispose of our common stock.

We believe that we are not currently, and will not become, a USRPHC. However, because the determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of our U.S. real property interests relative to the fair market value of our other business assets, we cannot assure you that we will not become a USRPHC in the future. As a general matter, as long as our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market,

 

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however, it will not be treated as a U.S. real property interest with respect to any non-U.S. holder that holds no more than 5% of such regularly traded common stock. If we are determined to be a USRPHC and the foregoing exception does not apply, among other things, a purchaser may be required to withhold 10% of the proceeds payable to a non-U.S. holder from a disposition of our common stock, and the non-U.S. holder generally will be taxed on its net gain derived from the disposition at the graduated U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to U.S. persons.

Unless an applicable treaty provides otherwise, gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to the U.S. federal income tax imposed on net income on the same basis that applies to U.S. persons generally but will generally not be subject to withholding. Corporate holders also may be subject to a branch profits tax on such gain. Gain described in the second bullet point above will be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax, which may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses. Non-U.S. holders should consult any potentially applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

U.S. Federal Estate Taxes

Shares of our common stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who at the time of death is a non-U.S. holder are considered U.S. situs assets and will be included in the individual’s estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

Generally, we must report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. Holder certain information including the Non-U.S. Holder’s name, address and taxpayer identification number, the aggregate amount of distributions on our common stock paid to that non-U.S. Holder during the calendar year and the amount of tax withheld, if any.

Backup withholding tax is imposed on dividends and certain other types of payments to certain U.S. persons (currently at a rate of 28%). Backup withholding tax will not apply to payments of dividends on common stock or proceeds from the sale of common stock payable to a non-U.S. Holder if the certification described above in “Dividends” is duly provided by such non-U.S. Holder or the non-U.S. Holder otherwise establishes an exemption, provided that the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the Holder is a U.S. person or that the conditions of any claimed exemption are not satisfied. Certain information reporting may still apply to distributions even if an exemption from backup withholding is established. Copies of any information returns reporting the distributions to a non-U.S. Holder and any withholding also may be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld under the backup withholding tax rules from a payment to a non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a refund or a credit against such non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the requisite procedures are followed.

Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular circumstances and the availability of and procedure for obtaining an exemption from backup withholding.

 

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UNDERWRITING

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, or Rodman, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., or collectively the Underwriters, are acting as co-underwriters of this offering. Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in an underwriting agreement among us and the Underwriters, through their representative Rodman, the Underwriters have severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to them, the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus set forth below:

 

Underwriter

   Number of
Shares

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC

  

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.

  

Total

   1,000,000

Nature of Underwriting Commitment

The Underwriters are offering the shares of common stock subject to their acceptance of the shares from us and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the Underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to other conditions. The Underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus if any such shares are taken. However, the Underwriters are not required to take or pay for the shares covered by the over-allotment option described below, unless and until the option is exercised. The Underwriters initially propose to offer part of the shares of common stock directly to the public at the public offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus, less underwriting discounts and commissions, and part to certain dealers at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $         a share under the public offering price. The Underwriters may allow, and the dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of $         per share to the other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering price or any other term of the offering may be changed.

Option to Purchase Additional Shares

We have granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable for 45 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to an aggregate of 150,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The Underwriters may exercise this option, in whole or in part, solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the offering of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. If the over-allotment option is exercised in full, the total price to the public would be $            , the total underwriter discounts and commissions would be $             and the total proceeds to us would be $            .

Discounts and Commissions

The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the Underwriters in connection with this offering. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

     Total
     Per
Share
   No
Exercise
   Full
Exercise

Public offering price

   $                     $                     $                 

Underwriting discount

   $      $      $  

Non-accountable expense allowance

   $      $      $  

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

   $      $      $  

 

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In addition, we estimate that the expenses of this offering other than underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us will be approximately $             million.

We have agreed to pay the Underwriters a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of the public offering price or $            . We have also agreed to issue to the Underwriters common stock purchase warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 50,000 shares of our common stock. The warrants will have an exercise price equal to 125% of the price of the shares sold in the offering. The warrants are exercisable commencing one (1) year after the effective date of the registration statement of which the prospectus forms a part, and will be exercisable for four (4) years thereafter. The warrants also provide for unlimited “piggyback” registration rights at our expense with respect to the underlying shares of common stock. Pursuant to the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory, Inc., or FINRA, and in particular Rule 5110, the warrants (and underlying shares) issued to the Underwriters may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of delivery and payment for the shares offered; provided, however, that the warrants (and underlying shares) may be transferred to officers or partners of the Underwriters as long as the warrants (and underlying shares) remain subject to the lockup.

Lock-Ups

Upon completion of this offering, we expect that we, all of our directors and officers and substantially all 5% stockholders will have agreed that, subject to specified exceptions, without the prior written consent of Rodman, as representative of the Underwriters, we and they will not, during the period beginning on the date of this prospectus, which is the date upon which the registration statement containing this prospectus is declared effective, and ending (1) 180 days thereafter with respect to us and our directors and officers, and (2) on the earlier of (a) 120 days thereafter, or (b) August 1, 2010 with respect to our 5% stockholders:

 

   

offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock;

 

   

enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of common stock; or

 

   

make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock;

whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of common stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

The restrictions described in the preceding paragraphs do not apply to:

 

   

the sale by us of shares to the Underwriters in connection with the offering;

 

   

options issued pursuant to employee benefit plans;

 

   

transactions by any person other than us relating to shares of common stock or other securities convertible or exchangeable into common stock acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the offering of the shares;

 

   

the transfer of shares of common stock to a charity or educational institution;

 

   

the transfer of shares of our common stock in connection with the sale of substantially all of a stockholder’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests or substantially all of such stockholder’s assets; or

 

   

the transfer of shares of common stock or any security convertible or exchangeable into shares of common stock as a bona fide gift, as a distribution to general or limited partners, stockholders, members or affiliates of our stockholders, or by will or intestate succession to a member of the immediate family of our stockholders, or to a trust for the benefit of such immediate family member.

 

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The holder of the Convertible Notes has agreed to execute a lock-up agreement with respect to the shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of Note #2 on terms consistent with the agreements executed by our officers and directors in connection with a bona fide underwritten offering with proceeds to us of at least $4 million.

With respect to the last bullet, it shall be a condition to the transfer or distribution that the transferee provide prior written notice of such transfer or distribution to Rodman, as representative of the Underwriters, execute a copy of the lock-up agreement, that no filing by any donee or transferee with the Commission shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution, other than a filing on Form 5, and no such transfer or distribution may include a disposition for value.

Stabilization

In order to facilitate this offering of common stock, the Underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the common stock. Specifically, the Underwriters may sell more shares than they are obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating a short position. A short sale is covered if the short position is no greater than the number of shares available for purchase by the Underwriters under the over-allotment option. The Underwriters can close out a covered short sale by exercising the over-allotment option or by purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out a covered short sale, the Underwriters will consider, among other things, the open market price of shares compared to the price available under the over-allotment option. The Underwriters may also sell shares in excess of the over-allotment option, creating a naked short position. The Underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the Underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. In addition, to stabilize the price of the common stock, the Underwriters may bid for and purchase shares of common stock in the open market. Finally, the Underwriters may reclaim selling concessions allowed for distributing the common stock in the offering if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed common stock to cover syndicate short positions or to stabilize the price of the common stock. These activities may raise or maintain the market price of the common stock above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the common stock. The Underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.

Other Terms

We have granted to Rodman an irrevocable right of first refusal for a period of twelve months from the closing of this offering to participate as underwriter or placement agent, as applicable, for any public or private equity or public debt offering of our securities. We have the right, at our sole discretion, to designate Rodman as the lead underwriter or placement agent or a co-manager of any underwriting group or co-placement agent in connection with such offering. Rodman shall be entitled to receive 50% of the compensation payable to the underwriting or placement agent group in the event there are two underwriters or placement agents in the group and 33% of the compensation payable to the underwriting or placement agent group in the event there are three underwriters or placement agents in the group.

We and the Underwriters have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by one or more of the Underwriters, and the Underwriters may distribute prospectuses electronically.

 

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Foreign Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of Our Common Stock

We have not taken any action to permit a public offering of our common stock outside the U.S. or to permit the possession or distribution of this prospectus outside the U.S. Persons outside the U.S. who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of the prospectus outside the U.S. In addition to the public offering of our common stock in the U.S., the Underwriters may, subject to applicable foreign laws, also offer our common stock to certain institutions or accredited persons in the following countries:

Italy

The offering of shares of common stock pursuant to this prospectus has not been cleared by Consob, the Italian Stock Exchange’s regulatory agency of public companies, pursuant to Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no shares may be offered, sold or delivered, nor may copies of this prospectus or of any other document relating to our common stock be distributed in Italy, except (1) to professional investors (operatori qualificati); or (2) in circumstances which are exempted from the rules on solicitation of investments pursuant to Decree No. 58 and Article 33, first paragraph, of Consob Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended. Any offer, sale or delivery of our common stock or distribution of copies of this prospectus or any other document relating to our common stock in Italy under (1) or (2) above must be (i) made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Decree No. 58 and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, or the Banking Act; and (ii) in compliance with Article 129 of the Banking Act and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which the issue or the offer of securities in Italy may need to be preceded and followed by an appropriate notice to be filed with the Bank of Italy depending, inter alia, on the aggregate value of the securities issued or offered in Italy and their characteristics; and (iii) in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations.

Germany

The offering of our common stock is not a public offering in the Federal Republic of Germany. The shares may only be acquired in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Sales Prospectus Act (Wertpapier- Verkaudfspropsektgestz), as amended, and any other applicable German law. No application has been made under German law to publicly market our common stock in or out of the Federal Republic of Germany. Our common stock is not registered or authorized for distribution under the Securities Sales Prospectus Act and accordingly may not be, and are not being, offered or advertised publicly or by public promotion. This prospectus is strictly for private use and the offering is only being made to recipients to whom the document is personally addressed and does not constitute an offer or advertisement to the public. Our common stock will only be available to persons who, by profession, trade or business, buy or sell securities for their own or a third-party’s account.

France

Our common stock offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. This prospectus has not been, and will not be, submitted to the clearance procedure of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, or the AMF, and may not be released or distributed to the public in France. Investors in France may only purchase the common stock offered by this prospectus for their own account and in accordance with articles L. 411-1, L. 441-2 and L. 412-1 of the Code Monétaire et Financier and decree no. 98-880 dated October 1, 1998, provided they are “qualified investors” within the meaning of said decree. Each French investor must represent in writing that it is a qualified investor within the meaning of the aforesaid decree. Any resale, directly or indirectly, to the public of the common stock offered by this prospectus may be effected only in compliance with the above mentioned regulations. “Les actions offertes par ce document d’information ne peuvent pas être, directement ou indirectement, offertes ou vendues au public en France. Ce document

 

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d’information n’a pas été ou ne sera pas soumis au visa de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers et ne peut être diffusé ou distribué au public en France. Les investisseurs en France ne peuvent acheter les actions offertes par ce document d’information que pour leur compte propre et conformément aux articles L. 411-1, L. 441-2 et L. 412-1 du Code Monétaire et Financier et du décret no. 98-880 du 1 octobre 1998, sous réserve qu’ils soient des investisseurs qualifiés au sens du décret susvisé. Chaque investisseur doit déclarer par écrit qu’il est un investisseur qualifié au sens du décret susvisé. Toute revente, directe ou indirecte, des actions offertes par ce document d’information au public ne peut être effectuée que conformément à la réglementation susmentionnée.”

Greece

This prospectus has been submitted for approval by the Commission and not the Greek Capital Market Committee. All information contained in this prospectus is true and accurate. The offering of our common stock does not constitute an initial public offering in Greece according to CL. 2190/1920 and L. 3401/2005 as amended and in force. This prospectus is strictly for the use of the person or entity to which it has been addressed to by us and is not to be circulated in Greece or any other jurisdiction.

This information and documentation is true and accurate and in conformity with the information contained in the prospectus for the offer of our common stock, which is being reviewed for approval only by the Commission, and does not constitute provision of the investment service of investment advice according to L. 3606/2007. Any recipient of this material has stated to be a qualified and experienced investor and will evaluate the contents and decide at his/her own discretion whether to participate or not in the offering pursuant to this prospectus.

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are directed to and will only be available for purchase to a person who is an exempt person in accordance with clause (3) below and who warrants, represents and agrees that: (1) it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, any shares offered by this prospectus to any person in the United Kingdom except in circumstances that do not constitute an offer to the public in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended), or the FSMA; and (2) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA and the regulations made thereunder in respect of anything done by it in relation to the common stock offered by this prospectus in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and (3) it is a person who falls within the exemptions to Section 21 of the FSMA as set out in The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or the Order, being either an investment professional as described under Article 19 or any body corporate (which itself has or a group undertaking has a called up share capital or net assets of not less than £500,000 (if more than 20 members) or otherwise £5 million) or an unincorporated association or partnership (with net assets of not less than £5 million) or is a trustee of a high value trust or any person acting in the capacity of director, officer or employee of such entities as defined under Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or a person to whom the invitation or inducement may otherwise lawfully be communicated or cause to be communicated. The investment activity to which this document relates will only be available to and engaged in only with exempt persons referred to above. Persons who are not investment professionals and do not have professional experience in matters relating to investments or are not an exempt person as described above, should not review nor rely or act upon this document and should return this document immediately. It should be noted that this document is not a prospectus in the United Kingdom as defined in the Prospectus Regulations 2005 and has not been approved by the Financial Services Authority or any competent authority in the United Kingdom.

Sweden

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available nor may the shares of common stock offered hereunder be marketed or offered for sale in Sweden other than in circumstances that are deemed not to be an offer to the public in Sweden under the Financial Instruments Trading Act. This prospectus may not be distributed to the public in Sweden and a Swedish recipient of this prospectus may not in any way forward this prospectus to the public in Sweden.

Norway

This prospectus has not been produced in accordance with the prospectus requirements laid down in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act 1997, as amended. This prospectus has not been approved or disapproved by, or registered with, either the Oslo Stock Exchange or the Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises. This prospectus may not, either directly or indirectly, be distributed to Norwegian potential investors.

Denmark

This prospectus has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in Denmark within the meaning of the Danish Securities Trading Act No. 171 of 17 March 2005, as amended from time to time, or any Executive Orders issued on the basis thereof and has not been and will not be filed with or approved by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority or any other public authority in Denmark. The offering of the shares of common stock pursuant to this prospectus will only be made to persons pursuant to one or more of the exemptions set out in Executive Order No. 306 of 28 April 2005 on Prospectuses for Securities Admitted for Listing or Trade on a Regulated Market and on the First Public Offer of Securities exceeding EUR 2,500,000 or Executive Order No. 307 of 28 April 2005 on Prospectuses for the First Public Offer of Certain Securities between EUR 100,000 and EUR 2,500,000, as applicable.

The Netherlands

The Underwriters may not offer, distribute, sell, transfer or deliver any of our securities, directly or indirectly, in the Netherlands, as a part of their initial distribution or at any time thereafter, to any person other than our employees or employees of our subsidiary, individuals who or legal entities which trade or invest in securities in the conduct of their profession or business within the meaning of article 2 of the Exemption Regulation issued under the Securities Transactions Supervision Act 1995 (Vrijstellingsregeling Wet toezich teffectenverkeer1995), which includes banks, brokers, pension funds, insurance companies, securities institutions, investment institutions, and other institutional investors, including, among others, treasuries of large enterprises who or which regularly trade or invest in securities in a professional capacity.

Cyprus

The Underwriters have represented, warranted and agreed that it will not be (1) providing from or within Cyprus any “Investment Services,” “Investment Activities” and “Non-Core Services” (as such terms are defined in the Investment Firms Law 144(I) of 2007, or the IFL) in relation to the shares of common stock, or (2) otherwise providing Investment Services, Investment Activities or Non-Core Services to residents or persons domiciled in Cyprus. The Underwriters have represented, warranted and agreed that they will not be concluding in Cyprus any transaction relating to such Investment Services, Investment Activities and Non-Core Services in contravention of the IFL and/or applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto or in relation thereto; and they have not and will not offer any of the common stock other than in compliance with the provisions of the Public Offer and Prospectus Law, Law 114(I)/2005.

Switzerland

This prospectus may only be used by those persons to whom it has been directly handed out by the offeror or its designated distributors in connection with the offer described therein. Our common stock is only offered to those persons and/or entities directly solicited by the offeror or its designated distributors, and are not offered to

 

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the public in Switzerland. This prospectus constitutes neither a public offer in Switzerland nor an issue prospectus in accordance with the respective Swiss legislation, in particular but not limited to Article 652A Swiss Code Obligations. Accordingly, this prospectus may not be used in connection with any other offer, whether private or public and shall in particular not be distributed to the public in Switzerland.

Israel

The common stock offered by this prospectus has not been approved or disapproved by the Israeli Securities Authority, or ISA. The shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Israel. The ISA has not issued permits, approvals or licenses in connection with the offering or publishing the prospectus; nor has it authenticated the details included herein, confirmed their reliability or completeness, or rendered an opinion as to the quality of the common stock being offered. Any resale, directly or indirectly, to the public of the common stock offered by this prospectus is subject to restrictions on transferability and must be effected only in compliance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations.

Oman

For the attention of the residents of Oman:

The information contained in this prospectus neither constitutes a public offer of securities in the Sultanate of Oman, or Oman, as contemplated by the Commercial Companies Law of Oman (Sultani Decree 4/74) or the Capital Market Law of Oman (Sultani Decree 80/98), nor does it constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of any offer to buy non-Omani securities in Oman as contemplated by Article 6 of the Executive Regulations to the Capital Market Law of Oman (issued vide Ministerial Decision No 4/2001), and nor does it constitute a distribution of non-Omani securities in Oman as contemplated under the Rules for Distribution of Non-Omani Securities in Oman issued by the Capital Market Authority of Oman, or CMA. Additionally, this prospectus is not intended to lead to the conclusion of any contract of whatsoever nature within the territory of Oman.

This prospectus has been sent at the request of the investor in Oman, and by receiving this prospectus, the person or entity to whom it has been issued and sent understands, acknowledges and agrees that this prospectus has not been approved by the CMA or any other regulatory body or authority in Oman, nor has any authorization, license or approval been received from the CMA or any other regulatory authority in Oman, to market, offer, sell, or distribute the shares within Oman.

No marketing, offering, selling or distribution of any financial or investment products or services has been or will be made from within Oman and no subscription to any securities, products or financial services may or will be consummated within Oman. Neither Underwriter is licensed by the CMA to provide investment advisory, brokerage, or portfolio management services in Oman, nor a bank licensed by the Central Bank of Oman to provide investment banking services in Oman. Neither Underwriter advises persons or entities resident or based in Oman as to the appropriateness of investing in or purchasing or selling securities or other financial products.

Nothing contained in this prospectus is intended to constitute Omani investment, legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. This prospectus is for your information only, and nothing herein is intended to endorse or recommend a particular course of action. You should consult with an appropriate professional for specific advice on the basis of your situation.

United Arab Emirates

This document has not been reviewed, approved or licensed by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, or the UAE, Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority or any other relevant licensing authority in the UAE including any licensing authority incorporated under the laws and regulations of any of the free zones established and operating in the territory of the UAE, in particular the Dubai International Financial Services

 

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Authority, or the DFSA, a regulatory authority of the Dubai International Financial Centre, or the DIFC. The sale of the shares does not constitute a public offer of securities in the UAE, DIFC and/or any other free zone in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law, Federal Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended), DFSA Offered Securities Rules and the Dubai International Financial Exchange Listing Rules, accordingly, or otherwise.

The shares may not be offered to the public in the UAE and/or any of the free zones including, in particular, the DIFC. The shares may be offered and this document may be issued, only to a limited number of investors in the UAE or any of its free zones (including, in particular, the DIFC) who qualify as sophisticated investors under the relevant laws and regulations of the UAE or the free zone concerned. Our management and the Underwriters represent and warrant that the shares will not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered to the public in the UAE or any of its free zones including, in particular, the DIFC.

People’s Republic of China

This prospectus may not be circulated or distributed in the People’s Republic of China, or PRC, and our common stock may not be offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of the PRC. For the purpose of this paragraph, PRC does not include Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Botswana

We hereby represent and warrant that we have not offered for sale or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, our common stock to the public in the Republic of Botswana, and confirm that the offering will not be subject to any registration requirements as a prospectus pursuant to the requirements and/or provisions of the Companies Act, 2003 or the Listing Requirements of the Botswana Stock Exchange.

Hong Kong

The shares of common stock have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (1) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that ordinance; or (2) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that ordinance. No advertisement, invitation or document, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) has been issued or will be issued in Hong Kong or elsewhere other than with respect to the shares of common stock that are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that ordinance.

The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares of common stock may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares of common stock be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (2) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (3) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

 

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Where the shares of common stock are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (1) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (2) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

Canada

NOTICE TO CANADIAN INVESTORS

Resale Restrictions

The distribution of our common stock in Canada is being made only on a private placement basis exempt from the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the applicable securities regulatory authorities. We are not a reporting issuer (or equivalent) in any province or territory in Canada and our common stock is not listed on any stock exchange in Canada and there is currently no public market for our common stock in Canada. We currently have no intention of becoming a reporting issuer in Canada, filing a prospectus with any common stock regulatory authority in Canada to qualify the resale of the common stock to the public, or listing our common stock on any stock exchange in Canada. Accordingly, to be made in accordance with securities laws, any resale of the common stock in Canada must be made under available statutory exemptions from registration and prospectus requirements or under a discretionary exemption granted by the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority. Canadian purchasers are advised to seek legal and tax advice prior to any purchase or resale of our common stock.

European Economic Area

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN THE EEA

In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area, or EEA, which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”) an offer to the public of any shares of our common stock which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

 

  (a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

 

  (b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;

 

  (c) by the Underwriters to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

 

  (d) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;

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Any person making or intending to make any offer of shares within the EEA should only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or the Underwriters to produce a prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the Underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the Underwriters which constitute the final offering of shares contemplated in this prospectus.

For the purposes of this provision, and your representation below, the expression of an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares under, the offer of shares of our common stock contemplated by this prospectus will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us and the Underwriters that:

 

  (A) it is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of the law in that Relevant Member State implementing Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive; and

 

  (B) in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, (i) the shares acquired by it in the offering have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any Relevant Member State other than “qualified investors” (as defined in the Prospectus Directive), or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the representatives has been given to the offer or resale; or (ii) where shares have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such persons.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Certain legal matters relating to this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Andrews Kurth LLP, Austin, Texas.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of PhotoMedex, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, included in this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, have been so included in reliance on the audit report of Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, included in this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, given on the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. You may inspect and copy these materials at the Public Reference Room maintained by the Commission at Room 100 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the Public Reference Room. You can also find our Commission filings at the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also inspect reports and other information concerning us at the offices of the Nasdaq Stock Market at 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. We intend to furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements and such other periodic reports as we may determine to be appropriate or as may be required by law.

Our primary Internet address is www.photomedex.com. Corporate information can be located by clicking on the “Investor Relations” link in the top-middle of the page, and then clicking on “SEC Filing” in the menu. We make our periodic Commission reports (Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K) and current reports (Form 8-K) available free of charge through our Web site as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed electronically with the Commission. We may from time to time provide important disclosures to investors by posting them in the Investor Relations section of our Web site, as allowed by the Commission’s rules. The information on the website listed above is not and should not be considered part of this prospectus and is intended to be an inactive textual reference only.

 

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PHOTOMEDEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2009 and 2008

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Consolidated Statements of Operations, Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and shareholders

PhotoMedex, Inc. and Subsidiaries

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PhotoMedex, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. We also have audited PhotoMedex, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). PhotoMedex, Inc.’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PhotoMedex, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, PhotoMedex, Inc. and Subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Internal Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

/s/ Amper Politziner & Mattia, LLP

March 23, 2010

Edison, New Jersey

 

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PHOTOMEDEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  
   2009     2008  
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,116,788      $ 3,658,607   

Restricted cash

     78,000        78,000   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $400,000 and $486,000, respectively

     3,998,785        5,421,688   

Inventories

     7,002,850        6,974,194   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     345,673        322,549   
                

Total current assets

     13,542,096        16,455,038   

Property and equipment, net

     9,293,482        10,388,406   

Patents and licensed technologies, net

     7,751,662        1,142,462   

Goodwill, net

     19,472,686        16,917,808   

Other intangible assets, net

     2,020,625        1,095,625   

Other assets

     1,087,595        714,930   
                

Total assets

   $ 53,168,146      $ 46,714,269   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Current portion of notes payable

   $ 129,696      $ 28,975   

Current portion of long-term debt

     3,179,469        4,663,281   

Accounts payable

     4,171,707        5,204,334   

Accrued compensation and related expenses

     1,133,346        1,487,153   

Accrued interest payable

     499,200          

Other accrued liabilities

     1,601,414        864,433   

Deferred revenues

     612,757        798,675   
                

Total current liabilities

     11,327,589        13,046,851   

Long-term liabilities:

    

Notes payable, net of current maturities

     46,477        77,239   

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

     760,783        3,907,752   

Convertible debt

     17,369,943          

Warrants related to convertible debt

     741,525          
                

Total liabilities

     30,246,317        17,031,842   
                

Commitment and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 21,428,571 shares authorized; 13,428,940 and 9,004,601 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (3,571,429 shares authorized; 2,238,157 and 1,500,767 shares deemed to be issued and outstanding after adjustments to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010)

     22,382        15,008   

Additional paid-in capital

     138,639,143        134,987,575   

Accumulated deficit

     (115,840,931     (105,320,156

Cumulative translation adjustment

     101,235          
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     22,921,829        29,682,427   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 53,168,146      $ 46,714,269   
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHOTOMEDEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
   2009     2008     2007  

Revenues:

      

Product sales

   $ 22,452,724      $ 26,144,084      $ 23,626,660   

Services

     10,235,360        8,626,208        7,419,783   
                        
     32,688,084        34,770,292        31,046,443   
                        

Cost of revenues:

      

Product cost of revenues

     11,675,233        11,968,222        9,582,715   

Services cost of revenues

     5,750,733        5,027,095        3,998,911   
                        
     17,425,966        16,995,317        13,581,626   
                        

Gross margin

     15,262,118        17,774,975        17,464,817   
                        

Operating expenses:

      

Selling, general and administrative

     23,083,278        26,797,107        22,279,534   

Engineering and product development

     1,137,725        1,073,215        799,108   
                        
     24,221,003        27,870,322        23,078,642   
                        

Operating loss from continuing operations

     (8,958,885     (10,095,347     (5,613,825

Other income (loss):

      

Refinancing charge

                   (441,956

Interest expense, net

     (2,370,676     (1,032,597     (529,489

Change in fair value of warrants (see Note 1)

     808,786                 
                        

Loss from continuing operations

     (10,520,775     (11,127,944     (6,585,270

Discontinued operations:

      

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

            285,712        231,024   

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

            (448,675       
                        

Net loss

   $ (10,520,775   $ (11,290,907   $ (6,354,246
                        

Basic and diluted net loss per share (Note 1):

      

Continuing operations

   $ (6.42   $ (7.41   $ (4.40

Discontinued operations

     (0.00     (0.11     0.15   
                        

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (6.42   $ (7.52   $ (4.25
                        

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share (Note 1)

     1,640,006        1,500,767        1,495,484   
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statement.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

     Common Stock    Additional
Paid-In
Capital(1)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   Total  
   Shares(1)    Amount(1)          

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2006

   1,488,954    $ 14,890    $ 763,027      $ (87,675,003   $    $ 44,102,914   

Exercise of stock options

   1,813      18      85,936                    85,954   

Stock options issued to consultants for services

             109,107                    109,107   

Stock-based compensation expense related to employee options

             955,767                    955,767   

Issuance of restricted stock

   10,000      100      384,107                    384,207   

Issuance of warrants for draws under line of credit

             249,727                    249,727   

Net loss

                    (6,354,246          (6,354,246
                                           

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2007

   1,500,767      15,008      133,547,671        (94,029,249          39,533,430   

Stock options issued to consultants for services

             92,501                    92,501   

Stock-based compensation expense related to employee options

             888,546                    888,546   

Amortization of restricted stock

             414,491                    414,491   

Issuance of warrants for draws under line of credit

             44,366                    44,366   

Net loss

                    (11,290,907          (11,290,907
                                           

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2008

   1,500,767      15,008      134,987,575        (105,320,156          29,682,427   

Stock options issued to consultants for services

             54,181                  54,181   

Stock-based compensation expense related to employee options

             552,608                    552,608   

Amortization of restricted stock

             655,237                    655,237   

Round up for fractional shares due to the reverse stock split

   96      1      (1                   

Sale of stock net of expenses

   732,627      7,326      2,824,146                    2,831,472   

Registration costs

             (434,836                 (434,836

Issuance of restricted stock

   4,667      47      233                    280   

Change in cumulative translation adjustment

                           101,235      101,235   

Net loss

                    (10,520,775          (10,520,775
                                           

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2009

   2,238,157    $ 22,382    $ 138,639,143      $ (115,840,931   $ 101,235    $ 22,921,829   
                                           

 

(1) Adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-7 effective January 26, 2009 and to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHOTOMEDEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the Year Ended December 31,  
  2009     2008     2007  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

     

Net loss

  $ (10,520,775   $ (11,290,907   $ (6,354,246

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities-continuing operations:

     

Depreciation and amortization

    4,610,265        4,172,436        3,834,870   

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

           448,675          

Refinancing charge

                  441,956   

Impairment on intangibles and other long-lived assets

           934,611          

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

    904        4,658          

Provision for doubtful accounts

    93,741        137,766        92,892   

Stock options issued to consultants for services

    54,181        92,501        109,107   

Stock-based compensation

    1,207,845        1,303,037        1,335,773   

Change in estimated fair value of warrant liability (See Note 1)

    (808,786              

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from discontinued operations:

     

Accounts receivable

    2,172,169        238,166        (1,836,091

Inventories

    1,995,795        (63,946     (460,564

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    524,123        932,306        818,555   

Accounts payable

    (1,968,726     1,569,815        172,794   

Accrued compensation and related expenses

    (389,713     (93,889     51,180   

Other accrued liabilities

    317,798        190,058        18,189   

Interest accrued on convertible debt

    1,219,200                 

Deferred revenues

    (762,267     130,643        35,857   
                       

Net cash used in operating activities-continuing operations

    (2,254,246     (1,294,070     (1,739,728

Net cash provided by operating activities-discontinued operations

           584,838        761,741   
                       

Net cash used in operating activities

    (2,254,246     (709,232     (977,987
                       

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

     

Purchases of property and equipment

    (137,434     (261,822     (131,654

Lasers placed into service

    (1,940,810     (5,089,137     (4,169,970

Proceeds from disposition of discontinued operations

           3,149,736          

Deferred costs on proposed acquisition

           (564,930       

Acquisition costs, net of cash received

    (12,578,022              
                       

Net cash used in investing activities-continuing operations

    (14,656,266     (2,766,153     (4,301,624

Net cash used in investing activities-discontinued operations

           (68,462     (271,864
                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    (14,656,266     (2,834,615     (4,573,488
                       

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

    2,831,472                 

Proceeds from issuance of restricted common stock

    280               4,200   

Proceeds from exercise of options

                  85,954   

Registration costs

    (434,836              

Payments on long-term debt other than line of credit

    (415,902     (107,376     (96,504

Payments on notes payable

           (911,350     (688,040

Advances on line of credit

           3,580,933        6,824,778   

Repayments on line of credit

    (4,717,381     (5,236,056     (3,510,351

Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents

           39,000        39,000   

Proceeds from convertible debt

    18,000,000                 
                       

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities-continuing operations

    15,263,633        (2,634,849     2,659,036   

Net cash provided by financing activities-discontinued operations

                    
                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    15,263,633        (2,634,849     2,659,036   
                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    105,060                 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (1,541,819     (6,178,696     (2,892,439
                       

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    3,658,607        9,837,303        12,729,742   
                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 2,116,788      $ 3,658,607      $ 9,837,303   
                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHOTOMEDEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

The Company:

Background

PhotoMedex, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a Global Skin Health Solutions company that provides integrated disease management and aesthetic solutions through complementary laser and light-based devices, pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals. The Company currently operates in five distinct business units, or segments (as described in Note 18): four in Dermatology: Domestic XTRAC®, International Dermatology Equipment, Skin Care (ProCyte®) and Photo Therapeutics (PTL); and one in Surgical: Surgical Products (SLT®). The segments are distinguished by our management structure, products and services offered, markets served or types of customers. A sixth segment of our business, the Surgical Services segment, was sold on August 8, 2008 and was reported in the financial statements for 2008 as a discontinued operation, including its related assets.

The Domestic XTRAC segment generally derives revenues from procedures performed by dermatologists in the United States. Under these circumstances, the Company’s XTRAC laser system is placed in a dermatologist’s office without any initial capital cost to the dermatologist, and the Company charges a fee-per-use to treat skin disease. The Company also sells XTRAC lasers directly to customers, based generally on customer circumstances and preferences. In comparison to the Domestic XTRAC segment, the International Dermatology Equipment segment generates revenues solely from the sale of equipment and parts to dermatologists outside the United States through a network of distributors. The Skin Care segment generates revenues primarily by selling physician-dispensed skincare products worldwide. The Photo Therapeutics segment, a business acquired on February 27, 2009, generates revenues by selling light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) and associated skincare products for the treatment of a range of clinical and aesthetic dermatological conditions. It sells to professional and non-professional users and, recently, to the home-use consumer market. See Note 2, Acquisition.

The Company designed and manufactured the XTRAC laser system to treat psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and leukoderma phototherapeutically. The Company has received clearances from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to market the XTRAC laser system for each of these indications. The XTRAC is approved by Underwriters’ Laboratories; it is also CE-marked, and accordingly a third party regularly audits the Company’s quality system and manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility for the XTRAC is located in Carlsbad, California.

For the last several years, the Company has sought to obtain health insurance coverage for its XTRAC laser therapy to treat inflammatory skin disease, particularly psoriasis. The Company now benefits from the fact that more than 90% of the insured United States population has policies that provide nearly full reimbursement for the treatment of psoriasis by the XTRAC.

The Surgical Products segment generates revenues by selling laser products and disposables to hospitals and surgery centers both domestically and internationally. The Surgical Products segment also sells other non-laser products (e.g., the ClearESS® II suction-irrigation system).

The Surgical Services segment was a fee-based procedures business using mobile surgical laser equipment operated by Company technicians at hospitals and surgery centers in the United States. On August 8, 2008, the Company sold certain assets of the business including accounts receivable, inventory and equipment, for $3,149,737. See Note 2, Discontinued Operations.

The Company’s board of directors approved a 1-for-6 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, which became effective upon receiving stockholder approval on February 3, 2010. As a result of the reverse

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: – (continued)

 

stock split, every six shares of common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock and the total number of shares outstanding was reduced from approximately 13.5 million shares to approximately 2.2 million shares for all periods presented.

Liquidity

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $115,840,931. To date, the Company has dedicated most of its financial resources to research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses.

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2009 were $2,194,788, including restricted cash of $78,000. The Company has historically financed its activities with cash from operations, the private placement of equity and debt securities and borrowings under lines of credit.

Based on its resources available at December 31, 2009, including the private placement of it securities described below, the substantial reduction in the use of cash in the last six months of 2009 compared to the first six months of 2009 and of the last six months of 2008 and the continuation of its restructuring efforts, the Company believes that it can fund operations through and beyond the first quarter of 2011. However, given the uncertainty in the general economic conditions and its impact on the Company’s business and industry, and in light of the Company’s historical operating losses and negative cash flows, there is no assurance that the Company will not require additional funds in order to continue as a going concern through and beyond the first quarter of 2011.

Starting in August 2009, the Company began to restructure its operations and redirect its efforts in a manner that management expects will result in improved results of operations. As part of such redirected efforts, management continues comprehensive efforts to minimize the Company’s operational costs and capital expenditures. In addition, the Company is developing strategies to increase ongoing revenue streams and has also refocused its sales efforts to convert customer relationships within the Domestic XTRAC segment which are underperforming under the consignment model, to a sale of the currently consigned equipment in order to make them more profitable and to accelerate cash receipts. In the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold 40 of these underperforming lasers, of approximately $1,139,000 in proceeds. In addition, in an effort to preserve cash resources, the Company has secured from certain vendors extended payable arrangements.

On October 22, 2009, the Company closed a private placement of its common shares with several accredited investors, which yielded gross proceeds of approximately $2.7 million and which improved the available cash. On November 10, 2009, the Company issued to an affiliate of one of the accredited investors participating in the October 22, 2009 private placement an additional 230,000 shares at a price of $0.65 per share, which yielded additional gross proceeds of $149,500 in the placement. Although this financing, together with the Company’s other resources and arrangements with creditors, satisfied its immediate liquidity constraints at such time, the Company continued to explore additional opportunities to secure capital which might be used to continue to develop new business opportunities and be used to fund operations, if necessary.

On March 19, 2010, the Company entered into the Clutterbuck Agreement the Term Note with Clutterbuck Funds. The Company received net proceeds of $2,373,000 in the transaction. The secured term note has a principal amount of $2.5 million (the “Term Note”), which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Term Note requires the Company to make monthly payments of interest only. The principal matures in 18 months and may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers that the Company

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: – (continued)

 

has consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to the outstanding term notes with such lenders. In connection with the issuance of the Term Note to Clutterbuck, the Company issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of the Company’s common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or prior to the fifth anniversary of its issue date. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant, the exercise price is subject to a one-time downward adjustment if the Company makes certain issuances of our equity securities at a price per share less than $7.34 during the 36-month period following the issuance of the warrant.

In order to consummate the bridge financing, it was necessary to secure the consent of the holder of Convertible Notes (the “Holder”). As of March 19, 2010, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Notes was $19,546,676. In order to obtain the Holder’s consent, the Company agreed to the following modifications to the Convertible Notes:

 

   

The Company has combined the aggregate outstanding obligations under the Convertible Notes into two convertible notes. Each note matures on February 27, 2014 and is identical to the original form of convertible note except as noted below;

 

   

The larger note has a principal amount of $16,746,270. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The incremental 2% increase in the interest rate may be paid in cash, and may not be paid in convertible PIK notes unless and until our stockholders vote to approve payment in the form of a convertible PIK note;

 

   

The smaller note has a principal amount of $2,800,406. The conversion price of this note was reduced to $11.25850 and the down-round anti-dilution adjustment to the conversion price was removed. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The full amount of the accrued interest remains payable in cash or convertible PIK notes.

 

   

The collateral securing the Convertible Note was expanded by adding a first-priority lien against all of the Company’s assets other than the assets pledged with first-priority liens to CIT Healthcare and to Clutterbuck Funds. When assets are released from the lien of CIT Healthcare, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of Clutterbuck Funds and a second-priority lien of the Holder. Finally, when assets are released from the lien of Clutterbuck Funds, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of the Holder.

 

   

Three of the Company’s subsidiaries (ProCyte Corporation, Photo Therapeutics, Inc. and SLT Technology, Inc.) have guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Convertible Notes.

These proceeds and the continued implementation of our revised sales and marketing strategies are expected to ensure our liquidity through the first quarter of 2011.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The former subsidiaries of Photo Therapeutics Group Ltd. have been included in the financial statements from February 27, 2009, the closing date of the acquisition.

 

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and be based on events different from those assumptions. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; estimating, therefore, requires the exercise of judgment. Thus, accounting estimates change as new events or changes in prevailing economic conditions occur, as more experience is acquired, or as additional information is obtained.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures fair value in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions there exists a three-tier fair-value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

   

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

 

   

Level 2—inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data.

 

   

Level 3—unobservable inputs for the asset or liability only used when there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

The Company’s recurring fair value measurements at December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     Fair Value as
of December 31,
2009
   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)

   $ 741,525    $    $    $ 741,525
                           

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is based on its demand value, which is equal to its carrying value. The fair values of notes payable and long-term debt are based on borrowing rates that are available to the Company for loans with similar terms, collateral and maturity. The estimated fair values of notes payable and long-term debt approximate the carrying values. Additionally, the carrying value of all other monetary assets and liabilities is estimated to be equal to their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of derivative instruments is marked to fair value. See Note 12, Warrants, for additional discussion.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments as assets or liabilities in the financial statements and measures them at fair value with changes in fair value reflected as current period income or loss unless the derivatives qualify as hedges. As a result, certain warrants are now accounted for as derivatives. See Note 12, Warrants.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company invests its excess cash in highly liquid short-term investments. The Company considers short-term investments that are purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash and money market accounts at December 31, 2009 and 2008. Cash that is pledged to secure obligations is disclosed separately as restricted cash. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in accounts in one bank, the balances of which at times may exceed federally insured limits. Deposits at the institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000 through December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had uninsured cash balances of approximately $1,135,000 on deposit with the bank. The bank is participating in the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program, whereby all non-interest bearing checking accounts (including accounts with interest rates less than 0.50%) were fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount through December 31, 2009.

Accounts Receivable

The majority of the Company’s accounts receivables are due from distributors (domestic and international), hospitals, universities and physicians and other entities in the medical field. Credit is extended based on evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required. Accounts receivable are most often due within 30 to 90 days and are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company does not recognize interest accruing on accounts receivable past due.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market. Cost is determined to be purchased cost for raw materials and the production cost (materials, labor and indirect manufacturing cost) for work-in-process and finished goods. Throughout the laser manufacturing process, the related production costs are recorded within inventory. Work-in-process is immaterial, given the typically short manufacturing cycle, and therefore is disclosed in conjunction with raw materials.

The Company’s skin disorder treatment equipment will either (i) be placed in a physician’s office and remain the property of the Company or (ii) be sold to distributors or physicians directly. The cost to build a laser, whether for sale or for placement, is accumulated in inventory. When a laser is placed in a physician’s office, the cost is transferred from inventory to “lasers-in-service” within property and equipment. At times, units are shipped to distributors, but revenue is not recognized until all of the Criteria for revenue recognition have been

 

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met, and until that time, the unit is carried on the books of the Company as inventory. Revenue is not recognized from these distributors until payment is either assured or paid in full. Until this time, the cost of these shipments continues to be recorded as finished goods inventory.

Reserves for slow moving and obsolete inventories are provided based on historical experience and product demand. Management evaluates the adequacy of these reserves periodically based on forecasted sales and market trend.

Property, Equipment and Depreciation

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Excimer lasers-in-service were depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of five years. For other property and equipment, depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, primarily three to seven years for computer hardware and software, furniture and fixtures, automobiles, and machinery and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the useful lives or lease terms. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments to property and equipment are capitalized, while expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Upon retirement or disposition, the applicable property amounts are deducted from the accounts and any gain or loss is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. Useful lives are determined based upon an estimate of either physical or economic obsolescence or both.

Laser units and laser accessories located at medical facilities for sales evaluation and demonstration purposes or those units/accessories used for development and medical training are included in property and equipment under the caption “machinery and equipment”. These units and accessories are being depreciated over a period of up to five years.

Management evaluates the realizability of property and equipment based on estimates of undiscounted future cash flows over the remaining useful life of the asset. If the amount of such estimated undiscounted future cash flows is less than the net book value of the asset, the asset is written down to the net realizable value. As of December 31, 2009, no such write-down was required (see Impairment of Long-Lived Assets below).

Patent Costs and Licensed Technologies

Costs incurred to obtain or defend patents and licensed technologies are capitalized and amortized over the shorter of the remaining estimated useful lives or eight to 12 years. Developed technology was also recorded in connection with the acquisition of ProCyte in March 2005 and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over seven years. Significant patent costs were recorded in connection with the acquisition of the Photo Therapeutics segment in February 2009 and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over ten years. Other licenses, including the Stern and Mount Sinai licenses, are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful lives of 10 years. (See Note 5, Patent and Licensed Technologies).

Management evaluates the recoverability of intangible assets based on estimates of undiscounted future cash flows over the remaining useful life of the asset. If the amount of such estimated undiscounted future cash flows is less than the net book value of the asset, the asset is written down to fair value. As of December 31, 2009, no such write-down was required. (See Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangibles).

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets were recorded in connection with the acquisition of ProCyte in March 2005. With the exception of the Neutrogena intangible, which has been written down to zero, the assets are being amortized

 

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on a straight-line basis over 5 to 10 years. In addition, other intangible assets were recorded in connection with the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics in February 2009. These assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years. (See Note 2, Acquisition).

Management evaluates the recoverability of such other intangible assets based on estimates of undiscounted future cash flows over the remaining useful life of the asset. If the amount of such estimated undiscounted future cash flows is less than the net book value of the asset, the asset is written down to fair value. As of December 31, 2009 no such write-down was required. (See Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangibles).

Goodwill

Goodwill was recorded in connection with the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics in February 2009, the acquisition of ProCyte in March 2005 and the acquisition of Acculase in August 2000.

Management evaluates the recoverability of such goodwill based on estimates of the fair value over the remaining useful life of the asset. If the amount of such estimated fair value is less than the net book value of the asset, the asset is written down to fair value. As of December 31, 2009, no such write-down was required (see Impairment of Long-Lived Assets below).

Foreign currency translation

Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currencies are the local currency, are translated from their respective functional currencies to U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from translation of account balances are included in income or loss in the year in which they occur. The adjustment resulting from translating the financial statements of such foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars is reflected as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

Accrued Warranty Costs

The Company offers a warranty on product sales generally for a one to two-year period. In the case of domestic sales of XTRAC lasers, however, the Company has offered longer warranty periods, ranging from three to four years, in order to meet competition or meet customer demands. The Company provides for the estimated future warranty claims on the date the product is sold. Total accrued warranty is included in other accrued liabilities on the balance sheet. The activity in the warranty accrual during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,  
   2009     2008  

Accrual at beginning of year

   $ 442,527      $ 218,587   

Additions due to PTL acquisition

     227,334          

Additions charged to warranty expense

     369,081        359,200   

Expiring warranties

     (53,149     (49,784

Claims satisfied

     (212,165     (85,476
                

Accrual at end of year

   $ 773,628      $ 442,527   
                

 

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Revenue Recognition

The Company has two distribution channels for its phototherapy treatment equipment. The Company either (i) sells its lasers through a distributor or directly to a physician or (ii) places its lasers in a physician’s office (at no charge to the physician) and generally charges the physician a fee for an agreed upon number of treatments. In some cases, the Company and the customer stipulate to a quarterly or other periodic target of procedures to be performed, and accordingly revenue is recognized ratably over the period. When the Company sells an XTRAC laser to a distributor or directly to a foreign or domestic physician, revenue is recognized when the following four criteria have been met: (i) the product has been shipped and the Company has no significant remaining obligations; (ii) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (iii) the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (iv) collection is probable (the “Criteria”). At times, units are shipped, but revenue is not recognized, until all of the Criteria have been met and, until that time, the unit is carried on the books of the Company as inventory.

The Company ships most of its products FOB shipping point, although from time to time certain customers, for example governmental customers, will insist upon FOB destination. Among the factors the Company takes into account when determining the proper time at which to recognize revenue are when title to the goods transfers and when the risk of loss transfers. Shipments to distributors or physicians that do not fully satisfy the collection criterion are recognized when invoiced amounts are fully paid or fully assured.

Under the terms of the Company’s distributor agreements, distributors do not have a unilateral right to return any unit that they have purchased. However, the Company does allow products to be returned by its distributors for product defects or other claims.

When the Company places a laser in a physician’s office, it generally recognizes service revenue based on the number of patient treatments performed, or purchased under a periodic commitment, by the physician. Treatments to be performed through random laser-access codes that are sold to physicians free of a periodic commitment, but not yet used, are deferred and recognized as a liability until the physician performs the treatment. Unused treatments remain an obligation of the Company because the treatments can only be performed on Company-owned equipment. Once the treatments are delivered to a patient, this obligation has been satisfied.

The Company defers substantially all sales of treatment codes ordered by and delivered to its customers within the last two weeks of the period in determining the amount of procedures performed by its physician-customers. Management believes this approach closely approximates the actual amount of unused treatments that existed at the end of a period. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company deferred $303,868 and $665,955, respectively, under this approach. The Company generates revenues from its Skin Care business primarily through product sales for skin health, hair care and wound care. The Company recognizes revenues on its products and copper peptide compound when they are shipped, net of returns and allowances. The Company ships the products FOB shipping point.

The Company generates revenues from its Photo Therapeutics business primarily from two channels. The first is through product sales of LEDs and skincare products. The second is through milestone payments and potential royalty payments from a licensing agreement. The Company recognizes revenues from the product sales, including sales to distributors and other customers, when the Criteria have been met. The Company recognizes the milestone payments when the milestones have been achieved and potential royalty revenues as they are earned from the licensee.

 

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The Company generates revenues from its Surgical Products business primarily from product sales of laser systems, related maintenance service agreements, recurring laser delivery systems and laser accessories. Domestic sales generally are direct to the end-user, though the Company has some sales to or through a small number of domestic distributors; foreign sales are to distributors. The Company recognizes revenues from surgical laser and other product sales, including sales to distributors and other customers, when the Criteria have been met.

Revenue from maintenance service agreements is deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreements. Revenue from billable services, including repair activity, is recognized when the service is provided.

Product Development Costs

Costs of research, new product development and product redesign are charged to expense as incurred.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 prescribes that the use of the liability method be used for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. Any resulting net deferred tax assets are evaluated for recoverability and, accordingly, a valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

Net Loss Per Share

The Company computes net loss per share by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution from the conversion or exercise into common stock of securities such as stock options and warrants.

In these consolidated financial statements, diluted net loss per share from continuing operations is the same as basic net loss per share. Thus, no additional shares for the potential dilution from the conversion of the Convertible Notes, or from exercise of warrants related to the Convertible Notes or from other warrants or from the exercise of options into common stock are treated as outstanding in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the result would be anti-dilutive. Common stock options and warrants of 482,142; 224,854 and 244,744 as of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of fully diluted earnings per share from continuing operations since their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Share amounts shown on the consolidated balance sheets and share amounts and basic and diluted net loss per share amounts shown on the consolidated statements of operations have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010, excluding the rounding up of fractional shares. Share amounts shown on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 have also been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-7 effective January 26, 2009, excluding the rounding up of fractional shares. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, there was income from discontinued operations, but basic net income per share and diluted net income per share from discontinued operations for these periods were immaterial.

 

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Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is a more inclusive financial reporting method that includes disclosure of certain financial information that historically has not been recognized in the calculation of net income (loss). Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as net income and other changes in shareholders’ investment from transactions and events other than with shareholders. Total comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
   2009     2008     2007  

Net loss

   $ (10,520,775   $ (11,290,907   $ (6,354,246

Change in cumulative translation adjustment

     101,235                 
                        

Comprehensive loss

   $ (10,419,540   $ (11,290,907   $ (6,354,246
                        

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangibles

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the fair value of the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as discontinued operations are presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet. As of December 31, 2009, no such impairment exists. As of December 31, 2008, no such impairment existed, except for the Company’s investment in, AzurTec, which was reduced from its carrying value of $352,611 to its fair value of $0 and the Neutrogena intangible which was reduced from its carrying value $582,000 to its fair value of $0.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, share- based payment. Under the fair value recognition provision, of this statement, share-based compensations cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the applicable vesting period of the stock award using the straight-line method.

Reclassifications

The Company revised its consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 to reflect a reclass from sales, general and administrative costs to costs of revenues, which resulted in a decrease in gross profit. The reclassification was to move warranty expense to cost of revenues, in prior periods, it had been shown as a selling expense. The correction had no effect on the Company’s previously reported net loss, consolidated balance sheet, or net cash flows, and is not considered material to any previously reported consolidated financial statements.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued warrants to an investor that manages an investment fund (the “Investor”) in conjunction with a private placement of convertible debt which funded the

 

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Company’s purchase of the PTL business. These warrants were initially valued at $1,550,311, are carried as a liability and result in a discount from the face of the convertible debt. The Company paid the first installment of interest payable on the convertible debt with an issuance of an additional convertible note in the amount of $720,000. The Company financed certain insurance policies during the period through notes payable for $485,860.

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company financed certain insurance policies through notes payable for $635,243 and issued warrants to a term-note credit facility which are valued at $44,366, and which offset the carrying value of debt.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company financed certain credit facility costs for $149,480, financed insurance policies through notes payable for $594,815 and issued warrants to a leasing credit facility which were valued at $249,727, and which offset the carrying value of debt. In addition, the Company financed vehicle purchases of $71,941 and laser purchases of $156,000 under capital leases.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid interest of $1,159,663, $1,188,783 and $913,821, respectively. Income taxes paid in the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 were immaterial.

Accounting Standards Update

In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“ASC Topic 105”), which establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the sole source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles. Pursuant to the provisions of ASC Topic 105, the Company has updated references to GAAP in its financial statements issued for the period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of ASC Topic 105 did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operation.

In April 2009, the FASB updated FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC Topic 825”), which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements. The Company adopted the amended provisions of ASC Topic 825 effective June 30, 2009 and has included the required disclosures in Note 12.

In May 2008, the FASB updated FASB ASC 470, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options” (“ASC Topic 470”), which clarifies the accounting treatment of convertible debt instruments. Additionally, ASC Topic 470 specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. ASC Topic 470 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the amended sections of ASC Topic 470 beginning in the first quarter of 2009, and this standard must be applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of ASC Topic 470 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Note 2 – Acquisition:

Photo Therapeutics Transaction:

On February 27, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of the subsidiaries of Photo Therapeutics Group Ltd. The subsidiaries are Photo Therapeutics Ltd. (based in the United Kingdom) and Photo Therapeutics,

 

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Inc. (based in California) and are collectively referred to herein as “Photo Therapeutics” or “PTL.” Photo Therapeutics is a developer and provider of non-laser light aesthetic devices for the treatment of a range of clinical and non-clinical dermatological conditions.

The Company paid an aggregate purchase price of $13 million in the Photo Therapeutics acquisition. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on management estimates and values derived from an outside independent appraisal. Based on the purchase price allocation, the following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 421,978   

Accounts receivable

     843,007   

Inventories

     1,979,983   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     187,232   

Property and equipment

     80,462   

Patents and licensed technologies

     7,400,000   

Other intangible assets

     1,500,000   
        

Total assets acquired at fair value

     12,412,662   

Accounts payable

     (936,099

Accrued compensation and related expenses

     (35,906

Other accrued liabilities

     (419,186

Deferred revenues

     (576,349
        

Total liabilities assumed

     (1,967,540
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 10,445,122   
        

The purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired by $2,554,878, which was recorded as goodwill. Acquisition costs amounting to $1,532,798 and incurred through December 31, 2008 were expensed as of December 31, 2008; acquisition costs amounting to $432,353 and incurred in 2009 were expensed as of February 27, 2009. Acquisition costs accruing after February 27, 2009 were immaterial and expensed. Based on its analyses, the Company determined that no earn-out will be due to Photo Therapeutics Group Ltd, and that no working capital adjustment will be made to the aggregate purchase price of $13 million. The Company has, to date, made no claims for indemnification out of the $1 million set aside in escrow on February 27, 2009.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any revenues or expenses related to the PTL business on or prior to February 27, 2009, the closing date of the acquisition. The Company’s unaudited pro-forma results for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are summarized in the following table, assuming the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2008:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
   2009     2008     2007  

Net revenues

   $ 33,515,493      $ 42,861,963      $ 37,304,121   

Net loss

   $ (11,233,919   $ (13,270,587   $ (10,955,483

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (6.85   $ (8.84   $ (7.29

Shares used in calculating basic and diluted loss per share

     1,640,006        1,500,767        1,502,683   

These unaudited pro-forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations which would have actually resulted had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2008, nor to be indicative of future results of operations.

 

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Note 2 – Acquisition: – (continued)

 

Discontinued Operations:

Surgical Services is a fee-based procedures business using mobile surgical laser equipment operated by Company technicians at hospitals and surgery centers in the United States. The Company decided to sell this division primarily because the growth rates and operating margins of the division had decreased as the business had begun to rely more heavily upon procedures performed using equipment from third-party suppliers, thereby limiting the profit potential of these services. In the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Company classified this former segment as held for sale in accordance with FASB ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements-Discontinued Operations (“ASC Topic 205-20”). On August 1, 2008, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell specific assets of the business including accounts receivable, inventory and equipment, for $3,500,000, subject to certain closing adjustments. Such closing adjustments resulted in net proceeds to the Company of $3,149,737. The transaction closed on August 8, 2008. No income tax benefit was recognized by the Company from the loss on the sale of discontinued operations.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the operating results and balance sheet items of the discontinued operations separately from continuing operations. Prior year financial statements for 2007 have been restated in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles to present the operations of Surgical Services as a discontinued operation. The Company recognized a loss of $448,675 on the sale of the discontinued operations in the year ended December 31, 2008, representing the difference between the adjusted net purchase price and the carrying value of the assets being sold.

Revenues from Surgical Services, reported as discontinued operations, for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $4,398,047, $7,667,174 and $6,944,291, respectively. Income from Surgical Services, reported as discontinued operations, for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $285,712, $231,024 and $280,520, respectively. No income tax provision was recognized by the Company against income from Surgical Services over the three comparable years.

The following is a summary of the net assets sold as initially determined as of December 31, 2007:

 

     December 31,
2007

Current assets of discontinued operations

  

Accounts receivable

   $ 961,440

Inventories

     949,362
      

Total current assets of discontinued operations

     1,910,802

Long term assets of discontinued operations:

  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     2,119,347

Deposits

     9,879
      

Total long term assets of discontinued operations

     2,129,226
      

Total net assets of discontinued operations

   $ 4,040,028
      

AzurTec Transaction

On March 30, 2006, the Company closed the transaction provided for in the Investment Agreement with AzurTec. The Company issued 200,000 shares of its restricted common stock in exchange for 6,855,141 shares of AzurTec common stock and 181,512 shares of AzurTec Class A preferred stock, which represents a 14% interest in AzurTec, on a fully diluted basis. In accordance with FASB ASC 325, Investments—Other, (“ASC Topic 325”), the Company accounted for its investment in AzurTec on the cost basis.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 2 – Acquisition: – (continued)

 

The Company also received a license from AzurTec with respect to its existing and future technology for the MetaSpex Laboratory System. The license gives the Company rights to manufacture and market the ex vivo versions of the MetaSpex product in exchange for certain royalty obligations. The license also provides the Company certain rights on a potential in situ version of the MetaSpex product. AzurTec remains responsible for the development and clinical trial costs of the MetaSpex products, for which AzurTec is committed to raise additional equity capital. AzurTec has contracted with the Company to resume development work of the ex vivo versions of the MetaSpex product. The Company would resume, and be paid for, such work once AzurTec has raised additional equity capital and has settled its prior indebtedness owed to the Company for development work.

AzurTec did not raise additional equity capital. AzurTec elected to dissolve in December 2008. AzurTec assigned its intellectual property to the Company, and the Company reduced the carrying value of $352,611 to its fair value of $0 for its license from, and investment in, AzurTec.

Note 3 – Inventories:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of inventories.

 

     December 31,
   2009    2008

Raw materials and work-in-process

   $ 4,082,593    $ 5,157,455

Finished goods

     2,920,257      1,816,739
             

Total inventories

   $ 7,002,850    $ 6,974,194
             

Work-in-process is immaterial given the typically short manufacturing cycle, and therefore is disclosed in conjunction with raw materials. There are no finished goods as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 for laser systems shipped to distributors, but not recognized as revenue until all the Criteria of revenue recognition have been met. At times, units are shipped but revenue is not recognized until all of the Criteria are met, and until that time, the unit is carried on the books of the Company as inventory. The Company ships most of its products FOB shipping point, although from time to time certain customers, for example governmental customers, will insist on FOB destination. Among the factors the Company takes into account in determining the proper time at which to recognize revenue are when title to the goods transfers and when the risk of loss transfers. Shipments to the distributors that do not fully satisfy the collection criterion are recognized when invoiced amounts are fully paid. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company carried reserves against its inventories of $2,388,262 and $1,836,441, respectively.

Note 4 – Property and Equipment:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of property and equipment.

 

     December 31,  
   2009     2008  

Lasers-in-service

   $ 16,436,529      $ 17,288,400   

Computer hardware and software

     368,668        341,407   

Furniture and fixtures

     683,573        562,418   

Machinery and equipment

     845,856        830,778   

Leasehold improvements

     262,395        259,595   
                
     18,597,021        19,282,597   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (9,303,539     (8,894,192
                

Property and equipment, net

   $ 9,293,482      $ 10,388,406   
                

Depreciation expense was $3,204,431 in 2009, $2,977,506 in 2008 and $2,608,106 in 2007.

 

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Note 5 – Patents and Licensed Technologies:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of patents and licensed technologies.

 

     December 31,
   2009    2008

Patents, owned and licensed, at gross costs of $8,019,351 and $583,623 net of accumulated amortization of $1,025,400 and $359,195, respectively

   $ 6,993,951    $ 224,428

Other licensed and developed technologies, at gross costs of $2,332,364 and $2,328,059, net of accumulated amortization of $1,574,653 and $1,410,025 respectively

     757,711      918,034
             

Total patents and licensed technologies, net

   $ 7,751,662    $ 1,142,462
             

Related amortization expense was $830,833, $264,930 and $296,764 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Included in Patents is $7,400,000 in patents, patents pending and related know-how acquired in the Photo Therapeutics transaction. Included in other licensed and developed technologies is $200,000 for cost of developed technologies acquired from ProCyte and, for the year ended December 31, 2007 only, $114,982 of cost for the license with AzurTec.

On March 31, 2006, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University granted the Company an exclusive license, effective April 1, 2006, to use Mount Sinai’s patented methodology for utilization of ultraviolet laser light for the treatment of vitiligo. The licensed patent is US Patent No. 6,979,327, Treatment of Vitiligo. It was issued December 27, 2005, and the inventor is James M. Spencer, MD, a member of the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board. The license is carried on the Company’s books at $61,369 and $66,494, net at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization of this intangible is on a straight-line basis over 10 years, which began in April 2006. The Company is also obligated to pay Mount Sinai a royalty on a combined base of domestic sales of XTRAC treatment codes used for psoriasis as well as for vitiligo. In the first four years of the license, however, Mount Sinai may elect to be paid royalties on an alternate base, comprised simply of treatments for vitiligo, but at a higher royalty rate than the rate applicable to the combined base. This technology is for the laser treatment of vitiligo and is included in other licensed and developed technologies.

Estimated amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years is $957,000 in 2010, $918,000 in 2011, $894,000 in 2012, $884,000 in 2013, $882,000 in 2014 and $3,217,000 thereafter.

Note 6 – Other Intangible Assets:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of other intangible assets, which were acquired from ProCyte and Photo Therapeutics and which were initially recorded at their appraised fair values:

 

     December 31,
   2009    2008

Customer Relationships, at gross cost of $2,200,000 and $1,700,000 net of accumulated amortization of $1,669,398 and $1,287,735, respectively

   $ 530,602    $ 412,265

Tradename, at gross cost of $2,100,000 and $1,100,000 net of accumulated amortization of $609,977 and $416,640, respectively

     1,490,023      683,360
             
   $ 2,020,625    $ 1,095,625
             

 

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Related amortization expense was $575,000 for 2009 and $930,000 for 2008 and 2007. Estimated amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years is $332,250 in 2010, $260,000 in 2011, $260,000 in 2012, $260,000 in 2013, $260,000 in 2014 and $648,375 thereafter. Until 2009, the Company recognized the Neutrogena Agreement as an intangible asset. Under that Agreement, the Company licensed to Neutrogena rights to its copper peptide technology and for which the Company received royalties. As of December 31, 2008, the Company reduced the carrying value of the Neutrogena Agreement from $582,000 to its fair value of $0. Customer Relationships embody the value to the Company of relationships that ProCyte and Photo Therapeutics had formed with their customers, as well as the value of a non-compete covenant agreed to by Photo Therapeutics Group Ltd. Tradename includes the name of “ProCyte” and various other trademarks associated with ProCyte products (e.g. “Neova”). It also includes the various trademarks associated with Photo Therapeutics products (e.g. “Omnilux” and “Lumiere”).

Note 7 – Accrued Compensation and related expenses:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of accrued compensation and related expenses:

 

     December 31,
   2009    2008

Accrued payroll and related taxes

   $ 260,280    $ 348,677

Accrued vacation

     129,026      143,922

Accrued commissions and bonus

     341,685      930,355

Accrued severance

     402,355      64,199
             

Total accrued compensation and related expense

   $ 1,133,346    $ 1,487,153
             

The Board of Directors elected to terminate, without cause, the employment of Jeffrey F. O’Donnell, its Chief Executive Officer effective July 31, 2009. Under Mr. O’Donnell’s Employment Agreement, dated October 30, 2007, he was therefore entitled to: (i) severance equal to his base salary, including FICA taxes, from August 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010, amounting to $379,450; (ii) continuation of health benefits over the same twelve-month period, amounting to $11,579 and (iii) payment to him of an amount equal to the premiums necessary to maintain his life and disability insurance over the same twelve-month period, amounting to $8,818. These amounts have been recorded as accrued severance for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2009. In addition, there was the immediate vesting of all options and restricted stock that had been awarded to him and that were unvested as of July 31, 2009, amounting to compensation of $588,126. This accelerated vesting was recorded as additional paid in capital for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. The 96,557 options expire between March 1, 2010 and July 31, 2010 and have exercise prices of between $6.23 and $17.50. The 90,000 shares of restricted stock have now become free of contractual restrictions.

Note 8 – Other Accrued Liabilities:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of other accrued liabilities.

 

     December 31,
   2009    2008

Accrued professional and consulting fees

   $ 552,990    $ 186,162

Accrued warranty

     773,627      442,527

Accrued sales taxes and other expenses

     274,797      235,744
             

Total other accrued liabilities

   $ 1,601,414    $ 864,433
             

 

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Note 9 – Notes Payable:

Set forth below is a detailed listing of notes payable. The stated interest rate approximates the effective cost of funds from the notes.

 

     December 31,  
   2009     2008  

Note payable—unsecured creditor, interest at 5.43%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $49,803 through February 2010

   $ 98,934      $   

Note payable—unsecured creditor, interest at 6%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $2,880 through June 2012

     77,239        106,214   
                
     176,173        106,214   

Less: current maturities

     (129,696     (28,975
                

Notes payable, net of current maturities

   $ 46,477      $ 77,239   
                

Aggregate maturities of the notes payable as of December 31, 2009 are $129,696 in 2010, $32,660 in 2011 and $13,817 in 2012.

Note 10 – Long-term Debt:

In the following table is a summary of the Company’s long-term debt.

 

     December 31,  
   2009     2008  

Total borrowings on credit facilities

   $ 3,940,252      $ 8,571,033   

Less: current portion

     (3,179,469     (4,663,281
                

Total long-term debt

   $ 760,783      $ 3,907,752   
                

Term-Note Credit Facility

In December 2007, the Company entered into a term-note facility with CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC, as equal participants (collectively, “CIT”), for which CIT Healthcare acts as the agent. The facility originally had a maximum principal amount of $12 million and was for a term of one year. The stated interest rate for any draw under the credit facility was set as 675 basis points above the three-year Treasury rate. CIT levied no points on a draw. Each draw was secured by specific XTRAC laser systems consigned under usage agreements with physician-customers.

The first draw had two discrete components: carryover debt attributable to the former borrowings, as increased by extinguishment costs (including redemption of certain warrants) which CIT financed; and debt newly incurred to CIT on XTRAC units not previously pledged. The carryover components maintained the monthly debt service payments with increases to principal and changes in the stated interest rates causing minor changes in the number of months set to pay off the discrete draws. The second component was self-amortizing over three years. The beginning principal of each component was $6,337,325 and $3,990,000, respectively. The effective interest rate for the first draw was 12.50%. The pay-off of each component is between 27 to 36 months. On March 31, 2008, the Company made an additional draw under the credit facility for $840,000. This additional draw is amortized over 36 months at an effective interest rate of 8.55%. On June 30, 2008, the Company made another draw under the credit facility for $832,675 based on the limitations on gross borrowings under the facility. This draw is amortized over 36 months at an effective interest rate of 9.86%.

 

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On September 30, 2008, the Company and CIT amended the credit facility to increase the amount the Company could draw on the credit facility by $1,927,534. The interest rate for draws against this amount was set at 850 basis points above the LIBOR rate two days prior to the draw. Each draw was to be secured by certain XTRAC laser systems consigned under usage agreements with physician-customers and the stream of payments generated from such lasers. Each draw has a repayment period of three years. On September 30, 2008, the Company made another draw under the credit facility for the maximum amount allowable under the credit facility. This draw is amortized over 36 months at an effective interest rate of 12.90%. CIT also raised certain defaults of the Company, which the Company took steps to cure and which CIT waived as of February 27, 2009. The Company has used its entire availability under the CIT credit facility.

In connection with the CIT credit facility, the Company issued warrants to purchase 235,525 shares of the Company’s common stock to each of CIT Healthcare and Life Sciences Capital in December 2007 (33,646 shares as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-7 reverse stock split effective January 26, 2009; and 5,608 shares as further adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010). In connection with the amendment to the CIT facility, the Company issued warrants to purchase an additional 192,753 shares to CIT Healthcare in September 2008 (27,536 shares as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-7 reverse stock split effective January 26, 2009; 4,589 shares as further adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010). The warrants are treated as a discount to the debt and are accreted under the effective interest method over the repayment term of 36 months. The Company has accounted for these warrants as equity instruments since there is no option for cash or net-cash settlement when the warrants are exercised and there is no down-round price protection provision. The Company computed the value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes method. The key assumptions used to value the warrants are, after adjustment to reflect the 1-for-7 reverse stock split effective January 26, 2009 and the to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010, as follows:

 

     December
2007
    September
2008
 

Number of warrants

     11,216        4,589   

Exercise price

   $ 47.04      $ 18.48   

Fair value of warrants

   $ 221,716      $ 44,366   

Volatility

     59.44     60.92

Risk-free interest rate

     3.45     2.98

Expected dividend yield

     0     0

Expected warrant life

     5 years        5 years   

The following table summarizes the future minimum payments that the Company expects to make for the draws made under the credit facility:

 

Year Ended December 31,       

2010

   $ 3,444,782   

2011

     811,059   
        

Total minimum payments

     4,255,841   

Less: interest

     (281,845

Less: unamortized warrant discount

     (33,744
        

Present value of total minimum obligations

   $ 3,940,252   
        

 

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Note 11 – Convertible Debt:

In the following table is a summary of the Company’s convertible debt.

 

     December 31,
2009

Total borrowings on convertible debt facility

   $ 17,369,943

Less: current portion

    
      

Total long-term debt

   $ 17,369,943
      

The February 27, 2009 acquisition of Photo Therapeutics was funded simultaneously through a convertible debt investment of $18 million from the Investor. This convertible note transaction financed the $13 million purchase price of the acquisition, and a further $5 million in working capital at the closing of the acquisition. Under the terms of the investment, the Investor was obligated to invest up to an additional $7 million in convertible debt in the Company in the event that certain earn-out consideration would be payable under the terms of the Photo Therapeutics acquisition; however, based on its analyses, the Company determined that no earn-out payment was due. The intended use of the $5 million working capital provided was for payment of approximately $3 million in expenditures associated with the transaction with the balance to be used for general corporate purposes.

At the closing of the convertible debt financing, and in exchange for the Investor’s payment to the Company of the $18 million purchase price, the Company: (i) issued to the Investor (A) a convertible note in the principal amount of $18 million, and (B) a warrant to purchase 1,046,204 shares of the Company’s common stock (174,367 as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010); and (ii) paid a transaction fee of $210,000 in cash. The conversion price of the convertible note and the exercise price of the warrant are each $5.16 per share ($30.96 per share as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010).

The note is due on February 27, 2014 with interest payments bi-annually at 8%, due on September 1 and March 1 of each year. The interest can be paid by the issuance of additional convertible notes. The effective interest rate is 11.64%, which takes into account paid interest as well as accreted interest under an effective interest method from the warrants and loan origination costs. The warrants that were issued give rise to a discount to the debt. This discount, as well as loan origination costs and the transaction fee paid to the Investor, are accreted as interest expense under the effective interest method over the repayment term of 60 months. On September 1, 2009, the Company satisfied an interest payment of $720,000 by issuance of an additional convertible note. This note has the same interest rate, convertible price per share and maturity date as the original convertible note. No warrant was issued with the additional convertible note.

The convertible notes, as well as the warrant to purchase common stock of the Company, contain down-round provisions such that the number of underlying shares, and the corresponding price per share, change if the Company issues stock below the stated conversion and exercise price of the notes and warrant. In conjunction with the October 2009 private placement of the Company’s common stock, the convertible notes and the warrant were re-priced under a weighted-average formula to have conversion prices and exercise price of $3.68474 per share for 5,080,411 and 1,465,503 shares, respectively (846,735 and 244,251 shares, respectively at $22.108 per share as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010).

As of December 31, 2009, the total amount due under the convertible notes outstanding was $18,720,000 and the two notes are convertible into an aggregate of 5,080,411 shares of the Company’s common stock (846,735 as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010).

 

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Note 11 – Convertible Debt: – (continued)

 

As security for the Company’s obligations to the Investor under the convertible notes, the Company granted to the Investor a first priority security interest in: (i) all of the stock of (A) ProCyte Corporation, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and (B) Photo Therapeutics, Inc., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company upon the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics; (ii) 65% of the stock of Photo Therapeutics Limited, which also became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company upon the acquisition of Photo Therapeutics; and (iii) the underlying assets of ProCyte, Photo Therapeutics, Inc. and Photo Therapeutics Limited related to their skincare businesses.

Note 12 – Warrants:

The Company accounts for warrants that have provisions that protect holders from a decline in the issue price of its common stock (or “down-round” provisions) or that contain net settlement provision as liabilities instead of equity. Down-round provisions reduce the exercise or conversion price of a warrant or convertible instrument if a company either issues equity shares for a price that is lower than the exercise or conversion price of those instruments or issues new warrants or convertible instruments that have a lower exercise or conversion price. Net settlement provisions allow the holder of the warrant to surrender shares underlying the warrant equal to the exercise price as payment of its exercise price, instead of physically exercising the warrant by paying cash. The Company evaluated whether warrants to acquire its common stock contain provisions that protect holders from declines in the stock price or otherwise could result in modification of the exercise price and/or shares to be issued under the respective warrant agreements based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option.

The warrants issued to the Investor, in conjunction with the $18 million convertible note (see Note 11), contain a down-round provision. The Company concluded that the triggering event of the down-round provision was not based on an input to the fair value of “fixed-for-fixed” option and therefore is not considered indexed to the Company’s stock. The warrant contains a net settlement provision, and because it is not indexed to the Company’s stock, is accounted for as a liability.

The Company recognizes these warrants as a liability at the fair value on each reporting date. The Company measured the fair value of these warrants as of December 31, 2009, and recorded other income of $808,786 resulting from the reduction of the liability associated with the fair value of the warrants for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Company has accounted for the Investor’s warrants as a liability due to the “down-round” price protection provision. See Note 1, Fair Value Measurements. The Company computed the value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes method. The following are the key assumptions used to value the warrants as of the dates indicated (as adjusted to reflect the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010):

 

     February 27,
2009
    December 31,
2009
 

Number of warrants

     174,367        244,251   

Exercise price

   $ 30.96      $ 22.108   

Fair value of warrants

   $ 1,550,311      $ 741,525   

Volatility

     87.89     79.23

Risk-free interest rate

     2.69     3.39

Expected dividend yield

     0     0

Expected warrant life

     8 years        7.17 years   

 

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Note 12 – Warrants: – (continued)

 

The Company’s recurring fair value measurements at December 31, 2009 related only to the warrants issued to the Investor, and had a fair value of $741,525. The inputs used in measuring the fair value of these warrants are of Level 3, significant unobservable inputs.

No other warrants issued by the Company contain both down-round provisions and net settlement provisions.

Recurring Level 3 Activity and Reconciliation

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the liability measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The table reflects gains and losses for the twelve months for all financial liabilities categorized as Level 3 as of December 31, 2009.

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3):

 

Warrant liability:

  

Balance as of January 1, 2009

   $   

Initial measurement of warrants

     1,550,311   

Decrease in fair value of warrants

     (808,786
        

Balance as of December 31, 2009

   $ 741,525   
        

Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies:

Leases

The Company has entered into various non-cancelable lease agreements for real property, and one minor operating lease for personal property. These arrangements expire at various dates through 2012. Rent expense was $748,715, $601,947 and $583,372 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The future annual minimum payments under these leases are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

  

2010

   $ 623,515

2011

     339,481

2012

     89,862

Thereafter

    
      

Total

   $ 1,052,858
      

Litigation

Ra Medical

Since January 2004, the Company has been involved in a dispute with Ra Medical Systems, Inc. and Dean Irwin, one of the Company’s former employees, arising out of a claim of misappropriation of certain of the Company’s proprietary information. The Company refers to Ra Medical Systems, Inc. and Dean Irwin, collectively, as Ra Medical. In November 2004, Ra Medical brought a malicious prosecution action against the Company, which was subsequently settled in May 2007. In June 2006, Ra Medical brought an action against the

 

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Company for unfair competition. In October 2008, Ra Medical brought a second malicious prosecution action against the Company and its outside counsel, alleging that the action the Company brought in January 2004 against Ra Medical was initiated and maintained with malice. Oral arguments have been heard on certain of these matters, and the Company awaits the decision of the appellate court.

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company

The Company has notified St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, or St. Paul, its general liability and umbrella liability insurer, of the second malicious prosecution suit brought by Ra Medical. St. Paul has claimed that it has no duty to defend the Company or indemnify it, asserting, among other things, that it had been released from such duties in the settlement of the previous malicious prosecution action brought by Ra Medical. Notwithstanding these claims, in March 2009, St. Paul informed the Company that it will pay for the cost of defense subject to a full reservation of rights.

Cowen and Company

The Company engaged Cowen and Company, or Cowen, to provide certain services in connection with the acquisition of PTL, including rendering a fairness opinion as to the consideration paid in the transaction. In July 2009, Cowen and Company brought an action against the Company seeking payment of the fees it had earned in the engagement. On November 10, 2009, the Company reached a settlement with Cowen, pursuant to which the Company made a payment of $300,000 to Cowen upon execution of the settlement agreement and will pay the remaining $599,380 in nine monthly installments, at no interest. The final payment will be made in August 2010.

Other

The Company is involved in certain other legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes, based on discussions with legal counsel, that these other litigation and claims will likely be resolved without a material effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Employment Agreements

The Company has severance agreements with certain key executives and employees that create certain liabilities in the event of their termination of employment without cause, or following a change in control of the Company. The aggregate commitment under these executive severance agreements, should all covered executives and employees be terminated other than for cause, was approximately $1,181,959 as of December 31, 2009, based on 2009 salary levels. Should all covered executives be terminated following a change in control of the Company, the aggregate commitment under these executive severance agreements at December 31, 2009 was approximately $1,335,661, based on 2009 salary levels.

Restricted Securities and Warrants

If an investor participating in the November 2006 private placement exercises a warrant received in the placement, then Cowen & Company is entitled to a 6.5% commission on the gross proceeds to the Company from such exercise. If all such warrants are exercised, then the Company will receive $3,904,000 and will owe Cowen & Company $253,760 in commissions. To date, no such exercises of these warrants have occurred.

 

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Note 14 – Stockholders’ Equity:

Common Stock, adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010

The stockholders voted to approve a reverse stock split and the Company’s board of directors selected the ratio of a 1-for-6 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, which became effective on February 3, 2010. As a result of the reverse stock split, each six shares of common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock and the total number of shares outstanding was reduced from approximately 13.5 million shares to approximately 2.2 million shares.

On February 3, 2010, the stockholders voted to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 3,571,429 to 35,000,000 shares.

On January 26, 2009, the stockholders voted to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2,380,952 to 3,571,429 shares.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had issued 14,044 shares of its restricted common stock in connection with the Asset Purchase agreement with Stern Laser Srl, or Stern.

On June 26, 2007, the stockholders voted to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 1,785,714 to 2,380,952 shares.

Common Stock Options, adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010

In January 1996, the Company adopted the 1995 Non-Qualified Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”) for key employees, officers, directors, and consultants, and initially provided for up to 11,905 options to be issued thereunder.

On April 10, 1998, the Company created a stock option plan for outside/non-employee members of the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the stock plan, each outside/non-employee director was to receive an annual grant of options, in addition to any other consideration he or she may receive, to purchase up to 476 shares of common stock as compensation, at an exercise price equal to the market price of the common stock on the last trading day of the preceding year. The options granted pursuant to this plan vested at the rate of 119 options per quarter during each quarter in which such person had served as a member of the Board of Directors. Since the date of adoption of the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (discussed below), the Company no longer grants options to members of the Board of Directors under this plan. At December 31, 2009, the plan had 357 options outstanding.

In May 2000, the Company adopted the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “2000 Plan”). The 2000 Plan initially reserved for issuance up to 23,810 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was increased to 47,619 shares pursuant to the affirmative vote of the stockholders on June 10, 2002 and to 79,762 shares on December 16, 2003. The reserved shares are to be used for granting of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) to employees of the Company and for granting of non-qualified stock options (“NSOs”) and other stock-based awards to employees and consultants. The option exercise price for ISOs shall not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. All ISOs granted to less than ten-percent stockholders may have a term of up to 10 years, while ISOs granted to greater than ten-percent stockholders shall have a term of up to five years. The option exercise price for NSOs shall not be less than 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. No NSOs shall be exercisable for more than 10 years after the date of the respective grant. The plan became inactive on December 28, 2005, and had 16,369 options outstanding at December 31, 2009.

 

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In May 2000, the Company also adopted the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the “Non-Employee Director Plan”). The Non-Employee Director Plan reserved for issuance up to 5,952 shares of the Company’s common stock for the granting of non-qualified options to members of the Company’s Board of Directors. In consideration for services rendered, each director received on each of January 1, 2001 and 2002 an option to purchase 476 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s stockholders voted on June 10, 2002 to increase the number of reserved shares to 15,476 and also to increase the annual grant to each director from 476 to 833. On December 16, 2003, the stockholders voted to increase the number of reserved shares to 23,810; on December 28, 2005, they voted to increase the number of reserved shares to 33,333; and on June 26, 2007, they voted to increase the number of reserved shares to 50,000. The plan is active and had 37,768 options outstanding at December 31, 2009.

In March 2005, the Company assumed four option plans from ProCyte: the 2004 Stock Option Plan, the 1996 Stock Option Plan, the 1991 Restated Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and the 1989 Restated Stock Option Plan. The plans became inactive on December 28, 2005, and had 845, 6,949, 0 and 0 options outstanding at December 31, 2009, respectively.

On December 28, 2005, the stockholders approved the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, authorizing 75,238 shares thereto. The Company’s stockholders voted on June 26, 2007, to increase in the number of shares reserved to 146,667. The Company’s stockholders voted on January 26, 2009, to increase in the number of shares reserved to 194,286. The plan is active and had 95,107 options outstanding at December 31, 2009.

On December 28, 2005, the stockholders approved the 2005 Investment Plan, authorizing 9,524 shares thereto. On December 22, 2009, the Board terminated this plan. The plan is inactive and had 286 options outstanding at December 31, 2009.

In January 2009, February 2009 and May 2009, the Company issued 5,000, 833 and 625 options, respectively, to purchase common stock to non-employee directors, in accordance with the terms of the Non-Employee Director Plan.

On June 15, 2009, the Company awarded 4,667 restricted shares of our common stock to two of the Company’s executive officers.

Also, during the course of 2009, the Company granted an aggregate of 34,432 options to purchase common stock to a number of employees and consultants with a strike price equal to the quoted market value of our stock at the date of grant. The options vest over five years and expire ten years from the date of grant.

In January 2008, the Company issued 5,000 options to purchase common stock to non-employee directors, in accordance with the terms of the Non-Employee Director Plan.

Also, during the course of 2008, the Company granted an aggregate of 25,243 options to purchase common stock to a number of employees and consultants with a strike price equal to the quoted market value of our stock at the date of grant. The options vest over five years and expire ten years from the date of grant.

In January 2007 and May 2007, the Company issued 6,000 and 625 options, respectively, to purchase common stock to non-employee directors, in accordance with the terms of the Non-Employee Director Plan.

On May 1, 2007, the Company awarded 6,250 restricted shares of our common stock to three of the Company’s executive officers, and on August 13, 2007, 3,750 restricted shares of our common stock to one of the Company’s executive officers.

 

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Also, during the course of 2007, the Company granted an aggregate of 13,530 options to purchase common stock to a number of employees and consultants with a strike price equal to the quoted market value of our stock at the date of grant. The options vest over five years and expire ten years from the date of grant.

A summary of option transactions for all of the Company’s options during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010, is as follows:

 

     Number
of Shares
    Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

   145,089      $ 87.78

Granted

   19,155        47.04

Exercised

   (1,813     47.46

Expired/cancelled

   (16,486     79.80
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

   145,945        84.00

Granted

   30,243        35.70

Exercised

         

Expired/cancelled

   (31,044     78.96
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

   145,144        75.36

Granted

   41,224        7.44

Exercised

         

Expired/cancelled

   (28,186     76.62
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

   158,182      $ 57.42
            

Exercisable at December 31, 2009

   101,076      $ 75.24
            

As of December 31, 2009, 101,076 options to purchase common stock were vested and exercisable at prices ranging from $8.88 to $399.00 per share. As of December 31, 2008, 92,064 options to purchase common stock were vested and exercisable at prices ranging from $33.18 to $399.00 per share. Options are issued with exercise prices equal to the market price on the date of issue, so the weighted-average exercise price equals the weighted-average fair value price.

The aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2009 was immaterial.

The weighted average grant date fair value of options was $6.12 and $28.98 for options granted during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $0.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate fair value of grants of stock options with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Risk-free interest rate

   3.46   3.75   4.74

Volatility

   88.67   84.06   85.94

Expected dividend yield

   0   0   0

Expected life

   8.1 years      8.1 years      8.1 years   

Estimated forfeiture rate

   27   10   16

 

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Note 14 – Stockholders’ Equity: – (continued)

 

The Company calculates expected volatility for a share-based grant based on historic daily stock price observations of its common stock during the period immediately preceding the grant that is equal in length to the expected term of the grant. For estimating the expected term of share-based grants made in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company has adopted the simplified method. The Company has used historical data to estimate expected employee behaviors related to option exercises and forfeitures and included these expected forfeitures as a part of the estimate of expense as of the grant date.

With respect to both grants of options and awards of restricted stock, the risk-free rate of interest is based on the U.S. Treasury rates appropriate for the expected term of the grant or award.

On June 15, 2009, the Company awarded 4,667 shares of restricted stock to its senior executives. These restricted shares have a purchase price of $0.06 per share; the shares will vest, and no longer be subject to the Company’s right of repurchase, if the Company achieves positive adjusted net income in the year ended December 31, 2010, where adjusted net income is defined as net income after taxes, excluding income and expense from stock options and warrants. Taking into account the conditions for vesting, the Company determined the fair value of the awards to be the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance less the purchase price of the award.

With respect to awards of restricted stock in 2007, the Company uses the Monte-Carlo pricing model to estimate fair value of restricted stock awards. The awards made in the first and second quarters 2007 were estimated with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

Assumptions for Stock Awards

   Year Ended
December 31, 2007
 

Risk-free interest rate

   4.52

Volatility

   74.64

Expected dividend yield

   0

Expected Life

   5.07 years   

The Company calculated expected volatility for restricted stock based on a mirror approach, where the daily stock price of our common stock during the seven-year period immediately after the grant would be the mirror of the historic daily stock price of our common stock during the seven-year period immediately preceding the grant.

Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 included $552,608 from stock options grants and $655,237 from restricted stock awards. Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 included $888,546 from stock options grants and $414,491 from restricted stock awards. Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 included $955,767 from stock options grants and $380,007 from restricted stock awards.

Compensation expense is presented as part of the operating results in selling, general and administrative expenses. For stock options granted to consultants an additional selling, general, and administrative expense in the amount of $54,181, $92,501 and $109,107 was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

At December 31, 2009, there was $1,067,949 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested option grants and stock awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.59 years.

 

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The outstanding options, as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010, including options exercisable at December 31, 2009, have a range of exercise prices and associated weighted remaining contractual life and weighted average exercise price, as follows:

 

Options Range of Exercise Prices

   Outstanding
Number of
Shares
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   Exercisable
Number of
Shares
   Exercisable
Weighted Avg.
Exercise Price

$0 - $30.00

   42,843    9.34    $ 7.92    7,945    $ 11.70

$30.01 - $60.00

   45,629    7.49    $ 42.42    30,129    $ 43.26

$60.01 - $90.00

   20,825    3.89    $ 73.20    19,862    $ 73.44

$90.01 - up

   48,885    3.49    $ 108.18    43,140    $ 110.10
                            

Total

   158,182    6.28    $ 57.42    101,076    $ 75.24
                            

The outstanding options, as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010, will expire, as follows:

 

Year Ending

   Number
of Shares
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   Exercise Price

2010

   18,612    $ 107.04    $ 44.94 - $399.00

2011

   4,637      140.58    $ 62.58 - $236.46

2012

   3,081      83.64    $ 77.70 - $115.92

2013

   7,104      74.76    $ 64.26 - $  97.44

2014 and later

   124,748      45.30    $ 5.82 - $105.00
                  
   158,182    $ 57.42    $ 5.82 - $399.00
                  

Common Stock Warrants, adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010

In February 2009, the Company issued 174,367 to purchase common stock to the Investor related to the convertible debt agreement dated February 27, 2009. The warrants had an initial exercise price of $30.96 per share and had a eight-year term, expiring in February 2017. The warrants have a down-round provision and as of December 31, 2009, the outstanding warrants to the Investor are 244,251 at an exercise price of $22.108.

In September 2008, the Company issued 4,589 warrants to purchase common stock to CIT Healthcare related to the term-note credit facility amendment of September, 2008. The warrants have an exercise price of $18.48 per share and have a five-year term, expiring in September 2013.

In December 2007, the Company issued 5,608 warrants to purchase common stock to each of CIT Healthcare and Life Sciences Capital related to the term-note credit facility of December 31, 2007. The warrants have an exercise price of $47.04 per share and have a five-year term, expiring in December 2012. Also in December 2007, the Company redeemed and cancelled all of the warrants that were previously issued to GE Capital Corporation.

In March 2007, the Company issued 793 warrants to purchase common stock to GE Capital Corporation related to the leasing credit facility. The warrants had an exercise price of $53.76 per share and had a five-year term.

 

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A summary of warrant transactions for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010, is as follows:

 

     Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

   113,016      $ 73.50

Issued

   12,008        47.46

Exercised

         

Expired/cancelled

   (26,224     79.38
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

   98,800        68.88

Issued

   4,589        18.48

Exercised

         

Expired/cancelled

   (23,680     84.00
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

   79,709        61.74

Issued

   244,251        22.08

Exercised

         

Expired/cancelled

         
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

   323,960      $ 31.80
            

At December 31, 2009, all outstanding warrants were exercisable at prices ranging from $18.48 to $67.20 per share.

If not previously exercised, the outstanding warrants will expire, as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010, as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,    Number
of

Warrants
   Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

2010

      $

2011

   63,905      67.20

2012

   11,215      47.04

2013

   4,589      18.48

2014

   244,251      22.08
           
   323,960    $ 31.80
           

Note 15 – Income Taxes:

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 is an asset-and-liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns.

The Company recorded no provisions in 2009, 2008 and 2007 due to losses incurred. Any other provisions, including accrual adjustments for prior periods, were completely offset by changes in the deferred tax valuation allowance.

 

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Note 15 – Income Taxes: – (continued)

 

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Federal, including AMT tax:

      

Current

   $      $      $   

Deferred

     (2,475,000     (2,494,000     (2,371,000

State:

      

Current

                     

Deferred

     (5,118,000     (228,000     (630,000
                        
     (7,593,000     (2,722,000     (3,001,000

Change in valuation allowance

     7,593,000        2,722,000        3,001,000   
                        

Income tax expense

   $      $      $   
                        

State deferred tax at December 31, 2009 was $286,000; deferred U.K. tax was $4,832,000.

A reconciliation of the effective tax rate with the Federal statutory tax rate of 34% follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
   2009     2008     2007  

Expected Federal tax benefit at statutory rate

   $ 3,577,000      $ 3,839,000      $ 2,160,000   

Gross change in valuation allowance

     (7,593,000     (2,722,000     (3,001,000

Adjustments of temporary differences and net operating loss expirations and limitations

     3,651,000        (1,313,000     130,000   

State income taxes

     286,000        228,000        630,000   

Other, including adjustment due to State loss carryforwards and U.K. rate differences

     79,000        (32,000     81,000   
                        

Income tax expense

   $      $      $   
                        

In 2007, the gross deferred tax asset from net operating loss carryforwards was adjusted to account for a change of ownership, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code Section 382, deemed to have occurred as of July 31, 2005.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $131,000,000 of federal net operating loss carryforwards in the United States. Included in the aggregate net operating loss carryforward are approximately $9,447,000 of losses sustained by SLT prior to the tax-free acquisition on December 27, 2002 and approximately $29,540,000 of losses sustained by ProCyte prior to the tax-free acquisition on March 18, 2005. As of December 31, 2009, the Company has estimated that only $5,025,000 of the net operating loss from SLT and $16,636,000 of the loss from ProCyte can be realized upon, based on Federal limitations on the useabililty of such expiring losses. There have been no other changes of ownership identified by management in 2009 that materially constrain the Company’s utilization of loss carryforwards. If the Company undergoes a change or ownership in the future, the utilization of the Company’s loss carryforwards may be materially constrained. Photo Therapeutics, Ltd. has, after conversion to U.S. dollars, approximately $16,019,000 of net operating loss carryforwards, of which $14,950,000 were incurred before the acquisition on February 27, 2009. There are no federal net operating loss carryforwards from Photo Therapeutics, Inc., insofar as the Company intends to make a Section 338 election to treat the stock purchase as an asset purchase.

 

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Note 15 – Income Taxes: – (continued)

 

In addition, the Company had approximately $1,417,000 of Federal tax credit carryforwards and alternative minimum tax credits of $112,000 as of December 31, 2009. The credit carryforwards have begun, and continue, to expire over the ensuing 20 years. Primarily due to Federal rules applicable to the acquisition of SLT and ProCyte, approximately $652,000 are subject to severe utilization constraints and accordingly have been ascribed minimal value in the deferred tax asset.

Net deductible, or favorable, temporary differences were approximately $36,029,000 at December 31, 2009. Of that amount, $34,793,000 were usable for federal tax purposes in the U.S. and the remaining $1,236,000 were usable for tax purposes in the U.K.

The changes in the deferred tax asset are as follows.

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Beginning balance, gross

   $ 51,838,000      $ 49,116,000   

Net changes due to:

    

Operating loss carryforwards

     5,778,000        (203,000

Temporary Differences

     1,736,000          

Other, including adjustment due to state loss carryforwards and net operating loss limitations and expirations

     79,000        2,925,000   
                

Ending balance, gross

     59,431,000        51,838,000   

Less: valuation allowance

     (59,431,000     (51,838,000
                

Ending balance, net

   $      $   
                

The ending balances of the deferred tax asset have been fully reserved, reflecting the uncertainties as to realizability evidenced by the Company’s historical results and restrictions on the usage of the net operating loss carryforwards.

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following.

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Loss carryforwards

   $ 44,986,000      $ 39,208,000   

Carryforward and AMT credits

     878,000        799,000   

Accrued employment expenses

     1,452,000        1,249,000   

Amortization and write-offs

     2,872,000        2,783,000   

Bad debts

     141,000        185,000   

Deferred R&D costs

     3,763,000        3,594,000   

Deferred revenues

     233,000        304,000   

Depreciation

     3,560,000        2,757,000   

Inventoriable costs

     27,000        66,000   

Inventory reserves

     908,000        698,000   

Other accruals and reserves

     265,000        195,000   

U.K. capital and research allowances, etc.

     346,000          
                

Gross deferred tax asset

     59,431,000        51,838,000   

Less: valuation allowance

     (59,431,000     (51,838,000
                

Net deferred tax asset

   $      $   
                

 

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Note 15 – Income Taxes: – (continued)

 

Benefits that may be realized from components in the deferred tax asset that were contributed by acquired companies will be first taken to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and other intangibles that were recorded in the respective transactions. Acculase contributed approximately $3,723,000 in benefit from periods prior to the buy-out of the minority interest in August 2000; ProCyte approximately $6,898,000 in benefit from periods prior to the acquisition in March 2005; and Photo Therapeutics Ltd. approximately $4,532,000 in benefit from periods from to the February 2009 acquisition. Such pre-acquisition benefits, if recognized upon a reduction in the valuation allowance, will be recognized directly in the Company’s Statement of Operations. Within the net operating loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 are approximately $6,651,000 of benefit from tax deductions from the exercise of Company stock options. The preponderance of these options were made to employees and therefore no book expense was recognized on their grant. Such benefits, if recognized upon a reduction of the valuation allowance, will be credited to the paid in capital account of the Company.

The Company adopted ASC Topic 740 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statement in accordance. This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. There were no significant matters determined to be unrecognized tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that have been recorded on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Additionally, ASC Topic 740 provides guidance on the recognition of interest and penalties related to income taxes. There were no interest or penalties related to income taxes that have been accrued or recognized as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

The Company files corporate income tax returns in the United States, both in the Federal jurisdiction and in various state jurisdictions. The Company is subject to Federal income tax examination for calendar tax years 2006 through 2009 and is also generally subject to various state income tax examinations for calendar years 2003 through 2009.

Note 16 – Significant Alliances/Agreements:

On March 31, 2005, the Company entered into a Sales and Marketing Agreement with GlobalMed (Asia) Technologies Co., Inc. (“GlobalMed”). Under this agreement, GlobalMed acts as master distributor in the Pacific Rim for the Company’s XTRAC excimer laser and for the Company’s LaserPro® diode surgical laser system. The Company’s diode laser will be marketed for, among other things, use in a gynecological procedure pioneered by David Matlock, MD. The Company has engaged Dr. Matlock as a consultant to explore further business opportunities for the Company. In connection with this engagement, Dr. Matlock received options to purchase up to 4,167 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price which was the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant, as adjusted for the 1-for-6 reverse stock split effective February 3, 2010. In July 2006, the Company broadened the territory covered by the Sales and Marketing Agreement to include the United States and added Innogyn, Inc., a related party of GlobalMed, as co-distributor under the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, sales to GlobalMed were $2,635,300, $2,957,900 and $2,387,200, respectively.

On March 31, 2006, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University granted the Company an exclusive license, effective April 1, 2006, to use Mount Sinai’s patented methodology for utilization of ultraviolet laser light for the treatment of vitiligo. The licensed patent is US Patent No. 6,979,327, Treatment of Vitiligo. It was issued December 27, 2005, and the inventor is James M. Spencer, MD, a member of the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board. The Company is obligated to pay royalties, quarterly, over the life of the agreement.

 

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Note 16 – Significant Alliances/Agreements: – (continued)

 

Pursuant to the license agreement, the Company reimbursed $77,876 to Mount Sinai, over the first 18 months of the license term and at no interest, for patent prosecution costs incurred. The Company is also obligated to pay Mount Sinai a royalty on a combined base of domestic sales of XTRAC treatment codes used for psoriasis as well as for vitiligo. In the first four years of the license, however, Mount Sinai may elect to be paid royalties on a alternate base, comprised simply of treatments for vitiligo, but a higher royalty rate and developed technologies. (See Note 5 Patents and Licensed Technologies). The Company has paid and/or accrued Mount Sinai royalties of $169,979, $156,179and $119,560 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

On April 14, 2006, the Company entered into a Clinical Trial Agreement protocol with the University of California at San Francisco. The agreement covers a protocol for a phase 4, randomized, double-blinded study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the XTRAC laser system in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis. John Koo, MD, a member of our Scientific Advisory Board, is guiding the study using our high-powered Ultra™ excimer laser. Dr. Koo presented the favorable findings of the study at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar in March 2008. Dr. Koo concluded that the XTRAC Excimer Laser may be appropriate for the majority of moderate to severe psoriasis sufferers. It also allows dermatologists to treat those patients with a high level of safety, as opposed to the use of many systemic products. Other phototherapy treatments such as broadband or narrow band UVB can also be used; however, undesirable aspects of these treatments include exposure of healthy skin to UVB light, and the inconvenience of extended treatment periods, which are often necessary for moderate to severe patients. We expensed $189,000 in the year ended December 31, 2008 in payment for this study.

In December 2007, the Company engaged Universal Business Solutions, Inc. (“UBS”) to distribute in the United States the line of spa products of the skin care segment. UBS will be a stocking distributor. The agreement is for 3 years.

Note 17 – Significant Customer Concentration:

No one customer represented 10% or more of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

Note 18 – Business Segment and Geographic Data:

Segments are distinguished by the Company’s management structure, products and services offered, markets served and types of customers. The Domestic XTRAC business generally derives its revenues from procedures performed by dermatologists in the United States. The International Dermatology Equipment segment, in comparison, generates revenues from the sale of equipment to dermatologists outside of the United States through a network of distributors. The Skin Care (ProCyte) segment generates primary revenues by selling skincare products. The Photo Therapeutics (PTL) segment generates revenues by selling LED and associated skincare products for the treatment of a range of clinical and aesthetic dermatological conditions and by earning milestone payments and potential royalties, from a licensing agreement. The Surgical Products segment generates revenues by selling laser products and disposables to hospitals and surgery centers on both a domestic and an international basis.

Unallocated operating expenses include costs that are not specific to a particular segment but are general to the group; included are expenses incurred for administrative and accounting staff, general liability and other insurance, professional fees and other similar corporate expenses. Unallocated assets include cash, prepaid expenses and deposits. Goodwill from the buy-out of Acculase that was carried at $2,944,423 at December 31, 2009 and 2008 has been allocated to the domestic and international XTRAC segments based upon its fair value

 

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as of the date of the buy-out in the amounts of $2,061,096 and $883,327, respectively. Goodwill of $13,973,385 at December 31, 2009 and 2008 from the ProCyte acquisition has been entirely allocated to the Skin Care segment. Goodwill of $2,554,878 at December 31, 2009 from the Photo Therapeutics acquisition has been entirely allocated to the PTL segment.

The following tables reflect results of operations from our business segments for the periods indicated below:

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2009  
    DOMESTIC
XTRAC
    INTERN’L
DERM.
EQUIPMENT
    SKIN CARE     PTL     SURGICAL
PRODUCTS
AND
OTHER
    TOTAL  

Revenues

  $ 12,790,948      $ 3,996,067      $ 7,895,473      $ 4,383,016      $ 3,622,580      $ 32,688,084   

Costs of revenues

    7,082,369        2,588,195        2,639,213        2,338,330        2,777,859        17,425,966   
                                               

Gross profit

    5,708,579        1,407,872        5,256,260        2,044,686        844,721        15,262,118   
                                               

Gross profit %

    44.6     35.2     66.6     46.7     23.3     46.7

Allocated operating expenses:

           

Selling, general and administrative

    7,122,207        251,344        4,904,642        2,075,245        469,331        14,822,769   

Engineering and product development

                  381,590        286,806        242,693        911,089   

Unallocated operating expenses

                                       8,487,145   
                                               
    7,122,207        251,344        5,286,232        2,362,051        712,024        24,221,003   
                                               

Income (loss) from operations

    (1,413,628     1,156,528        (29,972     (317,365     132,697        (8,958,885

Interest expense, net

                                       (2,370,676

Change in fair value of warrant

                                       808,786   
                                               

(Loss) income from continuing operations

    (1,413,628     1,156,528        (29,972     (317,365     132,697        (10,520,775

Discontinued operations:

           

Income from discontinued operations

                                         
                                               

Net (loss) income

  $ (1,413,628   $ 1,156,528      $ (29,972   $ (317,365   $ 132,697      $ (10,520,775
                                               

Segment assets

  $ 14,419,022      $ 2,514,979      $ 17,135,033      $ 12,841,517      $ 2,980,393      $ 49,890,944   

Capital expenditures

  $ 66,825      $ 22,873      $ 4,950      $ 23,350      $ 8,716      $ 126,714   

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2008  
     DOMESTIC
XTRAC
    INTERN’L
DERM.
EQUIPMENT
    SKIN
CARE
    PTL    SURGICAL
PRODUCTS
AND
OTHER
    TOTAL  

Revenues

   $ 12,419,972      $ 3,782,456      $ 12,829,816      $    $ 5,738,048      $ 34,770,292   

Costs of revenues

     6,714,786        1,871,470        4,431,545             3,977,516        16,995,317   
                                               

Gross profit

     5,705,186        1,910,986        8,398,271             1,760,532        17,774,975   
                                               

Gross profit %

     45.9     50.5     65.5     N/A      30.7     51.1

Allocated operating expenses:

             

Selling, general and administrative

     8,141,717        248,262        6,883,466             377,489        15,650,934   

Engineering and product development

     168,214        20,790        461,702             422,509        1,073,215   

Unallocated operating expenses

                                      11,146,173   
                                               
     8,309,931        269,052        7,345,168             799,998        27,870,322   
                                               

Loss from operations

     (2,604,745     1,641,934        1,053,103             960,534        (10,095,347

Interest expense, net

                                      (1,032,597
                                               

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (2,604,745     1,641,934        1,053,103             960,534        (11,127,944

Discontinued operations:

             

Income from discontinued operations

                                    285,712   

Sale of discontinued operations

                                      (448,675
                                               

Net (loss) income

   $ (2,604,745   $ 1,641,934      $ 1,053,103      $    $ 960,534      $ (11,290,907
                                               

Segment assets

   $ 17,369,541      $ 2,542,375      $ 18,398,212      $    $ 3,765,114      $ 42,075,242   

Capital expenditures

   $ 2,405,082      $ 25,363      $      $    $ 31,241      $ 2,461,686   
     Year Ended December 31, 2007  
     DOMESTIC
XTRAC
    INTERN’L
DERM.
EQUIPMENT
    SKIN
CARE
    PTL    SURGICAL
PRODUCTS
AND
OTHER
    TOTAL  

Revenues

   $ 9,141,857        3,256,505      $ 13,471,973      $    $ 5,176,108      $ 31,046,443   

Costs of revenues

     4,706,947        1,701,102        4,208,287             2,965,290        13,581,626   
                                               

Gross profit

     4,434,910        1,555,403        9,263,686             2,210,818        17,464,817   
                                               

Gross profit %

     48.5     47.8     68.8     N/A      42.7     56.3

Allocated operating expenses:

             

Selling, general and administrative

     6,189,047        251,318        5,812,185             395,211        12,647,761   

Engineering and product development

                   391,928             407,180        799,108   

Unallocated operating expenses

                                      9,631,773   
                                               
     6,189,047        251,318        6,204,113             802,391        23,078,642   
                                               

Loss from operations

     (1,754,137     1,304,085        3,059,573             1,408,427        (5,613,825

Refinancing charge

                                      (441,956

Interest expense, net

                                      (529,489
                                               

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (1,754,137     1,304,085        3,059,573             1,408,427        (6,585,270

Discontinued operations:

             

Income from discontinued operations

                                      231,024   
                                               

Net loss,

   $ (1,754,137   $ 1,304,085      $ 3,059,573      $    $ 1,408,427      $ (6,354,246
                                               

Segment assets

   $ 13,823,060      $ 2,194,876      $ 21,269,256      $    $ 4,946,011      $ 42,233,203   

Capital expenditures

   $ 3,324,411      $ 15,679      $ 6,917      $    $ 72,474      $ 3,419,481   

 

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Note 18 – Business Segment and Geographic Data: – (continued)

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008

Assets:

     

Total assets for reportable segments

   $ 49,890,944    $ 42,075,242

Other unallocated assets

     3,277,202      4,639,027
             

Consolidated total

   $ 53,168,146    $ 46,714,269
             

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, there were no material net revenues attributed to an individual foreign country. Net revenues by geographic area were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007

Domestic

   $ 25,624,725    $ 27,398,356    $ 24,359,462

Foreign

     7,063,359      7,371,936      6,686,981
                    
   $ 32,688,084    $ 34,770,292    $ 31,046,443
                    

Note 19 – Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):

 

     For the Quarter Ended  
     Mar. 31     Jun. 30     Sep. 30     Dec. 31  

2009

        

Revenues

   $ 7,498,000      $ 8,313,000      $ 8,597,000      $ 8,279,000   

Gross profit

     3,701,000        4,407,000        3,716,000        3,438,000   

Net loss

     (3,512,000     (2,709,000     (2,011,000     (2,288,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share(2)

   $ (2.34   $ (1.80   $ (1.34   $ (1.12

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share(2)

     1,500,835        1,501,632        1,505,529        2,047,500   
     Mar. 31     Jun. 30     Sep. 30     Dec. 31  

2008

        

Revenues

   $ 8,330,000      $ 9,390,000      $ 8,797,000      $ 8,253,000   

Gross profit

     4,213,000        5,355,000        4,727,000        3,480,000   

Net loss

     (2,542,000     (1,607,000     (1,787,000     (5,354,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share(1)(2)

   $ (1.69   $ (1.07   $ (1.19   $ (3.57

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share(1)(2)

     1,500,767        1,500,767        1,500,767        1,500,767   
     Mar. 31     Jun. 30     Sep. 30     Dec. 31  

2007

        

Revenues

   $ 7,207,000      $ 7,311,000      $ 7,023,000      $ 9,505,000   

Gross profit

     3,967,000        4,007,000        3,885,000        5,606,000   

Net loss

     (1,883,000     (1,836,000     (1,653,000     (982,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share(1)(2)

   $ (1.26   $ (1.23   $ (1.10   $ (0.65

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share(1)(2)

     1,488,954        1,493,075        1,498,973        1,500,767   

 

(1) Adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-7 effective January 26, 2009.

 

(2) Adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split of 1-for-6 effective February 3, 2010.

 

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Note 20 – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts:

 

Description

   Balance at
Beginning of
Period
   Additions Charged to    Deductions(2)    Balance at
End of
Period
      Cost and
Expenses
   Other
Accounts(1)
     

For The Year Ended December 31, 2009:

              

Reserve for Doubtful Accounts

   $ 486,162    $ 136,424    $ 629    $ 222,939    $ 400,276
                                  

Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventories

   $ 1,836,441    $ 449,726    $ 180,968    $ 78,873    $ 2,388,262
                                  

For The Year Ended December 31, 2008:

              

Reserve for Doubtful Accounts

   $ 520,913    $ 144,750    $    $ 179,501    $ 486,162
                                  

Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventories

   $ 1,124,345    $ 769,323    $    $ 57,227    $ 1,836,441
                                  

For The Year Ended December 31, 2007:

              

Reserve for Doubtful Accounts

   $ 496,540    $ 95,624    $    $ 71,251    $ 520,913
                                  

Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventories

   $ 1,354,443    $ 134,541    $    $ 364,639    $ 1,124,345
                                  

 

(1) Represents additions due to the acquisition of PTL in February 2009.

 

(2) Represents write-offs of specific accounts receivable and inventories.

Note 21 – Subsequent Events:

On February 3, 2010, the Company completed the reverse split of its common stock in the ratio of 1-for-6. The Company’s common stock began trading at the market opening on February 4, 2010 on a split adjusted basis. The reverse split has intended to enable the Company to increase its marketability to institutional investors, among other benefits. As a result of the stock split, the Company now has 2,238,637 shares of common stock outstanding, taking into account of any fractional shares.

On March 1, 2010, as payment of interest in kind, the Company issued two additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $748,800. These Convertible Notes were initially convertible into an aggregate of 33,869 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $22.10844 per share.

On March 19, 2010, the Company entered into the Clutterbuck Agreement the Term Note with Clutterbuck Funds LLC. Clutterbuck Funds LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Company received net proceeds of $2,373,000 in the transaction. The secured term note has a principal amount of $2.5 million (the “Term Note”), which accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Term Note requires the Company to make monthly payments of interest only. The principal matures in 18 months and may be prepaid without penalty at any time. The note is secured by XTRAC lasers that the Company has consigned to physician customers and that are not otherwise pledged to CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC pursuant to the outstanding term notes with such lenders. In connection with the issuance of the Term Note to Clutterbuck, the Company issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of the Company’s common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or prior to the fifth anniversary of its issue date. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant, the exercise price is subject to a one-time downward adjustment if the Company makes certain issuances of our equity securities at a price per share less than $7.34 during the 36-month period following the issuance of the warrant.

 

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Note 21 – Subsequent Events: – (continued)

 

In order to consummate the bridge financing, it was necessary to secure the consent of the holder of Convertible Notes (the “Holder”). As of March 19, 2010, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Notes was $19,546,676. In order to obtain the Holder’s consent, the Company agreed to the following modifications to the Convertible Notes:

 

   

The Company has combined the aggregate outstanding obligations under the Convertible Notes into two convertible notes. Each note matures on February 27, 2014 and is identical to the original form of convertible note except as noted below;

 

   

The larger note has a principal amount of $16,746,270. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The incremental 2% increase in the interest rate may be paid in cash, and may not be paid in convertible PIK notes unless and until our stockholders vote to approve payment in the form of a convertible PIK note;

 

   

The smaller note has a principal amount of $2,800,406. The conversion price of this note was reduced to $11.25850 and the down-round anti-dilution adjustment to the conversion price was removed. The interest rate of this note was increased from 8% to 10%. The full amount of the accrued interest remains payable in cash or convertible PIK notes.

 

   

The collateral securing the Convertible Note was expanded by adding a first-priority lien against all of the Company’s assets other than the assets pledged with first-priority liens to CIT Healthcare and to Clutterbuck Funds. When assets are released from the lien of CIT Healthcare, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of Clutterbuck Funds and a second-priority lien of the Holder. Finally, when assets are released from the lien of Clutterbuck Funds, such assets will become subject to the first-priority lien of the Holder.

 

   

Three of the Company’s subsidiaries (ProCyte Corporation, Photo Therapeutics, Inc. and SLT Technology, Inc.) have guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Convertible Notes.

 

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1,000,000 Shares

PhotoMedex, Inc.

Common Stock

 

 

LOGO

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC   Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.

                    , 2010

Until                     , 2010, all dealers that effect transactions in our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 


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Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth all expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the sale of the common stock being registered. All of such expenses are estimates, except the fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

   $ 1,798.15

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fee

   $ 1,500.00

Printing and mailing expenses

   $ 200,000.00

Legal fees and expenses

   $ 500,000.00

Accounting fees and expenses

   $ 75,000.00

Transfer agent and registrar fees

   $ 30,000.00

Miscellaneous fees and expenses

   $ 136,701.85
      

Total:

   $ 945,000.00
      

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws designate the relative duties and responsibilities of our officers, establish procedures for actions by directors and stockholders and other items. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws also contain extensive indemnification provisions, which will permit us to indemnify our officers and directors to the maximum extent provided by Delaware law. Pursuant to our restated certificate of incorporation and under Delaware law, our directors are not liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for liability in connection with a breach of duty of loyalty, for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, for dividend payments or stock repurchases illegal under Delaware law or any transaction in which a director has derived an improper personal benefit. We have also instituted a new form of indemnification agreement between the directors and the Company, whereby directors may be indemnified by us against claims brought against them out of their services to us. All of our current directors have entered into such an indemnification agreement.

We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which expires on April 15, 2010. We are required to maintain such insurance as a covenant under the form of indemnification agreement for members of the Board of Directors.

Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 145 of the DGCL also empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted under similar standards, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity, for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 145 of the DGCL further provides that to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 of the DGCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and that the corporation is empowered to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On March 19, 2010, in connection with the issuance of the Clutterbuck Note, we issued Clutterbuck Funds a warrant to purchase 102,180 shares of our common stock for an initial exercise price of $7.34 per share. The warrant is exercisable at any time on or prior to the fifth anniversary of its issue date. Pursuant to the terms of the warrant, the exercise price is subject to a one-time downward adjustment if we make certain issuances of our equity securities at a price per share less than $7.34 during the 36-month period following the issuance of the warrant or, during the 18-month period after such 18-month period, in the event aggregate proceeds of dilutive issuances during such second 18-month period exceed $2.5 million.

On October 22, 2009, we sold 694,295 shares of our common stock to certain purchasers in a private placement transaction at a price of $3.90 per share. On November 10, 2009, we issued to an affiliate of one of the accredited investors participating in the October 22, 2009 closing an additional 38,333 shares at the same price of $3.90 per share.

On February 27, 2009, we issued one of the Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $18.0 million to one of our investors. This Convertible Note was initially convertible into 581,225 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $30.96912 per share. In connection with the issuance of this Convertible Note, we also issued to this investor a warrant to purchase 174,368 shares of our common stock at price per share of $30.96912. On September 1, 2009, as payment of interest in kind, we issued a second Convertible Note in an aggregate principal amount of $720,000 to this same investor, which Convertible Note was initially convertible into 23,249 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $30.96912 per share. On March 1, 2010, as payment of interest in kind, we issued two additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $748,800. These Convertible Notes were initially convertible into an aggregate of 33,869 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $22.10844 per share. Following the amendments to the Convertible Notes described herein, as of April 8, 2010, the Convertible Notes are convertible into 1,028,762 shares, of which 248,737 shares are convertible at $11.25850 per share and 780,025 shares are convertible at $21.46890 per share. The warrant is now exercisable for 251,527 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $21.46890 per share.

On September 30, 2008, we issued a warrant to CIT Healthcare LLC, which warrant was initially exercisable for 4,590 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $18.48 per share.

 

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On December 31, 2007, we issued a warrant to each of CIT Healthcare LLC and Life Sciences Capital LLC, which warrants were each initially exercisable for 5,608 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $47.04 per share.

We relied on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder for an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for each of the issuances noted above. Each of the certificates representing the shares issued in the private placement consummated in the fourth quarter of 2009 contains (and each share of common stock issued upon conversion or exercise of the Convertible Notes or warrants described above will contain) a restrictive legend preventing the sale, transfer or other disposition of such Shares unless registered or otherwise permitted under the Securities Act.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits

(a)(1) Financial Statements

Consolidated balance sheets of PhotoMedex, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, which were previously filed.

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise set forth in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(b) Exhibits

 

  1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 25, 2002, between PhotoMedex, Inc., J Merger Corp., Inc. and Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc.(1)
  2.2    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 1, 2004, between PhotoMedex, Inc., Gold Acquisition Merger Corp. and ProCyte Corporation(2)
  2.3    Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 31, 2006, by and between PhotoMedex, Inc. and each purchaser a party thereto(3)
  2.4    Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2008, by and among PhotoMedex, Inc., Photo Therapeutics Group Limited and Neil Crabb(21)
  2.5    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 1, 2008, by and between PhotoMedex, Inc. and PRI Medical Technologies, Inc.(21)
  3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on August 8, 2000(4)
  3.2    Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on January 6, 2004(22)
  3.3    Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on January 26, 2009(27)
  3.4    Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PhotoMedex, Inc., filed on February 3, 2010(32)
  3.5    Amended and Restated Bylaws(5)
  3.6    Amended Section 6.01 of the Bylaws, October 30, 2007(19)
  4.1    Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2008, by and between PhotoMedex, Inc. and Perseus Partners VII, LP, including Form of Convertible Note, Form of Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement(21)
  4.2    Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 27, 2009(24)
  4.3    First Tranche Convertible Promissory Note, dated February 27, 2009(24)
  4.4    Pledge and Security Agreement, dated February 27, 2009(24)
  4.5    First Tranche Warrant, dated February 27, 2009(24)
  4.6    Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 27, 2009(26)
  4.7    Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 22, 2009, between PhotoMedex, Inc. and each Purchaser(29)

 

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  4.8    PhotoMedex Inc. Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated September 1, 2009(30)
  4.9    Amendment No. 2 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 19, 2010(33)
  4.10    Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note #1, dated March 19, 2010(33)
  4.11    Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note #2, dated March 19, 2010(33)
  4.12    Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated March 19, 2010(33)
  4.13    Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2010, between PhotoMedex, Inc. and Clutterbuck Funds LLC(33)
  4.14    Term Note, dated March 19, 2010(33)
  4.15    Warrant, dated March 19, 2010(33)
  5.1+    Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
10.1    Lease Agreement dated May 29, 1996, between Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. and Nappen & Associates (Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania)(5)
10.2    Lease Renewal Agreement, dated January 18, 2001, between Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. and Nappen & Associates(5)
10.3    Lease Agreement, dated July 10, 2006, PhotoMedex, Inc. and Nappen & Associates(6)
10.4    Standard Industrial/Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease - Net, dated July 30, 2008 (additional facility at Carlsbad, California)(26)
10.5    Standard Industrial/Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease Net, dated March 17, 2005 (Carlsbad, California)(8)
10.6    Industrial Real Estate Lease, dated May 3, 2007, and delivered December 14, 2007(26)
10.7    License and Development Agreement, dated May 22, 2002, between Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. and Reliant Technologies, Inc.(5)
10.8    Settlement Agreement and Release, dated November 11, 2008, by and among Allergan, Inc., Murray A. Johnstone, MD, PhotoMedex, Inc. and ProCyte Corporation(26)
10.9    Master Purchase Agreement, dated September 7, 2004, between PhotoMedex, Inc. and Stern Laser, srl(9)
10.10    Master Lease Agreement, dated June 25, 2004, between PhotoMedex, Inc. and GE Capital Corporation(10)
10.11    Investment Agreement, dated March 30, 2006, between AzurTec, Inc. and PhotoMedex, Inc.(11)
10.12    License Agreement, dated March 30, 3006, between AzurTec, Inc. and PhotoMedex, Inc.(11)
10.13    License Agreement, dated March 31, 2006, and effective April 1, 1006, between the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and PhotoMedex, Inc.(12)
10.14    2005 Equity Compensation Plan, approved December 28, 2005(13)
10.15    2005 Investment Plan, approved December 28, 2005(13)
10.16    Amended and Restated 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan(1)
10.17    Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan(1)
10.18    2004 Stock Option Plan, assumed from ProCyte(14)

 

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10.19    1996 Stock Option Plan, assumed from ProCyte(14)
10.20    1991 Restated Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, assumed from ProCyte(14)
10.21    1989 Restated Stock Option Plan, assumed from ProCyte(14)
10.22    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Jeffrey F. O’Donnell, dated October 30, 2007(19)
10.23    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Dennis M. McGrath, dated September 1, 2007(19)
10.24    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Michael R. Stewart, dated September 1, 2007(19)
10.25    Employment Agreement of John F. Clifford, dated March 18, 2005(2)
10.26    Employment Agreement of Robin L. Carmichael, dated March 18, 2005(2)
10.27    Separation Agreement, effective June 30, 2006, between PhotoMedex, Inc. and John F. Clifford.(15)
10.28    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement of Jeffrey F. O’Donnell, dated January 15, 2006(8)
10.29    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement of Dennis M. McGrath, dated January 15, 2006(8)
10.30    Consulting Agreement dated January 21, 1998 between the Company and R. Rox Anderson, M.D.(7)
10.31    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement of Jeffrey F. O’Donnell, dated May 1, 2007(17)
10.32    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement of Dennis M. McGrath, dated May 1, 2007(17)
10.33    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement of Michael R. Stewart, dated May 1, 2007(17)
10.34    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement of Michael R. Stewart, dated August 13, 2007(18)
10.35    Amended and Restated 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, dated as of June 26, 2007(17)
10.36    Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, dated as of June 26, 2007, as amended on October 28, 2008(25)
10.37    Master Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 31, 2007 among PhotoMedex, Inc., CIT Healthcare LLC, as Agent and Lender, and Life Sciences Capital LLC, as Lender(20)
10.38    Omnibus Amendment dated September 30, 2008 by and among CIT Healthcare LLC, Life Sciences Capital LLC and PhotoMedex, Inc.(23)
10.39    Amendment No. 1 to Omnibus Amendment, dated February 27, 2009(24)
10.40    Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and executive officers of PhotoMedex, Inc.(24)
10.41    Restricted SPA of Dennis M. McGrath, dated June 15, 2009(28)
10.42    Restricted SPA of Michael R. Stewart, dated June 15, 2009(28)
10.43    Co-Promotion Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2010, between PhotoMedex, Inc. and Galderma Laboratories, L.P.(31)
22.1*    List of subsidiaries of the Company
23.1+    Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2+    Consent of Amper, Politziner & Mattia LLP

 

* Previously filed.

 

+ Filed herewith.

 

(1) Filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-4, as filed with the Commission on October 18, 2002, and as amended.

 

(2) Filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the Commission on January 21, 2005, and as amended.

 

(3) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 6, 2006.

 

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(4) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

 

(5) Filed as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

(6) Filed as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

(7) Filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on January 28, 1998, as amended.

 

(8) Filed as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

(9) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 10, 2004.

 

(10) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004.

 

(11) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 6, 2006.

 

(12) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 10, 2006.

 

(13) Filed as part of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Commission on November 15, 2005.

 

(14) Filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the Commission on April 13, 2005.

 

(15) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

 

(16) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.

 

(17) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

 

(18) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

 

(19) Filed as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(20) Filed as part of our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(21) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2008.

 

(22) Fled as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

(23) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on February 27, 2009.

 

(24) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on March 5, 2009.

 

(25) Filed as part of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A on December 18, 2008.

 

(26) Filed as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

(27) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on January 26, 2009.

 

(28) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

 

(29) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on October 23, 2009.

 

(30) Filed as part of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

 

(31) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on January 11, 2010.

 

(32) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on February 3, 2010.

 

(33) Filed as part of our Current Report on Form 8-K on March 23, 2010.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being

 

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registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  1. For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  2. For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Montgomeryville, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on April 8, 2010.

 

PHOTOMEDEX, INC.
By:  

/s/    DENNIS M. MCGRATH        

  Dennis M. McGrath
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Capacity in Which Signed

 

Date

*

Richard J. DePiano

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

  April 8, 2010

/s/    DENNIS M. MCGRATH        

Dennis M. McGrath

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 8, 2010

*

Christina L. Allgeier

  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  April 8, 2010

*

David W. Anderson

  

Director

  April 8, 2010

*

Stephen P. Connelly

  

Director

  April 8, 2010

*

Leonard L. Mazur

  

Director

  April 8, 2010

*

Alan R. Novak

  

Director

  April 8, 2010

 

*By:   /s/    DENNIS M. MCGRATH        
  Dennis M. McGrath, Attorney-in-fact

 

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