For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2010
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(MARK ONE)

 

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

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2010

OR

 

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

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     

COMMISSION FILE NO. 000-25285

 

 

SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   94-2669809

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1900 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94063-5587

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

650-481-3400

(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  ¨    No  x

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

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.

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨      Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  x   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of May 31, 2010, 98,502,306 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

          Page
   PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1

   Financial Statements:   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010    3
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2010 and 2009    4
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2010 and 2009    5
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    6

Item 2

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    19

Item 3

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    33

Item 4

   Controls and Procedures    34
   PART II OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1

   Legal Proceedings    35

Item 1A

   Risk Factors    35

Item 2

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    35

Item 3

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    35

Item 4

   (Removed and Reserved)    35

Item 5

   Other Information    35

Item 6

   Exhibits    36

SIGNATURES

   37

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     April 30,
2010
    January 31,
2010
 
ASSETS     

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 99,389      $ 124,996   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,358 and $1,480 at April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010, respectively

     19,092        24,799   

Deferred taxes, net

     5,450        5,443   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     5,258        5,333   
                

Total current assets

     129,189        160,571   

Property and equipment, net

     2,982        3,213   

Goodwill

     464,331        464,331   

Other intangible assets, net

     171,262        189,331   

Other assets

     5,311        5,776   
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 773,075      $ 823,222   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

   $ —        $ 2,000   

Accounts payable

     1,789        1,573   

Income taxes payable

     7,653        5,972   

Accrued expenses

     18,476        24,665   

Accrued interest on term loan and subordinated notes

     4,605        8,764   

Deferred revenue

     71,501        70,620   
                

Total current liabilities

     104,024        113,558   

Deferred revenue, less current portion

     8,064        8,122   

Long-term liabilities

     3,459        4,667   

Deferred taxes

     55,138        61,846   

Term loan

     316,000        316,000   

Revolving term credit facility

     35,000        65,000   

Senior subordinated notes

     142,952        142,952   
                

Total liabilities

     664,637        712,145   
                

Commitments and contingencies:

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010

     —          —     

Series A Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1 share authorized, issued and outstanding at April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 98,500,576 and 98,481,641 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010, respectively

     985        985   

Additional paid-in capital

     513,399        512,208   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     349        18   

Accumulated deficit

     (406,295     (402,134
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     108,438        111,077   
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 773,075      $ 823,222   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended April 30, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended April 30,  
         2010             2009      

Revenue:

    

Software licenses

   $ 11,412      $ 9,467   

Maintenance

     35,581        36,729   

Professional services

     4,632        6,588   
                

Total revenue

     51,625        52,784   
                

Cost of revenue:

    

Software licenses

     300        630   

Maintenance

     2,885        3,216   

Professional services

     4,174        6,142   

Amortization of acquired technology

     8,696        8,346   
                

Total cost of revenue

     16,055        18,334   
                

Gross profit

     35,570        34,450   
                

Operating expenses:

    

Sales and marketing

     13,623        14,976   

Research and development

     8,340        8,360   

General and administrative

     4,657        4,085   

Amortization of intangible assets

     9,203        9,203   

Restructuring, acquisition and other charges

     2,170        1,851   
                

Total operating expenses

     37,993        38,475   
                

Operating loss

     (2,423     (4,025
                

Other income (expense):

    

Interest income

     35        213   

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

     —          3,564   

Interest expense

     (7,175     (8,666

Change in the fair value of the derivative instrument

     1,616        414   

Amortization and write off of debt issuance costs

     (433     (632
                

Total other income (expense)

     (5,957     (5,107
                

Loss before income taxes

     (8,380     (9,132

Income tax benefit

     (4,219     (4,317
                

Net loss

   $ (4,161   $ (4,815
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended April 30, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended April 30,  
         2010             2009      

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (4,161   $ (4,815

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

    

Depreciation and amortization of acquired technology and other intangibles

     18,636        18,784   

Deferred income taxes

     (6,716     (6,870

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

     —          (3,564

Interest expense on term credit facility and subordinated notes, net of interest paid

     (4,140     (4,735

Fair market value adjustment on the interest rate swap

     (1,616     (414

Amortization and write off of debt issuance costs

     433        632   

Stock-based compensation

     1,197        (1

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     5,707        7,961   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     107        169   

Accounts payable

     160        (552

Income taxes payable

     588        (4,006

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (4,642     (2,029

Deferred revenue

     823        1,340   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     6,376        1,900   
                

Cash flows used in investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (240     (241

Capital expenditures for internal use software

     (70     (1,208

Cash paid in acquisitions, net of cash received

     —          (200
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (310     (1,649
                

Cash flows used in financing activities:

    

Common stock repurchased under stock repurchase plans

     —          (212

Repurchase of option rights under employee stock option plan

     (29     (23

Exercise of stock options under employee stock option plan

     24        —     

Principal payments and early extinguishments under the term credit facility and senior subordinated notes

     (32,000     (7,291
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (32,005     (7,526
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     332        (420
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (25,607     (7,695

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     124,996        115,044   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 99,389      $ 107,349   
                

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

   $ 1,215      $ 6,618   
                

Interest expense paid

   $ 11,315      $ 13,376   
                

Non-cash investing and financing activity:

    

Consideration payable to shareholders in acquisitions

   $ —        $ 132   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

(1) Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Description of Business

SERENA Software, Inc. (“SERENA” or the “Company”) is the largest global independent software company in terms of revenue focused solely on managing change across information technology, or IT, environments. The Company’s products and services are used to manage and control change in mission critical technology and business process applications. The Company’s software configuration management, or SCM, business process management, or BPM, helpdesk and requirements management solutions enable its customers to improve process consistency, enhance software integrity, mitigate risks, support regulatory compliance and boost productivity. The Company’s revenue is generated by software licenses, maintenance contracts and professional services. The Company’s software products are typically embedded within its customers’ IT environments, and are generally accompanied by renewable annual maintenance contracts.

(b) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(c) Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 30, 2010. There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies.

(d) Spyglass Merger Corp.

On March 10, 2006, Spyglass Merger Corp., an affiliate of Silver Lake, a private equity firm, merged with and into us, a transaction we refer to in this report as the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger, Serena Software, Inc., or Serena, stockholders received $24.00 in cash in exchange for each share of stock, except that certain members of our management team retained a portion of their shares of Serena common stock or options to purchase Serena common stock after the Merger. As a result of the merger, our common stock ceased to be traded on the NASDAQ National Market and we became a privately-held company, with approximately 56.5% of our common stock at the time of the merger on a fully diluted basis owned by investment funds affiliated with Silver Lake.

 

(2) Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation cost is typically measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. The Company has elected the graded-vesting attribution method for recognizing stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period for each separately vesting tranche of awards as though the awards were, in substance, multiple awards.

2006 Stock Incentive Plan

Following the completion of the Merger, the Company established a new stock incentive plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”), governing, among other things, the grant of options, restricted stock bonuses, and other forms of share-based payments covering shares of the Company’s common stock to our

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

employees (including officers), directors and consultants. As of the date of the Merger, 13,515,536 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2006 Plan. Each award under the 2006 Plan will specify the applicable exercise or vesting period, the applicable exercise or purchase price, and such other terms and conditions as deemed appropriate. Stock options granted under the 2006 Plan are either “time options” that will vest and become exercisable over a four-year period or “time and performance options” that will vest based on the achievement of certain performance targets over a five-year period following the date of grant. All options granted under the 2006 Plan will expire not later than ten years from the date of grant, but generally will terminate earlier upon termination of employment. In the event of a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or a merger or acquisition of the Company, the Board of Directors may provide that awards granted under the 2006 Plan will be cashed out, continued, replaced with new awards that substantially preserve the terms of the original awards, or terminated, with acceleration of vesting of the original awards determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

In the quarter ended October 31, 2009, the Company completed a tender offer permitting all eligible employees and its independent directors to exchange, on a one-for-one basis, stock options granted under the 2006 Plan for new stock options granted under Serena’s Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended 2006 Plan”) having a lower exercise price and different vesting terms. Eligible optionholders exchanged part or all of their time-based options for new time-based options having a vesting period, generally, of three years and an exercise price of $3.00 per share, the fair market value of Serena’s common stock after the closing of the tender offer. New time-based options held by the Company’s independent directors have a vesting period of one year. Eligible employees who were not executive officers or officers of the Company exchanged part or all of their performance-based options for new time-based options having a vesting period of three years and an exercise price of $3.00 per share, the fair market value of Serena’s common stock after the closing of the tender offer. Executive officers and officers of the Company exchanged part or all of their performance-based options for new performance-based options having a vesting period of three years and six months, with vesting based on the achievement of EBITA targets established by Serena’s board of directors, and an exercise price of $3.00 per share, the fair market value of Serena’s common stock after the closing of the tender offer. Eligible employees holding stock options to acquire fewer than 25,000 shares of Serena common stock were offered the opportunity to sell their stock options to Serena based on a purchase price of $1.25 per share into which the options were exercisable. The stock options exchanged through the tender offer represented the right to acquire 8,640,000 shares of Serena common stock, and the stock options purchased by Serena through the tender offer represented the right to acquire 300,500 shares of Serena common stock. In aggregate, the incremental fair value from the tender offer was $4.4 million, and a total of 83 employees, or approximately 14% of the workforce, and 3 outside directors either exchanged stock options or cashed out stock options through the tender offer.

“Roll Over” Options

In connection with the Merger, the management participants were permitted to elect to have the surviving company in the merger assume some or all of the Serena stock options that they held immediately prior to the merger and that had an exercise price of less than $24.00 per share. The number of shares subject to these “roll over” options was adjusted to be the number of shares equal to the product of (1) the difference between $24.00 and the exercise price of the option and (2) the quotient of the total number of shares of Serena’s common stock subject to such option, divided by $3.75. The exercise price of these “roll over” options was adjusted to $1.25 per share. The “roll over” options are subject to terms of the original option agreements with Serena, except that in the event of a “change in control” of Serena (as defined in the 2006 Plan), the treatment of the “roll over” options upon such transaction will be determined in accordance with the terms of the 2006 Plan.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The Amended 2006 Plan does not include an evergreen provision to provide for automatic increases in the number of shares available for grant. Any increase in the number of shares available for grant under the Amended 2006 Plan would require approval from the Company’s Board of Directors.

As of April 30, 2010, a total of 12,086,901 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options and for the future grant of stock options or awards under the Amended 2006 Plan.

As of April 30, 2010, total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock options and restricted stock was $10.0 million. Costs related to unvested stock options are expected to be recognized over a period of 3 to 3.5 years and costs related to the restricted stock are expected to be recognized over a period of 3 to 4 years from grant date.

The fair value of each stock option grant under the stock option plans is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in the three months ended April 30, 2010 and 2009.

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30, 2010
   Three Months Ended
April 30, 2009(1)

Expected life (in years)

   3.0    4.0 to 5.0

Risk-free interest rate

   0.2% to 1.5%    1.6% to 1.9%

Volatility

   29% to 38%    31% to 32%

 

(1) All options granted during the three months ended April 30, 2009 were tendered for new options or exchanged for cash in the October 2009 tender offer.

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option-pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility.

With respect to the amounts set forth above, the Company’s expected volatility is based on the combination of historical volatility of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s peer group’s common stock over the period commensurate with the expected life of the options. To assist management in determining the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock, the Company engaged a third-party valuation specialist to perform a valuation as of October 16, 2009 in addition to the valuations that are generally performed on a semi-annual basis as of January 31 and July 31. In estimating the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of October 16, 2009 and for each semi-annual basis as of January 31 and July 31, the external valuation firm employed a two-step approach that first estimated the fair value of the Company as a whole, and then allocated the enterprise value to the Company’s common stock. The risk-free interest rates are derived from the average U.S. Treasury constant maturity rates during the period and approximate the rate in effect at the time of grant for the respective expected term. The expected terms are based on the observed and expected time to post-vesting exercise or cancellation of options. The Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and therefore uses an expected dividend yield of zero. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company uses forecasted projections to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures and records stock-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

General Stock Option Information

The following table sets forth the summary of option activity under our stock option programs for the three months ended April 30, 2010:

 

     Options
Available for
Grant
    Number of
Options
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

Balances as of January 31, 2010

   1,997,529      10,212,401      $ 2.76

Granted

   (295,000   295,000      $ 3.08

Exercised

   —        (43,481   $ 1.25

Cancelled(1)

   —        (4,548   $ 1.25

Cancelled

   288,022      (288,022   $ 3.54

Restricted stock units granted, net of cancellations(2)

   (75,000   —          —  
              

Balances as of April 30, 2010(3)

   1,915,551      10,171,350      $ 2.75
              

 

(1) Represents cancelled “Roll Over” options which are not returned to the available-for-grant stock option pool.
(2) Restricted stock units granted in the three months ended April 30, 2010 were issued from the stock option pool. A total of 100,000 units were issued net of 25,000 units that were cancelled in the three months ended April 30, 2010. See “Restricted Stock Units” below for further details.
(3) The number of options vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2010 is 9,948,961 and has a weighted average exercise price of $2.74.

Information regarding the stock options outstanding at April 30, 2010 is summarized as follows:

 

Range of Exercise Price

   Number
Outstanding
   Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   Number
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

$1.25

   1,503,544    3.26 years    $ 1.25    1,503,544    $ 1.25

$3.00

   8,339,047    9.44 years    $ 3.00    1,111,668    $ 3.00

$3.08

   295,000    9.81 years    $ 3.08    —        —  

$5.00

   9,125    0.31 years    $ 5.00    9,125    $ 5.00

$5.15

   24,634    0.22 years    $ 5.15    24,634    $ 5.15
                  
   10,171,350    8.50 years    $ 2.75    2,648,971    $ 2.03
                  

 

(1) The table shows options without consideration of expected forfeitures. The Company estimates its forfeiture rate to be approximately 2%.
(2) Total stock options outstanding at April 30, 2010 consist of 4,518,214 performance-based options, 4,149,592 time-based options and 1,503,544 roll over options. The Company presently does not record compensation expense associated with performance-based options because management believes their vesting is not probable.

The aggregate intrinsic value for options outstanding and options exercisable as of April 30, 2010 was $3.4 and $2.8 million, respectively.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Restricted Stock Awards

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company entered into a restricted stock agreement, dated as of March 10, 2006 with Robert Pender, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Pender was issued 307,200 shares of the Company’s common stock. The award to Mr. Pender is unvested and subject to the executive’s continued employment with the Company through June 16, 2010. In addition, if the Company is subject to a “change in control” (as defined in the agreement) while Mr. Pender remains an employee of the Company, his remaining unvested shares will immediately vest in full.

The following table sets forth the summary of restricted stock award activity under our restricted stock agreement for the three months ended April 30, 2010:

 

     Non-Vested
Shares
   Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

Balances as of January 31, 2010

   307,200    $ 5.00

Granted

   —      $ —  

Cancelled

   —      $ —  
       

Balances as of April 30, 2010

   307,200    $ 5.00
       

Restricted Stock Units

In the three months ended April 30, 2010, the Company entered into a restricted stock agreement with a certain employee. Pursuant to this agreement, the employee was issued 100,000 restricted stock units in the aggregate of the Company’s common stock. These units are unvested and subject to the employee’s continued employment with the Company for a period of three years through February 2013. With respect to all outstanding restricted stock agreements issued to date, if the Company is subject to a “change in control” or an “initial public offering” (as defined in these agreements) while the employee remains an employee of the Company, his or her remaining unvested restricted stock units will immediately vest in part or in full depending on the price per share at the time of such event.

The following table sets forth the summary of restricted stock units activity under our restricted stock purchase agreements for the three months ended April 30, 2010:

 

     Non-Vested
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

Balances as of January 31, 2010

   1,820,000      $ 3.00

Granted

   100,000      $ 3.08

Cancelled

   (25,000   $ 3.00
        

Balances as of April 30, 2010

   1,895,000      $ 3.00
        

The aggregate intrinsic value for restricted stock units outstanding as of April 30, 2010 was $5.8 million. There were no restricted stock units exercisable as of April 30, 2010.

 

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SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended April 30, 2010 and 2009 is categorized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
         2010             2009      

Cost of maintenance

   $ 33      $ 7   

Cost of professional services

     14        1   
                

Stock-based compensation expense (benefit) in cost of revenue

     47        8   
                

Sales and marketing

     167        (80

Research and development

     277        (1

General and administrative

     706        72   
                

Stock-based compensation expense (benefit) in operating expense

     1,150        (9
                

Total stock-based compensation expense (benefit)

     1,197        (1

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (465     —     
                

Total stock-based compensation expense (benefit), net of tax

   $ 732      $ (1
                

 

(3) Restructuring Charges and Accruals

On March 1, 2010, in response to the Company’s re-alignment of certain development resources associated with its Agile and PPM product offerings, the Company announced and began to execute plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 5%, or 33 positions, affecting primarily its research and development organization. The Company has realized and expects to continue to realize cost savings going forward as a result of this restructuring and other cost saving initiatives. The restructuring is substantially complete, and in connection with these actions, the Company recorded restructuring charges in the three months ended April 30, 2010 consisting principally of severance, payroll taxes and other employee benefits, a facilities closure and legal and other miscellaneous costs totaling $1.2 million. Restructuring charges are included in restructuring, acquisition and other charges in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The nature of all restructuring charges and the amounts paid and accrued as of April 30, 2010 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Severance,
payroll taxes
and other
employee
benefits
    Facilities
closures,
legal and
other
miscellaneous(1)
    Total restructuring
charges and
accruals
 

Balances as of January 31, 2010

   $ 84      $ 1,682      $ 1,766   

Accrued

     549        600        1,149   

Paid

     (540     (507     (1,047
                        

Balances as of April 30, 2010

   $ 93      $ 1,775      $ 1,868   
                        

 

(1) For the three months ended April 30, 2010, contract termination costs accrued related to an abandoned facility lease totaled $0.4 million and will be paid out over the remaining lease term of 22 months, and legal and other miscellaneous costs accrued totaled $0.2 million.

Restructuring accruals are reflected in accrued expenses and long-term liabilities in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

(4) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(a) Goodwill:

Goodwill is not amortized but instead is periodically tested for impairment. The required annual impairment test is performed in the fourth fiscal quarter each year. The Company has concluded that there were no indicators of impairment of goodwill as of April 30, 2010.

There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended April 30, 2010.

(b) Other Intangible Assets:

Other intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     As of April 30, 2010
     Gross Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount

Amortizing intangible assets:

       

Acquired technology

   $ 178,699    $ (150,028   $ 28,671

Customer relationships

     278,900      (144,752     134,148

Trademark/Trade name portfolio

     14,300      (7,431     6,869

Capitalized software

     6,861      (5,287     1,574
                     

Total

   $ 478,760    $ (307,498   $ 171,262
                     
     As of January 31, 2010
     Gross Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount

Amortizing intangible assets:

       

Acquired technology

   $ 178,699    $ (141,332   $ 37,367

Customer relationships

     278,900      (135,998     142,902

Trademark/Trade name portfolio

     14,300      (6,982     7,318

Capitalized software

     7,130      (5,386     1,744
                     

Total

   $ 479,029    $ (289,698   $ 189,331
                     

 

Estimated amortization expense:

  

For remaining nine months of year ending January 31, 2011

   $ 53,002

For year ending January 31, 2012

     40,994

For year ending January 31, 2013

     36,932

For year ending January 31, 2014

     36,431

For year ending January 31, 2015

     3,903
      

Total

   $ 171,262
      

As of April 30, 2010, the weighted average remaining amortization periods for acquired technology, trademark/trade name portfolio and customer relationships, and capitalized software are 9 months, 46 months and 8 months, respectively. The total weighted average remaining amortization period for all identifiable intangible assets is 32 months. The aggregate amortization expense of acquired technology and other intangible assets was $18.1 million and $18.2 million in the three months ended April 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The Company tests its long-lived assets for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. A long-lived asset is not recoverable, and therefore subject to an impairment charge, if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted cash flows associated with it. There were no impairment charges in the three month periods ended April 30, 2010 and 2009.

 

(5) Comprehensive Loss

The Company reports components of comprehensive loss in our annual consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity. Comprehensive loss consists of net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments. Total comprehensive loss for the three months ended April 30, 2010 and 2009 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
         2010             2009      

Comprehensive loss:

    

Net loss

   $ (4,161   $ (4,815

Other comprehensive income (loss)—foreign currency translation adjustments

     332        (420
                

Total comprehensive loss

   $ (3,829   $ (5,235
                

 

(6) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to certain recognition and disclosure requirements relating to subsequent events. This amendment removes the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The amendment is effective upon issuance of the final update. There was no impact from the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial position or results of operations as the amendment only addresses disclosures.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 requires some new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect adoption of this guidance to have an impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009–13, “Multiple–Deliverable Revenue Arrangements”, (“ASU 2009–13”). ASU 2009–13 amends existing revenue recognition accounting pronouncements that are currently within the scope of FASB ASC Subtopic 605-25. The new standard provides guidance on whether certain non-software multiple deliverables exist, how the arrangement should be separated, and the consideration allocated. This guidance eliminates the requirement to establish that

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

there is objective evidence of fair value of undelivered products and services for nonsoftware elements and also eliminates the residual method of allocating arrangement consideration to nonsoftware elements. The new guidance provides for separate revenue recognition based upon management’s estimate of the selling price for an undelivered item when there is no other means to determine the fair value of that undelivered item. Under the previous guidance, if the fair value of all of the undelivered elements in the arrangement was not determinable, then revenue was generally deferred until all of the items were delivered or fair value was determined. This new approach is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. This guidance will not be effective for the Company until the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on its financial position and results of operations.

 

(7) Debt

Debt as of April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     April 30,
2010
   January 31,
2010

Senior secured term loan, due March 10, 2013, three-month LIBOR plus 2.00%

   $ 316,000    $ 318,000

Revolving term credit facility, due March 10, 2012, three-month LIBOR plus 2.25%

     35,000      65,000

Senior subordinated notes, due March 15, 2016, 10.375%

     142,952      142,952
             

Total long-term debt

     493,952      525,952

Less current portion

     —        2,000
             

Total long-term debt, less current portion

   $ 493,952    $ 523,952
             

Senior Secured Credit Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company entered into a senior secured credit agreement pursuant to a debt commitment obtained from affiliates of the initial purchasers of our senior subordinated notes (the “Credit Facility”).

General.    The borrower under the Credit Facility initially was Spyglass Merger Corp. and immediately following completion of the Merger became Serena. The Credit Facility provides for (1) a seven-year term loan in the amount of $400.0 million amortizing at a rate of 1.00% per year on a quarterly basis for the first six and three-quarters years after the closing date of the Merger, with the balance paid at maturity, and (2) a six-year revolving Credit Facility that permits loans in an aggregate amount of up to $75.0 million, including a letter of credit facility and a swing line facility. In addition, subject to certain terms and conditions, the Credit Facility provides for one or more uncommitted incremental term loan or revolving credit facilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150.0 million. Proceeds of the term loan on the initial borrowing date were used to partially finance the Merger, to refinance certain indebtedness of Serena and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger. Proceeds of the revolving credit facility have been and any incremental facilities will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries.

In the quarter ended April 30, 2010, the Company made a mandatory principal payment totaling $2 million on the senior secured term loan and a voluntary principal payment totaling $30 million on the revolving term credit facility.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The revolving term credit facility bears an annual commitment fee of 0.50% on the undrawn portion of that facility commencing on the date of execution and delivery of the senior secured credit agreement. As a result of the Company borrowing $65.0 million under the revolving term Credit Facility in the quarter ended October 31, 2008 and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., or LCPI, becoming a defaulting lender due to its failure to fund its loan commitment, the annual commitment fee of 0.50% was not payable pursuant to the terms of the senior secured credit agreement until April 2010, when a $30 million portion of the loans under the revolving Credit Facility was repaid.

Senior Subordinated Notes

As of April 30, 2010, the Company has outstanding $143.0 million principal amount of senior subordinated notes, bearing interest at a rate of 10.375%, payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, and maturing on March 15, 2016. The notes are the Company’s unsecured, senior subordinated obligations. The notes are subject to redemption at the Company’s option under terms and conditions specified in the indenture related to the notes, and may be redeemed at the option of the holders at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, upon certain change of control events.

In the quarter ended April 30, 2009, the Company repurchased, in four separate privately negotiated transactions, an aggregate of $8.9 million of principal amount of its senior subordinated notes. The repurchases resulted in a gain of $3.6 million from the extinguishment of debt in the three months ended April 30, 2009.

The Company may from time to time repurchase its senior subordinated notes in open market or privately negotiated purchases or otherwise.

Debt Covenants

The senior subordinated notes and the Credit Facility contain various covenants including limitations on additional indebtedness, capital expenditures, restricted payments, the incurrence of liens, transactions with affiliates and sales of assets. In addition, the Credit Facility requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants, including leverage and interest coverage ratios and capital expenditure limitations. The Company was in compliance with all of the covenants of the Credit Facility as of April 30, 2010, and believes it will be in compliance as of January 31, 2011.

The Company’s senior secured credit agreement requires the Company to maintain a rolling twelve-month consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated Interest Expense ratio of a minimum of 2.00x at the end of each quarter beginning with the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. Consolidated Interest Expense is defined in the senior secured credit agreement as consolidated cash interest expense less cash interest income and is further adjusted for certain non-cash interest expenses and other items. The Company is also required to maintain a consolidated Total Debt to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ratio of a maximum of 5.50x at the end of each quarter beginning with the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010 and until it decreases to 5.00x by the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011. Consolidated Total Debt is defined in the senior secured credit agreement as total debt other than certain indebtedness and is reduced by the amount of cash and cash equivalents on our consolidated balance sheet in excess of $5.0 million. As of April 30, 2010, our consolidated Total Debt was $399.6 million, consisting of total debt other than certain indebtedness totaling $494.0 million, reduced by cash and cash equivalents in excess of $5.0 million of $94.4 million. Failure to satisfy these ratio requirements would constitute a default under the senior secured credit agreement. If the Company’s lenders failed to waive any such default, our repayment obligations under the senior secured credit agreement could be accelerated, also constituting a default under the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s ability to incur additional debt and make certain restricted payments under the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes, subject to specified exceptions, is tied to an Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges ratio of at least 2.0x, except that we may incur certain debt and make certain restricted payments and certain permitted investments without regard to the ratio, such as the Company’s ability to incur up to an aggregate principal amount of $625.0 million under our senior secured credit agreement (inclusive of amounts outstanding under our senior secured credit agreement from time to time; as of April 30, 2010, we had $316.0 million outstanding under our term loan and $35.0 million under our revolving credit facility), to acquire persons engaged in a similar business that become restricted subsidiaries and to make other investments equal to the greater of $25.0 million or 2% of our consolidated assets. Fixed Charges are defined in the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes as consolidated Interest Expense less interest income, adjusted for acquisitions, and further adjusted for non-cash interest expense.

 

(8) Income Taxes

The income tax benefit was $4.2 million in the three months ended April 30, 2010, as compared to $4.3 million in the same three months a year ago. The Company’s projected effective income tax benefit rate for fiscal year 2011 is 50%. The Company’s effective income tax benefit rate for fiscal year 2010 was 59%. The Company’s effective income tax benefit rate is greater than the statutory rate due to the impacts of permanently reinvested foreign earnings, the domestic production deduction and state taxes.

At January 31, 2010, the Company had total federal, state and foreign unrecognized tax benefits of $7.8 million, including interest of $1.7 million. During the three months ended April 30, 2010 there were no material changes to the total unrecognized tax benefit , and the Company accrued immaterial amounts in interest and penalties.

The Company files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on our federal and major state tax return filings remains open for the years ended January 31, 2006 through January 31, 2009. The statute of limitations on U.K. income tax filings remains open for the years ended January 31, 1999 through January 31, 2009. Over the next twelve months, we expect a decrease of $3.1 million in our unrecognized tax benefits as a result of expiring statutes and audit settlements.

 

(9) Fair Value Measurement

As described in Note 6 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” on February 1, 2008 with respect to financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, on February 1, 2009 with respect to non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, and on May 1 2009 with respect to estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. The adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820 did not have a material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company recorded no change to its opening balance of retained earnings as of February 1, 2008 as it did not have any financial instruments requiring retrospective application under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820.

Fair Value Hierarchy

FASB ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

from independent sources (observable inputs) or reflect the Company’s own assumptions of market participant valuation (unobservable inputs). In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, these two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2—Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;

 

   

Level 3—Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

FASB ASC Topic 820 requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2010 consistent with the fair value hierarchy provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820 (in thousands):

 

Description

   Estimated Fair
Value at
April 30, 2010
   Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

Assets:

           

Money market funds

   $ 80,399    $ 80,399    $ —      $ —  
                           

Total Assets

   $ 80,399    $ 80,399    $ —      $ —  
                           

Total Liabilities

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  
                           

At April 30, 2010, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant other observable inputs (Level 2) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amount of the Company’s financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective fair values because of the relatively short period of time between origination of the instruments and their expected realization. The fair value of the Company’s senior secured term loan and revolving term credit facility approximate their respective carrying amounts because these instruments include LIBOR-based interest rates that are variable and fluctuate based on market conditions.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The estimated fair values of certain of the Company’s long-term debt obligations, based on quoted market prices, as of April 30, 2010 and January 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value
     (In thousands)

As of April 30, 2010:

     

10.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016

   $ 142,952    $ 143,138

As of January 31, 2010:

     

10.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016

   $ 142,952    $ 135,804

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, and trade accounts receivable. The Company maintains the majority of its cash and cash equivalents balances with recognized financial institutions which follow the Company’s investment policy. The Company has not experienced any significant losses on these investments to date. One of the most significant credit risks is the ultimate realization of accounts receivable. This risk is mitigated by (i) ongoing credit evaluation of our customers, and (ii) frequent contact with our customers, especially our most significant customers, thus enabling the Company to monitor current changes in business operations and to respond accordingly. The Company generally does not require collateral for sales on credit. The Company considers these concentrations of credit risks in establishing our allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

(10) Litigation

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings that have arisen during the ordinary course of its business. The final resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to safe harbors under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about financial projections, operational plans and objectives, future economic performance and other projections and estimates contained in this report. When used in this report, the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, they are subject to important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report. It is important that the discussion below be read together with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010.

Overview

We are the largest global independent software company in terms of revenue focused solely on managing change across information technology, or IT, environments. Our products and services are used to manage and control change in mission critical technology and business process applications. Our software configuration management, business process management, helpdesk and requirements management solutions enable our customers to improve process consistency, enhance software integrity, mitigate risks, support regulatory compliance and boost productivity. Our revenue is generated by software licenses, maintenance contracts and professional services. Our customers rely on our software products, which are typically embedded within their IT environment, and are generally accompanied by renewable annual maintenance contracts.

In connection with our merger with Spyglass Merger Corp., an affiliate of Silver Lake, in March 2006, we entered into a senior secured credit agreement, issued senior subordinated notes, and entered into other related transactions, referred to collectively as the acquisition transactions. As a result of the acquisition transactions, we became, and continue to be, highly leveraged. As of April 30, 2010 we had outstanding $494.0 million in aggregate indebtedness, including $35.0 million of borrowing under our revolving term credit facility. Our liquidity requirements are significant, primarily due to debt service requirements.

In April 2010, we made a mandatory principal payment totaling $2 million on the senior secured term loan and a voluntary principal payment totaling $30 million on the revolving term credit facility.

We derive our revenue from software licenses, maintenance and professional services. Our distributed systems products are licensed on a per user seat basis. Customers typically purchase mainframe products under million instructions per second, or MIPS-based, perpetual licenses. Mainframe software products and applications are generally priced based on hardware computing capacity – the higher the mainframe computer’s MIPS capacity, the higher the cost of the software license.

We also provide ongoing maintenance, including technical support, version upgrades and enhancements, for an annual fee of approximately 21% of the discounted list price of the licensed product for our distributed systems products and approximately 17% to 18% of the discounted list price of the licensed product for our mainframe products. We recognize maintenance revenue over the term of the maintenance contract on a straight-line basis.

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services are performed. Maintenance revenue and professional services revenue have lower gross profit margins than software license revenue as a result of the costs inherent in operating our customer support and professional services organizations.

In the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, total revenues decreased 2%, as total revenues were $51.6 million in the current fiscal quarter versus $52.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. For the current fiscal quarter, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the slight decrease in total revenue was primarily the result of declines in our consulting business and maintenance revenues primarily as a result of slower software purchasing activity resulting from the general weakening of the worldwide economy and slowdown in IT spending and strengthening in value of the US dollar.

In the current fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, 62% and 55%, respectively, of our total software license revenue came from our distributed systems products and 38% and 45%, respectively, came from our mainframe products.

Historically, our revenue has been generally attributable to sales in North America, Europe and to a lesser extent Asia Pacific. Revenue attributable to sales in North America accounted for approximately 67% of our total revenue in the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 69% in the same quarter a year ago.

Our international revenue is attributable principally to our European operations. International revenue accounted for approximately 33% of our total revenue in the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 31% in the same quarter a year ago. We expect any improvement in IT spending to occur more slowly in Europe than in North America.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

This discussion is based upon our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. In many instances, we could have reasonably used different accounting estimates, and in other instances changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by us. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates, the resulting changes could have a material adverse effect on our future reported financial results.

On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, trade accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, accounting for income taxes, projections used in purchase accounting, impairment of goodwill, valuation of our common stock, and assumptions related to valuation of our options and restricted stock, among other things. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

We believe the following are critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

   

Revenue recognition,

 

   

Stock-based compensation,

 

   

Valuation of long-lived assets, including goodwill, and

 

   

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In the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, there has been no change in the above critical accounting policies or the underlying assumptions and estimates used in their application. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010 for further information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a description of recent accounting pronouncements and their anticipated effect on our consolidated financial statements, see Note 6 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Historical Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our results of operations expressed as a percentage of total revenue. These operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year or any other period.

 

     Three Months Ended April 30,  
         2010             2009      

Revenue:

    

Software licenses

   22   18

Maintenance

   69   70

Professional services

   9   12
            

Total revenue

   100   100
            

Cost of revenue:

    

Software licenses

   1   1

Maintenance

   5   6

Professional services

   8   12

Amortization of acquired technology

   17   16
            

Total cost of revenue

   31   35
            

Gross profit

   69   65
            

Operating expenses:

    

Sales and marketing

   26   28

Research and development

   16   16

General and administrative

   9   8

Amortization of intangible assets

   18   17

Restructuring, acquisition and other charges

   4   4
            

Total operating expenses

   73   73
            

Operating loss

   (4 )%    (8 )% 
            

Other income (expense):

    

Interest income

   —        —     

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

   —        7

Interest expense

   (14 )%    (16 )% 

Change in fair value of derivative instrument

   3   1

Amortization and write off of debt issuance costs

   (1 )%    (1 )% 
            

Total other income (expense)

   (12 )%    (9 )% 
            

Loss before income taxes

   (16 )%    (17 )% 

Income tax benefit

   (8 )%    (8 )% 
            

Net loss

   (8 )%    (9 )% 
            

 

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Revenue

We derive revenue from software licenses, maintenance and professional services. Our total revenue decreased $1.2 million, or 2%, to $51.6 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 from $52.8 million in the same quarter a year ago.

The following table summarizes software licenses, maintenance and professional services revenues for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2010
   Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2009
   Increase
(Decrease)
 
               In Dollars             In %      

Revenue:

          

Software licenses

   $ 11,412    $ 9,467    $ 1,945      21

Maintenance

     35,581      36,729      (1,148   (3 )% 

Professional services

     4,632      6,588      (1,956   (30 )% 
                        

Total revenue

   $ 51,625    $ 52,784    $ (1,159   (2 )% 
                        

Software Licenses.    Software licenses revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 22% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 18% in the same quarter a year ago. For the current quarter, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the increase in software licenses revenue, in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue, is predominantly due to the result of improvements in software purchasing activity predominantly associated with our distributed systems products. Our core SCM products continue to make up a significant portion of our total software license revenue. Combined, our core SCM products accounted for $10.7 million, or 94%, and $9.0 million, or 95%, of total software licenses revenue in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, respectively. Distributed systems products accounted for $7.1 million, or 62%, of total software licenses revenue in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 as compared to $5.2 million, or 55%, in the same quarter a year ago. We expect that our Dimensions, ZMF and SBM family of products will continue to account for a substantial portion of software license revenue in the future. We expect our software license revenue for the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2010 to increase slightly sequentially.

Maintenance.    Maintenance revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 69% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 70% in the same quarter a year ago. For the current quarter, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the decrease in maintenance revenue, in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue, is primarily due to pricing pressures on maintenance renewals as a result of the weak global economy, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations negatively impacting translated foreign revenues, and several small maintenance contract cancellations. We expect maintenance revenue to remain generally flat in the near term as maintenance contracts continue to renew at consistent rates and we continue to sell software licenses, offset by pricing pressure caused by the expected continuation of adverse worldwide economic conditions.

Professional Services.    Professional services revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 9% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 12% in the same quarter a year ago. For the current fiscal quarter, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the decrease in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue is predominantly due to a decline in the number of consulting engagements primarily as a result of lower software license revenue in fiscal 2010 and the general weakening of the worldwide economy. In general, professional services revenue is attributable to consulting opportunities in our installed customer base and expanding our consulting service capabilities. We expect professional services revenue to remain generally flat in the near term as a result of the expected continuation of adverse worldwide economic conditions.

 

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Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue, consisting of cost of software licenses, cost of maintenance, cost of professional services and amortization of acquired technology, was 31% of total revenue in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 35% in the same quarter a year ago.

The following table summarizes cost of revenue for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2010
    Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2009
    Increase
(Decrease)
 
             In Dollars             In %      

Cost of revenue:

        

Software licenses

   $ 300      $ 630      $ (330   (52 )% 

Maintenance

     2,885        3,216        (331   (10 )% 

Professional services

     4,174        6,142        (1,968   (32 )% 

Amortization of acquired technology

     8,696        8,346        350      4
                          

Total cost of revenue

   $ 16,055      $ 18,334      $ (2,279   (12 )% 
                          

Percentage of total revenue

     31     35    

Software Licenses.    Cost of software licenses consists principally of fees associated with integrating third party technology into our PVCS and Dimensions distributed systems products and, to a lesser extent, salaries, bonuses and other costs associated with our product release organization. In the quarter ended April 30, 2009, cost of software licenses also included $0.4 million of amortization of certain capitalized software costs associated with our on-demand application services. Cost of software licenses as a percentage of total software licenses revenue was 3% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 7% in the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total software licenses revenue in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, was primarily due to the decrease in amortization of certain capitalized software costs associated with our on-demand application services totaling $0.4 million.

Maintenance.    Cost of maintenance consists primarily of salaries, bonuses and other costs associated with our customer support organization. Cost of maintenance as a percentage of total maintenance revenue was 8% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 9% in the same quarter a year ago. For the current quarter, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total maintenance revenue, the decrease in cost of maintenance was primarily attributable to decreases in expenses associated with our customer support organization resulting from restructuring and other cost cutting initiatives.

Professional Services.    Cost of professional services consists of salaries, bonuses and other costs associated with supporting and growing our professional services organization. Cost of professional services as a percentage of total professional services revenue was 90% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 93% in the same quarter a year ago. For the current quarter, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the decrease in the cost of professional services in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total professional services revenue was predominantly due to decreases in expenses to support lower professional services revenue and, to a lesser extent, restructuring and other cost cutting initiatives.

Amortization of Acquired Technology.    In connection with our merger in March 2006, and to a lesser extent small technology acquisitions in March 2006, October 2006 and September 2008, we have recorded $178.7 million in acquired technology, reduced by amortization totaling $150.0 million as of April 30, 2010. For the current quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, amortization expense was predominantly due to the acquired technology recorded in connection with the merger. Assuming there are no impairments and no acquisitions, we expect to record $8.3 million in amortization expense in each of the next three quarters of fiscal 2011 and finally, $3.6 million in amortization expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

 

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Operating Expenses

The following table summarizes operating expenses for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2010
    Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2009
    Increase
(Decrease)
 
             In Dollars             In %      

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

   $ 13,623      $ 14,976      $ (1,353   (9 )% 

Research and development

     8,340        8,360        (20   —     

General and administrative

     4,657        4,085        572      14

Amortization of intangible assets

     9,203        9,203        —        —     

Restructuring, acquisition and other charges

     2,170        1,851        319      17
                          

Total operating expenses

   $ 37,993      $ 38,475      $ (482   (1 )% 
                          

Percentage of total revenue

     73     73    

Sales and Marketing.    Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions and bonuses, payroll taxes and employee benefits as well as travel, entertainment and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue were 26% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 28% in the same quarter a year ago. For the quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue, the decrease was the result of restructuring and other cost cutting initiatives put in place in fiscal 2010, partially offset by higher direct costs, such as travel and sales commissions, associated with higher software licenses revenue and an increase in stock-based compensation expense attributable to the October 2009 tender offer. In absolute dollar terms, we expect sales and marketing expenses to slightly increase over the near term.

Research and Development.    Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses, payroll taxes, employee benefits and costs attributable to research and development activities. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenue were 16% in both the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and in the same quarter a year ago. For the quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the slight decrease in research and development expenses in absolute dollars is primarily attributable to restructuring and other cost cutting initiatives put in place in fiscal 2010, partially offset by a decrease in capitalization of certain research and development costs associated with our on-demand application services totaling $1.1 million and an increase in stock-based compensation expense attributable to the October 2009 tender offer totaling $0.3 million. In absolute dollar terms, we expect research and development expenses to remain generally flat or slightly decrease in the near term as a result of moving some of our research and development activities to lower cost offshore locations.

General and Administrative.    General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses, payroll taxes, benefits and certain non-allocable administrative costs, including legal and accounting fees and bad debt. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue were 9% in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to 8% in the same quarter a year ago. For the quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the increase in general and administrative expenses in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue is primarily attributable to an increase in stock-based compensation expense attributable to the October 2009 tender offer totaling $0.6 million and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, all partially offset by restructuring and other cost cutting initiatives put in place in fiscal 2010 and a $0.5 million decrease in bad debt expense. We expect general and administrative expenses to remain generally flat or slightly increase in absolute dollar terms in the near term.

Amortization of Intangible Assets.    In connection with our merger in March 2006, and to a lesser extent a small technology acquisitions in October 2006, we have recorded $300.1 million in identifiable intangible assets, reduced by amortization totaling $157.5 million as of April 30, 2010. For the current quarter ended

 

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April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, amortization expense was predominantly due to the identifiable intangible assets recorded in connection with the merger. Assuming there are no impairments and no acquisitions, we expect to record $9.2 million in amortization expense in each of the next eight fiscal quarters, $9.1 million in amortization expense in each of the seven fiscal quarters following thereafter and finally, $3.9 million in amortization expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

Restructuring, Acquisition and Other Charges.    In connection with our restructuring plans put in place on April 30, 2009 and again on March 1, 2010, and to a lesser extent, sponsor fees and other charges not part of ongoing operations, we recorded $2.2 million and $1.9 million in restructuring, acquisition and other charges in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, respectively. See Note 3 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information related to our restructuring plans put in place in the quarter ended April 30, 2010.

Other Income (Expense)

The following table summarizes other income (expense) for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):

 

 

     Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2010
    Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2009
    Increase
(Decrease)
 
             In Dollars             In %      

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

   $ 35      $ 213      $ (178   (84 )% 

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

     —          3,564        (3,564   (100 )% 

Interest expense

     (7,175     (8,666     1,491      (17 )% 

Change in the fair value of derivative instrument

     1,616        414        1,202      290

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

     (433     (632     199      (31 )% 
                          

Total other income (expense)

   $ (5,957   $ (5,107   $ (850   17
                          

Percentage of total revenue

     (12 )%      (9 )%     

Interest Income.    For the current quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the dollar decrease in interest income is predominantly due to decreases in balances in interest bearing accounts, such as cash and cash equivalents, resulting from servicing and paying down principal on our debt and, to a lesser extent, lower yields, all partially offset by increases in cash balances resulting from the accumulation of free cash flows from operations.

Gain on Early Extinguishment of Debt.    In the quarter ended April 30, 2009, we recorded a gain on the early extinguishment of debt totaling $3.6 million following authorization of our Board of Directors to repurchase our senior subordinated notes. See Note 7 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information related to our debt.

Interest Expense.    For the quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, the dollar decrease in interest expense is predominantly due to our paying down principal on our senior subordinated notes totaling $15.6 million in the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2009 and paying down principal on our revolving term credit facility and senior secured term loan totaling $30.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010. See Note 7 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information related to our debt.

Change in the Fair Value of Derivative Instrument.    We used an interest rate swap as part of our interest rate risk management strategy and to comply with certain requirements of our senior secured credit agreement to enter a hedging agreement with a term of at least two years. In the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2006, we

 

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entered into an interest rate swap transaction to effectively convert the variable interest rate on a portion of the $400.0 million senior secured term loan to a fixed rate. The swap, which expired on April 10, 2010, was recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The swap was not designated as an accounting hedge, and accordingly, changes in the fair value of the derivative were recognized in the statement of operations. The notional amount of the swap was $250.0 million initially declining over time to $126.0 million at the time the swap transaction expired on April 10, 2010. Under the terms of the swap, we made interest payments based on a fixed rate equal to 5.38% and received interest payments based on the LIBOR setting rate, set in arrears. In the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, we recorded $1.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in income related to the changes in the fair value of the derivative. We do not expect to enter into a similar interest rate swap during fiscal year 2011.

Amortization and Write-Off of Debt Issuance Costs.    In connection with the merger, we recorded $16.1 million in debt issuance costs, reduced by accumulated amortization totaling $9.2 million as of April 30, 2010. In the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, we recorded $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs. The decrease in amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, when compared to the same quarter a year ago, is predominantly due to the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of approximately $0.2 million recorded in the year ago quarter associated with the early extinguishment of senior subordinated notes. Assuming we do not incur additional debt or extinguish senior subordinated notes before maturity, we expect to record $0.4 million to $0.5 million per quarter in amortization expense over the next eleven fiscal quarters through the end of fiscal 2013 and $0.1 million to $0.2 million per quarter in amortization expense over the twelve fiscal quarters following thereafter through the end of fiscal 2016.

Income Tax Benefit

The following table summarizes income tax (benefit) expense for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2010
    Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2009
    Increase
(Decrease)
 
         In Dollars    In %  

Income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (4,219   $ (4,317   $ 98    (2 )% 
                         

Percentage of total revenue

     (8 )%      (8 )%      

Income Tax Benefit.    The income tax benefit was $4.2 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2010, as compared to $4.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. The Company’s projected effective income tax benefit rate for fiscal year 2011 is 50%. The Company’s effective income tax benefit rate for fiscal year 2010 was 59%. The Company’s effective income tax benefit rate is greater than the statutory rate due to the impacts of permanently reinvested foreign earnings, the domestic production deduction and state taxes. See Note 8 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further information regarding income taxes and its impact on our results of operations and financial position.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Equivalents.    Since our inception, we have financed our operations and met our capital expenditure requirements through cash flows from operations. As of April 30, 2010, we had $99.4 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities.    Cash flows provided by operating activities were $6.4 million and $1.9 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, respectively. In the quarter ended April 30, 2010, our cash flows provided by operating activities exceeded net loss principally due to the inclusion of non-cash expenses in net loss, a decrease in accounts receivable and cash collections in advance of revenue recognition for maintenance contracts, all partially offset by interest payments made on the term credit

 

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facility and subordinated notes totaling $11.3 million, decreases in deferred income taxes payable and accrued expenses, and income tax payments net of refunds totaling $1.2 million. In the quarter ended April 30, 2009, our cash flows provided by operating activities exceeded net loss principally due to the inclusion of non-cash expenses in net loss, a decrease in accounts receivable and cash collections in advance of revenue recognition for maintenance contracts, all partially offset by interest payments made on the term credit facility and subordinated notes totaling $13.4 million, decreases in deferred income taxes payable and accrued expenses, and income tax payments net of refunds totaling $6.6 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities.    Net cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million and $1.6 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, respectively. In the quarter ended April 30, 2010, net cash used in investing activities related to the purchase of computer equipment and office furniture and equipment totaling $0.2 million and capitalized software totaling $0.1 million. In the quarter ended April 30, 2009, net cash used in investing activities related to capitalized software totaling $1.2 million, the purchase of computer equipment and office furniture and equipment totaling $0.2 million, and acquisition related costs paid totaling $0.2 million related to Projity.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities.    Net cash used in financing activities was $32.0 million and $7.5 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, respectively. In the quarter ended April 30, 2010, net cash used in financing activities principally related to principal payments made on the revolving term credit facility and senior secured term loan totaling $30.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively. In the quarter ended April 30, 2009, net cash used in financing activities principally related to principal payments made on the senior subordinated notes and senior secured term loan totaling $5.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively, and the repurchases of common stock totaling $0.2 million.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

As a result of the acquisition transactions related to our merger in March 2006, we became highly leveraged. As of April 30, 2010, we had outstanding $494.0 million in aggregate indebtedness. Our liquidity obligations are significant, primarily due to debt service obligations. Our interest expense for the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago was $7.2 million and $8.7 million, respectively.

We believe that current cash and cash equivalents, and cash flows from operations will satisfy our working capital and capital expenditure requirements through the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011. At some point in the future, we may require additional funds for either operating or strategic purposes and may seek to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing. If we are required to seek additional financing in the future through public or private debt or equity financing, there is no assurance that this additional financing will be available or, if available, will be upon reasonable terms and not legally or structurally senior to or on parity with our existing debt obligations.

The following is a summary of our various contractual commitments, including non-cancelable operating lease agreements for office space that expire between calendar years 2010 and 2013. All periods start from May 1, 2010.

 

     Payments Due by Period(2)
     Total    Less than
1 year
   1-3 years    3-5 years    Thereafter
     (in thousands)

Operating lease obligations

   $ 6,114    $ 4,267    $ 1,847    $ —      $ —  

Credit Facility:

              

Senior secured term loan due March 10, 2013

     316,000      —        316,000      —        —  

Revolving term credit facility due March 10, 2012

     35,000      —        35,000      —        —  

Senior subordinated notes due March 15, 2016

     142,952      —        —        —        142,952

Scheduled interest on debt(1)

     109,518      22,974      43,904      29,663      12,977
                                  
   $ 609,584    $ 27,241    $ 396,751    $ 29,663    $ 155,929
                                  

 

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(1) Scheduled interest on debt is calculated through the instrument’s due date and assumes no principal paydowns or borrowings. Scheduled interest on debt includes the seven year senior secured term loan due March 10, 2013 at an annual rate of 2.25219%, which is the rate in effect as of April 30, 2010, the six year revolving term credit facility due March 10, 2012 at an annual rate of 2.50219%, which is the rate in effect as of April 30, 2010, the commitment fee on the unutilized amount of the six year revolving term credit facility due March 10, 2012 at the stated annual rate of 0.5%, and the ten year senior subordinated notes due March 15, 2016 at the stated annual rate of 10.375%.
(2) This table excludes our unrecognized tax benefits totaling $7.8 million as of April 30, 2010 since we have determined that the timing of payments with respect to this liability cannot be reasonably estimated.

Accounts Receivable and Deferred Revenue.    At April 30, 2010, we had accounts receivable, net of allowances, of $19.1 million and total deferred revenue of $79.6 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.    As part of our ongoing operations, 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, or SPEs, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As of April 30, 2010, we were not involved in any unconsolidated SPE transactions.

Senior Secured Credit Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the merger, we entered into a senior secured credit agreement pursuant to a debt commitment we obtained from affiliates of the initial purchasers of our senior subordinated notes.

General.    The borrower under the senior secured credit agreement initially was Spyglass Merger Corp. and immediately following completion of the merger became Serena. The senior secured credit agreement provides for (1) a seven-year term loan in the amount of $400.0 million amortizing at a rate of 1.00% per year on a quarterly basis for the first six and three-quarter years after the closing date of the acquisition transactions, with the balance paid at maturity, and (2) a six-year revolving credit facility that permits loans in an aggregate amount of up to $75.0 million (see discussion below regarding default by a participating lender), including a letter of credit facility and a swing line facility. In addition, subject to certain terms and conditions, the senior secured credit agreement provides for one or more uncommitted incremental term loan or revolving credit facilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150.0 million. Proceeds of the term loan on the initial borrowing date were used to partially finance the merger, to refinance certain indebtedness of Serena and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the merger. Proceeds of the revolving credit facility have been, and any incremental facilities will be, used for working capital and general corporate purposes of the borrower and its restricted subsidiaries.

Interest Rates and Fees.    The $400.0 million term loan, of which $316.0 million was outstanding as of April 30, 2010, bears interest at a rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.00%. That rate was 2.25219% as of April 30, 2010. The revolving term credit facility, of which $35.0 million was outstanding as of April 30, 2010, bears interest at a rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.25%. That rate was 2.50219% as of April 30, 2010. More generally, the loans under the senior secured credit agreement bear interest, at the option of the borrower, at the following:

 

   

a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin of (1) 2.00% with respect to the term loan and (2) 2.25% with respect to the revolving credit facility or

 

   

the alternate base rate, which is the higher of (1) the corporate base rate of interest announced by the administrative agent and (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, plus, in each case, an applicable margin of (a) 1.25% with respect to the term loan and (b) 1.50% with respect to the revolving credit facility.

 

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The revolving term credit facility bears an annual commitment fee of 0.50% on the undrawn portion of that facility commencing on the date of execution and delivery of the senior secured credit agreement. As a result of the Company borrowing $65.0 million under the revolving term Credit Facility in the quarter ended October 31, 2008 and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., or LCPI, becoming a defaulting lender due to its failure to fund its loan commitment, the annual commitment fee of 0.50% was not payable pursuant to the terms of the senior secured credit agreement until April 2010, when a $30 million portion of the loans under the revolving Credit Facility was repaid.

We used an interest rate swap as part of our interest rate risk management strategy and to comply with certain requirements of our senior secured credit agreement to enter a hedging agreement with a term of at least two years. In the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2006, we entered into an interest rate swap transaction to effectively convert the variable interest rate on a portion of the $400.0 million senior secured term loan to a fixed rate. The swap, which expired on April 10, 2010, was recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The swap was not designated as an accounting hedge and accordingly, changes in the fair value of the derivative were recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The notional amount of the swap was $250.0 million initially and amortized down over time to $126.0 million at the time the swap transaction expired on April 10, 2010. Under the terms of the swap, we made interest payments based on a fixed rate equal to 5.38% and received interest payments based on the LIBOR setting rate, set in arrears. We do not expect to enter into a similar interest rate swap during fiscal year 2011.

After our delivery of financial statements and a computation of the maximum ratio of total debt (defined in the senior secured credit agreement) to trailing four quarters of EBITDA (defined in the senior secured credit agreement), or total leverage ratio, for the first full quarter ending after the closing date of the merger, the applicable margins and the commitment fee became subject to a grid based on the most recent total leverage ratio.

Prepayments.    At our option, (1) amounts outstanding under the term loan may be voluntarily prepaid and (2) the unutilized portion of the commitments under the revolving credit facility may be permanently reduced and the loans under such facility may be voluntarily repaid, in each case subject to requirements as to minimum amounts and multiples, at any time in whole or in part without premium or penalty, except that any prepayment of LIBOR rate advances other than at the end of the applicable interest periods will be made with reimbursement for any funding losses or redeployment costs of the lenders resulting from the prepayment. Loans under the term loan and under any incremental term loan facility are subject to mandatory prepayment with (a) 50% of annual excess cash flow with certain step downs to be based on the most recent total leverage ratio and agreed upon by the issuer and the lenders, (b) 100% of net cash proceeds of asset sales and other asset dispositions by the borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries, subject to various reinvestment rights of our company and other exceptions, and (c) 100% of the net cash proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of debt by our company or any of its restricted subsidiaries, subject to various baskets and exceptions.

We have made principal payments totaling $25 million and $55 million in each of the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007 and January 31, 2008, respectively, and $2 million in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 on the $400 million senior secured term loan.

In April 2010, we made a mandatory principal payment totaling $2 million on the senior secured term loan and a voluntary principal payment totaling $30 million on the revolving term credit facility.

Guarantors.    All obligations under the senior secured credit agreement are to be guaranteed by each future direct and indirect restricted subsidiary of our company, other than foreign subsidiaries. We do not have any domestic subsidiaries and, accordingly, there are no guarantors.

 

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Security.    All obligations of our company and each guarantor (if any) under the senior secured credit agreement are secured by the following:

 

   

a perfected lien on and pledge of (1) the capital stock and intercompany notes of each existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiary of our company, (2) all the intercompany notes of our company and (3) 65% of the capital stock of each existing and future direct and indirect first-tier foreign subsidiary of our company, and

 

   

a perfected first priority lien, subject to agreed upon exceptions, on, and security interest in, substantially all of the tangible and intangible properties and assets of the company and each guarantor.

Covenants, Representations and Warranties.    The senior secured credit agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, investments, capital expenditures, sales of assets, mergers and acquisitions, liens and dividends and other distributions. There are no financial covenants included in the senior secured credit agreement, other than a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total leverage ratio as discussed below under “Covenant Compliance.”

Events of Default.    Events of default under the senior secured credit agreement include, among others, nonpayment of principal or interest, covenant defaults, a material inaccuracy of representations or warranties, bankruptcy and insolvency events, cross defaults and a change of control.

Senior Subordinated Notes

As of April 30, 2010, we have outstanding $143.0 million principal amount of senior subordinated notes, bearing interest at a rate of 10.375%, payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, and maturing on March 15, 2016. The notes are our unsecured, senior subordinated obligations. The notes are subject to redemption at our option under terms and conditions specified in the indenture related to the notes, and may be redeemed at the option of the holders at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, upon certain change of control events.

In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, we repurchased, in eight separate privately negotiated transactions, an aggregate of $32.6 million of principal amount of our original outstanding $200.0 million senior subordinated notes. In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, we repurchased, in six separate privately negotiated transactions, an aggregate of $24.4 million of principal amount of our original outstanding $200.0 million senior subordinated notes. These repurchases resulted in gains of $8.7 million and $4.6 million from the extinguishment of debt in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Covenant Compliance

Our senior secured credit agreement and the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes contain various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types of transactions. These covenants limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things:

 

   

incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares;

 

   

pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

 

   

make investments;

 

   

make capital expenditures;

 

   

create certain liens;

 

   

sell certain assets;

 

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enter into agreements that restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend or other payments to us;

 

   

guarantee indebtedness;

 

   

engage in transactions with affiliates;

 

   

prepay, repurchase or redeem the notes;

 

   

create or designate unrestricted subsidiaries; and

 

   

consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

In addition, under our senior secured credit agreement, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests, including minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total leverage ratio. We were in compliance with all of the covenants under the secured credit agreement and indenture as of January 31, 2010. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will meet those ratios and tests in the future. A breach of any of these covenants would result in a default (which, if not cured, could mature into an event of default) and in certain cases an immediate event of default under our senior secured credit agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our senior secured credit agreement, all amounts outstanding under our senior secured credit agreement could be declared to be (or could automatically become) immediately due and payable and all commitments to extend further credit could be terminated.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, is a non-GAAP financial measure used to determine our compliance with certain covenants contained in our senior secured credit agreement. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA further adjusted to exclude certain defined unusual items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our senior secured credit agreement. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors regarding our compliance with the financial covenants under our senior secured credit agreement.

The breach of financial covenants in our senior secured credit agreement (i.e., those that require the maintenance of ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA) would force us to seek a waiver or amendment with the lenders under our senior secured credit agreement, and no assurance can be given that we will be able to obtain any necessary waivers or amendments on satisfactory terms, if at all. The lenders would likely condition any waiver or amendment, if given, on additional consideration from us, such as a consent fee, a higher interest rate, principal repayment or more restrictive covenants and limitations on our business. Any such breach, if not waived by the lenders, would result in an event of default under that agreement, in which case the lenders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed due and payable. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes. Additionally, under our debt agreements, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is also tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted EBITDA does not represent net income (loss) or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, these terms are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters that we may consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations. In particular, the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the senior secured credit agreement allows us to add back certain defined non-cash, extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges that are deducted in calculating GAAP net income (loss). Our senior secured credit agreement requires that Adjusted EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA can be disproportionately

 

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affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter and may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.

The following is a reconciliation of net loss, a GAAP measure of our operating results, to Adjusted EBITDA as defined in our debt agreements.

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Net loss(1)

   $ (4,161   $ (4,815

Interest expense (income), net(2)

     5,957        5,107   

Income tax benefit

     (4,219     (4,317

Depreciation and amortization expense(3)

     19,833        18,783   
                

EBITDA

     17,410        14,758   

Deferred maintenance writedown(1)

     37        35   

Restructuring, acquisition and other charges(4)

     2,170        1,851   
                

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

   $ 19,617      $ 16,644   
                

 

(1) Net loss for the periods presented includes the deferred maintenance step-down associated with the merger in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007. This unrecognized maintenance revenue is added back in calculating Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes and the senior secured credit agreement.
(2) Interest expense (income), net includes interest income, interest expense, the change in the fair value of derivative instruments, amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs and gain on early extinguishment of debt.
(3) Depreciation and amortization expense includes depreciation of fixed assets, amortization of leasehold improvements, amortization of acquired technologies, amortization of other intangible assets, and amortization of stock-based compensation. See Note 2 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information related to stock-based compensation.
(4) Restructuring, acquisition and other charges include employee payroll, severance and other employee related costs associated with transitional activities that are not expected to be part of our ongoing operations, and travel and other direct costs associated with our merger in March 2006. See Note 3 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information related to restructuring charges and accruals.

 

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We do not use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio and have no foreign exchange contracts. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, term loan, secured indebtedness and our interest rate swap contract. We consider investments in highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. All of our cash equivalents principally consist of money market funds, and are classified as available-for-sale as of April 30, 2010. We are subject to interest rate risk on the variable interest rate of the secured term loan. We do not believe that a hypothetical 25% fluctuation in the variable interest rate would have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Interest Rate Risk.    Historically, our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our short and long-term investments and short and long-term debt obligations.

As of April 30, 2010, we had $316.0 million of debt under our senior secured credit agreement. A 1% increase in these floating rates would increase annual interest expense by $3.2 million. We have had limited exposure to interest rate fluctuations historically. As a result we have not used interest rate hedging strategies in the past. However, given our increased exposure to volatility in floating rates after the acquisition transactions, we continue to evaluate hedging opportunities and may enter into hedging transactions in the future.

Under our senior secured credit agreement, we were required, within 90 days after the closing date, to fix the interest rate of at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness under our term loan through swaps, caps, collars, future or option contracts or similar agreements. We were also required to maintain this interest rate protection for a minimum of two years.

Consequently, in the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2006, we entered into an interest rate swap transaction to effectively convert the variable interest rate on a portion of the $400.0 million senior secured term loan to a fixed rate. The swap, which expired on April 10, 2010, was recorded on our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The swap was not designated as an accounting hedge and, accordingly, changes in the fair value of the derivative were recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The notional amount of the swap was $250.0 million initially and amortized down over time to $126.0 million at the time the swap transaction expired on April 10, 2010. Under the terms of the swap, we made interest payments based on a fixed rate equal to 5.38% and received interest payments based on the LIBOR setting rate, set in arrears. In the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, we recorded income totaling $1.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the changes in the fair value of the derivative. We do not expect to enter into a similar interest rate swap in fiscal year 2011.

Foreign Exchange Risk.    Sales to foreign countries accounted for approximately 33% and 31% of the total sales in the quarter ended April 30, 2010 and the same quarter a year ago, respectively. Because we invoice certain foreign sales in currencies other than the United States dollar, predominantly the British pound sterling and euro, and do not hedge these transactions, fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect the translated results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries. Therefore, foreign exchange fluctuations could create a risk of significant balance sheet gains or losses in our consolidated financial statements. In addition, in the past several years we have benefited from the weakness of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, which increased our net revenues derived from international operations. In more recent quarters, the United States dollar appreciated against these foreign currencies, which negatively affected our net revenues. If the U.S. dollar continues to strengthen against foreign currencies, our future net revenues could be adversely affected. However, given our foreign subsidiaries’ net book values as of April 30, 2010 and net cash flows for the most recent fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010, we do not believe that a hypothetical 25% fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates would have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.    Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the assistance of senior management personnel, have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) as of April 30, 2010. We perform this evaluation on a quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures can be reported in our annual and quarterly reports filed under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, and subject to the limitations described below, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 30, 2010.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.    There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2010 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls.    Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of a control system reflects resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because there are inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of error or fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

Information with respect to this Item may be found in Note 10 of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item I of this quarterly report, which information is incorporated into this Item 1 by reference.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors associated with our business, financial condition and results of operations as set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On February 15, 2010, one of our former employees exercised a stock option to acquire 13,999 shares of our common stock for an aggregate exercise price of $17,498.75. The exercise of the stock option was effected through a cash exercise of the stock option, with payment of the exercise price and applicable taxes and withholdings by the employee.

On February 16, 2010, one of our current employees exercised a stock option to acquire 6,845 shares of our common stock for an aggregate exercise price of $8,556.25. The exercise of the stock option was effected through the net exercise of the stock option, with 2,778 shares applied to the payment of the aggregate exercise price, 1,789 shares applied to the payment of applicable taxes and withholdings and 2,278 shares issued to the employee.

On April 14, 2010, one of our former employees exercised a stock option to acquire 2,658 shares of our common stock for an aggregate exercise price of $3,322.50. The exercise of the stock option was effected through a cash exercise of the stock option, with payment of the exercise price and applicable taxes and withholdings by the employee.

The foregoing shares of common stock were issued under an exemption from registration requirements pursuant to Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, which provides an exemption for offers and sales of securities pursuant to certain compensatory benefit plans.

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 4. (Removed and Reserved)

 

ITEM 5. Other Information

Not Applicable

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit Description

31.01†    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02†    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01‡    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.02‡    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit is filed herewith.
Exhibit is furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

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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.

 

SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

By:

 

/s/    ROBERT I. PENDER, JR.        

  Robert I. Pender, Jr.
 

Senior Vice President, Finance And

Administration, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial And Accounting Officer)

Date: June 14, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit Description

31.01†    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02†    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01‡    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.02‡    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit is filed herewith.
Exhibit is furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

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