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

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ___________

Commission File Number 1-12031

   UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
 
23-2372688
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
 
 
375 Phillips Boulevard
 
 
Ewing, New Jersey
 
08618
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 671-0980

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  X    No     

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer X
Accelerated filer ___
Non-accelerated filer ___ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company ___
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes        No  X 

 As of May 7, 2013, the registrant had outstanding 46,147,826 shares of common stock.





TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
45,536

 
$
85,923

Short-term investments
175,311

 
158,018

Accounts receivable
10,527

 
8,657

Inventory
9,082

 
11,018

Other current assets
7,632

 
3,929

Total current assets
248,088

 
267,545

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $21,222 and $20,713
12,512

 
11,808

ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY, net of accumulated amortization of $24,610 and $21,868
102,196

 
104,624

INVESTMENTS
4,868

 
1,270

OTHER ASSETS
259

 
277

TOTAL ASSETS
$
367,923

 
$
385,524

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
5,622

 
$
7,596

Accrued expenses
5,706

 
10,394

Deferred revenue
3,826

 
4,273

Other current liabilities
35

 
36

Total current liabilities
15,189

 
22,299

DEFERRED REVENUE
2,966

 
3,153

RETIREMENT PLAN BENEFIT LIABILITY
10,084

 
9,837

Total liabilities
28,239

 
35,289

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)


 


SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 

 
 

Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 200,000 shares of Series A Nonconvertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding (liquidation value of $7.50 per share or $1,500)
2

 
2

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 46,587,199 and 46,561,437 shares issued at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
466

 
465

Additional paid-in capital
564,379

 
564,883

Accumulated deficit
(208,969
)
 
(204,211
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(5,536
)
 
(5,702
)
Treasury stock, at cost (401,501 and 205,902 shares at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)
(10,658
)
 
(5,202
)
Total shareholders’ equity
339,684

 
350,235

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
367,923

 
$
385,524

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

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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
REVENUE:
 
 
 
Material sales
$
12,752

 
$
10,529

Royalty and license fees
1,299

 
422

Technology development and support revenue
925

 
1,669

Total revenue
14,976

 
12,620

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 

 
 

Cost of material sales
3,092

 
1,088

Research and development
8,938

 
6,661

Selling, general and administrative
5,171

 
4,311

Patent costs and amortization of acquired technology
4,617

 
1,868

Royalty and license expense
312

 
250

Total operating expenses
22,130

 
14,178

Operating loss
(7,154
)
 
(1,558
)
INTEREST INCOME
210

 
357

INTEREST EXPENSE
(8
)
 
(20
)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(6,952
)
 
(1,221
)
INCOME TAX BENEFIT
2,194

 

NET LOSS
(4,758
)
 
(1,221
)
 
 

 
 

NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
 

 
 

BASIC
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.03
)
DILUTED
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.03
)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED IN COMPUTING
    NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
 

 
 

BASIC
45,823,414

 
45,749,072

DILUTED
45,823,414

 
45,749,072


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

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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
NET LOSS
 
$
(4,758
)
 
$
(1,221
)
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX:
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
 
(3
)
 
(104
)
Amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss for retirement plan included in net periodic pension costs
 
169

 
148

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
166

 
44

 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
$
(4,592
)
 
$
(1,177
)

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


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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(4,758
)
 
$
(1,221
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 

 
 

Amortization of deferred revenue
(678
)
 
(917
)
Depreciation
509

 
418

Amortization of intangibles
2,742

 
15

Amortization of premium and discount on investments, net
(116
)
 
(238
)
Stock-based employee compensation
1,174

 
800

Stock-based compensation to Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board
224

 
213

Retirement plan benefit expense
417

 
388

(Increase) decrease in assets:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
(1,870
)
 
2,019

Inventory
1,936

 
(1,731
)
Other current assets
(3,703
)
 
(827
)
Other assets
18

 
15

(Decrease) increase in liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(6,837
)
 
(1,987
)
Other current liabilities

 
(1
)
Deferred revenue
44

 
1,042

Net cash used in operating activities
(10,898
)
 
(2,012
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Purchase of property and equipment
(549
)
 
(1,802
)
Additions to intangibles
(69
)
 

Purchase of investments
(102,142
)
 
(139,512
)
Proceeds from sale of investments
81,364

 
178,638

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(21,396
)
 
37,324

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock
93

 
71

Repurchase of common stock
(5,456
)
 

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options and warrants
66

 
541

Payment of withholding taxes related to stock-based employee compensation
(2,796
)
 
(3,473
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(8,093
)
 
(2,861
)
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(40,387
)
 
32,451

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
85,923

 
111,795

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
45,536

 
$
144,246

The following non-cash activities occurred:
 

 
 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
$
(3
)
 
$
(104
)
Common stock issued to Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board that was earned in a previous period
300

 
328

Common stock issued to employees that was accrued for in a previous period, net of shares withheld for taxes
282

 
252

Property, equipment and intangible invoices included in accounts payable
909

 


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

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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.
BACKGROUND

Universal Display Corporation (the Company) is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in flat panel display, solid-state lighting and other product applications. The Company’s primary business strategy is to develop and license its proprietary OLED technologies to product manufacturers for use in these applications. In support of this objective, the Company also develops new OLED materials and sells those materials to product manufacturers. Through internal research and development efforts and acquisitions from and relationships with entities such as Princeton University (Princeton), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Michigan (Michigan), FUJIFILM Corporation (Fujifilm), Motorola Solutions, Inc. (f/k/a Motorola, Inc.) (Motorola) and PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG Industries), the Company has established a significant portfolio of proprietary OLED technologies and materials (see Notes 5, 6 and 7).

2.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Interim Financial Information

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2013 and results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 . While management believes that the disclosures presented are adequate to make the information not misleading, these unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in the Company’s latest year-end financial statements, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 .  The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for the full year.

Management’s Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The estimates made are principally in the areas of revenue recognition for license agreements, the useful life of acquired technology, stock-based compensation and the valuation of stock warrant and retirement benefit plan liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value in the accompanying financial statements due to the short-term nature of those instruments. See Notes 3 and 4 for a discussion of cash equivalents and investments.

Cost of Material Sales

Cost of material sales represents costs associated with the sale of materials that have been classified as commercial.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued amended standards that revised the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income and addressed certain matters from standards for reporting of other comprehensive income that were deferred pending additional consideration. The amendment requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, entities are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, entities are required to cross-

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reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail on these amounts. This guidance is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2013, and such adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position, but did change the Company’s disclosures related to accumulated other comprehensive income. In addition, consistent with its annual financial statements, the Company has elected to present separate statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) versus one continuous statement.

3.
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company classifies its remaining investments as available-for-sale. These securities are carried at fair market value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in shareholders’ equity. Gains or losses on securities sold are based on the specific identification method.

Investments at March 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Aggregate Fair
Investment Classification
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
(Losses)
 
Market Value
March 31, 2013 –
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
 
$
8,447

 
$
4

 
$
(7
)
 
$
8,444

Commercial paper
 
1,998

 

 

 
1,998

Corporate bonds
 
162,356

 
12

 
(30
)
 
162,338

U.S. government bonds
 
3,099

 

 

 
3,099

Convertible notes
 
4,300

 

 

 
4,300

 
 
$
180,200

 
$
16

 
$
(37
)
 
$
180,179


Investments at December 31, 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Aggregate Fair
Investment Classification
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
(Losses)
 
Market Value
December 31, 2012 –
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
 
$
7,562

 
$
3

 
$
(5
)
 
$
7,560

Commercial paper
 
2,997

 

 

 
2,997

Corporate bonds
 
141,349

 
9

 
(25
)
 
141,333

U.S. government bonds
 
3,098

 

 

 
3,098

Convertible notes
 
4,300

 

 

 
4,300

 
 
$
159,306

 
$
12

 
$
(30
)
 
$
159,288

 
On July 13, 2012, the Company entered into a three -year joint development agreement with Plextronics, Inc. (Plextronics), a private company engaged in printed solar, lighting and other electronics related research and development. Under the joint development agreement, the Company is committed to pay $1.0 million per year to Plextronics for three years.  In addition, the Company invested $4.0 million in Plextronics through the purchase of a convertible promissory note.  The Company also received warrants in connection with the purchase of the convertible note.  The note accrues interest at the rate of 3% per year. The Company intends to modify the note beyond its original due date of June 30, 2013.  Depending on certain conditions, the note may either convert automatically, or if other certain conditions are met, the Company has the option to convert the note into shares of Plextronics’ preferred stock at a specified conversion price. The note was classified as a short-term investment at December 31, 2012 and has been classified in long-term investments at March 31, 2013.

On July 17, 2012, the Company invested $300,000 in a private company engaged in plasma processing equipment research and development (the Borrower) through the purchase of a convertible promissory note. The note accrues interest at the rate of 5% per year and is due and payable by August 1, 2015.  The note is included in long-term investments on the consolidated balance sheet.  The Company has the option to convert the note into shares of the Borrower’s preferred stock at a specified conversion price.

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All short-term investments held at March 31, 2013 will mature within one year.

4.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table provides the assets carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements, Using
 
Total carrying
value as of
March 31, 2013
 
Quoted prices
in active markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents
$
36,063

 
$
36,063

 
$

 
$

Short-term investments
175,311

 
175,311

 

 

Long-term investments
4,868

 
568

 

 
4,300

 
The following table provides the assets carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements, Using
 
Total carrying
 value as of December 31, 2012
 
Quoted prices
in active markets 
(Level 1)
 
Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents
$
63,863

 
$
63,863

 
$

 
$

Short-term investments
158,018

 
154,018

 

 
4,000

Long-term investments
1,270

 
970

 

 
300


Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on management’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The Company's convertible promissory note investments were initially recorded at cost and are classified within investments on the consolidated balance sheet. During the period, the convertible promissory note in Plextronics was reclassified from short-term investments to long-term investments. See Note 3.

These convertible promissory note investments are inherently risky as they lack a ready market for resale, and the note issuer’s success is dependent on product development, market acceptance, operational efficiency, the ability of the investee companies to raise additional funds in financial markets that can be volatile, and other key business factors. The companies the Company has invested in could fail or not be able to raise additional funds when needed. These events could cause the Company's investments to become impaired. In addition, financial market volatility could negatively affect the Company's ability to realize value in the Company's investments through liquidity events, such as mergers and private sales.

The Company determines the fair value of our convertible promissory note investments portfolio quarterly.  The fair value of the Company's convertible promissory note investments is determined through the consideration of whether an investee is experiencing financial difficulty.  Management performs an evaluation of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future.  The evaluation requires significant judgment and includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of identified events or circumstances affecting the investee, which may impact the fair value of the investment, such as:
 
the investee’s revenue and earnings trends relative to pre-defined milestones and overall business prospects;

the technological feasibility of the investee’s products and technologies;


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the general market conditions in the investee’s industry or geographic area, including adverse regulatory or economic changes;

factors related to the investee’s ability to remain in business, such as the investee’s liquidity, debt ratios, and the rate at which the investee is using its cash; and

the investee’s receipt of additional funding at a lower valuation.

If the fair value of a convertible promissory note investment is below the Company's carrying value, the asset will be written down to its fair value with a resulting charge to net income. Temporary impairments result in a write down of the investment to its fair value with the charge reported in shareholders’ equity.  There were no impairments of non-marketable convertible promissory note investments as of March 31, 2013 .
 
The following table is a reconciliation of the changes in fair value of the Company’s investments in convertible notes for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , which had been classified in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

Fair value of notes, beginning of period
$
4,300

Investments

Fair value of notes, end of period
$
4,300


5.
RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH PRINCETON, USC AND MICHIGAN

The Company funded OLED technology research at Princeton and, on a subcontractor basis, at USC for 10 years under a Research Agreement executed with Princeton in August 1997 (the 1997 Research Agreement).  The principal investigator conducting work under the 1997 Research Agreement transferred to Michigan in January 2006.  Following this transfer, the 1997 Research Agreement was allowed to expire on July 31, 2007.

