SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

 


 

(Check One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

o TRANSITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from ______ to ______

COMMISSION FILE NO. (0-16577)

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

 

Minnesota

 

41-1472057

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

5900 Golden Hills Drive
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

 

55416

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)


 

(763) 542-5000

(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 such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x    No o

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

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer” or “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer  o

Smaller Reporting Company  x

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. At April 30, 2011, there were 6,891,350 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, no par value, issued and outstanding.




PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands except share information)

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

9,549

 

$

8,427

 

Marketable securities

 

 

6,009

 

 

6,384

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,005 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

 

 

11,037

 

 

11,296

 

Inventories

 

 

14,540

 

 

14,215

 

Income tax refunds receivable

 

 

400

 

 

380

 

Other current assets

 

 

1,147

 

 

1,232

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

2,213

 

 

2,317

 

Total current assets

 

 

44,895

 

 

44,251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities

 

 

6,890

 

 

7,289

 

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net

 

 

1,651

 

 

1,896

 

Intangible and other assets, net

 

 

360

 

 

435

 

Goodwill

 

 

569

 

 

569

 

Other assets

 

 

175

 

 

173

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

3,467

 

 

3,621

 

Total assets

 

$

58,007

 

$

58,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

4,365

 

$

5,206

 

Advance customer payments

 

 

854

 

 

1,152

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

2,688

 

 

2,873

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

7,907

 

 

9,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

725

 

 

686

 

Total liabilities

 

 

8,632

 

 

9,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 6,891,350 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011 and 6,891,262 at December 31, 2010

 

 

30,436

 

 

30,330

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(480

)

 

(586

)

Retained earnings

 

 

19,419

 

 

18,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

49,375

 

 

48,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

58,007

 

$

58,234

 

SEE THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands, except per share amount)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

13,350

 

$

12,341

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

6,743

 

 

7,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

 

6,607

 

 

5,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

1,818

 

 

1,777

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

3,657

 

 

3,177

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

45

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

1,087

 

 

257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income and other

 

 

86

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

1,173

 

 

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

327

 

 

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

846

 

$

247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share – Basic

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.04

 

Net income per share – Diluted

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic

 

 

6,891

 

 

6,839

 

Weighted average and common equivalent shares outstanding – Diluted

 

 

6,935

 

 

6,871

 

SEE THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

846

 

$

247

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

643

 

 

487

 

Deferred tax provision

 

 

255

 

 

44

 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

 

(80

)

 

48

 

Stock compensation costs

 

 

106

 

 

74

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

260

 

 

(2,080

)

Inventories

 

 

(359

)

 

(1,280

)

Income tax refunds receivable

 

 

(19

)

 

(25

)

Other assets

 

 

138

 

 

(147

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(872

)

 

2,934

 

Advance customer payments

 

 

(298

)

 

61

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

(160

)

 

329

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

460

 

 

692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from maturities of available for sale marketable securities

 

 

3,735

 

 

4,909

 

Proceeds from sales of available for sale marketable securities

 

 

1,048

 

 

1,144

 

Purchases of available for sale marketable securities

 

 

(4,040

)

 

(5,781

)

Additions to equipment and leasehold improvements

 

 

(76

)

 

(282

)

Additions to patents

 

 

(29

)

 

(49

)

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

 

638

 

 

(59

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

25

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

24

 

 

(25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1,122

 

 

633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period

 

 

8,427

 

 

4,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents – end of period

 

$

9,549

 

$

4,810

 

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NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION

1. INTERIM REPORTING:

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein as of March 31, 2011, and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 do not necessarily indicate the results to be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

2. MARKETABLE SECURITIES:

Our investments in marketable securities are classified as available for sale and consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

Unrealized
Gains

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency obligations

 

$

3,172

 

 

8

 

 

 

$

3,180

 

Corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

2,827

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2,829

 

Marketable securities – short term

 

$

5,999

 

 

10

 

 

 

$

6,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency obligations

 

$

4,462

 

 

11

 

 

(2

)

$

4,471

 

Corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

2,149

 

 

4

 

 

(2

)

 

2,151

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

200

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

201

 

Equity securities

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

(17

)

 

67

 

Marketable securities – long term

 

$

6,895

 

 

16

 

 

(21

)

$

6,890

 

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December 31, 2010

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

Unrealized
Gains

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency obligations

 

$

3,178

 

 

7

 

 

 

$

3,185

 

Corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

3,197

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3,199

 

Marketable securities – short term

 

$

6,375

 

 

9

 

 

 

$

6,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency obligations

 

$

4,809

 

 

17

 

 

(1

)

$

4,825

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

2,208

 

 

4

 

 

(3

)

 

2,209

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

200

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

203

 

Equity securities

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

(32

)

 

52

 

Marketable securities – long term

 

$

7,301

 

 

24

 

 

(36

)

$

7,289

 

Our investment in equity securities was in a $17,000 unrealized loss position at March 31, 2011, and a $32,000 unrealized loss position at December 31, 2010 due to weak economic and stock market conditions. We intend to hold these securities indefinitely and expect its value to recover given improved economic and market conditions.

Our investments in marketable debt securities all have maturities of less than five years. At March 31, 2011, marketable debt securities valued at $10,843,000 were in an unrealized gain position totaling $26,000 and marketable debt securities valued at $1,989,000 were in an insignificant unrealized loss position totaling $4,000. At December 31, 2010, marketable debt securities valued at $10,578,000 were in an unrealized gain position totaling $33,000 and marketable debt securities valued at $3,043,000 were in an insignificant unrealized loss position totaling $4,000 (all had been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months).

Net pre-tax unrealized gains for marketable securities of $7,000 at March 31, 2011 and net pre-tax losses of $3,000 at December 31, 2010 were recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. In the three months ended March 31, 2011 we received proceeds of $1,048,000 from the sale of marketable securities. In the three months ended March 31, 2010 we received proceeds of $1,144,000 from the sale of marketable securities. No gain or loss was recognized from any of these sales in the three months ended March 31, 2011 or the three months ended March 31, 2010.

3. DERIVATIVES:

We enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash flows denominated in foreign currencies and certain intercompany financing transactions associated with our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Singapore. These transactions are designated as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness and the amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in income on cash flow hedges were not material for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010.

The maximum length of time over which we hedge our exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 12 months. Accordingly, at March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, all of our open foreign exchange forward contracts had maturities of one year or less. The dollar equivalent gross notional amount of our foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was approximately $9.7 million at March 31, 2011 and $1.0 million at March 31, 2010.

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The location in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and amounts of gains and losses related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are as follows. Reclassifications of amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income into income include accumulated gains (losses) at the time earnings are impacted by the forecasted transaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

 

(in thousands)

 

Pretax Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Other

Comprehensive
Income on Effective

Portion of
Derivative

 

Pretax Gain (Loss)
Recognized

in Income on Effective
Portion of

Derivative as
a Result of
Reclassification from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Ineffective Portion of Gain
(Loss) on Derivative and
Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing
Recognized in Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

Total

 

$

1

 

$

(27

)

$

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

 

(in thousands)

 

Pretax Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in Other

Comprehensive
Income on Effective

Portion of
Derivative

 

Pretax Gain (Loss)
Recognized

in Income on Effective
Portion of

Derivative as
a Result of
Reclassification from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Ineffective Portion of Gain
(Loss) on Derivative and
Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing
Recognized in Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 

$

34

 

$

 

As of March 31, 2011, we had $1,000 recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income for the after tax net unrealized gain associated with cash flow hedging instruments. We expect to reclassify this amount to earnings over the next 12 months, with the impact offset by cash flows from underlying hedged items. At March 31, 2011, the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts in the amount of $1,000 was recorded in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts and their impact on accumulated other comprehensive income as of March 31, 2010 was inconsequential.

Additional information with respect to the impact of derivative instruments on other comprehensive income is included in Note 10. Additional information with respect to the fair value of derivative instruments is included in Note 4.

Our foreign exchange forward contracts contain credit risk to the extent that our bank counter-parties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We minimize such risk by limiting our counter-parties to major financial institutions. We do not expect material losses as a result of defaults by other parties.

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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

We determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We use a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value: The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1). The next highest priority is based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets or other observable inputs (Level 2). The lowest priority is given to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The following provides information regarding fair value measurements for our marketable securities and foreign exchange forward contracts as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 according to the three-level fair value hierarchy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2011 Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance
March 31, 2011

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency obligations

 

$

7,651

 

$

 

$

7,651

 

$

 

Corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

4,980

 

 

 

 

4,980

 

 

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

201

 

 

 

 

201

 

 

 

Equity securities

 

 

67

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

12,899

 

$

67

 

$

12,832

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments - assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance
December 31, 2010

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3
)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency obligations

 

$

8,010

 

$

 

$

8,010

 

$

 

Corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

5,408

 

 

 

 

5,408

 

 

 

 

Asset backed securities

 

 

203

 

 

 

 

203

 

 

 

Equity securities

 

 

52

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

13,673

 

$

52

 

$

13,621

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments - assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2011 there were no significant transfers to or from the three level hierarchy. A significant transfer is recognized when the inputs used to value a security have been changed which merit a transfer between the disclosed levels of the valuation hierarchy.

The fair value for our U.S. government and agency obligations, corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit and asset backed securities are determined based on valuations provided by external investment managers who obtain them from a variety of industry standard data providers. The fair value for our equity securities is based on a quoted market price obtained from an active market.

The fair value for our foreign exchange forward contracts are based on foreign currency spot and forward rates obtained from reputable financial institutions with resulting valuations periodically validated by obtaining foreign currency spot rate and forward quotes from other industry standard sources or third party or counterparty quotes.

The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate the related fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. Non-financial assets such as equipment and leasehold improvements, goodwill and intangible assets are subject to non-recurring fair value measurements if they are deemed impaired. We had no remeasurements of non-financial assets to fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2011 or March 31, 2010.

5. ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:

All equity-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as an expense in our consolidated statement of operations based on the grant date fair value of the award. We utilize the straight-line method of expense recognition over the award’s service period for our graded vesting options. The fair value of stock options granted has been determined using the Black-Scholes model. The compensation expense recognized for all equity based awards is net of estimated forfeitures, which are based on historical data. We have classified equity based compensation within our statement of operations in the same manner as our cash based employee compensation costs. There were no stock options or restricted stock units granted in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Equity based compensation expense in the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $106,000 and includes $57,000 for stock option awards, $26,000 for our employee stock purchase plan and $23,000 for unvested restricted stock units. Equity based compensation expense in the three months ended March 31, 2010 totaled $74,000 and includes $37,000 for stock option awards, $18,000 for our employee stock purchase plan and $19,000 for unvested restricted stock units.

At March 31, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested equity based compensation arrangements was $782,000 and the related weighted average period over which it is expected to be recognized is 2.14 years.

Stock Options

We have two stock incentive plans that are administered under the supervision of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. There are 756,079 shares of common stock reserved in the aggregate for issuance of options and other stock based benefits under these plans, including restricted stock units and share grants to employees, officers, non-employee directors and others. Reserved shares underlying canceled options are available for future grant under our active plans. Options are granted at an option price per share equal to or greater than the market value on the date of grant. Generally, options granted to employees vest over a four-year period and expire five, seven, or ten years after the date of grant. No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, there were 245,535 shares of common stock available under these plans for future issuance to employees, officers and others. There are no options available under these plans for future issuance to non-employee directors. In addition, there are 50,000 shares reserved and included in the plan summaries below that are not part of the two stock incentive plans.

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The following is a summary of stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price Per
Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2010

 

 

531,137

 

$

10.09

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(3,150

)

 

13.80

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2011

 

 

527,987

 

$

10.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable, March 31, 2011

 

 

334,321

 

$

11.41

 

The intrinsic value of an option is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds its exercise price. The weighted average remaining contractual term and aggregate intrinsic value for all options outstanding at March 31, 2011 was 3.84 years and $536,000. The weighted average remaining contractual term and aggregate intrinsic value of options that were exercisable at March 31, 2011 was 2.77 years and $231,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, no proceeds were received from the exercise of stock options.

Restricted Stock Units

Our 1998 Stock Incentive Plan also permits our Compensation Committee to grant other stock-based benefits, including restricted stock units. Restricted stock units are valued at a price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, vest over a four year period and entitle the holders to one share of our common stock for each restricted stock unit. The aggregate fair value of outstanding restricted stock units as of March 31, 2011 was $282,000.

A summary of activity in non-vested restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non vested restricted stock units

 

Shares

 

Weighted – Average
Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non vested at December 31, 2010

 

 

32,645

 

$

7.55

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(88

)

 

7.71

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

Non vested at March 31, 2011

 

 

32,557

 

$

7.55

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

We have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan available to eligible U.S. employees. Under terms of the plan, eligible employees may designate from 1% to 10% of their compensation to be withheld through payroll deductions, up to a maximum of $6,500 in each plan year, for the purchase of common stock at 85% of the lower of the market price on the first or last day of the offering period. There were no shares issued under this plan in the three months ended March 31, 2011 or the three months ended March 31, 2010. As of March 31, 2011, 61,344 shares remain available for future issuance under this plan.

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Stock Grant Plan for Non-Employee Directors

Our stock grant plan for non-employee directors provides for automatic grants of 1,000 shares of our common stock to each of our non-employee directors upon their re-election to the board of directors. The plan provides for a total of 30,000 shares of our common stock for issuance to directors and will expire on May 19, 2018. No shares were issued under this plan in the three months ended March 31, 2011 or the three months ended March 31, 2010. There are presently 20,000 shares of common stock reserved in the aggregate for future issuance under this plan.

6. INVENTORIES AND WARRANTIES:

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials and purchased parts

 

$

6,797

 

$

6,895

 

Work in process

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,807

 

Finished goods

 

 

6,268

 

 

5,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total inventories

 

$

14,540

 

$

14,215

 

Warranty costs:

We provide for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time revenue is recognized, generally for one year. While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of component suppliers, warranty obligations are affected by product failure rates, material usage and service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure. Should actual product failure rates, material usage or service delivery costs differ from our estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required. Our warranty liability is included as a component of accrued expenses. At the end of each reporting period we revise our estimated warranty liability based on these factors. A reconciliation of the changes in our estimated warranty liability is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

702

 

$

488

 

Accrual for warranties

 

 

185

 

 

181

 

Settlements made during the period

 

 

(191

)

 

(117

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

696

 

$

552

 

Extended warranty:

Our extended warranty liability is included as a component of advance customer payments. A reconciliation of the changes in our extended warranty liability is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

787

 

$

636

 

Revenue deferrals

 

 

86

 

 

176

 

Amortization of deferred revenue

 

 

(110

)

 

(115

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

763

 

$

697

 

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7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2011

 

As of December 31, 2010

 

(In thousands)

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology

 

$

7,775

 

$

(7,711

)

$

64

 

$

7,775

 

$

(7,666

)

$

109

 

Patents and trademarks

 

 

2,658

 

 

(2,362

)

 

296

 

 

2,732

 

 

(2,406

)

 

326

 

Total

 

$

10,433

 

$

(10,073

)

$

360

 

$

10,507

 

$

(10,072

)

$

435

 

Amortization expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology

 

$

45

 

$

45

 

Patents and trademarks

 

 

59

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

104

 

$

103

 

Intangible and other long lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from use of the asset and eventual disposition are less than the carrying amount.

Amortization of patents and trademarks has been classified as research and development expense in the accompanying statement of operations. Estimated aggregate amortization expense based on current intangibles for the next four years is expected to be as follows: $227,000 for the remainder of 2011, $100,000 in 2012, $31,000 in 2013 and $2,000 in 2014.

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8. BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS:

Our electronic assembly segment designs, manufactures and sells optical process control sensors and inspection systems for the electronic assembly equipment market. Our semiconductor segment designs, manufactures and sells optical and other process control sensors and related equipment for the semiconductor capital equipment market. Information regarding our segments is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OEM Sensors

 

$

6,092

 

$

5,119

 

SMT Systems

 

 

5,379

 

 

6,045

 

Total Electronic Assembly

 

 

11,471

 

 

11,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductor

 

 

1,879

 

 

1,177

 

Total

 

$

13,350

 

$

12,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Assembly

 

$

585

 

$

65

 

Semiconductor

 

 

502

 

 

192

 

Total income from operations

 

 

1,087

 

 

257

 

Interest income and other

 

 

86

 

 

77

 

Income before taxes

 

$

1,173

 

$

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Assembly

 

$

586

 

$

430

 

Semiconductor

 

 

57

 

 

57

 

Total

 

$

643

 

$

487

 

Export sales were 85% of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 82% of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Virtually all of our export sales are negotiated, invoiced and paid in U.S. dollars. Export sales by geographic area are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

474

 

$

203

 

Europe

 

 

4,529

 

 

3,420

 

Asia

 

 

6,161

 

 

6,499

 

Other

 

 

196

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total export sales

 

$

11,360

 

$

10,152

 

We are dependent upon three electronic assembly customers, Assembleon, DEK and Juki for a significant portion of our total revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, sales to Assembleon accounted for 8% of our total revenue, sales to DEK accounted for 15% of our total revenue and sales to Juki accounted for 19% of our total revenue.

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9. NET INCOME PER SHARE:

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net income per diluted share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of common shares to be issued upon exercise of stock options, restricted stock units and from participation in our employee stock purchase plan, as calculated using the treasury stock method. The components of net income per basic and diluted share are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands except per share amounts)

 

Net income

 

Weighted
Average Shares
Outstanding

 

Per Share
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

846

 

 

6,891

 

$

0.12

 

Dilutive effect of common equivalent shares

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive

 

$

846

 

 

6,935

 

$

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands except per share amounts)

 

Net income

 

Weighted
Average Shares
Outstanding

 

Per Share
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

247

 

 

6,839

 

$

0.04

 

Dilutive effect of common equivalent shares

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive

 

$

247

 

 

6,871

 

$

0.04

 

The calculation of diluted net income per common share excludes 321,000 potentially dilutive shares for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 353,000 potentially dilutive shares for the three months ended March 31, 2010 because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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10. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

Components of comprehensive income include net income, foreign-currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, unrealized gain and losses on the effective portion of foreign exchange forward contracts and reclassification adjustments. Total comprehensive income amounted to $952,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and $245,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011 components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation

 

Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) on
Securities

 

Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Effective
Portion of
Foreign
Exchange
Forward
Contracts

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2010

 

$

(584

)

$

(2

)

$

 

$

(586

)

Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax of $3

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

Unrealized gains on effective portion of foreign exchange forward contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Translation adjustments

 

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance March 31, 2011

 

$

(486

)

$

5

 

$

1

 

$

(480

)

11. INCOME TAXES:

In the three months ended March 31, 2011, we recorded income tax expense of $327,000, reflecting an effective tax rate of 28%, compared to income tax expense of $87,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010, reflecting an effective tax rate of 26%. Our effective tax rate for 2011 and 2010 reflects the benefit of having a significant portion of our operations in Singapore where corporate income tax rates are substantially lower than the United States. Other items favorably impacting our income tax rate in 2011 and 2010 include small benefits from federal and state research and experimentation (R&D) tax credits.

We currently have significant deferred tax assets as a result of temporary differences between taxable income on our tax returns and U.S. GAAP income, research and development tax credit carry forwards and foreign net operating loss carry forwards. A deferred tax asset generally represents future tax benefits to be received when temporary differences previously reported in our financial statements become deductible for income tax purposes, or when net operating loss carry forwards or credits are applied against future taxable income, or when tax credit carry forwards are utilized on our tax returns. We assess the realizability of our deferred tax assets and the need for a valuation allowance based on the guidance provided in current financial accounting standards.

Significant judgment is required in determining the realizability of our deferred tax assets. The assessment of whether valuation allowances are required considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of any current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carry forward periods, our experience with loss carry forwards not expiring unused and tax planning alternatives.

In analyzing the need for valuation allowances, we first considered our history of cumulative losses for U.S. income tax purposes over the past three years and also gave significant consideration to our results for U.S. income tax purposes over the past five years, as the economic cycles in our industry have tended to average five years in length (from peak to trough). We also considered our forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carry forward periods and tax planning alternatives. Finally, we considered the length and severity of the recent global economic crisis, the impact that it had on our operating results and our expectation for rebound given recent signs of recovery in the global economy and more specifically in our markets. After considering all of these factors, and after considering other significant positive evidence, we concluded that a valuation allowance, with respect to substantially all of our U.S. based deferred tax assets, was not required at March 31, 2011.

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Our results in both 2008 and 2009 were negatively impacted by the recent global economic slowdown, and we incurred a loss in the United States in both 2008 and 2009, where most of our net deferred tax assets are recorded. We recorded a profit in 2010. Achievement of ongoing profitability in the United States will be a significant factor in determining our continuing ability to carry these deferred tax assets without recording a valuation allowance. If future results from our operations are less than projected, a valuation allowance may be required against virtually all of our deferred tax assets, which could have a material impact on our results of operations in the period in which it is recorded.

Deferred tax assets at March 31, 2011, include net operating loss carry forwards incurred in the UK by CyberOptics Ltd., which was acquired in 1999. The utilization of these net operating loss carry forwards is dependent on CyberOptics Ltd.’s ability to generate sufficient UK taxable income during the carry forward period.

12. CONTINGENCIES:

We are periodically a defendant in miscellaneous claims and disputes in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management presently believes the disposition of these matters will not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In the normal course of business to facilitate sales of our products and services, we at times indemnify other parties, including customers, with respect to certain matters. In these instances, we have agreed to hold the other parties harmless against losses arising out of intellectual property infringement or other types of claims. These agreements may limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made, and almost always limit the amount of the claim. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made, if any, under these agreements have not had a material impact on our operating results, financial position or cash flows.

13. RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS:

In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued amendments to the guidance on goodwill impairment testing. The amendments modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In making that determination, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist. The amendments were effective January 1, 2011 and had no impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In January 2010, the FASB issued additional disclosure requirements for fair value measurements which we included in our interim and annual financial statements in 2010. Certain disclosure requirements relating to fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were deferred until January 1, 2011. These new requirements did not have any impact on our consolidated financial positions, results of operations or cash flows as they relate only to additional disclosures.

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

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES:

The preparation of the financial information contained in this 10-Q requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis, including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts and returns, warranty obligations, inventory valuation, the carrying value and any impairment of intangible assets, and income taxes. These critical accounting policies are discussed in more detail in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:

The following management’s discussion and analysis contains a number of estimates and predictions that are forward looking rather than based on historical fact. Among other matters, we discuss (i) our level of anticipated revenues and net income for the second quarter and full year 2011; (ii) the potential margin improvements resulting from our next-generation solder paste and automated optical inspection (AOI) systems; (iii) the timing of initial revenue and margin improvements from other new products that we have under development, that have been recently introduced or we anticipate introducing in the future; (iv) our expectations regarding market acceptance of WaferSense™ and our other semiconductor products; (v) our beliefs regarding trends in the general economy and its impact on markets for our equipment; and (vi) the impact of currency fluctuations on our operations. Although we have made these statements based on our experience and best estimate of future events, there may be events or factors that we have not anticipated, and the accuracy of our statements and estimates are subject to a number of risks, including those identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

General

Our products are sold primarily into the electronics assembly, photovoltaic (solar) cell manufacturing, semiconductor DRAM and Flash memory manufacturing, and semiconductor fabrication capital equipment markets. We sell products in these markets both to original equipment manufacturers of production equipment and to end-user customers that produce circuit boards, solar cells and semiconductor wafers and devices. Historically these markets have been very cyclical, and have experienced periods of rapid growth as worldwide capacity is added to support increased consumer demand for electronic products, and new capital equipment is purchased as a result of technology changes in electronics components, such as miniaturization, and changing production requirements. These periods of growth have historically been followed by periods of excess capacity and reduced capital spending.

Our results were favorably impacted in 2006 and 2007 as the worldwide demand for cell phones, smart phones, laptops and other consumer electronics remained strong, driving the need for increased production of printed circuit boards and memory modules, and thereby increasing demand for our electronic assembly and semiconductor products. After peaking in the third quarter of 2007, our revenue declined sequentially each quarter through the first quarter of 2009, as our results were negatively impacted by reduced levels of capital spending for electronics manufacturing capacity brought about by the deepening weakness in the global economy. New orders dropped off sharply late in the fourth quarter of 2008 as the global economy fell into a severe recession, and our results for 2009 were adversely affected by the ongoing weakness in the global electronics market.

Even before the recession, we worked to improve the efficiencies of our operations. In February 2008, we commenced plans to move a significant portion of our systems-related product development and final assembly and integration to Singapore. The transition of these functions to Singapore was substantially complete by the end of the first quarter of 2009 and has resulted in lower costs and a more focused R&D effort. Further, we consolidated manufacturing operations for our semiconductor products into our Minneapolis, Minnesota headquarters facility. Implementation of these actions has improved the efficiency of our operations and has enhanced our ability to focus on our growth programs.

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We believe that continued and timely development of new products and enhancements to existing products is essential to growing our position in the market. We commit substantial resources to research and development efforts, which play a critical role in maintaining and advancing our position as a leading provider of optical sensors and systems.

The global electronics market strengthened significantly in 2010. We experienced particularly strong demand in the second quarter of 2010, as pent-up demand and an improving economy led to significantly increased sales of alignment sensors and our stand-alone solder paste inspection and AOI systems. Sales of sensors continued at these strong levels throughout the remainder of 2010, while systems sales moderated to more normal levels.

We believe that there are a number of factors that will likely lead to improved operating results over the next three quarters, including: (i) improving market conditions, (ii) the efficiencies in operations we have implemented, (iii) the new products we have introduced and expect to introduce in the next year, which we anticipate will generate significant sales and improved margins, and allow us to address the various price points desired by our customers within the electronic assembly market and (iv) the greater efficiencies we are realizing through our strategic repositioning in Asia.

Some of our customers have indicated that they are starting to add production capacity and we expect them to purchase some of our products during the periods that coincide with our second and third quarters. For the second quarter of 2011 ending June 30, we are forecasting earnings of $0.17 to $0.21 per diluted share on sales of $16 to $17 million. We are also forecasting full-year sales of $60 million to $65 million and earnings of $0.60 to $0.70 per diluted share.

Segment Results

Operating results for our electronic assembly and semiconductor segments for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2011

 

Three months ended March 31, 2010

 

(In thousands)

 

Electronic
Assembly

 

Semi-
Conductor

 

Total

 

Electronic
Assembly

 

Semi-
Conductor

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

11,471

 

$

1,879

 

$

13,350

 

$

11,164

 

$

1,177

 

$

12,341

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

6,143

 

 

600

 

 

6,743

 

 

6,742

 

 

343

 

 

7,085

 

Gross margin

 

 

5,328

 

 

1,279

 

 

6,607

 

 

4,422

 

 

834

 

 

5,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

1,520

 

 

298

 

 

1,818

 

 

1,505

 

 

272

 

 

1,777

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

3,196

 

 

461

 

 

3,657

 

 

2,825

 

 

352

 

 

3,177

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

27

 

 

18

 

 

45

 

 

27

 

 

18

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

$

585

 

$

502

 

$

1,087

 

$

65

 

$

192

 

$

257

 

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Revenues

Our revenues increased by 8% to $13.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $12.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The following table sets forth revenues by product line for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OEM Sensors

 

$

6,092

 

$

5,119

 

SMT Systems

 

 

5,379

 

 

6,045

 

Total Electronic Assembly

 

 

11,471

 

 

11,164

 

Semiconductor

 

 

1,879

 

 

1,177

 

Total

 

$

13,350

 

$

12,341

 

           Electronic Assembly

Revenue from sales of our OEM alignment sensors increased by $1.0 million or 19% to $6.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $5.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Sales of alignment sensors increased due to increased sales of our new solar wafer alignment camera to DEK. Revenue from this product increased by $1.4 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2011 from the quarter ended March 31, 2010 when we recorded our initial sales of the solar wafer alignment camera. The decrease in revenue from sales of other alignment sensor products was due to typical quarterly fluctuations in the sale of these products to our OEM partners and not due to any competitive factors resulting in a loss of sales or market share.

Revenue from sales of our stand-alone SMT inspection systems products decreased by $666,000 or 11% to $5.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $6.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Sales of inspection systems decreased due to a 30% reduction in sales of our solder paste inspection (SPI) systems, reflecting the challenging comparison with last year’s first quarter when sales of our SE500 SPI system benefited from pent-up demand as the global economy was emerging from the deep recession. Sales of automated optical inspection (AOI) systems improved significantly in the three months ended March 31, 2011, with sales of AOI systems increasing by 41% to $2.2 million, when compared to the prior year quarter, led by our next-generation QX500 AOI system, as we capitalized on our existing relationships with several of the world’s largest original design manufacturers (ODM). Featuring the fastest AOI inspection times currently available, the QX500 is based upon a cost-reduced platform that we believe exceeds the performance metrics of competitors’ systems. We believe the QX500 will continue to receive favorable market acceptance, particularly in the ODM market segment where we have established a large installed base of SPI systems and where the fast inspection times of the QX500 are required.

We believe that ongoing introduction of new system products, including those accommodating dual production lanes, inspecting bigger circuit boards and addressing different tiers of the market, will strengthen our competitive position in the inspection market. Unlike revenue from our alignment sensors, which is closely tied to the need for added production capacity for printed circuit boards, a portion of our stand-alone SMT systems revenue is derived from the retro-fit of existing production lines as companies seek to improve their production yields, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.

In March 2011, we entered into an OEM agreement with German-based Viscom AG, under which we are integrating our SE500 sensor technology into Viscom’s SPI platforms. Given Viscom’s strong customer base in the automotive and industrial electronics markets, this partnership provides us with increased access to large segments of the global SPI market. Production rollout of the first Viscom SPI system equipped with our SE500 inspection sensor is anticipated later in the second quarter of 2011.

We believe that these new products, and technology trends toward smaller components and increased production speeds, will contribute to increased demand and higher revenue in 2011.

Export revenue from OEM alignment sensors and SMT inspection systems totaled $10.5 million or 91% of electronic assembly revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $9.8 million or 88% of electronic assembly revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Sales to international customers continue to be significant, as manufacturing of high speed circuit board production has migrated offshore, particularly to China and other areas of Asia.

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           Semiconductor

Revenues from semiconductor products increased by 60% to $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $1.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in revenue was due to favorable market acceptance of our new WaferSense™ products, coupled with improving conditions in the market for semiconductor fabrication equipment. The increase in sales of our semiconductor products was driven by a 134% growth in sales of our WaferSense product line to approximately $1.2 million from $493,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010.

We anticipate that future growth in our semiconductor revenues, exclusive of changes related to capital procurement cycles will come from our new WaferSense™ products, a family of wireless, wafer like precision measurement tools for in-situ setup, calibration and process optimization in semiconductor processing equipment. We have introduced a number of new WaferSense™ products in recent years, including various leveling, gapping, teaching and vibration sensors. We anticipate formal introduction of our new particle sensor later in 2011.

Export revenue from semiconductor products totaled $898,000 or 48% of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $365,000 or 31% of revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in the percentage of sales coming from exports for our semiconductor products reflects proportionately higher WaferSense revenue, as these products tend to have a higher concentration of international sales.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin

           Electronic Assembly

Cost of revenue for our electronic assembly segment decreased by $599,000 or 9% in the three months ended March 31, 2011, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010, even though sales increased by 3% during this period. Gross margin as a percentage of electronic assembly sales was 46% in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 40% in the three months ended March 31, 2010.

The reduction in cost of revenue and improvement in gross margin as a percentage of electronic assembly sales was due to proportionately higher sales of alignment sensor products which have a lower cost of revenue and higher gross margins than our SMT system products, a better mix of higher margin alignment sensors, including our new solar wafer alignment camera, proportionately higher sales of our new next generation QX500 AOI system which costs less and carries a better gross margin than our SPI system products and the favorable impact of cost reduction programs across all of our electronic assembly products.

We anticipate that gross margins as a percentage of electronic assembly sales in the second quarter of 2011 will be slightly below the level in the three months ended March 31, 2011, reflecting our expectation for proportionately higher system sales.

The electronic assembly market is highly price competitive, resulting in continual pressure on our gross margins. We compensate for pricing pressure by introducing new products with more features and improved performance and through manufacturing cost reduction programs. For example, we believe our next-generation SE500 and SE350 SPI systems and QX500 AOI system combines a reduction in cost with enhanced performance. Other recently introduced products including our solar wafer alignment camera, embedded process verification (EPV) technology and the embedded 2D solder paste inspection solution we developed for DEK, have more favorable margins than our existing products.

           Semiconductor

Cost of revenue for our semiconductor segment increased by $257,000 or 75% in the three months ended March 31, 2011, when compared to the same period of 2010, due to the 60% increase in semiconductor sales in the three months ended March 31, 2011. Gross margin as a percentage of semiconductor sales was 68% in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 71% in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Gross margin as a percentage of semiconductor sales declined slightly due to proportionately higher scrap charges in the three months ended March 31, 2011, when compared to the same period of 2010.

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Operating Expenses

We believe continued investment in research and development of new products, coupled with continued investment in and development of our sales channel for both our Electronic Assembly and Semiconductor segments is critical to future growth and profitability. We historically have maintained research and development and sales and marketing expenses at relatively high levels, even during periods of recession and downturn in our electronic assembly and semiconductor capital equipment markets, as we continue to fund development of important new products, and continue to invest in our sales channels and develop new sales territories.

           Electronic Assembly

Research and development expenses for our electronic assembly segment were $1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the three months ended March 31, 2010. Lower proto-type costs in 2011were offset by additional expenditures for wages and benefits resulting from higher headcount in the 2011 period. Further, the weakening United States dollar increased the recorded value of costs attributable to our research and development organization located in Singapore. We anticipate that research and development expenses in the second quarter of 2011 will be at or slightly above the first quarter level as development continues on new products, including those based on our embedded inspection technology and our stand-alone inspection systems.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for our electronic assembly segment were $3.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $2.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in business development activities, including our hiring of a new business development executive in May 2010, incurred higher costs for travel and customer evaluations and the impact of the weakening United States dollar on the recorded value of costs attributable to our foreign sales offices.

We presently anticipate that selling, general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2011 will be slightly above the first quarter level reflecting increased commissions on higher sales.

           Semiconductor

Research and development expenses for our semiconductor segment were $298,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $272,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Research and development for our semiconductor products remains focused on our WaferSense™ family of precision measurement tools, including new automated leveling, gapping, teaching, vibration and particle sensors to assist with process optimization and yield improvement in the semiconductor fabrication process.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for our semiconductor segment were $461,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $352,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflects higher third party commission payments attributable to the higher level of sales. No significant changes are expected in the level of semiconductor operating expenses in the second quarter of 2011.

Interest and Other

Interest income and other includes interest earned on investments and gains and losses associated with foreign currency transactions and foreign exchange forward contracts. Interest income and other increased in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period of 2010, reflecting higher foreign exchange gains resulting from the favorable impact of the weakening United States dollar on intercompany trade balances, offset in part by lower interest income resulting from lower rates of interest earned on invested funds.

Provision for Income Taxes and Effective Income Tax Rate

In the three months ended March 31, 2011, we recorded income tax expense of $327,000, reflecting an effective tax rate of 28%, compared to income tax expense of $87,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010, reflecting an effective tax rate of 26%. Our effective tax rate for 2011 and 2010 reflects the benefit of having a significant portion of our operations in Singapore where corporate income tax rates are substantially lower than the United States. Other items favorably impacting our income tax rate in 2011 and 2010 include small benefits from federal and state research and experimentation (R&D) tax credits.

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Order Rate and Backlog

Our orders totaled $16.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $8.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2010 and $17.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Backlog totaled $10.6 million at March 31, 2011, $7.2 million at December 31, 2010 and $11.7 million at March 31, 2010. The scheduled shipment (or estimated timing of revenue for systems recognized upon acceptance) for backlog at March 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 nd Quarter 2011

 

$

9,401

 

3 rd Quarter 2011 and after

 

 

1,202

 

Total backlog

 

$

10,603

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our cash and cash equivalents increased by $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011 resulting from $743,000 of proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities, net of purchases, $460,000 of cash provided by operating activities, offset in part by purchases of capital assets totaling $105,000. Our cash and cash equivalents fluctuate in part because of maturities of marketable securities, and investment of cash balances in marketable securities, or from other sources of cash, in addition to marketable securities. Accordingly, we believe the combined balances of cash and marketable securities provide a more reliable indication of our available liquidity. Combined balances of cash and marketable securities increased by $348,000 to $22.4 million as of March 31, 2011 from $22.1 million as of December 31, 2010.

Operating activities provided $460,000 of cash in the three months ended March 31, 2011. Cash provided by operations included net income of $846,000 and non-cash expenses totaling $924,000 for depreciation and amortization, deferred taxes, non-cash gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and stock compensation costs.

Changes in operating assets and liabilities using cash included increases in inventories of $359,000 and decreases in accounts payable of $872,000, advance customer payments of $298,000 and accrued expenses of $160,000. Changes in operating assets and liabilities providing cash included decreases in accounts receivable of $260,000 and other assets of $138,000. Inventories were higher due to differences between actual and forecasted sales for varying types of alignment sensors to specific OEM customers, and an increase in customer orders with acceptance conditions at March 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010. The decrease in accounts payable resulted from the timing of raw material purchases and the need to pay for more purchases prior to March 31, 2011, as compared to December 31, 2010. Advance customer payments decreased due to typical fluctuations in the timing of customer prepayments. Accrued expenses and other liabilities decreased due to payment of 2010 bonus accruals in the three months ended March 31, 2011. Accounts receivable decreased slightly due to proportionately higher sales of alignment sensors and semiconductor products, as these customers tend to pay faster than our systems customers. Other assets decreased due to collection of accrued interest receivable.

Operating activities provided $633,000 of cash in the three months ended March 31, 2010. Cash provided by operations included net income of $247,000, which included non-cash expenses totaling $653,000 for depreciation and amortization, deferred taxes, non-cash gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and stock compensation expenses. Changes in operating assets and liabilities using cash included increases in accounts receivable of $2.1 million, inventories of $1.3 million and other assets of $147,000. Changes in operating assets and liabilities providing cash included increases in accounts payable of $2.9 million and increases in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $390,000. The increase in accounts receivable was due to higher sales levels in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. Inventories were higher due to increased material purchases to support the higher level of sales expected in the second quarter of 2010. The increase in accounts payable resulted from increased material purchases and a conscious effort on our part to extend the timing of vendor payments. Accrued expenses and other liabilities increased due to higher warranty, commission and incentive compensation accruals, resulting from higher sales levels and improved operating results.

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Investing activities provided $638,000 of cash in the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to using $59,000 of cash in the same period last year. Changes in the level of investment in marketable securities, resulting from the purchases, sales and maturities of those securities generated $743,000 of cash in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to generating $272,000 of cash in the same period last year. We used $105,000 of cash in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and $331,000 of cash in the three months ended March 31, 2010 for the purchase of fixed assets and capitalized patent costs.

There were no significant financing activities in either the three months ended March 31, 2011 or the three months ended March 31, 2010.

At March 31, 2011 we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of establishing off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

A table of our contractual obligations was provided in Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. We lease a 60,217 square foot mixed office and warehouse facility built to our specifications in Golden Valley, Minnesota, which functions as our corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing facility for our sensor products, including the sensors used in our stand-alone systems products and our semiconductor products. In March 2011 we finalized a lease amendment for this facility that will become effective upon the June 30, 2011 expiration of the existing lease. The amendment provides that we will lease approximately 50,762 square feet of the current facility, commencing on July 1, 2011 and continuing through December 31, 2018. Future minimum lease payments due under the lease amendment from July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2018 are approximately $5.1 million. We estimate a reduction in average annual rental expense over the term of the new lease amendment of approximately $270,000 per year. There have been no other significant changes to our contractual obligations in the three months ended March 31, 2011. At the present time, we have no material commitments for capital expenditures. Purchase commitments for inventory will vary based on the volume of revenue and resulting inventory requirements.

Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $22.4 million at March 31, 2011. We believe that our available balances of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be adequate to fund our cash flow needs for the foreseeable future.

Inflation and Foreign Currency Transactions

Changes in our revenues have resulted primarily because of changes in the level of unit shipments and the relative strength of the worldwide electronics and semiconductor fabrication capital equipment markets. We believe that inflation has not had a significant effect on our operations.

Virtually all of our international export sales are negotiated, invoiced and paid in U.S. dollars. We manufacture our SMT systems products in Singapore and a portion of our raw material purchases are denominated in Singapore dollars. We also have R&D and sales personnel located in Singapore and sales offices located in other parts of the world. Although currency fluctuations do not significantly affect our revenue, they can impact our costs and influence the price competitiveness of our products and the willingness of existing and potential customers to purchase units. Recently, the Singapore dollar has strengthened in relation to the U.S dollar and this factor could negatively impact our results in future periods.

We enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash flows denominated in foreign currencies and certain intercompany financing transactions associated with our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Singapore. These transactions are designated as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The maximum length of time over which we hedge our exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 12 months and, accordingly, at March 31, 2011, all of our open foreign exchange forward contracts had maturities of one year or less. The dollar equivalent gross notional amount of our foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges at March 31, 2011 was approximately $9.7 million.

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Recent Accounting Developments

In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued amendments to the guidance on goodwill impairment testing. The amendments modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In making that determination, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist. The amendments were effective January 1, 2011 and had no impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In January 2010, the FASB issued additional disclosure requirements for fair value measurements which we included in our interim and annual financial statements in 2010. Certain disclosure requirements relating to fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were deferred until January 1, 2011. These new requirements did not have any impact on our consolidated financial positions, results of operations or cash flows as they relate only to additional disclosures.

ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

a. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

b. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.

ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS

 

 

10.1:

First Amendment to Lease effective as of March 14, 2011, by and between Hines REIT Minneapolis Industrial, LLC and CyberOptics Corporation.

 

 

31.1:

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a)(17 CFR 240.15d-14(a)) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

31.2:

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a)(17 CFR 240.15d-14(a)) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32:

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

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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.

 

 

 

CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

/s/ Kathleen P. Iverson

 

By Kathleen P. Iverson, Chief Executive Officer and Chair
(Principal Executive Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Bertelsen

 

By Jeffrey A. Bertelsen, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

Dated: May 9, 2011

 

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

          This First Amendment to Lease (the “ Amendment ” or “ First Amendment ”) is entered into effective as of March l4 , 2011, by and between Hines REIT Minneapolis Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord ”), and CyberOptics Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (“ Tenant ”).

RECITALS

          A.          Landlord and Tenant are now the parties to an Industrial Building Lease dated March 27, 2006, that was originally executed by Tenant and FirstCal Industrial 2 Acquisition, LLC, as Landlord (the “ Existing Lease ” and as amended by this First Amendment, the “ Lease ”), pursuant to which Tenant has been leasing approximately 60,217 square feet of rentable area (the “ Existing Premises ”) in the Building located at 5900 Golden Hills Drive in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

          B.          Landlord and Tenant now wish to reduce the size of the Premises and to extend the Lease Term on the terms and conditions set forth below.

AGREEMENT

          Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:

           1.            Application of Lease Terms . Except to the extent inconsistent with this Amendment and except to the extent that the terms of this Amendment specifically address a topic, the terms and conditions of the Existing Lease shall apply. Those capitalized terms which are used in this Amendment and are not defined herein shall have the respective meaning given to them in the Existing Lease.

           2.            Extension of Lease Term . The Term of the Lease is hereby extended from its currently scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2011, until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2018 (the “ First Extended Term ”). Any reference to the “ Lease Term ” or “ Term ” in the Lease or in any Exhibit thereto shall mean the Lease Term as extended by this First Amendment.

           3.            Reduction of Premises. On or before July 1, 2011, Tenant shall surrender possession to Landlord of the approximately 9,455 square feet of rentable area which is depicted on the floor plan that is attached hereto as Exhibit A-l (the “ Reduction Space ”) in broom clean condition and with all of Tenant’s personal property removed therefrom. Landlord shall, at Landlord’s expense, promptly thereafter construct a building standard demising wall to separate the Reduction Space from the rest of the Premises. Landlord shall complete the demising wall on the interior of the Premises so that it is sheet-rocked, taped, mudded, sanded and ready for painting. Landlord shall also install, at Landlord’s expense, any HVAC equipment which is required, in Landlord’s commercially reasonable determination, to separate the HVAC systems for the Reduction Space and the Remaining Premises (as defined below) because of the

 

 

 

 

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construction of such demising wall. Landlord shall, at Tenant’s expense, finish the interior of such demising wall with finishes selected by Tenant and approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Landlord shall also, at Tenant’s expense, install, reinstall or modify the HVAC venting, ceiling, lighting, air delivery and fire sprinkler systems in the Remaining Premises to the extent required because of the construction of such demising wall. From and after July 1, 2011, or, if later, the date on which Tenant surrenders possession of the Reduction Space in the condition required above, the term “Premises” wherever it appears in this Lease or in any Amendments and Exhibits thereto shall mean the approximately 50,762 square feet of rentable area that is depicted on Exhibit A-l attached hereto (the “ Remaining Premises ”), whether or not Landlord has then constructed the demising wall; provided that after the demising wall has been constructed, the Remaining Premises shall be re-measured and the actual rentable square footage of the Remaining Premises and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses shall be memorialized in a Declaration that shall be prepared by Landlord. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Tenant shall remain obligated to pay Rent for the Reduction Space through June 30, 2011, or, if later, the date on which Tenant actually surrenders possession of the Reduction Space to Landlord in the condition required above (i.e. in broom clean condition and with all of Tenant’s personal property removed therefrom).

           4.            Rent for Premises. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Existing Lease, Tenant shall pay as Monthly Base Rent for the Premises monthly installments in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of:

          (a)          Ten and 92/100 Dollars ($10.92) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Existing Premises (i.e. 60,217 square feet) for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on June 30, 2011;

          (b)          Eight and 00/100 Dollars ($8.00) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises (based upon an estimated rentable square footage of 50,762 for the Remaining Premises, if necessary, until the actual number of rentable square feet in the Remaining Premises has been determined plus the actual number of rentable square feet in the Reduction Space until the date the Reduction Space is actually surrendered in the condition required above, but only if the Reduction Space has not been surrendered to Landlord on or before July 1, 2011) for the period beginning on July 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2011;

          (c)          Eight and 25/100 Dollars ($8.25) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2012;

          (d)          Eight and 50/100 Dollars ($8.50) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013;

          (e)          Eight and 75/100 Dollars ($8.75) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, 2014;

 

 

 

 

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          (f)          Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($9.00) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015;

          (g)          Nine and 25/100 Dollars ($9.25) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2016;

          (h)          Nine and 50/100 Dollars ($9.50) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2017; and

          (i)          Nine and 75/100 Dollars ($9.75) times the number of square feet of the rentable area of the Premises for the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2018.

Tenant shall remain obligated to pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses for the Premises throughout the First Extended Term in accordance with the provisions of the Lease. From and after July 1, 2011, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses shall be approximately 54.95%; subject to determination of the actual rentable square footage of the Remaining Premises in accordance with Section 3 above. For purposes of determining Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses, the Building contains a total of 92,379 square feet of rentable area. When the actual rentable square footage of the Remaining Premises has been determined, Landlord and Tenant shall make any payment to each other that is necessary to adjust and reconcile any payments of Base Rent and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses that have been made by Tenant (based upon an estimated rentable square footage of 50,762) with the actual rentable area of the Remaining Premises.

           5.            Condition of Space. Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord is under no obligation to make any alterations, decorations, additions or improvements in or to the Premises, nor to bear the cost of the same or to provide any construction, build-out or other allowance to Tenant because of the extension of the Lease Term or the reduction of the Premises, except for Landlord’s obligations under Section 3 above and Section 8 below and Landlord’s obligation to make the First Amendment Allowance and the Supplemental Allowance available to Tenant as described in Sections 6 and 7 below.

           6.            Improvement Allowance. To help pay for the costs which are incurred by Tenant in designing, engineering and constructing any improvements which Tenant desires to make to the Premises including any work to be performed by Landlord for Tenant at Tenant’s expense pursuant to Section 3 above (the “ First Amendment Improvements ”) or for costs incurred by Tenant for cabling and relocation of Tenant’s furniture, fixtures and equipment during remodeling, Landlord shall make available to Tenant an allowance of Fourteen and 35/100 Dollars ($14.35) per square foot of the actual rentable area of the Remaining Premises (which shall be determined after the demising wall has been constructed by Landlord in accordance with Section 3 above) (the “ First Amendment Allowance ”). Landlord shall pay the First Amendment Allowance on a monthly basis in accordance with customary construction disbursement procedures and upon receipt of a sworn construction statement and draw requests,

 

 

 

 

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with supporting invoices for actual costs incurred and lien waivers from all contractors and subcontractors; it being agreed, however, that Landlord shall not be required to disburse any portion of the First Amendment Allowance if Tenant is then in default of its obligations under the Lease. If the actual cost of the First Amendment Improvements exceeds the amount of the First Amendment Allowance, Tenant shall pay the excess costs without reimbursement from Landlord as and when such excess costs become due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to apply up to, but not more than (i) an amount equal to Four and 35/100 Dollars ($4.35) times the actual number of rentable square feet in the Remaining Premises of the First Amendment Allowance as a credit against the installments of Monthly Base Rent which are due and payable on or after the date on which this First Amendment has been fully executed and delivered, and (ii) an amount equal to Five and 00/100 Dollars ($5.00) times the actual number of rentable square feet in the Remaining Premises of the First Amendment Allowance as a credit against the installments of Monthly Base Rent which are due and payable on or after July 1, 2011, in either case, by giving written notice to Landlord of the amounts to be credited and against which installments of the Monthly Base Rent.

           7.            Supplemental Allowance. Landlord also agrees to make available to Tenant a supplemental allowance of Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($9.00) per square foot of the actual rentable area of the Remaining Premises (which shall be determined after the demising wall has been constructed by Landlord in accordance with Section 3 above) (the “ Supplemental Allowance ”). The Supplemental Allowance may be used as a credit against Base Rent in the manner described below or to pay for costs incurred by in designing, engineering and constructing any First Amendment Improvements during the First Extended Term. For so long as Tenant is not in default under this Lease, Landlord shall pay the Supplemental Allowance on a monthly basis all in accordance with customary construction disbursement procedures and documentation as required by title insurance companies and institutional construction lenders. Landlord shall be permitted to offset against the Supplemental Improvement Allowance any amounts past due to Landlord by Tenant under this Lease. If the actual costs of designing, engineering and constructing the First Amendment Improvements exceed the amount of the First Amendment Allowance and the Supplemental Allowance, Tenant shall pay the excess costs without reimbursement from Landlord as and when such excess costs become due and payable. Landlord’s obligation to make the Supplemental Allowance available to Tenant shall expire with respect to any portion of the Supplemental Allowance which is not used by Tenant prior to the expiration of the First Extended Term. Tenant shall have the right to apply all or any portion of the Supplemental Allowance as a credit against the installments of Monthly Base Rent which are due and payable on or after July 1, 2011, by giving written notice to Landlord of the amounts to be credited and against which installments of the Monthly Base Rent; provided that Tenant may not apply more than an amount equal to One and 30/100 Dollars ($1.30) times the actual number of rentable square feet in the Remaining Premises of the Supplemental Allowance against the Base Rent due during any twelve (12) month period.

           8.            Construction Matters. Landlord shall permit WCL Architects to provide all architectural services (including schematic, design and construction drawings) required in connection with the First Amendment Improvements. The fees for WCL Architects shall be paid by Tenant and may be paid from the First Amendment Allowance. When the final plans and specifications for the First Amendment Improvements have been approved by Landlord (the “ Approved Plans ”), Landlord shall submit the Approved Plans to three contractors for

 

 

 

 

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competitive bidding. Upon receipt of the bids, Landlord shall enter into a contract with the general contractor selected by Tenant to perform the First Amendment Improvements (the “ General Contractor ”). Although Landlord shall oversee the construction of the First Amendment Improvements by the General Contractor, Landlord shall not charge Tenant a supervision fee to oversee such construction. If the cost of designing, engineering and constructing the First Amendment Improvements in accordance with the Approved Plans exceeds an amount equal to Ten Dollars ($10.00) times the actual number of rentable square feet in the Remaining Premises (the “ Budgeted Improvement Allowance Threshold ”), or if Tenant requests changes to the Approved Plans which increase the cost of constructing the First Amendment Improvements above the Budgeted Improvement Allowance Threshold, then in either case Tenant shall pay any such costs which exceed the Budgeted Improvement Allowance Threshold (the “ Excess Costs ”) within thirty (30) days after receiving Landlord’s invoice for such Excess Costs. If Tenant fails to pay any Excess Costs within such thirty (30) day period, Landlord shall have the right to pay the Excess Costs from the Supplemental Allowance.

           9.            Construction Representatives . Elizabeth Anderson is hereby designated the individual who Landlord agrees shall be available to meet and consult with Tenant as Landlord’s representative respecting the First Amendment Improvements, and who, as between Landlord and Tenant, shall have the power to legally bind Landlord (“ Landlord’s Designated Representative ”). Jeff Bertelsen is hereby designated as the individual who Tenant agrees shall be available to meet and consult with Landlord as Tenant’s representative respecting the First Amendment Improvements, and who, as between Tenant and Landlord, shall have the power to legally bind Tenant (“ Tenant’s Designated Representative ”). Landlord and Tenant shall each have the right to change their respective representatives, and such representatives’ responsibilities, upon notice to the other party given pursuant to the terms of the Lease. All inquiries or instructions from Tenant’s Designated Representative pertaining to the First Amendment Improvements shall be directed in writing to Landlord’s Designated Representative.

           10.            Declaration. Landlord shall promptly after the First Extended Term begins prepare a Declaration (substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto) confirming the First Extended Term Commencement Date, the actual rentable area of the Remaining Premises, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses and the other information set forth thereon. Tenant shall execute and return such declaration within ten (10) business days after submission. If Tenant fails to execute and return such declaration to Landlord within said ten (10) business day period, Tenant shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that the information in the declaration is accurate and Tenant shall have thereby waived any right to object to the accuracy of such information unless Landlord has, during said ten (10) business day period, received a written notice from Tenant objecting to such information and describing in detail Tenant’s reasons for so objecting.

           11.            Renewal Options. Tenant shall have the right to extend the Lease Term for two (2) additional periods of three (3) years each on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit H attached hereto.

           12.            Right of Offer. Tenant shall have the Right of Offer to lease certain space which is adjacent to the Premises if such space becomes available for lease on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit I attached hereto.

 

 

 

 

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           13.            Parking Rights . Tenant shall have the right to use approximately one hundred forty (140) unreserved parking spaces in the adjacent surface parking lot for the Building throughout the Lease Term.

           14.            Operating Expenses. The phrase “but no less than five (5) months after each Operating Year.” in the second line of the first Sentence in Section 3.4 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended to read “but no more than five (5) months after each Operating Year,”.

           15.            Deletion of Existing Lease Provisions. Section 25 (titled “Option to Renew”) and Section 26 (titled “Right of First Opportunity to Lease Contiguous Space”) of the Existing Lease are hereby deleted.

           16.            OFAC Compliance. Pursuant to United States Presidential Executive Order 13224 (“ Executive Order ”) and related regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. persons and entities are prohibited from transacting business with persons or entities who, from time to time are determined to have committed, or to pose a risk of committing or supporting, terrorist acts, narcotics trafficking, money laundering and related crimes. Those persons and entities are identified on a list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “ List ”), published and regulated by OFAC. The names, including aliases, of these persons or entities are updated frequently. In addition, OFAC enforces other Executive Orders which, from time to time, impose restrictions on transactions with, or involving certain countries. Tenant hereby certifies and represents that neither it, nor any of its owners, members of its governing body, management, employees or agents is on the List or is acting for, or on behalf any person or entity on the List. Tenant further acknowledges its obligation to remain in compliance with existing and future regulations promulgated by OFAC throughout the Term of the Lease.

           17.            Acknowledgement . Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Tenant now has no extension, renewal, expansion, contraction or early termination rights or rights of first offer or refusal with respect to the Premises or any other space in the Building (collectively, “ Modification Rights ”); except for Tenant’s Renewal Options as described in Section 11 above and in Exhibit H attached hereto and Tenant’s Right of Offer as described in Section 12 above and in Exhibit I attached hereto. Any provision in the Existing Lease or in any Exhibits thereto that establishes or that might be interpreted to establish any other Modification Rights is hereby deleted.

           18.            Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same Amendment notwithstanding that all parties hereto have not signed the same counterpart. Signatures on this Amendment which are transmitted electronically shall be valid for all purposes. Any party shall, however, deliver an original signature for this Amendment to the other party upon request.

