UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2009
 
Commission File Number 0-13839

CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
06-1123096
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)
identification no.)
 
44 East Industrial Road, Branford, Connecticut  06405
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(203) 488-6056
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:  (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   x    No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date 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   o    No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large Accelerated Filer   o
Accelerated Filer   o
Non-Accelerated Filer o
Smaller Reporting Company x

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:   Common Stock, $.004 par value   11,519,189 shares as of August 10, 2009.
 


 
 
 
 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  2


 
INDEX

PART I
Financial Information
Page No.
     
Item 1
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
3
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
5
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six  Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
6
     
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
     
Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
11
     
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
16
     
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
16
     
PART II
Other Information
 
     
Item 1
Legal Proceedings
17
     
Item 4
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
18
     
Item 5
Other Information
19
     
Item 6
Exhibits
20
     
Signatures
 
21






 
 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  3
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CAS Medical Systems, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

Assets
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 814,960     $ 1,082,619  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
    4,368,032       3,681,355  
Other receivables
          715,769  
Recoverable income taxes
    215,762       101,185  
Inventories
    9,284,424       9,786,538  
Deferred income taxes
    696,439       791,493  
Other current assets
    494,030       411,938  
                 
                 
Total current assets
    15,873,647       16,570,897  
                 
Property and equipment:
               
Leasehold improvements
    303,710       281,612  
Property and equipment
    5,445,598       5,326,735  
Equipment at customers
    1,171,217       1,132,422  
 
 
 
   
 
 
      6,920,525       6,740,769  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (4,560,719 )     (4,013,900 )
                 
      2,359,806       2,726,869  
Other assets (net):
               
Intangible and other assets
    734,934       757,378  
Goodwill
    3,379,021       3,379,021  
Deferred income taxes
    1,155,012       250,370  
           
 
 
      5,268,967       4,386,769  
   
 
   
 
 
Total assets
  $ 23,502,420     $ 23,684,535  





 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  4


CAS Medical Systems, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)


   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
2009
   
2008
 
             
Current liabilities:
           
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 632,931     $ 614,067  
Line-of-credit
    3,123,277       1,994,008  
Notes payable
    202,713        
Accounts payable
    2,415,996       2,307,675  
Accrued expenses
    1,110,918       835,868  
                 
                 
Total current liabilities
    7,485,835       5,751,618  
                 
Long-term debt, less current portion
    1,386,855       1,708,493  
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback of property
    1,101,382       1,168,701  
Income taxes payable
    161,375       155,875  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock, $.001
               
par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no
               
shares issued or outstanding
           
Common stock, $.004 par value per share, 40,000,000
               
shares authorized, 11,605,189 and 11,419,535 shares
               
issued at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
               
respectively, including shares held in treasury
    46,421       45,675  
Common stock held in treasury, at cost - 86,000 shares
    (101,480 )     (101,480 )
Additional paid-in capital
    7,626,244       7,423,340  
Retained earnings
    5,795,788       7,532,313  
                 
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    13,366,973       14,899,848  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 23,502,420     $ 23,684,535  


See accompanying notes.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  5
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)


   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
    June 30,     June 30,  
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                         
Net sales
  $ 8,568,115     $ 10,542,919     $ 16,973,939     $ 19,504,470  
                                 
Cost of sales
    5,975,792        7,051,041       11,916,487       13,332,437  
                                 
Gross profit
    2,592,323       3,491,878       5,057,452       6,172,033  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development
    577,843       466,639       1,204,038       977,965  
Selling, general and administrative
    3,178,141        3,052,337        6,389,269       6,073,210  
      3,755,984        3,518,976       7,593,307       7,051,175  
                                 
Operating loss
    (1,163,661 )     (27,098 )     (2,535,855 )     (879,142 )
                                 
Interest expense, net
    62,875       71,160       112,519         143,257  
                                 
Loss before income taxes
    (1,226,536 )     (98,258 )     (2,648,374 )     (1,022,399 )
                                 
Income tax benefit
    (392,878 )     (66,250 )     (911,848 )     (460,500 )
                                 
Net loss
  $ (833,658 )   $ (32,008 )   $ (1,736,526 )   $ (561,899 )
                                 
Loss per common share:
                               
                                 
Basic
  $ (0.07 )   $ 0.00     $ (0.15 )   $ (0.05 )
                                 
Diluted
  $ (0.07 )   $ 0.00     $ (0.15 )   $ (0.05 )
                                 
Weighted average number of
                               
common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    11,224,829       10,989,920       11,218,419       10,885,606  
                                 
Diluted
    11,224,829       10,989,920       11,218,419       10,885,606  
                                 
 
See accompanying notes.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  6
 
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
 
 
2009
   
2008
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
  $ (1,736,526 )   $ (561,899 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
               
net cash (used) provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    628,807       573,779  
Deferred income taxes
    (809,588 )     (362,112 )
Non-cash stock compensation
    166,417       231,315  
Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leaseback of property
    (67,319 )     (67,319 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (686,677 )     462,984  
Other receivable
    715,769        
Inventories
    502,114       (1,106,968 )
Other current assets
    (82,092 )     (146,505 )
Recoverable income taxes, net
    (114,577 )     55,536  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    383,372       1,250,683  
Income taxes payable
    5,500       5,500  
Net cash (used) provided  by operating activities
    (1,094,800 )     334,994  
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Expenditures for property and equipment
    (179,756 )     (920,625 )
Purchase of intangible assets
    (59,544 )     (353,081 )
Net cash used by investing activities
    (239,300 )     ( 1,273,706 )
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Repayments of long-term debt
    (302,774 )     (284,335 )
Proceeds from notes payable
    228,052       298,704  
Repayments of notes payable
    (25,339 )     (209,736 )
Borrowings from line-of-credit, net
    1,129,269       295,576  
Tax effect from vesting of restricted stock
          (2,949 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    37,233       1,085,523  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    1,066,441       1,182,783  
                 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    (267,659 )     244,071  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    1,082,619       666,722  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 814,960     $ 910,793  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
               
                 
Cash paid during the period for interest
  $ 109,616     $ 143,053  
Cash paid (collected) during the period for income taxes, net
  $ 6,818     $ (156,475 )

See accompanying notes.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  7

CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

June 30, 2009

(1)  
The Company

            CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (“CAS”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Statcorp, Inc. (“Statcorp”) operate as one reportable business segment. Together, CAS and Statcorp (collectively, the “Company” or “CASMED”) develop, manufacture and distribute diagnostic equipment and medical products for use in the healthcare and medical industry. These products – specifically blood pressure measurement technology, vital signs measurement equipment, cardio-respiratory monitoring equipment, cerebral oximetry monitoring, and supplies for neonatal intensive care - are sold by CASMED through its own sales force, via distributors, manufacturers representatives and pursuant to original equipment manufacturer agreements both internationally and in the United States. The Company has several other products in various stages of development that it believes will add to and complement its current product lines.
 
(2) 
Basis of Presentation

           The financial statements included herein have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and disclosures included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 was derived from the audited financial statements for the year then ended.

            In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company and the results of its operations and its cash flows have been included in the accompanying financial statements.  The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the full year.

The Company has performed a review of events subsequent to the balance sheet date through August 12, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued.
 
(3) 
Inventories, Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill

     Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.   Inventories consisted of:
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
            Raw materials
  $ 7,298,713     $ 7,560,332  
            Work-in-process
    71,784       24,560  
            Finished goods
    1,913,927       2,201,646  
    $ 9,284,424     $ 9,786,538  
 
           Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company has separately reported its Fore-sight® cerebral oximetry monitors located at customer sites within the United States. Such equipment is held under a no cost program whereby customers purchase disposable sensors for use with the Company’s equipment.  The Company retains title to the monitors shipped to its customers under this program. The monitors are depreciated on a straight-line basis over five years to cost of sales. As of June 30, 2009, the Company has capitalized $1,171,217 of costs pertaining to the monitors which have a net book value of $834,075. Other property and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  8
 
Intangible assets consist of patents issued, patents pending, trademarks, purchased technology and other deferred charges which are recorded at cost. Patents are amortized on a straight-line basis over 1 to 20 years. Costs associated with the development of new external use software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established in accordance with SFAS No. 86 “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed.” Technological feasibility is demonstrated by the completion of a detailed design plan.  Capitalization ceases when the product is available for general release to customers. Capitalized costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of the related debt. Other deferred charges are amortized over their estimated useful lives.

           The Company reviews its long-lived assets including goodwill for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company believes that the carrying amounts of its long-lived assets are fully recoverable.


(4) 
Principal Products and Services

                      The Company has categorized its sales of products and services into the following categories:

 
·  
Critical care monitoring products – includes sales of the FORE-SIGHT® cerebral monitor and accessories.
 
·  
Bedside monitoring products – includes sales of cardio-respiratory monitors and accessories used to monitor apnea in home-based and hospital settings; the Company’s dual platform of vital signs monitors and accessories incorporating various combinations of measurement parameters for both human and veterinary use including pulse oximetry, electro-cardiography, temperature, non-invasive blood pressure, and capnography; co-branded products developed and manufactured by Analogic Corporation including vital signs monitors utilizing parameters as described above and additionally monitors which measure non-invasive cardiac output and hemodynamic status, and fetalgard monitors.
 
·  
Blood pressure measurement technology – includes sales to Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEM”) of the Company’s proprietary non-invasive blood pressure modules (MAXNIBP®), blood pressure cuffs and accessories for the OEM market and related license fees.
 
·  
Supplies and service – includes sales of blood pressure cuffs and rapid infusor cuffs, neonatal intensive care supplies including electrodes and skin temperature probes, and service repair revenues.


(5) 
Loss per Common Share

A summary of the denominators used to compute basic and diluted loss per share follows:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Weighted average shares outstanding, net of restricted shares – used to compute basic loss per share
    11,224,829       10,989,920       11,218,419       10,885,606  
                                 
Dilutive effect of restricted shares, and outstanding warrants and options
                       
                                 
Weighted average shares of dilutive Securities outstanding – used to compute diluted loss per share
    11,224,829       10,989,920       11,218,419       10,885,606  

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  9

           Diluted common stock equivalents such as restricted shares, outstanding warrants and options are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share where there is a loss as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
 
(6) 
Stock-Based Compensation

Stock compensation expense was $88,749 and $90,822, and $166,417 and $231,315, for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

As of June 30, 2009, the unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock and stock option awards was $754,368.  Such amount, before estimated forfeitures, will be recognized in operations over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option information as of, and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009:

         
Aggregate
Weighted-Average
   
Option
 
Weighted-Average
Intrinsic
Contractual Life
   
Shares
 
Exercise Price
Value (1)
Remaining in Years
Outstanding at December 31, 2008
 
590,125
 
      $  2.43
$ 219,264
 
Granted
 
    5,000
 
          1.30
   
Cancelled
 
   (1,000)
 
          1.50
   
Exercised
 
           
 
          
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2009
 
 594,125
 
      $  2.42
$ 206,626
 5.63
Exercisable at June 30, 2009
 
477,457
 
      $  2.09
$ 203,726
 4.78

(1) The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value of the underlying stock as of June 30, 2009 exceeds the option exercise price.

The exercise period for all outstanding stock options may not exceed ten years from the date of grant. Stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors vest ratably typically not less than two years from the grant date. The Company attributes stock-based compensation cost to operations using the straight-line method over the applicable vesting period.

During the first six months of 2009, non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 5,000 shares of common stock were granted to a new employee. The stock option vests one-third per year over three years from the grant date.

The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $0.82 and $3.92 per share, respectively.

The fair value of each option granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2009
 
June 30, 2008
Weighted-average expected stock-price volatility
82.9%
 
  63.4%
Weighted-average expected option life
4.2 years
 
4.2 years
Average risk-free interest rate
   2.93%
 
 3.81%
Average dividend yield
 0.0%
 
 0.0%

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  10

No stock options were exercised for 2009 during the six months ended June 30, 2009. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 was $55,981.

During June 2009, the Company issued as aggregate of 173,528 shares of restricted common stock under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to employees and outside members of the Board of Directors. Of the total amount granted, 150,000 shares were issued to employees of which 140,000 shares vest one-third per year over three years and 10,000 shares vest one-half per year over a two-year period. The 23,528 shares of restricted common stock granted to outside directors vest quarterly over twelve months from the grant date.
 
            On June 10, 2009, the Company’s stockholders approved the CAS Medical Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Accordingly, 150,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Stock Purchase Plan. The initial offering period began on July 1, 2009. The Stock Purchase Plan offers the Company’s employees an opportunity to participate in a payroll-deduction based program designed to incentivize them to contribute to the Company’s success and prosperity.  The plan approved by the stockholders during June 2009 replaces a plan in effect since June 2004. As of June 30, 2009, 141,218 of the 150,000 shares under the previous plan were issued or reserved to issue and 8,782 shares were cancelled. The current plan contains certain changes including a reduction of the discount under which participants purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

     On June 10, 2009, the Company’s stockholders also approved an amendment to the CAS Medical Systems, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which increases the maximum number of shares that can be issued under the Plan by 250,000 to 1,250,000. Awards that may be granted under the Plan include options, restricted stock and restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards. The purposes of the Plan are to make available to our key employees and directors, certain compensatory arrangements related to growth in value of our stock so as to generate an increased incentive to contribute to the Company’s financial success and prosperity; to enhance the Company’s ability to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals whose efforts can affect the Company’s financial growth and profitability; and align in general the interests of our employees and directors with the interest of our stockholders. As of June 30, 2009, 286,523 shares remain available for issuance under the Plan.

(7)
Financing Arrangements

The Company has a line of credit agreement with its bank lender, NewAlliance Bank, which was amended on April 3, 2009 effective March 31, 2009 pursuant to a Second Modification Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”). In accordance with the Second Modification Agreement, the maximum availability was modified from $10,000,000 to $5,000,000 subject to a borrowing base formula equal to the sum of (i) 75% of eligible receivables and (ii) the lesser of $2,500,000 or 30% of eligible inventory. Interest on outstanding amounts is at the Prime Rate plus 1.0% and is subject to a floor of 4.0%. Borrowings are secured by a first priority lien on all the business assets of the Company. The Agreement contains customary non-financial covenants and financial covenants, consisting of a debt service coverage ratio and a debt to tangible net worth ratio, and expires on July 1, 2010. Under the terms of the Agreement, the debt service coverage ratio was revised from a quarterly test to an annual test for the twelve months ending December 31, 2009 and the minimum ratio revised from 1.5 to 1 to 1.0 to 1. As of the first quarter of 2010 and thereafter, the ratio returns to 1.5 to 1 with testing resumed on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2009, there was $3,123,277 outstanding under the Agreement.

The Company also has a note payable to NewAlliance Bank which provides for monthly installments of $61,533, including interest at 6%, until May 2012. The balance under that loan at June 30, 2009 was $2,019,786.

During May 2009, the Company entered into a note payable for the financing of certain insurance coverage. A total of $228,052 was financed at 5.2% and is payable at $25,339 per month including interest through February 2010.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  11

(8)
Income Taxes

The income tax benefits recognized in operations for the periods presented vary from the statutory rate as a result of anticipated state and federal R&D tax credits partially offset by non-deductible stock compensation expense.
 
            Recoverable income taxes consist of estimated state and federal tax refunds generated from the carry back of net operating losses and exchanges of state tax credits for reduced cash receipts payable to the Company.

(9)
Contingencies

            On May 8, 2007, the Company signed an exclusive distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) with Analogic Corporation (“Analogic”) under which the Company obtained worldwide exclusive rights to market the Analogic Lifegard® family of non-invasive patient monitors. Under the Agreement, Analogic would co-brand the devices and reconfigure its Lifegard II monitor to include the Company’s MAXNIBP branded non-invasive blood pressure and    other branded technologies. Accordingly, the Company would reimburse Analogic approximately $900,000 upon meeting agreed milestone dates for such efforts. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had made payments to Analogic of $90,000.

            On November 24, 2008, Analogic commenced arbitration against the Company contending that the Company breached the Agreement.  Analogic was seeking damages of approximately $765,000 for costs it allegedly incurred in performing under the Agreement including winding down costs and additional remedies which may provide for relief totaling double or treble damages, in addition to attorney fees.  The Company denied Analogic’s claims and asserted a counterclaim for damages in excess of those sought by Analogic. The arbitration hearing was conducted on June 15, 2009. The Company has subsequently reached a settlement of its arbitration pursuant to which Analogic has agreed to pay the Company the sum of $811,000 in full satisfaction of all matters raised in the arbitration.  The Company and Analogic have negotiated a conclusion to their contractual relationship by way of an orderly process that will protect the customers of the Company and Analogic by allowing the Company to continue distributing products until July 31, 2010.
 
     On August 7, 2009, Somanetics Corporation filed an action against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging patent infringement, false advertising, and common law unfair competition and libel.  The complaint requests injunctive relief and unspecified monetary damages, including treble damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees.  The Company is evaluating its response and intends to vigorously defend all claims brought by Somanetics.
 
(10)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

     The fair value of the Company’s debt as of June 30, 2009 approximates its carrying value of $5,143,063. Fair value was determined using unobservable inputs.

(11)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
There are no new accounting pronouncements that would materially affect the Company’s financial statements or results of operations for the periods reported herein .

 
 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  12
 
ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Certain statements included in this report, including without limitation statements in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s current expectations regarding future events. The Company cautions that such statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results which may be contained in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following:  foreign currency fluctuations, regulations and other economic and political factors which affect the Company’s ability to market its products internationally, new product introductions by the Company’s competitors, increased price competition, dependence upon significant customers, availability and cost of components for the Company’s products, the impact of any adverse litigation, marketplace acceptance for the Company’s new products, FDA and other governmental regulatory and enforcement actions, changes to federal research and development grant programs presently utilized by the Company and other factors described in greater detail in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K.
 
Results of Operations

Operating results for both the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2009 have been affected by the worldwide economic downturn and weakened demand for the Company’s products particularly in U.S. markets together with increased Fore-Sight related operating expenses.

For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company reported a net loss of $834,000 or ($0.07) per basic and diluted common share compared to a net loss of $32,000 or $0.00 per basic and diluted common share reported for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Shortfalls in revenues of $1,975,000 compared to the prior year second quarter and increased Fore-Sight related operating expenses of approximately $263,000 were primarily responsible for the increased losses.  Pre-tax losses for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were also affected by approximately $89,000 and $91,000 respectively, of stock compensation expense.

The Company reported a net loss of $1,737,000 or ($0.15) per basic and diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to a net loss of $562,000 or ($0.05) per basic and diluted common share for first six months of 2008. Revenue shortfalls of $2,530,000 compared to the first six months of the prior year and increased Fore-Sight related expenses of approximately $815,000 were largely responsible for the increased losses. Pre-tax income for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was also affected by $166,000 and $231,000 respectively, of stock compensation expense.

The Company generated revenues of $8,568,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $1,975,000 or 19%, compared to revenues of $10,543,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  The following table provides information with respect to revenues by major category:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
   
Increase/
 
       ($000’s)
 
June 30, 2009
   
June 30, 2008
   
(Decrease)
 
                   
       Bedside Monitoring Products
  $ 3,068     $ 3,900     $ (832 )
       Critical Care Monitoring Products
    982       377       605  
       Blood Pressure Measurement Technology
    1,476       2,204       (728 )
       Supplies and Service
    3,042       4,062       (1,020 )
    $ 8,568     $ 10,543     $ (1,975 )
                         
      Domestic Sales
    5,589       7,730       (2,141 )
      International Sales
    2,979       2,813       166  
    $ 8,568     $ 10,543     $ (1,975 )
 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  13
 
Bedside monitoring product revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 decreased $832,000 or 21% to $3,068,000 from $3,900,000 reported for the same three months of the prior year as a result of decreases in sales of vital signs monitors and accessories to certain key U.S. customers including the Veterans Administration and products sold into the veterinary market under an exclusive private label agreement and sales of co-branded Analogic products outside of the U.S.
 
Critical care monitoring product revenues of $982,000 represent sales of the Company’s Fore-Sight cerebral oximetry monitors, sensors and accessories. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company placed or sold approximately 16 monitors with customers bringing the installed base of Fore-Sight monitors worldwide to 178 monitors. Under the Company’s monitor placement arrangements, customers are entitled to use the Company’s monitors at no cost in exchange for purchase orders for Fore-Sight sensors.

Blood pressure measurement technology sales of $1,476,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 decreased $728,000 or 33% from $2,204,000 reported for the same three months of the prior year. Reduced sales of OEM modules into the international market were primarily responsible for the decrease. Sales to the Company’s largest OEM customer, Medtronic Physio-Control, were also down and accounted for approximately $282,000 of the sales shortfall during this period.

Supplies and service sales decreased $1,020,000 or 25% to $3,042,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $4,062,000 for the same three months of the prior year. A reduction in sales of blood pressure cuffs to a significant customer accounted for the entire reduction in sales in this category.

Sales to the U.S. market accounted for $5,589,000 or 65% of the total revenues reported for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $2,141,000 or 28% from the $7,730,000 of sales reported for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Sales in nearly all product categories to the U.S. market were down with the exception of Fore-Sight monitors and sensors. International sales accounted for $2,979,000 or 35% of the total revenues reported for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $166,000 or 6% from the $2,813,000 reported for the same period of the prior year. Increases in international sales of Fore-Sight monitors and sensors and bedside monitoring products were largely offset by reduced OEM module sales.

The Company generated revenues of $16,974,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $2,530,000 or 13%, compared to revenues of $19,504,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  The following table provides information with respect to revenues by major category:

   
Six Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
   
Increase/
 
       ($000’s)
 
June 30, 2009
   
June 30, 2008
   
(Decrease)
 
                   
       Bedside Monitoring Products
  $ 5,644     $ 7,408     $ (1,764 )
       Critical Care Monitoring Products
    1,867       650       1,217  
       Blood Pressure Measurement Technology
    2,959       3,563       (604 )
       Supplies and Service
    6,504       7,883       (1,379 )
    $ 16,974     $ 19,504     $ (2,530 )
                         
                         
      Domestic Sales
    11,959       14,062       (2,103 )
      International Sales
    5,015       5,442       (427 )
    $ 16,974     $ 19,504     $ (2,530 )

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  14

Bedside monitoring product revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased $1,764,000 or 24% led by decreases in sales of vital signs monitors to U.S. customers primarily the Veterans Administration, sales into the veterinary market and sales of co-branded Analogic products outside of the U.S.

Critical care product revenues which represent sales of the Company’s Fore-Sight cerebral oximetry monitors, sensors and accessories, increased $1,217,000 to $1,867,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $650,000 for the same period of the prior year primarily as a result of increased sensor sales on an expanded installed base. Sales outside of the U.S. accounted for approximately 50% of the increase in overall Fore-Sight sales during this period.

Blood pressure measurement technology sales of $2,959,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased $604,000 or 17% from $3,563,000 reported for the same six months of the prior year. Lower sales outside of the U.S. were primarily responsible for the decrease.

Supplies and service sales decreased $1,379,000 or 17% to $6,504,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $7,883,000 for the same six months of the prior year.  Sales of blood pressure cuffs accounted for the entire shortfall in this product category.

Sales to the U.S. market accounted for $11,959,000 or 70% of the total revenues reported for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $2,103,000 or 15% from the $14,062,000 in sales reported for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Sales of bedside monitoring products and blood pressure cuffs sales were largely responsible for the reduction and were partially offset by increased Fore-Sight product sales. International sales accounted for $5,015,000 or 30% of the total revenues reported for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $427,000 or 9% from the $5,442,000 reported for the same period of the prior year. Reductions in Analogic product sales and blood pressure cuff sales were partially offset by increased Fore-Sight revenues.

Cost of sales was $5,976,000 or 69.7% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $7,051,000 or 66.9% for the same three months of the prior year. Cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $11,916,000 or 70.2% of revenues compared to $13,332,000 or 68.4% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenues for both periods resulted from unfavorable product and geographical mix, inventory adjustments and unapplied manufacturing overhead costs as a percentage of the reduced revenues for these periods.

Operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 increased $237,000 or 7% to $3,756,000 from $3,519,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Operating expenses for the first six months of 2009 increased $542,000 or 8% to $7,593,000 from $7,051,000 reported for the same period the prior year. Operating expenses for both periods include increases in Fore-Sight related spending as well as significant expenditures for legal fees related to the Analogic arbitration matter. Effective May 4, 2009 the Company initiated efforts to reduce expenses and improve cash flows through certain personnel cutbacks, Company-wide wage rate reductions approximating 5% of base pay levels and other benefit adjustments. These reductions are expected to create over $1,000,000 of annualized savings.

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased $111,000 or 24% to $578,000 or 7% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $467,000 or 4% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Increases in Fore-Sight project related expenses partially offset by increased reimbursements from the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) pertaining to the Company’s Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (“NIRS”) technology compared to the same period of the prior year were primarily responsible for the increase in net R&D expenses. Increased Fore-Sight related clinical research expenses also contributed to the overall increase in R&D expenses for this period. R&D expenses for the first six months of 2009 increased $226,000 or 23% to $1,204,000 from $978,000 reported for the first six months of the prior year. Engineering project expenses and clinical expenses were responsible for the increase and were partially offset by increased NIH reimbursements.  For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009, NIH reimbursements totaled $188,000 and $413,000, respectively, compared to $124,000 and $255,000 for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008. As of June 30, 2009, a maximum of approximately $1.4 million remains available under the $2.8 million multi-year NIH award received during 2007.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  15

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“S,G&A”) increased $126,000 or 4% to $3,178,000, or 37% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $3,052,000, or 29% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  Sales and marketing expenses directly associated with the Fore-Sight cerebral oximetry effort totaled $986,000 and increased approximately $163,000 or 20% over the same three months of the prior year primarily as a result of costs associated with additional field sales and marketing personnel.  Other sales and marketing expenses totaled $1,054,000 and decreased $241,000 from the $1,295,000 of expenses reported for the three months ended June 30, 2008. General and administrative expenses increased $204,000 or 22% to $1,138,000 as a result of increased legal expenses related to the Analogic arbitration partially offset by reduced salaries and related benefits.

S,G&A expenses for the first six months of 2009 totaled $6,389,000, an increase of $316,000, or approximately 5%, over the $6,073,000 reported for the first six months of 2008. Fore-Sight related sales and marketing expenses were $2,094,000 and accounted for $595,000 of the increase in S,G&A expenses. Increases in spending were primarily driven by additional sales and marketing personnel. Other sales and marketing expenses totaled $2,132,000 and decreased approximately $539,000 or 20% from the $2,671,000 reported for the six months ended June 30, 2008. G&A expenses totaled $2,163,000 and increased approximately $260,000 or 14% as a result of increased legal expenses related to the Analogic matter partially offset by reductions in patent related legal fees, salaries and related benefits and various other expenses including strategic planning costs, recruitment, supplies and stock compensation expense.

Interest expense decreased to $63,000 and $113,000, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $71,000 and $143,000, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.   The decrease in interest expense resulted primarily from lower outstanding balances of long-term debt and reduced interest rates on advances under the Company’s line-of-credit.
 
The income tax benefit of $912,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 reflects a combined estimated federal and state effective tax benefit of 36% and varies from the statutory rate as a result of anticipated state and federal R&D tax credits partially offset by non-deductible expenses including stock compensation expense.  The income tax benefit of $461,000 recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2008 reflects a combined estimated federal and state effective tax benefit of 45% and also varies from the statutory rate as a result of anticipated state and federal R&D tax credits partially offset by non-deductible expenses including stock compensation expense.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2009, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $815,000 compared to $1,083,000 at December 31, 2008. Working capital decreased $2,431,000 to $8,388,000 at June 30, 2009, from $10,819,000 on December 31, 2008.  The Company’s current ratio decreased to 2.1 to 1 from 2.9 to 1.

Cash used by operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $1,095,000 compared to cash provided by operations of $335,000 for the first six months of the prior year. Increased operating losses net of depreciation and amortization were partially offset by reductions in inventory and increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses. The Company has realized inventory reductions over the past twelve months approximating $1,800,000 and expects further reductions for the remainder of 2009.

Cash used in investing activities was $239,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to cash used in investing activities of $1,274,000 for the first six months of the prior year. Expenditures for property and equipment during the six months ended June 30, 2008 were driven by increases in Fore-Sight cerebral oximeter units at customer sites of $575,000 and other purchases of $345,000 largely related to Fore-Sight demonstration equipment, production equipment expenditures required to support Fore-sight sensor manufacturing and increase blood-pressure cuff production capacity as well as various information technology related expenditures.
 
 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  16
 
Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $1,066,000 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $1,183,000 for the first six months of the prior year.  Borrowings under the line-of-credit agreement during 2009 approximated $1,129,000 and were responsible for the cash provided from financing activities during this period.  Cash provided from financing activities for the first six months of the prior year were generated from a private placement of 333,333 shares of its common stock for aggregate proceeds of $1,000,000.

The Company has a line of credit agreement with its bank lender, NewAlliance Bank, which was amended on April 3, 2009 effective March 31, 2009 pursuant to a Second Modification Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”). In accordance with the Agreement, the maximum availability was modified from $10,000,000 to $5,000,000 subject to a borrowing base formula equal to the sum of (i) 75% of eligible receivables and (ii) the lesser of $2,500,000 or 30% of eligible inventory. Interest on outstanding amounts is at the Prime Rate plus 1.0% and is subject to a floor of 4.0%. Borrowings are secured by a first priority lien on all the business assets of the Company. The Agreement contains customary non-financial covenants and financial covenants, consisting of a debt service coverage ratio and a debt to tangible net worth ratio, and expires on July 1, 2010. Under the terms of the Agreement, the debt service coverage ratio was revised from a quarterly test to an annual test for the twelve months ending December 31, 2009 and the minimum ratio revised from 1.5 to 1 to 1.0 to 1. As of the first quarter of 2010 and thereafter, the ratio returns to 1.5 to 1 with testing resumed on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2009, there was $3,123,277 outstanding under the Agreement. Borrowing availability is calculated on a monthly basis and subject to variations based upon the accounts receivable and inventory based formula. A maximum of $5,000,000 is available for borrowing under the formula at June 30, 2009 for the following calendar month.

The Company believes that its sources of funds consisting of cash and cash equivalents and funds available from the line of credit facility will be sufficient to meet its current and expected short-term requirements. However, future cash flows may be impacted by a number of factors, including changing market conditions or failure to meet financial covenants under our current or any future loan agreement. Changes in payment terms to one or more of our major suppliers could also have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and future liquidity. We believe that our current levels of working capital and available debt financing are insufficient to fund major growth initiatives, such as significant increases in our sales and marketing personnel, or material acquisitions. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing such funding for major initiatives, obtaining a new credit agreement or securing additional sources or forms of capital for major initiatives.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based on the condensed financial statements.  The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in them.  The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates include those related to revenue recognition, the valuations of inventories and deferred income tax assets, measuring stock compensation, and warranty costs, determining useful lives of intangible assets, and making asset impairment valuations.  The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  For additional information about the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates, see Note 3 to the financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  There were no significant changes in critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

 
 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  17

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company has certain exposures to market risk related to changes in interest rates.  The Company has an outstanding line-of-credit agreement, under which there were borrowings of $3,123,277 at June 30, 2009.  The line-of-credit agreement, amended on April 3, 2009 and effective as of March 31, 2009, bears interest at variable rates based on prime rate indices. The Company holds no derivative securities for trading purposes and is not subject in any material respect to currency or other commodity risk.

ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of disclosure controls and procedures in Rule 13a-15(e). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2009. Based upon the foregoing evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Reference is made to the Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer about these and other matters attached as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32.1 to this report.


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The manufacture and sale of our products exposes us to product liability claims and product recalls, including those which may arise from misuse or malfunction of, or design flaws in, our products or use of our products with components or systems not manufactured or sold by us.  Product liability claims or product recalls, regardless of their ultimate outcome, could require us to spend significant time and money in litigation or to pay significant damages.  We are currently a defendant in a pending product liability action which may be scheduled for trial during late 2009 . Although we believe that our product liability insurance is sufficient to cover any damages and costs that are likely with respect to this matter, there can be no assurance that this will be the case with respect to any future matters. Furthermore, we may not be able to obtain insurance in the future at satisfactory rates or in adequate amounts.  In addition, publicity pertaining to the misuse or malfunction of, or design flaws in, our products could impair our ability to successfully market and sell our products and could lead to product recalls.
 

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  18

Analogic Arbitration

On May 8, 2007, the Company signed an exclusive distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) with Analogic Corporation (“Analogic”) under which the Company obtained worldwide exclusive rights to market the Analogic Lifegard® family of non-invasive patient monitors. Under the Agreement, Analogic would co-brand the devices and reconfigure its Lifegard II monitor to include the Company’s MAXNIBP branded non-invasive blood pressure and    other branded technologies. Accordingly, the Company would reimburse Analogic approximately $900,000 upon meeting agreed milestone dates for such efforts. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had made one payment to Analogic of $90,000.

On November 24, 2008, Analogic commenced arbitration against the Company contending that the Company breached the Agreement.  Analogic was seeking damages of approximately $765,000 for costs it allegedly incurred in performing under the Agreement including winding down costs and additional remedies which may provide for relief totaling double or treble damages, in addition to attorney fees.  The Company denied Analogic’s claims and asserted a counterclaim for damages in excess of those sought by Analogic. The arbitration hearing was conducted on June 15, 2009.   The Company has subsequently reached a settlement of its arbitration pursuant to which Analogic has agreed to pay the Company the sum of $811,000 in full satisfaction of all matters raised in the arbitration.  The Company and Analogic have negotiated a conclusion to their contractual relationship by way of an orderly process that will protect the customers of the Company and Analogic by allowing the Company to continue distributing products until July 31, 2010.

Somanetics Litigation
 
On August 7, 2009, Somanetics Corporation filed an action against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging patent infringement, false advertising, and common law unfair competition and libel.  The complaint requests injunctive relief and unspecified monetary damages, including treble damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees.  The Company is evaluating its response and intends to vigorously defend all claims brought by Somanetics.
 
Other

Furthermore, we may become, in the normal course of our business operations, a party to other legal proceedings in addition to those described in the paragraphs above.  None of these other proceedings would be expected to have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on June 10, 2009, four proposals were voted upon and approved by the Company’s stockholders.  A brief description of each proposal voted upon at the annual meeting and the number of votes cast for, against and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, where applicable, are set forth below.

1) Election of members of the Board of Directors, each for a term of one year

 
Nominee
For
Withheld
       
 
Jerome S. Baron
9,757,602
256,889
 
Lawrence S. Burstein
9,757,602
256,889
 
Evan Jones
9,914,140
100,351
 
Andrew E. Kersey
9,220,712
793,779
 
Louis P. Scheps
8,265,505
1,748,986

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  19

2) Approval of Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
       
4,282,690
87,130
101,210
5,543,461


3) Amendments to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares issuable under the plan

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
       
4,049,699
301,761
119,570
5,543,461


4) Ratification of the appointment of UHY LLP as auditor for the Company for the fiscal year  ending December 31, 2009

For
Against
Abstain
     
9,237,971
185,726
67,543


ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

On August 10, 2009, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Andrew E. Kersey, Chief Executive Officer. This agreement supersedes Mr. Kersey’s previous agreement dated March 16, 2007 as amended December 29, 2008. Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Kersey will be employed on an “at will” basis, will receive an annual base salary of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) and will be eligible for discretionary bonuses. Mr. Kersey will also be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs of the Company as such programs may be in effect from time to time. If the Company terminates Mr. Kersey’s employment without Serious Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or Mr. Kersey terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Company will continue to pay Mr. Kersey his then-current base salary for a period of six (6) months from the date of such termination and he shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s health benefit plans (with standard employee payment not to exceed the payment level prior to termination) for the six (6) month period.  In addition, if Mr. Kersey terminates his employment for Good Reason or if the Company terminates Mr. Kersey’s employment without Serious Cause, all of Mr. Kersey’s equity-linked grants (such as stock options and restricted stock) shall immediately accelerate and vest in full.  If Mr. Kersey’s employment is terminated by the Company (or successor thereto) without Serious Cause or Mr. Kersey terminates employment with the Company (or successor thereto) for Good Reason, within the period commencing on the date that a Change of Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement) is formally proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which such Change of Control occurs, then Mr. Kersey will be entitled to receive his then-current base salary for a period of one (1) year from the date of such termination and in addition will be entitled to participate in the Company’s health benefit plans (with standard employee payment not to exceed the payment level prior to the change in control) for the period of one (1) year.  The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  20

On August 10, 2009, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Jeffery A. Baird, Chief Financial Officer. Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Baird will be employed on an “at will” basis, will receive an annual base salary of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) and will be eligible for discretionary bonuses. Mr. Baird will also be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs of the Company as such programs may be in effect from time to time. If the Company terminates Mr. Baird’s employment without Serious Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or Mr. Baird terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Company will continue to pay Mr. Baird his then-current base salary for a period of six (6) months from the date of such termination and he shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s health benefit plans (with standard employee payment not to exceed the payment level prior to termination) for the six (6) month period.  In addition, if Mr. Baird terminates his employment for Good Reason or if the Company terminates Mr. Baird’s employment without Serious Cause, all of Mr. Baird’s equity-linked grants (such as stock options and restricted stock) shall immediately accelerate and vest in full.  If Mr. Baird’s employment is terminated by the Company (or successor thereto) without Serious Cause or Mr. Baird terminates employment with the Company (or successor thereto) for Good Reason, within the period commencing on the date that a Change of Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement) is formally proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which such Change of Control occurs, then Mr. Baird will be entitled to receive his then-current base salary for a period of one (1) year from the date of such termination and in addition will be entitled to participate in the Company’s health benefit plans (with standard employee payment not to exceed the payment level prior to the change in control) for the period of one (1) year.  The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto.


ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS

 
10.1 
Employment Agreement dated August 10, 2009 between the Company and Andrew E. Kersey, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
10.2 
Employment Agreement dated August 10, 2009 between the Company and Jeffery A. Baird, Chief Financial Officer
 
31.1 
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Andrew E. Kersey, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
31.2 
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Jeffery A. Baird, Chief Financial Officer
 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 of Periodic Financial Report of Andrew E. Kersey, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jeffery A. Baird, Chief Financial Officer


 
 

 
 Form 10-Q
June 30, 2009
Page  21


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.


CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
/s/  Andrew E. Kersey
 
Date: August 12, 2009
 
 
By: Andrew E. Kersey
       
       President and Chief Executive Officer         
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
         
/s/ Jeffery A. Baird
 
Date: August 12, 2009
 
 
By: Jeffery A. Baird
       
       Chief Financial Officer         

 


 

 
 
 

 
Exhibit 10.1
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, entered into August 10, 2009, by and between CAS Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any successor to CAS Medical Systems, Inc., by merger or otherwise), and Andrew E. Kersey (the “Employee”).
 
WITNESSETH:
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires that the Employee continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Employee is willing to continue to serve the Company in such capacity.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
Section 1.  
Employment
 
The Company will employ the Employee, and the Employee will perform services for the Company and its subsidiaries, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and for the period specified in Section 3 hereof (“Term of Employment”).
 
Section 2.  
Duties
 
The Employee, during the Term of Employment, will serve the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer.  The Employee will have such duties and responsibilities as are assigned to him by the Board of Directors of the Company commensurate with the Employee’s position.  The Employee will perform his duties hereunder faithfully and to the best of his abilities and in furtherance of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and will devote his full business time, energy, attention and skill to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and to the promotion of its interests, except as otherwise agreed by the Company.
 
Section 3.  
Term of Employment
 
The Employee’s employment hereunder shall be “at will” and is terminable at any time by either party, subject to the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof.
 
Section 4.  
Salary
 
The Employee will receive, as compensation for his duties and obligations to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, a base salary at the annual rate of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, payable in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s payroll practice.  It is agreed between the parties that the Company will review the base annual salary annually and in light of such review may (but will not be obligated to), in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, increase such annual base salary taking into account any change in the Employee’s responsibilities, increases in the cost of living, performance by the Employee, and other pertinent factors.  It is also agreed that during such annual review the annual base salary can be reduced.
 
Section 5.  
Bonus
 
During the Term of Employment, the Employee will be eligible for an annual bonus in the form of cash or Company common stock as determined at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of  Directors.  Any bonus payable hereunder shall be calculated after the close of the end of the calendar year, and thereafter paid in a lump sum by no later than the 15 th day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which the right to the bonus is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, including Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(d)).
 
 

 
 
Section 6.  
Employee Benefits
 
Subject to any applicable probationary or similar periods, during the Term of Employment, the Employee will be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs of the Company applicable to senior officers of the Company, as such programs may be in effect from time to time.  Subject to any applicable probationary or similar periods, during the Term of Employment, the Employee will also be entitled to participate in all retirement programs of the Company for which current employees are eligible, as such programs may be in effect from time to time (including the Company’s 401(k) plan).
 
Section 7.  
Business Expenses
 
All reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incidental to the rendering of services by the Employee hereunder will be paid by the Company and if expenses are paid in the first instance by the Employee, the Company will reimburse him therefor upon presentation of proper invoices; subject in each case to compliance with the Company’s reimbursement policies and procedures.  All reimbursements will be paid in the same taxable year in which the expense is incurred; provided that expenses incurred toward the end of the calendar year that cannot administratively be reimbursed before the year end shall be reimbursed by no later than March 15 th of the following calendar year.
 
Section 8.  
Vacations and Sick Leave
 
The Employee will be entitled to holidays, reasonable vacation and reasonable sick leave each year, in accordance with policies of the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that the Employee will be entitled to a minimum of four (4) weeks vacation per year.
 
Section 9.  
Termination
 
(a)   Termination of Agreement by the Company for Convenience .  The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment for convenience at any time upon written notice to the Employee, which termination shall be effective upon delivery of such notice unless such notice specifically provides for termination to be effective at a later date.
 
(b)   Termination of Employment by the Company for Serious Cause .  In the event of Serious Cause (as defined below), the Company may terminate the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment upon written notice of such termination stating the Serious Cause upon which the Company relies for its termination.  The Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment will be terminated effective as of the date specified in such notice, which will in no event be earlier than the effective date of such notice as provided in Section 18.
 
“Serious Cause” means (i) the willful and continued failure by the Employee to perform substantially his duties hereunder, other than by reasons of health, after demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company that identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Employee has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) the Employee will have been indicted by any federal, state or local authority in any jurisdiction for, or will have pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, an act constituting a felony, (iii) the Employee will have habitually abused any controlled substance (such as narcotics or alcohol), or (iv) the Employee will have (A) engaged in acts of fraud, material dishonesty or gross misconduct in connection with the business of the Company, or (B) committed a material breach of this Agreement.
 
 

 
 
(c)   Termination of Employment by Employee for Good Reason . The Employee may terminate his employment and the Term of Employment in the event of “Good Reason.”  Termination for Good Reason means a resignation of employment and Separation from Service (as such term is defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) within six (6) months following the initial existence of one or more of the following conditions arising without the Employee’s written consent:
 
(i)  
a reduction greater than five (5) percent in the aggregate in the Employee’s base salary or benefits, other than an across-the-board reduction affecting substantially all members of senior management;
 
(ii)  
a material reduction in the Employee’s duties and significant responsibilities hereunder following the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined in Section 10(b) hereof (not including reasonable changes in title or in corporate structure); or
 
(iii)  
a material breach of this Agreement by the Company (which shall include a failure to make payments due hereunder);
 
provided, in any such case, that (1) the Employee shall provide, pursuant to Section 18 hereof, a prior written notice specifying the reasons for his termination to the Company’s Board of Directors within sixty (60) days after the initial existence of the condition, and give Company an opportunity to cure such condition (if curable), and (2) “Good Reason” shall exist only if the Company shall fail to cure such condition within thirty-one (31) days after its receipt of such prior written notice.  In addition, until the actual Separation from Service, the Employee must remain willing and able to continue to perform services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Employee must not be in breach of any of the Employee’s obligations hereunder.
 
(d)   Effect of Termination for Serious Cause or Without Good Reason .  In the event of termination of the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment by the Company for Serious Cause or by the Employee without Good Reason, the Employee will forfeit all bonus amounts accruing for the then current fiscal year, and the Company will be liable to the Employee only for (i) any accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (iii) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination.
 
(e)   Death, Retirement, Disability .  In the event of the death, Retirement or Disability of the Employee, the Employee’s employment and Term of Employment will be terminated as of the date of such death, Retirement or Disability and the Company will pay the Employee, or the Employee’s estate or legal representative, as appropriate, (i) any accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (iii) reimbursement of business expenses incurred, but unpaid, prior to the date of termination.
 
“Disability” means the Employee’s inability, for reasons of health, to carry out the functions of his position for a total of one hundred eighty (180) days during any twelve (12) month period.  “Retirement” will mean retirement from employment upon or after attaining age sixty-five (65) or such earlier age agreed to by the Company.
 
(f)   Effect of Termination Without Serious Cause or With Good Reason .  If (i) the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Serious Cause, or (ii) the Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason (other than, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, within the period beginning on the date that a Change in Control is formally proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which such Change of Control occurs), the Company shall pay the Employee a separation pay benefit (the “Severance Payment”) equal to six (6) months of the Employee’s annual rate of base salary (as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date) and will make available a subsidized healthcare benefit, as described below.
 
 

 
 
(1)  
Payment of the Severance Payments shall commence as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date, and shall continue thereafter in equal fixed installments over a six month period in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures and normal payroll dates then in effect.
 
(2)  
In the event the value of the Severance Payments shall exceed two times the lesser of the Employee’s annualized compensation or the maximum amount that may be taken into account for qualified plan purposes (in each case, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)), the excess shall not be paid as provided in (1), above, but instead shall be withheld and paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date immediately following the date that is six months after the Employee’s Separation from Service date, without adjustment for the delay in payment.
 
(3)  
In no event shall Severance Payments be accelerated, nor shall the Employee be eligible to defer payment of Severance Payments to a later date.
 
(4)  
If COBRA continuation coverage under any Company healthcare plan is elected by the Employee, the Company shall provide such coverage on the same terms with respect to employee cost and employer subsidy as was being made available to the Employee immediately prior to his Separation from Service for the period of the COBRA coverage or six months, whichever is shorter.
 
In addition, the Employee will be entitled to prompt payment of (A) any accrued but unpaid salary and vacation, (B) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (C) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, and all of the Employee’s equity-linked grants (e.g., stock options, restricted stock) shall immediately accelerate and vest in full.
 
All payments under Section 9 or Section 10 of (i) any accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year, and (iii) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination shall be paid in a single sum on the first regularly scheduled payroll date immediately following the Employee’s separation from service.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, “termination of employment”, “retirement” and words of similar import shall means the Employee’s Separation from Service as defined in Section 409A of the Code and final regulations issued thereunder.
 
(g)   No Other Obligations .  In the event of the termination of the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment pursuant to Sections 9 or 10 herein, the Company will have no obligations to the Employee other than those set forth in Sections 9 and 10 herein.
 
Section 10.  
Change of Control
 
(a)   Effect of Termination .  If (i) the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Serious Cause, or (ii) the Employee terminates employment with the Company for Good Reason, and, in the case of either (i) or (ii) above, the Employee’s employment is terminated (A) under circumstances constituting an Involuntary Separation from Service within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(n) and (B) within the period beginning on the date that a Change of Control is formally proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which such Change of Control occurs, the Company shall pay the Employee a separation pay benefit (the “Change of Control Severance Payment”) equal to the Employee’s annual base salary (as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date) and will make available a subsidized healthcare benefit, as described below.
 
 

 
 
(1)  
Payment of the Change of Control Severance Payments shall commence as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date, and shall continue thereafter in equal fixed installments over a one year period in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures and normal payroll dates then in effect.
 
(2)  
In the event the value of the Severance Payments shall exceed two times the lesser of the Employee’s annualized compensation or the maximum amount that may be taken into account for qualified plan purposes (in each case, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)), the excess shall not be paid as provided in (1), above, but instead shall be withheld and paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date immediately following the date that is six months after the Employee’s Separation from Service date, without adjustment for the delay in payment.
 
(3)  
In no event shall Change of Control Severance Payments be accelerated, nor shall the Employee be eligible to defer payment of Change of Control Severance Payments to a later date.
 
(4)  
If COBRA continuation coverage under any Company healthcare plan is elected by the Employee, the Company shall provide such coverage on the same terms with respect to employee cost and employer subsidy as was being made available to the Employee immediately prior to his Separation from Service for the period of the COBRA coverage or one year, whichever is shorter.
 
In addition, the Employee will be entitled to prompt payment of (A) any accrued but unpaid salary and vacation, (B) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (C) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination.
 
If any portion of the payments which the Employee has the right to receive from the Company, or any affiliated entity or successor, hereunder would constitute “excess parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code) subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, such excess parachute payments shall be reduced to the largest amount that will result in no portion of such excess parachute payments being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.  In the event a reduction must be in accordance with this paragraph, Change in Control Severance Payments shall be reduced to the extent necessary.
 
The Employee will not be entitled to any benefits or other entitlements under this section unless a Change of Control actually occurs.  Any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 10 shall not duplicate amounts payable under Section 9 and vice versa.
 
(b)   Change of Control .  A “Change of Control” of the Company will be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), excluding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing an increase from less than Twenty Percent (20%) to Fifty Percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (“Voting Securities”); (ii) during any period of not more than two (2) years, individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) as of the beginning of the period and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i) or (iii) of this sentence) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at such time or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger, consolidation or reorganization or a court of competent jurisdiction approves a scheme or arrangement of the Company, other than a merger, consolidation, reorganization or scheme which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least Fifty Percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, reorganization or scheme or arrangement, and such transaction is completed; or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or any agreement for the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, and such transaction is completed.
 
 

 
 
Section 11.  
Agreement Not to Compete or Solicit
 
(a)   Covenant Not to Compete .  The Employee hereby covenants and agrees that at no time during the Term of Employment, nor for a period of six (6) months (such period to be one (1) year in the case of a termination resulting in payments pursuant to Section 10) immediately following the termination of the Employee’s employment, will he for himself or on behalf of any other person, partnership, company or corporation, directly or indirectly, acquire any financial or beneficial interest in (except as provided in the next sentence), provide consulting or other services to, be employed by, or own, manage, operate or control any entity engaged in the medical device business substantially similar to the business engaged in by the Company or its subsidiaries at the time of such termination of employment.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Employee will not be prohibited from owning less than one percent (1%) of any publicly traded corporation, whether or not such corporation is in competition with the Company.
 
(b)   Non-Solicitation .  The Employee hereby covenants and agrees that, at all times during the Term of Employment and for a period of six (6) months (such period to be one (1) year in the case of a termination resulting in payments pursuant to Section 10) immediately following the termination thereof, the Employee will not directly or indirectly employ or seek to employ any person or entity employed at that time by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or otherwise encourage or entice such person or entity to leave such employment.
 
Section 12.  
Confidential Information
 
 
The Employee agrees to keep secret and retain in the strictest confidence all confidential matters which relate to the Company or any affiliate of the Company, including, without limitation, customer lists, client lists, trade secrets, pricing policies and other business affairs of the Company and any affiliate of the Company learned by him from the Company or any such affiliate or otherwise before or after the date of this Agreement, and not to disclose any such confidential matter to anyone outside the Company, or any of its affiliates, whether during or after his period of service with the Company, except as may be required in the course of a legal or governmental proceeding.  Upon request by the Company, the Employee agrees to deliver promptly to the Company upon termination of his services for the Company, or at any time thereafter as the Company may request, all Company or affiliate memoranda, notes, records, reports, manuals, drawings, designs, computer files in any media and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company’s or any affiliate’s business and all property of the Company or any affiliate associated therewith, which he may then possess or have under his control.
 
Section 13.  
Remedy
 
(a)   Should the Employee engage in or perform, either directly or indirectly, any of the acts prohibited by Sections 11 or 12 hereof, it is agreed that any and all severance payments and related benefits hereunder shall immediately terminate and the Company will also be entitled to full injunctive relief, to be issued by any competent court of equity, enjoining and restraining the Employee and each and every other person, firm, organization, association, or corporation concerned therein, from the continuance of such violative acts. The foregoing remedies available to the Company will not be deemed to limit or prevent the exercise by the Company of any or all further rights and remedies which may be available to the Company hereunder or at law or in equity.
 
 

 
 
(b)   The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained in this Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the consideration paid hereunder, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part of any provision, of this Agreement will not affect the other provisions or parts hereof.  If any provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable and if any such provision will be so determined to be invalid or unenforceable by reason of the duration or geographical scope of the covenants contained therein, such duration or geographical scope, or both, will be reduced to a duration or geographical scope solely to the extent necessary to cure such invalidity.
 
Section 14.  
Successors and Assigns
 
This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employee, his heirs, executors, administrators and beneficiaries, and the Company and its successors and assigns.
 
Section 15.  
Governing Law
 
This Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without reference to rules relating to conflicts of law.
 
Section 16.  
Entire Agreement
 
This Agreement constitutes the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements as to employment of the Employee, including, without limitation, the Employment Agreement dated March 16, 2007 by and between the Company and the Employee, as amended.  This Agreement cannot be amended, changed, modified or terminated without the written consent of the parties hereto.
 
Section 17.  
Waiver of Breach
 
The waiver of either party of a breach of any term of this Agreement will not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof.
 
Section 18.  
Notices
 
Any notice, report, request or other communication given under this Agreement will be written and will be effective upon delivery when delivered personally, by overnight courier or by fax.  Unless otherwise notified by any of the parties, notices will be sent to the parties as follows: (i) if to the Employee, at the address set forth in the Company’s records, and (ii) if to the Company, to CAS Medical Systems, Inc., 44 East Industrial Road, Branford, CT 06405, Attention: Board of Directors.
 
Section 19.  
Severability
 
If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement will be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
Section 20.  
Counterparts
 
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of signatures by facsimile or electronic image shall be valid for all purposes hereunder.
 
 

 
 
Section 21.  
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A Compliance.
 
(a)   The parties hereto recognize that certain provisions of this Agreement may be affected by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and guidance issued thereunder, and agree to amend this Agreement, or take such other action as may be necessary or advisable, to comply with Section 409A.
 
(b)   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is expressly understood that at any time the Company (or any successor or related employer treated as the service recipient for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) is publicly traded on an established securities market (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A), if a payment or provision of an amount or benefit constituting a deferral of compensation is to be made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Employee on account of a Separation from Service at a time when the Employee is a Specified Employee (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)), such deferred compensation shall not be paid to the Employee prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Separation from Service or as otherwise permitted under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(2).
 
(c)   For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(i)  
“Separation from Service” means, generally, a termination of employment with the Company (or any successor or related employer treated as the service recipient for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A), and shall have the same meaning as such term has for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (including Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)).
 
(ii)  
“Involuntary Separation from Service” means a Separation from Service due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Company (or any successor or related employer treated as the service recipient for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) to terminate the Employee’s employment, other than due to the Employee’s implicit or explicit request, where the Employee was willing and able to continue employment with the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a termination for Good Reason may constitute an Involuntary Separation from Service.  Involuntary Separation from Service shall have the same meaning as such term has for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (including Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(n)).
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
 
The Company:
 
 
CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
 
By: /s/   Jeffery A. Baird
Name:  Jeffery A. Baird
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
Employee:
 
/s/ Andrew E. Kersey
Andrew E. Kersey


 
 

 


Exhibit 10.2


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, entered into August  10, 2009, by and between CAS Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any successor to CAS Medical Systems, Inc., by merger or otherwise), and Jeffery A. Baird (the “Employee”).
 
WITNESSETH:
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires that the Employee continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Employee is willing to continue to serve the Company in such capacity.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
Section 1.  
Employment
 
The Company will employ the Employee, and the Employee will perform services for the Company and its subsidiaries, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and for the period specified in Section 3 hereof (“Term of Employment”).
 
Section 2.  
Duties
 
The Employee, during the Term of Employment, will serve the Company as its Chief Financial Officer.  The Employee will have such duties and responsibilities as are assigned to him by the President of the Company commensurate with the Employee’s position.  The Employee will perform his duties hereunder faithfully and to the best of his abilities and in furtherance of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and will devote his full business time, energy, attention and skill to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and to the promotion of its interests, except as otherwise agreed by the Company.
 
Section 3.  
Term of Employment
 
The Employee’s employment hereunder shall be “at will” and is terminable at any time by either party, subject to the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof.
 
Section 4.  
Salary
 
The Employee will receive, as compensation for his duties and obligations to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, a base salary at the annual rate of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, payable in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s payroll practice.  It is agreed between the parties that the Company will review the base annual salary annually and in light of such review may (but will not be obligated to), in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, increase such annual base salary taking into account any change in the Employee’s responsibilities, increases in the cost of living, performance by the Employee, and other pertinent factors.  It is also agreed that during such annual review the annual base salary can be reduced.
 
Section 5.  
Bonus
 
During the Term of Employment, the Employee will be eligible for an annual bonus in the form of cash or Company common stock as determined at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  Any bonus payable hereunder shall be calculated after the close of the end of the calendar year, and thereafter paid in a lump sum by no later than the 15 th day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which the right to the bonus is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, including Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(d)).
 
 

 
 
Section 6.  
Employee Benefits
 
Subject to any applicable probationary or similar periods, during the Term of Employment, the Employee will be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs of the Company applicable to senior officers of the Company, as such programs may be in effect from time to time.  Subject to any applicable probationary or similar periods, during the Term of Employment, the Employee will also be entitled to participate in all retirement programs of the Company for which current employees are eligible, as such programs may be in effect from time to time (including the Company’s 401(k) plan).
 
Section 7.  
Business Expenses
 
All reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incidental to the rendering of services by the Employee hereunder will be paid by the Company and if expenses are paid in the first instance by the Employee, the Company will reimburse him therefor upon presentation of proper invoices; subject in each case to compliance with the Company’s reimbursement policies and procedures.  All reimbursements will be paid in the same taxable year in which the expense is incurred; provided that expenses incurred toward the end of the calendar year that cannot administratively be reimbursed before the year end shall be reimbursed by no later than March 15 th of the following calendar year.
 
Section 8.  
Vacations and Sick Leave
 
The Employee will be entitled to holidays, reasonable vacation and reasonable sick leave each year, in accordance with policies of the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that the Employee will be entitled to a minimum of four (4) weeks vacation per year.
 
Section 9.  
Termination
 
(a)   Termination of Agreement by the Company for Convenience .  The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment for convenience at any time upon written notice to the Employee, which termination shall be effective upon delivery of such notice unless such notice specifically provides for termination to be effective at a later date.
 
(b)   Termination of Employment by the Company for Serious Cause .  In the event of Serious Cause (as defined below), the Company may terminate the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment upon written notice of such termination stating the Serious Cause upon which the Company relies for its termination.  The Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment will be terminated effective as of the date specified in such notice, which will in no event be earlier than the effective date of such notice as provided in Section 18.
 
“Serious Cause” means (i) the willful and continued failure by the Employee to perform substantially his duties hereunder, other than by reasons of health, after demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company that identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Employee has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) the Employee will have been indicted by any federal, state or local authority in any jurisdiction for, or will have pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, an act constituting a felony, (iii) the Employee will have habitually abused any controlled substance (such as narcotics or alcohol), or (iv) the Employee will have (A) engaged in acts of fraud, material dishonesty or gross misconduct in connection with the business of the Company, or (B) committed a material breach of this Agreement.
 
 

 
 
(c)   Termination of Employment by Employee for Good Reason . The Employee may terminate his employment and the Term of Employment in the event of “Good Reason.”  Termination for Good Reason means a resignation of employment and Separation from Service (as such term is defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) within six (6) months following the initial existence of one or more of the following conditions arising without the Employee’s written consent:
 
(i)  
a reduction greater than five (5) percent in the aggregate in the Employee’s base salary or benefits, other than an across-the-board reduction affecting substantially all members of senior management;
 
(ii)  
a material reduction in the Employee’s duties and significant responsibilities hereunder following the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined in Section 10(b) hereof (not including reasonable changes in title or in corporate structure); or
 
(iii)  
a material breach of this Agreement by the Company (which shall include a failure to make payments due hereunder);
 
provided, in any such case, that (1) the Employee shall provide, pursuant to Section 18 hereof, a prior written notice specifying the reasons for his termination to the Company’s President within sixty (60) days after the initial existence of the condition, and give Company an opportunity to cure such condition (if curable), and (2) “Good Reason” shall exist only if the Company shall fail to cure such condition within thirty-one (31) days after its receipt of such prior written notice.  In addition, until the actual Separation from Service, the Employee must remain willing and able to continue to perform services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Employee must not be in breach of any of the Employee’s obligations hereunder.
 
(d)   Effect of Termination for Serious Cause or Without Good Reason .  In the event of termination of the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment by the Company for Serious Cause or by the Employee without Good Reason, the Employee will forfeit all bonus amounts accruing for the then current fiscal year, and the Company will be liable to the Employee only for (i) any accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (iii) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination.
 
(e)   Death, Retirement, Disability .  In the event of the death, Retirement or Disability of the Employee, the Employee’s employment and Term of Employment will be terminated as of the date of such death, Retirement or Disability and the Company will pay the Employee, or the Employee’s estate or legal representative, as appropriate, (i) any accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (iii) reimbursement of business expenses incurred, but unpaid, prior to the date of termination.
 
“Disability” means the Employee’s inability, for reasons of health, to carry out the functions of his position for a total of one hundred eighty (180) days during any twelve (12) month period.  “Retirement” will mean retirement from employment upon or after attaining age sixty-five (65) or such earlier age agreed to by the Company.
 
(f)   Effect of Termination Without Serious Cause or With Good Reason .  If (i) the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Serious Cause, or (ii) the Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason (other than, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, within the period beginning on the date that a Change in Control is formally proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which such Change of Control occurs), the Company shall pay the Employee a separation pay benefit (the “Severance Payment”) equal to six (6) months of the Employee’s annual rate of base salary (as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date) and will make available a subsidized healthcare benefit, as described below.
 
 

 
 
(1)  
Payment of the Severance Payments shall commence as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date, and shall continue thereafter in equal fixed installments over a six month period in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures and normal payroll dates then in effect.
 
(2)  
In the event the value of the Severance Payments shall exceed two times the lesser of the Employee’s annualized compensation or the maximum amount that may be taken into account for qualified plan purposes (in each case, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)), the excess shall not be paid as provided in (1), above, but instead shall be withheld and paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date immediately following the date that is six months after the Employee’s Separation from Service date, without adjustment for the delay in payment.
 
(3)  
In no event shall Severance Payments be accelerated, nor shall the Employee be eligible to defer payment of Severance Payments to a later date.
 
(4)  
If COBRA continuation coverage under any Company healthcare plan is elected by the Employee, the Company shall provide such coverage on the same terms with respect to employee cost and employer subsidy as was being made available to the Employee immediately prior to his Separation from Service for the period of the COBRA coverage or six months, whichever is shorter.
 
In addition, the Employee will be entitled to prompt payment of (A) any accrued but unpaid salary and vacation, (B) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (C) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, and all of the Employee’s equity-linked grants (e.g., stock options, restricted stock) shall immediately accelerate and vest in full.
 
All payments under Section 9 or Section 10 of (i) any accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year, and (iii) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination shall be paid in a single sum on the first regularly scheduled payroll date immediately following the Employee’s separation from service.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, “termination of employment”, “retirement” and words of similar import shall means the Employee’s Separation from Service as defined in Section 409A of the Code and final regulations issued thereunder.
 
(g)   No Other Obligations .  In the event of the termination of the Employee’s employment and the Term of Employment pursuant to Sections 9 or 10 herein, the Company will have no obligations to the Employee other than those set forth in Sections 9 and 10 herein.
 
Section 10.  
Change of Control
 
(a)   Effect of Termination .  If (i) the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Serious Cause, or (ii) the Employee terminates employment with the Company for Good Reason, and, in the case of either (i) or (ii) above, the Employee’s employment is terminated (A) under circumstances constituting an Involuntary Separation from Service within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(n) and (B) within the period beginning on the date that a Change of Control is formally proposed to the Company’s Board of Directors and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which such Change of Control occurs, the Company shall pay the Employee a separation pay benefit (the “Change of Control Severance Payment”) equal to the Employee’s annual base salary (as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date) and will make available a subsidized healthcare benefit, as described below.
 
 

 
 
(1)  
Payment of the Change of Control Severance Payments shall commence as of the Employee’s Separation from Service date, and shall continue thereafter in equal fixed installments over a one year period in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures and normal payroll dates then in effect.
 
(2)  
In the event the value of the Severance Payments shall exceed two times the lesser of the Employee’s annualized compensation or the maximum amount that may be taken into account for qualified plan purposes (in each case, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)), the excess shall not be paid as provided in (1), above, but instead shall be withheld and paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date immediately following the date that is six months after the Employee’s Separation from Service date, without adjustment for the delay in payment.
 
(3)  
In no event shall Change of Control Severance Payments be accelerated, nor shall the Employee be eligible to defer payment of Change of Control Severance Payments to a later date.
 
(4)  
If COBRA continuation coverage under any Company healthcare plan is elected by the Employee, the Company shall provide such coverage on the same terms with respect to employee cost and employer subsidy as was being made available to the Employee immediately prior to his Separation from Service for the period of the COBRA coverage or one year, whichever is shorter.
 
In addition, the Employee will be entitled to prompt payment of (A) any accrued but unpaid salary and vacation, (B) any earned but unpaid bonus from a prior fiscal year (subject, if applicable, to the terms of any deferred compensation arrangements), and (C) reimbursement of business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination.
 
If any portion of the payments which the Employee has the right to receive from the Company, or any affiliated entity or successor, hereunder would constitute “excess parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code) subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, such excess parachute payments shall be reduced to the largest amount that will result in no portion of such excess parachute payments being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.  In the event a reduction must be in accordance with this paragraph, Change in Control Severance Payments shall be reduced to the extent necessary.
 
The Employee will not be entitled to any benefits or other entitlements under this section unless a Change of Control actually occurs.  Any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 10 shall not duplicate amounts payable under Section 9 and vice versa.
 
(b)   Change of Control .  A “Change of Control” of the Company will be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), excluding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing an increase from less than Twenty Percent (20%) to Fifty Percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (“Voting Securities”); (ii) during any period of not more than two (2) years, individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) as of the beginning of the period and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i) or (iii) of this sentence) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at such time or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger, consolidation or reorganization or a court of competent jurisdiction approves a scheme or arrangement of the Company, other than a merger, consolidation, reorganization or scheme which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least Fifty Percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, reorganization or scheme or arrangement, and such transaction is completed; or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or any agreement for the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, and such transaction is completed.
 
 

 
 
Section 11.  
Agreement Not to Compete or Solicit
 
(a)   Covenant Not to Compete .  The Employee hereby covenants and agrees that at no time during the Term of Employment, nor for a period of six (6) months (such period to be one (1) year in the case of a termination resulting in payments pursuant to Section 10) immediately following the termination of the Employee’s employment, will he for himself or on behalf of any other person, partnership, company or corporation, directly or indirectly, acquire any financial or beneficial interest in (except as provided in the next sentence), provide consulting or other services to, be employed by, or own, manage, operate or control any entity engaged in the medical device business substantially similar to the business engaged in by the Company or its subsidiaries at the time of such termination of employment.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Employee will not be prohibited from owning less than one percent (1%) of any publicly traded corporation, whether or not such corporation is in competition with the Company.
 
(b)   Non-Solicitation .  The Employee hereby covenants and agrees that, at all times during the Term of Employment and for a period of six (6) months (such period to be one (1) year in the case of a termination resulting in payments pursuant to Section 10) immediately following the termination thereof, the Employee will not directly or indirectly employ or seek to employ any person or entity employed at that time by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or otherwise encourage or entice such person or entity to leave such employment.
 
Section 12.  
Confidential Information
 
 
The Employee agrees to keep secret and retain in the strictest confidence all confidential matters which relate to the Company or any affiliate of the Company, including, without limitation, customer lists, client lists, trade secrets, pricing policies and other business affairs of the Company and any affiliate of the Company learned by him from the Company or any such affiliate or otherwise before or after the date of this Agreement, and not to disclose any such confidential matter to anyone outside the Company, or any of its affiliates, whether during or after his period of service with the Company, except as may be required in the course of a legal or governmental proceeding.  Upon request by the Company, the Employee agrees to deliver promptly to the Company upon termination of his services for the Company, or at any time thereafter as the Company may request, all Company or affiliate memoranda, notes, records, reports, manuals, drawings, designs, computer files in any media and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company’s or any affiliate’s business and all property of the Company or any affiliate associated therewith, which he may then possess or have under his control.
 
Section 13.  
Remedy
 
(a)   Should the Employee engage in or perform, either directly or indirectly, any of the acts prohibited by Sections 11 or 12 hereof, it is agreed that any and all severance payments and related benefits hereunder shall immediately terminate and the Company will also be entitled to full injunctive relief, to be issued by any competent court of equity, enjoining and restraining the Employee and each and every other person, firm, organization, association, or corporation concerned therein, from the continuance of such violative acts. The foregoing remedies available to the Company will not be deemed to limit or prevent the exercise by the Company of any or all further rights and remedies which may be available to the Company hereunder or at law or in equity.
 
 

 
 
(b)   The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained in this Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the consideration paid hereunder, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part of any provision, of this Agreement will not affect the other provisions or parts hereof.  If any provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable and if any such provision will be so determined to be invalid or unenforceable by reason of the duration or geographical scope of the covenants contained therein, such duration or geographical scope, or both, will be reduced to a duration or geographical scope solely to the extent necessary to cure such invalidity.
 
Section 14.  
Successors and Assigns
 
This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employee, his heirs, executors, administrators and beneficiaries, and the Company and its successors and assigns.
 
Section 15.  
Governing Law
 
This Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without reference to rules relating to conflicts of law.
 
Section 16.  
Entire Agreement
 
This Agreement constitutes the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements as to employment of the Employee.  This Agreement cannot be amended, changed, modified or terminated without the written consent of the parties hereto.
 
Section 17.  
Waiver of Breach
 
The waiver of either party of a breach of any term of this Agreement will not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof.
 
Section 18.  
Notices
 
Any notice, report, request or other communication given under this Agreement will be written and will be effective upon delivery when delivered personally, by overnight courier or by fax.  Unless otherwise notified by any of the parties, notices will be sent to the parties as follows: (i) if to the Employee, at the address set forth in the Company’s records, and (ii) if to the Company, to CAS Medical Systems, Inc., 44 East Industrial Road, Branford, CT 06405, Attention: Board of Directors.
 
Section 19.  
Severability
 
If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement will be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
Section 20.  
Counterparts
 
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of signatures by facsimile or electronic image shall be valid for all purposes hereunder.
 
Section 21.  
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A Compliance.
 
 
 

 
(a)   The parties hereto recognize that certain provisions of this Agreement may be affected by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and guidance issued thereunder, and agree to amend this Agreement, or take such other action as may be necessary or advisable, to comply with Section 409A.
 
(b)   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is expressly understood that at any time the Company (or any successor or related employer treated as the service recipient for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) is publicly traded on an established securities market (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A), if a payment or provision of an amount or benefit constituting a deferral of compensation is to be made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Employee on account of a Separation from Service at a time when the Employee is a Specified Employee (as defined for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)), such deferred compensation shall not be paid to the Employee prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Separation from Service or as otherwise permitted under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(2).
 
(c)   For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(i)  
“Separation from Service” means, generally, a termination of employment with the Company (or any successor or related employer treated as the service recipient for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A), and shall have the same meaning as such term has for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (including Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)).
 
(ii)  
“Involuntary Separation from Service” means a Separation from Service due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Company (or any successor or related employer treated as the service recipient for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) to terminate the Employee’s employment, other than due to the Employee’s implicit or explicit request, where the Employee was willing and able to continue employment with the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a termination for Good Reason may constitute an Involuntary Separation from Service.  Involuntary Separation from Service shall have the same meaning as such term has for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (including Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(n)).
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
 
The Company:
 
 
CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
 
By: /s/   Andrew E. Kersey
Name:  Andrew E. Kersey
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Employee:
 
 
/s/  Jeffery A. Baird
Jeffery A. Baird


 
 

 


EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION

I, Andrew E. Kersey, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CAS Medical Systems, Inc.;

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 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 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.
 

 
/s/ Andrew E. Kersey   Date: August 12, 2009   
Andrew E. Kersey     
President and Chief Executive Officer     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION

I, Jeffery A. Baird, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CAS Medical Systems, Inc.;

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 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 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.
 
 
 
/s/ Jeffery A. Baird   Date: August 12, 2009   
Jeffery A. Baird     
Chief Financial Officer    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT 32.1


Certification of Periodic Financial Report


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Andrew E. Kersey, the President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffery A. Baird, the Chief Financial Officer of CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (the “issuer”), do hereby certify that the report on Form 10-Q accompanying this certification (the “report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) and that information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.



/s/ Andrew E. Kersey
Andrew E. Kersey
President and Chief Executive Officer
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.

August 12, 2009




/s/ Jeffery A. Baird
Jeffery A. Baird
Chief Financial Officer
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.

August 12, 2009