As a result of the transfer, the Company entered into a new Sponsored Research Agreement with USC to sponsor OLED technology research at USC and, on a subcontractor basis, Michigan.  This new Sponsored Research Agreement (as amended, the 2006 Research Agreement) was effective as of May 1, 2006 and had an original term of three years.  The 2006 Research Agreement superseded the 1997 Research Agreement with respect to all work being performed at USC and Michigan.  Payments under the 2006 Research Agreement were made to USC on a quarterly basis as actual expenses were incurred.  The Company incurred $2.2 million in research and development expense for work performed under the 2006 Research Agreement during the original term, which ended on April 30, 2009.

Effective May 1, 2009, the Company amended the 2006 Research Agreement to extend the term of the agreement for an additional four years.  As of March 31, 2013 , the Company was obligated to pay USC up to $457,000 for work actually performed during the remaining extended term, which expired April 30, 2013.  From May 1, 2009 through March 31, 2013 , the Company incurred $4.7 million in research and development expense for work performed under the amended 2006 Research Agreement.

On October 9, 1997, the Company, Princeton and USC entered into an Amended License Agreement (as amended, the 1997 Amended License Agreement) under which Princeton and USC granted the Company worldwide, exclusive license rights, with rights to sublicense, to make, have made, use, lease and/or sell products and to practice processes based on patent applications and issued patents arising out of work performed by Princeton and USC under the 1997 Research Agreement.  Under this 1997 Amended License Agreement, the Company is required to pay Princeton royalties for licensed products sold by the Company or its sublicensees.  For licensed products sold by the Company, the Company is required to pay Princeton 3% of the net sales price of these products.  For licensed products sold by the Company’s sublicensees, the Company is required to pay Princeton 3% of the revenues received by the Company from these sublicensees.  These royalty rates are subject to renegotiation for products not reasonably conceivable as arising out of the 1997 Research Agreement if Princeton reasonably determines that the royalty rates payable with respect to these products are not fair and competitive.

The Company is obligated under the 1997 Amended License Agreement to pay to Princeton minimum annual royalties.  The minimum royalty payment is $100,000 per year.  The Company accrued royalty expense in connection with this agreement of $309,000 and $256,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively.

The Company also is required under the 1997 Amended License Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to bring the licensed OLED technology to market.  However, this requirement is deemed satisfied if the Company invests a minimum of

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$800,000 per year in research, development, commercialization or patenting efforts respecting the patent rights licensed to the Company.

In connection with entering into the 2006 Research Agreement, the Company amended the 1997 Amended License Agreement to include Michigan as a party to that agreement effective as of January 1, 2006.  Under this amendment, Princeton, USC and Michigan have granted the Company a worldwide exclusive license, with rights to sublicense, to make, have made, use, lease and/or sell products and to practice processes based on patent applications and issued patents arising out of work performed under the 2006 Research Agreement.  The financial terms of the 1997 Amended License Agreement were not impacted by this amendment.

6.
ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY

In 2000, the Company entered into a license agreement with Motorola whereby Motorola granted the Company perpetual license rights to what are now 74 issued U.S. patents relating to Motorola’s OLED technologies, together with foreign counterparts in various countries. These patents expire in the U.S. between 2014 and 2018.

The Company was required under the license agreement with Motorola to pay Motorola annual royalties on gross revenues received on account of the Company’s sales of OLED products or components, or from its OLED technology licensees, whether or not these revenues related specifically to inventions claimed in the patent rights licensed from Motorola.

On March 9, 2011, the Company purchased these patents from Motorola, including all existing and future claims and causes of action for any infringement of the patents, pursuant to a Patent Purchase Agreement.  The Patent Purchase Agreement effectively terminated the Company’s license agreement with Motorola, including any obligation to make royalty payments to Motorola.

The technology acquired from Motorola had an assigned value of $440,000 as of March 9, 2011, which is being amortized over a period of 7.5 years .

On July 23, 2012, the Company entered into a Patent Sale Agreement (the Agreement) with Fujifilm.  Under the Agreement, Fujifilm sold more than 1,200 OLED-related patents and patent applications to the Company in exchange for a cash payment of $105.0 million .  
 
The Company recorded the $105.0 million plus $4.1 million of costs as acquired technology which is being amortized over a period of 10 years .  

Total amortization expense associated with acquired technology for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $2.7 million and $15,000 , respectively. Amortization expense is included in the patent costs and amortization of acquired technology expense line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

7.
EQUITY AND CASH COMPENSATION UNDER THE PPG INDUSTRIES AGREEMENTS

On October 1, 2000, the Company entered into a five -year Development and License Agreement (the Development Agreement) and a seven -year Supply Agreement (the Supply Agreement) with PPG Industries.  Under the Development Agreement, a team of PPG Industries scientists and engineers assisted the Company in developing its proprietary OLED materials and supplied the Company with these materials for evaluation purposes.  Under the Supply Agreement, PPG Industries supplied the Company with its proprietary OLED materials that were intended for resale to customers for commercial purposes.

On July 29, 2005, the Company entered into an OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement with PPG Industries (the OLED Materials Agreement). The OLED Materials Agreement superseded and replaced in their entireties the Development Agreement and Supply Agreement effective as of January 1, 2006, and extended the term of the Company’s relationship with PPG Industries through December 31, 2009. The term of the OLED Materials Agreement was subsequently extended through December 31, 2014.

On September 22, 2011, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement with PPG Industries (the New OLED Materials Agreement), which replaced the original OLED Materials Agreement with PPG Industries effective as of October 1, 2011.  The term of the New OLED Materials Agreement runs through December 31, 2014 and contains provisions that are substantially similar to those of the original OLED Materials Agreement.  Under the New OLED Materials Agreement, PPG Industries continues to assist the Company in developing its proprietary OLED materials and to supply the Company with those materials for evaluation purposes and for resale to its customers.

Under the New OLED Materials Agreement, the Company compensates PPG Industries on a cost-plus basis for the services provided during each calendar quarter.  The Company is required to pay for some of these services in all cash. Up to 50% of the

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remaining services are payable, at the Company’s sole discretion, in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock, with the balance payable in cash.  The actual number of shares of common stock issuable to PPG Industries is determined based on the average closing price for the Company’s common stock during a specified number of days prior to the end of each calendar half-year period ending on March 31 and September 30.  If, however, this average closing price is less than $20.00 , the Company is required to compensate PPG Industries in cash.
 
The Company also reimburses PPG Industries for raw materials used for research and development.  The Company records the purchases of these raw materials as a current asset until such materials are used for research and development efforts.

The Company recorded expense of $2.3 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively, in relation to the cash portion of the reimbursement of expenses and work performed by PPG Industries, excluding amounts paid for commercial chemicals. No shares were issued for services to PPG Industries for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

8.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY ( in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 
Series A
Nonconvertible
 
 
Additional
 
Accumulated Other
 
 
Total
 
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Treasury Stock
Shareholders’
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Loss
Shares
Amount
Equity
Balance,
January 1, 2013
200,000

$
2

46,561,437

$
465

$
564,883

$
(204,211
)
$
(5,702
)
(205,902
)
$
(5,202
)
$
350,235

Net loss





(4,758
)



(4,758
)
Other comprehensive income






166



166

Repurchase of common stock







(195,599
)
(5,456
)
(5,456
)
Exercise of common stock options, net of tendered shares


5,332


66





66

Stock-based employee compensation, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (A)


(7,981
)

(1,187
)




(1,187
)
Issuance of common stock to Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board (B)


24,153

1

524





525

Issuance of common stock under an Employee Stock Purchase Plan


4,258


93





93

Balance,
March 31, 2013
200,000

$
2

46,587,199

$
466

$
564,379

$
(208,969
)
$
(5,536
)
(401,501
)
$
(10,658
)
$
339,684


(A)
Includes $435 ( 13,356 shares) that was accrued for in a previous period and charged to expense when earned, but issued in 2013, less shares withheld for taxes in the amount of $153 ( 4,672 shares).
(B)
Includes $300 ( 9,212 shares) that was earned in a previous period and charged to expense when earned, but issued in 2013.

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9.
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following (in thousands):
 
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
 
Net unrealized loss on retirement plan
 
Total
Balance January 1, 2013
$
(18
)
 
$
(5,684
)
 
$
(5,702
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification
(3
)
 

 
(3
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

 
169

 
169

Net current-period other comprehensive income
(3
)
 
169

 
166

Balance March 31, 2013
$
(21
)
 
$
(5,515
)
 
$
(5,536
)

Amounts related to the retirement plan reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and included in net periodic benefit costs (see Note 11) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
Amortization of prior service cost
 
$
146

Amortization of actuarial loss
 
23

Total
 
$
169


10.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company recognizes in the statements of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity based compensation, such as shares issued under employee stock purchase plans, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance unit awards and stock appreciation rights (SARs), issued to employees and directors.

The grant-date fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The fair value of share-based awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures.  The Company relies primarily upon historical experience to estimate expected forfeitures and recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis from the date of the grant.  The Company issues new shares upon the respective grant, exercise or vesting of share-based payment awards, as applicable.
 
Cash-settled SARs awarded in share-based payment transactions are classified as liability awards; accordingly, the Company records these awards as a component of accrued expenses on its consolidated balance sheets.  The fair value of each SAR is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is remeasured at each reporting period until the award is settled.  Changes in the fair value of the liability award are recorded as expense or income in the statements of operations.

Performance unit awards are subject to either a performance-based or market-based vesting requirement. For performance-based vesting, the grant-date fair value is recognized over the service period, based on an assessment of the likelihood that the applicable performance goals will be achieved and compensation expense is periodically adjusted based on actual and expected performance. Compensation expense for performance units with market-based vesting is calculated based on the estimated fair value as of the grant date and is recognized over the service period on a straight-line basis.

Equity Compensation Plan

In 1995, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted a stock option plan, which was amended and restated in 2003, 2011, and 2013 and is now called the Equity Compensation Plan. The Equity Compensation Plan provides for the granting of incentive and nonqualified stock options, shares of common stock, SARs, and performance units to employees, directors and consultants of the Company. Stock options are exercisable over periods determined by the Compensation Committee, but for no longer than 10 years from the grant date. Through March 31, 2013 , the Company’s shareholders have approved increases in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Equity Compensation Plan to 8,000,000 and have extended the term of the plan through September 1, 2015.





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Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units
During the three months ended March 31, 2013 , the Company granted 111,821 shares of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units to employees, which had a total fair value of $3.7 million on the respective dates of grant, and will vest over two to three years from the date of grant, provided that the grantee is still an employee of the Company on the applicable vesting date.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , the Company recorded general and administrative expense of $767,000 and $573,000 and research and development expense of $327,000 and $171,000 , respectively, related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units.

In connection with the vesting of restricted common stock previously issued to employees, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , 88,063 shares of common stock with a fair value of $2.8 million were withheld in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations.

Performance Unit Awards
During the three months ended March 31, 2013 , the Company granted 35,776 performance units, of which 17,888 are subject to a performance-based vesting requirement and 17,888 are subject to a market-based vesting requirement and will vest over the terms described above. Total fair value of the performance unit awards granted was $1.4 million on the date of grant.

Each performance unit award is subject to both a performance-vesting requirement (either performance-based or market-based) and a service-vesting requirement.

The performance-based vesting requirement is tied to the Company's cumulative revenue growth compared to the cumulative revenue growth of companies comprising the Nasdaq Electronics Components Index, as measured over a two -year performance period beginning January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2014. The market-based vesting requirement is tied to the Company's total shareholder return relative to the total shareholder return of companies comprising the Nasdaq Electronics Components Index, as measured over a two -year performance period beginning January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2014.

The maximum number of performance units that may vest based on performance is two times the shares granted. Further, if the Company's total shareholder return is negative, the performance units may not vest above the shares granted.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 , the Company recorded general and administrative expense of $38,000 and research and development expense of $11,000 related to performance units.

Employee Stock Grants
For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded research and development expense of $31,000 related to fully vested shares issued to employees. No such grants were made or expenses recorded in 2013.

Stock Appreciation Rights
During 2011, the Company granted 24,000 cash-settled SARs to certain executive officers. The SARs represented the right to receive, for each SAR, a cash payment equal to the amount, if any, by which the fair market value of a share of the common stock of the Company on the vesting date exceeded the base price of the SAR award.  The base price of each SAR award was $34.78 per share.  The SARs vested on the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the grantee was still an employee of the Company on the applicable vesting date. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, all SARs were settled, resulting in cash payments of $49,000 . The Company recorded $1,000 to general and administrative expense, and $3,000 to research and development expense, for the three months ended March 31, 2012, related to the SARs. No such grants were made in 2013 or 2012.
 
Other Compensation
During the three months ended March 31, 2013 , the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock to members of the Board as partial compensation for their service on the Board.  The Company recorded general and administrative expense of $138,000 and $160,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively, related to shares issued to members of the Board.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013 , the Company granted 7,370 shares of restricted stock to certain members of its Scientific Advisory Board.  These shares of restricted stock will vest and be issued in equal increments annually over three years from the date of grant, provided that the grantee is still engaged as a consultant of the Company on the applicable vesting date.  The Company recorded research and development expense of $86,000 and $53,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively, related to shares issued to members of its Scientific Advisory Board.




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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On April 7, 2009, the Board adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).  The ESPP was approved by the Company’s shareholders and became effective on June 25, 2009.  The Company has reserved 1,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the ESPP.  Unless sooner terminated by the Board, the ESPP will expire when all reserved shares have been issued.

Eligible employees may elect to contribute to the ESPP through payroll deductions during consecutive three -month purchase periods, the first of which began on July 1, 2009.  Each employee who elects to participate will be deemed to have been granted an option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock on the first day of the purchase period.  Unless the employee opts out during the purchase period, the option will automatically be exercised on the last day of the period, which is the purchase date, based on the employee’s accumulated contributions to the ESPP.  The purchase price will equal 85% of the lesser of the price per share of common stock on the first day of the period or the last day of the period.

Employees may allocate up to 10% of their base compensation to purchase shares of common stock under the ESPP; however, each employee may purchase no more than 12,500 shares on a given purchase date, and no employee may purchase more than $25,000 of common stock under the ESPP during a given calendar year.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , the Company issued 4,258 and 2,298 shares of its common stock, respectively, under the ESPP, resulting in proceeds of $93,000 and $71,000 , respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , the Company recorded general and administrative expense of $7,000 and $5,000 and research and development expense of $23,000 and $20,000 , respectively, related to the ESPP.

The expense recorded equals the amount of the discount and the value of the look-back feature for the shares that were issued under the ESPP.

11.    SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

On March 18, 2010, the Compensation Committee and the Board approved and adopted the Universal Display Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP), effective as of April 1, 2010.  The purpose of the SERP, which is unfunded, is to provide certain executive officers of the Company with supplemental pension benefits following a cessation of their employment. As of March 31, 2013 , there were five participants in the SERP.  The SERP benefit is based on a percentage of the participant’s annual base salary and the number of years of service.

The Company records amounts relating to the SERP based on calculations that incorporate various actuarial and other assumptions, including discount rates, rate of compensation increases, retirement dates and life expectancies. The net periodic costs are recognized as employees render the services necessary to earn the SERP benefits.
 
The components of net periodic pension cost were as follows for the three months ended March 31, (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$
162

 
$
144

Interest cost
86

 
96

Amortization of prior service cost
146

 
146

Amortization of actuarial loss
23

 
2

Total net periodic benefit cost
$
417

 
$
388


12.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

On July 13, 2012, the Company entered into a three -year joint development agreement with Plextronics.  Under the joint development agreement, the Company is committed to pay $ 1.0 million  per year to Plextronics for three years starting on July 13, 2012.

Under the 2006 Research Agreement with USC, the Company is obligated to make certain payments to USC based on work performed by USC under that agreement, and by Michigan under its subcontractor agreement with USC.  See Note 5 for further explanation.

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Under the terms of the 1997 Amended License Agreement, the Company is required to make minimum royalty payments to Princeton.  See Note 5 for further explanation.

The Company has agreements with six executive officers which provide for certain cash and other benefits upon termination of employment of the officer in connection with a change in control of the Company. Each executive is entitled to a lump-sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of the average annual base salary and bonus of the officer and immediate vesting of all stock options and other equity awards that may be outstanding at the date of the change in control, among other items.

Patent Related Challenges and Oppositions

Each major jurisdiction in the world that grants patents provides third parties with opportunities and access to administrative proceedings whereby they can request for additional review of previously issued patents in the respective jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction provides unique procedures for undertaking such activities, as well as different vehicles to review and appeal the determinations made in connection with such reviews. The conclusions made by the administration bodies tend to be appealable and generally are limited in scope and applicability to the specific claims and jurisdiction in question.

Below are summaries of certain proceedings that have been commenced against issued patents that are either exclusively licensed to the Company or which are now assigned to the Company. The Company notes that it currently has more than 3,000 issued patents and pending patent applications, worldwide, which are utilized in the Company's materials supply and device licensing business. The Company does not believe that the confirmation, loss or modification of the Company's rights in any individual claim or set of claim(s) that are the subject of the following legal proceedings would have a material impact on the Company's material sales or licensing business. However, as noted within the descriptions, many of the following legal proceedings involve patents relating to the Company's key phosphorescent OLED technologies and the Company intends to vigorously defend against such claims, which may require the expenditure of significant amounts of the Company's resources. The entries marked with an "*" relate to our UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology.

Opposition to European Patent No. 0946958

On December 8, 2006, Cambridge Display Technology Ltd. (CDT), which was acquired in 2007 by Sumitomo Chemical Company (Sumitomo), filed a Notice of Opposition to European Patent No. 0946958 (EP '958 patent), which relates to the Company's FOLED™ flexible OLED technology. The EP '958 patent, which was issued on March 8, 2006, is a European counterpart patent to U.S. patents 5,844,363, 6,602,540, 6,888,306 and 7,247,073. These patents are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The European Patent Office (the EPO) conducted an Oral Hearing in this matter and on November 26, 2009 issued its written decision to reject the opposition and to maintain the patent as granted. CDT has filed an appeal to the EPO panel decision.
    
At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes that the EPO panel decision will be upheld on appeal. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238*
    
Between March 8, 2007 and July 27, 2007, three companies filed Notices of Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 (EP '238 patent). The three companies are Sumation Company Limited (Sumation), a joint venture between Sumitomo and CDT, Merck Patent GmbH, of Darmstadt, Germany, and BASF Aktiengesellschaft, of Mannheim, Germany. The EP '238 patent, which was issued on November 2, 2006, is a European counterpart patent, in part, to U.S. patents 6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787; and to pending U.S. patent application 13/009,001, filed on January 19, 2011, and 13/205,290, filed on August 9, 2011 (hereinafter the “U.S. '828 Patent Family”). They are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The EPO combined all three oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. The EPO conducted an Oral Hearing in this matter and at the conclusion of the Oral Hearing, the EPO panel announced its decision to maintain the patent with claims directed to OLEDs comprising phosphorescent organometallic iridium compounds. The official minutes from the Oral Hearing and written decision were published on January 13, 2012.

All the parties filed notices of appeal to the EPO's panel decision and submitted their initial papers in support of their respective requests for appellate review. An Oral hearing has been scheduled by the EPO for November 21-22, 2013.
    

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At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes that the EPO will uphold the Company's positions on appeal. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1394870*

On April 20, 2010, five European companies filed Notices of Opposition to European Patent No. 1394870 (the EP '870 patent). The EP '870 patent, which was issued on July 22, 2009, is a European counterpart patent, in part, to U.S. patents 6,303,238; 6,579,632; 6,872,477; 7,279,235; 7,279,237; 7,488,542; 7,563,519; and 7,901,795; and to pending U.S. patent application 13/035,051, filed on February 25, 2011 (hereinafter the “U.S. '238 Patent Family”). They are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The five companies are Merck Patent GmbH; BASF Schweitz AG of Basel, Switzerland; Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany; Siemens Aktiengesellschaft of Munich, Germany; and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., of Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

The EPO combined the oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. The matter has been briefed and the Company is waiting for the EPO to provide notice of the date of the Oral Hearing. The Company is also waiting to see whether any of the other parties in the opposition file additional documents to which the Company might respond.

At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of the Company's claims will be upheld. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

Invalidation Trials in Japan for Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 and 4358168*

On May 24, 2010, the Company received two Notices of Invalidation Trials against Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 (the JP '781 patent) and 4358168 (the JP '168 patent), which were both issued on August 14, 2009. The requests for these two additional Invalidation Trials were also filed by Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (SEL) of Kanagawa, Japan. The JP '781 and '168 patents are also Japanese counterpart patents, in part, to the above-noted U.S. '828 Patent Family and EP '238 Patent. They are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

On March 31, 2011, the Company learned that the JPO had issued decisions finding all claims in the JP '781 and JP '168 patents invalid. Company management believed that the JPO's decisions invalidating these claims were erroneous, and the Company filed appeals for both cases to the Japanese IP High Court.

Both parties filed appeal briefs in this matter with the Japanese IP High Court. The Japanese IP High Court held hearings for this matter on November 22, 2011, March 5, 2012, and June 18, 2012. On November 7, 2012, the Company was notified by the Company's Japanese counsel that the Japanese IP High Court had reversed the JPO's finding of invalidity and remanded the case back to the JPO for further consideration.

In a decision reported to the Company on April 15, 2013, all claims in the Company's JP '781 and JP '168 patents were upheld as valid by the JPO. The Company's opponent has until about May 15, 2013 to file an appeal.

Invalidation Trial in Korea for Patent No. KR-0998059

On March 10, 2011, the Company received informal notice from its Korean patent counsel of a Request for an Invalidation Trial from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for its Korean Patent No. 10-0998059 (the KR '059 patent), which was issued on November 26, 2010. The Request was filed by a certain individual petitioner, but the Company still does not know which company, if any, was ultimately responsible for filing this Request. The KR '059 patent is a Korean counterpart patent to the OVJP, Organic Vapor Jet Printing, family of U.S. patents originating from U.S. patent 7,431,968.

An oral hearing relating to this matter was held on December 18, 2012, after numerous supporting briefs were filed by both parties. On March 5, 2013, the Company was notified that a favorable decision had been rendered in which the Company's patent was held valid. The Company has not received any notice of intent to appeal from the petitioner.

Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 4511024*

On June 16, 2011, the Company learned that a Request for an Invalidation Trial was filed in Japan for its Japanese Patent No. JP-4511024 (the JP '024 patent), which issued on May 14, 2010. The Request was filed by SEL, the same opponent as in the above-noted Japanese Invalidation Trial for the JP '929 patent. The JP '024 patent is a counterpart patent, in part, to the U.S. '238 Patent

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Family, which relate to the EP '870 patent, which is subject to one of the above-noted European oppositions; and to the Company's Korean KR-558632 and KR-963857 patents, which relate to the Company's UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology. They are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The Company timely filed a Written Reply to the Request for Invalidation Trial. A hearing was held on March 15, 2012.

On May 10, 2012, the Company learned that the JPO issued a decision upholding the validity of certain claimed inventions in the JP '024 Patent but invalidating the broadest claims in the patent. Company management believes the JPO's decision was erroneous with respect to the broadest claims, and the Company intended to appeal the decision to the Japanese IP High Court.

A Notice of Appeal was filed with the Japanese IP High Court on September 5, 2012. The Appeal Brief was timely filed on October 19, 2012. The opponent filed their reply on January 15, 2013. The Company filed its response on March 8, 2013. A Technical Hearing is scheduled for May 30, 2013. It is expected that the Japanese IP High Court may render a decision in the second half of 2013.

At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes that the patent being challenged should be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of the Company's claims should be upheld. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1252803*

On July 12 and 13, 2011, three companies filed oppositions to the Company's European Patent No. 1252803 (the EP '803 patent). The three companies are Sumitomo, Merck Patent GmbH and BASF SE, of Ludwigshaven, Germany. The EP '803 patent, which was issued on October 13, 2010, is a European counterpart patent, in part, to the U.S. '828 Patent Family. They are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The EPO combined the oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. The Company's initial response to the oppositions was timely filed prior to the February 18, 2012 extended due date.

On December 7, 2012 the EPO rendered a decision at an Oral Hearing wherein it upheld the broadest claim of the granted patent. The written decision was reported by the EPO on December 21, 2012. The Company chose not to file an appeal. All three opponents filed an appeal.

At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of the Company's claims will be further upheld on appeal if one is timely filed by the opponents. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1390962

On November 16, 2011, Osram AG and BASF SE each filed a Notice of Opposition to European Patent No. 1390962 (EP '962 patent), which relates to the Company's white phosphorescent OLED technology. The EP '962 patent, which was issued on February 16, 2011, is a European counterpart patent to U.S. patents 7,009,338 and 7,285,907. They are exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The EPO combined the oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. The Company's response to the opponents' opposition briefs was timely filed on June 28, 2012.

At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid, and that all or a significant portion of the Company's claims will be upheld. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1933395*

On February 24 and 27, 2012, oppositions were filed to the Company's European Patent No. 1933395 (the EP '395 patent). These oppositions were filed by Sumitomo, Merck Patent GmbH and BASF SE. The EP '395 patent is a counterpart patent to the above-noted JP '168 patent, and to Korean Patent Nos. KR-840,637 and KR-937-470, counterpart patent, in part, to the U.S. '828 Patent Family. This patent is exclusively licensed to the Company by Princeton, and the Company is required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

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The Company's response to the opponents' opposition briefs was timely filed on September 27, 2012. An Oral Hearing has been scheduled by the EPO for October 14, 2013.

At this time, based on its current knowledge, Company management believes there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of the Company's claims will be upheld. However, Company management cannot make any assurances of this result.

13.
CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Included in technology development and support revenue in the accompanying statements of operations is $629,000 and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively, which was derived from contracts with United States government agencies.  Revenues derived from contracts with United States government agencies represented 4% and 9% of the consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , respectively.

Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , and accounts receivable as of March 31, 2013 , from our largest non-government customers were as follows:
 
 
% of Total Revenue
 
Accounts Receivable
(in thousands)
Customer
 
2013
 
2012
 
March 31, 2013
 A
 
42%
 
42%
 
$4,829
 B
 
21%
 
12%
 
1,260
C
 
19%
 
13%
 
2,822

Revenues from outside of North America represented 95% and 90% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Revenues by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):

Country
2013
 
2012
United States
$
755

 
$
1,274

South Korea
9,344

 
7,393

Japan
4,612

 
2,566

Taiwan
166

 
1,257

Other
99

 
130

All foreign locations
14,221

 
11,346

Total revenue
$
14,976

 
$
12,620


The Company attributes revenue to different geographic areas on the basis of the location of the customer.
 
Long-lived assets (net) by geographic area at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
United States
$
12,225

 
$
11,512

Other
287

 
296

Total long-lived assets
$
12,512

 
$
11,808

 
All chemical materials were purchased from one supplier. See Note 7.

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14.
INCOME TAXES

In July 2012, Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd (SMD) merged with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (SDC). Following the merger, all agreements between the Company and SMD were assigned to SDC, and SDC will honor all pre-existing agreements made between the Company and SMD.

The Company is subject to income taxes in both United States and foreign jurisdictions. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 , a tax benefit of approximately $ 2.2 million was recorded based on the Company's estimated annual effective tax rate for 2013 applied to the Company's loss before income taxes. The loss recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2013 is expected to be offset by income during the remainder of 2013, therefore realizing the benefit.  There was no benefit recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company's estimated effective tax rate is primarily related to foreign taxes withheld on royalty and license fees paid to the Company. SDC has been required to withhold tax upon payment of royalty and license fees to the Company at a rate of 16.5% . Any potential foreign tax credits to be received by the Company for these amounts on its United States tax returns are currently offset by a full valuation allowance as noted below.
 
Based on previous earnings history, a current evaluation of expected future taxable income and other evidence, the Company determined it is not more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will be realized. Therefore, the Company has continued to establish a full valuation allowance for significantly all its net deferred tax assets.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the Company's ability to generate future taxable income to obtain benefit from the reversal of temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. The Company considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of March 31, 2013, a full valuation allowance continued to be established for significantly all of the Company's net deferred tax assets because the Company incurred substantial consolidated operating losses from inception through 2010, as well as continuing losses in certain jurisdictions, and based on the aforementioned factors, the Company has assessed that the net deferred tax assets do not meet the criteria for realization. In future periods, if the Company determines it is more likely than not that net deferred tax assets will be realized, the related valuation allowance would be reduced and an income tax benefit would be recorded.

15. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net  income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period excluding unvested restricted stock awards.  Diluted net income (loss) per common share reflects the potential dilution from the exercise or conversion of securities into common stock, the effect of unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, and the impact of shares to be issued under the ESPP.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 , the combined effects of outstanding stock options, and unvested restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance units of 1,404,031 and 1,575,513 , respectively, and the impact of shares to be issued under the ESPP, which was minor, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share as their impact would have been antidilutive.

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes above.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This discussion and analysis contains some “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements concern possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategies and customer relationships. These statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “seek,” “will,” “may” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in these circumstances.


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As you read and consider this discussion and analysis, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. You should understand that these statements involve substantial risk and uncertainty and are not guarantees of future performance or results. They depend on many factors that are discussed further in the section entitled (Risk Factors) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as supplemented by disclosures, if any, in Item 1A of Part II below. Changes or developments in any of these areas could affect our financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or the documents incorporated by reference, as the case may be. We do not undertake any duty to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

OVERVIEW

We are a leader in the research, development and commercialization of organic light emitting diode, or OLED, technologies for use in flat panel display, solid-state lighting and other applications. Since 1994, we have been exclusively engaged, and expect to continue to be exclusively engaged, in funding and performing research and development activities relating to OLED technologies and materials, and in attempting to commercialize these technologies and materials. We derive our revenue from the following:

intellectual property and technology licensing;

sales of OLED materials for evaluation, development and commercial manufacturing; and

technology development and support, including government contract work and support provided to third parties for commercialization of their OLED products.

While we have made significant progress over the past few years developing and commercializing our family of OLED technologies (including our PHOLED, TOLED, FOLED) and materials, we have incurred significant losses since our inception, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $ 209.0 million as of March 31, 2013 .

We anticipate fluctuations in our annual and quarterly results of operations due to uncertainty regarding, among other factors:

the timing, cost and volume of sales of our OLED materials;

the timing of our receipt of license fees and royalties, as well as fees for future technology development and evaluation;

the timing and magnitude of expenditures we may incur in connection with our ongoing research and development and patent-related activities; and

the timing and financial consequences of our formation of new business relationships and alliances.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

We had an operating loss of $ 7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to an operating loss of $ 1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 . The increase in operating loss was due to the following:

an increase in operating expenses of $ 8.0 million , which includes a $2.0 million increase in the cost of sales, a $2.3 million increase in research and development costs and a $2.7 million increase in patent costs and amortization of acquired technology, described in detail below, offset by

an increase in revenue of $ 2.4 million which includes increases in both material sales and royalty and license fees.

We had a net loss of $ 4.8 million (or $ 0.10 per basic and diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to a net loss of $ 1.2 million (or $ 0.03 per basic and diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 .

Our revenues were $ 15.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 .  The increase in our overall revenue was primarily due to increases in both material sales and royalty and

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license fees, which included a $3.0 million increase in commercial material sales and an increase in royalty and license fees of $877,000, offset by a $781,000 decrease in development chemical sales.
 
Material sales increased to $ 12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 10.5 million for the same period in 2012 . Material sales relate to the sale of our OLED materials for our customers' evaluation, manufacture and development activities, and for incorporation into their commercial OLED products.   The increase in material sales resulted primarily from increased commercial chemical sales due to the overall expanded adoption of our technology and materials in the marketplace by display manufacturers, particularly from SDC.

Material sales included sales of both phosphorescent emitter and host materials.  Phosphorescent emitter sales were 71% of our total material sales for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to 81% of our total material sales for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  Host material sales were 29% of our total material sales for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to 19% of our total material sales for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Phosphorescent emitter sales increased by approximately $519,000 due to an increase in commercial phosphorescent emitter sales, offset by a decrease in development phosphorescent emitter sales. Commercial green emitter sales increased by approximately $3.1 million due to expanded use of our green emitter in customer products. Commercial red emitter sales decreased by approximately $1.5 million mainly due to a decrease in the average price per gram of red emitter based on the cumulative volume of purchases, as well as a reduction in the number of grams sold, as we believe our customers utilized our materials more effectively.

Host material sales increased by $1.7 million, mainly related to the use of commercial host materials with our green emitter materials. We believe we can participate in the host materials business due to our long experience in developing emitter materials, which are used together with host materials in the emissive layer of an OLED.  However, our customers are not required to purchase our host materials in order to utilize our phosphorescent emitter materials, and the host material sales business is more competitive than the phosphorescent emitter material sales business.  Thus, our long-term prospects for host material sales are uncertain.

We cannot accurately predict how long our phosphorescent emitter material sales or host material sales to particular customers will continue, as our customers frequently update and alter their product offerings in response to market demands. Continued sales of our OLED materials to these customers will depend on several factors, including pricing, availability, continued technical improvement and competitive product offerings.

Royalty and license fees increased to $ 1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 422,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 . The increase was mainly related to an increase in material sales to certain customers for which a portion of the total consideration is allocated to license fees.

In August 2011, we entered into a patent license agreement with SDC which replaced and superseded the then existing patent license agreement with SMD.  This patent license agreement with SDC runs through December 31, 2017. Our current patent license agreement with SDC covers the manufacture and sale of specified OLED display products.  Under the agreement, SDC has agreed to pay us a fixed license fee, payable in semi-annual installments over the agreement term.  These installments, that are due in the second and fourth quarter of each annual period, increase on an annual basis over the term of the license agreement.  The installment amounts replaced the quarterly royalty reporting structure in the prior patent license agreement.  The installment amounts were determined through negotiation based on a number of factors, including, without limitation, estimates of SDC’s OLED business growth as a percentage of published OLED market forecasts, the use of red and green phosphorescent materials in SDC’s OLED display products, and appropriate royalty rates relating to SDC’s practice under the licensed patents.  Based upon the extended payment arrangement, such amounts are not considered fixed and determinable for revenue recognition purposes until such time the installments become due and payable. As a result, license fees under our new agreement with SDC will be recognized as they become due and payable, which is currently scheduled to be in the second and fourth quarter of each year; therefore our quarterly license fees, will fluctuate accordingly, depending on the timing of such payments.

At the same time we entered into the current patent license agreement with SDC, we also entered into a new supplemental material purchase agreement with SDC.  Under the current supplemental material purchase agreement, SDC agrees to purchase from us a minimum dollar amount of phosphorescent emitter materials for use in the manufacture of licensed products.  This minimum purchase commitment is subject to SDC’s requirements for phosphorescent emitter materials and our ability to meet these requirements over the term of the supplemental agreement.  The minimum purchase amounts increase on an annual basis over the term of the supplemental agreement.  These amounts were determined through negotiation based on a number of factors, including, without limitation, estimates of SDC’s OLED business growth as a percentage of published OLED market forecasts and SDC’s projected minimum usage of red and green phosphorescent emitter materials over the term of the agreement.


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Technology development and support revenue decreased to $925,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $1.7 million in technology development revenue for the same period in 2012 due to fewer outstanding contracts in the current period when compared to the prior period.

Cost of material sales increased to $ 3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 , partially due to the aforementioned increase in material sales. Cost of material sales includes the cost of producing materials that have been classified as commercial and shipping costs for such materials, but excludes the cost of producing certain materials, which cost has already been included in research and development expense. Commercial materials are materials that have been validated by us for use in commercial OLED products.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, costs related to our green emitter material sales excluded costs that had been previously included in research and development expenses, however, during the three months ended March 31, 2013, costs related to our green emitter material sales included all costs to produce the material. In addition, there was an increase of approximately 30% to the cost of one of the main materials used in the production of our emitters during the three months ended March 31, 2013 when compared to the same period in 2012.

Depending on the amounts, timing and stage of materials being classified as commercial, we expect cost of materials sales to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. As a result of these timing issues, and due to increased sales of commercial materials, cost of material sales increased for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, costs associated with $10.5 million and $7.5 million, respectively, of material sales relating to commercial materials were included in cost of material sales.

We incurred research and development expenses of $ 8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 .   The overall increase was primarily due to:

increased costs of $1.0 million incurred under our agreement with PPG Industries, which represented the cost of scaling up of a new red emitter material developed to commercial status, as well as to supply us with those materials for evaluation purposes;

increased costs of $767,000 due to increased employee costs related to bonus compensation, as well as salaries and salary related expenses for new employees;

increased costs of $432,000 associated with sponsored research and development contracts; and

increased costs of $219,000 related to outsourced research and development efforts; offset by

decreased subcontract costs of $262,000.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $ 5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 . The increase in these costs was primarily due to increased costs associated with bonus and stock-based compensation for certain executive officers as well as increased salaries and salary-related expenses associated with new employees.

Patent costs and amortization of acquired technology increased to $ 4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 . The increase was mainly due to increased amortization costs of $2.7 million due to the amortization expense associated with technology acquired in July 2012 (see Note 6 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion). In addition, we have increased our number of patents including those of the newly acquired technology and the increase reflects the additional maintenance costs of these new patents.
 
Royalty and license expense increased to $312,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 250,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 . The increase was mainly due to increased royalties incurred under our amended license agreement with Princeton, USC, and Michigan, resulting from higher material sales and increased royalty and license fees. See Note 5 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Interest income decreased to $210,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 357,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 . The decrease was mainly attributable to interest earned on lower average cash and investment balances as a result of the purchase of acquired technology in July 2012 (see Note 6 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion).
 

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Provision for Income Tax

The effective income tax rate was 31.6% and 0.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, a tax benefit of approximately $2.2 million was recorded based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate applied to our loss before income taxes. The loss recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2013, is expected to be offset by income during the remainder of 2013 therefore realizing the benefit. Our estimated effective tax rate is primarily related to foreign taxes on South Korean royalty and license fee income, as well as U.S. Alternative Minimum tax.

Based on previous earnings history, a current evaluation of expected future taxable income and other evidence, we determined it is not more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will be realized. Therefore we have established a full valuation allowance for significantly all of our net deferred tax assets.

The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income to obtain benefit from the reversal of temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Our level of future profitability could cause us to conclude that all or a portion of our deferred tax assets will be realizable. We continue to assess our current and projected taxable income in the jurisdictions in which we operate on a quarterly basis and provided that we sustain actual profitability and can demonstrate sustained forecasted profitability and/or upon the implementation of certain tax planning strategies, we could release all or a portion of our deferred tax valuation allowance to reflect the realizability of our deferred tax assets and would begin to provide for income taxes at a rate equal to our combined federal, state and foreign effective rates, at that time.

Currently, a full valuation allowance continues to be established for significantly all our net deferred tax assets because we incurred substantial consolidated operating losses from inception through 2010, as well as continuing losses in certain jurisdictions, and based on the aforementioned factors, we have assessed that the net deferred tax assets did not meet the criteria for realization as of March 31, 2013.

At this time, the amount and timing of any future release of the deferred tax valuation allowance and resulting future effective tax rates cannot be determined, but could be material to both our financial position and results of operations and may occur in the near term if expected operating trends continue or we implement certain tax planning strategies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2013 , we had cash and cash equivalents of $ 45.5 million and short-term investments of $ 175.3 million , for a total of $ 220.8 million . This compares to cash and cash equivalents of $ 85.9 million and short-term investments of $ 158.0 million , for a total of $ 243.9 million , as of December 31, 2012 .

Cash used in operating activities was $ 10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to cash used in operating activities of $ 2.0 million for the same period in 2012 . The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily due to the following:

the timing of payments of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $4.9 million;

the impact of the timing of receipts of accounts receivable of $3.9 million;

an increase in pretax net loss of approximately $2.1 million, which excludes the impact of non-cash items;

a decrease of $1.0 million in deferred revenue received; offset by

the impact of the timing of inventory purchases of $3.7 million.

Cash used in investing activities was $ 21.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to cash provided by of $ 37.3 million for the same period in 2012 . The increase in cash used in investing activities was mainly due to the timing of maturities of investments, offset by the timing of purchases of investments and equipment.

Cash used in financing activities was $ 8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 , compared to cash used of $ 2.9 million for the same period in 2012 . The increase in cash used in financing activities is primarily due to repurchases of common

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stock of $5.5 million, as well as a decrease in the proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $475,000. This was offset by a decrease in the payment of taxes related to stock-based employee compensation of $677,000.

Working capital was $ 232.9 million as of March 31, 2013 , compared to $ 245.2 million as of December 31, 2012 mainly due to the increase in cash used in operating and financing activities and the reclassification of an investment from short-term investments to investments.  

We anticipate, based on our internal forecasts and assumptions relating to our operations (including, among others, assumptions regarding our working capital requirements, the progress of our research and development efforts, the availability of sources of funding for our research and development work, and the timing and costs associated with the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, defense and enforcement of our patents and patent applications), that we have sufficient cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to meet our obligations for at least the next 12 months.

We believe that potential additional financing sources for us include long-term and short-term borrowings, public and private sales of our equity and debt securities and the receipt of cash upon the exercise of outstanding stock options. It should be noted, however, that additional funding may be required in the future for research, development and commercialization of our OLED technologies and materials, to obtain, maintain and enforce patents respecting these technologies and materials, and for working capital and other purposes, the timing and amount of which are difficult to ascertain. There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available to us when needed, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, particularly in the current economic environment.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have various share-based compensation awards under the Equity Compensation Plan, which include stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based units. On March 7 and 8, 2013, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board, granted restricted stock units and performance units under the Equity Compensation Plan to its executive officers. See Note 10 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1. Financial Statements for further detail.

Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for additional discussion of our critical accounting policies.

Contractual Obligations
 
Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for a discussion of our contractual obligations.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for a discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements.  As of March 31, 2013 , we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We do not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes and hold no derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments that could expose us to significant market risk other than our investments disclosed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included herein. We generally invest in investment grade financial instruments to reduce our exposure related to investments.  Our primary market risk exposure with regard to such financial instruments is to changes in interest rates, which would impact interest income earned on investments. However, based upon the conservative nature of our investment portfolio and current experience, we do not believe a decrease in investment yields would have a material negative effect on our interest income.

Substantially all our revenue is derived from outside of North America. All revenue is primarily denominated in U.S. dollars and therefore we bear no significant foreign exchange risk.

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ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013 . Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. However, a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Patent Related Challenges and Oppositions

Each major jurisdiction in the world that grants patents provides third parties with opportunities and access to administrative proceedings whereby they can request for additional review of previously issued patents in the respective jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction provides unique procedures for undertaking such activities, as well as different vehicles to review and appeal the determinations made in connection with such reviews. The conclusions made by the administration bodies tend to be appealable and generally are limited in scope and applicability to the specific claims and jurisdiction in question.

Below are summaries of certain proceedings that have been commenced against issued patents that are either exclusively licensed to us or which are now assigned to us. We note that we currently have more than 3,000 issued patents and pending patent applications, worldwide, which are utilized in our materials supply and device licensing business. We do not believe that the confirmation, loss or modification of our rights in any individual claim or set of claim(s) that are the subject of the following legal proceedings would have a material impact on our material sales or licensing business. However, as noted within the descriptions, many of the following legal proceedings involve patents relating to our key phosphorescent OLED technologies and we intend to vigorously defend against such claims, which may require the expenditure of significant amounts of our resources. The entries marked with an "*" relate to our UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology.

Opposition to European Patent No. 0946958

On December 8, 2006, Cambridge Display Technology Ltd. (CDT), which was acquired in 2007 by Sumitomo Chemical Company (Sumitomo), filed a Notice of Opposition to European Patent No. 0946958 (EP '958 patent), which relates to our FOLED™ flexible OLED technology. The EP '958 patent, which was issued on March 8, 2006, is a European counterpart patent to U.S. patents 5,844,363, 6,602,540, 6,888,306 and 7,247,073. These patents are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The European Patent Office (the EPO) conducted an Oral Hearing in this matter and on November 26, 2009 issued its written decision to reject the opposition and to maintain the patent as granted. CDT has filed an appeal to the EPO panel decision.
    
At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe that the EPO panel decision will be upheld on appeal. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.



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Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238*
    
Between March 8, 2007 and July 27, 2007, three companies filed Notices of Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 (EP '238 patent). The three companies are Sumation Company Limited (Sumation), a joint venture between Sumitomo and CDT, Merck Patent GmbH, of Darmstadt, Germany, and BASF Aktiengesellschaft, of Mannheim, Germany. The EP '238 patent, which was issued on November 2, 2006, is a European counterpart patent, in part, to U.S. patents 6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787; and to pending U.S. patent application 13/009,001, filed on January 19, 2011, and 13/205,290, filed on August 9, 2011 (hereinafter the “U.S. '828 Patent Family”). They are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The EPO combined all three oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. The EPO conducted an Oral Hearing in this matter and at the conclusion of the Oral Hearing, the EPO panel announced its decision to maintain the patent with claims directed to OLEDs comprising phosphorescent organometallic iridium compounds. The official minutes from the Oral Hearing and written decision were published on January 13, 2012.

All the parties filed notices of appeal to the EPO's panel decision and submitted their initial papers in support of their respective requests for appellate review. An Oral hearing has been scheduled by the EPO for November 21-22, 2013.
    
At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe that the EPO will uphold our positions on appeal. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1394870*

On April 20, 2010, five European companies filed Notices of Opposition to European Patent No. 1394870 (the EP '870 patent). The EP '870 patent, which was issued on July 22, 2009, is a European counterpart patent, in part, to U.S. patents 6,303,238; 6,579,632; 6,872,477; 7,279,235; 7,279,237; 7,488,542; 7,563,519; and 7,901,795; and to pending U.S. patent application 13/035,051, filed on February 25, 2011 (hereinafter the “U.S. '238 Patent Family”). They are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The five companies are Merck Patent GmbH; BASF Schweitz AG of Basel, Switzerland; Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany; Siemens Aktiengesellschaft of Munich, Germany; and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., of Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

The EPO combined the oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. The matter has been briefed and we are waiting for the EPO to provide notice of the date of the Oral Hearing. We are also waiting to see whether any of the other parties in the opposition file additional documents to which we might respond.

At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of our claims will be upheld. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.

Invalidation Trials in Japan for Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 and 4358168*

On May 24, 2010, we received two Notices of Invalidation Trials against Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 (the JP '781 patent) and 4358168 (the JP '168 patent), which were both issued on August 14, 2009. The requests for these two additional Invalidation Trials were also filed by SEL. The JP '781 and '168 patents are also Japanese counterpart patents, in part, to the above-noted U.S. '828 Patent Family and EP '238 Patent. They are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

On March 31, 2011, we learned that the JPO had issued decisions finding all claims in the JP '781 and JP '168 patents invalid. We believed that the JPO's decisions invalidating these claims were erroneous, and we filed appeals for both cases to the Japanese IP High Court.

Both parties filed appeal briefs in this matter with the Japanese IP High Court. The Japanese IP High Court held hearings for this matter on November 22, 2011, March 5, 2012, and June 18, 2012. On November 7, 2012, we were notified by our Japanese counsel that the Japanese IP High Court had reversed the JPO's finding of invalidity and remanded the case back to the JPO for further consideration.

In a decision reported to us on April 15, 2013, all claims in our JP '781 and JP '168 patents were upheld as valid by the JPO. Our opponent has until about May 15, 2013 to file an appeal.

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Invalidation Trial in Korea for Patent No. KR-0998059

On March 10, 2011, we received informal notice from our Korean patent counsel of a Request for an Invalidation Trial from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for its Korean Patent No. 10-0998059 (the KR '059 patent), which was issued on November 26, 2010. The Request was filed by a certain individual petitioner, but we still do not know which company, if any, was ultimately responsible for filing this Request. The KR '059 patent is a Korean counterpart patent to the OVJP, Organic Vapor Jet Printing, family of U.S. patents originating from U.S. patent 7,431,968.

An oral hearing relating to this matter was held on December 18, 2012, after numerous supporting briefs were filed by both parties. On March 5, 2013, we were notified that a favorable decision had been rendered in which our patent was held valid. We have not received any notice of intent to appeal from the petitioner.

Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 4511024*

On June 16, 2011, we learned that a Request for an Invalidation Trial was filed in Japan for our Japanese Patent No. JP-4511024 (the JP '024 patent), which issued on May 14, 2010. The Request was filed by SEL, the same opponent as in the above-noted Japanese Invalidation Trial for the JP '929 patent. The JP '024 patent is a counterpart patent, in part, to the U.S. '238 Patent Family, which relate to the EP '870 patent, which is subject to one of the above-noted European oppositions; and to our Korean KR-558632 and KR-963857 patents, which relate to our UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology. They are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

We timely filed a Written Reply to the Request for Invalidation Trial. A hearing was held on March 15, 2012.

On May 10, 2012, we learned that the JPO issued a decision upholding the validity of certain claimed inventions in the JP '024 Patent but invalidating the broadest claims in the patent. We believe the JPO's decision was erroneous with respect to the broadest claims, and we intended to appeal the decision to the Japanese IP High Court.

A Notice of Appeal was filed with the Japanese IP High Court on September 5, 2012. The Appeal Brief was timely filed on October 19, 2012. The opponent filed their reply on January 15, 2013. We filed our response on March 8, 2013. A Technical Hearing is scheduled for May 30, 2013. It is expected that the Japanese IP High Court may render a decision in the second half of 2013.

At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe that the patent being challenged should be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of our claims should be upheld. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1252803*

On July 12 and 13, 2011, three companies filed oppositions to our European Patent No. 1252803 (the EP '803 patent). The three companies are Sumitomo, Merck Patent GmbH and BASF SE, of Ludwigshaven, Germany. The EP '803 patent, which was issued on October 13, 2010, is a European counterpart patent, in part, to the U.S. '828 Patent Family. They are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

The EPO combined the oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. Our initial response to the oppositions was timely filed prior to the February 18, 2012 extended due date.

On December 7, 2012 the EPO rendered a decision at an Oral Hearing wherein it upheld the broadest claim of the granted patent. The written decision was reported by the EPO on December 21, 2012. We chose not to file an appeal. All three opponents filed an appeal.

At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of our claims will be further upheld on appeal if one is timely filed by the opponents. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1390962

On November 16, 2011, Osram AG and BASF SE each filed a Notice of Opposition to European Patent No. 1390962 (EP '962 patent), which relates to our white phosphorescent OLED technology. The EP '962 patent, which was issued on February 16, 2011, is a European counterpart patent to U.S. patents 7,009,338 and 7,285,907. They are exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

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The EPO combined the oppositions into a single opposition proceeding. Our response to the opponents' opposition briefs was timely filed on June 28, 2012.

At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid, and that all or a significant portion of our claims will be upheld. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.

Opposition to European Patent No. 1933395*

On February 24 and 27, 2012, oppositions were filed to our European Patent No. 1933395 (the EP '395 patent). These oppositions were filed by Sumitomo, Merck Patent GmbH and BASF SE. The EP '395 patent is a counterpart patent to the above-noted JP '168 patent, and to Korean Patent Nos. KR-840,637 and KR-937-470, counterpart patent, in part, to the U.S. '828 Patent Family. This patent is exclusively licensed to us by Princeton, and we are required to pay all legal costs and fees associated with this proceeding.

Our response to the opponents' opposition briefs was timely filed on September 27, 2012. An Oral Hearing has been scheduled by the EPO for October 14, 2013.

At this time, based on our current knowledge, we believe there is a substantial likelihood that the patent being challenged will be declared valid and that all or a significant portion of our claims will be upheld. However, we cannot make any assurances of this result.

ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Share Repurchases

During the quarter ended December 31, 2012, we announced that the Board of Directors had approved a program to repurchase up to $50 million of our outstanding shares of our common stock from time to time over the next twelve months (the "Repurchase Program"). The amount and timing of repurchases will depend on a number of factors, including the price, availability of shares of the company's common stock, trading volume and general market conditions. The repurchases may be made on the open market, in block trades or otherwise. The Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Additionally, we acquired 88,063 shares of common stock through transactions related to the vesting of restricted share awards previously granted to employees of ours. Upon vesting, the employees turned in shares of common stock in amounts sufficient to pay the minimum statutory tax withholding at rates required by the relevant tax authorities.

The following table provides information relating to the shares we received and repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2013 (dollar amounts in thousands, other than per share amounts):

Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Weighted Average Price Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Repurchase Program
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
January 1 - January 31
 
155,553

 
$
27.45

 
136,500

 
$
41,066

February 1 - February 28
 
32,499

 
28.94

 
32,499

 
40,125

March 1 - March 31
 
95,610

 
31.81

 
26,600

 
39,342

Total
 
283,662

 
 
 
195,599

 
 


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ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS

The following is a list of the exhibits included as part of this report.  Where so indicated by footnote, exhibits that were previously included are incorporated by reference.  For exhibits incorporated by reference, the location of the exhibit in the previous filing is indicated parenthetically, together with a reference to the filing indicated by footnote.
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Amendment to Universal Display Corporation Equity Compensation Plan, dated March 7, 2013.
 
 
 
31.1*
 
Certifications of Steven V. Abramson, Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
 
 
 
31.2*
 
Certifications of Sidney D.  Rosenblatt, Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
 
 
32.1**
 
Certifications of Steven V. Abramson, Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b), and by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
 
 
 
32.2**
 
Certifications of Sidney D. Rosenblatt, Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b), and by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
 
 
 
101.INS**
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
*
 
Filed herewith.
**
 
Furnished herewith.
 
 
Note: Any of the exhibits listed in the foregoing index not included with this report may be obtained, without charge, by writing to Mr. Sidney D. Rosenblatt, Corporate Secretary, Universal Display Corporation, 375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618.

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SIGNATURES

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

 
 
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date: May 9, 2013
By:
/s/ Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
 
Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
(Amended and Restated Effective as of March 7, 2013)

The purpose of the Universal Display Corporation Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide designated key employees (including employees who are also officers and directors) and directors who are not employees (“Non-Employee Directors”) of Universal Display Corporation and its “subsidiary corporations,” as that term is defined in section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company”) and selected consultants (“Consultants”) to the Company with the opportunity to receive grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and other forms of equity compensation; provided, however, that Non-Employee Directors and Consultants shall not be eligible to receive incentive stock options under the Plan. The Company believes that the Plan will cause the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company's stockholders and will align the economic interests of the participants with those of the stockholders.

1.      ADMINISTRATION

The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), or by a committee consisting of members of the Board, which shall be appointed by the Board. During any period in which the Company's stock is publicly traded, however, the Plan may be administered by a committee (the “Committee”) consisting of two or more persons, all of whom are “outside directors” as defined under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and related Treasury regulations, and “non-employee directors” as defined under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Membership on the Committee shall also be structured so as to comply with applicable exchange rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may retain the ability to ratify or approve any grants as it deems appropriate, and the Board shall approve and administer all grants made to non-employee directors. The Board may delegate this authority to one or more subcommittees, as it deems appropriate. To the extent that the Board or a subcommittee administers the Plan, references in the Plan to the “Committee” shall be deemed to refer to such Board or such subcommittee.

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan, the Committee shall have the sole authority to (a) determine the individuals to whom grants shall be made under the Plan, (b) determine the type, size and terms of grants to each such individual, (c) determine the time when the grants will be made and the duration of the exercise or restriction period, including the criteria for vesting, the acceleration of vesting, or the lapse of restriction, (d) amend the terms of any previously issued grants; (e) select the “Valuation Expert,” as defined below, and (f) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.

The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Plan and for conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Committee's interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interests in the Plan or in any awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated individuals.

2.      GRANTS

Awards under the Plan may consist of grants of incentive stock options as described in Section 5 (“Incentive Stock Options”), nonqualified stock options as described in Section 5 (“Nonqualified Stock Options”) (Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options are collectively referred to as “Options” or “Stock Options”), stock awards as described in Section 7 (“Stock Awards”), stock appreciation rights as described in Section 8 (“SARs”), and performance units as described in Section 9 (“Performance Units”) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Grants”). All Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Committee deems appropriate and as are specified in writing to the individual in a grant letter or other instrument or amendment thereto (the “Grant Letter”). All Grants shall be made conditional upon the acknowledgment of the Grantee, as defined below, in writing or by acceptance of the Grant, that all decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the Grantee, his or her beneficiaries, and any other person having or claiming an interest under such Grant.

3.      SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

Subject to the adjustment specified below, the aggregate number of shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 (the “Company Stock”) that have been or may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 8,000,000 shares, in the





aggregate. The shares may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options or SARs granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised or if any Stock Awards or Performance Units (including restricted Stock Awards received upon the exercise of Options) are forfeited, the shares subject to such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Company Stock issuable under the Plan through the declaration of stock dividends or if the value of outstanding shares of Company Stock is substantially reduced due to the Company's payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or through a recapitalization, stock splits, or combinations or exchanges of such shares, or merger, reorganization or consolidation of the Company, reclassification or change in par value or by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual events affecting the outstanding Company Stock as a class without the Company's receipt of consideration, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock available for Grants, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock for which any one individual participating in the Plan may be granted over the term of the Plan, the number of shares covered by outstanding Grants, and the price per share or the applicable market value of such Grants, and the other terms and conditions of the Grants, as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable, shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee to reflect any increase or decrease in the number or kind of issued shares of Company Stock to preclude the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under such Grants; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. The adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment shall be authorized or made pursuant to this Section to the extent that such authority or adjustment would cause any Incentive Stock Option to fail to comply with section 422 of the Code. In addition, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan shall apply.

4.      ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION

All individuals employed by the Company (“Employees”) (including Employees who are officers or members of the Board), all Non-Employee Directors and all Consultants whose services, in the judgment of the Committee, can have a significant effect on the long-term success of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Except as specifically otherwise provided in this Plan, the Committee shall select the Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants to receive Grants (each, a “Grantee”) and determine the number of shares of Company Stock subject to a particular Grants in such manner as the Committee determines.

Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company to grant options or warrants or issue stock otherwise in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business or assets of any corporation, firm or association, including options or warrants granted to employees thereof who become Employees of the Company, or for other proper corporate purpose.

5.      GRANTING OF OPTIONS

(a)      Number of Shares . The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock that will be subject to each Stock Option grant. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Company Stock that shall be subject to Grants of Stock Options or SARs made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be 400,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described above.

(b)      Type of Option and Price . The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options or any combination of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; provided, however, that neither Non-Employee Directors nor Consultants shall be eligible to receive grants of Incentive Stock Options.

The purchase price of Company Stock subject to a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall not be less than the fair market value of a share of Company Stock on the date such Stock Option is granted. During such time that the Company Stock is not listed on an established stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter-market, the fair market value of Company Stock shall be determined by an independent firm, i.e., a firm not otherwise engaged in consulting work for the Company, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, with expertise in the valuation of business entities and the securities thereof, selected by the Committee (the “Valuation Expert”) or as otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith based on the best available facts and circumstances. Such determination of fair market value shall be made on a periodic basis, but no less frequently than once a calendar year. If the Company Stock is listed upon an established stock exchange or other market source, as determined by the Committee, fair market value on any date of reference shall be the closing price of a share of Company Stock (on a consolidated basis) during regular trading hours on the principal exchange or other recognized market source, as determined





by the Committee on such date, or if there is no sale on such date, then the closing price of a share of Company Stock during regular trading hours on the last previous day on which a sale is reported.

(c)      Exercise Period . The Committee shall determine the option exercise period of each Stock Option. The exercise period shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant.

(d)      Exercisability of Options . Stock Options shall become exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and specified in the Grant Letter. All outstanding Stock Options shall become immediately exercisable upon a Change in Control, as defined below, unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines not to accelerate such Stock Options upon a Change in Control.

(e)      Manner of Exercise . The Grantee of Stock Options (the “Optionee”) may exercise a Stock Option which has become exercisable by delivering a notice of exercise to the Committee with accompanying payment of the option price in accordance with (g) below. Such notice may instruct the Company to deliver shares of Company Stock due upon the exercise of the Stock Option to any registered broker or dealer designated by the Company (“Designated Broker”) in lieu of delivery to the Optionee. Such instructions must designate the account into which the shares are to be deposited. The Optionee may tender this notice of exercise, which has been properly executed by the Optionee, and the aforementioned delivery instructions to any Designated Broker.

(f)      Termination of Employment, Disability or Death .

(i)      Employees .

(A)      In the event the Optionee during the Optionee's lifetime ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason other than death, disability, retirement approved by the Company, or termination for cause, as defined below, by the Company, any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Optionee shall terminate unless exercised within three months of the date on which the Optionee ceases to be an employee (or within such other period of time as may be specified in the Grant Letter), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the option exercise period (except as the Committee may otherwise provide in the Grant Letter). For purposes of this Section 5, a leave of absence at the request, or with the approval, of the Company shall not be deemed a termination of employment so long as the period of such leave does not exceed 90 days, or, if longer, so long as the Optionee's right to re-employment with the Company is guaranteed by contract. Any of the Optionee's Stock Options which are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Optionee ceases to be an employee shall terminate as of such date (except as the Committee may otherwise provide).

(B)      In the event the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company on account of a termination for cause by the Company, as determined in accordance with the personnel policies of the Company in effect before any Change in Control of the Company, any Stock Option held by the Optionee shall terminate as of the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee (except as the Committee may otherwise provide).

(C)      In the event the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company on account of becoming disabled within the meaning of section 22(e) of the Code, any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee ceases to be an employee shall terminate unless exercised within one year from the date on which the Optionee ceases to be an employee (or within such other period of time as may be specified in the Grant Letter), but in any event no later than the date of the expiration of the option exercise period (except as the Committee may otherwise provide in the Grant Letter).

(D)      In the event of the death of the Optionee while he is an employee of the Company or within 30 days of the date on which he ceases to be an employee for any reason other than a termination for cause by the Company (or within such other period of time as may be specified in the Grant Letter), any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Optionee on the date on which the Optionee ceases to be an employee shall terminate unless exercised by the Optionee's personal representative within six months of the date on which the Optionee ceases to be an employee (or within such other period of time as may be specified in the Grant Letter), but in any event no later than the date of the expiration of the option exercise period (except as the Committee may otherwise provide in the Grant Letter).

(E)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, failure to exercise an Incentive Stock Option within the periods of time prescribed under sections 421 and 422(a) of the Code shall cause the Incentive Stock Option to cease to be treated as an “incentive stock option” for purposes of sections 421 and 422 of the Code.






(ii)      Non-Employee Directors and Consultants .

(A)      In the event the Optionee during the Optionee's lifetime ceases to be a Non-Employee Director or Consultant to the Company for any reason other than becoming an employee of the Company, or termination for cause, as defined below, by the Company, any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Optionee shall not terminate until the date of expiration of the option exercise period (except as the Committee may otherwise provide in the Grant Letter). Any of the Optionee's Stock Options which are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Optionee ceases his relationship with the Company shall terminate as of such date (except as the Committee may otherwise provide).

(B)      In the event the Optionee ceases to be a Non-Employee Director or Consultant to the Company on account of a termination for cause by the Company, as determined in accordance with the policies of the Company in effect before any Change in Control of the Company, any Stock Option held by the Optionee shall terminate as of the date the Optionee ceases to serve in such capacity (except as the Committee may otherwise provide).

(g)      Satisfaction of Option Price . The Optionee shall pay the option price specified in the Grant Letter in (i) cash; (ii) with the approval of the Committee, by delivering shares of Company Stock owned by the Optionee including Company Stock (including, but not limited to, shares acquired in connection with the exercise of a particular Stock Option and having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the option price, subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose) (a “Stock-for-Stock Exercise”); (iii) if, as directed by the Committee, shares of Company Stock may not be sold immediately following the exercise of a Stock Option, with the proceeds of a promissory note payable by the Optionee to the Company, but only in accordance with the provisions of a loan program established by the Company, or any successor program as in effect from time to time, and only to the extent not precluded by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other applicable law, (A) in a principal amount of up to 100% of the payment due upon the exercise of the Stock Option, or such applicable lower percentage as may be specified by the Board pursuant to the loan program, and (B) bearing interest at a rate not less than the applicable Federal rate prescribed by section 1274 of the Code, or such higher rate as may be specified by the Committee pursuant to the loan program; (iv) payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board; (v) by such other method as the Committee may approve; or (vi) through any combination of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v). Any loan by the Company under (iii) above shall be with full recourse against the Optionee to whom the loan is granted, and shall be secured in whole or in part by the shares of Company Stock so purchased. In addition, any such loan by the Company shall, at the option of the Company, become immediately due and payable in full upon termination of the Optionee's employment or position as an officer or director with the Company for any reason, or upon a sale of any shares of Company Stock acquired with such loan to the extent of the cash and fair market value of any property received by the Optionee in such sale. The Committee may make arrangements for the application of payroll deductions from compensation payable to the Optionee to amounts owing to the Company under any such loan. Until any loan by the Company hereunder is fully paid in cash, the shares of Company Stock purchased with the loan shall be pledged to the Company as security for the loan, and the Company shall retain physical possession of the stock certificates evidencing such shares together with a duly executed stock power for such shares. No loan shall be made hereunder unless counsel for the Company shall be satisfied that the loan and the issuance of the shares of Company Stock funded thereby will be in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. The Optionee shall pay the option price and the amount of withholding tax due, if any, as specified by the Committee. Shares of Company Stock shall not be issued or transferred upon exercise of a Stock Option until the option price is fully paid and any amount of withholding tax is paid. Shares of Company Stock used in a Stock-for-Stock Exercise shall have been held by the Optionee for the requisite period of time to avoid “anti-pyramiding” rules or other adverse accounting consequences to the Company with respect to the Option.

(h)      Limits on Incentive Stock Options . Each Incentive Stock Option shall provide that to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the Company Stock on the date of the grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company exceeds $100,000, then such option as to the excess shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or parent of the Company, unless the option price per share is not less than 110% of the fair market value of Company Stock on the date of grant and the option exercise period is not more than five years from the date of grant.

6.      TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS

Only the Optionee or his or her authorized legal representative may exercise rights under a Stock Option. Such persons may not transfer those rights except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, if permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and, in the case of Stock Options other than Incentive Stock Options, if permitted in any specific case by the Committee in its sole discretion, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined under the Code or Title I of ERISA or the regulations thereunder. When an Optionee dies, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights





of the Optionee (“Successor Optionee”) may exercise such rights. A Successor Optionee must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to receive the Stock Option under the Optionee's will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit an Employee to transfer rights under a Nonqualified Stock Option to the Employee's spouse or a lineal descendant or to one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners (a “Family Transfer”) provided that the Employee receives no consideration for a Family Transfer and the Grant Letter relating to the Stock Options transferred in a Family Transfer continues to be subject to the same terms and conditions that were applicable to such Stock Options immediately prior to the Family Transfer.

7.      STOCK AWARDS

The Committee may issue or transfer shares of Company Stock to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Consultant under a Stock Award, upon such terms as the Committee deems appropriate. The following provisions are applicable to Stock Awards:

(a)      General Requirements . Shares of Company Stock issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Awards may be issued or transferred for consideration or for no consideration, and subject to restrictions or no restrictions, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, establish conditions under which restrictions on Stock Awards shall lapse over a period of time or according to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals. The period of time during which the Stock Awards will remain subject to restrictions will be designated in the Grant Letter as the “Restriction Period.”

(b)      Number of Shares . The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock to be issued or transferred pursuant to, or subject to, a Stock Award and the restrictions applicable to such shares.

(c)      Requirement of Employment or Service . If the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company during a period designated in the Grant Letter as the Restriction Period, or if other specified conditions are not met, the Stock Award shall terminate as to all shares covered by the Grant as to which the restrictions have not lapsed, and any such shares of Company Stock must be immediately returned to the Company. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.

(d)      Stock Awards in the Form of Stock Units . The Committee may grant Stock Awards in the form of stock units that represent the right of the Grantee to receive shares of Company Stock or an amount based on the fair market value of shares of Company Stock, as determined by the Committee. Stock Awards that are granted in the form of stock units shall be paid in shares of Company Stock or in cash, or in a combination of the two, as determined by the Committee, and shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Grant Letter.

(e)      Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Stock Certificate . During the Restriction Period, a Grantee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of a Stock Award. Each certificate for a share of a Stock Award shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Grant. The Grantee shall be entitled to have the legend removed from the stock certificate covering the shares subject to restrictions when all restrictions on such shares have lapsed. The Committee may determine that the Company will not issue certificates for Stock Awards until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed, or that the Company will retain possession of certificates for shares of Stock Awards until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.

(f)      Right to Vote and to Receive Dividends .

(i)      Stock Awards Other Than Stock Units . Unless the Committee determines otherwise, with respect to Stock Awards that are not in the form of stock units, during the Restriction Period, the Grantee shall have the right to vote shares of Stock Awards and to receive any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares, subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee, including, without limitation, the achievement of specific performance goals. The Committee may determine that dividends on such Stock Awards shall be withheld while the Stock Awards are subject to restrictions and that the dividends shall be payable only upon the lapse of the restrictions on the Stock Awards, or on such other terms as the Committee determines; provided that any dividends with respect to performance-based Stock Awards shall be withheld and shall be payable only if and to the extent that the restrictions on the underlying Stock Awards lapse, as determined by the Committee.

(ii)      Stock Awards in the Form of Stock Units . With respect to Stock Awards in the form of stock units, the Committee may grant dividend equivalents (“Dividend Equivalents”) that give the Grantee the right to receive an amount





determined by multiplying the number of stock units subject to the Stock Award by the per-share dividend paid by the Company on Company Stock, under such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. Dividend Equivalents may be payable in cash or shares of Company Stock or in a combination of the two, as determined by the Committee, and may be subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. Any Dividend Equivalents with respect to performance-based stock units shall be payable only if and to the extent the underlying stock units are payable, as determined by the Committee.

(f)      Lapse of Restrictions . All restrictions imposed on Stock Awards shall lapse upon the expiration of the applicable Restriction Period and the satisfaction of all conditions imposed by the Committee. The Committee may determine, as to any or all Stock Awards, that the restrictions shall lapse without regard to any Restriction Period.

8.      STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

(a)      General Requirements . The Committee may grant stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Consultant separately or in tandem with any Option (for all or a portion of the applicable Option). Tandem SARs may be granted either at the time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter while the Option remains outstanding; provided, however, that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, SARs may be granted only at the time of the Grant of the Incentive Stock Option. The Committee shall establish the base amount of the SAR at the time the SAR is granted, which shall not be less than the fair market value of a share of Company Stock as of the date of Grant of the SAR.

(b)      Tandem SARs . In the case of tandem SARs, the number of SARs granted to a Grantee that shall be exercisable during a specified period shall not exceed the number of shares of Company Stock that the Grantee may purchase upon the exercise of the related Option during such period. Upon the exercise of an Option, the SARs relating to the Company Stock covered by such Option shall terminate. Upon the exercise of SARs, the related Option shall terminate to the extent of an equal number of shares of Company Stock.

(c)      Exercisability . SARs shall be exercisable during the period specified by the Committee in the Grant Letter and shall be subject to such vesting and other restrictions as may be specified in the Grant Letter. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding SARs at any time for any reason. SARs may only be exercised while the Grantee is employed by, or providing service to, the Company or during the applicable period after termination of employment or service comparable to the provisions of Section 5(f) as related to Stock Options. A tandem SAR shall be exercisable only during the period when the Option to which it is related is also exercisable.

(d)      Value of SARs . When a Grantee exercises SARs, the Grantee shall receive in settlement of such SARs an amount equal to the value of the stock appreciation for the number of SARs exercised, payable in cash, Company Stock or a combination thereof. The stock appreciation for an SAR is the amount by which the fair market value of the underlying Company Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the base amount of the SAR as described in subsection (a).

(e)      Transferability of SARs . SARs may only be transferred in situations comparable to those under Section 6 relating to the transfer of Stock Options.

9.      PERFORMANCE UNITS

(a)      General Requirements . The Committee may grant performance units (“Performance Units”) to an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Consultant. Each Performance Unit shall represent the right of the Grantee to receive an amount based on the value of the Performance Unit, if performance goals established by the Committee are met. A Performance Unit shall be based on the fair market value of a share of Company Stock or on such other measurement base as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee shall determine the number of Performance Units to be granted and the requirements applicable to such units.

(b)      Performance Period and Performance Goals. When Performance Units are granted, the Committee shall establish the performance period during which performance shall be measured (the “Performance Period”), performance goals applicable to such units (“Performance Goals”) and such other conditions of the Grant as the Committee deems appropriate. Performance Goals may relate to the financial performance of the Company or its operating units, the performance of Company Stock, individual performance, or such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate.

(c)      Payment with respect to Performance Units . At the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall determine to what extent the Performance Goals and other conditions of the Performance Units are met, the value of the Performance Units (if applicable), and the amount, if any, to be paid with respect to the Performance Units. Payments with respect to Performance Units shall be made in cash, in Company Stock, or in a combination of the two, as determined by the Committee. Any Dividend





Equivalents with respect to Performance Units shall be payable only if and to the extent the underlying Performance Units are payable, as determined by the Committee.

(d)      Requirement of Employment or Service . If the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company during a Performance Period, or if other conditions established by the Committee are not met, the Grantee's Performance Units shall be forfeited. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.

10.      QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION

(a)      Designation as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation . The Committee may determine that Performance Units or Stock Awards granted to an Employee shall be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code. The provisions of this Section 10 shall apply to Grants of Performance Units and Stock Awards that are to be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

(b)      Performance Goals . When Performance Units or Stock Awards that are to be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” are granted, the Committee shall establish in writing (i) the objective performance goals that must be met, (ii) the period during which these performance goals must be met, (iii) the threshold, target and maximum amounts that may be paid if these goals are met, and (iv) any other conditions that the Committee deems appropriate and consistent with the Plan and section 162(m) of the Code. The performance goals may relate to the Grantee's business unit or the performance of the Company and its parents and subsidiaries as a whole, or any combination of the foregoing. The Committee shall use objectively determinable performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: stock price, earnings per share, net earnings, operating earnings, return on assets, stockholder return, return on equity, growth in assets, unit volume, sales, market share, or strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified revenue goals, market penetration goals, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures.

(c)      Establishment of Goals . The Committee shall establish the performance goals in writing either before the beginning of the relevant performance period or during a period ending no later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the beginning of such performance period or (ii) the date on which 25% of the performance period has been completed, or such other date as may be required or permitted under applicable regulations under section 162(m) of the Code. The performance goals shall satisfy the requirements for “qualified performance-based compensation,” including the requirement that the achievement of the goals be substantially uncertain at the time they are established and that the goals be established in such a way that a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether and to what extent the goals have been met. The Committee shall not have discretion to increase the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated performance goals.

(d)      Maximum Payment . If Stock Awards or Performance Units measured with respect to Company Stock are granted, not more than 400,000 shares of Company Stock may be granted to an Employee as Performance Units or Stock Awards for any performance period. If Performance Units measured with respect to cash are granted, the maximum amount that may be paid to an Employee pursuant to Performance Units with respect to any performance period is $1,000,000.

(e)      Announcement of Grants . The Committee shall certify and announce the results for each performance period to all affected Grantees immediately following the announcement of the Company's financial results for such period. If and to the extent that the Committee does not certify that the relevant performance goals have been met, the grants of Stock Awards or Performance Units for the performance period shall be forfeited or shall not be made, as applicable.

(f)      Death, Disability or Other Circumstances . The Committee may provide that Performance Units or Stock Awards shall be payable or restrictions on such Grants shall lapse, in whole or in part, in the event of the Grantee's death or disability during the relevant performance period, or under other circumstances, consistent with the Treasury regulations and rulings under section 162(m) of the Code.

11.      CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY

As used herein, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(i)      As a result of any transaction, any one stockholder other than an existing stockholder as of the effective date of the Plan, becomes a beneficial owner, as defined below, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the Company Stock or the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities;

(ii)      A liquidation or dissolution of or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets occurs; or






(iii)      After the effective date of the Plan:

(a)      As a result of a tender offer, stock purchase, other stock acquisition, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reverse split, or sale or transfer of assets (but excluding any sale of the Company's securities to the public pursuant to a public offering), any person or group (as such terms are used in and under section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than an existing stockholder, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13-d under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 30% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or

(b)      During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the board of directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period.

12.      CERTAIN CORPORATE CHANGES

(a)      Sale or Exchange of Assets, Dissolution or Liquidation, or Merger or Consolidation Where the Company Does Not Survive . If all or substantially all of the assets of the Company are to be sold or exchanged, the Company is to be dissolved or liquidated, or the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation with another corporation in which the Company will not be the surviving corporation, then, at least 10 days prior to the effective date of such event, the Company shall give each Optionee with any outstanding Stock Options written notice of such event. Each such Optionee shall thereupon have the right to exercise in full any installments of such Stock Options not previously exercised (whether or not the right to exercise such installments has accrued pursuant to such Stock Options), within 10 days after such written notice is sent by the Company or, if a cashout of such Stock Options would not result in materially adverse accounting consequences, to require that the Company purchase such Stock Options for a cash payment equal to the excess over the purchase price of the then fair market value of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Optionee's outstanding Stock Options. In addition, under the above circumstances all restrictions on Stock Awards shall lapse, all SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable, and all Performance Units shall be deemed fully earned.

(b)      Merger or Consolidation Where the Company Survives . If the Company is a party to a merger or consolidation in which the Company will be the surviving corporation, or in the event of the occurrence of any other Change in Control not described in subsection (a), then the Board may, in its sole discretion, elect to give each Optionee with any outstanding Stock Options written notice of such event. If such notice is given, each such Optionee shall thereupon have the right to exercise some or all of any installments of such Stock Options not previously exercised (whether or not the right to exercise such installments has accrued pursuant to such Stock Options), within 10 days after such written notice is sent by the Company or, if a cashout of such Stock Options would not result in materially adverse accounting consequences, to require that the Company purchase such Stock Options for a cash payment equal to the excess over the purchase price of the then fair market value of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Optionee's outstanding Stock Options. In addition, under the above circumstances the Board may determine that all restrictions on Stock Awards shall lapse, all SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable and all Performance Units shall be deemed fully earned.

13.      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

(a)      Amendment . The Board, by written resolution, may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that any amendment that increases the aggregate number (or individual limit for any single Grantee) of shares of Company Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan (other than by operation of Section 3), or modifies the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company.

(b)      Termination of Plan . The Plan shall terminate on September 1, 2015, unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors of the Company or unless extended by the Board with the approval of the stockholders.

(c)      Termination and Amendment of Outstanding Grant . A termination or amendment of the Plan that occurs after a Grant is made shall not materially impair the rights of a Grantee unless the Grantee consents or unless the Committee acts under Section 22(b) hereof. The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding Grant. Whether or not the Plan has terminated, an outstanding Grant may be terminated or amended under Section 22(b) hereof or may be amended by agreement of the Company and the Grantee consistent with the Plan.






(d)      Governing Document . The Plan shall be the controlling document. No other statements, representations, explanatory materials, or examples, oral or written, may amend the Plan in any manner. The Plan shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company, its successors and assigns and the Grantees and their assigns.

14.      FUNDING OF THE PLAN

This Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grant under this Plan. In no event shall interest be paid or accrued on any Grant, including unpaid installments of Grant.

15.      RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS

Nothing in this Plan shall entitle any Employee, Non-Employee Director, Consultant or other person to any claim or right to be issued a Grant under this Plan. Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Employee, Non-Employee Director, Consultant or other person any rights to be retained by or in the employ of the Company or any other employment rights.

16.      NO FRACTIONAL SHARES

No fractional shares of Company Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Grant. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

17.      WITHHOLDING OF TAXES

The Grantee or other person receiving shares of Company Stock or other consideration under this Plan shall be required to pay to the Company the amount of any federal, state or local taxes which the Company is required to withhold with respect to the taxable income associated with such Grant or the Company shall have the right to deduct from other wages paid to the Employee by the Company (including through the withholding of Company Stock purchased upon the exercise of a Stock Option or otherwise deliverable under this Plan, if then authorized by the Committee and applicable law) the minimum amount of any withholding due with respect to such Grant.

18.      AGREEMENTS WITH GRANTEES

Each Grant made under this Plan shall be evidenced by a Grant Letter containing such terms and conditions as the Committee shall approve.

19.      REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF SHARES

No Company Stock shall be issued or transferred upon the exercise of any Stock Option or lapse of restrictions or payment of other Grants under this Plan hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such Company Stock have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to condition any Grant made to any Optionee hereunder on such Optionee's undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on his subsequent disposition of such shares of Company Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable as a result of any applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof, and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect any such restrictions. Certificates representing shares of Company Stock issued under the Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be applicable under such laws, regulations and other obligations of the Company, including any requirement that a legend or legends be placed thereon.

20.      HEADINGS

Section headings are for reference only. In the event of a conflict between a title and the content of a Section, the content of the Section shall control.

21.      EFFECTIVE DATE

(a)      Effective Date of the Plan . This Plan, as amended and restated, shall be effective as of March 7, 2013. The Plan was originally effective as of September 1, 1995, and was last amended and restated effective as of June 23, 2011.






(b)      Effectiveness of Section 16 Provisions . The provisions of the Plan that refer to, or are applicable to persons subject to, section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be effective, if at all, upon registration of the Company Stock under section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and shall remain effective thereafter for so long as such stock is so registered.

22.      MISCELLANEOUS

(a)      Substitute Grants . The Committee may make a Grant to an employee of another corporation who becomes an Employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries in substitution for a stock option or restricted stock grant granted by such corporation (“Substituted Stock Incentives”). The terms and conditions of the substitute grants may vary from the terms and conditions required by the Plan and from those of the Substituted Stock Incentives. The Committee shall prescribe the provisions of the substitute grants.

(b)      Compliance with Law .

(i)      The Plan, the exercise of Stock Options, granting of other forms of equity compensation under the Plan and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Company Stock with respect to Grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and to approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. With respect to persons subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. The Committee may revoke any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government regulation. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Grantees. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this Section.

(ii)      The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, or an exemption. If a Grant is subject to section 409A of the Code, (I) distributions shall only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted under section 409A of the Code, (II) payments to be made upon a termination of employment or service shall only be made upon a “separation from service” under section 409A of the Code, (III) unless the Grant specifies otherwise, each installment payment shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of section 409A of the Code, and (IV) in no event shall a Grantee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year in which a distribution is made except in accordance with section 409A of the Code.

(iii)      Any Grant that is subject to section 409A of the Code and that is to be distributed to a key employee, as defined below, upon separation from service shall be administered so that such distribution shall be postponed for six months following the date of the Grantee's separation from service, if required by section 409A of the Code. If a distribution is delayed pursuant to section 409A of the Code, the distribution shall be paid within 30 days after the end of the six-month period. If the Grantee dies during such six-month period, any postponed amounts shall be paid within 90 days of the Grantee's death. The determination of key employees, including the number and identity of persons considered key employees and the identification date, shall be made by the Committee or its delegate each year in accordance with section 416(i) of the Code and the “specified employee” requirements of section 409A of the Code.

(c)      Company Policies . All Grants under the Plan shall be subject to any applicable clawback or recoupment policies, share trading policies and other policies that may be implemented by the Board from time to time.

(d)      Vesting Restrictions . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, (i) all Stock Awards and Performance Units payable in Company Stock that are subject to the achievement of performance goals shall vest over a period of not less than one year, and (ii) all Stock Awards and Performance Units payable in Company Stock that are not subject to the achievement of performance goals shall vest over a period of not less than three years, with the rate of vesting over such three-year period to be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that (A) any such Grant may vest on an accelerated basis in the event of the Grantee's death, disability, retirement or involuntary termination without cause, or in the event of a Change in Control, as determined by the Committee, and (B) up to 10% of the shares of Company Stock available for issuance under the Plan immediately following stockholder approval of the most recent amendment increasing the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan may be awarded without regard to the restrictions on vesting set forth herein.

(d)      Ownership of Stock . A Grantee or successor shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Company Stock covered by a Grant until the shares are issued or transferred to the Grantee or successor on the stock transfer records of the Company.






(e)      Governing Law . The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of the Plan and Grant Letters issued under the Plan shall be governed exclusively by and determined in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.






Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Steven V. Abramson, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Universal Display Corporation (the “registrant”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2013;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Date: May 9, 2013
By:
/s/ Steven V. Abramson
 
 
Steven V. Abramson
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Sidney D. Rosenblatt, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Universal Display Corporation (the “registrant”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2013;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Date: May 9, 2013
By:
/s/ Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
 
Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the quarterly report of Universal Display Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, based on my knowledge, 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.
Date: May 9, 2013
By:
/s/ Steven V. Abramson
 
 
Steven V. Abramson
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the quarterly report of Universal Display Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Sidney D. Rosenblatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, based on my knowledge, 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.
Date: May 9, 2013
By:
/s/ Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
 
Sidney D. Rosenblatt
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer