UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

May 3, 2006

 


DIGIRAD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-50789   33-0145723
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

13950 Stowe Drive

Poway, California 92064

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(858) 726-1600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

2004 Stock Incentive Plan

At our annual meeting of stockholders held on April 27, 2006, our stockholders approved the proposed amendments to the Digirad Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”) to (i) increase by 1,000,000 the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2004 Plan, and (ii) to approve certain provisions of the 2004 Plan solely for the purpose of preserving our ability to deduct in full for federal income tax purposes the compensation recognized by our executive officers in connection with certain awards that may be granted in the future under the 2004 Plan. Upon such approval by our stockholders, the amended and restated 2004 Plan replaced our current version of the 2004 Plan. The 1,000,000 increase in the 2004 Plan’s share reserve includes a new request for 700,000 shares plus the 300,000 shares remaining available for grant under the Digirad Corporation 2005 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), as of March 3, 2006. Upon the approval by our stockholders of the 2004 Plan amendments, the Inducement Plan terminated, and, accordingly, we will not grant any new awards under such Inducement Plan. A copy of the Amended and Restated 2004 Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.

2006 Executive Bonus Program

On May 1, 2006, our Compensation Committee, having been duly authorized to do so by our Board of Directors, adopted the 2006 executive bonus program. Pursuant to the program our management team, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, are eligible to receive allocations from a bonus pool equal to one-third of the management team’s aggregate current salaries in the event that we achieve certain revenue, net income (loss) per share and profitability goals. The bonus pool amount increases if these goals are exceeded. The Board of Directors retains discretion to reduce an individual manager’s bonus for failure to meet personal goals, and to pay a bonus of up to $40,000 per individual manager regardless of our achievement of our financial goals in the event the individual meets his or her personal goals. Bonuses are payable following completion of the audit for the 2006 fiscal year.

Amendment to Mark Casner’s Employment Agreement

Effective April 27, 2006, the terms of the written employment agreement by and between us and our Chief Executive Officer, Mark Casner, a copy of which has been previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, have been orally amended with the approval of our Board of Directors to extend Mr. Casner’s $4,000 per month housing allowance for three additional months through August 31, 2006.

 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 2, 2006, the Company held a Web cast conference call in which it discussed its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006 and reaffirmed guidance for 2006. A transcript of the conference call is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

This information and the exhibits hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

At our annual meeting of stockholders held on April 27, 2006, our stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 to 80,000,000. Each share of common stock will continue to have the same rights and privileges as each share of currently authorized common stock. On May 1, 2006, we filed an amended Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State to effect such decrease. A copy of the amended Restated


Certificate is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

10.1    Form of Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.
10.2    Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
99.1    Transcript of May 2, 2006 Web cast conference call.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  DIGIRAD CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Todd P. Clyde

  Todd P. Clyde
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 3, 2006

Exhibit 10.1

DIGIRAD CORPORATION

2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

As Amended and Restated

April 27, 2006

1. Purposes of the Plan . The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business.

2. Definitions . The following definitions shall apply as used herein and in the individual Award Agreements except as defined otherwise in an individual Award Agreement. In the event a term is separately defined in an individual Award Agreement, such definition shall supercede the definition contained in this Section 2.

(a) “ Administrator ” means the Board or any of the Committees appointed to administer the Plan.

(b) “ Affiliate ” and “ Associate ” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

(c) “ Applicable Laws ” means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, and the rules of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.

(d) “ Assumed ” means that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction either (i) the Award is expressly affirmed by the Company or (ii) the contractual obligations represented by the Award are expressly assumed (and not simply by operation of law) by the successor entity or its Parent in connection with the Corporate Transaction with appropriate adjustments to the number and type of securities of the successor entity or its Parent subject to the Award and the exercise or purchase price thereof which at least preserves the compensation element of the Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction as determined in accordance with the instruments evidencing the agreement to assume the Award.

(e) “ Award ” means the grant of an Option, SAR, Dividend Equivalent Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or other right or benefit under the Plan.

(f) “ Award Agreement ” means the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto.

(g) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(h) “ Cause ” means, with respect to the termination by the Company or a Related Entity of the Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Cause” as such term is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and the Company or such Related Entity, or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee’s commission of a serious crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person.

(i) “ Change in Control ” means a change in ownership or control of the Company after the Registration Date effected through either of the following transactions:

(i) the direct or indirect acquisition by any person or related group of persons (other than an acquisition from or by the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan or by a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company’s stockholders which a majority of the Continuing Directors who are not Affiliates or Associates of the offeror do not recommend such stockholders accept, or


(ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twenty-four (24) months or less such that a majority of the Board members (rounded up to the next whole number) ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who are Continuing Directors.

(j) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(k) “ Committee ” means any committee composed of members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

(l) “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company.

(m) “ Company ” means Digirad Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

(n) “ Consultant ” means any person (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person’s capacity as a Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity.

(o) “ Continuing Directors ” means members of the Board who either (i) have been Board members continuously for a period of at least twenty-four (24) months or (ii) have been Board members for less than twenty-four (24) months and were elected or nominated for election as Board members by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who were still in office at the time such election or nomination was approved by the Board.

(p) “ Continuous Service ” means that the provision of services to the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. In jurisdictions requiring notice in advance of an effective termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant, Continuous Service shall be deemed terminated upon the actual cessation of providing services to the Company or a Related Entity notwithstanding any required notice period that must be fulfilled before a termination as an Employee, Director or Consultant can be effective under Applicable Laws. A Grantee’s Continuous Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Continuous Service or upon the entity for which the Grantee provides services ceasing to be a Related Entity. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entity, or any successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave. For purposes of each Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan, if such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, and reemployment upon expiration of such leave is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then the Incentive Stock Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day three (3) months and one (1) day following the expiration of such ninety (90) day period.

(q) “ Corporate Transaction ” means any of the following transactions, provided, however, that the Administrator shall determine under parts (iv) and (v) whether multiple transactions are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive:

a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated;

the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

any reverse merger or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse merger (including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed by a reverse merger) in which the Company is the surviving entity but (A) the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such merger are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, or (B) in which securities possessing more than forty percent (40%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger or the initial transaction


culminating in such merger, but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction; or

acquisition in a single or series of related transactions by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Administrator determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction.

(r) “ Covered Employee ” means an Employee who is a “covered employee” under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

(s) “ Director ” means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity.

(t) “ Disability ” means as defined under the long-term disability policy of the Company or the Related Entity to which the Grantee provides services regardless of whether the Grantee is covered by such policy. If the Company or the Related Entity to which the Grantee provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place, “Disability” means that a Grantee is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety (90) consecutive days. A Grantee will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Administrator in its discretion.

(u) “ Dividend Equivalent Right ” means a right entitling the Grantee to compensation measured by dividends paid with respect to Common Stock.

(v) “ Employee ” means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is in the employ of the Company or any Related Entity, subject to the control and direction of the Company or any Related Entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. The payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

(w) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(x) “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

If the Common Stock is listed on one or more established stock exchanges or national market systems, including without limitation The Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the principal exchange or system on which the Common Stock is listed (as determined by the Administrator) on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

If the Common Stock is regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such system on the date of determination, but if selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such prices were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock of the type described in (i) and (ii), above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith.

(y) “ Grantee ” means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Award under the Plan.

(z) “ Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code


(aa) “ Non-Qualified Stock Option ” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(bb) “ Officer ” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(cc) “ Option ” means an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award Agreement granted under the Plan.

(dd) “ Parent ” means a “parent corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(ee) “ Performance-Based Compensation ” means compensation qualifying as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(ff) “ Plan ” means this 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

(gg) “ Registration Date ” means the first to occur of (i) the closing of the first sale to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of (A) the Common Stock or (B) the same class of securities of a successor corporation (or its Parent) issued pursuant to a Corporate Transaction in exchange for or in substitution of the Common Stock; and (ii) in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction if the same class of securities of the successor corporation (or its Parent) issuable in such Corporate Transaction shall have been sold to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on or prior to the date of consummation of such Corporate Transaction.

(hh) “ Related Entity ” means any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company or a Parent or a Subsidiary of the Company holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly.

(ii) “ Replaced ” means that pursuant to a Corporate Transaction the Award is replaced with a comparable stock award or a cash incentive program of the Company, the successor entity (if applicable) or Parent of either of them which preserves the compensation element of such Award existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same (or a more favorable) vesting schedule applicable to such Award. The determination of Award comparability shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

(jj) “ Restricted Stock ” means Shares issued under the Plan to the Grantee for such consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions, and other terms and conditions as established by the Administrator.

(kk) “ Restricted Stock Units ” means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon the passage of time or the attainment of performance criteria established by the Administrator and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of cash, Shares or other securities as established by the Administrator.

(ll) “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto.

(mm) “ SAR ” means a stock appreciation right entitling the Grantee to Shares or cash compensation, as established by the Administrator, measured by appreciation in the value of Common Stock.

(nn) “ Share ” means a share of the Common Stock.

(oo) “ Subsidiary ” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan .

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10, below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Stock Options) is 2,400,000 Shares. In addition,


the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Stock Options) shall be increased by any Shares (up to a maximum of an additional 1,500,000 Shares) that are represented by awards under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan that are forfeited, expire or are cancelled without delivery of the Shares or which result in forfeiture of the Shares back to the Company on or after the Registration Date. The Shares to be issued pursuant to Awards may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

(b) Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is forfeited, canceled or expires (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan. Shares that actually have been issued under the Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are forfeited, or repurchased by the Company at the lower of their original purchase price or their Fair Market Value at the time of repurchase, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan. To the extent not prohibited by Section 422(b)(1) of the Code (and the corresponding regulations thereunder), the listing requirements of The Nasdaq National Market (or other established stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock is traded) and Applicable Law, any Shares covered by an Award which are surrendered (i) in payment of the Award exercise or purchase price or (ii) in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations incident to the exercise of an Award shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards under the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

4. Administration of the Plan .

(a) Plan Administrator .

(i) Administration with Respect to Directors and Officers . With respect to grants of Awards to Directors or Employees who are also Officers or Directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws and to permit such grants and related transactions under the Plan to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board.

(ii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and Other Employees . With respect to grants of Awards to Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may authorize one or more Officers to grant such Awards and may limit such authority as the Board determines from time to time.

(iii) Administration With Respect to Covered Employees . Notwithstanding the foregoing, as of and after the date that the exemption for the Plan under Section 162(m) of the Code expires, as set forth in Section 18 below, grants of Awards to any Covered Employee intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be made only by a Committee (or subcommittee of a Committee) which is comprised solely of two or more Directors eligible to serve on a committee making Awards qualifying as Performance-Based Compensation. In the case of such Awards granted to Covered Employees, references to the “Administrator” or to a “Committee” shall be deemed to be references to such Committee or subcommittee.

(iv) Administration Errors . In the event an Award is granted in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection (a), such Award shall be presumptively valid as of its grant date to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.


(b) Powers of the Administrator . Subject to Applicable Laws and the provisions of the Plan (including any other powers given to the Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may be granted from time to time hereunder;

(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine the number of Shares or the amount of other consideration to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder;

(vi) to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted under the Plan, provided that (A) any amendment that would adversely affect the Grantee’s rights under an outstanding Award shall not be made without the Grantee’s written consent, (B) the reduction of the exercise price of any Option awarded under the Plan shall be subject to stockholder approval and (C) canceling an Option at a time when its exercise price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares, in exchange for another Option, Restricted Stock, or other Award shall be subject to stockholder approval, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a Corporate Transaction;

(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards, including without limitation, any notice of award or Award Agreement, granted pursuant to the Plan;

(viii) to grant Awards to Employees, Directors and Consultants employed outside the United States on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Administrator, be necessary or desirable to further the purpose of the Plan;

(ix) to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate.

(c) Indemnification . In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or as Officers or Employees of the Company or a Related Entity, members of the Board and any Officers or Employees of the Company or a Related Entity to whom authority to act for the Board, the Administrator or the Company is delegated shall be defended and indemnified by the Company to the extent permitted by law on an after-tax basis against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any Award granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct; provided, however, that within thirty (30) days after the institution of such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at the Company’s expense to defend the same.

5. Eligibility . Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or a Parent or a Subsidiary of the Company. An Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards. Awards may be granted to such Employees, Directors or Consultants who are residing in non-U.S. jurisdictions as the Administrator may determine from time to time.

6. Terms and Conditions of Awards .

(a) Types of Awards . The Administrator is authorized under the Plan to award any type of arrangement to an Employee, Director or Consultant that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its


terms involves or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) an Option, a SAR, or similar right with a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions. Such awards include, without limitation, Options, SARs, sales or bonuses of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalent Rights, and an Award may consist of one such security or benefit, or two (2) or more of them in any combination or alternative.

(b) Designation of Award . Each Award shall be designated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Option, the Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares subject to Options designated as Incentive Stock Options which become exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options, to the extent of the Shares covered thereby in excess of the foregoing limitation, shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. For this purpose, Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the grant date of the relevant Option.

(c) Conditions of Award . Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms, and conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award vesting schedule, repurchase provisions, rights of first refusal, forfeiture provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other consideration) upon settlement of the Award, payment contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria. The performance criteria established by the Administrator may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following: (i) increase in share price, (ii) earnings per share, (iii) total stockholder return, (iv) operating margin, (v) gross margin, (vi) return on equity, (vii) return on assets, (viii) return on investment, (ix) operating income, (x) net operating income, (xi) pre-tax profit, (xii) cash flow, (xiii) revenue, (xiv) expenses, (xv) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, (xvi) economic value added, (xvii) market share and (xviii) personal management objectives. The performance criteria may be applicable to the Company, Related Entities and/or any individual business units of the Company or any Related Entity. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement.

(d) Acquisitions and Other Transactions . The Administrator may issue Awards under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution for, outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards in connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity or an additional interest in a Related Entity whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or other form of transaction.

(e) Deferral of Award Payment . The Administrator may establish one or more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or other event that absent the election would entitle the Grantee to payment or receipt of Shares or other consideration under an Award. The Administrator may establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, Shares or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that the Administrator deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral program.

(f) Separate Programs . The Administrator may establish one or more separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time.

(g) Individual Limitations on Awards . Following the date that the exemption from application of Section 162(m) of the Code described in Section 18 (or any exemption having similar effect) ceases to apply to Awards, the following limitations shall apply.

(i) Individual Limit for Options and SARs . The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted to any Grantee in any fiscal year of the Company shall be 1,000,000 Shares. In connection with a Grantee’s commencement of Continuous Service, a Grantee may be granted Options or SARs for up to an additional 750,000 Shares which shall not count against the limit


set forth in the previous sentence. The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization pursuant to Section 10, below. To the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder, in applying the foregoing limitations with respect to a Grantee, if any Option or SAR is canceled, the canceled Option or SAR shall continue to count against the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted to the Grantee. For this purpose, the repricing of an Option (or in the case of a SAR, the base amount on which the stock appreciation is calculated is reduced to reflect a reduction in the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock) shall be treated as the cancellation of the existing Option or SAR and the grant of a new Option or SAR.

(ii) Individual Limit for Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units . For awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units that are intended to be Performance-Based Compensation, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which such Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any fiscal year of the Company shall be 750,000 Shares. The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization pursuant to Section 10, below.

(iii) Deferral . If the vesting or receipt of Shares under an Award is deferred to a later date, any amount (whether denominated in Shares or cash) paid in addition to the original number of Shares subject to such Award will not be treated as an increase in the number of Shares subject to the Award if the additional amount is based either on a reasonable rate of interest or on one or more predetermined actual investments such that the amount payable by the Company at the later date will be based on the actual rate of return of a specific investment (including any decrease as well as any increase in the value of an investment).

(h) Early Exercise . The Award Agreement may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Grantee may elect at any time while an Employee, Director or Consultant to exercise any part or all of the Award prior to full vesting of the Award. Any unvested Shares received pursuant to such exercise may be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or a Related Entity or to any other restriction the Administrator determines to be appropriate.

(i) Term of Award . The term of each Award shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement, provided, however, that the term of an Incentive Stock Option shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Grantee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the specified term of any Award shall not include any period for which the Grantee has elected to defer the receipt of the Shares or cash issuable pursuant to the Award.

(j) Transferability of Awards . Incentive Stock Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee. Other Awards shall be transferable (i) by will and by the laws of descent and distribution and (ii) during the lifetime of the Grantee, to the extent and in the manner authorized by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may designate one or more beneficiaries of the Grantee’s Award in the event of the Grantee’s death on a beneficiary designation form provided by the Administrator.

(k) Time of Granting Awards . The date of grant of an Award shall for all purposes be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination to grant such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.

7. Award Exercise or Purchase Price, Consideration and Taxes .

(a) Exercise or Purchase Price . The exercise or purchase price, if any, for an Award shall be as follows:

(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:

(1) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of


the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or

(2) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(ii) In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

(iii) In the case of Options or SARs intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the exercise or base appreciation amount shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(iv) In the case of other Awards, such price as is determined by the Administrator.

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(a), in the case of an Award issued pursuant to Section 6(d), above, the exercise or purchase price for the Award shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the relevant instrument evidencing the agreement to issue such Award.

(b) Consideration . Subject to Applicable Laws, the consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise or purchase of an Award including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant). In addition to any other types of consideration the Administrator may determine, the Administrator is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares issued under the Plan the following, provided that the portion of the consideration equal to the par value of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law:

(i) cash;

(ii) check;

(iii) if the exercise or purchase occurs on or after the Registration Date, surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator may require which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Award shall be exercised, provided, however, that Shares acquired under the Plan or any other equity compensation plan or agreement of the Company must have been held by the Grantee for a period of more than six (6) months (and not used for another Award exercise by attestation during such period);

(iv) with respect to Options, if the exercise occurs on or after the Registration Date, payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Grantee (A) shall provide written instructions to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of some or all of the purchased Shares and remit to the Company sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased Shares and (B) shall provide written directives to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or

(v) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

The Administrator may at any time or from time to time, by adoption of or by amendment to the standard forms of Award Agreement described in Section 4(b)(iv), or by other means, grant Awards which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment for the Shares or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.

(c) Taxes . No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Grantee or other person until such Grantee or other person has made arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of any non-U.S., federal, state, or local income and employment tax withholding obligations, including, without


limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of Shares or the disqualifying disposition of Shares received on exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. Upon exercise of an Award the Company shall withhold or collect from Grantee an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations.

8. Exercise of Award .

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder .

(i) Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator under the terms of the Plan and specified in the Award Agreement.

(ii) An Award shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award by the person entitled to exercise the Award and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised, including, to the extent selected, use of the broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure to pay the purchase price as provided in Section 7(b)(iv).

(b) Exercise of Award Following Termination of Continuous Service .

(i) An Award may not be exercised after the termination date of such Award set forth in the Award Agreement and may be exercised following the termination of a Grantee’s Continuous Service only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement.

(ii) Where the Award Agreement permits a Grantee to exercise an Award following the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for a specified period, the Award shall terminate to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the Award, whichever occurs first.

(iii) Any Award designated as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent not exercised within the time permitted by law for the exercise of Incentive Stock Options following the termination of a Grantee’s Continuous Service shall convert automatically to a Non-Qualified Stock Option and thereafter shall be exercisable as such to the extent exercisable by its terms for the period specified in the Award Agreement.

9. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares .

(a) Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable Laws, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

(b) As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any Applicable Laws.

10. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization . Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each such outstanding Award, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any fiscal year of the Company, as well as any other terms that the Administrator determines require adjustment shall be proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or similar transaction affecting the Shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or (iii) as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, any other transaction with respect to Common Stock including a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation (including a spin-off or other distribution of stock or property), reorganization, liquidation (whether partial or complete) or any similar transaction; provided, however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance


by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.

11. Corporate Transactions and Changes in Control .

(a) Termination of Award to Extent Not Assumed in Corporate Transaction . Effective upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, all outstanding Awards under the Plan shall terminate. However, all such Awards shall not terminate to the extent they are Assumed in connection with the Corporate Transaction.

(b) Acceleration of Award Upon Corporate Transaction or Change in Control .

(i) Corporate Transaction. Except as provided otherwise in an individual Award Agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction and:

(A) for the portion of each Award that is Assumed or Replaced, then such Award (if Assumed), the replacement Award (if Replaced), or the cash incentive (if Replaced) program automatically shall become fully vested, exercisable and payable and be released from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights exercisable at fair market value) for all of the Shares at the time represented by such Assumed or Replaced portion of the Award, immediately upon termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service if such Continuous Service is terminated by the successor company or the Company without Cause within twelve (12) months after the Corporate Transaction; and

(1) for the portion of each Award that is neither Assumed nor Replaced, such portion of the Award shall automatically become fully vested and exercisable and be released from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights exercisable at fair market value) for all of the Shares at the time represented by such portion of the Award, immediately prior to the specified effective date of such Corporate Transaction, provided that the Grantee’s Continuous Service has not terminated prior to such date. The portion of the Award that is not Assumed shall terminate under subsection (a) of this Section 11 to the extent not exercised prior to the consummation of such Corporate Transaction.

(ii) Change in Control . Except as provided otherwise in an individual Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which also is a Corporate Transaction), each Award which is at the time outstanding under the Plan automatically shall become fully vested and exercisable and be released from any repurchase or forfeiture rights (other than repurchase rights exercisable at Fair Market Value), immediately prior to the specified effective date of such Change in Control, for all of the Shares at the time represented by such Award, provided that the Grantee’s Continuous Service has not terminated prior to such date.

(c) Effect of Acceleration on Incentive Stock Options. Any Incentive Stock Option accelerated under this Section 11 in connection with a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code only to the extent the $100,000 dollar limitation of Section 422(d) of the Code is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the excess Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options.

12. Effective Date and Term of Plan . The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated. Subject to Section 17, below, and Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted under the Plan upon its becoming effective.

13. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan .

(a) The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent such approval is required by Applicable Laws, or if such amendment would change any of the provisions of Section 4(b)(vi) or this Section 13(a).


(b) No Award may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan.

(c) No suspension or termination of the Plan (including termination of the Plan under Section 12, above) shall adversely affect any rights under Awards already granted to a Grantee.

14. Reservation of Shares .

(a) The Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

(b) The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

15. No Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship . The Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee’s Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the right of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the Grantee’s Continuous Service at any time, with or without Cause, and with or without notice. The ability of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the employment of a Grantee who is employed at will is in no way affected by its determination that the Grantee’s Continuous Service has been terminated for Cause for the purposes of this Plan.

16. No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans . Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. The Plan is not a “Retirement Plan” or “Welfare Plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

17. Stockholder Approval . The grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted excluding Incentive Stock Options issued in substitution for outstanding Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. The Administrator may grant Incentive Stock Options under the Plan prior to approval by the stockholders, but until such approval is obtained, no such Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable. In the event that stockholder approval is not obtained within the twelve (12) month period provided above, all Incentive Stock Options previously granted under the Plan shall be exercisable as Non-Qualified Stock Options.

18. Effect of Section 162(m) of the Code . Section 162(m) of the Code does not apply to the Plan prior to the Registration Date. Following the Registration Date, the Plan, and all Awards issued thereunder, are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 162(m) of the Code, which restricts under certain circumstances the Federal income tax deduction for compensation paid by a public company to named executives in excess of $1 million per year. The exemption is based on Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f), in the form existing on the effective date of the Plan, with the understanding that such regulation generally exempts from the application of Section 162(m) of the Code compensation paid pursuant to a plan that existed before a company becomes publicly held. Under such Treasury Regulation, this exemption is available to the Plan for the duration of the period that lasts until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Plan, (ii) the material modification of the Plan, (iii) the exhaustion of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the Plan, as set forth in Section 3(a), (iv) the first meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Company first becomes subject to the reporting obligations of Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or (v) such other date required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the Administrator determines as of the date of grant of an Award that (i) the Award is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation and (ii) the exemption described above is no longer available with respect to such Award, such Award shall not be effective until any stockholder approval required under Section 162(m) of the Code has been obtained.


19. Unfunded Obligation . Grantees shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to Grantees pursuant to the Plan shall be unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Neither the Company nor any Related Entity shall be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Grantee account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Administrator, the Company or any Related Entity and a Grantee, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Grantee or the Grantee’s creditors in any assets of the Company or a Related Entity. The Grantees shall have no claim against the Company or any Related Entity for any changes in the value of any assets that may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to the Plan.

20. Construction . Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Exhibit 10.2

RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

DIGIRAD CORPORATION

Digirad Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”) DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on January 2, 1997.

SECOND: The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Digirad Corporation in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 245 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the directors and stockholders of the Corporation.

THIRD: The Restated Certificate of Incorporation so adopted reads in full as set forth in EXHIBIT A attached hereto and is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.

The undersigned has caused this Certificate to be signed this 1st day of May, 2006, and hereby certifies that the facts stated here are true.

 

By:  

/s/ Vera P. Pardee

 

Vera P. Pardee

  Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary


EXHIBIT A

ARTICLE I

The name of this corporation is DIGIRAD CORPORATION (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 30 Old Rudnick Lane, City of Dover, County of Kent, 19901, and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is CorpAmerica, Inc.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may now or hereafter be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

ARTICLE IV

(A) CLASSES OF STOCK. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock, denominated “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The Common Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share and the Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share. The total number of shares of Common Stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Eighty Million (80,000,000), and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Ten Million (10,000,000), which shares of Preferred Stock shall be undesignated as to series.

(B) ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) is hereby authorized, by filing one or more certificates pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (each, a “Preferred Stock Designation”), to fix or alter from time to time the designations, powers, preferences and rights of each such series of Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and the liquidation preferences of any wholly-unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to establish from time to time the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of them; and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

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(C) RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS OF COMMON STOCK.

1. DIVIDEND RIGHTS. Subject to the rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and other matters pertaining to series of Preferred Stock that may from time to time in the future come into existence, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board.

2. REDEMPTION. The Common Stock is not redeemable upon demand of any holder thereof or upon demand of the Corporation except as expressly provided by contract.

3. VOTING RIGHTS. Subject to the rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and other matters pertaining to series of Preferred Stock that may from time to time in the future come into existence, the holder of each share of Common Stock shall have the right to one vote, and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law. There shall be no cumulative voting.

ARTICLE V

(A) EXCULPATION. A director of the Corporation (each, a “Director” and collectively, the “Directors”) shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived any improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is hereafter amended to further reduce or to authorize, with the approval of the Corporation’s stockholders, further reductions in the liability of the Directors for breach of fiduciary duty, then a Director shall not be liable for any such breach to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as so amended.

(B) INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is also authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) such agents (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject only to limits created by applicable Delaware law (statutory or non-statutory), with respect to actions for breach of duty to the Corporation, its stockholders and others.

(C) EFFECT OF REPEAL OR MODIFICATION. Any repeal or modification of any of the foregoing provisions of this Article V shall be prospective and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director, officer, agent or other person existing at the time of, or

 

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increase the liability of any Director with respect to any acts or omissions of such Director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE VI

Elections of Directors need not be by written ballot except and to the extent provided in the Bylaws. A change in the Range (as defined in the Bylaws) may be effected only by affirmative vote of (i) at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66- 2/3%) of the Directors then in office or (ii) the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66- 2/3%) of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote. Subject to any limitations imposed by law, vacancies, including newly created directorships, only may be filled by affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director. Subject to any limitations imposed by law, the Board, or any individual Director, may be removed from office at any time only with cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66- 2/3%) of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.

ARTICLE VII

No holder of shares of stock of the Corporation shall have any preemptive or other right, except as such rights are expressly provided by contract, to purchase or subscribe for or receive any shares of any class, or series thereof, of stock of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, or any warrants, options, bonds, debentures or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying any right to purchase any share of any class, or series thereof, of stock; but such additional shares of stock and such warrants, options, bonds, debentures or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying any right to purchase any shares of any class, or series thereof, of stock may be issued or disposed of by the Board to such persons, and on such terms and for such lawful consideration as in its discretion it shall deem advisable or as the Corporation shall have by contract agreed.

ARTICLE VIII

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE IX

The Corporation reserves the right to adopt, amend or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation and/or any provision contained in any amendment to or restatement of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred on stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that no amendment, alteration, change or repeal may be made to Article V, VI, IX, X or XI without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, voting together as a single class.

 

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ARTICLE X

The Board may from time to time adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws by the requisite affirmative vote of Directors as set forth in the Bylaws; provided, however, that the stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw adopted by the Board by the requisite affirmative vote of stockholders as set forth in the Bylaws; and, provided further, that no amendment or supplement to the Bylaws adopted by the Board shall vary or conflict with any amendment or supplement thus adopted by the stockholders.

ARTICLE XI

No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws, and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent. Special meetings of the stockholders shall be called only as provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE XII

Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of Directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE XIII

Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof, or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on the Corporation.

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Exhibit 99.1

DIGIRAD CORPORATION

Moderator: Mark Casner

05-02-06/10:00 am CT

Confirmation #7991020

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DIGIRAD CORPORATION

Moderator: Mark Casner

May 2, 2006

10:00 am CT

 

Operator:    Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Digirad Corporation First Quarter Results conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question and answer session. At that time, if you have a question, you will need to press star, followed by the number 1 on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded Tuesday, May 2, 2006.
   Please note that this conference call will include forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about Digirad’s business based in part on assumptions made by management.
   Examples of such statements include statements regarding Digirad’s expected financial results for the second quarter and 2006, the capabilities of and increased productivity expected from Digirad’s newly-hired management, operational and sales personnel, Digirad’s long-term performance, plans for expanding the market position of its multi-head cameras, the expectation of increased value of its service offering as a result of the DIS lead upgrade, and introduction of its mobile Cardius-3 camera to DIS, the expected margin


DIGIRAD CORPORATION

Moderator: Mark Casner

05-02-06/10:00 am CT

Confirmation #7991020

Page 2

 

   improvement resulting from the decision no longer to deliver stress agents to physician customers and improvements expected from software and technical development programs.
   These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially. A more detailed discussion of these risks and uncertainties is contained in this morning’s press release and Digirad’s various filings with the SEC. The statements made during this call are made only as of the date of the call and the company undertakes no obligation to update these statements.
   I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Mark Casner, Chief Executive Officer of Digirad. Please go ahead, sir.
Mark Casner:    Thank you, operator. Good morning and thanks to all of you for joining us for this morning’s first quarter conference call. Todd Clyde, our Chief Financial Officer, is joining me this morning. We will be glad to answer your questions following our prepared remarks.
   We are encouraged by our first quarter results. We met or exceeded our goals for virtually every financial and operational category in both our product business and DIS mobile imaging services and reported sequential gains in revenue and gross margin in both business segments.
   The company’s performance reinforces our confidence that we have the right strategy to achieve our ultimate objective of creating a platform for sustainable revenue and profit growth. We clearly are not there yet but I believe we are moving in the right direction.


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  The increasing productivity of our expanded and refocused sales organization contributed to Digirad’s improved first quarter performance as did our targeted and data-driven marketing initiatives. We also are continuing to meet internal milestones we have set for our software and technical development programs to enhance the image quality and reliability of our advanced Cardius-3 imaging system for nuclear cardiology. We remain on plan to begin releasing these enhancements to our customers in mid-2006.
  We already have rolled out a limited number of mobile Cardius-3M systems in our DIS fleet to positive customer response. In addition to improving customer service, we expect this upgrade to help further reduce employee turnover and improve resource utilization in DIS.
  As you know, we have replaced underperforming sales executives during the past few months. In my experience, you never really finish building a sales force. An effective sales team must constantly be challenged to improve performance and evaluate it relentlessly to identify our top sales executives in order to meet our objectives. I am pleased our team is becoming increasingly experienced, confident, and effective.
  During the quarter, we also were pleased to announce that Michael Keenan joined the company as President of our DIS leasing services subsidiary. Michael assumed that title from me effective on March 31, 2006. Michael brings to Digirad more than 24 years of senior level operations and sales management experience in the service divisions at major national healthcare companies, most recently at Apria Healthcare. Michael’s demonstrated record of success and driving improved performance makes him ideally-suited to take over the reins of DIS.


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  Our first quarter’s performance was colored in large part by our renewed focus on the sales team and we are beginning to see their results. With Michael now on board, we can significantly increase our focus on operational efficiencies within DIS. Some of these initiatives were launched earlier this year and include improving utilization of our fleet and improved recruitment and retention of our employees.
  We have successfully lowered some of our contract pricing specifically as it relates to our radiopharmaceutical costs and this will begin to have greater impact during the year. We will be reporting Michael’s success in future quarters on these and other goals.
  Peter Sullivan and his team continue their focus on improving the cost structure within the product division. We reported a significant reduction in inventory from year-ago levels and the team is working diligently to reduce our overall cost structure and improve our margins.
  Together with the other senior and mid-level additions we have announced in our Corporate, Sales, Marketing, and Operations Groups, I believe we now have built a highly-capable management team with the skills we need for the future. We are encouraged by our progress — encouraged but by no means satisfied. We believe that Digirad can and will be better.
  As I said on our last call, the key to our success is effective execution of our strategy in sales and marketing, operations, and product development. I believe that our first quarter results demonstrate that we are meeting these challenges successfully.
  Now I’m going to turn the call over to Todd to review the financial results in detail. Todd?


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Todd Clyde:    Thank you, Mark, and good morning, everyone. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, consolidated revenues increased 5.5% to $19 million. This compares to consolidated revenues of $18 million for the first quarter of 2005 and $17.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2005.
   DIS revenue increased 7.3% to $13.2 million for this year’s first quarter from $12.3 million for the first quarter of 2005, and increased sequentially compared to $12 million for the first quarter of 2005. DIS service fees for the first quarter of 2006 were $3,461 compared to $3,384 for the same period last year, reflecting an increase in new service contracts.
   Product segment revenue which includes sales of gamma cameras, upgrades, accessories, and maintenance revenue increased slightly to $5.7 million for the first quarter of 2006 versus $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2005, and increased sequentially compared to $5.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2005. Eighteen cameras were sold in the first quarter of 2006 compared to 19 cameras in the prior year period.
   Consolidated gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2006 declined to 23.2% from 28.7% for the first quarter of 2005 but increased sequentially compared to 18.8% for the fourth quarter of 2005.
   DIS gross margin was 21.1% for this year’s first quarter, compared to 29.7% for the first quarter of 2005, and 14.7% for the fourth quarter of 2005. This sequential increase in DIS gross margin reflected improved staff efficiency and system utilization as well as lowered appreciation expense versus the immediate preceding quarter.


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  Product segment gross margin improved to 28% for the first quarter of 2006 versus 26.5% for the first quarter of 2005, and 27.9% for the fourth quarter of 2005, reflecting operational efficiencies associated with lower maintenance costs stemming from improved product reliability.
  SG&A expenses increased 21% for the first quarter of 2006 versus the prior year. This reflects staffing up in our sales organization as well as stock-based compensation costs associated with the adoption of FAS 123R.
  Research and development increased 19% for the first quarter of 2006, compared to the prior year period, to support our product and software enhancement programs.
  The net loss for the first quarter of 2006 was $2.8 million or 15 cents per share including share-based compensation expense of $471,000. This compares to a net loss for the first quarter of 2005 of $981,000 or 5 cents per share, which also included share-based compensation expense of $178,000.
  On a non-GAAP basis, before share-based compensation expense, the net loss for the first quarter of 2006 was $2.3 million or 12 cents per share and a net loss for the first quarter of 2005 was $803,000 or 4 cents per share.
  Cash and equivalents and securities available for sale at March 31, 2006 were $46.8 million, compared to $49.5 million at December 31, 2005. Inventories declined to $4.1 million at March 31, 2006 from $5.1 million at December 31, 2005 and $7 million at December 31, 2004.
  As stated in this morning’s press release, effective June 1, 2006, DIS will no longer provide certain stress agents to use in a portion of imaging procedures. We have made this decision because of escalating delivery and administrative


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  costs associated with supply in these stress agents; instead our physician customers will provide these agents.
  We expect this change to reduce DIS revenue by approximately $400,000 in the second quarter and about $2.6 million for 2006, compared to what it otherwise would have been under our original delivery model. At the same time, we expect gross margin in DIS to increase by 50 to 100 basis points with little to no impact on net earnings as a result of the change. This is an example of how we are implementing policies and procedures to make all of our operations more efficient as we drive towards profitability.
  Including the $400,000 impact of the stress agent delivery change, we currently expect DIS revenue for the second quarter of 2006 to be in the range of $12.7 million to $13 million, product revenue is expected to be between $5.1 million and $5.3 million; so we look for consolidated revenues to be between $17.8 million and $18.3 million.
  We currently anticipate a consolidated loss for the second quarter in the range of $2.8 million and $3.1 million, including share-based compensation expense of estimated $400,000. Before this share-based compensation expense, we expect a consolidated loss for the second quarter between $2.4 million and $2.7 million.
  For 2006 as a whole, we are reaffirming our previous guidance for consolidated revenues to be between $70 million and $74 million. This consists of DIS revenue between $49 million and $51 million, including the impact of the stress agent delivery change, and product revenue between $21 million and $23 million.


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   We continue to expect the consolidated loss for 2006 to be between $8 million and $10 million before an estimated $2.6 million of share-based compensation expense or between $10.6 million and $12.6 million, including the estimated share-based compensation expense.
   Operator, we are now willing to open up the call for questions.
Operator:    Thank you, sir. Once again, at this time, if you would like to ask a question, please press star, followed by the number 1 on your telephone keypad. We will pause for a moment to compile the Q&A roster.
   Your first question is from the line of Glen Navarro with Bank of America.
Glen Navarro:    Hey, good morning, guys.
Todd Clyde:    Good morning, Glen.
Glen Navarro:    A couple questions, one, can you give us a little bit more specifics in terms of your same-store sales on DIS? So you’ve had a nice sequential uptick but how much of that is coming from current accounts where you’re going deeper into those accounts versus adding new accounts? That’s my first question.
Todd Clyde:    The majority of the growth that we saw came from those same stores and clearly, there were more service days in Q1 than you would see in Q4 but, you know, we’re happy to report that we saw kind of full day customers really run at those higher levels and that’s why you’ll see that the revenue per day also increased, it increased to $3,814; whereas, you know, in the prior few quarters, it was around kind of $3,600 and some change. So that was, you know, very good news.


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Glen Navarro:    But just as a follow-up then, is there more focus from sales management to go deeper into accounts versus opening new accounts or there’s focus on both but it - this is just how the quarter played out?
Todd Clyde:    Yeah. I think it was more how the quarter played out because the booking levels in DIS in Q3 and Q4 were fairly nominal and so the impact is that those numbers would end up having on Q1 were not significant. We were pleased that we saw increased booking activity in the first quarter of 2006. So that’s probably one of the trends that was probably most encouraging. And then I’ll - you know, we can talk a little bit more about the guidance and how that ties in.
Glen Navarro:    Well, maybe - I was hoping actually more you could help fill out my sales force scorecard a bit. Maybe talk about the number of ads this quarter, the number of subtractions this quarter, where you are on a total number of sales force right - where the sales force right now and then where does that number go for the rest of the year?
Mark Casner:    Yeah, Glen, this is Mark. We’ve added I believe 14 new folks this quarter but there was obviously a turnover of almost a similar number. Right now, we’re right about 30 sales executives plus our management team. So including Randy and the four Regional Vice Presidents, we’re at about 35.
Glen Navarro:    Okay. And then where does that number go for the rest of the year or is that the number you’re going to stick with?
Mark Casner:    We have a few key openings still that we’re looking at. I’d say that right now, that’s probably three.
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Mark Casner:    Yeah. So we’re pretty much at full compliment right now. And actually, the physicians we’ve added are new areas that we thought we’d like to put some development folks in.
Glen Navarro:    You mean are you referring to territories?
Mark Casner:    Yes.
Glen Navarro:    And what territories were that - were they?
Mark Casner:    They are primarily along the East Coast.
Glen Navarro:    Okay. Okay. All right. Very good. I’ll get back into queue and let other folks in for questions.
Mark Casner:    Okay. Thanks, Glen.
Glen Navarro:    Thank you.
Operator:    Once again, if you would like to ask a question, press star, followed by the number 1 on your telephone keypad.
   Your next question is from the line of Tycho Peterson from JP Morgan.
Tycho Peterson:    Yeah, hi. I was wondering if you can give us a little bit of color on what the sell cycle looks like for, you know, the new Cardius cameras? I mean how long does it take to get the docs on board? And then can you also give us, you know, a breakdown of whether you’re seeing, you know, more interest from internists in the product?


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Mark Casner:    Yeah, Tycho. You know, we typically see a fairly long lead cycle, six months for those cameras, perhaps a bit longer depending on whether we’re dealing with a cardiologist or an internist. And clearly, across the board, whether it’s in our DIS imaging subsidiary or in the product side, we have continued focus in the primary care arena and I think we’ll continue to see improving sales in both products and in imaging in the primary care family.
Tycho Peterson:    Okay. A question on something Todd had commented on earlier about lowering contract pricing with regards to the radiopharma business. Can you just walk through what that’s in regards to because I’m under the impression that, you know, the radiopharma costs have gone up?
Todd Clyde:    Let’s make sure we’re really clear - this is Todd - on a key point here. This is not the radio-isotope, this is a stress agent.
Tycho Peterson:    Okay.
Todd Clyde:    The one…
Tycho Peterson:    So one of the stress agents you’re going to discontinue.
Todd Clyde:    Yeah. So…
Tycho Peterson:    Okay.
Todd Clyde:    …let’s say roughly 20% to 30% of the cases the patient can be stressed with exercise and they end up getting (chem) stressed. What we’re seeing is kind of some increase in some of the administrative and the delivery logistics. So in - at - you know, two things; one, it will put a lot more cost on our business and,


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   therefore, we won’t, you know, really be profiting from that, and two, then we’d have to pass that burden on to the physician customers.
   So this way, we don’t have to pass that burden on. And, you know, it’s not a real logistic nightmare for them to take that on at all, in fact, it’s - you know, it’s fairly rudimentary. We will still manage everything else the same, we’ll still be injecting those stress agents and everything.
Tycho Peterson:    Okay.
Todd Clyde:    Okay? Ultimately what we expect is it will improve our gross margin percentage and on the bottom line, it will kind of be flat to neutral.
Tycho Peterson:    Okay.
Todd Clyde:    Okay.
Tycho Peterson:    Can you comment a little bit on fuel costs? Have you been able to pass most of that on to customers or…?
Todd Clyde:    No, we don’t have a specific mechanism to pass that on. You know, we had the CPI Index increase that is in the DIS contract. We do execute on that. But no, we have not gone out and sent out letters that said, you know, fuel prices are going up, we’re going to spend - or extend this cost to you. So certainly that can have a little bit of a margin pressure on the business depending what happens to those gas prices.
Tycho Peterson:    Okay, great. And then finally, can you just comment on ultrasound? You know, how we think about the ramp going forward?


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Mark Casner:    Yeah. I’ll jump in on that one, Tycho. I think that our focus for the first half of the year has been more on getting the sales team up-to-speed, growing the current business that we have in terms of DIS in both products. Ultrasound all along has been a Q3-Q4 initiative, we are continuing down that path. So we’ll have more color on that I think in next quarter’s call.
Tycho Peterson:    Okay. Terrific. Thank you very much.
Todd Clyde:    Thanks, Tycho.
Operator:    Your next question is from the line of Stephen Silk with C Silks & Sons.
Stephen Silk:    Good morning. I was…
Mark Casner:    Hi, Stephen.
Stephen Silk:    How are you guys?
Mark Casner:    Good.
Stephen Silk:    I’m interested in the cost to revenue in the DIS side. That would include the cost to upgrade the fleet?
Todd Clyde:    The short answer is yes, although a lot of the fleet that’s being upgraded is swapping out fixed assets. And so where the cost is coming in is that we accelerated the depreciation from a seven-year life to a five-year life so you have more depreciation than we might have seen historically. And then we also will be doing some maintenance upgrades on some of the systems that will remain in the fleet, the kind of current single head, and our expectation there is that although there will be some timing differences of the expense, the


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   ongoing reliability of this system will be more positive. And so that should kind of balance out over time.
Stephen Silk:    But - right - I will - so I’m interested, as the fleet completely gets turned over, would you be able to see improved margins because you wouldn’t have those changeover costs?
Todd Clyde:    Yeah, that’s our expectation when we ran the ROI calculation; you know, a lot of that invested on putting the cash into those new systems really comes off the improved maintenance and reliability of the system which clearly is a gross margin improvement.
Stephen Silk:    Great. Now interest - I was interested also in the increase in the revenue from the DIS side, if it had come from new or existing customers, where you said it was existing customers. If a customer becomes - uses a lot - how can you - can you or do you want to transpose those into product sales and how - and try and direct - sell the product?
Mark Casner:    Yeah, absolutely, Stephen. We basically provide a continuum of services if you will. So the entry point for many of our customers is the DIS subsidiary -- a day a week, a day every other week. As their volumes continue to improve, they move along that continuum. So they might move into next on the - in the line would be the DigiTech product where they buy the camera but they still look to us to provide staffing and radio-isotopes, licensure, etc.
   At some point in time, they might move into a total product thing but even there, we retain a revenue stream in the maintenance and service contracts. So we do see a migration, particularly with our more original customers, the cardiologists who started with us, we see more of those folks turn over.


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   As we’ve reported on earlier calls, we expect not to see that happen as much with our primary care folks simply because we don’t think that their volumes are ever going to reach that level but they might and obviously, we’d be prepared to sell them cameras as well.
Stephen Silk:    Terrific. Finally, the sales and marketing were increased a little bit in where you talked about the turnover and then new additions. There’s really a lag there where you might have x-amount of new people that have no effect on your revenue yet so we should look for a lag as far as the sales cycle and how these people ramp up to speed to be adding to revenue?
Mark Casner:    Absolutely. And you may recall again during our first quarter call, and we’ll reaffirm that if you will in this quarter’s call, we didn’t expect to see significant ramp-up until Q3 and Q4 and it really goes to the heart of, one, bringing folks up-to-speed, and two, the total sales cycle on selling product.
Todd Clyde:    In fact, Stephen, if I can add a comment there, it’s one of the reasons as we look at Q2, you know, we had a couple of deals on the product side that were being worked heavy in Q4 that we ended up closing out in Q1. And then Mark talked about a number of changes within the sales ranks and, you know, therefore, we’re not - you know, we’re not sure that we’ll be able to continue even at the level that we’ve got right there in Q1. So you’re going to see some gyration as that sales team is coming up-to-speed and getting the traction that we really expect them to get.
Stephen Silk:    Terrific. And my last question is I know you gave guidance for the loss for the year but would you give some idea of what you think your cash will be at the end of the year?


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Todd Clyde:    Yeah. We expect to burn somewhere between kind of $10-$12 million throughout the year. And, you know, certainly versus the projection that we put out, we came in very, very close to that number at the end of Q1 and, you know, don’t see anything that would kind of deter us from that currently.
Stephen Silk:    Thank you very much. Good luck.
Todd Clyde:    Thanks.
Mark Casner:    Thank you.
Operator:    You have a follow-up question from the line of Glen Navarro with Bank of America.
Glen Navarro:    Were there - did you guys discontinue within DIS any contracts because it’s my understanding that within certain territories, you do have certain physician offices that are just not suited or not near the hub and thus, it doesn’t make it practical to service from a time and a logistic point of view. So did you discontinue any of those customers in the quarter? And do you plan to discontinue any of those customers going forward? Because I’m just assuming these are not profitable customers for the DIS business.
Mark Casner:    That’s a great question, Glen, and Michael Keenan who came on board March 31st, now he’s been on board all of a month now, and I had him out on the field almost exclusively since he started assessing just those kinds of things.
   And it really does, again, back to the heart of what we - one of the key initiatives for this year which is improving our equipment utilization, improving the utilization of the hubs, and today - and we are digging very


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   deep, going down to the customer level to determine how do they best fit into the mix.
   And so one of several things might happen, either we’re going to focus on improving the utilization of that asset by adding new customers or increasing the business at the organic phase, or we’re going to evaluate whether those customers need to be migrated out to some other model, or, quite frankly, out of Digirad as a whole.
   We haven’t come to any of those decisions yet but I expect as Michael gets underneath this a little bit more throughout the year, we will begin to see some of those events occur.
Glen Navarro:    Does the guidance - is the guidance maybe conservative enough so that if in 2Q or 3Q you decide to discontinue doing business with certain practices, it won’t have a material impact on your sales guidance?
Mark Casner:    We think that for the second quarter, Glen, the impact of that is anticipated to be fairly nominal. I think when you look out into kind of Q3 or so, that’s where there’s probably a little bit more ambiguity around that impact. I think that our overall driving message has always been we’re trying to secure the proper platform to return to profitability and growth and that’s really what these next, you know, number of quarters are about and we’ll make sure that we make those proper decisions.
   You know, these - the guidance numbers that we’ve put out are our best estimate at this point and we believe that they’re adequate. If you look at the DIS range in Q2 for example, $12.7 to $13, when we did $13.2 in this quarter, we’re pulling $400,000 out for the stress agent, we had a revenue estimate change in which normally we reserve about 2% for revenue adjustments, that


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   ended up only being around 1% in that court, that was about $150,000 worth, we don’t think that that will continue in the future quarters.
   So ultimately, you get down to a lower number and then we, you know, based on some of the stronger bookings, you know, we do expect that number - the number to come up again and that’s how we get to this $12.7 to $13 million range.
Glen Navarro:    Okay. Let me ask you two follow-ups; one, with respect to the stress agents, for the doctor, how difficult is this for them to source? Like in other words, you put the burden on them; will there be any backlash against you because you’re adding a burden to their business?
Mark Casner:    We don’t think so, Glen. I think what it boils down to, and most physicians and certainly, most cardiologists already are ordering medical supplies and other agents currently. Now they may - this may be a new supplier for them and, you know, there’s some - the big players are out there are Astellas and Cardinal and some of the other folks that we typically deal with.
   What we have done for the physician is we have provided them a complete list of all of the suppliers in the country. We have facilitated getting them setup. Now we’ve been negotiating directly with those providers to help out with the physicians in terms of delivery and pricing. We will continue to provide all of the ancillary supplies, the pumps, etc.
   So, quite frankly, the only burden, if you will, is that physicians would have to order that medication, it’s fundamentally not any different than us ordering it, and then it will be delivered direct to the physician’s office. So we think it gives them a real opportunity quite frankly to begin to control some of that without having to pass that additional cost onto them.


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Glen Navarro:    Okay. And my last question is as follows, have you been able to analyze the territories where you have Cardius-3 today? And what I’m trying to get at is Cardius-3 is supposed to improve the time it takes to evaluate and treat the patient which should then in turn reduce the amount of time you’re spending at that physician’s office which should then in turn reduce the amount of overtime and stress on that service team.
   So has that all been occurring so that you’re no longer paying a lot of overtime in that territory and you’re not losing people, etc.; maybe give us some early feedback in what the numbers are looking like?
Mark Casner:    Probably the earliest feedback, Glen, is that we are able to meet the assumption of doing call it seven to eight patients in two hours less than what it was taking us with a single (head).
Glen Navarro:    Okay.
Mark Casner:    You know, as far as absolute translation into some of the ultimate indicators that you mentioned, you know, it’s - we need to probably dig into a couple of pieces but we also need more systems. You know, we don’t have a full region converted to that. It will be near the end of Q2, the beginning of Q3, where we start to push quite a few more of those out.
Glen Navarro:    If you can make that available on the (2Q), that would be helpful because one of the things that’s driving your increased costs is the overtime that you’re paying. Like, for instance, in California, when, you know, you’ve got a team that’s now gone overtime and now you’ve got to pay for that overtime.


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Mark Casner:    Yep. Yep. And it’s no surprise, Glen, that we have targeted the last as a heavier rollout of the C-3 model than other parts of the country. So we understand. In fact, we’ve been counting that as one of the key reasons why we’re doing the fleet upgrade, not the only one, but one of the key ones. So again, I think we have a number going out this quarter and a significant number in Q3 and Q4. So I think you will begin to see some of that improvement in the coming months.
Glen Navarro:    What’s the total number that you’re going to put into the field in 2Q and what’s the full number for the full year?
Mark Casner:    We should have six additional three models out this quarter and a total of 26 for the year.
Glen Navarro:    Okay. Great. Thanks, guys.
Mark Casner:    Yep.
Todd Clyde:    Thanks, Glen.
Operator:    There are no further questions at this time. Will there be any closing remarks?
Mark Casner:    Yes, I have a few. In closing, I want to emphasize once again how encouraged we are by our first quarter results. There is still much to do but we are working hard to ensure that our progress continues as we drive to create a platform for sustainable growth and profitability. Thanks for listening and we look forward to speaking with you on our second quarter conference call in about three months.
Operator:    This concludes today’s conference call. You may now disconnect.


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