UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission file number 0-17541

PRESSTEK, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(203) 769-8056

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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 þ    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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ   No o

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

Large accelerated filer o         Accelerated filer o         Non-accelerated filer o        Smaller reporting company þ 

                                        (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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

Yes o    No þ

As of August 3, 2012, there were 37,425,228 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

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PRESSTEK, INC.

INDEX

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  See “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” under Part 1 – Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

DI is a registered trademark of Presstek, Inc.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Presstek, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Presstek,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly Presstek’s financial position as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, its results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the interim reporting requirements of Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Certain reclassifications were made to prior years' amounts to conform to the 2012 presentation.

The results of the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2012.  The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 27, 2012.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The Company operates and reports on a 52- or 53-week, fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the 26 week periods ended June 30, 2012 (the “second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2012” or “the six months ended June 30 , 2012”) and July 2, 2011 (the “second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011” or “the six months ended July, 2011”).

Use of Estimates

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Management believes the most judgmental estimates include those related to product returns; allowance for doubtful accounts; slow-moving and obsolete inventories; income taxes; the valuation of intangible assets, long-lived assets and deferred tax assets and stock-based compensation. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other appropriate factors, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2012.  There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). This guidance, effective retrospectively for the interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011, requires presentation of total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact upon our financial position and results of operations.

2.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

The components of accounts receivable, net of allowances, are as follows (in thousands):

3.  INVENTORIES

The components of inventories are as follows (in thousands):

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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

4.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

The components of property, plant and equipment, net, are as follows (in thousands):

Construction in process is generally related to production equipment not yet placed into service.

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $0.8 million and $1.7 million for three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively,  and $0.9 million and $1.7 million for the three and six months ended July 2, 2011, respectively.  Under the Company’s financing arrangements (see Note 5), all property, plant and equipment is pledged as security.

5.  FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The components of the Company’s outstanding borrowings are as follows (in thousands):

On March 5, 2010, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) among the Company and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as Lender and as administrative agent for Lenders (PNC, in such agency capacity, the “Agent”).

The Credit Agreement, which has a term expiring on March 5, 2013, provides for funding of up to $25.0 million through a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”).  Borrowing availability under the Revolver is determined based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.  The Company may terminate the Credit Agreement at any time prior to the maturity date upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice and upon payment in full of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement.  If the Company terminates the Credit Agreement within the first 35 months the Company must pay an early termination fee as specified in the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement requires the Company to prepay a portion of borrowings under the Credit Agreement out of the proceeds of certain dispositions of property.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate. The Revolving Interest Rate is calculated differently for domestic rate loans and for Eurodollar rate loans.  For domestic rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus two and one half percent (2.50%).  The Alternate Base Rate is defined as a rate per annum, for any day, equal to the higher of (i) PNC’s published reference rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Open rate in effect on such day plus one half of one percent (0.50%) or (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate in effect on such day plus one percent (1.0%). For Eurodollar rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of three and one-half percent (3.50%) plus the greater of (a) the Eurodollar rate, or (b) one percent (1.0%).   The Credit Agreement requires monthly interest payments with respect to domestic rate loans and a payment at the end of each interest period with respect to Eurodollar rate loans.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of Presstek, Inc. and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that guaranty the obligations of Presstek, Inc., including all receivables, equipment, general intangibles, inventory, investment property, subsidiary stock, owned real property and leasehold interests of the Company. 

Under the Credit Agreement the Company is required to provide monthly Borrowing Base Certificates to the Agent that become the basis for calculating the Credit Agreement’s Formula Amount.  The Formula Amount, capped at $25 million, represents the maximum amount of advances available to the Company at a given point in time.  The Formula Amount is normally calculated 20 days subsequent to the close of each fiscal month.  Because of the timing delay, the Agent utilizes a process that estimates the maximum amount available daily during each fiscal period.  As of June 30, 2012 the Formula Amount (net of the availability block of $1.25 million) was $15.1 million and the Company had outstanding balances on its line of credit of $10.8 million.  The amount available under the credit line, based on the Formula Amount, was $4.3 million as of June 30, 2012. 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants.  Among other restrictions, the Company is restricted in its ability to pay dividends, incur additional debt and make acquisitions and divestitures, with certain exceptions.  The key financial covenants include a requirement for the Company to maintain a certain fixed charge coverage ratio and a limit on capital expenditures for the Company’s first, second, third and fourth fiscal quarters in 2010 of $385,000, $1,238,000, $1,139,000 and $614,000, respectively, and $4,000,000 in each fiscal year thereafter.  As of December 31, 2011, the Credit Agreement required the Company to maintain a rolling four quarter cumulative fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0. Pursuant to an amendment to the Credit Agreement dated February 7, 2012, the fixed charge coverage ratio has been changed.  The Company is required to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 for the following periods: with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about March 31, 2012, for the fiscal quarter then ending; with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about June 30, 2012, for the two fiscal quarters then ending; with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about September 30, 2012, for the three fiscal quarters then ending; with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about December 31, 2012 and for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter, in each case for the four fiscal quarters then ending.  In addition, pursuant to the amendment dated February 7, 2012, the Availability Block (as defined in the Loan Agreement) of $2 million, which was to be re-established on January 31, 2012, will be re-established on the following schedule: (i) for the period commencing on January 31, 2012 and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on or about March 31, 2012, $1.0 million, (ii) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on or about April 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, $1.25 million, (iii) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on or about July 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, $1.5 million, (iv) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on or about October 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, $1.75 million and (v) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal year commencing on or about January 1, 2013 and through the expiration of the Loan Agreement, $2.0 million.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company was fully in compliance with all financial covenants.  The fixed charge ratio for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was 6.72 to 1.0, in excess of the 1.25 to 1.0 minimum required ratio.  Additionally, since the inception of the Credit Agreement, the Company’s quarterly capital expenditures have been well below the maximum levels allowed. The Company’s current credit agreement expires in March 2013.  The Company intends to seek an extension of the current credit agreement or a replacement of the current financing arrangement with another lender. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain an extension of the current credit agreement or obtain adequate financing from another source.

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s short-term borrowings was 4.71% at June 30, 2012.

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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

6.  ACCRUED EXPENSES

The components of accrued expenses are as follows (in thousands):

7.  ACCRUED WARRANTY

Product warranty activity in the first six months of fiscal 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

8.  DEFERRED REVENUE

The components of deferred revenue are as follows (in thousands):

9.  RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

The activity for the first six months of fiscal 2012 related to the Company’s restructuring and other charges accruals is as follows (in thousands):

The remaining accrual of $180,000 is expected to be fully utilized by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.

10.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has equity incentive plans that are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Committee oversees and approves which employees receive grants, the number of shares or options granted and the exercise prices and other terms of the awards.

The 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) provides for the award of stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the Company to employees, officers, directors (including those directors who are not an employee or officer of the Company, such directors being referred to as Non-Employee Directors), consultants and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries.  A total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, have been reserved under this plan.  Any future options granted under the 2003 Plan will become exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors or Committee may specify at the time of each grant.  At June 30, 2012, there were 1,410,567 options outstanding under the 2003 Plan, and 504,033 shares available for future grants under this plan.  The options will expire at various dates prescribed by the individual option grants.

2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan

On June 2, 2011 the Company’s stockholders approved the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (the “2008 Plan”). The 2008 Plan provides for the award of stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the Company to employees, officers, directors (including Non-Employee Directors), consultants and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries. 

A total of 5,500,000 shares of common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, have been reserved under this plan. Awards granted under this plan may have varying vesting and termination provisions and can have no longer than a ten-year contractual life. There were a total of 75,000 and 1,388,885 options granted under this plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, and 147,306 and 734,501 during the three and six months ended July 2, 2011, respectively. As of  June 30, 2012, there were 2,387,171 options outstanding 2,677,159 shares available for future grants under this plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

The Company’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) was designed to provide eligible employees of the Company and its participating U.S. subsidiaries an opportunity to purchase common stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. The plan expired by its terms on December 31, 2011. The Company issued 19,577 shares of common stock under the ESPP for the three months ended April 2, 2011. The purchase price of the stock under this plan was equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first day or last day of each three-month offering period, whichever is lower. All employees of the Company or participating subsidiaries who customarily work at least 20 hours per week and do not own five percent or more of the Company’s common stock were eligible to participate in the ESPP.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation associated with stock option grants to all officers, directors, and employees is included as a component of “General and administrative expense” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

* includes $9,000 and $20,000 of stock compensation expense related to repriced options for the three and six months of fiscal 2011.

As of June 30, 2012, there was $679,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock option grants, most of which vest over the next twelve months.

Valuation Assumptions

Plan Options  

The fair value of the options to purchase common stock granted in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 under the 2008 Plan was estimated on the respective grant dates using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

Expected volatilities are based on historical price ranges of Presstek’s common stock.  The expected life represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and the Company’s historical exercise patterns.  The risk-free rate is based on the 5 year U.S. Treasury rate which corresponds to the expected life of the options.

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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

Stock Option Activity

Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is summarized as follows:

As of July 30, 2012, all of the Company’s option grants were “out of the money”. At June 30, 2012, there were no potential shares included in our diluted EPS calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

11.  INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

The components of Interest and other income (expense), net, are as follows (in thousands):

12. INCOME TAXES

The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year.  Cumulative adjustments to the tax provision are recorded in the interim period in which a change in the estimated annual effective rate is determined. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate due to valuation allowances placed on tax benefits derived from operating losses.

At June 30, 2012, our deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, were zero.  However, if future events differ from expectations, changes in the valuation allowance may be required.  A change in the valuation allowance occurs if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of net deferred tax assets that is expected to be realized in the future.

13.  SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Presstek is a market-focused high technology company that designs, manufactures and distributes proprietary and non-proprietary solutions to the printing and communications industries, primarily serving short-run, full-color customers.

The Company’s classification of revenue by geographic area is determined by the location of the Company’s customer.  The following table summarizes revenue information by geographic area (in thousands):

The Company’s long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):

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PRESSTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

14.  RELATED PARTIES

The Company engages the services of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, a law firm of which Board member Daniel S. Ebenstein is a partner.  Expenses incurred for services rendered by this law firm were $11,500 and $32,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011, respectively.

15.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments & Contingencies

The Company has change-in-control agreements with certain of its employees that provide them with benefits should their employment with the Company be terminated other than for cause or their disability or death, or if they resign for good reason, as defined in these agreements, in connection with or within a certain period of time after the date of any change-in-control of the Company.

From time to time the Company engages in sales of equipment that is leased by or intended to be leased by a third-party purchaser to another party. In certain situations, the Company may retain recourse obligations to a financing institution involved in providing financing to the ultimate lessee in the event the lessee of the equipment defaults on its lease obligations. In certain such instances, the Company may refurbish and remarket the equipment on behalf of the financing company, should the ultimate lessee default on payment of the lease. In certain circumstances, should the resale price of such equipment fall below certain predetermined levels, the Company would, under these arrangements, reimburse the financing company for any such shortfall in sale price (a “shortfall payment”). Generally, the Company’s liability for these recourse agreements is limited to 9.5% of the amount outstanding. The maximum amount for which the Company was liable to the financial institutions for the shortfall payments was approximately $0.5 million at June 30, 2012 and $0.7 million at July 2, 2011.

Litigation

The Company is involved in litigation that it considers routine and incidental to its business. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. The potential liability is assessed by analyzing the litigation using available information. The Company develops its views on estimated losses in consultation with outside counsel handling its defense in these matters, which involves an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.

Presstek is a party to litigation that it considers routine and incidental to its business; however, it does not expect the results of any of these actions to have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operation or financial condition.

16.  OTHER EVENTS

During the second quarter, the Company transferred the listing of its common stock from The NASDAQ Global Market® to The NASDAQ Capital Market®. This transfer became effective at the opening of business on April 20, 2012, and the Company's common stock continues to trade under the symbol "PRST." The NASDAQ Capital Market is a continuous trading market that operates in substantially the same manner as The NASDAQ Global Market and listed companies must meet certain financial requirements and comply with NASDAQ's corporate governance requirements.

The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split in the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-15 shares of common stock. The Board of Directors retains discretion over whether to implement the reverse stock split and over the exact ratio of the reverse stock split. The reverse stock split would provide the Company with a possible means to cure its minimum bid price deficiency for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market, if such action becomes necessary.

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

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described below in the section entitled “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, in “Part II, Item IA Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in “Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2012.

Overview of the Company

The Company is a provider of high-technology, digital-based printing solutions to the commercial print segment of the graphic communications industry. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes proprietary and non-proprietary solutions aimed at serving the needs of a wide range of print service providers worldwide. Our proprietary digital imaging and advanced technology consumables offer superior business solutions for commercial printing focusing on the growing need for short-run, high quality color applications. We have helped to lead the industry’s transformation from analog print production methods to digital imaging technology. We are a leader in the development of advanced printing systems using digital imaging equipment, workflow and consumables-based solutions that economically benefit the user through streamlined operations and chemistry-free, environmentally responsible solutions. We are also a leading sales and service channel across the entire commercial and in-plant printing segments.

Presstek’s business model is a capital equipment and consumables model. In this model, approximately two-thirds of our revenue is recurring revenue. Our model is designed so that each placement of either a DI^® press or a computer-to-plate (“CTP”) system generally results in recurring aftermarket revenue for consumables and service. We also provide consumables for use on equipment purchased by end users from other manufacturers and suppliers.

Through our various operations, we:

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provide advanced digital print solutions through the development, manufacture, and sourcing of digital laser imaging equipment and advanced technology chemistry-free and chemistry-based printing plates, which we call consumables, for commercial and in-plant print providers targeting the growing market for high quality, fast turnaround short-run color printing; and

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are a leading sales and services company delivering Presstek digital solutions and solutions from other manufacturing partners through our direct sales and service force and through distribution partners worldwide.

We have developed the enabling technology for DI^® digital offset presses. DI^® presses are Presstek’s proprietary system by which digital images are transferred directly onto printing plates that are already mounted on press. Our advanced DI^® presses are a waterless, easy to use, high quality printing press that is fully automated and provides our users with competitive advantages over alternative print technologies. We believe that our DI^® digital offset presses, in combination with our proprietary printing plates and streamlined workflow, produces a superior offset printing solution. By combining advanced digital technology with the reliability and economic advantages of offset printing, we believe our customers are better able to grow their businesses, generate higher profits and better serve the needs of their customers.

Similar digital imaging technologies are used in our CTP systems. We have designed and manufactured CTP systems that incorporate our technology to image our chemistry-free printing plates. Our chemistry-free digital imaging systems enable customers to produce high quality, full color lithographic printed materials more quickly and cost effectively than conventional methods that employ more complicated workflows and toxic chemical processing. This results in reduced printing cycle time and lowers the effective cost of production for commercial printers. Our solutions make it more cost effective for printers to meet the increasing demand for shorter print runs, higher quality color and faster turn-around times.

In addition to marketing, selling and servicing our proprietary digital products, we also market, sell and service traditional (or analog) products for the commercial print market. This analog equipment is manufactured by third party strategic partners and the analog consumables are manufactured by either us or our strategic partners.

We currently operate in only one industry segment. We are primarily engaged in the development, manufacture, sourcing, selling and servicing of our business solutions using patented digital imaging systems and patented printing plate technologies. We also provide traditional analog systems and related equipment and supplies for the graphic arts and printing industries.

We generate revenue through three main sources: (i) the sale of our equipment and related workflow software, including DI^® presses and CTP devices; (ii) the sale of our proprietary and non-proprietary consumables and supplies; and (iii) the servicing of offset printing systems and analog and CTP systems and related equipment.

Strategy

Our business strategy is centered on maximizing the sale of consumable products, such as printing plates, and therefore our business efforts focus on the sale of “consumable burning engines” such as our DI^® presses and CTP devices, as well as the servicing of customers using our business solutions.

To complement our direct sales efforts, in certain territories, we maintain OEM reseller agreements with Heidelberg and Ryobi around DI consumables which they resell to their legacy installed base of DI equipped presses. Presstek continues to sell DI consumables to the legacy installed base of KBA Karat (“KBA”) presses.

Another method of growing the market for consumables is to develop and distribute consumables that can be imaged by non-Presstek devices (i.e., “open platform” plates). In addition to expanding the base of our DI^® and CTP units, an element of our focus is to reach beyond our proprietary systems and penetrate the installed base of CTP devices in all market segments with our thermal plate offerings. The first step in executing this strategy was the launch of our Aurora Pro chemistry-free printing plate designed to be used with CTP units manufactured by other thermal CTP device manufacturers. In December 2009 we introduced Aeon, a no preheat thermal CTP plate that offers run lengths to 200,000 without baking. We continue to work with other CTP manufacturers to qualify our consumables on their systems. We believe this shift in strategy fundamentally enhances our ability to expand and control our business.

During fiscal 2010 we took a major step forward in our up-market growth strategy with the introduction of the new Presstek 75DI^® digital offset press.  The 75DI^® incorporates Presstek’s next-generation imaging technology and DI^® thermal plates into a larger six-page format.  This new larger format press, which can also be purchased with integrated aqueous coating capability, provides us greater access to the up-market, larger customers.

Since 2007, management has been taking steps to improve the Company’s cost structure and strengthen its balance sheet in order to enable Presstek to improve profitability and strengthen its overall financial position. Our reduced cost levels and balance sheet improvements to date are, in large part, the result of our cost reduction initiatives as described in more detail below, as well as a continuing focused effort to review and manage working capital.

General

We report on a 52- or 53-week, fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the 26 week periods ended June 30, 2012 (the “second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2012” or “the three months ended June 30, 2012”) and July 2, 2011 (the “second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011” or “the three months ended July 2, 2011”).

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist in understanding our consolidated financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our consolidated financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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Results of operations were as follows (in thousands of dollars and unaudited):

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Revenue

Consolidated revenue declines in both periods were caused by decreases in consumables and service revenues. Equipment revenue also declined for the first six months of 2012 as compared to 2011.

Equipment sales continue to be impacted by unfavorable economic conditions resulting in some reluctance by small to mid-size customers in our North American market to make capital equipment purchases, and financing remains difficult to obtain.

Consumable revenues declined for both periods and across all product lines resulting primarily from a declining installed equipment base.

Service and Parts Revenue

Service and Parts revenue reductions in both periods are due to a declining analog equipment base and a general trend by customers to opt out of service contracts to save money in a difficult economy.  

Cost of Revenue

Consolidated cost of revenue was $21.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 and $40.9 million in the first six months of 2012, compared to $21.4 million and $43.4 million, respectively, in 2011.  The year-to-date decrease is primarily due to lower revenues and cost reduction actions taken in the second half of 2011.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit as a percentage of total revenue was 28.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to 31.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2011; and 27.9% in the first six months of 2012 compared to 31.5% for the first six months of 2011.

The margin decrease for both the three months and six month periods ended June 20, 2012 is primarily due to an unfavorable mix of consumable products. Additionally, our per unit production costs have also risen as a result of lower overall production.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses primarily consist of payroll and related expenses for personnel, parts and supplies, and contracted services required to conduct our equipment and consumables development efforts.  

Sales, Marketing and Customer Support

Sales, marketing and customer support expenses primarily consist of payroll and related expenses for personnel, advertising, trade shows, promotional expenses, and travel costs associated with sales, marketing and customer support activities.

Sales, marketing and customer support expenses decreased to $4.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 from $5.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.  Year-to-date selling, marketing and customer support expenses declined from $10.9 million in the first six months of 2011 to $8.3 million in the comparable current year period.  The reductions in expense in both periods resulted primarily from our cost reduction initiatives implemented in the second half of 2011.

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General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses are primarily comprised of payroll and related expenses, including stock compensation, for personnel and contracted professional services necessary to conduct our general management, finance, information systems, human resources and administrative activities. Favorability in expenses in both periods resulted from our cost reduction initiatives implemented in the second half of 2011, lower stock compensations, and a drop in bad debt expenses.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization expenses relate to intangible assets recorded in connection with the Company’s 2004 ABDick acquisition, patents and other purchased intangible assets.

Restructuring and Other Charges

The Company had no restructuring charges during the first six months of 2012. Expenses incurred in 2011 relate to cost reduction initiatives.

Interest and Other Expense, Net

The increase in expense is driven primarily by additional foreign currency translation losses as well fees incurred to amend our loan with PNC Bank in the first quarter of 2012.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year.  Cumulative adjustments to the tax provision are recorded in the interim period in which a change in the estimated annual effective rate is determined. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate due to valuation allowances placed on tax benefits derived from operating losses.

At June 30, 2012, our deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, were zero.  However, if future events differ from expectations, changes in the valuation allowance may be required.  A change in the valuation allowance occurs if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of net deferred tax assets that is expected to be realized in the future.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We finance our operating and capital investment requirements primarily through cash flows from operations and borrowings. At June 30, 2012, we had $2.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and $15.1 million of working capital, compared to $3.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and $21.9 million of working capital at July 2, 2011.

Operating Activities

Our operating activities generated $3.3 million of cash during the first six months of fiscal 2012. Cash provided by operating activities came primarily from a positive operating margin after adding back non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization and stock based compensation expense. Improved collections on outstanding receivables and utilization of inventory stocks also contributed to increased cash generation during the quarter.

Our investing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2012 were not significant.

Our financing activities used $2.9 million of cash during the first six months for debt repayments under our line of credit.

Liquidity

On March 5, 2010, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) among the Company and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as Lender and as administrative agent for Lenders (PNC, in such agency capacity, the “Agent”).

The Credit Agreement, which has a term expiring on March 5, 2013, provides for funding of up to $25.0 million through a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”).  Borrowing availability under the Revolver is determined based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.  The Company may terminate the Credit Agreement at any time prior to the maturity date upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice and upon payment in full of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement.  If the Company terminates the Credit Agreement within the first 35 months the Company must pay an early termination fee as specified in the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement requires the Company to prepay a portion of borrowings under the Credit Agreement out of the proceeds of certain dispositions of property.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate. The Revolving Interest Rate is calculated differently for domestic rate loans and for Eurodollar rate loans.  For domestic rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus two and one half percent (2.50%).  The Alternate Base Rate is defined as a rate per annum, for any day, equal to the higher of (i) PNC’s published reference rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Open rate in effect on such day plus one half of one percent (0.50%) or (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate in effect on such day plus one percent (1.0%). For Eurodollar rate loans the interest rate per annum is equal to the sum of three and one-half percent (3.50%) plus the greater of (a) the Eurodollar rate, or (b) one percent (1.0%).   The Credit Agreement requires monthly interest payments with respect to domestic rate loans and a payment at the end of each interest period with respect to Eurodollar rate loans.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of Presstek, Inc. and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that guaranty the obligations of Presstek, Inc., including all receivables, equipment, general intangibles, inventory, investment property, subsidiary stock, owned real property and leasehold interests of the Company. 

Under the Credit Agreement the Company is required to provide monthly Borrowing Base Certificates to the Agent that become the basis for calculating the Credit Agreement’s Formula Amount.  The Formula Amount, capped at $25 million, represents the maximum amount of advances available to the Company at a given point in time.  The Formula Amount is normally calculated 20 days subsequent to the close of each fiscal month.  Because of the timing delay, the Agent utilizes a process that estimates the maximum amount available daily during each fiscal period.  As of June 30, 2012 the Formula Amount (net of the availability block of $1.25 million) was $15.1 million and the Company had outstanding balances on its line of credit of $10.8 million.  The amount available under the credit line, based on the Formula Amount, was $4.3 million as of June 30, 2012. 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants.  Among other restrictions, the Company is restricted in its ability to pay dividends, incur additional debt and make acquisitions and divestitures, with certain exceptions.  The key financial covenants include a requirement for the Company to maintain a certain fixed charge coverage ratio and a limit on capital expenditures for the Company’s first, second, third and fourth fiscal quarters in 2010 of $385,000, $1,238,000, $1,139,000 and $614,000, respectively, and $4,000,000 in each fiscal year thereafter.  As of December 31, 2011 the Credit Agreement required the Company to maintain a rolling four quarter cumulative fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0. Pursuant to an amendment to the Credit Agreement dated February 7, 2012, the fixed charge coverage ratio has been changed.  The Company is required to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 for the following periods: with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about June 30, 2012, for the fiscal quarter then ending; with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about June 30, 2012, for the two fiscal quarters then ending; with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about September 30, 2012, for the three fiscal quarters then ending; with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on or about December 31, 2012 and for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter, in each case for the four fiscal quarters then ending.  In addition, pursuant to the amendment dated February 7, 2012, the Availability Block (as defined in the Loan Agreement) of $2 million, which was to be re-established on January 31, 2012, will be re-established on the following schedule: (i) for the period commencing on January 31, 2012 and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on or about June 30, 2012, $1.0 million, (ii) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on or about April 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, $1.25 million, (iii) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on or about July 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, $1.5 million, (iv) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on or about October 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, $1.75 million and (v) for the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal year commencing on or about January 1, 2013 and through the expiration of the Loan Agreement, $2.0 million.

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As of June 30, 2012, the Company was fully in compliance with all financial covenants.  The fixed charge ratio for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was 6.72 to 1.0, in excess of the 1.25 to 1.0 minimum required ratio.  Additionally, since the inception of the Credit Agreement, the Company’s quarterly capital expenditures have been well below the maximum levels allowed. The Company’s current credit agreement expires in March 2013.  The Company intends to seek an extension of the current credit agreement or a replacement of the current financing arrangement with another lender. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain an extension of the current credit agreement or obtain adequate financing from another source.

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s short-term borrowings was 4.71% at June 30, 2012.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has change-in-control agreements with certain of its employees that provide them with benefits should their employment with the Company be terminated other than for cause or their disability or death, or if they resign for good reason, as defined in these agreements, in connection with or within a certain period of time after the date of any change-in-control of the Company.

From time to time the Company engages in sales of equipment that is leased by or intended to be leased by a third-party purchaser to another party. In certain situations, the Company may retain recourse obligations to a financing institution involved in providing financing to the ultimate lessee in the event the lessee of the equipment defaults on its lease obligations. In certain such instances, the Company may refurbish and remarket the equipment on behalf of the financing company, should the ultimate lessee default on payment of the lease. In certain circumstances, should the resale price of such equipment fall below certain predetermined levels, the Company would, under these arrangements, reimburse the financing company for any such shortfall in sale price (a “shortfall payment”). Generally, the Company’s liability for these recourse agreements is limited to 9.5% of the amount outstanding. The maximum amount for which the Company was liable to the financial institutions for the shortfall payments was approximately $0.5 million at June 30, 2012 and $0.7 million at July 2, 2011.

Effect of Inflation

Inflation has not had a material impact on our financial conditions or results of operations.

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Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements other than those of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding the following:

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Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include without limitation, the risks and uncertainties described in and referred to in Part II – Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and:

The words “looking forward,” “looking ahead,” “believe(s),” “should,” “plan,” “expect(s),” “project(s),” “anticipate(s),” “may,” “likely,” “potential,” “opportunity” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements in light of the risks set forth herein. Presstek undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by law.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

General

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to product returns; warranty obligations; allowances for doubtful accounts; slow-moving and obsolete inventories; income taxes; the valuation of intangible assets, long-lived assets and deferred tax assets; stock-based compensation and litigation.  We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2012.  There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies in the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). This guidance, effective retrospectively for the interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011, requires presentation of total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact upon our financial position and results of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities (“SPEs”), which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purpose.  At June 30, 2012, we were not involved in any unconsolidated SPE transactions.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

This report includes the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) required by Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). See Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. This Item 4 includes information concerning the controls and procedures and evaluations thereof referred to in those certifications.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as at end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

 Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the first six months of fiscal 2012, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

This Form 10-Q should be read together with the “RISK FACTORS” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which describe various risks and uncertainties to which we are or may become subject, and is supplemented by the discussion below.  These risks and uncertainties could, directly or indirectly, adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and/or prospects.  

If we do not meet the NASDAQ Stock Market continued listing requirements, our common stock may be delisted.

In October 2011, the Company announced that it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), dated October 24, 2011, notifying it that, for the 30 consecutive business days preceding the date of the letter, the bid price of the Company's common stock had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum bid price required for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Global Market. To regain compliance with The NASDAQ Global Market continued listing requirements, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The Company was granted until April 23, 2012 to regain compliance. In anticipation of not meeting the minimum bid price continued listing requirement, the Company requested, and on April 17, 2012 received, approval from NASDAQ to transfer the listing of its common stock from The NASDAQ Global Market to The NASDAQ Capital Market. The Company will be afforded an additional period, ending October 22, 2012, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule while listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market. If compliance is not regained, NASDAQ will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Company's common stock, which decision may be appealed to a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel. In order to be afforded the additional 180-day compliance period, the Company was required to provide NASDAQ written notice of its intention to cure the minimum bid price deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.  At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on June 12, 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse split of the Company’s common stock at the discretion of the Board of Directors at a ratio not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-15.  

There can be no assurance that a reverse split will be sufficient to enable the Company to maintain its listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market.  If our common stock were delisted from The NASDAQ Capital Market, our common stock then would be eligible for quotation on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) Bulletin Board maintained by NASDAQ, on another over-the-counter quotation system or on the “pink sheets.”  If that occurs, the liquidity and marketability of shares of our common stock would decrease our results of operations and financial condition could materially adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition. As a result of a delisting, an investor might find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock.  Such delisting and continued and further declines in the market price of our common stock also could greatly impair our ability to raise additional financing, if needed, through equity or debt financing and could significantly increase the ownership dilution to stockholders caused by our issuing equity in financing or other transactions.  A delisting could also materially adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

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Pursuant to Regulation S-T, this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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PRESSTEK, INC.

SIGNATURES

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

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