           19.            Brokers. Tenant warrants that Tenant has not engaged or dealt with any broker in connection with this First Amendment other than Rick Nelson and Winthrop Commercial, Inc. and Tenant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claim for brokers’ fees or finders’ fees asserted on account of any dealings with Tenant by any other

 

 

 

 

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broker. Landlord agrees to pay a commission to Winthrop Commercial, Inc. in an amount equal to Two and 60/100 Dollars ($2.60) per square foot of the actual rentable area of the Remaining Premises as payment in full for its services in connection with this First Amendment and all matters contemplated herein; with such commission being due and payable in full within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Declaration in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto has been executed by Landlord to memorialize the actual rentable area of the Remaining Premises.

           20.            Reaffirmation of Existing Lease . Except as expressly amended herein, all of the terms of the Existing Lease remain in full force and effect.

 

 

 

 

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Tenant has executed this First Amendment to Lease to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TENANT:

 

 

 

 

CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION,
a Minnesota corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

-S- KATHLEEN P. IVERSON

 

Name:

  Kathleen P. Iverson

 

Title:

  President & CEO

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord has executed this First Amendment to Lease to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LANDLORD:

 

 

 

 

HINES REIT MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTRIAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

-S- EDMUND A. DONALDS

 

Name:

  Edmund Donaldson

 

Title:

  Senior Vice President

 

 

(EDMUND A. DONALDSON)

          This is signature page to the First Amendment to Lease between Hines REIT Minneapolis Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Landlord, and CyberOptics Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, as Tenant, with respect to the Premises in the Building which is located at 5900 Golden Hills Drive in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

DEPICTION OF REDUCTION SPACE

AND REMAINING PREMISES

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EXHIBIT G

DECLARATION OF
FIRST EXTENDED TERM COMMENCEMENT DATE

                    This Declaration is made as of ______________, 2011, by and between Hines REIT Minneapolis Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “Landlord” ), and CyberOptics Corporation, a Minnesota corporation ( “Tenant” ).

                    Landlord and Tenant are now the parties to an Industrial Building Lease dated March 27, 2006, that was originally executed by Tenant and FirstCal Industrial 2 Acquisition, LLC, as Landlord, and was amended by a First Amendment to Lease dated February ___, 2011 (the “ First Amendment ”) (as amended, the “ Lease ”), pursuant to which Tenant is leasing space in the Building located at 5900 Golden Hills Drive in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

                    In accordance with the First Amendment, Landlord and Tenant hereby memorialize that:

 

 

 

 

1.

The First Extended Term Commencement Date was July 1, 2011.

 

 

 

 

2.

The Premises contain _________ square feet of rentable area as of the First Extended Term Commencement Date.

 

 

 

 

3.

As of the First Extended Term Commencement Date, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Operating Expenses is ________%.

                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Declaration as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TENANT:

 

 

 

 

CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION,
a Minnesota corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

LANDLORD:

 

 

 

 

HINES REIT MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTRIAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

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Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT H
RENEWAL OPTION

          1.          Subject to the provisions of this Exhibit H, Tenant is hereby granted the option to renew the Term of this Lease (the “Renewal Options” ) as to all (but not part) of the Premises for two (2) periods of three (3) years each (the “Renewal Terms” ).

          2.          Each Renewal Term shall commence at the expiration of the then present Term or Renewal Term of the Lease.

          3.          If Tenant desires to exercise a Renewal Option, Tenant must give Landlord written notice of such exercise ( Tenant’s Exercise Notice ) no earlier than twelve (12) months, and no later than nine (9) months prior to the expiration of the then-current Term or Renewal Term, as applicable, time being of the essence and timely notice being an express condition to the valid exercise of a Renewal Option. Landlord shall, within thirty (30) days after its receipt of Tenant’s Exercise Notice, send Tenant a notice (“ Landlord’s Rental Rate Notice ”) to inform Tenant as to Landlord’s determination of the Market Base Rental Rate for the Premises during the Renewal Term.

          4.          The renewal of this Lease pursuant to the exercise of a Renewal Option shall be upon the same terms and conditions of this Lease (including, without limitation, Tenant’s obligation to pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses), except:

 

 

 

(a)          the Base Rent for the Premises during the Renewal Term shall be the Market Base Rental Rate for the Renewal Term as of the commencement of the Renewal Term;

 

 

 

(b)     Tenant shall have no option to renew this Lease beyond the Renewal Terms provided for herein; and

 

 

 

(c)     the leasehold improvements will be provided in their then-existing condition (on an “as is” basis-but subject to Section 8 below) at the time each Renewal Term commences.

           5.           Tenant shall have no right to exercise the Renewal Option if CyberOptics Corporation has assigned this Lease other than to an Affiliate or subleased more than twenty five percent (25%) of the rentable area of the Premises other than to an Affiliate.

          6.     If Tenant fails duly and timely to exercise the first Renewal Option hereunder, Tenant’s option for the second Renewal Term shall thereupon automatically terminate and expire.

          7.     Tenant shall not have the right to exercise the Renewal Option if an Event of Default exists and is continuing under this Lease on the date Tenant’s notice is sent under Section 3 above, and if, at any time thereafter until the commencement of the Renewal Term, an Event of Default exists under this Lease, Landlord shall, in addition to any other rights which Landlord may have under this Lease, have the right to terminate this Lease effective as of the scheduled

 

 

 

 

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expiration date of the then current Term of this Lease and prior to the commencement of the Renewal Term.

          8.     For the purpose of this Lease, the term “ Market Base Rental Rate ” is understood to mean the amount of cash which a landlord would receive annually by then renting the space in question assuming the landlord to be a prudent person willing to lease but being under no compulsion to do so, assuming the tenant to be a prudent person willing to lease but being under no compulsion to do so, and assuming a lease containing the same terms and provisions as those herein contained. Market Base Rental Rate shall take into consideration all relevant factors including the condition of the space and the inclusion or absence of a tenant improvement allowance. Landlord and Tenant agree that bona fide written offers to lease comparable space located in the Building from third parties may be used as a factor in determining the Market Base Rental Rate.

          9.     If Landlord and Tenant cannot agree on the Market Base Rental Rate within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Rental Rate Notice (it being agreed that both Landlord and Tenant will be reasonable in their attempt to determine the Market Base Rental Rate), either party may cause said rate to be determined by arbitration in accordance with the following provisions:

                         The determination of the Market Base Rental Rate will be determined by an arbitration board consisting of three reputable real estate professionals (including brokers) with experience with first-class industrial/office buildings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Within twenty (20) days after initiation of arbitration, each party shall appoint one arbitrator who shall have no material financial or business interest in common with the party making the selection and shall not have been employed by such party for a period of three years prior to the date of selection. If a party fails to give notice of appointment of its arbitrator within the 20-day period provided above, then upon two (2) business days notice the other party may appoint the second arbitrator. The arbitrators selected by the parties shall attempt to agree upon a third arbitrator. If the first two arbitrators are unable to agree on a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, then such third arbitrator shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the Hennepin County District Court, or by any person to whom such presiding judge formally delegates the matter or, if such methods of appointment fail, the American Arbitration Association shall appoint the third arbitrator. The parties will submit to the arbitrators the definition of the Market Base Rental Rate, and each arbitrator shall submit his or her determination in a sealed envelope by the thirtieth (30 th ) day following appointment of the last arbitrator, and any determination not submitted by such time shall be disregarded. The parties shall meet on said thirtieth (30 th ) day (or if it is not a business day, on the first business day thereafter) at 11:00 a.m. at the office of Landlord, or such other place as the parties may agree and simultaneously deliver the determinations. If the determinations of at least two of the arbitrators shall be identical in amount such amount shall be deemed the Market Base Rental Rate. If the determination of the three arbitrators shall be different in amount, the Market Base Rental Rate shall be determined as follows:

 

 

 

 

(i)

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(ii)

If clause (i) does not apply, then the Market Base Rental Rate shall be deemed to be the average of the middle determination and the determination closest in amount to such middle determination.

The decision of the arbitrators, determined as above set forth, will be final and non-appealable. Except where specifically provided otherwise in this Lease, each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the arbitration and the costs of its arbitrator, and the cost of the third arbitrator shall be shared equally by Landlord and Tenant. The costs of all counsel, experts and other representatives that are retained by a party will be paid by such party.

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT I

RIGHT OF OFFER

          Tenant shall have the right ( “Right of Offer” ) during the Term of this Lease to elect to lease the approximately 10,000 square feet of adjacent space in the Building which is contiguous to the Premises (or any lesser portion thereof which Landlord is obligated to offer to lease to Tenant in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Exhibit I) and is depicted on Exhibit I-1 attached hereto (the “ Right of Offer Space ”) on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Exhibit I:

          1.     Landlord shall have the right to lease all or any portion of the Right of Offer Space at any time prior to July 1, 2011, to any third party free from Tenant’s Right of Offer as described in this Exhibit I. From and after July 1, 2011, the Right of Offer Space shall become available for lease by Tenant upon the expiration of (i) all rights to lease the Right of Offer Space, if any, which have been granted prior to July 1, 2011, and (ii) any rights to lease any portion of the Right of Offer Space which have been granted after Tenant has declined to exercise its Right of Offer after having received a Right of Offer Notice. The date following the expiration of all such rights shall be deemed to be the date on which such space becomes available for lease pursuant to this Exhibit I.

          2.      If at any time after July 1, 2011, all or any portion of the Right of Offer Space becomes available for lease and Landlord has a bona fide prospect to lease such space, Landlord shall deliver a notice to Tenant (a “ Right of Offer Notice ”) stating (i) the portion of the Right of Offer Space which is being considered for lease by the bona fide prospect, (ii) the date Landlord anticipates that such space will be available for delivery, (iii) Landlord’s determination of the Market Base Rental Rate with respect to such space, and (iv) the term such space is available for lease by Tenant.

          3.      Tenant shall have the right to lease all (but not less than all) of the Right of Offer Space being considered by the bona fide prospect by giving Landlord written notice of such election within ten (10) business days after receipt of the Right of Offer Notice, time being of the essence and timely notice being an express condition to the valid exercise of the Right of Offer. If Tenant fails to respond to the Right of Offer Notice within such ten (10) business day period, Landlord shall have the right to lease the Right of Offer Space which is described in the Right of Offer Notice to any party other than Tenant at any time during the one hundred twenty (120) day period which begins on the day after the expiration of such ten (10) business day period. If Landlord has not leased the Right of Offer Space which is described in the Right of Offer Notice within such one hundred twenty (120) day period, Landlord shall once again be obligated to offer such Right of Offer Space to Tenant in accordance with the terms of this Exhibit I. If, at any time, Landlord leases a portion of the Right of Offer Space, the un-leased portion of the Right of Offer Space shall remain subject to Tenant’s Right of Offer as described in this Exhibit I

          4.      Tenant may not elect to lease Right of Offer Space pursuant to this Exhibit I during the last eighteen (18) months of the Lease Term, unless Tenant has then exercised a Renewal Option, if available (which Tenant may exercise contemporaneously with its exercise of such

 

 

 

 

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Right of Offer).

          5.     Any space which Tenant elects to lease pursuant to the exercise of its Right of Offer under this Exhibit shall become part of the Premises, and except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in this Exhibit I (including without limitation, this Section 5), shall be subject to the terms of this Lease applicable thereto, without modification, and the term of this Lease shall commence for such Right of Offer Space upon the date (the “ Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date ”) such space is delivered to Tenant as provided in Section 8 below.

          6.      Base Rent for any Right of Offer Space (the “ Right of Offer Space Rent ”) shall be the Market Base Rental Rate for such Right of Offer Space determined as of the applicable Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date. Tenant shall also be obligated to pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses for any Right of Offer Space. As provided in Section 2 above, Landlord shall give Tenant notice of Landlord’s reasonable determination of the Market Base Rental Rate for the Right of Offer Space. If Landlord and Tenant cannot agree on the determination of the Market Base Rental Rate within thirty (30) days after Tenant receives the Right of Offer Notice and Tenant nonetheless timely exercises its Right of Offer for the Right of Offer Space, the determination of the Market Base Rental Rate will be submitted to arbitration in accordance with this Exhibit I. If the arbitration has not been completed on the applicable Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date, Tenant will pay, in monthly installments (and in addition to and not in lieu of the Rent due with respect to the Premises [exclusive of such Right of Offer Space]), one-twelfth of Landlord’s reasonable determination of the Right of Offer Space Rent, plus Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses for such Right of Offer Space. Upon determination of the Market Base Rental Rate by arbitration, Landlord shall pay to Tenant or Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as appropriate, the amount equal to the overpayment or underpayment of the Right of Offer Space Rent from the applicable Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date until the determination of the Market Base Rental Rate by arbitration. Commencing as of the later of the determination of such Market Base Rental Rate or the applicable Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date, and on the first day of each and every month thereafter, Tenant shall pay to Landlord in addition to the Rent then in effect with respect to the Premises (exclusive of such Right of Offer Space), an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the Right of Offer Space Rent, plus Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses with respect to such Right of Offer Space.

          7.     The Term of this Lease shall expire for all Right of Offer Space upon the expiration of the Term for the rest of the Premises, unless, as specified in Landlord’s notice, such space is not available to be leased to Tenant through the expiration of the Term for the rest of the Premises (in which event such shorter term specified in the Landlord’s notice shall apply to any such Right of Offer Space).

          8.     Landlord shall not be obligated to make any improvements to any Right of Offer Space and Tenant shall not be entitled to any construction, build-out or other allowance with respect thereto. Tenant shall accept any Right of Offer Space or permitted portion thereof in its “as is” condition on the applicable Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date, unless Landlord agrees, in Landlord’s sole discretion, to make any improvements or to provide any allowances, in which case the cost thereof shall be taken into account in the determination of the

 

 

 

 

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Market Base Rental Rate for the Right of Offer Space.

          9.     As soon as reasonably possible the parties shall execute an amendment to this Lease, in the form prepared by Landlord, adding to the Premises any Right of Offer Space which Tenant has elected to lease.

          10.     This Exhibit I shall in no event constitute a covenant or guarantee by Landlord that any Right of Offer Space will be available for lease by Tenant at any time, except as expressly set forth in this Exhibit I.

          11.     Tenant shall have no right to exercise the Right of Offer if an Event of Default exists under this Lease at the time a Right of Offer Notice is given under Section 2 above and, if at any time thereafter until the applicable Right of Offer Space Rent Commencement Date, an Event of Default exists and is continuing under this Lease, Landlord shall, in addition to any other rights which Landlord may have under this Lease, have the right to terminate Tenant’s right to lease the Right of Offer Space by giving Tenant written notice of such termination.

          12.     If at the time Landlord would be required to provide Tenant with a Right of Offer Notice pursuant to Section 2 above, Tenant has assigned this Lease other than to an acquiring entity or Affiliate or subleased any portion of the Premises other than to an Affiliate, Landlord shall have no obligation to provide Tenant with notice of such Right of Offer Space and Tenant’s Right of Offer to lease such Right of Offer Space shall terminate and have no further force or effect

          13.     Landlord shall not be liable for failure to give possession of any Right of Offer Space by reason of any holding over or retention of possession by any previous tenants or occupants of same, nor shall such failure impair the validity of this Lease. However, Landlord does agree to use reasonable diligence to deliver possession of the Right of Offer Space in accordance with the provisions of this Exhibit I.

          14.     For the purpose of this Lease, the term “Market Base Rental Rate” is understood to mean the amount of cash which a landlord would receive annually by then renting the space in question assuming the landlord to be a prudent person willing to lease but being under no compulsion to do so, assuming the tenant to be a prudent person willing to lease but being under no compulsion to do so, and assuming a lease containing the same terms and provisions as those herein contained. Market Base Rental Rate shall take into consideration all relevant factors including the condition of the space, any leasehold improvement allowances and other concessions generally available in the market. Landlord and Tenant agree that bona fide written offers to lease comparable space located in the Building from third parties may be used as a factor in determining the Market Base Rental Rate.

          15.     If Tenant and Landlord cannot agree to the Market Base Rental Rate (it being agreed that both Landlord and Tenant will be reasonable in their attempt to determine the Market Base Rental Rate), either party may cause said rate to be determined by arbitration in accordance with the following provisions:

 

 

 

 

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The determination of the Market Base Rental Rate will be determined by an arbitration board consisting of three reputable real estate professionals (including brokers) with experience with first-class industrial/office buildings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Within twenty (20) days after initiation of arbitration, each party shall appoint one arbitrator who shall have no material financial or business interest in common with the party making the selection and shall not have been employed by such party for a period of three years prior to the date of selection. If a party fails to give notice of appointment of its arbitrator within the twenty (20) day period specified above, then upon two (2) business days notice the other party may appoint the second arbitrator. The arbitrators selected by the parties shall attempt to agree upon a third arbitrator. If the first two arbitrators are unable to agree on a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, then such third arbitrator shall be appointed by the presiding Judge of the Hennepin County District Court, or by any person to whom such presiding judge formally delegates the matter or, if such methods of appointment fail, the American Arbitration Association shall appoint the third arbitrator. The parties will submit to the arbitrators the definition of the Market Base Rental Rate from this Exhibit I, and each arbitrator shall submit his or her determination in a sealed envelope by the thirtieth (30th) day following appointment of the last arbitrator, and any determination not submitted by such time shall be disregarded. The parties shall meet on said thirtieth (30 th ) day (or if it is not a business day, on the first business day thereafter) at 11:00 a.m. at the office of Landlord, or such other place as the parties may agree and simultaneously deliver the determinations. If the determinations of at least two of the arbitrators shall be identical in amount, such amount shall be deemed the Market Base Rental Rate. If the determination of the three arbitrators shall be different in amount, the Market Base Rental Rate shall be determined as follows:

 

 

 

 

(i)

If neither the highest or lowest determination differs from the middle determination by more than ten percent (10%) of such middle determination, then the Market Base Rental Rate shall be deemed to be the average of the three determinations; and

 

 

 

 

(ii)

If clause (i) does not apply, then the Market Base Rental Rate shall be deemed to be the average of the middle determination and the determination closest in amount to such middle determination.

The decision of the arbitrators, determined as above set forth, will be final and non-appealable. Except where specifically provided otherwise in this Lease, each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the arbitration and the costs of its arbitrator, and the cost of the third arbitrator shall be shared equally by Landlord and Tenant. The costs of all counsel, experts and other representatives that are retained by a party will be paid by such party.

 

 

 

 

  Approved

 

 

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EXHIBIT I-1

DEPICTION OF RIGHT OF OFFER SPACE

(GRAPH)

 

 

 

 

  Approved

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

 

 

I, Kathleen P. Iverson, certify that:

 

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CyberOptics Corporation.

 

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

 

 

 

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

 

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


 

 

Date: May 9, 2011

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kathleen P. Iverson

 

Signature

 

Name: Kathleen P. Iverson

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chair

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EXHIBIT 31.2

 

 

 

I, Jeffrey A. Bertelsen, certify that:

 

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CyberOptics Corporation.

 

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

 

 

 

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

 

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


 

 

Date: May 9, 2011

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Bertelsen

 

Signature

 

Name: Jeffrey A. Bertelsen

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. §1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          In connection with the Quarterly Report of CyberOptics Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Kathleen P. Iverson, Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffrey A. Bertelsen, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

 

 

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

 

 

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


 

 

 

 

/s/ Kathleen P. Iverson

 

 

Kathleen P. Iverson

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

May 9, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Bertelsen

 

 

Jeffrey A. Bertelsen

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

May 9, 2011

 

END OF FILING

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