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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 001-38789
KLDiscovery Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
61-1898603 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9023 Columbine Road Eden Prairie, MN |
55347 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 288-3380
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of August 10, 2023 there were 43,086,267 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
Table of Contents
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
KLDiscovery Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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June 30, 2023 |
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December 31, 2022 |
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(unaudited) |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
20,895 |
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$ |
32,629 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance |
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for doubtful accounts of $3,339 and $5,403, respectively |
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107,815 |
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95,727 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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15,286 |
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10,726 |
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Other current assets |
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1,345 |
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1,175 |
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Total current assets |
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145,341 |
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140,257 |
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Property and equipment |
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Computer software and hardware |
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75,493 |
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71,720 |
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Leasehold improvements |
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25,741 |
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25,869 |
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Furniture, fixtures, and other equipment |
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2,274 |
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2,209 |
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Accumulated depreciation |
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(84,724 |
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(79,958 |
) |
Property and equipment, net |
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18,784 |
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19,840 |
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Operating lease right of use assets, net |
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11,531 |
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12,412 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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43,488 |
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46,862 |
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Goodwill |
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391,091 |
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391,114 |
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Other assets |
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8,931 |
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8,957 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
619,166 |
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$ |
619,442 |
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Current liabilities |
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Current portion of long-term debt, net |
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$ |
289,491 |
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$ |
3,000 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expense |
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29,789 |
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25,009 |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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6,966 |
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7,850 |
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Deferred revenue |
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3,036 |
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4,536 |
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Total current liabilities |
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329,282 |
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40,395 |
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Long-term debt, net |
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243,936 |
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524,529 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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7,885 |
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7,793 |
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Long term operating lease liabilities |
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9,405 |
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10,340 |
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Other liabilities |
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1,737 |
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2,694 |
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Total liabilities |
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592,245 |
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585,751 |
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Stockholders' equity |
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Common stock |
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$0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, |
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4 |
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4 |
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Preferred Stock |
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$0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, zero issued |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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393,747 |
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391,977 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(368,329 |
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(359,141 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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1,499 |
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851 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
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26,921 |
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33,691 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
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$ |
619,166 |
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$ |
619,442 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
1
KLDiscovery Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
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Revenues |
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$ |
90,007 |
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$ |
75,191 |
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$ |
180,666 |
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$ |
157,089 |
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Cost of revenues |
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44,995 |
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39,626 |
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88,582 |
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82,898 |
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Gross profit |
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45,012 |
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35,565 |
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92,084 |
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74,191 |
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Operating expenses |
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General and administrative |
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14,599 |
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15,410 |
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31,900 |
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31,935 |
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Research and development |
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3,257 |
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3,638 |
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6,457 |
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6,706 |
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Sales and marketing |
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10,856 |
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10,309 |
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21,247 |
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21,153 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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4,926 |
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4,891 |
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9,739 |
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9,805 |
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Total operating expenses |
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33,638 |
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34,248 |
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69,343 |
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69,599 |
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Income from operations |
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11,374 |
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1,317 |
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22,741 |
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4,592 |
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Other expenses |
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Other expense |
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(3 |
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(14 |
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(2 |
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(14 |
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Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
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(317 |
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(495 |
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(508 |
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(686 |
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Interest expense |
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16,192 |
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12,876 |
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31,962 |
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25,567 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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(4,498 |
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(11,050 |
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(8,711 |
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(20,275 |
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Income tax provision |
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182 |
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162 |
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477 |
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517 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(4,680 |
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$ |
(11,212 |
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$ |
(9,188 |
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$ |
(20,792 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
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Foreign currency translation |
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(177 |
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(5,683 |
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648 |
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(7,823 |
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Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax |
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(177 |
) |
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(5,683 |
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648 |
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(7,823 |
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Comprehensive loss |
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$ |
(4,857 |
) |
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$ |
(16,895 |
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$ |
(8,540 |
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$ |
(28,615 |
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
(0.26 |
) |
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$ |
(0.21 |
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$ |
(0.49 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
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42,959,827 |
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42,717,097 |
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42,931,711 |
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42,709,200 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KLDiscovery Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except for share amounts)
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Common Stock Issued |
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Additional |
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Accumulated |
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Accumulated |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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capital |
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deficit |
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(loss) income |
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Total |
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Balance as of December 31, 2022 |
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42,920,136 |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
391,977 |
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$ |
(359,141 |
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$ |
851 |
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$ |
33,691 |
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Share-based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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877 |
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— |
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— |
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877 |
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Stock issued in exchange for vested units |
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16,667 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Cumulative translation adjustment |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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825 |
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825 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(4,508 |
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— |
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(4,508 |
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Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
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42,936,803 |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
392,854 |
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$ |
(363,649 |
) |
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$ |
1,676 |
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$ |
30,885 |
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Share-based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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893 |
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— |
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— |
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893 |
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Stock issued in exchanges for vested units |
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149,464 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Foreign exchange translation |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(177 |
) |
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(177 |
) |
Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(4,680 |
) |
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— |
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(4,680 |
) |
Balance as of June 30, 2023 |
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43,086,267 |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
393,747 |
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$ |
(368,329 |
) |
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$ |
1,499 |
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$ |
26,921 |
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Common Stock Issued |
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Additional |
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Accumulated |
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Accumulated |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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capital |
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deficit |
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(loss) income |
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Total |
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Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
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42,684,549 |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
386,028 |
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$ |
(315,967 |
) |
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$ |
7,789 |
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$ |
77,854 |
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Share-based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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1,098 |
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— |
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— |
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1,098 |
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Stock issued in exchange for vested units |
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16,667 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Foreign exchange translation |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(2,140 |
) |
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(2,140 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(9,580 |
) |
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— |
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(9,580 |
) |
Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
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42,701,216 |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
387,126 |
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$ |
(325,547 |
) |
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$ |
5,649 |
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$ |
67,232 |
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Share-based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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1,347 |
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— |
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— |
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1,347 |
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Stock issued in exchanges for vested units |
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90,324 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Foreign exchange translation |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(5,683 |
) |
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(5,683 |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(11,212 |
) |
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— |
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(11,212 |
) |
Balance as of June 30, 2022 |
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42,791,540 |
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$ |
4 |
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$ |
388,473 |
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$ |
(336,759 |
) |
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$ |
(34 |
) |
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$ |
51,684 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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KLDiscovery Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
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Operating activities |
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Net loss |
$ |
(9,188 |
) |
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$ |
(20,792 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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13,374 |
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15,681 |
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Paid in kind interest |
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10,416 |
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9,817 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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1,709 |
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2,360 |
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Provision for losses on accounts receivable |
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1,571 |
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1,240 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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98 |
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337 |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
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— |
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18 |
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Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
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(508 |
) |
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(686 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(13,374 |
) |
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(579 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(6,189 |
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(4,334 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
593 |
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|
697 |
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Deferred revenue |
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(1,528 |
) |
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(1,882 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
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(3,026 |
) |
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1,877 |
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Investing activities |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(6,106 |
) |
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(7,429 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
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(6,106 |
) |
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(7,429 |
) |
Financing activities |
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Payments for capital lease obligations |
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(1,272 |
) |
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(1,139 |
) |
Payments on long-term debt |
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(1,500 |
) |
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(1,500 |
) |
Net cash used in by financing activities |
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(2,772 |
) |
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(2,639 |
) |
Effect of foreign exchange rates |
|
170 |
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|
|
(740 |
) |
Net decrease in cash |
|
(11,734 |
) |
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(8,931 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
32,629 |
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|
46,468 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
20,895 |
|
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$ |
37,537 |
|
Supplemental disclosure: |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ |
21,912 |
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$ |
15,854 |
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Net income taxes paid |
$ |
536 |
|
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$ |
302 |
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Significant noncash investing and financing activities |
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Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable |
$ |
212 |
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$ |
51 |
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
KLDiscovery Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Note 1 – Organization, business and summary of significant accounting policies
Organization
KLDiscovery Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a leading global provider of eDiscovery, information governance and data recovery solutions to corporations, law firms, insurance companies and individuals in 16 countries around the world. We provide technology solutions to help our clients solve complex data challenges. The Company’s headquarters are located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The Company has 25 locations in 16 countries, as well as 9 data centers and 13 data recovery labs globally.
The Company was originally incorporated under the name Pivotal Acquisition Corp. (“Pivotal”) as a blank check company on August 2, 2018 under the laws of the State of Delaware for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
On December 19, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), Pivotal acquired the outstanding shares of LD Topco, Inc. via a reverse capitalization (the “Business Combination”) and was renamed KLDiscovery Inc.
Principles of consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of KLDiscovery and all its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated upon consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial and risk factor information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which we previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Liquidity and going concern evaluation
Under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern, the Company is required to evaluate each reporting period, including interim periods, whether there is substantial doubt regarding its ability to meet its obligations when they come due within one year from the financial statement issuance date.
On February 8, 2021, certain subsidiaries of the Company, or the Loan Parties, entered into a new secured credit agreement (the “2021 Credit Agreement”) and on March 3, 2023, the Loan Parties entered into the First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Amended 2021 Credit Agreement"). In addition, on December 19, 2019, the Company issued Convertible Debentures, which mature in 2024, in an aggregate principal amount of $200 million (the “Debentures” or the “Convertible Debentures”).
The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement provides for (i) initial term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the “Initial Term Loans”), (ii) delayed draw term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $50 million (the “Delayed Draw Term Loans”), and (iii) revolving credit loans in an aggregate principal amount of $40 million, with a letter of credit sublimit of $10 million (the Revolving Credit Loans”).
The Initial Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans are each scheduled to mature on February 8, 2026, unless the Convertible Debentures are outstanding six months prior to the December 19, 2024 maturity date thereof, in which case the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement matures on June 19, 2024.
The Company has historically incurred losses and in certain years cash flows have been negative. As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s cash balance was $20.9 million and the Company’s debt balance was $543.0 million, including a balance of $249.8 million under the Convertible Debentures and a balance of $293.3 million in Initial Term Loans under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement (no amounts were outstanding under the Delayed Draw Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans). As of June 30, 2023, the Company does not anticipate repaying the Convertible Debentures by June 19, 2024 and as such, the Initial Term Loans debt of $293.3 million is now included in the current portion of long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, the Company does not have sufficient cash on hand, and does not expect to generate sufficient liquidity from forecasted future cash flows to repay its current obligations including the Initial Term Loans, at the accelerated maturity date.
The Company is reviewing potential alternatives, including renegotiating the terms of the Convertible Debentures and/or the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement and identifying alternative sources for cash or additional financing. The Company's current debt structure, however, raises substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern because these or other alternatives may not be achievable on favorable terms and conditions or at all. The Company’s condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty and have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
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Use of estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Although actual results could differ from those estimates, management does not believe that such differences would be material.
Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts, determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the recoverability and useful lives of property and equipment, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, the evaluation of goodwill for impairment, the valuation and realization of deferred income taxes, the fair value of the Company’s common stock, and stock option awards.
Segments, concentration of credit risk and major customers
The Company operates in one business segment, providing technology-based litigation support solutions and services.
Financial instruments, which potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash with a banking institution where the balances, at times, exceed federally insured limits. Management believes the risks associated with these deposits are limited.
With respect to accounts receivable, the Company performs ongoing evaluations of its customers, generally grants uncollateralized credit terms to its customers, and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical experience and management’s expectations of future losses. As of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any single customer that represented ten percent (10%) or more of its consolidated revenues or accounts receivable. The Company believes that the geographic and industry diversity of the Company’s customer base throughout the U.S. and internationally minimizes the risk of incurring material losses due to concentrations of credit risk. The Company’s foreign revenues, principally from businesses in the UK and Germany, totaled approximately $16.5 million and $12.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively; and $29.1 million and $26.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively. The Company’s long-lived assets in foreign countries, principally in the UK and Germany, totaled approximately $26.6 million and $25.9 million as of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Foreign currency
Results of operations for the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated from the designated functional currency to the reporting currency of the U.S. dollar. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for each month, while assets and liabilities are translated at balance sheet date exchange rates. Resulting net translation adjustments are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Transaction gains and losses arising from currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency are included in “Other (income) expense” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Such transaction gains and losses may be realized or unrealized depending upon whether the transaction settled during the period or remains outstanding at the balance sheet date.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid financial instruments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable are recorded at the original invoice amount less an estimate for doubtful receivables based on a review of outstanding amounts monthly. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables, considering a customer’s financial condition, and evaluating historical experience and management's expectations of future losses. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade accounts receivable previously written off are recorded when received.
Fixed Assets
Computer software, property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:
Computer software and hardware |
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3 to 5 years |
Leasehold improvements |
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Shorter of lease term or useful life |
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment |
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3 to 5 years |
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Gains or losses on disposals are included in results of operations at amounts equal to the difference between the net book value of the disposed assets and the proceeds received upon disposal. Costs for replacements and betterments are capitalized, while the costs of maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Finance leases right of use assets are included in Property and equipment and are stated at the present value of minimum lease payments and subsequently amortized using the straight-line method over the earlier of the end of the asset's useful life or the end of the lease term.
Depreciation expense totaled $2.4 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and includes amortization of assets recorded under finance leases. Depreciation expense totaled $4.7 million and $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and includes amortization of assets recorded under finance leases. For additional information on leases, refer to Note 3 – Leases.
Internal-use software development costs
The Company capitalizes certain internal computer software costs incurred during the application development stage. The application development stage generally includes software design and configuration, coding, testing and installation activities. Training and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, while upgrades and enhancements are capitalized if it is probable that such expenditure will result in additional functionality. Capitalized software costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the underlying project on a straight-line basis. The Company’s estimated useful life of capitalized software costs varies between and five years, depending on management’s expectation of the economic life of various software. Capitalized software amortization costs are recorded as a component of cost of revenue.
Capitalized software costs are reflected as part of “Intangible assets, net” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and totaled $19.0 million and $17.5 million, net of accumulated amortization, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Intangible assets and other long-lived assets
The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of any asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the difference between the fair value of the asset compared to its carrying amount.
Amortization expense totaled $3.9 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively; $1.4 million and $2.5 million of which, respectively, was classified as part of the “Cost of revenues” line in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Amortization expense totaled $7.8 million and $10.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively; $2.7 million and $5.1 million of which, respectively, was classified as part of the “Cost of revenues” line in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.
The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquisition to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company recognizes as goodwill the amount by which the purchase price of an acquired entity exceeds the net of the fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company uses various recognized valuation methods including the income and market approaches. Further, the Company makes assumptions within certain valuation techniques, including discount rates, royalty rates, and the amount and timing of future cash flows. The Company records the net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity in the financial statements from the acquisition date. The Company initially performs these valuations based upon preliminary estimates and assumptions by management or independent valuation specialists under its supervision, where appropriate, and make revisions as estimates and assumptions are finalized. The Company expenses acquisition-related costs as they are incurred.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the total consideration paid over identified intangible and tangible assets of the Company and its acquisitions. The Company tests its goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on October 1, and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, or sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit. As of the October 1, 2022 testing date, the Company determined there is one reporting unit.
Management concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill and intangible assets during the six months ended June 30, 2023. Our goodwill balance is subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
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Debt issuance costs
Debt issuance costs are stated at cost, net of accumulated amortization, and are amortized over the term of the debt using both the straight-line and the effective yield methods. U.S. GAAP requires that the effective yield method be used to amortize debt acquisition costs; however, if the effect of using the straight-line method is not materially different from the results that would have been obtained under the effective yield method, the straight-line method may be used. The amortization for funded term debt is calculated according to the effective yield method and revolving and unfunded term debt is calculated according to the straight-line method. Debt issuance costs related to funded term debt are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. Debt issuance costs related to revolving and unfunded term debt are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within “Other assets.”
Revenue recognition
Revenues are recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring goods or services promised in a contract to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. Performance obligations in the Company's contracts represent distinct or separate service streams that the Company provides to its customers.
The Company evaluates its revenue contracts with customers based on the five-step model under ASC 606, Revenue Recognition: (1) identify the contract with the customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to separate performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenues when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company provides Legal Technology services to its clients through several technology solutions including Nebula Ecosystem (“Nebula”) its internally developed end-to-end fully integrated proprietary solution. The Company also provides Data Recovery solutions.
The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
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|
2023 Q2 |
|
|
2022 Q2 |
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|
|
Technology Solutions |
|
Nebula |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Technology Solutions |
|
Nebula |
|
Consolidated |
|
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Legal Technology |
|
$ |
70,707 |
|
$ |
10,858 |
|
$ |
81,565 |
|
|
$ |
58,900 |
|
$ |
7,750 |
|
$ |
66,650 |
|
Data Recovery |
|
|
8,442 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,442 |
|
|
|
8,541 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,541 |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
79,149 |
|
$ |
10,858 |
|
$ |
90,007 |
|
|
$ |
67,441 |
|
$ |
7,750 |
|
$ |
75,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2023 YTD |
|
|
2022 YTD |
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Technology Solutions |
|
Nebula |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Technology Solutions |
|
Nebula |
|
Consolidated |
|
||||||
Legal Technology |
|
$ |
144,540 |
|
$ |
19,030 |
|
$ |
163,571 |
|
|
$ |
125,139 |
|
$ |
13,868 |
|
$ |
139,007 |
|
Data Recovery |
|
|
17,095 |
|
|
|
|
17,095 |
|
|
|
18,082 |
|
|
|
|
18,082 |
|
||
Total revenue |
|
$ |
161,635 |
|
$ |
19,030 |
|
$ |
180,666 |
|
|
$ |
143,221 |
|
$ |
13,868 |
|
$ |
157,089 |
|
Performance Obligations and Timing of Revenue Recognition
The Company primarily sells services and products that fall into the categories discussed below. Each category contains one or more performance obligations that are either (1) capable of being distinct (i.e., the customer can benefit from the product or service on its own or together with readily available resources, including those purchased separately from us) and distinct within the context of the contract (i.e., separately identified from other promises in the contract) or (2) a series of distinct products or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer.
The Company generates the majority of its revenues by providing Legal Technology services to its clients. Most of the Company’s eDiscovery service contracts are time and materials types of arrangements.
Time and materials arrangements are based on units of data stored or processed. Unit-based revenues are recognized as services are provided, based on either the amount of data stored or processed, the number of concurrent users accessing the information, or the number of pages or images processed for a client, at agreed upon per unit rates. We recognize revenues for these arrangements at a point in time utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because we have a right to consideration for services completed to date.
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Certain other eDiscovery contracts are subscription-based, fixed-fee arrangements, which have tiered pricing based on the quantity of data hosted. For a fixed monthly fee, our clients receive a variety of optional eDiscovery services, which are included in addition to the data hosting. The Company recognizes revenues for these arrangements at a point in time based on predetermined monthly fees as determined in our contractual agreements, utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because the Company has a right to consideration for services completed to date.
Other eDiscovery agreements are time and material arrangements that require the client to pay us based on the number of hours worked at contractually agreed-upon rates. The Company recognizes revenues for these arrangements at a point in time based on hours incurred and contracted rates utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because it has a contractual right to consideration for services completed to date.
Data recovery services are mainly fixed fee arrangements requiring the client to pay a pre-established fee in exchange for the successful completion of a data recovery on a predetermined device. For the recovery services performed by the Company’s technicians, the revenue is recognized at a point in time, when the recovered data is sent to the customer.
Data erasure services are fixed fee arrangements for which revenue is recognized at a point in time, when the certificate of erasure is sent to the customer.
The Company offers term license subscriptions to Ontrack PowerControls software to customers with on-premises installations of the software pursuant to contracts that are historically one to four years in length. The term license subscriptions include maintenance and support, as well as access to future software upgrades and patches. The license and the additional support services are deemed to be one performance obligation, and thus revenue for these arrangements is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.
Net loss per common share
Basic net loss per common share is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, including stock options and restricted shares. Common stock and common stock equivalents included in the computation represent shares issuable upon assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and release of restricted shares, except when the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
The Company is an Emerging Growth Company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act and has elected to take advantage of the extended transition period of delaying the adoption of new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. This may make the comparison of the Company’s condensed financial statements to other public companies not meaningful due to the differences in accounting standards being applied.
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“ASC 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). This guidance is intended to introduce a revised approach to the recognition and measurement of credit losses, emphasizing an updated model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed financial statements.
Note 2 – Fair value measurements
The Company accounts for recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, and requires expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The ASC 820 hierarchy ranks the quality of reliability of inputs, or assumptions, used in the determination of fair value, and requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1 – Fair value is determined by using unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – Fair value is determined by using inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable. Inputs can include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in inactive markets. Related inputs can also include those used in valuation or other pricing models, such as interest rates and yield curves that can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 – Fair value is determined by inputs that are unobservable and not corroborated by market data. Use of these inputs involves significant and subjective judgments to be made by a reporting entity – e.g., determining an appropriate adjustment to a discount factor for illiquidity associated with a given security.
The Company evaluates financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis to determine the appropriate level at which to classify them each reporting period. This determination requires significant judgments to be made by the Company.
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The Company believes that the fair values of its current assets and current liabilities (cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other current liabilities) approximate their reported carrying amounts.
The Company has determined that the 6,350,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock (the “Private Warrants”) issued in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination in December 2019 should be accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of Private Warrants in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The fair value of the Private Warrants was $0.1 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Management estimates the carrying amount of the Company’s long-term debt approximates its fair value because the interest rates on these instruments are subject to changes in market interest rates or are consistent with prevailing interest rates.
Note 3 – Leases
The Company’s operating leases are primarily for office space and certain equipment, expiring in various years through 2029. Certain leases contain annual rent escalation clauses. The Company’s finance leases are primarily for data center equipment. As part of the Company’s efforts to optimize its real estate footprint, the Company shortened the lease terms in two locations in 2022 and partially abandoned two locations in 2023.
Maturities of lease liabilities as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:
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Finance |
|
|
Operating |
|
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Remainder of 2023 |
|
$ |
1,058 |
|
|
$ |
4,330 |
|
2024 |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
7,197 |
|
2025 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,107 |
|
2026 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,168 |
|
2027 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
459 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
343 |
|
Total undiscounted lease payments |
|
$ |
1,222 |
|
|
$ |
18,604 |
|
Less: Interest |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(2,233 |
) |
Present value of lease liabilities |
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
|
$ |
16,371 |
|
Note 4 – Long term debt
The table below summarizes the components of the Company’s long-term debt (in thousands):
|
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Convertible Debenture notes due 2024 |
|
$ |
249,784 |
|
|
$ |
244,808 |
|
Amended 2021 Credit Agreement due 2026 (1) (2) |
|
|
293,250 |
|
|
|
294,750 |
|
Total debt |
|
|
543,034 |
|
|
|
539,558 |
|
Less: unamortized original issue discount |
|
|
(8,567 |
) |
|
|
(10,751 |
) |
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
|
(1,040 |
) |
|
|
(1,278 |
) |
Total debt, net |
|
|
533,427 |
|
|
|
527,529 |
|
Current portion of debt |
|
|
293,250 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
Less: current portion of unamortized original |
|
|
(3,094 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Less: current portion of unamortized debt |
|
|
(665 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total current portion of debt, net |
|
|
289,491 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
Total long-term debt, net |
|
$ |
243,936 |
|
|
$ |
524,529 |
|
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Amended 2021 Credit Agreement
On February 8, 2021, certain subsidiaries of the Company, or the Loan Parties, entered into the 2021 Credit Agreement, a new secured credit agreement. Proceeds were used to pay in full all outstanding loans and terminate all lending commitments under the previously outstanding 2016 Credit Agreement.
On March 3, 2023, the Loan Parties entered into the First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement. The First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement provides for the revision of the benchmark interest rate from LIBOR to the secured overnight financing rate, (“SOFR”). At March 31, 2023, all outstanding indebtedness under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement automatically converted from a LIBOR based loan to the new SOFR based loan at the end of the then-current applicable Interest Period. Additionally, the First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement provides for the addition of the Term SOFR Adjustment of 0.10%, based on the term of the applicable Interest Period, to be added to the Applicable Rate for both SOFR Loans and Base Rate Loans (capitalized terms as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement).
The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement provides for (i) Initial Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million, (ii) Delayed Draw Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $50 million, and (iii) Revolving Credit Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $40 million, with a letter of credit sublimit of $10 million. The Delayed Draw Term Loans were available to the Loan Parties at any time prior to February 8, 2023, subject to certain conditions. As of June 30, 2023, there were no outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans and they are no longer available under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement.
The Initial Term Loans bear, and while they were available, the Delayed Draw Term Loans bore, interest, at the Loan Parties’ option, at the rate of (x) with respect to SOFR Rate Loans, the Adjusted SOFR Rate with a 1.00% floor, plus 6.50% per annum, plus the Term SOFR Adjustment of 0.10% or (y) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Base Rate plus 5.50% per annum, plus the Term SOFR Adjustment of 0.10%.
The Revolving Credit Loans bear interest, at our option, at the rate of (x) with respect to SOFR Rate Loans, the Adjusted SOFR Rate plus 4.00% per annum, or (y) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Base Rate plus 3.00% per annum. The Initial Term Loans amortize at a rate of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans outstanding, payable in consecutive quarterly installments of $0.8 million, beginning on June 30, 2021. On June 30, 2023, the balance due was $293.3 million with an interest rate of 5.24187% plus an Adjusted Term SOFR Rate of 6.60%.
The Initial Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans are each scheduled to mature on February 8, 2026, unless the Convertible Debentures are outstanding six months prior to the December 19, 2024 maturity date thereof, in which case the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement matures on June 19, 2024. The Initial Term Loans may be voluntarily repaid at any time, but may be subject to a prepayment premium. The Initial Term Loans are required to be repaid under certain circumstances, including with Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement), the proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event (each as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement) and the proceeds of certain refinancing indebtedness.
The obligations under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the Loan Parties’ assets. The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants as well as a financial maintenance covenant that requires the Loan Parties to maintain a First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement) of less than or equal to 7.00 to 1.00, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Company was in compliance with all Amended 2021 Credit Agreement covenants as of June 30, 2023.
The Company incurred closing fees of $8.0 million in connection with the original entry into the 2021 Credit Agreement. These fees will be amortized over the full term of the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Loans
The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement also provides for an unfunded revolver commitment for borrowing up to $40.0 million. As of June 30, 2023, there was $39.4 million available capacity for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Loan commitment due to the $0.6 million of letters of credit outstanding (See Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies).
Convertible Debentures
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued Convertible Debentures, which mature in 2024, in an aggregate principal amount of $200 million. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance due under the Convertible Debentures was $249.8 million and $244.8 million, respectively.
The Convertible Debentures will mature on December 19, 2024 unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased, and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.00% in cash, payable quarterly, and 4.00% in kind, accrued quarterly, on the last business day of March, June, September and December. In addition, on each anniversary of December 19, 2019 (the "Closing Date"), the Company will increase the principal amount of the Debentures by an amount equal to 3.00% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding (subject to reduction for any principal amount repaid). The additional payment will accrue from the last payment date for the additional payment (or the Closing Date if no prior payment has been made), and will also be payable at maturity, upon conversion and upon an optional redemption.
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At any time, upon notice as set forth in the Debentures, the Debentures will be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Debentures are convertible into shares of common stock at the option of the Debenture holders at any time and from time to time at a price of $18 per share, subject to certain adjustments. However, in the event the Company elects to redeem any Debentures, the holders have a right to purchase common stock from the Company in an amount equal to the amount redeemed at the conversion price.
The Debentures contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things: (i) incur additional debt; (ii) create liens on assets; (iii) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; or (iv) designate the Company’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The Debentures provide for customary events of default, including non-payment, failure to comply with covenants or other agreements in the Debentures and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an event of default occurs and continues, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debentures may declare the entire principal amount of all the Debentures to be due and payable immediately. As of June 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all Debenture covenants.
Note 5 – Equity incentive plan
On December 19, 2019, the Company adopted the 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “2019 Plan”) under which eligible employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company may be granted incentive or non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), or other stock-based awards, including shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the 2019 Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2019 Plan automatically increases on each January 1 (commencing with January 1, 2021) until and including January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the lesser of: (a) 5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b) such smaller number of shares as is determined by our Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Compensation Committee of the Board approved an increase to the share reserve as set out in the 2019 Plan in the amount of 2,146,007 shares in April 2023. As of June 30, 2023, 13,906,685 shares of Common Stock were reserved under the 2019 Plan, of which 2,516,445 shares of Common Stock remained available for issuance.
Stock option activity
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity under the 2019 Plan:
Description |
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
||||
Options outstanding, December 31, 2022 |
|
|
5,757,779 |
|
|
$ |
7.92 |
|
|
|
7.60 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Granted |
|
|
987,796 |
|
|
|
1.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,183,255 |
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Forfeited |
|
|
(17,405 |
) |
|
|
6.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Expired |
|
|
(137,398 |
) |
|
|
8.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Options outstanding, June 30, 2023 |
|
|
6,590,772 |
|
|
$ |
6.89 |
|
|
|
7.58 |
|
|
$ |
1,183,255 |
|
Options vested and exercisable, June 30, 2023 |
|
|
4,480,069 |
|
|
$ |
8.20 |
|
|
|
6.92 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Options vested and expected to vest, June 30, 2023 |
|
|
6,590,772 |
|
|
$ |
6.89 |
|
|
|
7.58 |
|
|
$ |
1,183,255 |
|
_______________________________
The following table summarizes additional information on stock option grants and vesting (in thousands):
|
|
2019 Plan |
|
|||||
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
|
||
Total fair value of stock options granted |
|
$ |
938 |
|
|
$ |
2,898 |
|
Total fair value of options vested |
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
|
840 |
|
Time-based vesting stock options
Time-based vesting stock options generally vest over a three-year period, are subject to graded vesting schedules, and expire ten years from the date of grant or within 90 days of termination of employment. The weighted-average fair value per share of time-based vesting stock options granted by the Company was $0.95, and $2.55, during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $0.5 million and $1.3 million of stock-based compensation expense, respectively, in connection with time-based vesting stock options. For the six months ended June 30, 2023
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and 2022, the Company recognized $0.9 million and $2.4 million of stock-based compensation expense, respectively, in connection with time-based vesting stock options. As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, there was $2.8 million and $5.2 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, respectively, related to unvested time-based vesting stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 and 2.0 years, respectively.
Stock Option Valuation
The Company used valuation models to value the time based vesting stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the valuation models to determine the fair value of awards granted to employees and non-employee directors under the 2019 Plan:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
|
||
Expected volatility |
|
|
41.2 |
% |
|
42.8% - 42.9% |
|
|
Expected term (in years) |
|
|
6.00 |
|
|
6.00 |
|
|
Dividend yield |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
3.61 |
% |
|
1.62% - 2.71% |
|
A discussion of management’s methodology for developing each of the assumptions used in the valuation model follows:
Stock-based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense is included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss within the following line items (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
|
||||
Cost of revenues |
|
$ |
244 |
|
|
$ |
411 |
|
|
$ |
471 |
|
|
$ |
762 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
897 |
|
|
|
919 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
877 |
|
|
$ |
1,297 |
|
|
$ |
1,710 |
|
|
$ |
2,359 |
|
Performance-based restricted stock units
Periodically, the Company granted RSUs to certain employees which are subject to certain vesting criteria. These RSUs become eligible to begin vesting upon a liquidity event (as defined in the award agreements governing the RSUs). The amount and timing of the vesting of the RSUs depends on the type and timing of the liquidity event as it relates to the Closing Date. Generally, a portion of the RSUs were scheduled to first vest upon the occurrence of the liquidity event and the remainder were scheduled to vest in up to three annual installments thereafter. Because no liquidity event occurred before the third anniversary of the Closing Date, all RSUs are scheduled to vest immediately upon a future liquidity event.
The Company determined the achievement of a liquidity event was not probable and therefore no expense has been recorded related to the RSU awards that vest solely upon a liquidity event.
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During the second quarter of 2023 and 2022, the Company granted 367,820 and 463,000 performance-based RSUs, respectively, to certain employees, 50% of which vest based on the achievement of annual consolidated revenue targets and 50% of which vest based on the achievement of certain annual Nebula revenue targets. These units will vest over three annual installments based on the achievement of the annual consolidated revenue and Nebula revenue performance conditions and are not subject to any liquidity event vesting condition. In the event that the performance conditions are not met in the first or second year, all units granted will vest in the third year if the cumulative performance conditions are met at that time. The grant of awards with performance conditions supports the Company’s goal of aligning executive incentives with long-term stockholder value and ensuring that executive officers have a continuing stake in the long-term success of the Company.
The Company determined the three-year achievement of the overall Company revenue and Nebula revenue targets was probable and incurred $0.2 million of stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 with respect to the performance-based RSUs granted in the second quarter of 2023 and 2022.
The vesting of the RSUs held by a grantee is generally subject to his or her continued employment with the Company.
During the second quarter of 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the vesting of 73,726 performance-based RSUs previously granted to certain employees. The shares issued upon the vesting of the RSUs were distributed to the employees during the second quarter.
Time-based restricted stock units
The Company grants certain non-employee directors time-based RSUs in satisfaction of their annual retainer payments. These RSUs vest over a one-year or three-year period. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted to certain non-employee directors 186,834 RSUs and 100,000 RSUs, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized the grant-date fair value of the RSUs granted to non-employee directors of $0.2 million and $0.2 million as stock-based compensation expense, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized as stock-based compensation expense the grant-date fair value of the RSUs granted to non-employee directors of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity for performance based RSUs awarded to employees and for time-based RSUs granted to non-employee directors under the 2019 Plan:
Description |
|
RSUs |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |
|
|||
RSUs non-vested, December 31, 2022 |
|
|
1,876,669 |
|
|
$ |
6.45 |
|
|
|
6.10 |
|
Granted |
|
|
786,884 |
|
|
|
2.04 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Vested |
|
|
(190,059 |
) |
|
|
6.52 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(23,724 |
) |
|
|
6.40 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Expired |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs non-vested, June 30, 2023 |
|
|
2,449,770 |
|
|
$ |
5.03 |
|
|
|
5.89 |
|
Note 6 – Equity
The Company is authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available at the times and in the amounts as the Company's Board of Directors may from time to time determine. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock.
There were no stock issuances during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, other than pursuant to stock option exercises, vesting of certain performance based RSUs and vesting of non-employee director RSUs.
Warrants
On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company assumed (i) 23,000,000 warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock and (ii) 6,350,000 Private Warrants (together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”). The Public Warrants qualify for equity accounting as these warrants do not fall within the scope of ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. The Private Warrants qualify for liability accounting as these warrants fall within the scope of ASC 480.
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Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share. If exercised by the initial purchaser of the Private Warrant or certain permitted transferees, the purchase can occur on a cashless basis. The Warrants will expire on December 19, 2024 or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
If the reported last sale price of the Company's common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders, the Company may redeem all the Public Warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a cashless basis. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. The warrants will not be adjusted for the issuance of common stock at a price below its exercise price. The Company will not be required to net cash settle the warrants.
The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants except that the Private Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
Shares Subject to Forfeiture
On December 19, 2019, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, 550,000 shares of common stock held by Pivotal Acquisition Holdings LLC were subjected to an additional lockup that will be released only if the last reported sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 for a period of 20 consecutive trading days during the five-year period following the Closing Date. If the last reported sale price of common stock does not equal or exceed $15.00 within five years from the Closing Date, such shares will be forfeited to the Company for no consideration. These shares are reported as outstanding in the Company’s financial statements and continue to be subject to the additional lockup as of June 30, 2023.
Note 7 – Income taxes
A valuation allowance has been established against the Company’s net U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets, including net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards. As a result, the Company’s income tax provision is primarily related to foreign tax activity and U.S. deferred taxes for tax deductible goodwill and other indefinite-lived liabilities. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of (4.4)% and (1.8)%, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of (5.7)% and (2.5)%, respectively. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the effects of foreign tax rate differences, U.S. state and local income taxes and the valuation allowance against our domestic deferred tax assets.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA") was signed into law on August 16, 2022. The bill was meant to address the high inflation rate in the U.S. through various climate, energy, healthcare, and other incentives. These incentives are meant to be paid for by the tax provisions included in the IRA that became effective on January 1, 2023, such as a new 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% new excise tax on stock buybacks, additional IRS funding to improve taxpayer compliance, and others. At this time, none of the IRA tax provisions are expected to have a material impact to the Company's tax provision. The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company's business along with guidance issued with respect to the IRA to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company's tax provision in future periods.
Note 8 – Commitments and contingencies
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, which arise occasionally in the normal course of business. While the ultimate results of such matters generally cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect such matters to have a material effect on the financial position and results of operations as of June 30, 2023.
The Company has two letters of credit totaling $0.6 million as of June 30, 2023 as additional security for lease guarantees related to leased properties.
Note 9 – Related parties
As of June 30, 2023, $124.9 million including paid-in kind interest of the Company's Convertible Debentures was owed to affiliates of MGG Investment Group, which is an affiliate of a director of the Company. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $3.7 million and $3.4 million in interest expense, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $7.2 million and $6.8 million in interest expense, respectively, related to the Convertible Debentures owned by affiliates of the MGG Investment Group.
Note 10 – Subsequent events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events since the date on which these financial statements were issued through the date on which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was filed and did not identify any additional items for disclosure.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information incorporated herein by reference, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding our financial position, business strategy and management’s plans and objectives for future operations. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. When we discuss our strategies or plans, we are making projections, forecasts or forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the beliefs of, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to, our management.
