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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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

FORM 10-K


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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

OR

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

For the transition period from                    to                  

Commission File Number 000-50335



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DTS, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  77-0467655
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

5220 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas, California 91302

(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(818) 436-1000



          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None



          Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o    No ý

          Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o    No ý

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý    No o

          Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

          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 o   Accelerated filer ý   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
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          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o    No ý

          The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, as of June 30, 2011 was approximately $691,020,660 (based upon the closing price for shares of the registrant's Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC for that date). Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director have been excluded as such persons may be deemed affiliates. Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of the registrant, or that such person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant.

          As of February 24, 2012, 16,544,747 shares of common stock were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

          The information required by Part III of this Report, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated herein by reference to the registrant's proxy statement relating to the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on or about May 10, 2012.


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DTS, INC.
FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011
INDEX

 
   
 
Page
 

PART I

 

Item 1.

 

Business

    1  

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

    17  

Item 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

    31  

Item 2.

 

Properties

    31  

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

    31  

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

    31  

PART II

 

Item 5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

    32  

Item 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

    35  

Item 7.

 

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

    36  

Item 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

    46  

Item 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

    48  

Item 9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

    83  

Item 9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

    83  

Item 9B.

 

Other Information

    83  

PART III

 

Item 10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

    84  

Item 11.

 

Executive Compensation

    84  

Item 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

    84  

Item 13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

    84  

Item 14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

    84  

PART IV

 

Item 15.

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

    85  

SIGNATURES

    91  

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This Annual Report on Form 10-K (including, but not limited to, the section titled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations") and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "projections," "may," "potential," "plan," "continue" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this report. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial performance or position, our business strategy, plans or expectations, and our objectives for future operations, including relating to our products and services. Although forward-looking statements in this report reflect our good faith judgment, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements contained herein are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and our actual results and outcomes may be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those discussed under the "Risk Factors" section contained in Item 1A below, and elsewhere in this report and in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.


PART I

Item 1.    Business

Company Overview

        Sound, long known to be a powerful driver of our emotional reaction to movies, music and games, is emerging as an important product differentiator, as consumers are watching and listening to more entertainment than ever before on a rapidly growing range of consumer electronic devices. After years of focus on video quality and usability features, industry professionals and consumers alike are realizing that sound is the next frontier in the technical advancement of the high-definition entertainment experience, and DTS has emerged as a premier audio solution provider for those experiences—anytime, anywhere, on any device.

        We are a leading provider of high-definition audio technologies that are incorporated into an array of consumer electronics devices by hundreds of licensee customers around the world. Our audio technologies enable the delivery and playback of clear, compelling high-definition audio and are currently used in a variety of consumer electronics product applications, including audio/video receivers, soundbars, Blu-ray Disc players, DVD based products, personal computers or PCs, car audio products, video game consoles, network capable televisions, digital media players or DMPs, set-top-boxes or STBs, mobile phones, tablets and home theater systems. In addition, we provide products and services to motion picture studios, radio and television broadcasters, game developers and other content creators to facilitate the inclusion of compelling, realistic DTS-encoded soundtracks in their content. We also provide a suite of audio processing technologies designed to enhance the entertainment experience for users of consumer electronics products subject to physical limitations in products, such as TVs, PCs and mobile electronics.

        The quality of our technology offerings, coupled with our reputation for delivering high-definition audio experiences to consumers, led the consumer electronics industry to mandate the use of DTS technology in all Blu-ray Disc players. We believe our mandatory position in this standard provides an important growth driver over the next several years. We also believe that cloud-based entertainment

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delivery will drive significant growth for us for many years to come. Our goal is to become an essential ingredient in high-definition entertainment experiences by incorporating our technology into every device that plays or delivers high-definition entertainment.

        We were founded in 1990 and received a key strategic investment in 1993 from a variety of investors, including Universal City Studios, Inc. The first DTS audio soundtrack was created for the release of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park in 1993. From this initial release, we established a technical and marketing platform for the development of entertainment technology solutions for the motion picture, home theater, and other consumer markets. In 1996, we launched our consumer technology licensing business, in which we license our technology to consumer electronics manufacturers. To date, we have entered into licensing agreements with substantially all of the world's major consumer electronics manufacturers. We also license our technology to many major semiconductor manufacturers. Our technology, trademarks, copyrights and know-how have been incorporated in hundreds of millions of consumer electronics products worldwide.

        The significant growth of our consumer technology licensing business, coupled with our mandatory position in the Blu-ray Disc standard, led us to decide in February 2007 to exit our cinema and digital image processing businesses. These businesses were sold in two separate transactions during the second quarter of 2008 and were classified as Assets of Discontinued Operations Held For Sale on our consolidated balance sheets and as Discontinued Operations on our consolidated statements of income for all periods presented. Except as otherwise noted, information herein is presented for the consumer business or continuing operations only.

        DTS has significantly broadened its market reach with new customers in the TV, broadcast, PC, and mobile markets as the trend to network-connected devices and commercial digital download and streaming content gained momentum.

        We develop, market, license and sell our proprietary technology, copyrights, trademarks and services for the following consumer markets:

    Home theater and consumer electronics devices, such as audio/video receivers, home-theater-in-a-box systems, soundbars, Blu-ray Disc and DVD players;

    Home media network devices such as digital media players/adapters and network-enabled televisions;

    Game consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 3, or PS3, which has an internal Blu-ray Disc drive;

    Home digital broadcast receivers such as set-top boxes;

    Personal media devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and other portable media devices;

    Personal computers, including software applications, PC-based hardware products for home theaters, some of which may use Blu-ray Disc drives;

    Car audio/video devices such as in-car infotainment systems, including navigation systems;

    Audio signal processing software solutions for digital and high-definition audio radio services;

    Professional audio products for encoding and decoding high-definition content in our proprietary format; and

    Audio encoding and enhancement tools for live sports broadcasting in North America and Europe.

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Industry Background

        Movie soundtracks were originally presented in mono, or one-channel, audio. In the mid-1970s, stereo was introduced. Stereo consists of two channels and presents sound through discrete left and right speakers. Stereo was followed by matrix technology that allowed an inexpensive two-track system to bring better sound to a large number of movie theaters. However, matrix technology allows only limited audio quality enhancement and channel separation over stereo. In the early 1990s, the listening experience of cinema audiences was significantly enhanced through the introduction of high-definition surround sound audio technology, typically with 5.1 discrete channels.

        Over the past 20 years, the entertainment industry has shifted to take advantage of many technical trends and innovations, including:

    the transition from analog to digital content;

    the transition from standard definition to high-definition content;

    advancements in digital coding;

    new modes of transmission and significant increases in bandwidth;

    large increases in computing power, processing power and storage with corresponding reductions in cost;

    growth in broadband speed and subscriber base;

    an increase in the types of devices for content playback with matching reductions in cost;

    the convergence of features and content into devices to create new ways of consuming digital entertainment content;

    the conversion from optical media to network delivery, via streaming and downloading; and

    the transition from physical to cloud-based storage.

        These trends and innovations helped create a technical foundation for the widespread adoption of digital and high-definition entertainment.

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    Proliferation of Home Theater Systems

        Home theater systems generally consist of a display, a Blu-ray Disc or DVD player, an audio/video receiver with as many as seven discrete full-range audio channels, plus a channel dedicated to low frequency effects known as a subwoofer, as presented in the following diagram.

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        Home-theater-in-a-box systems contain one each of these elements, with the exception of the display, and are a popular offering to consumers as an all-in-one home theater package for ease of use and installation.

        Consumer demand for high-definition home theater systems has been fueled by:

    the high-definition experience in movie theaters;

    the general decline in prices for home theater equipment;

    the widespread availability of Blu-ray Discs and DVD with high-definition soundtracks;

    the proliferation of high-definition cable and satellite channels;

    the wide availability of high-definition audio in advanced game consoles;

    the growth of high-definition flat panel displays or televisions;

    the growth of high-definition content streaming services; and

    the growth in portable media devices with high-definition content.

    Proliferation of Blu-ray Disc Systems

        Blu-ray Disc players, including stand-alone players and game consoles, are a significant driver of our revenues and future growth. Based on information from the Digital Entertainment Group, IHS Screen Digest and other data sources, we estimate that over 120 million Blu-ray devices, including stand-alone players, PCs and game consoles, have been sold worldwide since their launch in November 2006. In the U.S. alone, Blu-ray household penetration reached 34% in 2011, up from 24% in 2010. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, or CEA, U.S. Blu-ray player unit shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011 are estimated to be up 15% compared to the same prior year period. Almost all Blu-ray players are now network-enabled and a number of models are 3D-capable. According to NPD, network-enabled Blu-ray players in the United States have grown in volume from 13% of units sold in 2008 to 99% in 2011. A growing number of network-enabled Blu-ray players are now being utilized to

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stream media. In a recent study by Parks Associates, a market research company, 50% of U.S. broadband Blu-ray households now connect their Blu-ray players to access on-line content. At retail, Blu-ray players are now mainstream and with promotional prices as low as $39.99 during the 2011 holiday season, they are now competitively priced for mass market accessibility.

        Aiding in the growth and adoption of Blu-ray is the decreasing cost of Blu-ray movies relative to DVD movies. According to Screen Digest, in 2009, the average price for a Blu-ray and DVD movie was $25 and $13, respectively, and in 2012, the average price for a Blu-ray and DVD movie is expected to be $20 and $11, respectively. At retail, shelf space for both hardware and content is rapidly shifting from DVD to Blu-ray.

        Blu-ray Disc annual sales in the U.S. have now reached $2 billion dollars, representing more than 11% of overall home entertainment sales, an increase of 20% compared to the previous year. Year-end numbers for 2011 show that Blu-ray movie sales in the U.S. grew by 67% with 127 million units sold to consumers. There are now more than 5,000 unique Blu-ray titles available in the U.S. market. According to Blu-ray.com, over 3,000 of the Blu-ray releases in North America include a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. In fact, according to Nielsen, a market research company, 86% of the top 100 Blu-ray titles sold in 2011, including nine out of the top ten movies in 2011, were encoded with DTS-HD Master Audio.

        UltraViolet™ is the latest method for digital delivery of entertainment content and, since its launch in 2011, Blu-ray has been the primary entry point to authenticate access to UltraViolet™. Within the first three months of launch, there were 750,000 UltraViolet™ household accounts, which let consumers purchase Blu-ray movies, send content to a digital locker in the cloud, and then access that content on virtually any playback device. Together, the major Hollywood studios have released 19 UltraViolet™-enabled Blu-ray titles and plan to release hundreds more in 2012.

    Emergence of Robust New Markets for High-Definition Entertainment Technologies

        High-definition sound is further extending into a growing number of consumer electronics environments, including homes, cars, personal computers, video game consoles, mobile phones, portable media devices, digital media players, and various forms of broadcast television products. Content providers in the film, television, music and video game markets have recognized that a substantial market opportunity exists for high-definition audio entertainment content.

        Car audio, personal computer, and video game console manufacturers are increasingly incorporating high-quality audio capability into their products. Virtual surround sound technology, which allows listeners to enjoy a simulated surround sound experience using two speakers or headphones, is also being incorporated into stereo home audo/video, or Home AV, devices such as televisions, soundbars, portable device docking stations as well as portable media players, including mobile phones, tablets and laptop PCs. These markets represent significant growth opportunities as content providers and consumers become more familiar with the capability of high-definition audio to enhance the entertainment experience.

        Home networks, connected devices, cloud-based content and digital broadcast products/markets will also represent significant future opportunities for deployment of our technologies and the delivery of high-definition entertainment. Target markets include broadcast hardware, set-top-boxes, televisions and other network-connected devices.

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        With a regulatory demand for broadcasters to adopt digital distribution around the globe, we see increasing demand for our broadcast technology solutions that allow operators to simultaneously interoperate and distribute audio on multiple media platforms. Furthermore, the proliferation of digital media distribution creates new demand for playback enhancement technologies for televisions, PCs, mobile phones and portable media players alike.

        Key technology trends that will support and enable the growth of these entertainment products and technologies include:

    faster broadband speeds;

    enhanced capacity for hard disk and flash memory storage;

    growth in processor speeds;

    increased wireless bandwidth;

    cloud media services for on-line back-up protection; and

    the ability to access cloud-based content on multiple devices and in multiple locations.

    Shift to Network-Based Content

        Movie and music content for the last 15 years has been primarily purchased and consumed via optical media, such as Blu-ray, DVD, and CD. Today, these are still the dominant way consumers acquire and watch or listen to their favorite content. However, with the growth of the internet and home computer usage over the last ten years, a shift to home network and cloud-based content acquisition has occurred, including the recent trend toward full movie and music downloading and streaming services becoming mainstream.

        Responding to consumer demand, consumer electronics products beyond the traditional PC have added networking features to support the shift to cloud-based content. This adoption of network support in mainstream consumer electronics products, such as Blu-ray players, TVs, game consoles, mobile phones, etc., has facilitated the consumer demand to be able to use content in multiple formats, on multiple devices, and in multiple locations. This requirement for broad content portability and support opens up many large, new markets to new media formats, such as high-definition audio, that had not been previously supported. The fundamental structure of the content ecosystem is changing to a focus on portability and ease-of-use combined with higher quality audio and video, and this significantly expands the market for digital media format technologies, such as those provided by DTS. According to DisplaySearch, in 2011 more than 27% of digital displays or TVs shipped worldwide were network-connected, a figure that is expected to rise to 55% by 2015.

        As the transition of digital delivery accelerates, a key focus of ours in 2011 was entering into strategic partnerships with top streaming technology companies in order to enable content delivery to as many connected devices as possible, thereby enabling growth in licensing opportunities. In response to this growing demand and in conjunction with Digital Rapids, we recently announced new tool offerings to support the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem's (DECE) UltraViolet™ standard. These tools serve the standard's goal to combine the benefits of cloud access with the power of an open, industry standard—empowering consumers to use multiple content services and device brands interchangeably, at home and on-the-go.

        In 2011, we also announced our collaboration with Adobe to bring the DTS premium audio experience to upcoming connected TVs and Blu-ray Players powered by Adobe® AIR® 3. This newest version of AIR will enable Flash®-based application experiences with high-definition video and up to 7.1 channels of best-in-class DTS surround sound. This collaboration further illustrates our strong

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commitment to creating high-quality audio experiences for consumers across any and every connected device.

DTS Technology Markets, Products and Services

        We provide technology that enables distribution of high-definition sound and audio processing for the following key markets: home AV, automotive, PC, broadcast, mobile electronics, professional content and other emerging consumer electronics markets. Importantly, DTS technology was selected by the consumer electronics industry as a mandatory audio format in the Blu-ray Disc optical media format. As a result, DTS decoding technology is being utilized, in at least two-channel form, in every product that incorporates a Blu-ray Disc drive. To date, our audio technologies have been embedded in hundreds of millions audio/video devices.

    Key Markets

    Home AV.  The Home AV market includes audio/video receivers, televisions, soundbars, standalone Blu-ray disc and DVD players, including PS3, and other network-connected playback devices such as DMPs, that facilitate the home theater experience. This market represents our largest penetration into the consumer electronics industry, and it continues to present opportunities for continued growth. For example, our customer partnerships with Samsung, LG and Panasonic have helped enter us into the network-connected television market. This is one Home AV market example that presents growth opportunities for our high-definition sound compression and audio processing technologies.

    Automotive.  The automotive market is comprised of in-car infotainment systems, which typically includes navigation systems. New vehicle production has grown from 60 million units in 2009 to 74 million units in 2010 and nearly 77 million units in 2011, and a growing percentage of consumers are purchasing new automobiles equipped with infotainment systems. As the trend toward network connectivity transitions into the automotive market, there is opportunity for us to benefit from the increase in demand for our technology beyond disc-based infotainment systems.

    PC.  The PC market, composed of notebooks, netbooks, desktops, and All-In-One PCs, or AIOs, continues to grow, with notebooks leading the way. Consumers are increasingly using PCs as multi-media hubs, inclusive of Blu-ray Disc drives for high-definition playback, and DTS technology is found in all major software media players from vendors, such as CyberLink and Corel. With the launch of the first generation DTS encoder, now consumers can encode their own content into the DTS format and enjoy playback on DTS enabled devices. Furthermore, our audio processing technologies have been designed into and launched with key PC manufacturers, such as ASUS, Fujitsu, Onkyo and MSI to allow consumers to experience the best possible audio from a PC. In addition, PC manufacturers have adopted our PC programs across various platforms ranging from motherboards to AIOs to notebooks. With the new Ultrabook category, there are continuous opportunities to help our customers differentiate and improve audio experiences on a thin and light platform.

    Broadcast.  The broadcast market is generally comprised of broadcast hardware and set-top-boxes, which bring digital and high-definition broadcasts into households. The comprehensive migration of national broadcasters to digital transmission, combined with growing interest in high-definition broadcast around the world has set the stage for increased demand for set-top-boxes and high-definition televisions over the next few years. We are actively working with broadcasters, operators, international standards organizations and set-top manufacturers to expand the penetration of our technology in this market in order to help them meet the increasing demand for high-definition audio delivery. During 2011, we announced a partnership

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      with Free, a premier supplier of internet, telecom and television products and solutions in France, to integrate DTS high-definition sound technologies into Free's digital media player products, or Freebox devices. The launch of these products in 2011 into the French market provides an unparalleled home audio experience across multiple platforms.

    Mobile Electronics.  The mobile market is the largest single consumer electronics device market in the world in terms of unit volume. We are currently focused on the high-value smartphone and tablet sub-segments of the mobile market. Also included within this market are other portable electronics, such as portable media players, or PMPs. Given the opportunities to improve the mobile audio experience through our audio solutions, we have recently licensed our audio technologies to key manufacturers, such as Pantech, LG and Huawei. Further, our audio processing technologies represent a large additional market opportunity, as the physical limitations of small-size and speaker location can be overcome through application of our advanced audio solutions.

    Production Tools.  The production tools market consists primarily of motion picture studios, post production houses and authoring facilities that need customer centric service and tools. The availability of DTS formatted content drives consumer demand for the electronics that contain DTS technologies for playback. For example, in North America all major motion picture studios are now using the DTS-HD Master Audio Suite, which has resulted in us securing the primary audio tracks in the majority of Blu-ray titles. As cloud-based content delivery expands, we are focusing on growing streaming technologies and tools to enable DTS audio solutions in network-connected devices.

The DTS Solutions

        We provide a range of audio technologies focused around the reproduction and enhancement of high-definition audio. The company launched its surround sound format technology for the consumer market in 1996 and has continued to develop technology, providing solutions for Blu-ray, DVD, broadcast, and digital media delivery. In 2008, we moved into the audio processing market to provide technology and solutions for enhancing audio playback in a wide variety of devices and environments. Today, we have a complete range of audio playback solutions for media and consumer electronics providers, and we continue to expand through on-going research and development, as well as strategic partnerships with consumer electronics manufacturers and others within the digital media market.

    DTS Formats

        In 1996, we introduced our Coherent Acoustics technology to bring advanced digital audio entertainment to the home. Coherent Acoustics is an audio compression/decompression algorithm, or codec, that is designed to capture, store, and reproduce audio signals. There are several technical considerations involved in this process, including sample frequencies, bit depth, and channel count. These factors affect the quality of audio presentation and are commonly managed through compression techniques.

        A fundamental challenge with digital audio distribution is that capturing analog signal representations in digital form requires a tremendous amount of data. Therefore, the storage and subsequent transmission of that data presents physical space, efficiency, bandwidth and economic challenges. We address these challenges by developing coding algorithms and products that reduce the amount of data required to store, transmit and reproduce the audio while maintaining the quality of the audio experience.

        The design, architecture, and implementation of our coding solutions are complex. Signal coding requires a thorough and combined understanding of the disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, and psychoacoustics, coupled with significant practical experience. One of our key technical

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strengths has been our ability to develop a system that enables the transparent reproduction of an original audio signal, meaning that the reproduction sounds indistinguishable from its initial source.

        Using a core + extensions methodology, we designed the following attributes into the basic architecture of our Coherent Acoustics technology:

    scalable, meaning that parameters such as data rate can be set over a very wide range, as applications require;

    extensible, meaning that the structure itself accommodates additional data for enhancements both anticipated and unknown; and

    backward compatible, meaning that extensions and enhancements do not preclude the ability of earlier decoders to play the core signal.

        DTS Digital Surround.    DTS Digital Surround was the first product based on the Coherent Acoustics technology specification. As the core of the Coherent Acoustics technology specification, DTS Digital Surround supports up to 5.1 channels of audio at up to 48kHz sampling rate and up to 1.5Mbps bit rate. From a content perspective, DTS Digital Surround is an optional format in the DVD standard. Utilizing the core + extension architecture of Coherent Acoustics, we expanded on the DTS Digital Surround offering to support 6.1 channels which adds a center back channel for added realism for discrete 6.1 surround sound on DVD. We also developed the only extended definition format for DVD that adds higher sampling rates (96 kHz) and greater bit resolution (24 bit) for even better sounding audio.

        DTS-HD.    DTS-HD is another extension to our DTS format technology and is made up of several format profiles and a transcoder. The main profile is the latest instantiation of the Coherent Acoustics technology specification that provides scalable audio formats with constant and variable bit rates as high as 24.5 Mbps for Blu-ray Disc, higher sampling frequencies up to 192 kHz, greater bit depths, additional channels (7.1 for Blu-ray, many more for other applications), and lossless audio capability, and is backward compatible with all existing DTS content. The transcoder consists of a DTS encoder which re-encodes audio data to DTS Digital Surround at 1.5 Mbps, ensuring content compatibility with the installed base of over 80 million AVRs deployed between 1997 and 2008 that have a Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format (SPDIF) input. DTS-HD Audio allows various levels of performance based on the capabilities of the home audio equipment used for playback:

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        DTS Neural Surround.    DTS Neural Surround technology is an encoder/decoder technology that takes up to 7.1 channels of audio and using advanced techniques, including a feedback loop for optimal encoder performance, encodes the high-definition audio to stereo while maintaining the surround

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queues from the digital track. The two channel stereo audio can then be broadcast or carried on other media that is limited to stereo tracks. In the home, the DTS Neural Surround decoder then decodes the signal, up to 7.1 channels, providing a surround sound experience over a two channel distribution infrastructure. DTS Neural Surround is also widely deployed to enhance legacy stereo content for surround sound distribution for HDTV and as an effective method of surround audio encoding and decoding that seamlessly integrates surround sound in a stereo signal without use of a separate data stream.

        DTS Neo:X.    DTS Neo:X is our next generation matrix, or upmixing technology that can take various input configurations (2.0 up to 7.1) and produce a variety of flexible output channel configurations up to 11.1. DTS Neo:X can be used to create additional surround channels, extra width channels, or even height channels—all leading to a more immersive listening experience.

    Audio Processing

        Since the high-definition audio experience changed consumer listening habits and expectations, the consumer electronics marketplace has experienced a growing need for higher quality audio technology solutions. This has been magnified by the growth of HDTV, the use of personal computers as complete home entertainment devices, the proliferation of higher quality portable electronics, including smartphones and tablets, and shrinking form factors of many entertainment devices. We currently offer audio processing solutions that balance loudness levels between diverse multimedia sources, maximize acoustic power beyond the volume limits of small, thin consumer electronics products, enhance dialog clarity during playback, enhance low frequency content without distorting mid and high range frequencies, connect any audio stream from the PC to a home theater system, and deliver virtual surround sound effects from two speakers or headphones.

        Our newest generation of audio processing advances the technology across the audio chain—from input to output. This package is targeted for laptop PCs giving them full access to DTS content on Blu-ray or DVD with the matching audio processing designed to maximize the laptop entertainment experience. We currently offer audio processing solutions that provide adaptive dynamic enhancement to bring back the clarity in audio, improve low and high frequencies to maintain the desired natural timbre balance, improve microphone input in noisy environments by using beam forming, acoustic echo cancelation, and noise suppression, and environmental noise compensation that intelligently increases the volume output audio at specific frequencies to counteract noise detected in the listening environment.

    Complete Audio Solution Sets

        As we have developed more audio technologies, we now deliver complete audio solution packages to various markets. DTS Premium Suite and DTS UltraPC2 Plus are examples of these complete audio solutions. The DTS Premium Suite is part of a cooperative marketing agreement with Intel, signed in February of 2009, for the mobile PC platform. Through this arrangement, DTS and Intel bring a compelling set of audio enhancement technologies that improve audio performance while minimizing energy consumption in mobile PCs. For example, we partnered with Onkyo, ASUS and Fujitsu to include DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC into a wide range of their mobile and all-in-one PCs.

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        The following table summarizes how each of our proprietary technologies and products relate to the various consumer markets that we serve.

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Research and Development

        As demonstrated by our portfolio of industry-recognized, advanced technologies, we are centered on strong research and development abilities. We were founded with key research and development that solved customer problems with high-definition and differentiated solutions, and we continue to develop new technologies with that same goal in mind.

        As the company has grown, new technologies have not only been developed internally, but also acquired from outside sources. Our technologies, and the talent and knowledge that created it, are key elements of our research and development base and will continue to be a source of new solutions going forward.

        We have a group of 78 engineers and scientists, including 15 PhDs, focused on research and development. This group oversees our product development efforts and is responsible for implementing our technology into existing and emerging products. We carry out research and development activities at our corporate headquarters in Calabasas, California and at our facilities in Los Gatos, California, Kirkland, Washington, Bangor, Northern Ireland, and Singapore.

        Our research and development expenses totaled approximately $13.5 million during 2011, $12.1 million during 2010 and $9.1 million during 2009. We expect that we will continue to commit significant resources to research and development applications engineering efforts in the future, particularly in support of our expansion across a wide variety of digital audio content and playback devices.

Intellectual Property

        We have developed and maintain a sizeable library of copyrighted software and other technical materials, both printed and digitized, as well as numerous trade secrets. We also have many individual patent families resulting in hundreds of individual patents and patent applications throughout the world.

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        As a provider of high-definition audio technologies to markets worldwide, we believe it is extremely important to protect our technology through the use of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets in many countries. We have targeted our intellectual property coverage to provide protection in the major manufacturing and commercial markets of the world.

        Our audio technologies are embodied in the form of proprietary software to which we retain the copyrights. Accordingly, copyrights are an important component of our intellectual property.

        Our trademarks consist of many individual word marks, logos and slogans registered and in use throughout the world. The marks cover our various products, technology, improvements and features as well as the services that we provide. Our trademarks are an integral part of our licensing program and, generally, are required to be used on licensed products to identify the technology in the device, to provide greater consumer awareness and to advance the sales of the licensed products bearing the trademarks. In addition to over one hundred trademark registrations, we also have numerous trademark applications pending worldwide, with additional marks in the pre-application phase.

        It is our general practice to file patent applications for our technology in the United States and various foreign countries where our customers manufacture, distribute or sell licensed products. We actively pursue new applications to expand our patent portfolio to address new technological innovations. Most of the patents in our patent portfolio have an average life of 20 years from their date of filing. A number of our patents have expiration dates ranging from 2015 to 2027. The patents that expire sooner primarily cover the process of producing media containing DTS and high-definition audio as well as the individual finished product. We have multiple patents covering unique aspects and improvements for many of our technologies. We do not believe that the expiration of any single patent is likely to significantly affect our intellectual property position or our ability to generate licensing revenues.

Governmental and Industry Standards

        There are a variety of governmental and industry-related organizations that are responsible for adopting system and product standards. Standards are important in many technology-focused industries as they help to ensure compatibility of technologies across a system or series of products. Generally, standards adoption occurs on either a mandatory basis, requiring the existence of a particular technology or feature, or an optional basis, meaning that a particular technology or feature may be, but is not required to be, utilized.

        We believe the market for audio and audio/video products is very standards driven and our active participation with standards organizations is important as we work to include our technology in standards or change our status from optional to mandatory, where possible. We believe our standards involvement also provides us early visibility into future opportunities.

        Governmental standards are often operated by non-governmental organizations in cooperation with regional regulatory bodies. These organizations adopt standards by validating and publishing industry standards that are appropriate for various regions and technical requirements. The standards of this nature that we participate in include European Technical Standards Institute (ETSI) which is an affiliated European Standards Organization under the European Union, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) which is a joint working group under the IEC and International Organization of Standards (ISO).

        The majority of standards we actively participate in are produced by industry-related organizations. These bodies adopt standards based on industry evaluations and discussions across effected constituencies finalizing with consensus voting as to the best solution around which to standardize. The industry standards we participate in include the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Telecommunications Technology Association

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of Korea (TTA), Audio Engineering Society (AES), Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Digital Video Broadcast (DVB), DVD Forum, The Khronos Group, GENIVI, High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Open IPTV Forum (OIPF), Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), and Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

        Some standards bodies are now considering "open standards" that require all technologies included in the standard be included on non-proprietary and intellectual-property "free" technology platforms in which no company maintains ownership over the dominant technologies. We are actively engaging these bodies to determine how we may participate and the potential impact on our business model and future go to market strategies.

        We anticipate being involved in a number of other standards organizations as appropriate to facilitate the deployment of our technology.

Branding

        Since the first DTS audio soundtrack was created for the release of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park in 1993, content producers, consumer, electronic manufacturers and audio consumers have recognized the DTS trademark as a symbol of superior high-definition audio for motion pictures, home theaters, mobile phones, automobiles, PC's, televisions, and a wide variety of network-connected devices.

        A core part of our business strategy is to enhance and build strength in the DTS brand by encouraging use of our trademarks throughout the consumer electronics and entertainment industry so that professionals and consumers alike will know that they are delivering and enjoying a high-definition entertainment experience.

        We believe the strong adoption of DTS as a preferred audio format for Blu-ray and our further expansion into network-connected devices will continue to proliferate the DTS brand into expanding categories of consumer electronics and in turn grow the consumer appeal for the DTS brand. To accelerate this process, we work with content partners and consumer manufacturers to provide marketing programs that strengthen the brand by achieving greater consumer recognition that DTS is the audio solution provider for high-definition entertainment.

        The foundation of our marketing strategy is to broaden the awareness and reach of the DTS brand with consumers so that the DTS brand becomes a catalyst in expanding the use of our existing technologies in new markets and in commercializing new technologies to existing markets.

Licensing to Customers

        We have a licensing team headquartered in Limerick, Ireland that markets our technology directly to consumer electronics product manufacturers and to semiconductor manufacturers. We also have customer focused employees located in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. We believe that by locating staff near the leading consumer electronics and semiconductor manufacturers, we can enhance our sales and business development efforts.

        We license our technology to consumer electronics product manufacturers primarily through a two step process:

    Semiconductor Manufacturers.  First, we license to a substantial number of major semiconductor manufacturers the right to incorporate our technology in their semiconductors, or chips, and to

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      sell these chips with DTS technology to our consumer electronics products manufacturer licensees.

    Consumer Electronics Products Manufacturers.  Our business model typically provides for us to receive a per-unit royalty for products produced by the consumer manufacturer licensees that contain our technologies.

        As part of the licensing terms for both semiconductor and hardware manufacturer licensees, we typically receive fees for access to our developer kits and for our product certification. Generally, we license on a non-exclusive, worldwide basis. We require that all licensees have their integrated circuits or hardware devices certified by us prior to distribution. We reserve the right to audit their records and quality standards. Licensees are generally required to display the appropriate DTS trademark on the products they manufacture.

        We have licensed our technologies and/or our trademarks to substantially all of the major consumer electronics products manufacturers worldwide. Collectively, these manufacturers have sold hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products. Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. accounted for 16% and 12%, respectively, of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011.

    Content Providers

        We have sold or provided our digital sound encoding software to many of the leading home video and music content providers and professional audio facilities enabling them to create high-definition DTS-enabled content. We believe that allowing easy access to DTS encoders will result in more DTS content, which we believe will drive consumer demand for DTS-enabled electronic products. To date, thousands of Blu-ray Disc and DVD titles have been produced with DTS high-definition audio tracks.

Seasonality of Business

        Generally, consumer electronics manufacturing activities are lowest in the first calendar quarter of each year, and increase progressively throughout the remainder of the year. The third and fourth quarters are typically the strongest in terms manufacturing output as our technology licensees increase their manufacturing output to prepare for the holiday buying season. Since recognition of revenues in our business generally lags manufacturing activity by one quarter due to the timing of licensee reporting to us, our revenues and earnings are generally lowest in the second quarter.

        In general, the introduction and inclusion of DTS technologies in new and rapidly growing markets can have a material effect on quarterly revenues and profits, and can distort the moderate seasonality described above.

        Also, from time to time, we may recognize royalty revenues that relate to licensing obligations that occurred in prior periods. These royalty recoveries may cause revenues to be higher than expected during a particular reporting period and may not occur in subsequent periods.

Competition

        We face strong competition in the consumer electronics market and expect competition to intensify in the future. Our primary competitor is Dolby Laboratories, who develops and markets, among other things, high-definition audio products and services. Dolby was founded over 40 years ago and for many years was the only significant provider of audio technologies. Dolby's long-standing market position, brand, business relationships and inclusion in various industry standards provide it with a strong competitive position.

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        In addition to Dolby, we compete in specific product markets with Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation, Technicolor, SRS Labs, MPEG, open source solutions, such as Ogg Vorbis and Free Lossless Audio Codec, or FLAC, and various consumer electronics products manufacturers. Many of these competitors have a wide variety of strengths that afford them competitive advantages, such as longer operating histories, significantly greater resources, greater name recognition, or the ability to offer their technologies for a lower price or for free.

        We believe that the principal competitive factors in each of our markets include some or all of the following:

    technology performance, flexibility, and range of application;

    quality and reliability of technologies, products and services;

    brand recognition and reputation;

    inclusion in industry standards;

    price;

    relationships with semiconductor, consumer electronics manufacturers, and content producers;

    availability of encoding tools that deliver compatible high-definition audio content;

    timeliness and relevance of new product introductions; and

    relationships and distribution network for, production and post production operators providing content for digital broadcast.

        We have been successful in penetrating the consumer electronics markets and building and maintaining market share. A substantial portion of Blu-ray Disc titles includes DTS soundtracks. In fact, according to Nielsen, 86% of the top 100 Blu-ray titles sold in 2011, including nine out of the top ten movies in 2011, were encoded with DTS-HD Master Audio. Also, many top selling and premier edition DVDs contain high-definition soundtracks in our format, and a substantial majority of consumer electronics products with high-definition or surround sound audio capability incorporate our technology, trademarks or know-how. Our success has been due in large part to our ability to position our brand as a premium offering that contains superior proprietary technology, the quality of our customer service, our inclusion in industry standards and our industry relationships.

        We believe there are significant barriers to entry in the consumer electronics products market, such as our mandatory status in the Blu-ray Disc format. Also, the standards relating to DVD are well established and support a limited number of technologies, including DTS Coherent Acoustics. Numerous other standards in which we participate support a limited number of technologies, including various DTS technologies.

Employees

        As of December 31, 2011, we had 258 employees, which includes 78 employees classified on our income statement as research and development and 180 classified as selling, general and administrative. Of the 258 total employees, 163 work in the United States and 95 work in our various international locations, including 60 in Asia and 35 in Europe. None of our employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement, and we have never experienced a work stoppage. We believe our relations with our employees are good. Our future success depends on our ability to attract, motivate and retain highly-qualified technical and management personnel. From time to time, we also employ independent contractors to support our product development, sales, marketing, business development, and information technology and administration organizations.

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Website Access To SEC Filings

        We maintain an Internet website at www.dts.com. We make available free of charge through our Internet website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

        Materials we file with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding our Company that we file electronically with the SEC.

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Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        Set forth below and elsewhere in this report and in other documents we file with the SEC are risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report and other public statements we make. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We may not be able to evolve our technologies, products, and services or develop new technology, products, and services that are acceptable to our customers or the changing market.

        The market for our technologies, products, and services is characterized by:

    rapid technological change;

    new and improved product introductions;

    changing customer demands;

    evolving industry standards; and

    product obsolescence.

        Our future success depends upon our ability to enhance our existing technologies, products, and services and to develop acceptable new technologies, products, and services on a timely basis. The development of enhanced and new technologies, products, and services is a complex and uncertain process requiring high levels of innovation, highly-skilled engineering and development personnel, and the accurate anticipation of technological and market trends. We may not be able to identify, develop, market, or support new or enhanced technologies, products, or services on a timely basis, if at all. Furthermore, our new technologies, products, and services may never gain market acceptance, and we may not be able to respond effectively to evolving consumer demands, technological changes, product announcements by competitors, or emerging industry standards. Any failure to respond to these changes or concerns would likely prevent our technologies, products, and services from gaining market acceptance or maintaining market share and could lead to our technologies, products and services becoming obsolete.

If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to compete could be harmed.

        Protection of our intellectual property is critical to our success. Copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws and confidentiality and other contractual provisions afford only limited protection and may not adequately protect our rights or permit us to gain or keep any competitive advantage. We face numerous risks in protecting our intellectual property rights, including the following:

    our competitors may produce competitive products or services that do not unlawfully infringe upon our intellectual property rights;

    the laws of foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and mechanisms for enforcement of intellectual property rights may be inadequate in foreign countries;

    we may be unable to successfully identify or prosecute unauthorized uses of our technologies;

    efforts to identify and prosecute unauthorized uses of our technologies are time consuming, expensive, and divert resources from the operation of our business;

    our patents may be challenged, found unenforceable or invalidated by our competitors;

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    our pending patent applications may not issue, or if issued, may not provide meaningful protection for related products or proprietary rights;

    we may not be able to practice our trade secrets as a result of patent protection afforded a third-party for such product, technique or process; and

    we may not be able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or other trade secrets by employees, consultants, and advisors.

        As a result, our means of protecting our intellectual property rights and brands may not be adequate. Furthermore, despite our efforts, third parties may violate, or attempt to violate, our intellectual property rights. Enforcement, including infringement claims and lawsuits would likely be expensive to resolve and would require management's time and resources. In addition, we have not sought, and do not intend to seek, patent and other intellectual property protections in all foreign countries. In countries where we do not have such protection, products incorporating our technology may be lawfully produced and sold without a license.

We have limited control over existing and potential customers' and licensees' decisions to include our technologies in their product offerings.

        Except for Blu-ray products, where our technology is mandatory, we are dependent upon our customers and licensees—including consumer electronics product manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, producers and distributors of content for music, videos, and games—to incorporate our technologies into their products, purchase our products and services, or release their content in our proprietary DTS audio format. Although we have contracts and license agreements with many of these companies, these agreements do not require any minimum purchase commitments, are on a non-exclusive basis, and do not typically require incorporation or use of our technologies, trademarks or services. Furthermore, the decision by a party dominant in the entertainment value chain to provide audio technology at very low or no cost could impact a licensee's decision to use our technology. Our customers, licensees and other manufacturers might not utilize our technologies or services in the future.

If we are unable to maintain a sufficient amount of entertainment content released with DTS audio soundtracks, demand for the technologies, products, and services that we offer to consumer electronics product manufacturers may significantly decline.

        We expect to derive a significant percentage of our revenues from the technologies, products, and services that we offer to manufacturers of consumer electronics products. To date, the most significant driver for the use of our technologies in the home theater market has been the release of major movie titles with DTS audio soundtracks. We also believe that demand for our DTS audio technologies in growing markets for multi-channel audio, including cars, personal computers, video game consoles, digital media players and mobile handsets will be based on the number, quality, and popularity of the Blu-ray Disc titles, computer software programs, and video games either released with DTS audio soundtracks or capable of being coded and played in DTS format. Although we have existing relationships with many leading providers of movie, music, computer, and video game content, we generally do not have contracts that require these parties to develop and release content with DTS audio soundtracks. In addition, we may not be successful in maintaining existing relationships or developing relationships with other existing providers or new market entrants that provide content. As a result, we cannot assure you that a significant amount of content in movies, Blu-ray Disc titles, computer software programs, video games, or other entertainment mediums will be released with DTS audio soundtracks. If the amount, variety, and popularity of entertainment content released with DTS audio soundtracks do not increase, consumer electronics products manufacturers that pay us per-unit

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licensing fees may discontinue offering DTS playback capabilities in the consumer electronics products that they sell.

The on-line content delivery market could impact our ability to grow.

        Movie and music content for the last 15 years has been primarily purchased and consumed via optical media, such as Blu-ray, DVD, and CD. Today, these are still the dominant way consumers purchase and watch or listen to their favorite content. However, the growth of the internet and home computer usage, and a shift to home network and cloud-based content acquisition has occurred, including the recent trend to full movie download and streaming services becoming mainstream with consumers in various parts of the world.

        The services that provide movie content from the cloud are not generally governed by international or national standards and are thus free to choose any media format(s) in order to deliver their product and/or service. This freedom of choice on the part of the content provider could limit DTS' ability to grow if such content providers do not incorporate DTS' technologies into their movies.

Our ability to develop proprietary technology in markets in which "open standards" are adopted may be limited, which could adversely affect our ability to generate revenue.

        Standards-setting bodies may require the use of so-called "open standards," meaning that the technologies necessary to meet those standards are publicly available free of charge and often on an "open source" basis. These standards are a relatively recent and limited occurrence and have primarily been focused on markets and regions traditionally adverse to the notion of intellectual property ownership and the associated royalties. If the concept of "open standards" gains industry momentum in the future, the use of open standards may reduce our opportunity to generate revenue, as open standards technologies are based upon non-proprietary technology platforms in which no one company maintains ownership over the dominant technologies.

Our business is highly dependent upon the growth in Blu-ray Disc products, and to the extent that consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc products fails to materialize, our business will be adversely affected.

        Past growth in our business has been due in large part to the rapid growth in sales of DVD based products and home theater systems incorporating our technologies. As the markets for DVD based products mature, we are seeing sales of these products declining and growth in our business shifting to Blu-ray Disc based products. While the release and consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc players continues to ramp up, potentially slow adoption by consumers of Blu-ray Disc players, particularly in the PC market, could adversely affect our business. In addition, if new technologies, including content streaming on direct downloads of content, are developed or deployed that substantially compete with or replace Blu-ray Disc products as a dominant medium for consumer video entertainment, our business, operating results and prospects could be adversely affected.

We may have difficulty managing any growth that we might experience.

        As a result of a combination of internal growth and growth through acquisitions, we expect to continue to experience growth in the scope of our operations and the number of our employees. If our growth continues, it may place a significant strain on our management team and on our operational and financial systems, procedures, and controls. Our future success will depend in part upon the ability of our management team to manage any growth effectively. This will require our management to:

    hire and train additional personnel in the United States and internationally;

    implement and improve our operational and financial systems, procedures, and controls;

    maintain our cost structure at an appropriate level based on the revenues we generate;

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    manage multiple concurrent development projects; and

    manage operations in multiple time zones with different cultures and languages.

        Any failure to successfully manage our growth could distract management's attention, and result in our failure to execute our business plan.

Our business and prospects depend upon the strength of our brand, and if we do not maintain and strengthen our brand, our business will be materially harmed.

        Establishing, maintaining and strengthening our "DTS" brand is critical to our success. Our brand identity is key to maintaining and expanding our business and entering new markets. Our success depends in large part upon our reputation for providing high-quality products, services and technologies to the consumer electronics products industry and the entertainment industry. If we fail to promote and maintain our brand successfully, our business and prospects may suffer. Moreover, we believe that the likelihood that our technologies will be adopted in industry standards depends, in part, upon the strength of our brand, because professional organizations and industry participants are more likely to incorporate technologies developed by a well-respected and well-known brand into standards.

Unanticipated changes in our tax provisions or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income tax returns could adversely affect our net income.

        We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and foreign jurisdictions. Our effective income tax rates could in the future be adversely affected by changes in tax laws or interpretations of those tax laws, by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, or by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We may come under audit by tax authorities. For instance, the Internal Revenue Service is examining our 2007 federal income tax return, including certain prior period carryforwards, and the State of California is examining our 2004 and 2005 corporate tax returns. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could be materially different from our historical income tax provisions and accruals. Based on the results of an audit or litigation, a material effect on our income tax provision, net income or cash flows in the period or periods for which that determination is made could result. In addition, changes in tax rules may adversely affect our future reported financial results or the way we conduct our business. For example, we consider the operating earnings of our foreign subsidiaries to be invested indefinitely outside the United States. We have not provided for United States federal or foreign withholding taxes that may result on future remittances of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Our future reported financial results may be adversely affected if tax or accounting rules regarding unrepatriated earnings change.

Current and future governmental and industry standards may significantly limit our business opportunities.

        Technology standards are important in the audio and video industry as they help to assure compatibility across a system or series of products. Generally, standards adoption occurs on either a mandatory basis, requiring a particular technology to be available in a particular product or medium, or an optional basis, meaning that a particular technology may be, but is not required to be, utilized. For example, both our digital multi-channel audio technology and Dolby's have optional status in Blu-ray Disc, while both our two-channel output and Dolby's technologies have been selected as mandatory standards in Blu-ray Disc. However, if either or both of these standards are re-examined or a new standard is developed, we may not be included as mandatory in any such new or revised standard which would cause revenue growth in our consumer business to be significantly lower than expected and could have a material adverse affect on our business.

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        Various national governments have adopted or are in the process of adopting standards for all digital television broadcasts, including cable, satellite, and terrestrial. In the United States, Dolby's audio technology has been selected as the sole, mandatory audio standard for terrestrial digital television broadcasts. As a result, the audio for all digital terrestrial television broadcasts in the United States must include Dolby's technology and must exclude any other format, including ours. We do not know whether this standard will be reopened or amended. If it is not, our audio technology may never be included in that standard. Certain large and developing markets, such as China, have not fully developed their digital television standards. Our technology may or may not ultimately be included in these standards.

        As new technologies and entertainment media emerge, new standards relating to these technologies or media may develop. New standards may also emerge in existing markets that are currently characterized by competing formats, such as the market for personal computers. We may not be successful in our efforts to include our technology in any such standards.

We are dependent upon our management team and technical talent.

        Our success depends, in part, upon the continued availability and contributions of our management team and engineering and technical personnel because of the complexity of our products and services. Important factors that could cause the loss of key personnel include:

    our existing employment agreements with the members of our management team allow such persons to terminate their employment with us at any time;

    we do not have employment agreements with a majority of our key engineering and technical personnel;

    significant portions of the equity awards held by the members of our management team are vested; and

    equity awards held by some of our executive officers provide for accelerated vesting in the event of a sale or change of control of our company.

        The loss of key personnel or an inability to attract qualified personnel in a timely manner could slow our technology and product development and harm our ability to execute our business plan.

Our technologies and products are complex and may contain errors that could cause us to lose customers, damage our reputation, or incur substantial costs.

        Our technologies or products could contain errors that could cause our products or technologies to operate improperly and could cause unintended consequences. If our products or technologies contain errors we, could be required to replace them, and if any such errors cause unintended consequences, we could face claims for product liability. Although we generally attempt to contractually limit our exposure to incidental and consequential damages, as well as provide insurance coverage for such events, if these contract provisions are not enforced or are unenforceable for any reason, if liabilities arise that are not effectively limited, or if our insurance coverage is inadequate to satisfy the liability, we could incur substantial costs in defending and/or settling product liability claims.

We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights, and we may be subject to litigation proceedings that could harm our business.

        Companies that participate in the digital audio, digital image processing, consumer electronics, and entertainment industries hold a large number of patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and are frequently involved in litigation based on allegations of patent infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property disputes frequently involve highly complex and costly scientific

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matters, and each party generally has the right to seek a trial by jury which adds additional costs and uncertainty. Accordingly, intellectual property disputes, with or without merit, could be costly and time consuming to litigate or settle, and could divert management's attention from executing our business plan. In addition, our technologies and products may not be able to withstand any third-party claims or rights against their use. If we were unable to obtain any necessary license following a determination of infringement or an adverse determination in litigation or in interference or other administrative proceedings, we may need to redesign some of our products to avoid infringing a third party's rights and could be required to temporarily or permanently discontinue licensing our products.

        In the past, we have been a party to litigation related to protection and enforcement of our intellectual property, and we may be a party to additional litigation in the future. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages (including treble damages under the Clayton Act) and an injunction prohibiting us from licensing our technologies in particular ways or at all. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur, our business and results of operations could be materially harmed. In addition, any protracted litigation could divert management's attention from our day-to-day operations, disrupt our business and cause our operating results to suffer.

We rely on the accuracy of our customers' manufacturing reports for reporting and collecting our revenues, and if these reports are untimely or incorrect, our revenues could be delayed or inaccurately reported.

        Most of our revenues are generated from consumer electronics product manufacturers who license and incorporate our technology in their consumer electronics products. Under our existing agreements, these customers pay us per-unit licensing fees based on the number of consumer electronics products manufactured that incorporate our technology. We rely on our customers to accurately report the number of units manufactured in collecting our license fees, preparing our financial reports, projections, budgets, and directing our sales and product development efforts. Most of our license agreements permit us to audit our customers, but audits are generally expensive, time consuming, difficult to manage effectively, dependent in large part upon the cooperation of our licensees and the quality of the records they keep, and could harm our customer relationships. If any of our customer reports understate the number of products they manufacture, we may not collect and recognize revenues to which we are entitled, or may endure significant expense to obtain compliance.

A loss of one or more of our key customers or licensees in any of our markets could adversely affect our business.

        From time to time, one or a small number of our customers or licensees may represent a significant percentage of our revenue. For instance, in 2011, two customers accounted for 16% and 12%, respectively, of revenues from our continuing operations. Although we have agreements with many of our customers, these agreements typically do not require any material minimum purchases or minimum royalty fees and do not prohibit customers from purchasing products and services from competitors. A decision by any of our major customers or licensees not to use our technologies, or their failure or inability to pay amounts owed to us in a timely manner, or at all, could have a significant adverse effect on our business.

We face intense competition. Certain of our competitors have greater resources than we do.

        The digital audio, consumer electronics and entertainment markets are intensely competitive, subject to rapid change, and significantly affected by new product introductions and other market activities of industry participants. Our principal competitor is Dolby Laboratories, Inc., who competes with us in most of our markets. We also compete with other companies offering digital audio technology incorporated into consumer electronics product and entertainment mediums, including

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Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Philips), Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation, Thomson and SRS Labs, Inc.

        Certain of our current and potential competitors may enjoy substantial competitive advantages, including:

    greater name recognition;

    a longer operating history;

    more developed distribution channels and deeper relationships with our common customer base;

    a more extensive customer base;

    digital technologies that provide features that ours do not;

    broader product and service offerings;

    greater resources for competitive activities, such as research and development, strategic acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures, sales and marketing, and lobbying industry and government standards;

    more technicians and engineers;

    greater technical support; and

    open source or free codecs.

        As a result, these current and potential competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, or customer requirements.

        In addition to the competitive advantages described above, Dolby also enjoys other unique competitive strengths relative to us. For example, it introduced multi-channel audio technology before we did. It has also achieved mandatory standard status in product categories that we have not, including terrestrial digital television broadcasts in the United States. As a result of these factors, Dolby has a competitive advantage in selling its digital multi-channel audio technology to consumer electronics products manufacturers.

We have a limited operating history in certain new and evolving markets.

        Our technologies have only recently been incorporated into certain markets, such as digital media players, televisions, personal computers, digital satellite and cable broadcast products, portable electronics devices and mobile handsets. We do not have the same experience in these markets as in our traditional consumer electronics business, nor do we have as much operating history as companies such as Dolby Laboratories, Inc., SRS Labs, Inc. and BBE Sound, Inc. As a result, the demand for our technologies, products, and services and the income potential of these businesses is unproven. In addition, because our participation in these markets is relatively new and rapidly evolving, we may have limited insight into trends that may emerge and affect our business. We may make errors in predicting and reacting to relevant business trends, which could harm our business. Before investing in our common stock, you should consider the risks, uncertainties, and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets such as ours. We may not be able to successfully address any or all of these risks.

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Declining retail prices for consumer electronics products could force us to lower the license or other fees we charge our customers.

        The market for consumer electronics products is intensely competitive and price sensitive. Retail prices for consumer electronics products that include our DTS audio technologies have decreased significantly and we expect prices to continue to decrease for the foreseeable future. Declining prices for consumer electronics products could create downward pressure on the licensing fees we currently charge our customers who integrate our technologies into the consumer electronics products that they sell and distribute. Most of the consumer electronics products that include our audio technologies also include Dolby's multi-channel audio technology. As a result of pricing pressure, consumer electronics products manufacturers who manufacture products in which our audio technologies are not a mandatory standard could decide to exclude our DTS audio technologies from their products altogether.

Economic downturns could disrupt and materially harm our business.

        Negative trends in the general economy could cause a downturn in the market for our technologies, products and services. The recent financial disruption affecting the global financial markets and the concern whether investment banks and other financial institutions will continue operations in the foreseeable future have resulted in a tightening in the credit markets, a low level of liquidity in many financial markets and extreme volatility in credit and equity markets. The recent financial crisis may adversely affect our operating results if it results, for example, in the insolvency of a key licensee or other customer, the inability of our licensees and/or other customers to obtain credit to finance their operations, including to finance the manufacture of products containing our technologies, and delays in reporting and/or payments from our licensees. Tight credit markets could also delay or prevent us from acquiring or making investments in other technologies, products or businesses that could enhance our technical capabilities, complement our current products and services, or expand the breadth of our markets. If we are unable to execute such acquisitions and/or strategic investments, our operating results and business prospects may suffer.

        In addition, global economic conditions, including the credit crisis, increased cost of commodities, widespread employee layoffs, actual or threatened military action by the United States and the continued threat of terrorism, have resulted in decreased consumer spending and may continue to negatively impact consumer confidence and spending. Any reduction in consumer confidence or disposable income, in general, may negatively affect the demand for consumer electronics products that incorporate our digital audio technologies.

        We cannot predict other negative events that may have adverse effects on the global economy in general and the consumer electronics industry specifically. However, the factors described above and such unforeseen events could negatively affect our revenues and operating results.

Natural or other disasters could disrupt our business and negatively impact our operating results and financial condition.

        Natural or other disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis or other adverse weather and climate conditions, whether occurring in the U.S. or abroad, and the consequences and effects thereof, including energy shortages and public health issues, could disrupt our operations, or the operations of our business partners and customers, or result in economic instability that may negatively impact our operating results and financial condition. Our corporate headquarters and many of our operations are located in California, a seismically active region, potentially exposing us to greater risk of natural disasters.

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Our licensing revenue depends in large part upon semiconductor manufacturers incorporating our technologies into integrated circuits, or ICs, for sale to our consumer electronics product licensees and if, for any reason, our technologies are not incorporated in these ICs or fewer ICs are sold that incorporate our technologies, our operating results would be adversely affected.

        Our licensing revenue from consumer electronics product manufacturers depends in large part upon the availability of ICs that implement our technologies. IC manufacturers incorporate our technologies into these ICs, which are then incorporated into consumer electronics products. We do not manufacture these ICs, but rather depend upon IC manufacturers to develop, produce and then sell them to licensed consumer electronics product manufacturers. We do not control the IC manufacturers' decisions whether or not to incorporate our technologies into their ICs, and we do not control their product development or commercialization efforts. If these IC manufacturers are unable or unwilling, for any reason, to implement our technologies into their ICs, or if, for any reason, they sell fewer ICs incorporating our technologies, our operating results will be adversely affected.

We may not successfully address problems encountered in connection with any acquisitions.

        We expect to consider opportunities to acquire or make investments in other technologies, products, and businesses that could enhance our technical capabilities, complement our current products and services, or expand the breadth of our markets. We have a limited history of acquiring and integrating businesses. Acquisitions and strategic investments involve numerous risks, including:

    problems assimilating the purchased technologies, products, or business operations;

    significant future charges relating to in-process research and development and the amortization of intangible assets;

    significant amount of goodwill that is not amortizable and is subject to annual impairment review;

    problems maintaining uniform standards, procedures, controls, and policies;

    unanticipated costs associated with the acquisition, including accounting and legal charges, capital expenditures, and transaction expenses;

    diversion of management's attention from our core business;

    adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;

    risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;

    unanticipated or unknown liabilities relating to the acquired businesses;

    the need to integrate accounting, management information, manufacturing, human resources and other administrative systems to permit effective management; and

    potential loss of key employees of acquired organizations.

        If we fail to properly evaluate and execute acquisitions and strategic investments, our management team may be distracted from our day-to-day operations, our business may be disrupted, and our operating results may suffer. In addition, if we finance acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders would be diluted. Foreign acquisitions involve unique risks in addition to those mentioned above, including those related to integration of operations across different geographies, cultures and languages, currency risks and risks associated with the particular economic, political and regulatory environment in specific countries. Also, the anticipated benefit of our acquisitions may not materialize, whether because of failure to obtain stockholder approval or otherwise. Future acquisitions could result in potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities or amortization expenses, or write-offs of goodwill, any of

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which could harm our operating results or financial condition. Future acquisitions may also require us to obtain additional equity or debt financing, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all.

We are subject to additional risks associated with our international operations.

        Our licensing headquarters are located in Limerick, Ireland, and we market and sell our products and services outside the United States. We currently have employees located in eight countries, and many of our customers and licensees are located outside the United States. As a key component of our business strategy, we intend to expand our international sales and customer support. During the year ended December 31, 2011, nearly 90% of our revenues were derived internationally. We face numerous risks in doing business outside the United States, including:

    unusual or burdensome foreign laws or regulatory requirements or unexpected changes to those laws or requirements;

    tariffs, trade protection measures, import or export licensing requirements, trade embargos, and other trade barriers;

    difficulties in attracting and retaining qualified personnel and managing foreign operations;

    competition from foreign companies;

    dependence upon foreign distributors and their sales channels;

    longer accounts receivable collection cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;

    less effective and less predictable protection and enforcement of our intellectual property;

    changes in the political or economic condition of a specific country or region, particularly in emerging markets;

    fluctuations in the value of foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar and the cost of currency exchange;

    potentially adverse tax consequences; and

    cultural differences in the conduct of business.

        Such factors could cause our future international sales to decline.

        Our business practices in international markets are also subject to the requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. If any of our employees is found to have violated these requirements, we and our employees could be subject to significant fines, criminal sanctions and other penalties.

        Our international revenue is mostly denominated in U.S. dollars. As a result, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may make our technology, products, and services more expensive for international customers, which could cause them to decrease their purchases from us. Expenses for our subsidiaries are denominated in their respective local currencies. As a result, if the U.S. dollar weakens against the local currency, the translation of our foreign-currency-denominated expenses will result in higher operating expense without a corresponding increase in revenue. Significant fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The main foreign currencies we encounter in our operations are the Yen, Euro, RMB, KRW, HKD, TWD, SGD and GBP. We do not currently engage in currency hedging activities to limit the risk of exchange rate fluctuations.

We expect our operating expenses to increase in the future, which may impact profitability.

        We expect our operating expenses to increase as we, among other things:

    expand our sales and marketing activities, including the continued development of our international operations;

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    adopt a more customer-focused business model which is expected to entail additional hiring;

    acquire businesses or technologies and integrate them into our existing organization;

    increase our research and development efforts to advance our existing technologies, products, and services and develop new technologies, products, and services;

    hire additional personnel, including engineers and other technical staff;

    expand and defend our intellectual property portfolio;

    upgrade our operational and financial systems, procedures, and controls; and

    continue to assume the responsibilities of being a public company.

        As a result, we will need to grow our revenues and manage our costs in order to positively impact profitability. In addition, we may fail to accurately estimate and assess our increased operating expenses as we grow.

Compliance with changing securities laws, regulations and financial reporting standards will increase our costs and pose challenges for our management team.

        Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder have created uncertainty for public companies and significantly increased the costs and risks associated with operating as a publicly traded company in the United States. Our management team will need to devote significant time and financial resources to comply with both existing and evolving standards for public companies, which will lead to increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue generating activities to compliance activities. Furthermore, with such uncertainties, we cannot assure you that our system of internal control will be effective or satisfactory to our independent registered public accounting firm. As a result, our financial reporting may not be timely and/or accurate and we may be issued an adverse or qualified opinion by our independent registered public accounting firm. If reporting delays or errors actually occur, we could be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC, and could adversely affect our financial results or result in a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial information, which could materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

        Further, the SEC has passed, promulgated and proposed new rules on a variety of subjects including the requirement that we must file our financial statements with the SEC using the interactive data format eXtensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, and the possibility that we would be required to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS. In order to comply with XBRL and IFRS requirements, we may have to add additional accounting staff, engage consultants or change our internal practices, standards and policies which could significantly increase our costs.

        We believe that these new and proposed laws and regulations could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualified executive officers.

Our licensing of industry standard technologies can be subject to limitations that could adversely affect our business and prospects.

        When a standards-setting body adopts our technologies as explicit industry standards, we generally must agree to license such technologies on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis, which we believe means that we treat similarly situated licensees similarly. In these situations, we may be required to limit the royalty rates we charge for these technologies, which could adversely affect our business. Furthermore, we may have limited control over whom we license such technologies to, and may be unable to restrict many terms of the license. From time to time, we may be subject to claims

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that our licenses of our industry standard technologies may not conform to the requirements of the standards-setting body. Claimants in such cases could seek to restrict or change our licensing practices or our ability to license our technologies in ways that could injure our reputation and otherwise materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and prospects.

We may experience fluctuations in our operating results.

        We have historically experienced moderate seasonality in our business due to our business mix and the nature of our products. Consumer electronics manufacturing activities are generally lowest in the first calendar quarter of each year, and increase progressively throughout the remainder of the year. Manufacturing output is generally strongest in the third and fourth quarters as our technology licensees increase manufacturing to prepare for the holiday buying season. Since recognition of revenues generally lags manufacturing activity by one quarter, our revenues and earnings are generally lowest in the second quarter. The introduction of new products and inclusion of our technologies in new and rapidly growing markets can distort and amplify the seasonality described above. Our revenues may continue to be subject to fluctuations, seasonal or otherwise, in the future. Unanticipated fluctuations, whether due to seasonality, economic downturns, product cycles, or otherwise, could cause us to miss our earnings projections, or could lead to higher than normal variation in short-term earnings, either of which could cause our stock price to decline.

        In addition, we actively engage in intellectual property compliance and enforcement activities focused on identifying third parties who have either incorporated our technologies, trademarks, or know-how without a license or who have underreported to us the amount of royalties owed under license agreements with us. As a result of these activities, from time to time, we may recognize royalty revenues that relate to manufacturing activities from prior periods and we may incur expenditures related to enforcement activity. These royalty recoveries and expenditures, as applicable, may cause revenues to be higher than expected, or net profit to be lower than expected, during a particular reporting period and may not recur in future reporting periods. Such fluctuations in our revenues and operating results may cause declines in our stock price.

The licensing of patents constitutes a significant source of our revenue. If we do not replace expiring patents with new patents or proprietary technologies, our revenue could decline.

        We hold patents covering much of the technologies that we license to system licensees, and our licensing revenue is tied in large part to the life of those patents. Our right to receive royalties related to our patents terminates with the expiration of the last patent covering the relevant technologies. Accordingly, to the extent that we do not replace licensing revenue from technologies covered by expiring patents with licensing revenue based on new patents and proprietary technologies, our revenue could decline.

Our future capital needs are uncertain and we may need to raise additional funds in the future, and such funds may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

        Our capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including:

    acceptance of, and demand for, our products and technologies;

    the costs of developing new products or technologies;

    the extent to which we invest in new technologies and research and development projects;

    the number and timing of acquisitions and other strategic transactions;

    the costs associated with our expansion, if any; and

    the costs of litigation and enforcement activities to defend our intellectual property.

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        In the future, we may need to raise additional funds, and such funds may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, particularly given the continuing credit crisis and downturn in the overall global economy. Furthermore, if we issue equity or debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing stockholders may experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, or at all, we may not be able to develop or enhance our products and services, execute our business plan, take advantage of future opportunities, or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated customer requirements. This may materially harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches.

        Attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to information technology systems are becoming more sophisticated and successful. These attempts can include introducing malware to computers and networks, impersonating authorized users, overloading systems and servers and data theft. While we seek to detect and investigate any security issue, in some cases, we might be unaware of an incident or its magnitude and effects. The theft, unauthorized use or publication of our intellectual property and/or confidential business information could harm our competitive position, reduce the value of our investment in research and development and other strategic initiatives or otherwise adversely affect our business. To the extent that any security breach results in inappropriate disclosure of our customers' or licensees' confidential information, we may incur liability as a result.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Anti-takeover provisions under our charter documents and Delaware law could delay or prevent a change of control and could also limit the market price of our stock.

        Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our Board of Directors that our stockholders might consider favorable. Some of these provisions:

    authorize the issuance of preferred stock which can be created and issued by the Board of Directors without prior stockholder approval, with rights senior to those of the common stock;

    provide for a classified Board of Directors, with each director serving a staggered three-year term;

    prohibit stockholders from filling Board vacancies, calling special stockholder meetings, or taking action by written consent; and

    require advance written notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

        In addition, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporate Law, which may prohibit certain business combinations with stockholders owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock. These and other provisions in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Restated Bylaws and Delaware law could make it more difficult for stockholders or potential acquirors to obtain control of our Board or initiate actions that are opposed by the then-current Board, and could delay or impede a merger, tender offer, or proxy contest involving our company. Any delay or prevention of a change of control transaction or changes in our Board could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

We expect that the price of our common stock will fluctuate substantially.

        The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially due to many factors, including:

    actual or anticipated fluctuations in our results of operations;

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    market perception of our progress toward announced objectives;

    announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors or technology standards;

    announcements of significant contracts by us or our competitors;

    changes in our pricing policies or the pricing policies of our competitors;

    developments with respect to intellectual property rights;

    the introduction of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;

    the commencement of or our involvement in litigation;

    resolution of significant litigation in a manner adverse to our business;

    our sale or purchase of common stock or other securities in the future;

    conditions and trends in technology industries;

    changes in market valuation or earnings of our competitors;

    the trading volume of our common stock;

    announcements of potential acquisitions;

    the adoption rate of new products incorporating our or our competitors' technologies, including Blu-ray Disc players;

    changes in the estimation of the future size and growth rate of our markets; and

    general economic conditions.

        In addition, the stock market in general, and the NASDAQ Global Select Market and the market for technology companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Further, the market prices of securities of technology companies have been particularly volatile. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class- action litigation has often been instituted against that company. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources.

Shares of our common stock are relatively illiquid.

        As a result of our relatively small public float, our common stock may be less liquid than the common stock of companies with broader public ownership. Among other things, trading of a relatively small volume of our common shares may have a greater impact on the trading price for our shares than would be the case if our public float were larger.

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Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

        None.

Item 2.    Properties

        Our corporate headquarters and principal office is located in Calabasas, California, where we own real property, which includes an approximately 89,000 square foot building. We lease smaller facilities in other locations including the United States, Republic of Ireland, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. We believe that our existing space is adequate for our current operations. We believe that suitable replacement and additional space will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms.

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

        In the ordinary course of our business, we actively pursue legal remedies to enforce our intellectual property rights and to stop unauthorized use of our technology and trademarks.

        We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. We may, however, become subject to lawsuits from time to time in the course of our business.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

        None.

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK

        Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "DTSI." Prior to July 1, 2006 our common stock was listed on the NASDAQ National Market since our initial public offering on July 9, 2003. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market:

 
  High   Low  

2010

             

First Quarter

  $ 36.18   $ 25.95  

Second Quarter

  $ 35.59   $ 31.03  

Third Quarter

  $ 41.49   $ 31.48  

Fourth Quarter

  $ 49.96   $ 37.37  

2011

             

First Quarter

  $ 50.49   $ 44.05  

Second Quarter

  $ 48.15   $ 39.79  

Third Quarter

  $ 42.08   $ 20.93  

Fourth Quarter

  $ 32.58   $ 23.32  

        As of January 31, 2012 there were approximately 4,055 stockholders of record of our common stock. We believe that the number of beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of record holders because a large portion of our common stock is held through brokerage firms in "street name."


RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

        During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we did not issue any securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

        The following graph and table compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock to that of the NASDAQ Market Index and the Russell 2000® Index for the five fiscal year period ending December 31, 2011, the date of our fiscal year end. The following graph and table assumes that a $100 investment was made at the close of trading on December 31, 2006 in our common stock and in each index, and that dividends, if any, were reinvested. The stock price performance shown on the graph below should not be considered indicative of future price performance.

GRAPHIC

 
  December 30,
2006
  December 29,
2007
  December 31,
2008
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2010
  December 30,
2011
 

DTS, Inc. 

  $ 100.00   $ 105.70   $ 75.86   $ 141.42   $ 202.77   $ 112.61  

NASDAQ Market Index

    100.00     110.66     66.41     96.54     114.06     113.16  

Russell 2000 Index

    100.00     98.44     65.17     82.87     105.14     100.73  


DIVIDEND POLICY

        We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds to support our operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination relating to dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including our future earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, future prospects, and other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

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ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

        Stock repurchase activity during the quarter ended December 31, 2011 was as follows:

Period
  Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased
  Average
Price Paid
per Share
  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plan
  Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plan
 

October 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011

                200,000  

November 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011

    142,329 (1) $ 27.32     139,066     60,934  

December 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011

    65,776 (1) $ 27.72     60,934      
                     

Total

    208,105   $ 27.45 (2)   200,000      
                     

Notes:

(1)
Consists of (i) shares repurchased in open market transactions pursuant to a May 16, 2011 Board of Directors authorization for us to repurchase up to one million shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions and other factors (through December 7, 2011, all shares of common stock under this authorization were repurchased, and are accounted for as treasury stock, for an aggregate cost of $32.3 million), and (ii) shares repurchased from employees and effectively retired to satisfy statutory withholding requirements upon the vesting of restricted stock.

(2)
Represents weighted average price paid per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

        In the table below, we provide you with historical selected consolidated financial data of DTS, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We derived the following historical data from our audited consolidated financial statements. It is important that you read the selected consolidated financial data set forth below in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

        During the first quarter of 2007, DTS Digital Cinema's assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale and its operations were reported as discontinued operations. As a result, we reclassified our balance sheets and statements of income for all periods presented in this report to reflect DTS Digital Cinema as discontinued operations.

        Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected in the future. We have described various risks and uncertainties that could affect future operating results under the heading "Risk Factors" included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007  
 
  (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data

                               

Revenue

  $ 96,922   $ 87,096   $ 77,722   $ 60,238   $ 53,073  

Cost of revenue

    860     1,583     1,766     1,179     1,276  
                       

Gross profit

    96,062     85,513     75,956     59,059     51,797  

Operating expenses:

                               

Selling, general and administrative

    52,904     49,035     48,717     36,794     33,116  

Research and development

    13,539     12,075     9,087     6,924     6,473  

In-process research and development

                1,090 (2)    
                       

Total operating expenses

    66,443     61,110     57,804     44,808     39,589  
                       

Operating income

    29,619     24,403     18,152     14,251     12,208  

Interest and other income, net

    311     418     1,063     2,418     2,704  
                       

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    29,930     24,821     19,215     16,669     14,912  

Provision for income taxes

    11,661     9,781     8,525     7,158     5,310  
                       

Income from continuing operations

    18,269     15,040     10,690     9,511     9,602  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

        1,001 (1)   (88 )   1,856 (3)   (30,041 )(4)
                       

Net income (loss)

  $ 18,269   $ 16,041   $ 10,602   $ 11,367   $ (20,439 )
                       

Net income (loss) per common share:

                               

Basic:

                               

Continuing operations

  $ 1.08   $ 0.88   $ 0.62   $ 0.54   $ 0.54  

Discontinued operations

        0.06         0.10     (1.69 )
                       

Net income (loss)

  $ 1.08   $ 0.94   $ 0.62   $ 0.64   $ (1.15 )
                       

Diluted:

                               

Continuing operations

  $ 1.04   $ 0.84   $ 0.60   $ 0.52   $ 0.52  

Discontinued operations

        0.06         0.11     (1.63 )
                       

Net income (loss)

  $ 1.04   $ 0.90   $ 0.60   $ 0.63   $ (1.11 )
                       

Weighted average shares used to compute net income (loss) per common share:

                               

Basic

    16,982     17,041     17,145     17,641     17,745  
                       

Diluted

    17,575     17,805     17,689     18,145     18,418  
                       

(1)
Includes proceeds from a settlement and release agreement. For additional information regarding, refer to Footnote 10 of our consolidated financial statements, "Discontinued Operations."

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(2)
This write-off of in-process research and development relates to the business acquisition from Neural Audio Corporation.

(3)
Includes a $4,963 pre-tax adjustment to increase the carrying value of assets held for sale to fair value, less costs to sell, during the first quarter of 2008. Also, includes a pre-tax loss of $2,099 for the separate sales transactions of our digital images and cinema businesses during the second quarter of 2008.

(4)
Includes charge of $19,272, net of $5,381 tax benefit, to reduce the carrying value of the cinema and digital images businesses comprising discontinued operations to fair value, less costs to sell.

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

                               

Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments

  $ 85,641   $ 96,131   $ 75,351   $ 68,023   $ 85,402  

Working capital

    90,891     95,394     83,725     76,773     100,220  

Total assets

    159,470     172,295     154,218     137,678     138,217  

Total long-term liabilities

    7,886     8,596     5,862     3,783     2,716  

Total stockholders' equity

    145,802     147,568     141,824     125,289     120,812  

Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        This Annual Report on Form 10-K (including, but not limited to, the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations) and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "projections," "may," "potential," "plan," "continue" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this report. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial performance or position, our business strategy, plans or expectations, and our objectives for future operations, including relating to our products and services. Although forward-looking statements in this report reflect our good faith judgment, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements contained herein are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and our actual results and outcomes may be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those discussed under the "Risk Factors" section contained in Item 1A and elsewhere in this report and in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

        You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. All discussions and amounts in Management's Discussion and Analysis, except for Liquidity and Capital Resources, for all periods presented relate to continuing operations only, unless otherwise noted.

Overview

        We are a leading provider of high-definition audio technologies that are incorporated into an array of consumer electonics devices by hundreds of licensee customers around the world. Our audio technologies enable the delivery and playback of clear, compelling high-definition audio and are

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currently used in a variety of product applications, including audio/video receivers, soundbars, Blu-ray Disc players, DVD based products, personal computers or PCs, car audio products, video game consoles, network capable televisions, digital media players or DMPs, set-top-boxes or STBs, mobile phones, tablets and home theater systems. In addition, we provide products and services to motion picture studios, radio and television broadcasters, game developers and other content creators to facilitate the inclusion of compelling, realistic DTS-encoded soundtracks in their content. We also provide a suite of audio processing technologies designed to enhance the entertainment experience for users of consumer electronics products subject to physical limitations, such as TVs, PCs and mobile electronics.

        We derive revenues from licensing our audio technologies, copyrights, trademarks, and know-how under agreements with substantially all of the major consumer audio electronics manufacturers. Our business model provides for these manufacturers to pay us a per-unit amount for DTS-enabled products that they manufacture.

        Generally, we actively engage in intellectual property compliance and enforcement activities focused on identifying third parties who have either incorporated our technologies, copyrights, trademarks or know-how without a license or who have under-reported the amount of royalties owed under license agreements with us. We continue to invest in our compliance and enforcement infrastructure to support the value of our intellectual property to us and our licensees and to improve the long-term realization of revenue from our intellectual property. As a result of these activities, from time to time, we recognize royalty revenues that relate to consumer electronics manufacturing activities from prior periods. These royalty recoveries may cause revenues to be higher than expected during a particular reporting period and may not occur in subsequent periods. While we consider such revenues to be a regular part of our normal operations, we cannot predict such recoveries or the amount or timing of such revenues.

        Our cost of revenues consists primarily of amounts paid for products and materials, salaries and related benefits for operations personnel, amortization of acquired intangibles and payments to third parties for copyrighted material.

        Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits for personnel engaged in sales and licensee support, as well as costs associated with promotional and other selling and licensing activities. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include professional fees, facility-related expenses and other general corporate expenses, including salaries and related benefits for personnel engaged in corporate administration, finance, human resources, information systems and legal.

        Our research and development costs consist primarily of salaries and related benefits for research and development personnel, engineering consulting expenses associated with new product and technology development and quality assurance and testing costs. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Executive Summary

Financial Highlights

    Revenues for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 were $29.0 million and $96.9 million, respectively, which are all time quarterly and annual highs for us.

    Revenues increased 11% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period.

    Royalty recoveries from intellectual property compliance and enforcement activities decreased $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period.

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    Royalties from Blu-ray product markets increased 31% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period.

    Royalties from network-connected markets increased 61% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period.

    Gross profit percentage increased to 99% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to 98% for the same prior year period.

    Operating income increased to 31% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to 28% of revenues for the same prior year period.

    Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased to $1.04 for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $0.84 for the same prior year period.

Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges

        Historically, our revenue has been primarily dependent upon the DVD based home theater market. The success of DVD based systems and products has fueled a demand for higher quality entertainment in the home, and this demand is extending into the car audio, personal computer, portable electronics, on-line networked devices, broadcast, video game console, mobile handset and tablet markets, as well. We have seen the acceleration of the market for high-definition televisions drive demand for Blu-ray Disc players and advanced home theater systems. Consumers are more broadly embracing the Blu-ray technology as prices decline and approach DVD pricing, content availability increases and as customers realize the value of the advanced features that Blu-ray provides, such as the ability to connect to the internet and ultimately playback 3D content.

        Because we are a mandatory technology in the Blu-ray Disc standard, our revenue growth from this market is closely tracking the growth in sales of Blu-ray equipped players, game consoles and PCs. Further, we believe that this mandatory position in the Blu-ray Disc standard will give us the ability to extend the reach of a broad array of our technologies in several large markets, such as applications beyond optical media. For example, we have signed agreements with a number of digital media player, network-connected digital television and mobile handset manufacturers to incorporate DTS decoders into their products.

        One of the largest challenges that we face is the growing consumer trend toward open platform, on-line entertainment consumption and the need to constantly and rapidly evolve our technologies to address the emerging markets. We believe that although the trend has begun, any transition to such open platform, on-line entertainment will take many years. Further, we believe that this trend demands that playback devices be capable of processing content originating in any form, whether disk-based or on-line, which creates a substantial opportunity for our technologies to extend into network-connected products that may not have an optical drive. During the transition period, we expect that both optical media and on-line entertainment formats will continue to thrive.

        Further, we currently face challenges regarding the impact of the ongoing global economic downturn on consumer buying patterns. While we do not have visibility into the timing or extent of an economic recovery, we continue to remain optimistic that our revenues from both Blu-ray enabled products and our newer markets will continue to grow.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make

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estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, estimates and judgments are evaluated, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, and income taxes. These estimates and judgments are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities not readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

        We believe the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

    Revenue Recognition.  We recognize revenues in accordance with GAAP, and the guidelines of the SEC. Revenues from arrangements involving license fees, up-front payments and milestone payments, which are received and/or billable by us in connection with other rights and services that represent continuing obligations of ours, are deferred until all of the elements have been delivered or until we have established objective and verifiable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered elements.

      We are responsible for the licensing and enforcement of our patented technologies and pursue third parties that are utilizing our intellectual property without a license or who have under-reported the amount of royalties owed under a license agreement with us. As a result of these activities, from time to time, we may recognize royalty revenues that relate to infringements that occurred in prior periods. These royalty recoveries may cause revenues to be higher than expected during a particular reporting period and may not occur in subsequent periods. Differences between amounts initially recognized and amounts subsequently audited or reported as an adjustment to those amounts due from licensees, will be recognized in the period such adjustment is determined or contracted, as appropriate, as a change in accounting estimate.

      We make estimates and judgments when determining whether the collectibility of license fees receivable from licensees is reasonably assured. We assess the collectibility of accrued license fees based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with licensees and the credit-worthiness of licensees. If it is determined that collection is not reasonably assured, the fee is recognized when collectibility becomes reasonably assured, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met, which is generally upon receipt of cash. Management estimates regarding collectibility impact the actual revenues recognized each period and the timing of the recognition of revenues. Our assumptions and judgments regarding future collectibility could differ from actual events, thus materially impacting our financial position and results of operations.

      Revenues from licensing audio technology, trademarks, and know-how are generated from licensing agreements with consumer electronics products manufacturers that generally pay a per-unit license fee for products manufactured under those license agreements. Licensees generally report manufacturing information within 30 to 60 days after the end of the quarter in which such activity takes place. Consequently, we recognize revenue from these licensing agreements on a three-month lag basis, generally in the quarter following the quarter of manufacture, provided amounts are fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Use of this lag method allows for the receipt of licensee royalty reports prior to the recognition of revenue, since we cannot reliably estimate the amount of revenue earned prior to our receipt of such reports. Generally, consumer electronics manufacturing activities are lowest in the first calendar quarter of each year, and increase progressively throughout the remainder of the year. The third and fourth quarters are typically the strongest in terms manufacturing output as our technology licensees increase their manufacturing output to prepare for the holiday buying

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      season. Since recognition of revenues in our business generally lags manufacturing activity by one quarter, our revenues and earnings are generally lowest in the second quarter. In general, the introduction and inclusion of DTS technologies in new and rapidly growing markets can have a material effect on quarterly revenues and profits, and can distort the moderate seasonality described above.

    Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangibles.  We periodically assess potential impairments of our long-lived assets and intangibles in accordance with the provisions of GAAP. An impairment review is performed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors considered by us include, but are not limited to, significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business; and significant negative industry or economic trends. We believe this to be a critical accounting policy because if those estimates or related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges for such assets which could have a material impact on our results of operations. To date there has been no impairment of long lived assets or intangible assets for continuing operations.

    Stock-based Compensation.  Stock-based compensation charges are based upon the fair value of each option on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires that we estimate a risk free interest rate, expected lives, dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our stock. We believe this to be a critical accounting policy because if any of the estimates above require significant changes, these changes could result in fluctuating expenses that could have a material impact on our results of operations.

    Income taxes.  We must make estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain tax assets and liabilities, which arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and expense for tax and financial statement purposes. Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to our tax provision in a subsequent period.

      We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance, if, based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that we will not realize some portion or all of the deferred tax assets. We consider all available positive and negative evidence when assessing whether it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. We consider evidence such as our past operating results, the existence of cumulative losses in previous periods and our forecast of future taxable income. We believe this to be a critical accounting policy because should there be a change in our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, our tax provision would increase in the period in which we determine that the recovery is not likely, which could have a material impact on our results of operations.

      We have not provided for United States, or U.S., federal income and foreign withholding taxes on the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries because we intend to reinvest such earnings indefinitely. Should we decide to remit this income to the U.S. in a future period, our provision for income taxes may increase materially in the period that our intent changes.

      Other long-term liabilities, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, includes unrecognized tax benefits of $7.5 million and $7.3 million, respectively, for both domestic and foreign issues. Inherent uncertainties exist in estimating accruals for uncertain tax positions due to the progress of income tax audits and changes in tax law, both legislated and concluded through the various jurisdictions' tax court systems. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, management believes that it has appropriate support for the positions taken on its tax returns and that its annual tax provision includes amounts sufficient to pay any assessments. Nonetheless, the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued each year.

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Geographic Information

        Our revenue by geographical area, based on the customer's country of domicile, is as follows (in thousands):

 
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

U.S. 

  $ 10,838   $ 9,805   $ 17,421  

Japan

   
43,814
   
41,392
   
34,241
 

South Korea

    22,549     21,148     14,414  

Other international

    19,721     14,751     11,646  
               

Total international

    86,084     77,291     60,301  
               

Total revenues

  $ 96,922   $ 87,096   $ 77,722  
               

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, long-lived tangible assets by geographic region (in thousands):

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009  

U.S. 

  $ 30,496   $ 32,207   $ 32,494  

International

    2,304     1,431     1,391  
               

Total long-lived tangible assets

  $ 32,800   $ 33,638   $ 33,885  
               

Results of Operations

Revenues

 
  Years Ended December 31,   2011 vs. 2010
Change
  2010 vs. 2009
Change
 
 
  2011   2010   2009   $   %   $   %  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

Revenues

  $ 96,922   $ 87,096   $ 77,722   $ 9,826     11 % $ 9,374     12 %

        Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period, included a $1.7 million decrease in royalties recovered through intellectual property compliance and enforcement activities, which we characterize as "royalty recoveries." Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the same prior year period, included an $13.6 million decrease in royalty recoveries. This change in royalty recoveries related primarily to the settlement of legal matters with Zoran Corporation in 2009. Royalty recoveries may cause revenues to be higher than expected during a particular period and may not occur in subsequent periods. Therefore, unless otherwise noted, the impact of royalty recoveries has been excluded from our revenue discussions in order to provide a more meaningful and comparable analysis.

        The increase in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period, was largely attributable to continued growth in Blu-ray related royalties and royalties from network-connected markets. Blu-ray related royalties comprised over 35% and 30% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In dollar terms, these royalties were up 31% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period. Royalties from network-connected markets comprised over 15% and over 10% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The growth in network-connected markets results from a growing consumer interest in consumer electronic products that access on-line content. Royalties from the car

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market also increased for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period, due to some improvement in the auto industry and continued expansion of our technology into new car models. Partially offsetting these increases in revenues were continuing declines in DVD related royalties. We continue to be cautious regarding the outlook for the consumer electronics industry as a whole, and the revenues we derive from that industry, in light of the recent turmoil in the global economic environment. However, we expect technology licensing revenues to grow as wider availability of Blu-ray enabled players, PCs and game consoles, coupled with expected aggressive pricing and promotion of these products by retailers and consumer electronics product manufacturers, should result in increasing licensing revenues from the Blu-ray format. In addition, we expect to see continued growth from the network-connected markets, as we expand our footprint in terms of both products and geographies served.

        The increase in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the same prior year period, was largely attributable to continued growth in Blu-ray related royalties and royalties from network-connected markets. Blu-ray related royalties comprised over 30% and 25% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In dollar terms, these royalties were up 71% for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the same prior year period. Royalties from network-connected markets comprised over 10% and less than 5% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The growth in network-connected markets results from a growing consumer interest in consumer electronic products that access on-line content. Royalties from the car market also increased for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the same prior year period, due to some improvement in the auto industry and continued expansion of our technology into new car models.

Gross Profit

 
  Years Ended December 31,    
   
 
 
  Percentage point change
in gross profit margin
relative to prior year
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  
 
  $   %   $   %   $   %   2011 vs. 2010   2010 vs. 2009  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

Gross Profit

  $ 96,062     99 % $ 85,513     98 % $ 75,956     98 %   1 %   0 %

        Gross profit percentage for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, remained fairly consistent.

Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A")

 
   
   
  Change
relative to
prior year
 
 
  SG&A
Expenses
  Percent of
Revenues
 
Years Ended December 31,
  $   %  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

2011

  $ 52,904     55 % $ 3,869     8 %

2010

  $ 49,035     56 % $ 318     1 %

2009

  $ 48,717     63 %            

        The dollar increase in SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period, was primarily due to increases in professional services and employee related costs. Professional services increased due to audit and legal fees associated with the resolution of certain tax matters and increased media and public relations activities. Employee related costs increased due to expanded operations, increased headcount and stock-based compensation, but these increases were partially offset by a reduction in our accrual for certain incentive compensation costs. Also, travel related expenses increased due to increased sales and tradeshow activities.

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        The dollar increase in SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the same prior year period, was minor. However, this increase reflected several partially offsetting activities. The increase in employee related costs resulted primarily from expanded operations resulting from increased headcount as we expand to address a number of new markets and stock-based compensation. The increase in advertising and travel resulted primarily from increased tradeshow and sales activities. The increase in depreciation resulted primarily from our new corporate headquarters, as of November 2009. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in professional fees, which resulted largely from the Zoran litigation matters in the prior year period.

        We expect SG&A expenses to continue to increase, primarily to support activities such as new technology initiatives, international expansion and intellectual property enforcement.

Research and Development ("R&D")

 
   
   
  Change
relative to
prior year
 
 
  R&D
Expenses
  Percent of
Revenues
 
Years Ended December 31,
  $   %  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

2011

  $ 13,539     14 % $ 1,464     12 %

2010

  $ 12,075     14 % $ 2,988     33 %

2009

  $ 9,087     12 %            

        The dollar increase in R&D expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same prior year period, was primarily due to increases in consulting fees and employee related costs to support our expanded operations. The increase in employee related costs was primarily attributable to increased headcount, but this increase was partially offset by a reduction in our accrual for certain incentive compensation costs.

        The increase in R&D expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the same prior year period, was primarily due to an increase in employee related costs resulting from expanded operations and severance costs for certain operations that were identified for wind down.

        We intend to continue to invest in R&D to support the activities mentioned above, and thus expect to see sequential growth through the remainder of the year.

Interest and Other Income, Net

 
  Years Ended December 31,   2011 vs. 2010
Change
  2010 vs. 2009
Change
 
 
  2011   2010   2009   $   %   $   %  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

Interest and other income, net

  $ 311   $ 418   $ 1,063   $ (107 )   (26 )% $ (645 )   (61 )%

        The decreases in interest and other income, net, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, compared to the same prior year periods, was primarily due to the decrease in interest income resulting from lower average interest rates and investment balances in 2011 and 2010. Given the uncertainty in the macro-economic environment and our significant cash outflows, we have been investing in shorter-term investments, which generally earn a lower yield. Also contributing to the decreases for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, compared to the same prior year periods, were the effects of translation for certain foreign subsidiaries to the U.S. dollar or functional currency. In 2011, we also wrote-off certain accrued liabilities related to a terminated agreement.

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Income Taxes

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

Provision for income taxes

  $ 11,661   $ 9,781   $ 8,525  

Effective tax rate

    39 %   39 %   44 %

        The effective tax rate for 2011 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes, an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax positions, non-deductible stock-based compensation and the effect of different tax rates in foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by R&D credits.

        The effective tax rate for 2010 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes, an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax positions and non-deductible stock-based compensation, partially offset by the effect of different tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and R&D credits.

        The effective tax rate for 2009 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes, the effect of different tax rates in foreign jurisdictions, imputed interest on inter-company balances and an increase in the reserves for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by tax exempt interest and R&D credits.

        Our rates have historically differed from statutory rates due to varying foreign tax rates, tax exempt interest, and research and development credits.

Results of Discontinued Operations

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
  2011 vs. 2010
Change
  2010 vs. 2009
Change
 
 
  2011   2010   2009   $   %   $   %  
 
  ($ in thousands)
 

Discontinued operations, net

  $   $ 1,001   $ (88 ) $ (1,001 )   (100 )% $ 1,089     (1238 )%

        Our former digital images and cinema businesses were sold in two separate transactions on April 4, 2008 and May 9, 2008, respectively.

        The loss from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2009, resulted primarily from legal fees associated with our efforts to collect certain contingent consideration from the buyer of the cinema business.

        The income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, resulted primarily from a $2.0 million settlement and release agreement with the buyer of the cinema business. For additional information, refer to Footnote 10 of the consolidated financial statements, "Discontinued Operations."

Liquidity and Capital Resources, Continuing and Discontinued Operations

        At December 31, 2011, we had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $85.6 million, compared to $96.1 million at December 31, 2010. At December 31, 2011, $47.8 million of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments was held by our foreign subsidiaries. If these funds are needed for our operations in the U.S., they would be subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes, less applicable foreign tax credits. However, our intent is to permanently reinvest funds outside of the U.S. and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our U.S. operations.

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        Net cash provided by operating activities was $24.2 million, $39.0 million and $21.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Cash flows from operating activities consisted of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, including stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, and the effect of changes in working capital and other operating activities. The operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, were largely impacted by income from operations, including certain adjustments for non-cash items. Partially offsetting the operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011, were the recognition of certain deferred revenues, a reduction in our accrual for certain incentive compensation costs, the timing of payments for certain liabilities and other working capital activities. The operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2010, were also impacted by an increase in deferred revenues, the timing of payment for certain liabilities, including employee related costs, and an increase in our liabilities for uncertain tax positions. The operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2009, were also impacted by the timing of collection for certain receivables.

        We typically use cash in investing activities primarily to purchase office equipment, fixtures, computer hardware and software, engineering and manufacturing test and certification equipment, for business and technology acquisitions, for securing patent and trademark protection for our proprietary technology and brand name, and to purchase short-term and long-term investments such as bank certificates of deposit and municipal bonds. Cash provided by investing activities totaled $10.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, and were primarily impacted by investment maturities, net of purchases. Cash used in investing activities totaled $21.6 million and $5.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010, were primarily impacted by investment purchases, net of maturities and sales. Further, we are in the process of acquiring certain intangible assets, and a final payment of $1.2 million is due at the planned in service date for these assets in 2012. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009, consisted primarily of capital expenditures associated with the purchase of certain real property and a building located thereon, which has been used as our new corporate headquarters since November 2009.

        For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, cash used in financing activities was $29.5 million and $17.9 million, respectively, and primarily consisted of treasury stock purchases partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our stock-based compensation plans, including related tax benefits. For the year ended December 31, 2009, cash provided by financing activities was $0.4 million, and primarily consisted of proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our stock-based compensation plans, including related tax benefits, partially offset by treasury stock purchases.

    Repurchases of Common Stock

        In November 2009, our Board of Directors authorized, subject to certain business and market conditions, the purchase of up to one million shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Through November 18, 2010, all shares of common stock under this authorization were repurchased for an aggregate cost of $33.3 million.

        In May 2011, our Board of Directors authorized, subject to certain business and market conditions, the purchase of up to one million shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Through December 7, 2011, all shares of common stock under this authorization were repurchased for an aggregate cost of $32.3 million.

        In February 2012, our Board of Directors authorized, subject to certain business and market conditions, the purchase of up to two million shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

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        We believe that our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. Changes in our operating plans, including lower than anticipated revenues, increased expenses, acquisition of companies, products or technologies or other events, including those described in "Risk Factors" included elsewhere herein and in other filings, may cause us to seek additional debt or equity financing on an accelerated basis. Financing may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, particularly given current economic conditions, including lack of confidence in the financial markets and limited availability of capital and demand for debt and equity securities. Our failure to raise capital when needed could negatively impact our growth plans and our financial condition and results of operations. Additional equity financing may be dilutive to the holders of our common stock and debt financing, if available, and may involve significant cash payment obligations and financial or operational covenants that restrict our ability to operate our business.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

        Future payments due under non-cancelable lease obligations and commitments at December 31, 2011 are described below (in thousands):

 
  Payments due by period  
 
  Less than
1 year
  1 - 3
years
  3 - 5
years
  More than
5 years
  Total  

Operating leases

  $ 1,207   $ 1,449   $ 596   $ 1,415   $ 4,667  

        Purchase orders or contracts for the purchase of raw materials and other goods and services are not included in the table above. We are not able to determine the aggregate amount of such purchase orders that represent contractual obligations, as purchase orders may represent authorizations to purchase rather than binding agreements. Our purchase orders are typically based on our current needs and are typically fulfilled by our vendors within short time horizons.

        As of December 31, 2011, our total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $7.5 million and is considered a long-term obligation. We are currently unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the periods of cash settlements associated with these obligations.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

        Refer to the "Recent Accounting Pronouncements" discussion at Footnote 2 of the consolidated financial statements, "Significant Accounting Policies."

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        Market risk represents the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and foreign exchange rates.

        Our interest income is sensitive to changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates, particularly since a significant portion of our investments are and will be in short-term and long-term marketable securities, U.S. government securities and corporate bonds. Due to the nature and maturity of our short-term investments, we have concluded that there is no material market risk exposure to our principal at December 31, 2011. The estimated average maturity of our investment portfolio is less than one year. As of December 31, 2011, a one percentage point change in interest rates throughout a one-year period would have an annual effect of approximately $0.9 million on our income before income taxes.

        During the year ended December 31, 2011, we derived nearly 90% of our revenues from sales outside the U.S., and maintain research, sales, marketing, or business development offices in seven foreign countries. Therefore, our results could be negatively affected by such factors as changes in

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foreign currency exchange rates, trade protection measures, longer accounts receivable collection patterns, and changes in regional or worldwide economic or political conditions. The risks of our international operations are mitigated in part by the extent to which our revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars and, accordingly, we are not exposed to significant foreign currency risk on these items. We do have limited foreign currency risk on certain revenues and operating expenses such as salaries and overhead costs of our foreign operations and a small amount of cash maintained by these operations. Revenues denominated in foreign currencies accounted for approximately 6% of total revenues during 2011. Operating expenses, including cost of sales, for our foreign subsidiaries were approximately $17.7 million in 2011. Based upon these expenses for 2011, a 10% or greater change in foreign currency rates throughout a one-year period could have a material impact on our operating income.

        Our international business is subject to risks, including, but not limited to, differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign exchange rate volatility when compared to the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, our future results could be materially impacted by changes in these or other factors.

        We are also affected by exchange rate fluctuations as the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into the U.S. dollar in consolidation. As exchange rates vary, these results, when translated, may vary from expectations and could adversely or positively impact overall profitability. During 2011, the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations related to translation of our foreign subsidiaries' financial statements was immaterial to comprehensive income.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

DTS, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
DTS, Inc.

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of DTS, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. Our audits of the basic financial statements included the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DTS, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), DTS, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 2, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
San Diego, California
March 2, 2012

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON INTERNAL
CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Board of Directors and Stockholders
DTS, Inc.

        We have audited DTS, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). DTS, Inc.'s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on DTS, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        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, DTS, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of DTS, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 and our report dated March 2, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
San Diego, California
March 2, 2012

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DTS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010  
 
  (Amounts in thousands,
except per share amounts)

 

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 46,944   $ 41,744  

Short-term investments

    38,697     54,387  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $251 and $226 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively

    5,322     6,078  

Deferred income taxes

    1,296     5,551  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    1,823     1,666  

Income taxes receivable, net

    2,591     2,099  
           

Total current assets

    96,673     111,525  

Property and equipment, net

    32,800     33,638  

Intangible assets, net

    6,549     7,525  

Goodwill

    1,257     1,257  

Deferred income taxes

    13,574     12,192  

Long-term investments

    6,922     5,313  

Other assets

    1,695     845  
           

Total assets

  $ 159,470   $ 172,295  
           

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

             

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

  $ 1,056   $ 774  

Accrued expenses

    3,605     9,659  

Deferred revenue

    1,121     5,698  
           

Total current liabilities

    5,782     16,131  

Other long-term liabilities

    7,886     8,596  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

             

Stockholders' equity:

             

Preferred stock—$0.0001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2011 and 2010; no shares issued and outstanding

         

Common stock—$0.0001 par value, 70,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2011 and 2010; 20,536 and 20,325 shares issued at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively; 16,536 and 17,325 shares outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively

    3     3  

Additional paid-in capital

    192,819     180,708  

Treasury stock, at cost—4,000 and 3,000 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively

    (107,222 )   (74,923 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    644     491  

Retained earnings

    59,558     41,289  
           

Total stockholders' equity

    145,802     147,568  
           

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 159,470   $ 172,295  
           

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DTS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  
 
  (Amounts in thousands,
except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

  $ 96,922   $ 87,096   $ 77,722  

Cost of revenue

    860     1,583     1,766  
               

Gross profit

    96,062     85,513     75,956  

Operating expenses:

                   

Selling, general and administrative

    52,904     49,035     48,717  

Research and development

    13,539     12,075     9,087  
               

Total operating expenses

    66,443     61,110     57,804  
               

Operating income

    29,619     24,403     18,152  

Interest and other income, net

    311     418     1,063  
               

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    29,930     24,821     19,215  

Provision for income taxes

    11,661     9,781     8,525  
               

Income from continuing operations

    18,269     15,040     10,690  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

        1,001     (88 )
               

Net income

  $ 18,269   $ 16,041   $ 10,602  
               

Net income per common share:

                   

Basic:

                   

Continuing operations

  $ 1.08   $ 0.88   $ 0.62  

Discontinued operations

        0.06      
               

Net income

  $ 1.08   $ 0.94   $ 0.62  
               

Diluted:

                   

Continuing operations

  $ 1.04   $ 0.84   $ 0.60  

Discontinued operations

        0.06      
               

Net income

  $ 1.04   $ 0.90   $ 0.60  
               

Weighted average shares used to compute net income per common share:

                   

Basic

    16,982     17,041     17,145  
               

Diluted

    17,575     17,805     17,689  
               

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DTS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
  Common Stock    
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
   
 
 
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Retained
Earnings
  Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
 
  Shares   Amount  
 
  (Amounts in thousands)
 

Balance at December 31, 2008

    17,290   $ 2   $ 151,894   $ (41,608 ) $ 355   $ 14,646   $ 125,289  

Exercise of options and related tax benefit of $491

    184         3,578                 3,578  

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

    69         956                 956  

Restricted stock award grants, net of forfeitures and shares withheld for taxes

    109         (368 )               (368 )

Stock-based compensation charge

              5,650                 5,650  

Stock repurchases

    (130 )           (3,890 )           (3,890 )

Comprehensive income:

                                           

Net income

                        10,602     10,602  

Other comprehensive income

                    7         7  
                                           

Total comprehensive income

                            10,609  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2009

    17,522     2     161,710     (45,498 )   362     25,248     141,824  

Exercise of options and related tax benefit of $628

    628         11,607                 11,607  

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

    82     1     1,198                 1,199  

Restricted stock award grants, net of forfeitures and shares withheld for taxes

    (39 )       (1,132 )               (1,132 )

Restricted stock unit vesting

    2                          

Stock-based compensation charge

              7,325                 7,325  

Stock repurchases

    (870 )           (29,425 )           (29,425 )

Comprehensive income:

                                           

Net income

                        16,041     16,041  

Other comprehensive income

                    129         129  
                                           

Total comprehensive income

                            16,170  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2010

    17,325     3     180,708     (74,923 )   491     41,289     147,568  

Exercise of options and related tax benefit of $314

    161         3,096                 3,096  

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

    46         1,317                 1,317  

Restricted stock award forfeitures and shares withheld for taxes

    (29 )       (1,585 )               (1,585 )

Restricted stock unit vesting

    33                          

Stock-based compensation charge

              9,283                 9,283  

Stock repurchases

    (1,000 )           (32,299 )           (32,299 )

Comprehensive income:

                                           

Net income

                        18,269     18,269  

Other comprehensive income

                    153         153  
                                           

Total comprehensive income

                            18,422  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2011

    16,536   $ 3   $ 192,819   $ (107,222 ) $ 644   $ 59,558   $ 145,802  
                               

   

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DTS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009  
 
  (Amounts in thousands)
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                   

Net income

  $ 18,269   $ 16,041   $ 10,602  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                   

Depreciation and amortization

    5,337     4,881     3,828  

Gain on sale of assets from discontinued operations

        (2,000 )    

Stock-based compensation charges

    9,283     7,325     5,650  

Deferred income taxes

    2,873     354     (308 )

Tax benefits from stock-based awards

    314     628     491  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards

    (275 )   (508 )   (640 )

Other

    454     163     214  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                   

Accounts receivable

    649     (347 )   2,786  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    (1,044 )   (307 )   (299 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (5,600 )   5,646     (267 )

Deferred revenue

    (5,537 )   6,615     (15 )

Income taxes receivable

    (492 )   514     (146 )
               

Net cash provided by operating activities

    24,231     39,005     21,896  
               

Cash flows from investing activities:

                   

Purchases of held-to-maturity investments

    (40,660 )   (69,143 )   (45,143 )

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

    (23,529 )        

Maturities of held-to-maturity investments

    74,470     48,837     49,261  

Maturities of available-for-sale investments

    3,800          

Sales of available-for-sale investments

        2,250     2,950  

Proceeds from the sale of assets from discontinued operations

        2,000      

Cash paid for business and technology acquisitions, net

            (330 )

Purchase of property and equipment

    (3,057 )   (3,172 )   (12,173 )

Purchase of intangible assets

    (545 )   (2,384 )   (322 )
               

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    10,479     (21,612 )   (5,757 )
               

Cash flows from financing activities:

                   

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock-based compensation plans

    4,099     12,178     4,043  

Repurchase of common stock for restricted stock withholdings

    (1,585 )   (1,132 )   (368 )

Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards

    275     508     640  

Purchase of treasury stock

    (32,299 )   (29,425 )   (3,890 )
               

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (29,510 )   (17,871 )   425  
               

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    5,200     (478 )   16,564  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year

    41,744     42,222     25,658  
               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year

  $ 46,944   $ 41,744   $ 42,222  
               

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

                   

Cash paid for income taxes

  $ 3,433   $ 1,903   $ 2,028  
               

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DTS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1—The Company

        DTS, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading provider of high-definition audio technologies that are incorporated into an array of consumer electronics devices by hundreds of licensee customers around the world. The Company's audio technologies enable the delivery and playback of clear, compelling high-definition audio and are currently used in a variety of product applications, including audio/video receivers, soundbars, Blu-ray Disc players, DVD based products, personal computers or PCs, car audio products, video game consoles, network capable televisions, digital media players or DMPs, set-top-boxes or STBs, mobile phones and home theater systems. In addition, the Company provides products and services to motion picture studios, radio and television broadcasters, game developers and other content creators to facilitate the inclusion of compelling, realistic DTS-encoded soundtracks in their content. The Company also provides a suite of audio processing technologies designed to enhance the entertainment experience for users of consumer electronics products subject to physical limitations, such as TVs, PCs and mobile electronics.

        The Company commenced operations in 1990 as Digital Theater Systems Corporation ("DTS Corp"). In 1993, DTS Corp became the general partner of Digital Theater Systems, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("the Partnership"). In 1994, the Partnership formed DTS Technology, LLC ("DTS Technology") to develop audio technologies for the consumer electronics and other markets. On October 24, 1997, the Company completed a reorganization and tax-free exchange with the predecessor entities and was incorporated in Delaware. The reorganization and formation of the Company was accounted for as a transaction by entities under common control and was effected by each of the former stockholders and owners of DTS Corp, the Partnership and DTS Technology receiving an ownership interest in the Company, represented by shares of common stock and warrants to acquire shares of common stock, substantially equivalent to their previous interests in DTS Corp, the Partnership and DTS Technology. On July 9, 2003, the Company completed its initial public offering for the sale of 4,091 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. All of the shares of common stock sold in the offering were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-104761) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 9, 2003 and a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 426(b) under the Securities Act that was filed on July 9, 2003 (Reg. No. 333-106920). In May 2005, the Company changed its name from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. to DTS, Inc.

        In January 2007, the Company combined its cinema and digital images businesses into a single business known as "DTS Digital Cinema." In February 2007, the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan to sell DTS Digital Cinema to enable the Company to focus exclusively on licensing branded entertainment technology to the large and evolving audio, game console, personal computer, portable, broadcast, and other markets. During the second quarter of 2008, the Company sold its cinema and digital images businesses in two separate transactions. For additional information, refer to Footnotes 2 and 10 of the consolidated financial statements, "Significant Accounting Policies" and "Discontinued Operations", respectively.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

    Principles of Consolidation

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

    Discontinued Operations

        During the first quarter of 2007, DTS Digital Cinema's assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale and its operations were reported as discontinued operations. As a result, in 2007, the Company reclassified its balance sheets and statements of income for all periods presented in this report to reflect DTS Digital Cinema as discontinued operations. In the statements of cash flows, the cash flows of discontinued operations are not separately classified or aggregated, and are reported in the respective categories with those of continuing operations. For additional information, refer to Footnote 10 of the consolidated financial statements, "Discontinued Operations."

        All discussions and amounts in the consolidated financial statements and related notes, except for cash flows, for all periods presented relate to continuing operations only, unless otherwise noted.

    Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, adequacy of allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical and anticipated results, trends and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    Reclassifications

        Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

    Cash and Cash Equivalents

        The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less, when acquired, to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of funds held in general checking accounts, money market accounts, municipal securities and United States ("U.S.") government and agency securities. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

    Investments

        The Company considers, at the time that they are purchased, investments with maturities greater than three months, but less than one year, to be short-term investments. Investments that have maturities of more than one year are classified as long-term investments. Investments classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value with unrealized gains or losses, if any, reported, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income. Investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity, consistent with the Company's intent and ability to hold, are reported at amortized cost. All income generated and realized gains or losses from investments are recorded to interest and other income, net.

        The Company reviews its investments to identify and evaluate investments that have an indication of possible impairment. Factors considered in determining whether a loss is temporary include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the investee, and our intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. Credit losses and other-than-temporary impairments declines in fair value that are not expected to recover are charged to interest and other income, net.

    Concentration of Business and Credit Risk

        The Company markets its products and services to consumer electronics product manufacturers in the U.S. and internationally. Although the Company is generally subject to the financial well being of the consumer electronics industry, management does not believe that the Company is subject to significant credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable. Additionally, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses which, when realized, have generally been within the range of management's expectations.

        Two customers accounted for 16% and 12%, respectively, of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011. Two customers accounted for 17% and 15%, respectively, of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010. Two customers accounted for 15% and 13%, respectively, of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009. The revenue from the customer accounting for 13% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 is the only activity within this discussion that resulted from a non-recurring intellectual property compliance or enforcement activity. For additional information, see the "Revenue Recognition" significant accounting policy below.

        Two customers accounted for 28% and 18%, respectively, of accounts receivable at December 31, 2011. Four customers accounted for 27%, 17%, 13% and 11%, respectively, of accounts receivable at December 31, 2010.

        The Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents in accounts with major financial institutions worldwide. At times, such deposits may be in excess of insured limits. The Company's investment accounts are with major financial institutions and include investment grade municipal securities and U.S. agency securities. The Company has not incurred any significant losses on its investments.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

    Allowance For Doubtful Accounts

        The Company continually monitors customer payments and maintains a reserve for estimated losses resulting from its customers' inability to make required payments. In determining the reserve, the Company evaluates the collectibility of its accounts receivable based upon a variety of factors. In cases where the Company becomes aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customer's ability to meet its financial obligations, the Company records a specific allowance against amounts due. For all other customers, the Company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on its historical write-off experience in conjunction with the length of time the receivables are past due, customer creditworthiness, geographic risk and the current business environment. Actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from the Company's estimates.

    Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the related assets' estimated useful lives, generally as follows:

Machinery and equipment

  2 to 5 years

Software

  2 to 7 years

Office furniture and fixtures

  3 to 7 years

Leasehold improvements

  Lesser of useful life or related lease term

Building and improvements

  Up to 35 years

        Expenditures that materially increase asset life are capitalized, while ordinary maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

    Capitalized Software Costs

        The Company capitalizes the costs of purchased software licenses, consulting costs and payroll-related costs incurred in developing or implementing internal use computer software. These costs are included in property and equipment, net on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Costs incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation stages are charged to expense. The Company's capitalized software costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software upon being placed in service, generally two to seven years.

    Long-Lived Assets

        The Company periodically assesses potential impairments to its long-lived assets in accordance with GAAP, which requires, among other things, that an entity perform an impairment review whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be fully recoverable. Factors considered by the Company include, but are not limited to: significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the Company's overall business; and significant negative industry or economic trends. When the Company determines that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of

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Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

impairment, the Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows and eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the Company recognizes an impairment loss. An impairment loss is reflected as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair market value of the asset, based on the fair market value if available, or discounted cash flows. To date, there has been no impairment of long-lived assets.

    Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with GAAP which, among other things, establishes standards for goodwill acquired in a business combination, eliminates the amortization of goodwill and requires the carrying value of goodwill and certain non-amortizing intangibles to be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis. The Company considers its market capitalization and the carrying value of its assets and liabilities, including goodwill, when performing its goodwill impairment test, as it operates as a single reporting unit. If the carrying value of the assets and liabilities, including goodwill, were to exceed the Company's estimation of the fair value, the Company would record an impairment charge in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over the implied fair value of the goodwill. The Company performs an evaluation of goodwill as of October 31 of each year, absent any indicators of earlier impairment, to ensure that impairment charges, if applicable, are reflected in its financial results before December 31 of each year. To date, there has been no impairment of goodwill.

        The Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with GAAP, which requires that intangible assets with definite lives be amortized over their estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an asset's carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of an asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to the expected future undiscounted cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. If it is determined that an asset is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. The Company's intangible assets principally consist of acquired technology and developed patents and trademarks, which are being amortized over their respective lives. To date, there has been no impairment of intangible assets.

        Costs incurred in securing patents and trademarks and protecting the Company's proprietary technology and brand name are capitalized. Patent and trademark costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives, typically ten years and five years, respectively. The amortization period commences when the patent or trademark is issued.

    Revenue Recognition

        The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the buyer's price is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.

        Revenue from licensing audio technology, trademarks and know-how is generated from licensing agreements with consumer electronics product manufacturers that pay a per-unit license fee for products manufactured under those license agreements. Licensees generally report manufacturing

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

information within 30 to 60 days after the end of the quarter in which such activity takes place. Consequently, the Company recognizes revenue from these licensing agreements on a three-month lag basis, generally in the quarter following the quarter of manufacture, provided amounts are fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured, since the Company cannot reliably estimate the amount of revenue earned prior to the receipt of such reports. Use of this lag method allows for the receipt of licensee royalty reports prior to the recognition of revenue. Also, the Company is responsible for the licensing and enforcement of its patented technologies and pursues third parties that are utilizing its intellectual property without a license or who have under-reported the amount of royalties owed under a license agreement with it. As a result of these activities, from time to time, the Company may recognize royalty revenues that relate to infringements that occurred in prior periods. These royalty recoveries may cause revenues to be higher than expected during a particular reporting period and may not occur in subsequent periods. Differences between amounts initially recognized and amounts subsequently audited or reported as an adjustment to those amounts due from licensees, will be recognized in the period such adjustment is determined or contracted, as appropriate.

        Deferred revenues arise primarily from payments for licensing audio technology received in advance of the culmination of the earnings process. Deferred revenues expected to be recognized within the next twelve months are classified within current liabilities. Deferred revenues will be recognized as revenue in future periods when the applicable revenue recognition criteria are met.

        Management provides for returns on product sales based on historical experience and adjusts such reserves as considered necessary.

        The Company recognizes revenue net of unamortized discounts based on imputed interest for the time value of money when the payment terms extend beyond one year. The related accounts receivable, net of unamortized discount, is classified as short or long-term, as appropriate, and the unamortized discount is recognized as interest income at a constant rate over the duration of the payment terms.

        Licensing revenue is recognized gross of withholding taxes that are remitted by the Company's licensees directly to their local tax authorities. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, withholding taxes were $5,537, $5,305 and $4,029, respectively.

    Research and Development ("R&D") Costs

        The Company conducts its R&D internally and expenses are comprised of the following types of costs incurred in performing research and development activities: salaries and benefits, allocated overhead, contract services, consultants and other outside costs. In accordance with GAAP, all R&D costs are expensed as incurred.

    Foreign Currency Translation

        The functional currency of one of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. The assets and liabilities of this wholly-owned subsidiary are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange at the balance sheet date, while the results of operations are translated at the average exchange rate in effect for the period. The translation adjustments resulting from translating the functional currency into U.S. dollars have been deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders' equity.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        The functional currency of the Company's other wholly-owned subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar and accordingly, nonmonetary balance sheet accounts are remeasured with the appropriate historical rates. All other balance sheet accounts are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange at the balance sheet date, while the results of operations are translated at the average exchange rate in effect for the period. The gains and losses resulting from this remeasurement and translation are reflected in the determination of net income.

        To date, annual foreign currency translation adjustments, gains and losses have not been significant.

    Comprehensive Income

        The Company accounts for comprehensive income in accordance with GAAP, and comprehensive income, as defined, includes all changes in stockholders' equity during a period from non-owner sources. To date, accumulated comprehensive income is comprised mostly of foreign currency translation.

    Advertising Expenses

        Advertising and promotional costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $2,957, $3,678 and $2,744 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

    Treasury Stock

        Repurchased shares of the Company's common stock are held as treasury shares until they are reissued or retired. Should the Company reissue treasury stock, and the proceeds from the sale exceed the average price that was paid by the Company to acquire the shares, the Company would record such excess as an increase in additional paid-in capital. Conversely, if the proceeds from the sale are less than the average price the Company paid to acquire the shares, the Company would record such difference as a decrease in additional paid-in capital to the extent of increases previously recorded, with the balance recorded as a decrease in retained earnings.

    Restricted Stock Withholdings

        The Company issues restricted stock, awards and units, as part of its equity incentive plans. For a majority of the restricted stock granted, the number of shares released on the date the restricted stock vest is net of the statutory withholding requirements that the Company pays to the appropriate taxing authorities on behalf of its employees. The shares repurchased to satisfy the statutory withholding requirements are immediately and effectively retired.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

    Income Taxes

        The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, the deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured each year based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the applicable enacted tax rates. Additionally, a valuation allowance is recorded for that portion of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial performance. The deferred tax provision is the result of changes in the deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income taxes in the provision for income taxes.

    Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The carrying amount of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

    Subsequent Events

        The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation and except as noted in Footnote 17 of the consolidated financial statements, "Subsequent Event," there were no material subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure.

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-04, "Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs." ASU 2011-04 changes the wording used to describe the requirements in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in order to improve consistency in the application and description of fair value between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). ASU 2011-04 clarifies how the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets and are not relevant when measuring the fair value of financial assets or of liabilities. In addition, ASU 2011-04 expanded the disclosures for the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, requiring quantitative information to be disclosed related to (1) the valuation processes used, (2) the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs, and (3) use of a nonfinancial asset in a way that differs from the asset's highest and best use. ASU 2011-04 will be effective for the first interim and annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011 and early adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the future impact of this new accounting update on its consolidated financial statements.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income." ASU 2011-05 will require companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. ASU 2011-05 does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income. ASU 2011-05 will be effective for the first interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Further, in December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, "Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05." The Company believes the adoption of this guidance concerns disclosure only and will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, "Testing Goodwill for Impairment." ASU 2011-08 will allow companies to assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that goodwill might be impaired and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test required under current accounting standards. ASU 2011-08 will be effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance, but does not expect the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 3—Cash and Investments

        Cash and investments consist of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010  

Cash and cash equivalents:

             

Cash

  $ 11,330   $ 14,840  

Money market accounts

    35,383     17,846  

U.S. government and agency securities

        5,553  

Municipal securities

    231     3,505  
           

Total cash and cash equivalents

  $ 46,944   $ 41,744  
           

Short-term investments:

             

Available-for-sale securities:

             

U.S. government and agency securities

  $ 11,391   $  

Municipal securities

    4,329      

Held-to-maturity securities:

             

Certificates of deposit

    1,543     2,018  

Commercial paper

    429     5,648  

U.S. government and agency securities

    11,628     34,084  

Municipal securities

    9,377     12,637  
           

Total short-term investments

  $ 38,697   $ 54,387  
           

Long-term investments:

             

Available-for-sale securities:

             

U.S. government and agency securities

  $ 4,010   $  

Held-to-maturity securities:

             

Certificates of deposit

        104  

U.S. government and agency securities

        5,051  

Municipal securities

    2,912     158  
           

Total long-term investments

  $ 6,922   $ 5,313  
           

        The Company had no material gross realized or unrealized holding gains or losses from its investments in securities classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 3—Cash and Investments (Continued)

        The contractual maturities of investments at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

Available-for-sale securities:

       

Due within one year

  $ 15,720  

Due after one year and through five years

    4,010  
       

    19,730  

Held-to-maturity securities:

       

Due within one year

    22,977  

Due after one year and through five years

    2,912  
       

    25,889  
       

Total investments

  $ 45,619  
       

Note 4—Fair Value Measurements

        During the second quarter of 2011, the Company began purchasing and classifying certain investments in U.S. government and agency securities as available-for-sale, and thus, these securities are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. All other investments are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost.

        The Company obtained the fair value of its available-for-sale securities, which are not in active markets, from a third-party professional pricing service using quoted market prices for identical or comparable instruments, rather than direct observations of quoted prices in active markets. The Company's professional pricing service gathers observable inputs for all of its fixed income securities from a variety of industry data providers (e.g. large custodial institutions) and other third-party sources. Once the observable inputs are gathered, all data points are considered and the fair value is determined.

        The Company validates the quoted market prices provided by its primary pricing service by comparing their assessment of the fair values against the fair values provided by its investment managers. The Company's investment managers use similar techniques to its professional pricing service to derive pricing as described above.

        As all significant inputs were observable, derived from observable information in the marketplace or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace, the Company has classified its available-for-sale securities within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2011.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 4—Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

        The Company's financial assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011, were as follows:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at
Reporting Date Using
 
Available-for-sale securities
  Total   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

U.S. government and agency securities

  $ 15,401   $   $ 15,401   $  

Municipal securities

    4,329         4,329      
                   

  $ 19,730   $   $ 19,730   $  
                   

Note 5—Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment consist of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010  

Land

  $ 6,600   $ 6,600  

Building and improvements

    21,233     21,057  

Machinery and equipment

    3,481     2,854  

Office furniture and fixtures

    5,445     5,045  

Leasehold improvements

    2,386     1,527  

Software

    5,959     5,647  
           

    45,104     42,730  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

    (12,304 )   (9,092 )
           

Property and equipment, net

  $ 32,800   $ 33,638  
           

        Depreciation expense was $3,965, $3,468 and $2,281 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Note 6—Goodwill and Intangibles

        Included in cost of revenue were $731, $841 and $1,031 of amortization relating to existing technologies for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Included in operating expenses were $641, $572 and $516 of amortization relating to existing technologies, patents and trademarks for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The following table

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Note 6—Goodwill and Intangibles (Continued)

summarizes the weighted average lives and the carrying values of the Company's acquired intangible and other intangible assets by category:

 
   
  As of December 31, 2011   As of December 31, 2010  
 
  Weighted
Average
Life
(Years)
 
 
  Gross
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Carrying
Amount
  Gross
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Acquired intangible assets:

                                           

Existing technology

    6   $ 6,277   $ (4,034 ) $ 2,243   $ 6,276   $ (3,228 ) $ 3,048  

Contractual rights(1)

    5     2,000         2,000     2,000         2,000  

Customer relationships

    7     1,050     (450 )   600     1,050     (300 )   750  

Non-compete

    3     515     (515 )       515     (343 )   172  

Tradename

    3     190     (190 )       190     (127 )   63  
                                 

        $ 10,032   $ (5,189 ) $ 4,843   $ 10,031   $ (3,998 ) $ 6,033  

Other intangible assets:

                                           

Patents

    10     2,269     (868 )   1,401     1,836     (684 )   1,152  

Trademarks

    5     516     (211 )   305     508     (168 )   340  
                                 

          2,785     (1,079 )   1,706     2,344     (852 )   1,492  
                                 

Total intangible assets

        $ 12,817   $ (6,268 ) $ 6,549   $ 12,375   $ (4,850 ) $ 7,525  
                                 

(1)
Amortization will begin upon the in service date, which is expected to occur in 2012. A final payment of $1,200 is due at the in service date.

        The Company expects the future amortization of intangible assets held at December 31, 2011 to be as follows:

Years Ending December 31,
  Estimated
Amortization
Expense
 

2012

  $ 1,478  

2013

    1,446  

2014

    1,388  

2015

    1,370  

2016

    670  

2017 and thereafter

    197  
       

Total

  $ 6,549  
       

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 7—Accrued Expenses

        Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010  

Accrued payroll and related benefits

  $ 2,046   $ 7,264  

Other

    1,559     2,395  
           

Total accrued expenses

  $ 3,605   $ 9,659  
           

Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies

        Office facilities and certain office equipment are leased under operating leases expiring in various years through 2029. Some leases contain renewal options and escalation clauses including increases in annual rents based upon increases in the consumer price index. Minimum future rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, net of sublease income, are as follows:

Years Ending December 31,
   
 

2012

  $ 1,207  

2013

    988  

2014

    461  

2015

    309  

2016

    287  

2017 and thereafter

    1,415  
       

  $ 4,667  
       

        Rent expense amounted to $1,359, $931 and $1,436 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

        During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. Those indemnities include intellectual property indemnities to the Company's customers in connection with the sale of its products and the licensing of its technology, indemnities for liabilities associated with the infringement of other parties' technology based upon the Company's products and technology, and indemnities to directors and officers of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite. The majority of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments that the Company could be obligated to make. To date, the Company has not been required to make any payments and has not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company does, however, accrue for losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnification provisions, when future payment is probable.

        In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to certain claims and litigation, including unasserted claims. The Company is of the opinion that, based on information presently available, the outcome of any such legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 9—Income Taxes

        U.S. and foreign income (loss) before taxes and details of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009  

U.S. 

  $ 7,667   $ 1,385   $ 2,579  

Foreign

    22,263     23,436     16,636  
               

Income before income taxes

  $ 29,930   $ 24,821   $ 19,215  
               

Current:

                   

Federal

  $ 610   $ (152 ) $ 999  

State

    179     1,753     1,268  

Foreign

    7,999     7,826     6,566  
               

Total current

    8,788     9,427     8,833  
               

Deferred:

                   

Federal

    2,435     1,121     (48 )

State

    724     (251 )   (26 )

Foreign

    (286 )   (516 )   (234 )
               

Total deferred

    2,873     354     (308 )
               

Provision for income taxes

  $ 11,661   $ 9,781   $ 8,525  
               

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 9—Income Taxes (Continued)

        The components of temporary differences that gave rise to deferred income tax are as follows:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010  

Deferred tax assets:

             

Accrued revenues

  $ 868   $ 966  

Net operating loss carryforwards

    989     3,641  

Capital loss carryforwards

    202     536  

Inventory

    33     22  

Credit carryforwards

    5,723     5,599  

Deferred Revenue

    6     385  

Stock-based compensation

    5,245     4,147  

Accruals, reserves and other

    2,091     3,396  

Acquired intangibles

    795     746  
           

Total gross deferred tax assets

    15,952     19,438  

Valuation allowance

    (817 )   (996 )
           

Total deferred tax assets

    15,135     18,442  
           

Deferred tax liabilities:

             

Depreciation and amortization

    265     699  
           

Deferred tax assets, net

  $ 14,870   $ 17,743  
           

Current deferred tax assets

  $ 1,296   $ 5,551  

Non-current deferred tax assets, net

    13,574     12,192  
           

Deferred tax assets, net

  $ 14,870   $ 17,743  
           

        Other than the valuation allowances for a U.S. capital loss carryforward and a foreign net operating loss carryforward, there was no valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, net, of $14,870 and $17,743 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, based on management's assessment of the Company's ability to utilize these deferred tax assets. Realization of the net deferred tax assets is dependent on the Company generating sufficient taxable income in the future. Although realization is not assured, the Company believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the future if estimates of future taxable income are reduced.

        At December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $35,790 in tax loss carryforwards. These tax loss carryforwards consist of federal and state net operating losses of $24,808 and $10,982, respectively, and begin to expire in 2027 and 2017, respectively. Included in these tax loss carryforwards are stock-based compensation deductions that, when fully utilized, reduce cash income taxes and will result in a financial statement income tax benefit of $9,070. The future income tax benefit, if realized, will be recorded to additional paid-in capital. The Company follows the with-and-without approach for determining when the stock-based compensation deductions are considered realized. At December 31, 2011, the Company had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $3,364, which begin to expire in 2015, and R&D and other credits of $2,359, which begin to expire in 2023.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 9—Income Taxes (Continued)

        The income tax provision excludes the current year income tax deductions related to the issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options for which no compensation expense was recorded for accounting purposes or for which the income tax deduction exceeded the expense recorded for accounting purposes.

        The provision for income taxes differs from the amount obtained by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes as follows:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Statutory federal rate

    35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %

State income taxes, net

    1.8     3.3     3.1  

Effect of varying foreign rates

    0.5     (4.8 )   (2.0 )

Tax exempt interest

    (0.1 )   (0.1 )   (0.7 )

Equity based compensation expense

    1.5     2.2     1.6  

Research and development credits

    (1.0 )   (0.8 )   (1.0 )

Unrecognized tax benefits

    0.9     4.8     9.4  

Other

    0.4     (0.2 )   (1.0 )
               

Effective tax rate

    39.0 %   39.4 %   44.4 %
               

        The Company had not provided for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes in its effective tax rate on approximately $68,648 of undistributed earnings from its foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011. The Company intends to reinvest these earnings indefinitely in operations outside of the U.S.

        At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company's liability for uncertain tax positions increased to $7,459 and $7,271, respectively, which was recorded in other long-term liabilities. This amount consists of $7,263 and $7,205, respectively, for unrecognized tax benefits and $196 and $66, respectively, for accruals related to the payment of interest. The increase in unrecognized tax benefits during the year ended December 31, 2011 was primarily attributable to uncertain tax positions relating to transfer pricing positions taken with respect to the Company's foreign subsidiaries and the California franchise tax sourcing methodology, partially offset by a reduction of tax reserves that were recorded as tax audits were favorably settled. These unrecognized tax benefits would affect the Company's effective tax rate if recognized. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for all tax positions based on its assessment of many factors, including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter. However, due to inherent uncertainties in estimating accruals for uncertain tax positions, amounts asserted by tax authorities could be greater or less than the amounts accrued by the Company. Accordingly, the Company's provision on federal, state and foreign tax-related matters to be recorded in the future may change as revised estimates are made or the underlying matters are settled or otherwise resolved. As of December 31, 2011, the Company does not believe that its estimates, as otherwise provided for, on such tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 9—Income Taxes (Continued)

        The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

 
  Unrecognized
Tax Benefits
 

Balance at January 1, 2009

  $ 3,468  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    1,314  

Additions for tax positions of the current year

    741  
       

Balance at December 31, 2009

    5,523  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    335  

Additions for tax positions of the current year

    1,347  
       

Balance at December 31, 2010

    7,205  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    240  

Additions for tax positions of the current year

    1,277  

Settlements

    (1,459 )
       

Balance at December 31, 2011

  $ 7,263  
       

        The Company may, from time to time, be assessed interest or penalties by major tax jurisdictions, although any such assessments historically have been minimal and immaterial to the Company's financial results.

        The Company, or one of its subsidiaries, files income tax returns in the U.S. and other foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years prior to 2007. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") is examining the Company's 2007 federal income tax returns, including certain prior period carryforwards. In addition, the California Franchise Tax Board is conducting a state tax examination for the years 2004 and 2005. Judgment is required in determining the consolidated provision for income taxes as the Company considers its worldwide taxable earnings and the impact of the audit process conducted by various tax authorities. The final outcome of tax audits by any foreign jurisdictions, the IRS and various state governments could differ materially from that which is reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 10—Discontinued Operations

        The Company's former digital images and cinema businesses were sold in two separate transactions on April 4, 2008 and May 9, 2008, respectively. Proceeds from these sales were $7,500 and $3,250, respectively. The net assets held for sale of these businesses were eliminated from our balance sheet as of the respective sale dates.

        The Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Settlement and Release Agreement"), dated June 22, 2010, with Datasat Digital Entertainment, Inc., Beaufort International Group Plc and Datasat Communications Limited (collectively the "Datasat Parties"), providing that the Datasat Parties pay the Company $2,000 and pursuant to which the Datasat Parties are released from the obligation to pay the Company any further consideration associated with the purchase of its digital

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 10—Discontinued Operations (Continued)

cinema business on May 9, 2008. The Settlement and Release Agreement requires that an initial payment of $1,000 be paid to the Company on June 25, 2010, and the final payment of $1,000 be paid to the Company on July 23, 2010. Both of these payments were received in accordance with the terms of the Settlement and Release Agreement.

        The following table presents revenue and expense information for the discontinued operations of DTS Digital Cinema for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

 
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Pre-tax income (loss)

  $   $ 1,623 (1) $ (141) (2)

Income tax provision (benefit)

        622     (53 )
               

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

  $   $ 1,001   $ (88 )
               

(1)
Includes proceeds from the aforementioned Settlement and Release Agreement.

(2)
The loss from discontinued operations resulted primarily from legal fees associated with the Company's efforts to collect certain amounts due and contingent consideration from Beaufort.

Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation

        The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with GAAP and SEC guidance which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors in the financial statements.

        The Company's stock-based compensation cost and related income tax benefit for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Stock-based compensation cost:

                   

Cost of revenue

  $ 12   $ 10   $ 19  

Selling, general and administrative

    7,622     5,791     4,831  

Research and development

    1,649     1,524     800  
               

Total stock-based compensation cost

  $ 9,283   $ 7,325   $ 5,650  
               

Income tax benefit

  $ 3,783   $ 2,985   $ 2,302  
               

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

    Various Stock Plans

    Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans

        In 1997, the Company adopted a stock option plan (the "1997 Plan") for eligible employees, directors and consultants. In 2002, the Company adopted a stock option plan (the "2002 Plan") for management and certain key employees. Options granted under the plans may be incentive stock options intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder, or non-qualified options. Options generally become exercisable over a four-year period and expire in ten years. The total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under both plans amounted to a maximum of 2,071. Options granted prior to 2002 were granted at exercise prices equal to the preferred stock financing prices, which were in excess of the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock.

        In April 2003, the Company adopted the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2003 Plan") under which an additional 929 shares were authorized for future issuances of common stock. Additionally, the shares available for issuances of common stock options under the 1997 and 2002 Plans were transferred to the 2003 Plan for future issuances of common stock options. The 2003 Plan contains a provision (the "Evergreen Provision") for an automatic increase in the number of shares available for grant starting January 1, 2004 and each January thereafter until and including January 1, 2013, subject to certain limitations, by a number of shares equal to the lesser of: (i) four percent of the number of shares issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31, (ii) 1,500 shares, or (iii) a number of shares set by the Board of Directors.

    Stock Options

        The fair value of each employee option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average key assumptions:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Risk free interest rate

    1.7 %   1.9 %   1.6 %

Expected lives (years)

    3.9     3.9     3.7  

Dividend yield

    0 %   0 %   0 %

Expected volatility

    49 %   50 %   50 %

        The dividend yield was not calculated because the Company does not currently expect to pay a dividend. The expected life of the options granted was derived from the historical activity of the Company's options and represented the period of time that options granted were expected to be outstanding. The expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company's common stock. The risk-free interest rate was the average interest rates of U.S. government bonds of comparable term to the options on the dates of the option grants.

        There were 299, 457 and 510 options granted during the year ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $17.68, $11.28 and $6.64, respectively. Compensation expense

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

for stock options was $4,004, $3,498 and $2,859 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

        The following table summarizes information about stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 
  Options
Outstanding
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2010

    1,817   $ 20.87              

Granted

    299     45.09              

Exercised

    (161 )   17.26              

Expired or cancelled

    (27 )   27.42              
                         

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011

    1,928   $ 24.83     6.50   $ 10,595  
                   

Options exercisable at December 31, 2011

    1,075   $ 20.54     5.27   $ 7,706  
                   

        The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $3,911, $13,689 and $2,510, respectively. As of December 31, 2011, total remaining unearned compensation related to unvested stock options was approximately $7,153, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining service period of 1.7 years.

        In accordance with the Evergreen Provision in the 2003 Plan and as approved by the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2011, the number of shares reserved under the 2003 Plan was increased by 685 shares.

    Restricted Stock

        Compensation expense on shares of restricted stock, awards and units, was $3,272, $3,242 and $2,350 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The following table summarizes information about restricted stock activity during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 
  Number of
Shares
  Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 

Unvested stock at December 31, 2010

    308   $ 24.06  

Granted

    89     44.12  

Vested

    (122 )   24.01  

Forfeited

    (14 )   26.49  
             

Unvested stock at December 31, 2011

    261   $ 30.66  
           

        As of December 31, 2011, total remaining unearned compensation related to restricted stock was $5,153, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining service period of 1.7 years.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

    Market Stock Units

        On February 27, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved market stock unit agreements ("MSU Agreements") for the grant of certain performance-based equity awards under the Company's 2003 Stock Plan.

        Pursuant to the MSU Agreements, units payable in shares of common stock (the "Units") will vest based on the attainment of certain performance criteria regarding both the Company's total shareholder return and the performance of the Company as measured against the performance of the NASDAQ Composite Total Return Index ("NASDAQ" or "XCMP") over a 3-year performance period. This 3-year performance period began on January 1, 2011 and ends on December 31, 2013, which aligns with the Company's fiscal year. In order for the Units to vest, the Company must first satisfy a vesting threshold, defined as the Company achieving a total shareholder return equal to the greater of (i) 15% adjusted for inflation (using the Consumer Price Index); and (ii) 20% over the performance period.

        Assuming this vesting threshold is satisfied, the number of Units that vest will be determined by comparing the Company's performance to the performance of the NASDAQ for the performance period. If the Company's performance is 20% greater than the return for the NASDAQ, then the "baseline" number of Units will vest. If the Company's performance exceeds this baseline level of performance, then a greater number of Units will vest on a 2.5:1 basis for each percentage point that the Company's performance is above 20% greater than the performance of the NASDAQ. The maximum number of Units that may vest is equal to 200% of each individual's baseline number of Units.

        If the Company outperforms the NASDAQ by at least 10%, but less than 20%, then the number of baseline Units that vest will be determined by reducing the baseline number for each individual on a 5:1 basis for the first five percentage points that the Company's performance is less than 20% greater than the performance of the NASDAQ and on a 15:1 basis for the next five percentage points that the Company's performance is less than 15% greater than the performance of the NASDAQ, such that if the Company outperforms NASDAQ by 10% or less, the number of Units that vest will be zero.

        If a "fundamental transaction" (as defined in the 2003 Stock Plan, as amended) occurs prior to the end of the 3-year performance period, the performance period will end as of the consummation of the fundamental transaction and the pro rata portion of the Units, if any, that vest under the formulae described above will immediately vest, with the remainder of such Units vesting ratably over the remainder of the 3-year period (with accelerated vesting if a grantee is terminated without "cause" or quits with "good reason" after the fundamental transaction).

        Since the vesting of these performance-based equity awards is subject to market conditions, these awards were measured on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model utilizes multiple input variables that determine the probability of satisfying the market conditions stipulated in the award grant and calculates the fair market value for the performance units granted. The Monte Carlo simulation model also uses stock price volatility and other variables to estimate the probability of satisfying the market conditions and the resulting fair value of the award.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

        The Company granted 199 Units on February 27, 2011, which have an aggregate grant-date fair value of $5,287. The aggregate grant-date fair value for these awards shall be recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which began on the date of grant and ends on December 31, 2013. Compensation expense on shares of market stock units was $1,509, $0 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

    Employee Stock Purchase Plan

        On April 17, 2003, the Company adopted the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 2003 Foreign Subsidiary Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"), under which, subject to certain limitations, the initial aggregate number of shares of stock that may be issued is 500, with a provision (the "Evergreen Provision") that provides for an automatic increase in the number of shares available for issuance on January 1, 2004 and each January 1 thereafter until and including January 1, 2013 by the lesser of: (i) 500 shares, (ii) one percent of the number of shares of all classes of common stock of the Company outstanding on that date, or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Board of Directors. Under the ESPP, shares are only issued during the second and fourth quarter of each year. The values were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average key assumptions:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Risk free interest rate

    0.1 %   0.8 %   1.0 %

Expected lives (years)

    0.7     1.5     1.2  

Dividend yield

    0 %   0 %   0 %

Expected volatility

    45 %   47 %   64 %

        The dividend yield was not calculated because the Company does not currently expect to pay a dividend. The expected life represented the service period. The expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company's common stock. The risk-free interest rate was the average interest rates of U.S. government bonds of comparable term to the service period.

        Compensation expense under the ESPP was $498, $585 and $441 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Note 12—Defined Contribution Plan

        The Company has savings and investment plans, including a savings plan that qualifies as a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the IRC. Prior to 2010, the Company allowed eligible employees to allocate up to 50% of the participant's eligible compensation, or up to 20% of the participant's eligible compensation, if defined as a Highly Compensated Participant under Section 401(k) of the IRC through payroll deductions. Effective 2010, the Company allows eligible employees to allocate up to 100% of the participant's eligible compensation, or 20% of the participant's eligible compensation if defined as a Highly Compensated Participant under Section 401(k) of the IRC through payroll deductions. All regular full-time employees on the U.S. payroll of the Company are eligible to participate in the plans. Prior to 2010 the Company matched 50% of the first 4% of salary

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 12—Defined Contribution Plan (Continued)

contributed to the plan and may match up to 50% of the first 6% of salary contributed to the plan if certain financial targets are met. Effective 2010, the Company matches up to 100% of the first 4% of salary contributed to the plan and may match up to 6% of salary if certain financial targets are met. Effective 2010, the Company adopted a Roth 401(k) option. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the costs of these matching contributions were $577, $493 and $206, respectively.

Note 13—Stock Repurchase Plans

        In November 2009, the Company's Board of Directors authorized, subject to certain business and market conditions, the purchase of up to 1,000 shares of the Company's common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Through the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company repurchased all shares of common stock under this authorization for an aggregate of $33,315.

        In May 2011, the Company's Board of Directors authorized, subject to certain business and market conditions, the purchase of up to 1,000 shares of the Company's common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Through the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company repurchased all shares of common stock under this authorization for an aggregate of $32,299.

        All shares repurchased under these authorizations are accounted for as treasury stock.

Note 14—Geographic Information

        The Company's revenue by geographical area, based on the customer's country of domicile, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

U.S. 

  $ 10,838   $ 9,805   $ 17,421  

Japan

   
43,814
   
41,392
   
34,241
 

South Korea

    22,549     21,148     14,414  

Other international

    19,721     14,751     11,646  
               

Total international

    86,084     77,291     60,301  
               

Total revenues

  $ 96,922   $ 87,096   $ 77,722  
               

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, long-lived tangible assets by geographic region:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2011   2010  

U.S. 

  $ 30,496   $ 32,207  

International

    2,304     1,431  
           

Total long-lived tangible assets

  $ 32,800   $ 33,638  
           

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DTS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 15—Net Income Per Share

        Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, unvested restricted stock, and the ESPP using the "treasury stock" method.

        The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:

 
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2011   2010   2009  

Basic net income per common share:

                   

Numerator:

                   

Income from continuing operations

  $ 18,269   $ 15,040   $ 10,690  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

        1,001     (88 )
               

Net income

  $ 18,269   $ 16,041   $ 10,602  
               

Denominator:

                   

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    16,982     17,041     17,145  
               

Continuing operations

  $ 1.08   $ 0.88   $ 0.62  

Discontinued operations

        0.06      
               

Basic net income per common share

  $ 1.08   $ 0.94   $ 0.62  
               

Diluted net income per common share:

                   

Numerator:

                   

Income from continuing operations

  $ 18,269   $ 15,040   $ 10,690  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

        1,001     (88 )
               

Net income

  $ 18,269   $ 16,041   $ 10,602  
               

Denominator:

                   

Weighted average shares outstanding

    16,982     17,041     17,145  

Effect of dilutive securities:

                   

Common stock options

    494     620     448  

Restricted stock

    97     128     88  

ESPP

    2     16     8  
               

Diluted shares outstanding

    17,575     17,805     17,689  
               

Continuing operations

  $ 1.04   $ 0.84   $ 0.60  

Discontinued operations

        0.06      
               

Diluted net income per common share

  $ 1.04   $ 0.90   $ 0.60  
               

        For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, 442, 260 and 631 shares, respectively, of the Company's stock options and restricted stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

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DTS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 16—Selected Quarterly Data (Unaudited)

 
  For the Quarter Ended  
 
  Mar. 31,   June 30,   Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,  

2011

                         

Revenues

  $ 26,779   $ 20,585   $ 20,546   $ 29,012  

Gross profit

  $ 26,568   $ 20,370   $ 20,329   $ 28,795  

Income from continuing operations

 
$

5,689
 
$

2,601
 
$

2,902
 
$

7,077
 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

                 
                   

Net income

  $ 5,689   $ 2,601   $ 2,902   $ 7,077  
                   

Net income per common share:

                         

Basic:

                         

Continuing operations

  $ 0.33   $ 0.15   $ 0.17   $ 0.43  

Discontinued operations

                 
                   

Net income

  $ 0.33   $ 0.15   $ 0.17   $ 0.43  
                   

Diluted:

                         

Continuing operations

  $ 0.32   $ 0.14   $ 0.17   $ 0.42  

Discontinued operations

                 
                   

Net income

  $ 0.32   $ 0.14   $ 0.17   $ 0.42  
                   

2010

                         

Revenues

  $ 21,736   $ 17,460   $ 21,041   $ 26,859  

Gross profit

  $ 21,286   $ 17,000   $ 20,720   $ 26,507  

Income from continuing operations

 
$

3,920
 
$

1,556
 
$

3,417
 
$

6,147
 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

    (170 )   1,173 (1)   (9 )   7  
                   

Net income

  $ 3,750   $ 2,729   $ 3,408   $ 6,154  
                   

Net income per common share:

                         

Basic:

                         

Continuing operations

  $ 0.23   $ 0.09   $ 0.20   $ 0.36  

Discontinued operations

    (0.01 )   0.07          
                   

Net income

  $ 0.22   $ 0.16   $ 0.20   $ 0.36  
                   

Diluted:

                         

Continuing operations

  $ 0.22   $ 0.09   $ 0.19   $ 0.34  

Discontinued operations

    (0.01 )   0.06          
                   

Net income

  $ 0.21   $ 0.15   $ 0.19   $ 0.34  
                   

(1)
Includes proceeds from the aforementioned Settlement and Release Agreement. For additional information regarding, refer to Footnote 10 of our consolidated financial statements, "Discontinued Operations."

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DTS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 17—Subsequent Event

        In February 2012, the Company's Board of Directors authorized, subject to certain business and market conditions, the purchase of up to 2,000 shares of the Company's common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

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DTS, INC.

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Amounts in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31,
  Balance at
Beginning
of Year
  Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
  Deductions
From
Reserves
  Balance at
End of Year
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts:(1)

                         

2011

  $ 226   $ 107   $ 82   $ 251  

2010

    229         3     226  

2009

    64     170     5     229  

(1)
The additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts represent the estimates of our bad debt expense based upon the factors for which we evaluate the collectability of our accounts receivable. Deductions are the actual write-offs of the receivables.

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

        None.

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

        The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2011.

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

        The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f). The Company's internal control over financial reporting is 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.

        The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company; 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 are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and 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 Company's 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.

        The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework.

        Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2011.

        Grant Thornton LLP, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Company's internal control over financial reporting as stated in their report which appears herein in Item 8.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

        There has not been any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.    Other Information

        None.

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PART III

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

        The information concerning our executive officers to be included under the caption "Executive Officers and Significant Employees" in our proxy statement relating to our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (the "Proxy Statement") is incorporated herein by reference.

        The information concerning our directors to be included in our Proxy Statement under the caption "Item 1—Election of Directors" is incorporated herein by reference.

        The information to be included in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" is incorporated herein by reference.

        The information concerning our code of ethics and code of conduct to be included in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Governance of the Company" is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

        The information to be included in the Proxy Statement under the captions "Executive Compensation," "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," "Compensation of Directors" and "Report of Compensation Committee" is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

        The information to be included in the Proxy Statement under the captions "Equity Compensation Plan Information" and "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

        Information concerning certain relationships and related transactions will be included in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" and is incorporated herein by reference. Information concerning director independence will be included in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Governance of the Company" and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services

        Information concerning principal accounting fees and services will be included in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Item 2—Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants" and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) and (2) Financial Statements and Schedules

        The information required by this Item is included in Item 8 of Part II of this report.

(a)(3) Exhibits

        See Item 15 (b) below.

(b) Exhibits:

DTS, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX

 
   
  Filed with
this
Form
10-K
  Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
   
  Exhibit Title   Form   File No.   Date Filed
      2.1   Stock Purchase Agreement among the Registrant, DTS Digital Images, Inc., and Reliance Big Entertainment Private Limited, dated April 4, 2008       8-K   000-50335-08750521   4/10/2008

 

    2.2

 

Asset Purchase Agreement among the Registrant, Beaufort California, Inc., and Beaufort International Group, Inc., dated May 9, 2008

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-08836240

 

5/15/2008

 

    2.3†

 

Asset Purchase Agreement among the Registrant, DTS Washington LLC, DTS (BVI) Limited, Neural Audio Corporation, Robert W. Reams, Paul T. Hubert, Robert D. Golden and Robert A. Koester, dated December 31, 2008

 

 

 

10-K

 

000-50335-09662980

 

12/31/08

 

    3.1

 

Restated Bylaws

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-081200177

 

11/19/08

 

    3.2

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended by Amendment dated May 20, 2005

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-051003863

 

6/30/05

 

    3.3

 

Amendment to Restated Bylaws, dated May 12, 2011

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-11847230

 

5/16/11

 

    4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate

 

 

 

S-1/A-1

 

333-104761-03734287

 

6/5/03

 

  10.1*

 

1997 Stock Option Plan

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

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  Filed with
this
Form
10-K
  Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
   
  Exhibit Title   Form   File No.   Date Filed
    10.2*   Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for grants under the 1997 Stock Option Plan       S-1   333-104761-03665001   4/25/03

 

  10.3*

 

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for grants under the 1997 Stock Option Plan

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.4*

 

2002 Stock Option Plan

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.5*

 

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for grants under the 2002 Stock Option Plan

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.6

 

Form of Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement for grants under the 2002 Stock Option Plan

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.7*

 

2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended on May 9, 2005, May 15, 2008, February 19, 2009, February 15, 2010, June 3, 2010 and October 8, 2010

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-101172804

 

11/8/10

 

  10.8*

 

Form of Grant of Stock Option under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

S-1/A-1

 

333-104761-03734287

 

6/5/03

 

  10.9*

 

Form of Option Exercise and Stock Purchase Agreement under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

S-1/A-1

 

333-104761-03734287

 

6/5/03

 

  10.10*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

S-1/A-1

 

333-104761-03734287

 

6/5/03

 

  10.11*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Agreement under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (for annual non-employee director grants)

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-061017963

 

8/9/06

 

  10.12*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Agreement under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (for employee and consultant grants)

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-061017963

 

8/9/06

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  Filed with
this
Form
10-K
  Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
   
  Exhibit Title   Form   File No.   Date Filed
    10.13*   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan       10-Q   000-50335-10816984   5/10/10

 

  10.14*

 

2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

 

S-1/A-1

 

333-104761-03734287

 

6/5/03

 

  10.15*

 

2003 Foreign Subsidiary Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

 

S-1/A-1

 

333-104761-03734287

 

6/5/03

 

  10.16*

 

Description of acceleration of vesting of certain unvested stock options

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-051222387

 

11/23/05

 

  10.17*

 

Executive Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Jon Kirchner, dated February 17, 2011

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-11631546

 

2/23/11

 

  10.18*

 

Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and William Paul Smith, dated November 1, 2002

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.19*

 

Second Amendment to Service Agreement between the Registrant and William Paul Smith, dated June 3, 2005

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-051003863

 

6/30/05

 

  10.20*

 

Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Sharon Faltemier, dated as of June 28, 2006*

 

 

 

10-K

 

000-50335-07700129

 

12/31/06

 

  10.21*

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Sharon Faltemier, effective as of December 17, 2008

 

 

 

10-K

 

000-50335-09662980

 

12/31/08

 

  10.22*

 

Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Daniel E. Slusser, executed as of January 22, 2008, effective May 31, 2007

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-08546816

 

1/24/08

 

  10.23*

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Daniel E. Slusser, effective as of December 17, 2008

 

 

 

10-K

 

000-50335-09662980

 

12/31/08

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this
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10-K
  Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
   
  Exhibit Title   Form   File No.   Date Filed
    10.24*   Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Daniel E. Slusser, executed March 23, 2009, effective as of January 1, 2009       10-Q   000-50335-09815716   5/11/09

 

  10.25*

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Daniel E. Slusser, effective as of February 9, 2010

 

 

 

10-K

 

000-50335-10653577

 

12/31/09

 

  10.26

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and its directors

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.27

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and its officers

 

 

 

S-1

 

333-104761-03665001

 

4/25/03

 

  10.28*

 

Form of Market Stock Unit Agreement under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (for Jon Kirchner)

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-11823912

 

3/31/11

 

  10.29*

 

Form of Market Stock Unit Agreement under 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (for executives other than Jon Kirchner)

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-11823912

 

3/31/11

 

  10.30*

 

Employment Agreement, dated May 12, 2011, between DTS, Inc. and Melvin L. Flanigan

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-111017706

 

6/30/11

 

  10.31*

 

Employment Agreement, dated May 12, 2011, between DTS, Inc. and Frederick L. Kitson

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-111017706

 

6/30/11

 

  10.32*

 

Employment Agreement, dated May 12, 2011, between DTS, Inc. and Brian D. Towne

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-111017706

 

6/30/11

 

  10.33*

 

Employment Agreement, dated May 12, 2011, between DTS, Inc. and Blake A. Welcher

 

 

 

10-Q

 

000-50335-111017706

 

6/30/11

 

  10.34

 

Form of Director Confidentiality Agreement

 

 

 

8-K

 

000-50335-11847230

 

5/16/11

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  Filed with
this
Form
10-K
  Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
   
  Exhibit Title   Form   File No.   Date Filed
    10.35*   Employment Agreement, dated March 1, 2012, between DTS, Inc. and Patrick J. Watson   X            

 

  21.1

 

List of all subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  23.1

 

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32.1‡

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. section 1350

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32.2‡

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. section 1350

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS**

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF**

 

XBRL Extension Definition

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

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this
Form
10-K
  Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
   
  Exhibit Title   Form   File No.   Date Filed
  101.PRE**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document   X            

*
Indicates management contract, arrangement or compensatory plan.

Certain confidential portions of this exhibit were omitted by means of redacting a portion of the text. This exhibit has been filed separately with the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission without such redactions pursuant to the Registrant's related application requesting confidential treatment under Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

**
XBRL information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not subject to liability under those sections, is not part of any registration statement or prospectus to which it relates and is not incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement, prospectus or other document.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 2nd day of March, 2012.

    DTS, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ JON E. KIRCHNER

Jon E. Kirchner
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
 
Title(s)
 
Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ JON E. KIRCHNER

Jon E. Kirchner
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (principal executive officer)   March 2, 2012

/s/ MELVIN L. FLANIGAN

Melvin L. Flanigan

 

Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

 

March 2, 2012

/s/ JOERG D. AGIN

Joerg D. Agin

 

Lead Independent Director

 

March 2, 2012

/s/ CRAIG S. ANDREWS

Craig S. Andrews

 

Director

 

March 2, 2012

/s/ L. GREGORY BALLARD

L. Gregory Ballard

 

Director

 

March 2, 2012

/s/ BRADFORD D. DUEA

Bradford D. Duea

 

Director

 

March 2, 2012

/s/ V. SUE MOLINA

V. Sue Molina

 

Director

 

March 2, 2012

/s/ RONALD N. STONE

Ronald N. Stone

 

Director

 

March 2, 2012

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