All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expect, including:
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The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in any document incorporated by reference are based on current expectations and beliefs, which we believe to be reasonable, concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (many of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
In addition, statements that include phrases such as “we believe” and similar phrases reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for these statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
Throughout this section, unless otherwise specified or where the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company,” “KLDiscovery,” “KLD,” or “KLDiscovery Inc.” refer to KLDiscovery Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The following overview provides a summary of the sections included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations:
OVERVIEW
KLD is a leading global provider of eDiscovery, information governance and data recovery solutions to corporations, law firms, insurance agencies and individuals. We provide technology solutions to help our clients solve complex legal, regulatory and data challenges. We have broad geographical coverage in the eDiscovery and data recovery industries with 25 locations in 16 countries, as well as 9 data centers and 13 data recovery labs globally. Our integrated proprietary technology solutions enable the efficient and accurate collection, processing, transmission, review and/or recovery of complex and large-scale enterprise data. In conjunction with proprietary technology, we provide immediate expert consultation and 24/7/365 support wherever a customer is located worldwide, which empowers us to become a “first-call” partner for mission-critical, time-sensitive, or nuanced eDiscovery and data recovery challenges. We are continuously innovating to provide a more reliable, secure and seamless experience when tackling various “big data” volume, velocity, and veracity challenges. A key example of our purpose-built innovation is Nebula, our flagship, end-to-end artificial intelligence/machine learning, or AI/ML, powered solution that serves as a singular platform of engagement for legal data.
Key factors affecting our performance
Our operating results, financial performance and future growth will depend on a variety of factors, including, among others, maintaining our history of product innovation, increasing adoption of Nebula, maintaining and growing our client base while driving greater penetration, growth in the number of our matters, particularly large matters and establishing our partner channel for Nebula. Some of the more important factors are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023 (our “Annual Report”), as supplemented by the additional discussion below.
Key business metrics
The following are among the key operational and financial metrics we use to measure and evaluate our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions.
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Clients
We have a strong track record of growing our client base, and we believe that our ability to increase the number of clients utilizing our Legal Technology solutions, including Nebula, is an important indicator of our market penetration, our business growth, and our future opportunities.
We define Legal Technology clients as each primary law firm and corporation to which we provided services in a litigation matter that we billed during the past two years. We define Nebula clients, each of which is included in the number of Legal Technology clients, as the total number of primary law firm, corporation, insurance company and service provider clients to which we provided legal technology solutions for a matter that we billed for use of our Nebula solution during the two years prior to the applicable date.
The following table sets forth the number of Legal Technology clients and Nebula clients as of the dates shown:
|
|
June 30, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Legal Technology clients |
|
|
6,150 |
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
Nebula clients |
|
|
1,660 |
|
|
|
1,419 |
|
Number and size of matters
We believe our ability to continuously grow the number of matters on our platform over time is an important measure of scale for our business and is indicative of our future growth prospects.
We define Legal Technology matters as the total number of matters on which our Legal Technology solutions were used in the twelve months preceding the applicable date. Matters refer to a range of activities that include collecting, tracking, analyzing, and exchanging relevant data. Legal Technology solutions currently drive the majority of our revenue, and provide the foundation for additional adoption of our proprietary technology solutions and other offerings. We define Nebula matters, which are included in the number of Legal Technology matters, as the total number of matters on which our Nebula solution was used in the twelve months preceding the applicable date. Nebula is our ecosystem of proprietary technology solutions that enables clients to collect, process, store, analyze, and govern their data on a single platform. Nebula comprises a steadily growing component of our revenue and we expect Nebula adoption to increase and the number of Nebula matters to grow in the long term as we continue to introduce new product capabilities and cross-sell Nebula to our existing clients.
The following table sets forth the number of Legal Technology matters and Nebula matters as of the dates shown:
|
|
June 30, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Legal Technology matters |
|
|
8,062 |
|
|
|
8,048 |
|
Nebula matters |
|
|
1,313 |
|
|
|
1,089 |
|
Our comprehensive product offerings, technology-enabled service offerings and reputation as a trusted partner to our clients enable us to capture matters of large size and complexity. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, 52% and 47% of Legal Technology revenue, respectively, was produced by matters that generated revenues of greater than $500,000, and 79% and 78% of our Legal Technology revenue, respectively, was produced by matters that generated revenues of greater than $100,000 during the relevant period.
Legal Technology net revenue retention
We calculate our Legal Technology net revenue retention rate by dividing (1) total Legal Technology revenue in the twelve-month period from accounts that generated Legal Technology revenue during the corresponding immediately preceding twelve-month period by (2) total Legal Technology revenue in the immediately preceding twelve-month period generated from those same accounts. Our Legal Technology net revenue retention rate includes revenue from use of Nebula.
|
|
Twelve Months Ended June 30, |
||
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Legal Technology net revenue retention |
|
101% |
|
101% |
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For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our Legal Technology revenue was $81.6 million and $66.7 million, respectively, and our data recovery revenue was $8.4 million and $8.5 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our Legal Technology revenue was $163.6 million and $139.0 million, respectively, and our data recovery revenue was $17.1 million and $18.1 million, respectively.
Our Legal Technology net revenue retention rate is impacted by our usage-based pricing model, and revenue could fluctuate in any given period due to timing and volume of matters, client upsell, cross-sell, and churn. We believe global macroeconomic challenges, including inflation and the war in Ukraine, had a significant adverse impact on the Company and the overall market in 2022. Large jobs were delayed and significant revenue opportunities that we typically rely on were not as abundant as we expected. Our revenues increased during the first half of this year as we saw an uptick in large jobs. In the long-term, we plan to increase our net revenue retention rate by increasing the number of solutions that we sell on a subscription-basis, as well as broadening the scope of our Nebula offerings, to promote strong product adoption. As we expand our products beyond eDiscovery to other information governance solutions such as big data hosting and processing, including through Nebula, we expect clients to leverage our technology earlier in the data lifecycle, providing further opportunity for us to increase our product and service penetration and client retention. Furthermore, we plan to establish and broaden our channel partnerships over time and leverage these strong relationships to further our awareness of our products and overall usage within the industry.
KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue
The Company primarily generates revenue from selling solutions that fall into the following categories:
The Company generates the majority of its revenues by providing Legal Technology solutions to our clients. Most of the Company’s eDiscovery contracts are time and materials types of arrangements, while others are subscription-based, fixed-fee arrangements.
Time and materials arrangements are based on units of data stored or processed. Unit-based revenues are recognized as services are provided, based on either the amount of data stored or processed, the number of concurrent users accessing the information or the number of pages or images processed for a client, at agreed upon per unit rates. The Company recognizes revenues for these arrangements utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because it has a contractual right to consideration for services completed to date.
Certain of the Company’s eDiscovery contracts are subscription-based, fixed fee arrangements, which have tiered pricing based on the quantity of data hosted. For a fixed monthly fee, the Company’s clients receive a variety of optional eDiscovery solutions, which are included in addition to the data hosting. The Company recognizes revenues for these arrangements based on predetermined monthly fees as determined in its contractual agreements, utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because the Company has a contractual right to consideration for services completed to date.
Other eDiscovery agreements are time and material arrangements that require the client to pay us based on the number of hours worked at contractually agreed-upon rates. The Company recognizes revenues for these arrangements based on hours incurred and contracted rates utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because it has a contractual right to consideration for services completed to date.
Data recovery engagements are mainly fixed fee arrangements requiring the client to pay a pre-established fee in exchange for the successful completion of such engagement on a predetermined device. For the recovery performed by the Company’s technicians, the revenue is recognized at a point in time, when the recovered data is sent to the customer.
Data erasure engagements are also fixed fee arrangements for which revenue is recognized at a point in time when the certificate of erasure is sent to the customer.
The Company offers term license subscriptions to Ontrack PowerControls software to customers with on-premises installations of the software pursuant to contracts that are historically one to four years in length. The term license subscriptions include maintenance and support, as well as access to future software upgrades and patches. The license and the additional support services are deemed to be one performance obligation, and thus revenue for these arrangements is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our Legal Technology revenue was $81.6 million and $66.7 million, respectively, and our data recovery revenue was $8.4 million and $8.5 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our Legal Technology revenue was $163.6 million and $139.0 million, respectively, and our data recovery revenue was
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$17.1 million and $18.1 million, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Legal Technology revenue from our technology solutions other than Nebula was $70.7 million and $58.9 million respectively, and revenue from Nebula was $10.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Legal Technology revenue from our technology solutions other than Nebula was $144.5 million and $125.1 million respectively, and revenue from Nebula was $19.0 million and $13.9 million, respectively.
We currently expect that Nebula revenue will continue to accelerate, with Nebula growing as a larger percentage of the mix of total revenue over time.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenue consists primarily of technology infrastructure costs, personnel costs and amortization of capitalized developed technology costs. Infrastructure costs include hardware, software, occupancy and cloud costs to support our legal technology and data recovery solutions. Personnel costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses, and stock-based compensation as well as costs associated with document reviewers which are variable based on managed review revenue. We intend to continue to invest additional resources in our infrastructure to expand the capability of solutions and enable our customers to realize the full benefit of our solutions. The level, timing and relative investment in our cloud infrastructure could affect our cost of revenue in the future. Additionally, cost of revenue in future periods could be impacted by fluctuations in document reviewer costs associated with managed review revenue.
Operating expenses
Our operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative and amortization and depreciation expenses. Personnel costs are the most significant component of operating expenses and consist of salaries, benefits, bonuses, share-based compensation and sales commissions. Operating expenses also include occupancy, software expense and professional services. We intend to continue to increase our investment in research and development to further develop our proprietary technology and support further penetration and adoption of our offerings, including our end-to-end Nebula platform, including through hiring additional personnel. We expect these investments to cause research and development expense to slightly increase over the prior year, while staying fairly consistent as a percentage of revenue in 2023 and thereafter. We expect sales and marketing expense to decline in the next year as we realize the full year benefits of the optimization of data recovery personnel as we unified our inbound and business development teams. The optimization of personnel combined with anticipated increased revenue will result in slightly decreasing sales and marketing expense as a percentage of revenue in the next year and normalizing as a percentage of revenues thereafter. We also expect general and administrative expense to decrease in the next year due to savings associated with the consolidation of our real estate footprint, as well as vacated lease costs and public offering costs that are not expected to recur in 2023 or future periods. General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue is expected to decline over time due to our ability to scale as revenues increase and as a result of historical cost-cutting measures.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists primarily of interest payments and accruals relating to outstanding borrowings. We expect interest expense to vary each reporting period depending on the amount of outstanding borrowings and prevailing interest rates.
Income Tax Provision
The income tax provision is primarily related to foreign tax activity and U.S. deferred taxes for tax deductible goodwill and other indefinite-lived liabilities. We maintain a valuation allowance on our federal and state deferred tax assets as we have concluded that it is not more likely than not that the deferred assets will be utilized.
Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
We prepare financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We also disclose and discuss other non-U.S. GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA. Our management believes that these measures are relevant and provide useful supplemental information to investors by providing a baseline for evaluating and comparing our operating performance against that of other companies in our industry.
Our management believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reflect our ongoing operating performance because the isolation of non-cash charges, such as amortization and depreciation, and other items, such as interest, income taxes, equity compensation, acquisition and transaction costs, restructuring costs, systems establishment costs and costs associated with strategic initiatives which are incurred outside the ordinary course of our business, provides information about our cost structure and helps us to track our operating progress. We encourage investors and potential investors to carefully review our U.S. GAAP financial measures and compare them with our EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA. The non-U.S. GAAP financial measures that we use may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and in the future, we may disclose different non-U.S. GAAP financial measures in order to help our investors meaningfully evaluate and compare our results of operations to our previously reported results of operations or to those of other companies in our industry.
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) plus interest (income) expense, income tax expense (benefit), extinguishment of debt, impairment losses, and depreciation and amortization. We view adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure and as such, we believe that the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure is net loss. In calculating adjusted EBITDA, we exclude from net loss certain items that we believe are not reflective of our ongoing business as the exclusion of these items allows us to provide additional analysis of the financial components of the day-to-day operation of our business. We have outlined below the type and scope of these exclusions:
Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by any of these adjustments, or that our projections and estimates will be realized in their entirety or at all. In addition, because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of liquidity or discretionary cash available to us to fund our cash needs, including investing in the growth of our business and meeting our obligations.
The use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA instead of U.S. GAAP measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations and operating cash flows as reported under U.S. GAAP. For example, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA do not reflect:
See “—Results of Operations” below for reconciliations of adjusted EBITDA to net loss.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022
The results for the periods shown below should be reviewed in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”
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The following table sets forth statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated:
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For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
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(in millions) |
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2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Revenues |
|
$ |
90.0 |
|
|
$ |
75.2 |
|
Cost of revenues |
|
|
45.0 |
|
|
|
39.6 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
45.0 |
|
|
|
35.6 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
33.6 |
|
|
|
34.2 |
|
Income from operations |
|
|
11.4 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
16.2 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(4.5 |
) |
|
|
(11.0 |
) |
Income tax provision |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(4.7 |
) |
|
|
(11.2 |
) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(5.7 |
) |
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
(4.9 |
) |
|
|
(16.9 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|||||
(in millions) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Net Loss |
|
$ |
(4.7 |
) |
|
$ |
(11.2 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
16.2 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
6.8 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
|
EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
18.5 |
|
|
$ |
9.7 |
|
Acquisition, financing and transaction costs |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Stock compensation and other |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Restructuring costs |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Systems establishment costs |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
20.1 |
|
|
$ |
12.4 |
|
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Revenues
Revenues increased by $14.8 million, or 19.7%, to $90.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $75.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This is due to an increase in Legal Technology revenue of $14.9 million resulting from an increase of $11.8 million from our technology solutions other than Nebula and an increase of $3.1 million from Nebula due to higher volume, partially offset by a decrease in data recovery revenue of $0.1 million as a result of a lower volume of large jobs.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues increased by $5.4 million, or 13.6%, to $45.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $39.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This increase is primarily due to increased software expense of approximately $1.1 million, increased personnel expenses of $4.6 million primarily due to increased managed review wages, and increased professional services of $0.5 million, partially offset by decreased amortization of $1.2 million associated with acquired intangibles that have fully amortized. As a percentage of revenue, our cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2023 decreased to 50.0% as compared to 52.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and was primarily due to the higher revenue combined with the decrease in amortization expense.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased by $9.4 million, or 26.4%, to $45.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $35.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Gross profit increased primarily due to the factors noted above. As a percentage of revenue, our gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2023 increased to 50.0% as compared to 47.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and was due to the increase in revenue noted above that was greater in percentage than the comparable increase in cost of revenues.
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Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by $0.6 million, or 1.8%, to $33.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $34.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease is primarily the result of a $0.9 million decrease in professional services, a $0.4 million decrease in occupancy expense due to the consolidation of our real estate footprint and a $0.3 million decrease in marketing costs primarily associated with the optimization of our digital marketing program, partially offset by increased sales commissions of $1.0 million. As a percentage of revenue, our operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 decreased to 37.3% as compared to 45.5% for three months ended June 30, 2022.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by $3.3 million, or 25.6%, to $16.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $12.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is primarily due to an increase in the variable interest rate on borrowings under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement, which resulted in a $2.9 million increase in expense, and an increase in the debt balance due to the quarterly accruals of Paid in Kind ("PIK") interest on the Convertible Debentures issued by the Company, which resulted in a $0.3 million increase in interest expense.
Change in Fair Value of Private Warrants
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 the Company recorded a gain to the Private Warrants liability of $0.3 million and for the three months ended June 30, 2022 the Company recorded a gain of $0.5 million.
Income Tax Provision
During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of (4.4)% and (1.8)%, respectively. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the effects of foreign tax rate differences, U.S. state and local income taxes and the valuation allowance against our domestic deferred tax assets. The effective rate for the three months ended June 30, 2023 changed from the three months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to a change in the allocation of our pre-tax earnings and losses among countries with differing statutory tax rates.
A valuation allowance has been established against our net U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards. As a result, our income tax provision is primarily related to foreign taxes and U.S. deferred taxes for tax deductible goodwill and other indefinite-lived liabilities.
Net Loss
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $(4.7) million compared to $(11.2) million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Net loss decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022 due to the factors noted above.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022
The results for the periods shown below should be reviewed in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”
The following table sets forth statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated:
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|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|||||
(in millions) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Revenues |
|
$ |
180.7 |
|
|
$ |
157.1 |
|
Cost of revenues |
|
|
88.6 |
|
|
|
82.9 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
92.1 |
|
|
|
74.2 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
69.3 |
|
|
|
69.6 |
|
Income from operations |
|
|
22.8 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
32.0 |
|
|
|
25.6 |
|
Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(8.7 |
) |
|
|
(20.3 |
) |
Income tax provision |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(9.2 |
) |
|
|
(20.8 |
) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
(7.8 |
) |
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
(8.6 |
) |
|
|
(28.6 |
) |
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Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|||||
(in millions) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Net Loss |
|
$ |
(9.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(20.8 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
32.0 |
|
|
|
25.6 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
|
15.7 |
|
EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
36.7 |
|
|
$ |
21.0 |
|
Acquisition, financing and transaction costs |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
Stock compensation and other |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Change in fair value of Private Warrants |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
Restructuring costs |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Systems establishment costs |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
41.0 |
|
|
$ |
26.4 |
|
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Revenues
Revenues increased by $23.6 million, or 15.0%, to $180.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $157.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. This is due to an increase in Legal Technology revenue of $24.6 million resulting from an increase of $19.4 million from our technology solutions other than Nebula and an increase of $5.2 million from Nebula due to higher volume, partially offset by a decrease in data recovery revenue of $1.0 million as a result of a lower volume of large jobs.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues increased by $5.7 million, or 6.9%, to $88.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $82.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. This increase is primarily due to increased software expense of approximately $1.9 million, increased personnel expenses of $5.2 million primarily due to increased managed review wages, increased professional services of $0.7 million, and, increased outsourcing expense of $0.3 million, partially offset by decreased amortization of $2.4 million associated with acquired intangibles that have fully amortized. As a percentage of revenue, our cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 decreased to 49.0% as compared to 52.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and was primarily due to the higher revenue combined with the decrease in amortization expense.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased by $17.9 million, or 24.1%, to $92.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $74.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Gross profit increased primarily due to the factors noted above. As a percentage of revenue, our gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased to 51.0% as compared to 47.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and was due to the increase in revenue noted above that was greater in percentage than the comparable increase in cost of revenues.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased by $0.3 million, or 0.4%, to $69.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $69.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease is primarily the result of a $0.8 million decrease in professional services, a $0.6 million decrease in marketing costs primarily associated with the optimization of our digital marketing program and a $0.6 million decrease in outsourcing, partially offset by $1.8 million increase in sales commissions and bonuses. As a percentage of revenue, our operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 decreased to 38.4% as compared to 44.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by $6.4 million, or 25.0%, to $32.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $25.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is primarily due to an increase in the variable interest rate on borrowings under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement, which resulted in a $5.6 million increase in expense, and an increase in the debt balance due to the quarterly accruals of Paid in Kind ("PIK") interest on the Convertible Debentures issued by the Company, which resulted in a $0.3 million increase in interest expense.
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Change in Fair Value of Private Warrants
For the six months ended June 30, 2023 the Company recorded a gain to the Private Warrants liability of $0.5 million and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 the Company recorded a gain of $0.7 million.
Income Tax Provision
During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of (5.7)% and (2.5)%, respectively. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the effects of foreign tax rate differences, U.S. state and local income taxes and the valuation allowance against our domestic deferred tax assets. The effective rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 changed from the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to a change in the allocation of our pre-tax earnings and losses among countries with differing statutory tax rates.
A valuation allowance has been established against our net U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards. As a result, our income tax provision is primarily related to foreign taxes and U.S. deferred taxes for tax deductible goodwill and other indefinite-lived liabilities.
Net Loss
Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was ($9.2) million compared to $(20.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Net loss decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to the factors noted above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary cash needs are and have been to meet debt service requirements and to fund working capital and capital expenditures. We fund these requirements from cash generated by our operations, as well as funds available under our revolving credit facility discussed below. We may also seek to access the capital markets opportunistically from time-to-time depending on, among other things, financial market conditions. Although our eDiscovery solutions and information archiving services are billed on a monthly basis in arrears with amounts typically due within 30 to 45 days, the eDiscovery industry tends towards longer collectability trends. As a result, we have typically collected the majority of our eDiscovery accounts receivable within 90 to 120 days, which is consistent within the industry. With respect to our data recovery services, they are billed as the services are provided, with payments due within 30 days of billing. We typically collect our data recovery services accounts receivables within 30 to 45 days. Lastly, the majority of our data recovery software is billed monthly in advance with amounts typically due within 30 to 45 days; however, depending on the client contract, billing can occur annually, quarterly or monthly. Long outstanding receivables are not uncommon due to the nature of our Legal Technology services as litigation cases can continue for years, and in certain instances, our collections are delayed until the customer has received payment for their services in connection with a legal matter or the case has been settled. These long-outstanding invoices are a function of the industry in which we operate, rather than indicative of an inability to collect. We have experienced no material seasonality trends as it relates to collection of our accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2023, we had $20.9 million in cash compared to $32.6 million as of December 31, 2022. We expect to finance our operations over the next 12 months primarily through existing cash balances and cash flow from operating activities. The satisfaction of debt servicing requirements is discussed below.
Our Convertible Debentures mature in December 2024 and our Amended 2021 Credit Agreement matures on February 8, 2026, unless the Debentures are outstanding six months prior to the December 19, 2024 maturity date thereof, in which case the loans outstanding under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement mature on June 19, 2024. The Company has historically incurred losses and in certain years cash flows have been negative. As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s cash balance was $20.9 million and the Company’s debt balance was $543.0 million, including a balance of $249.8 million under the Convertible Debentures and a balance of $293.3 million in Initial Term Loans under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement (no amounts were outstanding under Delayed Draw Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans). As of June 30, 2023, the Company does not anticipate repaying the Convertible Debentures solely from existing cash or future cash flows by June 19, 2024 and as such, the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement Initial Term Loans debt of $293.3 million is now included in the current portion of long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2023. The Company does not have sufficient cash on hand and does not expect to generate sufficient liquidity from forecasted future cash flows to repay its current obligations, including the Initial Term Loans, at the accelerated maturity date. The Company is reviewing potential alternatives regarding the Debentures and the Initial Term Loans. The Company’s current debt structure, however, raises substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern because such alternatives may not be achievable on favorable terms and conditions or at all. Furthermore, uncertainty concerning our ability to continue as a going concern may hinder our ability to obtain future financing. Our ability to refinance and/or replace our outstanding debt on acceptable terms, or at all, will depend on, among other things, our financial performance and credit ratings, general economic factors, including inflation and then-current interest rates, the condition of the credit and capital markets and other events, many of which are beyond our control. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to renegotiate, refinance or repay some or all of our indebtedness and continue as a going concern.
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Amended 2021 Credit Agreement
On February 8, 2021, certain subsidiaries of the Company, or the Loan Parties, entered into a new secured credit agreement, or the 2021 Credit Agreement. Proceeds were used to pay in full all outstanding loans and terminate all lending commitments under the previously outstanding 2016 credit agreement.
On March 3, 2023, the Loan Parties entered into the First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement. The First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement provides for the revision of the benchmark interest rate from LIBOR to the secured overnight financing rate, (“SOFR”). At March 31, 2023, all outstanding indebtedness under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement automatically converted from a LIBOR based loan to the new SOFR based loan at the end of the then-current applicable Interest Period. Additionally, the First Amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement provides for the addition of the Term SOFR Adjustment of 0.10%, based on the term of the applicable Interest Period, to be added to the Applicable Rate for both SOFR Loans and Base Rate Loans (capitalized terms as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement).
The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement provides for (i) Initial Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million, (ii) Delayed Draw Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $50 million, and (iii) Revolving Credit Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $40 million, with a letter of credit sublimit of $10 million. The Delayed Draw Term Loans were available to the Loan Parties at any time prior to February 8, 2023, subject to certain conditions. As of June 30, 2023, there were no outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans and they are no longer available to the Loan Parties under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement.
The Initial Term Loans bear, and while they were available, the Delayed Draw Term Loans bore, interest, at the Loan Parties’ option, at the rate of (x) with respect to SOFR Rate Loans, the Adjusted SOFR Rate with a 1.00% floor, plus 6.50% per annum, plus the Term SOFR Adjustment of 0.10% or (y) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Base Rate plus 5.50% per annum, plus the Term SOFR Adjustment of 0.10%.
The Revolving Credit Loans bear interest, at our option, at the rate of (x) with respect to SOFR Rate Loans, the Adjusted SOFR Rate plus 4.00% per annum, or (y) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Base Rate plus 3.00% per annum. The Initial Term Loans amortize at a rate of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans outstanding, payable in consecutive quarterly installments of $0.8 million, beginning on June 30, 2021. On June 30, 2023, the balance due was $293.3 million with an interest rate of 5.24187% plus an Adjusted Term SOFR Rate of 6.60%.
The Initial Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans are each scheduled to mature on February 8, 2026, unless the Convertible Debentures are outstanding six months prior to the December 19, 2024 maturity date thereof, in which case the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement matures on June 19, 2024. The Initial Term Loans may be voluntarily repaid at any time, but may be subject to a prepayment premium. The Initial Term Loans are required to be repaid under certain circumstances, including with Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement), the proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event (each as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement) and the proceeds of certain refinancing indebtedness.
The obligations under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the Loan Parties’ assets. The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants as well as a financial maintenance covenant that requires the Loan Parties to maintain a First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement) of less than or equal to 7.00 to 1.00, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Company was in compliance with all Amended 2021 Credit Agreement covenants as of June 30, 2023.
Revolving Credit Loans
The Amended 2021 Credit Agreement also provides for an unfunded revolver commitment for borrowing up to $40.0 million. As of June 30, 2023, there was $39.4 million available capacity for borrowing under the revolving loan commitment due to the $0.6 million of letters of credit outstanding (See Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies).
Convertible Debentures
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued Convertible Debentures, which mature in 2024, in an aggregate principal amount of $200 million (the “Debentures” or the “Convertible Debentures”). At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance due under the Convertible Debentures was $249.8 million and $244.8 million, respectively.
The Convertible Debentures will mature on December 19, 2024 unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased, and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.00% in cash, payable quarterly, and 4.00% in kind, accrued quarterly, on the last business day of March, June, September and December. In addition, on each anniversary of December 19, 2019 ("Closing Date"), the Company will increase the principal amount of the Debentures by an amount equal to 3.00% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding (subject to reduction for any principal amount repaid). The additional payment will accrue from the last payment date for the additional payment (or the Closing Date if no prior payment has been made), and will also be payable at maturity, upon conversion and upon an optional redemption.
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At any time, upon notice as set forth in the Debentures, the Debentures will be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Debentures are convertible into shares of common stock at the option of the Debenture holders at any time and from time to time at a price of $18 per share, subject to certain adjustments. However, in the event the Company elects to redeem any Debentures, the holders have a right to purchase common stock from the Company in an amount equal to the amount redeemed at the conversion price.
The Convertible Debentures contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things: (i) incur additional debt; (ii) create liens on assets; (iii) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; or (iv) designate the Company’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The Debentures provide for customary events of default, including non-payment, failure to comply with covenants or other agreements in the Debentures and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an event of default occurs and continues, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debentures may declare the entire principal amount of all the Debentures to be due and payable immediately. As of June 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all Debenture covenants.
Cash Flows
Our net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
(in thousands) |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by: |
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Operating activities |
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$ |
(3,026 |
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$ |
1,877 |
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Investing activities |
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$ |
(6,106 |
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$ |
(7,429 |
) |
Financing activities |
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$ |
(2,772 |
) |
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$ |
(2,639 |
) |
Effect of foreign exchange rates |
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$ |
170 |
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$ |
(740 |
) |
Net decrease in cash |
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$ |
(11,734 |
) |
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$ |
(8,931 |
) |
Cash Flows (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $3.0 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in net cash used in operating activities of $4.9 million is primarily due to a decrease in cash related to changes in operating assets, and liabilities of $14.4 million, and a decrease in non-cash items of $2.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in net loss of $11.6 million, which includes an increase in cash paid for interest of $6.1 million. The $14.4 million decrease in cash related to changes in operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $12.8 million decrease for changes in accounts receivable, a $1.9 million decrease for changes in prepaid expenses and other assets, and $0.1 million decrease due to changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase for changes in deferred revenue. Accounts receivable and accounts payable fluctuate from period-to-period depending on the timing.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in cash used is due to a $1.3 million decrease in purchases of property and equipment.
Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in cash used is due to a $0.1 million increase in the repayments of capital lease obligations.
Capital Resources and Material Cash Requirements
A summary of our capital resources and material cash requirements is presented in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report. Other than as described above, there were no other material changes to our capital resources and material cash requirements during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There were no changes to our recent accounting pronouncements from those described in our Annual Report.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In applying accounting principles, it is often required to use estimates. These estimates consider the facts, circumstances and information available, and may be based on subjective inputs, assumptions and information known and unknown to us. Material changes in certain of the estimates that we use could potentially affect, by a material amount, our consolidated financial position and results of operations. Although results may vary, we believe our estimates are reasonable and appropriate. There were no changes to our critical accounting policies from those described in our Annual Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to interest rate market risk in connection with our long-term indebtedness. Our principal interest rate exposure relates to outstanding amounts under the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement for the $300 million Initial Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans of up to $40 million. Interest rate changes may impact the amount of our interest payments and, therefore, our future net income and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant. Assuming the amounts outstanding at June 30, 2023 are fully drawn, each one-eighth percentage point increase or decrease in the applicable interest rates would correspondingly change our annualized interest expense by approximately $0.4 million. We do not currently hedge our interest rate exposure.
Exchange Rate Risk
Results of operations for our non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated from the designated functional currency to the reporting currency of the U.S. dollar. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for each month, while assets and liabilities are translated at balance sheet date exchange rates. The resulting net translation adjustments are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in “Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Transaction gains and losses arising from currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency are included in “Other expense” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Such transaction gains and losses may be realized or unrealized depending upon whether the transaction settled during the period or remains outstanding at the balance sheet date.
During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we generated the equivalent of $29.1 million and $12.1 million, respectively, of U.S. dollar-denominated revenues in non-U.S. subsidiaries. Each 100-basis point increase or decrease in the average foreign currency rate to U.S. dollar exchange rate for the three-month period would have correspondingly changed our revenues by approximately $0.3 million and $0.1 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we generated the equivalent of $41.8 million and $26.2 million, respectively, of U.S. dollar-denominated revenues in non-U.S. subsidiaries. Each 100-basis point increase or decrease in the average foreign currency rate to U.S. dollar exchange rate for the three-month period would have correspondingly changed our revenues by approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
We do not currently hedge our foreign exchange rate exposure.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act ), as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of June 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Form 10-Q was (a) reported within the time periods specified by SEC rules and regulations and (b) communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding any required disclosure.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
In the ordinary conduct of our business, we are subject to lawsuits, arbitrations and administrative proceedings from time to time. We vigorously defend these claims; however, no assurances can be given as to the outcome of any pending legal proceedings. We believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome of any existing or known threatened proceedings, even if determined adversely, should not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A under the caption “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. Such risk factors do not identify all risks that we face because our business operations could also be affected by additional factors not presently known to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial to our operations. Our business operations could also be affected by additional factors that apply to all companies operating in the U.S. and globally. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors as set forth in our 2022 Form 10-K.
Our current debt maturities raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Pursuant to ASC 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, we are required to and do evaluate at each annual and interim financial statement period whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to meet our obligations when they come due within one year after the issuance date of the consolidated financial statements. Based on the pending maturity of our indebtedness, we currently project that we will not have sufficient cash on hand or available liquidity to repay the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement at the accelerated maturity date in June 2024, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We are reviewing potential alternatives, including renegotiating the terms of the Debentures and/or the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement and identifying alternative sources of cash or additional financing. However, we may not be successful in restructuring our existing debt or identifying potential new sources of liquidity. Whether we will be able to successfully complete any such refinancing will depend on market conditions, the negotiations with those lenders and the Debenture holders, and our financial performance. Further, to the extent we are able to obtain new financing, this financing may lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional and more restrictive financial covenants and other lender protections. See Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Note 1, Liquidity and Going Concern Evaluation in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to renegotiate, refinance or repay our indebtedness and continue as a going concern. If we are unable restructure or refinance our indebtedness, we may not be able to continue to operate our business pursuant to our current business plan, which could require us to modify our operations to reduce spending by, among other things, delaying, scaling back or eliminating some or all of our ongoing or planned investments in corporate infrastructure, business development, sales and marketing, product development and other activities, selling certain business lines or assets, or we may be forced to discontinue our operations entirely and/or liquidate our assets, in which case it is likely that equity investors may suffer the loss of all or a substantial portion of their investment. The substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern may also affect the price of our common stock and our credit rating, negatively impact relationships with third parties with whom we do business or seek to do business, including clients, vendors, lenders and employees, prevent us from identifying, hiring or retaining the key personnel that may be necessary to operate and grow our business and limit our ability to raise additional capital. Any of the foregoing factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
See “Our substantial levels of indebtedness, a significant portion of which could mature as early as June 2024, could adversely affect our business” and “The terms and covenants in our existing indebtedness restricts our ability to engage in some business and financial transactions, which could adversely affect our business” in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion of the risks related to our substantial indebtedness and our ability to renegotiate or refinance our indebtedness.
Item 6. Exhibits.
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Exhibit Index
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3.2 |
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10.1*# |
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10.2*# |
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31.1* |
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31.2* |
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32.1** |
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32.2** |
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101.INS |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
104 |
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The cover page for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101 |
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* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
# Certain information contained in this agreement has been omitted in reliance on Item 601(b)(10)(iv) because the omitted information is both (1) private or confidential and (2) not material.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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KLDiscovery Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Christopher J. Weiler |
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Christopher J. Weiler |
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Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: August 10, 2023
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Exhibit 10.1
2022-11-16
Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
ORDER NUMBER 644C364335B7365C8DF202F6 - RELATIVITYONE
This Order Number 644c364335b7365c8df202f6 (“Order”) is subject to and governed by the Master Terms and Conditions dated June 1, 2023 (“Master Terms”) executed between Relativity ODA LLC (“Relativity”), and KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC (“Customer”). Capitalized terms used in this Order but not defined have the meanings set forth in the Master Terms.
ORDER DETAILS
Order Effective Date |
June 1, 2023 |
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Software |
SaaS Product known as “RelativityOne,” plus the following additional products: [ ] [*] [ ] [*] [ ] [*] [X] [*]: [ X] [*] |
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Documentation |
https://help.relativity.com/ |
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Subscription |
Multi-Year Flex Commit |
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Subscription Term |
36 months commencing on Order Effective Date, comprised of: June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 (“Period 1”) June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 (“Period 2”) June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 (“Period 3”) |
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Customer Contacts |
Billing contact: Attn: Accounts Payable Email: ap@kldiscovery.com Bill To Address: Attn: Dawn Wilson, CFO, 9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347, United States |
Security contact: Attn: Jason Davison Email: jason.davison@kldiscovery.com |
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Additional terms are set forth in the “Special Terms” section and “Order Terms” section below.
SPECIAL TERMS
Installment Payments. Notwithstanding the Prepay Amount due dates set forth above, Relativity permits Customer to pay Prepay Amounts in accordance with the installment schedule below provided that: (a) Customer will pay Relativity an additional installment premium of 0% on Relativity’s standard fees, which is reflected in the fees set forth above; (b) Customer is still required to pay all installment payments even if the Customer does not use the Software to the full extent permitted under this Order; (c) if the Agreement, this Order expires or is terminated when there are any remaining installment payments, those payments are due at that time; and (d) Relativity reserves the right to decline to permit installment payments for any subsequent Period or other Software. In any event, if Customer fails to pay any installment amount when due under this Order, any remaining installment payments will thereupon become due, and Relativity may decline to permit Customer to pay any other fees on an installment basis.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT SCHEDULE |
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Installment |
Installment Amount Due Date |
Installment Amount Due |
1 |
6/1/2023 |
$[*] |
2 |
1/1/2024 |
$[*] |
3 |
6/1/2024 |
$[*] |
4 |
1/1/2025 |
$[*] |
5 |
6/1/2025 |
$[*] |
6 |
1/1/2026 |
$[*] |
Hybrid User Modifications. User Access.
Customer and Relativity are parties to that certain Software License Agreement dated January 1, 2021, as amended from time to time (collectively, the “Software License Agreement”), which grants Customer a
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License (as defined in the Software License Agreement) to Software known as “Relativity” (the “Server Product”) with a “Server User Cap” of a specified number of “Server Users” (the “Server User Subscription”) and a monthly fee per Server Users in excess of the Server User Cap. For so long as Customer has a license to use the SaaS Product: (a) Customer may enable any or all Server Users to access the Server Product and/or the SaaS Product; and (b) the reference to the “Software” in the definition of “Server User” as defined in the Software License Agreement shall refer to the Server Product and/or the SaaS Product. In addition to the Server User Subscription, Customer grants RelOne Users access to the SaaS Product as specified herein; provided, notwithstanding Section 2.2 of the Order Terms, RelOne Users shall be counted in accordance with the terms below.
Calculation of User Fees.
Notwithstanding Section 2.1 of the Order Terms, during the Subscription Term, Relativity will determine the monthly User Fees due for RelOne Users by identifying the total number of RelOne Users in all Geos during the preceding calendar month (“Monthly User Count”). If Customer has not fully used its Server User Subscription in a given calendar month, Relativity will first count RelOne Users as Server Users under the Server User Subscription until the Server User Cap has been fully satisfied in such month. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) Customer acknowledges that Relativity may not be able to determine whether a RelOne User should be considered a Server User in a calendar month where Customer does not properly submit billing and usage metrics; and (ii) accordingly, Relativity will count all RelOne Users towards the Monthly User Count in any calendar month where Relativity does not receive the billing and usage metrics (without limiting other remedies).
Relativity will use reasonable efforts to de-duplicate RelOne Users across all Geos and charge only for unique RelOne Users, however, if Customer alters any user profile in a calendar month, each profile will be counted as a RelOne User for that calendar month. If Customer determines that Relativity double charged for the same RelOne User, Customer may ask Relativity to review the charge and, if appropriate, provide a credit. For the sake of clarity, Relativity will de-duplicate Server Users as provided in the Software License Agreement.
Definition of RelOne Users.
Notwithstanding Section 2.2 of the Order Terms, “RelOne Users” means:
“any other Authorized Users who are (1) given access to the SaaS Products at any time during the month in question, regardless of whether the Authorized Users actually log into or use the SaaS Products or whether their access is disabled before the month ends, and (2) not also given access to the Server Products at any time during the same month.”
SIGNATURES
The parties have caused this Order to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives as of the Order Effective Date.
RELATIVITY ODA LLC |
KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC |
Signature: /s/ Sailesh Munagala |
Signature: /s/ Andrew Southam |
Name: Sailesh Munagala |
Name: Andrew Southam |
Title: CFO |
Title: General Counsel |
ORDER TERMS
Customer will pay the Prepay Amount for each period in the Subscription Term (each a “Period”). The Prepay Amount
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will be used to offset the Period Subscription Fees and Monthly Subscription Fees incurred by Customer during each Period. Period Subscription Fees will be incurred in advance on the first day of the applicable Period and Monthly Subscription Fees will be incurred monthly in arrears.
When the Prepay Amount for a given Period has been reduced to $0, Customer will pay all Monthly Subscription Fees and Period Subscription Fees as incurred (each an “Interim Payment”). If Customer makes any Interim Payment during Period 1 or Period 2, the Prepay Amount for Period 3 will be reduced by the amount of the Interim Payments. If the Interim Payments made during Period 1 or Period 2 exceed the Prepay Amount for Period 3, then (a) there will be no Prepay Amount due for Period 3 (i.e., Customer will pay all Period 3 Monthly Subscription Fees and Period Subscription Fees as incurred); and (b) the Prepay Amount for Period 2 will be reduced by the amount of the excess Interim Payments. If the Interim Payments made during Period 1 exceed the Prepay Amount for Period 2 and Period 3, then there will be no Prepay Amounts due for Period 2 or Period 3 (i.e., Customer will pay all Period 2 and Period 3 Monthly Subscription Fees and Period Subscription Fees as incurred).
If Customer overutilizes its total commitment (i.e. the amounts offset against the Prepay Amounts are equal to or greater than the total of all Prepay Amounts due under this Order), the Subscription Term will not be reduced as a result, and Customer will continue to pay all Monthly Subscription Fees and Period Subscription Fees as incurred until the Subscription Term expires.
Any unused portion of the Prepay Amount paid with respect to one Period, will be rolled forward to the next Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any unused portion of the Prepay Amounts at the end of the Subscription Term, or upon any earlier termination of this Order or the Agreement, will be retained by Relativity and will not be refunded to Customer or rolled forward to any renewal subscription (except as expressly required under the Master Terms).
Relativity will determine the monthly User Fees due by identifying the total number of RelOne Users in all Geos during the preceding calendar month (“Monthly User Count”). During the Term, the number of RelOne Users in the Geo licensed under this Order will not be counted with: (a) RelOne Users in any other licensed Geo for purposes of determining the Monthly User Count; or (b) if applicable, the number of users in the Server Product for purposes of calculating the Monthly User Count or any additional user fees in the Server Product. Relativity will use reasonable efforts to de-duplicate RelOne Users across all Geos and charge only for unique RelOne Users, however, if Customer alters any user profile in a calendar month, each profile will be counted as a RelOne User for that calendar month. If Customer determines that Relativity double charged for the same RelOne User, Customer may ask Relativity to review the charge and, if appropriate, provide a credit.
“RelOne Users” means any Authorized Users who are given access to the Software at any time during the month in question, regardless of whether the Authorized Users actually log into or use the Software or whether their access is disabled before the month ends.
If Customer chooses to establish a link (“Connection”) between a Geo and a third party’s (“Connected Party”) Geo, Customer can grant the Connected Party’s Authorized Users (collectively “Connected Users”) access to Customer’s Geo. The Connected Users will not be counted and billed as RelOne Users in Customer’s Geo; provided, the Connected Users must access Customer’s Geo through the established Connection using a Connected Party-assigned email address (including the individual’s own name and Connected Party’s domain name). Customer will retain full responsibility for (a) the security and use of Connected Users' permissions within the Geo; and (b) all access to and
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use of the Geo by such Connected Users. Customer may disable access to the Geo for any Connected User through the standard permission controls available in the Software. To terminate access for all Connected Users, Customer must disable the Connection.
The amount of Customer Data in each workspace type (except Trace Workspaces and the Staging Area) will be set as of the Monthly Count Date during each calendar month of the Subscription Term. The “Monthly Count Date” will be the highest data count point in all Standard Workspaces across all of Customer’s Geos. Relativity will determine the monthly Cloud Fees due for each workspace type (except Trace Workspaces and the Staging Area) in each Geo using the amount of Customer Data in such workspace type as of the Monthly Count Date (rounded up to the nearest GB). If any Geo is subject to minimum monthly Cloud Fees, the monthly Cloud Fees due for that Geo will be the greater of: (a) the actual Cloud Fees incurred; or (b) the minimum monthly Cloud Fees set forth above, regardless of actual usage.
Relativity will determine the monthly Cloud Fees due for the Staging Area using the highest data storage point (rounded up to the nearest GB) in the Staging Area during the preceding calendar month.
Repository Workspaces may only be used to store Customer Data and perform early case assessment. Customer may not use a Repository Workspace to perform any document review work or for any production purposes whatsoever, and Customer may not limit the default functionality on any Repository Workspace. Further, Repository Workspaces are subject to the limitations set forth in the Documentation, which include, for example, limits on the permitted number of records in any Repository Workspace, the allotted number of document views in any Repository Workspace, and the permitted number of Authorized Users that may access any Repository Workspace. Relativity will not change the limitations set forth in the Documentation without providing at least one (1) year’s notice. Customer may not circumvent limits on Repository Workspaces by dividing cases or investigations between multiple Repository Workspaces. A Repository Workspace will be considered a Standard Workspace for billing purposes in any calendar month where Customer violates any of the restrictions or limitations set forth in this Section or the Documentation.
Cold Workspaces may only be used to store Customer Data. A Cold Workspace will be considered a Standard Workspace for billing purposes in any calendar month in which Customer retrieves the Cold Workspace. Customer may retrieve a Cold Workspace by selecting “Retrieve” in the Cold Workspace. Customer’s Cold Workspace will be retrieved and restored within five (5) days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Cold Workspace will be considered an active Standard Workspace or Repository Workspace for billing purposes as soon as Customer selects the “Retrieve” option.
Data usage is measured by the size of the information, records and other data imported, stored and/or created in the Software. Where records have corresponding entries in the file table (including native files, images, and
production images), that data usage is based on the size of those files. Where records do not have corresponding file table entries, Relativity may elect to tally and convert the number of such records to a GB measurement by dividing the number of such records by 4,000. All data in the Staging Area is measured by the size of the files.
“Geo” means the installation of the SaaS Product. Geos are hosted in data centers in various countries around the
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world (“Region”) and Relativity currently relies on the Microsoft Azure Platform as its underlying infrastructure.
During the Subscription Term, Customer may terminate one or more Geos as of the first day of the next Period (the “Anniversary Date”); provided: (a) Geos subject to minimum monthly Cloud Fees may not be terminated (although such Geos may be decommissioned or transferred to alternative Regions, as set forth below); (b) Customer must deliver written notice to Relativity at least 60 days prior to the Anniversary Date; and (c) all Customer Data must be removed from the terminated (or decommissioned) Geo on or before the Anniversary Date. For the sake of clarity, if Customer decommissions a Geo subject to minimum monthly Cloud Fees, Customer will not incur the minimum monthly Cloud Fees until such Geo has been reactivated.
During the Subscription Term, Customer may transfer one or more Geos to alternative Regions commencing as of the next Anniversary Date; provided: (a) Customer must deliver written notice to Relativity at least 60 days prior to the Anniversary Date and such notice must state the Region where the existing Geo is located and the Region where the new Geo should be activated (“New Region”); (b) all Customer Data must be removed from the existing Geo on or before the Anniversary Date; and (c) on the Anniversary Date, Relativity will decommission the existing Geo and provide Customer with access to a Geo in the New Region. For the sake of clarity, if the existing Geo was subject to any fees, Customer will continue to incur all such fees for the remainder of the Subscription Term.
Translate is a translation tool that performs translation of document text in certain languages. Translate is offered to Relativity customers who subscribe to the SaaS Product and is subject to the terms of the Agreement and the Documentation.
Customer will be charged Translate Fees based on the Unit Price for Document Units after utilizing the Included Document Units. “Unit Price” in the Order is the price for each Document Unit. “Document Unit” means the translation of a document using Translate, up to a character limit of 25,000 characters (“Translation Character Limit”). If a document exceeds the Translation Character Limit, the excess number of characters translated will be counted as the next Document Unit, for up to the Translation Character Limit. “Included Document Units” means the number of included Document Units set forth in the Order. Included Document Units may not be available for any extension or replacement of the Subscription Term.
TRANSLATE IS PERFORMED ENTIRELY BY MACHINE LEARNING MADE AVAILABLE BY MICROSOFT ON MICROSOFT AZURE. SOME FILES AND DATA TYPES MAY BE INCAPABLE OF ACCURATE TRANSLATION USING TRANSLATE. TRANSLATE IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS.
Intentionally Omitted.
Intentionally Omitted.
Intentionally Omitted.
For clarity, the Development Tool Terms incorporated by reference into this Order contain additional terms, including terms respecting any Sandboxes that Customer pays fees for under this Order. Such terms are accessible as specified below.
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If applicable during the Term, Customer may appoint a “Provider of Record” to provide ongoing services to Customer in the SaaS Product, subject to the Provider of Record Terms. Customer must appoint such Provider of Record by sending an email to sales@relativity.com, which: (a) identifies the name of the Provider of Record, and (b) sets forth the appointment date of the Provider of Record. If Customer appoints a Provider of Record, Customer acknowledges that the Provider of Record may receive the benefits outlined in the Provider of Record Terms.
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2022-08-31
MASTER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Master Terms and Conditions (“Master Terms”) effective on June 1, 2023 (“Effective Date”) are by and between Relativity ODA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Relativity”) and KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Customer”).
Access Credentials Any username, password, license or security key, or other information used to verify an individual's identity and authorization to access and use the Software.
Affiliate With respect to any entity, any other entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such entity, where “control” (including “controlled by” and “common control”) means the ability to, directly or indirectly, direct the management, operations or policies of such entity.
Agreement Collectively, these Master Terms and any Orders.
Authorized User Any person who accesses the Software using Access Credentials for or on behalf of Customer. Authorized Users may include Representatives, End User Customers and Affiliates of Customer, and their end users.
Claim Claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena, or investigation of any nature, whether civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory, or other, whether at law, in equity or otherwise.
Confidential Information Information, whether disclosed orally or in writing, that is identified by the disclosing party as confidential or that is of a nature that a reasonable person would suspect to be confidential or proprietary to the disclosing party or a third party, including information relating to a party’s business practices, products, product development, research, marketing plans, customer information, financial information, and pricing rates and methodologies. For purposes of clarity, Customer’s Confidential Information includes Customer Data and Relativity’s Confidential Information includes the Software and the terms of the Agreement.
Customer Data All documents, files and other data that Customer or its Authorized Users import into the Software and all work product results of all work that Customer and its Authorized Users perform respecting such data in the Software. For clarity, Customer Data does not include system and data usage metrics and billing information, Usage Data, or any systems’ operations, performance or security information.
Data Security Terms The Data Security Terms to the extent incorporated by reference into an applicable Order.
Derivative Works Every translation, portation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, compilation, abridgment or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed or adapted, including any
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software, technology, methods or processes that a person skilled in the arts would consider to be derived from the existing work or from the existing
work owner’s technology, methods or processes protected by copyright, patent or trade secret laws.
Development Tools Tools by which Customer, or a third party acting on behalf of Customer, may add customizations, enhancements, or extensions to the Software, as further defined in the Development Tool Terms.
Development Tool Terms The Development Tool Terms incorporated by reference into an applicable Order.
Documentation The documentation for the Software referenced in the applicable Order.
End User Customer Any third party to which Customer provides services, either directly or indirectly.
Harmful Code Any software, hardware, or other technology, device, or means, including any virus, worm, malware, or other malicious computer code, the purpose or effect of which is to permit unauthorized access to, or to destroy, disrupt, disable, distort, or otherwise harm or impede in any manner any: (a) computer, software, firmware, hardware, system, or network; or (b) application or function of any of the foregoing or the security, integrity, confidentiality, or use of any data processed thereby.
Intellectual Property Rights Any and all rights arising from or under any of the following, whether protected, created or arising under the Laws of the United States of America or any other jurisdiction: patents (including any applications, extensions, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, reissues, and renewals related thereto), copyrights (including any applications, registrations and renewals related thereto), trademarks and service marks (including applications, registrations and renewals related thereto), trade dress, trade names, trade secret and know-how and any other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any nature, by whatever name or term known or however designated.
Laws Statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations, rules, codes, orders, constitutions, treaties, common laws, judgments, decrees, or other requirements of any federal, state, local, or foreign government, including any of the foregoing respecting the security and privacy of personal data, anti-bribery and anti- corruption, anti-terrorism, non-discrimination and non-harassment, and export restrictions.
Losses Losses, damages, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
Order An order referencing these Master Terms, including (a) to the extent expressly referenced therein, any attachments thereto or documents incorporated therein, and (b) any amendments thereto.
Representatives (a) with respect to Relativity, Relativity’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, independent contractors, service providers,
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subcontractors, and legal advisors; (b) with respect to Customer, Customer’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, independent contractors, service providers, subcontractors, and legal
advisors; and (c) with respect to Affiliates, the Affiliate’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, independent contractors, service providers, subcontractors, and legal advisors.
SaaS Product Relativity Software accessed and used as a software-as-a-service platform.
Server Product Relativity Software deployed and used behind Customer’s firewall, at Customer’s site, in a cloud data center or in a colocation facility managed by Customer or any other party on behalf of Customer (other than Relativity), for Customer’s benefit.
Server License means the license to the software granted under the Software License Agreement between Customer and Relativity dated January 1, 2021, amended from time to time.
Service Level Terms The Service Level Terms incorporated by reference into an applicable Order.
Software All technology components incorporated in or made available in connection with a SaaS Product, the Development Tools and any other software products, each as identified in any Order, along with any Documentation relating thereto and any know-how provided by Relativity in connection with the provision of the Software or related services designed to assist Customer with the operation of the Software. For clarity, the term “Software” in any documents incorporated by reference into any Order refers only to the Software described in that Order.
Support Terms The Support Terms incorporated by reference into an applicable Order.
Relativity hereby grants Customer a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except in compliance with Section 15.3) right of access to and use of the Software during the Subscription Term (as set forth in the applicable Order). The right granted in this Section 2.1 includes permission to import, process, review, use, copy, store, and transmit Customer Data to, in and from the Software, subject to the terms of the Agreement.
Customer may provide access to the Software to any of its Affiliates, End User Customers, and their end users, to enable them to be Authorized Users. Access to and use of the Software by any Authorized User will be considered access to and use of the Software by Customer for purposes of the Agreement. For purposes of clarity: (a) all Authorized Users’ billable items will be aggregated with Customer’s billable items for purposes of determining fees due under the applicable Order; (b) Customer will be responsible for payment of all fees due under the Agreement; (c) Customer shall cause all Authorized Users to comply with the Agreement; and (d) Customer will be responsible for the acts and omissions of each Authorized User, including any failure by any Authorized User to comply with the Agreement, as though they were the acts and omissions of Customer.
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Customer may not host or sub-host the Software, administer the Software or provide or enable any functions of the Software on behalf of any End User Customer under any white label or private label re- hosting arrangement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Customer shall: (i) not permit any End User Customer’s website to link to the Software; (ii) prominently display Customer’s name and logo
on all landing pages and log-in screens; (iii) except as otherwise authorized by Relativity in writing, not use any End User Customer’s name in any URL used, directly or indirectly, to access the Software; and (iv) except as otherwise authorized by Relativity in writing, not provide any of Relativity’s materials or other property to any End User Customer. If Relativity notifies Customer that it has violated any of the foregoing restrictions, Customer will take all steps reasonably identified by Relativity to remedy the violation. Relativity has no obligation to accept or respond to communications from any End User Customer or its customers.
Customer will require each Authorized User to have separate Access Credentials. Neither Customer nor any Authorized User will share or repurpose Access Credentials, regardless of whether the sharing occurs at the same or different times. The username of each Authorized User must be a unique working email address. Customer will be responsible for all access to and use of the Software utilizing Customer Access Credentials. Customer will promptly notify Relativity of any known or reasonably suspected unauthorized use of any Access Credentials.
Relativity will provide the maintenance and support services as set forth in the Support Terms identified in the applicable Order (“Services”). Upon Customer’s request and at Relativity’s discretion, Relativity may provide additional services relating to the Software, pursuant to written documentation between the parties and payment of Relativity’s then-current hourly rates.
Customer acknowledges that in connection with any services provided in connection with the Agreement (including Services), neither Relativity nor any Relativity Representative is providing legal advice or interpretation of legal documents. Services provided by Relativity and Relativity Representatives are not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal advice. Customer is solely responsible for its use of the Software, including deciding whether, to what extent, and how to use particular features of the Software for any given use case.
Relativity may make changes to the Software at its discretion, including to enhance the quality, delivery or performance of the Software, and to provide Corrections (as defined in the Support Terms identified in the applicable Order). The timing of any updates to a SaaS Product shall be at Relativity’s discretion. Relativity will not make any changes to the Software during the Subscription Term (as set forth in the applicable Order) that materially degrade the overall functionality of the Software, unless: (a) the changes are to comply with applicable Laws; (b) the changes are required to resolve a defect or security issue; or
(c) Relativity provides a functional equivalent.
From time to time, Relativity may make additional products available. At Relativity’s discretion, such additional products may be: (i) included with the Software at no additional charge, in which case such products are subject to the terms of the Agreement unless stated otherwise in the Documentation; or (ii) made available for additional fees, in which case Customer may choose to subscribe to such products by signing an additional Order.
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Customer will not, and will not permit any third party to:
(ii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to other deployments of the SaaS Product or any shared systems, products or networks;
Relativity and its third-party vendors own and will continue to own the entire title and interest in and to the Software and all Intellectual Property Rights related to the Software, including all Derivative Works thereof, and any know-how, methodologies or other materials Relativity provides. Nothing in the Agreement, or the negotiation or performance thereof, grants any right, title or interest in or to the Software or any such Intellectual Property Rights, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. Customer has no right to access any source code.
Relativity may make available certain Development Tools. Any access to and use of the Development Tools by Authorized Users is subject to the Development Tool Terms identified in the applicable Order. As between Relativity and Customer, Customer is free to claim ownership of all Intellectual Property Rights in Custom Applications (as defined in the Development Tool Terms) created by Customer or any third
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party on behalf of Customer through use of the Development Tools, provided: (a) the Custom Application shall not include any portion of the Software or the Development Tools, or any Derivative Works thereof; and (b) Customer (or any third party acting on behalf of Customer) will not acquire any ownership interest in any portion of the Software or the Development Tools, or any Derivative Works thereof, either by
express or implied agreement or by operation of Law. To the extent that Customer writes any scripts or source code that modify the Software or the Development Tools, such scripts or source code shall be deemed Derivative Works of the Software, and Relativity will own such Derivative Works.
Customer is solely responsible for procuring and maintaining its network connections and telecommunications links from its systems to the data centers, and Relativity will not be responsible for resolving any problems, conditions, delays, or delivery failures, or liable for any loss or damage arising from or relating to Customer’s network connections or telecommunications links or caused by the Internet.
Customer will pay Relativity the fees set forth in the applicable Order in accordance with the payment terms in this Section 3 and in the applicable Order.
Relativity will invoice Customer for fees set forth in the applicable Order. Invoices will be sent electronically to the email address set forth in the applicable Order. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Order, all payments will be made in US dollars, without adjustment for changes in exchange rates. Customer will pay all undisputed amounts within 30 days after Customer’s receipt of the invoice (the “Payment Due Date”). Relativity has the right to apply any payments made by Customer to offset any past or future amounts due.
Customer will notify Relativity of any disputed amounts prior to the Payment Due Date, setting forth the source of the dispute in reasonable detail, and the parties will work promptly and in good faith to resolve the dispute. If it is determined that all or any portion of the previously disputed amount is owed to Relativity, Customer will promptly pay that amount to Relativity.
All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes. Without limiting the foregoing, Customer is responsible for all sales, use, excise, value-added, or other tax, fee, tariff, or other duty of any kind imposed under applicable Laws on any amounts payable by Customer hereunder, other than any taxes imposed on Relativity's income (collectively, “Taxes”). Customer will self-report and pay all Taxes directly to the taxing body, unless Relativity is legally required to collect and remit any Taxes, in which case Relativity will invoice Customer for those Taxes. If Customer is required to withhold and remit any Taxes from amounts payable under the Agreement, Relativity will gross-up each invoice to include the total amount due plus any applicable withholding. Customer will indemnify and hold Relativity harmless from and against any Losses incurred by Relativity in connection with any failure by Customer to remit any Taxes. Applicable tax rates and requirements will be determined by Customer’s shipping address set forth in the applicable Order.
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If Customer fails to pay any undisputed amount by the Payment Due Date, then in addition to all other remedies that may be available, Relativity may (a) charge interest on the past due amount at the rate of 1% per month or, if lower, the highest rate permitted under applicable Laws; and (b) decline to permit Customer to add products. If Customer fails to pay undisputed amounts more than 30 days after the Payment Due Date, Relativity may suspend Customer’s access to the Software and/or performance of
Services until all past due amounts and interest thereon have been paid. Customer will reimburse all costs and fees incurred by Relativity in connection with collection of unpaid fees.
Customer’s billing and usage metrics will be delivered to Relativity through the Software as set forth in the Documentation. Relativity provides an optional feature by which Customer may choose to obfuscate case, client or matter names, and the personal name portion of the email address used for Access Credentials. If Customer uses the obfuscation feature and has more than one deployment of the Software, Relativity may require that Customer consistently use the obfuscation feature across all deployments to allow Relativity to bill consistently. Customer will provide any requested information as may be reasonably necessary for Relativity’s billing and auditing purposes, and reasonably cooperate in: (a) running and providing the results of usage and billing scripts; (b) providing Relativity with certifications respecting usage metrics; and (c) granting Relativity remote, supervised, secure access to Customer’s account to verify billing and usage metrics.
As between Customer and Relativity, Customer is responsible for the content and use of Customer Data, and will remain the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to Customer Data, including all Intellectual Property Rights relating thereto.
Customer grants Relativity a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except in compliance with Section 15.3) right to access and use Customer Data for the purpose of providing the Software and performing Relativity's obligations under the Agreement.
Relativity will use commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard Customer Data as set forth in: (a) the Data Security Terms; and (b) any Data Processing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Relativity may collect, reproduce, distribute, modify, and otherwise use and publish data and other information that Relativity compiles or derives, relating to or arising from the performance or use of the Software by Customer and its Authorized Users, including statistics, metrics and analytic data, and any data and other information derived therefrom (collectively, “Usage Data”); provided, however, that, Usage Data shall be anonymized and aggregated, and shall never contain any information by which any person would reasonably be able to identify the Confidential Information of Customer, Customer, or any other person or party. As between Relativity and Customer, Relativity shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to Usage Data, including all Intellectual Property Rights relating thereto.
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Relativity represents and warrants to Customer that:
representation and warranty set forth in this Section 5.1(b), is termination in accordance with Section 7.2(b));
Customer represents and warrants to Relativity that:
The representation and warranty set forth in Section 5.1(b) will not apply to the extent of any non- conformance arising from abuse, misapplication, or other user errors by Customer, or any use of the Software not in conformance with the Documentation, or use of the Software in combination or operation with any software, hardware, service, or data not provided by Relativity or identified as a specific technical requirement in the Documentation, to the extent the nonconformity would not have occurred in the absence of such combination or operation. Relativity does not warrant that the functions or the results of using the Software will be suitable for Customer’s intended use (including sufficiency, accuracy, reliability or legal compliance), that the operation of the Software will be timely, uninterrupted or error-free, or that the Software will be secure from unauthorized access or hacking or free of Harmful Code. The express warranties made herein are in lieu of, and to the exclusion of, all other warranties, conditions or representations of any kind, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, relating to the Software or Services. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, RELATIVITY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE,
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AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE AGREEMENT AND WAIVED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW.
In connection with the Agreement, each party may disclose or make available Confidential Information to the other party. A party receiving or having access to the Confidential Information of the other party will:
If a party or any of its Representatives or Affiliate Representatives is compelled by applicable Laws to disclose any Confidential Information of the other party then, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, the party will promptly, and prior to such disclosure, notify the other party in writing of such requirement so that the other party can seek a protective order or other remedy and will provide reasonable assistance to the other party, at the other party’s sole cost and expense, in opposing such disclosure or seeking a protective order or other limitations on disclosure. For purposes of clarity, the party being compelled to disclose Confidential Information of the other party is not required to suffer any legal detriment or penalty to comply with this Section 6.2 and shall be entitled to disclose Confidential Information of the other party to the extent required by applicable Laws without incurring any liability to the other party thereby.
The obligations of this Section 6 do not apply to information that:
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Each party acknowledges and agrees that a breach or threatened breach by it of its obligations under this Section 6 may cause the other party irreparable harm for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, the other party will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance, and any other relief that may be available from any court, without any requirement to post a bond or other
security, or to prove actual damages or that monetary damages are not an adequate remedy. Such remedies are not exclusive and are in addition to all other remedies that may be available at law, in equity or otherwise.
These Master Terms commence on the Effective Date and will remain in effect for as long as any Order is in effect. For purposes of clarity, termination of the Agreement under Section 7.2 will automatically terminate all Orders then in effect.
A party may terminate the Agreement (or any particular Order which is the subject of the breach or failure) immediately upon written notice:
Relativity may terminate the Agreement if Customer fails to pay any undisputed amount within 30 days of the Payment Due Date, and such failure continues for 15 days after Relativity has provided written notice of such failure.
Immediately following the early termination of an Order (other than a termination based on Customer’s breach of the Agreement or any Order, or a termination based on bankruptcy), Customer may elect to continue using the Software under the Agreement for a period of 30 days (the “Transition Period”) by delivering notice to Relativity within ten (10) days of the termination date. During the Transition Period, the Agreement will remain in full force and effect and Customer will pay all fees and charges for access to and use of the Software during the Transition Period at the rates set forth in the applicable Order.
Upon any expiration or termination of the Agreement (or specific Order), or expiration of any Transition Period:
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period commencing on the date of the event giving rise to the right to terminate, and Customer will be relieved of any obligation to pay any further fees under any terminated Order; and
Upon any expiration or termination of the Agreement, or expiration of any Transition Period, each party will promptly return to other party, or at the other party’s request, destroy all documents and tangible materials containing, reflecting, incorporating, or based on Confidential Information of the other party and, except as set forth below, permanently erase all Confidential Information of the other party from all systems it directly or indirectly controls. Customer will export or otherwise delete all Customer Data in any SaaS Product. If Customer fails to export or delete any Customer Data in a SaaS Product by the expiration date of the Agreement, within ten (10) days of any early termination of the Agreement, or by the expiration date of any Transition Period, Relativity may (a) continue charging Customer for access to and use of the SaaS Product at the rates set forth in the applicable Order or (b) delete such Customer Data. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.5 or elsewhere in the Agreement, a party may retain Confidential Information of the other party, including Customer Data, in its then current state and solely to the extent and for so long as required for the receiving party to comply with Laws applicable to its business. In addition, for SaaS Customers, Relativity may retain Customer Data in its backups, archives and disaster recovery systems until such Customer Data is deleted in the ordinary course. Any Confidential Information retained under this Section 7.5 will remain subject to all confidentiality, security and other applicable requirements of the Agreement.
The provisions set forth in the following Sections, and any other rights or obligations of the parties in the Agreement that, by their nature, survive expiration or termination of the Agreement, will survive any expiration or termination of the Agreement: Section 2.7 (Reservation of Rights in the Software), Section 3 (Fees, Invoicing and Payment) (for so long as any fees remain unpaid), Section 6 (Confidential Information), Section 7.4 (Effect of Termination or Expiration), Section 7.5 (Return of Confidential Information), this Section 7.6, Section 8 (Indemnification), Section 9 (Limitation of Liability), Section 11 (Feedback), Section 12 (Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Related Matters), Section 13 (Notices), and Section 15 (Miscellaneous).
Relativity will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Customer, its Affiliates and its and their Representatives (“Customer Indemnified Parties”) from and against any Losses incurred in connection with any third-party Claim against the Customer Indemnified Parties to the extent that such Losses arise out of or result from:
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Customer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Relativity, its Affiliates and its and their Representatives (“Relativity Indemnified Parties”) from and against any Losses incurred in connection with any third-party Claim against Relativity Indemnified Parties to the extent that such Losses arise out of or result from:
Relativity will have no liability or obligation for any IP Claim or Losses to the extent that such IP Claim arises out of or results from any: (a) access to or use of the Software other than as authorized under the Agreement; (b) alteration or modification of the Software by Customer or any Authorized User, including any Custom Application or Other Product (each as defined in the Development Tool Terms) (for purposes of clarity, IP Claims respecting the Development Tools themselves are covered by Relativity’s obligations under Section 8.1); or (c) use of the Software in combination or operation with any other software, hardware, service, or data not provided by Relativity or identified as a technical requirement in the Documentation, to the extent the IP Claim could have been avoided in the absence of such combination or operation.
If the Software is, or Relativity believes the Software is likely to be, the subject of an IP Claim, Relativity may, at its option and expense: (i) obtain for Customer a license to continue using the Software; (ii) modify the Software, without materially affecting the functionality; (iii) obtain for Customer a license to use other software which is marketed to compete with the Software; or (iv) terminate the applicable Order and refund a pro-rated portion of any fees prepaid by Customer for access to and use of the relevant Software or any related Services, with the pro-rated period commencing on the date Customer discontinued use of the Software due to the IP Claim.
This Section 8 contains the only liability and obligations of Relativity, and the only remedies of Customer, for IP Claims.
If a party receives notice of a Claim for which it is indemnified, it will forward the notice to the other party within 15 days (provided that any failure to notify will relieve the indemnifying party of its indemnification obligations only to the extent that such failure actually prejudices its defense of the Claim). The indemnifying party will: (a) promptly assume sole control of the defense of the Claim and will employ counsel of its choice to handle and defend the Claim; and (b) not settle any Claim without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), unless such settlement is solely for money damages, includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of the Claim, and does not impose any obligations upon, or prejudice the rights of, the indemnified party. The indemnified party will: (i) provide cooperation and assistance to the indemnifying party, at the indemnifying party’s expense; and (ii) not
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settle or compromise the Claim or make any admission or substantive response relating to the Claim that materially prejudices the indemnifying party’s ability to defend the Claim, so long as the indemnifying party is defending or seeking to settle or compromise the Claim through qualified counsel. Subject to the foregoing, except in the case of an IP Claim, the indemnified party may participate in and observe the proceedings, at its own expense, with counsel of its own choosing.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.4, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY: (A) LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS, REVENUE OR PROFIT OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE; (B) IMPAIRMENT OF, INABILITY TO USE OR LOSS, INTERRUPTION OR DELAY OF THE SOFTWARE (OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN ANY SERVICE LEVEL TERMS), OR LOSS OR BREACH OF INFORMATION OR DATA; (C) COST OF REPLACEMENT GOODS OR SERVICES; (D) LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION; OR (E) CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, ENHANCED OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.3 AND SECTION 9.4, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ONE PARTY TO THE OTHER PARTY ARISING IN EACH 12 MONTH PERIOD EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE TO RELATIVITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR THAT 12 MONTH PERIOD.
SECTION 9.2 WILL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF THE DATA SECURITY TERMS RESULTING IN A DATA BREACH (AS DEFINED IN THE DATA SECURITY TERMS) (A “DATA BREACH CLAIM”). IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ONE PARTY TO THE OTHER PARTY ARISING IN EACH 12 MONTH PERIOD EXCEED THREE (3) TIMES THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID PAYABLE TO RELATIVITY UNDER THE APPLICABLE ORDER FOR THAT 12 MONTH PERIOD WHERE SUCH LIABILITY ARISES OUT OF OR RELATES TO A DATA BREACH CLAIM. FOR CLARITY, A DATA BREACH CLAIM SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS A BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY (I.E., A DATA BREACH CLAIM IS NOT AN UNCAPPED CLAIM UNDER SECTION 9.4).
SECTION 9.1 AND 9.2 WILL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO A PARTY’S BREACH OF SECTION 6 (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION), CUSTOMER’S BREACH OF SECTION 2.6 (RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SOFTWARE), A PARTY’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 8 (INDEMNIFICATION), A PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR A PARTY’S VIOLATION OF THE OTHER PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 9 WILL APPLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (A) WHETHER THE APPLICABLE CLAIM ARISES UNDER BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, (B) WHETHER THE CLAIMANT WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES, OR SUCH LOSSES WERE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE, AND (C) EVEN IF EVERY OTHER REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Neither party will issue or release any announcement, statement, press release, or other publicity or marketing materials relating to the Agreement or, unless expressly permitted under the Agreement, otherwise use the other party's trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, domain names, or other
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indicia of association, in each case, without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may use the name and logo of the other party in lists of other current clients or vendors and Customer may list on its controlled websites, in a professional and reasonable manner, the Relativity name, logo and trademark while this Agreement is in effect. Any permitted use of a party’s name and logo shall be in compliance with any written guidelines provided by the party regarding use of
its name and logo, and each party agrees to remove the name and logo promptly after the other party’s written request which provides a reasonable basis for objecting to continued use.
Subject to the obligations set forth in the Agreement, including Section 6, Relativity may use any suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback relating to Relativity or to the Software (collectively, “Customer Feedback”) for purposes of modifying the Software, creating Derivative Works, or creating new products or services (collectively, the “Improvements”). Relativity will own exclusively all Improvements including those based upon or incorporating Customer Feedback, without any obligation to pay Customer any royalty or other compensation. Relativity’s use of Customer Feedback will be at Relativity’s sole risk without any representations, warranties or liability of Customer.
The Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York USA, without regard to any choice of law or conflicts of laws provisions. All claims and disputes under the Agreement will be litigated, at the election of the party initiating litigation, exclusively in any jurisdiction where Relativity has a registered place of business. The parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in such jurisdiction and agree that such courts are convenient forums. Under no circumstances will the “Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act,” the American Law Institute's "Principles of the Law of Software Contracts," as model laws or as adopted in any jurisdiction, or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, or similar acts, laws and conventions have any bearing on the interpretation or enforcement of the Agreement and the parties hereby elect to opt out of all such acts, laws and conventions.
Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in any court action, proceeding or counterclaim by either party against the other party arising out of or relating to the Agreement.
The Software is subject to U.S. export control laws (regardless of Customer’s domicile or location) and may be subject to export or import requirements in other countries. Without limiting any other Section of the Agreement relating to compliance with applicable Laws, each party will comply with, and take all action necessary to effect its compliance with, all applicable export, re-export, and import laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Customer will not permit access to the Software or transfer, export or re-export of the Software, or the underlying information or technology, by or to any person or other party in violation of US legal restrictions, including any party who is a national or resident of, or located in, any country on the United States Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Parties or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Table of Denial Orders, or similar lists identifying parties sanctioned by the U.S. government or any locally applicable denied party lists.
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Any notice, request, consent, or other communication under the Agreement intended to have a legal effect will have legal effect only if in writing and addressed to a party as follows (or to such other address or such other person that such party may designate from time to time in accordance with this Section 13):
Customer: KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC
Attn: Dawn Wilson, CFO, 9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Attn: Andrew Southam
Email: andew.southam@kldiscovery.com
Relativity: Relativity ODA LLC
231 South LaSalle St., 8th Floor Chicago, Illinois USA 60604 Attn: Legal Department Email: legal@relativity.com
Notices sent in accordance with this Section 13 will be deemed effectively given: (a) if delivered by hand, with signed confirmation of receipt, when received; (b) if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier, signature required, when received; or (c) if sent by email, in each case, at the time receipt thereof has been acknowledged by electronic confirmation or otherwise. Written notices which are not given pursuant to the requirements in this Section 13 shall be effective if and when specifically acknowledged by the other party in writing.
If the performance of any part of the Agreement by a party is prevented, hindered or delayed by circumstances beyond such party's reasonable control, including acts of God, flood, fire, earthquake or explosion, war, terrorism, invasion, riot or other civil unrest, or general outage or shortage of adequate power or telecommunications services (a “Force Majeure Event”), the affected party will be excused from such performance and will not be liable or in breach of the Agreement, but only to the extent that and only for so long as the party’s performance is actually prevented, hindered or delayed by the Force Majeure Event. Either party may terminate the Agreement if the affected party is prevented from performing all or a substantial portion of its obligations under the Agreement due to a Force Majeure Event for a period of 30 consecutive days or more, by delivering notice to the other party at any time while the Force Majeure Event is continuing. If Customer terminates the Agreement pursuant to this Section 14, Relativity will promptly refund to Customer a pro-rated portion of any fees prepaid by Customer, with the pro-rated period commencing on the date the Force Majeure Event commenced.
The relationship between the parties is that of independent contractors. Nothing in the Agreement will be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture, or other form of joint enterprise, employment or fiduciary relationship between the parties, and neither party will have authority to contract for or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
Relativity has various licensing and contractual relationships with independent third parties which may be referred to as “Relativity Developer Partners” or “Relativity Certified Partners,” and Relativity may periodically award various third parties or persons a “Best in Service” or other designation, including through Relativity’s certification program (each, a “Third Party with a Relativity Designation” or “TPRD”).
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Third Parties with Relativity Designations are not Relativity Representatives, TPRDs have no authority to bind or act on behalf of Relativity, and Relativity will have no liability for any actions or omissions of TPRDs. No awards, communications or actions of Relativity or any TPRD, nor any statements referring to TPRD with the word “partner” on any website or in any other material or communication, should be interpreted to mean that there is any actual or implied partnership in any legal sense. Relativity’s award of any designation should not be interpreted as an endorsement or guarantee of any particular level, quality or timeliness of services.
Neither party may assign its rights or obligations under the Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Any Change in Control will be considered an assignment for purposes of this provision. “Change in Control” means any change resulting from a merger, consolidation or stock transfer, or similar change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign the Agreement to an Affiliate or to any third party into which the assigning party is merged, consolidated or reorganized, or to which all or substantially all of the assigning party's assets are sold, upon written notice to the other party, so long as the transferee expressly assumes all obligations of the assigning party under the Agreement; provided, however, that, Customer may not assign this Agreement to any Competitor without Relativity’s prior written consent.
“Competitor” means any person or entity that provides software for use in connection with eDiscovery, document review, case management, internal investigations or communications surveillance. The Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties’ successors and permitted assigns.
All reservations of proprietary rights and disclaimers and limitations of liability in the Agreement will inure to the benefit of Relativity’s in-bound software vendors. Otherwise, the parties hereby expressly disclaim any intention to create any third-party beneficiaries of the Agreement. For purposes of clarity, Authorized Users are not third-party beneficiaries of the Agreement.
The Agreement may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized Representative of each party. No waiver by any party of any provision in the Agreement will be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by an authorized Representative of the waiving party. Except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from the Agreement, including any failure or delay in billing Customer for taxes or any other amounts that
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Customer is required to pay, will operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor will any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.
If any provision of the Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of the Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon any determination that any provision is
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then that provision will be reasonably reformed (by modifying, adding, or deleting text) to the minimum extent required to carry out the parties’ intent that the Agreement and all provisions be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law.
Capitalized terms not defined in these Master Terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Orders or any exhibits or other documents attached thereto or incorporated therein by reference, as applicable. For purposes of the Agreement: (a) the words "include," "includes," and "including" are deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation"; (b) the word "or" is not exclusive; and (c) words denoting the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice-versa. The Agreement will be construed without any presumption against the party drafting the Agreement. Headings are for reference only and are not intended to affect interpretation of the Agreement. The Agreement is drafted in the English language; if translated, the English version of the Agreement will govern and control.
These Master Terms and any Orders may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of which together are deemed to be one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail or other transmission method, and any counterpart so delivered will be deemed to have been duly authorized, executed and delivered for all purposes.
SIGNATURES
The parties have caused these Master Terms and Conditions to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives as of the Effective Date.
RELATIVITY ODA LLC |
KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC |
Signature: /s/ Sailesh Munagala |
Signature: /s/ Andrew Southam |
Name: Sailesh Munagala |
Name: Andrew Southam |
Title: CFO |
Title: General Counsel |
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DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT
This Data Processing Agreement (“DPA”) is entered into effective as of May 1, 2023 (“Effective Date”) by and between RELATIVITY ODA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Relativity”), and KLdiscovery Ontrack, LLC, a(n) Delaware limited liability company (“Customer”).
Background
Whereas, Relativity and Customer are parties to, or are concurrently entering into, one or more agreements (collectively, “Underlying Agreement”), pursuant to which Customer accesses and uses Relativity’s software-as-a-service products (collectively, “Cloud Product”), as deployed in one or more data centers located in various countries.
Whereas, due to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, the parties mutually desire to supplement the Underlying Agreement with this DPA to set forth the parties’ respective obligations respecting the processing of personal data as contained in Client Data.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual terms and provisions herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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exporter with regards to the processing and transfer of such personal data; and (b) to the extent Customer views itself to be a processor of personal data: (i) Relativity serves as the sub-processor and the data importer with regards to the processing and transfer of such personal data; and (ii) Customer serves as the processor and the data exporter with regards to the processing and transfer of such personal data. Relativity’s Privacy Policy governs Relativity’s obligations respecting personal data of which it is a controller.
6A. Swiss Annex. To the extent the FADP applies, the Swiss Annex, as set out in Addendum 5 (Swiss Annex) shall apply.
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and/or export all Client Data from the Cloud Product in accordance with the terms in the Underlying Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this DPA to be executed by their respective duly authorised officers or representatives, as of the Effective Date.
RELATIVITY ODA LLC |
KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC |
Signature: /s/ Sailesh Munagala |
Signature: /s/ Andrew Southam |
Name: Sailesh Munagala |
Name: Andrew Southam |
Title: CFO |
Title: General Counsel |
Additional Customer details for purposes of the Addendums attached to this DPA:
Name: TBD
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Position: Data Protection Officer
Customer’s DPO or privacy contact
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Email address: TBD@tbd.com |
Applicable competent supervisory authority for purposes of Clause 13 of the Transfer SCCs |
Republic of Ireland (where GDPR applies) and Switzerland (where the FADP applies) |
Applicable governing law for purposes of Clause 9 of the UK Transfer SCCs |
England and Wales |
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ADDENDUM 1: PROCESSING SCCS
Standard Contractual Clauses between Controllers and Processors under Article 28(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/915 of 4 June 2021
SECTION I
Clause 1
Purpose and scope
Clause 2
Invariability of the Clauses
Clause 3
Interpretation
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Clause 4
Hierarchy
In the event of a contradiction between these Clauses and the provisions of related agreements between the Parties existing at the time when these Clauses are agreed or entered into thereafter, these Clauses shall prevail.
Clause 5 - Optional
Docking clause
SECTION II
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
Clause 6
Description of processing(s)
The details of the processing operations, in particular the categories of personal data and the purposes of processing for which the personal data is processed on behalf of the controller, are specified in Annex II.
Clause 7
Obligations of the Parties
7.1 Instructions
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The processor shall process the personal data only for the specific purpose(s) of the processing, as set out in Annex II, unless it receives further instructions from the controller.
Processing by the processor shall only take place for the duration specified in Annex II.
If the processing involves personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or a person’s sex life or sexual orientation, or data relating to criminal convictions and offences (“sensitive data”), the processor shall apply specific restrictions and/or additional safeguards.
of that list through the addition or replacement of sub-processors at least 30 days in advance, thereby
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giving the controller sufficient time to be able to object to such changes prior to the engagement of the concerned sub-processor(s). The processor shall provide the controller with the information necessary to enable the controller to exercise the right to object.
7.7. for carrying out specific processing activities (on behalf of the controller) and those processing activities involve a transfer of personal data within the meaning of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the processor and the sub-processor can ensure compliance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 by using standard contractual clauses adopted by the Commission in accordance with of Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, provided the conditions for the use of those standard contractual clauses are met.
Clause 8
Assistance to the controller
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Clause 9
Notification of personal data breach
In the event of a personal data breach, the processor shall cooperate with and assist the controller for the controller to comply with its obligations under Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or under Articles 34 and 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, where applicable, taking into account the nature of processing and the information available to the processor.
In the event of a personal data breach concerning data processed by the controller, the processor shall assist the controller:
Where, and insofar as, it is not possible to provide all this information at the same time, the initial notification shall contain the information then available and further information shall, as it becomes available, subsequently be provided without undue delay.
In the event of a personal data breach concerning data processed by the processor, the processor shall
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notify the controller without undue delay after the processor having become aware of the breach. Such notification shall contain, at least:
Where, and insofar as, it is not possible to provide all this information at the same time, the initial notification shall contain the information then available and further information shall, as it becomes available, subsequently be provided without undue delay.
The Parties shall set out in Annex III all other elements to be provided by the processor when assisting the controller in the compliance with the controller’s obligations under Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
SECTION III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Clause 10
Non-compliance with the Clauses and termination
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ANNEX I TO ADDENDUM 1
List of parties
Controller (or Processor, as applicable)
Name: The legal entity identified as the Customer in the DPA to which this Addendum 1 is attached
Address: Customer’s legal notice address provided in Underlying Agreement
Contact details: Refer to signature block of the DPA to which this Addendum 1 is attached
Signature and accession date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 1 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 1 is attached
Processor (or Sub-Processor, as applicable) Name: Relativity ODA LLC
Address: 231 South LaSalle Street, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Contact details: Privacy Team, privacy.inquiries@relativity.com
Signature and accession date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 1 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 1 is attached
ANNEX II TO ADDENDUM 1
Description of the processing Categories of data subjects whose personal data is processed
The content of Client Data generally relates to Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters. The extent of any personal data contained therein is determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. The categories of data subjects are not categorically specified due to the nature of the processing.
Categories of personal data processed
The content of Client Data generally relates to Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters. The content of Client Data and the extent of any personal data contained therein is determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. The categories of personal data are not categorically specified due to the nature of the processing.
Sensitive data processed (if applicable) and applied restrictions or safeguards that fully take into consideration the nature of the data and the risks involved, such as for instance strict purpose limitation, access restrictions (including access only for staff having followed specialised training), keeping a record of access to the data, restrictions for onward transfers or additional security measures.
Client Data may include sensitive data, as determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. Relativity assumes all Client Data is sensitive data and complies with the obligations in this DPA and in the data security terms incorporated into the Underlying Agreement in connection with the processing of all Client Data.
Nature of the processing
Relativity processes personal data in connection with providing services related to the Cloud Product, including data hosting and technical support.
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Purpose(s) for which the personal data is processed on behalf of the controller
To provide access to and use of the Cloud Product in connection with Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters.
Duration of the processing
The subscription term set forth in the Underlying Agreement.
For processing by (sub-) processors, also specify subject matter, nature and duration of the processing
As of the Effective Date of this DPA, processing by sub-processors is limited to the provision of infrastructure to host the Cloud Product and technical support related thereto. The duration of the processing is the subscription term set forth in the Underlying Agreement.
ANNEX III TO ADDENDUM 1
Technical and organisational measures including technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of the data
Description of the technical and organisational security measures implemented by the processor(s) (including any relevant certifications) to ensure an appropriate level of security, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purpose of the processing, as well as the risks for the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
Relativity has implemented technical and organisational security measures to ensure an appropriate level of security, as detailed in the data security terms incorporated into the Underlying Agreement.
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ADDENDUM 2: CONTROLLER-TO-PROCESSOR TRANSFER SCCS
Standard Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of 4 June 2021
SECTION I
Clause 1
Purpose and scope
have agreed to these standard contractual clauses (hereinafter: ‘Clauses’).
Clause 2
Effect and invariability of the Clauses
1 Where the data exporter is a processor subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 acting on behalf of a Union institution or body as controller, reliance on these Clauses when engaging another processor (sub-processing) not subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 also ensures compliance with Article 29(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39), to the extent these Clauses and the data protection obligations as set out in the contract or other legal act between the controller and the processor pursuant to Article 29(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 are aligned. This will in particular be the case where the controller and processor rely on the standard contractual clauses included in Decision 2021/915.
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Clause 3
Third-party beneficiaries
Clause 4
Interpretation
Clause 5
Hierarchy
In the event of a contradiction between these Clauses and the provisions of related agreements between the Parties, existing at the time these Clauses are agreed or entered into thereafter, these Clauses shall prevail.
Clause 6
Description of the transfer(s)
The details of the transfer(s), and in particular the categories of personal data that are transferred and the purpose(s) for which they are transferred, are specified in Annex I.B.
Clause 7
Docking clause
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SECTION II – OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
Clause 8
Data protection safeguards
The data exporter warrants that it has used reasonable efforts to determine that the data importer is able, through the implementation of appropriate technical and organisational measures, to satisfy its obligations under these Clauses.
The data importer shall process the personal data only for the specific purpose(s) of the transfer, as set out in Annex I.B, unless on further instructions from the data exporter.
On request, the data exporter shall make a copy of these Clauses, including the Appendix as completed by the Parties, available to the data subject free of charge. To the extent necessary to protect business secrets or other confidential information, including the measures described in Annex II and personal data, the data exporter may redact part of the text of the Appendix to these Clauses prior to sharing a copy, but shall provide a meaningful summary where the data subject would otherwise not be able to understand the its content or exercise his/her rights. On request, the Parties shall provide the data subject with the reasons for the redactions, to the extent possible without revealing the redacted information. This Clause is without prejudice to the obligations of the data exporter under Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
If the data importer becomes aware that the personal data it has received is inaccurate, or has become outdated, it shall inform the data exporter without undue delay. In this case, the data importer shall cooperate with the data exporter to erase or rectify the data.
Processing by the data importer shall only take place for the duration specified in Annex I.B. After the end of the provision of the processing services, the data importer shall, at the choice of the data exporter, delete all personal data processed on behalf of the data exporter and certify to the data exporter that it has done
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so, or return to the data exporter all personal data processed on its behalf and delete existing copies. Until the data is deleted or returned, the data importer shall continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses.
In case of local laws applicable to the data importer that prohibit return or deletion of the personal data, the data importer warrants that it will continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses and will only process it to the extent and for as long as required under that local law. This is without prejudice to Clause 14, in particular the requirement for the data importer under Clause 14(e) to notify the data exporter throughout the duration of the contract if it has reason to believe that it is or has become subject to laws or practices not in line with the requirements under Clause 14(a).
Where the transfer involves personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data, or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or a person’s sex life or sexual orientation, or data relating to criminal convictions and offences (hereinafter ‘sensitive data’), the data importer shall apply the specific restrictions and/or additional safeguards described in Annex I.B.
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The data importer shall only disclose the personal data to a third party on documented instructions from the data exporter. In addition, the data may only be disclosed to a third party located outside the European
Union (2) (in the same country as the data importer or in another third country, hereinafter ‘onward transfer’) if the third party is or agrees to be bound by these Clauses, under the appropriate Module, or if:
Any onward transfer is subject to compliance by the data importer with all the other safeguards under these Clauses, in particular purpose limitation.
Clause 9
Use of sub-processors
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2 The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) provides for the extension of the European Union’s internal market to the three EEA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Union data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679, is covered by the EEA Agreement and has been incorporated into Annex XI thereto. Therefore, any disclosure by the data importer to a third party located in the EEA does not qualify as an onward transfer for the purpose of these Clauses.
same data protection obligations as those binding the data importer under these Clauses, including in terms of third-party beneficiary rights for data subjects. (3) The Parties agree that, by complying with this Clause, the data importer fulfils its obligations under Clause 8.8. The data importer shall ensure that the sub-processor complies with the obligations to which the data importer is subject pursuant to these Clauses.
Clause 10
Data subject rights
Clause 11
Redress
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3 This requirement may be satisfied by the sub-processor acceding to these Clauses under the appropriate Module, in accordance with Clause 7.
Clause 12
Liability
Clause 13
Supervision
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[Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in accordance with its Article 3(2) and has appointed a representative pursuant to Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:] The supervisory authority of the Member State in which the representative within the meaning of Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 is established, as indicated in Annex I.C, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
[Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in accordance with its Article 3(2) without however having to appoint a representative pursuant to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:] The supervisory authority of one of the Member States in which the data subjects whose personal data is transferred under these Clauses in relation to the offering of goods or services to them, or whose behaviour is monitored, are located, as indicated in Annex I.C, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
SECTION III – LOCAL LAWS AND OBLIGATIONS IN CASE OF ACCESS BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
Clause 14
Local laws and practices affecting compliance with the Clauses
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4 As regards the impact of such laws and practices on compliance with these Clauses, different elements may be considered as part of an overall assessment. Such elements may include relevant and documented practical experience with prior instances of requests for disclosure from public authorities, or the absence of such requests, covering a sufficiently representative time-frame. This refers in particular to internal records or other documentation, drawn up on a continuous basis in accordance with due diligence and certified at senior management level, provided that this information can be lawfully shared with third parties. Where this practical experience is relied upon to conclude that the data importer will not be prevented from complying with these Clauses, it needs to be supported by other relevant, objective elements, and it is for the Parties to consider carefully whether these elements together carry sufficient weight, in terms of their reliability and representativeness, to support this conclusion. In particular, the Parties have to take into account whether their practical experience is corroborated and not contradicted by publicly available or otherwise accessible, reliable information on the existence or absence of requests within the same sector and/or the application of the law in practice, such as case law and reports by independent oversight bodies.
Clause 15
Obligations of the data importer in case of access by public authorities
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SECTION IV – FINAL PROVISIONS
Clause 16
Non-compliance with the Clauses and termination
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In these cases, it shall inform the competent supervisory authority of such non-compliance. Where the contract involves more than two Parties, the data exporter may exercise this right to termination only with respect to the relevant Party, unless the Parties have agreed otherwise.
of the data to the data exporter. Until the data is deleted or returned, the data importer shall continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses. In case of local laws applicable to the data importer that prohibit the return or deletion of the transferred personal data, the data importer warrants that it will continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses and will only process the data to the extent and for as long as required under that local law.
Clause 17
Governing law
These Clauses shall be governed by the law of one of the EU Member States, provided such law allows for third-party beneficiary rights. The Parties agree that this shall be the law of the Republic of Ireland.
Clause 18
Choice of forum and jurisdiction
ANNEX I TO ADDENDUM 2
Exporter:
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Name: The legal entity identified as the Customer in the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached
Address: Customer’s legal notice address provided in Underlying Agreement
Contact details: Refer to signature block of the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached
Activities: Use of the Cloud Product in connection with Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters.
Signature and date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached
Role: Controller
Importer:
Name: Relativity ODA LLC
Address: 231 South LaSalle Street, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Contact details: Privacy Team, privacy.inquiries@relativity.com
Activities: The provision of services related to the Cloud Product, including data hosting and technical support
Signature and date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached
Role: Processor
Categories of data subjects whose personal data is transferred
The content of Client Data generally relates to Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters. The extent of any personal data contained therein is determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. The categories of data subjects are not categorically specified due to the nature of the processing.
Categories of personal data transferred
The content of Client Data generally relates to Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters. The content of Client Data and the extent of any personal data contained therein is determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. The categories of personal data are not categorically specified due to the nature of the processing.
Sensitive data transferred (if applicable) and applied restrictions or safeguards that fully take into consideration the nature of the data and the risks involved, such as for instance strict purpose limitation, access restrictions (including access only for staff having followed specialised training), keeping a record of access to the data, restrictions for onward transfers or additional security measures.
Client Data may include sensitive data, as determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. Relativity assumes all Client Data is sensitive data and complies with the obligations in this DPA and in the data security terms incorporated into the Underlying Agreement in connection with the processing of all Client Data.
The frequency of the transfer (e.g. whether the data is transferred on a one-off or continuous basis).
Continuous basis when necessary for the provision of technical support.
Nature of the processing
Relativity processes personal data in connection with providing services related to the Cloud Product, including data hosting and technical support.
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Purpose(s) of the data transfer and further processing
Relativity may transfer personal data in the form of remote access from another country for purposes of providing technical support services. In limited circumstances, Customer may choose, in its sole discretion, to provide Relativity with copies of Client Data for technical support purposes, and in such circumstances, personal data may be transferred to another country.
The period for which the personal data will be retained, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
Personal data is not retained following remote access. In the limited circumstances that Customer chooses to provide Relativity with copies of Client Data for technical support purposes, such Client Data (and any personal data contained therein) will not be retained longer than is necessary to resolve the support issue.
For transfers to (sub-) processors, also specify subject matter, nature and duration of the processing
As of the Effective Date of this DPA, transfers to sub-processors are limited to transfers in the form of remote access from another country for purposes of providing the infrastructure to host the Cloud Product and technical support related thereto. The duration of the processing is the subscription term set forth in the Underlying Agreement.
Refer to signature block of the DPA to which this Addendum 2 is attached.
ANNEX II TO ADDENDUM 2
TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THE DATA
Description of the technical and organisational measures implemented by the data importer(s) (including any relevant certifications) to ensure an appropriate level of security, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purpose of the processing, and the risks for the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
Relativity has implemented technical and organisational security measures to ensure an appropriate level of security, as detailed in the data security terms incorporated into the Underlying Agreement.
For transfers to (sub-) processors, also describe the specific technical and organisational measures to be taken by the (sub-) processor to be able to provide assistance to the controller and, for transfers from a processor to a sub-processor, to the data exporter
As of the Effective Date of this DPA, Relativity’s only sub-processor is Microsoft Corporation, as the provider of Microsoft Azure, the cloud infrastructure in which the Cloud Product is hosted. Details on Microsoft Azure’s security, privacy, and compliance standards may be found on the Microsoft Azure Trust Center homepage: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/trust-center/.
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ADDENDUM 3: PROCESSOR-TO-PROCESSOR TRANSFER SCCS
Standard Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of 4 June 2021
SECTION I
Clause 1
Purpose and scope
have agreed to these standard contractual clauses (hereinafter: ‘Clauses’).
Clause 2
Effect and invariability of the Clauses
5 Where the data exporter is a processor subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 acting on behalf of a Union institution or body as controller, reliance on these Clauses when engaging another processor (sub-processing) not subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 also ensures compliance with Article 29(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39), to the extent these Clauses and the data protection obligations as set out in the contract or other legal act between the controller and the processor pursuant to Article 29(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 are aligned. This will in particular be the case where the controller and processor rely on the standard contractual clauses included in Decision 2021/915.
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Clause 3
Third-party beneficiaries
Clause 4
Interpretation
Clause 5
Hierarchy
In the event of a contradiction between these Clauses and the provisions of related agreements between the Parties, existing at the time these Clauses are agreed or entered into thereafter, these Clauses shall prevail.
Clause 6
Description of the transfer(s)
The details of the transfer(s), and in particular the categories of personal data that are transferred and the purpose(s) for which they are transferred, are specified in Annex I.B.
Clause 7
Docking clause
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SECTION II – OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
Clause 8
Data protection safeguards
The data exporter warrants that it has used reasonable efforts to determine that the data importer is able, through the implementation of appropriate technical and organisational measures, to satisfy its obligations under these Clauses.
The data importer shall process the personal data only for the specific purpose(s) of the transfer, as set out in Annex I.B., unless on further instructions from the controller, as communicated to the data importer by the data exporter, or from the data exporter.
On request, the data exporter shall make a copy of these Clauses, including the Appendix as completed by the Parties, available to the data subject free of charge. To the extent necessary to protect business secrets or other confidential information, including personal data, the data exporter may redact part of the text of the Appendix prior to sharing a copy, but shall provide a meaningful summary where the data subject would otherwise not be able to understand its content or exercise his/her rights. On request, the Parties shall
6 See Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and, where the controller is an EU institution or body, Article 29(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
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provide the data subject with the reasons for the redactions, to the extent possible without revealing the redacted information.
If the data importer becomes aware that the personal data it has received is inaccurate, or has become outdated, it shall inform the data exporter without undue delay. In this case, the data importer shall cooperate with the data exporter to rectify or erase the data.
Processing by the data importer shall only take place for the duration specified in Annex I.B. After the end of the provision of the processing services, the data importer shall, at the choice of the data exporter, delete all personal data processed on behalf of the controller and certify to the data exporter that it has done so, or return to the data exporter all personal data processed on its behalf and delete existing copies. Until the data is deleted or returned, the data importer shall continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses. In case of local laws applicable to the data importer that prohibit return or deletion of the personal data, the data importer warrants that it will continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses and will only process it to the extent and for as long as required under that local law. This is without prejudice to Clause 14, in particular the requirement for the data importer under Clause 14(e) to notify the data exporter throughout the duration of the contract if it has reason to believe that it is or has become subject to laws or practices not in line with the requirements under Clause 14(a).
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Where the transfer involves personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data, or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or a person’s sex life or sexual orientation, or data relating to criminal convictions and offences (hereinafter ‘sensitive data’), the data importer shall apply the specific restrictions and/or additional safeguards set out in Annex I.B.
The data importer shall only disclose the personal data to a third party on documented instructions from the controller, as communicated to the data importer by the data exporter. In addition, the data may only be disclosed to a third party located outside the European Union (7) (in the same country as the data importer or in another third country, hereinafter ‘onward transfer’) if the third party is or agrees to be bound by these Clauses, under the appropriate Module, or if:
Any onward transfer is subject to compliance by the data importer with all the other safeguards under these Clauses, in particular purpose limitation.
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7 The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) provides for the extension of the European Union’s internal market to the three EEA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Union data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679, is covered by the EEA Agreement and has been incorporated into Annex XI thereto. Therefore, any disclosure by the data importer to a third party located in the EEA does not qualify as an onward transfer for the purposes of these Clauses.
controller. In deciding on an audit, the data exporter may take into account relevant certifications held by the data importer.
Clause 9
Use of sub-processors
Clause 10
Data subject rights
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8 This requirement may be satisfied by the sub-processor acceding to these Clauses under the appropriate Module, in accordance with Clause 7.
Clause 11
Redress
Clause 12
Liability
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and, where the data exporter is a processor acting on behalf of a controller, to the liability of the controller under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, as applicable.
Clause 13
Supervision
[Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in accordance with its Article 3(2) and has appointed a representative pursuant to Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:] The supervisory authority of the Member State in which the representative within the meaning of Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 is established, as indicated in Annex I.C, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
[Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in accordance with its Article 3(2) without however having to appoint a representative pursuant to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:] The supervisory authority of one of the Member States in which the data subjects whose personal data is transferred under these Clauses in relation to the offering of goods or services to them, or whose behaviour is monitored, are located, as indicated in Annex I.C, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
SECTION III – LOCAL LAWS AND OBLIGATIONS IN CASE OF ACCESS BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
Clause 14
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Local laws and practices affecting compliance with the Clauses
exceed what is necessary and proportionate in a democratic society to safeguard one of the objectives listed in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, are not in contradiction with these Clauses.
Clause 15
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Obligations of the data importer in case of access by public authorities
9 As regards the impact of such laws and practices on compliance with these Clauses, different elements may be considered as part of an overall assessment. Such elements may include relevant and documented practical experience with prior instances of requests for disclosure from public authorities, or the absence of such requests, covering a sufficiently representative time-frame. This refers in particular to internal records or other documentation, drawn up on a continuous basis in accordance with due diligence and certified at senior management level, provided that this information can be lawfully shared with third parties. Where this practical experience is relied upon to conclude that the data importer will not be prevented from complying with these Clauses, it needs to be supported by other relevant, objective elements, and it is for the Parties to consider carefully whether these elements together carry sufficient weight, in terms of their reliability and representativeness, to support this conclusion. In particular, the Parties have to take into account whether their practical experience is corroborated and not contradicted by publicly available or otherwise accessible, reliable information on the existence or absence of requests within the same sector and/or the application of the law in practice, such as case law and reports by independent oversight bodies.
The data exporter shall forward the notification to the controller.
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SECTION IV – FINAL PROVISIONS
Clause 16
Non-compliance with the Clauses and termination
In these cases, it shall inform the competent supervisory authority and the controller of such non- compliance. Where the contract involves more than two Parties, the data exporter may exercise this right to termination only with respect to the relevant Party, unless the Parties have agreed otherwise.
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Clause 17
Governing law
These Clauses shall be governed by the law of one of the EU Member States, provided such law allows for third-party beneficiary rights. The Parties agree that this shall be the law of the Republic of Ireland.
Clause 18
Choice of forum and jurisdiction
ANNEX I TO ADDENDUM 3
Exporter:
Name: The legal entity identified as the Customer in the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached
Address: Customer’s legal notice address provided in Underlying Agreement
Contact details: Refer to signature block of the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached
Activities: Use of the Cloud Product in connection with Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters.
Signature and date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached
Role: Processor
Importer:
Name: Relativity ODA LLC
Address: 231 South LaSalle Street, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Contact details: Privacy Team, privacy.inquiries@relativity.com
Activities: The provision of services related to the Cloud Product, including data hosting and technical support
Signature and date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached
Role: Sub-Processor
Categories of data subjects whose personal data is transferred
The content of Client Data generally relates to Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters. The extent of any personal data contained therein is determined by Customer and/or its end
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customers in their sole discretion. The categories of data subjects are not categorically specified due to the nature of the processing.
Categories of personal data transferred
The content of Client Data generally relates to Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters. The content of Client Data and the extent of any personal data contained therein is determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. The categories of personal data are not categorically specified due to the nature of the processing.
Sensitive data transferred (if applicable) and applied restrictions or safeguards that fully take into consideration the nature of the data and the risks involved, such as for instance strict purpose limitation, access restrictions (including access only for staff having followed specialised training), keeping a record of access to the data, restrictions for onward transfers or additional security measures.
Client Data may include sensitive data, as determined by Customer and/or its end customers in their sole discretion. Relativity assumes all Client Data is sensitive data and complies with the obligations in this DPA and in the data security terms incorporated into the Underlying Agreement in connection with the processing of all Client Data.
The frequency of the transfer (e.g. whether the data is transferred on a one-off or continuous basis).
Continuous basis when necessary for the provision of technical support.
Nature of the processing
Relativity processes personal data in connection with providing services related to the Cloud Product, including data hosting and technical support.
Purpose(s) of the data transfer and further processing
Relativity may transfer personal data in the form of remote access from another country for purposes of providing technical support services. In limited circumstances, Customer may choose, in its sole discretion, to provide Relativity with copies of Client Data for technical support purposes, and in such circumstances, personal data may be transferred to another country.
The period for which the personal data will be retained, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
Personal data is not retained following remote access. In the limited circumstances that Customer chooses to provide Relativity with copies of Client Data for technical support purposes, such Client Data (and any personal data contained therein) will not be retained longer than is necessary to resolve the support issue.
For transfers to (sub-) processors, also specify subject matter, nature and duration of the processing
As of the Effective Date of this DPA, transfers to sub-processors are limited to transfers in the form of remote access from another country for purposes of providing the infrastructure to host the Cloud Product and technical support related thereto. The duration of the processing is the subscription term set forth in the Underlying Agreement.
Refer to signature block of the DPA to which this Addendum 3 is attached.
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ANNEX II TO ADDENDUM 3
TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THE DATA
Description of the technical and organisational measures implemented by the data importer(s) (including any relevant certifications) to ensure an appropriate level of security, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purpose of the processing, and the risks for the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
Relativity has implemented technical and organisational security measures to ensure an appropriate level of security, as detailed in the data security terms incorporated into the Underlying Agreement.
For transfers to (sub-) processors, also describe the specific technical and organisational measures to be taken by the (sub-) processor to be able to provide assistance to the controller and, for transfers from a processor to a sub-processor, to the data exporter
As of the Effective Date of this DPA, Relativity’s only sub-processor is Microsoft Corporation, as the provider of Microsoft Azure, the cloud infrastructure in which the Cloud Product is hosted. Details on Microsoft Azure’s security, privacy, and compliance standards may be found on the Microsoft Azure Trust Center homepage: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/trust-center/.
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ADDENDUM 4: UK TRANSFER SCCS
This International Data Transfer Addendum (this “Addendum”) supplements the DPA and incorporates and amends the Transfer SCCs.
PART 1:
Exporter:
Name: The legal entity identified as the Customer in the DPA to which this Addendum 4 is attached
Address: Customer’s legal notice address provided in Underlying Agreement
Contact details: Refer to signature block of the DPA to which this Addendum 4 is attached
Activities: Use of the Cloud Product in connection with Customer’s and/or its end customers’ legal and compliance matters.
Signature and date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 4 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 4 is attached
Role: Controller or Processor, as applicable
Importer:
Name: Relativity ODA LLC
Address: 231 South LaSalle Street, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Contact details: Privacy Team, privacy.inquiries@relativity.com
Activities: The provision of services related to the Cloud Product, including data hosting and technical support
Signature and date: Signatures are located in the DPA to which this Addendum 4 is attached, and date is the Effective Date of the DPA to which this Addendum 4 is attached
Role: Processor or Sub-Processor, as applicable
“Appendix Information” means the information set out in Annex I and Annex II to the Approved EU SCCs.
PART 2: MANDATORY CLAUSES
Each Party agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set out in this Addendum, in exchange for the other Party also agreeing to be bound by this Addendum.
Although Annex 1A and Clause 7 of the Approved EU SCCs require signature by the Parties, for the purpose of making Restricted Transfers, the Parties may enter into this Addendum in any way that makes them legally binding on the Parties and allows data subjects to enforce their rights as set out in this Addendum. Entering into this Addendum will have the same effect as signing the Approved EU SCCs and any part of the Approved EU SCCs.
Where this Addendum uses terms that are defined in the Approved EU SCCs those terms shall have the same meaning as in the Approved EU SCCs. In addition, the following terms have the following
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meanings:
This Addendum must always be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with UK Data Protection Laws and so that it fulfils the Parties’ obligation to provide the Appropriate Safeguards.
If the provisions included in the Addendum EU SCCs amend the Approved SCCs in any way which is not permitted under the Approved EU SCCs or the Approved Addendum, such amendment(s) will not
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be incorporated in this Addendum and the equivalent provision of the Approved EU SCCs will take their place.
If there is any inconsistency or conflict between UK Data Protection Laws and this Addendum, UK Data Protection Laws applies.
If the meaning of this Addendum is unclear or there is more than one meaning, the meaning which most closely aligns with UK Data Protection Laws applies.
Any references to legislation (or specific provisions of legislation) means that legislation (or specific provision) as it may change over time. This includes where that legislation (or specific provision) has been consolidated, re-enacted and/or replaced after this Addendum has been entered into.
Although Clause 5 of the Approved EU SCCs sets out that the Approved EU SCCs prevail over all related agreements between the parties, the parties agree that, for Restricted Transfers, the hierarchy in Section 10 will prevail.
Where there is any inconsistency or conflict between the Approved Addendum and the Addendum EU SCCs (as applicable), the Approved Addendum overrides the Addendum EU SCCs, except where (and in so far as) the inconsistent or conflicting terms of the Addendum EU SCCs provides greater protection for data subjects, in which case those terms will override the Approved Addendum.
Where this Addendum incorporates Addendum EU SCCs which have been entered into to protect transfers subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 then the Parties acknowledge that nothing in this Addendum impacts those Addendum EU SCCs.
This Addendum incorporates the Addendum EU SCCs which are amended to the extent necessary so that:
Unless the Parties have agreed alternative amendments which meet the requirements of Section 12, the provisions of Section 15 will apply.
No amendments to the Approved EU SCCs other than to meet the requirements of Section 12 may be made.
The following amendments to the Addendum EU SCCs (for the purpose of Section 12) are made:
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“and, with respect to data transfers from controllers to processors and/or processors to processors, standard contractual clauses pursuant to Article 28(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679”;
“The details of the transfers(s) and in particular the categories of personal data that are transferred and the purpose(s) for which they are transferred) are those specified in Annex
I.B where UK Data Protection Laws apply to the data exporter’s processing when making that transfer.”;
“the onward transfer is to a country benefitting from adequacy regulations pursuant to Section 17A of the UK GDPR that covers the onward transfer;”
“the Secretary of State makes regulations pursuant to Section 17A of the Data Protection Act 2018 that cover the transfer of personal data to which these clauses apply;”;
“These Clauses are governed by the laws of England and Wales.”;
“Any dispute arising from these Clauses shall be resolved by the courts of England and Wales. A data subject may also bring legal proceedings against the data exporter and/or data importer before the courts of any country in the UK. The Parties agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such courts.”; and
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The Parties may agree to change Clauses 17 and/or 18 of the Addendum EU SCCs to refer to the laws and/or courts of Scotland or Northern Ireland.
If the Parties wish to change the format of the information included in Part 1: Tables of the Approved Addendum, they may do so by agreeing to the change in writing, provided that the change does not reduce the Appropriate Safeguards.
From time to time, the ICO may issue a revised Approved Addendum which:
The revised Approved Addendum will specify the start date from which the changes to the Approved Addendum are effective and whether the Parties need to review this Addendum including the Appendix Information. This Addendum is automatically amended as set out in the revised Approved Addendum from the start date specified.
If the ICO issues a revised Approved Addendum under Section 18, if any Party selected in Table 4 “Ending the Addendum when the Approved Addendum changes”, will as a direct result of the changes in the Approved Addendum have a substantial, disproportionate and demonstrable increase in:
and in either case it has first taken reasonable steps to reduce those costs or risks so that it is not substantial and disproportionate, then that Party may end this Addendum at the end of a reasonable notice period, by providing written notice for that period to the other Party before the start date of the revised Approved Addendum.
The Parties do not need the consent of any third party to make changes to this Addendum, but any changes must be made in accordance with its terms.
Addendum 5 Swiss Annex
In order for the Transfer SCCs to comply with FADP:
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In the context of jurisdiction for claims arising out of this SCC, the term “Member State” shall not be interpreted in such a way as to exclude data subjects in Switzerland from the possibility of suing for their rights in their place of habitual residence (Switzerland).
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Exhibit 10.2
Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made as of July 1, 2023 (“Effective Date”), by and between RELATIVITY ODA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Relativity”), and KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Client”).
B. The parties mutually desire to modify the Agreement as provided herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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Exhibit 10.2
3. Miscellaneous. As amended herein, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in effect. However, in case of any inconsistency between this Amendment and other prior portions of the Agreement, this Amendment shall govern. This Amendment sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. This Amendment shall not be binding unless and until fully signed and delivered by both parties. Unless provided to the contrary herein: (a) any terms defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed herein when used as capitalized terms in other provisions hereof; and (b) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. The parties may sign and deliver this Amendment as pdfs via email.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
RELATIVITY ODA LLC KLDISCOVERY ONTRACK, LLC
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/s/ Sailesh Munagala |
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Sailesh Munagala |
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Andrew Southam |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Christopher J. Weiler, certify that:
(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
(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.
August 10, 2023 |
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/s/ Christopher J. Weiler |
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Christopher J. Weiler |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Dawn Wilson, certify that:
(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
(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.
August 10, 2023 |
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/s/ Dawn Wilson |
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Dawn Wilson |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of KLDiscovery Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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.
August 10, 2023 |
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/s/ Christopher J. Weiler |
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Christopher J. Weiler |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of KLDiscovery Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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.
August 10, 2023 |
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/s/ Dawn Wilson |
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Dawn Wilson |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |